8. This sporting venue moved to its present
location in 1968 - after the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company demolished one of its
surface stations and replaced it with an
underground stop. Thus, you have a 13storey structure, for long the largest indoor
stadium in the world, built over an
underground railway station at 7th Avenue in
New York. Which venue?
10. X was a Hungarian
footballer and manager, widely
regarded as one of the greatest players
of all time. He scored 84 goals in 85
international matches for Hungary
National Team(a.k.a Mighty Magyars),
and 514 goals in 529 matches in
the Hungarian and Spanish leagues. He
became Olympic champion in 1952
and was a World Cup finalist in 1954.
He is the only Hungarian to be listed in
Pele’s FIFA 100.
13. What is the three word fullform of the usually
abbreviated company (name) that produces
cricket bats (and other sporting goods) with
which Sachin and Dhoni began their careers?
15. He is character who exceeds adjectives. While
most remember and continue to remember him
as the person on the cover of X he was not
always doing spoofs on this particular magazine.
Some famous editors who described him said
"He had a face that didn't have a care in the
world, except mischief." For a short time, he was
also known as Mel Haney. For a brief period in
late 1950s he had a girlfriend by the name of
Moxie Cowznofski .Over the decades, he has
frequently been referenced in outside media,
and his face has often appeared in political
cartoons as a shorthand for unquestioning
stupidity. Id him and X.
17. The insect species Plecia Neartica is a
major nuisance for motorists on highways
in Florida and other parts of the southern
United States. The insect is attracted to
highways by automobile exhaust and thus
clouds windscreens or ends up clogging
radiators. The common name for this
species comes from the fact that it mates
riotously even as it smacks into cars. What
is this name?
19. Lal Bahadur Shastri passed away on 11 Jan
1966 in Tashkent. Indira Gandhi was sworn in
as Prime Minister on the 24th of January. The
ceremony was affected by news of someone's
untimely death in Europe. Indira Gandhi
remarked that she had hoped to bring in that
person into the Cabinet. Who?
20. Homi J Bhabha, who died in a plane
crash in the Swiss Alps.
29. In the spring of 1980, 7-year-old Christopher
James Greicius was being treated for leukemia. He
had always wanted to be a police officer. U.S.
Customs Officer Tommy Austin befriended Chris
and worked with officers at the Arizona
Department of Public Safety to plan an experience
to lift Greicius' spirits. Chris spent the day as a
police officer, rode in a police helicopter, received
a custom-tailored police uniform, and was sworn
in as the first honorary DPS patrolman in state
history. Greicius died soon after, but his wish
became inspiration for something. What?
One more Q. To follow.
32. Andrew
He did not like the sound of "Andrew" or
"Andy", so he decided to adopt a new middle
initial and settled on "J", as an homage to
actor Michael J. Pollard.
33. AIDS was once described as the 4 H
disease.
Haitian, Homosexual, H____ and
H____.
FITB.
35. A top politician of Vilnius, Lithuania
became infuriated with motorists
parking their luxury cars illegally in
the bike lanes and thought of
something unique to get his message
through. It also won him the Ig Nobel
Prize for Peace in 2011. What had he
done to solve the problem?