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Thisimageshowcasesoneofmanyoptions
consideredforthedepictionoftheiconicX.
Theproductionteamultimatelychosetouse
theservicesofYforthisendeavorowingtohis
unparalleledskillinbringinginanimatefigures
tolife.
NameXandY.
X Yoda
Y JimHenson
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Xisasuburbofamajorcityinahotlycontested
regionthatchangedhandsin201415.It
famouslylendsitsnametoatypeofheadgear
thatexposesonlyaportionoftheface.
Xisalsofamousforbeingthesiteofabloodyand
rathersuicidalbattleinthemid19th century,
immortalizedthroughYsfamouspoemZ,aswell
asnumerousotherheroicretellingsofthe
incident.
NameX,YandZ.
X Balaclava
Y AlfredTennyson
Z TheChargeoftheLightBrigade
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MikeConleywasaprofessionalboxerbornin
Pennsylvaniainthelate1800s.Hemovedto
Ithacainhisyouth,andreportedlybecame
theheavyweightchampionoftheNorthwest.
Agenuineheavyweight,hisgreatestweakness
asaboxerwassaidtobehislackoffinesse.
Hisboxingabilitiesaside,hispopularityhas
seenasurgeinrecentyearsforanentirely
differentreason.Why?
TheOverlyManlyManMeme
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JohnDaltonwasawardedanhonoraryPhD
fromOxfordUniversityin1832.Forthe
occasion,hehadtowearthefamousscarlet
regaliaofOxfordinthepresenceofKing
WilliamIV.However,hisQuakerbeliefs
preventedhimfromwearingthecolorscarlet
onhisperson.Atthesametime,offendingthe
Kingwasunthinkable.Howdidhecircumvent
thesituation?
Colorblindness
Althoughheknewtherobewasscarlet,he
pretendedhesawitasgreyincolor,andthus
wasntbreakinganyrulesbywearingthe
robe.
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WhatisthepopularnicknameoftheNew
Zealandmensbasketballteam?
TheTallBlacks
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PraveenArimbrathodiyil andhis
partywillbeaspiringtomake
theirelectoraldebutinthe
assemblyelectionsinKerala,
IndiainMay2016.Hisparty
claimstobethefirstofitskind
inIndiaandaimstofocuson
issuesthatarenotapartof
mainstreamdiscourseat
presentamongthemajorityof
thepopulace.
Whichparty?
PiratePartyofIndia
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Connect.
BabaORiley
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Whatarethesevariationsof?
Circularswing(windmill)
Halfcircle
Figureeight
Sidetoside
Whiplash
Twoup,Twodown
Allout
Tandem
Hammer
Fullbody
Headbanging
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TheStanleyHotelisa140roomhotellocatedinEstes
Park,Colorado.EnsconcedintheRockies,itoffers
panoramicviewsofRockyMountainNationalPark,and
isalsolistedontheNationalRegisterofHistoricPlaces.
InlateSeptemberof1974,thehotelhostedonlyone
guestduetoalackoftouristsatthetime.Who?
StephenKing
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BerndMaylnder isaformerracingcardriver
whostartedhiscareerinkarting attheendofthe
1980s.Inthefollowingyearshemadehiswayto
theFormulaFord,thePorscheCarrera Cupand
theoriginalDTM.In2000,hewonthe24Hours
Nrburgring inaPorsche911GT3R.In2000,
posthisprofessionalracingcareer,hedecidedto
stayconnectedtotheworldofmotorsport,andis
acommonsightatFormulaOneraces.
Why?
SafetyCarDriver
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XisanIndianpoliticaldramafilmwhichdepictsasomewhat
exaggeratedstoryofaloneman,whobattlespoliticalmachineryto
upsetthestatusquoandbringmuchneededsuccour tothe
masses.Thefilmwasalsodubbed/remadeintootherIndian
languages.
Uponitsoriginalrelease,thefilmcausedmuchheartburnamong
thepoliticalclassinaspecificstate(whereYspartywasinpower),
especiallyastheraspyvoiceoftheantagonistinthefilmwasseen
toinsinuatethecharacterofY,andbyextension,hisactsofpolitical
malfeasance.
Ontheotherhand,thefilmreceivedmuchacclaimamongpoliticos
inadifferentstate(runbyZsparty),astheprotagonistsanti
corruptiondriveandadulationfromthemassesinthefilmwere
seenasareflectionofprogresscarriedoutbyZinthestate.
NameX,YandZ.
