General quiz

Q1. Belfast is famous for having Murals all over their city raising various social and political issues .  What is this mural titled from which it draws its inspiration? Q2. Yolanda Baker aka YoYo is one of very few people left in America who make this particular object.  She works for Omega National products who claim to have provided over 90% of the said product all over the USA.  They used to manufacture 25 a day but with the relatively inexpensive Chinese production they soon had to lay off a number of workers.  YoYo has supplied this product to the likes of personalities like Madonna and Beyoncé. Which product patented though not created by  Louis Bernard Woeste under the name the “Myriad reflector” am I talking about? Q3. The movie the Dark Knight rises draws inspiration and various elements from a famous 19th century novel.  In the movie the character of Bane is in part inspired by the character ______ _______: he organises kangaroo court  trials against the ruling elite of the city of Gotham and is seen knitting in one of the trial scenes like ______ _______.  There are other hints to the novel, such as Talia al Ghul being obsessed with revenge and having a close relationship  to the hero, and Bane's catchphrase "the fire rises" as an ode to one of the book's chapters.  Bane's associate Barsard is named after a supporting character in the novel. In the film’s final scene,  Jim Gordon reads aloud the closing lines from this book at the funeral.  Which book is this and which character serves as inspiration for Bane? Q4. Qin shi huangdi was the first Chinese emperor who conquered all the warring states and united them  forming the Qin dynasty. He brought about a great deal of advancement in Chinese life building highways, bringing  a unified writing system, measuring system and also initiating the construction of the Great Wall.  Towards the later part of his life the king became obsessed with finding the elixir of like and employed various  alchemists to study and find a source for immortality. To this end, the king ended up creating the  famous __________ ___ which despite its name even had musicians,acrobats, horses and various  exotic animals and common citizens. What did the king create to accompany him in his journey through the afterlife? Q5. A month after the death of the owner of the club in a helicopter crash just outside their home stadium,  the fans of this club gathered to take part in a “5000-1” walk in order to honour and pay respect to the victims  of the helicopter crash. Which club is this and why was it called the “5000-1” walk? Q6. The more common name of the Coccinellidae family of insects is derived from Mary, the mother of Jesus.  In most depictions Mary was seen to be wearing a red cloak .  This resemblance was what led to people in Britain calling the members of this family as what? Q7. Launched in 2016, Maven is a car sharing and renting service popularly known as the AirBnB of Cars.  In April this year after the corona virus hit they finally decided to shut down.  Which famous automobile company is behind Maven? Q8. This company is named as Gyrene burgers after a popular nickname for the US Marines in the  middle of 20th century,. This company was founded by ___ _______ in 2011 who was a former US Marine.  He had also created another more famous company 5 decades before creating Gyrene Burgers.  Name the founder (in the photo) and his other more famous venture. Q9.  This particular fabric is made from unbleached cotton which is often not fully processed.  The fabric is far less fine than muslin, but less coarse and thick than canvas or denim.  It gets its name from the city of Kozhikode in Kerala where it originated and was eventually discovered by the Europeans.  It was earlier considered a sign of royalty in England quite different from how it was treated back home.   A special term was coined for this fabric by the Europeans – ‘Indienne ordinaire’. Which fabric am I talking about? Q10. Unlike the purpose they serve today, the ______ which literally translates to a small house or a villa,  was a meeting place of sorts for the rich to meet, have social gatherings and events of various sorts which included  what they are currently used for. Traditionally, in Italy the ______ are spelt with an accent on the last vowel,  as the word without the accent (as it’s used in most other countries) refers to a brothel in Italian.  What is being referred to here?

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