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  1. In around2008, the London mayor felt that Stratford needed "something extra" to "distinguish the East London skyline". What resulted was “a continuously looping lattice ... made up of eight strands winding into each other and combined by rings like a jagged knot” which as the mayor later dwelt would have boggled the minds of the Romans. What? 2. In marketing terminology, X is any computer program that is so necessary or desirable that it proves the core value of some larger technology, such as computer hardware, gaming console, software or an operating system. For eg, VisiCalc for Apple II, Tetris for the Game Buoy or the Halo for XBox. What? 7 X, located on the Atlantic Ocean, is the largest city of Morocco with one of the largest artificial ports in the world. X wasthe setting for the worldwide acclaimed movie of the same name that received eight Academy Awardnominations, winning three. Give me X. 9. Patients suffering from a rupture of the biceps tendon may develop a bulge in their arm. This is the retracted muscle bunched up in the arm, and is sometimes referred to as a “______ muscle” in medical circles because it is more pronounced than normal. Fill in the blank. 14. A X can be described as a mix of a grocery store and a fast-food restaurant. It sells ready-to-eatfood products and its name is the shortened form of the german word for “tasty things”. 17. Apart from being locations in London, what else connects (part of an exhaustive list): Pall mall,Trafalgar Square, Marlborough Street, Oxford Street, Old Kent Road, Mayfair (Think sports!) 19. Following the death of X in June 2012, a new HTTP error code was proposed: “Error _ _ _ - This pagehas been burned". This would be used to indicate to users that the website they were trying to accesshad been censored. What is the error code? 21. “Now, you just go outside and enjoy yourself, and, uh, forget about all this nonsense. I want you toleave it all to me.” What is this preceded by? 30. During the 1990s, Rajasthan state government employee Bhanwari Devi, worker of the Women Development Programme, tried to prevent child marriage and was raped by the landlords of the community. Further the rapist were allowed to go scot free by Rajasthan High Court. This enraged a women's rights group called _______that filed a PIL in the Supreme Court of India. What resulted? (something which was in news in last few months) 12. In the 1800's, Charles was an Irish real estate manager who refused to lower rents in hard times; the tenants retaliated by refusing to do business with him thus creating the popular term __________?