"42"
42 questions on Universe, life and a few other things..
(answers at the bottom of this post)
1. Arthur _____ Son & Co. is a brewery founded Dublin Ireland in 1756.The brewery's most famous product is a dark stout beer (a type of porter), known widely as ____. The company also brought out another product, as a result of a debate involving its managing director Hugh Beaver. This product went on to become a huge hit. Name it.
2. Who is X?
X is the most controversial of Indian choreographers. X was one of the first to
experiment with Bharatanatyam, X blended it with Kalaripayattu and yoga. X calls her
performances ‘celebrations of the human body’, since X believes that the body is as
important as the spirit and X has been hailed as a priestess of erotic. X’s dancers
do not wear the classical bharatnatyam make-up and are dressed as simply as possible. As a sign of X's distance from traditional Indian dancing, Xdoes not have the dancers perform the traditional pranam, prayer, at the start.X has received many prizes like the Sangeet Natak Academy Award in 1992 , the international Time Out/Dance Umbrella Award for the best dance-performance in Great Britain, and the GAIA Award in Italy.
Identify X.
3.Truman Capote was the life long friend of x, who was his Monroeville neighbor. X assisted him
in the research work of his non fiction novel, “In Cold Blood”. X later published a book which became a classic. Capote is said to have inspired one of the characters in the novel. He frequently implied that he himself had written a considerable portion of her novel; some even say he ghosted the entire novel. Many people including x’s editor believed this story. Name x and the book.
4. How do we better know John Johnson, the servent of Thomas Percy ? Before assuming this identity he worked as weapons expert with the Spanish Army andheld a post of command when the Spaniards took Calais in 1596 under the orders of King Philip II of Spain.
5.Will Eisner,s book "A Contract with God, and Other Tenement Stories" published in 1978 is first of a kind, what?
6. Which club's fans are known as the culés? Roughly translated from language of the place where the club exists, it means arses. Far from being offensive, the name refers to fans seated in the highest row of the stadium. From outside passers-by could only see their arses.
7. ______ (1918-1982), former Chief Minister of Bihar, was born at Madhepura district in Bihar. He had his early education at Darbhanga and higher education at Patna. He worked as a Honorary Magistrate during 1945-51. Though his political career started with the Indian National Congress, he was soon attracted towards the 'Socialist' stream of thought, and joined the Samyukta Socialist Party. He took over as the Chief Minister of the State in 1968.He is very much in news these days due to a post he held from 1978.Whose is he?
8.______ is an opera in three acts by Léo Delibes to a French libretto by Edmond Gondinet and Philippe Gille, based on the 1880 novel Rarahu ou Le Mariage de Loti by Pierre Loti. It was first performed in 1883 at the Opéra Comique in Paris.The story concerns ____, a girl who lives in India with her father, Nilakantha, who is a Hindu priest. She falls in love with Gérald, a young British man in the military service and consequently displeases her father. To avoid trouble between her father and Gérald, _____ chooses suicide over dishonor.Name it.
9. What was known as The pubic wars?
10. Electric rays are fish that have a rounded body and a pair of organs capable of producing an electric discharge, which is used to stun or kill prey. There are 69 species in two families.Perhaps the most known members are those of the genus _____, also called crampfish and numbfish. The genus name comes from a Latin word meaning to be stiffened or paralyzed, referring to the effect on someone who handles or steps on a living electric ray. A modern day device takes it name from this genus name what is it?
11.What did this statue inspire?
12.The Cacophony Society is “a randomly gathered network of free spirits united in the pursuit of experiences beyond the pale of mainstream society.” It was started in 1986 by surviving members of the now defunct Suicide Club of San Francisco. The anarchic nature of the Society means that membership is left open-ended and anyone may sponsor an event. Cacophony events often involve costumes and pranks in public places and sometimes going into places that are generally off limits to the public. Cacophonists have been known to dress as Santa Claus or dress in animal suits and go bowling. This has inspired something in pop culture or literature. What?
