Quiz 100:6th December 2011

Q1. This event is held in the Black Rock Desert in Northern Nevada. The event starts on the Monday before the American Labor Day holiday, and ends on the holiday itself. The annual event now known as ________ began as a bonfire ritual on the summer solstice in 1986 when Larry Harvey, Jerry James, and a few friends met on Baker Beach in San Francisco and burned a 9-foot (2.7-meter) wooden man as well as a smaller wooden dog. Name this event.

Q2. For many years, his goal celebration consisted of kissing his wedding ring as an acknowledgment to his wife Mamen Sanz whom he married in 1999. He enjoys listening to Spanish music and reading, especially the books of Arturo Pérez Reverte.  On 16 October 2004, he was appointed as FAO Goodwill Ambassador of the United Nations. Name him.

Q3. He is a Czech playwright, essayist, poet, dissident and politician. He was the tenth and last President of Czechoslovakia (1989–92) and the first President of the Czech Republic (1993–2003). In his acceptance speech, he said: "The idea of human rights and freedoms must be an integral part of any meaningful world order. Yet I think it must be anchored in a different place, and in a different way, than has been the case so far. Name this person.

Q4. The song was written in late 2001, and was inspired by his father's death in March 2001, as well as the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States later that year. It was released in May 2002 as the lead single from the album, Unleashed." The song topped the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and reached number 25 on the Hot 100 chart becoming his biggest solo hit on that chart. At the premier of the song the singer said "If you want to serve, that is what you can do. Name the singer and the song.

Q5.This water body is bounded to the northwest by Russia, to the west by Azerbaijan, to the south by Iran, to the southeast by Turkmenistan, and to the northeast by Kazakhstan. In Iran, it is referred to as Daryâ-ye Mazandaran, meaning "the Sea of Mazandaran" in Persian, and sometimes also as Daryâ-ye Khazar. Like the Black Sea, the _________ Sea is a remnant of the ancient Paratethys Sea. Name this sea.

Q6. This is a logo of which 2 companies.

Q7. Identify.