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Third - Years
Don’t Panic
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• The first appearance of the word is
from 1784 and means an odd
person.. It later acquired a meaning
of to make fun of, or to mock. How it
acquired its current meaning of a
test is unknown, but that sense did
not appear until 1867 and then it was
in the United States. The current
meaning of the word could be a
corruption of the Latin “Qui es ”,
 Answer
• Welcome to the QUIZ folks!!!!
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• X was born in 1949. He graduated
with a degree in medical science
from MRMC, Gulbarga University,
Karnataka. He was elected to his
State Assembly for five terms from
the Pulivendula constituency. In 2003
he undertook a three month long
paadayaatra, or walking tour, across
several districts. He led his party to
victory in the next general and
assembly elections held in 2004.
Who he ?
 Answer
• Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy (RIP)
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Google doodle depicting who/what?

 Answer
• 400th Anniversary of Galileo’s
Telescope
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• _____1____was founded in
1924.During WW2,due to the
shortage of rice _____1______had to
switch to semolina to make a certain
dish and thus the ____2________ was
invented.During the Emergency in
the 70's _________1_____ couldn't
operate on the restaurant business
alone and hence had to diversify and
thus a subsidiary was started which
has gained worldwide repute.ID 1
and 2
 Answer
MTR, Rava Idly
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• Id voice
 Answer
• Gangubhai Hangal, RIP
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• The Wizard and the Hopping Pot
• The Fountain of Fair Fortune
• The Warlock's Hairy Heart
• Babbitty Rabbitty and her Cackling
Stump
• The Tale of the Three Brothers

How do we know these collectively as?

Answer
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• XY(Sanskrit for "destroyer of
enemies" — from X, "enemy", and Y,
"killer" or "destroyer") is the first
nuclear-powered submarine built by
India.It is named after the Jain
Tirthankars referred to as XY. The
launch of the XY makes India one of
six countries in the world with the
ability to design, build, and operate
its own nuclear submarines. ID XY
• INS Arihant
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___________ is the point in a bullfight at
which the matador makes the kill.
_________ is a show which offers a
grand prize of $500,000 that is aired
on FOX. _________ has had its share
of controversy. Recently (and
unsurprisingly) an Indian variant of
__________ has also come into
existence. What be ______? (or
gimme the Indian variant)
 Answer
• Moment of Truth ( The Indian version
is obviously Sach Ka Saamna)
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• A list of winners since 2003

• Sai R. Gunturi
• David Scott Pilarski Tidmarsh
• Anurag Kashyap
• Katharine Close
• Evan O'Dorney
• Sameer Mishra
• Kavya Shivashankar

• Put Funda
 Answer
• Scripps’ National Spelling Bee
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• X is the highest rank in the sport. The
name X literally means "horizontal
rope" and comes from the most
visible symbol of their rank, the rope
(tsuna) worn around the waist.
• Y-Literally, strongman. The most
common term for a professional
sumo wrestler, although sumotari is
sometimes used instead.
• X and Y gained worldwide popularity
due to their usage in sports-
X = Yokozuna
Y = Rikishi
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ID
 Anfer
• Kaminey..Dhan te naan!!
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• When you walk through a storm
Hold your head up high
And don't be afraid of the dark
At the end of the storm
Is a golden sky
And the sweet silver song of a lark
Walk on through the wind
Walk on through the rain
Though your dreams be tossed and blown
Walk on walk on with hope in your heart
______ _____ _______ _____
______ _____ _______ _____
Walk on walk on with hope in your heart
______ _____ _______ _____
Answer
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• Defn : A reference book or electronic

directory made up of individuals’
photographs and names; A college
publication distributed at the start of
the academic year by university
administrations with the intention of
helping students get to know each
other better.
• This Q is not yet done dudes
Again…Put Funda… ie Connect the
dude to the defintion
 Answer
• F for…??
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• A is a fan of Indian batsman Sachin
Tendulkar, West Indian opener Chris
Gayle and Australian opener Matthew
Hayden. He also is a follower of
football and confirmed that he was
offered the chance to train with his
favourite club, Real Madrid, which he
said he would accept without
hesitation...Now, look at these cloudy
skies and let me know who he is.
 Answer
• The Lightning bolt – Usain Bolt
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• Moksha Patamu was perhaps invented
by Hindu spiritual teachers to teach
children about the effects of good
deeds as opposed to bad deeds.. The
moral of the game was that a person
can attain salvation (Moksha) through
performing good deeds whereas by
doing evil one takes rebirth in lower
forms of life (Patamu). The number of
Xs was less than the number of Ys as a
reminder that treading the path of good
is very difficult compared to committing
sins. Presumably the number "100"
represented Moksha (Salvation).
Aaansssswer
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ID artist
 Answer
• The Jackson 5. (MJ fetches you points
as well)
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• The name XY comes from riverboat
jargon. A steamboat along Mississippi
had to stay away from the shallow
water on the river’s sides. X and XY
were measurements letting the
riverboat captain know how deep the
water was on either side of the
riverboat, thus helping him steer.
• Samuel Clemens worked on a
riverboat when he was young, and
 Answer
• Mark Twain
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• What is called a solidus if written as
a diagonal line or a vinculum if
written as a horizontal line?
 Answer
• The line separating the numerator
and denominator
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This song’s reign at No1 in the UK occurred
as the region was hit by extreme rain and
flooding which led some people to jokingly
suggest that the two events were related.
The media referring to it as the X curse.
Interestingly , the precise day the song
was knocked from the No.1 position, the
weather improved. In other countries like
New Zealand and Greece, similar
phenomena were observed. The song
again hit the No1 position in the UK and
sure enough, the rains came. Id song and
 Answer
• Umbrella - Rihanna
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• B was born to Devashrava (brother of
Vasudeva, who was father of
Krishna) and was raised by
Hiranyadhanus, a commander in the
army of Jarasandha. Later, B worked as
a confidant of King Jarasandha. At the
time of Rukmini's Swayamvar, he acted
as the messenger
between Shishupala and Rukmini's
father Bhishmaka, at Jarasandha’ s
behest.B is later killed during the
conflict against Jarasandha's army.
Lesser known facts of B who happens to
be ?
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• Ekalavya
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• The Matrix – may the sequels be
denounced
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ID the dorky looking dude

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• MSD – da DUDE!!
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ID the guy on the left
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• Charlie Chaplin
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We all make use of his “invention”. Who is he?
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• Who says nerds arent cool??
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• 4 Slider-worth 2 points
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• Bangalore Brigadiers
• Bangalore Provident Rural
• Mangalore United
• Belgavi Panthers
• Shamnur Davangere Diamonds
• Bijapur Bulls
• Mysore Maharajas
• Malnad Gladiators
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the Fish
That’s NOT all Folks!!!