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MIND GRIND 2013GENERAL QUIZ (AVENSIS
2013)
PRELIMS
1X is the only album ever released by the collective known as The Millennium during its lifetime (though there have been several compilations since the group's demise).
X has gained notoriety throughout the years as being the most expensive album that Columbia Records had released by that time, though critics generally agree that the money was well spent. It is now generally considered to be a classic of sunshine pop.
Hint: We have just started, commenced or ... ?
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The winner must return this trophy before the next year's Open, and receives a replica in return to keep permanently. Three other replicas exist – one in British Museum at St. Andrews, and two used for travelling exhibitions.
Each year, the winner's name is engraved on this trophy before it is presented to him. The BBC Always shows the engraver poised to start work, and the commentators liked to speculate when he will be sure enough of outcome to begin.
In 1989, Mark Calcavecchia famously said, “How's my name going to fit on that thing?”
In 1999, Jean Van de Velde become the first player to have his name erased from the trophy, which was subsequently won by Paul Lawrie.
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Anatomically, they are facial muscle deformity. They may be caused by variations in the structure of facial muscle known as zygomaticus major. The bifid variation of the muscle originates as a single structure from the zygomatic bone, and as it travels anteriorly, it then divides with superior bundle that inserts in the typical position above the corner of the mouth. An inferior bundle inserts below the corner of the mouth.
They may appear and disappear over an extended period. Most cultures considers them a sign of attractiveness or veracity. They may be genetically inherited.
IMPLESD
Google Doodle in honor of whom?
ARHART, AMELIAE
ID, preferably by the name he would be now known as world over?
RANCIS I, also accepting Jorge Mario Bergoglio F
What is being Talked About here, which got to Beta Phase in January of 2013?
RAPH SEARCHG
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One of the origin of the word can be traced to the fact that in Ancient Babylon, the Bride's father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink for a month after the wedding. (Keep in mind that their calendar was lunar)
However, Merriam Webster Dictionary reports the etymology as from the "the idea that the first month of the marriage is sweetest".
Today this idea has become synonymous with voyage, a practice which originated from the Indian elite and spread to Europe from there on.
Which term are we talking about?
ONEYMOONH
8. Connect
Godfather
Shawshank Redemption
Dark Knight
Star Wars
Lord of the Rings:- Fellowship of the Ring
Only movies ever to reach the first rank in MDB top 250 list.
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Born in Barking, east London, X attended Eastbury Comprehensive School[12] and played for local Sunday League side Senrab, which also feature future Premier League players Sol Campbell, Jermain Defoe, Bobby Zamora, Ledley King and Jlloyd Samuel.[13] As a boy he initially was part of West Ham United's youth system, joining them as a midfielder in 1991.[14] He moved to Y at 14, playing for the club's youth and reserve teams. It was due to a shortage of central defenders that he was moved to centre-back, the position he plays today.
X also has sued ITC for wrongful use of his photograoh.
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Minimalistic movie poster for which movie ?
ungfu PandaK
11. X is a fantasy adventure novel published in 2001. This novel which has sold more than 10 Million copies worldwide was initially rejected by at least five London publishing houses. The UK edition won the Man Booker Prize the following year, Boeke Prize 2003, Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature in Best Adult Fiction for 2001-2003.
In 2010, Barack Obama wrote a letter directly to author, describing X as "an elegant proof of God, and a power of storytelling."
IFE OF PIL
James West Ernest Mangnall Jack Robson John Chapman Herbert Bemlett
Scott Duncan Walter Crickmer, Tommy Docherty Dave Sexton Ron Atkinson
12. What connects these name from Sporting World?
MANAGERS ofANCHESTER UNITED
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Due to his military genius, some historians have described X as Napoleon of Persia or Second Alexander. It is said that exactly 274 years ago i.e in 1739, on March 22, his forces slaughtered 20,000 to 30,000 Indians in single day, and only retreated after taking diamond studded Peacock Throne as well Koh-i-Noor and Darya-ye Noor diamonds. This plunder was so rich, that X stopped taxation for three years in his kingdom.
