Sunday, August 24, 2008

1. The founder of the company Marc Ewing was given Cornell lacrosse cap ( with red and white stripes ) while at college by his grandfather. People would turn to him to solve their problems, and he was referred to as 'that guy in the ________'. He lost the _______and had to search for it desperately. In fact, for a long time the manual of the _______ had an appeal to readers to return his ________ if anyone found it. Fill in the blank ( name of the company ).

2. This company was founded by an American Marty Bromley to import pinball games to Japan for use on American military bases. It literally means service games of japan.

3. This company has its headquarters in UK its name means voice, data and telephone. Name the company.

Now some questions about India......
4. Nestled in Arbudaranya, this place is known as "an oasis in the desert". Name this famous pilgrimage centre.
5. When these islands were captured Japanese, the were renamed "Shaheed" and "Swaraj" and incorporated into the 'Arzi Hukumat-e-Azad Hind'. Give the modern name of this island group.
6. The name of this territory means "new village" in Tamil. In ancient times, it was known to be a thriving port settlement. Name this former European colony.
7. Known as "Indrakil" ( garden of Indra ) in ancient times, the Tibetan name for this state is Denjong, meaning "Valle of Rice". Give its modern name.
8. Many theories prevail about the origin of its name. One such theory laid down in the Nilamata Purana says that the name comes from two different words, which mean "water" and "to desiccate" respectively. Name this important part of India.

RED SALUTE!!

Arise, wretched of the earth
Arise, convicts of hunger
Reason thunders in its volcano
This is the eruption of the end
Of the past let us wipe the slate clean
Masses, slaves, arise, arise
The world is about to change its foundation
We are nothing, let us be all
 |: This is the final struggle
  Let us gather together, and tomorrow
  The Internationale
  Will be the human race :|

Above is the English translation of an original French song which later beacame the International Anthem of all the Socialists, Communists and Marxists. It became famous in India as the song of the Bhukhe Bande and Garib Ghulam. name the song.

picture quiz



1. Connect the 2 pictures. The slogan in the poster is "Be bold, comrade! Openness is our strength!"







tadka quiz

1. "I remember how I first heard of him. I had asked Mehboob, our lyricist, for a new voice that is earthy and strong, and he said, I have just the person for you. That voice can only be that of ____!' And he sent _____ to meet me. The moment I heard him, I knew that here was a voice that was so wonderful, and which had its own unique space.... I want to say that ______'s voice has something that had been lacking a lot -- it had pure soul!"
 whom AR Rehman referring to in the above lines?
2. So u all know which is the tallest building in the world...to bharat mata ke veer saputo tell which is the tallest building in india?
3.A question quite related to the previous one...the design for the NOIDA TOWERS, which will be the tallest structures in the world (if ever built!), had been reportedly accepted by the Noida Development Authority in the year 2005...currently studies regarding the design are on course...the question is who is the architect? (Hint: Think Mumbai!)
4.Asia's first commercial brewery, Mohan Meakins Brewery, was setup in this famous city. It is also incidentally the birthplace of British pop legend Sir Cliff Richards. Which city?
5.Currently Amul is in the process of getting one of its most famous creations registered in the Guiness Book Of World Records for a unique feat. Which creation and for what reason?
6. This one is a bit ezee.....National Highways 1, 2 and 91, running between Kolkata and Indo-Pak border, constitute major portions of which famous historical road?
7. These bombs were derisively named after Soviet foreign minister Vyacheslav _______ by the Finnish army during the Winter Wars. In its simplest form it is a glass bottle containing petrol fuel usually with a source of ignition such as a burning, fuel soaked, rag wick held in the place by the bottle's stopper. Simple to make, they are frequently used by rioters. Which bombs?
8. Jeff Widener in 1989 took this world famous picture during Tianenmen Square massacre for which he got nominated for Pulitzer Prize. The protagonist of the picture was named as "THE UNKNOWN REBEL" by the Time magazine and was listed in the "100 most influential people of the 20th century". What was "The Unknown Rebel" shown doing in the picture which became an example of courage all over the world?
   