13 .The Order of the Dragon was an institution, similar to other chivalric orders of the time, modelled on the Order of St George (1318). It was created in 1408 by the Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund and his queen Barbara Cilli, mainly for the purpose of gaining protection for the royal family. According to its statute, the Order also required its initiates to defend the Cross and to do battle against its enemies, principally the Turks. Which character has a name which means “ son of the member of the order of Dragon”?
14. Herbert Samuel Leon bought over 300 acres of land in Buckinghamshire circa 1883. At the heart of the estate, he built a mansion in a curious mixture of architectural styles. Following the deaths of Sir Herbert and Lady Fanny Leon, the Park fell into the hands of property developer Captain Hubert Faulkner. In August 1939.The arrival of 'Captain Ridley's Shooting Party' changed the destiny of this place. Which place?
15. The statue shown below is from the city of Bukhara in Uzbekistan, the question is; who is being depicted?
16. Originally known as the Knights of Walpurgis, the members were branded on their left forearm with a mark of a skull with a snake protruding from its mouth.This fictional society is headed by a person whose name translates into french as "theft from death".The standard attire was a black cape with a white skull mask.Name of this "terrorist organisation"?
17. This is a schematic diagram of a fridge patented by whom?
18. It was the term used to describe a person of profound mental retardation having a
mental age below three years and generally being unable to learn connected speech or
guard against common dangers. The term belongs to a classification system no longer
in use and is now considered offensive.It is now replaced by "profound mental retardation", which term?
19. She was an active political figure in freedom movement against British Raj.Encouraged by her brother but opposed by the rest of her family, she received excellent early education. She joined the Bandra Convent in Bombay in 1902. In 1919 she got admitted to the highly competitive University of Calcutta where she attended the Dr. Ahmad Dental College. After she qualified and went along with her idea of opening a dental clinic in Bombay in 1923.In 1954 Hector Bolitho wrote a biography of her illustrious brother which she strongly felt failed to do justice to her brother's political life and prompted her to write "My Brother" a biography of her brother. Who is she?
20. Identify this Lady.
21. He started his European career in Monaco in 1988, with whom he won the French Cup in 1991. n the 1990s he subsequently played for Paris Saint Germain (1992 - 95), with whom he won the French league in 1994; and AC Milan (1995 - 2000), with whom he won the Italian league in 1996 and 1999. In 1995 he was named European Footballer of the Year and FIFA World Player of the Year. After leaving Milan in August 1999 he moved to Chelsea, Manchester City and lympique Marseille in quick succession, before leaving Marseille in May 2001 for Al Jazira FC, in the United Arab Emirates.As successful as he was at club level, he was not able to bring over that success to his national team.He has done everything with the squad from playing to coaching to financing it, but his country failed to make a single World Cup,falling just a point short in qualifying for the 2002 tournament. This has all led to him being known as one of the best footballers never to have played in a World Cup.Name him.
Answers:
1. Guinness. This is how Guinness started sponsoring the Book of Records.
2. ChandraLekha, the legendary dancer.
3. Harper Lee, To Kill A Mocking Bird
4. Guy Fawkes
5. First Graphic novel
6. Barcelona FC, cules means arses in Catalan.
7. B.P. Mandal of Mandal Commission fame.
8. Lakme, this from where the company takes its name.
9. The great rivalry between Penthouse and Playboy where in they competed with each other by revealing little more than the other during the 60's. 70's and 80's.
10.Torpedo
11. This statue is called Nike of Samothrace. This inspired Abel Lafleur to design the Jules Rimet Trophy.
12. The Operation Mayhem in Fight Club
13. Dracula
14. The Bletchley Park
15. Naseeruddin Hodja
16. The Death Eaters in Harry Potter
17. Albert Einstein
18. Idiot
19. Fathima Jinna
20. Capt. Lakhsmi Sehgal
21. George Weah
Move on to the next post to answer the remaining questions
(answers at the bottom of this post)
1. Arthur _____ Son & Co. is a brewery founded Dublin Ireland in 1756.The brewery's most famous product is a dark stout beer (a type of porter), known widely as ____. The company also brought out another product, as a result of a debate involving its managing director Hugh Beaver. This product went on to become a huge hit. Name it.