X Mudhalvan/Nayak
Y M.Karunanidhi
Z Chandrababu Naidu
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ThegrandprinceVladimirtheGreatofKievan
Rus,anearlypredecessorofRussia,chose
OrthodoxyasthereligionoftheeasternSlavs
in988AD.OrthodoxChristianitywasadark
horsetilltheveryend,withIslamthemost
likelywinner.AccordingtoNestorsChronicles,
whichfactinfluencedVladimirsdecision?
Islamforbidsconsumptionofalcohol
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ApartfrombeingthefirstSouthAmericanand
PortuguesespeakingcitytohosttheSummer
Olympics,RiodeJaneiroisalsotheonlyhost
oftheGamesthusfartoholdanother
distinction.What?
FirstSummerOlympicstobeheldentirely
duringWinterintheHostCountry
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Antica PizzeriaPortAlba isapizzeriainNaples,
Italy.Openedin1830,itisconsideredtobe
theworldsfirstpizzeria.Thereissomething
veryspecialabouthowthepizzasarebaked
here,anditwasoneofthefirstlocationsto
institutethepractice.What?
UseofLavaRockforBaking
TheovensarelinedwithlavarockfromMount
Vesuvius.
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TheErotes areagroupofwingedgodsinClassical
Mythology,associatedwithloveandsexualdesire.One
oftheErotes is_____.AccordingtothepoetOvid,the
waternymphSalmacis fellinlovewithhimandbegged
forthegodstounitethem.Herprayerswereanswered
andtheirbodiesmergedintoone.Asaresult,heissaid
tosymbolizetheinstitutionofmarriageandthesacred
unionofmanandwomaninwedlock.Hisnameis
derivedfromthoseofhisparents,XandY.
NameXandY.
X Hermes;Y Aphrodite
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Asterix
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Factand/oraQuotation
10pointsforaquestionwithoutsubparts.
5pointsforeachsubpartifpresent.
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Extendingalogicalprincipleattributedto
WilliamofX,Ycreatedhisowndictuminan
articleflayingtheconceptofmiraclesin
Catholicism,andZsconsequentnomination
forsainthood.
"Whatcanbeassertedwithoutevidencecan
bedismissedwithoutevidence."
X Ockham/Occam
Y ChristopherHitchens
Z MotherTeresa
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Obligedtofindanapartmentoftheirown,my
parentssearchedtheneighbourhood andchose
onewithinwalkingdistanceofthepark.Showing
themoutaftertheyhadviewedit,thelandlady
said:"Andyou'llbegladtoknowIdon'ttake
Jews.Hermistakemadecleartoher,theanti
Semiticlandladywasrenounced,andanother
apartmentfound.Butherblunderleftitsmark.
Backonthestreetmymothermadeavow.Her
unbornbabywouldhavealabelproclaiminghis
racetotheworld.
Yehudi Menuhin
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Legendarymusicdirectorwhowasveryfamousforhis
relationship/lackthereofwithXandYrespectively.
XandYstayinginoppositeflats,sharedacommon
maidservant.Nowthismaidservanthadmerelyto
comeandtellXthatYhadjustrecordedsomething
wonderfulforXtolosehervocalpoise.SuchwasherY
phobiathatittookmesomemonthstoconvinceXthat
shehadavoiceindividualisticenoughtoevolvea
singingstyleallofherown."
O.P.Nayyar
X Asha Bhonsle;Y Lata Mangeshkar
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Inhissparetime,Xisahorseracingenthusiast,
owningastudfarmoriginallycreatedbyY,with
whomXsharesanexpensiveconnection.
Well,Idon'tknowZpersonally,I'vereadalot
abouthim.Heobviouslylikestolivehislife,asI
indeeddo...butnotyetanywherenear
bankruptcy."
X VijayMallya
Y Tipu Sultan
Z DonaldTrump
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The______MovementisacultinVanuatuwhichbelieves
that______isadivinebeingandthesonofamountain
spirit.Itwasforetoldthatthissonwouldtraveltoadistant
land,marryapowerfulwoman,andthenreturn.The
membersbeliefswerestrengthenedwhentheyobserved
therespectaccordedtotheindividualbyofficialsduringa
visittotheisland,andtheycametotheconclusionthatthe
legendofthedivinesonmustbetrue.
Toadrivinginstructor,onavisittoScotland:
Howdoyoukeepthenativesofftheboozelongenough
forthemtopassthetest?
PrincePhilip
ProlixProse
WrittenRound
Wellknownquotes/proverbsinverbose
language
5pointsforeachcorrectanswer.
Ex.
