5. Probably this?
• Who was the first man on the moon?
or
• Who was the first woman to go to space?
6. A typical College Quiz Question
Who is welcoming whom during latter’s visit to
Yuri Gagarin centre in Russia?
7. How to attempt solving this?
Clearly something to do with space, given the man in
the back. You need to identify a gentleman and a lady.
Here is where the GK helps. The lady, a very few of
them would fit the timeline, would be easy to guess,
due to lack of choices. The gentleman, 1970? Famous?
What would make the answer really cool?
10. We are a group of people who love quizzing !
We organise quizzes on various topics throughout the year.
We participate in various inter-collegiate quizzing events, to bring glory to our institute.
13. Rules
• Quiz will held in 2 rounds i) Prelims and ii) Finals
• Prelims will be Lonewolf, anyone who is a freshman can participate.
• Top 30 will qualify for the finals and will be split into teams of 3.
14. Prelims
• There are 15 questions in the prelims.
• Each question carries 1 mark.
• 1, 7, 9, 10 and 15 are starred questions will be used to resolve ties.
• Hints at QM’s discretion.
15. 1.* Which logo?
• The logo based on the concept of sound connection between the mind, body and soul.
• The concept underlines the deep philosophy of cosmic beliefs in the field of Yoga (a
philosophy practice in India since the Vedic times).
• The triad connected with sound training and education creates a unified assimilation of
true Indian values of education.
16. 2. Funda.
• This painting is “The Adoration of Magi” by Giotto painted in 1301.
• Why is this painting very important scientifically” ?
17.
18. 3. ID X.
• V838 Monocerotis (V838 Mon) is a red variable star in the constellation Monoceros
about 20,000 light years from the Sun, and possibly one of the largest known stars for
a short period following the outburst.
• Recently some of its images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope went viral due to
the similarity in its appearance to the logo of X, a popular free and open source
software which is used in conjunction with a system of interlinked hypertext
documents which was the brainchild of Sir Tim Berners-Lee.
19.
20. 4. ID X.
• The term X was a added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary database in 2017 which
defines it as a favourite pastime of millennials (although this is not it’s main definition).
• What is X with which all of us are familiar now because all of us do it, especially after
the advent of Netflix.
22. 6. What did they allegedly develop?
These 4 companies are believed to be behind the development of something according
to some conspiracy theorists. What did they allegedly develop?
• Samsung
• Toshiba
• Nakamichi
• Motorola
23. 7. * What is the dish called?
This dish is a French provencal stewed vegetable dish, originating in Nice. It was at first
merely a coarse stew. The modern day fancy version of this traditional dish was first
created by French chef Michel Guérard. It involves cooking very thinly sliced veggies over
a bell pepper and tomato mixture called piperade and then baking it in the oven for a
whopping 2 and ½ hours.
This dish gained quite a niche following after it was emulated on the big-screen in 2007,
and the protagonist’s version of the dish, which differed slightly, was hugely sought
after.
What is the dish called?
24. 8. Which item?
When Mughals invaded India, they brought along their own cuisine. They did not take to
any Indian food items except one item.
They adopted the Indian tradition with respect to this item and decided that no feast is
complete without this item.
Which item that is an integral component of any feast in India am I talking about?
25. 9.* Who?
The late X once did a study on 45 matches that England played at the World Cup
between 1966 to 2010, and came to numerous interesting conclusions: a) they should
wear red kits to intimidate their opponents, b) they should play a 4-3-3, and c) a
European referee would increase their chances of winning, as “European referees are
more sympathetic to the English game and less sympathetic to ballerinas like Suarez”.
Who?
26. 10.* ID the legend.
Igor Yevgenyevich was born to a family of servants in Russia in 1923.
He fought in WW2 for the Russian Army.He was also a draftsman and Cartographer.
He graduated in Physical and Mathematical Sciences from The Moscow Engineering
Institute.
And then there was no looking back,inspiring millions to think smart and deal with
situations.That’s what we all know him best for.
How is he better known to us?
27. 11. X?
• It was said, Zeus once fought his father, Kronos, for control of the world. They battled
atop a mountain that overlooked a valley in southwestern Greece. After Zeus defeated
his father, a temple and immense statue were built in the valley below to honour him.
• This valley was called ________, and soon religious festivals developed there as
people came to worship Zeus and to approach as nearly as possible his great strength.
