Quiz:1. What is the name of the novel on which the 8 Oscar winning film-'Slumdog Millionaire' is based?
Ans: 'Q & A' written by Vikas Swarup. 2. He was born on 17th February, 1963 in New York . He is regarded as the greatest player in his sports. He was featured record 49 times in the Sports Illustrated magazine. David Beckham uses No. 23 to honour this legend. He starred in the film- 'Space Jam'. Identify this sportstar. Ans: Michael Jordon. 3. The IMEI number is a unique 15-digit number that identifies our mobiles. Suppose, you want to know your IMEI in Nokia phone, just press the keys- *#06#. If the 7th and 8th digits are 01 or 10, it means the quality of the mobile phone is very good and made in a particular European country. What is the full form of- IMEI? Ans: International Mobile Equipment Identity. 4. Salman Khan starring 'Hello' is inspired from an Indian novel. Name this novel. Ans: One Night @ the Call Centre, written by-Chetan Bhagat. 5. He was born on 5th February, 1985 as- ---------------- Dos Santos Aveiro. His father Jose Dinis Aveiro gave his second name after his favourite actor and then US President Ronald Raegan. Now he is one of the sensation in his trade. Can you name him? Ans: Christiano Ronaldo. 6. According to Hindu mythology, Nandi has said to have played this instrument during Lord Shiva's 'Tandava' dance, causing a divine rhythm to resound across heaven. This instrument is thus also known as the 'Deva Vadyam' or 'Instrument of the God'. Which instrument is referred to here? Ans: Mridangam. 7. Delhi has three World Heritage sites. Two of them are- Qutab Minar and Red Fort. Which is the third one? Ans: Humayun's Tomb. 8. Benito Mussolini coined this word in the famous speech at Milan in 1936. In India , it is the namesake of a financial institute. Which word is this? Ans: AXIS. Hope you are familiar with the AXIS BANK, which was previously known as UTI BANK. 9. 2009 is celebrating the 200th anniversary of a world famous scientist and 150th anniversary of his masterwork. You have to name either the scientist or his masterwork. Ans: Scientist- Charles Darwin and his masterwork- 'Origin of Species'. 10. Which India family got the maximum number (5) of Padma awards (Like- Padmabhibhushana, Padmabhushana, and Padmashree)? Ans: Bachchan Family. They are-Harivanshrai-1, Amitabh-2, Jaya-1 and Aishwarya-1 respectively. 11. Originally known as Beerkul, which popular sea-resort was mentioned as the ' Brighton of the East' in one of Warren Hastings's letters to his wife? Ans: Digha. 12. Before him, only Jimmy Connors and John McEnroe won the prestigious NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) tennis tournament in the USA . He is adorably called-Buji. He is latest tennis sensation from January, 2009. Can you recognize him? Ans: Somdev Dewarman. 13. What type of fear is called- Triskaidekaphobia? (Clue: Connect with Jesus Christ) Ans: Fear of No. 13. Haven't you seen the qs no? 14. He was born on 4th Aug, 1961. His secret service handlers code-named him- 'Renegade'. For his basketball prowess in school days, he was termed as- O'Bomber. Can you identify him? Ans: Barack Obama. 15. Don Bradman scored 9 centuries in a particular cricket ground i.e; MCG (Melbourne Cricket Ground). In July 2008, a leading test batsman and captain of his country touched this rare feat in SSC. Name him. Ans: Mahela Jayawardene. He made this feat in the Sinhalese sports Club in Sri Lanka . 16. This garment was originated in the British Army to use in the tropical and desert climates. It is the official uniform of the Royal Navy. It is the namesake of a British Overseas territory in the North Atlantic Ocean . Try to recognize this garment or the territory. Ans: Bermuda . 17. Which Indian firm is the official IT services provider in the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cup Football tournaments? Ans: Satyam. It's not a fake answer! 18. In the film Ghajini, Sanjay Singhania has the memory that lasts for only 15 minutes due to brain injury. What is the medical term of this disease? Ans: Anterograde Amnesia. 19. The Bharatnatyam during the British days began to be played with the bagpipe and clarinet as musical accompainments. Which legendary dancer replaced these instruments in the 1930s with Veena and Flute? Ans: Rukmini Devi Arundale. 20. In West Indies they are called- Buccaneers, in Netherlands- Kapers or Vrijbutiers, in china and Korea- U Kou, in Indonesia and Malaysia- Lanun. How do we call them generally? (Clue: Think of a Hollywood trilogy starring- Jhony Depp) Ans: Pirates. 21. Vijender Kumar, Sushil Kumar, Abhinav Bindra, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathode, Karnam Maleswari, Leander Paes, K.D. Yadav and ----------------------- . Who is the first in this series of individual Olympic medalist from India ? Ans: Norman Prichard. He had the British origin and lived in Kolkata.He won two silver medals in the 1900 Paris Games. 22. Which of Walt Disney made character was first appeared in the 1934 film -'Three Wise Little Hen"? Ans: Donald Duck. 23. In Italian it means a bartender. What do you call a person who prepares and serves coffee products in a coffee shop? Clue: Think of a world famous chain of coffee shop! Ans: Barista. 24. 'Live in your World. Play in Ours'- which world famous Japanese product uses this tagline? Ans: Sony Playstation. 25. He has received 29 Oscar nominations out of which won 10. He was nominated for the Razzie or Golden Raspberry Award (Worst Film of the Year) award's 'Worst Actor award for the record 9 consecutive years in the 1984 to 1992 and unwillingly won it 4 times! Common movie buffs named him two of his greatest Hollywood series of movies. Can you identify this Hollywood icon? Ans: Sylvester Stallone. Hope you surely watched Stallone's Rocky and Rambo series! |
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