A Beginners Quiz conducted by Mr.Surya Narayanan at CQC on 20/7/14

1. CQC Beginners QUIZ

2. Before the time of paper, writing
was done by carving on papyrus using a
stylus. The first thing that the writers
tested for is whether the papyrus was
capable of being carved on i.e., soft
enough but not too brittle so that it
would break. They tried out the basic
movements in writing which were
circle, curve, dot and lines. Which
common day practice did this result in?
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3. Pillayar Suzhi

4. This restaurant chain was started in
1960’s by K.Dhoraiswamy Naidu as
a catering unit in Kennedy Movie
Theatre in RS Puram ,
Coimbatore.When it was started , it
started selling Coffee , Tea and
Tiffen Items.Which Restaurant
Chain ?
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5. Annapoorna

6. Rowan Julian ______ lives alone in his
small flat in Highbury, North London. He is
mostly seen wearing a tweed brown suit, a
white shirt, a thin red tie, trousers, and
shoes. He rarely speaks, and when he does,
it's generally only a few mumbled words,
which are in a comically low-pitched
voice.He has a strong knowledge on
Trigonometry.He’s in a relationship with
Irma Gobb.He’s found driving a green Mini
Cooper.Who ?
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7. Mr.Bean

8. What ?
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9. Accordian

10. Which Indian airline has aircrafts
named Clove , Ginger , Mustard ,
Cardamom , Elachi , Garlic etc.. ?
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11. SpiceJet

12. The name X literally means "Land of the
Pure" in Urdu and Persian. It was coined in 1933
by Choudhry Rahmat Ali, an activist, who
published it in his pamphlet Now or Never,
using it as an acronym referring to the names of
the five northern regions of the Punjab,
Afghania Province, Kashmir, Sindh, and
Baluchistan". The letter i was incorporated to
ease pronunciation and form the linguistically
correct and meaningful name.What ?
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13. Pakistan

14. This country’s national football
team is nicknamed “Socceroos” as
it rhymes with the name of its
national animal.Which Southern
country is this ?
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15. Australia

16. In the quarter finals of 1966 FIFA WC,
England met Argentina at Wembley
Stadium. After the match, newspaper
reports stated that referee Rudolf Kreitlein
had cautioned both Bobby and Jack
Charlton, as well as sending off Argentinian
Antonio Rattin.But he had a hard time
telling Rattin that he wants the player out of
the game.On seeing this Ken Anston , a
British football referee came up with a
concept.What ?
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17. Penalty Cards

18. What is the name of the Air India
aircraft which carries the President
of India if its US counterpart is
called Air Force One ?
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19. Air India One

20. In Greek Mythology , whose name
literally means “Glorious gift of
Hera” ?
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21. Hercules

22. Mysore Paints and Varnish Limited is a
company located in the city of Mysore, India. The
company is owned and operated by the Government of
Karnataka. The company was started as the Mysore
Lac and Paints Limited by the Maharaja of Mysore,
Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar in the year 1937 for
manufacturing paints and other related products.It is
the only organisation in India which is allowed to
manufacture something that finds use atleast once in 5
years and its manufacturing process is kept as a
secret.Which famous entity is made in India by this
organisation ?
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23. Indelible Voter’s Ink

24. Id this award.
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25. Arjuna Award

26. Triskaidekaphobia is the fear of what ?
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27. 13

28. In 1923 , this well known person
was arrested for the “Beer Hall Putsch”
which was an effort to seize power in
Munich , Bavaria which failed
miserably.He spent nine months in
Prison during which he wrote a book
which was originally titled When
Putsch Comes to Shove.How do we
know this book today ?
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29. Mein Kampf

30. Mahatma Gandhi returned to India from
South Africa on January 9 , 1915.To
commemorate this , the Ministry of
Overseas Indian Affairs started
celebrating this day as X day since
2003.Every year on this day , Indians
living abroad and contributing to the
development of India are awarded.How
do we know this day as ?
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31. NRI Day

32. ID16

33. Wolverine

34. What was invented and patented by
James J. "Crash" Ryan which is
orange in color ?
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35. Black Box

36. This 2013 film was based on “The
Snow Queen” , a fairy tale written by
Hans Christian Anderson.The plot of
the book differs from the film wherein
everything freezes when the main
character touches it.To avoid these she
lives in Solitary above a mountain and
builds her own Ice palace.Which
movie ?
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37. Frozen

38. This famous game was criticized for its
resemblance with Super Mario.Some reports say
that the pipes in the game is inspired from those
that appeared in Super Mario. Even the twinkly
sound effect when your _____ _____ between
pipes is heavily inspired by Mario's coin-
collecting chime, to the point where they sound
nearly identical.The main character appears to
be a cross between the “Spike” and “Cheep
Cheep” enemies in Super Mario Bros 3.Which
Game ?
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39. Flappy Bird

40. The Entertainment and Sports
Programming network was founded by
Bill Rasmussen, his son Scott
Rasmussen and Aetna insurance agent
Ed Eagan. It was launched on
September 7, 1979 in Connecticut. It is
a U.S.-based global cable and satellite
television channel, that is owned as a
joint venture between The Walt Disney
Company and Hearst Corporation.How
is it known today ?
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41. ESPN

42. The name of this game refers to the
Queen of the spades.The name in tamil
stands for “Dark Complexioned
Women”.This is commonly played on
the streets to lure the Passer-By and to
steal money from them.It is also the
name of a famous 2011 movie which
revolves around the protagonists who
steal money by using one of this game’s
method.Which game ?
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43. Mankatha