ELIMS

1• Originally in Italian, the name meant belief. In the 16th century

the act of Z was the tasting of food and drinks by a servant for a

lord or other important person (such as the pope or a cardinal)

in order to test for poison. The name passed then to the room

where the act took place, then to the furniture. The

term Z became very fashionable in the US during the second

half of the 19th century. In modern times, a Z is more often a

type of sideboard used in the home or restaurant. In dining

rooms, it is typically made from wood and used as a platform to

serve buffet meals. In restaurant kitchens, made from stainless

steel, it provides a side surface and storage cupboards.

Credenza

2

“I have always said I was Bob Marley reincarnated. I feel I have

always been a Rastafarian. I just didn’t have my third eye open,

but its wide open right now.”

This was a statement issued by Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. after

a certain change in his life, leading up to a new album called

‘Reincarnated’.

1. Who is this guy?

2. What change is he talking about?

Snoop Dogg, Dogg to Lion

3

4• Shankar Kistaiya

• Gopal Godse

• Madan Lal Pahwa

• Digambar Badge

• Narayan Apte

• Vishnu Ramkrishna Karkare

• Vinayak Damodar Savarkar

• ???

Nathuram Godse

*5• Speaking about his most famous race, he says: “Going into the

stadium for the final, I was quite relaxed but when I saw my

rivals, tension mounted. And with each minute it increased. I

drew lane five with the South African Malcolm Spence to my

left and the German Manfred Kinder on my right. I was going

strong till about 250 meters. But then I slowed down a bit. I

thought the pace was very fast and I would fizzle out in the end

if I continued at that speed. At that point I even looked back or

maybe it was just a side -glance. But that fraction of a second

decided my fate. One by one they all caught up with me…”

Milkha Singh, 1960 Olympics

6• Europe: Benzin/ Benzine

South America: Naphtha

US: X

UK/India: Y

X- Gas Y-Petrol

7

Why is this Polish Jew suddenly in the news recently

,95 years after his death ?

Aaron Kosminski/Jack the Ripper

8• When the North Atlantic island nation gained independence

from Denmark in 1944, it simply took the Danish constitution

and made a few minor adjustments, such as substituting the

word "president" for "king." A thorough review of the

constitution had been expected ever since, but action didn't take

place until 2011. The comprehensive review of the constitution

was carried out with the direct participation of the people.

• How were the people involved ?

Iceland . They used various social media

platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, You

Tube,etc.

9• Founded in 1761 at Stein near Nuremberg by cabinet

maker Kaspar X , the enterprise has remained in the X family

for eight generations. It opened branches in New York (1849),

London (1851), Paris (1855), and expanded to Vienna (1872)

and St. Petersburg (1874). It opened a factory in Geroldsgrün

where slide rules were produced. It expanded internationally

and launched new products under Kaspar X's ambitious great-

grandson, Lothar . In 1900, after the marriage of Lothar's

granddaughter with a cadet of the Counts of Y, the A.W. Y

enterprise took the name of X-Y and a new logo, combining the

X motto, Since 1761, with the "jousting knights" of the Ys' coat-

of-arms.

X-Fabre Y-Castell

*10

•Designed by Jean Nouvel, this project

is under construction on Saadiyat

Island and is expected to complete in

2014. A petition signed by more than

4650 experts, archaeologists and art

historians have accused the UAE‘s

European partner in this project of

behaving like a corporation with profit

maximization in mind. What project?

Louvre, Abu Dhabi

11

Claim to fame of the person on the right ?

Julian Bharati, Liz Hurley kiss

12

Where in the world would you find??

Route A. Einstein

Route E. Rutherford

Route W. Pauli

Route J. Bernoulli

And more

CERN

13• It is a unique 27 by 15 feet structure

conceptualized and built by Skyline

Group, Bangalore comprising 10,000

units.

• The highlight is a large metal statue of X.

There is a live electronic unit, at the right

hand top corner. It also has the following

words on it:

• “Commitment, Consistency, Class: A

tribute to X”.

