2. Rules The quiz is open to all. Only one participant per team and only one submission allowed per participant. Mail your answers to arun09cmc@yahoo.in Prizes worth Rs 1000 to be won. Last date to submit set 2 answers along with name and contact details is Jan 18, 2011. In case of a tie, the first person to answer will get preference. Googling and Wiki-ing accepted. KISSing is always appreciated. QM’s decision is final and other regular B.S.
3. 1. In the Sherlock Holmes adventure, The Sign of Four by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the family of a murder victim resides at X Lodge. In the adventure of The Five Orange Pips a frightening letter is postmarked from X, India seven weeks before the death of Colonel Openshaw.What is X ?
5. 2. This is a map of the countries visited by a certain person. Who?
6. A map of all the countries visited in the Indiana Jones franchise. KEY= RED- "Raiders of the Lost Ark" only (Film I)GREEN- "Temple of Doom" only (Film II)BLUE- "The Last Crusade" only (Film III)ORANGE- "Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" only (Film IV)PURPLE- Films I and IIIBROWN- Films I, III and IVYELLOW- Films I and IV
20. A9) INSPIRED THE NAMES OF SEARCH ENGINES. YAHOO – FROM GULLIVER’S TRAVELS LYCOS – FROM THE SPIDER FAMILY LYCOSIDAE ALTA VISTA – VIEW FROM ABOVE (this one is cryptic – shows people viewing from Mt Everest) ASKJEEVES (NOW ASK.COM) – FROM WODEHOUSE’S CHARACTER JEEVES.
23. Ans 10) INCEPTION (2010) The cast contains a large number of lead actors who started in movies and TV as children: Leonardo DiCaprio first started appearing on TV, including as a regular in "Parenthood" (1990) and "Growing Pains" (1985), as a young teen; Joseph Gordon-Levitt had his first TV roles at age seven; by age ten, Ellen Page had started as a regular on the series "Pit Pony" (1999); and while still in kindergarten, Lukas Haas made his film debut in Testament (1983).