This word describes the opening sentence of a story in a newspaper. According to journalism lore, its unusual spelling is to distinguish it from the material used for typesetting in the early days.
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Lede. More here.
Question by Soumya Banerji
David Iglesias from New Mexico is one of the eight Federal Prosecutors fired by US Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez, allegedly for political reasons, leading to Washington’s latest big scandal. What has led several commentators to quip that Iglesias’s firing shows that the Bush administration “can’t handle the truth”?
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When he joined the US Navy JAG right after law school, Iglesias fought a case about military hazing that was the basis for Tom Cruise’s character in the play and movie “A Few Good Men”.
Question by Gaurav Sabnis
This was a popular juvenile detective series which started off as “Alfred Hitchcock and ______”. It was written by Robert Arthur who believed using a figure like Hitchcock would attract attention. The publisher paid Hitchcock for using his name. Identify this famous series of crime fiction.
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Question by Akshat Kumar
Which popular technology developed by Tegic Communications, which you probably use every day, will let you choose from paragrams?
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T9 predictive text. An example of a paragram is Smirnoff – Poisoned.
Question by BV Harish Kumar
The participating schools are asked to make the initial nominations of students who are in year 10, and have no exams during a specified two-week period. During training, the students must:
1] Be able to run at a sustained pace for 12 minutes
2] Be able to stand still for 4 minutes
3] Show good speed in shuttle runs
What are they training for?
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They are training to be ball boys/girls at Wimbledon.
Question by BV Harish Kumar
The book Abhishapth Chambal, which describes the life of Chambal dacoits, was written by Taroon Bhaduri, Jaya Bachchan’s father. What is the significance of the book in Bollywood history?
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Amjad Khan prepared for the role of Gabbar Singh by reading this book.
Question by Amit Varma
Who became the first-ever foreigner to be awarded honorary citizenship of South Korea in 2002?
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Question by BV Harish Kumar
What are these different terms for?
Chip stick, Bug, Geek chip, Geek stick, Geek whistle, Jump stick, Jumper, Key, Keyfob, Magic key, Magic Stick, Nerd bling, Nerd necklace, Nerd stick, Peg, Snib, Stick, Thumb key, Travel stick, Porn stick.
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Pen Drive/USB drive
Question by Shamanth Rao
Intel’s founders Gordon Moore and Robert Noyce initially wanted to name the company after themselves. Why did they change their mind?
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Because they realized it would sound like ‘More Noise’.
Question by Shamanth Rao
When someone introduced Lata Mangeshkar to Bill Clinton saying that she holds the Guinness record for singing the most songs, she pointed to the person standing next to her, who actually held the record. Who?
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Question by BV Harish Kumar