Dr. Shakil Afridi had set up a fake hepatitis immunization campaign in an attempt to obtain DNA from Osama bin Laden's children and confirm the presence in the area, which is his claim to fame. John Walker & Sons released a £100,000-per-bottle blend of rare Scotch whiskies in 2012 to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's coronation. Mike Powell said "This is a dream come true" after defeating Carl Lewis in an epic long jump competition at the World Athletics Championship in Tokyo.

1. Yet another general quiz…
By,
Sreejesh PS

2. 1. A view from the film, ‘Stage Door
Canteen’(1943). Id the person.

3. Yehudi Menuhin

4. 2
Dr. Shakil Afridi,a doctor based at Pakistan has
been nominated for the US Congressional
Gold Medal, the country’s largest civilian
award in 2012 and steps are being taken to
bestow him US citizenship. What is his claim
to fame??
(image follows)

6. • Dr Afridi had set up a fake hepatitis
immunization campaign in an attempt to
obtain DNA from Osama bin Laden's children
and confirm the presence in the area.

7. 3
• John Walker & Sons, one of the most renowned Scotch
whiskey makers of England has released a specially
crafted, limited edition £100,000-per-bottle blend of
rare malt and grain Scotch whiskies in 2012. They
produce only 60 editions of the bottle to be sold
worldwide. The diamond shaped Baccarat crystal
decanter packaging holds the precious content
enduring legacy for the supreme craftsmanship. They
named the product to commemorate a very special
event. Which event?
• (Wonderful images follow…)

9. • To commemorate the 60th anniversary of the
coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. The
particular batch of whiskies were distilled in
1952 when Her Majesty had ascended the
throne.
• The very first bottle of this batch of product
was presented to the Buckingham palace.

10. 4
• These are the remarks made by X and Y after an
epic competition in.Id X, Y and the occasion..
• X said- 'This is a dream come true. Honestly, I
thought that Y would beat me in the last jump. I
have conditioned myself for so long to see him
come from behind and beat me. I thought he
would jump nine metres,'.
• Y had mixed feelings, saying: ‘X had just one great
jump, the best jump of his life, but that's all it
takes in the long jump.'

11. X-Mike Powell
Y-Carl Lewis
It was on an epic competition that Mike Powell had
made an unbeaten world record of 8.95 metres in
long jump surpassing Bob Beamon’s 8.90m at
Mexico city in 1968, thus winning the gold medal on
The World Athletic Championship at Tokyo.

12. 5
• The British poet, Felicia Hemans had published
this poem in 1826 commemorating the actual
incident happened in 1798 aboard the French
vessel, Orient during Battle of Nile. The poem
shares its name with the main character. This
poem was a staple of elementary school readers
in the United Kingdom and the United States over
a period of about a century spanning, roughly,
the 1850s through the 1950s. Id the poem whose
name resembles that of a popular movie of 1942.

13. The boy stood on the burning deck
Whence all but he had fled;
The flame that lit the battle's wreck
Shone round him o'er the dead.
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Yet beautiful and bright he stood,
As born to rule the storm;
A creature of heroic blood,
A proud, though childlike form.
The flames rolled on—he would not go
Without his Father's word;
That father, faint in death below,
His voice no longer heard.
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With mast, and helm, and pennon fair,
That well had borne their part—
But the noblest thing which perished there
Was that young faithful heart.

14. Casabianca

15. 6
• In the painting, Aristotle and Plato by Raphael,
whom did the painter had chosen as the
model for Plato?
• (pic in the next slide)

17. Leonardo da Vinci

18. 7
• Alfie Clamp, the British child suffered from many ailments
since his birth owing to some genetic disorders. On diagnosis,
the doctors observed a very bizarre thing as concerned with
his DNA. This is the first and only case to be reported in the
world. What is wrong with his DNA??

19. His DNA had one extra strand(3 in
total)

20. 8
• How did Jessie Fox Allen, the Australian drama
artist became popular in Kerala particularly
during September 2010?

21. He played the role of St.Francis in the
film ‘Pranchiyettan & the Saint’
directed by Ranjith.

22. 9
• What name do these ornaments have owing
to their shape??

24. Chandelier ornaments

25. 10
• Which English Cricketer released an
autobiography titled, ‘The Breaks are off’ , a
couple of years back? Even though the book
failed to gain that much critical acclaim, it
entered in some kind of controversy by the
remarks on the pre match-drinking sessions of
the team and the criticism on the captaincy of
Kevin Pietersen.

27. 11
• Id the album and tell me whose glass is shown
in the cover.

28. The album is released soon after the murder of John
Lennon. His blood stained glass is shown in the cover

29. 12
• At the peak of cold war and space rivalry, Soviet
Union claimed that they have a “Star City” in the
outskirts of Moscow. But no one could locate it.
Later it was found that it was located not near
Moscow, but at Kazakhstan on the banks of Syr
Daria river. It was an isolated place far too
accessible. The last accessible place was the
Railway station at Tyuratam. Earlier the place was
known as Leninsk, but later renamed as X by
Boris Yeltsin. Now this place is leased by Kazakh
Govt. to Russia till 2050.

30. Baikonur

31. 13. Identify this very popular book of
the 20th century and its author.

33. 14
• Ma’loula, Bakh’a and Jubb’adin are nearby villages
lying to the north- east of Damascus. What unique
heritage followed by these villages make them
unique?

