Tuesday, September 23, 2008

    Try This!

    1. What is being shown in the picture below?




    2. "A combination of the Greek Symbol epsilon, as a sign of the weight of the civilization, an E; and the parallel lines crossing through standing for the stability..."
    What is being described?

    3. In 1282, the French Angrevins "held a tight grip on Sicily" , which led to the formation of a secret society to defeat this oppressive organization. The battle cry of the society was "morte alla Francia Italia anelia!" which when translated in English is "Death to the French is Italy's cry!". Which secret organization?

    4. This is a chain of seafood restaurants inspired by a film. Launched in 1996 by Viacom Consumer Products and the Rusty Pelican Company, this became the first theme restaurant inspired by a film. There are now 20 restaurants all located in the United States and eastern Asia. Name the movie and the restaurant chain.

    5. This bird has given its name to a word in the English language as it was difficult to hunt. What is its name?

    6. A rectangular country whose capital is Emerald City--- you can go there by boarding a tornado and get out b clicking your red shoes one against the other. Identify this imaginary nation.

    7. "Between love and madness lies Obsession"....tagline of which brand?

    8. Which famous route is being shown below?


    9. Born in Macedonia,made an honorary citizen of the United States. The only person to be featured on an Indian postage stamp when alive. Who are we talking about?

    10. Appelby Arrows, Ballycastle Bats, Bigonville Bombers, Braga Broomfleet, Fitchburg Fitches, Gimbi GiantSlayers,Grodzisk Goblins,Patonga Proudsticks,Pride of Portree,Puddlemere United,Sweetwater All-Stars,Toyohashi Tengu,Vrasta Vultures,Wington Wanderers,Wimbourne Wasps
    What sport do these teams play?

    11. First extracted in 1807, this commodity is given various names in different parts of India--all primarily refer to the fact that it is retrieved from the soil. In various Indian languages,its name can be translated as "Oil of the Earth". In most other parts of the world, it is known by the Greek origin meaning "wax". What is this commodity?

    12. The name of which company when translated from Korean, means "To Rise out of Asia"?

    13. In UEFA Euro 1992,this team had lost out in the qualifying stages,but was allowed participation only after Yugoslavia was banned because of a Civil War in the Balkans exactly 10 days before the tournament. They went on to win the Championship.Which team?

    14. What is being depicted in the picture?


    15. This sport was called urania in amcient Greece,harpaston in ancient Rome,fangballspiel in mediveal Germany. It was first introduced in the Berlin Olympics on the special request of Adolf Hitler. Which sport?

    16. What was founded by Rufus Porter in 1845 as a single page newsletter which mostly published reports about happenings at the US patent office?

    17. This is the logo of what?


    18. Joe Foster,one of the founders of the company saw this name in a dictionary he won in a race. Unfortunately the dictionary was a South Afican Edition which resulted in the present spelling. Which brand?

    19. What originates from "Airyanem Vaejah" meaning at the expense of the Aryans?

    20. Which company is named in tribute to this Goddess?

    21. The language of the Surinamese Hindus,its dialects,varieties and creoles are also spoken in various parts of the world including Brazil,Fiji,Guyana,Mauritius,South Africa,Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago.Which language?

    22. Identify the person.


    23. Identify the trophy.


    24. They are all flags of a single location. Which place?



    25. Identify.

    6 attempts:

    Sree said...

    1 Large Hadron Collider
    3. Mafia
    5. Snipe
    6. Oz
    8. Phileas Fogg in Round the world in eighty days
    9. Mother Teresa
    10. Quidditch
    11. Kerosene
    13. Denmark
    15. Handball
    16. Scientific American
    24. Antartica

    Sudharsan Narayanan said...

    The answers tat I could think of:
    1. The Hadron Collider @ CERN, Geneva
    2. The English Pound
    3. Mafia
    4.Bubba Shrimp Co.
    5.Snipe(the word being Sniper)
    6. Land of Oz
    7. Calvin Klein
    8. Around the world in 80 days
    9. Mother Teresa
    10. Quidditch
    12. Kia
    14. Toothpicks
    15. Handball
    16. Scientific American
    17.
    18. Reebok
    19. Iran Red Lines
    21. Creole
    24. Antartica

    Karthik Narayan said...

    good medley of qns... well done!!

    $hRiNk said...

    25. Heath Ledger :)

    Saffrondude said...

    23. Ryder Cup.

    Anup Manchalwar said...

    Guess...
    11. Potassium
    17.
    20. Lakme
    22. Is she the Indian author who was in controversy..ummm.

    Very nice quiz, thanks for this blog!