1) Most of you may not be able to identify this as model-turned-singer Carla Bruni,What made her hog the headlines recently?
She is Nicolas Sarkozy’s current girlfriend, just after he divorced his wife after becoming President of France
2)That’s Late Benazir Bhutto with her children in happier times. Her kids were recently in the limelight.Can you name them – all three of them?
Bilawal, Bakhtawar & Aseefa
3) “One World, One Dream” Theme Slogan for which global event?
Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
4) A must in any current affairs quiz – Who was Time’s Person of the Year for 2007?
Vladimir Putin
5)Which is perhaps the only country that measures the happiness of its population and uses it as an parameter to decide government policy?
Bhutan – It was also one of the last countries to introduce television in 1999, and is the most recent nation to turn democratic from 2008
6) The story goes that a Dublin theatre proprietor by the name of Richard Daly made a bet that he could, within forty-eight hours, make a nonsense word known throughout the city, and that the public would give a meaning to it. After the performance one evening, he gave his staff cards with this word written on them, and told them to write the word on walls around the city. The next day the strange word was the talk of the town, and within a short time it had become part of the language.Do you know what was the word?
‘Quiz’ (Source – AskOxford.com)
7) The seven dwarfs from ‘Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs’ Can you name them all?
Sneezy, Sleepy, Dopey, Doc, Happy, Bashful and Grumpy.
8) According to the Guiness Book of World Records, which is the largest selling copyrighted book worldwide?
Guiness Book of World Records – This must be the ‘height of modesty’!
9) “Military Intelligence is a contradiction in terms” – Famous quote by Groucho Marx, Other examples are: Microsoft Works, Government Organization, pretty ugly, etc.Name the figure of speech that uses such contradictory words together in a phrase
Oxymoron
10) Human Anatomy ,In a normal human body where would you find the ‘philtrum’?
It is the vertical groove in the upper lip
11) Hollywood & Academy Awards, Name the 1972 Classic movie which had its entire cast nominated for Academy Awards
Sleuth – starring Sir Laurence Olivier & Michael Caine, both were nominated for leading roles.Finally, neither won, as the Oscar went to Marlon Brando for ‘The Godfather’
12) Tom & Jerry,Three Wise Men, Screwdriver, As you’ll realize, they’re all names of popular Cocktails
Contents please
A variant of eggnog with brandy and rum added and served hot, usually in a mug or bowl; 1 part Johnnie Walker, 1 part Jack Daniels, 1 part Jim Beam; Vodka + Orange juice
13) Etymology, What’s the origin of the word ‘broke’ in the sense of having no money?
Many banks in post-Renaissance Europe issued small, porcelain "borrower's tiles" to their creditworthy customers. Like credit cards, these tiles were imprinted with the owner's name, his credit limit, and the name of the bank. Each time the customer wanted to borrow money, he had to present the tile to the bank teller, who would compare the imprinted credit limit with how much the customer had already borrowed. If the borrower were past the limit, the teller "broke" the tile on the spot.
14) Name the only American to have won the Man Booker Prize for Fiction (a.k.a. Booker Prize)
Trick question - The Booker Prize is awarded for the best original full-length English novel written by a citizen of either the Commonwealth of Nations or the Republic of Ireland
15) It is the stretch of sea that lies between the easternmost part of Russia & the westermost part of Alaska
What or where is the Bering Strait?
16) All three countries celebrate Independence Day on August 15th
What is common to India, South Korea and Bahrain?
17) On 24 February 1582
When did the Gregorian calendar decreed by Pope Gregory XIII come into effect?
18) Mariana Trench
Which is the deepest location in the Earth’s crust, or place of deepest oceanic depth? In the Pacific Ocean – depth 11 KM
19) Asafa Powell
Who holds the current 100m World Record? 9.74 sec
20) Who gave the World War – II its name?
TIME magazine
21)Identify the brand which means 'Three Oceans' in English and has it's motto as "Saving the Earth and Serving its People".
Sanyo
22) "I knew a trade name must be short, vigorous, incapable of being misspelled to an extent that will destroy its identity, and in order to satisfy the trademark laws, it must mean nothing". Who said this and name the brand?
George Eastman about his Kodak
23) What was known as the Blue Ribbon Sports company earlier?
Nike
24) What Cars were built under the project 178 ?
FIAT cars Siena, Siena Weekend and Palio
25) Big Blue is IBM. Which corporate is referred as 'Big Black' ?
UPS
26) This famous Japanese corporation first started as a tiny cork manufacturer in Hiroshima in 1920, and was known as Tokyo Cork Togyo Co Ltd. How it is known today?
MAZDA
27) You may tasted 'mocha', 'cappuccino', 'espresso' Coffees etc. But what is 'Napoletana' coffee?
Nothing but Filter Coffee (Method of letting the weight of water itself pull it through the coffee powder)
28) Forbes once stated that "it has significantly positioned itself as a leader in blending under one roof both the machines that carry info/entertainment into homes and the entertainment/info itself. ". Name the Company?
SONY
29) Connect Vauxhall Victor, and Hindustan Motors?
Contessa car is adopted from Vauxhall Victor
30) Which company holds the rights to manufacture the products under the brand name "Harry Potter"
Warner Brothers
31) Which is the world's First Patented product?
Epsom Salt
32) What was the Company co-founded by Legends Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, and DW Griffiths
UNITED ARTISTS
33) Which cricketer Captained and umpired a test match at Lords.
Venkat Raghavan
34) Which Engineering college in India was the oldest in Asia?
IIT Roorkee
35) His wife said of him, “he is frightened of the titles on peoples visiting cards” His card modestly reads “Senior shoe salesman” Who?
Thomas J.Bata
36) This powerful US corporation asked the American government to overthrow the government of Guatemala, and supplied two freighters for the Bay Pigs invasion. Its ability to influence Latin American governments gave it the nickname of " the octopus." But what does it call itself ?
United Fruit Company. International, The Banana Company’s power over countries made them " Banana Republics". The company is now known as the Chiquita Brand
37) In the last 63 years Strontium 90 was detectable all over the World. What has caused this change?
Nuclear Tests/Explosions
38) What is Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle better known as?
YAHOO
39) Why Mark Waugh nick named as Audi?
He scored 4 consecutive ducks, Audi’s Emblem is four circles joined together.
40) What is the situation in Chess called when one player can make no legal move
Stalemate
41) Who is crackberry?
A person addicted to his/her Blackberry
42) People in which profession follows the Motto “In God we trust, rest every thing else we check”?
Airline Pilots
43) Who was the first Indian Actress to appear on Time Magazine cover?
Parveen Babi
44) In Airline Jargon what is 365?
Eggs and Bacon, available on all days
45) Which search engine means “view from the top” in Spanish
Altavista
46) Which cricketer owns the hotel “Curry leaves”
Aravinda De Silva
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