Q1. North American Aerospace Defence Command (NORAD) has a fun activity for all its employees to do at a particular time of the year, as shown in the image. They all get a day off the next day but on the day of this activity, everyone takes part in it which reinforces a certain belief in people. What activity are they performing?
Santa tracker volunteers U.S. Navy Petty Officer Brandon Wright, center, and his wife, Petty Officer Emily Wright, left, take phone calls from children asking where Santa is and when he will deliver presents to their homes, inside a phone-in center during the annual NORAD Tracks Santa Operation at the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2014. Once a year, hundreds of volunteers, from generals to people who live near NORAD at Peterson Air Force Base, take calls from children around the world who want to find out where Santa is. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
Q2. In July 2014, Facebook made a barely perceptible change to its website. Steven Millward of Techinasia.com noticed the change and contacted Facebook’s Asia HQ and the team responded: “This is just one small example of how we’re always working to personalize people’s Facebook experience.” He added: Asia-Pacific is the single biggest region for Facebook users. So, it makes sense that Facebook would want to be more inclusive with this little gesture. What was this tiny design change?
FILE - In this May 16, 2012 file photo, the Facebook logo is displayed on an iPad in Philadelphia. Under pressure from gun control advocates, Facebook agreed Wednesday, March 5, 2014, to delete posts from users selling illegal guns or offering weapons for sale without background checks. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, Facebook)
Q3.__ __ __ was a campaign created by the UPA to boost the image of Rahul Gandhi while he was in UP for his campaigning and promotion, in 2016. It was a slight variation of Modi’s campaign __ __ __ which indicated his roots in the run-up to the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. The phrase was modified for Rahul Gandhi to accommodate the fact that UP’s staple snack was the food consumed during the meet and greet. What were the two campaigns called?
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi exchanges greetings with Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi during a function to celebrate NCP chief Sharad Pawar's 75th birthday at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on Thursday. PTI Photo by Kamal Kishore (PTI12_10_2015_000305A)
Q4. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy or octopus pot syndrome is a condition of the heart which causes the upper muscles of the heart to weaken and is usually triggered by stress, losing someone dear, ending a relationship, and sometimes, peculiarly, even winning the lottery. It usually presents like a heart attack and is misdiagnosed as one as well because many people don’t believe that this condition is real. What is the common name given to the syndrome due to the nature of its onset?
Q5. Released in 1927, the movie Wings accomplished something that was only replicated in 2012. The actors were commended on their superb ‘performance’. Identify the feat and which movie achieved it again in 2012?
Q6. What happened in these matches played by team X? How does it connect to the deaths of these people?
British actor Alan Rickman smiles during a news conference to promote his latest film 'Snow Cake', being shown out of competition at the 56th Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin in this February 9, 2006 file photo. Rickman, who played the role of Professor Snape in the Harry Potter films among many others, has died aged 69, his agent said on January 14, 2016. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/Files
May 1, 2011: X vs. Manchester United FC: Osama bin Laden dies May 2, 2011
October 2, 2011: X vs Tottenham Hotspur FC: Steve Jobs dies October 5, 2011
October 19, 2011: X vs. Olympique de Marseille: Muammar Gaddafi dies October, 20 2011
November 30, 2013: X vs. Cardiff City FC: Paul Walker dies November 30, 2013
January 9, 2016: X vs. Sunderland AFC: David Bowie dies January 10, 2016
January 13, 2016: X vs. Liverpool FC: Alan Rickman dies January 14, 2016
March 5, 2016: X vs. Tottenham Hotspur FC: Nancy Reagan dies March 6, 2016
Answers:
A1. They’re ‘tracking’ Santa Claus as he delivers presents across the world.
A2. They put a map of the Asia-Pacific on the notifications button for Asia-Pacific users.
A3. Chane pe Charcha; Chai pe Charcha
A4. Heartbreak/Broken Heart Syndrome.
A5. First silent movie to win an Oscar for Best Picture; The Artist won an Oscar for Best Picture in 2012.
A6. ‘Victims’ of the Aaron Ramsey curse. There’s a conspiracy theory that a few days after Aaron Ramsey scores, a famous personality dies.
