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16. When it was first built, the public hated this building with several protesters calling it ‘useless and monstrous’. Guy de Maupassant would only have lunch there, since it was the only place from which he did not have to look at the accursed building.

• It was finally accepted after a long history of hatred. Which building?

• ANSWER

• The Eiffel Tower

17. In US legal parlance DWI and DUI are both offences involving the operating of vehicles when drunk. A parody of these acronyms is DWB, and it is used by certain groups of people to highlight injustices in the way police treat them. Expand DWB.

• ANSWER

• DRIVING WHEN BLACK

18. Give the reference

• ANSWER

• The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

19. In the 1920s, ______ ______was a US Navy slang for an entertainment period on board a ship during which boxing and wrestling bouts took place. The current usage of this term (that most of us are familiar with) however originates from a practice in US during the Prohibition era.

• What is this term of hospitality?

• ANSWER

• Happy Hours

20. Based on the writings of the time, this is regarded as the proper reconstruction of this flag which was adopted in the 16th Century. Whose flag?

• ANSWER

• Flag of the Mughal Empire

21. At least twice in the past month, there were security incidents at Fairbanks international airport, Alaska. This image is in relation to this trouble. What was the problem?

• ANSWER

• A glitch in iPhone Map app directed drivers right onto the airport runway. Authorities have since asked Apple to blank out the airport on their app.

22. The origin of the motto is a well-known mantra 3.1.6 from the Mundaka/Manduka Upanishad. The full mantra is as follows:

________ ______ nānṛtaṁsatyena panthā vitato devayānaḥ |yenākramantyṛṣayo hyāptakāmāyatra tat satyasya paramaṁ nidhānam ||

• Fill in the 2 blanks

• ANSWER

• Satyameva Jayate

23. Put the funda behind this pic

• ANSWER

• Visualization mapping out facebook friendships across the world. The bright blue countries have more fb connections while the darker ones like China (where fb is banned) represent low connections.

24. According to the OED, this term came into use after a feat achieved by HH Stephenson took of the All England Eleven against Hallam at the Hyde Park ground, Sheffield in 1858. As was customary for outstanding feats by professionals then, A collection was held for Stephenson and he was presented with a _____ from the proceeds of the collection.

• What term originated from this practice?

• ANSWER

• A Hat-trick• The proceeds of the collection were spent to

but a hat for the cricketer

25. The image in the next slide is that of a hill which you would see when travelling by train on the rail line between Manmad & Daund.

• What is it known popularly as due to its association with a popular brand?

• ANSWER

• The Thums-up hill

26. Suriname is currently 135th in FIFA World rankings. However their ranking would doubtless have been higher, if not for a particular law in Suriname regarding the eligibility to play for the national football team.

• Put funda.

• ANSWER

• You cannot play for Suriname if you hold any other passport along with the Surinamese passport.

• This had caused nearly half the Dutch golden generation of the late 90’s to move to Netherlands including - Rijkaard, Seedorf, Davids, Kluivert, Reiziger, etc…

27. This was designed by French mech engineer Louis Reard. He named it after the place pictured (next slide), since four days earlier, the US had conducted an event as part of ‘Operation Crossroads’. He chose the name since he wanted the same explosive cultural and commercial reaction. What?

• ANSWER

• Bikini

28. What movie scene is being parodied here?

• ANSWER

29. It is derived from the Persian words for earth and king. It was the title given to an official appointed by the Mughals to collect taxes from the peasants.

• What’s the good word?

• ANSWER

• Zamindar

30. These are the only instances of a certain *thing* happening. What?

• ANSWER

• Aamir Khan and SRK appearing in the same film