GMC Quizzing Inc. October 2017 Quiz, QM Ashwin Mascarenhas

1. GMC Quiz 2
QM: Ashwin Mascarenhas

2. • Round 1
• Infinite bounce
• Pounce?
• 16 questions

3. 1
• Using canines in warfare is an ancient tradition
starting in Greco Roman times. Historical evidence
also suggests dogs effectively used by the Huns and
even n the Napoleonic wars.
• This particular rule, or at least an unofficial practice
started in the modern armies (I could only genuinely
verify this for the US), came.into practice to prevent
mistreatment of the dogs during training and active
service. What practice?

5. 1
• The dog handlers are always ranked lower than the
canines

6. 2
Identify.

8. 2
• Remains of George Mallory

9. 3
• X and Y have a lot in common. Apart from having a similar
etymology, they both are hailed to be the next big things for
knowledge, freedom and the world in general. Both it’s
founders have been on the list of TIME’s most influential
people. Both are non-profit organisations and have always
been in the want of money, one for the lack of donations
and the other for irregular funding. Both are regularly
“cited” as working together in tandem.
•
• Still X’s page on Y says something that actually implies
“Don’t even think about it”
•
• Id X and Y.

11. 3
• X wikipedia
• Y wikileaks

12. 4
• Identify
• Clues in the picture

14. 4
• Currency issued by the Azad hind fauj
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15. 5
• This creature has its name originating from the
Greek and/or Latin word for womb, because of its
ability to give birth to its young,(uunlike most of its
kind), or because of its vague resemblance to a
womb itself.
• This animal is also sacred to the god Apollo, who's
prophets also bear a name from simillar roots.

17. 5
• Dolphins
• From the Greek word delphinos
• And the Oracle at Delphi

18. 6
• This cereal company originated in Chicago manufacturing instant cereal in the 1870s
• The company passed through various hands before being acquired by Rob Lewis & co and
changing it's name back to a variant if the original and what we know it today
• The company expanded into numerous areas, including other food and drink products,
and even into unrelated fields such as toys.
• During the World War II the company, through its subsidiary, the Q. O. Ordnance Company,
operated the Cornhusker Ordnance Plant, which manufactured millions of pieces of
various artillery munitions
• It went on to buy Fischer Price toy company and find the making of Willy Wonka and the
chocolate factory obtaining licence over many of the products mentioned in the film.
• In 1983 the company purchased Gatorade the energy drink and itself was bought out by
PepsiCo, with Gatorade being the main prize.
• Which company?

20. 6
• The Quaker oats company

21. 7

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24. 8
• This term originated in and around Britain, and was
initially used to describe someone who told the
truth, like a town crier or a news bearer. It
progressively developed into a term used for a
magician who could Devine the future using magic
and intlect.
• It's Germanic roots lie in the term zothziggere.
• What term?

25. 8
• Soothsayer

26. • What is seen here?
• The second largest
collection of it's type in
the world, the treasure
of the Indroda _______
& _______ Park in
Gandhinagar.
9

27. 9
• Dinosaur eggs

28. 10
• While shooting this scene, the production team
wondered what to use in place of a certain
substance. The final composition was a mixture of
chocolate and peanut butter of unknown
proportions. The resultant was very realistic, and
became one of the most talked about scenes of
that movie, even earning a special place in the
Oscar’s opening sequence the next year.What
movie, and which scene are we talking about?

29. 10
• Slumdog Millionaire

30. 11
• This is an image of David Hosbury (1st place) at the 1968
Mexico Olympics. What revolutionary change did he
introduced to the sporting world?

31. 11
• He was the
first man
to high
jump
backward.

32. 12
• What global phenomenon gets its name from this
Hawaiian transport service?

33. 13
• This phrase was coined as early as the reign of
England’s King Edward III, in the early 1300’s. The
origin is said to be from a fictitious court case
involving X and Y, where X was the member of a
species and Y a smaller member of the same
species. In the court case, X overthrows Y to gain a
piece of land which is under dispute.This phrase
has been used in several TV shows and movies, and
is mainly used in forensic sciences which goes like
“We have a _____. ID him ASAP”.What phrase are
we talking about?

34. 13
• John Doe

35. 14
• X was a marwari warrior. He was known to wear
the colour Blue. After his last battle, men sang
praises of him saying “He was among the bravest
on the Battlefield.”X was hit on his leg which then
turned out to be the turning point of the battle.
Later, trying to escape the battlefield, he died while
trying to leap across a river stream near the
battlefield.A monument has been erected in his
memory at AID X and A.

