[dICONoCLAST]

well..i jst started with this book right now..decided to post a sitter!!

try this:
which great book in english literature starts with:

He was an old man who fished alone in a skiff in the gulf stream and he had gone eighty-four days now without taking a fish.In the first forty days a boy had been with him.But after forty days without a fish the boy'd parents had told him that the the old man was now definately and finally a salao ,which is the worst form of unlucky, and the boy had gone at their orders in another boatwhich caught three food fish the first week.


rrdg

[MrAnderson]

Originally Posted by dICONoCLAST

2.who were MANDAVI nd STRUTAKRITI in hindu myth?( ok..i will give a hint; ramayana )

who introduced Macaroni nd Spaghetti inti Italian cuisine?

wives if bharata and shatrughna

marco polo??

andy

[simon]

1.in 1987,veerappan made a public proposal for marriage through his emissaries.
it was not reciprocated tough.whome did he propose to?

Kushboo?

4.Who is supposed to b the first cartoonist of Tinkle comics?

Anant Pai himself?

He was an old man who fished alone in a skiff in the gulf stream and he had gone eighty-four days now without taking a fish.In the first forty days a boy had been with him.But after forty days without a fish the boy'd parents had told him that the the old man was now definately and finally a salao ,which is the worst form of unlucky, and the boy had gone at their orders in another boatwhich caught three food fish the first week.

'The Old Man and the Sea' - Ernest Hemingway

[QuintEssence]

Originally Posted by dICONoCLAST

well..i jst started with this book right now..decided to post a sitter!!

try this:
which great book in english literature starts with:

He was an old man who fished alone in a skiff in the gulf stream and he had gone eighty-four days now without taking a fish.In the first forty days a boy had been with him.But after forty days without a fish the boy'd parents had told him that the the old man was now definately and finally a salao ,which is the worst form of unlucky, and the boy had gone at their orders in another boatwhich caught three food fish the first week.


rrdg

yeh..n just as a small postscript to simon's answer, this exact paragraph was the first thing i saw when i sat in my first ever board exams ('9 for CBSE X english paper.

ofcourse, the answer is old man & the sea..but thats totally beside the point :wink: :wink:

[Phooka]

ok this shud not be too tough -

1. Who / What is Feluda (its not falooda ) ?
2. From Which college did MA Jinnah graduate ??
3. Which was the only character in Tintin whose name was chaged when it was translated to english ??

[jitendradas]

I like to read but I don't know who they r u talking about

[Ranjitha]

Originally Posted by Phooka

ok this shud not be too tough -

1. Who / What is Feluda (its not falooda ) ?

3. Which was the only character in Tintin whose name was chaged when it was translated to english ??

1. The fictional detective created by Satyajit Ray

3. Cuthbert Calculus?

[dICONoCLAST]

Originally Posted by Phooka

ok this shud not be too tough -

1. Who / What is Feluda (its not falooda ) ?
2. From Which college did MA Jinnah graduate ??
3. Which was the only character in Tintin whose name was chaged when it was translated to english ??

well..my answers:
1. feluda: i dont rem the exact name of real character..some vishwas..a bongali detective..Ray's creation

2. Aligadh muslim univ (AMU)
well..nt sure of his grad..but he did masters frm here if i rem

3. tintin..nt my cup of tea!!


rrdg

[live_n_let_live99]

Rite then...A few answers couldnt b found out by any1, but as usual, most were sorted out...

Here r the answers in proper format...


Hi again,

Here is the quiz 4 2nyt...


1. Name the author of the bestseller 'Bookless in Baghdad'.
A. Shashi Tharoor; A distinguished Indian, he happens to work in the United Nations. Some of the other books he's written r, "The gr8 Indian Novel", "India: Frm Midnite to the Millennium"...He also happens to write columns for The Hindu, Newsweek, NY Times and The Washington Post.


2. Which is the largest agency in India 4 literary translations?
A. The Sahitya Academy.


3. What is a 'Black Lung'?
A. Its a breathing disorder which affects the ppl who work in the Coal Mines.


4. How is Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah better known as?
A. The one n only, Sultan of Brunei.


5. In which city was the 1st ever human trials of vaccines to prevent HIV (In India) undertaken?
A. This expectedly controversial trial was carried out in the city of Pune in the month of Feb'05.


6. Who translated the 'Gitanjali' frm Bengali to English?
A. R.Tagore himself.


7. Which country has the highest Christian population in the world? (In terms of no. of people and not percentage or anything else)
A. No one seemed to have got this one rite...Well, the country with the max Christian population happens to the densely populated 'Brazil' with 153.3 million ppl practising Christianity...Next in line is Mexico, then Phillipines, THEN THE US n fifth place mein Italy.


8. In Feb'05, which state in India issued a ban on smoking in Govt. offices?
A. One of the few welcome decisions by any Govt. ruling in Ind; this one was taken by the J n K Govt.


9. If 9/11 is related to the US n 7/7 to the UK, what is 3/11 related to?
A. Indeed, the Madrid train bombings.


10. What is the name of Former Pak cricket captain Imran Khan's political party in Pak?
A. Once again, every1 seems to know this 1; Its called 'Tehreek-e-Insaaf'.


Rite then, more questions in a short while frm now...

Regards,
Brij.

[live_n_let_live99]

Hi there,

So many quizzes being posted now...Lets hope that all this works to our advantage n that v increase our appetite 4 GK even more...Aft all, a lot is at stake, haina?...

Rite then, here r the qstns 4 2nyt...


1. Who was the 1st Republican Pres. of The US?

2. Which country has the highest proportion of "Motorable Road" in the world?

3. Which is the only union territory in Ind which has over 90% of its territory under forest cover?

4. Why r only The Australian Open, The French Open, The Wimbledon C'ships n The US Open accorded the status of 'Grand Slams'?

5. Who's the author of the book "Wise and Otherwise" (Hint: Wife of a very respected n successful industrialist)

6. Which was the 1st planet to have been discovered by the Telescope?

7. Which famos monument in Ind was built to commemorate the end of the disease 'plague' that the concerned state was affected by? (Hint: In the South)

8. Which 2 teams contested the finals of the Womens WC of Cricket in 2005?

9. What is a "Markov Chain"?

10. Which were the famos characters created by William Hanna n Joseph Barbara?


So, ans these n more qsts tomm!

Regards,
Brij.