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1. DELHI-42 QUIZ 74
Mudit Aggarwal

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3. Q1
 X was formed in Ganton before spreading to other
neighbourhoods. Much of what happened to X
before and during the late 80s is unknown. X are
the oldest organizations of its types in their city. X’s
rivals Y were formed in the 70s, but there are
references that state that X is older. Hence they
may have formed in the 60s. X and Y’s rivalry
started in 1987 and got quite bloody.
 X’s leader was against selling drugs allowing Y to
grow financially. X eventually broke into factions :
Seville _______, Temple Drive _______, etc.
 Where have we seen X and Y?

5. A1
 San Andreas

6. Q2
 Explain the joke?
 The.Grand.Tour.S01E10.WEBRip.X264-
DEFLATE[ettv]

7. Q3
 The above is the Falkirk Wheel in Scotland used to
lift boats from the river to the canal running above.
It uses a tiny amount of power relative to the work it
does (Moving 500 tonnes of weight about 25
metres high) by having another boat come down at
the same time to cancel out the potential energy at
each end. However, if the weights are unbalanced,
the Wheel might not last long due to unbalanced
forces.
 What activity or rather, inactivity did engineers carry
out to ensure that weight at both ends always
stayed the same?

8. Q3

10. A3
 Archimedes’ Principle

11. Q4
 Studies on X showed that implementation of X
either had no effect whatsoever on fatalities on
average, or the situation worsened in some cases.
 The simple reason was that people were less
careful when X was implemented.
 There are “shared space schemes” based on
studies in the Netherlands now being put on
exhibition in other European countries, which
makes everyone more careful. However, the blind
or partially sighted would suffer if X was removed.
 ID X.

13. A4
 Zebra Crossing

14. Q5
 In the early days of television, BBC was paid for by
a tax put on television owners which is true today,
whereas this wasn’t the case in the US. As a result,
American television was seen as horribly tacky. So
in the 60s, rules related to X were enforced. This
called for surprising changes in the British television
industry. Such as in the video. Certain parts of
American Idol had to be blurred because of this.
The rules are not laws, but they are as good as the
law in practice as no one wants to be associated
with the bad press of breaking them. ID X.

16. A5
 Product Placement

17. Q6
William X was the chief engineer who helped in the construction
of Los Angeles. He is the reason why LA is what it is today.
He is famous for building the California aqueduct which
diverted water from a river to the city and was built under
enormous pressure from farmers who needed the water and
sabotaged the construction of the aqueduct using dynamite.
When the duct finally opened, X famously claimed to the
mayor “Here it is, take it”. Due to the LA charter, which did
not allow water to be shared to any other city, nearby cities
combined with LA to then it to become the size that it is
today.
However, cities like Pasadena, Burbank, etc would also have
been part of LA were it not for the collapse of the St. Francis
dam, in which X was involved. X claimed that the cracks were
nothing to be worried about 12 hours before the collapse.
After it, other cities formed a Water District with LA without
having to merge into it.
ID X, who is immortalized in Hollywood.

19. A6
 Mulholland

20. Q7
 The 10 minute trip between Portsmouth and the Isle
of Wight is unique in the World.
 It is the only commercial trip in the world that
utilizes a type of transportation.
 It stands as a reminder of the failed transport that
was seen as the future of transportation in the
1970s. The transport failed due to more than simple
fuel inefficiency. It was uncomfortable, noisy and
needed lots of maintenance.
 What is being talked about?

22. A7
 Only commercial hovercraft trip in the world.

23. Q8
 The above is the Lake of Buxton. Although it looks
inviting, it has a pH of 11 and swimming in it would
bleach one’s skin. Despite several signs, there are
cases every year of people harming themselves by
swimming in it. One revolutionary method has
prevented that to make purposely look unappealing.
What is done to prevent swimming in this lake?

25. A8
 It is dyed black

26. Q9
 These bridges have an interesting history. For one,
they are constructed above what is more of a small
brook, than a river.
 All these bridges lead to just one living complex,
somewhere in Holland.
 It was a suggestion to the developers by a Dutch
artist to “rebuild” these bridges.
 The interesting part is that although all these brides
are “Rebuilt”, the original ones were never built in
any way, shape or form, or were ever meant to be
built. These bridges were only ever conceived and
printed on “paper”, but never constructed so that no
country in Europe feels “isolated or left out”.
 As a stunt, the printed bridges were constructed by
the developers.
 Where can we find the original bridges?

29. A9
 Euro bank notes

31. Q10
 The above is a sundial found in Longyearbyen in
Svalbard, Norway. The sundial is unique as no
other sundial in the world thus far can work like it.
What is unique about this sundial?