Sunday, August 10, 2008


Q.) What does the map indicate :
Q.1) Connect the following pictures :















answer the following

1. who is famous for the following lines: (english translation given)
Aj aakhan Waris Shah nun, kiton kabraan vichchon bol,
Te aj kitab-e-ishq daa koi agla varka phol
Ik roi si dhi Punjab di, tun likh likh maare vaen,
Aj lakhaan dhian rondian, tainun Waris Shah nun kaehn
Uth dardmandaan dia dardia, uth takk apna Punjab
Aj bele lashaan bichhiaan te lahu di bhari Chenab

Today, I call Waris Shah, “Speak from your grave”
And turn, today, the book of love’s next affectionate page
Once, a daughter of Punjab cried and you wrote a wailing saga
Today, a million daughters, cry to you, Waris Shah
Rise! O’ narrator of the grieving; rise! look at your Punjab
Today, fields are lined with corpses, and blood fills the Chenab

2.

In 1944, K Asif planned to make a film called ________ with Chandramohan in the male lead and the then upcoming actress Nargis in the female lead. However, in 1946, before the production of the film could begin, the male lead, Chandramohan, died.

At that time, Asif temporarily shelved the film until further notice. however, he restarted the film later with _______ in the male lead and _______ in the female lead in 1951. it got relaeased in 1960 after nine years in production. fill in the blanks.

connect the following people












there is something unique about d person in the first image when compared 2 d other 10...what is it?

Saturday, August 9, 2008

connect d following places




connect




1. above are the images of 3 famous bollywood directors...find another interesting connect betwen them...

Thursday, August 7, 2008

Connect





identify the above images and connect them....

first quiz


1. Many of galvin manufacturing company's products have been radio-related, starting with a battery eliminator for radios, through the first walkie-talkie in the world, defense electronics, cellular infrastructure equipment, and mobile phone manufacturing. In September 1983, the firm made history when the FCC approved the DynaTAC 8000X telephone, the world's first-only commercial cellular device. wha is the other ore popular name of the company?
2. Apart from his films, his major contribution towards introducing a new cinema culture in Kerala was the constitution of the first Film Society in Kerala, "Chitralekha Film Society". He also took active part in the constitution of "Chitralekha," Kerala's first Film Co-operative Society for film production. These movements triggered a fresh wave of films, called "art films," by directors like G Aravindan, PA Becker, KG George, Pavithran, and Raveendran. who am i talking about?
3. In the popular Football Manager series (marketed as Worldwide Soccer Manager in the United States) X is known as Jens Mustermann as a result of X holding the rights to his image. Mustermann translates from German into English as Sample Man and is a common placeholder name in Germany and Austria, while Jens is a reference to Jens Lehmann, X’s main international goalkeeping rival. who is X?
4. originally named USS Diablo, PNS Ghazi was commissioned in the pakistani navy in 1964 and was the first and only of its kind of vessel with the navy. it was destroyed during 71 war while stalking INS Vikrant at Vizag. Its sinking was the first of its kind in indian sub continent. what was PNS Ghazi?
5. On the compact disc-interactive console by Philips, is the obscure puzzle-action game where Mario must take the elevator between the several floors of a hotel to shut every door to clear the level. the path Mario takes is critical so that he does not walk into enemies. Some enemies open doors on each floor and will end the game if every door in the stage is opened. Each hotel ends in a boss battle with one of the Koopas from Super Mario Bros. 3 until Bowser at the end. name the game.
6. The name of the place originates from the word the English word barracks. it acquired its current name as the site of the first major military base of the British East India Company. Prior to that time, it was known as Chanak, and is mentioned by that name in the Manasa Mangal.

Arguably, it is also believed that during the regime of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb, this place has been a major collection centre of "khajna" - Taxes and then it was named as Barbakpur. which place?
7. which mughal emperor decided to build a BLACK TAJ MAHAL somewhere in deccan in order to malign the image of the original?
8. identify the person in the image?