Quiz Club Meet06/09/2008

Ishan Mahajan

Ishan Mahajan

The recommended speed of X is 130 km/h (81 mph), but there is no speed limit. Austrian and Swiss X have general speed limits of 130 km/h (81 mph) and 120 km/h (75 mph), respectively. The first X of its kind was made in 1931 but was known by a different name than it is today. The maximum design speed was approximately 80 km/h in flat country but lower design speeds could be used in hilly or mountainous terrain. Identify X.

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Borrowed from the Hawaiian XX (“‘quick’”). Hawaiian pronunciation of the English word quick, duplicated for emphasis, and borrowed back into English. Used as a noun and a verb. * Derived words -- trans+X, X-holic.

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Y studied science in college, and graduated in chemistry. He taught mathematics and science for some time, but chose to begin working, initially as a cameraman, and then film editor in the late 1940s. His string of hits with Amitabh made him one of the golden directors who had a special working relationship with Amitabh Bachchan.His debut directorial venture, Musafir, was not a success, but he persisted and received acclaim for his second film Anari. Identify X.

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American astronomer, astrochemist, author, and highly successful popularizer of astronomy, astrophysics and other natural sciences. He pioneered exobiology and promoted the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI). He also wrote a novel which became the basis for Robert Zemeckis' film of the same name.Who is he?

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• "Add four to one hundred, multiply by eight and then add sixty-two thousand. the result is approximately the circumference of a circle of diameter twenty thousand. By this rule the relation of the circumference to diameter is given.” - late 4th century AD

• "Extra-terrestrial Relays" in the magazine “Wireless World” - 1945

• Fellow Traveller

• DFH

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In a pack of playing cards, “A” (Ace) had the least value, whereas “K” the most valued. But, after _______, “A” is considered to have more value than “K” (King). Fill in the blank.

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VIACOM started a chain of seafood restaurants, with the first restaurant in Cannery Row, CA. , inspired by __________, the movie they produced. The restaurant gained fame for its unique paging system consisting of two license plates on the tables. STOP & RUN.

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People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), distributed ________, free of cost, to the people in city of HamBurg in USA, asking them to accept for changing their city’s name, during its campaign against cruelty to animals.

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Many novice guitarists try to learn this song, and most end up messing it up. In the movie Wayne's World, it is banned in the guitar shop where Wayne starts playing it. In the movie, Wayne clearly plays the first few notes before being scolded, but due to legal issues, the video version was changed so Wayne plays something incomprehensible. On an episode of South Park, the character Towelie tries to play this in a talent show and screws it up. Which very famous classic rock song?

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X is a platform game developed by Jordan Mechner in 1989 and was widely seen as a great leap forward in the quality of animation seen in computer games. Mechner used a process called rotoscoping, in which he studied many hours of film of his younger brother David running and jumping, to ensure that all the movements looked just right. Mechner has said that when he started programming, the first ten minutes of Raiders of the Lost Ark had been one of the main inspirations for the character's acrobatic responses in a dangerous environment. What is X?

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• 1949 - No.501 • Resale value $1• Manufactured by R.S Owens, Chicago

What is it ?

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Connect:

• Asteroid 5020• Honda• “It’s been a good life”

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Y was born in Nadgaon, Maharashtra. She studied at R.R. School at Jalgaon. She received her M.A. from Mooljee Jaitha (M.J.) College, Jalgaon (affiliated to North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon) and obtained a law degree from the Government Law College, Mumbai (affiliated to University of Bombay). During her college days, she excelled in table tennis, winning various inter-college tournaments. In 1962, Y was voted "College Queen" of M.J. College. The same year, she won an assembly election from Edlabad constituency on the Indian National Congress ticket. She married educator Devisingh Ramsingh Shekhawat on July 7, 1965. The couple have son and daughter.

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Identify both the male and female singer …

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Relatives:Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Chastain RogersWilfredGreat Uncle NatUncle BeauregardAunt Vivian

Love Inerests:Googie, Crystal, Mary-Jane, Mei Ling

Who is he?

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