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1.''The one who never fails''. Identify him.
ACYUT . India's first indigeneously designed robot.
2.This book was quite a hit in 2006, albeit for a lot of wrong reasons...
The book was judged to be plagiarised and the publisher had to recall all the books on the shelf.
3.What was unique about this match??
22 February 1992, Venue:Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand
Scorecard
New Zealand 248/6 (50 overs)vAustralia 211 (48.1 overs)
New Zealand won by 37 runs
Umpires: Khizer Hayat and David Shepherd
Player of the match: Martin Crowe
Martin Crowe 100* (134) Craig McDermott 2/43 (10 overs)
David Boon 100 (133) Gavin Larsen 3/30 (10 overs)
This was the first match of the 1992 World Cup where coloured clothing and white balls were used.
4.Identify him and his famous recent feat!!
Richard Levi. The fastest century in T20 Cricket.
5.Where have we seen it??
The Rongbo monastery, the worlds highest monastery is located at the base of Mt. Everest. It has served as a base for climbers .
6.Why did this happen???
Pripyat was a small city with a population of about 50,000 and growing at about 1500 persons every year. It was the ninth city of its kind in the USSR, but eventually it was abandoned and is now a ghost town. The city is being supervised now by the Ministry of Emergencies under the Zone of Alienaton Jurisdiction.
The Great Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster
7.Identify the artist and the song.
Hint: She is iTunes' first double platinum artist.
Adele and Rolling in the Deep.
8.Connect
The Group- ''Anonymous''
9.This was one of the first proposals for what????
The English Channel Tunnel
10.Connect
1851- London
1889- Paris
1933- Chicago
1962- Seattle
1970- Osaka
2008- Zaragoza
2010- Shanghai
2012- Yeosu
The World Expo/ Fair
11.The little mermaid statue draped in a burqa...??
As a sign of protest when Turkey was allowed to join the EU.
12.Identify the company...
Shockley Semiconductors & Co.
13.Name the company that they founded.
The pic given in the next slide is of the ''Traitrous Eight''. These people left the firm which was asked in the previous question and founded ''Fairchild Semiconductor'' in 1957. But in 1968 two of the ''Traitrous Eight'' open another company which becomes a giant in the field.
14.Identify the guy to the extreme right.
Karate Kid???!!
15.The deal inked in 2006 was a first for the club....!!!
First shirt sponsorship of FC Barcelona.
16.....................!!!!
What is so special about this movie????
The first silent movie after ''The Wings'' to win the Oscar.
17.A special academy award. Identify the movie.
Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs
18.How do we know him better?
Tenzin Gyatso was born in Takster, Qinghai on 6 July, 1935 to a farming and horse trading family. While he was only 15 years of age, he attained a position of power in his society.
The Dalai Lama
19.Fill in the blank.
Ben & Jerry's a Boston based company brought out a new flavour dedicated to the star in the next picture.
20.Name the superhero.
Virgin Comics had announced in 2007 that they are going to release a comic book in India with an Indian superhero. Though the plans have now apparently been shelved.
21.Google released this doodle in 2004....
To celebrate the Leap Day
22.You all must remember the powerpuff girls... But how many of you remember the name of the Professor???
Professor Utonium
23. Identify the sequence
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The match between Nicolas Mahut and John Isner.
24.
What national soccer team was attacked in their bus by gunmen, on the way to the Africa Cup of Nations in Angola?
Togo
25. So are you quitting???
31 May 2010 was promoted as 'Quit...what...Day' by privacy campaigners ?
26. Identify the event.
To celebrate Google's 11th anniversary.
27.Connect
28.This was a first....!!!
Leela Chitnis, first actress in a LUX AD.
29.This movie is about a famous Asian leader... Identify her....
Aung San Suu Kyi
30. Innovative stuff... The house being built is made up of an entirely different stuff altogether...
House made of lego bricks
31. So what did he do???
Frdric Auguste Bartholdi was a French national and is responsible for something very spectacular.
32. Identify the model.
Nude, Green Leaves and Bust is a Picasso painting and the most expensive painting in the world, having been auctioned for 106.5 million dollars.
His wife, Marie Walters
33.Why has this book been banned in Gujarat???
Potraying Gandhi as gay...!!!
34.Identify her and her famous feat...!!
Belinda Clarke. She scored 229 in an ODI.
35. What does this depict??
The land speed records.
36.In whose memory is this day dedicated???
The National Youth Day is celebrated on the 12th of January.
Swami Vivekananda
37.Identify the award.
Pulitzer Prize
38.She is famous for a reason.... Name that!!!
She was the first Bond Girl....
39.Identify the event which lead to this TIMES Magazine Cover.
40.Identify the composer.