Organisers of the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympic games unveiled mascots for the event this week. What or who is Wenlock (left) named after?
t's the UK town. The Wenlock Olympian Society Games, dating from the mid-19th Century, were an inspiration for the modern Olympic movement. Mandeville's name is derived from Stoke Mandeville, in Buckinghamshire, the renowned hospital with a spinal unit.
Approximately 2.5 million people are living with HIV in India. We are producing public service advertising to promote condom use in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu.
The highest downloaded ringtone of India worldwide is...
Condom, Condom'
India Launches 'Condom, Condom' Safe Sex Ring Tone in Effort to Prevent HIV Infections
"Every man is the architect of his own fortune".
SRIVENKATANARASIMHRAJUWARIPETA, is a small railway junction in Andhra Pradesh which has the longest name.
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Kissan Kanhaiya was the first Indian color film that got released in 1937
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The first inter-city railway was built between Bombay and Surat, and was completed in 1864.
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The world's highest cricket ground is in Chail, this cricket pitch is 2444 meters above the sea level.
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The smile is the most frequently used facial expression. A smile can use anywhere from a pair of 5 to 53 facial muscles.
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Karsanbhai Patel, the man behind the successful 'Nirma brand, named the detergent powder after his daughter Nirupama
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Playback singing was first introduced in the Indian Cinema in 1935 in the movie - Dhoop Chaon.
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Air is passed through the nose at a speed of 100 miles per hour when a person
sneezes.
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The Portuguese offered Mumbai as a part of the dowry to King Charles II of England, on his wedding to Princess Catherine de Braganza of Portugal in 1661.
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Cricket - \The gentlemans game\ came to India in the 17th century
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India first participated in the modern day Olympics in the year 1920 held at Antwerp
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Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), headquartered in Mumbai, is the richest Cricket body in the world.
...
In the tower of the famous Se Cathedral in Goa, there is a bell that can be heard 14 kilometres away in Panjim and yet when one stands next to the bell, its soft melodious tones fall lightly on the ear.
The first railway bridge was built over Thane Creek in 1854.
"The healthy and strong individual is the one who asks for help when he needs it. Whether he's got an abscess on his knee or in his sour." - Rona Barrett
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Bollywood quiz
http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2009/mar/16bollywood-quiz1.htm
1. Ramesh Sippy's classic film, Sholay, surprisingly won only one Filmfare award. Which category was it?
Ans: Best Editor
2. Which is the only film where Dilip Kumar and Dev Anand shared screen space?
Ans: Insaaniyat
3. In a one-of-its kind cinematic tribute, Dev Anand is shown selling tickets of which Hindi classic in black in Kala Bazaar?
Ans: Mother India
4. The title for which hit film was suggested by Kirron Kher?
Ans: Dilwale Dulhania Le Jaayenge
5. She was born Fatima Rashid and made her first filmi appearance in Talaash-e-Haq. Identify her.
Ans: Nargis Dutt
6. What is Mohammed Zahur Hashmi better known as?
Ans: Khayyam
7. Only three music directors have won the National Award for Best Music Direction. A R Rahman and Ilayaraaja are two. Who is the third?
Ans: Jaidev
8. Which film, directed by Ramesh Saigal, was based on Fyodor Dostoevsky's novel Crime and Punishment?
Ans: Phir Subah Hogi
9.What first, subsequently a regular feature in our films, can be attributed to Dhoop Chhaon (a remake of Nitin Bose's Bhagya Chakra)?
Ans: First Hindi film to have playback singing
10 Which was the first Indian film to be nominated in the Best Foreign Language Film category at the Oscars?
Ans: Mother India
11 Amitabh Bachchan's real name, Amit Kumar Srivastava, has been his onscreen name in only one film. Name the film.
Ans: Benaam
12 Which Hindi classic was remade in Telugu as Malle Poovu?
Pyaasa
13 Which film's title was inspired by an inscription on the rear of a truck?
Singh is Kinng
Next to bone marrow, hair is the fastest growing tissue in the human body.
