Day 5

1.This is a term that is used quite often used in English football to negatively describe a cup, thus disparaging the side that won it.It was first used by Liverpool as a way of disparaging their rivals Everton who had reached the 1977 Football league cup final and fans of Liverpool, who were chasing a European treble, used to term to belittle Everton's achievements.This term has also been used by fans of Manchester United to describe Liverpool's 2001 win of the Football League Cup, UEFA Cup and the FA Cup.

What term are we talking about?

2.In this cartoon, a recent incident has been portrayed as an instance of another famous incident.
The recent one is the obvious reference to China blocking Google.Identify the other incident.



Answers:
1. Mickey Mouse Cup
2.Tank Man of the Tiannamen Square protests in China

Day 4

1."Pratt, half-Windsor, Windsor, Plattsburg, Kelvin , Atlantic".....types of what?(list isn't exhaustive)

2.The following is a monument commemorating a sub series of entertainment.ID.

Day 3

1. X is one of the five basic tastes and it's most common "source" is Y which is also responsible for the so-called "Chinese Restaurant Syndrome". ID X and Y.

2.Pic showing the movement of someone/something. ID and put funda.




Answers:

1.Umami.

The 'Chinese Restaurant Syndrome' can be attributed to MSG( Mono Sodium Glutamate) which is "representative" of Umami

2.That's the movement of the Magnetic North Pole. Supposed to reach Siberia in 2050 if there are no other major changes.

Day 2

1.Apart from its usual meaning pertaining to religious outlooks , an "X"-ean may also refer to an inhabitant of X( present day Turkey) which was named by the Seleucid King Antiochus II in honor of his wife.Identify X and how did it gain popularity recently?

2.ID the following character.What significance does the following pic hold in TV history?




Answers:
1.Laodicea.Laodicean was the final word in this year's Spelling Bee won by Ms. Kavya Shivshankar

2.That's Felix the Cat.One of the first images ever to be broadcasted on TV.

Day 1

1. X is an onomatopoeic word. X was chosen with the objective of reminding people of the moment of discovery and decision making.X has even been given the tag line -'the sound of found'.Some people interpret X as a recursive acronym mocking Y.
Identify X and Y.

2.Identify this 'historical' place.


Answers
1. Microsoft's new search Engine Bing(Recursive acronym -Bing is not Google)
2.Watergate Hotel(the infamous Watergate scandal took place here)

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