Aurabinda Misra Memorial Quiz ( Open General Quiz)

Aurabinda Misra Memorial
Quiz ( Open General Quiz )

Prelims
•There are 20 questions each carrying 1 mark.
•No Negative Marks. Feel Free to Guess.
•Inbuilt Star Marked Questions
•In case of a tie, Team having more star marked
questions correct would qualify to the Final.
•Top 8 qualify for Finals.

1.
• Dear Basketball is a 2017 American animated short
film written and narrated by X ,directed and animated
by Glen Keane, with music by John Williams. The film is
based on a letter X wrote to The Players' Tribune on
November 29, 2015 announcing his retirement from
basketball.
• The short film won the Academy Award for Best Animated
Short Film at the 90th Academy Awards, marking the first
Oscar win for any professional athlete. Who is X?

2.
• Indian Army Corps of Signals, is a corps and an arm of
the Indian Army, which handles its military
communications. It was formed on 15 February 1911
as a separate entity under Lieutenant Colonel S H
Powell, and went on to make important contributions
to World War I and World War II.
• Why was this arm of the Indian Army in limelight for a
certain first during Republic Day?

3.
• The Raggiana bird-of-paradise is 34
centimetres (13 in) long. Its overall colour is
a maroon-brown, with a greyish-blue bill,
yellow iris and greyish-brown feet. The male
has a yellow crown, dark emerald-green
throat and yellow collar between the throat
and its blackish upper breast feathers. It is
adorned with a pair of long black tail wires
and large flank plumes.
• In which country’s flag would you find this
bird along with the Southern Crux?

4.
• The first of these was made in China
during the 2nd century.
• The first Western description of the
device comes from the French physicist
Jean de Hautefeuille in 1703.The modern
instrument was developed in the 19th
century.
• In December 2018, one of these was
deployed on the planet Mars by the
InSight lander, the first time instance of
this instrument being placed onto the
surface of another planet. Which
instrument is this?

5.*
• The Ace of Spades was chosen as a symbol for this company as early as in
1967 when the founder Serge Kampf launched SOGETI, a French acronym
for 'Société de Gestion des Entreprises et de Traitement de l'Information',
or 'Business Management and Information Processing Company'. The
original logo was a square divided into four segments, the first three being:
SO, GE, and TI. The famous Ace of Spades was put in the remaining
segment.
• The official story behind the Ace of Spades tells that, for a 500 Francs fee, a
small advertising agency in Grenoble suggested three ideas for the logo - a
bee, a cog(gear wheel) and the ace of clubs (a symbol of luck and
happiness). Serge Kampf rejected all three and chose the Ace of Spades, a
suiting symbol for joint strength, since it is the strongest card/colour in
bridge.
• Which company is the owner of SOGETI?

6.
• The city’s day to day name is actually Krung Thep (pronounced Grung
Cape), and is referred to as such throughout the country.
• Only the foreigners like us are ignorant of its actual name and call it
by its more famous name. The name Krung Thep literally translates to
City of Angels and is an abbreviation of the full name, i.e. ‘Krungthep
Mahanakhon Amorn Rattanakosin Mahintara Yudthaya Mahadilok
Pohp Noparat Rajathanee Bureerom Udomrajniwes Mahasatarn
Amorn Pimarn Avaltarnsatit Sakatattiya Visanukram Prasit’.
• Which city is this?

7*.What is being depicted in the map?

8.
• Who is this tennis player, whom we
know for a different reason?
• Some of her major achievements are
• Won the All-India intervarsity tennis title
for three years running, with her
younger sister Reeta Peshawaria.
• Won Asian Lawn Tennis Championship
held at Pune, Maharashtra in 1972.
• Won All-India Hard Court Tennis
Championship in 1974.
• Won All India Interstate Women's Lawn
Tennis Championship held at New Delhi
in 1975.
• Won National Women's Lawn Tennis
Championship at Chandigarh in 1976.

9.
• The X leaves are important as
food of the silkworm, the
cocoon of which is used to make
silk.
• Identify this painting and the
painter.

