Q.1) This German born Swiss watchmaker and silversmith (call him X ), developed a method to charge water with carbon dioxide gas and patented it in 1783, some time after Joseph Priestley discovered a method to carbonate water. In 1790, X founded a factory to produce soda water on London's Drury Lane. X's company(having the same name as X) merged with a very famous British Company (Y) in 1989. However, in March 2007 the company X spilt with Y and formed a merger with a NorthAmerican Company :Dr. Pepper Snapple Group Inc. Name X,Y.

Q.2) Connect :

Clue 1 :

This is a 1982 Warner Bros. film with Clint Eastwood as director, producer, and star. It was based on a novel by Craig Thomas.

Clue 2

This is an endemic creature belonging to the himalayas and is also the national animal of sikkim. Its scientific name 'Ailurus fulgens' means Shining Cat.

Clue 3 :

This is the 7th highest mountain peak of the European Alps. It is the only mountain whose summit reaches over 4,000 metres that is entirely within Italian territory.

Clue 4 :

Hint for the connect : June,17 2008

Q.3) Which famous character is all set to become the mascot of the Nottingham Forest Football Club today by replacing the old mascot, ____ the Bear?

Q.4) This natural phenomenon's literal translation means 'little boy' and to perhaps refers to the Jesus Christ, because the phenomenon is usually noticed around Christmas time. Its counterpart whose translation means 'little girl' is also another natural phenomenon. How do we know these two natural phenomena better?

Q.5)

Name the country, whose capital's name means "red hero"

(i picked it up coz it reminded me of the fire nation in avatar...lol)

Q.6) Launched in 1958 by Bank of America as the white, blue and gold revolving credit. It was known as Bank Americard. How do we know it today?

Q.7) The name "_____" was coined in 1937 by Colin Kininmonth and George Gray. They made the product by applying rubber resin to cellophane film. The processthey used was based on a French patent. In 2002, itwas bought over by Henkel.