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The Masjid Al Qiblatain in the city of Medina is one of the oldest mosques in Islamic history. Up until recent renovations occurred, it was the only mosque in the world to have two niches called ‘Mihrabs’.It is historically important for the Muslims in the world. Why?

It is the place where Muhammad, leading the prayer, is said to have been commanded to change the direction of prayer (qibla) from Jerusalem to Mecca. Thus it uniquely contained two prayer niches (mihrabs). Recently the mosque was renovated, removing the old prayer niche facing Jerusalem and leaving the one facing Mecca.

X was invented by Sylvan Goldman in 1938 and was designed to encourage people to buy more. But initial testing showed that men thought them effeminate while women found them ‘unstylish’. Goldman hired people to use them aimlessly around to get shoppers used to the idea. It worked and the idea took off. By 1940 there was a seven-year waiting list  to buy them. Goldman died in 1984, worth $400 million. X?

Shopping Trolley/Cart

It was an accident. I was wrestling a guy by the name of “The Grappler” Len Denton in Mid-South. I had him in a front facelock and I used to use a knee lift for my finisher. He went to shove me into the turnbuckles, but instead of me releasing him in the corner and hitting him with a knee lift as he staggered back, he stepped on my foot. I fell backwards and he fell on the inside of his face. I got up and realized I had something. Naming it was pretty simple. I picked up a USA Today one morning and the government was outlawing the poison.” — Jake “The Snake” Roberts. What?

DDT

In November 2011 a German citizen filed a lawsuit against Pope Benedict XVI after spotting the leader breaking a rule during his September visit to the German town of Freiburg. The man from Dortmund urged the Pope to be fined 2,500 euros (about $3,307) for disobeying a rule.

However, it was unclear whether the Pope would be held accountable to the law because of his German citizenship or spared because “He enjoyed diplomatic immunity as the head of a foreign state." The attorneys said that the move to press charges was not an attack on the church, but rather an effort to raise awareness of the law and increase enforcement.What law/rule did he break?

He didn’t wear a Seatbelt in his ‘Popemobile’

______is a book of selected statements from speeches and writings by a famous revolutionary, published from 1964 to about 1976 and widely distributed. The most popular versions were printed in small sizes that could be easily carried and were bound in bright red covers, becoming commonly known in the West as the Little Red Book.

In 2003 as part of the British Association's Festival of Science some researchers of University of Salford conducted an experiment on a bird called Daisy lent to them by Stockley Farm in Cheshire. Unfortunately, Daisy was eaten by a fox, but her daughter lives on.

What long standing myth did they break with this experiment?Later this experiment was also performed on Discovery Channel’s Mythbusters.

Duck’s quack doesn’t echo?IT DOES.

 Nedeljko Cabrinovic, member of ‘Black Hand’ failed in an attempt to kill X, missing him with a hand grenade. To avoid capture, Cabrinovic decided to commit suicide by swallowing a cyanide pill and throwing himself into the river. Unluckily for him, the cyanide pill was expired and failed to kill him, and the river was only 10cm deep; he was lifted from the water and detained by police within moments.

The next day his friend Y(along with 4 others) also missed the opportunity to attack X because of the crowd. But Y succeeded in killing X because X’s driver took a wrong turn.

X & Y?

Franz Ferdinand decided to go to the hospital and visit the victims of Čabrinović's failed bombing attempt. In order to avoid the city centre, General Oskar Potiorek decided that the royal car should travel straight along the Appel Quay to the Sarajevo Hospital. However, Potiorek forgot to inform the driver, Leopold Loyka, about this decision. On the way to the hospital, Loyka took a right turn into Franz Josef Street.

Gavrilo Princip was standing near Moritz Schiller's cafe, when he spotted Franz Ferdinand's car as it drove past, having taken the wrong turn. After realizing the mistake, the driver put his foot on the brake, and began to reverse the car. In doing so the engine of the car stalled and the gears locked, giving Princip his opportunity. Princip stepped forward, drew his pistol (a .380 caliber FN Model 1910), and at a distance of about 1.5 m (five feet), fired twice into the car. Franz Ferdinand was hit in the neck and Sophie (who instinctively covered Franz's body with her own after the first shot) in the abdomen. They both died before 11:00.

X- Archduke FerdinandY- Gavrilo Princip

The word X comes from the Latin term for ‘I will harm’. It is a harmless substance that creates harmful effects in a patient who takes it.  X’s reaction are undesirable reactions that a patient experiences as a result of administering a placebo; generated entirely by the subject's pessimistic belief that unpleasant consequences would occur.

