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3. ID the movie based on the
American mathematician whose
works in game theory,
differential geometry, and
partial differential equations
have provided insight into the
forces that govern chance and
events inside complex systems
in daily life.In 1994, he received
the Nobel Memorial Prize in
Economic Sciences as a result
of his game theory work as a
Princeton graduate student.
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6. The name has its origins in a Test match played between
the West Indies and England at Old Trafford, Manchester,
in the year 1933. Elliss “Puss” Achong , was a leftarm
orthodox spinner, playing for the West Indies at the time.
According to folklore, Achong is said to have had Walter
Robbins stumped off a surprise delivery that spun into the
righthander from outside the off stump. As he walked
back to the pavilion, Robbins said to his teammates
"Fancy being done by a bloody_______!", leading to the
popularity of the term in England, and subsequently, in
the rest of the world.
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9. She is chain of a relationship which was
involved in a huge controversy during
May-June. ID her or the controversy.
3.
10.
11. Rupa Gurunath(Daughter of N.Srinivasan and Wife
of Gurunath Meiyyappan)
Controversy was spot fixing in 2013 IPL aka „Sasur-
Damad Fixing‟
12. ID XY.
The XY is almost
the opposite of
the term
'eleventh hour'
which means
approaching the
last moment; the
XY is the one
that's too late.
4.
13.
14.
15. In the 1908 London Olympic games, the
finalists in this event were two 8-man
teams of British policemen, from
London(who took gold) and Liverpool
(silver). A third team of British police
took the bronze medal by default,
when their Swedish opponents didn‟t
bother to turn up for the match. What
now discontinued sport was this?
5.
20. Five batsmen have been left stranded
on 99* in a test match. The unlucky
batsmen are Geoff Boycott, Steve
Waugh, Alex Tudor, Shaun Pollock and
Andrew Hall.
21. Give Funda
1928 Amsterdam
1932 Los Angeles
1936 Berlin
1948 London
1952 Helsinki
1956 Melbourne
1964 Tokyo
1980 Moscow
7.
24. He was a tennis player. He was world
number one for two seasons. He won
the American, British & French
championships. He earned a certain
nickname owing to his behaviour on
court. He started a company that deals
in luggages,watches, sportswear,etc. ID
the company.
8.
27. X is an English Football Club founded in
the year 1875.In 1995,they won the
English Premier League which is the
only time they have ever won it . In
November 2010,Venky‟s,an Indian
company that specialises in chicken
processing and pharmaceuticals,
acquired it‟s ownership.
ID X
9.
30. It came into use in the United States in the 1930s, derived
from the African-American slang for “dance”. Famous names
associated with this are Wurlitzer, Rowe-Ami, Seeburg, NSM
and Jupiter.
It is also the moniker of a Koramangala 7th block restaurant
that dishes out lousy soapy beer.
What?
10.
33. X are an Irish pop group formed by Neil Hannon of The
Divine Comedy and Thomas Walsh of Pugwash . The
band derives it‟s name from a very complex and
controversial Cricket formula applied in limited overs
Cricket which was first used second game of the 1996–
97 Zimbabwe versus England One Day
international series. Some of the songs of this group are
The Nightwatchman, Sticky wickets and Boom Boom
Afridi.
ID X
11.
38. This is the Allianz Arena in Munich. It is
lit up in red when Bayern Munich play,
in blue when 1860 Munich play and in
white when in use by the German
national team.
43. (+60, -20), (+30,-0)
X, nicknamed "The Gentleman of Football", was a
Colombian footballer who was shot and killed
in Medellín. It is widely believed that he
was murdered due to his own goal in the 1994 FIFA
World Cup against the United States, which caused
gambling losses to several powerful drug cartels.
In a 2010 ESPN documentary, it was suggested that had
Y (a powerful drug lord) still been alive, the cartel
would not have targeted X, as it was widely known that Y
was a fervent supporter of the Colombian national
football team and was a friend of all the players on
the national team. Y had personally funded the
construction of many of the football fields in Medellín and
had funded costs associated with training the
Colombian players.
Id X and Y. Their surname is same.
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A (1994) is a Hollywood movie which had a
disappointing performance on the box-office.
However, the movie went on to become one of the
most rented movies ever and started being aired
on TV every two months or so. This led to the
movie acquiring cult status and eventually, it got
ranked #72 on ‘AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies’
list (2007); outranking both B and C, the two
most critically acclaimed movies from the year
of A's release. It has been #1 on IMDb's user-
generated Top 250 since 2008, when it
surpassed D.
A,B,C,D = ?
47.
48. A = The Shawshank Redemption
B/C = Forrest Gump/Pulp Fiction or vice versa
D = The Godfather
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X (born 7 April 1964) is a New
Zealand born, Academy award
winning actor and film producer, who
attended school with his cousins Y
and Z. Y and Z both went on to
captain New Zealand in test and
ODI cricket; Y (the older brother)
captained the Black Caps for in the mid
80s, while Z was captain in the early
90s. Who are X, Y and Z ?
50.
51. Answer
X = Russell
Crowe
Y = Jeff Crowe
Z = Martin
Crowe
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In Feb 2011, P, a popular Indian brand
decided to sponsor the cricket team of
Q in the ICC world cup. Later that year,
P became the official sponsor of the
Swiss F1 team R, when the Indian GP
took place in October. Thus, P‟s global
value increased a lot in 2011.
P,Q,R = ?
53.
54. Answer
P = Amul
Q = Netherlands
R = Sauber
66. A is a 1925 novel that follows a cast of characters living in the fictional town
of West Egg on prosperous Long Island in the summer of 1922. The story
primarily concerns the young and mysterious millionaire B and his quixotic
passion for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan.
In 2013 C was cast as B in the movie which was an adaptation of the novel
with the same title name.
D made his Hollywood debut in 2013 with the movie, in which he played a
non-Indian Jewish character, Meyer Wolfsheim.
On 27 July 2012, D carried the Olympic torch during the last leg of its relay in
London's Southwark.
The end of the relay took place in the 2012 Summer Olympics opening
ceremony.
The torch arrived aboard a speedboat piloted by E, via the Limehouse Cut.
E was the first English football player to win league titles in four countries. E
never personally appeared in the 2002 film F(since his name was used in
the movie), except in archive footage.
F was directed by a British film director of Sikh Indian origin G. Most of her
films explore the lives of Indians living in the United Kingdom.
G’s 2004 film H depicts five sisters from an English family of landed gentry as
they deal with issues of marriage, morality and misconceptions.
I plays role of Lalita Bakshi in the movie G.
IF D and I are in in-law relation then ID A-I.