1. Delhi 42 Quiz Meet
General Quiz
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2. Rules
• +10/0 on bounce.
• Part points on bounce wherever explicitly mentioned.
• +10/-10 on pounce.
• No part points on pounce.
• QMs decision can only be veto’d by Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh AKA
Messenger of God.
3. Question 1
• X enlisted in the United States Air Force on July 7, 1950. After basic training
at Lackland Air Force Base and technical training at Brooks Air Force Base,
both in San Antonio, Texas, X was assigned to the 12th Radio Squadron
Mobile of the U.S. Air Force Security Service at Landsberg, Germany as a
Morse Code Intercept Operator for Soviet Army transmissions. It was there
he created his first band, named "The Landsberg Barbarians". He was the
first radio operator to pick up the news of the death of Joseph Stalin. He
was honorably discharged as a Staff Sergeant on July 3, 1954, and returned
to Texas.
Above is an excerpt from the description of the early life of an American
singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor and author who was widely considered
one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Although primarily
remembered as a country music icon, his genre-spanning songs and sound
embraced rock and roll, rockabilly, blues, folk, and gospel. This crossover
appeal won X the rare honour of multiple inductions in the Country Music,
Rock and Roll and Gospel Music Halls of Fame.
Who am I talking about?
6. Question 2
• In the past, almost everybody __________________ (phrase) because
that was the most sensible option for feudal, violent societies. Since
most people are right-handed, swordsmen preferred to keep to the
left in order to have their right arm nearer to an opponent and their
scabbard further from him. It also reduced the chance of the
scabbard (worn on the left) hitting other people.
• Furthermore, a right-handed person finds it easier to mount a horse
from the left side of the horse, and it would be very difficult to do
otherwise if wearing a sword (which would be worn on the left).
This is the reasoning for a peculiar bifurcation of habits/laws in
different countries. What is this the reasoning for?
7.
8. Answer
Reason why in 35% of countries cars are driven on the left side of the
road.
9. Question 3
• "Family lore told privately of the firstborn son, Manny, born in 1886 but
surviving for only three months, and carried off by tuberculosis. Even some
members of the X family wondered if he was pure myth. But Manfred can
be verified. A death certificate of the Borough of Manhattan reveals that
he died, aged seven months, on 17 July 1886, of enterocolitis, with
'asthenia' contributing, i.e., probably a victim of influenza. He is buried at
New York's Washington Cemetery, beside his grandmother, Fanny Sophie
Schönberg (née Salomons), who died on 10 April 1901.“
The above excerpt is taken from the online family tree of the very well-
known X family, stating of the existence of a 6th member in addition to the
famous five members. The X family was known for their success in
vaudeville, on Broadway, and in motion pictures from 1905 to 1949.
The act was included in AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars list of the 25 greatest male
stars of Classic Hollywood cinema, the only performers to be inducted
collectively.
12. Question 4
• Established in 1983, XY Limited, a Chandigarh, India based automobile
company, is owned by the Sumitomo Corporation of Japan and Punjab
Tractors Limited of India, with a technical collaboration with Isuzu and Y of
Japan. Sumitomo upped its stake in the company in 2009 by purchasing all
of Punjab Tractors' remaining shares, raising their stake to 53.5%. After
some trial production in 1985, series production began in 1986.
• The company manufactures light commercial vehicles like trucks, buses,
ambulances, police personnel carriers, water tankers and special vehicles.
• It exports its products to countries like Nepal, Zambia, Bangladesh, Kenya,
Tanzania, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Rwanda, Seychelles, Syria, Jordan.
• The company's annual turnover for the year 1997 - 1998 exceeded Rs. 151
crores. It has a dealer network of about 128 dealers spread throughout
India. X Engines and Punjab Scooters are its associate companies.
All of you have at some point or the other encountered the name of this
company. Give the name.
15. Question 5
• The X’s Y or tubercle is a facial feature where the double curve of a human
upper lip is said to resemble the Y of X, the Roman god of erotic love. The
peaks of the bow coincide with the philtral columns giving a prominent Y
appearance to the lip.