It is believed that these religious festivals eventually led to X.
28. 12. ID the character
For a certain role, of an NRI, it is rumored that Saif Ali Khan, and even Tom Cruise were
considered (eventually played by SRK). This role was named after a legendary movie
actor, suggested by Aditya Chopra.
Identify this character.
29. 13. ID the Building
• The Chausath Yogini Temple, Morena, also known as Ekattarso Mahadeva Temple, is an
11th-century temple located in Morena district in the Indian state of Madhya
Pradesh.The temple is formed by a circular wall with 64 chambers and an open
mandapa in the centre, separated by a courtyard which is circular in shape, where Shiva
is deified. The temple has been declared an ancient historical monument by the
Archaeological Survey of India.
• This monument is said to be the inspiration behind a more famous building of modern
India.
• Name that BUILDING.
• (Pic follows)
30.
31. 14. What connects this exhaustive list of
incidents?
• 1910: Adolphe He’lie’re drowned at the ______ Riviera
•
1935: Francisco Cepeda plunged down a ravine on the Col du Galibier
•
1967: Tom Simpson died of heart failure during the ascent of Mont Ventoux.
Amphetamines were found in his jersey and blood
•
1995: Fabio Casartelli crash at 55 mph while descending the Col de Portet d’Aspet
34. 1.* Which logo?
• The logo based on the concept of sound connection between the mind, body and soul.
• The concept underlines the deep philosophy of cosmic beliefs in the field of Yoga (a
philosophy practice in India since the Vedic times).
• The triad connected with sound training and education creates a unified assimilation of
true Indian values of education.
36. 2. Funda.
• This painting is “The Adoration of Magi” by Giotto painted in 1301.
• Why is this painting very important scientifically” ?
37.
38. One of the earliest depictions of
Halley’s Comet.
39. 3. ID X.
• V838 Monocerotis (V838 Mon) is a red variable star in the constellation Monoceros
about 20,000 light years from the Sun, and possibly one of the largest known stars for
a short period following the outburst.
• Recently some of its images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope went viral due to
the similarity in its appearance to the logo of X, a popular free and open source
software which is used in conjunction with a system of interlinked hypertext
documents which was the brainchild of Sir Tim Berners-Lee.
42. 4. ID X.
• The term X was a added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary database in 2017 which
defines it as a favourite pastime of millennials (although this is not it’s main definition).
• What is X with which all of us are familiar now because all of us do it, especially after
the advent of Netflix.
46. 6. What did they allegedly develop?
These 4 companies are believed to be behind the development of something according
to some conspiracy theorists. What did they allegedly develop?
• Samsung
• Toshiba
• Nakamichi
• Motorola
48. 7. * What is the dish called?
This dish is a French provencal stewed vegetable dish, originating in Nice. It was at first
merely a coarse stew. The modern day fancy version of this traditional dish was first
created by French chef Michel Guérard. It involves cooking very thinly sliced veggies over
a bell pepper and tomato mixture called piperade and then baking it in the oven for a
whopping 2 and ½ hours.
This dish gained quite a niche following after it was emulated on the big-screen in 2007,
and the protagonist’s version of the dish, which differed slightly, was hugely sought
after.
What is the dish called?
50. 8. Which item?
When Mughals invaded India, they brought along their own cuisine. They did not take to
any Indian food items except one item.
They adopted the Indian tradition with respect to this item and decided that no feast is
complete without this item.
Which item that is an integral component of any feast in India am I talking about?
52. 9.* Who?
The late X once did a study on 45 matches that England played at the World Cup
between 1966 to 2010, and came to numerous interesting conclusions: a) they should
wear red kits to intimidate their opponents, b) they should play a 4-3-3, and c) a
European referee would increase their chances of winning, as “European referees are
more sympathetic to the English game and less sympathetic to ballerinas like Suarez”.
Who?
54. 10. ID the legend.
Igor Yevgenyevich was born to a family of servants in Russia in 1923.
He fought in WW2 for the Russian Army.He was also a draftsman and Cartographer.
He graduated in Physical and Mathematical Sciences from The Moscow Engineering
Institute.
And then there was no looking back,inspiring millions to think smart and deal with
situations.That’s what we all know him best for.
How is he better known to us?
56. 11. X?
