Vocabulary
A. defamation
B. calumny
C. vindication
vindication
"Be the change that you wish to see in the world."
Mahatma Gandhi
"There are some things money can't buy. For everything else, there's ______"
MasterCard
The first rule of _____ _____ is: You do not talk about _____ ______
Fight club
The mythical creature affectionately known as Nessie is known to lurk under the seas of which country?
Scotland
Which of these words means to coax/ sweet talk someone to do something they are reluctant to do?
A. trounce
B. chide
C. cajole
D. castigate
cajole
"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people's thinking."
Steve Jobs
____, _____, ______ aur _______
Sabki pasand Nirmaaaaaaa
Hema, Rekha, Jaya Sushma
Real life best friends Matt Damon and Ben Affleck co-wrote the script of this iconic movie in which they also starred as best friends
Good Will Hunting
Outside of most restaurants here, you will find fake replicas of the food that the restaurant serves. Name the country
Japan
Which of these words means impulsive and unpredictable?
A. conscientious
B. capricious
C. unswerving
capricious
“Women are never disarmed by compliments, men always are.”
Oscar Wilde
Which company in the personal care services industry faced serious flak for their Pre Durga puja advertisement released in 2017, for use of Goddess Durga, Kartik, Lakshmi, Saraswati and Ganesh - all shown enjoying their services
Jawed Habib Hair Salons
Which movie was accidentally announced as the Best Movie in the 2017 Oscars as PwC handed the wrong envelope to the presenters
La La Land
This country has the highest number of bars per capita in the world
Spain
Which of these words refers to the use of euphemistic language or a roundabout/indirect way of speaking:
A. coherence
B. pussyfooting
C. terseness
D. succinctness
pussyfooting
"Tact is the ability to tell someone to go to hell in such a way that they look forward to the trip."
Winston Churchill
Which Indian advertisement suggested that their uninterrupted service would keep men distracted enough to solve the overpopulation crisis?
Idea (3G)
The only movie in Bollywood where Shahrukh Khan and Aamir Khan shared a frame
Pehla Nasha
In which country are most buildings adorned with erect penises based on the belief that they ward off bad luck and evil spirits?
Bhutan
Which of the following does not mean the state or quality of self obsession?
A. narcissism
B. ipseity
C. self-flagellation
d. solipsism
self-flagellation
"I like to have a martini, Two at the very most. After three I'm under the table, after four I'm under my host."
Dorothy Parker
Which car company used a kid dressed up as Darth Vader in it's iconic ad during the 2011 Superbowl?
Volkswagen
In the Harry Potter movies Dumbledore has a scar above his left knee that is a perfect map of what?
The London Underground
In which country did authorities introduce a bill in the year 2008 to ban "emo" culture, declaring it a treat to national stability?
Russia