#137

Identify the pair.

#136

             This lake is an endorheic lake in the Himalayas situated at a height of 4,350 m. Its circumference is 134 km, and its maximum width is 5km. The lake passes through the India-China border and requires an inner line Permit for travel from Leh, which is a five-hour drive. The lake entered into popular culture when it was the site for the final scene in the Bollywood blockbuster Three Idiots. Name the lake. 

#135

There is a recurring phenomenon amongst henchmen in many movies and has been dubbed X. No matter how notoriously dangerous an antagonistic group may be, they cannot seem to injure/kill anyone who may be vital to the plot. We have seen this in Kill Bill, Crouching Tiger, James Bond and many other movies. What is this effect called?

#134

Recently, 'Bossa Nova' and 'Carnavalesca' emerged second and third respectively in a public vote in which close to a million people participated.
What was the winning entry and for what were these entries nominated for?

#133

Which bankrupt entity owns about 6,000 pieces of art - including the likes of Van Gogh's self portrait, Bellini's 'Madonna and Child', 'The Window' by Henri Matisse, several of Monet's works and a casting of Rodin's 'The Thinker' among many rare ancient artifacts- valued collectively to be more than its debt amount of $18 billion?

#132

One of the Navratnas of Akbar’s court, he was  the son of a schoolmaster. He mastered Persian and Arabic, philosophy and astronomy. He was accepted by Akbar but was disappointed when he was put in charge of the poultry house. He later went onto to become famous with a dish that he created, which according to legend happened when he asked for one particular ingredient to be increased.Identify him.

#131

X is the only sport that women contest in olympics but men do not. The sport has been played from 1996 to 2008 but IOC has voted to drop it from 2012 olympics.ID X.

#130

     In the 1800's, Charles was an Irish real estate manager who refused to lower rents in hard times; the tenants retaliated by refusing to do business with him thus creating the popular term __________?

 

#129

Patients suffering from a rupture of the biceps tendon may develop a bulge in their arm. This is the retracted muscle bunched up in the arm, and is sometimes referred to as a “______ muscle” in medical circles because it is more pronounced than normal. Fill in the blank.

#128

During the great war the americans called it cyclonite the germans called it hexogen the italians called it T4 how is it known these days?

#127

An ancient town, it is the seat of an archbishop, but is now best known as "the capital of engines", since the factories of the famous Italian sports car makers Ferrari, De Tomaso, Lamborghini, Pagani and Maserati are, or were, located here and all, except Lamborghini, have headquarters in the city or nearby.

#126

In 2008, the surface of X was changed after 20 years for better consistency and less retention 

of heat (primarily because of a thin upper layer). However it was controversial because of its similarity to the surface of Y. Name X and Y.

#125

Environmental Pollution, Genetic manipulation, Accumulating excessive wealth, Inflicting poverty, Drug trafficking and consumption, Morally debatable experiments, Violation of Fundamental Rights of human nature. What are they?

#124

Give the reason behind the 3 dots in the logo.

#123

Identify the advertisement 

#122

            Born to wealthy parents in Lithuania in 1938. His father was a count, his mother a descendant of the Visconti family in Milan. His family was killed by the Nazis, and he was the lone survivor. In 1970’s he started his psychiatric practice in Baltimore, Maryland. He is described as being short with red eyes and 6 fingers on his left hand. He has the habit of tilting his head to one side while listening, and his former caretaker Barney Jackson spotted him last in Buenos Aires in 1993.

#121

Richard Colvin Reid, also known as the Shoe Bomber, is an Englishman who attempted to detonate explosives packed into the shoes he was wearing, while on American Airlines Flight 63 from Paris to Miami. According to his father, Reid became depressed and blamed racism for some of his problems. His father advised him to convert to Islam, telling him that Muslims were more egalitarian and they got better food in prison. An attempt was made by the South Asia bureau of Wall Street Journal to retrace the steps of "shoe bomber" Richard Reid trying to set up a meeting with Sheik Gilani, a spiritual leader. What resulted ?

