General quiz organised under Utkansh 2015 in NITJ

1. General Quiz
Mains
(Utkansh’15)
QM : Sujit J Patil

2. Round 1
Infinite Bounce

3. • The Dish is a 2000
Australian film and was the
top grossing film in
Australia in 2000.
• It tells a somewhat
fictionalized story of the
Parkes Observatory's
(located at Parkes, New
SouthWales, Australia) role
in relaying live telecast of
an important event.
• What event ?
1)

4. • Apollo 11 Moon Landing (1969)

5. The following text has been taken from the book,
Euclid and his Modern Rivals by Charles Lutwidge
Dodgson better known as X.
This text was used asY’s first official logo – derived
from a logo competition held in 2000. But due to
the “fisheye” form of logo, only a part of the text
can be read.
What is X andY. (Half points for each)
Text on next slide :
2)

6. The text in black can be read on the logo.

7. • X – Lewis Carroll
• Y –Wikipedia

8. • This is an essay by American transcendentalist Henry David
Thoreau that was first published in 1849. In it,Thoreau argues
that individuals should not permit governments to overrule or
atrophy their consciences.
• During Gandhi’s stay in South Africa, the Boer legislature
passed a law requiring that all Indians register with the police
and be fingerprinted but he refused to obey it. He was arrested
and put in jail. While in jail, Gandhi read the above essay by
Henry DavidThoreau.Taking inspiration from the essay Gandhi
launched Satyagrah.
• What was the title of this essay ?
3)

9. • Civil Disobedience

10. • In 1912, Edgar Rice Burroughs created the character John
Carter. In 2012, a Disney movie was released to mark its 100th
anniversary.
• But in 1912, Burroughs had also created another character
which was to have about 200 films made upon him between
1918-2014.
• In fact, the company “Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.” which
licenses Burroughs’ works and characters is based in the city
named after this character.
• Which character?
4)

11. • Tarzan

12. • This is a company which started as Società Scientifica
Radio Brevetti _______ in Bologna to produce vacuum
tubes, condensers and other radio components.
• In the 1930s and 1940s, it manufactured radios,
cameras, and electrical products such as a razor.
• But today the company is
known for a different product.
Which company is this ?
5)

13. • Ducati

14. • Gösta Mittag-Leffler was a Swedish mathematician. According to
a popular urban myth, there is no Mathematics Nobel Prize
because this mathematician was involved in an affair withAlfred
Nobel’s wife / fiancée.
• X was a physicist and chemist. X was a Nobel Prize winner despite
being actually nominated for it. X won the prize eventually
because of Mittag-Leffler’ intervention, who was then a member
of the nominating committee. Due to his intervention, the
committee nominated and eventually awarded the prize to X.
• Who is X ?
6)

15. • Marie Curie

16. • Andy Bichlbaum, member of TheYes Men – is a cultural jamming activist.
Through actions of tactical media, theYes Men primarily aim to raise
awareness about what they consider problematic social issues.
• In December 2004, Andy Bichlbaum appeared on BBCWorld as "Jude
Finisterra", a spokesman for a company, X. Bichlbaum went on the news to
claim that X planned to liquidateY and use the resulting $12 billion to pay
for the for medical care of the people affected by industrial disaster
involvingY.
• After two hours of wide coverage, X issued a press release denying the
statement, ensuring even greater coverage of the phony news. In
Frankfurt, X's share price fell 4.24 percent in 23 minutes, wiping $2 billion
off its market value.
• Fill X andY.
7)

17. • X – Dow Chemical
• Y – Union Carbide

18. • This is the statue of
JohnT Daniels. He was
a member of the Kill
Devil Hills Life-Saving
Station. Daniels had
never seen a camera
prior to using the
Gundlach Korona view
camera. What did he
captured with the
camera ?
8)

19. • Wright brothers' first flight on
December 17, 1903

20. • X was an art teacher, illustrator and museum
curator. He was made the principal of Sir J.J School
of Art in 1865. In 1875, he was made the principal of
Mayo School of Industrial Art, Lahore.
• He designed the coat of arms of Mayo College,
Ajmer. He also illustrated many books of his more
famous son. Identify X OR his son ?
9)