10.*
• As per Hindu legend, Arjuna, the Pandava prince from Mahabharatha was
asked to perform penance to obtained divine grace of Shiva. He mediated
at this place. One day, he spotted a wild boar speeding to attack him. While
he shot the pig with an arrow, another hunter also claimed that he was the
first to shoot the pig.
• A fight of superiority started between the two. Arjuna attacked the hunter
with an arrow, the impact of which was felt by all beings in the world. The
hunter then tossed Arjuna with his toe, who fell in Krupa Samudram. It
took Arjuna time to realise that it was Shiva in the form of the hunter who
attacked him.
• Parvathi, the consort of Shiva was angry at Arjuna for hitting her husband,
but Shiva pacified her. They both granted boons to Arjuna, a weapon
named X. Since Shiva granted X at this place, he came to be known as Y?

11.
• P&G wanted to create a dishwashing detergent “smart enough” to
reveal when the right amount of soap has been added to a sink full of
dirty plates. With its formidable in-house research and development
team stumped, the company went to InnoCentre, which handed the
problem over to its global network of volunteer tinkerers –
professionals, retired scientists, students etc. As it happened, an
Italian chemist working from her home laboratory had pioneered a
new kind of dye that turns dishwater blue when a certain amount of
soap is added. For $30,000 in a prize money, P&G had a solution.
• This an example of what, or what do we commonly know this
technique of finding solutions from audience worldwide?

12*.X?
• X’s first international success was the X Love Tester. In 1969, they came out with
their own version of the machine that’s graced dive bars and bowling alleys.
• Their Love Tester had two electrodes, and you and your significant other were
each supposed to grab an end while staring lovingly into each other’s eyes,
talking, or whatever else. The dial on the machine would go up to tell you how
true your love really was—although, in reality, it was mostly just testing your
heart rate.
• The creator explained his invention in the creepiest way imaginable: “The Love
Tester came from me wondering if I could somehow use this to get girls to hold
my hand,” he explained. “I wound up holding hands with quite a few girls thanks
to it.”
• As weird as it is, X’s Love Tester was the first product they ever successfully sold
abroad, and it returned to the market in 2010.(video next slide)

13.
• The Stinking Rose is a
California-based
restaurant, known for
including ______ as an
ingredient for every
one of its dishes. It has
two outlets; one in San
Francisco and one in
Beverly Hills.
• Identify this ingredient
which is also known as
stinking rose due to its
strong odour.

14.
• He felt snubbed by not being asked to attend the 2008
Summer Olympics to watch Michael Phelps attempt to break
his record.
• In an article, he is quoted as saying, "I never got invited. You
don't go to the Olympics just to say, I am going to go.
Especially because of who I am. . . . I am going to sit there
and watch Michael Phelps break my record anonymously?
That's almost demeaning to me. It is not almost—it is.
• Who is the famous athlete and what record did Phelps break
?

16.*
• Graham Greene once said, “I have read the stories of X with
great pleasure. He will certainly take a place on my shelves
besides the stories of Narayan. I imagine Odisha is far from
Malgudi, but there is the same quality in his stories with
perhaps an added mystery”
• Identify this Padma Shri winner author who currently
teaches English Literature and the Philosophy of Sri
Aurobindo at the Sri Aurobindo International University.

17.
• Selection Day is an Indian Netflix Original Sports web
television series which was produced by Anil Kapoor
and Anand Tucker. The series follows the life of two
brothers Radha and Manju who are raised by their
cricket obsessed father.
• On which Booker Prize winner author’s book is this
eponymous series based on?

18.*
• “Macbeth” of 1982 by Bela Tarr (57mins) is the first
actual one to employ a certain technique.
• The first one which appeared to have used this
technique was seen in 1948 in “Rope” by Alfred
Hitchcock (80mins).
• Which famous technique is this which was recently in
news and dropped many jaws in a 118 minute
runtime.

19.X?
• Homer described the X in the Iliad as “a thing
of immortal make, not human, lion-fronted
and snake behind, a goat in the middle, and
snorting out the breath of the terrible flame of
bright fire
• In genetics, X is a single organism composed of
cells with more than one distinct genotype. In
animals, this means an individual derived from
two or more zygotes, which can include
possessing blood cells of different blood types,
subtle variations in form (phenotype) and, if
the zygotes were of differing sexes, then even
the possession of both female and male sex
organs.

