3. “ TVM MP Dr Shashi Tharoor concluded on Friday an agreement in
principle with the Mayor of _____ , Sr. Jordi Hereu, to twin the two cities.
It will feature concrete projects of co-operation in the fields of
infrastructure development, cultural and sporting exchange, medical
assistance to Tvm´s cancer hospital and waste disposal, as well as related
areas.
“We are grateful to Minister Shashi Tharoor for bringing to our attention the
great similarities and opportunities for co-operation between _______and
TVM,” Mayor Hereu said. “We look forward to a fruitful relationship.”
A team from ________’s Casa Asia will travel to TVM in late January and
the city´s Director of International Co-operation will follow in the first
week of February. The agreement will be formally signed in TVM as soon
as the necessary procedures are completed in India. “

4. Simply put, which is this twin city of Trivandrum ?

5. BARCELONA

6. Why has this object been in news in recently ?

7. CAXIROLA
which was supposed to be the successor of
the Vuvuzela, but was banned from usage at
the FIFA Confeds & the FIFA world cup.

8. Which is the largest city in the world not located
either along a river, or by a lake, and even not on
the shore of any sea or ocean ?

9. JOHANNESBERG

10. This Virgin Comics superhero shares his name which also
happens to be attributed to 2 of the world’s best cricketers,
One being an Indian.
What name ?

11. MASTER BLASTER

13. RAHUL DRAVID

14. Where ?

15. BERLIN
[ EAST & WEST GERMANY ]

16. You have more odds of making it to MIT than
working at ________.
That's right, acceptance rate of MIT(8.9%) is more
than that of _________(6.2%).
Moreover, __________ has a university - Hamburger
University .
Believe it or not, the university has its campuses in
Tokyo, London, São Paulo, Sydney, Munich, and
Shanghai.

18. Born in 1986. He is typically described as “clad in red
,skin tight rabbit eared bodysuit with a black N
inscribed in a white circle.”.
He is featured in commercials that is used the
slogan “Avoid the……….”.A game has also been
released with the same name in addition to
Capcoms “ Yo ……...” and ” The ……… super pizza
shootout”. He is also made appearances in Family
Guy, 30 rocks, in a segment of ___________and in two
episodes of The Simpsons.
Who is he…?

20. Id the patent holder & purpose of invention .

22. In 2007, the inmates of Cebu Provincial Detention and
Rehabilitation Center(CPDRC), a maximum security prison
in Cebu, _________, imitated the dance featured in the music
video of X.
The footage became a viral You-tube video, with 2.66 lakh
hits within 2 days and over 50 million hits as of Feb, ’12. It
even made it to TIME magazine’s Most watchable videos of
2007.
The idea behind the dance came from the prison's chief,
Byron F. Garcia. Garcia first conceived the idea of exercising
as an enjoyable way of keeping the prisoners mentally and
physically fit. Music was then added to provide additional
motivation.
The convicts marched and danced to several songs, including
"In the Navy" and "Y.M.C.A." by the Village People.

23. THE PHILLIPINES

24. Who ?

27. "Planet of Alfred Nobel"
Dnipropetrovsk University of Economics & Law
802 Nobel laureates' reliefs made of a composite
alloy obtained when disposing strategic missiles

28. Only one Indian parliamentarian has the
distinction of being elected from four different
states.
This person also holds the record of winning from
six different constituencies.
Who?

33. Funda again !

35. The "Festival of the Kiss" is celebrated in
Roquemaure, France. It commemorates the
arrival of the village's most famous historical
resident's mortal remains to a town reliquary in
1868, many centuries after his death.
Celebrations revolve around a return to a 19th
century way of life, including costumes and
markets, drawing more than 20,000 visitors every
year.
Who was this resident?

37. Fountain of the Four Rivers' is a Bernini-sculpted
fountain in Rome that includes sculptures of four
Gods, seeking to represent the four major rivers
of the world.
Three of them are Nile, Danube & Rio de la Plata.
Gimme the 4th river .

39. THE GANGES

40. Simple, gimme the author’s name ?

42. In 2005, _____ ______ called The Da Vinci Code “a
novel so bad that it gives bad novels a bad name.”
[ DB's enemies list ,New York books , 2009 ]
Which renowned author was this “enemy” ?

44. This palace & fortress complex is perhaps the
most significant example of Islamic architecture
in Spain, or in Europe rather.
It is one among the UNESCO world heritage
sites, and also finds its place among the 12
Treasures of Spain.
It has inspired numerous forms of arts & sciences
– literary works, musical pieces, paintings,
mathematics & even videogames.
What is the one word name for this structure,
found in Andalusia, Granada ?

46. THE ALHAMBRA

47. Such impossible images that appear on Google Maps are the result
of a phenomenon called the “ Google _____ Effect “.

48. GOOGLE ‘ESCHER’ EFFECT

49. Tribute to ???

50. JACKIE ROBINSON

51. The 1st official ________ occurred between Dusty
Baker & Glen Burke of the LA Dodgers on 2nd
October, 1977. I
It was a wild, triumphant moment and a good
omen as the Dodgers headed to the play-offs.
Burke, waiting on the deck, thrust his over his
head to greet his friend and Baker, not knowing
what to do, smacked it.
“ It seemed like the thing to do ! “
says Baker about the incident.
FITB.

53. What is the popular name given to this peak in the Manad
hills of Maharashtra ?

55. Just gimme this brand which made it to the top-5 amidst all
those tech giants .

57. What ???

59. According to the CEO of Halfbrick Studios, the
idea of this app came from one of its lead
designers, who was watching one of the late
night TV informecials about knives that were
really sharp .
Which app ?

61. Gaming location inspired by ????

62. ABBOTTABAD HIDEOUT OF BIN LADEN

63. This actor won a whopping 50 awards out of a
max. 53 for a single role in a film.
The awards included an Oscar, a Golden Globe
and a BAFTA .
But, he never lived on to receive any of these.
Who are we talking about ?

65. Last Lines from an almost last scene in the last
film of the Batman trilogy.
They are actually the last lines from one of the
best pieces of literature ever written, particularly
under historical fiction.
Which book ?

66. A TALE OF TWO CITIES
Charles Dickens