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The first look of the Angry Birds Stella
If you like games for smartphones and tablets, it is quite likely that you have already played at least once the famous Angry Birds, which is developed by Rovio. In the game, you will launch different types of angry birds against green pigs.
Owing to the huge success of their flagship title, Rovio has released different versions of their product, and here is the first look of the next version, Angry Birds Stella.
"The Stella story will engage and entertain everyone," said Rovio. "It's about courage, fun and daring to be you, with a spirit of female heroism and friendship. Each character is unique and powerful in their own way but together they cause even more mischief, take adventures to new heights and prove that true friends are there for each other through every battle."
Finally, Rovio stated that the title is scheduled for release in September and the feminine aspect of the title should attract all types of players, with the objective of "celebration of female heroism."
Owing to the huge success of their flagship title, Rovio has released different versions of their product, and here is the first look of the next version, Angry Birds Stella.
"The Stella story will engage and entertain everyone," said Rovio. "It's about courage, fun and daring to be you, with a spirit of female heroism and friendship. Each character is unique and powerful in their own way but together they cause even more mischief, take adventures to new heights and prove that true friends are there for each other through every battle."
FIFA World Cup, Brazil 2014: Meet Lorena Gálvez, the godmother of the Chilean team
In an online voting the people of Chile have chosen Lorena Gálvez as the "Mother of Red". Gálvez have started the campaign for the Chilean team, by making a body paint session.
Players hold bloody hearts in new World Cup ad for Adidas
Adidas have filmed a host of football's top stars holding a bloody cow's heart in the advert alongside the slogan: 'During the World Cup, I will give my heart to the cause.'
Adidas have been criticised by animal rights groups following the release of a new advert promoting the World Cup.
Roy's Quizzing Baatein Part-6
In feb- 2012, this is what we wrote:
"What is common to Devdas, Don, Sholay? - Blockbuster Classics which lived in our memories and got re-created with modern flair and extravaganza....Critics debate whether the original was good or the re-make is better. While one does not get definitive answers for such questions, but everyone does agree to one thing - the plot remains fresh as ever.
We at Bizdom too are at attempting to launch or rather re-launch one of the blockbuster quizzing series ever created during the days of Yahoo-Group-Era-of-Quizzing. Starting from tonight we re-visit one of the most vintage collections of quizzes from one of the best quizzers in India - Shri Sudip Roy. It is our honour and delight to present his famed quizzing series on our blog as- "Roy's Quizzing Baatein".
We are grateful for his consent to post his questions.
Thank you sir for allowing this!!!"
All thanks to the uncertainty of our life, we stopped blogging, and now when we are back, it's high time to revive this great series also.
So, here is the sixth edition of the same.
Q1. This word in the
glossary of cricket perhaps comes from the sheep rearing southeastern part of
England where the shephards might have played the early form of cricket inside
the ranch with woolen balls and herding stick. The short grasses in the area
made the ball roll possible. A particular feature of the fencing is said to
have given rise to this term. Can you guess what it is?
Q2. White, scarlet,
royal blue and royal green. How do you connect these colours to English
football league?
Q3. If Hindi is
written in Devnagri script, then which language is written in Cyrillic script?
Q4. Name of which
small grassland plant with composite flower is derived from its petal's opening
and closing behavior?
Q5. What in Australia
was known as 'Charlie's angels' ?
A1. 'Wicket' from the
wicket gate of the sheep pasture which they might have used as stumps.
A2. These are the
only four colours permitted for goalkeeper's jerseys.
A3. Russian
A4. Daisy ( from
corruption of the name 'day's eye' .... it opens with daybreak and closes in
the evening )
A5. Ric
Charlesworth's Australian hockey team in early eighties.
FIFA World Cup, Brazil 2014: National Slogans
Alegeria Desert Warriors in Brazil
Argentina Not Just A Team, We Are A Country
Australia Socceroos: Hoppiwng Our Way Into History!
Belgium Expect The Impossible!
Bosnia & Herzegovina Dragons In Heart, Dragons On The Field!
Brazil Brace Yourself! The Sixth Is Coming!
Cameroon A Lion Remains A Lion
Chile Chi chi chi! Le Le Le! Go Chile!
Colombia Here Travels A Nation, Not Just A Team!
Costa Rica My Passion Is Football, My Strength Is My People
Croatia With Fire In Our Hearts, For Croatia All As One
Ecuador One Commitment, One Passion, Only One Heart
England The Dream Of One Team, The Heartbeat Of Millions!!