Rahul Dravid

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•The early citations of this phrase use

various forms of the spelling of the

name of the founder of the Islamic

religion. The meaning of the phrase is

that ‘If one's will does not prevail, one

must submit to an alternative'. Present

uses of the phrase usually use the

word 'mountain' rather than ‘hill’.

If the mountain will not come to Mahomet,

Mahomet will go to the mountain.

*15Below are four lines from the poem Eloisa to

Abelard by Alexander Pope, the story of a tragic love affair,

where forgetfulness became the heroine's only comfort:

How happy is the blameless vestal's lot!

The world forgetting, by the world forgot.

__________________________________

Each pray'r accepted, and each wish resign'd;

Fill in the blank.

Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind

16

August Kowalczyk died at the age of

90 years on 30th July, 2012 in a

small town called Oswiecim in

Southern Poland. He became a

popular actor during his life, among

other things.

Why does his death signify the end

of an era?

Last Auschwitz survivor

17

Discovery of what and by whom ?

X-ray, Wilhelm Rontgen

18

Identify.

Benedict Cumberbatch imitating Alan

Rickman on Family Guy

19• This term is, according to the Barnhart Etymological

Dictionary, an alteration of the Persian phrase "shāh māt" which

means, literally, "the King is helpless". Others maintain that it

means "the King is dead", as it reached Europe via the Islamic

world, and Arabic māta means "died" or "is dead". However, in

the Pashto language , the word māt still exists meaning

"destroyed, broken".

• Which term ?

Check Mate

*20

• This explorer is believed to have visited this city around 1275.

In about 1298-1299 while he was imprisoned, he dictated the

following account (next slide) to his cellmate, one of the most

complete descriptions of the city as it existed :

Marco Polo on his visit to

Xanadu/Shengdu

21• These are free-of-cost buses operating for public services at the

Hawaiian airport. They are called X owing to the quickness in which they transport people. These in turn gave rise to the name of a giant in the world of free stuff. What famous name did these give rise to?

• Picture on the next slide

Wiki

22

• This band was named after the X air show disaster. At first, the

band had denied this and said that their name was inspired by

the giant doorstop type devices found on old gates, called X.

The extra "m" in the band's name makes it translate literally as

"ramming stone".

Name this band.

Rammstein

23• X is a mythological figure in India, the king of the ghosts and

spirits or demons.

• Per the 1886 Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency:

“His features and his body are like those of a man except that

his hands and feet are turned back. His eyes are a tawny green,

his hair stands on end, and he holds a cane in his right and a

conch shell in his left hand. X lives on air. When he does his

rounds, he is dressed in green and either sits in a litter or rides

a horse. Some of his spirits walk before and others walk after

him, holding lighted torches and shouting.”

• Who is this mythological figure ?

Vetal

24• Khalsa Warriors

• Yo Yo Tigers

• Vancouver Lions

• Punjab Thunder

• Lahore Lions

• United Singhs

• California Eagles

• Royal Kings

These teams are participating in which ongoing sport event ?

World Kabbadi League

*25“A man was selected, preferably a priest, to take the

________ to the precipice in the wilderness; and he was

accompanied part of the way by the most eminent men of

Jerusalem. Ten booths had been constructed at intervals

along the road leading from Jerusalem to the steep

mountain. At each one of these the man leading the

____________ was formally offered food and drink, which

he, however, refused. When he reached the tenth booth those

who accompanied him proceeded no further, but watched

the ceremony from a distance. When he came to the

precipice he divided the scarlet thread into two parts, one of

which he tied to the rock and the other to the ____'s horns,

and then pushed the _________down..”

This ritual to cleanse one’s self is considered the origin for

Scapegoat

26-30 Minimalist Posters

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27

28

29

*30

Minimalist Poster answers

• 26) Seinfeld

27) Insomnia

28) Dial M for Murder

29) Shutter Island

30) Thank You For Smoking