33. A10
 Can work 24 hours a day

34. Q11
 On 12th May 1967, the Reedy Creek Improvement
District was born. Governed by a board of
supervisors, the agency has powers typically
reserved for city and county governments. It has
the authority to open schools, create its own
criminal justice system, and even open a nuclear
power plant. The district also holds all of the seats
on the board.
 We know of Reedy Creek District in a completely
different context however.
 What is Reedy Creek District known as popularly,
known for “rat” related incidents?

36. A11
 Disney World, Orlando

37. Q12
 The Icelandic volcano of Eyjafjallajökull famously
erupted in April 2010. The air travel for 20 countries
was affected and 10 million people were grounded.
500 farmers and their families had to be evacuated
overnight. The Hruna river saw its temperature rise
to 60°C due to the lava. The volcano spewed out 30
million cubic metres of tephra, 300 cubic metres of
magma a second and 250 million cubic metres of
carbon dioxide.
 How then did it help the fight against global
warming?

39. A12
 The grounded planes would have exhuded more
CO2 had all of them flown.

40. Q13
 During the early 1800s, whaling was a massive issue in
the Falkland Islands. Thousands of whales were killed
for their oil. However, there were no trees or wood in the
region. Hence, whalers used the only source of fuel they
had which were penguins. Even more penguins were
killed for their oil, which was burned to obtain whale oil.
Penguin population declined from tens of millions to
mere thousands. Continued human intervention
hampered the penguin population even after whaling
was banned.
 After the Falklands War however, humans abandoned
the island. They never returned due to a certain
“hindrances”. This allowed penguins to breed freely as
the hindrances cannot affect them.
 What is being talked about?

42. A13
 Landmines

43. Q14
 X are seed pods that have been inhabited by larva
of a small moth. X is usually tan brown in colour.
The larva spasms when heated in order to avoid
dehydration or cool itself. X are non toxic, but
generally not eaten. The larva can live inside for
many months with varying periods of dormancy.
 ID X, who get their name from the spasms of the
larvae.

45. A14
 Jumping Beans

46. Q15
 Horacio Y formerly managed Lamborghini’s
composites, founded a Composite research
Company in 1988 named after himself. It provided
composites for the Lamborghini LM002, and the
Diablo. Soon, the company began producing
independent cars. Their first car was named
“Fangio F1” after Argentinean F1 driver Juan
Manuel Fangio, however the name was dropped
due to Fangio’s death in 1995.
 On 26th July, 2010, Y(the company) claimed a new
record for production based cars, completing the
Nurburgring in 6:47 beating Ferrari 599XX.
 ID Y.

48. A15
 Pagani

49. Q16
 Originated from the term ignis fatuus or Foolish
Fire.
 In folklore, a thief was being chased by villagers
when he came across the devil. He made a deal
with the Devil for the Devil to turn into a coin to pay
it as compensation for his crimes. The Devil agreed
to it but stumped upon a cross in the thief’s pocket
and lost his powers. The thief then let go of the
Devil with the promise that he wouldn’t take his
soul. After his death, the thief couldn’t go to heaven
nor hell, so he wanders the Earth aimlessly with an
artifact given to him by the devil. What is that
artifact?

51. A16
 Jack-o-Lantern

52. Q17
 During the later years of Monty Python, John
Cleese quit writing various sketches. His partner,
Graham Chapman “discovered” a new writer when
a version of The Footlights Revue was performed
live in London’s West End, which was one the
writer’s early works. The writer himself made 2
cameo appearances during various sketches. He
and Chapman have worked together on other
projects including Out of the trees, and the
soundtrack of Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
 Who?

54. A17
 Douglas Adams

55. Q18
 In the week of August 14, 1995, 2 of Britain’s most
popular groups fought out the biggest chart war for
30 years since The Beatles and The Rolling Stones
in the 60s. Both the bands released new singles on
the same day hoping to reach the top by next week.
Oasis’s single Roll With It eventually lost out to the
other band. The only true rivals of Oasis, the band
invented Brit-Pop as a genre. Their songs spoke of
the impact of commercialism, consumerism,
Americanisation of England, and reintroducing
“Britishness” to Britain. Which Band is it?

57. A18
 Blur

58. Q19
 X is a character on a television series targeted
primarily at pre-school audiences. The series ran
from 1997-2001, and was extremely successful for
a series of its genre, however X came under heavy
criticism in the USA due to allegations that he/she
promoted homosexuality. Jerry Falwell claimed that
X had replaced Ellen DeGeneres as the Chief
National Gay Representative. The BBC responded ,
“X is simply a sweet, technological baby with a
Magic Bag”. The gender of X is still open for
speculation.
 ID the character, not the television series.

60. A19
 Tinky Winky

61. Q20
 Frank Hornby started a company named after
himself as early as 1901, but launched its first
successful product in 1938. Various models of this
product were sold, however due to high costs, he
lost out to his main rival Tri-ang. Tri-ang bought
Hornby in 1964, and changed its name to Triang-
Hornby. In 1982, only the Hornby name survived.
What was the product Triang and Hornby dealt in?

63. A20
 Model Trains