Holiday Quiz

1. In one version, Harry Johnson and Louise Claire Clarke are sitting at a dinner table talking about the lack of choices in a new governmental plan, famously saying, “If the government chooses, we lose.” In another, Louise walks in on Harry and a friend shooting hoops, and they talk about the same theme. Today, analysts credit them as being major players in a furore that forced this proposed legislation down. Which?

2. This tune was originally written in 1914 by Kenneth Alford, and won an academy award for its score. To many Britons, it served as an example of British fortitude and dignity in the face of privation. In 1957, it was used in this academy award winning film, which shared the same name as the novel by the French writer Pierre Boule. Which movie/tune am I talking about?

3. Stan Stearns, a 72-year-old wedding photographer in Annapolis, Md describes taking this picture in 1963. Talking about a woman and her 3 year old son, he says-“I’m watching her, and she bent down, whispered in his ear, the hand went up. Click — one exposure. That was it. That was the picture.”
Which specific picture is he talking about?

4. Connect the following images:

5. Justin Leonard and Jose Maria Olazabal were even at the 17^th round of a golf tournament, Leonard sunk a 45 foot putt for a birdie, triggering raucous celebrations from the American crowd with players, wives and fans running onto the green. Olazabal tried to regain focus, but missed his putt. This incident created much controversy and bad blood, and the appropriateness of the wild celebration was debated extensively in the media. What am I talking about?

6. The map shows the world based on membership in a particular united nations list. The countries in blue were past members, but don’t qualify anymore, whereas the countries in red are still members. What list do I refer to?

7. On June 13, 2007 the video was posted to the popular video sharing website YouTube. The video garnered over one thousand views within the first five hours of its posting.^[5] By the second day of its posting the American news media had taken notice of the video's growing popularity. The video featured Amber lee Ettinger lip-syncing while Leah Kauffman provided the vocals. It also prompted many answer videos on youtube, one of which was called “HotforHill”

8. Born in 1926, he learned economics at Columbia university and NYU and eventually made it to wall street where he ran a consulting business that forecast the economy. Except Jimmy Carter, he has worked with every American president since 1969, and was named by Reagan in 1987 to the position, that he is famous for, and which he held till very recently. He recently came out with his autobiography. Who is this?

9. Connect the following images: I did it, reaction, trophy

10. This American movie caused irritation and anger in the UK for its treatment of a specific operation in the Second World War. The first capture of Naval^[1] Enigma machine in the way indicated in the movie was in 1941 by HMS Bulldog, but the movie insinuates it was by American vessel. The film was raised at Prime Minister's Question Time where Tony Blair agreed with questioner Brian Jenkins MP that the film was "an affront" to British sailors. There were other inaccuracies alleging lack of German humanitarian support to enemy survivors at sea. Which movie?

11. Fanciful stories of how this was created are modern-day legends. These include tales that it was invented in Poland to celebrate the defeat of a Muslim invasion at the decisive Battle of Tours by the Franks in 732, with the shape representing the Islamic crescent and that it was invented in Vienna in 1683 to celebrate the defeat of the Turkish siege of the city, as a reference to the crescents on the Turkish flags. There are tales linking them with the kifli and the siege of Buda in 1686; and those detailing Marie Antoinette's hankering after a Viennese specialty. What is it?

12. This is an ecological hypothesis that proposes that living and nonliving parts of the earth are viewed as a complex interacting system that can be thought of as a single organism. Named after the Greek earth goddess, this hypothesis postulates that all living things have a regulatory effect on the Earth's environment that promotes life overall. James Lovelock initially defined it as a complex entity involving the Earth's biosphere, atmosphere, oceans, and soil; the totality constituting a feedback or cybernetic system which seeks an optimal physical and chemical environment for life on this planet. This was initially ignored by most scientists, but later came in for criticism from many and interest from some others. What is it?

13. Complete the two more in the list, which is in reverse order: Amartya Sen (1998), Susumu Tonegawa (1987), Kenichi Fukui (1981), Eisaku Sato (1974)

14. This television channel had to be closed down on April 21, 1996 when one of its partners, Orbit Communications corporation owned by Prince Khaled of Saudi Arabia, pulled the plug on it because of a program on an allied channel critical of the Saudi Arabian govt. Most of its staff went to work for Al Jazeera. In october 2005, the service was re-announced and is due to start broadcasting soon. Which channel am I talking about?