#120

       On 12 October 1969, a caller to Detroit radio station WKNR-FM told disc jockey Russ Gibb about an urban legend and its clues. That can be considered the real start of the rumour’s spread. The ‘evidences’ included album arts, cryptic messages which can be heard on songs playing backwards. The subject of this, X poked fun at this by naming one of his live album Y, parodying the urban legend.    

#119

After winning the game, X caused more controversy when he was told that Y had lost three teeth, and replied: "If that's all that's wrong with him, I'll pay him the crowns.”

X said the reason he did not go over to check on Y's condition was because a number of _______ players were standing around Y and making threatening gestures in his direction.

Identify X and Y

#118

X is a genus of flowering plants. It contains roughly 20 species of small understory trees native to the tropical forests of Central and South America. X cacao, the most well known species of the genus, is used for making chocolate. X, the genus name, is from the Greek and translates to “food of the gods,” a designation that chocolate-lovers would agree is befitting. Although Linnaeus was reputedly fond of chocolate, he would have been familiar with early Spanish writings describing the Mayan and Aztec beliefs that cacao was a gift from the gods. X is also a popular dessert shop in Mumbai.

#117

•The photographer who clicked this is  remembered for his pioneering work in photographic studies of motion and in motion-picture projection

•Early in his career he worked as an U.S army commissioned photographer.

•He was a sinister character. In 1874 he shot and killed Major Harry Larkyns, his wife's lover, and was acquitted in a jury trial on the grounds of justifiable homicide.

•He came to the forefront again this year when Google dedicated a doddle to him on his birth day in April.

Who is he ,to whom the movie industry would be forever grateful for being the first person to experiment with moving photos which later gave birth to video?

#116

Sri. Ammembal Subba Rao Pai, a philanthropist, established the Hindu Permanent Fund in 1906. How do we know this company as today?

#115

This bird is known as Maldhok in vernacular tongue. Spread across Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, this bird is now threatened by incessant loss of habitat. Name this bird, which Salim Ali had proposed to be the national bird of India but this could not be done because the misspelling of the bird’s name may result in otherwise abusive word for the country.

#114

Connect the following :

—Satan’s Alley

—The Scorcher

—The Fatties: Fart 2

—Bust-A-Nut

Booty Sweet

#113

X was a Castilian nobleman , military leader and diplomat.  The title given to him in Spanish translates to  "The lord-master of military arts“.  He fought for Y as well as his brother Z when the former was executed by the later. Later he was exiled by Z and fought for the Moors. ID X

#112

What was originally published intending to parody these 4 popular comics of 80’s?

#111

The names of the protagonists in the movie are “Bagger Vance” and “Ralph Junah”. What’s the funda behind the names?

#110

Connect.

#109

Located on 4257, Isleta Blvd in Albuquerque (New Mexico), this fast food restaurant has seen unprecedented rise in sales over the past few months due to it being featured in a very popular TV show. What show did it feature in, and what has this restaurant served as the inspiration for in the aforementioned show?

#108

According to X’s creator, it’s name has no particular significance and is simply a four-letter word without a phonetic pronunciation, something he describes as "a treasured and carefully guarded point in the space of four-character strings."
X was launched in September 2005
Id X

#107

The parent company of a popular fast food chain is named so because one of its co-founders held a doctorate in Physics while the other wanted to earn money to pay tuition fees for his medical school through this venture.
Name this holding company and the fast-food chain it operates.

#106

In 2006, the World Bank Institute concluded that the village of Ralegan Siddhi in Ahmednagar, Maharashtra was transformed from a highly degraded village ecosystem in a semi-arid region of extreme poverty to one of the richest in the country. The Ralegan Siddhi example, now 25 years old, showed that it is possible to rebuild natural capital in partnership with the local economy. In 1992, who received a Padma Bhushan for his efforts in making Ralegan Siddhi a model village for the rest of India?

#105

• X was in news in 2009 regarding a sport Y. It became a topic of heated debate and eventually ended with the rules and regulations of Y being modified.

