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Coimbatore Quiz Circle08.03.2009
Intro
Ashok is my name and I am officially known as Arul Saravanan
One half of the Tirupur Tughlaqs.. Am working in Tirupur-The knitwear city. Cricket is my Religion Am a die hard fan of Vijay and Rajnikanth. Major Achievements in Life Include watching
Gilli 9 Times in the Theatre and Sivaji-The Boss around the same no. of times.
Dedication Quiz
Q1
Born on March 15th ,1977 and family originally from Cheruvanur,Kozhikode.Graduated from Frank Anthony Public School,bangalore and joined the NDA in 1995.
Part of the Oscar Squadron(no.4 Battalion) and a passout of the 94th Course of NDA.
First commissioned as Lt.to the 7th Battalion of the Bihar Regiment(Infantry) in 1999 and also lead a team on Dec 31st,1999 during Operation Vijay in Kargil.
Commando Sunil yadav was his Buddy Partner.
A1.Major.Sandeep Unnikrishnan.
Q2
A2
Pt.Bhimsen Joshi.
Q3.Identify this Person?
A3
A.R.Rehman
Q4.
What got into itself after 19 years of its existence?
A4.
Guiness Book of World Records.
Most Sold Copyrighted Book.
Q5
Born in 1969 into an Italian American family of 8 children.I am the only Male Child and my sisters are Mary Theresa, Mary Angela,Dina, Gina, Tina, Veronica, and Cookie .
An aspiring actor and Dr.Drake Ramoray is one of essayed roles in a TV serial.
I have an Imaginary Friend ,Maurice the Space Boy and also I am fond of Huggsy,My Bedtime Pal.
I am also ordained as a Minister and have officiated in two weddings so far.
Al Pacino is my Idol and I have a poster of SCARFACE in my room.I have been his Butt Double in a Movie and my Favourite movie is Die Hard.
My other jobs include a waiter at a coffee shop,a sperm donor,selling Christmas Trees,as a tour guide in a muesum,entry level processor etc.
Still a Bachelor…
A5
Joey Tribbiani—FRIENDS..
Q6.
In Phoebe’s Grandmothers (Frances Buffay) apartment,there is a framed picture of another unconnected personality ,whom Phoebe believes is her Grandfather.
Whose Photo?
Q6
Albert Einstein
Q7.
After elections were announced in 1977, Babu Jagjivan Ram was to hold a public meeting in Delhi
Doordarshan tried to sabotage the success of the meeting by doing something. However the turnout was not affected.
This led to the following headline in one of the papers the next day:
“Babu beats ______” Fill the blank or what did DD try to do
A7
DD screened Bobby-Starring Rishi Kapoor and Dimple
Q8
In a New York City bar in 1985, as photography business owner Joanna Ferrone and art director Sue Rose sipped after-work drinks, Rose found herself doodling on a napkin. The fellow who appeared exuded guileless confidence, inner wisdom, and a free spirit. Ferrone named him ……and gave him a belief in the benevolence of the universe to provide (albeit in often unexpected ways).
A8
Fido Dido
Q9..Identify and Connect
A9
1.Charles Bannerman-1st Century in tests,1877
2.Dennis Amiss-1st Century in One Day internationals
3.Chris Gayle-1st century in T20 Internationals.
He is also the only person now to have scored centuries in all the three forms of the game..
Priest are usually ordained to Perform Baptisms and Funerals.But apart from them who else is authorised to perform these two rituals?
A10
Ship Captains
Q11
In Sep,1977,Hamida Djoundoubi who had tortured and murdered his former girl friend became the last victim of which device?
A11
Guillotine
Q12
In 2007,this was the universally approved picture by UN for what?
A12
Marriage
Q13.The Creator of this 1960’s TV Series?
A13
Sidney Sheldon
Q14
There are groups of women in US who often go up in arms for the cause of Women's rights and other exploitation issues. Once this group staged a massive protest against the publication of Playboy which they said portrayed women as sex objects. Playboy in turn argued that the magazine was not only bought by people for the pictures but for the educative and informative articles in them. They gave a very strong proof to support this argument. What ?
A14
The Braille edition of Playboy is the sixth best selling book reproduced in braille by the Government
Q15
In 1999, AT&T wanted to increase its public awareness. So, their advertising consultants came up with an idea to place their product into a TV programme. What idea and which programme?
A15
The phone-a-friend in "Who wants to be a
millionaire"
Q16
Between the years 1916-1931, which currency was the legal tender in what is now Iraq?
A16.The INDIAN RUPEE ..
Q17.
FLEXY STUDIO,based out of California,usa and founded by Flexy Stu,L and Steve Yang Lim is a Choroegraphy team offering free dance classes every Sunday.They have done several projects and among them are the Parle Hide and seek advt and the Magic Moments advt featuring Hrithik Roshan.
One of their recent projects is connected with Kollywood.Which One?
A17..Choreographers and Dancers for the Adiyae Kolluthae song in the Movie Vaaranam Aayiram..
