Monday, October 6, 2008




Identify the flag.



Identify this administrative head of the state.




Nrityagram , is India's first modern Gurukul (residential school), set up by Odissi danseuse ____ _____ in 1990. It is situated 35 km away from Bangalore. In _____ _______'s own words,

"It is a community of dancers in a forsaken place amidst nature. A place where nothing exists, except dance. A place where you breathe, eat, sleep, dream, talk, imagine - dance. A place where all the five senses can be refined to perfection. A place where dancers drop negative qualities such as jealousy, small-mindedness, greed and malice to embrace their colleagues as sisters and support each other in their journey towards becoming dancers of merit."
1. Apart from being the currency of IRAN and OMAN , it is also the name of German brand of light alloy wheels that also was a Formula One constructor, a German Formula One team that raced between 1988 and 1989.
2. It was co-invented in 1964 by James M. Faria and Robert T. Wright, employees of Monsanto. It was patented in 1967 and originally sold under the name "Chemgrass". It was renamed after its first well-publicized use at the Houston Astrodome stadium in 1966. What is being talked about??
3.
* AUSTRALIA
* MALAYSIA
* BAHRAIN
* SPAIN
* TURKEY
* MONACO
* CANADA
* FRANCE
* GREAT BRITAIN
* GERMANY
* HUNGARY
* EUROPE
* BELGIUM
* ITALY
*
* JAPAN
* CHINA
* BRAZIL

Identify what is missing ??

4. Except 4 France and Italy, which is the only other country to host the football WC thrice?
5. Who is the 1st debutant to reach the finals of a grand slam?
6. What is "Octopush" in the field of sports?
7. This legendary footballer shares his nickname with the Hawaiian goddess of fire which can take the shape of lava and his real name with a famous american inventor? Identify him.
8. Who is the president of the Italian club AC Milan.
9. What is so special about the tintin adventure TINTIN AND THE ALPH ART?
10. Take That are an English pop musical group consisting of members Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen, and, formerly, ____ _____
11. WHICH GREAT MUSICIAN IS BELIEVED TO BE THE FOUNDER OF SENIA GHARANA?
12. This man was christened by George Harrison as the 'Godfather of World Music', who spearheaded the international spread of Indian culture. HIS AUTOBIOGRAPHY is named raja mala. Identify him.

13. What is the name of the city in which fictitious character " THE MASK " lives?
14. Who directed the "Devdas" released in 1955 starring Dilip Kumar?

15. Which legendary band had the following members Benny Andersson , Björn
Ulvaeus , Anni-Frid Lyngstad , and Agnetha Fältskog.




this is the poster of a 1957 western film starring Glenn Ford and Van Heflin and directed by Delmer Daves.The film was well received on release and is still highly regarded today.

The film was based on the short story of the same name by Elmore Leonard.The story was first published in Dime Western Magazine, a 1950s Pulp magazine, in March of 1953. The story has since been adapted to the screen twice once in 1957 and then again in 2007 .

In 2007 this film was remade starring ----- and ------, and directed by James Mangold.this remake of the movie also got nominated for for the academy awards in 2007. Filming took place in various locations in New Mexico. it opened September 7, 2007, in the United States.



the story focuses on two men, one of whom is a deputy sheriff, another a ruthless outlaw ...the names of most characters in the movies are different from the short story except for Charlie Prince, a character who appears in all three versions.

Saturday, September 27, 2008

IIChE quiz questions

1) In island countries its the all purpose boat built by using very few tools. They’re used in fishing , inter-island transport, movement of cargo, diving boats, live-aboard cruise vessels, passenger ferry boats and deep-sea fishing craft complete with outriggers and fighting chairs. In India, the "name" is a phenomenon. What is the boat called?

2) Which comic book character's vital statistics are 19-19-19?
3) Where in India is the TJ Brand of Confectioneries (including Potato Chips/Wafers)
 manufactured?
4) It could have been: Calex, Elcal, Calecom, Elcom, Calcomp, Digicom, Tronicom, Comptek, Computek, Esscotek or Ectek. But what name was finally chosen for this startup?
5) This company manufactures the products - Chintoo,Chox,Rangeeli and 4ever. Though not available in India, most of the people see their ads thanks mainly to their local cable operator. Name the company.
6) What unique cricketing record connects Martyn Moxon,Alex Tudor and Norman Yardley of England,John Beck and Dipak Patel of New Zealand, Rusi Surti of India, Maqsood Ahmed and Asim Kamal of Pakistan and Shane Warne of Australia ?
7) Amitabh Bachchan has won three National Awards. The Best Actor for Agneepath and Black. Which was the third one?
8) What were officially attributed to as Worship & Knowledge, Welcoming & Openness, Perseverance & Persistence, Community & Dedication, Engineering & Protection, Joy & Suf fering, Love & Passion and Immortality & Eternity?
9) connect
(a)Spencerian Script (b) Hobble skirt (C) NYSE:KO
(the pick is of hobble skirt) 

10) What’s common to these TWO matches? i. France Vs Italy-9th July 2006 ii. Inter Milan Vs Sampdoria-29th January 2007