An example of X effect would be someone who dies of fright after being bitten by a non-venomous snake. Anthropologists use the term ‘X ritual’ to describe a procedure, treatment, or ritual that has been performed (or a herbal remedy or medication that has been administered) with malicious intent, such as a curse. X?

Latin for Placebo is ‘I Shall Please’

NOCEBO Effect.

Thistle is the common name of a group of flowering plants characterised by leaves with sharp prickles on the margins. Which company has incorporated this flower into its logo?

Captain Edward X lived in the United States and was an engineer in the Air Force. He took part in engineering design tests. In 1949, officers were conducting project MX981 tests to determine how many Gs -- the force of gravity -- a human being could withstand.  Colonel John Paul Stapp, a physician volunteered for the test.

The first test after X hooked up his sensors to the harness produced a reading of zero -- all of the sensors had been connected incorrectly. For each sensor, there were two ways of connecting them, and each one was installed the wrong way.

When X discovered the mistake, he grumbled something about the technician, who was allegedly blamed for the foul-up. What did he say and what did this lead to?

 Murphy said something along the lines of, "If there are two ways to do something, and one of those ways will result in disaster, he'll do it that way" Stapp, recognized the universality of what Murphy had said, and in a press conference he mentioned that the rocket sled team's good safety record had been due to its awareness of Murphy's Law. He told the press that it meant

"Whatever can go wrong, will go wrong" .Murphy's Law turned up in aerospace publications

and shortly thereafter made its way into popular culture, including being made into a book in the 1970s.

Since then, the law has been added to and expanded upon.

Murphy’s Law

Nite Owl is the name of a fictional character in the comic book limited series Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons and published by DC Comics. This is a still from the movie adaptation of the Watchmen graphic novel. The hero 'Nite Owl' can be seen punching a villain here and thus eliminating the need for something in his universe/timeline.What did he prevent?

He saved Bruce Wayne’s parents from getting shot. Thus eliminating the need for Batman.

 The brand ‘Charmin’ posted this photo on their official Twitter page in November 2013 with the tagline, “We’ve always been a/an/the __________.” While people loved the joke on Twitter, it was soon removed by the brand. FITB. What is Charmin a brand of?

On an evening of 1958 Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis jumped onstage with whisky and cigarettes in hand and hijacked the show. The audience was so enamoured that the organizers ( HOLLYWOOD FOREIGN PRESS ASSOCIATION) requested their service for the next year thus giving rise to a tradition. What tradition?

The Golden Globes were always given out by journalists in the association up until 1958. Since then, the stars have reigned supreme at the Globes.

Tradition of film stars giving the awards.

_______Lipping_______Lover_______Luck_______Flicker_______Heaven_______Knocker_______Rich _______Shooter_______Steak_______Stick_______Tip_______Work

FITB. Only one word fills all blanks.Hint: It’s a Noun.

Niggerlipping: wetting the end of a cigarette while smoking it.Niggerlover: Derogatory term aimed at Whites lacking in the necessary loathing of Blacks.Nigger luck: Exceptionally, but undeserved good luck.Nigger-flicker: A small knife or razor with one side heavily taped to preserve the user's fingers.Nigger heaven: Designated places, usually the balcony, where Blacks were forced to sit, for example, in an integrated movie theater or church.Nigger knocker: Axe handle or weapon made from an axe handle.Nigger rich: Deeply in debt but flamboyant.Nigger shooter: A slingshot.Nigger steak: A slice of liver or a cheap piece of meat.Nigger stick: Police officer's baton.Nigger tip: Leaving a small tip or no tip in a restaurant.Nigger in the woodpile: A concealed motive or unknown factor affecting a situation in an adverse way.Nigger work: Demeaning, menial tasks.

Contemporary dogs in military roles are also often referred to as police dogs, or in the United States as a Military Working Dog (MWD), or K-9. Traditionally, the most common breed for these police-type operations has been the German Shepherd(Alsatian). They are trained to serve as sentries, trackers, search and rescue, scouts, and mascots. The Alsatians are a part of every country’s military except for Spain.

Why aren’t they allowed in Spanish Military?

The minimum IQ level to join the Spanish military is 70. 

Alsatian dogs have an IQ of 60. 

The condition this man is facing is due to the excessive exposure to compounds with a certain element. The name of the condition comes from the greek word for the element.The chemical symbol of the element comes from the latin word for the element.Give the name of the condition

and the element.

Argyria from argyros Argentum(Latin)Exposure to Silver

 John Henry Anderson was a Scottish conjurer and actor.