21. • John Lockwood Kipling, father of
Rudyard Kipling

22. • Dr. J. Allen Hynek was an American ufologist. He
devised the Hynek Scale : a sixfold classification for
UFO sightings which are arranged according to
increasing proximity.
• Hynek was also a consultant to Steven Spielberg for a
popular 1977 movie. Moreover, he played a cameo role
in the movie.The title of the movie is inspired from the
Hynek Scale.
• Which movie ?
10)
Cameo role :

24. • Close Encounters of theThird Kind

25. Round 2
The Challenging Round

26. • Alphonse Bertillon was a French police officer and
biometrics researcher who contributed heavily to
criminology.
• He developed the “Bertillonage system”, a system for
the identification of criminals making use of
anthropometric measurements — including head size,
arm span, scars, distinguishing features and the like.
• Apart from the Bertillonage, he also developed a
special type of method for identification of criminals
by victims or investigators.What is this method?
1)

27. Mugshot
Self mugshot of Bertillon

28. • The man in this photo is A. A. Milne, creator ofWinnie the
Pooh. He createdWinnie, based on his son’s stuffed teddy
bear. Almost all other characters were created the same way
likeTigger & Piglet.
• What was his son’s name ?
2)

29. Christopher Robin Milne (after whom the
boy character is named)

30. • A Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) was a large
pressurized container used on Space Shuttle missions to transfer
cargo to and from the International Space Station (ISS).
• Three such modules were made by Italian Space Agency –
Leonardo, Raffaello, and Donatello (named after great Italian
personalities).
• The logo of MPLM consisted of a character copyrighted by
Mirage Studios. Hence NASA gave Mirage the copyright to the
logo in exchange for the use of the studio's character on it.
• Which character ?
3)

31. “Raffaello” of the Teenage Mutant Ninja
Turtles

32. • The Henry Classification System is a long-standing
method by which _________ are sorted by
physiological characteristics for one-to-many
searching.
• This system was developed by Hem Chandra Bose and
Azizul Haque under their supervisor Sir Edward Henry
in the late 19th century for criminal investigations in
British India.
• Fill the blank.
4)

33. • Fingerprints

34. • This treadmill on which Sunita
Williams is running is called the
“Combined Operational Load
Bearing External Resistance
Treadmill” and is present on the
ISS.
• NASA named the treadmill after
a comedian, X.
• Who is X ? (full name please)
5)

35. • X is Stephen Colbert of The Colbert Report
Official patch of the treadmill by NASA

36. • Winston Groom is an American novelist and non-fiction writer.
He's best known for his novel published in 1986.The novel’s main
character grew up in Mobile, Alabama as Groom himself did.
• Although published in 1986, it did not make Groom a best-selling
author until it was adapted into a film with the same name in
1994.The film propelled the novel to best-seller status, and the
novel sold 1.7 million copies worldwide.
• In 1995 he published a sequel whose first page reads : “Don't
never let nobody make a movie of your life's story.Whether they
get it right or wrong, it don't matter.” (deliberate Grammar
mistake in the novel)
• Name the novel/film.
6)

37. • Forrest Gump

38. Round 3
Reverse Infinite Bounce

39. • This term was first used in 1858 to describe HH
Stephenson's feat.A collection was held for
Stephenson, and he was presented with a hat
bought with the proceeds.Which term ?
• Hint ahead :
1)

41. • Hat-trick

42. • He is a Christian saint and
considered as the keeper of the
keys to heaven as this cartoon
depicts.
• He is considered to be the first
pope of the Roman Catholic
church.
• His original name was Simon. His
more common name is derived
from the Latin/Greek word for
“rock” or “stone” because Jesus
designated him as the "rock" upon
which the Church was to be built.
• Who?
2)

43. • St. Peter – the namesake of St. Peter’s Basilica in
Rome

44. • What unique incident
inspired Peter Kreeft to
write this book ?
3)

45. • Odd coincidence that all three men died
on the same day: November 22, 1963
– John F. Kennedy
– Aldous Huxley
– C. S. Lewis

46. • The nonsense word “X" emerged in popular culture during the early
1930s, first being used by cartoonist Bill Holman in his Smokey Stover
cartoon strips. According to Holman, “X” takes its origin from a
Chinese character for “fortune”.
• The term “X fighter” was used by Allied aircraft pilots inWorldWar II
to describe various UFOs or mysterious aerial phenomena seen in
the skies over both the European and Pacific theaters of operations.
• The terms “X”, or “Xbar” are sometimes used as placeholder names
in computer programming or computer-related documentation.
• “X Camp” is an annual hacker event hosted by publisher O'Reilly
Media.
4)

