Hello folks, here's a modest attempt at tickling the ever qrious Q-bone all you guys have. Hope you enjoy the questions !!
1. "Waha nukeele patthar nikle hai, to un par to koi baith nahi sakta. To zameen ko samtal karna padega, baithne layak banana padega. "
The above lines are known to be the source of a great controversy. Identify the speaker and the alleged context.
1. "Waha nukeele patthar nikle hai, to un par to koi baith nahi sakta. To zameen ko samtal karna padega, baithne layak banana padega. "
The above lines are known to be the source of a great controversy. Identify the speaker and the alleged context.
2. On his maiden ship voyage, he made an observation that whichever way the ship's wheel was spun, one of the spokes always came in direct line with a clutch, which would eventually hold it. He turned this observation into a hugely successful invention. Identify the inventor and his invention.
3. Connect:
4. Sri Yukteshwar Giri, Sri Mahavtar Babaji, Sri Paramhansa Yogananda, Sri Lahiri Mahasaya and Goddess Lakshmi finally made it on ‘ X’. There were also talks to include ‘Y’ on ‘X’, but fearing reprecussions, the people in charge decided against it. Identify X and Y.
5. What is the significance of the following lines ??
" Chaar baans chaubees guz, angul asht pramaan,Taa oopar Sultan hai, Mat chooke Chauhan."
6. A member of the Bedfordshire Yeomantry in World War II, E.W. Swanton got captured by the Japanese in Singapore, and served 3 years as a POW. Swanton had a book with him which proved to be immensely popular amongst the prisoners. The book was badly torn due to heavy usage, but was repeatedly 'repaired' by the prisoners using 'rice paste.' The book is still preserved in a London Museum. Identify the book.
7. Connect the following pics:
" Chaar baans chaubees guz, angul asht pramaan,Taa oopar Sultan hai, Mat chooke Chauhan."
6. A member of the Bedfordshire Yeomantry in World War II, E.W. Swanton got captured by the Japanese in Singapore, and served 3 years as a POW. Swanton had a book with him which proved to be immensely popular amongst the prisoners. The book was badly torn due to heavy usage, but was repeatedly 'repaired' by the prisoners using 'rice paste.' The book is still preserved in a London Museum. Identify the book.
7. Connect the following pics:
8. Connect the following pics:
9. What is located at the following address: ?
1407 Graymalkin Lane, Salem Center, Westchester County, New York.
10. In the world of theater, what do we commonly refer to as the Fourth Wall and the Fifth Wall ??
7 comments:
2. Autogear??
3. somethin to do wid Laika? first space trip?
4.good 1 googled
5. it was a famous line abt prithvi raj chouhan. kno nothin more.
9. lovely question.. beautiful
1. Vajpayee on Babri Masjid
3. Jules Rimet Trophy. The guy is Jules Rimet and the dog/bitch helped in finding the lost trophy. Don't know what the 3rd pic is.
5. Chandra Bardai giving the directions to the blind Prithvi Raj Chauhan about the exact location of Md. Ghazni.
4. Baba Ramdev. Just a guess...!
8. Robert Abrahmowich ?
good game dhruv...
to the few brave ones who chose to answer and to the many more who dint, here are the answers:
1. Vajpayee a few hours before the babri demolition. The only evidence which connects him directly to the babri case.
2. Revolver. Invented by Samuel Colt.
3. The Jules Rimet Trophy (ex-FIFA WC).
The guy is the 3rd FIFA president Jules Rimet. The dog is Pickles, from a famous incident in 1966, where the Trophy was stolen months before the WC and was eventually discovered by it. The 3rd pic is of Goddess Nike, the JL Trophy had her on itself.
4. X- cover of the Beatles album Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Heart Club Band.
Y- Mahatma Gandhi
5- Lines from a famous folktale in Rajasthan, according to which Chand Bardai used these lines to prompt a blinded Prithviraj Chauhan to correctly shoot an arrow at Md. Ghori and kill him. However, this tale is mainly believed to be fiction.
6. A copy of the 1939 edition of Wisden.
7. Books called Larry Potter and his best friend Lily; The Legend of Muggles and Rah by Nancy Kathryn Stouffer, who made unsuccessful allegations of plagiarism at JK Rowling.
8. Roman Abrahmovich
9. Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters
10. 4th Wall- when an actor speaks directly to the audience
5th wall- when he speaks to the critics.
superb questions!!
bloody apoorv is copying my name screen name also!!!how undersmart of him!!
Going this way, apoorv and parry would call themselves "Maverick and Maverick" in a quiz competition,unless apoorv would know to choose a better partner..
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