Identify X
ADIR SHAHN
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Give the common answer to following questions:
1. X is an art form in which performers perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in theatrical setting. It incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre such as acting, scenery, and costumes, and sometimes includes dance. It is considered part of Western classical education
2. Y is a research project that started in 1994 at Telenor, and was first released publicly with version 2.0 which only ran on Windows. In an attempt to capitalize on Internet connected handheld devices, a project to port Y to mobile device platform was started in 1998. Today, while Y enjoys only 1.3-2.6% share in PC market, it has largest market share in it segment in mobile sector.
PERA
What connects all these brands?
What connects FCB to NGO whose tagline is “Unlocking Human Potential” ?
ATAR FOUNDATIONQ
Connect the Turkish Stamp to the building Shown.
ED CROSSR
Which single company connects the said brands… and is known as “Entrepreneur behind entrepreneurs.”
With its range of highly successful investments, Sequoia Capital estimates that around 19% of NASDAQ’s value is made up of the firms they have invested in.
What is being shown here?
TITANIC Voyage route
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“In the fabulous ages of ancient times the appellations of ….... were given to the ____, as being the names of their principal heroes and divinities. In the present more philosophical era it would hardly be allowable to have recourse to the same method and call it Juno, Pallas, Apollo or Minerva, for a name to our new …........ The first consideration of any particular event, or remarkable incident, seems to be its chronology: if in any future age it should be asked, when this last-found ___ was discovered? It would be a very satisfactory answer to say, 'In the reign of King George the Third'. Ultimately, though this did not pass through, as this name did not prove to be be popular outside Britain. Another suggested names were Herschel in honour of its discoverer. However, today it is named after Greek God of Skies, which is a kind of anomaly, since other discoveries of same type are named after Roman Mythology.
URANUS
According to the legends, X was founded by Lord Shiva. In Skanda Purana, there are 15,000 verses devoted to describe the glory of X. In one verse, Hindu God Shiva states: “The Three world form one city of mine, and X is my royal palace therein.”
X is also home to Lord Parshva, the 23rd Jain Tirthankara and the earliest Tirthankara that is accepted by Historians, in the 8th Century BC.
Also, Lord Buddha is said to have founded Buddhism around here (526 BCE) when he gave the firm sermon, “Turning the Wheel of Law”, at nearby Sarnath. Name this city, called as holiest of holy, and also known as “the oldest living city on Earth.”
VARANASI
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Connect:
A. "First in War, first in Peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen. B. Instant Coffee. C. District of Columbia
WASHINGTON
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ST Coleridge's poem, “Kubla Khan, or A Vision in a Dream. A fragment”, popularized which term, whose meaning today is “an idyllic, exotic, or luxurious place.”
This is also the name of Bill Gates' futuristic private estate, a mansion in film Citizen Kane, and subject of several other music tracks
XANADU
24. “X" was written in a Rockfield studio in Wales called the Quadrangle, where A began working on their debut album, B. One night after finishing recording "Shiver", the lead single of the album, the band took a break and went out of the studio.Outside, there were few lights on and the stars in the sky were visible and "just amazing", according to the song's co-producer, Ken Nelson. He told the band to look at the stars, which they did. Lead Vocalist was inspired by the sight and the song's main melody, consisting of a chord pattern, popped into his head. At first, he did not take it seriously "as he relayed the tune to the rest of the band in his worst Neil Young impersonation voice". He has said, "The song had the word 'stars' and that seemed like a word you should sing in a Neil Young voice." The melody "started off a lot slower", according to the drummer, and it sounded like a Neil Young song. Not long after, despite not taking the song seriously, vocalist’s idea worked out when he had developed the tempo of the verse.
Yellow
• X is a Spanish clothing and accessories retailer based in Arteixo, Galicia, and founded in 1975 by Amancio Ortega and Rosalía Mera. It is the flagship chain store of the Inditex group; the fashion group also owns brands such as Massimo Dutti, Pull and Bear, Uterqüe, Stradivarius and Bershka.
• It is claimed that X needs just two weeks to develop a new product and get it to stores, compared to the six-month industry average, and launches around 10,000 new designs each year. X has resisted the industry-wide trend towards transferring fast fashion production to low-cost countries. Perhaps its most unusual strategy was its policy of zero advertising; the company preferred to invest a percentage of revenues in opening new stores instead. This has increased the idea of X as a "fashion imitator" company and low cost products.
