The Open Winter ‘09: The Grand Slam Of Quizzing! (supposedly)

The F.Y.I Open Winter ‘09 The Grand Slam of Quizzing! (Supposedly)

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Thou Shalt Follow: • 25 Questions. • In Built tie breakers using ** questions. Please put a ** after the question number while attempting these. • Speilng mistkaes are accetped galdly! But make sure your answer sounds something like the real-deal. • Quiz Master’s discretion shall be used in tight spots during evaluation. • 6 Teams battle it out in The Finals…

• Q1. What controversy is linked with this Google Maps image?

• Q2. • According to the book, Some Hidden Facts: Martyrdom of_____ ______ ____— Secrets unfurled by an Intelligence Bureau Agent of British-India by K.S. Kooner, on March 23, 1931, ______ was deliberately hanged in such a manner as to leave him in a semi-conscious state, so that he could later be taken outside the prison and shot dead by the Saunders family. The book says that this was a prison operation codenamed "Operation Trojan Horse."

Q3. She’s the 20th most powerful woman in the world says Forbe’s. Who is she?

Q4. Symbol for what?

Q5. What is this?

Q6. Who is this man on a commemorative USSR stamp in 1988?

• Q7. In Amritsar, the sales of washing machines are extra ordinarily high. Surprisingly, this boom in sales can be tracked to the numerous restaurants across the city. Put Funda.

Q8. This is an ad for what?

Q9. These are the rules to be a ______ _____. •Be a man who comes of his own free will. •Believe in a Supreme Being (the form of which is left to open interpretation by the candidate). •Be at least the minimum age (from 18–25 years old depending on the jurisdiction). •Be of good morals, and of good reputation. •Be of sound mind and body. •Be free-born. •Be capable of furnishing character references, as well as one or two references from current group, depending on jurisdiction.

Q10. This is Gustave Dore’s engraving depicting Charon ferrying across Acheron, to Hell. This is the illustration of which classic?

Q11. What connects these pretty birdies?

Q12. This is the description of the test to find out if you’re a _________. If you're not sure if you are a ________, you should take this test. The point value of answering 'yes' to each question is listed in parentheses ( ) at the end of the question. The higher the result, the more likely it is that you are a __________! Depending on your browser, browsing away from the automated test page may cause you to lose all of your progress. But real __________s don't do that anyway. Come to think of it, actually they might, if they want to edit this article.

Q13. This is the OST of which recent Oscar nominated hit?

Q14. Hydrated magnesium silicate occurs as foliated to fibrous masses, its monoclinic crystals being so rare as to be almost unknown. Soapstone is a metamorphic rock composed predominantly of X. It is not soluble in water, but it is slightly soluble in dilute HCl. Its colour ranges from white to grey or green and it has a distinctly greasy feel. Its streak is white. Studies have established preliminary links between X and pulmonary issues, lung

Q15. In Scotland it is a popular belief that a few hairs of the dog that bit you applied to the wound will prevent evil consequences. 'If this dog do you bite, soon as out of your bed, take a hair of the tail in the morning.‘ This gives rise to the popular English phrase. What significance does this phrase have to an alcoholic?

Q 16. When you hear the Miranda Speech, you know you’re in trouble. So its best to keep your mouth shut and wait for your attorney. What is the Miranda speech?

Q 17. Connect:

Q 18. One part gets its name from the Punjabi word for pants which in turn is derived from Persian for pants. The other part comes from the Arabic word for shirt which in turn comes from the Proto-Indo-European word for cloak. If you put the two words what would you get?

Q 19. This is the logo of a Pan-Slavist Serbian organisation that is credited with the onset of what event?

Q 20. One of the earliest examples of Byzantine art in the region can be found on Mount Nebo, an important place of pilgrimage in the Byzantine era where Moses died. This is why this type of art has a name which means “pertaining to Moses”. The other etymology is that it is in reference to the nine Muses of Greek myth. What work of art?

Q21.** Paintings like these display the ______ ______ effect named after the artist who created them. What effect?

Q22.** Once upon a time in an Indian village, there lived three squaws. Two squaws had young sons who were very overweight. The first squaw, whose son weighed 150 pounds, always placed her son on a bear hide near a pine grove; the second squaw, whose son also weighed 150 pounds, put her son on a moose hide in the shade of a large oak tree; but the third squaw, who was expecting the birth of her first son, always rested on a hippopotamus hide beside a bubbling brook. Her weight? 300 pounds!      To this day, mathematicians give credit to these Indian women and their children. Why?

Q23.** Cuba 1814 to 1830. During this period, rum was cheaply made and not considered a refined drink, one rarely sold in upscale taverns. Don Facundo began attempting to "tame" rum. After experimenting with several techniques he hit upon filtering the rum through charcoal, which removed impurities. In addition to this, Facundo aged the rum in oak barrels, which had the effect of "mellowing" the drink. What did Don Facundo invent in this manner?

Q24. ** The first ____ was a two-piece affair. Each piece went on its own individually only to joined back together in the final week before the _______ ______ began. The second was fashioned from sterling silver and was engraved with traditional symbols of the creative artists' families and cultures, including a wolf, a raven and an eagle with a frog in its mouth. The third was carried into the stadium on an elephant. The fourth, was designed to symbolize the uniqueness of the individual and the common rhythm of humanity. The fifth contained 71 lights on the front, and had a video camera fitted to record. The sixth, has soil from different places incorporated into it and weighs about 1900 grams. Two blanks. ID object and event.

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Q 25.** Put Funda