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A Barbie doll made to resemble whom??

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X was a pioneering American film and television producer, director, writer and actor. He specialized in playing supporting roles. Some of his famous movies include Its a Wonderful Life(1944), To Have or Have Not(1946) and Open Secret. He has also produced the Andy Griffith Show and the Danny Thomas Show.

X

Y is a Nobel Prize winning Scientist. He received his Nobel Prize in the Year 1972. He lends his name to the "Y pair of electrons". and co-developer of BCM Theory of synaptic plasticity.

Y

Z was named after X and Y. Z is a child prodigy and has extraordinary accomplishments. Some of his childhood inventories include a CAT Scanner and an armed robot. He also tried to build a nuclear reactor at the age of twelve. He worked as a visiting professor in Heidelberg University at the age of fifteen and got his Ph.D at sixteen.

Identify X, Y and Z.

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Sudhir Kumar Chaudhary or Sudhir Kumar Gautam was born in 1983 in Muzaffarpur in Bihar. He trained as a teacher and took up a job with Sudha Dairy in Muzaffarpur, but he is currently unemployed. He quit his job in 2003 to bicycle all across the nation and indulge in his "passion and religion" as he puts it. Every year from 2004, he sends 1000 litchis to X as a token of gratitude for helping him achieve his passion. He shot to fame in 2011 for holding something along with X.

A picture of Sudhir Kumar Gautam.

Identify X.

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Connect

294.

One for the Geeks!!!!

The X project began in Ivrea, Italy (the site of the computer company Olivetti), in 2005. Founders Massino Banzi and David Cuartielles named the project after X of Ivrea, the main historical character of the town. X of Ivrea (955–1015) was Margrave of Ivrea and King of Italy. He was the son of Dado, Count of Pombia. Arduin succeeded to the northern Italian Margraviate of Ivrea in 990 on dubious grounds. He was excommunicated for the murder of the Bishop of Vercelli in 997.

"X" is an Italian masculine first name, meaning "strong friend". The English version of the name is "Hardwin".

X

Identify X.

293.

This particular incident has never happened in International Cricket, even though the Laws of Cricket permit it. There have been only five instances of this particular incident in First Class Cricket history. The Law 31.1a states allows the occurance of this particular incident.

1. Andrew Jordaan - Eastern Province v Transvaal at Port Elizabeth in 1987–88

2. Hemulal Yadav - Tripura v Orissa at Cuttack in 1997

3. Vasbert Drakes - Border v Free State at East London in 2002

4. AJ Harris - Nottinghamshire v Durham UCCE at Nottingham in 2003

5. Harold Haygate – Sussex v Somerset at Taunton 1919.

Identify the incident.

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Necker Island is a small island in the British Islands just north of Gorda, located in the Atlantic Ocean .

The island was named after the 17th century Dutch squadron commander Johannes de Neckere, although it remained uninhabited until the late 20th century.

In 1965 the celebrated photographer Don McCullin and the journalist Andrew Alexander, spent fourteen days on the island at the behest of the Telegraph newspaper for whom they worked. The magazine editor had hoped that they would survive their castaway adventure for at least three weeks, but as McCullin later recounted, "because of our gathering weakness (…) out of temper, and out of water, we hoisted the red flag and were taken off in the early hours of the fifteenth day". According to McCullin, there was nothing idyllic about the desert island: "It was inhabited by snakes, scorpions and tarantulas (…) The mosquitos and other insects were more venomous and persistent than any I had encountered in Vietnam or the Congo."

A rare species of gecko, the Necker Island Dwarf Gecko lives and breeds here. The fauna include reptiles and primates.

To whom was this island sold in 1978?

291.

X tells this to Y when he meets Y for the first time.

See, there were these two guys in a lunatic asylum... and one night, one night they decide they don't like living in an asylum any more. They decide they're going to escape! So, like, they get up onto the roof, and there, just across this narrow gap, they see the rooftops of the town, stretching away in the moon light... stretching away to freedom. Now, the first guy, he jumps right across with no problem. But his friend, his friend didn't dare make the leap. Y'see... Y'see, he's afraid of falling. So then, the first guy has an idea... He says 'Hey! I have my flashlight with me! I'll shine it across the gap between the buildings. You can walk along the beam and join me!' B-but the second guy just shakes his head. He suh-says... He says 'Wh-what do you think I am? Crazy? You'd turn it off when I was half way across!

Id X and Y.

290.

Massachussets Institute of Technology, one of the most renowned colleges for Science and Technology, has its college admission process scheduled in two ways to suit both American students as well as international students. A Regular American student has fill in an application by August with his or her biographical form. They are later called for an interview with an MIT alumnus and evaluated in Mathematics, Science and Humanities. The interview is usually held during December and the evaluation process takes place in January. They also undergo the SAT, ACT or TOEFL tests during January. The international students undergo a process which is similiar to the American recruiting process. They fill in an online application form during August and undertake TOEFL during January or February and submit their Midyear Report at the same time. The decisions are usually taken during the end of that academic year as to whom to admit.