Give me X
Zara
FINALS
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RULES • +20/-10 on pounce• +15 for direct
1.From 1956-58 Chemist Fredrick Baur created its "saddle" shape, which is mathematically known as Hyperbolic Paraboloid.
Another Researcher restarted Baur's work, and according to the patent is inventor of X. And Then Gene Wolfe, a mechanical engineer, known for Science fiction and Fantasy novels, developed the machine that makes them.
Today, allegedly, their design is reportedly aided by Supercomputers to ensure safe aerodynamics.
And The Answer IS :
PRINGLES
2.In original, their: Alternate Nicknames are Macky, Micky, Mucky, and Mocky. Personalities are: Chaser, Ambusher, Fickle, Stupid Alternate Personality: Urchin, Romp, Stylist, Crybaby In American, Personalities: Shadow, Speedy, Bashful, Pokey What Am I talking about?
And The Answer IS :
Pac-ManGhosts/Enemies
http://www.googlewhack.com/
And The Answer IS :
Googlewhack
4.1862: Novel came out, and have very diverse critical reactions, mostly negative. 1909: A silent film based on novel. 1917: Only a portion of novel was included in screenplay, but some of most famous scenes were there including "Bishop's Candlesticks." 1934: 4 and a half hour film based on novel, which is considered by critics to be the greatest adaption of the novel due to its in-depth development of the themes and characters. 1935: 1935 Film nominated for Academy Award for Best picture 1982: French Drama. It entered into 13th Moscow International Film Festival where it won Special Prize. 1995: French. Set in France during first half of 20th Century, it concerns a poor and illiterate man Henri Fortin who is introduced to X and begins to see parallels between it and his own life. Won Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film. 2000: French television Miniseries. 2012: British Musical drama Film. Won four BAFTAs, several Golden Globes; 8 Academy Award Nominations - and won three of them.
And The Answer IS :
LesMiserables
5.Xkcd, once displayed several comics for a single day, (some more pics on next slide, what was the occasion?
And The Answer IS :
Xkcd April Fool joke
It displayed different comic strips based on your location, referrer, browser and several other issues.
6.Give Connect!
And The Answer IS :
Unilever Logo
7.X made a film satirizing Y. Y considered Z as public enemy number one. Once, X told Z "They cheer me because they all understand me, and they cheer you because none understand you.“ X had four spouses over his lifetime. It is believed that Y had six female lovers, though he married but once - a marriage which lasted only one day. Z married twice, and his dalliance with women were well documented. Y had putted both X and Z on his personal hit-list, but it is alleged that he secretly admired the love public held for X. Z's decision to put his signature to certain letter was in part due to his fear that Y will succeed. Z later told his close confidant that signing that letter was one of his life's biggest regret.
And The Answer IS :
X: Charlie Chaplin Y: Adolf Hitler
Z: Albert Einstein
8.
Give the funda behind Godwin’s Law, which in 2012, become official entry in Oxford Dictionary, edition three.
And The Answer IS :
Answer hereGodwin's Law: prov.
[Usenet] “As a Usenet discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches one.” There is a tradition in many groups that, once this occurs, that thread is over, and whoever mentioned the Nazis has automatically lost whatever argument was in progress. Godwin's Law thus practically guarantees the existence of an upper bound on thread length in those groups. However there is also a widely- recognized codicil that any intentional triggering of Godwin's Law in order to invoke its thread-ending effects will be unsuccessful
9.ID. Bonus for all ID’s and connect.
And The Answer IS :
Answer hereRobert Hannsen : FBI agent who spied fro Soviet Union and Russia for 22 years. (in exchange of $1.4 Million) – described as “possibly the worst U.S. Intelligence disaster ever”
Aldrich Ames: Before Hannsen, he was top spy for Soviet Union, working in CIA
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg: Passed Atomic bomb secret to Soviet Union. Only case in US History, where those accused of espionage were executed.