It is believed that the city of Chennai gets its name from the old name Chennapatnam / Chennapuri which literally translates to Beautiful City.
Mansarovar , the holy lake of Hindus is situated at a height of 15,000 feet above sea level on Mount Kailash.
The eye of a human can distinguish 500 shades of the gray.
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The name of the state of Bihar owes its origin to the Viharas built by Lord Buddha. Viharas in Sanskrit means abode.
---
As per 2004 estimate India has approximately 12,900 movie screens spread across
various cinema theaters.
---
Dholavira has the worlds oldest dam, dating back to the Indus Valley
Civilization.
---
The cornea is the only living tissue in the human body that does not contain any blood vessels.
The art of navigation was developed in the river Sindh 6,000 years ago. The very word navigation is derived from the Sanskrit word navgatih.
The oldest European church and synagogue in India are in the city of Cochin. They were built in 1503 and 1568 respectively
Silicon Valley alone contains over 1,00,000 Indian millionaires.
The Portuguese offered Mumbai as a part of the dowry to King Charles II of England, on his wedding to Princess Catherine de Braganza of Portugal in 1661.
The Navapur railway station is half in Maharashtra and half in Gujarat state.
.....
The four religions born in India - Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism, are followed by 25% of the world's population.
It is believed that the city of Bombay gets its name from the Portuguese phrase 'bom bahia' meaning good bay.
The catfish has over 27,000 taste buds, that makes the catfish rank #1 for animal having the most taste buds.
A hummingbird's heart beats 615 beats in a minute.
The Golden era of hockey in India was the period from 1928 - 1956 when India won 6 consecutive gold medals in the Olympics.
Kerala was declared independent state in 1956 before which it was a part of the then Madras state
...
Varanasi, also known as Benares, is called \The Ancient City\ where Lord Buddha visited it in 500 B.C., and is the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world today.
----
The World's first University was established in Takshashila (part of pre-partition India) in 700BC.
----
Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine known to humans. Today, Ayurveda is fast
regaining its rightful place in our civilization.
----
A rat can last longer without water than a camel.
.....
t's the UK town. The Wenlock Olympian Society Games, dating from the mid-19th Century, were an inspiration for the modern Olympic movement. Mandeville's name is derived from Stoke Mandeville, in Buckinghamshire, the renowned hospital with a spinal unit.
Approximately 2.5 million people are living with HIV in India. We are producing public service advertising to promote condom use in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu.
The highest downloaded ringtone of India worldwide is...
Condom, Condom'
India Launches 'Condom, Condom' Safe Sex Ring Tone in Effort to Prevent HIV Infections
"Every man is the architect of his own fortune".
SRIVENKATANARASIMHRAJUWARIPETA, is a small railway junction in Andhra Pradesh which has the longest name.
---
Kissan Kanhaiya was the first Indian color film that got released in 1937
.....
The first inter-city railway was built between Bombay and Surat, and was completed in 1864.
...
The world's highest cricket ground is in Chail, this cricket pitch is 2444 meters above the sea level.
...
The smile is the most frequently used facial expression. A smile can use anywhere from a pair of 5 to 53 facial muscles.
...
Karsanbhai Patel, the man behind the successful 'Nirma brand, named the detergent powder after his daughter Nirupama
...
Playback singing was first introduced in the Indian Cinema in 1935 in the movie - Dhoop Chaon.
...
Air is passed through the nose at a speed of 100 miles per hour when a person
sneezes.
....
The Portuguese offered Mumbai as a part of the dowry to King Charles II of England, on his wedding to Princess Catherine de Braganza of Portugal in 1661.
.....
Cricket - \The gentlemans game\ came to India in the 17th century
...
India first participated in the modern day Olympics in the year 1920 held at Antwerp
...
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), headquartered in Mumbai, is the richest Cricket body in the world.
...
In the tower of the famous Se Cathedral in Goa, there is a bell that can be heard 14 kilometres away in Panjim and yet when one stands next to the bell, its soft melodious tones fall lightly on the ear.
The first railway bridge was built over Thane Creek in 1854.
