1.) Founded in 1946, this NBA franchise has won 17 NBA Championships, the most for any NBA team. They have won eight straight titles, the longest consecutive championship winning streak of any North American professional sports team to date. They happened to win the 2008 edition after defeating the LA Lakers 4-2.

2.) First discovered by astronomer James Christy on June 22, 1978, X is a moon or (as recent findings term it) a dwarf planet or a plutoid. In Greek mythology, X was the ferryman of Hades.
X took the newly dead across the river Styx if they had an obolus to pay for the ride. Corpses in some regions in ancient Greece were buried or burned with 2 silver coins, called an obolus, on their eyes to pay the fare. The pic shows Michelangelo's rendition of X in the Last Judgement.

3.) Directed by Victor Fleming, this movie is perhaps the most famous fantasy based film. The movie is based on a children's novel written by L. Frank Baum. The film, set in what is most likely late nineteenth-century Kansas, follows schoolgirl _________ Gale who lives on a farm with her Aunt Em and Uncle Henry, but dreams of a better place "somewhere over the rainbow." The film was nominated for several Academy Awards upon its release, including Best Picture and Academy Award for Visual Effects. It lost the award in the Best Picture category to Gone with the Wind but won in the category of Best Song (Over The Rainbow) and Academy Award for Best Original Score. The lead actress Judy Garland received a special Academy Juvenile Award that year, for "Best Performances by a Juvenile". The film received much more attention after frequent television screenings and has since become one of the most beloved films of all time. It is often ranked among the top ten best movies of all-time. Name the movie.

Q.1)X is a very famous car manufacturer. Originally X referred to one specific vehicle, a pioneering civilian all-terrain utility vehicle designed in 1948 in the United Kingdom by Maurice Wilks on his farm in Newborough, Anglesey. It is said that he was inspired by an American World War II Jeep that he used one summer at his holiday home in Wales. X became part of the British Leyland Motors in 1967, was taken over by BMW and in 2000, it was acquired by another company. Now X has been bought by yet another car maker.

Q.2)
This term has been accepted in English as a colloquialism to refer to a main battle tank or other armored vehicle, usually a Second World War German model. The term is rarely used outside this context, although it can refer to modern German tanks. It is occasionally used as an adjective to imply a connection to the German WWII (Nazi) military, usually in a derogatory sense.
The term has a broad meaning translating as "armour" or "shell" It is derived from a French word meaning "breastplate".

Q.3)The ___________ Phenomenon is technically defined as the unexpected return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) after resuscitation has been abandoned. It refers to an event in which a person spontaneously returns to life (the heart starts beating again) after resuscitation has been given up. The term is named after ___________, who according to the Bible was raised from the dead by Jesus.Apparently, ____________ was the brother of Mary Magdalene.

Q.4)
X (born September 23, 1949) is an American songwriter, singer and guitarist. He has recorded and toured with the E Street Band. X is widely known for his brand of heartland rock infused with pop hooks, poetic lyrics, and Americana sentiments centered around his native New Jersey. His eloquence in expressing ordinary, everyday problems has earned him numerous awards, including eighteen Grammy Awards and an Academy Award. He has sold over 65 million albums in the U.S.

Sports Quiz

1) ‘Z’ is the autobiography of which former test cricket captain?

2)A certain cricket ground in England is well known for a tree inside it’s playing perimeter. If a shot hits the tree without bouncing on the ground then it is counted as six while a grounded hit goes as four. The peculiar thing is that sometimes the ball lands in the proximity of the tree and goes past it but if the fielder retrieves the ball without touching the bark then the standard running rules apply. Where is this exception found?

3) Andre Aggasi struck the Olympic tennis gold at Atlanta. His father Emmanuel Aggassini was also an Olympian at Helsinki(1952). Which nation did he represent?

4) Inspite of being World, Asian and Commonwealth champion and world record holder in his event, Jaspal Rana has never won an Olympic medal because his particular event isn''t on the Olympic itinerary. His event is...?

