FUN-Facts UnknowN Contest-20th Edition-August-Question

QUESTION:-

This year was very interesting. Black pearl,scored his 1,000th goal,the Boeing 747 made its debut flight and man landed on the moon for the first time. "A" was all of 22 years old.A's father was a farmer,however he was a chemist.He first worked with a company B's textile mills as a lab technician which had given lands for starting up a world class educational institute of India namely "C"."A" later on worked with the Geology & mining department of the state government.His salary was very less and thus after the office hour,he would bicycle through the neighbourhoods selling the product-"D" door to door. At a price,one third the price of leading players, it was an instant success.What is this product-"D"?He branded "D" as "E",named after her own daughter "F".F is name of her daughter.This entrepreneur is a great philanthropist who had established educational institutes,was awarded an honorary doctorate by "G", recognizing his exceptional entrepreneurial and philanthropic accomplishments.G is the name of the university.Identify,A,B,C,D,E,F & G?

(Clue:-The popular sita of tele serial "Ramayana" endorsed one of it's popular brand.)


The question carries 7 points.Mail your answers to manasanayak@gmail.com by 8pm or SMS it to 9337222518.

FUN-Facts UnknowN Contest-19th August-Question & Answer

QUESTION:-
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Connect picture-1,2,3,4 & 5.(No points for identifying picture-1,2 or 3)

Explain the connection.The question carries 1 point for the connection.Another point for filling up the blank given below.


SHE IS OUR OWN, the darling of our hearts, __________.
Our dreams are rocked in her arms.
Her face is a fresh wonder of love every time we see her,
For she is our own, the darling of our hearts.

In the shadows of her trees we meet,
In the freedom of her open sky.
Her mornings come and her evenings
Bring down heaven's kisses,
Making us feel anew that she is our own,
the darling of our hearts.

The stillness of her shades is stirred by the woodland whisper;
Her amlaki groves are aquiver with the rapture of leaves.
She dwells in us and around us, however, far we may wander;
She weaves our hearts in a song making us one in music,
Tuning our strings of love with her own fingers,
And we ever remember that she is our own,
the darling of our hearts.

The question carries total 2 points.
Mail your correct answers at manasanayak@gmail.com by 8pm today or SMS at 9337222518.

(Clue:-Think about an institute where the world makes a home in a single nest)

Answer:-

Santiniketan
Vishva Bharati University
Indira Gandhi, Amartya Sen, Satyajit Ray are some of famous alumni of the University.
PM of India (now Manmohan Singh) is the by default chancellor of Vishwabharati.

Picture 4 is of Rabindranath Tagore who coined the name Vishva Bharati, which means the communion of the world with India.


Fill In the blanks: Shanitiniketan.
SCOREBOARD:-

Name Total
Blunt Head 35
Rahul Singhal 55
Jay Chajjer 22
Ghanashyam Malviya 43
Deepanshu Berry 54
Chiranjit Mandhata 57
Ravi Arya 25
Aashish Kumar 34
Siddharth Parwatay 2
Siddhartha Biswas 58
Kamal Rathi 32
Siddharth Mukund Srivastava 41
Tathagat Mukherjee 62
Siddharth Gongala 44
Sylvian Patrick 48
Ninad W 51
Biswadidev Patro 2
Dipankar Ghosh 59
Avijit Khan 58
Swagata Mukherjee 44
Udaibhan Singh 54
Sangram Banerjee 55
Amrita Mukherjee 18
Souvik Mandal 55
Static Sid 6
Abilash J Ram  4
Mit Chowdhury 4
Varun Reddy 20
Uma Murthy 9
Phani Vikranth 4
M Suresh Kumar 42
Shubhendu Saha 17
Gaurav Dasgupta 21
Pradeep Rao 4
Kuldeep Singh 22
Prateek Vijayvargia 4
Abhilash J Ram 4
Abhishek Das 15
Aparna Ganesh 17
Prithviraj vasanth  5
Parambrahma Mohapatra 20
Shyam Naren 5
Ankesh Agarwal 8
Deepjyoti Deka 5
Nikhil Motlag 6
Munna 3
Pavitra 3
Dipti Ranjan Mohanty 5
Bhuwan Mahajan 7
Abhishek Sahoo 2
Anubhav Chatterji 4
Pratik Kashiramka 2
Phil S 2
Sridharan Doraivelu  4
Prodeep Mehta 2
Sonjita 2
Santanu Dey 1
Harish 3
Pradeep Mehta 3
Kshira Saagar 3
Jacob Dijo 3
Rajkamal Vasu 3
Ramaswamy 8
Pranav Agarwal 13
Dharmatej Mansingh 5
Muthu Kumaran Raj 18
Abhishek Kumar 4
Vivek MN 3.5
Sujit Mishra 16
Mahmood Hussain 4
Anubhav Chatterjee 4
Anirudh Patil 4
Merben M 2
Suraj Srivathsan 2
Deepak Karamungikar 2
Dr.Jaya Lahiri-Mukherjee 2
Anubhav Chatterjee 2
Abhra Das 2
Debasish Misra 8
Navin 4
Sandip & Jaya mukherjee 4
Varun Arthatreya 4

