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Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Monday, August 13, 2012

This book 'X', authored by 'Y' was initially rejected by several publishing houses before finally coming out in September 2001. The book won several accolades across the globe. 'Y' has said that the novel gave him a direction and purpose in life. The movie adaptation(by the same name as that of the book) is being directed 'Z', who is an academy award winning director. The movie has an Indian boy playing the lead role (who has no background in acting or theater before) and features other prominent bollywood actors as well.Id 'X','Y' and 'Z'

Ans(Highlight): X- 'Life of Pi', Y- Yann Martel, Z- Ang Lee

Saturday, August 4, 2012

105.

This is an Italian neo-realist film, co-written and directed by Federico Fellini. The film portrays the journey of the two main characters, the brutish strong man Zampano (played by Anthony Quinn) and a naive young woman Gelsomina (played by Giulietta Massina) whom he buys from her mother and takes to see the world as part of his travelling show. The film won the inaugural academy award for best foreign film in 1956. Bob Dylan has cited the influence of the film on his song Mr. Tambourine Man.

Kutub Quiz on August 5, Sunday

The next Kutub Quiz will be done by Sresth Shah. The venue is II-LT-2, and the quiz will start at 1PM.

Friday, August 3, 2012

104.

X is a former Dutch footballer and is currently the manager of the Catalan national team. He won the Ballon d'Or three times, in 1971, 1973 and 1974, which is a record jointly held with Michael Platini, Marco van Basten and Lionel Messi. He was the most famous proponent of the concept of Total Football, in which any outfield player can take over the role of any other player in a team. After retirement X became highly successful as manager of AFC Ajax and FC Barcelona.




Answer: Johan Cruyff
This former Belgian professional cyclist(born in 1945) is considered by many to be the greatest and most successful professional cyclist ever. He won the Tour de France five times, won all the monuments of cycling at least twice, and won the Giro d'Italia five times and Vuelta a EspaƱa once, won the World Championship once as an amateur and three times as a professional, and broke the world hour record.

Answer(Highlight): Eddy Merckx
This lake is an endorheic lake in the Himalayas situated at a height of 4,350 m. Its circumference is 134 km, and its maximum width is 5km. The lake passes through the India-China border and requires an inner line Permit for travel from Leh, which is a five-hour drive. The lake entered into popular culture when it was the site for the final scene in the Bollywood blockbuster Three Idiots. Name the lake.

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X(born 1957) is an American film and television actress, comedian and voice artist.  She is best known for her role of Y in the long running series Z. X also voices other characters in the series. She has gone on to voice a variety of animated characters, including Chuckie Finster in Rugrats and All Grown Up!, Rufus in Kim Possible, Mindy in Animaniacs, Margo Sherman in The Critic and Chip in the Kellys. In 2000 she published her autobiography "My Life as a 10-year Old Boy", and 4-years later adapted it into a one-woman play. Give X and Y.