Thereluctancetosubjectayoungpersonto
theharshbrutalityofphysicalpainmayresult
inafesteringofthewhimsicaltendenciesof
thebrat.
Sparetherodandspoilthechild
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Goinganticlockwise,samerulesasbefore.
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Connect.
BZ
NorthSeaOilFields
Brent
Auk
Fulmar
Cormorant
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AdrianNicholaswasaBritishskydiverwho
performedover8,000jumpsinhislifetimeup
untilhisdeathin2005.However,hismost
wellknownfeatisdeeplyconnectedwiththe
imagebelow.What?
Validatedthefirsteverparachute
designbyLeonardoDa Vinci
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James_____wasanAmericanlawyerandRevolutionary
WarveteranfromNewYork,whoalsoservedasastate
senator,andthe44th MayorofNewYork.
Joseph_____wasawealthysocialiteinthepre
Independenceera,andalsothewardenofTrinityChurch.
In1960,threebrothersstartedachainofstores,withtheir
mostsuccessfulstorelocatedbetweentwostreetsnamed
inhonorofthepersonsabove.Thenameofthechain
stemsfromarefrainbyemployeesgoingtopickuptheir
dailywagessayingImgoingto______and______which
graduallymodifiedintothepresentname.
Whichchain?
DuaneReade
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Whatisthepopculturereferencebeing
investigatedinthisMythbusters video?
ThedoubledippingincidentinSeinfeld
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AstronomerJ.AllenHynek suggestedasystemofclassifyingUFOsightings
inhisbookTheUFOExperience:AScientificEnquiry.Thepresentsystemis
broadlyclassifiedintofivecategories:
Appreciablydetailedsightingslessthan500feetaway.
UFOeventsprovenbysomeformofevidenceleftbehind(impressionsin
theground,chemicaltraces,etc.).
UFOeventsinwhichtheoccupantsofthevehicle/moduleareclearly
visibletoeyewitnesses.
UFOeventsinwhichahumanisabductedandsubjectedtomental
experimentsonboard.
UFOeventswhichinvolvedirectcommunicationbetweenhumansand
alienlifeforms.
Howisthissystemofclassificationbetterknowntous?
CloseEncounters
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Whatdoesthelogobelowindicateandwhois
creditedwithitsinstitution?
Certifiesnouseofchildlaborincarpet
manufacturing
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XisanabstractideainCatholicdoctrineaboutthe
conditionofthosepeopleintheafterlifewhomayhave
committedsinswhenalive,yetdiedinthegraceof
God.PeopleinXarehypothesizedtobebarredfrom
enteringheavenuntilredemptionbyJesusChrist.In
DantesInferno,XisdepictedasthefirstcircleofHell
(imageonnextslide).
AsimilarconceptcalledHamistagan existsin
Zoroastrianism,whereasoulthatwasequally(or
neither)goodandevilexistsinaneutralstateuntilthe
DayofJudgement.
WhatisX?
X
Limbo
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ThetermXwaslikelycoinedbythefeministcriticRosalindCoward,
whodescribesitinher1984bookFemaleDesirethus
Cookingfoodandpresentingitbeautifullyisanactofservitude.It
isawayofexpressingaffectionthroughagift...Thatweshould
aspiretoproduceperfectlyfinishedandpresentedfoodisasymbol
ofawillingandenjoyableparticipationinservicingothers.Xexactly
sustainsthesemeaningsrelatingtothepreparationoffood.
Inthenewmillennium,Xeventuallyevolvedintoawayof
documentingmealswhicharerecognizedfortheirpresentation.In
2011,Y,realizingthemarketpotentialofX,launchedawebsitefor
thesolepurposeofattractingacustomerbasewhichsignificantly
discussedX.
NameXandY.
X FoodPorn
Y Zomato
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WilliamV._______wasalawyerandpolitician
fromWilmington,DE.Knownasafiscal
conservative,hewasinstrumentalin
sponsoringlegislationthatcreatedsomething
basedonthepremisethatmostparents
wanttoprovidetheirchildrenwithabetter
lifethantheonetheyhad
What?
RothIRA
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Aisaneponymousideologythatischaracterizedby
radicalchangesinpolitical,cultural,socialandreligious
spheres.Itwasestablishedtointroduce_______to
Westerninfluencesandprogressiveideassuchas
secularism,democracy,andcivilrights,whichwere
hithertounheardofinthepreviousBregime.
Awasthesuccessorofavariantof______nationalism
advocatedbyC,whichisbetterknownforbeing
synonymouswithagroupofyouthstrivingforradical
change.
