tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321604142024-03-14T11:38:41.494+06:00SPARKPLUGS- For intellectual combustionnandavarapuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14880652002392479904noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32160414.post-288344380486889952007-03-17T11:14:00.000+06:002007-03-17T11:18:01.025+06:00MIxed Bag by Rajiv gopinathhiiiiii this is a Quiz taken form Rajiv Mixed bag. It has lot of gud questions so all r listed in this blog.<br /><br /><br />1. Ganz - a gift company in the us inttroduced these<br />toys in 2005, they were the first to exist both in the<br />physical and virtual world. each toy comes with an ID<br />number that gives access to the toy's personal<br />webpage, where its online persona can be discovered.<br />name the toy - Webkinz<br />2. Connect Bei bei, jing jing, huan huan, ying ying,<br />Nini - 5 mascots of Beijing Olympics - Fish, panda ,<br />tibetian antelope and swallow<br />3. 1st music video by a black artist to go on air on<br />mtv - Billie jean - MJ<br />4. How is Ghyslain Raza better known ? The star wars<br />kid<br />5. Ben and jerry's have launched a new ic ecram in<br />honour of comedian - Stephen colbert. name the flavour<br />- Stephen Colberts Americone Dream<br />6. In which yr was cox and kings established - 1758<br />7. Which is the worlds costliest city for expats ? -<br />Harare<br />8. Ed Zander is ceo of which company ? - Motorola<br />9. Name the person - b sep 19, 1965 in euclid, ohio.<br />Compleed her BS in phy science from us navel academy<br />in 1987. In 1990, she was deplayed in the persian gulf<br />as part of op. desert storm, - sunita williams<br />10. The death of Alexander Litvinenko, the ex russian<br />spy has been linked to a major dose of this substance<br />in his body. Which? - Polonium 210<br />11. Simon cowell, Sharon osbourne and Louis walsh are<br />judges for which reality show - X Factor <br />12. Elin Nordegren has filed a case against an irish<br />magazine for publishing fake nude photograhs claiming<br />to be her. which magazine ? - The Dubliner<br />13.Jack Cohen founded which retail empire ? - Tesco<br />14. What is unique about lavasa, in the mose valley<br />near pune ? - India's first pvt hill station<br />15. Pramod Mittal has bought over which Int FC ? -<br />CSKA Sofia<br />16. Who was the mascot of the 15th asian games ? -<br />Orry, the qatary Oryx<br />17. Which sporting co. represents Jeev Milkha singh -<br />Tiger sports Marketing<br />18. Baseline of which company is - Forever new<br />frontiers -? Boeing<br />19. After Ana Carolina died of anorexia, there has<br />been a code of conduct established where models below<br />a certain BMI are disallowed, what BMI ? - 18<br />20. Which is the worlds largest office supplies<br />retailer ? - Staples inc<br />21. Whose 1st book was hullabaloo in the guava orchard<br />? - Kiran Desai <br />22. Only player apart from nadal to beat federer in 06<br />? - Andy Murray<br />23. Mohammed al fayed - owner of harrods - also owns<br />which FC ? - Fulham<br />24. Which is the world's largest outdoor laundry -<br />Dhobi ghat at saat rasta , mahalaxmi<br />25. Connect Bonanno, Colombo, Genovese, Gambino and<br />Lucchese ? - the five families - The major crime<br />families of italian american mafia.