Bienvenido prelims_with answers

It was originally created by Andy Hildebrand, an engineer working for Exxon to interpret seismic data. He subsequently realized that it could be used to detect, analyze & modify the pitch in audio files.

What am I talking about?

Q1)

ANSWER

Autotune

On the left is the map of Czech Republic, with an erstwhile kingdom marked out in Green. On the right is the flag of that erstwhile kingdom, immortalised in a literary masterpiece published in 1891.Which Kingdom?

Q2) *

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This is the poster of a 1933 American drama film directed by Frank Lloyd. The title of the film(1 word) literally means, “a formal procession of people walking, on horseback, or riding in vehicles.”

What is the good word?

Q3)

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The shirt in the picture says “D10S”, which is revered by the followers of a religious order dedicated to a certain personality, as one of the names of GOD.that was founded on October 30, 1998, in the city of Rosario, Argentina.This date was chosen as it was the 38th birthday of the person to whom this order is dedicated.

The variation of The Lord’s Prayer, as sung by this religion’s followers,goes as below:

“Our X, who is on the pitches,Hallowed be thy left hand, bring us your magic. Make your goals remembered on earth as in heaven,Give us some magic every day, forgive the English, as we have forgiven the Napolitan Mafia,Don't let yourself get caught offside and free us from Havelange and Pelé. “Who is this order dedicated to?

Q4) *

ANSWER

Id the singer

Q5)

ANSWER

Enrique Iglesias

This is the Fire-type final evolution of Eevee.

Just ID

Q6)

ANSWER

Flareon

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This is the cover of the first part of a novel by an Anglo-Irish writer & clergyman, that is both a satire on human nature and a parody of the "travellers' tales" literary sub-genre.

In part III of this novel, the existence of some astronomical entities were predicted with startling accuracy about 100 years before their actual discovery.

Just ID the book!!

Q7) *

ANSWER

Gulliver’s Travels

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It was the accepted practice in Anglo-Saxon England years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink as it was supposed to make the wife fertile and the husband virile.

What phrase/term owes its origin to this practice?

Q8)

ANSWER

Honeymoon

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Q9)

This is a 17th century relief housed at the Musée Antoine Vivenel, France. This depicts the death of a person, whose story is now used worldwide as a warning against the vice of Hubris(Extreme pride or self-confidence).

Who is being depicted here?

ANSWER

Icarus

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Q10) *A British RAF WWII veteran, he was the boxing champion there for 3 years running. He later moved to the US and took up a job as a manservant, and after the death of his original employers, went on to look after their son and the mansion, gradually leading him to become the valet to the Earth’s mightiest heroes. During his tenure, he has had to act as babysitter to a beyond-omega-level mutant, attacked numerous times by villains, and been entrusted with various objects of power, such as “The Casket of Ancient Winters”, the greatest weapon of Malekith the accursed.

Who am I talking about?

ANSWER

Jarvis

Q11)

Id the female singer

ANSWER

Kavita Krishnamurthy

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X traces its roots to two London based Jewish families, that of _____ & _____. The two families set up operations all over the world including London, Cairo, Spain, Portugal, Indian subcontinent, Colombo, Rangoon and Singapore. Not much information is available on the early history of the company, but its reputation as a chain of high grade opticians and makers of best quality survey, scientific and meteorological instruments was well known. Records show that X opened its first Indian office and showroom in Calcutta in the year 1877.

Give me X

Q12)

ANSWER

Lawrence & Mayo

Q13) *

•Bernard Lee: 1962–79 (Admiral Sir Miles Messervy)•Edward Fox: 1983 (unknown)•Robert Brown: 1983–89 (Admiral Hargreaves)•________: 1995-2012 (Olivia Mansfield)•________: 2012- present (Gareth _____ )

This is a list of actors. The two most recent people in this list, who make the list exhaustive till date, have been blanked out....

Put Funda/Connect.

