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FINALS

26 questions

13 clockwise and 13 anti-clockwise

For each bounce (+10/0) nad pounce (+10/-10)

In June 2008, an Australian drugs-related jury trial costing over AU$1,000,000 was aborted when it was discovered that five of the twelve jurors had not been listening to evidence, but instead were doing what?

Playing sudoku

This batsman scored 1 run (out of a total of 268-3) for the MCC against Germany in 1992. He said something after the match which is now one of the most famous sports quotes. Who is the player and what quote?

Gary Lineker

I always score one against Germany.

In December 2013, this technology company signed a deal with the Spanish football club F.C.Barcelona to put their logo on the inside of the team's official jerseys. This was largely hailed as a smart move, as it nicely fits in with the company's 'interior positioning'.So when Barca players celebrate a goal by pulling their shirts inside-out, what will you see inside?

Intel, which is known for its "Intel Inside" slogan.

Created in September 2014 and fairly popular already, the bio of whose twitter account includes the following words:

Explorer. Loves science, photography and long cruises.

ISRO's Mars Orbiter, which began orbiting the Red Planet on Sept 24, 2014.

Whose gravestone?

X was made in 1952, famously because the then Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, was concerned that Indian women were spending precious foreign exchange on beauty products, and personally requested J.R.D Tata to manufacture them in India.

) #KholoBC is a social media campaign in Pakistan, that takes its name from a 2014 song of the same name released by performers Adil Omar and Ali Gul Pir. The song, the last two letters of which are a reference to a expletive familiar to speakers of Hindustani, advocates for the "opening" of what?

YOUTUBE

All were bitten by Luis Suarez

Ivanovic

Chiellini

Otman Bakkal

A celebrated foodie, he founded a cookery club called The Greedy Club with his friends in North Kolkata. Fowl curry, koi machher jholand mutton polao are three of his favourite dishes, but he lost his heart to the French cuisine. Who?

Swami Vivekananda

Oniomania was first described by Emil Kraepelin originally over a century ago & kind of psychological disorder which arise out of depression or stress also. And recently many Corporates also started programmes to tackle this amongst its employees. What kind of disorder Oniomania is?

Compulsive Shopping or shopping addiction

X was raised at Neemuch, Madhya Pradesh and was called ‘Crown Representative Police’ which after independence became X. the 88th battalion of X is known as Y was commissioned on 30th march 1986.

What is Y and what is so special about it?

X is CRPFY is Mahila battalion

It is the world’s first paramilitary force comprising entierly of women

K.K. Vohra, born on May 13, 1981, spent her early life in Sarnia, Ontario before moving to Fort Gratiot, Michigan at the age of 13. Her father was from Tibet, raised in Delhi and her mother was from Himachal Pradesh. Despite being Sikh, she had most of her education in Catholic Missionary schools. She also received formal education to become a paediatric nurse. Her first job was at a German bakery followed by Jiffy lube, and later a tax and retirement firm. How is this famous personality commonly known ?

X & Y have been arch-rivals for ages. In the last

decade of the 20th century, X had been struggling to

survive and was almost on the verge of closure.

However, in 1997, X announced that it would be

entering into partnership with Y in return for a

lifetime investment of $ 150 million. Analysts

suggest that this is arguably the worst deal ever

made by Y. This is because by 2013, the market

value of X had soared to $ 505 billion while that of Y

had fallen to $ 320 billion. Identify X and Y.

X – APPLEY - MICROSOFT

The idea that _____ lengths are a predictor of the stock market direction. According to the theory, if _____ are short, it means the markets are going up. And if _____ are long, it means the markets are heading down.

FITB

SKIRT LENGTH THEORY

Chief Engineer Liu Hasheng, said they invested 5 million Yuan (about £500,000) in creating the restaurant, this place, located in Kunshan, China, has over a dozen in its staff.

the restaurant's founder Song Yugang says it all started because his daughter doesn't like doing housework.

The unique treatment and hospitality of this restaurant has been a major attraction to tourists and especially children.

Some of them are waiters, others cook and a couple greet customers as they come in

ANTONIO JOSEPH MENDEZ /TONY MENDEZ

Ben Affleck: played his character in the movie argoArgo, the cover of a book was also written by Tony Mendez and Matt Baglio

17) With the battles for nominations seemingly over, candidates in the 2000 presidential election suddenly face an unexpected rival, one who threatens to capture much of the younger electorate, and whose just-announced candidacy has elicited a tense response from the White House.The “_________ for President” campaign was announced last week and included the launch of an official campaign website that outlines her position on various topics — including education, the environment and gender equality.What party nomination is this “one-foot-tall, plastic-complexioned beauty” seeking? "____________" is the candidate for the “Party of Girls,” according toMattel spokeswoman Julia Jensen. However, the candidate will attend both Republican and Democrat conventions in a mysterious and “creative” appearance. While both the leading candidates have had to contend with awkward questions about their past, "____________" has perhaps the most exotic track record of any of the presidential hopefuls.“With over 75 careers in 41 years, she is uniquely qualified to run for the presidency,” Jensen told WorldNetDaily. Arriving on the public scene during President Eisenhower’s term in the White House, "____________"has been a ballerina, a country-western singer, astronaut, doctor

BARBIE

Isaac Asimov admired a number of his contemporaries, in particular fellow science-fiction author and science writer Arthur C. Clarke, with whom he entered into the lighthearted “X” which stipulated that Clarke was free to refer to himself as the best science fiction writer in the world (Asimov being second-best), provided he admitted that Asimov was the best science writer in the world (Clarke being second-best).

Treaty of Park Avenue

The X District is one of the 25 gu (local government

districts) which make up the city of Seoul, South

Korea. X literally means "South of the (Han) River".

As of the 2010 census, X had a population of

527,641, making it the 4th most populated district in

Seoul. X is the third largest district in Seoul, with an

area of 39.5 km2.What is X?

GANGNAM

Shown in the picture is an international sportsperson currently ranked no. 1 in his sport. He also won the World Championships in 2013. He is seen here as the brand ambassador of clothing brand G – Star Raw.

Magnus Carlsen

These 3notes were reintroduced by RBI in 1954, i.e. after it came under the Govt. of India in 1949.

These notes were again demonetised in 1978.What are the monetary values of these notes?

1000, 5000 and 10000!

Originally founded as?

By whom?

Kalyan Satyarthi

Rugmark

Tarangini Mitra loved to pirouette. To dance by spinning on one foot came naturally to her. On one of her school functions, her talent was spotted by a certain Mr. X, a reputed ad film maker who approached her mother and said “We just want her to do the spin, like she does so gracefully. The small twist would be counterbalanced by a jingle. She does the move, packs her bags, gets the cheque and leaves. Think of it, she’s going to be the first Y"

This is the logo of Indian Federation of which sport?

At the age of 66, the mother, X, gave birth to her 29th baby.

ID X & Y.

X- India

Y- Telengana

ID.