"The ceremony took place on the appointment of a new ruler. Before taking office, he spent some time secluded in a cave, without women, forbidden to eat salt, or to go out during daylight. The first journey he had to make was to go to the great lagoon of Guatavita, to make offerings and sacrifices to the demon which they worshipped as their god and lord. During the ceremony which took place at the lagoon, they made a raft of rushes, embellishing and decorating it with the most attractive things they had. They put on it four lighted braziers in which they burned much moque, which is the incense of these natives, and also resin and many other perfumes. The lagoon was large and deep, so that a ship with high sides could sail on it, all loaded with an infinity of men and women dressed in fine plumes, golden plaques and crowns.... As soon as those on the raft began to burn incense, they also lit braziers on the shore, so that the smoke hid the light of day. At this time, they stripped the heir to his skin, and anointed him with a sticky earth on which they placed gold dust so that he was completely covered with this metal. They placed him on the raft ... and at his feet they placed a great heap of gold and emeralds for him to offer to his god. In the raft with him went four principal subject chiefs, decked in plumes, crowns, bracelets, pendants and ear rings all of gold. They, too, were naked, and each one carried his offering .... when the raft reached the centre of the lagoon, they raised a banner as a signal for silence. The gilded Indian then ... [threw] out all the pile of gold into the middle of the lake, and the chiefs who had accompanied him did the same on their own accounts. ... After this they lowered the flag, which had remained up during the whole time of offering, and, as the raft moved towards the shore, the shouting began again, with pipes, flutes, and large teams of singers and dancers. With this ceremony the new ruler was received, and was recognized as lord and king."
10.Which city’s ceremony is described here:
And The Answer IS :
El Dorado Or
City Of Gold
QUinnEcts
Rules and Scoring Pattern• +20/-10 for every question on buzzer.
• Wrong answer continues the buzzer
• Long connect goes asslides 1 to 3 :- +30/-15
slides 4 to 5 :- +20/-10 slides 6 to 7 :- +10
Long Quinnect 1
X is a shallow body of water separated from a larger body of water by barrier islands or reefs. Xs are commonly divided into coastal X and atoll X. They are common coastal features around the world.
X is derived from an Italian word, which refers to the waters around Venice, the ”X of Venice”. The Italian word is attested in English by at least 1612, and had been Anglicized by 1673
1.What is X?
A minimal poster of a popular movie with a very similar name
2. connect
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adjective1 familiar with and at ease in many different countries and cultures: his knowledge of French, Italian, and Spanish made him genuinely X.Including people from many different countries: Immigration transformed the city into X metropolis2(of a plant or animal) found all over the world.
According to Oxford Dictionary the word X is defined as:
X is also a Hotel in Las Vegas larger pic on next slide
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Historically, the ritual encouraged young women to walk up a flight of stairs backwards while holding a candle and a hand mirror, in a darkened house. As they gazed into the mirror, they were supposed to be able to catch a view of their future husband's face. There was, however, a chance that they would see a skull (or the face of the Grim Reaper) instead, indicating that they were destined to die before they married. In the present day, the summoning ritual requires that the lead participant must not look directly for X, but at their own image in the mirror.What are the young women trying to summon?
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There are several theories behind the origin of the name X.One such theory holds that name relates to a Cuban seasoning made from lime and used to flavor dishes.Another theory is that the name X is simply a derivative of "a little wet” the diminutive of "wet”.
Cuba is the birthplace of X. Some historians contend that African slaves who worked in the Cuban sugar cane fields during the 19th century were instrumental in the X’s origin.
Many variations of X have since been introduced and popularized, such as:Dirty XApple XX RoyaleVirgin X
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The Blue Lagoon
Watergate Hotel
Nixon Watches
Cosmopolitan
Twin Towers Memorial
Manhattan Metro lines
B-52
Bloody Mary
Mojito
Cocktails
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Long Quinnect - 2
1.Cricket at the X began in 1882 when the Pickwick Cricket Club assumed formal ownership of the ground. The first international match held was in 1895 when Slade Lucas' side visited the island. The first Test match was held in January 1930, which resulted in a draw. Since the genesis there have been a total of 43 Test matches played on the X, 21 of those matches won by the home team.
