A class Quiz by the rock music fans:D

1. X is an English multi-
instrumentalist, songwriter, and record producer.
He began his career as a studio session guitarist in
London and was subsequently a member of Y
from, after which he founded the English rock
band Z. X was ranked third in Rolling Stone
magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of
All Time" in 2011. He has been inducted into the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice; once as a
member of Y (1992),and once as a member of Z
(1995). Name X, Y and Z.

2. X = Jimmy Page (James Patrick Page)
Y = The Yardbirds
Z = Led Zepplin

3. X was a Florentine nobleman during the
Renaissance and, unbeknownst to most historians
and philosophers, a Mentor and leader of the
Italian Assassins. X was unaware of his Assassin
heritage until the age of 17, when his father
Giovanni and two brothers Federico and Petruccio
were falsely accused of treason and hanged.
Seeking revenge, X escapes with his surviving
family members to the Tuscan town of
Monteriggioni held by his uncle.

4. X = Ezio Auditore da Firenze

5. Originating as a skiffle group, X soon embraced
1950s rock and roll, and their repertoire ultimately
expanded to include a broad variety of pop music.
Beginning with the use of a string quartet , they
also incorporated classical music elements in their
recordings.

6. X = The Beatles

7. X is one-year-old , who has a very sophisticated
psyche, is able to speak fluently, and is intended to
have a slightly camp British-enunciated American
accent. While highly literate and able to cite pop
culture references that long predate his birth, he is
also entranced by Raffi and the Teletubbies. X's
mastery of physics and mechanical engineering are
at a level of science fiction.

8. X = Stewie Griffin

9. X is a 1983 American cult hit crime film directed by
Brian De Palma, written by Oliver Stone, produced
by Martin Bregman. A contemporary remake of
the original 1932 film of the same name, the film
tells the story of Y, a Cuban refugee who comes to
Miami in 1980 as a result of the Mariel
Boatlift, and becomes a drug cartel kingpin during
the cocaine boom of the 1980s.

10. X=Scarface
Y = Tony Montana

11. X is an American multinational corporation
headquartered in Y, New York, United States, with
interests in the manufacturing, marketing and
distribution of grain-based snack foods, beverages,
and other products. X was formed in 1965 with
the merger of the its parent company and Frito-
Lay, Inc. X has since expanded from its namesake
product to a broader range of food and beverage
brands, the largest of which include an acquisition
of Tropicana in 1998 and a merger with Quaker
Oats in 2001 – which added the Gatorade brand to
its portfolio as well.

12. X=Pepsico
Y = Purchase

13. X is a Daejang in the country’s army, a military rank
equivalent to that of a general. He is thought to
have been born in 1982 or 1983 or early 1984. He
attended the English-language International
School of Bern, Switzerland, under a pseudonym
until 1998. At 28 years of age, he is the world's
youngest head of state.

14. X=Kim Jong-Un

15. Identify this famous drink.

16. Coca-Cola

17. Brian Hugh Warner, born January 5, 1969 is an
American musician, artist and former music
journalist known for his controversial stage
persona. His stage name was formed from
juxtaposing the names of two 1960s American
cultural icons, namely actress X and convicted
multiple murder mastermind Y. Name X , Y and his
Stage name.

18. X = Marilyn Monroe
Y = Charles Manson
SN = Marilyn Manson

19. X is a very famous American actor. From 1996 through
2001, X was arrested numerous times on drug-related
charges including cocaine, heroin and marijuana and went
several times through drug treatment programs
unsuccessfully, explaining in 1999 to a judge: "It's like I've
got a shotgun in my mouth with my finger on the
trigger, and I like the taste of the gun metal."He explained
his relapses by claiming to have been addicted to
drugs since the age of eight, due to the fact
that his father, also an addict, had been giving
them to him. After five years of substance
abuse, arrests, rehab, and relapse, X was
finally ready to work toward a full recovery
from drugs and a return to his career.