23 ALL CORRECT ANSWERS.


NameTimescore
Deepanshu Berry6.51am2
Chiranjit Mandhata 2
Bitmap Siddhartha Biswas
6.50am2
Tathagat Mukherjee 2
Bitmap Sylvian Patrick
2
Ninad W 2
Dipankar Ghosh 2
Avijit Khan 2
Swagata Mukherjee 2
Udaibhan Singh 2
Sangram Banerjee 2
Souvik Mandal 2
M Suresh Kumar 2
Shubhendu Saha 2
Gaurav Dasgupta1.31am2
Abhishek Das 2
Aparna Ganesh 2
Parambrahma Mohapatra1.58am2
Anubhav Chatterji 2
Ramaswamy 2
Navin 2
Sandip & Jaya mukherjee 2
Varun Arthatreya 2


WINNER-GAURAV DASGUPTA

FUN-Facts UnknowN Contest-18th August-Question & Answer

QUESTION:-
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Identify the pictures.
Connect it.Name the Indian business group.
(Clue:-Think 'Glamourooms'& 'stainzfree')
It carries 3 points.

Easy sitter!

Mail your answer to manasanayak@gmail.com by 8pm today or SMS at 9337222518.

Answer:-

Murugappa industries(it owns the following)
Picture 1:-Logo for Parry Agro
Picture 2:-Logo for Coromandel fertiliser
Picture 3:-Logo for AMM foundation- a charitable society by Murugappa Group

SCOREBOARD:-
NameTotal
Blunt Head35
Rahul Singhal55
Jay Chajjer22
Ghanashyam Malviya43
Deepanshu Berry52
Chiranjit Mandhata55
Ravi Arya25
Aashish Kumar34
Siddharth Parwatay2
Siddhartha Biswas56
Kamal Rathi32
Siddharth Mukund Srivastava41
Tathagat Mukherjee60
Siddharth Gongala44
Sylvian Patrick46
Ninad W49
Biswadidev Patro2
Dipankar Ghosh57
Avijit Khan56
Swagata Mukherjee42
Udaibhan Singh52
Sangram Banerjee53
Amrita Mukherjee18
Souvik Mandal53
Static Sid6
Abilash J Ram 4
Mit Chowdhury4
Varun Reddy20
Uma Murthy9
Phani Vikranth4
M Suresh Kumar40
Shubhendu Saha15
Gaurav Dasgupta19
Pradeep Rao4
Kuldeep Singh22
Prateek Vijayvargia4
Abhilash J Ram4
Abhishek Das13
Aparna Ganesh15
Prithviraj vasanth 5
Parambrahma Mohapatra18
Shyam Naren5
Ankesh Agarwal8
Deepjyoti Deka5
Nikhil Motlag6
Munna 3
Pavitra3
Dipti Ranjan Mohanty5
Bhuwan Mahajan7
Abhishek Sahoo2
Anubhav Chatterji2
Pratik Kashiramka2
Phil S2
Sridharan Doraivelu 4
Prodeep Mehta2
Sonjita2
Santanu Dey1
Harish3
Pradeep Mehta3
Kshira Saagar3
Jacob Dijo3
Rajkamal Vasu3
Ramaswamy6
Pranav Agarwal13
Dharmatej Mansingh5
Muthu Kumaran Raj18
Abhishek Kumar4
Vivek MN3.5
Sujit Mishra16
Mahmood Hussain4
Anubhav Chatterjee4
Anirudh Patil4
Merben M2
Suraj Srivathsan 2
Deepak Karamungikar 2
Dr.Jaya Lahiri-Mukherjee2
Anubhav Chatterjee2
Abhra Das2
Debasish Misra8

19 All correct answer entries.

NameTimescore
Rahul Singhal 3
Ghanashyam Malviya1.19am3
Deepanshu Berry6.19am3
Chiranjit Mandhata 3
Siddhartha Biswas
3
Tathagat Mukherjee 3
Sylvian Patrick
3
Ninad W 3
Dipankar Ghosh 3
Avijit Khan 3
Swagata Mukherjee9.02am3
Udaibhan Singh1.28am3
Sangram Banerjee 3
Souvik Mandal 3
M Suresh Kumar 3
Aparna Ganesh 3
Parambrahma Mohapatra 3
Ramaswamy 3
Muthu Kumaran Raj 3