<br />26. The jamesbond cuff was created by whhich famous<br />shirt making firm - Turnbull and asser<br />27. Name this soap opera - created by Reg Watson and<br />followed the daily lives of several families who live<br />in the 6 houses at the end of ramsay street in the<br />middle class suburb of Erinsborough. it celebrated its<br />20th anni in 2005. The 2 main families are the<br />robinsons and the ramsays. ? - Neighbours<br />28. The first cloned mammal was a sheep by the name<br />‘Dolly’ why was it named so ? – Dolly after dolly <br />parton. it was cloned fm a mammary cell<br />29. who owns the prod co - Big Dog Prodcutions - Jay<br />Leno<br />30. Founed in 1995 as a divn of microsoft, this was<br />the 1st big internet travel brand. Which ? - Expedia<br />31. Only 3 movies have won all 5 major oscars - Film,<br />dir, screenplay, actor, actress - It happened one<br />night, silence of the lambs, and --- = One flew over<br />the cuckoos nest<br />32. Mangala, Bhagyam and Aishwarya - who / what are<br />they ? - they are the 3 largest oil fields of Cairn<br />India in rajastan<br />33. The bombay stock exchange started under the sahde<br />of the banyan tree at which location in Mumbai ?-<br />Horniman Circle<br />34. Audrey hepburns black dress which she wore in<br />breakfast at tiffanys was revntly auctioned ? who was<br />the designer ? - Givenchy<br />35. William Gossett was a statistician for the guiness<br />brewery in dublin. what famous statistic did he invent<br />? - Students T Statistic<br />36. What was created in 1957 by james mc Lamore and<br />David edgerton and sold for 37 c. today it costs<br />betweeb 99 c and $2.49 - Whopper<br />37. Shirley bassey has sung the theme songs for 2 Bond<br />movies. Which ? - Diamonds are forever and Moonraker<br />38. Walmart recently acquired China's 2nd largest<br />hypermarket chain. Which chain ? - TrustMart<br />39. MTV mascot for world aids day ? – Rubber Sing<br />40. Official Clothier of the Standard Chartered Mumbai<br />marathon - Switcher<br />41. 1st woman to head BBC, albeit in an acting<br />capacity ? - Chitra Bharucha (in an acting capacity)<br />42. The only woman and the only american to head a<br />company in France' CAC40 index - Patricia Russo<br />43. Which belgian brand is known by its iconic monkey<br />symbol ? - Kipling<br />44. Whose baseline was 'Making flying as affordable as<br />a pair of jeans' - Easyjet.com<br />45. Which country has the largest japanese population<br />outside japan ? - Brazil<br />46. Which australian wine manufacturer features an<br />original aus stamp on each of its bottles - Hardys<br />47. Which actress made her broadway debut in '3 days<br />of rain' - Julia roberts<br />48. What is burger king called in australia - Hungry<br />jacks<br />49. Name the liquor brand - recipe known only to 12<br />ppl in the world. it was developed in 1769 in london<br />by a scot. it features in casino royale ? - gordons<br />gin <br />50. Name the drink - 2 oz london dry gin, 1 oz french<br />vermouth, 1 dash orange bitters, garnish with lemon<br />peel ? - Classic Martini<br />51. Name the publisher of magazines - Food and Wine /<br />Travel and Leisure - American Express Publishing<br />52. T9 the predictive text technology stands for what<br />? - Text on 9 keys<br />53. Which movie is about the life and death of George<br />Reeves , a tv star who played superman in the 50's ? -<br />Hollywoodland<br />54. Which company derives from the chinese char - to<br />arise or to come out of - it was founded in 1944 as a<br />manufacturer of steel tubings and bicycles ? - Kia<br />Motors<br />55. the slogan for which consulting co is 'helping<br />make companies more valuable' ? Bain andVCompnay<br />56. Which singer/electronic musician was born Richard<br />Melville Hall and took his name from a book written by<br />his Great Great Grand uncle - Moby - Herman melville<br />57. Name the clothing company - founded in 1945 by<br />master tailor Nazareno Fonticoli and fashion designer<br />Gaetano Savini. The co. was named after a resort on<br />the adriatic coast. Its a favorite of donald trump and<br />have been associated with bond and pierce brosnan<br />since '95 - Brioni<br />58. Name the mafioso - called dapper don and teflon<br />don , was the don of the Gambino crime family - John<br />gotti<br />59. claim to fame of a person named Sidney Skolsky ? -<br />1st to use the term oscar in 1934. in ref to kate<br />hepburns oscar win <br />60. Which u2 song was given to bono's wife ali as a<br />present as he forgot her birthday while recording -<br />The sweetest thing<br />61. The first film with dolby sound was A Clockwork<br />Orange. which was the first film with dolby digital<br />sound ? 