qfi open 2011 - prelims

8/4/2019 QFI Open 2011 - Prelims

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1. 35 questions in the prelims. No negative marking.

2. The top eight teams will qualify for the finals.

RULES

. uest ons - w e use n case o t e rea s.

4. In case scores are still tied, the team with the 1st wronganswer (from Q 1) will be eliminated.

5. As always, the quizmasters decision is final.


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1. Who are the back-up singers to Lata Mangeshkar inthis song, recorded nearly 30 years ago?

(A collective term will do - no individual names needed.)


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2. The plant in the visual, Toxicodendron radicans, gets its

common name due to the effect of urushiol, a liquidcompound found within its sap. What is its commonname?


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3. The story of Sudama (or Kuselan) describes how hevisited Lord Krishna, carrying as a gift the only thing he

item did Sudama carry to Krishna?


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4. Recent works such as Beverly Lewis The Thorn,

classified as bonnet fiction, feature traditional plotlines.A girl torn between two boys (one dangerous and onegood), disapproving parents, difficult siblings and nosynei hbours. But the as iration for the characters in such

works is inner peace, a stable environment and obedientchildren.

Which group of people form the subject of bonnet fiction?

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5. An author was summoned by his friend to visit thewestern islands of Scotland, and he readily accepted.During the journey, the friend noted with exasperation thereligious note-taking of the author, saying: One wouldthink the man had been hired to spy upon me.

The notes were summarized in an 18-volume seriescalled Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides. This was the basis ofa later work by the same author, one that would go on tobe regarded as one of the definitive works in its genre.

Identify (a) the author and (b) the genre.


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6. This garment was originally created for a particular

adventure activity. It therefore had to insulate the bodyfrom the cold of high altitudes and minimize the risk ofcovering important handles and grips. The name of the

arment derives from the activit itself.

What is the garment?


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7. In January 1924, in response to more than 10,000telegrams from the public, the Soviet Government calledupon Russian scientist Alexei Abrikosov to perform a task,

.What task, otherwise associated with an ancient culture,did Abrikosov perform?


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8. Which language group, used amongst others by theAztecs, gives to English such words as chocolate,avocado and tomato as these roducts were

unknown in the Old World until they were discovered inthe New World?


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9. Which 20th century icon is credited with popularizing

the two fashion accessories below: the pillbox hat and thewraparound sunglasses?


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10. (a) Despite this legal terms apparent associationwith another country, it appears to be an Americanismpopularized during the 1849 California Gold Rush, andderived from the notion of justice proceeding by leaps.

(b) A rough Indian equivalent derives from a political unitthat is defined as a group of 84 villages and that dates backto Vedic times.

What are these two terms?


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11**. In 1928, a newspaper in a Missouri town praised theinnovation of a local firm thus: There was a time whenyou ground your coffee. Now you buy it ground. Well,this is the same sort of sensible, logical improvement. It isindeed a fine product sold a better way. In later years,

another company popularized this innovation, and theoriginal phrase used by the newspaper was tweaked toform a new phrase.

What is the new phrase?


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12**. Two explanations exist for the nickname which is

the most popular name of this musical work, which wasgiven to it by German conductor Johann Peter Salomon

-- The immense complexity of the last two minutes,seemingly capable of being processed only by a deity.

-- The jovial nature of the work itself.

(a) Identify the composer (b) and the work. (No partpoints.)


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13. This image was taken at the recent closing of an iconic

institution. (a) Name the institution (b) and its erstwhilehead, whom you see in the centre of the photo.


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14**. In early 2011, Orlando and his father opened the first

London outlet of a food chain that takes its name from thetitle of their ancestor. Their flagship product is TheOriginal 1762, which uses hot roast beef, cheddar and

orsera s sauce as ngs.

What is the three-word name of the store?


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15**. Only a century or so after this work was created did a

law signed by Herbert Hoover and passed by Congressconfer upon it its official status. Further, in 1956, a phrasefrom it was extracted to form the official US motto.

(a) Which work?

(b) What is the phrase?


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16**. The name of this villain in the Ramayana comes fromthe Sanskrit word for "black pepper", which is appropriatebecause he is described, in one place, as being as black as

a cloud. The name is also ironic, in view of his particularrole in the epic. Who?


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17**. The name of this place has been inconclusively

suggested to mean Winged Isle, as a reference to theway the island's peninsulas radiate out from the centre.The dog in the visual is named for the island. Identify theplace.


