Qpedia - "Who, what, why etc etc"

We, the quizzers @ at an "esteemed" IT company, Calcutta, meet for half an hour every thursday to take a break from monotony of our daily job. This meeting known as "Thursday Thriller" (popular version: "TT") is an occasion, where one of us conducts a quiz( a lone-wolf type) and as for the rest of us, we simply have fun. This blog will bring those "fun-filled moments" to the rest of universe. Enjoy The Qpedia ?!

Thursday, October 05, 2006

Answers to "The Second Entry"

Here are the answers to second one

1. Kolkata
2. 7 UP – Mallika sherawat did ad for them.
3. Sweat Equity
4. Rattenfanger- Pied Piper of Hamelin. These were the children who were led away by him.
5. By the nursery rhyme Little Jack Horner. (He put in his thumb and pulled out a plum)
6. Sam Wilson- Uncle Sam
7. Teddy Bears
8. Darryl Harper (Australian Umpire)
9. The only batsman not dismissed by Jim Laker in that test match
10. The connection is 9/11
i. 11 Sep 1893: Swami Vivekananda's Famous Speech in Chicago.
ii. 11 sep 1999 : The first private TV channel of any club was launched
iii. 11 Sep 2001: Attack on World Trade Center, New York. (The given name is that of one of the suicide pilot)
11. Lawrence of Arabia
12. United Nations
13. Lady Chatterley ('s Lover)
14. Côte d'Ivoire national football team
15. Code of Sith (Star Wars)
16. Matrix
17. Sania mirza
1. she was her partner in afro asian games doubles 2003.
2. was aboard the plane
3. first sponsor
18. Sincere (Honest road builders who used limestone would advertise with the words ‘Sans Cere’ meaning ‘Without Wax’)
19. The Las Ketchup song (This is the subject matter of that song)
20. Wuthering Heights
21. CEP (Custodian of Enemy Properties) These are the properties once owned by persons who opted to live in Pakistan with Pakistani Nationality.
22. The first Levis Jeans
23. The A.H.Wheeler publishing House and chain of bookstores
24. Ross Perot
25. Ronaldo
26. Alfred Nobel
27. "It was a dark and stormy night" (line written by 'snoopy' in 'Peanuts' as first line of his book)
28. The Full Monty. The name of the shop was Montague-Burton’s
29. Gone With The Wind
30. Judas Priest.

And as usual, all doubts, arguments and counter-arguments are welcome.

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