This document provides a quiz with questions and answers about various topics. It begins with welcoming the readers to the quiz for 2013 and provides the name of the presenter. It then lists 21 multiple choice questions with the correct answers provided after each. The questions cover topics like literature, films, music, sports, history and more. It aims to test the knowledge of the readers across different domains.
12. X (1997) is the debut novel of Y. It is a story
about the childhood experiences of fraternal
twins whose lives are destroyed by the "Love
Laws" that lay down "who should be loved, and
how. And how much." The book is a description
of how this negligible things in life affect people's
behaviour and their lives. The book won the
Booker Prize in 1997. X isY‟s first book and, as of
2012, is her only novel. Completed in 1996, the
book took four years to write.
Estha,Rahel & Ammu are the main protagonist of
X
Id X & Y
16. He was born in Lahore, Punjab, British India his mother
Sheel Kanta, a journalist and stage actress. He started his
career working with a multinational oil company. He moved
to Great Britain in 1970, and spent several years working
as an accountant and management consultant. He started
his career as an actor in the movie Jaan Hazir Hai
(1975)and later in Toote Khilone, in Bollywood. but failed to
flourish as an actor.
In 2005, he worked with Okan Quail on Hunji!, a story of a
young Indian maid who idolised Sachin Tendulkar.
he got Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in
India, in 2000.he had a docu film named ..
2011 Bollywood: The Greatest Love Story Ever Told
(documentary)who?
24. The Sanskrit term has been in use in English since 1871,
replacing gammadion (from Greek γαμμάδιον).
Other names for the shape are :
crooked cross, hook cross or angled cross (German:
Hakenkreuz).
cross cramponned, in heraldry, as each arm resembles a
crampon or angle-iron
(German: Winkelmaßkreuz).
The term is coined in the 19th century
based on a misunderstanding of a Renaissance manuscript.
sun wheel, a name also used as a synonym for the sun cross.
It literally meaning "four legged", especially
when composed of four conjoined legs (compare triskelion
(Greek: τρισκέλιον)).
The Tibetan form is known as g-yung drung
Geometrically, it can be regarded as an irregular icosagon or 20-
sided polygon.
32. X is an idiom of British origin describing a
foolhardy or pointless action.[the phrase was
first recorded in 1538,[2][3] 15,000 tonnes
of coal were being exported annually from
the area[4]—and therefore any attempt to
sell coal to Newcastle would be doomed to
failure because of the economic principle of
supply and demand. Timothy Dexter, an
American entrepreneur, succeeded in defying
the idiom in the eighteenth century.
Id the phrase…
44. The villain's death scene, was cut from the
film by the Censor Board. The reason is that
the censors claimed there are rules about
people taking the law into their own hands
and not being punished for it; this was not
permitted as it may corrupt naive viewers.
For
this reason the ending of the film had to be
reshot
for a 'U' Rating.”
• ID the movie.
48. . This Chelsea rising star created a very unique
record when he made his first team debut against
Zilina in the Champions League on 15/9/2010.
What „unique‟ record did he create?
52. His invention :the active pixel sensor technology that
produced the world's smallest camera and has been
inducted to the US Space Technology Hall of
Fame.Now it is used from cell-phone cameras to
movie cameras (such as those used by RED) to those
in space telescopes.he was the executive producer of
the award-winning film Amu in 2005.He was the
principal researcher for the documentary called Lifting
the Veil on the impact of globalization in India, and
the writer of the book titled „Behind the events in
Kashmir‟. He directed critically acclaimed film X
starring Manoj Bajpai,[Vega Tamotia,[Nawazuddin
Siddiqui, Barry John and Dibyendu Bhattacharya.he,
shot the film with the same digital imaging technology
that he with other NASA scientists had invented.
NAME THE FILM … & DIRECTOR
64. X is a UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador and social
activist. She is also an accomplished
Bharatnatyam and Manipuri dancer. X made
her Bollywood debut with the top-grossing
drama Saudagar . In 2010, she made her
foray into Malayalam cinema with
Shyamaprasad's Elektra, a psycho-sensual
drama based on Sophocles's ancient Greek
tragic play Electra. She met her husband
through the online social networking website,
Facebook. The couple divorced in 2012.
Who?
72. In November 2006, X accepted a position as an
accessory buyer with the clothing chain
Jigsaw.She also worked part-time until January
2011 as a catalogue photographer, webpage
designer and marketing officer for Party Pieces.
Despite this, at one point X was nicknamed
"Waity X" by the media for X‟s apparent lack of
work ethic and seeming lack of desire to work, in
preference for awaiting a wedding proposal.X
was awarded the accolade of „Best Celebrity
Smile‟ in May 2012 after placing first in a poll by
Bupa.[
who am I talking about?
