Here is the third episode of QCT. Hope you like the questions. Lets ride!

1. X was born in a devout Muslim family and studied medicine at the Mymensingh Medical College and after graduating in 1986, worked as a government physician until 1994. X began writing poetry while studying in high school . X’s first anthology of poems titled Shikore Bipul Khudha (Hunger in the Roots) was published in 1986. It was an anthology of 38 poems composed between 1980 and 1984. X specialized in writing short lyrics based on personal experience. Who is X?

2. _______ is a rock band from Agoura Hills, California. Since their formation in 1996, the band has sold more than fifty million albums and won two Grammy Awards. The band’s foundation was anchored by Mike Shinoda, Brad Delson, and Rob Bourdon. After graduating from high school, the California natives began to take their musical interests more seriously, recruiting Joe Hahn, Dave “Phoenix” Farrell, and Mark Wakefield to perform in their band then titled Xero. What is the name of the band?

3. _____, a data communications technology that enables faster data transmission over copper telephone lines than a conventional voiceband modem can provide. It does this by utilizing frequencies that are not used by a voice telephone call. A splitter or microfilter allows a single telephone connection to be used for both _______ service and voice calls at the same time. (A bad question I think )

4. _______ is a web browser developed by Apple Inc. and included in Mac OS X. It was first released as a public beta on January 7, 2003. A beta version for Microsoft Windows was released for the first time on June 11, 2007 with support for Windows XP and Windows Vista, although it was also functional, albeit unofficially, on Windows 2000. A Google/Yahoo search box is a standard component of the _________ interface, as are software services that automatically fill out web forms, manage passwords via Keychain and spell check entries into web page text fields.

5. The _______, first awarded in 1981, were created by John Wilson in 1980, intended to counterpoint the Academy Awards by dishonoring the worst acting, screen writing, song writing, directing, and films that the film industry had to offer. It usually takes the form of a raspberry spray-painted gold and mounted on a plastic base.

6. X was educated at Mitra Institution School (Calcutta), Presidency College and then the University of Calcutta. He also attended Cambridge University and has been awarded an honorary fellowship of Jesus College. He was called to the bar in England and was a litigating barrister at the Calcutta High Court before joining active politics. The father of X was the president of the Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha, an organization that championed Hindu causes and a forerunner of today’s BJP. Later he left Hindu Mahasabha to join left politics and was elected to the Parliament with CPI (M) support. Who is X?

7. The kingdom of Lowrel is attacked and burned by Belzed’s evil troops of monsters. In the attack, the king and the queen are slain, and their only child, princess Silphee is kidnapped. The king’s guards were all killed, except for the powerful knight, Macren. He and his younger brother, Thonolan, an aspiring martial artist, take off on a long journey to defeat Belzed. They start their long struggle in the witches’ forest outside the kingdom of Lowrel. As the fight against the evil forces of Belzed commences, Macren is slain by a skeleton soldier. With his dying breath, he pleads Thonolan to use his great kicking powers to stop Belzed and his forces of evil and rescue the princess, Silphee. I am talking about a video game here. Tell me the name of the game (There is a clue in the question and its very easy)

8. ________ is a baleen whale. One of the larger rorqual species, adults range in length from 12–16 metres (40–50 ft) and weigh approximately 36,000 kilograms (79,000 lb). The _________ has a distinctive body shape, with unusually long pectoral fins and a knobbly head. It is an acrobatic animal, often breaching and slapping the water. Males produce a complex whale song, which lasts for 10 to 20 minutes and is repeated for hours at a time. (The question is not good but you know the answer!)

9. ______ is a piece of server software that allows users to freely create and edit Web page content using any Web browser. It supports hyperlinks and has a simple text syntax for creating new pages and crosslinks between internal pages on the fly. It is unusual among group communication mechanisms in that it allows the organization of contributions to be edited in addition to the content itself.

10. Identify the director.

I hope you like this quiz. I didn’t try much to find the questions. I have put up the things that I tried to find in wikipedia. Will try more for QCT4. Sorry to disappoint you guys with QCT3. Send your answers to vinodkumar.wall@gmail.com with the subject as QCT3 Answers please. Have fun!

P.S. If you don’t want me to put up the answers of the participants in the post “QCT3 Answers” then mention that in the comments please.