47. • Foo

48. • The Brat Pack is a nickname given to a group of young actors
who frequently appeared together in teen-oriented films in
the 1980s. It is usually described as the cast members of two
specific films released in 1985 – The Breakfast Club and X.
• “X” is also a weather phenomenon in which luminous plasma
is created by a coronal discharge from a sharp or pointed
object in a strong electric field in the atmosphere.
• Hint ahead :
5)

50. • St. Elmo’s Fire

51. • Luxo Jr. is a 1986 American computer-animated
short film produced by Pixar and directed by John
Lasseter.
• It was the first CGI film to receive an Academy
Award nomination for Best Animated Short Film.
• What was the special contribution of this short film
to Pixar ?
6)

52. • The corporate
mascot of Pixar.

53. • ______ ______ is a French term for "high dressmaking" which
refers to the creation of exclusive custom-fitted clothing.
• It is the fashion that is constructed by hand from start to finish,
made from high quality, expensive, often unusual fabric and sewn
with extreme attention to detail and finished by the most
experienced and capable seamstresses, often using time-
consuming, hand-executed techniques.
• This term originally referred to Englishman Charles Frederick
Worth's work, produced in Paris in the mid-nineteenth century. In
modern France, it is a "protected name" that can be used only by
firms that meet certain well-defined standards.
7)

54. • Haute couture

55. • _________ is an entirely Indian owned company. It owns a bookstore chain
that was co-founded by Emile Moreau, a French author,T K Banerjee, an
Indian businessman and others in Allahabad in 1887.
• The company has 258 outlets and is held in deep affection by many Indians
providing livelihood, directly or indirectly, to about 5000 people.
• It borrowed its name from a then-successful London bookstore.
• In his October 2004 Budget speech Lalu PrasadYadav had announced,
“Angrez chale gaye, ________ reh gaye.”
• Which is this famous chain ?
8)

56. • A. H.Wheeler

57. • TheVenetia Fair is an alternative rock band based in
Massachusetts, USA. It started on 2006 and took its
name from a woman calledVenetia Phair. She was
responsible for naming _____, which was in news
during 2006.
• A student dust counter, on board the “New Horizons”
spacecraft was also renamed Venetia after her.
• Fill the blank.
9)
Image :

58. Venetia Phair aged 11
Venetia dust counter

59. • Pluto

60. • In 1909, X was quoted as saying:
• “I came in with Halley's Comet in 1835. It is coming again next
year, and I expect to go out with it. It will be the greatest
disappointment of my life if I don't go out with Halley's Comet.
The Almighty has said, no doubt: 'Now here are these two
unaccountable freaks; they came in together, they must go out
together.”
• In fact, he was right – he died one day after the comet's
approached closest to Earth.Who is X?
10)

61. • MarkTwain

62. Round 4
LongVisual Connect
(Inexhaustive list)

63. 1) +50/-25
SaintVincent of Saragossa Saint George

64. 2)
Saint Lucy
+45/-22.5

65. 3)
Maurice, Prince of Orange
+40/-20

66. 4)
Qin Shi Huang
+35/-17.5

67. 5)
Philip II of Spain
+30/-15

68. 6)
Captain John Marshall
+25/-12.5

69. 7)
Jean Moreau de Séchelles
+20/-10

70. 8)
Simón Bolívar
+15/-7.5

71. 9)
ChristopherColumbus
+10/-5

72. 10)
AmerigoVespucci
+5/0

73. • Individuals after whom countries are named :
1. St.Vincent of Saragossa – St.Vincent & the Grenadines
2. St. George – Georgia
3. St. Lucy – St. Lucia
4. Maurice, Prince of Orange – Mauritius
5. Qin Shi Huang – China
6. King Philip II of Spain – Philippines
7. Captain John Marshall – Marshall Islands
8. Jean Moreau de Séchelles – Seychelles
9. Simón Bolívar – Bolivia
10. Christopher Columbus – Colombia
11. AmerigoVespucci - USA

74. ThankYou