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18**. Connect these two video clips, via another movie that

is referenced overtly. What is the specific reference?


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19**. The Dartington Hall Trust, located in a medieval hall

in Devon, is a charity specialising in the arts, social justiceand sustainability. The hall was bought by Leonard andDorothy Elmhirst in 1925. Having worked in an earlierendeavour of ro ressive education and rural

reconstruction, they set out to do the same for thedepressed agricultural economy in rural England.

What institution was the Dartington Hall Trust modelled

on?


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20**. The OED recently added such Internet-era usages

such as OMG and LOL to its rolls, in line with its criterionof the words being in usage for a decent length of timeand that the word is used and understood by a wideaudience.

Which entry became the dictionarys first graphic symbol,and as the publisher noted, may be the first English usageto develop via the medium of T-shirts and bumper-

stickers?


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21. After whom is the mall on Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai with six courts called China, India , Persia , Egypt , Tunisiaan n a us a name


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22. The election of the Pope occurs in a meeting at the

Sistine Chapel. Once the vote is successful and a new Popeis elected, the Dean of the College of Cardinals asks him 2questions. The first is if the candidate accepts the office. If

,

that instant.

What is the second question the Dean asks?


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23. (a) Identify the author and (b) the work being read out.


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24. (a) The Tintoretto painting on the next slide is adepiction of which incident, also depicted in another, morefamous work of art?

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(b) The work is in which art style, whose name itselfderives from an Italian term meaning style?


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25. The name of this more than thousand-year-oldUNESCO World Heritage Site translates to Sacred

Shrine.

(a) What is the name of the monument?

(b) The possession of this site is disputed by which twocountries?

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26. (a) What term is used to describe Brazilian

shantytowns in cities such as Rio de Janeiro, originallycalled barrios africanos (African neighbourhoods) dueto their large populations of slaves?

(b) Which acclaimed 2002 film depicts life in one suchshantytown, using, a la Slumdog Millionaire, residents ofthe town itself in the cast?


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27. Identify the model for this Vogue India shoot.


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28. Which artist are these children trying to emulate, aspart of a Dharavi art project by artist Alex MazarellaWhite video ra her Case Nolan and hoto ra her Arne

de Knegt?

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29. The name of a sporting venue was changed in 1974, in

appreciation of a speech delivered at an Organisation ofthe Islamic Conference meeting. In the speech, the speakerhad come out sharply in favour of Pakistans right to

.

(a) Name the venue.

(b) Name the city in which the venue stands.


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30. A little light assault is being committed by Mr. Statham

using an implement from which sport?


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31. This board and other boards like it were, a few

weeks ago, scrubbed completely clean for the first time in20 years, reflecting a particular retirement. Just before thescrubbing, the number 135 would have been affixed nextto the label STS. What retirement are we talking about?


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32. The word comes from the French las, referring to a

basic Roman coin. In French, it entered the world of gamesto denote the side of a die with only one mark. Since thatwas the lowest roll, the term was considered bad luck.

Then its use in another set of games inverted itsconnotation completely, and the English word we get fromlas is the highest compliment in many professions.What is the word?


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33. The author called this book his greatest failure; as can

be seen from the cover, it was certainly unusual in toneand content for him. Seven sisters, upset over their father'sdeath on horseback, roam the kingdom trying to warn

.

(a) Name the author(b) Fill in the remaining two words of the title, drawn from

a particular character in English legend.

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34. Transitional fossils are the remains of life forms that

exhibit characteristics typical of two distinct taxonomicgroups. They can thus be considered to represent theevolutionary transition between those groups.

What two-word term, avoided by the scientific pressbecause it incorrectly recalls a static chain, is used by thepopular media to refer to such transitional fossils?


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35. Identify the theme tune.


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1. Who are the back-up singers to Lata Mangeshkar in

this song, recorded nearly 30 years ago?

(A collective term will do - no individual names needed.)


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A1. The 1983 World Cup-winning Indian team


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2. The plant in the visual, Toxicodendron radicans, gets its

common name due to the effect of urushiol, a liquidcompound found within its sap. What is its commonname?


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A2. Poison Ivy


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3. The story of Sudama (or Kuselan) describes how hevisited Lord Krishna, carrying as a gift the only thing he

item did Sudama carry to Krishna?


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A3. Aval pori / poha


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4. Recent works such as Beverly Lewis The Thorn,classified as bonnet fiction, feature traditional plotlines.