15. "My life's aim has been to serve as I might towards those ends. Your loyalty, your confidence in me, has been my abundant reward. I speak now from my home and my heart to you all; to men and women so cut off by the snows, the desert or the sea that only voices out of the air can reach them; to those cut off from fuller life by blindness, sickness or infirmity, and to those who are celebrating this day with their children and their grandchildren - to all, to each, I wish a happy Christmas. God bless you." Written by Rudyard Kipling, this message in 1932 started a tradition that has been followed every year. What am I talking about?

crosswords

Of late, I have rediscovered a fleeting old passion- crosswords. Although I still adore the sheer wizardry of cryptic crosswords like in "The Hindu", this time, I am settling for the trivia crosswords in "The new york times". Perhaps, the next quiz can be a crossword evening?

"Passwords" courtesy Arvind

Read clues for the following 10 answers 1 by 1. More points are won for fewer clues to answer!

1. Personality

A. The King of Cancellations
B. 1990 World Cup in Italy
C. Plácido Domingo and José Carreras
D. "Oprah" Winfrey


2. Man-made object

A. Six Grandfathers
B. Named after Charles E. _____________, a prominent New York lawyer
C. Has 4 things
D. Rapid City, South Dakota


3. City

A. If the Earth was a single state, __________ would be its capital -Napoleon Bonaparte
B. 1204: the Fourth Crusade
C. Top 25 of world's largest cities by population (2005 data)
D. The City on Seven Hills


4. Book

A. Mark David Chapman, who shot and killed John Lennon, was carrying the book when he was arrested immediately after the murder and referred to it in his statement to police shortly thereafter. John Hinckley, Jr., who attempted to assassinate President Ronald Reagan in 1981, was also reported to have been obsessed with the book.
B. In 1981, was both the most banned book in United States as well as the second most taught book in public schools.
C. List of people who have tried to make a film out of it: Marlon Brando and Jack Nicholson to Tobey Maguire and Leonardo DiCaprio, Elia Kazan, Harvey Weinstein and Steven Spielberg, John Cusack, Jerry Lewis, Billy Wilder
D. Watch the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSik6Dovog8


5. Natural Formation

A. Its formation is one of the most important geologic events in the last 60 million years.
B. The recognition that yellow fever is caused by mosquitos and not human contact helped trade enormously.
C. First seen by Vasco Núñez de Balboa on September 25, 1513.
D. A narrow strip of land that is bordered on two sides by water and connects two larger land masses. (the opposite of a strait)


6. Fictional Character

A. David Niven, the only actor to play him in a 1935 movie.
B. "a spineless invertebrate"
C. Belongs to The ______ Club, where _______ is an English something whose characteristics are that "it does no work, living off the labour of others".
D. Bertram Wilberforce


7. Personality.

A. "The Cosmic Kite"
B.

C. 'Come hug me, or the referee isn't going to allow it.'
D. 10


8. Movie

A. Raven McCoy
B. Black comedy, also known as black humour is a sub-genre of comedy and satire where topics and events that are usually treated seriously are treated in a humorous or satirical manner.
C. Other actors considered for the film included Sylvester Stallone, Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Calderon, Mickey Rourke, Matt Dillon, Michelle Pfeiffer, Meg Ryan, Joan Cusack, Isabella Rossellini, Daryl Hannah, Johnny Depp, Christian Slater, Kurt Cobain, Courtney Love and Pam Grier.
D. Honey Bunny


9. Brand Name/Product Name

A. Childe Harold Wills, Joseph A. Galamb and Eugene Farkas.
B. Revolutionary idea due to William C. Klann and not who you think
C. automatic transmission
D. Tin Lizzie/ Flivver


10. Mythological Character

A. Had a sister whose name meant girl with fish like eyes
B. His capital city was built by the architect of the gods
C. Shiva Tandava Stotra
D. Worshipped in Khonpura village in MP.

Arvind's quiz (Sept 2007)

1. This is the Torre dell'Orologio on Piazza San Marco in Venice. The clock (alternatively known as St Mark's Clocktower or the Moors' Clocktower) displays the time of day, the dominant sign of Zodiac and the current phase of the moon. Here, two bronze figures stand and, on the hour, ring a bell. This pair were originally intended as giants, but with the bronze swiftly blackening in the Venice air, they became known as 'the Moors', hence the tower's nickname. What has happened here for the first and only time in history?


