spent quiz - finals
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Q1) Which two nations have won all three types of tournaments (World Cup, Champions Trophy and World T20) organised by the International Cricket Council?
2. XY was a graduate student at California Institute of Technology, where he worked on proton radiography which later helped a research team to win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He also founded a company called Gray Matter with his close friend and dated his secretary during this time. He then abruptly left the company and sold it for $5000. Later his friend and secretary married made a fortune from XY’s research which he deeply resents. Identify the fictional person who has a cult following.
5. Which incident happened in these matches?
France vs Italy July 9, 2006
Sampdoria vs Inter Milan January 29, 2007
1. What was the original name of Kochi Tuskers franchise but was changed because of negative reaction by fans?
a) Rendezvous Kerala United
b) Indi Commandos Kerala
c) Parinee World Beaters
d) Anchor Earth Sailors
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• X is a fictional country named after the Polish word for Bison Grass Vodka. The country is famous for the events of a film inspired by the writings of Stefan Zweig?
4. During the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix, Renault ordered X to deliberately crash which allowed fellow team-mate Fernando Alonso to win the race. Due to this controversy, managing director, Flavio Briatore and executive director of engineering, Pat Symonds had to leave the team. X is also son of famous driver. Identify X
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• The story behind this infamous song is-
Roger Reyne, who succeeded his father refused to repay the borrowed gold from his liege lord, who felt it was extracted wrongly during the weak reign of his father. Lord Roger laughed at this request and ordered his vassals to do nothing. This eventually lead to a war. After an unsuccessful battle, the remaining Reynes took refuge in the mines underneath X, their seat. The Reynes, once their folk were safe, offered terms to their liege. Instead he ordered the entrances of X, mined and to be sealed and filled with water. None survived. Identify.
Rains of Castamere
And who are you, the proud lord said,that I must bow so low?Only a cat of a different coat,that's all the truth I know.In a coat of gold or a coat of red,a lion still has claws,And mine are long and sharp, my lord,as long and sharp as yours.And so he spoke, and so he spoke,that lord of Castamere,But now the rains weep o'er his hall,with no one there to hear.Yes now the rains weep o'er his hall,and not a soul to hear
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“The rule of two” states that there can only two at a time- a master and an apprentice. It also states that when the apprentice become powerful enough to replace his master, he will be worthy of the title Master. The transfer of power takes place when the apprentice takes his master’s life and finds a new disciple to repeat the cycle. Give me the name of the people to whom this law refers to.
9. Originally this football club played in pink shirts with black tie, but continued washing faded the colour so it was sought to be replaced in 1903. The supplier was a Notts County supporter in England and sent black and white striped shirt. Since, then the club have been in the colours ever since. Which club?
12.Connect (not an exhaustive list)
Ramesh KrishnanDaniel NestorMahesh BhupathiNenad ZimonjicRadek StepanekStanislas WawrinkaJanko TipseravicTommy RobredoRohan Bopanna
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• Which famous tennis player made a cameo in The Expendables 2 but the scene was later cut from the film but finds an appearance in the gag reel.
15.
• In popular culture, who lives at 742 Evergreen Terrace in a town which represents “anytown,USA” but not a specific real town?
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• Do Aankhen Barah Haath is a 1957 Hindi film directed by V. Shantaram. What is its most famous distinction in Indian film history?
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• Mark William Calaway began his wrestling career with World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW) in 1984. After wrestling for World Championship Wrestling (WCW) as "Mean" Mark Callous from 1989 to 1990, he signed with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) in 1990. He has competed in 12 Hell in a Cell matches which is more than any other Superstar. How do we know him better as?
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• Actors are cattle
• The length of a film should be directly related to the endurance of the human bladder
Which famous director quoted the above two lines?
20.• Learned to speak Czech.
• Had to be lifted around the set as he would never leave his wheelchair and insisted his meals be spoon-fed to him
• Would only eat food he killed during one of his movies. He, of course, learned how to track, hunt and skin the animals.
• Walked around New York City wearing a top hat and cane for two months while preparing for one of his movies.
• Spent nights locked in solitary confinement in the abandoned prison
• Didn't bathe for the entirety of shooting one of his films to get the feeling of what it was to live by 17th century standards
• Spent 18 months training to be a boxer
• Caught pneumonia. Refused to wear a toasty modern coat because it wasn't in keeping with the period. (19th Century New York)
• Moved out of his house and arranged to live separately from his wife (and director and co-star) in order to experience the isolation of his character's life in an island commune.
Identify the actor.
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