Described on playbills as “Professor Anderson, the Wizard of the North,” he first performed in 1831.   During a U.S. tour (1851–53) Anderson did his famous “gun trick,” by which he appeared to catch a bullet fired by someone in the audience. On his return to Great Britain he performed before Queen Victoria and then took the title role in the melodrama Rob Roy (1855–56).

However, he is known for another ‘first’ in the field of magic. What?

First to pull a rabbit from a hat.

Milwaukee __________ Bass_____ Jefferson______ McKurdyTeflon ____AxleSlim ____________ the Rash

Where would you find these names together?

In April 2012 Real Madrid did something in order to strengthen its popularity among Muslim football lovers in Europe and the Middle East.

The Spanish Marca newspaper cited a source in the club’s administration as saying that the move is aimed at “avoiding all forms of misunderstanding and conflict in the regions where the majority of the population is Muslim”.

In this manner they followed in the footsteps of their archrivals from Barcelona, who also had to do the same to please their sponsors from Qatar.

What did they do?

This is the State Emblem of Pakistan. Explain why the entity on the bottom right of this emblem irrelevant to Pakistan now?

Jute. It was there because of East Pakistan. Hence now irrelevant.

The cypress tree (Cupressus sempervirens),is a popular garden tree. Because its lifespan covers hundreds of years, it is widely seen in gardens which have been maintained across centuries. Because of its inability to regenerate when a part of it is severed, the Cypress has come to be associated with death and the Greek under world. Where in India will you find the largest collection of Cypress trees?

These four Disney Villains are different in what manner compared with other villains? (With respect to the storyline in their movies)

Their manner of death is shown graphically. Ursula was impaled by a ship's bow, electrocuted by lightning, along with her tentacles grabbing the ship, finally sinking down to the ocean floor, exploding, and having her pieces sink to the ocean floor all on-screen). Jafar: Skeleton appears and explodesClayton: Hangs by the vine and dies when it snaps his headScar: Falls, Mauled to death by HyenasUsually, characters are either killed off-screen by a fall or shown dead without a scratch

 For the first time ever in boxing history a black man was going to fight for the World Heavyweight Championship. Sure black men were allowed to fight for lesser weight titles but not the biggest prize in sports. In the end  Jack Johnson beat Tommy Burns by PTS in round 14 of 20

But this match had one other unique feature. What?

This was the only time when World Heavyweight Title changed hands on BOXING DAY.

Pic is of a non-fiction book by University of Chicago economist Steven Levitt and The New York Times journalist Stephen J. Dubner, released in early October 2009 in Europe and on October 20, 2009 in the United States. It is a sequel to _________: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything. This year the name garnered attention when it was used in a sitcom on CBS.

X is a city located near the Jordan River in Iraq. It is ruled by a ruler named Hamed. The ruler lives in a palace which was inspired by the Taj Mahal. The palace is located in the center of the city and can be seen from anywhere in the town. The palace itself is surrounded by high walls, with a main gate granting entrance. A small area on the wall is outfitted for the ruler to make speeches and announcements to the people.

The main places of interest in the city are the Bazaar, the Royal Academy, the Seven Deserts and the Cave of Wonders. X?

Agrabah

Before Rango won the Oscar for the Best Animated Feature in 2011, only once before was a Nickelodeon movie nominated for the category, that too in 2001, the year of its inception. The movie was about a 11 year boy with an extraordinary IQ and love for science. The movie also had a spin-off series that ran for 3 seasons. Movie?

ID THIS DUDE

Undertaker

On 6 April 2013, this company ceased to exist and was replaced by  myHoliday. The mascot was inspired by the owner’s nickname.

Mascot of which company?

He first gathered attention when he participated in the game show Wheel of Fortune and was a leader for 3 straight weeks.

He is an active member of the Boy Scouts.He is the only Prime Minister who is not a Member

of Parliament.As PM He ordered the auctioning of several luxury

cars that were used to transport the heads of state, as he felt they were an unnecessary use of government money. The cars included nine Maseratis, a couple of Jaguars, and various other cars such as BMWs and Alfa Romeos. Out of the 1500 cars, 170 are already out for sale on eBay.

WHO?

The company X was founded in 1946 by Minoru Yoneyama as a producer of wooden floats for fishing nets. The company was later forced out of this market because of the invention of plastic floats. This led to a commitment by the founder to never again be left behind by technological advancements. X Corporation (a wholly owned subsidiary) was established in Torrance, California in July 1983.

X ? 

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