2. In a 1994 movie called "Sleep with me", there is this memorable dialogue. Which actor is playing Sid?
Sid: You want subversion on a massive level. You know what one of the greatest fucking scripts ever written in the history of Hollywood is? Top Gun.
Duane: Oh, come on.
Sid: Top Gun is fucking great. What is Top Gun? You think it's a story about a bunch of fighter pilots.
Duane: It's about a bunch of guys waving their dicks around.
Sid: It is a story about a man's struggle with his own homosexuality. It is! That is what Top Gun is about, man. You've got Maverick, all right? He's on the edge, man. He's right on the fucking line, all right? And you've got Iceman, and all his crew. They're gay, they represent the gay man, all right? And they're saying, go, go the gay way, go the gay way. He could go both ways.
Duane: What about Kelly McGillis?
Sid: Kelly McGillis, she's heterosexuality. She's saying: no, no, no, no, no, no, go the normal way, play by the rules, go the normal way. They're saying no, go the gay way, be the gay way, go for the gay way, all right? That is what's going on throughout that whole movie... He goes to her house, all right? It looks like they're going to have sex, you know, they're just kind of sitting back, he's takin' a shower and everything. They don't have sex. He gets on the motorcycle, drives away. She's like, "What the fuck, what the fuck is going on here?" Next scene, next scene you see her, she's in the elevator, she is dressed like a guy. She's got the cap on, she's got the aviator glasses, she's wearing the same jacket that the Iceman wears. She is, okay, this is how I gotta get this guy, this guy's going towards the gay way, I gotta bring him back, I gotta bring him back from the gay way, so I'll do that through subterfuge, I'm gonna dress like a man. All right? That is how she approaches it. Okay, now let me just ask you - I'm gonna digress for two seconds here. I met this girl Amy here, she's like floating around here and everything. Now, she just got divorced, right? All right, but the REAL ending of the movie is when they fight the MIGs at the end, all right? Because he has passed over into the gay way. They are this gay fighting fucking force, all right? And they're beating the Russians, the gays are beating the Russians. And it's over, and they fucking land, and Iceman's been trying to get Maverick the entire time, and finally, he's got him, all right? And what is the last fucking line that they have together? They're all hugging and kissing and happy with each other, and Ice comes up to Maverick, and he says, "Man, you can ride my tail, anytime!" And what does Maverick say? "You can ride mine!" Swordfight! Swordfight! Fuckin' A, man!

(Hint: Think of the colour BROWN)


3. What is common to the following acronyms: ADIDAS (All Day I Dream About Sports), SOS (Save our Souls), PERL (Practical Extraction and Report Language), GOLF (Gentlemen Only, Ladies Forbidden) ?


4. This guy A was born in country X in 1649 and left for England when he was 4 years old, never to return. He was part of the British East India Company, and he became the second governor of a settlement at Madras (present-day city of Chennai) in 1687, after Streynsham Master. He was instrumental in the development of the Government General Hospital which was housed at Fort St George. A amassed a fortune in his lifetime, largely through secret contracts with Madras merchants, against the East India Company's directive. By 1692, A's repeated flouting of East India Company regulations, and growing embarrassment at his illegal profiteering resulted in his being relieved of the post of governor.
In 1718, a guy in country X contacted A to ask him for financial help in constructing a new building for a college just being formed. A donated nine bales of goods, which were sold for more than £560, a substantial sum at the time. He also donated 417 books and a portrait of King George I. The benefactor suggested that the college change its name to A College in gratitude to its benefactor, and to increase the chances that he would give the college another large donation or bequest. A was away in India when the news of the school's name change reached his home, a trip from which he never returned. And while he did ultimately leave his fortunes to the "Collegiate School within X," the institution was never able to successfully lay claim to it.
Who is A?
(Hint: One of the few universities to have its motto in Hebrew)

5. On June 29, 1950, West Indies completed an emphatic 326-run victory over England at Lord's. It was a defining moment, not only in West Indies cricket, but in the history of the Caribbean. CLR James, the legendary writer, had said that West Indian independence and national consciousness would not be shaped until they had beaten England at home at the game they had invented. They had now done that.
The enduring image of the Test, however, is not the game itself, but the post-match celebrations by a small group of West Indian spectators who, as The Times reported, rushed onto the field armed with "guitar-like instruments", and their celebratory calypsos.
Walcott, Weekes and Worrell held up their name
With wonder shots throughout the game
But England was beaten clean out of time
With the _____ bowling of ___________ & ________________