20. X = Robert Downey Jr.

21. X was a Stoor Hobbit of the River-folk, who lived
near the Gladden Fields. Originally known as Y, he
was later named X after his habit of making "a
horrible swallowing noise in his throat". X became
corrupted by the One Ring. His life was extended
far beyond its natural limits by the effects of
possessing the Ring, which he frequently referred
to as "my Z" and "my birthday present".

22. X = Gollum
Y = Sméagol
Z = precious

23. Identify

24. Google Doodle on the largest snowflake ever
observed in the world supposedly appeared 125
years ago on January 28th in Fort Keogh, Montana.

25. After selling a total of 8 million units in its first 60
days, X holds the Guinness World Record of being
the "fastest selling consumer electronics device".
10 million units of X have been shipped as of
March 9, 2011.

26. X = Microsoft Kinect

27. Identify.

28. Isner Mahut

29. Vadlapati Naga Vara Prasad, brother of late south
Indian actress VijayaLakshmi, filed a writ petition
in the High Court seeking a stay on the release of a
film based on her life. Refusing to stall the film's
release, the HC had asked Prasad to first watch the
movie and then file a defamation suit against the
filmmakers, if he found the movie was indeed
based on his sister's life.
Who is Vijayalakshmi ? and what is the name of
the movie?

30. Silk Smitha

31. How is the person below related to the 2012
presidential elections to be held in the U.S this
year(2012) ?

32. Robert John Burck(2012 Presidential candidate)

33. X withdrew its bid to trademark Y last year after
receiving criticism over the bid. Y was the
unofficial name of the elite military unit
responsible for carrying out Operation Geronimo
last year.
Identify X and Y

34. X = Disney
Y = SEAL Team 6

35. X is a German-Finnish computer programmer and
businessman who rose to prominence during the
dot-com bubble and was convicted of insider
trading and embezzlement in its aftermath. He is
also known as the founder of Y and its associated
websites. On January 20, 2012, the New Zealand
police placed him in custody under the charges of
criminal copyright infringement in relation to his Y
website.

36. Kim Dotcom

37. Identify.

38. Amul photo regarding SRK slapping Shirish Kunder.

39. Who is this dictator?

40. Bashar Al- Assad

41. X is an annual trade fair for the computer and video games
industry presented by the Entertainment Software Association
(ESA). It is used by many video game developers to show off
their upcoming games and game-related hardware.
X is widely considered to be the ultimate expo in the video game
industry and major video game critics routinely document the
event and sometimes even provide a series of X awards.
Video game companies generally spend more on their
presentations for X than any other convention. Major video
game critics often have a "best of X" award session (similar to
end-of-year award sessions), and only X consistently features
such awards.
X is commonly held in late May or early June of each year at the
Los Angeles Convention Center (LACC) in Los Angeles.

42. E3(Electronic Entertainment Expo)

43. X is an American late-night live television sketch comedy
and variety show created by Lorne Michaels and developed
by Dick Ebersol. The show revolves around a series of
sketches parodying American culture and politics,
performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and
newer cast members.
X has aired 715 episodes since its debut and entered its
thirty-seventh season on September 24, 2011, making it
one of the longest-running network television programs in
the United States as of 2012.The show format has been
developed and recreated in several countries including
Spain, Italy, Japan, and South Korea, each meeting with
different levels of success.

44. X = SNL (Saturday Night Live)

45. "I sometimes feel like the Kurt Cobain of my
generation, but people just don't understand me" - Who
said this ?

46. Justin Bieber

47. Known as the "Blade Runner" and "the fastest man on no
legs", X, who has a double amputation, is the world record
holder in the 100, 200 and 400 metres (sport class T44)
events and runs with the aid of Cheetah Flex-Foot carbon
fibre transtibial artificial limbs by Ossur.

48. X = Oscar Pistorius

49. Known as the "Iron Lady of Manipur" or "Menghaobi" ("the
fair one"), X, is a civil rights activist, political activist, and
poet from the Indian state of Manipur. Since 2nd
November 2000, she has been on hunger strike to demand
that the Indian government repeal the Armed Forces
(Special Powers) Act, 1958 (AFSPA), which she blames for
violence in Manipur and other parts of India's northeast.
Having refused food and water for more than ten
years, she has been called "the world's longest hunger
striker".

