GMC Quizzing Inc. March 2018 Quiz, QM Oakenshield
- 1. 1 X was born in Bombay on 20 August 1944. In 1951,he and his brother Y were admitted to Shiv Niketan school, where the teachers said X was shy and introverted, and "greatly enjoyed painting and drawing". X was admitted to the Welham Boys' School and Doon School in 1954, where Y joined him two years later . X was sent to London in 1961 to study A-levels. From 1962 to 1965 he studied engineering at Trinity College, Cambridge, but did not obtain a degree. In 1966 he began a course in mechanical engineering at Imperial College London, but did not complete it. X really was not interested in mugging for his exams, as he went on to admit later.
- 2. X returned to India in 1966. He reluctantly joined his family trade when Y died in 1980 and following another death in the family a few years later had to take a bigger responsibility.
- 5. 2 One Million Years B.C. is a 1966 British adventure/fantasy film starring Raquel Welch and John Richardson, set in a fictional age of cavemen and dinosaurs. The iconic publicity poster starring Raquel Welch donning the 'fur bikini' was a hit. The poster became an important plot element in another film decades later, which is where most of us have likely seen it for the first time. Which film?
- 8. The Shawshank Redemption
- 9. 3 My mom and I planned this together a couple of months ago, it is a cultural thing, she explained in her speech. When you have a celebration, you dont wear ____. So she would be appalled if I were to. And so this is, for my mom. What is Meher Tatna, President of the Hollywood Foreign press association, trying to justify?
- 12. Why she chose not to wear black for the Golden Globes
- 13. 4 Name the actor from the visual. This at the Red carpet of the Berlin premiere for his film in 2014. The actor earlier stormed out of a media briefing.
- 16. Shia LaBeouf
- 17. 5 Thomas is of Dutch-Irish origin, and was born in 1945. Thomas is a former television lighting director working on iconic US shows including Married with Children and General Hospital. In 2011 he won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction for a Drama Series for his work on General Hospital, a long-running US soap. He was married to Doria Ragland, who is a Yoga instructor and social worker, in 1979 but they divorced in 1988. Who are they? What 'event' that took place in late November last year led to a spike in curiosity about their lives?
- 22. 6 Step 1 In a medium saucepan, bring the cream and milk to a simmer. Remove from the heat. In a medium bowl, whisk the egg yolks with the sugar and salt. Gradually whisk in the hot cream. Transfer the mixture to the saucepan and cook over moderately low heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, until the custard is slightly thickened and coats the back of the spoon, about 5 minutes. Step 2 Strain the custard through a fine sieve into a heatproof bowl. Add the chopped chocolate and let stand until melted, about 2 minutes. Whisk vigorously until smooth, then pour the X into a shallow glass or ceramic dish. Press a sheet of plastic wrap directly onto the surface of the X and refrigerate until set, at least 6 hours or overnight. Spoon the X into glasses, top with sweetened whipped cream and chocolate shavings and serve. X is basically a type of pudding and this is one of the many ways it can be prepared.
- 26. 7 In 2010, an image of______became an internet meme after photos of him, seemingly depressed while sitting on a park bench eating alone, were posted to a 4chan forum. The images were soon distributed via several blogs and news sites. These pictures led to the ____ is Sad" or "Sad _____" meme being spread on internet forums. An unofficial holiday was created when a Facebook fan page declared June 15 as "Cheer-up _____ Day". On the first anniversary of "Cheer-up _____ Day", he was interviewed for an article in the British newspaper The Guardian.
- 29. 9 爐爐爐鉦さ爐 爐項 爐爐爛爐爐逗え爛 爐爛 爐爛爐項ぐ 爐爛 爐爛爐朽ぞ爐迦ぞ 爐爐逗爐鉦い爛 爐爐逗ぞ爐朽じ 爐迦爐爐鉦い爛 爐爐爐鉦げ爐 爐爐爐 爐踱 爐爐むい爐項ぞ爐 爐爛爐爐 爐萎 爐 爐÷ぞ爐迦ぞ 爐爐爐むぞ 爐踱 爐爐迦え爛 爐項爐鉦ぐ爛爐 爐爐÷ 爐ム 爐爛爐萎爐 爐む 爐爐逗爛 爐爐鉦ぐ爐萎く爐鉦ぞ爐 爐伍が 爐項さ爐 爐爛 爐伍ぎ爐逗ぇ 爐爐 爐爐爐 爐爛 爐爐爛爐 爐爐 爐爐∇ 爐ム 爐逗爐 爐爛爐項ぐ爛爐 爐逗爐 爐むた爐萎 爐爛爐項ぐ爛 爐逗爐 爐о爐踱鉦 爐爛 爐逗え爛 爐逗爐 爐爐 爐爐爐 爐爛 爐爛爐劇ぃ爛爐 爐逗爐 爐оぇ爐爐むぞ 爐萎す爐 爐爛爐爛爐 爐爐爐朽ぞ 爐項た爐鉦ぐ爐 爛ムエ爛
- 30. This poem, glorifying Rani Padminis Jauhar, went viral around the time of the Padmaavati row. It is actually an excerpt from a poem called Gagan main leharata Bhagwa hamara. Who, at least according to the viral posts, is the poet?
- 32. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
- 33. 10 With elections upcoming, Karnataka has seen many new Political parties being formed. One such newly formed party is the Jana Sammanyara Paksh (Common Peoples Party). What is the major issue on which they wish to contest elections?
- 35. Mhadei
- 36. 11 爐爐:爐伍爐爛爐謹 爐爛爐爛爐むた爐爛爐爐朽ぃ爐 爐朽爐爐鉦い爛爐むぞ爐爐爐 爐爛爐爛爐むさ爐朽ざ爐鉦げ爐爛爐む爐萎た 爛 | 爐爛爐劇爐爛爐朽ぞ 爐項す 爐むさ爐鉦 爐爛爐萎さ爛爐爐爐ムい爐鉦え爛爐むぐ爐鉦い爐逗ぞ 爐о爐むい爐 爐 爐朽さ爐爛爐爐鉦ぎ爐 爐謹た爐 爐 爐朽さ爐劇爐爐爛 || 24|| O Lord Vishnu, seeing your form touching the sky with glory, effulgent in many colors, with mouths wide open and enormous blazing eyes, my heart is trembling with fear. I have lost all courage and peace of mind.
- 37. This verse comes from the Eleventh chapter. Arjun is describing the Lords Vishwaroopam form here. Which entity has taken its motto from this verse?
- 40. 12 Native Americans believe that belching expels demons and sickness from the body. It is unclear how and when this practice started but Shamans began using X in healing rituals, in Mexico, purportedly influenced by the multi national giant. Y heard of this and it began bribing shamans to use its product instead. This has lead to formation of rival groups based on which companys product is used. Give X and Y.
- 42. Coca cola Pepsi
- 43. R2 HELLO THERE! 6 questions on infinite bounce +10 for correct answer
- 44. 6 A couple of years ago Bajaj came up with a series of ads, for its new range of Bikes, featuring several locations in India famous for unique and peculiar reasons. One such was the town of Shani Shingnapur where the houses lack doors. In another ad we are shown the village of Mattur which is 100km(100km/L being the mileage of the bike) from Mangalore. What is the peculiarity of this village which it shares with only a handful of other locations in the country?
- 45. Sanskrit