ANSWER

M These are the actors who have portrayed the character of M in

James Bond films

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Q14)Last March, Michele Ferrero became the richest man in Italy, overtaking Silvio Berlusconi with a personal wealth of $11 billion.The reason for this dates back to 1946, when Michele's father Pietro, who owned a bakery, began grinding hazelnuts to extend his cocoa supply. He then blended this mixture into a spreadable confection that was economical, easy to use, and is now famous worldwide.

What?

ANSWER

Nutella

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Q15)

This is a strategy board game for 2 players which is marketed by Pressman. It derives its trade name from a 1603 tragedy by William Shakespeare.

What is this game called?

ANSWER

Othello

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Q16)

Just FITB

ANSWERPunnett Squares

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Q17) *

ID who are being portrayed here.

ANSWER

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Q18)In a 2005 Nike advertisement, this player is given a new pair of boots and then proceeds to juggle a football and appears to repeatedly volley it against the crossbar of a goal and recover it without the ball touching the ground. This video went viral on YouTube, becoming the site's first video to reach one million views.In 2012, two Brazilian entomologists named a new species of bee, from Brazil, Eulaema quadragintanovem, in his honour. 'Quadraginta novem' means forty-nine, his jersey number at Clube Atlético Mineiro, the team he was then playing for in Brazil. The player chose the number 49 as homage to his mother, born in 1949.

ID this player.

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• Inspector (Default) • Frankenstein’s Monster (New Orleans) • Santa Claus (London) • Easter Bunny (Rome, part 2)

Where will you find them?

Q19)

ANSWER

Subway Surfer(These are the characters chasing you)

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Just give me the first line

When the blazing sun is gone, When he nothing shines upon, Then you show your little light, ________________________

Then the traveller in the dark, Thanks you for your tiny spark, He could not see which way to go, ________________________

In the dark blue sky you keep, And often through my curtains peep, For you never shut your eye, 'Till the sun is in the sky.

As your bright and tiny spark, Lights the traveller in the dark. Though I know not what you are.

Q20)

ANSWER

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

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Q21)

This is the cover of the classic Elvis Presley track “Can’t help falling in love” by a British reggae/pop band formed in 1978 in Birmingham, England.

ID the band

ANSWER

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X is an imprint of the American comic-book publisher DC Comics. It was originally created to do stories that could not meet the stringent guidelines of the Comics Code Authority and this allowed their comics to have more graphic content than their main imprint of titles. This also meant that their age-restricted titles were free to contain explicit contents and other controversial subjects similar to that of an R-rated film. Although many of its releases are in the horror and fantasy genres, it also publishes works dealing with crime, social satire, speculative fiction, and biography.

Several of its publications have been adapted to film, including Hellblazer, A History of Violence, Stardust, and V for Vendetta.

In 2010, it was announced that X would become a strictly creator-owned imprint, with all titles that originated in the DC Universe returning to DC's main imprint.

ID X

Q22)

ANSWER

Vertigo Comics

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Jockeys need to keep a tight rein in order to encourage their horse to run. Someone, who is so far ahead that he can afford to slacken off and still win, can relax and loosen the reins.

What phrase has its origins thus?

Q23)

ANSWER

Winning Hands Down

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A comic website founded by Randall Munroe in September, 2005, X’s tagline describes it as a "Stick-figure strip featuring humour about technology, science, mathematics and relationships“The subject matter of the comic varies from statements on life and love to mathematical and scientific in-jokes. Some strips feature simple humor or pop-culture references. Although it has a cast of stick figures, the comic occasionally features landscapes, intricate mathematical patterns such as fractals, intricate graphs and charts, or imitations of the style of other cartoonists (as during "Parody Week").Below is a strip from X:

Q24)

ID X

ANSWER

xkcd.com

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What has been Blanked out?/Put Funda.

Q25) *

ANSWER

Q26)

Just ID

ANSWER

Zaheer Abbas