• It was said, Zeus once fought his father, Kronos, for control of the world. They battled
atop a mountain that overlooked a valley in southwestern Greece. After Zeus defeated
his father, a temple and immense statue were built in the valley below to honour him.
• This valley was called ________, and soon religious festivals developed there as
people came to worship Zeus and to approach as nearly as possible his great strength.
It is believed that these religious festivals eventually led to X.
58. 12. ID the character
For a certain role, of an NRI, it is rumored that Saif Ali Khan, and even Tom Cruise were
considered (eventually played by SRK). This role was named after a legendary movie
actor, suggested by Aditya Chopra.
Identify this character.
60. 13. ID the Building
• The Chausath Yogini Temple, Morena, also known as Ekattarso Mahadeva Temple, is an
11th-century temple located in Morena district in the Indian state of Madhya
Pradesh.The temple is formed by a circular wall with 64 chambers and an open
mandapa in the centre, separated by a courtyard which is circular in shape, where Shiva
is deified. The temple has been declared an ancient historical monument by the
Archaeological Survey of India.
• This monument is said to be the inspiration behind a more famous building of modern
India.
• Name that BUILDING.
• (Pic follows)
63. 14. What connects this exhaustive list of
incidents?
• 1910: Adolphe He’lie’re drowned at the ______ Riviera
•
1935: Francisco Cepeda plunged down a ravine on the Col du Galibier
•
1967: Tom Simpson died of heart failure during the ascent of Mont Ventoux.
Amphetamines were found in his jersey and blood
•
1995: Fabio Casartelli crash at 55 mph while descending the Col de Portet d’Aspet
69. Written Round
• 5 Questions.
• Each question carries +10/0 normally and +15/-10 on stake.
• Questions will have movie titles.
• Full House +10.
70. 1
Diarrhea contracted by someone from a more developed country while travelling,
especially as a tourist, in a less developed country with lower standards of food hygiene.
From the diarrhea often experienced by foreign travelers to India; the city of ___ was
doubtless chosen for the rhyme with ___.
71. 2
Chris Gardner did, in fact, come across a daycare center that featured the word “___” on
the side of the building. But in an interview, he gave an alternate reason why he chose to
purposely misspell it: “The _ is there to denote ___ and ___. What makes You ___?
Everyone who sees this interview is going to have a different definition of ___. It’s about
you and what makes you ___…that’s why we left the _ in there.”
72. 3
• That is _____________________. The young
In one another’s arms, birds in the trees
– Those dying generations – at their song,
The salmon-falls, the mackerel-crowded seas,
Fish, flesh, or fowl, commend all summer long
Whatever is begotten, born, and dies.
Caught in that sensual music all neglect
Monuments of unageing intellect.
• In the story, the title refers to the escalation of violence and the inability of the older
generation to cope.
73. 4
“As queer as ___ ___ ___” is old Cockney slang that originated in East London before
World War II. Writer Anthony Burgess thought it was perfect: “I’ve implied the junction of
the organic, the lively, the sweet — in other words, life, the ____ — and the mechanical,
the cold, the disciplined,” Burgess wrote in The New Yorker.
74. 5
1. Nocturnal lights. These are wacky lights in the night sky that move unlike planes or
planets, most often red, blue, orange, or white in color. This represents the largest
group of UFO reports.
2.Daylight discs. These are oval, metallic flying objects that are visible in the daytime.
They've been said to disappear with astounding speed.
3.Radar-visual cases. These are significant blips on radar screens that coincide with visual
reports.
4.____________(CE-I). This is when a UFO is within 200 yards, but it doesn't interact
with the witness or environment.
5.____________(CE-II). This is when a UFO actually interacts with the environment,
whether that be leaving physical evidence on the ground, on animals, or on humans.
6.____________(CE-III). ___ alert! This is when occupants of a UFO (humanoid or
otherwise) are seen.
76. 1
Diarrhea contracted by someone from a more developed country while travelling,
especially as a tourist, in a less developed country with lower standards of food hygiene.
From the diarrhea often experienced by foreign travelers to India; the city of ___ was
doubtless chosen for the rhyme with ___.
78. 2
Chris Gardner did, in fact, come across a daycare center that featured the word “___” on
the side of the building. But in an interview, he gave an alternate reason why he chose to
purposely misspell it: “The _ is there to denote ___ and ___. What makes You ___?