• The phrase is common in literature, often used related to speech, and
therefore the mouth, as in Venus and Adonis, lines 577–581:
For pity now she can no more detain him;
The poor fool prays her that he may depart
She is resolv'd no longer to restrain him,
Bids him farewell, and look well to her heart,
The which, by X’s Y she doth protest.
21. Question 7
• “When the company revealed the latest colourway of the Y, it described
the dusty hue as “rose gold”; however, anyone with decent eyesight and a
basic understanding of colours can tell you the new version is obviously
pink. Perhaps X dubbed it rose gold in an attempt to appeal to its male
consumers, who might be uncomfortable carrying a device that is labelled
“pink." It's understandable, too, as most of us have been brainwashed with
the idea that “blue is for boys and pink is for girls.” But times have changed,
and many men are willing to reject antiquated gender norms—especially if
that means copping a dope new Y.”
As a result of the popularity of the rose gold colourway of X’s new product Y
with male consumers, the colour has cleverly been dubbed by the internet as
“Z gold”, and the term has recently gone viral since the release of Y.
Give me X, Y (+5 for both) and Z (+5).
24. Question 8
• X is a village on the Swedish island of Resarö, in
Vaxholm Municipality in the Stockholm
archipelago. The name of the village means "outer
village".
• At a quarry and mine near the village, the rare
earth mineral _____ was discovered and named
after the village. This crude mineral eventually
proved to be the source of four new elements that
were named after the mineral ore and the village.
• In addition, three other lanthanides, holmium (Ho,
named after Stockholm), thulium (Tm, named after
Thule, a mythic analog of Scandinavia), and
gadolinium (Gd, after the chemist Johan Gadolin)
can trace their discovery to the same quarry.
27. Question 9
• X is the name of an oil painting on canvas by Belgian surrealist René
Magritte, painted in 1953. The piece depicts a scene of nearly
identical men dressed in dark overcoats and bowler hats, who seem
to be drops of heavy rain against a backdrop of buildings and blue sky.
The men are spaced in rhombic grids facing the viewpoint and
receding back in grid layers.
• As was often the case with Magritte's works, the title X was found by
his poet friend Louis Scutenaire. X is a ruined city in the state of
Telangana, India, near Hyderabad, which from the mid-14th century
until the end of the 17th was the capital of two successive kingdoms;
famed for being the centre of the region's legendary diamond
industry.
• Picture on the next slide.
31. Question 10
• X is a scotch whiskey manufactured in Glasgow, Scotland by X Marketing
Pvt Ltd, owned by the NRI Jabble family and distributed in the UK, Canada
and India. X is marketed in India by Nature’s Bounty Wines and Allied
Products.
• When released in India in 2011, it created a buzz (no pun intended) in the
bars of various Indian cities due to its name, which it gets from the usual
Indian rejoinder of refusing or hesitating to ask for their first drink.
• In addition, popular ice-cream chain Giani's has introduced the X sundae.
Topped with fruits and loaded with brownie cakes and nuts, this dessert is
worth dying for. "With most people unable to decide which flavour to try,
we created a dessert that's a mix of everything. It helps people taste the
best without actually ordering any particular flavour," said their
salesperson.
43. Question 14
• Primarily known for his contribution to another field, late in his life, X
joined the Greek War of Independence fighting the Ottoman Empire,
for which many Greeks revere him as a national hero. He died one
year later at age 36 from a fever contracted while in Missolonghi in
Greece.
• X planned to attack the Turkish-held fortress of Lepanto, at the mouth
of the Gulf of Corinth. He employed a fire-master to prepare artillery
and took part of the rebel army under his own command, despite his
lack of military experience. Before the expedition could sail, he fell ill,
and the usual remedy of bloodletting weakened him further and he
eventually died.
• It has been said that if had lived and had gone on to defeat the
Ottomans, he might have been declared King of Greece.
Who is being talked about?
46. Question 15
• X is responsible for the invention of one of the most commonly used
designs of a telescope, named after him.
• However, very little is known about X, so much so that even his complete
name and occupation is unknown.
