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GENERAL QUIZ 2.0
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1.)We have all been there :P
Many banks in post renaissance Europe issues small,porcelain ”borrowers tiles”.like credit cards these were also imprinted with the owners name,credit limit and name of the bank.each time the customer wanted to borrow money he had to present the tile to the bank teller who would compare the tile with how much the customer had already borrowed.
Which colloquial phrase comes from this practice?
To be broke. If the borrower was past the limit ,the teller broke
the tile on the spot.
2.) ID
KURT COBAIN'S SUICIDE NOTE.
3.)ID THIS ALMOST EXHAUSTIVE LIST.
4.)Sitter.
In Thomas.L Freidman's book 'The Lexus and the olive tree',the following theory was presented'No two countries that both have X , have fought a war since both have got X. This is known as the Golden arches theory of conflict prevention.What is X ?
5.) GIVE ME X.
The Word X originally comes from the greek word meaning 'sand tray'.originally coloumns of pebbles were laid out on the sand for the same purposes as X.
Abacus. From Abax
6.) what phrase ?
It was first used by promoter Horace Lee Logan on December 15, 1956 near Shreveport, Louisiana, to plead with concert goers not to leave a concert hall to try to see X as he left and instead remain to see the other acts on the bill. The full quotation was:
"Alright, alright, X I've told you absolutely straight up to this point, he left the stage and went out the back with the policeman and he is now gone.”
What pop culture phrase is this?
ELVIS HAS LEFT THE BUILDING.
7.) GIVE ME X
Patients suffering from a rupture of the biceps tendon may develop a buldge in their arm.This is the retracted muscle bunched up in the arm. This is referred to as X muscle cause of its similarity to a certain someone.
POPEYE !
8.) ID AND CLAIM TO FAME.
POTTI SRIRAMULU.He became famous for undertaking a hunger strike in support of the formation of an Indian state for the Telugu-speaking population of Madras Presidency; he lost his life in the process. His death sparked public rioting, and Indian prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru declared the intent to form Andhra State three days following.
9.) NOT INDIAN.
When henry ford passed away on April 7th 1947 ,at fairy lane. Among his final possesions was said to be a test tube, in this test tube is said tobe something that belonged to a pioneer of engineering. What was in it ?
Supposedly to have Thomas alva edison's last breath.
10.)
The 35SQ Astron was unvieled in tokyo on december 25th,1969.With a limited production of just 100 peices and each one costing about 450000 yen.the rough equvalent of a toyota corolla. What am i talking about ?
SEIKO
This was the worlds first 'quartz watch'.
LETS CHECK OUT THE SCORES.
SHORT VISUAL CONNECT.
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AND THE ANSWER IS.
SUGAR SPICE AND EVERYTHING NICE.
THESE ARE ALL THE PEOPLE WHO VOICED FOR CHARACTERS IN THE SHOW POWER PUFF GIRLS.
LONG VISUAL CONNECT.
ID EACH SLIDE.DIFFERENTIAL SCORING5*NO OF PEOPLE THAT GET IT WRONG.
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AND THE ANSWER IS.
TIMES AGAIN.
THESE ARE AMONG THE VERY FINITIE LIST PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN ON THE TIMES 100 LIST OF MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE MULTIPLE TIMES. WITH OPRAH WINFREY WITH A WHOPPING 9 ENTRYS.
SCORE TIME AGAIN!
INFINITE BOUNCE - II
ANTI-CLOCKWISE.
1.)
Wallet adjective
When you pay someone a small fee to park your car and bring it back to you ,usually at five star hotels.
Often pronounced 'vallay'
On what crowd sourced website would you find this wacky definition ?
SAMOSAPEDIA.ORG
2.)
THIS 13 PART TV SHOW.although almost 30 years old was still one of the most widely watched science shows in the world.
Recently a new re-vamped version with seth mcfarlance and neil degrasse tyson as the host was set to be made .
What is this TV SHOW ?
Carl sagan's cosmos.
CONNECT
These are the most recent winners of the bharath ratna posthumously.
4.)
Keratin reacts with a certain X acid through the michael addition to form a stain causing compound.
How do we better know this process?
HENNA OR MEHENDI
X-henatonic acid
5.)
This is an image of mayawati statue being removed from a park in lucknow because she claimed ,an important accessory which she beleived gave her a more proffessional look was not present.
What was this ?
Her handbag.
6.)
This is a visual of the official first issue of amar chitra katha.
However they started the numbering of volumes from 11. put funda?
The first 10 stories were simply western stories translated into indian languages.
Hence they began the numbring from 11.
7.)
In F1 terms . What would you call a grandslam ?
Leading the entire race from pole and clocking the fastest time.
8.)
Vaibhav bedi sued hindustan unilever ltd in november 2009 citing depression and physcological damage due to one of its more popular products . What product and give me the funda ?
AXE.
He was depressed cause after 7 years of using AXE he still could not get the AXE effect and girls were not chasing after him . Talk about a forever alone fag :P
LAST SVC.
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The Razzies 2013
These are the razzie nominees for best motion picutre 2013.