20.Connect to a person?
Breadway Bakery in Odessa, Ukraine Pink Zebra in Kanpur, India

Café Congreso in Malolos, the Philippines

1.
• Dear Basketball is a 2017 American animated short
film written and narrated by X and directed and animated
by Glen Keane, with music by John Williams. The film is
based on a letter X wrote to The Players' Tribune on
November 29, 2015 announcing his retirement from
basketball.
• The short film won the Academy Award for Best Animated
Short Film at the 90th Academy Awards, marking the first
Oscar win for any professional athlete. Who is X?

2.
• Indian Army Corps of Signals is a corps and an arm of
the Indian Army, which handles its military
communications. It was formed on 15 February 1911
as a separate entity under Lieutenant Colonel S H
Powell, and went on to make important contributions
to World War I and World War II.
• Why was this arm of the Indian Army in limelight for a
certain first during Republic Day?

Captain Tania Shergill became the first
woman Parade Adjutant
• Captain Tania Shergill, a
fourth generation Army
officer, led an all-men
marching contigent of the
Corps of Signals at the
Republic Day parade in
New Delhi on Sunday.

Lusphones
Lusophones are an ethno-linguistic group of peoples and
nations across the world that speak the Portuguese language

9.
• The X leaves are important as
food of the silkworm, the
cocoon of which is used to make
silk.
• Identify this painting and the
painter

VINCENT VAN GOGH: THE MULBERRY TREE

10.*
• As per Hindu legend, Arjuna, the Pandava prince from Mahabharatha was
asked to perform penance to obtained divine grace of Shiva. He performed
severe penance at this place. One day, he spotted a wild boar speeding to
attack him. While he shot the pig with an arrow, another hunter also
claimed that he was the first to shoot the pig.
• A fight of superiority started between the two. Arjuna attacked the hunter
with an arrow, the impact of which was felt by all beings in the world. The
hunter then tossed Arjuna with his toe, who fell in Krupa Samudram. It
took Arjuna time to realise that it was Shiva in the form of the hunter who
attacked him.
• Parvathi, the consort of Shiva was angry at Arjuna for hitting her husband,
but Shiva pacified her. They both granted boons to Arjuna, a weapon
named X. Since Shiva granted X at this place, he came to be known as Y?

Paasupatham/Pashupatastra,
Paasupatheeswarar
• Lord Shiva is worshiped as Paasupatheeswarar, in Tiruvetkalam
Pasupatheswarar Temple, located at Chidambaram in Cuddalore
district of Tamil Nadu, India.
• Paasupatham/Pashupatastra(most destructive personal weapon of
Shiva, Kali and Adi Para Shakti, which can be discharged by the mind,
the eyes, words, or a bow. Never to be used against lesser enemies or
by lesser warriors, the Pashupatastra is capable of destroying creation
and vanquishing all beings.

Mark Spitz won seven gold medals at the 1972
Summer Olympics in Munich, all in world record
time.

18.*
• “Macbeth” of 1982 by Bela Tarr (57mins) is the first
actual one to employ a certain technique.
• The first one which appeared to have used this
technique was seen in 1948 in “Rope” by Alfred
Hitchcock (80mins).
• Which famous technique is this which was recently in
news and dropped many jaws in a 118 minute
runtime?

Wes(ley) Wales Anderson
• Café inspired from his set designs, The
Royal Tenenbaums, Moonrise Kingdom, and
The Grand Budapest Hotel etc.

Round 1
• 8 Questions
• Clockwise
• +10,0 on direct
• +10,-10 on pounce

1.
• Known as Todd's syndrome or dysmetropsia, is a neuropsychological
condition that causes a distortion of perception. People may experience
distortions in visual perception of objects such as appearing smaller
(micropsia) or larger (macropsia), or appearing to be closer or farther away
than they actually are. Size distortion may occur in other sensory
modalities as well.
• It is often associated with migraines, brain tumors, and psychoactive drug
use.
• This syndrome is also named after a famous 19th century book in which the
protagonist experiences numerous situations similar to those of micropsia
and macropsia. Identify the name of the syndrome.