2.On 1 October 2004, the X Clubhouse was virtually destroyed by fire. At that stage it was known as Liberty Life X,but as from the 2008/09 season BIDVest took up the sponsoring of the ground, thus it became its present day name of BIDVest X Stadium.
End namesCorlett Drive EndGolf Course End
3.Notable events at this stadium
• In 1946, an in-form Mushtaq Ali was dropped from the Indian team selected to play an unofficial test against Australian Services XI. Following crowd protests (with slogans like "No Mushtaq, No Test"), the selectors brought him back to play.
• Rioting occurred at the ground during the 1966/67 West Indies and 1969/70 Australian tours.
• 16 football fans died in a stampede after a derby league game between A and B on 16 August 1980
4.In 1995–96, the X was renovated by architect Nayyar Ali Dada for the 1996 Cricket World Cup. Dada's redesign was done in the Mughal style, with red, hand-laid brickwork and arches. Dada also had plastic seating installed in place of the existing concrete benches. The lower portion under the stands was enclosed and converted to shops for boutiques and offices. X was the first in the country to be equipped with modern floodlights having their own standby power generators.
5.Identify
6.Id the stadium• A panoramic west view of the MCG in August 2009 during an
AFL match between Essendon and Hawthorn.
7.Identify
• Kensington Oval ,Barbados
• Wanderers
• Eden gardens
• Gaddafi stadium
• Wankhede
• MCG
• Lords
INFINITE BOUNCE/POUNCE 2
A character from her book
Greek Mythological Princess
11.
Also known as Messier 31, M31, or NGC 224
A tragedy written by Euripides
And The Answer IS :
Andromeda
12.Founded by two former Facebook employees, Adam D'Angelo and Charlie Cheever, this Palo Alto based site boasts more than half a million registered users. Along with Dropbox and Airbnb, this site has been named among the next generation of multibillion dollar start-ups by New York Time.
In 2010, D'Angelo and Cheever were among five names “Smartest Engineer” in the “smartest people in tech” by CNN.
Name this website, which is predicted to become larger than Twitter, and has a main competitor in Reddit.
And The Answer IS :
Quora
13.X is 525 m deep, 1200 meters in diameter. The air zone within this mine is closed for helicopters - a few accidents occurred when they were "sucked in" by downward air flow. X (4th in the world in terms of depth) has a diameter of 1,200 m and is the second largest excavated hole in the world.
And The Answer IS :
Mir Mine or Mirny Mine
14.X's iconic status has made it a synonym for evil in popular culture. Psychiatrists have even considered him as a useful example to explain Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) to medical students. A grotesque of X looms over the east face of the Washington National Cathedral's northwest tower. X's story in Y movie has been compared to signifiers of African American racial identity, and his dissatisfaction with his life has been compared to Siddhartha's before he became Gautama Buddha. A Mexican church advised Christians against seeing Y because it portrays X as a Jesus figure. Y is a 1999 movie nominated for 3 oscars and is the first film of a popular prequel trilogy.It was written and directed by George Lucas. Identify X and Y
And The Answer IS :
X= Anakin Skywalker
Y= Star wars: Episode 1-The Phantom Menace
15.During the height of The Great Depression, X and his gang robbed over a dozen banks. He escaped from jail twice. He escaped custody by jumping from one state to another. His Escapades were widely exaggerated and reported by the media. Once the government demanded federal action, J.Edgar Hoover used X and his gang as his campaign platform to launch the FBI.
Who is X?
And The Answer IS :
John Dillinger
16.What’s the phenomena of a song being stuck in your head called? The length of the song varies from 15 to 30 seconds and this cyclical nature may cause endless repetition, unless some way to achieve a climax that breaks the cycle is found. The song has usually high, upbeat melody, and repetitive lyrics that verge between catchy and annoying.
It’s Clique from the german word Ohrwurm.