A girl torn between two boys (one dangerous and onegood), disapproving parents, difficult siblings and nosynei hbours. But the as iration for the characters in such

works is inner peace, a stable environment and obedientchildren.

Which group of people form the subject of bonnet fiction?

IMAGE


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A4. The Amish


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5. An author was summoned by his friend to visit thewestern islands of Scotland, and he readily accepted.During the journey, the friend noted with exasperation the

religious note-taking of the author, saying: One wouldthink the man had been hired to spy upon me.

The notes were summarized in an 18-volume seriescalled Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides. This was the basis ofa later work by the same author, one that would go on tobe regarded as one of the definitive works in its genre.

Identify (a) the author and (b) the genre.


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A5. (a) James Boswell / (b) the biography

e wor was e e o amue o nson


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6. This garment was originally created for a particularadventure activity. It therefore had to insulate the body

from the cold of high altitudes and minimize the risk ofcovering important handles and grips. The name of the

arment derives from the activit itself.

What is the garment?

A6. The jumpsuit


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7. In January 1924, in response to more than 10,000telegrams from the public, the Soviet Government calledupon Russian scientist Alexei Abrikosov to perform a task,

.

What task, otherwise associated with an ancient culture,did Abrikosov perform?

A7. He embalmed Lenins body

, for display in the


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y, p ymausoleum.


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8. Which language group, used amongst others by theAztecs, gives to English such words as chocolate, avocadoand tomato, as these products were unknown in the OldWorld until they were discovered in the New World?


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A8. Nahuatl

9. Which 20th century icon is credited with popularizing


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the two fashion accessories below: the pillbox hat and thewraparound sunglasses?

A9. Jackie Kennedy


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10. (a) Despite this legal terms apparent associationwith another country, it appears to be an Americanism

popularized during the 1849 California Gold Rush, andderived from the notion of justice proceeding by leaps.

(b) A rough Indian equivalent derives from a political unitthat is defined as a group of 84 villages and that dates backto Vedic times.

What are these two terms?


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A10. (a) Kangaroo Courts / (b) Khap Panchayat


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11**. In 1928, a newspaper in a Missouri town praised theinnovation of a local firm thus: There was a time when

you ground your coffee. Now you buy it ground. Well,this is the same sort of sensible, logical improvement. It isindeed a fine product sold a better way. In later years,another company popularized this innovation, and the

original phrase used by the newspaper was tweaked toform a new phrase.

What is the new phrase?

A11**. The greatest thing since sliced bread


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12**. Two explanations exist for the nickname which is


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the most popular name of this musical work, which wasgiven to it by German conductor Johann Peter Salomon

-- The immense complexity of the last two minutes,

seemingly capable of being processed only by a deity.

-- The jovial nature of the work itself.

(a) Identify the composer (b) and the work. (No partpoints.)

A12**. (a) W. A. Mozart (b) The Jupiter Symphony


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(Symphony No. 41)

13**. This image was taken at the recent closing of aniconic institution (a) Name the institution (b) and its


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iconic institution. (a) Name the institution (b) and itserstwhile head, whom you see in the centre of the photo.


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A13**. a El Bulli / b Ferran Adria


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14**. In early 2011, Orlando and his father opened the first

London outlet of a food chain that takes its name from thetitle of their ancestor. Their flagship product is TheOriginal 1762, which uses hot roast beef, cheddar and

orsera s sauce as ngs.

What is the three-word name of the store?

A14**. Earl of Sandwich


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15**. Only a century or so after this work was created did alaw signed by Herbert Hoover and passed by Congressconfer upon it its official status. Further, in 1956, a phrasefrom it was extracted to form the official US motto.

(a) Which work?

(b) What is the phrase?


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A15**. a The Star S an led Banner/ b In God WeTrust


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16**. The name of this villain in the Ramayana comes fromthe Sanskrit word for "black pepper", which is appropriatebecause he is described, in one place, as being as black asa cloud. The name is also ironic, in view of his particular

role in the epic. Who?

A16**. Maricha whose most important actions in theare not as a black-skinned man but as a


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Ramayanaare not as a black skinned man but as a

golden deer

17**. The name of this place has been inconclusivelysuggested to mean Winged Isle, as a reference to the


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gg gway the island's peninsulas radiate out from the centre.The dog in the visual is named for the island. Identify theplace.

A17**. Skye


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18**. Connect these two video clips, via another movie thatis referenced overtly.


