starter question 1

Which 2003 fantasy film is based on the old Gujarati fable 'Bakasur', about a sleeping giant who only gets up to eat small people?

bonus questions

Topic: Words and phrases that gained popularity during the last Iraq War

A. What phrase was coined by the London Times in an editorial of December 28, 1937, writing about the horrors of war while reporting on the destruction caused by aerial bombings and modern weaponry in the Spanish Civil War?

B. What phrase, taken from the title of a 1996 work by Harlan Ullman and James Wade, was used to describe the American military strategy in Iraq during their invasion in 2003?

C. What word for journalists gained popularity during the Iraq war campaigns triggered by the constant,uninterrupted media coverage of the war from the Allied perspe-ctive, an effort sponsored by the Pentagon?

starter question 2

In 1993, which English grandmaster left FIDE along with Gary Kasparov to form a rival organisation, the Professional Chess Association (PCA)?

bonus questions

Topic: Linked by the name of a Russian author

A. After which author is the hero of Jhumpa Lahiri?s novel The Namesake named?

B. Which Indian writer produced and scripted the 1955 film Garam Coat, based on the Gogol short story The Overcoat?

C. Which Chetan Anand film made in 1950, starring Dev Anand and Suraiya, was bas-ed on Gogol?s play The Inspector General?

ANSWERS

1.Jajantaram Mamantaram A) Weapons of Mass Destruction B) Shock and Awe C) Embedded 2. Nigel Short A) Nikolai Gogol B) Rajinder Singh Bedi C) Afsar

Question of the week

In what capacity are Paul Hurrion, Marc Portus, Tim Noakes and Bruce Elliot associated with international cricket?

ANSWER to last week?s question:
Narain Karthikeyan

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