Question 1414: Crikey! That’s a big one!

'X' and 'Y' (both local names) are two kinds of creatures of the ________ order found in India.

The scientific name for 'X' literally translates to "the ________ of the marsh". The local name 'X' is a corruption of a Urdu word which means "water monster". This is in turn is derived from makara, the Sanskrit word for ________.

'Y' originates from the Hindi word for a clay pot with a long neck, much like the snout shape of an adult male in 'Y'. Scientific reference is probably a misspelling of the word 'Y' and it also reflects the nativity to the Ganges. 'Y' is one of the longest of all surviving ________.

X? Y? (all blanks same)

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X: Mugger (magarmach)
Y: Gharial
Blank is Crocodile or Crocodilia (order).

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Question 1334: Signature

 Give Funda :

Answer: The Special Effects team tried to make their mark and wanted "SFX" to appear in that particular scene from Lion King. This has been misinterpreted in many different ways because it ended up looking like "SEX".

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Question 1285

Connect image 1 and 2 to a certain person X,  and put complete funda regarding X's thesis which related 1 to 2. (No need to identify the individual images)

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Answer: 1. Angraecum sesquipedale(Darwin's Orchid)
2. Xanthopan morgani The connect is Charles Darwin. The orchid,endemic to Madagascar, was first discovered in 1798. It is noteworthy for its long spur and its association with the naturalist Charles Darwin who surmised that the flower was pollinated by a then undiscovered moth with a proboscis whose length was then unprecedented. His prediction had gone unverified until 21 years after his death when the moth was discovered and his conjecture vindicated. The story of its postulated pollinator has come to be seen as one of the celebrated predictions of the theory of evolution.

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Question 1273: This shit is real!

A real life example of what?

Answer: A meercat and a warthog, more specifically Timon and Pumba.

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Question 1184: Company for Kevin James

What's the international significance of this video?

Answer: This is "Me at the Zoo" the first video ever to be uploaded on YouTube, this was done by Jawed Karim(who is seen in the video) under the username "jawed".

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Question 1132: Down with the flu

Meme time.

This is a fake cover of the National Geographic Magazine Cover. What's blanked out?

Answer: The main blank is Angry Bird. For other info, read indian's answer.

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Question 1096: Whichaka!

X is named after Johann Baptist von ____, a German naturalist who discovered the species. The species is critically endangered, and extinct in the wild. There are only 85 Xs in captivity now.



X has now starred in a recent film. Id X and the film.

Answer: X- Spix's macaw. The title is how the mating call of the bird apparently sounds. The film is Rio! I have to see the movie, darn it.

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