Winner:-Ghanshyam Malviya

Regards,

Mr.Bay Leaf
Manas Nayak
9337222518
www.marchahead.co.in
http://kwizpakodah.blogspot.com/
manasanayak@gmail.com

FUN-Facts UnknowN Contest-17th Aug-Question & Answer

QUESTION:-

Connect all the four pictures.Explain all the four fundas in each context.For the connection(1point).For the 4 contexual explanations,4 points.For identifying A,B,C in the question below,another three points.

In total,the question carries 8 points.

Clue:-"I am because we are"

"A" signed an endorsement deal with soft drink manufacturer "B". The song, "C" was used in it's commercial and also made a music video for it. The video, which features many Catholic symbols such as stigmata and burning crosses, was condemned by the Vatican.Since the commercial and music video were nearly identical,the people were confused and considered it as religious in nature.Thus the company revoked the commercial and cancelled their sponsorship contract with "A".Identify,A,B & C?

Mail your answers by 9pm today at manasanayak@gmail.com or SMS me at 9337222518.

ANSWER:-

Connection is Madonna
1) Madonna has her own entertainment company, Maverick, consisting of
a record company (Maverick Records) and a film production company
(Maverick Films)
2) She sung the title song for DIe another Day and also had a cameo in it
3) Her song Ray of Light was used by Microsoft in its advertising
campaign to introduce Windows XP
4) In 2006, Madonna became the worldwide model for H&M
A - Madonna
B - Pepsi
C- Like a Prayer

SCOREBOARD:-

NameTotal
Blunt Head35
Rahul Singhal52
Jay Chajjer22
Ghanashyam Malviya40
Deepanshu Berry49
Chiranjit Mandhata52
Ravi Arya25
Aashish Kumar34
Siddharth Parwatay2
Siddhartha Biswas53
Kamal Rathi32
Siddharth Mukund Srivastava41
Tathagat Mukherjee57
Siddharth Gongala44
Sylvian Patrick43
Ninad W46
Biswadidev Patro2
Dipankar Ghosh54
Avijit Khan53
Swagata Mukherjee39
Udaibhan Singh49
Sangram Banerjee42
Amrita Mukherjee18
Souvik Mandal50
Static Sid6
Abilash J Ram 4
Mit Chowdhury4
Varun Reddy20
Uma Murthy9
Phani Vikranth4
M Suresh Kumar37
Shubhendu Saha15
Gaurav Dasgupta19
Pradeep Rao4
Kuldeep Singh22
Prateek Vijayvargia4
Abhilash J Ram4
Abhishek Das13
Aparna Ganesh12
Prithviraj vasanth 5
Parambrahma Mohapatra15
Shyam Naren5
Ankesh Agarwal8
Deepjyoti Deka5
Nikhil Motlag6
Munna 3
Pavitra3
Dipti Ranjan Mohanty5
Bhuwan Mahajan7
Abhishek Sahoo2
Anubhav Chatterji2
Pratik Kashiramka2
Phil S2
Sridharan Doraivelu 4
Prodeep Mehta2
Sonjita2
Santanu Dey1
Harish3
Pradeep Mehta3
Kshira Saagar3
Jacob Dijo3
Rajkamal Vasu3
Ramaswamy3
Pranav Agarwal13
Dharmatej Mansingh5
Muthu Kumaran Raj15
Abhishek Kumar4
Vivek MN3.5
Sujit Mishra14
Mahmood Hussain4
Anubhav Chatterjee4
Anirudh Patil4
Merben M2
Suraj Srivathsan 2
Deepak Karamungikar 2
Dr.Jaya Lahiri-Mukherjee2
Anubhav Chatterjee2
Abhra Das2
Debasish Misra8


19 All correct answer entries.

Winner is Ghanshyam Malviya

NameTimescore
Rahul Singhal 8
Ghanashyam Malviya7.53am8
Deepanshu Berry7.56am8
Chiranjit Mandhata 8
Siddhartha Biswas 8
Siddharth Mukund Srivastava 8
Tathagat Mukherjee 8
Ninad W 8
Dipankar Ghosh 8
Avijit Khan 8
Swagata Mukherjee 8
Udaibhan Singh 8
Souvik Mandal8.26am8
M Suresh Kumar 8
Gaurav Dasgupta 8
Pranav Agarwal 8
Muthu Kumaran Raj 8
Sujit Mishra 8
Debasish Misra 8