UTHRESH GOBU

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1. 7 Indian Companies in Fortune 500 list
2. 4 US Presidents who were assassinated
3. 5 Indians who have won a silver medal
at Olympics
 Reliance
 Tata Motors
 SBI
 Rajesh Exports
 Bharat Petroleum
 Hindusthan Petroleum
 Indian Oil
 John F. Kennedy
 Abraham Lincoln
 James A Garfield
 William McKinley
 Norman Pritchard
 Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore
 Vijay Kumar
 Sushil Kumar
 PV Sindhu
The French invented the first metal helmets
that could protect their soldiers in trenches
from the shrapnel of exploding artillery
shells. The helmet was made of mild steel
and weighed approximately a kilo. It was
covered with khaki cloth to prevent
reflection and a deflector crest was added
along the helmet's axis to enhance
protection. But, a complication arose that
caused more deaths than expected. What
caused the deaths?
If the helmet was pierced by shell splinters,
pieces of dirty cloth were carried into the
wound, making it difficult to treat.
 The origin of kopi luwak is closely connected with
the history of coffee production in Indonesia. In
the early 18th century the Dutch established
the cash-crop coffee plantations in their colony in
the Dutch East Indies islands of Java and Sumatra,
including Arabica coffee introduced from Yemen.
The Dutch prohibited the native farmers and
plantation workers from picking coffee fruits for
their own use. Still, the native farmers wanted to
have a taste of the famed coffee beverage.
Soon, they found a way to drink coffee that was
even more aromatic. What is kopi luwak?
 In the late 1700s, a large percentage of
Europeans feared the tomato. A nickname
for the fruit was the “poison apple”
because it was thought that aristocrats got
sick and died after eating them, but the
truth of the matter was different. What
caused their deaths?
 Wealthy Europeans used pewter plates,
which were high in lead content. Because
tomatoes are so high in acidity, it resulted in
lead poisoning.
X led a tumultuous life. He was notorious for brawling,
even in a time and place when such behavior was
commonplace, and the transcripts of his police records
and trial proceedings fill several pages. On 29 May 1606,
he killed, possibly unintentionally, a young man from
Terni (Umbria). The circumstances of the brawl and the
death of remain mysterious but it is said that X in an
inebriated state challenged the young man to a duel
and killed him. Ultimately, a death warrant was issued for
him by the Pope but X managed to successfully flee to
Palermo. Three years later, in an attempt to get back to
his homeland, X painted a self-portrait and was granted
a pardon for his sins. However, X died on the way in
Naples (or murdered). What did X paint ?
Caravaggio painted David with the head
of Goliath, with his own face as Goliath’s
"If the stars should appear one night in a
thousand years, how would men believe and
adore, and preserve for many generations the
remembrance of the city of God!“. The above
quotation was introduced to X by his editor,
who was himself an author of repute in the
same genre, in 1941. Inspired by the above, X
went on to base one of his most famous short
stories Y on the quote. Y was then adapted
into a full-fledged novel in 1989 by X, a few
years before his death. Identify X and Y.
X - Isaac Asimov
Y - Nightfall
The name for the machine originated in
the 1770s among soldiers in British India in
reference to shooting X, which was
considered a challenging target for
marksmen. The term X was first attested in
1824 in the sense of the word
"sharpshooter". Vigorous military training in
camouflaging and holding one’s breath
takes place for the soldiers who use this.
Identify X.
Sniper
 One of Hercules’ 12 labours of penance
following his sin of slaying his own daughter
was to tame the monstrous beast Cerberus,
significant in Greek mythology for guarding
the gates to hell. However, the credit for
accomplishing this task went to Orpheus who
– with his prime talents – found a way to
silence the beast like nobody had prior to him,
which served as the inspiration for an
important plot point in popular culture roughly
two decades ago. How was this beast tamed
in Greek mythology? What similar act of
taming did Orpheus’ method inspire?
Orpheus played music for it.
The taming of Fluffy in Harry Potter and the
Sorcerer’s Stone
 X is one of those rare filmmakers who is
unabashedly vocal of his inspirations and had
once famously remarked ' I steal from every
movie made'. So it was not surprising when a
few years ago, a certain animated flashback
in one of his most famous films was apparently
inspired from an Indian film. And when Anurag
Kashyap met X at Venice, the latter had
reportedly remarked 'Yes, I saw this Indian
serial-killer film which showed violence as
animated.‘He then used the concept of
violence being animated in one of his very
famous films(English). ID X, the Indian and
English Movie.
 X-Torantino
 Y-Kill Bill
 Z- Aalavandhan
 +40/-35

