Practice Round

"Hitler with his Brown Shirts, riding for a fallMussolini with his Black Shirts, back against

the wallDe Valera with his Green Shirts, caring not at

all,Three cheers for “_________________”

Fill in the blank, the answer is a phrase.

Q1

In 1988, Warner Bros. bought the Summy Company for $25 million. With this, They also got the rights to something the company owned, itself valued at $5 million. What along with the Summy Company did they acquire?

Q2

What every year is held in the Spanish town of Valencia in last Wednesday of the month of August?

Q3

Who is a very well known author of the books: Facing Up

Facing the Frozen Ocean and The Mission Survival Series ?

Q4

Significance of :

Q5

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Q6

X denotes "south" in Sanskrit. The ancient Indian epics such as the Mahabharata, mention X as a tribe whose members fought on the side of both Pandavas and Kauravas.

However X today is a very famous (and recently politically disturbed) region. ID X

Q7

Identify : +1 for significance

Q8

This event is also one of the first instances of its kind, witnessed during the modern times, what is it ?

+1 For what is it an example of

Q9

This man used to sell Meat to the US Army on a tender basis.

His name is X Wilson. I’m not disclosing X else it’d make the answer obvious. The question is behind which famous figure did he inspireIn the modern days?

Q10

This airport is located in Tibet, named Daocheng Yading. However on being built it stripped a certain Indian Airport of its record. Tell me the name of the Indian Airport, and +1 for it’s record.

Q11

Birth Certificate of :

Q12

Earlier Kahargpur Rail way station had The record of the world’s longest platform. Now this record is held by another Indian Station itself. It is given In the picture. Name the station.

Q13

This is the Dragon Stadium In Taiwan. What is so unique about it?

Q14

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Q15

X gathered an inexperienced crew, although both his cameraman Subrata Mitra and art director Bansi Chandragupta went on to achieve great acclaim. The cast consisted of mostly amateur actors. He started shooting in late 1952 with his personal savings and hoped to raise more money once he had some passages shot, but did not succeed on his terms. As a result, X shot Y over three years, an unusually long period, based on when he or his production manager could raise additional funds. He refused funding from sources who wanted a change in script or supervision over production. X and Y?

Q16

Funda ?

Q17

What is blacked out?

Q18

Simply. What?

Q19

Google Doodle for ?

Q20

Minimalist Poster of ?

Q21

Minimalist Poster of ?

Q22

Funda : [HINT: This picture is taken from space]

+5 If you name it.

Q23

Significance : +1 for the name

Q24

Mont Blanc’s tribute to : [see the cap]

Q25

This temple is the only place where a very powerful Hindu Deity is worshipped. Id the Temple and the Deity.

Q26

What is happening ?

Q27

X went to Nizam of Hyderabad(then reputedly the richest man in the world) asking for donation for Y. Nizam was angry and took off his footwear and flung it at X. X picked up the footwear and left silently. X went directly to the market place and began to auction the footwear. When Nizaam heard of this, he became uneasy. He thought it would be an insult if his footwear were to be bought by someone for a pittance. So he sent one of his attendants with the instruction, "Buy that footwear no matter whatever the price be." Thus, X managed to sell the Nizam's own footwear back to him, for a huge sum of money. X used that money to build YId X & Y

Q28

Which country was offered a permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council on the recommendations of the US, however it did not become the sixth country with a permanent seat in the UNSC because one it’s leaders, refused it; which many allege is due to his aims for the Noble Peace prize. Id the country. Id the Leader

Q29

The World Trade Center in Bahrain is the second tallest building in the Bahrain. However it’s a first of a kind of some thing in the world. What?

[Hint: Think Green!]

Q30

X was a very famous aviator. X did something on May 20–21,1927; with his aircraft the Spirit of St. Louis that made him a phenomena.

Another magazine Y failed to feature him on it’s cover, causing huge embarrassment to the magazine. So from the next year it started an yearly practice of honoring people; Z . The first person to be honored so was X; and this also managed to cover up the controversy. This practice continues even today; and we wait every year for it. ID the Person X; The Magazine Y and the honor or the title Z.

Q31

Amul’s Tribute to :

Q32

Who’s blacked out: (sorry for the bad editing)

Q33

In Island countries its the all purpose boat built by using very few tools. They’re used in fishing , inter-island transport, movement of cargo, diving boats, live-aboard cruise vessels, passenger ferry boats and deep-sea fishing craft complete with outriggers and fighting chairs. In India, the "name" is a phenomenon. What is the boat called?

[Hint: answer is a celebrity]

Q34

Q35

Who is she?

1. Gandhi with no shirt at all

2. Happy B'day song copyright

3. La tomatina

4. Bear Grylls

5. Khadi Stamp

6. Baygon: Now kills spiders

7. Andhra

8. Highest Mobile tower; providing 3G coverage to Everest Summit

9. US Anthrax Attacks: Bio-Terrorism

10. Uncle Sam

11. Dhramshala Airport, Leh: Highest

12. Barack Obama

13. Gorakhpur

14. Solar Powered

15. Skype

16. Pather Panchali; Stayajit Ray

17. Ground Zero

18. Shrodinger's Cat

19. Buddh International Circuit

20. Leap Year

21. Vicky Donor

22. Life of Pi

23. Kansai Int Airport; only man made structure apart from the Wall of China to be Visible from space

24. Millau Viaduct; Tallest Bridge

25. John Lennon

26. Pushkar, Brahma

27. Mariguana Legal Sale

28. Madan Mohan Malviya; BHU

29. India; Nehru

30. First Building with Integrated Wind Turbines

31. Charles Lidenburg, TIME, Person of The Year

32. Paul Walker

33. Bin Laden

34. Dhoni

35. Louise Brown; First Test Tube Baby

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