5)Who said this to whom "Had you been in my army, I would have made you a colonel"?

6) Which country has won the baseball gold at every Olympics till date?

7) More a manager and a racing car constructor, he started life with Alfa Romeo. His own sports car appeared in 1940. His cars have won the Le Mans 24 Hours race many a time, though recently his cars are doing exceptionally well in F1 in the hands of the world's highest paid driver. The entire world mourned when he died.

8)This company has an out and out racing pedigree. This company''s team was the first to introduce ground effects to F1. Everybody followed thereafter. The Caterham Super Seven and the Indian Kari 65 sports cars are both derived from this company''s first offering in 1957.

9)The Macrobertson International Shield is contested for which sport?

10) Last season’s UEFA Champions League winners Galatasaray are based in which city?

I appreciate Arkantos' efforts to keep the blog alive!!!!!
Here are a few ques. Identify the google pics:
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8)In Tintin, Captain Haddock is a member of SSS. Expand SSS.

9)In which ad would you expect to hear Mozart`s 25th Symphony?

10) who gave Santa Claus his traditional dress?

Q.1 What is the only South American country/principality that is a member of the European Union. (emblem in pic)

Q.2 Born on August 31 1919, X is considered as one of the finest Punjabi poets and novelists of all time. X has written two autobiographical works namely, Black Rose and Revenue Stamp (names tranlated into english). The first of 's books to be filmed was Daaku (Dacoit, 1976), directed by Basu Bhattacharya. X won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1956 for Sunehe (Messages) and received the Bhartiya Jnanpith, India's highest literary award, in 1982 for Kagaj te Canvas (Paper and Canvas). X received the Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian award, as well. Who is X?

Q. 1 What company does this logo represent...
(Hint : Q.3 from below post...)

Q.2 This African capital city's (name) literal translation in a local dialect means Elephant's Trunk. The name of city is probably derived from the narrow strip of land extending between the blue and White Niles, which is like the trunk of an elephant. Some believe that the derivation was most probably from the safflower (Carthamus Tinctorius L.) which is called 'Gartoon,' and which was cultivated extensively in Egypt for its oil, used in burning.

The movie in the pic is also the name of the city....

the first question is for the football lovers..

Q.1 Born on 9/11 1968, this person has been regarded by the National Team Coach Rankings as the second best national coach after Brazil's Dunga. In his playing times, he won the third place medal at one of the ditions of the World Cup. He even holds a degree in law and has also recorded his country's official song for the Euro 2008 titled, Vatreno ludilo" ("Fiery Madness"), with his rock group, Rawbau. Who is he?

Q. 2

Complete the sequence :

Special Edition, Telstar, Telstar Durlast, Tango, Tango Espana, Azteca Mexico, Etrusco Unico, Questra, Tricolore, Fevernova, __________________

Q.3 A sitter....

This company was started by Ranjit Singh and Gurbax Singh in 1937 as a distributor for a Japanese company Shionogi. Eventually, in 1961 Bhai Mohan Singh bought the company from his cousins. The company went public in 1973 and its first joint venture was set-up in Lagos in 1977. The company's second market division Stancare was initiated in 1987. The company's current CEO also happens to be the largest shareholder in Fortis Hostpitals, Escorts Heart Institute and Religare Enterprises Limited. Name this company...

Q.1 X is the world's fastest supercomputer. Developed in Los Alamos, the US$133 million X is designed for a performance level of 1.026 petaflops peak. It is a hybrid design with almost 6,912 AMD Opteron dual core processors and almost 12,960 IBM PowerXCell[6] 8i CPUs in special designed TriBlades connected by Infiniband.
DOE plans to use the computer for simulating how nuclear materials age and whether the aging nuclear weapon arsenal of the United States is safe and reliable.