Everyone who sees this interview is going to have a different definition of ___. It’s about
you and what makes you ___…that’s why we left the _ in there.”
80. 3
• That is _____________________. The young
In one another’s arms, birds in the trees
– Those dying generations – at their song,
The salmon-falls, the mackerel-crowded seas,
Fish, flesh, or fowl, commend all summer long
Whatever is begotten, born, and dies.
Caught in that sensual music all neglect
Monuments of unageing intellect.
• In the story, the title refers to the escalation of violence and the inability of the older
generation to cope.
82. 4
“As queer as ___ ___ ___” is old Cockney slang that originated in East London before
World War II. Writer Anthony Burgess thought it was perfect: “I’ve implied the junction of
the organic, the lively, the sweet — in other words, life, the ____ — and the mechanical,
the cold, the disciplined,” Burgess wrote in The New Yorker.
84. 5
1. Nocturnal lights. These are wacky lights in the night sky that move unlike planes or
planets, most often red, blue, orange, or white in color. This represents the largest
group of UFO reports.
2.Daylight discs. These are oval, metallic flying objects that are visible in the daytime.
They've been said to disappear with astounding speed.
3.Radar-visual cases. These are significant blips on radar screens that coincide with visual
reports.
4.____________(CE-I). This is when a UFO is within 200 yards, but it doesn't interact
with the witness or environment.
5.____________(CE-II). This is when a UFO actually interacts with the environment,
whether that be leaving physical evidence on the ground, on animals, or on humans.
6.____________(CE-III). ___ alert! This is when occupants of a UFO (humanoid or
otherwise) are seen.
89. 1.
Some Swedish _______ have now reported a decline in travelers, which some activists
attribute to the “Y effect,” a newfound awareness of humanity’s impacts on the planet
and a desire to make a difference.
The Swedes have even coined a word for the shame that travelers are beginning to feel
about Z: flygskam, pronounced “fleeg-skahm.”
92. 2.
Y is the Indian goddess of wealth and beauty.
In 1952, the then Prime minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, in an attempt to stabilize the
foreign exchange reserve, which was being deeply affected by Indian women spending
millions on foreign _________ brands came up with an idea. He met with JRD Tata,
who is perhaps the most successful businessman in the history of our nation.
Pandit Nehru wanted to set up an Indian _________ brand that would replace the
foreign companies and prevent Indian money going overseas. He came up with the name
Y Brand _________.
JRD Tata, being a robust businessman suggested that such a name would not appeal to
the upper class women and put forward an alternative. Inspired by a French opera having
a similar name, he suggested that they use the same name but with a French accent. And
hence the decision was finalised.
Give me the company name derived from Y.
99. 4.
Put Funda:
• Tuesday, 22nd June 2010
6:13 pm – Match begins
9:07 pm – Match suspended
• Wednesday, 23rd June 2010
2:05 pm – Match resumes
5:45 pm – Match sets record
9:10 pm – Match suspended a second time
• Thursday, 24th June 2010
3:43 pm – Match continued
4:48 pm – Match ended
100.
101. Longest tennis match in history. It was played between John Isner and Nicolus Mahut.
Isner won with a final score of 6–4, 3–6, 6–7, 7–6, 70–68.
103. 5.
• When Microsoft windows was converted to 64-bit format, millions of lines of code had
to be transported. One of the programs, X in 64-bit had a pretty nasty bug where
_____ would pass through like a ghost. Developers tried to debug but the code was
written by an outside vendor and was absolutely uncommented. All this led to X being
dropped.
• Id X.
110. 7.
X, the author of the Y books who’d also adapted them to film, had no idea what he was
doing as he’d never written a screenplay before. After winning two Oscars, he decided to
buy a book on screenwriting to learn how, since everything he’d done so far was in his
words, “off the top of his head”. In the first chapter, it said “Study Y 1”.
ID X and Y
140. 2.
"Some people say Hitler snubbed me. But I tell you, Hitler did not snub me. I am not
knocking the President. Remember, I am not a politician, but remember that the
President did not send me a message of congratulations because, people said, he was
too busy.“
Which sports personality, perhaps the greatest and most famous athlete in track and
field history is quoted here?
144. 3.
