Weekly dose of quiz-2 from Enquesta

1. Weekly dose of quiz-2
Prepared by
-Nitin Suresh(Quizmaster)
suresh.nitin@gmail.com
Ph:98953 95096

2. Try the quiz without googling
 Otto Königsberger was born in Berlin in 1908, and trained as an
architect there at the Technical University, graduating in 1931. In
1933, he won the Schinkel Prize for Architecture for a design for
the Olympic Stadium in Berlin. However, with the rise to power
of the Nazi Party, Königsberger was forced to leave the country,
as was his uncle, physicist Max Born.
 Königsberger later worked in India and helped in Town
planning of 2 cities.Jamshedpur and which other city?
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3. A sweet question
 According to one of the legends, Goddess Laxmi gets
upset because her husband Lord Jagannath goes on a 9-
day sojourn (the ratha yatra) without her consent. So, she
locks Jai Vijay Dwar, one of the temple gates and prevents
his convoy from re-entering the sanctum sanctorum of the
temple. To appease her, Jagannath offers her Khira
Mohana
 What dish now in controversy had such divine origins?
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4. This one should be a low full toss for Cricket lovers
Ian Redpath by Charlie Griffith(1968)
Brian Luckhurst by Greg Chappel(1974)
Derek Randall by Ewan Chatfield(1977)
Sikandar Bhakt by Alan Hurst(1978)
Grant flower by Dipak Patel(1992)
What are we talking about?
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5.  Located on a very busy street in the Lal
Darwaza area of Ahmedabad, the Sidi
Saiyyed Mosque is an unpretentious, small
mosque that, at first glance, does not seem to
offer anything extraordinary. If you look
closely, though, you will notice the fine lattice
windows of the mosque, which tourists from
across India and abroad come to see.One of
the windows in the Mosque inspired a famous
Logo.Which one
(i cant show that window because then it will
become too damn easy)
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6. Explain the Connect 5

7. Whats the connect
 Roosevelt
 Ambassador
 Biltmore
 Grauman's Chinese
 Shrine
 Pantages
 Santa Monica
 Dorothy Chandler
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8. Identify the very famous ? awards 7

9. May force you to think a bit
 In 1866, George McGill received
U.S. patent 56,587 that was a
precursor to the modern
staple.He showed his invention at
the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.This
device weighed over two and
a half pounds .
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10. Geeks will crack this one...
Most likely the first one was
QWERTYIOP.
This was often misquoted
Who used it and what are we talking about
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11. The cartoon drawn by Gabriel from Brentford
Middlesex had these words Freedom is in
Peril, Defend it with All Your Might' was used
by an Indian firm on its Logo.Which firm are
we talking about
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12. ..a quizzing venture
• Started as quizmaster in ‘Quest ‘a club in Wadia
college Pune where the most passionate quizzers
had trivia as their four square meals
• In 2010, rediscovered the passion at a
summer school camp in kerala
• 40 quizzes at school, college, business schools
in Kerala and Mumbai followed in the next 4 years….
• Helped me to improve as a quizzer also.Won the
ultimate TATA Crucible Kochi round last year.
• Works as Brand manager for living in Malayala
Manorama handling the ULTIMATE encyclopedia..
Manorama Yearbook

13. Please give the answers and your comments
columns.Answers to be posted within a weeks time
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Ph:9895395096
Email;suresh.nitin@gmail.com