X is also the more common name of a bird belonging to the genus Geococcyx of the cuckoo family, Cuculidae, native to North and Central America. These birds are known for their speed and agility.

What is X?

Q.2 A voting was conducted amongst the public as to decide which names to choose. The three options were Zigi and Zagi , Flitz and Bitz , ____ and _______. However it was ______ and ______ that got more than 36% of the votes and hence got chosen.....

Fill the blanks....

Q.1 X is an acronym which relates to a summary of what happens whenever valid data is passed through an organisation that, whether deliberately or accidentally, disregards or ignores its significance. X is also the Japanese word for Hope.
Hint : It has been in the news very recently....

Q.2

What does the picture depict?

Q.3 The winner of which sporting event is awarded the 'Musketeer' Trophy ?

Q.4 Name and connect..

He was a very famous French aviator and World War I pilot......

He was was one of the most successful navigators and cartographers of his age. In a career that spanned just over twenty years, he sailed with Captain William Bligh, circumnavigated Australia and encouraged the use of that name for the continent, survived shipwreck and disaster only to be imprisoned as a spy, identified and corrected the effect upon compass readings of iron components and equipment on board wooden ships, and wrote the seminal work on Australian exploration A Voyage To Terra Australis.

She is considered to be a legend in her sport....

Her younger brother Randy Moffitt grew up to become a professional baseball player, pitching for 12 years in the major leagues for the San Francisco Giants, Houston Astros, and Toronto Blue Jays.

She has been an outspoken advocate against sexism in sports and society and one of the first prominent female athletes to admit that she was gay.

This football club founded in 1911 is the only club to have to have won both the professional and amateur versions of the FA Cup when they beat Liverpool in 1988. Nicknamed The Dons; Wombles;The Crazy Gang, this club spent most of its time in the first and second divisions, although appearing in the premiership from 1986-2000. The club used to play at Selhurst Park. However they moved to Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire.

The Tournament begins....

I shall be posting da questions just as i make them....sum may b simple othrs mite b tough...bt i guarantee tht none of the questions will b insanely stupid...like of the ones we c on the nsit blog site.. ;)..


Q.1 What term was originally coined by Englishman Richard Owen, which is derived from two greek words whose translation in english means 'Terrible Lizard'?


Q.2
Schultze and Schulze in German
Jansen and Janssen in Dutch
Hernández and Fernández in Spanish
Douponte, Doupone in Persian
Citserono and Tsicerono in Esperanto
Skapti and Skafti in Icelandic
Tik and Tak in Arabic.
Dupond and Dupont in Swedish
Dupond and Dupont in Danish
Uys and Buys in Afrikaans
Johns and Johnes in Welsh

_________ and __________ in English ?


Q.3 X is an alcoholic and tempermental person who served as the captain of the merchant vessel, the Karaboudjan. However, his first mate Allan Thompson used the ship for drug smuggling without his knowldge. X is the owner of the palatial house the Mouilnsart. His father was the captain of the legendary vessel, the Unicorn. Who is X?

Q. 4 This item known for its pallatable and medicinal value was intially used in its native land as a means of currency. Its name is derived from a derived from the Nahuatl word xocolatl. It was used for ceremonial purposes and also was believed to fight fatigue. The process of manufacturing the finished item from itss native form involves the following steps: harvesting,blending,conching and tempering. Modern research on this item has revealed anticancer, brain stimulator, cough preventor and antidiarrhoeal effects apart from boosting the circulatory system and preventing heart attacks. Name this item.

Expect questions daily...so log on regularly and keep answering!!

Lets not let this blog die out....Planning to hav a series of online quizzes...one of us posts...and the othr answer....we'll hav points and scores and lets c who emerges out as the final winner...lol :p

RULES
Rule no.1 Do not google or wiki....
Rule no.2 Do not look at othr's answers and copy them...
Rule no.3 Stick to rule 1 and rule 2
Remeber the BIG BROTHER is always watching u.... roflmao...hahahahah