Friday, May 4, 2007

Resurrection

Having shaken myself out of endsem-induced stupor, I came up with these four questions.

Answers in rot13 (www.rot13.com) please.

1. The noted American film critic Leonard Maltin is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for the shortest movie review, for his review of the 1948 musical 'Isn't it Romantic?'
What did his review consist of?

2. This phrase refers to a large and valuable fictitious diamond which has a flaw (of a particular colour) at its centre. When one zooms in to look closely at the flaw, it takes on the shape of a leaping animal.
Most people think that the phrase actually refers to the personality with whom it is most closely associated. GIve the phrase.

3. Connect; and fill in the two blanks. (which are different)

1869 : the Fisk-Gould Scandal, a financial crisis in the United States
1881 : the Eyemouth Disaster, in which 189 Scottish fishermen lost their lives in a European windstorm
1887 : hanging of four people; connected directly or indirectly with the rally of Haymarket Riot
1889 : the Johnstown Flood, which killed over 2,200 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania
1910 : a campaign outside the British House of Commons of the Women's Social and Political Union the Conciliation Bill failed
1919 : the Battle of George Square, a riot stemming from industrial unrest in Glasgow, Scotland
1921 : the announcement of British transport union leaders not to call for strike action against wage reductions for miners
1929 : ___________________________________
1939 : devastating fires in Australia
1944 : a disastrous attack by the Canadian Black Watch near Woensdrecht during The Battle of the Scheldt
1945 : an air battle over Sunnfjord
1945 : a riot at the Warner Bros. studios stemming from a Confederation of Studio Unions (CSU) strike leading to the eventual breakup of the CSU
1959 : the cancellation of the CF-105 Avro Arrow project by Canadian Prime Minister Diefenbaker leading to the lay off of 30,000 workers
1974 : the Dublin and Monaghan Bombings in the Republic of Ireland
1978 : a massacre of protesters in Iran
1982 : the Argentinian invasion of the Falkland Islands, sparking the Falklands War
1987 : the day an hour-long F4 category tornado ran through the city of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
1993 : _______________________________
2004 : a crackdown in Maldives, Malé (13 Aug) on peaceful protesters

(Clue : Megadeth song/Recent Bollywood movie)

4. In 1839, the British Treasury had announced a certain competition. However, none of the submissions were considered suitable, and the Treasury chose instead to use a profile of Queen Victoria. The head
was engraved by Charles and Fredrick Heath based on a sketch provided by Henry Cole. The background consisted of finely engraved engine turnings.
What is being described?

~ Vaibhav

6 comments:

sujay said...

1. Ab.
2. Cvax Cnagure? V guvax v'ir urneq guvf bar orsber
3. -
4. Qrfvta bs svefg fgnzcf?

Arjun said...

1. Ab
2. Cvax cnagure
3. Had to google on this one - Oynpx Sevqnl
4. Gur svefg cbfgntr fgnzc? (craal oynpx be fbzrguvat yvxr gung)

Anonymous said...

1.) AB be ..V.. ???
2.) ????
3.) Oynpx Sevqnl
4.) Svefg Cbhaq/Craal pbva??

~surdy

Vaibhav Devanathan said...

@Fhwnl : Nyy pbeerpg. Gur guveq vf Oynpx Sevqnl.

@Newha : Nyy pbeerpg.

@Fheql : Nyy pbeerpg. Frpbaq vf Cvax Cnagure. Gur svefg vf vaqrrq 'ab'.

Anonymous said...

1.Ab?
2.Cvax Cnagure
3.Oynpx Sevqnl
4.Gur cbhaq pbva

gourav

Snaggletooth said...

Answers :

1. The single word 'No'
2. Pink Panther
3. Black Friday
4. Penny Black, the first stamp

-Vaibhav