PCSAGK's Freshers' Quiz 2014 (Round 3)

2. #1
Writer Horace Freeland Judson describes this in his book The Eighth Day of Creation as:
“The overall pattern was a huge blurry diamond. The top and bottom points of the diamond
were capped by heavily exposed, dark arcs. From the bull’s-eye, a striking arrangement of
short, horizontal smears stepped out along the diagonals in the shape of an X or a maltese
cross. The pattern shouted ______.”
What is this special picture that Judson is describing here?

4. Answer: DNA molecule.
Having mastered better than anyone a technique called x-ray
crystallography, Rosalind Franklin had taken the-then clearest
pictures yet of the DNA molecule. It came in two forms, depending
on whether it was crystallized (shape A) or dissolved in water (shape
B). It was the longer, stretched-out wet form, her Photo 51, that went
on to become legendary.

5. -This symbol was often used in information technology
to highlight a special meaning. In 1978 for example,
Brian Kernighan and Dennis Ritchie used it in the C
programming language for special keywords that had to
be processed first by the C preprocessor.
-This symbol then appeared and was used within
Internet Relay Chat (IRC) networks to label groups and
topics. Channels or topics that are available across an
entire IRC network are prefixed with this symbol.
-
In 2007, Chris Messina proposed a similar system to be
used on Twitter.
What is this symbol?
#2

7. Answer: Hash

8. The usage of the word _________ can be traced as far back as
the late 1990s, when it was used by circles of television
fandoms. It consisted of watching several episodes of a
particular show in a row via DVD sets. (Although
theoretically possible with home videotape, very few
television shows released episodes to home viewers in that
format.) The word's usage was popularized with the advent
of on-demand viewing and online streaming. In 2013, the
word "exploded" into mainstream use when Netflix started
releasing episodes of its serial programming simultaneously.
61% of the Netflix survey participants said that they
_________ regularly.
FITB.
#3

10. Answer: Binge watching

11. When this celebrity’s marriage broke up rather
quickly in October 2011, comedian “Weird Al”
Yankovic reportedly said:
“72 Days is now an official unit of time known as a
________.”
FITB.
#4

13. Answer: Kardash

14. #5
Left: Paul Frommer; Right: Marc Okrand
What are their claims to fame?

16. Answer: The inventors of NA’VI and
KLINGON.

17. #6
I am looking for a name. Funda needed along with answer.

19. Answer:
• The name I was looking for is Ben Hur. The connection with
Charlton Heston is needless to say, Lew Wallace (middle) , was a
civil war hero and the man who wrote the novel from which the
movie was adapted.
• The man on the right is Pope Leo XIII. He officially blessed the
novel, making it the first work of fiction to receive such an honor.

20. Clockwise:
Pika, Penguin,
Bayleaf,
salamander,
Turtle
#7 Connect

22. Answer: Creatures which inspired Pocket Monsters
(Pokemon).

23. #8
 This Bond Girl derives her name from an erstwhile- Allied
controlled city of Western Europe. In fact, her name was
indicative of her divided loyalties as a double agent under
Soviet control.
 Apparently, Ian Fleming created a new cocktail recipe (made
of gin, vodka and Kina Lillet), that was later named by Bond
after her.
 When used in Latin, the name stands for evening.
Identify this enigmatic character.

25. Answer- Vesper Lynd (West Berlin, Vesper Martini)

26. #9
 Identify the personality.

28. Answer- Zohra Sehgal

29. Weighted Rating (WR) = (v ÷ (v+m)) × R + (m ÷ (v+m)) × C
Where:
•R = average for the (mean) = (Rating)
•v = number of votes = (votes)
•m = minimum votes required to be listed in “X”
(currently 25000)
•C = the mean vote across the whole report
(currently 7.0)
This particular formula gives us one of the most widely known lists
on the internet. It is often used as a metric of success in the field in
which it is used.
What are we talking about?
#10

31. Answer: Top 250
Top
250

32. #11
On television, this structure has been the inspiration of one
of the most iconic landmarks. On the TV series (which is
immensely popular), the structure is of paramount
importance.
What are we referring to?

34. Answer: The Wall (Game of Thrones)

35. Audience
 The term was first used in Ambrose Bierce's 1891 short story 'An
Inhabitant of ________'.
 It also appeared in Robert W. Chambers' book of horror short
stories titled The King in Yellow (1895).
 Originally used, to indicate a mysterious, ancient and possibly
cursed place, it is said to be located on the shores of Lake Hali in
the Hyades.
 In maps of the world of George R R Martin's A Song of Ice and
Fire, a city named ________ is labeled on the easternmost edge of
the map along the coast of a large lake, near other magical cities
such as Asshai.
 "Come on inside little priest... to the right little priest, take the
bride's path, this is __________." -Erroll Childress
Identify the term and FITB.

37. Answer- Carcosa

38. Audience
Connect and identify all the characters.

40. Answer- Created by Pran Kumar Sharma; Pinki,
Billoo, Raka, Shrimati Ji