Gen quiz 7(ppt) :Gen quiz 7(ppt)
Slide 2:In an interview with Y in the September 1999 Guitar World interview he says:
X wasn't a concept album, although a lot of people thought so. The idea came about from a photograph my wife at the time took of a tramp in London. I had feelings of guilt about the homeless, as well as fear and insecurity with people like that who seem a little scary. And I suppose all of that was combined with a slightly romanticized picture of the person who is homeless but yet a free spirit, who either won't or can't join in society's prescribed formats.
The album's original cover art features a portrait of the title character, X, which many have considered to be inspired by Y. 1.
Slide 4:Y is a cricket delivery that was invented by Z.It was used with good effect during a Tour Match match Sussex vs. India. With the Y, Z was able to dismiss VVS Laxman who was on 95 and was going to make another century. But his Y stopped that and so India declared.
This is a text from cricinfo.com of a live commentary of this match:
Z decieves Laxman with a peach of a delivery. It floated in on the off and middle, landed on a length and Laxman went forward to defend. Suddenly, much to his horror, the ball kicked up alarmingly even as it deviated away, took the shoulder of the bat and went to slip. The Indians have declared at the fall of Laxman's wicket. 2.
Slide 5:Saqlain Mushtaq, and the Teesra.
Slide 6:The project is being run by the X Institute - a promotional body which works alongside the foreign ministry. Institute director Olle Waestberg said that it would reach many young people and provide information about X. "_________ allows us to inform people about X and broaden the opportunity for contact with X easily and cheaply," Wästberg said.It would not provide passports or visas but would instruct visitors how to obtain such documents and act as a link to web-based information about X. It will be "primarily an information portal for X," said Mr Waestberg.
While there were individuals in ________ calling themselves the "Canadian ambassador" and "The United States ambassador to ___________", the above mentioned initiative would however be the first officially sanctioned one in _________.. In the longer term the X Institute envisaged buying an island to create a home for X's companies 3.
Slide 7:The Swedish Embassy in Second Life.
Slide 8:X is a cocktail of American Italian origins consisting of 1.5 ounces of scotch and .5 ounces of amaretto, served in a rocks glass over ice. While Y is made with vodka in place of Scotch. A fairy Y is made with Creme de Noyaux in place of amaretto.
X & Y ?? 4. ****
Slide 10:"_________________", embodies the archetypical characteristics of the American movie cowboy — toughness, independence, and skill with a gun — but departed from the original archetype in his moral ambiguity. _____________ will fight dirty and shoot first, if required by his own self-defined sense of justice. He is generally portrayed as an outsider, a mercenary or bounty hunter, or even an outlaw. He is characteristically soft-spoken and laconic, speaking only when necessary, with as few words as possible. The character is an often-cited example of an anti-hero, although he has a soft corner for people in deep trouble. 5.
Slide 11:Man with no name..
Slide 12:Z was voted as the favored author to continue the Harry Potter series by a polling of 1,500 UK Borders customers. In response to the results, Z said that he was "delighted and honoured. Harry and his pals are now getting to the age where I feel comfortable taking over.". Name this scottish author and his magnum opus,the sequel to which is titled "Porno". 6. ****
Slide 13:Irvine Welsh
Slide 14:The five most emancipated sayings of the ____________ dolls are - 'I wish they taught shopping in school'; 'Let's bake some cookies for the boys'; 'Don't ask me - I'm just a girl'; Now let's forget our troubles with a big bowl of strawberry ice-cream'; 'Thinking too much gives you wrinkles' and 'My name is ________ but you can call me (wolf-whistle).' 7.
Slide 15:Malibu Stacey
Slide 16:________ _______ is the critically acclaimed tenth studio album by rapper Jay-Z. ______ _______ is Jay-Z's first concept album, which was inspired by the film of the same name. The movie is a crime film written by Steve Zaillian and directed by Ridley Scott. The film portrays Frank Lucas, a real-life heroin kingpin from Harlem who smuggled the drug into the country in American service planes returning from the Vietnam War. 8.
