the dr. vikram sarabhai rotating shield quiz 2011 finals (round 2)

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Dr. Vikram Sarabhai Rotating Shield Quiz

X first became known to people outside China when Chinese artisans skilled in its manufacture were captured by Arab soldiers at the Battle of Talas in 751 AD. We use X everyday. What is X?

• Paper

In these countries, it is locally known by the following names :

Mexico – Montezuma’s RevengeEgypt – Pharoah’s Revenge or Cairo Two-StepNepal - Kathmandu Quickstep Uzbekistan – Kurtz HurtzArabic countries – Yalla Yalla! (fast, fast)

How is this better known in India?

• Delhi Belly

This company was founded in 1923 in Stuttgart,

Germany. It came to be known for its stylish and high-quality electronic products. Acquired by Sony in 1975, they remained among Europe's best stereo manufacturers for years. Sony originally introduced flat-screen TVs under this brand, before switching to BRAVIA for LCD TVs. Name the company

• WEGA

• One/DATA

It gets its name from the personalisation of the technical name of the TV camera tube - the image Orthicon. What?

• Emmy Awards.

X was born in Patiali near Etah in northern India, where his father was a Turkic officer and a member of the Lachin tribe. X wrote poetry primarily in Persian and Hindavi. The khayal and tarana styles of music were created by him. The invention of the tabla is also generally attributed to him. Who is X?

• Amir Khusrow

• Mikoyan and Gurevich (MiG). The plane is a Sabre, one of the first planes to enter combat with a MiG fighter (the MiG-15), during the Korean War.

The Appalachin Meeting was a historic summit

that took place on November 14, 1957, at the home of Joseph Barbera [not to be confused with the animator] in New York State. What was the significance of the meeting – and its outcome?

• The existence of the US Mafia was revealed for the first time, as a structured criminal organisation. This had been denied by many, including J Edgar Hoover, until then.

X became the first Sultan of Egypt and Syria and founded the Ayyubid dynasty. He led Arab opposition to the Franks during the Crusades. He won the Battle of Hattin, which led to the Arabs recapturing Palestine. A prominent figure in Arab and Muslim culture, his chivalry towards the defeated Crusaders won him respect even amongst his European enemies. Who?

• Salahuddin.

• X pioneered the direct marketing strategy made famous by the X party. Brownie Wise (1913–92)is credited with developing the strategy. During the early 1950s, X's sales and popularity exploded, thanks in large part to Wise's influence among women who sold X, and some of the famous "jubilees" celebrating the success of X ladies at lavish and outlandishly themed parties.

• X was known—at a time when women came back from working during World War II only to be told to "go to the kitchen" —as a method of empowering women, and giving them a toehold in the post-war business world. Name X

• Tupperware

Boulevard of Broken Dreams• The painting is titled Boulevard of Broken

Dreams.• Edwin Hopper, who painted Nighthawks from

which BoBD was inspired.• Green Day.

Inspiration for?

• Winnie the Pooh.