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1. Neither Thor nor Loki :P

* _________ in Norse Mythology is the one of a host of femalefigures who choose those who may die in battle and those who maylive. Selecting among half of those who die in battle, the ________bring their chosen to the afterlife hall of the slain, Valhalla which isruled over by the god Odin.

* Operation _________ was a German World War II emergencycontinuity of government operation plan issued to the TerritorialReserve Army of Germany to execute and implement the plan incase of a general breakdown in the civil order of the nation.

* Who in Norse Mythology ??

2. We can be Heroes…

* ____ ____ is the informal term for the identification tags worn by militarypersonnel. These are primarily used for the identification of the dead and thewounded soldiers, and to convey essential basic medical information, such asblood type and history of inoculations, along with religious preference.

* ___ ____ were first provided to Chinese soldiers as early as the mid – 19th

century. During the Taiping revolt (1851-66), both the Imperialists and thoseTaiping rebels wearing a uniform wore a wooden ___ ____ at the belt.

* ___ ____ was also used during the Franco – Prussian war. The Prussian Armyissued identification tags for its troops at the beginning of the war in 1870. Theywere nicknamed as “Hundemarken” – the German equivalent of the blankedterm and was compared to a similar identification system instituted for dogs inthe Prussian capital city at Berlin at about the same time.

* FITB

3. Not only Penicillin was

discovered by luck !!

* Frank Epperson, an 11 year old, in 1905, San Francisco, wasmixing a white powdered flavoring for soda and water out on theporch. He left it there, with a stirring stick still in it. That night,temperatures reached a record low, and the next morning, the boydiscovered the drink had frozen to the stick, inspiring the idea of afruit-flavored ________. In 1922, he introduced the frozen treat ata fireman's ball. It was a sensation. In 1923, Epperson sold thefrozen pop on a stick to the public at Neptune Beach, anamusement park in Alameda, California. Seeing that it was asuccess, in 1924 Epperson applied for a patent for his "frozenconfectionery" which he called ________.

* ________ is a now trademark held by Unilever. Name thefood/brand…

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4. They are everywhere -_-

* _______ _______ __ __ ___ is a franchise, started by Robert “X” which deals inbizarre events and items so strange and unusual that readers might question theclaims. Robert first called his cartoon feature, originally involving sports feats,Champs and Chumps, and it premiered on December 19, 1918, in the New YorkGlobe. Robert began adding items unrelated to sports, and in October 1919, hechanged the title to _______ _______ __ __ ___. When the Globe folded in 1923,“X” moved to the New York Evening Post. That same year, “X” hired NorbertPearlroth as his researcher, and Pearlroth spent the next 52 years of his life in theNew York Public Library, working ten hours a day and six days a week in order tofind unusual facts for “X”.

* The _______ _______ __ __ ___ panel proved popular and was later adaptedinto a wide variety of formats, including radio, television, comic books, a chain ofmuseums and a book series.

* Which franchise ????Image follows…

5. Incredible Assam (:

* Ek baar hori bolo mon rosonaManav deher goirab korbo naManav deha maati`re bhandoBhangile deha khondo bikhondoBhangile deha jora lagbe naEk baar hori bolo mon rosonaManav deher goirab korbo na….

* These spiritual and mystic songs were introduced in the post –Sankardeva era. These songs have similarities with the Baul songsof West Bengal. Instruments such as Khanjari, Dotara, Tokaree areused to sing the song.

* These songs are principally based on Human`s health (deha) andits connection with ‘Hori’ as in Vishnu. What are these songs called???

6. That’s some creativity !!

* The Biscione or the Vipera is a heraldic charge showing inargent(silver) an azure(blue) serpent in the act of consuming ahuman, usually a child. It was the emblem of the House of Viscontifrom the 11th century, becoming associated with Milan as theVisconti gained control over the city in 1277.

* Romano Cattaneo, the designer, saw this emblem – a red crosson a white field, which was the emblem of Milan, on the door ofthe Castello Sforzesco.

* Cattaneo mixed the Biscione and the emblem of Milan to createwhat ??

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7. The ‘reality’ TV shows !!

* Rinku Singh is an Indian left handed baseball pitcher with thePittsburgh Pirates organization. Dinesh Patel is also an righthanded baseball pitcher with the same organization.

* J.B. Bernstein was a big time sports agent, unable to boost hisnew agency, came to India in search of two baseball stars. He helda reality show ______ ______ ___ and thus found Rinku andDinesh. FITB !!

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8. The touch of genius !!

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* The picture on the next slide is the back of the album cover ofAmerican singer Cyndi Lauper`s ‘She`s So Unusual`(1983). Namethe famous painting you can see on it. Also name the painter.

9. Yeh ‘W’ kaha hain :P

* According to legends, the 6th incarnation of Vishnu, i.e.Parasurama shot an arrow from a peak of the Sahayadri. The arrowendowed with special powers pushed the sea backwards, makingthis Indian state emerge. ‘Bann-Halli’, meaning where the arrowfell, is the present Banaulim in this state. Which Indian state am Italking about ??

10. Peace V

* This monument was designed by architect Le Corbusier. He hadearlier designed a lot of these kind of monuments and this isconsidered the largest. It is about 26 metres high. The structurewas designed to move with the wind.

* The monument`s name is ‘La Main Ouverte’ in French and it is asign for him of ‘peace and reconciliation. It is open to give andopen to receive” it represents the exchange of ideas.

Exchange your sheets

Answers coming soon !

1. Neither Thor nor Loki :P

* _________ in Norse Mythology is the one of a host of femalefigures who choose those who may die in battle and those who maylive. Selecting among half of those who die in battle, the ________bring their chosen to the afterlife hall of the slain, Valhalla which isruled over by the god Odin.