Alice in Wonderland syndrome (AIWS)

2.
• The debate regarding X began in 2002 when Star Wars
creator George Lucas offered this explanation about it
to Time magazine:
• "In the 1977 film, I was working very hard to create
something different that wasn’t fashion, so I went with a
kind of Southwestern Pancho Villa woman revolutionary
look, which is what that is. The buns are basically from the
turn-of-the-century Mexico. Then it took such hits and
became such a thing.“
• What was he talking about?

Princess Leia's character's iconic hair buns

3.X?
• The X’s origin can be traced to the international group of
researchers called the Chicago Atomic Scientists, who had
participated in the Manhattan Project. After the atomic
bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, they began publishing
a newsletter and then the magazine, Bulletin of the Atomic
Scientists, which, since its inception, has depicted the X on
every cover.
• The X was first represented in 1947, when the Bulletin co-
founder Hyman Goldsmith asked artist Martyl Langsdorf to
design a cover for the magazine's June 1947 issue.

4.
• Under the Mansabdari system which governed the nobility, the
Mughal Emperor didn’t give perpetual grants of land. On death, all
land that had been granted to the noble reverted back to the
Emperor, effectively a 100% estate tax.
• In other words, land titling for the Mughal nobility was not hereditary.
Since land could not be handed down to the next generation, there
was very little incentive for the Mughal nobility to build palaces or the
kind of ancestral homes that are common in Europe.
• The exception to the rule, however, was for X structures . X would not
revert back to the Emperor. Hence we see so many X structures but
not as many Mughal palaces. X?

5.
• The Old English Sheepdog is the
brand mascot for _____ . The dog
was first introduced in Australian
advertising campaigns in the 1960s.
Since then they have been a constant
and highly popular feature of _____
television and print advertisements
in Australia, South Africa and the UK,
and people in those markets refer
colloquially to the breed as a
“______ dog".

6.
This is a map from WW2
era. It represents the
enrollments from Indian
subcontinent into a
certain organization.
Id the organization?
The breakdown of
percentage from the
states remains somewhat
true to this day.

7.
• Budj Bim Cultural Landscape which is older than both the Egyptian
pyramids and Stonegenge became a Unesco World Heritage Site in
the year 2019. The Budj Bim aquaculture system is made up of three
sections that use complex channels, weirs and dams to trap and store
the short-finned eels in what was previously a patchwork of wetlands.
• Built in the lava flows of the now dormant volcano Budj Bim, it
required ongoing maintenance and modification.
• Recently a completely new section was uncovered which had never
been discovered, what led to this discovery which was almost
hidden to mankind?

8.
• “We won’t mention the reason, but there have been many
tweets about climbing inside large musical instrument cases.
A warning after any unfortunate accident would be too late,
so we ask everyone not to try it,” the Japanese company-
“Yamaha Corporation” said in a post on its twitter account
on Jan 11.
• What was the context for such tweet?

• Carlos Ghosn is believed to
have slipped past Japanese
airport security, through a
private jet lounge in Kansai
Airport in western Japan
hidden in large speaker box
that was too large to fit
through the facility’s X-ray
scanner.

Round 2
• Written Round
• +10 for correct answer, no negatives
• +15, -10 for double
• 6 questions in the round

1. Easy one to begin with
• In Sanskrit, X essentially means the city of elephants.
Its history dates back to the period of Mahabharata.
• Several claims suggests that the city was named after
King ,X has also been called by other names, such as
Gajapuram, Nagapura, Asandivata, Brahmasthalam,
Shanti Nagaram and Kunjarpuram in different ancient
texts

2.
• Jack Herrick,an American entrepreneur addressed its “millions upon millions” of
quintessential graphics, declaring, “We’re probably the largest illustrator on the
web at this point.” He added that “thousands of contributors” were involved in
the creation of its visuals, but did not elaborate who the “thousands” were.
• The VP of this website “We felt like we had something that was really special, so
we kind of asked people to keep it a bit of a mystery… over the years, kind of
maintaining the enigma has been part of the fun.” At last, Medium publication
OneZero has cracked the mystery. In a lengthy article, it details that how X gets
its artworks from freelance artists around the world, though most of them seem
to be from the Philippines.
In its investigation, OneZero found that freelancers get their gigs via contract
work sites like Indeed and Upwork. Which website is this, which hires freelancers
for its illustrations?