2. Who is X?
X is the most controversial of Indian choreographers. X was one of the first to
experiment with Bharatanatyam, X blended it with Kalaripayattu and yoga. X calls her
performances ‘celebrations of the human body’, since X believes that the body is as
important as the spirit and X has been hailed as a priestess of erotic. X’s dancers
do not wear the classical bharatnatyam make-up and are dressed as simply as possible. As a sign of X's distance from traditional Indian dancing, Xdoes not have the dancers perform the traditional pranam, prayer, at the start.X has received many prizes like the Sangeet Natak Academy Award in 1992 , the international Time Out/Dance Umbrella Award for the best dance-performance in Great Britain, and the GAIA Award in Italy.
Identify X.
3.Truman Capote was the life long friend of x, who was his Monroeville neighbor. X assisted him
in the research work of his non fiction novel, “In Cold Blood”. X later published a book which became a classic. Capote is said to have inspired one of the characters in the novel. He frequently implied that he himself had written a considerable portion of her novel; some even say he ghosted the entire novel. Many people including x’s editor believed this story. Name x and the book.
4. How do we better know John Johnson, the servent of Thomas Percy ? Before assuming this identity he worked as weapons expert with the Spanish Army andheld a post of command when the Spaniards took Calais in 1596 under the orders of King Philip II of Spain.
5.Will Eisner,s book "A Contract with God, and Other Tenement Stories" published in 1978 is first of a kind, what?
6. Which club's fans are known as the culés? Roughly translated from language of the place where the club exists, it means arses. Far from being offensive, the name refers to fans seated in the highest row of the stadium. From outside passers-by could only see their arses.
7. ______ (1918-1982), former Chief Minister of Bihar, was born at Madhepura district in Bihar. He had his early education at Darbhanga and higher education at Patna. He worked as a Honorary Magistrate during 1945-51. Though his political career started with the Indian National Congress, he was soon attracted towards the 'Socialist' stream of thought, and joined the Samyukta Socialist Party. He took over as the Chief Minister of the State in 1968.He is very much in news these days due to a post he held from 1978.Whose is he?
8.______ is an opera in three acts by Léo Delibes to a French libretto by Edmond Gondinet and Philippe Gille, based on the 1880 novel Rarahu ou Le Mariage de Loti by Pierre Loti. It was first performed in 1883 at the Opéra Comique in Paris.The story concerns ____, a girl who lives in India with her father, Nilakantha, who is a Hindu priest. She falls in love with Gérald, a young British man in the military service and consequently displeases her father. To avoid trouble between her father and Gérald, _____ chooses suicide over dishonor.Name it.
9. What was known as The pubic wars?
10. Electric rays are fish that have a rounded body and a pair of organs capable of producing an electric discharge, which is used to stun or kill prey. There are 69 species in two families.Perhaps the most known members are those of the genus _____, also called crampfish and numbfish. The genus name comes from a Latin word meaning to be stiffened or paralyzed, referring to the effect on someone who handles or steps on a living electric ray. A modern day device takes it name from this genus name what is it?
11.What did this statue inspire?
12.The Cacophony Society is “a randomly gathered network of free spirits united in the pursuit of experiences beyond the pale of mainstream society.” It was started in 1986 by surviving members of the now defunct Suicide Club of San Francisco. The anarchic nature of the Society means that membership is left open-ended and anyone may sponsor an event. Cacophony events often involve costumes and pranks in public places and sometimes going into places that are generally off limits to the public. Cacophonists have been known to dress as Santa Claus or dress in animal suits and go bowling. This has inspired something in pop culture or literature. What?
