The Major Quiz'13 PRELIMS.pptx

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Trisha The head of QC Douche Kama Ramayan Shizz Sumukh Nagarbhavi

Soulja boy Sandy And all other juniors whose names I have missed

out


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35 + 1 questions in the prelims A few questions are starred which connect to

a particular theme, please ensure that youtake care of the starred questions.

As usual, Dont google, else I will make Omibeat the pulp out of you.


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Its been 50 years since this tremendousachievement (May 29th 2013). So, Peter and

Jamling decided to accomplish what theirdads did 50 years ago. Although you havecylinders, you take 2-3 steps and stop. Youbreathe, you rest, you are very tired Petersays. Now it has spawned a Tourist industry,with companies offering $50,000 guidedtours, says Jamling.


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The song was written following his first tripto England in December, 1962. It is suspected that thissong could have been inspired by his then

girlfriend, Suze Rotolo , X left England for Italy tosearch for Suze, whose continuation of studies therehad caused a serious rift in their relationship.Unbeknownst to X, Rotolo had already returned to theUnited States, leaving about the same time that Xarrived in Italy. It was here that he finished the song,ostensibly inspired by the apparent end of hisrelationship with Rotolo. The song has been featuredin the movie Z, a 2013 oscar winner.


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While working for Bush television,Dinesh K S decided to organize amountaineering expedition to thehimalayas. He realised there Isntenough motivation and equipment forpeople to pursue outdoor activities.

In 1993, X was started as a garagestartup, the first product being freestanding dome tents In 2010, Xpartnered with MTV and has nowlaunched their own line of gearalongside MTV.


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Yersinia pestis a gram negative rod shapedbacterium, first discovered in 1894 byAlexandre Yersin, a member of the Pasteur

school of thought, was also the first tohypothesize the above bacterium as thecausal agent of XY

XY is also said to have inspired a Michael

Wolgemut work of art, which containsrepresentatives from all walks of life such asthe pope, the emperor, a king, a child and alabourer


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O.W.L , N.E.W.T and W.O.M.B.A.T


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8. This phrase has been in the news on andoff since the tunisian revolution and thetuareg rebellion last year (Mali). It has afrench origin literally meaning a stroke ofstate or a blow against the state.

Although this has been featured in politicssince antiquity, it is of relatively recent

coinage. In looser usage, this term simplyrefers to gaining sudden advantage over arival.


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Walker smiths flashy pink cadillacconvertible and his Harlem nightclub andwas as much a part of the New York Scene inthe 40s and 50s as the Copa and Sinatra.

Md. Ali called him the king, the master, myidol. He started off fighting thugs and bullies

in Harlem at the age of 11, when he wasspotted by Gainford who said that his styleand fluid motions were as sweet as ___ andthe nickname stuck. Who be this ?


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Earlier in 2012, on an episode of Sky1s ALeague of their own, X was told by host

James Corden that he needed a move withwhich he could celebrate olympic victory.Then came Clare Blading, who would herselfgo on to become one of the more unlikelystars of London 2012 who said "I think youshould do the 'M' from YMCA," she said,performing the move to illustrate her point.


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In fact, the altaican species probablyoriginated there and migrated during the

Ice Age westwards to the Caspian Sea andsouthwards through China.

People still believe that they exist here,although it has been scientifically proventhat they are in the Far east of the Countryrather than in the desolate and muchcolder location we are talking about. The

ones in the Far east are the Largest ofthem all and popular legend has resulted inus calling them _____ ___ .


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Siberian Tigers are Notfrom Siberia, they are

from the Russian fareast ( Amur Tigers )


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Initially invented as a means to exercise andkeep oneself fit, Ken Vezina and Paul Irianever thought their simple idea wouldbecome an international phenomenon.

Measurements : 71cm( Children) and1.02m(adults)( In diameter) Materials used can vary from grapevine,

willow to plastic fibres

What is this simple contraption which haseven resulted in an international holiday andhas commonly been seen in carnivals off late?


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Damaged objects

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Date- October 14,1912Location- Milwaukee,Wisconsin

John Schrank was heartbroken not just becausehe had lost his second set of parents but becausehis first and only girlfriend Emily Ziegler had diedin the General Slocum disaster on New York's EastRiver.


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Invented in the late 16th century, X has long

been renowned as a frosting for its versatilityand pliability. Unlike other frostings, it can bestored for long periods of time. Its texture lends

itself easily to moulding and shaping. Cakemakers prefer to use this as a base frosting forany elaborately decorated cakes, such aswedding cakes, as it provides a smooth

foundation on which to build. For all those who watch TLC, this should be a

piece of cake!


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Location-1976, coal fired power station, south bank of theThames, South West London

Plan- Fly the forty-foot high it over the location on the first day,with a marksman prepared to shoot it down if it broke free.

However, it was not launched. Situation- On the second day, the marksman wasn't present

because no one had told him to return, and it broke free due to astrong gust of wind on the third day.It disappeared from sightwithin five minutes, and was spotted by airline pilots at thirtythousand feet in the air. Flights at Heathrow were cancelled as itwould have flown through the path of aircrafts, eastwards fromBritain and out over the English Channel.

Conclusion-Landed in a rural farm in Kent on the same day.


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There was something so unusual aboutFenerbahce's 1-1 draw with Manisaspor inIstanbul on Tuesday(July of last year) that it is

surely destined to feature in quizzes for yearsto come.

After their fans had stormed the pitch duringa pre-season friendly against Ukraine's

Shakhtar Donetsk, Fenerbahce wereoriginally poised to be handed the moreusual punishment of being forced to play twoleague games in an empty stadium. Courtesyof some nifty lateral thinking on the part ofthe Turkish FA, though, the rules wereamended and something unusual was seenfor the first time in the History of Football!