6. Hindi movies: Listen to the song: mammaiya kero.mp3. Identify the movie.

(Hint: 1985. Sunny Deol, Dimple Kapadia, Anupam Kher, Supriya Pathak, Raj Kiran, Prem Chopra )



8. ___________ are not exclusively war dances, and nor are they only performed by men. Some are performed by women, others by mixed groups, and some simple _______ are performed by children. __________ are performed for various reasons: for amusement, as a hearty welcome to distinguished guests, or to acknowledge great achievements or occasions. Various actions are employed in the course of a performance, including facial contortions such as showing the whites of the eyes and the poking out of the tongue, and a wide variety of vigorous body actions such as slapping the hands against the body and stamping of the feet. As well as chanted words, a variety of cries and grunts are used. It may be understood as a kind of symphony in which the different parts of the body represent many instruments. The hands, arms, legs, feet, voice, eyes, tongue and the body as a whole combine to express courage, annoyance, joy or other feelings relevant to the purpose of the occasion. Identify.


9. There is a brilliant series of comics/graphic novels by Neil Gaiman called Sandman. There are humans and then there are the Immortals. The main character, also an immortal, is known by an array of names, most often Morpheus, but also Oneiros, Lord Shaper, Lord Kai'ckul, Lord L'Zoril, the Prince of Stories, the Carrion King, and, rarely, "The Sandman." His most common name, however, starts with the letter D, as do those of his six siblings. Name them.


10. With respect to Unix-based programs, connect _nano_, a simple text editor created by Chris Allegreta and _elm_ one of the earlier email clients short for ELectronic Mail developed by David Taylor while at HP.

What is scandalous about this photograph?

Figure shows a photograph by an American photographer Andres Serrano.

The piece caused a scandal when it was exhibited in 1989, with detractors accusing Serrano of blasphemy and others raising this as a major issue of artistic freedom. Senators Al D'Amato and Jesse Helms expressed outrage that the piece was supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, since it is a federal taxpayer-financed institution.

Sister Wendy Beckett, an art critic, consecrated virgin and Catholic nun, voiced her approval of the photograph. She explained in a television interview that she regarded the work as a statement on "what we have done to Christ" - that is, the way contemporary society has come to regard Christ and the values he represents.

Identify X !

Mail in the Indus Valley of Sindh was delivered by runners and charged by weight and the distance traveled by the runners. In 1850, Sir Bartle Frere of the East India Company became the the Chief Commissioner of Sindh and created a postal system that had a uniform rate for all distances. This postal system created a need for a method to prepay postage. As a result, the X was created. It bears the Merchant's Mark of the British East India Company, a design embossed on sealing wax (Figure).

The name X derives from the British spelling of the name of the province of Sindh, and the anglicised spelling of the Hindustani word used to describe the postal service using runners.

Patel's quiz (9/2007)

Question 1

Here is a quote from the Boston Red Sox recruting agent Jon Deeble in May 2005.

"We expressed interest in him and we think he has a lot of potential, and the club has
tapes of him batting. Boston has a payroll of $160 million a year and it's something worth
having a look at."

Name 'him'.

Question 7

X wrote about a particular city Y.

Mother of Cities to me,
For I was born in her gate,
Between the palms and the sea,
Where the world-end steamers wait.

What is X and Y


Question 9

This annual event was first held in 1995. The last five years it has been held at the
following cities.
2003- San Diego, 2004- Houston, 2005- Jacksonville, 2006- Detroit and 2007- Miami.

Some of its past winners include Reggie Brooks, Ray Mickens, Dwight Freeney and Alex Smith

Name the event.


Question 10

What is Gilmore vs Gonzales.

Hint: Aftermath of 9/11.


Question 12

Here is a non exhaustive list.
Kid, Preteen, Teenage, Mother, Father and Grandparent

This is a list of ...


Question 13

'When Harry Met Llyod' was released in 2003 to largely negative reviews from the popular media and a
low box office income, due to the fact that Harry and Llyod neither approved of nor contributed to any part
of the filming/production, neither of them appeared in this film.

This movie is a prequel to another very famous movie.

Name the movie.


Question 14

On June 5th, 2007
David Bowie: "I only get five words? Sh*t, that was five. Four more there. That's three. Two."

Where did Bowie make this quote.


Question 16

Statement 1- 8:01 a.m. on June 26, 1974
Statement 2- A 10-pack of Juicy Fruit chewing gum

Connect the two statements.


