The First Quiz of the year. A General Quiz Held by the Literary Stage and Debating Society of NITK Surathkal.

1. TFQOTY Prelims
25 Questions

2. Question 1
IYENGAR
noun
A type of Ashtanga yoga focusing on the correct
alignment of the body, making use of straps,
wooden blocks, and other objects as aids to
achieving the correct postures.
Who is this type of Yoga named after?

3. Answer
Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar

4. Question 2
X is a British comedian and political satirist who
plays a recurring character on the television
series Community. He is known in US for his
work on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart but
left it at the end of 2013 and started his own
talk show on HBO which has gained popularity
of late for it’s satirical descriptions of news,
politics and current events. Who is X?

5. Answer
John Oliver

6. Question 3
‘This is a first for us in USA Basketball, to have something like this
take place,' USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo said. 'It's a
tough situation for our entire organization, the coaches, the
players. Very, very emotional. There's no way the game could
have gone on under the circumstances.’
‘Thanks everybody for the love and support.. I'll be ok and be
back better than ever!!! Love y'all!! #YoungTrece’
Who is the aforementioned tweet from and what incident are
they talking about?

7. Answer
Paul George Leg break injury

8. Question 4, connect
• Jimi Hendrix
• Paul McCartney
• Kurt Cobain
• Justin Beiber
• Albert King
Not exhaustive.
Extra 1 mark for what was different about Albert
King

9. Answer
Left handed guitar players
Albert King played a right handed guitar left
handed. (+1)

10. Question 5
XY was an English actor, film director, film
producer, and entrepreneur. He won two
academy awards as a director and producer of a
biopic in 1983 and appeared in Jurassic Park as
the creator of the titular theme park.
He was the older brother of ZY, a naturalist and
broadcaster.
Who’s XY and ZY?

11. Answer
X- Richard
Y- Attenborough
Z- David
½ mark for only Y, 1 mark only if you get all
three.

12. Question 6
Codenamed ‘Threshold’, the company which
released it’s previous version less than two years
go, is planning to hold a media event on Sept. 30
to unveil the new software’s preview leading up
to it’s release in the spring of 2015.

13. Answer
Windows 9

14. Question 7
Concluded on 12th May 2014, this event was the
biggest of it’s kind in the world and the number
of participants outnumbered the population of
Europe.
What is the event are we referring to?

15. Answer
Indian Elections

16. Question 8
‘We do not comment on the top secret work of
the Auror department, as we have told you no
less than 514 times, Ms. Skeeter.’
Who says these words? Where is this quote
from?

17. Answer
Harry Potter
The quote is from the new short story released
by JK Rowling for Potter fans as an Rita Skeeter
article.

18. Question 9, Connect

19. Answer
ISIS

20. Question 10
List of Y won by nationality of X
Rank Country Wins X(s)
1 United Kingdom 232 19
2 Germany 149 7
3 Brazil 101 6
4 France 79 12
5 Finland 46 4

21. Answer
X- Formula one drivers
Y- Formula one grand prix

22. Question 11, Connect
• Popeye
• The World According to Garp
• Good morning, Vietnam
• Awakenings
• The Fisher King
• Jumanji
• The Birdcage

23. Answer
Robin William films

24. Question 12
Considered a pioneer of the Navya movement,
he is the 6th person among 8 recipients of the
Jnapith award. He also received the Padma
Bhushan award in 1998 and was one of the
finalists of the Man Booker International Prize
for the year 2013. Who are we talking about?

25. Answer
Udupi Rajagopalacharya
Ananthamurthy

26. Question 13
What is "The McConaissance“?

27. Answer
The gradual shift of Matthew McConnaughey
from mainstream romcoms to more complex
and serious roles.

28. Question 14
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3VbG0lHD
hQ
What is the incident shown in this video?

29. Answer
MH 17 crash

30. Question 15
“If you open your legs enough that your head is
lowered by one-fourteenth of your height and
raise your hands enough that your extended
fingers touch the line of the top of your head,
know that the centre of the extended limbs will
be the navel, and the space between the legs
will be an equilateral triangle.”
What is Da Vinci referring to?

31. Answer
The Vitruvian Man

32. Question 16
Which comic strip is this pic from?

33. Answer
Bal Narendra

34. Question 17
X was a multinational telecommunications company
based in Illinois, U.S. After going through a lean period
they split up into two independent public companies X
Mobility (using a red version of X’s logo) and X Solutions
(using a blue version of X’s logo).
The former was acquired by E in May 2012 and later in
January 2014, it was announced that the company will be
taken over by a Chinese technology company G.
Name X, E and G.

35. Answer
X- Motorola
E- Google
G- Lenovo

36. Question 18
X was an outstanding genius who studied geometry as
a child. At the age of sixteen he stated and proved X's
Theorem, a fact relating any six points on any conic
section. The Theorem is sometimes called the "Cat's
Cradle" or the "Mystic Hexagram.“ Like most of the
greatest mathematicians, X was interested in physics
and mechanics, studying fluids, explaining vacuum, and
inventing the syringe and hydraulic press. At the age of
18, he designed and built the world's first automatic
adding machine.
Who is X?

37. Answer
Pascal

38. Question 19, connect

39. Answer
Oracle

40. Question 20
In a 1940s cartoon, Bugs Bunny calls Elmer Fudd a N as a
condescending jab, kind of like calling your friend "Einstein"
after he stabs himself in the butt or something. This wasn't
the first time that N was used ironically, but it was such an
obscure reference that most people watching probably
understood it as another word for "idiot," or someone with a
severe speech impediment that turns "R"s into "W"s.
N actually used to mean "great hunter": the term is based on
the biblical figure of N, the great-grandson of Noah and one of
the most powerful kings ever.
What is N?

41. Answer
Nimrod

42. Question 21
According to a global survey, Americans were
the least excited about the event with only 11%
showing extreme interest.
Conversely, Indonesia had the highest
excitement ratings with 61.3% claiming to be
very excited over the event.
Which event?

43. Answer
FIFA World Cup 2014

44. Question 22
Uluru ,also known as A Rock, is a large sandstone
rock formation in the southern part of the Northern
Territory in central Australia. It is listed as a UNESCO
world heritage site and is one of Australia’s most
recognisable landmarks. Uluru is notable for
appearing to change colour at different times of the
day and year, most notably when it glows red at
dawn and sunset.
Who was A?

45. Answer
Ayers Rock

46. Question 23
X is an ancient Roman town-city near modern
Naples in the Italian region of Campania. It was
mostly destroyed and buried under 4 to 6
meters of ash and pumice after the eruption of
Y in 79 AD.
Name X and Y.

47. Answer
X – Pompeii
Y- Mount Vesuvius

48. Question 24, put funda

49. Answer
The images depict the CW shows which are
based on the DC Universe.

50. Question 25
ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
Lou Gehrig’s Disease or
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis