1. 1. Name of the famous king Arthur’s sword was?
2. Deepest lake in the world?
3. Connect:
(HINT: Lady on left is referred to as Grandma COBOL)
4. “Big Electric cat”, “Dark
Matter”, “Merlin”, “Red Pills”, “Venus on Furs” - Connect (Hint: Why do models
look better in pictures?
5. In the 1880s, Harvey Henderson Wilcox of Kansas and his wife Daeida
moved to Los Angeles from Topeka and bought 160 acres of land in the
countryside to the west of the city at the foothills and the Cahuenga Pass. On
a train trip to the east, Daeida met a woman who spoke of her country home
in Ohio named after a Dutch settlement. She liked the sound of it and upon
returning to Southern California, bestowed the name to the family ranch. What
was it called?
6. Identify the logo
7. Identify the logo
8. Ownership has changed many times, past owners including the Scottish
publisher A & C Black, Horace Everett Hooper,Sears Roebuck and William
Benton. The present owner is Jacqui Safra, a Swiss billionaire – and this
knowledge vasthouse was currently in news. Identify.
9. Where was the first Indian Institute of Management (IIM) established in
1961 ?

2. 10. Who created the fictional character 'Swami' in his debut novel 'Swami and
Friends' ?
11. Cockpit of Europe
12. In Indonesia, it is known as earwig, human and elephant; this game is no
longer just for entertainment purpose as shown by Florida Judge who when
tired of endless arguemetsn directed the parties concerned to resolve their
issues by playing this game! This game is originally called Rochambeau.
13. What is the minimum age for competing in the Olympic Games?
14. What is the claim to fame of Arjun Bajpayee from Noida? (Think adventure
sports)
15. Which was the first cricket stadium in India to have floodlights?
16. Which of the following team recently defeated Indian women hockey team in
the final match of London Olympic Qualifiers
BONUS QUESTION
17. *** The Bank of Italy was founded in San Francisco by Amadeo Giannini in
1904, based on catering to immigrants. Amadeo was raised by the
Fava/Stanghellini family when his father was shot while trying to collect on a
$10.00 debt. When the 1906 San Francisco earthquake struck, Giannini was
able to get all of the deposits out of the bank building and away from the fires.
Because San Francisco's banks were in smoldering ruins and unable to open
their vaults, Giannini was able to use the rescued funds to start lending within
a few days of the disaster. From a makeshift desk of a few planks over two
barrels, he loaned money to anyone who was willing to rebuild. Which bank
evolved as a result of this tragic incident?
18. *** A famous admiral once spoke of his nation's military blunder with the
following words: "I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and
filled him with terrible resolve". To what event was this admiral referring?
19. *** Built at cost of approx. $ 750 million, it was derived from English word
which was chosen to represent the wish - “continuing harmony, unity, and
peace between European Nations.” At its launch, the champagne bottle,
released by model Eva Herzigová failed to break, an inauspicious omen.
Identify.
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