36. 14
• Chetak and haldighati

37. 15
• ________ is a term applied to people who lose
their job at a MNC because of outsourcing. When
the term first appeared in print, many users
thought it referred to a ______ torpedo, a tube
filled with explosive used by troops for blowing up
wire entanglements, in the WW I. However, the
term has more to do with offshoring practices
rather than explosives.Both the blanks are
approximately the same word. Give me either of
the two.

38. 15
• Bangaloring

39. 16
• The name of this country is a palindrome when
written in the official language of the country (not
English). The name has been taken from an old
term used to refer to Berber tribes. Greeks adopted
this term and coined the new name which is still
being used. It was the colony of a European country
and gained independence in the second half of the
20th century.Which country?

40. 16
• ‫ليبيا‬ Libya

41. Special round

42. 1
• Disc 1:
• Why So Serious? - 9:14
• I'm Not A Hero - 6:34
• - 6:16
• Aggressive Expansion - 4:35
• Always A Catch - 1:39
• Blood On My Hands - 2:16
• A Little Push - 2:42
• LikeA Dog Chasing Cars - 5:02
• I AmThe - 1:59
• And IThought My JokesWere Bad - 2:28
• Agent Of Chaos - 6:55
• IntroduceA Little Anarchy - 3:42
• WatchTheWorld Burn - 3:47
• - 16:14
Bank Robbery (Prologue) - 5:23
Buyer Beware - 2:55
HalfwayTo Hong Kong - 3:43
Decent Men In An IndecentTime - 9:14
You're Gonna Love Me - 4:51
Chance - 9:14
You Complete Me - 3:33
The Ferries - 4:50
We AreTonight's Entertainment - 5:37
AWatchful Guardian - 6:45
Why So Serious? (The Crystal Method Remix)
5:30
Poor Choice OfWords (Paul van Dyk Remix) -
6:14
Gunpowder And Gasoline (Remix by Mel
Wesson) - 4:33
Rory's First Kiss (Remix by RyelandAllison) -
6:03

43. 2
• Overture
• Sister Suffragette
• The Life I lead
• The perfect nanny
• A spoonful of sugar
• Pavement artist
• Jolly holiday
• Supercalifragilisticexpialidoci
ous
• Stay awake
• I love to laugh
• A British bank
• Feed the birds
• Fidelity fiduciary bank
• Chim Chim Cheree
• Step in time
• Let’s go fly a kite

44. 3
• Mere khwabon me
• Mehndi laga ke
• Ruk ja o dil deewane
• Ho Gaya hai tujhko to pyar sajana
• Zara sa jhoom loon mai
• Tujhe dekha to
• Ghar Aja pardesi

45. 4

46. 5

47. 6

48. 7

49. 8

50. 9

51. 10

53. 1
• Disc 1:
• Why So Serious? - 9:14
• I'm Not A Hero - 6:34
• - 6:16
• Aggressive Expansion - 4:35
• Always A Catch - 1:39
• Blood On My Hands - 2:16
• A Little Push - 2:42
• LikeA Dog Chasing Cars - 5:02
• I AmThe - 1:59
• And IThought My JokesWere Bad - 2:28
• Agent Of Chaos - 6:55
• IntroduceA Little Anarchy - 3:42
• WatchTheWorld Burn - 3:47
• - 16:14
Bank Robbery (Prologue) - 5:23
Buyer Beware - 2:55
HalfwayTo Hong Kong - 3:43
Decent Men In An IndecentTime - 9:14
You're Gonna Love Me - 4:51
Chance - 9:14
You Complete Me - 3:33
The Ferries - 4:50
We AreTonight's Entertainment - 5:37
AWatchful Guardian - 6:45
Why So Serious? (The Crystal Method Remix) -
5:30
Poor Choice OfWords (Paul van Dyk Remix) -
6:14
Gunpowder And Gasoline (Remix by Mel
Wesson) - 4:33
Rory's First Kiss (Remix by RyelandAllison) -
6:03

54. 2
• Overture
• Sister Suffragette
• The Life I lead
• The perfect nanny
• A spoonful of sugar
• Pavement artist
• Jolly holiday
• Supercalifragilisticexpialidoci
ous
• Stay awake
• I love to laugh
• A British bank
• Feed the birds
• Fidelity fiduciary bank
• Chim Chim Cheree
• Step in time
• Let’s go fly a kite

55. 3
• Mere khwabon me
• Mehndi laga ke
• Ruk ja o dil deewane
• Ho Gaya hai tujhko to pyar sajana
• Zara sa jhoom loon mai
• Tujhe dekha to
• Ghar Aja pardesi

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