Question 17

Here is a non exhaustive list.
Birmingham City Zulus, Chelsea Headhunters, Manchester United Red Army, Tottenham Yid Army and Derby Lunatic Fringe

This a list of.....


Question 18

While winning the 1926 U.S. Open mens championship, X wore something that he himself had created:
a white, short-sleeve shirt made exclusively of a light knitted fabric called ‘jersey petit piqué’
that served to wick away moisture due to heat, the very first version of performance clothing in
sports. The shirt was a radical departure from tennis fashion of the day, which called for stiff,
woven, long-sleeve oxfords.

He was nicknamed "the Crocodile" or "the Alligator" by fans, because of his pugnacity on court.
He is now more famously known for the tennis shirt he introduced.

Who is X


Question 20

Whos epitaph reads
I lie somewhere over here



(Please find answers posted as a comment!)

Complete this!

What comes next?

Betty, Rosalyn, Nancy, Barbara., ???

This list is not exhaustive, but the order is important!

Connect these Images

Dated August 29th, 2007

1. A number of families from a puritan community in the Kentish Weald emigrated to the Massachusetts Bay Colony area of the United States in the early 17th century, and many of their descendants later settled at A. Due to a hereditary quality, this led to the development of what is today abbreviated as MVSL, which is now extinct. But, MVSL played an important role in the development of AMESLAN, which is very widely used. At A, the particular feature, which led to MVSL, has diluted over time, and today it is better known as a summer colony. In the late 1990s, it was it enjoyed great popularity in news reports in connection with certain regular visitors there. Identify A.

Martha’s Vineyard

2. Forrest J Ackerman is a legendary fan of a certain genre of fiction and was influential, not only in the organization and spread of its fandom, but in the cultural and cinematic acceptance of this genre. He is also known as the editor-writer of the magazine “Famous monsters of filmland”. In the 1950s, he is credited to have coined a term “A”, in analogy with another word, which was current at that time, for the genre. This was variously criticized and welcomed, and is widely known today. Identify A.

Sci-fi

4. The Guinness book of world records lists this as the “longest measure of time”, as 4.32 billion solar years. This is drawn from a mythological tradition, but the same unit is mentioned in another closely allied tradition where there are 4 different lengths of it possible. (If needed, at the end of this time, the world is said to be destroyed, and renewed)

Kalpa

5. Chagossians are a group of creole-speaking people. As part of a 1965 deal, they were exiled from their homeland between 1967 and 1973 for the purpose of establishing an US air and naval base on one of their islands. Although they were settled in Mauritius, and conferred UK citizenship under the british overseas territories act 2002, they continue to agitiate for return to their homeland. Identify their territory/US naval base there.

Diego Garcia

6. Connect: Corner of 5^th avenue and 57^th street, George Peppard, Mr.Yunioshi
   

Breakfast at Tiffany's

7. This educator and women’s rights activist became famous after filing, and winning, a lawsuit against the inheritance legislation pertinent to her community, in the supreme court. She is also the founder and director of a popular school, previously known as “Corpus Christi high school”, and now known by a name, which in some languages, translates as school. Her brother-in-law is a famous television newscaster. Identify her.

Mary Roy (Pallikoodam)

8. LeCorbusier was a pioneer in theoretical studies of modern design, and was dedicated to providing better living conditions to residents of crowded cities. Among his famous designs is this city, which, in the 1950s, was commissioned to reflect a modern, progressive outlook. The administrative status of the city was to be changed in 1985, but has been held up because of some disagreements. Identify the city.

Chandigarh

9. Yang Yang and Long Hui moved from China to Austria in 2003. Their travel was facilitated by a system set up by China in 1984. Recently they created a European record, a first of its kind in Europe. Explain.

Giant Pandas lent by China

10. Connect the following:

“Longed for him. Got him. Shit.”

“As God is my witness, as God is my witness they're not going to lick me. I'm going to live through this and when it's all over, I'll never be hungry again. No, nor any of my folk. If I have to lie, steal, cheat or kill. As God is my witness, I'll never be hungry again.”

“Why, land is the only thing in the world worth workin' for, worth fightin' for, worth dyin' for, because it's the only thing that lasts”

Margaret Mitchell

11. In 1964 J D Tippit, a police officer with Texas Police Department was posthumously awarded the Medal of Valour from the National Police Hall of Fame and also received the Police Medal of Honor, the Police Cross, and the Citizens Traffic Commission Award of Heroism. He was decorated mainly because he was the second victim of a famous assassin. Who?

