FUNDAMENTALS
Four wheels move the body. Two wheels move the soul. "Anonymous quote on the thrill of riding a motorcycle. Only a biker knows the adventure and passion of motorcycling. This week we capture some of the biker spirit.
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BIG BIKES
1. If you were buying a bike that goes by the series - Shadow Sabre, Shadow Spirit, Shadow Aero, Shadow VLX., which company's bike would you be buying?
2. 'Chopper', the radically customized motorcycle are a much favoured bike for the purist. How did the 'chopper' get its moniker?
3. Henry Meyer of Milwaukee was the first person in the world to buy which bike?
4. Yezdi motorbikes made by Ideal Jawa in India were originally in collaboration with Jawa Limited. From which country did Jawa come from?
5. Who played the cool and introspective "Captain America" Wyatt and the moustached and shaggy, long-haired Billy the Kid in the cult 1969 motorcycling film Easy Rider?
6. The Peregrine falcon is said to be fastest animal on earth. When this bird is diving to catch its prey, it reaches speeds of around 200 miles per hour. Which fast motorcycle is named after this bird?
7. In the mid 19th century, a commercial concern in England called George Townsend & Co. started business. How do you better know this company?
8. Why was the Ducati Monster called the "naked" motorcycle when it was first launched?
9. If you were a member of H.O.G. and the REDS, which groups would you be a part of ?
10. What is unique about a 17 days motorcycle journey across United States undertaken by Chris and his father and joined for the first nine days by John and Sylvia Sutherland?
ANYTHING GOES
1. In terms of words, what is the difference between a homonym and a heteronym?( R. Priyansh Tanmai, Secunderabad)
2. These two countries do not even have formal diplomatic relations. They remain in a state of war because the 1950-53 War ended with armistice and not a peace treaty. Name these two countries? (Philip Joshua, Secunderabad)
3. Why did Ziona also known as Ziona Chana from Mizoram feature in Ripley's Believe it or not? (Abhishek A.M, Secunderabad)
4. If you rearrange the letters of this former capital city of an Asian country, you would get the present capital city of that country. Identify the country and the capitals? (Gargee Sarkar, Bankura)
5. There are two human body parts found in the ISO country/territory code. If ARM represents Armenia, what is the other one? (Partha Sarkar, Kolkata)
6. It has been a tradition for many years in English cricket that the captain of England's test cricket team should be an amateur . However, this tradition was discontinued in 1952 when a professional cricketer was appointed as captain of the England team in the 1952 test series against India. Who was this cricketer? (BK Harinath, Mysuru)
7. This community initially came to India in the 15th century to escape persecution. During the reign of Akbar, one of them was even rose to the position of Chief Justice. During the British Raj, they were among the richest owing shipping lines, hotels, trading companies etc. Now they number less than 100. Which community? (Vasudev Prakash, Mysuru)
8. This island was ceded to Sri Lanka in 1974 by India. However, it is still the centre of a longstanding dispute between the fishermen of Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka. Name this island that sees thousands of pilgrims visit during February from India to the St. Anthony's Church? (Aadhist Grover, Kolkata)