1992 - batman returns<br />62. Name the cocktail - Vodka nd ginger beer nd lime ?<br />- Moscow Mule<br />63. Rapper Jayceon Taylor is known bettter by what<br />name ? - The Game<br />64. Name the liquor brand - established by jose<br />arechabala in 1878 and was nationalised after the<br />cuban revolution in 1959. it is the main rum brand in<br />cuba ? - Havana club<br />65. What does T rating on pc games stand for ? - Teen<br />66. Who was the gov gen of dutch east indies fm<br />1635-44 who sent abel tasman on his voyage of<br />discovery In1642 ? - Anthony van diemen<br />67. The buttonwood agreement which took place on may<br />17, 1792, started what - NYSE<br />68. Which song of u2 was written about bono's<br />daughters, and the title being a metaphor of things<br />that go out of one's realm = Kite- <br />69. Which singer is called Britains female eminem =<br />Lady soverign<br />70. Shawn carter is better known as _________ ? = Jay<br />z<br />71. Arif mohammed hussain bohhri of pune was in the<br />news for what in Nov 06 ? - the auto rickshaw driver<br />in pune who took brangelina around<br />72. Foreign sec of uk Robin Cook called which dish the<br />true british national dish - Chicken tikka masala<br />73. Ritesh simran karanjit bhalla is better known as<br />_________ ? - Sonjay Dutt - TNA <br />74. Which popular snack is prepared using a process<br />called fracture process ? - Popcorn<br />75. Which word was declared word of the year 2005 -<br />Podcast<br />76. Name the character - lives in mushroom kingom<br />where he is regarded as a hero, he is best known for<br />constantly thwarting the plans of the evil king bowser<br />to kidnap princess peach - Mario<br />77. Name the company - founded in1919 by isaac carasso<br />in barcelona as a small factory producng yoghurt. the<br />name was chosen from the name of his first son, Daniel<br />- Danone<br />78. Why was preeti desai in the news ? - crowned miss<br />UK 2006 after Danielle lloyd was stripped of crown<br />79. Name the sauce - made of mirin, sake, chicken<br />bones, and brown sugar ? - Yakitori Sauce<br />80. ‘Where the streets have no name ' was 1st played<br />on the rooftop of a LA liquor store in mar, 87. this<br />was shot as a homage to which group - Beatles when<br />they played on the rooftop of apple records<br />81. Tribeca is an upmarket neighborhood in downtown<br />manhattan. its a syllabic abbreviatiion of what ? -<br />Triangle below canal street<br />82. What is the baseline of youtube ? - Broadcast<br />yourself<br />83. Whose last movie was ' a priarie home companion' ?<br />robert altman<br />84. What is the website msn has launched in direct<br />competition to youtube ? - soapbox<br />85. P L travers created which famous fictional<br />character ? - Mary Poppins<br />86. What is the full form of MTN ? - Mobile<br />telephone netwrorks<br />87. What is Mattel's line of high end designer<br />clothing for adult women ? Barbie Luxe <br />88. What is the full form of Cosmetic company MAC ? -<br />Make up art cosmetics<br />89. Born walter jack palahnuik in 1919,.he was the<br />third of 5 children of ukrainian immigrants. Made his<br />film debut in 1950 playing a murderer named blackie in<br />'panic in the streets'. he portrayed the ardent lover<br />who stalks the terrified joan crawford in 1952's<br />Sudden Fear. he got his 1st oscar nomination for this.<br />in 1953 he got his 2nd nomination for portraying jack<br />wilson in the western clasic Shane. 