* Operation _________ was a German World War II emergencycontinuity of government operation plan issued to the TerritorialReserve Army of Germany to execute and implement the plan incase of a general breakdown in the civil order of the nation.

* Who in Norse Mythology ??

The answer is

2. We can be Heroes…

* ____ ____ is the informal term for the identification tags worn by militarypersonnel. These are primarily used for the identification of the dead and thewounded soldiers, and to convey essential basic medical information, such asblood type and history of inoculations, along with religious preference.

* ___ ____ were first provided to Chinese soldiers as early as the mid – 19th

century. During the Taiping revolt (1851-66), both the Imperialists and thoseTaiping rebels wearing a uniform wore a wooden ___ ____ at the belt.

* ___ ____ was also used during the Franco – Prussian war. The Prussian Armyissued identification tags for its troops at the beginning of the war in 1870. Theywere nicknamed as “Hundemarken” – the German equivalent of the blankedterm and was compared to a similar identification system instituted for dogs inthe Prussian capital city at Berlin at about the same time.

* FITB

The answer is

Dog Tags

3. Not only Penicillin was

discovered by luck !!

* Frank Epperson, an 11 year old, in 1905, San Francisco, wasmixing a white powdered flavoring for soda and water out on theporch. He left it there, with a stirring stick still in it. That night,temperatures reached a record low, and the next morning, the boydiscovered the drink had frozen to the stick, inspiring the idea of afruit-flavored ________. In 1922, he introduced the frozen treat ata fireman's ball. It was a sensation. In 1923, Epperson sold thefrozen pop on a stick to the public at Neptune Beach, anamusement park in Alameda, California. Seeing that it was asuccess, in 1924 Epperson applied for a patent for his "frozenconfectionery" which he called ________.

* ________ is a now trademark held by Unilever. Name thefood/brand…

Image follows…

The answer is

4. They are everywhere -_-

* _______ _______ __ __ ___ is a franchise, started by Robert “X” which deals inbizarre events and items so strange and unusual that readers might question theclaims. Robert first called his cartoon feature, originally involving sports feats,Champs and Chumps, and it premiered on December 19, 1918, in the New YorkGlobe. Robert began adding items unrelated to sports, and in October 1919, hechanged the title to _______ _______ __ __ ___. When the Globe folded in 1923,“X” moved to the New York Evening Post. That same year, “X” hired NorbertPearlroth as his researcher, and Pearlroth spent the next 52 years of his life in theNew York Public Library, working ten hours a day and six days a week in order tofind unusual facts for “X”.

* The _______ _______ __ __ ___ panel proved popular and was later adaptedinto a wide variety of formats, including radio, television, comic books, a chain ofmuseums and a book series.

* Which franchise ????Image follows…

The answer is

Ripley`s Believe it or not

5. Incredible Assam (:

* Ek baar hori bolo mon rosonaManav deher goirab korbo naManav deha maati`re bhandoBhangile deha khondo bikhondoBhangile deha jora lagbe naEk baar hori bolo mon rosonaManav deher goirab korbo na….

* These spiritual and mystic songs were introduced in the post –Sankardeva era. These songs have similarities with the Baul songsof West Bengal. Instruments such as Khanjari, Dotara, Tokaree areused to sing the song.

* These songs are principally based on Human`s health (deha) andits connection with ‘Hori’ as in Vishnu. What are these songs called???

The answer is

Dehbichar Geet

6. That’s some creativity !!

* The Biscione or the Vipera is a heraldic charge showing inargent(silver) an azure(blue) serpent in the act of consuming ahuman, usually a child. It was the emblem of the House of Viscontifrom the 11th century, becoming associated with Milan as theVisconti gained control over the city in 1277.

* Romano Cattaneo, the designer, saw this emblem – a red crosson a white field, which was the emblem of Milan, on the door ofthe Castello Sforzesco.

* Cattaneo mixed the Biscione and the emblem of Milan to createwhat ??

Image follows…

The answer is

7. The ‘reality’ TV shows !!

* Rinku Singh is an Indian left handed baseball pitcher with thePittsburgh Pirates organization. Dinesh Patel is also an righthanded baseball pitcher with the same organization.

* J.B. Bernstein was a big time sports agent, unable to boost hisnew agency, came to India in search of two baseball stars. He helda reality show ______ ______ ___ and thus found Rinku andDinesh. FITB !!

Image follows…

The answer is

Million Dollar Arm

8. The touch of genius !!

Image follows…

* The picture on the next slide is the back of the album cover ofAmerican singer Cyndi Lauper`s ‘She`s So Unusual`(1983). Namethe famous painting you can see on it. Also name the painter.

The answer is

The Starry Night

By Vincent Van Gogh

9. Yeh ‘W’ kaha hain :P

* According to legends, the 6th incarnation of Vishnu, i.e.Parasurama shot an arrow from a peak of the Sahayadri. The arrowendowed with special powers pushed the sea backwards, makingthis Indian state emerge. ‘Bann-Halli’, meaning where the arrowfell, is the present Banaulim in this state. Which Indian state am Italking about ??

The answer is

Goa

10. Peace V

* This monument was designed by architect Le Corbusier. He hadearlier designed a lot of these kind of monuments and this isconsidered the largest. It is about 26 metres high. The structurewas designed to move with the wind.

* The monument`s name is ‘La Main Ouverte’ in French and it is asign for him of ‘peace and reconciliation. It is open to give andopen to receive” it represents the exchange of ideas.

The answer is

Open Hand Monument

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