50. X = Irom Sharmila

51. A Greek force of approximately 7,000 men marched north
to block a pass in the summer of 480 BC. The Persian
army, alleged by the ancient sources to have numbered
over one million but today considered to have been much
smaller (various figures are given by scholars ranging
between about 100,000 and 300,000), arrived at the pass
in late August or early September. Vastly outnumbered, the
Greeks held off the Persians for seven days in total
(including three of battle), before the rear-guard was
annihilated in one of history's most famous last stands.
What is this battle know as ?

52. Battle of Thermopylae(The Hot Gates).

54. Oprah Winfrey

56. James Cameron

57. “I think it is timeless because it's about making love in the
summertime. There is a slight misconception it's about a
year, but it's not. It has nothing to do about a year , it has
to do with a sexual position.”
Who says this? And in what context?

58. Bryan Adams in regard to his song “Summer of 69”.
The validity of the claim can be verified from the fact
that the lyric at the end says "It's me and my baby in a
69."

59. X is a body of beliefs and related practices created by L. Ron
Hubbard, as a successor to his earlier self-help
system, Dianetics.Hubbard characterized X as a religion, and
incorporated the Church of X in Camden, New Jersey.
X teaches that people are immortal beings who have forgotten their
true nature. Its method of spiritual rehabilitation is a type of
counselling known as auditing, in which practitioners aim to
consciously re-experience painful or traumatic events in their past in
order to free themselves of their limiting effects.
John Travolta, Juliette Lewis, Kirstie Alley, Leah Remini, Catherine
Bell, Nancy Cartwright, Beck, Jason Lee, Edgar Winter, Jenna
Elfman, Anne Archer, Lisa Marie Presley, Chick Corea and opera singer
Julia Migenes are a few of the well-known followers of this religion.

60. X = Scientology

61. A 2008 Eye Weekly article reported that "X does
her best to maintain a link to Sikh traditions, even
if more in theory than in practice. But she's
unlikely to disavow her career path due to
religion." and that X said "Girls will leave the
industry claiming that they found God. Well, the
fact is, God has always been with them the entire
time"

62. X = Sunny Leone

63. Identify

64. Seth Macfarlane

65. X is a fictional character in the X video game
franchise by Nintendo, created by Japanese video
game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. Serving as
Nintendo's mascot and the titular protagonist of
the series, X has appeared in over 200 video
games since his creation. Though originally only
appearing in platform games, starting with Donkey
Kong, X currently appears in varied video game
genres such as racing, puzzle, party, role-playing,
fighting, and sports.

66. X = Mario

67. Name the Band from their mascot below

68. Disturbed

70. Ozzy Osbourne

71. Identify

72. Google Doodle Against SOPA

73. After a long hard night of partying in New York in
1894, a socialite asked the maitre'd at the Waldorf
hotel to give him a piece of buttered toast with
poached egg, bacon and hollandaise as a recipe
for hangover. The Maitre'd substituted English
muffin for toast and ham for bacon. The resultant
dish was named after the socialite. Who?

74. Samuel benedict - The dish is Eggs benedict

75. During WW1 a soldier was sleeping in his tent
when he dreamt that it was being bombed. He
woke up and ran outside just then a bomb fell on
his tent and everyone inside perished. Who was
this fortunate soldier?

76. Adolf Hitler

77. X organised a ship full of political diplomats and
journalists to Norway to try and avert WW I . The
name of the ship was Oskar II . The mission was
obviously a failure . X tried to rope in Edison to join
but the latter refused . X even had a son named
Edsel .

78. Henry Ford

79. In 1978 he was arrested for purse snatching. Sent
to Tyron school for Boys. In 1988, he married
Robin Givens who divorced him after 10 months
saying he was a "manic depressive". He was
accused of man-handling a parking attendant
outside a LA night club. Who is the guy?

80. Mike Tyson

81. In the fall of 1979,the school children of Islington
Green officially went on a "study tour"? What did
they do?

82. Went to the studio to sing the chorus of "Another Brick
in the wall Part 2" by Pink Floyd.