General Quiz

Foundation Day
1st October,2014

Rules
• Elims-15 questions
• 11-15 *-marked questions used in-case of tie-breakers
• QM is the final authority …..yada yada yada.
• Let’s begin, shall we ?

Q1.
• Vivek Sancheti, a team member, said ‘____' is a very Amdavadi slang
is sometimes is not understood by people from other regions. "The
first meme was of course ‘__ ___, _____ __ _____ _' which got
popular primarily on WhatsApp and Facebook. While explaining it to
friends late one night, we created our own meme retaining the sagely
wise guy with his palm towards the viewer .It was simple and very
effective," he said.
What has been blanked out?

Q4.Id the personality.
• Known as ‘Sheriff of Wall Street’. His most famous victims include
Rajat Gupta , Bank of America and most recently Devyani
Khobragade.
• In 2012, X was named by Time magazine as one of "The 100 Most
Influential People in the World" and by India Abroad as its “2011
Person of the Year.”
• Was in news 2-3 days back as a top contender in the race of being the
US Attorney General

Q5.
• From 1884 these were officially two : Bombay____ and Kolkata_____.
• In the 20th century it was unofficially used by Railways according to
Madras_____ .
• Many years back there was 1 more of this kind at Port Blair.
• Few days back it was again in news for some reasons and debate is
still going on. What am I talking about ?

Q6.
• This British overseas territory has a population of about 57000 but
has more than 70000 registered companies and more than 600 banks
and trusts.
ID?

Q7.What do you obtain from this equation?

Q8.
• X is one of the national languages of Guyana, Fiji and Suriname. First
Indian President Rajendra Prasad and Former Prime Minister Lal
Bahadur Shastri are all associated with this language. P Chidambaram,
then Home Minister promised Parliament in 2012 that it would be
included among the languages mentioned in the Constitution.
Identify X.

Q9.
• X is performed in a circle as a symbol of the Hindu view of time. The
rings of dancers revolve in cycles, as time in Hinduism is cyclical. As
the cycle of time revolves, from birth, to life, to death and again to
rebirth, the only thing that is constant is the Goddess, that one
unmoving symbol in the midst of all of this unending and infinite
movement. The dance symbolizes that God, represented in feminine
form in this case, is the only thing that remains unchanging in a
constantly changing universe.
Id X.

Q10.What does the scale signifies?

*Q11.
On 17 July 1866, a newspaper wrote that the Prince "retired to the royal
pavilion on a "______'s egg"".
There are several variations used to describe specific types of _______
with prefixes like
1. Golden
2. Silver
3. Bronze
4. Diamond
5. Platinum
6. Royal
7. Laughing
8. Titanium
9.Pair
10. King's Pair
the more the value of the prefix the rare is the event of ______
happening!!!

*Q12.
“Sab se behtar banunga main.
Jaisa koi aur na tha.
Unhe pakarna imtehaan mera.
Aur sikhana maqsad khara.
Is safar per nikla hoon main.
Ghoomunga chaaron disha.
Her X ki shakti hai khaas.
Jise mujhko hai samajhna.
___________________
Yahi hai qismat meri.
X ...ooh, tum mere saathi.
Dekhegi yeh duniya saari.
____________________
Kaam ayega hausla hi.
Saathi main, aur ek saathi tu.
X
___________
__________
X”
ID X.

*Q13.Who is seen here, at the opening session of the 12th Chinese
People's Political Consultative Conference in his capacity as a newly
appointed political advisor?

United States Attorney for the Southern District of New
York Preet Bharara

*Q12.
“Sab se behtar banunga main.
Jaisa koi aur na tha.
Unhe pakarna imtehaan mera.
Aur sikhana maqsad khara.
Is safar per nikla hoon main.
Ghoomunga chaaron disha.
Her X ki shakti hai khaas.
Jise mujhko hai samajhna.
___________________
Yahi hai qismat meri.
X ...ooh, tum mere saathi.
Dekhegi yeh duniya saari.
____________________
Kaam ayega hausla hi.
Saathi main, aur ek saathi tu.
X
___________
___________
X”
ID X.