In French, the word is used to designate a

man who is physically strong and well built,
a muscle man, so to speak. This word has
been transmitted to French through the
sailors who originate from the native coast.
Id the Word which shares its name with a
thick pinkish chewing gum that became
popular in the 1970s.
 +35/-30

The X’s background was terrible. She lived in a

country which was in war she became a refugee
whereas Y’s background was fine and posh and she
didn’t have any wars or any terrible tragedies.
Beautiful Y was born on June 15th 1479 in the
province of Florence in Italy whereas the X was born
on March 20th,1972,age 44 years.
Y’s hair is brown and so is the creepy X.
The X’s clothes are really bright, green and red
whereas Y’s clothes are really dull ,black and brown
You cannot see Y’s eyebrows whereas the X’s bushy
eyebrows can be seen.
 +30/-25

The modern Lydian musical scale is a rising

pattern of pitches comprising three whole
tones, a semitone, two more whole tones,
and a final semitone.
What is the name of the classical
equivalent of the Lydian mode, in which
“Mannavan Vandhanadi Thozhi”, “Amma
Endrazhaikkaadha Uyirillaiye” are popular
compositions?
 +25/-20

The earlier Chettiar communities were mainly mercantile

traders who travelled far and wide to amass their wealth.
Their travels also exposed them to numerous cultures,
cuisines and architecture. On their return home, they tried to
emulate all that they had seen and integrated them into the
huge mansions that they built during the early part of the
18nth century to show off their wealth. They imported
materials from Spain, Belgium, Burma, Czechoslovakia, Italy,
Minton, etc.
However, one problem existed after including all these
exotic imported items into their homes and it was that they
were unable to replace these items once they got broken or
damaged. In an attempt to take care of this problem, local
cottage industries shot up and started producing. With time,
became famous for their product which was produced
individually by hand.
 +20/-15

Initially the logo was a Viking helmet

against a dark background with the name
of the team written next to it. Then, it was a
Viking Helmet with a lighter background.
Now, it is a Corinthian Helmet in a purplish
background trimmed with flames with a
shield below on which the team’s name is
written on it. Which team’s logo?
 +15/-10

The city finds mention in

Tirunavukkarasar's "Tevaram" and in the
book "Padmagiri Nadhar Thenral Vidu
thudhu".

Which city, whose name comes from

portmanteau of the Tamil words for "Rock"
and "Pillow" - referring to the bare hill
located near the city?
+10/-5
 +5/0

Traditionally made only during Ramzan, It is

preferred to break the day long fast as it is
very filling, rich in protein and easily digestible.
Traditionally cooked on a low flame
of firewood for up to 12 hours in a bhatti , It
requires one or two people to stir it
continuously with wooden paddles throughout
its preparation.

 Id the Delicacy Which was given a GI tag in

2010.
 +40/-35

In French, the word is used to designate a

man who is physically strong and well built,
a muscle man, so to speak. This word has
been transmitted to French through the
sailors who originate from the native coast.
Id the Word which shares its name with a
thick pinkish chewing gum that became
popular in the 1970s.
 +35/-30

The X’s background was terrible. She lived in a

country which was in war she became a refugee
whereas Y’s background was fine and posh and she
didn’t have any wars or any terrible tragedies.
Beautiful Y was born on June 15th 1479 in the
province of Florence in Italy whereas the X was born
on March 20th,1972,age 44 years.
Y’s hair is brown and so is the creepy X.
The X’s clothes are really bright, green and red
whereas Y’s clothes are really dull ,black and brown
You cannot see Y’s eyebrows whereas the X’s bushy
eyebrows can be seen.
 X – Afghan Girl
 Y – Mona Lisa
 +30/-25

The modern Lydian musical scale is a rising

pattern of pitches comprising three whole
tones, a semitone, two more whole tones,
and a final semitone.
What is the name of the classical
equivalent of the Lydian mode, in which
“Mannavan Vandhanadi Thozhi”, “Amma
Endrazhaikkaadha Uyirillaiye” are popular
compositions?
Kalyani Raga
 +25/-20

The earlier Chettiar communities were mainly mercantile

traders who travelled far and wide to amass their wealth.
Their travels also exposed them to numerous cultures,
cuisines and architecture. On their return home, they tried to
emulate all that they had seen and integrated them into the
huge mansions that they built during the early part of the
18nth century to show off their wealth. They imported
materials from Spain, Belgium, Burma, Czechoslovakia, Italy,
Minton, etc.
However, one problem existed after including all these
exotic imported items into their homes and it was that they
were unable to replace these items once they got broken or
damaged. In an attempt to take care of this problem, local
cottage industries shot up and started producing. With time,
became famous for their product which was produced
individually by hand.
Athangudi Tiles
 +20/-15

Initially the logo was a Viking helmet

against a dark background with the name
of the team written next to it. Then, it was a
Viking Helmet with a lighter background.
Now, it is a Corinthian Helmet in a purplish
background trimmed with flames with a
shield below on which the team’s name is
written on it. Which team’s logo?
Kolkata Knight Riders
 +15/-10

The city finds mention in

Tirunavukkarasar's "Tevaram" and in the
book "Padmagiri Nadhar Thenral Vidu
thudhu".

