Thanks, Kunal for the great quiz!!

1. “In one respect this book is an experiment, and may chance to prove a failure: I mean that I have not thought it necessary to maintain throughout the gravity of style which scientific writers usually affect, and which has somehow come to be regarded as an ‘inseparable accident’ of scientific teaching. I never could quite see the reasonableness of this immemorial law: subjects there are, no doubt, which are in their essence too serious to admit of any lightness of treatment – but I cannot recognise Geometry as one of them. Nevertheless it will, I trust, be found that I have permitted myself a glimpse of the comic side of things only at fitting seasons, when the tired reader might well crave a moment’s breathing-space, and not on any occasion where it could endanger the continuity of the line of argument”

This rather dull paragraph gained significance a few years ago. How?

Answer: The passage is taken from ” Euclid and his Modern Rivals ” , A book By lewis Caroll ..under his real name of Charles Ludwidg Dodgson . The passage was on the first logo of Wikipedia for 8 months.
For more details read wikipage here

2.

Significance of the place encircled. Name Blanked out on Purpose.

Answer: The place Encircled is ” Ytterby Gruva ” , a mine in the village of Ytterby in Resaro , Sweden .( the answer was on the pic ) . This mine has contributed 8 rare elements on the chemical periodic table.
Four of these elements names are inspired from the name of the village itself – Yttrium , Ytterbium , Terbium , Erbium . The remaining four elements names are inspired from various sources relating to persons and norse name of Sweden . For Complete info read wikipage here

3. Dedicated to my Cats: “Every dog has its day, Agreed! But the night, they most definitely belong to the Pussies”. ID this breed of Cat!

Answer: That is a TURKISK ANGORA / ANKARA cat from the Angara region of Turkey. Almost 70 % of all Ankara cats are born with TWO EYE COLOURS .( All ” Two eye colour cats ” are Ankara Cats but not all Ankara Cats have ” TWO Eye Colours ” ) . It is a genetic trait . The Flypsyde being ..that the Ankara Cats are born DEAF on the BLUE SIDE (, i e , If the cat has BLUE EYE on the right side , it will be DEAF in the RIGHT EAR and same goes on the left side as well ) . Interestingly BLUE is the Only Colour that is associated with Deafness in Ankara Cats

4. ID him and what’s unusual about his Jersey Number. Full fundae please..

Answer: Sorry for the Vague question ….
He is Ashwell Prince of South Africa ( CRICKET )
His Jersey Number is ” 5 + 0 ” ( sorry cant find a Pic of his Back )
Funda :
Hansie Cronje wore jersey number 5 for the South African Cricket team . After Hansie Cronje’s death the jersey number 5 was retired . So as a mark of respect to Hansie Cronje , Ashwell Prince choose Jersey number ” 5 + 0 ” , signifying ” Hansie n Me ”

5. What rare distinction do the people whose faces are encirlced share in the world of sports

Answer: The Father and Son duo in the pic are GRAHAM HILL and DAMON HILL . The only Father and Son Duo to win the F1 Drivers Championship .

6.

ID the building

Answer: MI6 Headquarter ( British Secret Intelligence Service Agency ” SIS ” ) Building in London .

7. Connect the three gentlemen..



Agian, fullu connectu beku..
It’s a little more than the most obvious one..

Answer:The Connection that i was looking For was ” AORANGI TERRACE ” at WIMBLEDON !

Here are the connections
When
A. Greg Rusedski was playing … Aorangi terrace was under Construction , It was Nothing more than a Mountain of Dirt . hence the Fans Called It RUSEDSKI RIDGE .
Few Years Later
B . When Tim Henman emerged as the Great Big British Hope , Fans used to Flock to the Aorangi Terrace to watch the matches on the giant screen and Cheer For their Man . the terrace was nicknamed HENMAN HILL .
Since Last year …
C. Andy Murray has been touted as the Great big british Hope and the Aorangi terrace was rechristened as ” MOUNT MURRAY / MURRAY MOUND ”

PS ” in a recent Interview on BBC , TIM HENMAN REVEALED ” I had a chat with Andy ( Murray ) during this years Wimbledon about the Hill ( Aorangi terrace ) . I told him ” you can keep the Wimbledon
trophy if you win it , but let me have MY HILL ( Aorangi terrace ) . We Both Agreed that the Hill ( Aorangi terrace ) Will forever be HENMAN HILL . ”

8. Explain significance and put funda

In memory yet green, in joy still felt,
The scenes of life rise sharply into view.
We triumph; Life’s disasters are undealt,
And while all else is old, the world is new

Answer: When Issac Asimov sent his First Autobiography to the publisher , it came back with a note for a want of a better title for the Book . Frustrated Issac Asimov sent the book back to the publisher with the Following poem stating that he could not find a better name for his Autobiography . the Book was named ” In Memories Yet Green ” . his Second Autobiography was named ” In Joys Still Felt ” ..Both Names Of Issac Asimov’s Autobiographies were taken From this Poem .

9. Connect the following phrases..CLue in Guess the theme quiz – I

“All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy”
“He who wakes up early meets a golden day”
“Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today”
“Rising early will not make dawn sooner.”
“A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush”

Answer: The Connection is ” THE SHINING ” … In the Movie

The book that Jack was writing contained the one sentence (”All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy”) repeated over and over. Stanley Kubrick had each page individually typed. For the Italian version of the film, Kubrick used the phrase “Il mattino ha l’ oro in bocca” (”He who wakes up early meets a golden day”). For the German version, it was “Was Du heute kannst besorgen, das verschiebe nicht auf Morgen” (”Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today”). For the Spanish version, it was “No por mucho madrugar amanece más temprano” (”Rising early will not make dawn sooner.”). For the French version, it was “Un ‘Tiens’ vaut mieux que deux ‘Tu l’auras’” (”A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush”).

For More Details read IMDB TRIVIA PAGE here

10. Aha….. Finally the last one …Ahem … This is how it goes
( No Full marks for this Question ..only __ ___ )
“Last words are for fools who haven’t said enough!” Whose last Words !

Answer: Sorry For the BAD PUN !
For All those Who Didnt Get the Answer …You Get ….. KAAL MARKS ( 1/4 Marks )
For All those Who Got the Answer right …. You would have Got …. KARL MARKS … So i will be Generous and Give you ONE MARK ( 1 Mark(s) )

When Karl Marks was on his Deathbed …. His House keeper came running into the room with a notepad in hand to note down any last words he had to say , in case he didn’t make it until the Doctor Arrived .
This Infuriated Karl Marks and he yelled at his House Keeper ” Get OUT . Last Words Are for Fools Who haven’t Said Enough ”

Scores:
Kamal Rathi – 5
Srinivas – 4.25
Ratnakar Kulkarni – 4
Carumbaiah – 6
Achaiah – 6
Mayura G – 6
Comfortably and technically dumb – 2.25

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