The film X has been enlisted as a case study in marketing management courses in Y
colleges. After the movie caught the imagination of the Indian audience, Y saw a
staggering 32% increase of the country’s tourism. Multiple tour companies started tailor-
made adventure trails, and flights have also been also been rescheduled between India
and Y.
151. 5.
The iconic photograph of Marxist revolutionary, X, known as Guerrillero Heroico ( "Heroic
Guerrilla Fighter") was captured by Alberto Korda on March 5, 1960 at a memorial service
event. The photo, used by student groups and anarchist groups in Europe in late 60s, has
become the cultural shorthand for rebellion and one of the most recognizable and
reproduced images of all time.
Y is a memoir that traces the early travels of X and his friend as they travelled for over
nine months, covering more than 8000 km across the South America.The trip from the
Andes to the Amazon made an impact on X by exposing him to social injustice, capitalist
exploitation and political repression, setting him onto a path of becoming a
revolutionary.
Identify X and Y.
152.
153. • X - Che Guevara
• Y - The Motorcycle Diaries
154. 6.
The origin of X could be traced back to the ‘Mahabharata’.When the Pandava brothers,
Draupadi, and their mother Kunti were in exile after losing their kingdom in a game of
dice, Kunti threw Draupadi a challenge. She gave her some leftover aloo sabzi and a small
amount of dough and ordered her to cook something that would satisfy all five brothers.
It was to see if Draupadi would favour one brother over the others.It is believed that this
was when the she invented the earliest variation of X.
X?
158. 7.
Jayant Rane is an illustrator who has been sketching for X for the last 30 years. His
sketches frequently feature celebrities drawn with chubby cheeks, round eyes, long
eyelashes and no nose- with slight allowances made for Bachchan's white French beard
and Tendulkar's curly hair. Where would you have seen his sketches?
161. 8.
M. S. Sethi was hired as a draughtsman the 1950s. He would sit with officials as they
discussed everyday objects that could be easily remembered and then sketched them in
pencil. Though Sethi retired in the 1990s, many of his designs remain in -- or available for-
- use. Where would you find his designs/ who was he employed by?
168. 10.
Urban dictionary defines this trend as -every song people don't know the name of.
Ex- What’s this song? X-Y where X is artist and Y is song.
This did help in the song gaining 130million views on Youtube.
An example is given on next slide.
ID X and Y
173. Long Connect
• 7 Questions.
• Individual questions carry +10/0 on bounce and +15/-10 on pounce.
174. 1. (+120/-60)
This is the cover for Jackie Mitchell’s autobiography.
What is her claim to fame?
175.
176. She struck out both Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig.
(+120/-60)
177. 2. (+100/-50)
A simplified version of the story of this literary character has been used as an economic
model. The character is the only economic agent in the model, cut off from the rest of
the world economy. He acts both as a producer to maximise profits, as well as consumer
to maximise his utility. The concept of trade is introduced, by adding another character
from the book to the model, which. Similar to the choices that households (suppliers of
labour) face, the character has only two activities to participate in – earn income or pass
his time in leisure. He manages to put in precisely the minimum work amount of work in
order to utilise his economic production and leisure both. It is often argued that the
addition of another character , which introduces trade, does add additional constraints,
but does not change the behavior significantly, and he continues to make the right
decisions taking into consideration the exchange rate. Free trade economists often
interpret him as a portrayal of a rational economic man, striking out this balance
perfectly, and argue that consumer behavior can be modeled on the character, thereby
making the case for free trade by claiming that like the character, consumers can strike
the right balance without government interference.
Which character?
182. This is in reference to the Da Vinci Code receiving hindrances in being allowed to screen
in India
(+80/-40)
183. 4. (+60/-30)
In the mission Apollo 13, what was the call-sign of the command module of the mission?
The commander, Jim Lovell said that he chose the name because it's definition: a long
voyage with many changes in fortune. But Lovell found out about the word not from the
original story, but a movie popular at the time. Which movie?
192. 7. Random
Connect.
• Jackie Mitchell
• Robinson Crusoe
• Da Vinci Code
• Apollo 13
• JFK
• Oscar for Best Picture - Animated
193.
194. Tom Hanks Movies!
1. Women’s baseball: A League of their Own
2. Robinson Crusoe: Castaway
3. The Da Vinci Code
4. Apollo 13
5. Parkland (JFK assassination film produced by Tom Hanks)
6. Toy Story 3
