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Friday, September 19, 2008
Maximus Indiucs Quiz -Mixed Bag-4
Another mixed bag Quiz from me, most of the questions are easy and can be worked out.
1) Starting off with a sitter, Ifyou were convicted under the Lindbergh Law in US, what crime would you be committing?
Kidnapping- So named after Charles Lindbergh's son was kidnapped and killed.
2)EdGrieris the current president of this place since 2006.Other former presidentshave been Jack Lundquist, Paul Pressler, Cynthia Hariss and Matt Quimmet.Which place am I referring to?
Disneyland
3) Identify the man in the picture, his real name is Theodore John Kaczynski.
He is the Una Bomber.
4) Born in California, he was adopted by a Greek-American couple. He took part for the first time in the Olympics at Montreal, 1976, and came second in diving. He won golds in both the springboard and tower diving events in the 1984 Olympics held in Los Angeles. His most famous achievement came in the 1988 Seoul Olympics , where he came back with stitches after a head injury sustained while diving and went on to win the Gold. He also took part in the 1994 Gay Games, and his autobiography is titled Breaking the Surface.
Greg Louganis
5) The title of this 20th century novel is a literal translation of Beelzebub. Set on an isolated island, it revolves around 2 English boys Ralph & Piggy, who are the sole survivors of a plane crash, and stranded on the island. It is an allegory about the conflict between civilization and will to power.
The novel was Lord of the Flies.
6) Identifythe man in the picture, whom Paul McCartney called as The 5th Beatle.
He is Brian Epstein, their manager.
7) One of the greatest Olympians of all time, he won his first Gold at 1956 Games in Melbourne, in the discus throw. He also won the gold at the 1960 Games in Rome. But his greatest feat was at the 1964 Games in Tokyo, where inspite of tearing a cartilage in his ribs, he took part, and won the gold again. He also won in 1968, making him the only other athlete along with Carl Lewis and Paul Elvstrom, to win a gold in the same event for 4 consecutive Olympics. After he retired, he dabbled in abstract painting and was famous for his “Impact” series.
Al Oerter
8) This British actor in the picture was born in Isle of Wight, and trained as an actor at the BristolOldVicTheaterSchool. He was the romantic lead opposite Judi Dench in the BBC TV version of Langrishe, Go Down. He shot into fame playing the role of Charles Ryder in the 1981 TV adaptation ofBrideshead Revisited. He made his movie debut in 1980 with Nijinsky. He gained fame for his role in the Mission and in 1990 won an Oscar for his role in Reversal of Fortune. He also appeared opposite Meryl Streep in The French Lieutnant’s Woman. His other famous roles include Die Hard with aVengenance, The Man in the Iron Mask, and he sang the song “Be Prepared” for movie The Lion King.
The actor is Jeremy Irons.
9) During the siege of Belgrade in 1456, John Hunyadisuccessfully defended the city against the onslaught of the Ottoman Sultan. In order to celebrate a victory, which has been hailed as deciding the fate of Christendom, Pope Callixtus III, ordered this act, which to date is followed in most of the Catholic churches around the world.What act?
The ringing of the Church bells at noon.
10) With which historical event would you associate the1911 Graf & Stift Double Phaeton car shown in the below picture.
This was the car in which Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife were
assasinated.
