Sunday, November 4, 2007

Tranche

1) Described by Nani S Palkhivala as "the best managed charitable organization in India", this organization also received Palkhivala's life savings amounting to around RS 2 Crores. This organization was the result of Paramacharya of Kanchi's exhortation to Dr S S Badrinath of a too create a hospital with a missionary spirit.
Answer: Shankar Nethralaya

2) Wine tasting - A sensory examination and evaluation of wine. It is, in fact, a well paying profession accompanied by its own perks. Question - What are Vertical and Horizontals Wine Tastings or to put it in a different way, what is the difference between Vertical and Horizontal wine tastings.
Answer: In Vertical Tasting different vintages of the same wine type from the same winery are tasted. This emphasizes differences between various vintages; whereas in Horizontal Tasting the wines are all from the same vintage but are from different wineries. Keeping wine variety or type and wine region the same helps emphasize differences in winery styles.

3) Born Lawrence Harvey Zeiger, this American is very well known today, but by a different name. Who am I talking about?
Clue: He became famous when he hosted a radio show Miami Undercover in 1960.
Answer: Larry King of the Larry King Live fame

4) Find the analogues:
Shrek: Mike Myers
Donkey: Eddie Murphy
Princess Fiona: Cameron Diaz
Puss in Boots: Antonio Banderas
Ugly Stepsister: Larry King

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