General Trivia #1

If you had a device such as the ones shown in the picture, what would you possibly do with it? In early-made motorcars, these devices would be installed next to the driver's seats. What ten-letter word describes the reason for this?

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Whip holders; This is an example of a skeuomorph - though whips obviously held no use on mechanically run motor cars, manufacturers still installed them, as earlier, horse-lead wagons required the holders [so that the riders could whip their horses]. They were reluctant to alter this design until later.

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Current Affairs #1

The following message, and the two playlists shown in the picture, are from whom to whom? ['XXXXXX' is a blanked-out name]

PS: XXXXXX, we were both young when we first saw you, but now there’s more than 40 million of us who want you to stay, stay, stay. It’s a love story, baby, just say, Yes.

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From Spotify to Taylor Swift ('XXXXXX').

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2014 Dec 14th - Q130

There were protests outside the British Parliament recently, by many who were against the country's bans on paid television-pornography. The protestors sat on each others' faces, in a form of opposition. Which apt British song, did the protestors sing? 

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=> Sit on My Face by Monty Python

2014 Dec 12th - Q129

This recently released book broke the record for the highest first-week sales for a debutant author. It is also the fastest selling book in this year. The book was in hot water lately, when officially confirmed that it was ghostwritten. Which book, and who is the author [not the ghostwriter]?

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=> Girl Online by Zoe Sugg [Zoella]

2014 Dec 12th - Q128

Shown below are two paintings done by Norwegian artist Ruth Elisiv Ekeland in 2014. Where would you have likely seen the two?

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=> On the Nobel Peace Prize diplomas of Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai.

2014 Dec 11th - Q127

In the 10 topics most discussed about on Facebook in 2014, only one of them is a corporate. Name the corporate. And, three of these topics are sporting events. Name them too.

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=> The corporate is Malaysian Airlines; The sporting events being the FIFA World Cup 2014, Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, Super Bowl.

2014 Dec 8th - Q126

The Hamilton Watch Company, based and incorporated in the US in 1892, is one of the twenty brands owned by the Swatch Group. Two of its watch models related to which 2014 sensation, has brought the company into the news?

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=> Interstellar - these are the watches worn by Murph and Cooper in the movie.