HEADRUSH

PRELIMS

1.

August 1945: the US conducted two atomic bombings on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This led to the end of the World War 2 as after this Japan surrendered. I want you to give me the nicknames of the two bombs used.

Fat Man and Little Boy

2.

Whose finest moment came at the 1970 Football World Cup in Mexico in a group match against Brazil when he turned away a Pele header in what has been described by many as the ‘greatest save ever’ ?

Gordon Banks, the English goalie

3.

In 2004, he joined the All- India Trinamool Congress, a party of West Bengal headed by Mamata Bannerjee. He is currently the vice- president of it. In 2009, he was made the head of the Passenger Services committee of the Indian Railways. He was sworn in as a Member of Parliament on August 9, 2011. But he is famous in a completely different field. Identify.

DEREK O’BRIEN

4.

This question has been taken from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. The triwizard tournament was held between three schools. One of them was obviously Hogwarts. I want you to name the other two.

Beauxbatons and Durmstrang

5.

In 2010, which company reportedly bought the domain name of the American Farm Bureau Federation for $8.5 million ?

Facebook

6.

Connect these two infamous people :1. John Wilkes Booth2.Lee Harvey Oswald

They both assasinated American Presidents. Booth assasinated Lincoln and Oswald

assasinated Kennedy.

7.

_____ is a field of mathematics with application in several disciplines including physics, economics, biology and philosophy. _____ studies the behavior of dynamical systems that are highly sensitive to initial conditions. A very popular Hollywood movie has also been made on ______ which stars Jason Statham and Wesley Snipes.

Chaos Theory

8.

Arranging all the ways by which one can get out in cricket in an alphabetical order , which is the last one ?

Timed Out !!!! :P

9. Identify this famous person

Shawn Fanning

10.

After hydrogen and helium, which is the most abundant element in the universe ?

Oxygen

11.

Identify this famous singer.

Pandit Bhimsen Joshi

12.

What started with a homing pigeon news link between Brussels and Berlin in 1850’s because the telegraph didn’t extend to Brussels?

Reuters

13. Identify

Chip and Dale

14. Which Movie ?

Life is like a box of chocolates...you never know what you’re gonna get.

Forrest Gump

15. How long did the Hundred Year war last ?

116 years :P

16.

From whose name did Sachin Tendulkar derive his name from ?

S D Burman

The great music composer

17.

What connects Louis Kahn with Ahmedabad.

Architect of IIM-A !!

A very famous architect !!

18.

What is celebrated internationally on 8th March ??

World Women Day

19.

Beyond The Last Blue Mountain …. What is it ??

Autobiography of JRD TATA

20.

The last words on the front page of the last edition of “NEWS OF THE WORLD” ?

Thank You & Goodbye