France Impossible Is Not A French Word
Germany One Nation, One Team, One Dream!
Ghana Black Stars: Here To Illuminate Brazil
Greece Heroes Play Like Greeks
Honduras We Are One Country, One Nation, Five Stars On The Heart
Iran Horror of Persia
Italy Let’s Paint The FIFA World Cup Dream Blue
Ivory Coast Elephants Charging Towards Brazil!
Japan Samurai, The Time Has Come To Fight!
Mexico Always United, Always Aztecas
The Netherlands Real Men Wear Orange
Nigeria Only Together We Can Win
Portugal The Past Is History, The Future Is Victory
Russia No One Can Catch Us
South Korea Enjoy it, Reds
Spain Inside Our Hearts, The Passion Of A Champion
Switzerland Final Stop: 07-13-14 Maracana!
Uruguay Three Millions Dreams _Let’s Go Uruguay
United States United By Team, Driven By Passion
AQAD 528
Identify
the organization.
Hint:- set for big leap towards
financial inclusion in coming times.
The GuestQuiZMAster (GQM): Aniruddha Dutta Part 5
Q1. To date, which is the only national political party to have contested all the general elections using the same electoral symbol?
Q2. The 1980 Moscow Olympics were first to feature women's hockey. For the winning team, it was the country's first Olympic medal of any color. The squad was assembled less than a month before the Olympics began to help fill the gaps the American-led Olympic boycott created.
In sporting circles, the victory has been called an "irresistible fairy story". Each member of the team was promised an ox by the Prime Minister's wife
but ultimately received a package of meat instead.
Which country?
Hint: The captain of this team is related to a person who keeps on making headlines in India for good or bad reasons all through the year. For bonus, identify this person.
Q3. In 1825, the painter was in Washington working on a commissioned painting when he received a one-line letter by horse messenger telling him that his wife was ill. He left immediately for his home but by the time that he arrived his wife had already died and had been buried. This single event spurred him to move from painting to the development of something else. What?
Q4. The earliest known citation of this phrase is from the 17th-century English theologian John Owen who used the words in 1657 when he told a governing body at Oxford University that "our critical situation and our common interests were discussed out of journals and newspapers by every ___________."
English-speaking medical students use the phrase in memorizing the order of an artery, and a nerve, and the three tendons of the flexor retinaculum in the lower leg
In popular culture, the Galapagos Island tortoises brought back to England aboard the HMS Beagle by Charles Darwin in 1835, as documented in his book, The Voyage of the Beagle were named ___________.
The Indian equivalent of the phrase has been the topic of interest for quite some time now.
Which phrase?
Q5. When first used in the US military, during WWI, incoming German shells were nicknamed "____ cans" because of the material they were made of. Eventually, the term became an adjective to describe anything associated with the Army. If the term is Government Issue and the blank is to be filled with "GI", what did "GI" originally stand for?
Q6. It is a U.S.-based video-sharing website founded by Jake Lodwick and Zach Klein in November 2004. The name is a play on the words video, me and movie. The White House posts high-definition versions of its broadcasts on this site. Starting 4 May 2012, the site has been blocked in India by several ISPs under orders from the Department of Telecom, without any stated reasons. Which site?
Q7. Adam founded his company in 1863, first making sewing machines in a cowshed. Commercial success brought new premises and a new product line in 1886, namely penny-farthing bicycles. He died in 1895, leaving his two sons with a company that made more penny-farthings and sewing machines than any other company in the world. In 1899 the two sons partnered with a locksmith, and started to make cars, but not very successfully. Two years later, the locksmith was dropped in favor of a licencing arrangement with a French car company. By 1914, it was the largest manufacturer of automobiles in Germany. Which company is this?
Q8. When the first edition came out in February 1922, it contained 64 pages. It measured about 5.5 inches by 7.5 inches which was a unique innovation at the time. The lead article was by Alexander Graham Bell and was on the importance of self-education as a lifelong habit. What?
Q9. The term arose in the days of theater common in the United States in the 1880s. The rowdiest audience members were in the cheapest seats, and ate the cheapest snack available. Sometimes these rowdy patrons would throw their snacks onto the stage, all of which led to the cheapest seats known by this term. What Term?
A1. CPI, sickle and grain
A2. The team took part as Zimbabwe. Ann Grant sister of Duncan Fletcher
A3. Samuel Morse
A4. Tom dick and harry. The Indian equivalent that I had in mind was "Aam Aadmi"
A5. Galvanised Iron
A6. Vimeo
A7. Opel
A8. Readers Digest
A9. Peanut Gallery
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