VIDYUT FINALS 1.William Hogarth painted two scenes of English life, one showing all thatwas good in the England of the 1700s and the other showing all that was bad. He named them after two drinks(liquors) that symbolized goodness and vice then. What ? BEER STREET (THE GOOD) AND GIN LANE (THE BAD) 2.She is the daughter of Lord Henshingly, and was raised to be an aristocratfrom birth. She attended Wimbledon High School for Girls. The chief inspiration in her life is Prof. Werner von Croy. Who is she? LARA CROFT 3. It was the largest tank battle in history, involving some 6,000 tanks,2,000,000 troops, and 4,000 aircraft. It marked the decisive end of the German offensive capability on the Eastern Front and cleared the way for the great Soviet counter-offensives of World War II culminating in the takeover of Berlin. Name the battle. KRUSK 4.Which ancient African city, located on the southern edge of the Saharadesert, was the last great goal of of 19th century European travellers searching for fabulous wealth and splendour similar to El Dorado, was occupied by the French in 1894 and is now in the Republic of Mali? TIMBUCKTOO 5.When this hit movie was screened in Toronto, some theaters suggested that people with motion sickness sit in the aisle seats. Which movie and why? BLAIR WITCH PROJECT - CAUSE IT WAS SHOT BY HAND HELD CAMERAS 6.Donald F. Duncan introduced in 1929 a toy based on a weapon used by 16th-century Filipino hunters. What is it called? YOYO. DUCAN HAD THE RIGHTS TILL 1969 AFTER THAT SINCE IT BECAME A COMMONWORD AND IT FOUND A PLACE IN DICTIONARY THE RIGHTS WERE CANCELLED 7.What did members of the Nazi SS have tattooed on their armpits? BLOOD GROUPS 8.The Poem "Defence of Fort McHenry" written during the bombing of Baltimore is now much better known by another name. STAR SPRANGLED BANNER- US ANTHEM 9. This great ad campaign started with only three words which appeared in a tv commercial in 1988. The words were not uttered. It featured Craig Blanchette. and During the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, this company had a very controversial slogan. "You don't win silver, you lose gold". Which company and which famous baseline? NIKE. JUST DO IT 10.The romans belived that if the patients seeking relief wrote these letters in the form of a triangle on a piece of parchment and wore it around their necks on a length of thread then it would cure tooth ache. Today it is used as a pretend conjuring word. It also means meaningless talk or nonsense. ABRACADABRA 11.What happened in Britain on September 3rd, 1752? NOTHING. AFTER SEPTEMBER 2, THE NEXT DAY WAS SEPTEMBER 14, DUE TO THE CHANGE FROM JULIAN TO GREGORIAN CALENDAR. 12.What was defined by Henry III of England by placing three barleycorns in a line? INCH 13.Why is term cloud no. 9 given and not cloud 6. or cloud no.11? CLOUDS WERE CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO THEIR HEIGHT BY NUMBERS FROM CLOUD 1 TO CLOUD NO.9AND THE HIGHEST IS CLOUD NO 9 14.Connect Hasbro Toy Company, Absent Minded Professorand Robin Williams. HOOK 15.One day in the 1880s, at the Springfield College, Massachussetts, the students were finding this new game exciting - and much harder than they had imagined. For thirty minutes the class ran up and down the gym, blocking shots and yelling instructions at each other. When a goal was scored the game had to be temporarily stopped, however. Why, and what on earth are we talking about? BASKETBALL THE GAME HAD TO BE STOPPED BECAUSE THERE WAS NO HOLE IN THE BOTTOM JAMES NAISMITH WAS ONE OF THEM. 16.Donkey Kong was a game published in the mid-80s. the game died out but the central character in the game (who made his debut in the game ) lived to be the central character of all times? Name please. MARIO 17.Colonel Harland Sander is the founder of this famous fast food delicacy outlet. Name the hotspot. ### KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN. 18.Now the chatter of this mountain nymph foiled Hera's attempts to catch Zeus with other women, so in a fit of rage Hera cursed the nymph saying that she would only be able to repeat the last words spoken to her. Who is this nypmh? ECHO 19.Erich Salomon s unobtrusive presence and refined manner allowed him to take the unposed photographs of famous people. He once captured the tenderness of Marlene Dietrich, doing her first Hollywood film work in the early 1930s, talking long-distance to her young daughter in Germany. His work lead to the coining of a certain phrase. What phrase? CANDID CAMERA 20.The original version goes back to the Bronze Age. It was Walter Huntwho reinvented in New York. He created its basic appearance in a little under 3 hours. Because he needed to pay off a $15 debt, he sold his patent rights for a lot less than the millions they were worth. The amount varies from $100 to $400.What did he invent? SAFETY PIN 21.Lloyd's Register of British and Foreign Shipping gave every vessel listed its specific designation, determined by the ship's state of seaworthiness. For this, two important features had to be ascertained: the condition of its hull and that of its equipment, i.e., the chain, the anchor and the rudder. These were indicated by a symbol each. This practice introduced what into the language? A1 21.What started at Thomas Farrinor ‘s bakery on September 2nd in Pudding Lane England and took on epic proportions? GREAT BRITIAN FIRE 22. If you would hear these words what would be happening - "Close the book, quench the candle, ring the bell" ? EXCOMMUNCATION FROM CHURCH 23.What was to be named Facts, Briefs, Destiny, Chance... but later ditched for something else? TIME 24.John Cage has a piece called 4 min 33 sec, in which a person sits in front of a piano doing nothing for that duration of time. So why Cage has called this piece 4 min 33sec ? WHEN WE CONVERET 4 MIN 33 SEC INTO SEC WE GET 273 AT -273C NO THING WORKS NOTHING & COMES TO A STAND STILL 25.The idea originated at 3, Humberstone Road in Cambridge on teh 28th June 1933. The plan however was carried out by another person. The man who had proposed the idea died without recognition and was buried in a numbered grave in NewMarket. What was the idea? CONCEPT OF PAKISTAN