Saturday, March 8, 2008

Curtain Falls

This blog is my first attempt at online Quizzing as well as my first venture into the world of blogging and I therefore humbly apologize for any shortcomings. Topics vary from anything to everything under the sun.

Hope u enjoy.


1. A connection to begin with:









2. The American traditon of shouting 'X' when jumping out of an aeroplane began in 1940, when the first platoon of US paratroopers was inspired by watching the 1939 western movie 'X'.
What is 'x'?


3. This Chinese gymnast won 3 golds at 1984 LA Olympics. After retirement he started sporting goods company named after himself. Today, its the third largest sports goods company in China with over 4100 stores and Shaquille O Niel as its brand ambassador. Name him.


4. Name the first women's player who won all the Grand Slams in the same year. Also the year in which she achieved this feat.




5. Another connection to finish it off:




Answers:

1. The movies r:

It happened one night
Silence of the lambs
One Flew over the cuckoo’s nest
And the connection is ---these movies have won Oscar’s in all the major categoris : Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor and Best Actress which are collectively known as “The Big Five”.

2. Geronimo

3. Li Ning

4. Moreen Connoly in 1953

5. These guys r:

Lindsay Kline, Hugh Trumbe and George Lohmann resp.
They hold the distinction of taking a hattrick in the last over of a test match.







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