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X is the currency in the fictional kingdom of Hyrule in The Legend of Zelda video game series. They have the appearance of large gems and their value is determined by color.Green Xs are worth 1, blue Xs are worth 5 etcWhat is X?1.

AnswerRupee

Many people have asked us about the meaning of our name. X was inspired by a poem written more than 800 years ago during the Song Dynasty. The poem compares the search for a retreating beauty amid chaotic glamour with the search for one's dream while confronted by life's many obstacles.X is registered in the Cayman Islands and became the first Chinese company to be listed on NASDAQ-100 index. ID X.2.

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What has been erased?3.

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The name X was chosen by the developers specifically from the Spanish word for a female friend, and because it occurred before Apple and Atari alphabetically.The Byte magazine said The X was so far ahead of its time that almost nobody--including Commodore's marketing department--could fully articulate what it was all about.ID X4.

AnswerAmiga

These seven parts supposedly carry a predominantly Christian theme. A controversial letter resurfaced in 2006, which is the only known document from the author which supports the argument that the pivotal character is represented by Jesus Christ. It also admits that the first part tells the story of the "Crucifixion of Christ and theresurrection". What am I talking of?5.

AnswerThe Chronicles of Narnia, by C.S. Lewis

Give funda.Hint : University of California, Berkeley

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AnswerReserved forNobel Laureates

He has written three autobiographical works. By God's Decree came out in 1985 and Cricket my style in 1987. He released his most recent autobiography, titled Straight from the Heart in 2004. When he retired, he said "I bid adieu to the game that gave me so much and then took a great deal of it away on the mere hearsay of a third party.Who are we talking about?7.

AnswerKapil Dev

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Where would you find this?

AnswerFuturama

The Hollywood Wax Museum moved which sportsman after a notorious incident in 1997 downstairs to the Chamber of Horrors?9.

AnswerMike Tyson, after he bit Evander Holyfields ear.

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AnswerIndian Express protesting the ban on media during Emergency imposed by Indira Gandhi

In Mexico in March 2007, in an attempt to lower the number of weapons on the street, what did the government offer to anyone who turned in a weapon?11.

AnswerX-BOX!

Ray Kroc owned San Diego Padre baseball team starting in 1974. He is better known for Grinding it Out and building a huge empire by cashing in on the ideas of two brothers to amass a multi-million dollar fortune. What global corporation did he start?12.

AnswerMcDonalds

Whatismissing?

13.

AnswerThe Mona Lisa

X, pic on the next slide, hails from Bangladesh and founded X Academy, a not-for-profit educational organization which supplies a free online collection of over 2,000 videos on mathematics, history, finance, physics, chemistry, astronomy, and economics. Google's Project 10100provided $2 million to support the academy and Bill Gates was quoted saying I've been using X with my kids.Incidentally, X shares his name with a famous film personality. ID X. 14.

AnswerSalman Khan

What did this give rise to?15.

AnswerKareena Kapoors name from the title of the book AnnaKarenina by the famousRussiannovelist Leo Tolstoy .

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AnswerLord Vishnus only animal avatars out of the 10.

All telephone services in USA and Canada were silenced for one minute at sunset, on August 4, 1922 to mark what?17.

AnswerAlexander Graham Bells death

On December 18, 2009, what did IndusInd Bank Ltd inaugurate as Mumbais first as part of its Green Office Project campaign Hum aur Hariyali?

18.

AnswerSolar Powered ATM

The X Society began as a club for an elite group of academics and wealthy patrons interested in travel.On January 13, 1888, 33 explorers and scientists gathered at theCosmos Club inWashington, D.C., to organize "a society for the increase and diffusion ofgeographicalknowledge." After preparing a constitution and a plan, the X Society was incorporated two weeks later.Gardiner Greene Hubbardbecame its first president and his son-in-law,Alexander Graham Bell, eventually succeeded him in 1897 following his death. Name X.19.

AnswerNational Geographic Society

In 2006, Siyarams launched a new ready-to-wear (RTW) sub-brand called Siyarams MSD. Cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni had been roped in as the endorser for both Siyarams and MSD. What does MSD expand to?20.

AnswerMonday to Sunday Dressing

Successor will be pro-growth, not pro-Parsi.Who said this about what? 21.

AnswerRatan Tata

22.

AnswerThermin

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Andr X started in the motor trade industry by building gear wheels, and the twin chevrons in his companys logo are meant to represent gear teeth. Which company did he start?

AnswerCitroen

24.Richard Madley is now 52 years old and works for Bloomsbury Dreweatts. He spends most of his professional life scouring antique shops for 20 curios to sell and plays as a humble wicketkeeper in the seventh division of the Wiltshire County League. But, every year, in a sealed room in a plush hotel in Mumbai, what does he do?

AnswerOversee IPL auction

SicillianPonzianiRussianScottishNimzo-IndianSokolsky etcWhat are we talking about?

25.

AnswerOpening Chess Moves