80. X was born on 30 April 1870 in chitpavan
Brahmin family . He began his career as a small
town photographer in Godhra but had to leave
business after the death of his first wife and
child. , he had the opportunity to work with the
Archeological Survey of India as a draftsman. He
specialized in lithography and oleograph, and
worked for painter Raja Ravi Varma. X later
started his own printing press, made his first trip
abroad to Germany, to learn about the latest
technology and machinery.
Who?
88. She is trained in Hindustani classical
music.[Having always wanted to become an
investment banker,[13] she went on to study at
the Manchester Business School in the UK and
obtained a triple honours degree in Business,
Finance and Economics.[14] Due to the 2009
economic recession, she was unable to get a job
and returned to India and joined Yash Raj Films
as a publicist.. she never wanted to become an
actress and even used to hate actors, stating
that if the recession had not happened, she
would never have landed in Mumbai,although
she was signed by Aditya Chopra for a three-
films contract with Yash Raj Films …..
She is one of my favourite actress…
Who am I talking about?
92. Recently there was a world record
occurred in the Golf world… in the Alfred
Dunhill Links Championship 2012, X,a
non pro.golf player hit a 159ft.shot,which
directly inserted into the hole…its just
unbelievable . And thus X broke the long
standing record of Terry Wagon…after
took his retirement in 2012 from his
field,he again created a record…he just
loves to create records…
Who am I talking about?
99. “X“‟s Possible translations include "giving life to
flowers“. The spiritual aspect of X is considered
very important to its practitioners. Silence is a
must during practices of X. It is a time to
appreciate things in nature that people often
overlook because of their busy lives. The truth
about the origin of X is unidentified. The offering
of flowers on the altar in honor of Buddha was
part of worship.the first classical styles of X
started in the middle of the fifteenth century;X is
shown on television and taught in schools. It has
some styles named : Moribana upright style,
Moribana slanting style, Nageire upright style,
Nageire slanted style, Nageire cascading style…
Which thing am I talking about?
103. X first name, meaning "grief stricken",[11] after a
Pashtun poetess and warrior woman. she used to
watch the Star Plus television channel and her
favorite drama was Raja Kee Aye Gee Barat,
which she translated as "My dream boy will come
to marry me".[33]
On 15 October 2012, former British Prime
Minister Gordon Brown, now the United Nations
Special Envoy for Global Education, launched a
petition in X's name and "in support of what X
fought for".[88] Using the slogan "I am X",
She also received many prizes recently…
Id X…I want the full name
111. On the second day(1974) of the First Test at the
Queen's Park Oval in Trinidad, the West Indies had
cruised to a first innings lead of 143, thanks mainly to
142 not out from Alvin Kallicharran. With four wickets
still in hand, the home team was in a dominant
position when the last ball of the day was bowled to
Bernard Julien, who blocked it past X(fielding in close
on the off side) and then headed off to the pavilion
with Kallicharran. However, X fielded the ball, whirled
around, threw down the stumps, and appealed for a
run out decision against Kallicharran.[2] Umpire
Douglas Sang Hue gave the batsman out, and a near-
riot broke out in the crowd. The spectators stormed
the ground and laid siege to the pavilion, calling for
the decision to be revoked.
Id the fielder…
119. He hails from Ottapalam, Palakkad, a district of the state
Kerala.[2]
he joined the Indian Police Service in 1955 and passed out
as the best all-round officer of his batch. After a brief stint
as Sub-Divisional Police Officer in the erstwhile State of
Madras, he went on deputation to the Intelligence Bureau
in February 1959. He headed the Intelligence Bureau (IB)
from 1987 to 1990, before heading the Joint Intelligence
Committee. He became Chief of the IB again in 1991,
before retiring in 1992. He was the Special Advisor for
Internal Security to the Prime Minister of India beginning in
May 2004.[4] He grew infamous when he wanted to sack
the then RAW chief C. D. Sahay. According to the Outlook
magazine, he asked investigative agencies to go slow when
they zeroed-in on Hindutva organizations for Samjhauta
Express bombings in 2007.
Who am I talking about?
123. He was born in Ballimaran, Kotgarh Old Delhi,[1]
into a wealthy Punjabi family. He was
academically gifted, especially in mathematics. A
chance meeting with the writer, Wali Mohammad
Wali, who worked for Dalsukh Pancholi, at a shop
in Hira Mandi, Lahore, led him to winning his first
role as a villain in Dalsukh Pancholi's Punjabi film
Yamla Jat (1940), , Pancholi cast him in
Khandaan (1942), which was the first Hindi
movie in which he became a romantic hero. His
biography, ...and ____ was so named because,
in at least 250 of the 350 movies that he acted
in, he was the last name in the cast portion of
the credits, with the words "...and _____"
Who am I talking about?