Lee Harvey Oswald

12. He was the Junior National champion in Diving for 6 years in a row from the age of 11.He also got a bronze medal at the lone National Games, in which, he participated. He rightfully claims to have been among the top 3 divers in the country until he retired at the ripe old age of 19. His sporting excellence got him an admission to St. Stephen’s college and he later went on a year long scholarship to Davidson college, North Carolina. He played lot of first division club cricket for the Calcutta Cricket and Football Club and when he was in Hyderabad, he played for the Vazir Sultan Tobacco which was in the A-division of Hyderabad Cricket Leagues. He embarked on a new career altogether during the 9th Asian games in 1982. His career took off from the Commonwealth Games in ’82. Today he is one of the most recognized personalities in his field

Charu Sharma

13. This father of the nation is not revered much in his country. Having hailed from a family with revolution in its blood (his great uncle was beheaded for fighting the British) he took part in revolutionary activities right from his college days. He assumed the title of Thakin, a politically motivated title that proclaimed that the native people were the true masters of their country, not the colonial rulers who had usurped the title for their exclusive use. He opted for an armed liberation of his homeland and sided with Japanese to raise an Army. He attended the 1940 Indian National Congress Assembly at Ramgarh in India. The British tried to capture him but he fled back to his homeland. Later he abandoned his Japanese friends and helped the British to rout the Japs out of the country. Shortly after the war he negotiated Independence with the British. But he was assassinated at the age of 32 before his country could attain Freedom. The reason why he is not recognized by the present rulers of his country might be attributed to his only daughter. Who is this?

Aung Sang

14. Sir Clifford was wounded in the First World War and became paralyzed from waist down. His wife Connie Reid fell into loneliness and finally found solace in the hands of the gamekeeper Oliver Mellors, thus leading to a passionate affair. How do we better know Connie Reid?

A: Connie Reid is better known as Constance Chatterley. The book is “Lady Chatterley’s Lover” by D.H.lawrance

15. In the Star Trek-The Next Generation series,the USS Ambassador,USS Adelphi, USS Enterprise, USS Excalibur, USS Exeter, USS Valdemar, USS Yamaguchi, USS Zhukov and the USS ______ (also know as NCC 26632) were ships that belonged to the ambassador class of vessels which were mainly used for peaceful and non-violent purposes. The NCC 26632 which had been deputed for a mission in the Lagana sector was also a former assignment of Lt. Riker. Who or What was it fittingly named after?

A: USS Gandhi. The words "peaceful and non-violent" should have given the answer.

16. One on football. The boy was born on July 7,1994 as the third son of the family. He was later christened 'Mateus', supposedly after Lothar Mathaeus, one of his father’s favorite footballers. Why would we be still, remembering the birth??!!

A:The father was Bebeto.The famous cradle celebration involving Bebeto,Romario and Mazinho during Brazil vs Holland in the '94 WC was dedicated to the birth of this boy.(Ya, beats me why Bebeto wud have chosen a german!!)

17. In March 1967, a tribal youth named Wimal Kesan went to plough his field after obtaining a judicial order. The goons of the local landlord beat him up. The incidents that followed soon brought global attention to this village and contributed a new word to the English language. Which village/word?

Naxalbari

18. The earliest settlers in the Valley of the Sun were the Hohokam Indian people, who lived there as early as 300 BC and later, disappeared mysteriously. In 1867, Jack Swilling of Wickenburg founded a small farming colony here. The town that grew out was named _____, memorializing the birth of a new civilization from the ruins left by the Hohokam. It is now the 6th largest city in the US, largest capital city by population, and the third-largest capital city by area in theU.S

.Pheonix, Arizona

19. In 2000, the organization changed its name to Aleph (the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet).Its earlier name roughly translated into Supreme truth.Identify.

A:Aum Shinri Kyo,the Japanese cult founded by Shoko Asahare.They were responsible for the Sarin gas attacks in the Tokyo subway.Aum is supposed to be derived from the Sanskrit word Om.

20. Dear Mr. X,

I saw your films Open City and Paisan, and enjoyed them very much. If you need a Swedish actress who speaks English very well, who has not forgotten her German, who is not very understandable in French, and who in Italian knows only "ti amo", I am ready to come and make a film with you.

Y

This letter was the beginning of one of the most popular stories in cinema lore, ID X and Y.

Roberto Rossellini and Ingrid Bergman