Which city, whose name comes from

portmanteau of the Tamil words for "Rock"
and "Pillow" - referring to the bare hill
located near the city?
Dindugul
+10/-5
Mughal E Azam
 +5/0

Traditionally made only during Ramzan, It is

preferred to break the day long fast as it is
very filling, rich in protein and easily digestible.
Traditionally cooked on a low flame
of firewood for up to 12 hours in a bhatti , It
requires one or two people to stir it
continuously with wooden paddles throughout
its preparation.

 Id the Delicacy Which was given a GI tag in

2010.
Hyderabad Haleem
BRIYANI
 During World War II, Japan invaded rubber-
producing countries as it expanded its sphere of
influence in the Pacific Rim. In the US, all rubber
products were rationed; citizens were
encouraged to make their rubber products last
until the end of the war and to donate spare tires,
boots, and coats. Meanwhile, the government
funded research into synthetic rubber compounds
to attempt to solve this shortage. A scientist from
GE and another from Dow Corning, both
independently discovered that reacting boric
acid with silicone oil would produce a gooey,
bouncy material with several unique properties.
Which disputed invention is this?
Silly Putty
 Video
Banksy
In February 1980, Mark Hughes began
selling the original products from the trunk
of his car. Hughes often stated that the
genesis of his product and program
stemmed from the health concerns of his
mother Joanne, whose premature death
he attributed to an eating disorder. Starting
off with a protein shake, it is now a publicly
traded company whose stores are known
as ‘Nutritional clubs’. Which company?
Herbalife
 This is Lapras, a Water/Ice type Pokémon.
In the Red and Blue beta version of the
game, it was going to be named "Ness“.
According to Bulbapedia, Lapras is a
corruption of an influential French scholar
whose work was important to the
development of mathematics, statistics,
physics and astronomy.

1. What creature is Lapras based on?

2. Who is supposedly the inspiration for the
name?
Loch Ness Monster & Pierre-Simon Laplace
In Krishna avatar, Vishnu took side with
Pandavas and helped Arjun kill Karna. In his
last moments while dying, Karna asked where
was Dharma in being killed by his own brother
due to ignorance and fate. Krishna said
Karma is universal and even He has to
undergo its balancing. He said Karna was put
on the wrong side by fate so as to balance
Karma through this Adharma.
What Adharma is being balanced here by
another Adharma?
In Ramayana Rama helped to kill Son of
Indra & In Mahabaratha Krishna helped
to kill Son of Surya
The chess opening that you see in the
figure is the Amar opening or the Paris
opening, named after the Parisian amateur
Charles Amar who played it in the 1930s.
Chess author Tim Harding had jokingly
suggested that Amar is an acronym for
‘Absolutely mad and ridiculous’ given the
nature of the opening. It is also dubbed the
X opening, X being a chemical compound.
Ammonia opening because of the
notation NH3
“It all started when my wife gave me a
couple of Y on stage. I was so wasted I
released one and just bit the other one off.
Ever since then fans started throwing stuff
like that on stage. I didn’t think it was a real
one so I took a bite. All I can say is that it
was really salty” – X.