• The identity of X has had many theories. His only known publication was a
written letter on a megaphone with an attached note describing a new
type of telescope on April 25, 1672. For a long time, reference works were
forced to report his first name as "not conclusively known".
• Different sources have claimed his first name to be Guillaume – a metal-
caster and sculptor who is mentioned in the accounts of king Louis XIV's
buildings between 1684 and 1686, Jacques – a doctor, or Laurent - a
Catholic priest.
Give me X.
54. Question 17
• The origin of the word X unexpectedly originally meant ‘goat-song’.
• Many theories have been offered to explain it. One is that Greek Xs
were known as goat-songs because the prize in Athenian X
competitions was a live goat. Sometimes the goat would be sacrificed,
and a goat lament sung as the sacrifice was made. Hence the goat-
song became intertwined with the Greek Xs.
• Others believe that in the Xs themselves men and women would wear
goat-costumes to dress up as satyrs—half-goat beings that
worshipped and surrounded Dionysus in his revelry.
• A humorous suggestion is one that was offered in the Guardian’s
celebrated Notes & Queries section. In answer to why the word X
comes from a word for goat-song, a Mr Marcus Roome of Clapton in
London wrote simply: ‘Have you ever heard a goat sing?’
57. Question 18
• X’s 11th feature film Y involved him delving in a genre he had not
worked with previously. As a result, at the time of its release, Y was
the only one of X’s past 9 movies which was not nominated for either
the Academy Awards or the Golden Globes. Moreover, Y was received
rather poorly by the critics of the time, even though it is now
considered to be one of the classics of the genre.
• Even more staggering was the fact that Y was nominated for 2 Razzie
Awards, X for Worst Director and another for Worst Actress.
• Give me X and Y. (+5 each)
60. Question 19
The song is “Video Killed
the Radio Star” released
by British new wave duo
The Buggles in 1979.
On August 1, 1981, the
video achieved a certain
feat which makes it a
landmark in entertainment
and music history. What
was the feat?
66. Question 21
• X or Y is a spa city and the county seat of Sierra County, New Mexico,
United States. In 2012, the population was 6,411. It is commonly known
within New Mexico as T or C. It has frequently been noted on lists of
unusual place names.
• Originally named Hot Springs, the city changed its name to X or Y, the title
of a popular NBC Radio program. In 1950, Ralph Edwards, the host of the
radio quiz show X or Y, announced that he would air the program from the
first town that renamed itself after the show; Hot Springs won the honour.
Edwards visited the town during the first weekend of May for the next 50
years. This event was called "Fiesta" and included a beauty contest, a
parade, and a stage show. The city still celebrates Fiesta each year during
the first weekend of May.
69. Question 22
• The Albanian virus (alternatively known as the Irish virus or the
honour code virus) is a long running joke within the hacking
community.
• It has surfaced on various emails displaying a dialog box claiming that
it is a virus sent by the Albanian Hackers, and attempts to harm the
user using a rather unconventional method of attack.
• The virus was chosen to originate from Albania probably due to the
low level of technological advancement as compared to the west.
What is the method of attack it utilizes?
72. Question 23
• Y’s Three Laws are three "laws" of prediction formulated by the
British writer XY. They are:
1. When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is
possible, he is almost certainly right. When he states that
something is impossible, he is very probably wrong.
2. The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a
little way past them into the impossible.
3. Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from
magic.
Give me the writer.
75. Question 24
• X was founded in 1935 by Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob Smith in Akron, Ohio. To
share their method, Wilson and other members wrote the book informally
known as "The Big Book" (with its first 164 pages virtually unchanged since
the 1939 edition), now the central text of X, it suggests a twelve-step
program in which members admit that they are powerless over ______ and
need help from a "higher power". They seek guidance and strength
through prayer and meditation from God or a Higher Power of their own
understanding; take a moral inventory with care to include resentments;
list and become ready to remove character defects; list and make amends
to those harmed; continue to take a moral inventory, pray, meditate, and
try to help other _________ recover. The second half of the book,
"Personal Stories" (subject to additions, removal and retitling in
subsequent editions), is made of X members' redemptive autobiographical
sketches. X?
