Ideas for Group Tasks

Paper clips -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_Clips_Project (just for background info)
http://www.xrysostom.com/paperclip.html (101 uses)
http://www.angelfire.com/az/canuskank/101.html (101 uses for safety pins)

Trash to craft
http://familycrafts.about.com/od/craftsbyproduct/a/trashcrafts.htm
http://www.betterbudgeting.com/articles/frugal/trashcrafts.htm

Visit Exhibitions and Fests -
For eg., at Kala Ghoda fest there was a stall selling decorative products made of empty cans, was the sheer use of Bisleri cans being cut into flowers and leaves and painted or stuck with transparent colored paper to make.
using a bisleri bottle with its bottom cut out is a popular funnel device commonly seen.
CDs as canvases for paintings or strung together as chimes are other innovations.

More later.

Questions - part 1

1) Founder of Wikipedia? - Jimmy Wales (Wikipedia is a non -profit org with just 22 employees)
2) Who is Richard Stallman? - founder of the free software movement associated with the development of the GNU/LINUX platform
3) Highest cricket ground in the world?
4) Paraolympics began in the year?
5) India hosted the Asian games in the years?
6) Number of Olympic medals won by India? (gold and others)
7) Number of world cups won by India?
8) Man Booker winner announced in 2008 went to?
9) Parzania directed by?
10) How many amendments does out constitution have?
11) SAIL - full form? their tag line is ?
12) Intel chips - which Indian is associated with it?
13) A search engine made its way to the Oxford dictionary in 2006 - the name is?
14) Founders of the above?
15) Ajay Devgan has won how many national film awards?
16) The Calcutta Chromosome is written by?
17) The emerald Isle is also known as ?
18) Analog use of Cell phones began in the year?
19) GSM/CDMA/ TDMA are all digital systems used in cellulars - this system was developed in the year? In the place?
20) North Korea allows the use of cellurars?
21) George Sweigert + June 10th 1969 - Relevance?
22) Siemens' HQ in ?
23) Nokia HQ in?

TYC online allows you to download question and answer banks once you register for free.
Business Quiz from SCRIBD
http://www.scribd.com/doc/2240962/Business-quiz-MBA-1
Another Quiz from MSU Baroda
www.msubaroda.ac.in/management/upload/BUSINESS_QUIZ_FINAL.doc

GK Links

Noble Prize
Categories
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Prize
Winners (Especially note the 2008 winners)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Ig_Nobel_Prize_winners
List of Winners - Country wise (Note Indian Winners)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nobel_laureates_by_country

Olympics Winners + Places
Places where Olympics have been held
http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/index_uk.asp
Overall Medal Winners - Countries
http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/GL/95A/GL0000000.shtml
Multiple Medal Winners
http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/GL/99/GL0000000.shtml
Medal Winners in Individual Sports and Records
http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/REC/index.shtml

Pulitzer Prize
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulitzer_Prize

India + Amazing Facts
http://www.indianchild.com/amazing_facts_of_India.htm

Links

Old Site on India Firsts:
http://www.culturopedia.com/first_in_india_misc.html
Technological Aspects + Computer History
http://tdi.uregina.ca/~complit/comphist.htm
India + Geography
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_India
India + Overall
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India