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1. GENERAL QUIZ
BY RAGHAV
DEC 30 2015

2. Rules
• Totally there are 20 questions.
• Each correct answer will be given 10 points. Partial
correct answers will be given 5 points.
• Only 1 answer from a team will be accepted.
• Team that gives correct answers for the passed
questions from previous team will get 5 points.
• A question becomes open question if none of the
teams gives the correct answer. No points for
correct answer given to open question.
• No browsing. Keep your phones and laptops away for
sometime.
• You can ask for a clue.

3. Question 0 – No points for this
Which is the largest state in USA by area?

4. Answer
If your answer is Texas, you are incorrect.
The correct answer is Alaska.

5. Question 1
The below is a list of top 10 ______. Identify what this list
represents and what is in No 1.
1. ____________
2. Blank Space – Taylor Swift
3. See you again – Wiz Khalifa
4. Baby – Justin Bieber
5. Uptown Funk – Mark Ronson
6. Shake it off – Taylor Swift
7. Dark Horse – Katy Perry
8. Bailando – Enrique Iglesias
9. Roar – Katy Perry
10 . All about that bass – Meghan Trainor

6. Answer
Top 10 most viewed videos on YouTube.
And No 1 is Gangnam Style - Psy

7. Question 2
In 1982, the United States CBP set up a roadblock and
inspection point on US 1 just north of the merger of
Monroe County Road 905A/Miami-Dade County Road
905A onto US 1 in Florida. The Key West City Council
complained repeatedly about the inconvenience for
travelers because of this. As the complaints were not
taken care, Mayor Dennis Wardlow and the Council
declared Key West's independence on April 23, 1982
from US, thus forming a country called ______. Identify
the country.

8. Answer
The Conch Republic

9. Question 3
The country of Samoa did not have the date of
December 30, 2011 in their calendar (same date
4 years back). What is the reason for this?

10. Answer
Samoa changed the time zone from UTC – 11 to
UTC +13

11. Question 4
Identify this place

12. Answer
Area 51

13. Question 5
X was born on 31 Dec 1943 in Snainton, North
Riding of Yorkshire, UK. X was born to a Gujarathi
Indian father and British mother. X’s original
name is Krishna Bhanji. Then later Krishna Bhanji
changed his name to X. X is now a great English
actor, and has won an Oscar, Grammy, BAFTA
and two Golden Globe awards. Who are we
talking about?

14. Answer
Sir Ben Kingsley

15. Question 6
Connect the following 3 pictures

16. Question 6 (contd..)
Picture 2:

17. Question 6 (contd..)
Picture 3

18. Answer
NYLON
Nylon gets its name from New York and
LONdon. First nylon was produced by Wallace
Carothers at DuPont's research facility.

19. Question 7
Among the following list, which of the two are not US City
names?
•Welcome
•Boring
•Hell
•Embarrass
•Brilliant
•Heaven
•Truth or Consequences
•Hello

20. Answer
• Welcome, MN
• Boring, OR
• Hell, MI
• Embarrass, WI
• Brilliant, OH
• Heaven
• Truth or Consequences, NM
• Hello

21. Question 8
Who has acted in more number of films as per
Guinness book of records?

22. Answer
Manorama – She has acted in more than 1500
films. She passed away in October 2015.

23. Question 9
Whichcompanyhasthisaddress?

24. Answer
Apple Headquarters in Cupertino, CA

25. Question 10
This mountain in Swiss Alps is called Matterhorn
mountain. The triangular shape of this mountain
gave the inspiration for the shape of ____. What are
we talking about?

26. Answer
Toblerone

27. Question 11
Where is this located?

28. Answer
CERN, Switzerland. (European Organization for
Nuclear Research).

29. Question 12
Connect

30. Answer
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Second picture is Ernest
Hemingway. He wrote
the book called For Whom
the Bell Tolls. Metallica composed the song
named For Whom the Bell Tolls which is based
on this book.

31. Question 13
Alexander Graham Bell founded Bell Telephone
Company after the invention of telephone. One
of the company’s subsidiary is American ___ &
___ which later bought Bell Telephone Company
to have American ____ & ____ as the main
company. Which company are we talking about?

32. Answer
American Telephone and Telegraph which later
known as AT&T.

33. Question 14
X is a country of Islands. Y is a place in southeastern
end of country X covering 45 sq. miles. USA has
territorial control over Y as a part of X-American
Treaty which was signed in 1903. As per the revised
treaty in 1934, the lease amount was changed to an
equivalent value of $4085. USA continues to send
checks for every year to the country X as lease
amount. The government of X has cashed only 1 of
the rent checks. Identify the country X and the
territorial place Y.

34. Answer
X – Cuba
Y – Guantanamo Bay

35. Question 15
______ is an Indian Film actress and winner of
Miss World in the year 2000. She is one of the
highest paid actresses of Bollywood. She is also
the first South Asian Woman to play the lead
role in an American Network Drama series.
Identify the Film Actress and series.
(Part points for identifying actress or series)

36. Answer
Priyanka Chopra
Quantico

37. Question 16
What is so special
about this picture?

38. Answer
Jerry West of LA Lakers. This picture inspired the
NBA Logo

39. Question 17
Which is the first state in USA to give voting
rights, serve on juries, hold public office for
Women? Due to this reason, the state has its
name as the ______ State.
Part points for identifying the state or state tag
line

40. Answer
Wyoming – The Equality state

41. Question 18
Identify this person

42. Answer
David Beckham

43. Question 19
For whom are these reserved parking for?

44. Answer
Reserved parking for Nobel prize Laureates in
University of California, Berkeley, CA

45. Question 20
X was originally developed by Jason Huggins in
2004 as an internal tool at ThoughtWorks. Jason
Huggins once made a joke in an email mocking
another competitor Y that you can cure
poisoning of Y by taking X supplements. The
others took that email and gave that name as X.
X is a also a metal with Atomic number of 34.
Identify X and Y. (Part points for identifying X or
Y).

46. Answer
X - Selenium Tool
Y – Mercury of HP

47. THANK YOU!!!!!