3.
• The non-toxic, non-staining, reusable modeling compound that came to be
known as X was a flexible, putty-like substance concocted by Noah
McVicker of Cincinnati-based soap manufacturer Kutol Products.
• It was devised at the request of Kroger Grocery, which wanted a product
that could clean coal residue from wallpaper.Following World War II, with
the transition from coal-based home heating to natural gas and the
resulting decrease in internal soot, and the introduction of washable vinyl-
based wallpaper, the market for wallpaper cleaning putty decreased
substantially. McVicker's nephew, Joe McVicker, joined Kutol with the remit
to save the company from bankruptcy.
• How do we better know this product, how did Joe save the company from
bankruptcy?

4.
ICU is the worldwide sports governing body of ___________and is
provisionally recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC)
as such. Its membership includes 116 National _____ Federations on
all continents - reaching over 5 million athletes globally.
Established on April 26, 2004, X carries one of the highest rate of
catastrophic injuries in sports.
Id X.

5.
• In a 1999 Test match against South Africa, New Zealand tail-
ender Geoff Allott batted a memorable innings which lasted
101 minutes. Allott faced 77 balls which lasted 101 minutes.
Allott's ridiculously slow innings was utilised for time wasting
purposes in order to minimise South Africa's chances of
winning the match.
• What unique record does he hold which is yet to be broken
in international cricket?

6.
• The origins of cricket are hazy, but it is thought the game may have
started with bored shepherds defending the wicket gates with their
crooks.
• Stones were used instead of balls. Cricket caught on and became the
sport of the English aristocracy well into the 18th Century. It was
inevitable that the game would spread to other countries.
• The very first international game of cricket took place in 1844. It was
played at the St George's Club, for a wager of $1,000. Originally
recorded as a club game only, it was not regarded as an international
match until 1853.
• Which two teams played the very first international cricket match?

5.
• In a 1999 Test match against South Africa, New Zealand tail-
ender Geoff Allott batted a memorable innings which lasted
101 minutes. Allott faced 77 balls which lasted 101 minutes.
Allott's ridiculously slow innings was utilised for time wasting
purposes in order to minimise South Africa's chances of
winning the match.
• What unique record does he hold which yet to be broken in
international cricket?

Round- 3
• 8 Questions
• Anti-Clockwise
• +10,0 on direct
• +10,-10 on pounce

1.
• The attendance at the event was 19,121. In addition, the event was seen by
over one million viewers through closed-circuit television,making it the
largest event in its category on closed-circuit television in the United States
at the time. A technical glitch ended the closed circuit broadcast early, so
as to appease angry fans who pelted the screen with garbage, the entire
event was broadcast in its entirety on local ABC affiliate WTAE-TV two
weeks later.
• Gene Okerlund sang the national anthem, and Gorilla Monsoon & Jesse
Ventura performed on commentary. Okerlund also did interviews
backstage, The opening theme for the event was the instrumental portion
of the Phil Collins and Philip Bailey hit "Easy Lover", while the closing
theme for the credits was "Axel F" by Harold Faltermeyer. Celebrity guests
in attendance included Billy Martin, Cyndi Lauper, Muhammad Ali etc.
• Which famous event is this, started in 1985?

• In 2005, Takashi Hashiyama, CEO of Japanese television equipment
manufacturer Maspro Denkoh, decided to auction off the collection of
Impressionist paintings owned by his corporation, including works by Paul
Cézanne, Pablo Picasso, and Vincent van Gogh, he contacted two leading
auction houses, Christie's International and Sotheby's Holdings, seeking
their proposals. Both firms made elaborate proposals, but neither was
persuasive enough to earn Hashiyama's approval.
• Unwilling to split up the collection into separate auctions, Hashiyama asked
the firms to decide between themselves who would hold the auction.
• The houses were unable to reach a decision. Hashiyama told both the firms
to do something, explaining that "it probably looks strange to others, but I
believe this is the best way to decide between two things which are equally
good".
• Christie's went to the 11-year-old twin daughters of the international
director Nicholas Maclean, on whose suggestion they won it as Sotheby’s
were clueless and thought it as luck. So, what suggestion did Christie’s
take and what did Hashiyama think of breaking this deadlock?
2.