1n 1991, he<br />portrayed the char - Curly in city slickers. ? Jack<br />Palance. died nov 2006<br />90. Which club is located at 103, Gaunt Street,<br />elephant and castle, Southwark, South london. and<br />opened in 1992 - And was founded by Jamie Palumbo ? -<br />Ministry of Sound<br />91. Musician Richard David James is known by what name<br />- Aphex Twin<br />92. Casey Fenton is the founder of which travel site ?<br />– Couchsurfing. com<br />93. Whose baseline is - Move you ? Nintendo Wii<br />94. Which company was behind the David Blaine<br />suspension at times square ? - Target discount stores<br />95. What is located in the town of henley on klip ,<br />about 40 m out of johanesberg - set on 22 acres and<br />over 26 buildings - Oprah winfrey leadership academy<br />for girls<br />96. A .japanese woman - Lady Murasaki took care of<br />this fictional char when he was young just after ww2 ?<br />- Hannibal<br />97. A state of trance is a radio show by which DJ ? -<br />Armin van buuren<br />98. Which business group founded in 1950 by Onsi<br />Saviris ? - Orascom<br />99. Name the Country with highest number of amputees<br />in the world ? - Angola<br />100. Anheuser busch has launched a beer called<br />Redbridge ? what is unique about it ? <br />- 1st natiioally available sorghum beer. for wheat<br />allergy sufferers<br />101. Moqtada al sadr's army is called Jam by the<br />american forces. What is the full form of JAM ? -<br />Jaish Al Mahdi<br />102. ‘On the Lot' is a reality series on fox that has<br />become a huge talking point. What is it about ?<br />Spielberg's reality series where 16 young dir are<br />pitted against each other. for a $ 1 m deal. <br />103. Which publcation was founded by thomas j c <br />martyn on feb 17, 1933. - newsweek<br />104. This honda car model is called fit in japan,<br />china, n & s america, what is itt called in europe, m<br />east ? - Jazz<br />105. The awareness of which brand was spread in<br />britain by the political magazine - Private eye- wgich<br />ran a cartoon series - The adventures of barry mc<br />kenzie' - which featured this brand ? Fosters<br />106. Which brand was formed by the partnership of<br />samuel ruben and p r mallory in the 1920s ? - Duracell<br />107. In south park, there is a particular combo that<br />is used as a remedy to cure the town of sars - Nyquil<br />, sprfite and ------ = campbells chicken soup<br />108. Steve ball and robert fripp perfected the tune<br />for what ? - windows vista<br />109. Name the 3rd founder of youtube - chad hurley,<br />steve chen, and ___________ ? - javed karim<br />110. Who designed the paypal logo ? - chad hurley<br />111. Whose 2 reality tv shows are - The big give /<br />your money or your life ? – Oprah<br />112. Who was playmate of the yr in 1993 ? - anna<br />nicole smith<br />113. Audrey hepburn’s black dress in Breakfast at<br />Tiffany’s is being auctioned - to whom are the<br />proceeds going to ? - City of joy charity. <br />114. Which site was founded by Niklas Zennstroem and<br />Janus Friis, the men behind Skype, and is pitching<br />itself as a broadband video network. ? - Joost<br />115. Who is the sole franchisee of jockey in india ? -<br />Page Industries<br />116. One of europes foremost critics of islam has just<br />launched her new memoir - Infidel ? - Ayaan Hirsi Ali<br />117. Before she died, Anna Nicole Smith was a model<br />for a wgt loss supplement. which brand ? - Trimspa<br />118. Complete the following = Bordeaux, Sonoma and ___<br />= Mosel<br />119. Who owns the rugby club : South sydney rabbitohs<br />? = Russell Crowe<br />120. What are cat bonds ? - catastrophe bonds ,<br />usually issued by insurers, offer yyields above avg<br />int rates to investors if a natural disaxster does not<br />occur over a given period<br />which ivy league univ is considering the appointment<br />of its 1st ever fmale pres - Harvard . Historian Drew<br />Gilpin Faust<br />121. Which doctor plays himself in a reality show<br />-Doc90210 ? - raj kanodia<br />122. 