Lucky or not, which TV show did Renzi appear on?
This day last year: Q.882Feb 28, 2014
Q.1247
Feb 27, 2014
Q.1246
The name "Fandry" comes from a slang word for an animal (the protagonist's father catches this kind of animal, and this forms the basis of the film's climax). Which animal (which thus connects this film to Govind Nihalani's "Tamas", where the same type of animal features in the opening?)
Feb 26, 2014
Q.1245
What?
Feb 25, 2014
Q.1244
Mohammad Chaman, a trader in Sadar Bazaar in Delhi was irritated with his customer during their first encounter (in May 2013). His customer had wanted 300 units of an item at a discounted price. From December 2013, the item has become a rage and Chaman sold as many as 3 lakh units. There is also a YouTube video detailing how to make this item. What is this item and who was the customer?
Feb 24, 2014
Q.1243
The match has been arranged to celebrate two hundred years of which iconic part of the game?
Feb 23, 2014
Q.1242
Name the former Ambassador for the United States in this picture, who passed away in February 2014.
Feb 22, 2014
Q.1241
Who?
Feb 21, 2014
Q.1240
What was the name of this novel, which comes from a device that can be said to be grounded, compared to other flashier lights?
Feb 20, 2014
Q.1239
Feb 19, 2014
Q.1238
Among the many ideas in the past has been a proposal to dock MPs involved in disruptions of their daily allowance - this was introduced via a Private Member Bill. Who proposed this bill?
Feb 18, 2014
Q.1237
Which record and who was the former record holder?
Feb 17, 2014
Q.1236
The award for "Biggest Social Impact" was given to the work of someone in the technology world but not from the Valley; he couldn't even make it to the awards to receive the award. Who?
Feb 16, 2014
Q.1235
These statements heavily made references to a famous book series, which started because of an op-ed (in Jan 2014) by the Japanese Ambassador to Britain. An excerpt:
If militarism is like the haunting [something] of Japan, the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo is a kind of [related to something], representing the darkest parts of that nation's soul.Which series?
Feb 15, 2014
Q.1234
In the first case, a Super Bowl ad for the product featuring Johansson was edited as a result of Fox TV refusing to air it in its original form. Why the censorship? (note: this involved a business reason, and nothing to do with Johansson's performance in this ad).
Secondly, she and a Britain-based non-profit organisation ended their association with each other because SodaStream operates in the disputed West Bank area in Israel-Palestine, which the charity is opposed to. Which non-proft is this?
2. Oxfam.
Feb 14, 2014
Q.1233
Featured in a design inspired from her original swimsuit and accompanied by a campaign that reads "#unapologetic", who is this young cover girl?
Feb 13, 2014
Q.1232
The aim of this project was to redress an imbalance that has been spotted on which world-wide platform?
Feb 12, 2014
Q.1231
Who is this author, who sounds like he's back, or what was the famous novella?
Feb 11, 2014
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Feb 10, 2014
Q.1229
Feb 9, 2014
Q.1228
Massoumeh Ebtekar was a former Iranian student revolutionary who played a prominent role in the 1979 American hostage crisisthat prompted the severing of diplomatic ties between Tehran and Washington. She was the first woman to serve as Iran's Vice-President in the earlier government of President Khatami.
In Jan 2014, she was all set to make history to be the first woman in Iran to speak at something, which was cancelled, not surprisingly, at the last moment. What was she to do?
Feb 8, 2014
Q.1227
For which other, related event to be held between Feb-March 2014 is this the official torch?
Feb 7, 2014
Q.1226
Mike Lee, a Republican senator from the American state of Utah, received critical appreciation for his response to President Barack Obama's State of the Union Address in Jan 2014. He gave the speech representing a California-based group founded in the summer of 2009 to support a political movement. The movement is primarily known for advocating reduction of US government spending and taxes, which took its name from an iconic historical event in the late 18th century.
What political movement does Mike Lee support?
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This Summer Olympic silver medalist is a correspondent for NBC during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. Part of her role will be to talk about Sochi's history and culture - she's been associated with the city since she lived there between the ages of 2-6. Who is this?
2. Maria Sharapova, the tennis player.
Feb 6, 2014
Q.1225
The question: why did the director, known for his recognisable and quirky style of film-making, choose to shoot the film in three different aspect ratios?
Feb 5, 2014
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Feb 4, 2014
Q.1223
Perhaps his most famous contribution was to make one of these anthems a household name, which included the memorable replacement of the word 'will' by another word. What song, and what was the replacement?
Feb 3, 2014
Q.1222
The term used for this set of protests is "Euro____", which is literally translated into English as "Eurosquare". The missing word is usually a reference to the central Independence square in Kiev, but is also tied closely to civil protest in the country (with links to the 1991 Independence movement).
What Ukrainian word, meaning 'open place' is this, which would also be very familiar to Indian and other Asian ears?
Feb 2, 2014
Q.1221
The next time (which will be in February 2014), no Indian will have the opportunity. Who is the other person, and why will no one have an opportunity?
Feb 1, 2014
Q.1220
Which flavour?