Q18
What according to the Indian Government is the only 3 wheeler that you can drive without a license?
Road Roller
A18
Q19
Identify the Duo
A19
MILLI VANILLIThey won the Grammy for the Best New
Artist in 1990.But later became infamous when found
that the actual vocals on the records were not the duo’s (Morvan and Pilatus) and they were just lip syncing the songs in the videos.
Q20,In a landmark agreement between US trade Representative Susan Schwab and Minister of Commerce Kamal Nath on April 12th,2007,what was allowed access to the Indian Market in exchange for the export of Indian Mangoes to the USA?
A20
Harley Davidson Bikes
Q21
Which Company’s NYSE ticker is HOG?
A21
Of course..Harley Davidson Inc.
Q22.Audio
A22
Derek oBrein,Well Known Quiz Master of BQC.He is the spokesperson of the Trinamool Congress.
Q23
During the first test between NZ and Sri Lanka in 2005,Stephen Fleming requested Daryl Hair and Steve Bucknor to remove their black tie.Later Bucknow wrapped a white jumper around his waist.Later a request was made for the umpires to wear white trousers instead of black ones at the 2nd test in Wellington.Why?
A23
Lasith Malinga’s sling arm bowling action.
Q24
A24
There is no electricity in the village.in one scene Jaya Bhaduri is seen lighting candles.
Q25
“I think it is timeless because it is about making Love in the Summertime.There is a slight misconception,its about a year .But it’s not .It has nothing to do with a year .It has to do with a sexual position”
Who talking about what?
A25
Bryan Adams about “Summer of 69”
q26
The Cartoonist Please..
A26
Bill Waterson of Calvin and Hobbes
Q27
Born ______ Khan on Sep 29th,1970.Started her career as a child artiste in the eighties and her first movie with an uncredited appearance was THODISI BEWAFII(1980) and her first credited movie was LAAWARIS.Till now she has acted in all the South Indian Languages and her name is the first to be used as a brand in Sarees in the South.Identify this multi faceted personality?
A27
Khushboo of the Idli and Saree fame
Q28
T.Srinivas a costume designer for low budget tamil movies and the recent Marghazi Raagam ,designs something for Jaya TV which has become a house hold hit.Many of them watch Jaya TV at this prime time slot every week just to catch a glimpse of his Beautiful Creations.What?
A28
Khushboo’s Blouse in Jaya Tv’s Jackpot,Gameshow..
Q29
Identify the movie
A29
Khushboo(1975) directed by Gulzar and starring Jeetendra,Hema Malini and sharmila tagore
Q30
Los Angeles Olympics,1932,India Vs USA-24-1.
Record for the highest goals scored by a team and an individual.Roop Singh with 10goals in that match.
So how did USA get to score that goal?
A30
The backs had decided to let the Americans have a run, but when they looked behind, there was no goalkeeper. The Indian goalkeeper Richard Allen was signing autographs behind the goal post!
Q31
HIBAKUSKA –as of 2008 ,243962 of them have been identified and recognised by their Government.
Who are these people?
A31
Surving Victims of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki Bombings.
Means-Explosion Affected People
Q32
Mimoh Chakraborty is an actor in Bollywood whose debut film Jimmy released last year.He is the son of Mithun Chakraborty .Why is he named Mimoh?
A32
His name is based on Micheal Jackson and Mohammed Ali.Mi+Moh
Q33
The fictional war hero was born in 1947 at Bowie,Arizona of mixed parentage-German and Native american.His mother died when he was young and an abusive alcoholic father who once tried to kill him with a knife.He ran away from home after nearly killing his wife with a bow and arrow and joined the US army.Eventually decorated with 2 silver stars,4 Purple hearts,The Distinguuished Service cross,congressional medal of honour.Who?
A33
RAMBO
Q34
Lord Venky of Tirupathi is called the Lord of the Seven Hills.What are the seven Hills supposed to represent?
A34
The seven Hoods of snake Ananta
Q35
A34
Ellen De Genres
Q35
The Name of which Car comes from the Greek word for Dwarf?
A35
Of course the NANO
q36
What are the employees of the Mysore paints and varnishes filling in vials.?
A36
Indelible Voters Ink
Q37
Identify?
A37
Maya Soetro –Ng,Barack Obama’s Half Sister
Q38
A38
Rendition of the Queen’s-We are the Champions-Renault F1 team after winning the 2005 F1 CHAMPIONSHIP ,they put their RS25V10 engine on the dyno machine and programmed to make it sing as different RPM/s produce different engine voices.
Q39
After him whom?
A39
Peter finch,next in line is Heath Ledger..Posthomus Oscar award
Q40
Identify the Fish ?
A40
Bombay Duck
Q41
1. Till date, which international player’s only outing for a Pakistan XI was as a substitute against a Cricket Club of India XI to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of the CCI?
A41
Sachin Tendulkar
Q42
A42
Sound Of Music-Actors who played the Von Trapp Children
That’s all folks for this time..Have a Great week