What record?

When India crossed the score of 524 in the Oval test in 2007 , they set a new record. The score at that point was 525/7 and Mahendra Singh Dhoni had just been dismissed. The earlier record was when India scored 524/9 in 1976 against the New Zealand Team. What record is this?


/* The highest Innings total without any batsman hitting a century */ --- Ouch!!! that's the problem of posting a question before the Innings is complete. Kumble managed to hit a 100 in the innings and the record is back to 524 against New Zealand in 1976.(updated at 11:17 CST)

whoizzit?

About who did Marechal Bertrand write: "Tears came to my eyes at the sight of this man, who had inspired such awe, who had given orders so proudly and positively, pleading now for a spoonful of coffee", when his companion pleaded for coffee produced by the East India Company?

Napolean Bonaparte at Mt.Helena

What are we talking about?

Edward's considered the voice of the net generation. Back in 1989, Edwards's wife, Karen, was working in customer service for a little-known outfit in Vienna, Virginia. Karen overheard the company's CEO, describe how he wanted to add a voice to its user interface. Her advice: "I said, 'Hey, you ought to try Edward.'" And the rest is history. Which company and what are we talking about?


He is the voice in AOL's you have got mail voice message.

Answers and Scores to Biz Kwij - 1

1.During World War 1, the wives, mothers and girlfriends of the Australian soldiers were concerned for the nutritional value of the food being supplied to their men. Any food they sent to the fighting men had to be carried in the ships of the Merchant Navy. Most of these were lucky to maintain a speed of ten knots (18.5 kilometers per hour). Most had no refrigerated facilities, so any food sent had to be able to remain edible after periods in excess of two months. A body of women came up with the answer - a biscuit with all the nutritional value possible. The basis was a Scottish recipe using rolled oats. These oats were used extensively in Scotland, especially for a heavy porridge that helped counteract the extremely cold climate. The ingredients they used were: rolled oats, sugar, plain flour, coconut, butter, golden syrup o treacle, bi-carbonate of soda and boiling water. All these items did not readily spoil. At first the biscuits were called Soldiers’ Biscuits, but after the landing on Gallipoli, they were renamed .What was the new name?

Anzac Biscuits


2.The Metropolitan Motor Works was a short lived venture. It was started by an eminent Indian for his son. Though the father reached the pinnacle in his field, the son was a mostly unknown entity. Name this father-son duo.

Rabindranath Tagore and Rathindranath Tagore


3.When introduced, Fortune magazine called it 'a red splotchy circle'. Amused market watchers labeled it as 'a million dollar coffee stain'. What was it?

The Lucent Logo

4.Identify this famous Franchise from its logo
















The New Orleans Saints ( NFL Logo)


5.Which Company's Logo is this?
















Wa Mu- Washington Mutual





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Batty Bryant - 1
Aditya Modi - 3
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What is being described?

This is an extract from an article published in TIME magazine, in the issue dated September 25^th, 1939: “The battlefront disappeared, and with it the illusion that there had ever been a battlefront. For this was no war of occupation, but a war of quick penetration and obliteration - ________. Swift columns of tanks and armored trucks had plunged through while bombs raining from the sky heralded their coming. They had sawed off communications, destroyed stores, scattered civilians, spread terror. Working sometimes 30 miles (50 km) ahead of infantry and artillery, they had broken down the defenses before they had time to organize. Then, while the infantry mopped up, they had moved on, to strike again far behind what had been called the front.” What is being described and what term was coined in this article? –

GERMAN INVASION OF POLAND, BLITZKRIEG

WhoItIz?

Born on the 9th of February , 1954 , in Milwaukee , Wisconsin , he is a self-made millionaire who during the 1980's struggled with homelessness while raising his son. His book ( sort of biography) was published in May 2006 by Amistad. His personal struggle of establishing himself as a stockbroker while managing fatherhood and homelessness is portrayed in the 2006 major motion picture The Pursuit of Happyness, starring actor Will Smith. Who is this Person?

Christopher Paul Gardener.

This man made city in Abu Dhabi would be the first carbon free cityu in the world , when construction of the city is completed. In arabic the name of the city means Transportation. What is the name of this city?

Masdar

What Resulted out of this?

Hercules dragged Cerberus up from the Underworld, while the dog turned his face away from the light, barking and depositing saliva along the path. The saliva hardened in the soil and produced its lethal poison in the plants that grew from the soil.What resulted out of this?

This was the greek legend behind the creation of Aconite.( recently in news because of the suspected use of this in Bob Woolmer's death)

Whats the Nick?

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, popularly known as Sheikh Mujib, was a nationalist leader in the former East Pakistan and the founder of the independent Bangladesh. He was also given an affectionate nickname in recognition of his role in the country's struggle for emancipation from West Pakistani rule. What was the nickname?

Bangabhandu

Which Ship?

This ship was built in the Harland and Wolff yards in Belfast and was the second of the Olympic class of ships and was named after one of the Greek Mythological races. It was the largest passenger steamship at the time of its building.It had a top speed of 23.5 knots ( 42.6 kmph) and was propelled by two bronze triple-blade side propellers and one bronze quadruple-blade central propeller.

RMS Titanic