*Q13.Who is seen here, at the opening session of the 12th Chinese People's
Political Consultative Conference in his capacity as a newly appointed
political advisor?

The former Chinese basketball player Yao Ming

Walter Hartwell 'Walt' White, Sr

Answer
HMS Beagle Charles Darwin’s ship.

FINALS
3 Rounds
1)अनंत झपट्टा
2)तुम तो thaire परदेसी
3)कनेक्ट दृश्य

ROUND 1: अनंत झपट्टा
• Standard Infinite Pounce
• 6 Questions
• +20 on the pounce for correct answer, -10 for incorrect answer
• +20 on the direct

Q1.
Identify the song.
• The lead singer of this band wrote this song about his father, who died of cancer on 1-9-
1982. At his father's funeral, he cried, ran home and locked himself in his room. When
his mother got home and knocked on the door to his room, he simply said something
and hence the title.
• The song eventually became a tribute song to the victims of Hurricane Katrina, and
sound bites were added from various news coverages to the song.

WAKE ME UP WHEN SEPTEMBER ENDS
-GREEN DAY

Q2.
X welcomed it with a “Namaste”.
X also congratulated Y for joining it.
To this, Y replied:
“Howdy X ? Keep in touch. I’ll be around.”
After a while Y also said that
“I’ll be back after breakfast. Good ol’ sunlight. It’s good for your
battery.”
ID X and Y

TWITTER EXCHANGE BETWEEN
NASA’S MARS CURIOSITY ROVER
AND ISRO’S MARS ORBITER.

Q3.
• Burning Man is a week-long annual event held in the Black Rock Desert in northern Nevada, in the
United States. The event is described as an experiment in community, art, radical self-expression,
and radical self-reliance.
• The day was August 30, 1998 - less than a week before X would officially incorporate as a
company.
• Despite and maybe because of all the chaos that would come with incorporation, the founders
spent the last week of August 1998 to go to the Burning Man festival.
• To let the users know that they were out of the office, they decided to send out a message.
• This particular action was the beginning of a trend that goes on till this day and is immensely
popular.
• Identify the Company and what is being talked about here?

Q3.
Julius Caesar Act I Scene II – FITB
CASSIUS
“Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world
Like a Colossus, and we petty men
Walk under his huge legs and peep about
To find ourselves dishonourable graves.
Men at some time are masters of their fates:
__ _____, dear Brutus, is not __ ___ _____,
But in ourselves, that we are underlings.”
Hint:It will be FOX STAR studio's second remake
production after the Hrithik-Katrina Kaif " Bang Bang"?

Q4.
Born to a family of Grape farmers, X was the owner of a tractor
manufacturing company. After getting some profit from his business he
decided to buy a Ferrari for himself.
After he bought the Ferrari he didn't quite enjoy driving it and realised that
there was some problem with the clutch.
So he consulted the mechanic at his tractor firm , who pointed but that
Ferrari was using the same clutch that was used in their tractors.
Frustrated in hearing this X went to Enzo Ferrari and told him about this.
Mr.Ferrari on the other hand didn't take it seriously and neglected him by
saying a farmer like him wasn't worth for driving a Ferrari.
What originated from this conversation?

Q5. Cape Cobras players
celebrating a run-out in the
ongoing CLT20 tournament.
What has been blanked out
from the Wicketkeeper's
shirt?