And The Answer IS :
Earworm
5. Connect17.Connect
And The Answer IS :
Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin
Blue IvyBeyonce
Kal-El Cage
Blue Angel
The Edge
Milan Shakira
Celeb Kids
18.The Invisibles is a cult comic book series created by Grant Morrison. It debuted in 1994. The makers of a certain film X film have never acknowledged The Invisibles as an influence, even though they had invited the comic's creator Grant Morrison to contribute a story for their website. Morrison -- who actually liked X says he "was told by people on the set that Invisibles books were passed around for visual reference." Quite a number of scenes and central concepts of X are similar to the ones in The Invisibles and X went on to win 4 Oscars
Give me X
And The Answer IS :
MATRIX
19. Identify the sportsman
And The Answer IS :
The one and only Shaquile o Neil
20.What is special about this list ?
And The Answer IS :
World’s costliest streets(top 10)
Clues and Guesses
RULES
● A question with four hints● First hint is most difficult, second easier
and so on...● If you crack the question at 1st hint: +40,
2nd hint: +30, 3rd: +20, 4th +10.● A question can be attempted only once.● DONT shout the answers.
1.a)In 1921, X opened his first shop in Florence, specializing in leather goods, and quickly built a reputation for quality, hiring skilled craftsmen to work in his shop. This is how the House of X was founded.During the 1930s, X became inspired by horse racing, a popular pastime, and started designing the hardware for his leather goods to resemble horse bits and stirrups.
b)In 1947, X introduced the brand’s first iconic bag, the “Bamboo bag”, a saddlebag featuring bamboo handles, which is still a company mainstay.Y and his wife Aida Calvelli had a large family, six children in all, though only his sons – Aldo, Ugo, Vasco, and Rodolfo – would later take roles in leading the company toward popularity – and a LOT of drama!
c)In the early ’90s, X’s image was tarnished when copies of its wares began popping up everywhere. To restore the company’s luxury image, the company appointed American designer Tom Ford as Artistic Director in 1994, a position he kept until 2005. Ford is largely credited with turning the X brand around.
d)The X brand involves more than just their eponymous fashion house. X Group is a collection of designers who specialize in high fashion luxury retail. The members include X, Bottega Veneta, and Yves Saint Laurent, as well as Sergio Rossi, Stella McCartney and Alexander McQueen – what a club!Today, X is run by Patrizio di Marco, president and CEO of X, Frida Giannini, the main designer for X, and Robert Polet, who is president and CEO of the X Group.
And the Answer is:
Gucci/Guccio gucci
2.a)Just 5 months after the first album was released, it was banned for sale to juveniles due to content judged by many civic groups as inappropriate for minors.
X suffered other early career scandals including being fined for marijuana and serving a 2nd 2-year term in the military due to evidence that he may not have properly served his first mandatory term.
b)X is facing charges on his anti-American songs.One of his song’s lyrics are hereby mentionedKill those f**kin Yankees who have been torturing Iraqi captivesKill those f***kin Yankees who ordered them to tortureKill their daughters, mothers, daughters-in-law, and fathersKill them all slowly and painfully
c)X is currently signed under YG Entertainment, a company that also works with such artists as BIGBANG, 2NE1, and SE7EN.
He made his debut in early 2001 with his first album “X from the X World!"
d)He's known for his crazy concert antics including flying stunts, imitations of female singers, and goofy dance moves. You can watch footage from one of his concerts in his music video "It's Art" on his official YouTube channel.
X wrote the music and words for a cheer song for the his native country’s Olympic team.
And the Answer is:
PSY
3.a)Awards conferred to X Padma Shri by the Government of India (2001) Man of the Year by The Times of India (2002) Shri Om Prakash Bhasin Award for professional excellence in engineering
(2002) CII (Confederation of Indian Industry) Juror's Award for leadership in
infrastructure development (2002–03) One of Asia's Heroes by TIME (2003) AIMA (All India Management Association) award for Public Service
Excellence (2003) Degree of Doctor of Science (Honoris causa) from IIT Delhi. Bharat Shiromani award from the Shiromani Institute, Chandigarh (2005) Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur (Knight of the Legion of Honour) by the
government of France (2005) CNN-IBN Indian Of the Year 2007: Public Service (2008)[7] Padma Vibhushan by the Government of India (2008) 51525
b)Quotes by X "If you see a country like China, 18 cities are having Y under
construction. And the pace at which they are moving! This is not happening in this country. With great difficulty, Y work has been started in four other cities...after how many years of struggle?"