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Using a large string orchestra and employingevery trick in the string-players book macabrepizzicatos, eerie tremolos, weird harmonics, andso on he complemented the hard black-and-white image with a similarly monochrome score.

Throughout Z, there are marvellous toucheswhere X brings in his music in tempo with thevisual action or sound effects. Y had claimed

thatZ

was a black comedy a pronouncementtotally at odds with the publicity campaign whichsurrounded the film on its initial release, andindeed with the film itself. Y has been in the newsover the last one month for other reasons


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Quite what sort of an English accent he can muster

remains in doubt.The actor and director said he was approached to takeover as 007 after Sean Connery walked out on the rolein 1967, fearing he was becoming typecast following hisfifth Bond movie, You Only Live Twice. At the time Xhad yet to emerge as a serious player in Hollywood,having played one-dimensional characters.Xs then lawyer who also represented the Broccoliscame and said, They would love to have you.

I was offered pretty good money to do James Bond if Iwould take on the role. But to me, well, that wassomebody elses gig. Thats Seans deal. It didnt feelright for me to be doing it.


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Six wondrous ingredients:1. the sound of a cat's footfall2. the beard of a woman3. the roots of a mountain4. bear's sinews (meaning nerves,

sensibility)5. fish's breath

6. bird's spittle

CONNECT THE PICTURE AND THE

INGREDIENTS


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Oomlock : The fearless leader Ambush : The cunning trapper Muncher : The never satisfied appetite

Orc : The giant Hook : The sharp claws Serge : The wannabe leader Scorcher : The fire bug Stalker : The nocturnal demon Ferocious : The demon baby


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Apart from having an extra E in Xs name and thecharacters, she was a depression-era orphan who wasboth exploited and saved by older men and as an adultshe would allude to childhood molestations. Like X,the character is in it for the self improvement, having

been around the block, for which no apologises aregiven with an upturned nose, tousled short, blondehair and large blue green eyes.

Despite having had so many similarities with the

character, X did not finally take up the role as X wastold that playing the part of a call-girl would do nogood for Xs image-a pity as the role went on to garnera Golden Globe as well as an Oscar nomination in 1961.


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In recent years, X has become an epithet directed towards

African Americans who are accused of selling out to whites,which is far removed from it's earlier connotation of nobility.

X, as a book character has had several anecdotes attached tohim. Sigmund Freud reported a number of patients with

sado-masochist tendencies who he had believed had beeninfluenced upon reading the book.

Upon meeting the author Lincoln is said to have exclaimed,"So this is the little lady who started this great war."The quote is apocryphal and may have been used only toaffirm the role of literature in social change.It also polarized a section of the society, spawning Anti-XLiterature.


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It is located in low wooded hills on theproperty of Catoctin, Maryland . It isofficially known as Naval SupportFacility Thurmont and is technically amilitary installation.

First known as Hi-Catoctin, it wasoriginally built for federal governmentagents and their families. It wasconverted to a presidential retreat by

FD Roosevelt and renamed "Shangri-La" . It received its present name fromEisenhower, in honor of his grandson.Catoctin Mountain Park does notindicate the location of this place on its

official park maps due to privacy andsecurity concerns. It received a lot ofattention for something whichhappened there in 1978.


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A breakthrough design introduced 50 years backin a last ditch attempt to salvage a gaspingautomaker, the ___ ____ has been called the carthat never dies. After years of low volume

production, the cars trademark and designpatents are up for sale. It actually began as arakish grand touring car, designed by the wellknown industrial designer X.

Xs claim to fame include a variety of designssuch as the logo of Exxon, interiors of a NASAshuttle as well as being one of the first designersto be featured on a Time magazine cover


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The name is Dutch for "seals and islocated on the shore of Table bay.It isflat and only a few metres above sea

level, as a result of an ancient erosionevent. When the Dutch first arrived in the

area in 1652, the only large animalsseen were seals and birds, principallypenguins. The original colony ofAfrican Penguins/ Black footedPenguins were completelyexterminated by 1800. It was alsoused as a leper colony and animalquarantine station from 1845. During

the Second World War this place wasfortified and BL 9.2 inch gun Mk IXXand 6 inch guns were installed as partof the defences. Today, this place is amajor Tourist attraction for political

reasons.


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The english translation of thecarribean spanish word cochinos as____ might be erroneous, as in allprobability it refers to a species of

orangeside trigger fish thatinhabits coral reefs in Bahia deCochinos.

The location in question is however

an inlet of the gulf of cazones,included in the Santa Claraprovince, which came intoprominence during the april of 1961


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When Thomas Wakley founded X in1823, he announced, A ____ can be anarched window to let in the light or itcan be a sharp surgical instrument to cutout the dross and I intend to use it in

both senses. This philosophy remains at the heart of

the journal today. Majoraccomplishments include discovery of

penicillin, the anti-septic principle asproposed by Lister, identification ofcorona virus as a possible causal agentof SARS.

Impact Factor : 38.28


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Exodus 2:22 And she bare him a sonne, and hecalled him Gershom : for he said, I have been a____ __ ___ __ ___.

One of Xs most famous work of fiction of the same

name was born in a brainstorming session with hiswife in 1948, when she suggested a new version ofThe Jungle book, where the human child is raisedby martians instead of wolves.

The novel introduced the word Z, which means tounderstand so thoroughly that the observerbecomes part of the observed to merge, blend,internarry, which has now become a part of OED


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Ralph Steinman


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