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Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Rookha Sukha

1. In a review by Xavier Morales, titled "Beauty and violence", of X, he calls the film "a groundbreaking aestheticization of violence." Which one?

2. Who recently became the 1st Indian selected to be on the judges panel of Man Booker International Prize for the year 2009?

3. During its publicity and marketing, the director refused to let the posters and trailers focus on X and encouraged the studio to hire the advertising firm Wieden + Kennedy to devise a marketing plan. What was conceived by the advertising firm Wieden + Kennedy as the main marketing image was considered by studio executives as "a bad joke". Which movie and who is X?

4. Its a quadricycle made of wooden planks and old jeep parts, variously known as kuddukka and pietered & is a common sight on the pot-holed roads beyond Ghaziabad and near Meerut. The vehicles, or kuddukkas, as they are known locally, are manufactured in small workshops in areas around Ludhiana in Punjab. The word is famous in NSIT lingo.

5. 5. Apple iPhone
4. Yahoo!
3. Facebook Beacon
2. The High-Def Format War
1. Windows Vista

A Top 5 list of?

6. Salamanca or Salamangka is a common word for "trick" or "sleight of hand" in Filipino. It is believed that this location was chosen to "poke fun at" the many plot twists in the story. The "Plaza Real“, the primary location of the movie, is shown to be in Salamanca, although it actually is in Madrid and the movie was mostly shot in Mexico. Which movie?

7. Everybody teases me, policemen and showoffs alike
Even the local tradesmen started showering me with gifts
Why don't you spend some on me too?
Feed me some honey with your fingers
it hit me hard, what can I do
I asked for it the whole night
________________

Fill in the blank and give the context.

8. What significance does the wiki biography of 16th century Hungarian painter Nicholas Hilliard have?

9. Fill in the blank to complete the names of the following brands/commodities:

________ ka khazana

________ chale sasural

________ khaini

________ cut

________ chalisa

________ pashu aahaar

All Blanks are the same.

10. In October 2007, Dell tied up with which retail store to sell select desktop and notebook models at both its online and in-stores? It already has tie-ups with Walmart and Sams Club.

11. He was a captain in the army of the East India Company serving in India. He was a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and was awarded a knighthood. In the novel, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, he is implied to be a former member of the league. Who?

12. X, in Roman mythology was the equivalent of the Greek goddess Hecate, the goddess of witchcraft, _______ and the harvest moon. She was an underworld Titan-goddess who assisted Jove in the Titanomachy and was therefore able to keep her powers. The blank would have given it away. Who?

3 comments:

The Dublin Daly said...

1) Kill Bill Vol 1
2) Amit Chaudhary. He is not first - 2008 also had an Indian
3)Fight Club and Brad Pitt
4)
5) tech dispappointments of 2007
6) Vantage Point
7)
8) 10 millionth entry (Asked in this forum before)
9) Laalu
10) Staples
11) Richard Burton
12) Trivia

Leonine said...

4. Jugaad
7. Salt of Love or the song Namak Ishq ka from Omkara?!

UDit said...

@the dublin daly
all those answered were correct! regarding question 2, please note that it is the Man Booker International Prize in question, it is awarded bi-annually, and Amit Chaudhuri is the first Indian to be on their panel of judges.

@leonine
both answers correct!

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Rookha Sukha

1. In a review by Xavier Morales, titled "Beauty and violence", of X, he calls the film "a groundbreaking aestheticization of violence." Which one?

2. Who recently became the 1st Indian selected to be on the judges panel of Man Booker International Prize for the year 2009?

3. During its publicity and marketing, the director refused to let the posters and trailers focus on X and encouraged the studio to hire the advertising firm Wieden + Kennedy to devise a marketing plan. What was conceived by the advertising firm Wieden + Kennedy as the main marketing image was considered by studio executives as "a bad joke". Which movie and who is X?

4. Its a quadricycle made of wooden planks and old jeep parts, variously known as kuddukka and pietered & is a common sight on the pot-holed roads beyond Ghaziabad and near Meerut. The vehicles, or kuddukkas, as they are known locally, are manufactured in small workshops in areas around Ludhiana in Punjab. The word is famous in NSIT lingo.

5. 5. Apple iPhone
4. Yahoo!
3. Facebook Beacon
2. The High-Def Format War
1. Windows Vista

A Top 5 list of?

6. Salamanca or Salamangka is a common word for "trick" or "sleight of hand" in Filipino. It is believed that this location was chosen to "poke fun at" the many plot twists in the story. The "Plaza Real“, the primary location of the movie, is shown to be in Salamanca, although it actually is in Madrid and the movie was mostly shot in Mexico. Which movie?

7. Everybody teases me, policemen and showoffs alike
Even the local tradesmen started showering me with gifts
Why don't you spend some on me too?
Feed me some honey with your fingers
it hit me hard, what can I do
I asked for it the whole night
________________

Fill in the blank and give the context.

8. What significance does the wiki biography of 16th century Hungarian painter Nicholas Hilliard have?

9. Fill in the blank to complete the names of the following brands/commodities:

________ ka khazana

________ chale sasural

________ khaini

________ cut

________ chalisa

________ pashu aahaar

All Blanks are the same.

10. In October 2007, Dell tied up with which retail store to sell select desktop and notebook models at both its online and in-stores? It already has tie-ups with Walmart and Sams Club.

11. He was a captain in the army of the East India Company serving in India. He was a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and was awarded a knighthood. In the novel, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, he is implied to be a former member of the league. Who?

12. X, in Roman mythology was the equivalent of the Greek goddess Hecate, the goddess of witchcraft, _______ and the harvest moon. She was an underworld Titan-goddess who assisted Jove in the Titanomachy and was therefore able to keep her powers. The blank would have given it away. Who?

3 comments:

The Dublin Daly said...

1) Kill Bill Vol 1
2) Amit Chaudhary. He is not first - 2008 also had an Indian
3)Fight Club and Brad Pitt
4)
5) tech dispappointments of 2007
6) Vantage Point
7)
8) 10 millionth entry (Asked in this forum before)
9) Laalu
10) Staples
11) Richard Burton
12) Trivia

Leonine said...

4. Jugaad
7. Salt of Love or the song Namak Ishq ka from Omkara?!

UDit said...

@the dublin daly
all those answered were correct! regarding question 2, please note that it is the Man Booker International Prize in question, it is awarded bi-annually, and Amit Chaudhuri is the first Indian to be on their panel of judges.

@leonine
both answers correct!