Monday, May 21, 2007

    More questions!

    Dont curse me if you find the previous questions easy...just encouraging you all to google less... moving on...


    Here are the next 10

    1. Voted as the 79th best onscreen character. Jim Carrey, Christopher Walken and Michael Keaton were some of the choices to play the role. WWE wrestler Kurt Angle is also said to have auditioned. Keith Richards of Rolling Stones fame along with Pepe le Pew of Looney Tunes are said to have been key inspirations. This character has now been compared with Bugs Bunny. Which character?

    2. Apart from the song ‘Coupe de Boule’ circulating around the net these days, this incident has become an internet phenomenon and has gone a long way ahead with various parody videos cropping up, especially animated GIF’s such as, Ryu (Street Fighter), Raiden(Mortal Kombat), Sam Fisher(Splinter Cell), Sonic the Hedgehog and Mario. Even Fidel Castro hasn’t been left behind. Others have modifies the situation where Castro is ‘knocked’ out of the way of a sniper’s bullet. Hmmm…what incident?

    3. Born in Santa Fe, Argentina this footballer played for Fiorentina for most of his career. In 1993, even after the club was relegated, he stayed and helped it return to top-flight league within 2 years. The Fiorentina fans in return erected a life size bronze statue of him in ’96. he had an unsuccessful stint as Roma during the ’01 – ’03 season and faded away after that playing his last matches for the Qatar club Al-Arabi before retiring in 2005. Who?

    4. It positions itself as an American Luxury Automobile Brand. Founded in 1917 and later acquired by its now parent company. It has been manufacturing vehicles intended for the upscale markets since the 1920s.It has had a long history of providing limousines for the US President. The first was a convertible called the 'Sunshine Special' for Roosevelt. Then the 'Bubble top' for Truman. The continental convertible was used by the Kennedys. It was in use from 1961 to 1977, having undergone extensive alterations which made it an armor-plated sedan after Kennedy's assassination.which car?

    5. It is known as Chilena or Chalaca in most of Latin America. Leonidas, the “Black Diamond” credits another Brazilian called Petronilho de Brito for this. Ramon Unzaga, a Spaniard player, who played for Chile has also been credited with this innovation. What innovation are we talking about?

    6. Fill up the missing four words(for two names) from the following base line of Thomas O' Boyle book 'At any cost': '___ ___,___ ___ and the Pusuit of Profit.'

    7. The Economist magazine uses McDonald's burger Big Mac to compare purchasing power across countries. What does Australia's Commonwealth Bank use to compare the same?

    8. It was founded in 1965 by Fred de Luca and Peter Buck. The corporate name is Doctor's Associates, Inc. The company has over 27,200 franchised units in 86 countries and is the fastest growing franchise in the world. This rapidly growing chain added over 2,000 locations in 2005.Which one.

    9. “They say I slept with seven Miss Worlds,” he once said. “I didn’t. It was only four. I didn’t turn up for the other three.” Immortal words of?

    10. And the Last one. Identify this guy


    Answers out in two days...



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    2 attempts:

    Lokesh Awasthy said...

    okie..i will mark a star in front of those answers which i googled.

    1. Donkey(in Shrek series)
    2. Is it the Zidane's head butt or
    something related to it??
    3. Gabriel Batistuta
    4. Lincoln (automobile)
    5. The overhead bicycle kick**
    6. Jack Welch, General Electric**
    7. iPod**
    8. Subway
    9. George Best**
    10.The proff who was killed in
    Virginia Tech???


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    cool link for questions!!

    Joe Kerr said...

    please check my answers this time round..i collaborated with tania to send u the answers last time round but u didnt put up my names