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EQL 3- Quiz 1.
1. The first line of the national anthem of which country translates to “O! Dispenser of X’s destiny. Thou art the ruler of the minds of all people”.
India – Jana Gana Mana Athinayaka jayahe Bharatha Bhagya Vidata.
2. In which city is the world’s only ‘International Pepper Exchange’ located?
Kochi
3. What is the nickname given to Lawrence Harvey Zeiger an American television and radio host, who holds the distinction of interviewing about 40,000 politicians, athletes, entertainers and other newsmakers. He is best known for hosting the Nightly Interview TV Program X on CNN.
Larry King live of the ’Larry King Live’.
4. In Italian, the symbol is informally called the “snail” (chiocciola); its proper French name is "arrobase"; in Dutch it is called the "monkey tail"; in Hebrew, it is informally called Strudel ("שטרודל"); and in Chinese, it is known as the "little mouse". What is it?
@ Symbol
5. Identify this logo.
Miss World
6. "X" is a term originally applied to the activities of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick during the War of Roses in England where it was upon Neville to decide whom the victor will be. Since it has become a very common word in Politics. Id X.
Kingmaker
7. At the end of his life, he was arthritic and had a bad heart. He was in a wheelchair often, and was carried from his bedroom to the public lounge at Styles Court, a nursing home in Essex, wearing a wig and false moustaches to mask the signs of age that offended his vanity. This is the obituary of which famous detective which appeared in the TIMES?
Hercule Poirot
8. During India’s tour of South Africa in 1992, a popular slogan among the fans was “Is it a bird, is it plane, no it _____. Fill in with the name of the cricketer.
Jhonty Rhodes
9. In the 1984-85 season an India-Pakistan ODI match at Sialkot (India 210-3, Vengsarkar 94*) was called off due a peculiar reason. What is it?
Indira Gandhi’s assassination
10. The author’s protagonist in most of his novels ‘X is an alter ego of the author himself. The author states that he has molded X as “the guy I wish I was”. X is described as looking like "Harrison Ford in Harris tweed”, with his standard attire being a turtleneck, Harris Tweed jacket, khakis and collegiate cordovan loafers, which he wears to all events. Name the author.
Dan Brown
11. Then up he got and home did trot
As fast as he could caper;
To Old Dame Dob who patched his nob
With vinegar and brown paper.
These are the lines from which nursery rhyme?
Jack and Jill
12. X is a team sport which is played by 7 players in each side. Its name is said to have originated from where it was first played but it also contains the letters of the 3 balls used (there are 4 in all, but 2 are of the same type). In the United States teams from more than 200 colleges are affiliated with the International X Association and play tournaments. What is X?
Quidditch
13. “No man's life can be encompassed in one telling…. least of all this man’s. There is no way to give each event its allotted weight, to recount the deeds and sacrifices of all the great men and women to whom he and his country owe such immense debts. What can be done is to be faithful in spirit to the record of his journey, and to try to find one's way to the heart of the man...” these are the opening lines to which famous film?
Gandhi
14. Who is being wrongly criticized here?
Tyson Gay
15. X is India's sole producer of rails and heavy steel plates and major producer of structures. The plant is the sole supplier of the country's longest rail tracks of 260 meters. With an annual production capacity of 3.153 MT of saleable steel, the plant also specializes in other products such as wire rods and merchant products it is SAIL’s most profitable plant.
Bhilai Steel Plant, Bhilai – Chattisgarh.
16. Why was ’Troubles’ a novel by the English author J.G. Farrell in the news recently?
It won the Lost Booker Prize.
17. I'm proud of my invention, but I'm sad that it is used by terrorists. If it were not for the Germans I would have constructed agricultural machines that would help farmers. These are quoted from which famous Rossiyskoy Federatsii award winner?
Mikhail Kalashnikov
18. Which chemical element comes from the Greek word for ‘Stranger’?
Xenon
19. The refrain of which popular song means “Come do it, who asked you to come? Its me.”
Waka Waka - This time for Africa.
20. When the Spanish settlers were exploring the new world they came across an animal which they called ‘el lagarto’. How do we know this animal?
Alligator
21. Only two Californian Governors have their own stars at the ‘Hollywood walk of fame’. One of them is Arnold Schwarzenegger who is the other?
Ronald Reagan
22. Name the religion started in 1953 by writer L. Ron Hubbard. It teaches that people are immortal spiritual beings who have forgotten their true nature and its most famous follower is Tom Cruise.
Scientology
23. Name the electronic device invented by Percy Spencer after a peanut chocolate bar in his pocket melted while he passed through radar.
Microwave Oven
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