• Rock – Paper - Scissors
Christie's went to the 11-year-old twin
daughters of the international director of
Christie's Impressionist and Modern Art
Department Nicholas Maclean, who suggested
"scissors" because "Everybody expects you to
choose 'rock'.

3.
• The reason behind how these clouds are formed is that when humid
air is entering low-pressure regions, which also reduces local density
and temperature sufficiently causes water to supersaturate around it
and condense in the air. The clouds vanish as soon as the pressure
increases again to ambient levels.
• Although it is believed these temporary clouds are formed due to a
particular reason but these clouds can also be observed during humid
days on aircraft approaching or departing airports for a prolonged
period.
• Where exactly do you see this cloud for a short period of time?

When aircrafts break the sound barrier

4.
• Soon after inception, X ventured into the manufacturing of
ice candy machines and bottle coolers and began the design
and execution of central air conditioning projects, followed
by the manufacturing of water coolers. The company later
expanded into new product lines and began exporting to
Dubai.
• Identify this company founded in 1943 by Mohan T Advani as
a reconditioning company.

5.X?
• This song has been used for medical training for quite a few years now: It
has the right beat — not to mention, the perfect title — for providing CPR's
chest compressions at the right pace to revive a patient.
• The song which has a rhythm of 103 beats per minute (bpm), which is close
to the recommended rate of at least 100 chest compressions per 60
seconds that should be delivered during CPR. Plus, the song is well known
enough to be useful in teaching the general public to effectively perform
the lifesaving maneuver.
• In fact, the American Heart Association (AHA) officially recommends that if
you see someone collapse, you should "call 9-1-1 and push hard and fast in
the center of the chest to the beat of the classic disco song X.

6.
• X is a retired Australian tennis player and former world No. 1. She
amassed more major titles than any other player in history and is
considered as one of the greatest tennis players of all time.
• X is one of only three players in history (all women) to have won the
"Grand Slam Boxed Set“.
• X and what is a Grand Slam Boxed Set?

Margaret Court, (winning singles, doubles and
mixed doubles in all 4 grand slams)

7.
• The origins of the company date back to the foundation of South
African Breweries in 1895 in South Africa.
• In Oct 2016 it was acquired by Anheuser-Busch InBev. Prior to that
date, it was the world's second-largest brewer measured by revenues
(after Anheuser-Busch InBev) and was also a major bottler of Coca-
Cola.Its brands included Fosters, Miller, and Pilsner Urquell.
• Which company is this, which calls itself “the most local of global
brewers” used acquisition of local brands as its strategy to enter into
foreign markets?

8.
• The first artificial X were developed in Germany during the 19th century using
goose feathers that were dyed green, as one response by Germans to continued
deforestation. These ranged widely in size, from a small 2-inch (51 mm) to a large
98-inch (2,500 mm) sold in department stores during the 1920s.
• Over the years, other styles of artificial Xs have evolved and become popular. In
1930, the U.S.-based Addis Brush Company created the first artificial X made from
brush bristles. Most modern artificial Xs are made from plastic recycled from
used packaging materials, such as polyvinyl chloride (PVC).
• Users of artificial X assert that they are more convenient, and, because they are
reusable, much cheaper than their natural alternative. They are also considered
much safer as natural Xs can be a significant fire hazard.
• What product, which sees its maximum sales in a particular month of the year?

Round 4
• 8 questions
• +10,0 on direct and pass
• +20,-10 on double
• +20, -10 on pounce

1. FITB
The _______ Sports Festival, is an
annual multi-sport event consisting of
professional bodybuilding (______
Classic), strongman (______ Strongman
Classic), fitness, figure and bikini
weekend expo. Established in 1989, It is
considered the second most prestigious
event in professional men's
bodybuilding, physique, figure and
bikini after Joe Weider’s “Olympia”(Mr.
Olympia). Whom is it named after?

