02-02-2005, 05:33 PM
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Originally Posted by simon
1. This ancient monument, was once destroyed by fire, was restored in a collaborative effort between the country in which it stands and UNESCO and inaugarated in 2003..which monument?
2. In the phonetic code, if A is for alpha and I is for India, what do R and J stand for?
3."Project 119" is an operation begun recently in China which they hope to successfully complete in 2008. What's this about?...specifics please.
4. 3 movie clips : LOTR-return of the king, Gigi, The last emperor,...connect
5. Why do orthodox jains not take onions and garlics?
6. Which city hosted Pakistan's first ever cricket test match?
7. pics of 4 members of the anteater family, looked like pangolins, armadillos,...said they displayed the principle of "evolution of convergence". What does that mean?
8. Why are Telugu new year day and Tamil new year day celebrated on different days?
9. Movie clip of scooby doo,....what breed of dog is he?
10.There were this actor-actress who were shooting for the 6th part of a famous movie series. While packing up for the day, the actress had trouble hauling a big suitcase into her car. So the actor helped her out and while doing so, made a 4-word statement in a chauvinistic, black-humour tone. This quip really stuck and has not only become a symbolic statement for the movie but is also used in general humour. What was the quip?
11. This sportperson's name initially started with an M but was changed later by parents since they wanted their child to be first in everything, including in the alphabetical order. Who is the sportsperson?
12. In the 1984 Olympics javelin, one of the athletes (forgot the name) did something which resulted in the rules being changed and all the records prior to 1984 being deleted. What did he do, what rules were changed, why did the prior records have to be deleted?
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13. This object is supposed to be made in only 9 standard sizes, the smallest being 6"x4" and the largest being 21'x 14'. What are we talking about?
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1. The Library at Alexandria (think Brat gets the benefit of doubt here
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2. Romeo and Juliet (supervish, catcall, brat,..all got it right)
3.Well, the Chinese feel that they have to improve on their Olympic performance in what they call the basic sports-athletics, swimming, rowing, canoeing and kayaking...these disciplines account for 119 gold medals in all and thats what they are aiming for at the 2008 Olympics (deba, catcall,...cheers!)
4.These are the only movies among those nominated for more than 6 oscars to have won in all their nominated categories
5. Onions and garlics are the underground parts of their respective plants and so to get them requires to uproot the whole plant, thereby killing it..so its a big no for Jains (couple of close answers here but not the right ones)
6. Dhaka is right!(seems brat is our resident Ramachandra Guha :wink: )
7. Evolution of convergence happens when two different species living in entirely unconnected places display the same evolutionary characteristics because of the similarities in their food habits, social nature, etc...eg. anteaters all over the world have a similar looking snout even if they evolved from completely different ancestors because they need to hunt ants and so on...hope I make sense :-?
8.because Telugus follow the lunar calendar while Tamils follow the solar calendar (yep, Ranjitha, right way around too!
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9.Great Dane (deba, brat,...sitter, I guess)
10. "Me Tarzan, you Jane"
Johnny Weismuller to his co-star...during Tarzan, obviously.
11.(M)Anju Bobby George (lol,
vishy, AA was my guess too!)
12. The athlete,Uwe Hehn, threw the javelin well over 100 metres..this made the authorities realise that spectators were no longer safe from the throws and so had to redesign the javelins.The centre of gravity was altered such that the javelin was forced down much earlier than usual. So obviously, the existing records had to be wiped off...
13. The Indian National Flag
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