• The concept of X was first postulated by Richard Feynman in the 1950s.

• It is exemplified in complex high end systems such as the Zytek, Flybird,Torotrak and Xtrac used in the sport

#104

Which Company ?

#103

Among the latest additions to the online Oxford English dictionary, this word has no clear origin. While some attribute its root to the 1993 song "Do The Jubilee All", some sources say its either a contraction of "footwork", or a portmanteau of 'twist' and 'jerk'.
What's this word,doing rounds these days?

#102

The 3 gentlemen shown in the image once went to watch a 1940s British horror movie. This movie had a circular plot, with a recurrent nightmare portion, that gave the movie a never-ending feel. the movie could be imagined to have no beginning or end because of its circular plot. After the movie ended, these 3 men entered into a discussion about the movie and its nature. This discussion (and further contemplation) led to the them proposing something. What?

#101

Parody of ?

#100

“When I turned it on at home, it sounded terrible. I wouldn't have realized how terrible it was if I hadn't spent so much time on the violin. I was curious – the presentation of the product said it was good, and my ears said it was bad”.

 These words are by _______

#99

Name the air craft in the picture.

#98

Sigma 6. The MegaDeaths.The Screaming Abdabs.The Architectural Abdabs.The Abdabs.Tea Set. ________.

 Fill in the blanks.

#97

This word was first coined during World War II to mean a powerful bomb which could destroy large parts of the city. Its most popular usage, however is in an entirely different field. What?

#96

Connect the two gentlemen.

#95

There is a recurring phenomenon amongst henchmen in many movies and has been dubbed X. No matter how notoriously dangerous an antagonistic group may be, they cannot seem to injure/kill anyone who may be vital to the plot. We have seen this in Kill Bill, Crouching Tiger, James Bond and many other movies. What is this effect called?

#94

What influence did the distinctive styles of Tex Morton,a pioneer of Australian & New Zealand country music and Jimmie Rodgers, an American country music legend have on Kishore Kumar, which he later introduced to the Indian music industry?

#93

Bahadur was the reformed son of a dacoit. This dichotomy was actually based on a real life experience of the creator Abid Surti, who lived in Dongri. It was an area which was inhabited by smugglers and small-time crooks. Many people used to visit Surti’s uncle, a well-known personality who was known for his social service toward the downtrodden. One of them was a honest and honorable constable who had a son - ___X____.
Even now Surti has not come to terms with the fact that someone as honest as that constable ended up having a son like ____X____. It is this dichotomy of two personalities from the same background, who end up doing opposite things, which has been traced in Surti’s work. Thus, Bahadur, the son of a well-known dacoit Bhairav Singh, ended up becoming a vigilante who fights against evil. Who is X , whose life story inspired the creation of Bahadur ?

#92

" People who live inside the world's many war zones from Afghanistan to Rwanda may never have heard of New York or Paris but they are likely to know a town in northern India called _______.”

Which town and why?

#91

________ is an avant-garde theatrical revue, created by British drama critic Kenneth Tynan. The show, consisting of sketches on sex-related topics, debuted Off-Broadway in 1969 and then in London in 1970. As of 2012, its revival was still the seventh longest-running show in Broadway history, the second longest-running revival, after Chicago, and the fourth longest-running American production ever on Broadway. The title is taken from a painting by Clovis Trouille, itself a pun on "O quel cul t'as!" French for "What an arse you have!"

#90

Identify the movie from its minimalist poster.

#89

________, is a study in human expression. As X puts pen to paper, he looks like he’d rather be dead. Y watches soberly. His wife causes some commotion as she tries to peek at the document, eyebrows raised in curiosity. The _____ _____ appear torn between amusement and surprise. On the far right, one man stands proudly, looking straight ahead and smiling as if at a private joke. His eyes are sunken from lack of sleep, but they have the satisfied gleam of a man who has achieved the impossible. That officer is __________ Rafael Jacob. What is being described here?