Coaches, Churchill, Cartoon and a Crusader's Sword

Long Time.. first the exms.. then an Amazing trip to Pune.. then thrice to the beach in 2 days.. n then to the riverside.. I hv been busy enjoying ;)

Here goes..

1. Mumbai - Ratnagiri - Sindhudurg - Goa - Kolhapur - Pune - Aurangabad - Ajanta-Ellora - Nashik - Mumbai.... Which Train's schedule?

Ans: DECCAN ODYSSEY

2. This is a pair of extremely luxurious twin coaches numbered 9000 and 9001. Built in 1956, it was used frequently till 1977 after whch it fell into disuse for security reasons. It was used again on May 30, 2003 after 26 long years. What??

Ans: PRESIDENTIAL COACH

3. This is widely supposed to be named after Winston Churchill. Its designer, however, later confessed that it was actually named after a fictional character from the book " The Maltese Fiction". What am i talking about?

Ans: FAT MAN, the Nuclear Bomb dropped during WWII. And its actually "The Maltese Falcon". Thanks Dr. Jaya for your correction :)

4. In 1992, a student at the California Institute of Arts, created a short film “The Whoopass ___”
which was picked up by Hanna-Barbera as an innovative cartoon. They modified the name
“Whoopass” as it was considered inappropriate and then created what was considered to be a
combined spoof on American/Japanese superheroes, making heavy references to pop culture and rock bands of the 70s and 80s, especially the Beatles, along the way.

Ans: THE POWERPUFF GIRLS

5. What is being described here ?

# Manufacturers: R.S.Owens, Chicago, Illinois
# Annual production : 40 units ( approx.)
# Height: 34 cm
# Weight: 3.85KG
# Made of: Gold-plated Britannium

Ans: OSCAR STATUETTE