Slide 18:SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON—July 25th, 2007— World-famous entrepreneur and New York Times best-selling author X is creating and starring in her own series of comic books, it was announced today by Virgin Comics CEO, Sharad Devarajan, at Comic-Con, the industry’s annual super-festival in San Diego. The series, titled Shadow Hunter, debuts in comic shops and online comic retailers in December. The complete 144 page Shadow Hunter book will be available in June 2008 at all major book sellers.
Shadow Hunter is the story of a provocative superheroine who survives a brush with death only to find herself fighting the legions of hell for her very soul. 9.
Slide 20:These fish have a very strong smell and are usually known, not as kippers, but as ___ ______ in many parts of 19th century Britain. Because of their smell they were good at masking other smells; as a result they could easily cover the scent of a fox. A ___ ______ pulled across the trail could divert the hounds onto a false path. The fish emits a very strong smell and in the past criminals made use of it to help them in their bid to escape. Convicts used the ______ to help them throw dogs off the scent. Since the ______ had a very strong smell, the police dogs followed the scent of the ______ rather than that of the escaped convict! The original expression was "drag a __ ______ across the trail", but now it's been reduced to “__ ______".
What d ya say ?? 10.
Slide 22:Her ideology has led to more deaths than Stalin's purges, and brought misery to hundreds of millions more. But now, over 40 years after her death, her grip on the fate of countless developing nations may finally be at an end.
As the founder of the modern ecological movement, the American naturalist Rachel Carson is not an obvious candidate for the pantheon of evil. Her best-selling book Silent Spring, published in 1963, is widely credited with putting the interconnectedness of nature on the political agenda. Eventual press releases included headlines such as “Rachel Carson - deadlier than Stalin ?”. She has been blamed for more than 50 million deaths.
Funda haaki ! 11. ****
Her book was responsible for the banning of DDT. :Her book was responsible for the banning of DDT.
Slide 24:The village of Zitiste, Serbia, has suffered from years of crime, floods and landslides. But Zitiste's tough residents have a new village hero to look up to when times get rough:____ _____
The village commissioned artist Boris Staparac, a self-taught artist and writer, to create the nearly 10-foot statue in February after a local resident came up with the idea. Before construction could begin, the village had to get approval from American sculptor A. Thomas Schomberg, whose original 1983 statue resides at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. 12.
Slide 26:______ is a Kannada language novel written by S L Bhyrappa based on the Sanskrit epic, Mahabharata. It is a non-mythological retelling of the Mahabharata and is widely acclaimed as a modern classic. The story of the Mahabharata in _____ is narrated in the form of personal reflections of some of the principal characters of the epic. ______ is unique in terms of the complete absence of any episode that has the element of divine intervention found in the original.
The novel narrates the story of the Hindu epic Mahabharata as seen by three feminine characters in it, Kunti, Draupadi and Gandhari. The novel seeks to reconstruct the disintegration of a vast community involving the Kauravas and Pandavas. **** 13.
Slide 27:Parva by S.L. Bhyrappa
Slide 28:Pick the ____ you want.
Have your money ready.
Move to the extreme left .
A later added rule states not to mention "The N Word." Where would you find these rules?? 14.
Slide 30:Together with Lana Turner and Rita Hayworth, X personified the sensuously contoured sweater girl look, though X's measurements of 38D-24-36 and height of 5'7 were more statuesque than her contemporaries. Besides the thousands of quips from radio comedians, including Bob Hope once introducing her as "the two and only X," the photo of her on a haystack glowering with sulking beauty and youthful sensuality as her breasts push forcefully against her bodice was a popular pin-up with Service men during World War II.X also had twin peaks in Alaska named in her honor.
In 1940, X was signed to a seven year contract by millionaire Howard Hughes and made her motion picture debut in The Outlaw (1943), a story about Billy the Kid that went to great lengths to showcase her voluptuous figure.X was at the height of her wry comedic talents with her performance as Dorothy Shaw in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) opposite Marilyn Monroe, which is one of her most memorable roles. 15.
Slide 31:Jane Russell
Slide 32:Two Qs - Which country’s New currency & What was on the old Currency 20.
Slide 34:Ad for which brand ? 21.
Slide 36:23. Which newsletter?
Slide 38:**** 24. The humble origins of which cult publication?
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