Now, MIT often dispatches the application decision letters to its chosen applicants ( the prospective students) on a specific day at the end of the academic year. MIT chooses this day to send the letters as a tribute to Math and Science.
Identify which day..

289.

This is the map of a city that has captivated the imagination of millions of children around the world once. A generation of geeks tried and finally decoded the map. Identify which city...

288.

Thiis is the cover of the album "News and Tributes" by the English rock band "Futureheads" released on May 29, 2006. The band is based in Manchester, England.

To what is the name of the album a dedication to?

287.

This incident has occurred only three times in Cricketing History.

This occurred for the first time during 1894-95 Ashes Series when England visited Australia at SCG Stadium, Sydney, in the first test. The captain of Australia was Jack Blackham who was also their wicket-keeper. The English captain was Andrew Stoddart. The English Team scored 762 runs totally in both their innings, while the Australians scored 752 succumbing to a defeat by 10 runs. Bobby Peal and Johnny Briggs, the English pace duo, were literally unplayable on the last day of the game and got the Australians out quickly.

The second time this incident was repeated was during the 1981 Ashes Series in the third test at Edgbaston when the Australian team captained by Kim Hughes visited England. Ian Botham who had just been replaced by Mike Brearley as the English Captain was the star for England in this match. He scored 149 runs in the second innings helping England reach 356 in the second innings. The Australians were all out for 111 with Bob Willis picking up 8 wickets. England won this match beating Australia comprehensively by 18 runs.

Now tell me what is this incident I am describing and when did this happen for the third time??

286.

After a long stint of inactivity, back into action......

This is the Google Trends image for a word that had come into prominence all of a sudden.

This word literally means "murderous rage".

The man behind making this word coming to prominence..

Id the word..
A real sitter!!

285.

“Never Say Never Again” was a Bond movie released back in 1983.“Never Say Never Again” was the only movie to feature James “Bond in a movie not produced by Eon Productions. This movie was basically a remake of “Thunderball” which was released in 1965. After a gap of twelve years, Sean Connery returned to play James Bond urged by the public and his wife. The title actually refers to a phrase from his wife in which she persuades Sean Connery “never to say “never” again for playing Bond”.

In this movie, Sean returns to play an aging Bond, who is called back MI16 to investigate the loss of two missing nuclear weapons. He battles the secret organization “SPECTRE”, now headed by Largo.

In the course of this investigation, Bond goes to Bahamas. Thereby MI1 appoints a local bumbling British Embassy Official by the name of Nigel Small-Fawcett to help him. Nigel welcomes him when he reaches the Bahamas and aids him by informing him that Largo’s yacht is now going to Nice in France.

Now the question, who plays the role of Nigel Small-Fawcett in this movie?

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1. Edward Donne
2. Bill Fairbanks
3. Jason Walters, Jack Mason
4. Fredreck Wardner, Scarlett Papava
5. Stuart Thomas
6. Alec Trevelyan,Major Jack Giddings
7. _____________
8. Bill Timothy
9. Peter Smith
10. John Wolfgramm
11. Cederic
12. Sam Johnston
13. Jonathan Hunter

Identify what list is this and fill in the blank..

283.

In the Star Wars Universe, one of the many types of species found are the Children of the Green Planet.The Children of the Green Planet were puddle-footed sentients indigenous to Brodo Asogi. They are notable for their large eyes, extending necks, and glowing chests & fingers.

They first make their appearance Episode 1 : The Phantom Menace.

The Children of the Green Planet were one of the many species in the galaxy to refrain from wearing clothes. During the last days of the Old Republic they funded an extragalactic expedition project, but whether or not this expedition was ever successful or even went past the planning stage is unknown. Senator Grebleips represented the species on the Galactic Senate.

But this species of aliens were basically included in the Star Wars due to a promise made by George Lucas to X. X had actually included a Yoda character in his movie Y. Thereby, George Lucas promised that he would include the alien species from Y in the next Star Wars movie he would make.

Solve for X and Y.

282.

In 1996, there was a massacre at Dunblane Primary School at the Scottish town of Dunblane. The perpetrator, an unemployed shopkeeper named Thomas Hamilton after killing sixteen school children and a teacher committed suicide by shooting himself dead. The list of the victims

1. Victoria Elizabeth Clydesdale (5)
2. Emma Elizabeth Crozier (5)
3. Melissa Helen Currie (5)
4. Charlotte Louise Dunn (5)
5. Kevin Allan Hasell (5)
6. Ross William Irvine (5)
7. Mhairi Isabel MacBeath (5)
8. David Charles Kerr (5)
9. Brett McKinnon (6)
10. Abigail Joanne McLennan (5)
11. Megan Turner (5)
12. Hannah Louise Scott (5)
13. Joanna Caroline Ross (5)
14. John Petrie (5)
15. Sophie Jane Lockwood North (5)
16. Emily Morton (5)
17. Gwen Mayor (45)

A World famous sportsperson , attending the Dunblane Nursery School then, survived this attack. In his autobiography he recounts that, he had trouble coming out of the shock of the massacre and he took cover under the benches. He says that his mother actually gave the murderer lifts in her car.

