1. TVM MP Dr Shashi Tharoor concluded on Friday an agreement in principle with the Mayor of _____ , Sr. Jordi Hereu, to twin the two cities. It will feature concrete projects of co-operation in the fields of infrastructure development, cultural and sporting exchange, medical assistance to Tvms cancer hospital and waste disposal, as well as related areas. We are grateful to Minister Shashi Tharoor for bringing to our attention the great similarities and opportunities for co-operation between _______and TVM, Mayor Hereu said. We look forward to a fruitful relationship. A team from ________s Casa Asia will travel to TVM in late January and the citys Director of International Co-operation will follow in the first week of February. The agreement will be formally signed in TVM as soon as the necessary procedures are completed in India.

2. Simply put, which is this twin city of Trivandrum ? 3. BARCELONA 4. Why has this object been in news in recently ? 5. CAXIROLAwhich was supposed to be the successor of the Vuvuzela, but was banned from usage at the FIFA Confeds & the FIFA world cup. 6. Which is the largest city in the world not located either along a river, or by a lake, and even not on the shore of any sea or ocean ? 7. JOHANNESBERG 8. This Virgin Comics superhero shares his name which also happens to be attributed to 2 of the worlds best cricketers, One being an Indian. What name ? 9. MASTER BLASTER 10. RAHUL DRAVID 11. Where ? 12. BERLIN[ EAST & WEST GERMANY ] 13. You have more odds of making it to MIT than working at ________. That's right, acceptance rate of MIT(8.9%) is more than that of _________(6.2%). Moreover, __________ has a university - Hamburger University . Believe it or not, the university has its campuses in Tokyo, London, So Paulo, Sydney, Munich, and Shanghai. 14. Born in 1986. He is typically described as clad in red ,skin tight rabbit eared bodysuit with a black N inscribed in a white circle..He is featured in commercials that is used the slogan Avoid the..A game has also been released with the same name in addition to Capcoms Yo ... and The super pizza shootout. He is also made appearances in Family Guy, 30 rocks, in a segment of ___________and in two episodes of The Simpsons. Who is he? 15. Id the patent holder & purpose of invention . 16. In 2007, the inmates of Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center(CPDRC), a maximum security prison in Cebu, _________, imitated the dance featured in the music video of X. The footage became a viral You-tube video, with 2.66 lakh hits within 2 days and over 50 million hits as of Feb, 12. It even made it to TIME magazines Most watchable videos of 2007. The idea behind the dance came from the prison's chief, Byron F. Garcia. Garcia first conceived the idea of exercising as an enjoyable way of keeping the prisoners mentally and physically fit. Music was then added to provide additional motivation. The convicts marched and danced to several songs, including "In the Navy" and "Y.M.C.A." by the Village People. 17. THE PHILLIPINES 18. Who ? 19. "Planet of Alfred Nobel"Dnipropetrovsk University of Economics & Law 802 Nobel laureates' reliefs made of a composite alloy obtained when disposing strategic missiles 20. Only one Indian parliamentarian has the distinction of being elected from four different states. This person also holds the record of winning from six different constituencies. Who? 21. Funda again ! 22. The "Festival of the Kiss" is celebrated in Roquemaure, France. It commemorates the arrival of the village's most famous historical resident's mortal remains to a town reliquary in 1868, many centuries after his death. Celebrations revolve around a return to a 19th century way of life, including costumes and markets, drawing more than 20,000 visitors every year. Who was this resident? 23. Fountain of the Four Rivers' is a Bernini-sculpted fountain in Rome that includes sculptures of four Gods, seeking to represent the four major rivers of the world.Three of them are Nile, Danube & Rio de la Plata. Gimme the 4th river . 24. THE GANGES 25. Simple, gimme the authors name ? 26. In 2005, _____ ______ called The Da Vinci Code a novel so bad that it gives bad novels a bad name. [ DB's enemies list ,New York books , 2009 ] Which renowned author was this enemy ? 27. This palace & fortress complex is perhaps the most significant example of Islamic architecture in Spain, or in Europe rather. It is one among the UNESCO world heritage sites, and also finds its place among the 12 Treasures of Spain. It has inspired numerous forms of arts & sciences literary works, musical pieces, paintings, mathematics & even videogames. What is the one word name for this structure, found in Andalusia, Granada ? 28. THE ALHAMBRA 29. Such impossible images that appear on Google Maps are the result of a phenomenon called the Google _____ Effect . 30. GOOGLE ESCHER EFFECT 31. Tribute to ??? 32. JACKIE ROBINSON 33. The 1st official ________ occurred between Dusty Baker & Glen Burke of the LA Dodgers on 2nd October, 1977. I It was a wild, triumphant moment and a good omen as the Dodgers headed to the play-offs. Burke, waiting on the deck, thrust his over his head to greet his friend and Baker, not knowing what to do, smacked it. It seemed like the thing to do ! says Baker about the incident. FITB. 34. What is the popular name given to this peak in the Manad hills of Maharashtra ? 35. Just gimme this brand which made it to the top-5 amidst all those tech giants . 36. What ??? 37. According to the CEO of Halfbrick Studios, the idea of this app came from one of its lead designers, who was watching one of the late night TV informecials about knives that were really sharp . Which app ? 38. Gaming location inspired by ???? 39. ABBOTTABAD HIDEOUT OF BIN LADEN 40. This actor won a whopping 50 awards out of a max. 53 for a single role in a film. The awards included an Oscar, a Golden Globe and a BAFTA .But, he never lived on to receive any of these. Who are we talking about ? 41. Last Lines from an almost last scene in the last film of the Batman trilogy. They are actually the last lines from one of the best pieces of literature ever written, particularly under historical fiction. Which book ? 42. A TALE OF TWO CITIESCharles Dickens