Hi people,
Yes am back! FINALLY.
And this time I hope to keep going. What better way to start again than posting some questions. Give them a try 🙂
Answers can be added as comments or mailed to me at – svijayavargia@gmail.com
1. Which famous personality (not from the world of sports!), has been the Life President of Chelsea Football Club since 2008?
2. What was developed primarily by a young employee Tōru Iwatani, over a year, beginning in April 1979, employing a nine-man team?
3. Which scientist, was the first person from the Indian subcontinent to get a US Patent, in 1904?
4. This company was founded in 1884. Their famous emblem — a cross in a shield — has been used since 1909. That year, the mother of founder Karl Elsener died and he named the company in her honor. In 1921, with the introduction of stainless steel into their products, the brand and name of the company became the present _________. Simply name the company.
5. . It was pioneered by Dutch football club Ajax from 1969 to 1973, and by the Netherlands National Football Team in the 1974 FIFA World Cup. It was invented by Rinus Michels, “The General”, a famous Dutch football trainer/coach. What are we talking about?
6. Whose ashes were kept in the main branch of the State Bank of India in Cuttack since about 1950?
7. The mausoleum was commissioned by Nūr Jahān, the wife of Jahangir, for her father Mirzā Ghiyās Beg, who had been given the title of _______________. Mirzā Ghiyās Beg was also the grandfather of Mumtāz Mahāl, the wife of emperor Shah Jahan. Fill in the blanks/Name the monument.
8. Which is the official language of Iran?
9. X is a Fijian word literally meaning “money” and now used as a a slang in the English language. Identify X.
10. Built by Sher Shah Suri, X earned its name after the three princes of the Mughal dynasty – Bahadur Shah Zafar’s sons Mirza Mughal and Kizr Sultan and grandson Abu Bakr, were shot here by William Hodson on September 22, 1857 during the Mutiny of 1857. Name X.
Cheers
Prateek
17 responses to “Quiz Time 1”
intweetetive
May 24th, 2010 at 20:07
1)Some Richard…given title by peter kenyon..
5)Total Player tactic?
8)persian..of course..
9)moooolah!
Aditya
May 24th, 2010 at 20:08
1) Ricahrd attenborough
2) pacman
3)j.Bose??
4)Swatch?
5)total football
8) Persian?
9) Moolah
Satya
May 24th, 2010 at 20:38
watever cud answer in 1st glance:
6. Mahatma Gandhi, i guess…
7. Itmad-ud-daulah, most likely
10. Khooni Darwaza
Harsh
May 24th, 2010 at 21:35
1.Lord Richard Attenborough
2. Pac – man
4. the guys who make the swiss knives?(i forgot the name)
5.Total Football(oranje!)
Rishav dey
May 24th, 2010 at 22:22
1.Sir Richard Attenborough,saw it recently 🙂
2. Very current affairs ,Pac man
4.Swiss Army Knife
9.Moolah
6.Subhash Bose ?
5. My Favourite-TOTAL FOOTBALL 😀
8.Persian
Anshul Kharbanda
May 24th, 2010 at 22:59
1.richard attenborough?
2.pac man
3.jagdish chandra bose
4.arcelor steel?
5.total football
6.mahatama gandhi
7.the name is from i dun’t remember. The name of the tomb was same as the title for nur jahan’s father.
8.persian
9.
10.khooni darwaza
Sarthak Batra
May 24th, 2010 at 23:04
1.
2. Pac Man!
3. J.c Bose
4.
5. This question was on gyaan too. cant remember the term but it was something to do with changing posiions.
6. Mahatma Gandhi?
7.
8. Arabic/Persian?
9.
10.
Parth
May 24th, 2010 at 23:28
1)Roman abrhamovich
2)PAC-MAN
3)JC BOSE
4)SWISS KNIFE(HAVE IT)
5)TOTAL FOOTBALL
6)GANDHIJI
7) Architecturally father of taj mahal
8)Persian
9)MOOLAH
10)Khooni darwaza
Kamal Rathi
May 25th, 2010 at 11:46
1.Lord Richard Attenborough
2.Pacman
3.J C Bose
4.Swiss Army Knife
5.Total Football
6.Mahatma Gandhi
7.’I’timad-ud-Daulah’
8.Persian
9.Moolah
10.Khooni Darwaza
Aman Wadhwa
May 25th, 2010 at 12:39
6. Mahatna Gandhi
7. Itmad – Ud – Daulah
10 . Khooni Darwaza
Knew just dese 😦
Pulkit Kaushik
May 25th, 2010 at 18:03
1: –
2:Pac-Man
3: Jagdish Chandra Bose
4: Swiss Army Knife
5: –
6: Gandhiji…sitter.
7:
8: Farsi?
9: Buck (as in 5 bucks) ?
10: Khooni Darwaza right?
PS: Remove the ‘comma’ after Abu Bakr in the last question. It’s confusing if the comma is there. 🙂
Yash
May 25th, 2010 at 20:02
1. Richard Attenborough
2. PacMan
3.
4. Audi ???
5. Total Football
6.
7.
8. Farsi
9.
10. Kabuli Gate ( Khooni Darwaza )
Shubhendu Saha
May 26th, 2010 at 15:59
1. Sir Roichard Attenborough
2. Pac Man
3. Dr. J. C. Basu
4. VIctorinox
5. Total Football
6. Mahatma Gandhi
7. Itmad-ud-daula
8. Persian
9. Moolah
10. Khooni Darwaza
arnav
May 27th, 2010 at 10:25
2.Pac-man
3.J.C Bose
7.Itmad ud dulah
10.Khooni Darvaaza
shashank malik
May 28th, 2010 at 01:14
okay lets see ill try aise hi random lets start with the sure one
7. tomb of itmad ud daulah , agra which interestingly is also the first mughal monument made completely of marble
1. i would like to go with richard attenbourogh
6. Gandhi M K
5. Total football would be my guess
10. Khuni darwaza , not sure if it was by sher shah suri check that one out
9 i would like to go with moolah , other might be dough but fiji rules that out
8 . should be persian i guess
4. could be arcelor or the steel company tata acquired which i fail to recall
3 lets see 1904 okay two options amar bose or the chap with radio thing pc bose i think
2. 79 might be pentium processor chip
Shreyans
June 9th, 2010 at 17:53
1. Richard Attenborough.
2. Pacman?
3. C. V. Raman?
4. He’s the Swiss Army Knife guy.
5. Total Football. Pakka.
6. Have heard this somewhere, but don’t remember exactly.
7. Itimad ud Daulah?
8. Persian?
9. Moolah. Was this on gyaan?
10. Khooni Darwaza?
govind .m. nair
June 26th, 2010 at 15:20
1ROMAN ABROMOVICH
2 PAC -MAN
3 J.C.VASU
4 VICTORINOX
5 TOTAL FOOTBALL
6 MAHATMA GANDHI
7 –
8 PERSIAN
9 MOOLAH
10 KHOONI DARWAZA