131. He is an Austrian skydiver,
daredevil and BASE
jumperHe set the world
record for skydiving an
estimated 39 kilometres
(24 mi), reaching an
estimated speed of 1,342
kilometres per hour
(834 mph), or Mach 1.24, on
14 October 2012, and
became the first person to
break the sound barrier
without vehicular power on
his descent.[2][3] He is also
renowned for the particularly
dangerous nature of the
stunts he has performed
during his career. Name
him…
139. His childhood was spent[1] in the tea gardens
of Assam.He was proficient in several musical
instruments, including flute, the piano, and
the esraj. He was also widely acclaimed and
admired[1] for his inspirational and original
poetry. His short story named
"Ricksawala".[he entered Malayalam films in
1964 with Chemmeen.[1] Almost all of his
Malayalam songs became popular
irrespective of the performance of the films
they were made for. He worked in almost 26
Malayalam films, and several Marathi, Tamil,
Telugu, Kannada, Gujarati, Oriya and
Assamese films.
Who am I talking about?
143. This is a novel by Ernest Hemingway published in
1940. It tells the story of Robert Jordan, a young
American in the International Brigades attached to a
republican guerrilla unit during the Spanish Civil War.
As a dynamiter, he is assigned to blow up a bridge
during an attack on the city of Segovia. Hemingway
biographer Jeffrey Meyers writes that the novel is
regarded as one of Hemingway's best works. A film
adaptation of Hemingway's novel, directed by Sam
Wood, was released in 1943 starring Gary Cooper and
Ingrid Bergman. It was nominated for nine Academy
Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actor and Best
Actress;
A song adaptation was written by American heavy
metal band x for their 1984 album Ride the Lightning.
Name the novel
149. Hokaito Zhimomi , 1st ever 1st class
cricketer from Nagaland…although he
plays for Assam in the Ranji Trophy,as
there is no Ranji team in Nagaland…
151. X originally requested that Aishwarya Rai be cast
opposite him but the director picked Y because
she had not previously been paired with the
actor.
The elaborate final battle scene employed over
six
thousand extras. Some of the actors portraying
warriors in the movie were masters of Kalari,
who
used their expertise. They were the only ones to
use real weapons in the filming.
A popular song from this movie was picturised at
Bhedaghat in Madhya Pradesh amidst the
Narmada River.
Identify the movie.
159. He was,born 18 August 1929, Jhelum District,
British India, he worked in Delhi as a car
mechanic in a garage. 1988, he directed an
eponymous television serial X starring
Naseeruddin Shah, shown on Indian television
channel Doordarshan.he directed his first film
Mere Apne(1971). The film was a remake of
Tapan Sinha's Bengali film Apanjan(1969). None
of the his film were "Blockbuster Hits" on the
Indian Box Office. His films told stories of human
relationships entangled in social issues.he was
awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2004 for his
contribution to the arts .
Who am I talking about?
168. X is the name of several people in real life and fiction
who became shipwrecked, with some of them
subsequently being cannibalised by their fellow
seamen. In Edgar Allan Poe's only novel The Narrative
of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket, published in
1838, X is a mutinous sailor on the whaling ship
Grampus. After the ship capsizes in a storm, he and
three other survivors draw lots upon X suggestion to
kill one of them to sustain the others. X then gets
cannibalized. Writer Yann Martel in his 2001 novel
picked up on these occurrences, surmising "So many
X‟s had to mean something‟. In 1846, the Francis
Spaight foundered at sea. Apprentice X was among
the twenty-one drowning victims of that incident,
though there were no cases of cannibalism.
Id X
176. . Her parents are devotees of Sri Aurobindo. Eventually
they settled in Kallatty, a village near Ooty, where she
established a business designing hang-gliders and
microlight aircraft, Her ancestor Maurice ____, a French
structural engineer, designed the Eiffel Tower, although
credit is erroneously given largely to Gustave Eiffel.[6]
She studied drama and theatre in Goldsmiths, University of
London, where she also worked with a theatre company
called Theatre of Relativity for two years. She performed in
various plays like David Hare‟s The Blue Room, Marivaux‟s
The Dispute and a devised play The Rise of the Wild Hunt
in her two year stint with the theatre group.[8][9] now she
is working as a co-writer of a film…named That Girl in
Yellow Boots .
Who am I talking about?
184. This film was later dubbed in English as When
Love Calls, a 125 minute version, became the
biggest hit in the Caribbean market at Guyana
and also dominated the box-office collections at
Trinidad and Tobago. The film had also been
dubbed in Spanish as Te Amo, the first
experiment of its kind. This 125 minute film also
proved its universal appeal with a glorious 10
week premiere run at Lima, capital of Peru. In
Telugu as Prema Paavuraalu, it crossed the 25
weeks at Visakhapatnam and had 100 plus day
run at six centres in Andhra Pradesh. It was also
dubbed in Tamil as Kaadhal Oru Kavithai and in
Malayalam as Ina Praavukal.[2]
Which film am I talking about?