ID

1.

One of the "geniuses" designed this.This genius was principal to ushering of the Second Industrial Revolution.A Tower for Trans-Atlantic Communication was to be made by him but was stalled because of lack of funds.ID the device,the man and the tower.

2.

An Alumni of Stanford,MIT and Maryland University.A business Executive and a regular in 100 Most Powerful Women (Forbes and Fortune.).ID her.

Hocus-Focus C-1

1.ID,their claim to fame and then Connect.




2.ID and claim to fame.

3.One of the first "great" spinners of India.He was not allowed to captain only because he was a "dalit".Known for his unconventional spin,ID the man.

Timbuktu Tales 1.0

1.French Rugby Player.Also known as the "Caveman".Identify.

2.Now in its fifth decade,this event has grown from a humble gathering of 1500 people on Micaheal Eavis's Worthy dairy farm in 1970,each paying 1 GBP (pound) and receiving free milk,to a giant five-day celebration of music costing 195 pounds for a basic ticket.
What are we talking about?

3.
    "Take too long b'fore I found out
      What people mean by down and out.
      Spent my money, took my car,
      Started tellin' her friend she' goin' be a star.
       I don't know, but I've been told
      A Big legged woman ain't got no soul "

     The title of this song,which was inspired by a Labrador retriever that wandered around the Headley Grange   studios during recording,never appears once in the song.Identify the song and the band.

4.Identify.

5. "To all who come to this happy place: Welcome. _______ is your land. Here age relives fond memories of the past, and here youth may savor the challenge and promise of the future. ________ is dedicated to the ideals, the dreams, and the hard facts that have created America, with the hope that it will be a source of joy and inspiration to all the world."

Which place are we talking about?

6.Current affairs!

  One is running for a post.The other's seat is under threat.They are not related.Just give us their names.

7. Connect : Sheikh Zayed, Mohammed Gaddafi, Ranasinghe Premadasa.

  

State of Affairs : Bad A$$

1.Identify

2.Sharing his initials with a deceased Chief Minister of a South Indian state,this composer(not from the same state) is the youngest and only Indian to receive the Cyprus International Film Festival Award in 2006 for the movie "Raam" . Identify him.


3.Connect

4.How big is an A4 sheet compared to an A1 sheet(in terms of area) ?

5.5 bloggers from this middle-eastern country were recently tried behind closed doors for propagating Anti-establishment ideas.Unlike the other countries affected by the Jasmine Revolution,these bloggers do not enjoy the support of the masses and were greeted with cries of "Long live the Khalifa" as they were brought to court.
Identify the country.

6.What??

7.Irving Berlin wrote a song asking for "it" to be blessed.Simon and Garfunkel sang that they've come to look for "it".What are we talking about here?

8.Which letter completes the series : B,C,F,H,I,K,N,O,P,S,U,V,W,_ ?

   (Except for the missing letter,the list is exhaustive)

Courtesy :   Mr.Swethan Jasty(Question 1)

                  "Friday" Magazine(Questions 7 & 8)

State of Affairs 2.0 : Bigger - Better

1.Cyprus and Argentina owe their etymology to metals.If Argentina is named after silver,after which metal is Cyprus named?

2.Identify the Band.

3."Variety is the spice of life" #Old Adage.
    On the walls of which brightly decorated global chain of confectioners would you find
    "Variety is the ice of  life" ?

4.Why was Operation Neptune's Spear recently in the news?

5.    [Given below is an exhaustive list.Identify what it is.]
      

•  Mitra-bheda: 
• Mitra-lābha or Mitra-samprāpti: 
• Kākolūkīyam
• Labdhapraṇāśam
• Aparīkṣitakārakaṃ: 

6.Connect [The given celebrities do not form an exhaustive list,i.e;they are not the only ones eligible to appear in this question]

7.Identify(the substance;not the man)

        

State of Affairs 1.0

1.In news recently,identify this.(and its claim to fame)

2.Apart from Sierra Leone,which other country's name would you associate with the word "Lion" ?

3.This particular railway station in Mumbai was in the news recently with the NCP's move to rename it facing  strong backlash in Maharashtra.Crack the station and the "controversial" name.

4.From whose hands did Sir Alex Ferguson take over the reigns of Manchester United as Manager?

5.A bit of religion to wind up the proceedings.
  Vasishta : Ram :: ______ : Krishna

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