1st indian outside of HLL to be on the unilever<br />board - Narayana Murthy<br />123. Whose new cookery is to be titled Curry rules ? –<br />Shilpa Shetty<br />124. What is common to the following songs - are u<br />gonna be my girl - Jet, feel good inc - Gorillaz,<br />technologic - Daft Punk, Ride - The Vines, Love train<br />- Wolfmother, someday baby - Bob dylan, lose yourself<br />- Eminem ? - all songs used in I Pod advertsing<br />125. Natalie maines is the lead singer of which group<br />- Dixie chicks<br />126. Why was robyn troup of houston in the news in<br />connection to the Grammy’s ? - winner of the grammy my<br />moment contetst with chancce to perform with JT<br />127. Name this entertainment website - started by<br />movie buff Harry Knowles. It is one the web's most<br />popular sites for latest movie gossip - aintitcool.com<br />128. author of book - audacity of hope ? = Barack<br />Obama<br />129. The Hong Kong public have dubbed Li Ka Shing as<br />Chiu Yan ? What does Chui Yan translate as ? -<br />Superman<br />130. The yr of the pig begins on feb 18 and festvities<br />end 15 days later with which festival - Lantern<br />Festival<br />131. Which fc is known as the Magpies - Newcastle<br />132. the tagline of which airline is - A world of<br />difference ? = Paramount Airways<br />133. Brady dougan is the ceo of which financial<br />services group ? - Credit Suisse<br />134. What is the newberry medal given for ? - best<br />childrens book of the yr<br />135. Most popular course in harvard and who takes it ?<br />- Psychology 1504 taken by Tal Ben Shaharnandavarapuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14880652002392479904noreply@blogger.com80tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32160414.post-1156222380673103552006-08-22T10:50:00.000+06:002006-08-22T10:53:00.683+06:00knowledge quiz-1 answershi friends, m posting the answers for the knowledgequiz-1.i was late in posting them . dont mind<br /><br /><br />Q1. The Mascot of which company is called "BIMBENDUM" ?(COQ)<br /><br />Ans. Michellin <br /><br />Q2. The Sattelites of the planet uranus is named after whom?(COQ)<br /><br />Ans. Shakespearean Character's<br /><br />Q3. Who is the mascot of the ICC Cricket world cup 2007(West indies)?<br /><br />Ans. Mello<br /><br />Q4. For which movie did Nicholas Cage won the oscar for the best<br />actor?<br /><br />Ans. Leaving Las vegas<br /><br />Q5.Complete the series ,Multan, Kannauj,Faizabad,_________?<br /><br />Ans. Somnath.... all these places were looted by Mahmud of Ghazni...<br /><br />Q6. Which Japanese car company has a TAURUS CONSTELLATION as it's <br />logo?<br /><br />Ans. Subaru<br /><br />Q7. Which American country was named by Columbus after the Spanish <br />word for 'Depths'?<br /><br />Ans. Honduras<br /><br />Q8. Which Indian film-maker has a production company named " <br />Stability is a Curse " ?<br /><br />Ans. Nagesh Kukunoor<br /><br />Q9. What is the common Swahili word for 'lion' ?<br /><br />Ans. Simba<br /><br />Q10. "If only I could sleep...." Were the last words of which <br />legendery cricketer? <br />Ans. Ranjit Sinhji<br /><br />Q11. Who was the first super sub in cricket ? Also tell me the player<br />who was substituted?(1 mark each)<br /><br />Ans. Vikram Solanki for Simon Jones<br /><br />Q12. Who was the 1st super sub to win the man of the match?<br /><br />Ans. Shane Bond<br /><br />Q13. Who is the oldest and the youngest person to win an oscar?<br /><br />Ans. Jessica Tandy 81 years old (Driving Miss Daisy,1989) was the <br />oldest to WIN an oscar ....Gloria stuart was the oldest to <br /><br />be nominated for an Oscar for playing the role of Old Rose in the <br />movie TITANIC(1997).. and Tatum O'Neal 10 years old <br /><br />(Papermoon, 1973) ....