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Prasanth's Quiz - Aug 1998



1. Churchill comes first.In 1938,Churchill published his speeches under the title 'Arms and the Covenant' in England.The same book,a best seller later ,was published under the name 'While England Slept' in the States and amidst the two events lies a tale.A tale of the change in the titles.Tell me a story ?

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2. Guess where these lines are from -

"To the people of unhappy America,
Three centuries under a scepter oppressed
But one day,with their passions arising,
'Enough' they said and broke the scepter."


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3. A Quentin Tarantino watchers' vanity question it is but cannot be exactly dubbed as a quiz question...but then the cliche goes ...'the Quizmaster's.....' - Asked several times about the significance of the title ' Reservoir Dogs', Tarantino always either said it was meaningless or he did not wish to reveal it. Now knowing his favourite movie is 'Blown Out' by Brian De Palma, can you decipher the possible origin of the title as I thought may be ?

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4. Find the odd one out of this - carpet,love,spouse,egg,drum and retreat.

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5. Hindi Movie stuff... an oft repeated one but a good one all the same - Name the on screen performers involved in the classic song - 'RUK JAA ,O JAANE WALI RUK JAA....'

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6. The Yokahama Rubber Company was forced to withdraw thousands of its tires from the Sultanate of Brunei .Why ?

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7. This famous journalist fought on both sides of the U.S Civil War. Enlisted as a confederate,he was taken prisoner and joined the Union.Seven years later,he did something we all remember.Who ?

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8. Unitil recently, this oft-thot-fictional-but-real place was famous for being one of the hottest places in the world. Donald Duck and his nephews have been there a few times.The place ?

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9. After his resurrection, Jesus Christ told Mary Magdalene " Noli me tangere". What did he mean?

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10. Finally,an easy one to boot - whats common to Bo Derek,Maradona,the Prime Minister of England and Vishnu ?

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