Identify the survivor.

281.

Identify both the people..

280.

Dan Kavanagh is a contemporary British writer and has written books like "Duffy","Fiddle City","Putting the Boot In" and "Going to the Dogs". He married his literary agent, Pat Kavanagh and his brother Jonathan is a philosopher. How did this author shoot to fame?

279.

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a personality disorder described as a prolonged disturbance of personality function in a person (generally over the age of eighteen years, although it is also found in adolescents), characterized by depth and variability of moods.The disorder typically involves unusual levels of instability in mood; black and white thinking, or splitting; the disorder often manifests itself in idealization and devaluation episodes, as well as chaotic and unstable interpersonal relationships, self-image, identity, and behavior; as well as a disturbance in the individual's sense of self. In extreme cases, this disturbance in the sense of self can lead to periods of dissociation.

BPD splitting includes a switch between idealizing and demonizing others. This, combined with mood disturbances, can undermine relationships with family, friends, and co-workers. BPD disturbances also may include self-harm. Without treatment, symptoms may worsen, leading (in extreme cases) to suicide attempts.

There is an ongoing debate among clinicians and patients worldwide about terminology and the use of the word borderline, and some have suggested that this disorder should be renamed.

Now which famous fictional character do the psychiatrists use to demonstrate the condition of this disease?

278.

John X was born in Birmingham to Richard Tapper X, who was from a wealthy Quaker family that moved to the area from the west of England. As a Quaker in the early 19th century, he was not allowed to enter a university, so could not pursue a profession such as medicine or law. As Quakers are pacifist, a military career was also out of the question. So, like many other Quakers of the time, he turned his energies toward business and began an apprenticeship as a tea dealer in Leeds in 1818.

Returning to Birmingham in 1824, X opened a small one-man grocery shop at 93 Bull Street. In 1831, he switched his business and rented a small factory (an old malthouse) in Crooked Lane to begin the manufacture of Y.

X was influenced in his choice of trade by his temperance beliefs – he felt alcohol was a major cause of poverty and other social ills, and saw Y as alternatives. As a social reformer, he also led a campaign to ban the use of child labour for sweeping chimneys and campaigned against animal cruelty, forming the Animals Friend Society, a forerunner of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

Today, X’s business has grown to become international and Y manufactured by X’s company has achieved immense popularity.

Identify X and Y.

277.

Identify this scientist. If the Universe is the answer, then his name would be the question..

276.

X was a sporting genius whose passions were football and alcohol. People who saw X play allege that he is even greater than Pele or Maradona. He is known for his dribbling skills. One month before the 1958 World Cup finals started, X scored one of his most famous goals, in Italy versus Fiorentina when he beat 4 defenders and the goalkeeper, and then when faced with an open goal, rather than scoring, he waited for another defender to get back and dribbled past him before scoring. X has also managed to score a goal direct from a penalty corner. When the referee said that was not allowed according to the rules of the game, he took the kick again and scored again, thus famously becoming one of the very few to score directly from a corner. When he saw his teammates celebrating after they won the 1958 World Cup, he was famously confused because he hadn’t understood the format of the tournament and thought they’d get to play all the teams twice...and so he became sad.

Identify X.

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Bangalore in India has played the host to many a people of international renown. One of them was X. X was transferred to Bangalore in October 1896 as a part of his military career. X, in his memoirs, talks about the climate, sport and other things in Bangalore. He was allotted "a magnificent pink and white stucco palace in the middle of a large and beautiful garden" for his stay. X started a butterfly collection in Bangalore and had to drop it because it was attacked by rats. X was considered one of the best polo players in his regiment and led his team to many prestigious tournament victories. X fell in love for the first time with a girl called Pamela Flowden and wrote to his mother saying She was, "The most beautiful girl I have ever seen, Bar none and also very clever . In his memoir named “My Early Life”, he also says that he became a member of the Bangalore Club, one of the most prestigious clubs in India. (Seen below is its logo). X still owes a sum of `13 to the Bangalore Club and X’s name can be still viewed under the list of members who have outstanding dues.

Identify X.

274.

Identify the club from the video.

273.

This is an aircraft from a company X owned by Y. Y is very religious that before his company aeroplanes are sent into service, they do an elaborate puja and the aeroplane circulates around the hill of Z.

Identify X, Y and Z.

272.

Connect

Confusion hi confusion hai. Solution kuchh pata nahin. Solution jo mila to saala. Question kya tha pata nahin!!!

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Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.

In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.

Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds and shall find me unafraid.

It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.

This is a Victorian poem by William Ernest Henly. This poem lends its name to a 2009 movie and has strongly influenced one of the most famous leaders in the world. The leader said that this poem has been his inspiration and has helped get through tough times.

Identify the poem and the leader.

270.

Of what place is this a map of??

269.

This phrase is a Hindi local slang and has become popular all over India since September 2011. In fact, the response from people out of India was that, they were not able to identify the phrase as "Indian". They associated it much with Africa given the man who placed in popular culture. This is the Google Trends chart of the phrase. Identify the phrase.