"The healthy and strong individual is the one who asks for help when he needs it. Whether he's got an abscess on his knee or in his sour." - Rona Barrett
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bollywood quiz
http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2009/mar/16bollywood-quiz1.htm
1. Ramesh Sippy's classic film, Sholay, surprisingly won only one Filmfare award. Which category was it?
Ans: Best Editor
2. Which is the only film where Dilip Kumar and Dev Anand shared screen space?
Ans: Insaaniyat
3. In a one-of-its kind cinematic tribute, Dev Anand is shown selling tickets of which Hindi classic in black in Kala Bazaar?
Ans: Mother India
4. The title for which hit film was suggested by Kirron Kher?
Ans: Dilwale Dulhania Le Jaayenge
5. She was born Fatima Rashid and made her first filmi appearance in Talaash-e-Haq. Identify her.
Ans: Nargis Dutt
6. What is Mohammed Zahur Hashmi better known as?
Ans: Khayyam
7. Only three music directors have won the National Award for Best Music Direction. A R Rahman and Ilayaraaja are two. Who is the third?
Ans: Jaidev
8. Which film, directed by Ramesh Saigal, was based on Fyodor Dostoevsky's novel Crime and Punishment?
Ans: Phir Subah Hogi
9.What first, subsequently a regular feature in our films, can be attributed to Dhoop Chhaon (a remake of Nitin Bose's Bhagya Chakra)?
Ans: First Hindi film to have playback singing
10 Which was the first Indian film to be nominated in the Best Foreign Language Film category at the Oscars?
Ans: Mother India
11 Amitabh Bachchan's real name, Amit Kumar Srivastava, has been his onscreen name in only one film. Name the film.
Ans: Benaam
12 Which Hindi classic was remade in Telugu as Malle Poovu?
Pyaasa
13 Which film's title was inspired by an inscription on the rear of a truck?
Singh is Kinng
Next to bone marrow, hair is the fastest growing tissue in the human body.
It is believed that the city of Chennai gets its name from the old name Chennapatnam / Chennapuri which literally translates to Beautiful City.
Mansarovar , the holy lake of Hindus is situated at a height of 15,000 feet above sea level on Mount Kailash.
The eye of a human can distinguish 500 shades of the gray.
---
The name of the state of Bihar owes its origin to the Viharas built by Lord Buddha. Viharas in Sanskrit means abode.
---
As per 2004 estimate India has approximately 12,900 movie screens spread across
various cinema theaters.
---
Dholavira has the worlds oldest dam, dating back to the Indus Valley
Civilization.
---
The cornea is the only living tissue in the human body that does not contain any blood vessels.
The art of navigation was developed in the river Sindh 6,000 years ago. The very word navigation is derived from the Sanskrit word navgatih.
The oldest European church and synagogue in India are in the city of Cochin. They were built in 1503 and 1568 respectively
Silicon Valley alone contains over 1,00,000 Indian millionaires.
The Portuguese offered Mumbai as a part of the dowry to King Charles II of England, on his wedding to Princess Catherine de Braganza of Portugal in 1661.
The Navapur railway station is half in Maharashtra and half in Gujarat state.
.....
The four religions born in India - Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism, are followed by 25% of the world's population.
It is believed that the city of Bombay gets its name from the Portuguese phrase 'bom bahia' meaning good bay.
The catfish has over 27,000 taste buds, that makes the catfish rank #1 for animal having the most taste buds.
A hummingbird's heart beats 615 beats in a minute.
The Golden era of hockey in India was the period from 1928 - 1956 when India won 6 consecutive gold medals in the Olympics.
Kerala was declared independent state in 1956 before which it was a part of the then Madras state
...
Varanasi, also known as Benares, is called \The Ancient City\ where Lord Buddha visited it in 500 B.C., and is the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world today.
----
The World's first University was established in Takshashila (part of pre-partition India) in 700BC.
----
Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine known to humans. Today, Ayurveda is fast
regaining its rightful place in our civilization.
----
A rat can last longer without water than a camel.
.....
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