2.
• Born in Bhubaneswar, Soumendra Padhi
studied at the Sainik School, Bhubaneswar
and Jeypore Public School before
completing his graduation from Utkal
University.
• In 2020, he directed the Netflix series
Jamtara- Sabka number ayega, which
revolves around phishing operations in the
Jamtara district of Jharkhand.
• Which 2016 movie starring Mayur Patole
did he direct earlier, which was his first
movie as a director?

Budhia – Born to Run(Earlier name- Duronto)

3.
• The term X was coined in 1906 by American physicist and inventor Robert
W. Wood based on how a fish would see an ultrawide hemispherical view
from beneath the water. Their first practical use was in the 1920s for use in
meteorology to study cloud formation giving them the name "whole-sky
lenses". The angle of view of X is usually between 100 and 180 degrees
while the focal lengths depend on the film format they are designed for.
• Nikon’s first commercial X was released in 1962 and by 1964 it was being
used to document the British invasion led by the Beatles. By 1969, it was
used to capture all the trippy moments of the Woodstock music festival.
• Identify X, which has become a staple in music albums

Fisheye Lens
Harry Styles “Fine Line” cover

4.
• A team of MIT mathematicians has developed a model that describes the
formation of “______ jams," in which small disturbances (a driver hitting
the brake too hard, or getting too close to another car) in heavy traffic can
become amplified into a full-blown, self-sustaining traffic jam.
• A _____ jam begins when a car in dense traffic slows down even slightly,
which causes the car behind that vehicle to slow even more — and the
slowing action spreads backward through the lane of traffic like a wave,
getting worse the farther it spreads. Eventually, the cars far behind are
forced to stop completely or risk hitting the slower vehicles ahead —and so
the traffic grinds to a halt over nothing. While some queues can be
attributed to accidents or roadworks, others have no obvious explanation
or reason for the traffic jam.
• By what name is this phenomenon known as?

5.
• Fresco is a technique of mural painting executed upon freshly laid, or
wet lime plaster. Water is used as the vehicle for the dry-powder
pigment to merge with the plaster, and with the setting of the plaster,
the painting becomes an integral part of the wall.
• One of the famous fresco, which included philosophers, can be
identified with some certainty are Plato Aristotle, Socrates,
Pythagoras,Euclid,Ptolemy, Zoroaster, Raphael, Sodoma and
Diogenes of Sinope. Other identifications are held to be "more or
less speculative".
• Identify this fresco and the artist.

The School of Athens by Raphael

6.
• Mudit Tyagi while travelling from Meerut to Delhi, realised for the
first time that finding clean and usable public toilets in India is a very
big, and a very real, challenge.
• This inspired Mudit, the founder of an organization called DevJiva,
which makes socially useful applications, to develop a unique app,
collects information about all public toilets located in the vicinity and
presents it to users in an easy-to-use format.
• What’s the name of the app, which is a wordplay on the ease of
finding somewhere to pee.

7.X?
• According to the author of a commentary on Amarakosha(Sanskrit
thesaurus), the word X derives from the Sanskrit word to obstruct.
• A mythological story states that X once obstructed the path of the sun,
resulting in this name. Ramayana from Valmiki states that the great
mountain X that was growing incessantly and obstructing the path of the
Sun stopped growing any more in obedience to Agastya's words.[According
to another theory, the name “X" means "hunter" in Sanskrit, and may refer
to the tribal hunter-gatherers inhabiting the region.
• The Greek geographer Ptolemy called the range _______ or Ouindion,
describing it as the source of Namados (Narmada) and Nanagouna (Tapti)
rivers.

Before the Last question
• Special Thanks to
• The Organising Team
• The Audience
• My Research Team
Hope you had a good time

8.
• Dutch door is actually the safer way of opening the door of a car,
rather than usual way of opening in which the probability of an
accident is higher.
• According to the Telegraph UK
• “This simple manoeuvre that, if widely adopted by motorists, as
charity Cycling UK believes it should be, could save lives and help
elevate the reputation of Britain’s roads.”
• What exactly is the Dutch Reach?

• Opening the car door by reaching across the body with the more
distant hand which promotes a shoulder check - out and back - to
scan for cyclists and other oncoming traffic.

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