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Wednesday 31 December 2014

#94.
Who is she?. She is a Professor of History at Harvard University and wife of Amartya Sen.

  

Saturday 27 December 2014

#93. connect

The shape of credit cards are a golden rectangle based on phi, the golden ratio
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#92.
X, the brainchild of Krispian Lawrence and Anirudh Sharma, graduates of the University of Michigan and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, respectively, is a Hyderabad-based company set up in 2011 with the aim of taking wearable technology to the people. X developed Y, the world's first interactive haptic footwear. ID X and Y.

Thursday 25 December 2014


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#91. what is depicted?


#90.
"From All of Us to All of You" is an animated television produced by Walt Disney Productions and first presented on December 19, 1958 as part of the Walt Disney Presents anthology series. The show has been shown infrequently in the US in recent years, but in the Nordic countries (Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Norway) the show has been broadcast every year since 1959, and has become a holiday classic. Why is this animated show special with respect to Nordic countries?

Wednesday 24 December 2014

#89.
X is a company headquartered in Modena, Italy. In 1960 the founding brothers found a collection of figurines that a Milan company was unable to sell. The brothers bought the collection, and sold them in packets of two for ten lire each. They sold three million packets. Having success they started to manufacture and sell their own figurines. X became famous in the 1960s for its football collections. X published its first FIFA World Cup sticker album for the 1970 World Cup in Mexico. In  2006 X partnered with The Coca-Cola Company and Tokenzone to produce the first Virtual Sticker Album for the FIFA World Cup. In 2009, X acquired an exclusive license to produce NBA trading cards.
ID X.

Tuesday 16 December 2014

#88.
This novel by John Steinback earned him the Pulitzer Prize for fiction and it became a cornerstone of his Nobel Prize two decades later. American rock singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen named his eleventh studio album, The Ghost of Tom Joad (1995), after the character in the novel. ID the novel.

Friday 12 December 2014

#87.
Nobel laureates receive a diploma directly from the hands of the King of Sweden or the Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee. The diploma contains a picture and text which states the name of the laureate and normally a citation of why they received the prize. But none of a particular category of nobel laureates has ever had a citation on their diplomas. ID the category.
#86.
X was a Danish nobleman known for his accurate and comprehensive astronomical and planetary observations. X's discovery of the supernova in the constellation casseipoia in 1572 inspired Edgar Allan Poe's poem "Al Aaraaf". He was assisted by Johannes Kepler who later used X's astronomical data to develop his three laws of planetary motion. ID X.

Wednesday 10 December 2014

#85.
X is  an ancient Indian village in the state of Himachal Pradesh. It is considered to be one of the first democracies in the world. According to tradition, the residents of X are the descendant of Aryans, and they acquired their independence during the Mughal reign when the Emperor Akbar walked to the village in order to cure an ailment that he was afflicted with; after having been successfully cured he put out an edict stating that all the inhabitants of the valley would never be required to pay tax. An alternative tradition suggests that X was founded by remnants of Alexander the Great's Army. ID X.

Tuesday 9 December 2014

#84.
Nicholaus Copernicus matriculated from ________________ university, historically known as university of Krakow. The university was established in 1364. It is the oldest university in Poland and the second oldest in Central Europe. The university is named to commemorate Poland's_____________ dynasty. This dynasty was founded by Jogaila, the Grand Duke of Lithuania.
FITB(both are same).
#83.
This music concert is considered as the most dangerous rock concert which happened in December 6, 1969 held at California. It had several fights among the crowds and the Hells Angels as well. It is noted for the murder of Meredith Hunter while the Rolling Stones was performing the last act. Meredith was stabbed by Hells Angels' member Passaro when he went onstage with a revolver in his hand. ID the concert.
#82.
This music festival was held from 15-18 August 1969 at Max Yasgur's diary firm at Bethel, NewYork. It was billed as "An Aquarian Exposition: 3 Days of Peace & Music". It is widely regarded as a pivotal moment in popular music history. Rolling Stone listed it as one of the 50 Moments That Changed the History of Rock and Roll. Jimi Hendrix performed the last act of the festival. ID the festival.

Friday 5 December 2014

#81.
ID the name of the book based on the story of Shirley Ardell Mason which was later named into two movies.





Thursday 4 December 2014

#80.
Connect:
 Thorpe-Bowker, Australia.
 Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation, India.
 R.R. Bowker, US.
 Nielsen Book Services, UK.
 Library and Archives Canada.

Tuesday 2 December 2014

#79.
X was an English civil servant and inventor who facilitated many innovations in commerce and education in 19th century Britain. X is credited with devising the concept of sending greetings cards at Christmas time, introducing the world's first commercial Christmas card in 1843.  Under the pseudonym Felix Summerly X designed a number of items which went into production, including a prize-winning teapot manufactured by Minton. As Felix Summerly, X also wrote a series of children's books. The Great Exhibition in 1851 was the first international exhibition of manufactured products. It was organised by X and Prince Albert, and held in a purpose-built Crystal Palace in Hyde Park. ID X.