13 .The Order of the Dragon was an institution, similar to other chivalric orders of the time, modelled on the Order of St George (1318). It was created in 1408 by the Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund and his queen Barbara Cilli, mainly for the purpose of gaining protection for the royal family. According to its statute, the Order also required its initiates to defend the Cross and to do battle against its enemies, principally the Turks. Which character has a name which means “ son of the member of the order of Dragon”?
14. Herbert Samuel Leon bought over 300 acres of land in Buckinghamshire circa 1883. At the heart of the estate, he built a mansion in a curious mixture of architectural styles. Following the deaths of Sir Herbert and Lady Fanny Leon, the Park fell into the hands of property developer Captain Hubert Faulkner. In August 1939.The arrival of 'Captain Ridley's Shooting Party' changed the destiny of this place. Which place?
15. The statue shown below is from the city of Bukhara in Uzbekistan, the question is; who is being depicted?
16. Originally known as the Knights of Walpurgis, the members were branded on their left forearm with a mark of a skull with a snake protruding from its mouth.This fictional society is headed by a person whose name translates into french as "theft from death".The standard attire was a black cape with a white skull mask.Name of this "terrorist organisation"?
17. This is a schematic diagram of a fridge patented by whom?
18. It was the term used to describe a person of profound mental retardation having a
mental age below three years and generally being unable to learn connected speech or
guard against common dangers. The term belongs to a classification system no longer
in use and is now considered offensive.It is now replaced by "profound mental retardation", which term?
19. She was an active political figure in freedom movement against British Raj.Encouraged by her brother but opposed by the rest of her family, she received excellent early education. She joined the Bandra Convent in Bombay in 1902. In 1919 she got admitted to the highly competitive University of Calcutta where she attended the Dr. Ahmad Dental College. After she qualified and went along with her idea of opening a dental clinic in Bombay in 1923.In 1954 Hector Bolitho wrote a biography of her illustrious brother which she strongly felt failed to do justice to her brother's political life and prompted her to write "My Brother" a biography of her brother. Who is she?
20. Identify this Lady.
21. He started his European career in Monaco in 1988, with whom he won the French Cup in 1991. n the 1990s he subsequently played for Paris Saint Germain (1992 - 95), with whom he won the French league in 1994; and AC Milan (1995 - 2000), with whom he won the Italian league in 1996 and 1999. In 1995 he was named European Footballer of the Year and FIFA World Player of the Year. After leaving Milan in August 1999 he moved to Chelsea, Manchester City and lympique Marseille in quick succession, before leaving Marseille in May 2001 for Al Jazira FC, in the United Arab Emirates.As successful as he was at club level, he was not able to bring over that success to his national team.He has done everything with the squad from playing to coaching to financing it, but his country failed to make a single World Cup,falling just a point short in qualifying for the 2002 tournament. This has all led to him being known as one of the best footballers never to have played in a World Cup.Name him.
Answers:
1. Guinness. This is how Guinness started sponsoring the Book of Records.
2. ChandraLekha, the legendary dancer.
3. Harper Lee, To Kill A Mocking Bird
4. Guy Fawkes
5. First Graphic novel
6. Barcelona FC, cules means arses in Catalan.
7. B.P. Mandal of Mandal Commission fame.
8. Lakme, this from where the company takes its name.
9. The great rivalry between Penthouse and Playboy where in they competed with each other by revealing little more than the other during the 60's. 70's and 80's.
10.Torpedo
11. This statue is called Nike of Samothrace. This inspired Abel Lafleur to design the Jules Rimet Trophy.
12. The Operation Mayhem in Fight Club
13. Dracula
14. The Bletchley Park
15. Naseeruddin Hodja
16. The Death Eaters in Harry Potter
17. Albert Einstein
18. Idiot
19. Fathima Jinna
20. Capt. Lakhsmi Sehgal
21. George Weah
Move on to the next post to answer the remaining questions
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