34. These are the only places where the
Aramaic Language, which was used by
Jesus Christ, is still used.

35. 15
• Id

36. Veer Towers, Las Vegas
• These twin buildings have slanting, 1⁰ more
than that of Leaning Tower of Pisa.

37. 16
• Which famous monument had been
constructed in 1982 on the occasion of the
third summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council,
which was hosted by Bahrain for the first time,
at Manama?

38. Pearl Monument

39. 17
This is how different scholars have translated the title of
the book, which was rediscovered in 1909 by R.
Shamasastry.
• R.P. Kangle – "science of politics," a treatise to help a
king in "the acquisition and protection of the earth."
• A.L. Basham – a "treatise on polity"
• D.D. Kosambi – "science of material gain"
• G.P. Singh – "science of polity"
• Roger Boesche – "science of political economy"
Id the book

40. Arthasasthra

41. 18
• A street in Japan has been named Peru
Avenue in memory of whom??

42. Alberto Fujimori

43. 19
• The word ____X____ is a conflation of the phrase "and per
se and", meaning "and by itself and". Traditionally, in
English-speaking schools when reciting the alphabet, any
letter that could also be used as a word in itself ("A," "I,"
and, at one point, "O") was preceded by the Latin
expression "per se" (Latin for "by itself"). Also, it was
common practice to add at the end of the alphabet the
“____” sign, pronounced "and". Thus, the recitation of the
alphabet would end in: "X, Y, Z and per se and." This last
phrase was routinely slurred to ___X___ and the term crept
into common English usage by around 1837.
• It is also claimed, in popular etymology, that André-Marie
Ampère used the symbol in his widely read publications
thus contributing its name.

44. &
•Ampersand

45. 20
• In the process of setting electoral districts, _X_ is a practice that
attempts to establish a political advantage for a particular party or
group by manipulating geographic boundaries to create partisan,
incumbent-protected districts. This may be used to achieve desired
electoral results for a particular party, or may be used to help or
hinder a particular demographic, such as a political, racial, linguistic,
religious or class group.
• The word X was used for the first time in the Boston Gazette
newspaper on March 26, 1812. The word was created in reaction to
a redrawing of Massachusetts state senate election districts under
the then governor Elbridge __X__. In 1812, he signed a bill that
redistricted Massachusetts to benefit his Democratic-Republican
Party. When mapped, one of the contorted districts in the Boston
area was said to resemble the shape of a salamander. The term was
a portmanteau of the governor's last name and the word
salamander .Id X.

46. Gerrymandering

47. 21
• For what reason, Lars Wilks, an artist by
profession, is in the news since 2007??

48. After his series of drawings in Swedish newspapers
depicting the Islamic prophet Muhammad as a
roundabout dog

49. 22
A photograph from Cannes Film festival 2010. A
chair had been reserved for a certain person, but it
remained unoccupied throughout the fest. Who is
the person?

50. Jaffer Panahi
• Iranian director who has been imprisoned by
the state authorities

51. 23
Alejandra is the sister of a famous Latin
American footballer X. She was paralyzed when
X was preteen. She was an integral part of X’s
inspiration to play soccer. X is a cofounder of an
NGO which makes people aware of the perils of
rash driving. Id. this handsome, golden haired
footballer.

52. DIEGO FORLAN

53. 24
The X is a type of kinetic sculpture constructed
to take advantage of laws of equilibrium.
Alexander Calder , in 1931, introduced these
sculptures which were later named by Marcel
Duchamp. The word, X is synonymous with
‘Kinetic art’. Id X

55. MOBILE

56. 25
This person is a Hungarian-American computer software
executive who was head of Microsoft's application software
group. Now he heads his own company Intentional Software,
with the aim of developing and marketing his concept of
programming. While working for the Microsoft, he developed a
software named ‘Bravo’ , which is said to be the predecessor for
Microsoft Word. But he is more popular as a space tourist and is
the second Hungarian in space. Identify.

57. Charles Simonyi

58. 26
• Id the product or tell me what’s unique about
this product.

59. Haathi Chaap
This is a brand of paper produced from
Rajasthan, obtained from elephant dung. The
water from the dung is used as fertilizer in fields
and the dung is dried up and is used to make
paper.

60. 27
These creatures are named in memory of
whom?

61. Both are named after Steve Irwin
Elseya irwini Crikey steveirwini
(Irwin’s turtle)

62. 28
A curve is defined as follows:
Starting with a fixed circle, a point O on the circle is
chosen. For any other point A on the circle, the
secant line OA is drawn. The point M is
diametrically opposite to O. The line OA intersects
the tangent of M at the point N. The line parallel to
OM through N, and the line perpendicular to OM
through A intersect at P. As the point N is varied,
the path of P gives the curve.
Id the curve which is named after the French lady
on the right..(images follows)

64. Curve of Agnesi or Witch of Agnesi
It was studied by Fermat, Guido Grandi
and then by Maria Agnesi
In Italian, the curve is called la versiera di
Agnesi which means "the curve of Agnesi". Early
on, this was read by a Cambridge professor as
"l'avversiera di Agnesi", where "avversiera"
meaning "woman contrary to God" was then
identified as "witch," and the mistranslation
stuck.

65. 29
Holy Bible consists of 4 Gospels- Gospels according to
Mathew, Mark, Luke and John……
But who wrote ‘Gospel according to Jesus Christ’??

66. Jose Saramago

67. 30
• Id the person from the picture given on the
Right Hand Side.

68. Wilbur Scoville
He is the creator of Scoville organoleptic scale,
to measure the spicy heat(piqance) of chilli and
pepper……