NameA,BandC.
A Kemalism
B TheOttomans
C YoungTurks
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Inablogpostin2012,securityanalystTerenceEden
evincedconcernsabouthisISPbeingaskedtocensorthe
PirateBay websiteandhisfearsthatsuchcensorshipwould
becomemoreprevalentinfuture.Hewasevenmore
concernedthathisISPserveduptheinaccurateHTTP403
errorcodewhichisactuallyusedtodenoteserverrequest
rejection.
InaconversationwithTimBray,asoftwareengineer,Eden
suggestedanalternativeerrorcode,thatwouldeventually
endupbeingadoptedbytheInternetEngineeringTask
Forceasthestandardforinstancessimilartothosefacedby
Eden.
WhatwasthecodesuggestedbyTerenceEden?
HTTP451
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______isagrassrootsorganizationfounded
byCarloPetrini inItalyin1986.Originally
conceivedtopreventtheopeningofa
McDonaldsfranchiseinRome,themovement
strivestopromotelocalcuisineand
encouragesplantingseedsandcrops
characteristicofthelocalecosystem.Assuch
itistheantithesisoftheMcDonaldsstoreit
startedoffbyopposing.Namethe
organization.
SlowFood
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Originallybegunasajokeandasideattractionto
theOuluMusicVideoFestivalin1996,this
contesthasbecomeamajoreventinitsown
right.Thescoringsystemissimilartofigure
skating,withcontestantsbeingratedona6.0
scaleonsuchparametersastechnicalmerit,
stagepresence,andairness.
Theideologybehindtheeventisthatwars
wouldendandallthebadthingswouldgoaway
ifeveryonejustplayed_____.
Whatisbeingspokenofhere?
TheAirGuitarWorldChampionships
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Theyear1816wasknownasTheYear
WithoutASummer,inwhichsevereclimatic
changescausedbyvolcaniceruptionsbrought
aboutincessantrainfallinsummer.
AgroupoffriendsholidayinginSwitzerland
werethusforcedtostayindoorsandpass
theirtimeinthatdrabandgloomy
atmosphere.Whatdidthisleadto?
Frankenstein
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Whatarethesedesignsof?
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ThetempleofWat Traimit inBangkok,Thailandisapopular
touristdestination.Itismostfamousforhousingthelargest
solidgoldstatueofLordBuddhaintheworld.
Themonksatthetemplearepopularforatraditionof
travellingfrequentlytoEnglandtoshowertheirblessings
uponX.
NameXandgivefunda.
LeicesterCityFootballClub
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Namethebookandtheauthorreferencedin
theaudioclip.
Bonuspoints(5)fornamingtheband.
TheStrangerbyAlbertCamus
ThesongisKillinganArabbyTheCure.
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Whosbeingdiscussedbelow?
BobbyFischer
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Inthelate1950s,aconcertedcampaignwascarried
outinChinatoeliminate______,amongothers,as
partoftheGreatLeapForward.Themasseswere
incentivizedtoparticipateinthisendeavorandassistin
thekillings,withmost_______killedonaccountof
starvationorexhaustion.Whilesome______managed
tofindpoliticalasylumatthediplomaticmissionsof
variouscountries,theywereunabletostaythereforan
extendedperiodandwerepromptlyfinishedoffwhen
theyreturnedtoChineseterritory.
Thiscampaignresultedintheirnearextinctionand
exacerbatedtheilleffectsoftheGLF,resultingina
rescindingofordersbyMaoZedongin1964.
TheGreatSparrowCampaign
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ThedesignforthisaircraftcameintobeingbecauseXwishedto
providethesamelevelofdetailandmeetthesameexacting
standardsthathadbeenaccordedtoXspreviousvehiculardesigns.
RogerLeloup,ayoungdesignerandaviationexpertworkingforX
cameupwiththefundamentaldesignfortheairplane.He
borrowed1960smilitaryflighttechnologytoincorporateseveral
revolutionaryfeaturesinthedesign,primaryamongwhichwere
theabilitytoflysupersonicwithamaximumspeedofMach2,
variablegeometrywings,andaTshapedtailwhichsignificantly
reduceddrag.Thedesignblueprintswerereleasedtothepublicin
1968andseveralelementsoftheaircraftsdesignhavebeen
demonstratedtobepracticallyviableinsubsequentdesignsby
aircraftmanufacturers.
Imageonthenextslide.
NameXandgivefunda.
X Herge;
TheCarreidas 160fromFlight714
WateringHolelocatedat
1020AmsterdamAve