"Even in _____...we have still not finalized our phase 3. The government has not that vision, and that decision ... that emphasis that phase 3 should be already in position, work should start on time."
"This is lacking in our country. Whereas China, for the next 15 years they have worked out a plan for every city."
c)His first assignment was in the Southern Railway as a Probationary Assistant Engineer in December 1954.In 1963, a huge tidal wave washed away parts of Pamban Bridge. He engineered the reconstruction in 46 days _/\_
d)X was born on 12 July 1932 in the Palakkad district of Kerala. His family hails from Karukaputhur, near Koottanad, part of Thrithala legislative assembly, Palakkad district, Kerala. He completed his education at the Basel Evangelical Mission Higher Secondary School and then went to the Victoria College in Palghat. He later on completed his Civil Engineering from the Government Engineering College, Kakinada (known as JNTU). He, along with his wife Radha, have four children.X is an Indian civil engineer. He served as the managing director of Delhi Y between 1995-2012. He is otherwise also popularly known as the “Y Man".
And the Answer is:
Our very own Elattuvalapil Sreedharan
4.a) Often called “Woodstock for Capitalists”, these meetings take place in the Qwest, and attract over 20,000 people. Known for their humour and light-heartedness, the meetings typically start with a movie made for the audience and last for about six hours. Which company organises them?
b)The company traces its roots to textile manufacturing company established by Oliver Chalice in 1839 as Valley Falle Company in Valley falls, Rhode Island. Chace had previously worked for Samuel Slater, the founder of the first successful textile mill in America. Chace founded his first textile mill in 1806. In 1929 the Valley Falls Company merged with the _____ Cotton Manufacturing Company established in 1889, in Adams, Massachusetts. The combined company was known as ______ Fine Spinning Associates.In 1955 ______ Fine Spinning Associates merged with the _____ Manufacturing Company which was founded in 1888 in New Bedford, Massachusetts by Horatio _____ with profits from whaling and the China Trade.After the merger _______ had 15 plants employing over 12,000 workers with over $120 million in revenue and was headquartered in New Bedford, Massachusetts.
c) In 1962, X began buying stock in _______ after noticing a pattern in the price direction of its stock whenever the company closed a mill. In 1964, Stanton made a verbal tender offer of $11 1⁄2 per share for the company to buy back X's shares. X agreed to the deal. A few weeks later, X received the tender offer in writing, but the tender offer was for only $11 3⁄8. X later admitted that this lower, undercutting offer made him angry. Instead of selling at the slightly lower price, X decided to buy more of the stock to take control of the company and fire Stanton (which he did).In 2010, X claimed that purchasing _________ was the biggest investment mistake he had ever made, and claimed that it had denied him compounded investment returns of about $200 billion over the previous 45 years. X claimed that had he invested that money directly in insurance businesses instead of buying out _________ (due to what he perceived as a slight by an individual), those investments would have paid off several hundredfold.
d) Today the company wholly owns GEICO, Dairy Queen, Fruit of the Loom, Helzberg Diamonds, Netjets, Heinz and have significant minority holding in American Express, M&T Banks, Proctor and Gamble, and IBM. It has averaged an annual growth in book value of 19.7% to its shareholders for the last 48 years.According to Forbes Global 2000 List, it is eight largest public company in the world.
Berkshire Hathaway
5.a)
6.b) He had 14 Queens,[5] of whom six have been described
by Fransoo.He enumerates them as below: Maharani Kishori, the daughter of Chowdhary Kashi Ram
Jat of Hodal. Rani Hansia, the daughter of Chowdhary Rati Ram Jat of
Salempur. She died childless. Ganga Rani, who hailed from a village Bichawindi. Kalyani Rani, who came from the village Nahani Jhansi
and was the mother of Nahar Singh. Rani Gauri, who originated from Gori clan of Rajputs of
Amahand and was mother of Jawahar Singh and Ratan Singh.
Rani Khattu, who was the khas wife of X.
6.c)X (February 1707–December 25, 1763) was ruler of Bharatpur in Rajasthan, India. He has been described by a contemporary historian as "the Plato of the Jat people" and by a modern writer as the "Jat Odysseus", because of his political sagacity, steady intellect and clear vision.
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