Quiz of the day - 23rd November 2009

Q.1) Identify this movie from its poster.

Connect the name of the movie to the following :

Hesitation, Country Western, Viennese, International Standard, American Style, Cross Step, Peruvian, Curacaon, Mexican, Cajun and Venezuelan

Q.2) Who is this person? (seems to be notorious in this pic)

Q.3) Connect (slightly absurd question) :

Hells Angels on Wheels - 1967

Where It's At - 1969

The Electric Horseman - 1979

Pleasure Palace

History of the World, Part I - 1981

Oh, God! You Devil - 1984

You Ruined My Life - 1987

Rain Man - 1988

Hearts are Wild - 1992

Showgirls - 1995

Fools Rush In - 1997

Friends 1999 (2 episodes)

The Strip - 1999

Ocean's Eleven - 2001

Intolerable Cruelty - 2003

Dreamgirls - 2006

Iron Man - 2008

The Hangover - 2009

Q.4) After a preview of The Disney Afternoon that aired on the Disney Channel in early May 1990, the series began its first run in September of the same year. The original concept was embodied in the introductory television movie Plunder and Lightning which was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program

Several of the characters are loosely based on characters from Disney's animated film version of The Jungle Book. Identify the series.

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Quiz of the day - 22nd November 2009

Okay...this is one hell of a long question...thank me if u find this interesting and forgive me if u find this boring...and please don't use the support of the net...coz it'll ruin ur fun...

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Identify A,B,C,D,E,F,G and H.

A is an acclaimed Hindi film producer, screenwriter and director whose debut film bagged the Palme d'Or at the Cannes film festival in 1946.

A's younger brother B, who was born as Dharam Pishorimal is a Bollywood actor who has been nominated for the Filmfare Awards 8 times and won 4 times the most recent being the lifetime achievement award conferred to him in 1991.

B's younger brother C is another acclaimed director with smash hits such as D and Johnny Mera Naam.

Their sister (A,B&C's) Sheel Kanta is the mother of yet another renowned film director E.

E's two films were nominated for the Oscars, the first one being nominated for 7 oscars and its sequel being nominated for 2. In 2000 he won the Padma Shri and in 2006, he along with Richard Branson, F and many others founded Virgin comics.

F is an endocrinologist by profession but is much more popularly known throughout the world as a spirituality guru. He has authored a number of books on spirituality and min-body medicine such as Lords of Light, The Seven Spiritual Laws for Parents etc. In 1998, he was awarded the atirical Ig Nobel Prize in physics for "his unique interpretation of quantum physics as it applies to life, liberty, and the pursuit of economic happiness

D was based on a novel written by a very famous Indian author G. G's short story writing style has been compared to that of Guy de Maupassant, as they both have an ability to compress the narrative without losing out on elements of the story. Along with D, G is famous for his other works such as The Bachelor of Arts and The English Teacher. In 2000, G was conferred with the Padma Vibhushan and was also nominated to the Rajya Sabha.

G's younger brother H is also a Padma Vibhushan awardee. H also received the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Journalism, Literature and Creative Communication Arts. H's autobiography is titled the tunnel of time.

Quiz of the day - 15th November 2009

Q.1) Who is this pretty girl (...about my age...) and what is her recent claim to fame?

Q.2) Name this movie which is touted to become a multiple oscar winner...

Q.3) What is does this list signify :

1. India

2. India

3. India

4. India, Thailand, Malaysia

5. India, Australia

6. India, Parts of Africa

Q.4) The Egyptians and the Persians first used these 3,000 years ago. They also were used to proclaim the winner of the Olympics.They were used as early as 1150 in Baghdad and also later by Genghis Khan and Tipu Sultan. In 1860, Paul Reuter, who later founded Reuters press agency, used them to deliver news and stock prices between Brussels and Aachen, the terminals of early telegraph lines. The outcome of the Battle of Waterloo was also first delivered by a them to England. During the Franco-Prussian War they were used to carry information between besieged Paris and the French unoccupied territory. Recently, the Taliban had banned them in Afghanistan.

What is being talked about?

Q.5) What is special about this simpsons episode? (a noob quiz question...but i wanted to post it on the blog anyway :P )

Quiz of the day - 14th November 2009

Q.1) Who is she and what is her claim to fame?

Q.2) When his wife saw his invention/discovery, she had exclaimed : "I have seen my death!"

Identify this person after whom element 111 is named.

Q.3) Norma Jeane Mortenson, but baptized Norma Jeane Baker, was an American actress, singer, and model, who was ranked as the sixth greatest female star of all time by the American Film Institute. How do we better know her today?

Q.4) Originally the term referred to residents of New England as used by Mark Twain in 'A Connecticut _______ in King Arthur's Court'. It is derived from the Cherokee word meaning coward.

A popular saying/rhyme is used to describe this term :

To foreigners, a ________ is an American.

To Americans, a ________is a Northerner.

To Northerners, a _______is an Easterner.

To Easterners, a _______is a New Englander.

To New Englanders, a ________ is a Vermonter.

And in Vermont, a ________ is somebody who eats pie for breakfast.

[All blanks refer to the same term.] Identify the term.

Quiz of the day - 13th November 2009

Q1) Identify this Indian who revolutionized something.

Q.2) Who is he and what is his most famous creation?

Q.3) The occasion?

Q4.) This one is a special google doodle. Identify/Explain.

Q.5) The founders of this company named their company 'X' as they liked the word's general definition, which comes from Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift: "rude, unsophisticated and uncouth". Name the company...

Q.6) His real name is Forsythe Pendleton Jones III. He stands at 6 ft (1.8 m) and 140 lbs (64 kg)

He holds two world records for eating pizza; one for speed-eating a pizza, and one for eating the most pizzas in one sitting — 12. He even tied the second record, set by himself earlier that day at another restaurant, where he ate 12 pizzas just to be sure that he could do it.

He is also the drummer of a local band.He possesses a better sense of smell than most normal humans, and can run faster than anyone else in his town. He also enjoys skateboarding. He is an excellent cook, artist, basketball player, baseball pitcher, martial artist, swimmer, dancer, thinker, and gymnast. How do we know him better?

Q.7) The actual origin of this is from Norse mythology. When the pagan Norse converted to Christianity, it is said that Frigga, the free-spirited goddess of love and fertility was banished in shame to a mountaintop and labeled a witch. It was believed that the spiteful goddess convened a meeting with eleven other witches, plus the devil and plotted ill turns of fate.

According to the Stress Management Center in Asheville, North Carolina, an estimated 17 to 21 million people in the United States are affected due to this. Some people are so paralyzed by fear that they avoid their normal routines in doing business, taking flights or even getting out of bed. It's been estimated that [US]$800 or $900 million is lost in business on a single day.

What is being talked about?

Quiz of the day - 12th November 2009

Q.1) What famous project, which was 77 km long finished and was opened in 1914. During construction, 27,500 workmen died as a result of malaria, yellow fever and landslides. Name this marvelous engineering feat.

Q.2) When and where will you find this :

A table, a chair, a stool. A seat for the dischargement of the stomach. Two urinals, two small napkins. Twelve little napkins and four hand towels. Two little cloths for wiping cups. Carpet. A chest or box for the garments, shirts, rochets, towels for wiping the face and a handkerchief. Four boxes of sweets for provisions. One vessel of sugared pine-seeds. Marzipan. Cane sugar. Biscuits. A lump of sugar. A small pair of scales. A hammer. Keys. A spit. A needle case. A writing case with penknife, pen, forceps, reed pens, and pen stand. A quire of paper for writing. Red wax. A water jug. Salt cellar. Knives. Spoons. Forks.

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