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A18**. The War Room in Dr. Strangelove whichdoesnt really exist in the White House


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19**. The Dartington Hall Trust, located in a medieval hallin Devon, is a charity specialising in the arts, social justice

and sustainability. The hall was bought by Leonard andDorothy Elmhirst in 1925. Having worked in an earlierendeavour of ro ressive education and ruralreconstruction, they set out to do the same for thedepressed agricultural economy in rural England.

What institution was the Dartington Hall Trust modelled

on?


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A19**. Shantiniketan


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20**. The OED recently added such Internet-era usagessuch as OMG and LOL to its rolls, in line with its criterion

of the words being in usage for a decent length of timeand that the word is used and understood by a wideaudience.

Which entry became the dictionarys first graphic symbol,and as the publisher noted, may be the first English usageto develop via the medium of T-shirts and bumper-

stickers?

A20**. The heart symbol


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21. After whom is the mall on Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai with six courts called China, India , Persia , Egypt , Tunisiaan n a us a name

A21. Ibn Batuta the sections are named after the areaswhere he travelled.


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22. The election of the Pope occurs in a meeting at theSistine Chapel. Once the vote is successful and a new Pope

is elected, the Dean of the College of Cardinals asks him 2questions. The first is if the candidate accepts the office. If

,that instant.

What is the second question the Dean asks?


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A22. What name he wants to be known by. Karol Wojtyla,or ns ance, p c e o n au .

23. (a) Identify the author and (b) the work being read out.


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A23. (a) Truman Capote / (b) Breakfast at Tiffanys


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24. (a) The Tintoretto painting on the next slide is adepiction of which incident, also depicted in another, morefamous work of art?

(b) The work is in which art style, whose name itselfderives from an Italian term meaning style?

IMAGE


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A24. (a) The Last Supper / (b) Mannerism


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25. The name of this more than thousand-year-oldUNESCO World Heritage Site translates to Sacred

Shrine.

(a) What is the name of the monument?

IMAGE

(b) The possession of this site is disputed by which twocountries?


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A25. (a) Preah Vihar / (b) Thailand and Cambodia


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26. (a) What term is used to describe Brazilianshantytowns in cities such as Rio de Janeiro, originallycalled barrios africanos (African neighbourhoods) dueto their large populations of slaves?

(b) Which acclaimed 2002 film depicts life in one suchshantytown, using, a la Slumdog Millionaire, residents ofthe town itself in the cast?

A26. (a) Favela (b) City of God


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27. Identify the model for this Vogue India shoot.


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A27. Mary Kom


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28. Which artist are these children trying to emulate, aspart of a Dharavi art project by artist Alex MazarellaWhite video ra her Case Nolan and hoto ra her Arnede Knegt?

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A28. Anish Kapoor


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A29. The Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore


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30. A little light assault is being committed by Mr. Stathamusing an implement from which sport?


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A30. Hurling


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31. This board and other boards like it were, a fewweeks ago, scrubbed completely clean for the first time in

20 years, reflecting a particular retirement. Just before thebbi th b 135 ld h b ffi d t


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scrubbing, the number 135 would have been affixed nextto the label STS. What retirement are we talking about?

A31. The space shuttle. STS 135 was the final Atlantisshuttle flight.


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32. The word comes from the French las, referring to abasic Roman coin. In French, it entered the world of games

to denote the side of a die with only one mark. Since thatwas the lowest roll, the term was considered bad luck.

Then its use in another set of games inverted itsconnotation completely, and the English word we get fromlas is the highest compliment in many professions.What is the word?

A32. Ace


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33. The author called this book his greatest failure; as can


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g ;be seen from the cover, it was certainly unusual in toneand content for him. Seven sisters, upset over their father's

death on horseback, roam the kingdom trying to warntheir countrymen about the dangers of horses.

(a) Name the author

(b) Fill in the remaining two words of the title, drawn froma particular character in English legend.

IMAGE


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A33. (a) Dr. Seuss (b) Lady Godiva


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34. Transitional fossils are the remains of life forms thatexhibit characteristics typical of two distinct taxonomic

groups. They can thus be considered to represent theevolutionary transition between those groups.

What two-word term, avoided by the scientific pressbecause it incorrectly recalls a static chain, is used by thepopular media to refer to such transitional fossils?

A34. Missing Link


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35. Identify the theme tune.


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A35. Angry Birds


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