Q6.
Starting of the event:
How are you doing, New York... I hope, you are having, a good time...
Namaste. My greetings, to all those, watching on TVs, laptops, tablets
and phones, as well.”
Ending of the event:
“Thank you once again, for having me over. Thanks in particular, to X
here. God bless you all. May the Force be with You...”
• Id X plus for the pounce also the event

Hugh Jackman
• Global Citizen Festival at Central Park

Round 2:तुम तो thaire परदेसी
• Nothing Indian.
• Bid= +10 +20 +30 if correct -5 -10 -15 if incorrect

Q1.
Directors fear casting this particular actor in a major
production, or do not reveal his character in the trailers
to ensure that the climax of the movie is kept intact." This
statement is actually false and is based on a very
famous urban legend which is reinforced by X's roles in
major film and TV roles. However the urban legend is not
completely true and can be refuted by citing movies such
as Flightplan, National Treasure, Anna Karenina and
theatre productions such as Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet
and based on interpretation Maid of the West. What
Urban Legend?

Q2.
For the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards, this TV
show was nominated in the "Drama Series"
category instead of the "Miniseries" category.
The two lead actors ended up presenting the
Award for "Outstanding Lead Actor in a
Miniseries or Movie" which was given to
Benedict Cumberbatch for Sherlock. Which 2
actors? Which TV show?

Answer
Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson
for True Detective

Q3.
Kip Thorne is an American theoretical physicist,
known for his contributions in gravitational
physics and astrophysics. A long-time friend and
colleague of Stephen Hawking and Carl Sagan,
he was the Feynman Professor of Theoretical
Physics at the California Institute of Technology
(Caltech) until 2009 and one of the world's
leading experts on the astrophysical implications
of Einstein's general theory of relativity. What
new project is he involved in 2014?

Answer
Interstellar (as Exec Producer)

Q4.
X, an American author was born shortly after a visit by Y
in 1835, and he predicted that he would "go out with it," too.
He died the day following Y’s subsequent return in 1910.
ID X,Y.

Answer
X - Mark Twain
Y- Halley’s Comet

Q5. Whose job profile?
• Baby Proofer
• Bartender
• Beef Jerky Manufacturer
• Blackjack Dealer
• Boxer
• Butler
• Ice cream Truck Driver
• Garbage Commissioner
• Grease Collector
• Guard
• Coach
• Food Critic
• Fisherman
• Inventor
• Mall Santa Claus
• Oil rig worker
• Food Critic
And many more

Q6.
The man in the picture is Ian
William Richardson, CBE. He is
a leading Scottish
Shakespearean stage actor.
However he is best
remembered for playing a
character in 1990 which again
rose to prominence in 2013.
Which character?

Answer
• Francis Urquhart.
• Francis Underwood in ‘House of Cards (US)’

Round 3: कनेक्ट दृश्य
• 6 slides connect to a central theme
• +5 for individual slides
• Stakes written on each slide
• May the Force be with you

1. +60 -30
I love watching X bat. He looks to me like an individual of my own heart. I
love his aggression and serious passion that I used to have. He reminds me of
myself," Richards said.
"He is an individual who doesn`t back off from confrontation. Someone, who
can stand his ground under pressure, I love that as you can`t teach these
instinctive aspects," Richards said
"Just like me, he loves the ball to come to him. He wants to dive, stop the
runs. He is a livewire unlike some fielders, who would just dig a hole and dive
in it rather than dive to stop the ball!" he said.

3. +40 -20
• _____ ______ is an upcoming Hindi neo-noir drama film directed and
co-produced by Anurag Kashyap, based on historian Gyan Prakash's
book Mumbai Fables. Set in Bombay of the 1960s, the film tells the
story of a boxer, Johnny Balraj, and an aspiring jazz singer, Rosie, and
how their hopes and dreams collide with their individual realities. It
stars X, Anushka Sharma and Karan Johar in lead roles.
• Id X

5.
• In 2011, he launched his own production company called SKBH
Productions .
• Money generated from film productions was to be donated to his
NGO.
• First film made under the banner was kids entertainer Chillar Party.
Who are we talking about?

ISL TEAM OWNERS/CO-OWNERS
1)Virat Kohli
2)Sachin Tendulkar(brands endorsed by him)
3)Ranbir Kapoor
4)John Abraham
5)Salman Khan
6)Sourav Ganguly(Ke Hobe Banglar Kotipoti)

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