Give X and Y.
X-Ozzy Osbourne
Y-Bat
The Ganjifa is a game involving playing
cards. It was popular in parts of India
including Maharashtra. It consists of round
playing cards with elaborate paintings: suits
and different grades of cards as in other
playing card sets. The Mughal variant was
quite popular, with 96 cards (8 suits). A
Hindu version (with 120 cards) emerged,
especially associated with the town of
Savantwadi in Maharashtra. What was
depicted on these cards?
 Jurassic Park
 1984
 GoT
 GTA
 Treasure Island
 Gotham
 Narnia
 Lord of the Rings
 Princess Bride
The original X is a spirit-citrus perfume
launched in 1709 by Giovanni Maria
Farina (1685–1766), an Italian perfume
maker. In 1708, Farina wrote to his brother
Jean Baptiste: "I have found a fragrance
that reminds me of an Italian spring
morning, of mountain daffodils and orange
blossoms after the rain". He named his
fragrance X, in honour of his new
hometown. Identify X.
 Eau de Cologne
 Playboy magazines which are safe to
use in offices and public places
 Martin Rapaport
 A X is “a broad, flat, flexible blade used to
mix, spread and lift material”. It derives from
the Latin word spatha meaning flat which was
also used to refer broadswords and tongue
depressors. The words spade (digging tool)
and spathe are similarly derived. X are usually
used to scrape within the contours of a mixing
bowl or to level off the top of a dry mixing
cup. It is a tool with two flat edges on a
flexible blade. It is usually short and about 8
inches long and were initially used to flip over
pancakes and meat patties. Identify X.
 Spatula
 The foreigners who arrived in Goa in the mid-
1960s were drawn there for many reasons,
including the beaches, the low cost of living, the
friendly locals, the Indian religious and spiritual
practices and for the parties. During the 1970s, the
first Goa DJs were generally playing rock bands
such as the Grateful Dead, Pink Floyd and The
Doors. Bored with the beats, DJs Laurent and Fred
Disko, closely followed by Goa Gil, began playing
some wild music. The tracks were remixed,
removing the lyrics, looping the melodies and
beats and generally manipulating the sounds in all
manner of ways before the tracks were finally
presented to the dancers as custom Goa-style
mixes. What genre of music did Goa give to the
world?
 PsyTrance or Goan Trane
 Red Label
 Andrew X, the son of a farmer, moved from his
native Mevagissey to London around 1787. He
completed his apprenticeship in 1789, established X‘s
clientele included many wealthy socialites who took
pride in their appearance. The fashion among the
wealthy of the period was for pristine white complexions;
tanned faces were associated with those who laboured
outdoors. X found that his powders and creams were
frequently being used to cover up damage caused by
the harshness of the soaps and other beauty products. X
began to experiment with soap purification and
eventually managed to produce a gentle soap based
on glycerine and other natural products. The clarity of
the soap gave it a novel transparent appearance which
provided a marketing advantage. To add to the appeal
he gave the soap an aroma reminiscent of an English
garden. Identify X.
 Pears
 Mt. Fuji
The origins of X are mythical. Unlike most Vedic
sages, he has neither a human mother nor a
father. According to Hindu scriptures, his
miraculous birth follows a yajna being done by
gods Varuna and Mitra, where the
celestial apsara Urvashi appears. They are
overwhelmed by her extraordinary sexuality,
and ejaculate. Their semen falls into a mud
pitcher, which is the womb in which the fetus
of X grows. This mythology gives him the
name kumbhayoni, which literally means "he
whose womb was a mud pot“.
 Agasthiar
 Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) is an
international professional ice hockey league
based in Russia founded in 2008. It is commonly
considered to be the strongest hockey league in
Eurasia, and the second-best in the world. The
league currently consists of 28 teams, of which 21
are based out of Russia. What is the name of the
trophy that is awarded to the winner of the 16-
team playoff at the end of the regular season?
The Cup was named so because the last possible
game of the inaugural KHL season would take
place on April 12 , the anniversary of a
momentous event in Russia‘s history.
 Yuri Gagarin
 Andy Warhol
It consists primarily of sugar, honey and
almonds. The city of Lubeck in Germany is
renowned for the quality of this confection,
with about 66% almond content. It is made in
the shapes of fruits and animals. In Germany, it
is made in the shape of a certain animal, and
these are distributed on New Year’s day for
good luck. The etymology however is unclear,
it seems to have originally been called “March
bread” in England, now it possesses a more
Mediterranean name.
 Marzipan
In 1943, Richard James, a naval mechanical
engineer stationed at Philadelphia, was
developing springs that could support and
stabilize sensitive instruments aboard ships in
rough seas. James accidentally knocked one
of the springs from a shelf and he decided to
sell as it is. It was a hit, selling its entire inventory
of 400 units in ninety minutes at the local store
when it was demonstrated. It is being used as
in classroom as a teaching tool, in wartime as
a radio antenna, and in physics experiments
with NASA. Identify X.
 Slinky
Under the regulations of the 1933-34 Exchange
and Securities Acts, foreign firms which wished
to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange
had to agree to stay registered as long as
there were 300 US shareholders on record.
Intended to protect US shareholders, this
made it extremely difficult for companies to
deregister themselves in the US. Loosened
somewhat recently, this rule has over the years
come to be known as the _______
_________rule after a rock classic. Fill in the
blanks
 Hotel California
The name of the world’s fastest anti-ship
cruise missile is a portmanteau of two great
rivers of both of the nations that jointly
developed. The developments started in
2004 and the missiles are now being
dispatched. Vietnam is the first nation to
have bought these while many other
nations have expressed interest in it. While
China has been objecting the export of it
out of fear, what is it called?
 BrahMos