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Q.1:  What subculture’s origin is explained below:

In the 1970s, Japan introduced mechanical pencils which provided fine handwriting. As a result, girls started to develop excessively sweet handwriting & drawings, which eventually got banned from schools due to illegibility. These drawings made their way onto magazines, make-up etc.

What most people don’t realize is that it was a way for girls to express themselves in their own way, and rebel against traditional culture (often seen as boring & oppressive).

Similarly, girls would dress in offbeat styles to express their feelings.



Q.2: First products of which companies?

A. Wooden toy ducks 

B. Toilet paper


Q.3: Contrary to popular belief, the phrase X does not have its origin in any sport. Rather, it comes from fighter pilots who exhaust their whole ammunition belt, giving everything they have.

Which phrase?


Q.4: A House for Mr. Biswas is a 1961 novel by V.S. Naipaul. The novel was later adapted as a stage musical, with compositions by Monty Norman.

Unfortunately, it never made it to the stage, so Norman adapted one of the songs from the play into the score of a movie he was working for.

The rest, as they say, is history. Which movie/theme did he score?


Q.5 FITB


Q.6: An easy way for a relatively unknown actor/politician/musician to experience a surge in popularity is to appear on a more popular work. The X Bump is one such example of when politicians, especially ones running for an office, experienced a bump in poll numbers after being on X’s show.

Similar examples exist with music (revival by commercialization), objects (the Red Stapler effect), and online resources (slashdotting).

Identify X.

Q.7: Originally titled “The Fireman,”what was rechristened because the creator made a call to their local fire station and enquired under what conditions it would burn?

The fireman who replied put the phone on hold, did a live check, and then gave the creator an oddly specific answer.

Answers

1. Kawaii Culture

2. A: Lego ; B: Nokia

3. The Whole Nine Yards

4. James Bond Theme

5. Lord Of The Rings

6. Stephen Colbert

7. Fahrenheit 451

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