<br /><br />Q14. Before joinin McLaren F1 Team.. Kimi Raikonen was a part of <br />which F1 team?<br /><br />Ans. Sauber F1 Team<br /><br />Q15. He was a refugee who crossed the LOC to become a con-artist.<br />name the person.(COQ, think carefully)<br /><br />Ans.Abhishek Bachchan<br /><br />Q16. Who is the fastest piano player in the world?(very easy)<br /><br />Ans. Adnan Sami<br /><br />Q17. In Asterix & Obelix, which comic character was inspired by Sir <br />SEan Connery?<br /><br />Ans. Dubbel O Six<br /><br />Q18. Which famous Bollywood singer played the role of young Mithun <br />Chakrabarty in the fim " Hamse hai Zamana" and " Ustadi Ustad se"?<br /><br />Ans. Sonu Nigam<br /><br />Q19. Who invented Calligraphy? <br /><br />Ans. Iraniansnandavarapuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14880652002392479904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32160414.post-1155030322410449482006-08-08T15:38:00.000+06:002006-08-08T15:45:22.420+06:00knowledge quiz-1 by SPARKPLUGhi! GUYS.!<br /> <br /> This the first quiz which i am posting on my blog. send the replies to nandavarapu.blogspot.com.<br /><br />answers in 2 weeks. some of dese questions were asked in the <br />columban open quiz ... <br /><br />Q1. The Mascot of which company is called "BIMBENDUM" ?(COQ)<br /><br />Ans.<br /><br />Q2. The Sattelites of the planet uranus is named after whom?(COQ)<br /><br />Ans.<br /><br />Q3. Who is the mascot of the ICC Cricket world cup 2007(West indies)?<br /><br />Ans.<br /><br />Q4. For which movie did Nicholas Cage won the oscar for the best<br />actor?<br /><br />Ans.<br /><br />Q5.Complete the series ,Multan, Kannauj,Faizabad,_________?<br /><br />Ans.<br /><br />Q6. Which Japanese car company has a TAURUS CONSTELLATION as it's <br />logo?<br /><br />Ans.<br /><br />Q7. Which American country was named by Columbus after the Spanish <br />word for 'Depths'?<br /><br />Ans.<br /><br />Q8. Which Indian film-maker has a production company named " <br />Stability is a Curse " ?<br /><br />Ans.<br /><br />Q9. What is the common Swahili word for 'lion' ?<br /><br />Ans.<br /><br />Q10. "If only I could sleep...." Were the last words of which <br />legendery cricketer? ( COQ)<br /><br />Ans.<br /><br />Q11. Who was the first super sub in cricket ? Also tell me the player<br />who was substituted?(1 mark each)<br /><br />Ans.<br /><br />Q12. Who was the 1st super sub to win the man of the match?<br /><br />Ans.<br /><br />Q13. Who is the oldest and the youngest person to win an oscar?<br /><br />Ans.<br /><br />Q14. Before joinin McLaren F1 Team.. Kimi Raikonen was a part of <br />which F1 team?<br /><br />Ans.<br /><br />Q15. He was a refugee who crossed the LOC to become a con-artist.<br />name the person.(COQ, think carefully)<br /><br />Ans.<br /><br />Q16. Who is the fastest piano player in the world?(very easy)<br /><br />Ans.<br /><br />Q17. In Asterix & Obelix, which comic character was inspired by Sir <br />SEan Connery?<br /><br />Ans.<br /><br />Q18. Which famous Bollywood singer played the role of young Mithun <br />Chakrabarty in the fim " Hamse hai Zamana" and " Ustadi Ustad se"?<br /><br />Ans.<br /><br />Q19. Who invented Calligraphy? <br /><br />Ans.<br /><br />Bye<br /><br />//////////////THE HYDRA///nandavarapuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14880652002392479904noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32160414.post-1154669246894082262006-08-04T11:26:00.000+06:002006-08-04T11:27:26.903+06:00welcome to sparkplughi friends. this is a new blog which has been started for the people who r interested in quizzingnandavarapuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14880652002392479904noreply@blogger.com0