A quiz by ELAS first years

1. FIRST
BLOOD
Prelims

2. Ships would often carry flags from many
nations so that they could deceive nearby
vessels into thinking they were allies. The
rules of engagement however required that
all ships hoist their own colors before firing
upon someone. This gave rise to which
popular phrase?
1.

3. Show your true
colours

4. XY is a conglomerate holding company based in
Nebraska USA. Their business involves things such as
property and insurance. The name XY comes from two
textile companies that merged in 1955, X Fine
Spinning Associates and Y Manufacturing Company.
The textile industry declined after WWII and in 1962 Z
bought into to company and soon he was investing in
insurance too, and soon had controlling interests in the
company. ID X,Y.
( ½ point for XY and ½ point for Z.)
2.

5. XY – Berkshire
hathaway
Z – Warren Buffet

6. The Knowledge is one of the world's most
demanding training course, and applicants will
usually need at least twelve 'appearances' (attempts
at the final test), to pass the examination.
It was initiated in 1865, and has changed little
since. It is claimed that the training involved
ensures that test takers are experts on _______, and
have an intimate knowledge of the city including
its streets and places of interest.
Who takes this test?
3.

7. London Cab
Drivers

8. The following are a set of quotes
• First I went left, he did too. Then I went right, and he
did too. Then I went left again and he went to buy a
hot dog.
• Y is a big star… He‘s cool. The first time he met [my
wife] he whispered to her: ‗Helena, you have only
one mission. Feed _____, let him sleep, keep him
happy!‘
• The guy says what he wants. I like him.
Identify the speaker and Y
4.

9. The speaker is Zlatan
Ibrahamovich
Y is Jose Mourinho

10. The series' popularity has made it a media franchise,
contributing to its position as X's highest rated show, the
most distributed property of MTV Networks. The media
franchise generated an $8 billion merchandising revenue for
X. The idea behind the show was conceived in the Orange
County Ocean Institute. During this period, the author of
the show became fascinated and wrote a book entitled The
‗Intertidal Zone‘ which later would evolved to the series.
ID the series and X
*5.

11. Spongebob
squarepants

12. X was invented in the nineteenth century as
powerful surgical antiseptic. It was later sold, in
distilled form, as both a floor cleaner.
But it wasn't a runaway success until the 1920s,
when it was pitched as a solution for "chronic
halitosis"— a then obscure medical term for Y. Y
was not conventionally considered such a
catastrophe. But X changed that.
6.

13. X – Listerine
y – Bad Breath

14. The criterion for the awards states, "In the spirit of
_______ ____, the _____ Awards commemorate
individuals who protect our gene pool by making
the ultimate sacrifice of their own lives.
_____ Award winners eliminate themselves in an
extraordinarily idiotic manner, thereby improving
our species' chances of long-term survival."
"Of necessity, the award is usually bestowed
posthumously!‖ What?
7.

15. Darwin Awards

16. A modern myth propagated mainly by
Pollice Verso, a painting by nineteenthcentury artist Jean-Leon Gerome, which
inspired Ridley Scott to direct the oscar
winning movie X. The actual version of the
fallacy is expressed in Latin as police
compresso favor iudicabatur.
Identify X and explain the myth.
8.

17. Gladiator
‘Thumbs down’ Sign

18. A brilliant recipe invented in Glasgow in the
late 1960s, X is one of Britain‘s most
popular dishes. In 2001, the Foreign
Secretary, Robin Cook declared it a true
British National Dish, calling it a perfect
illustration of how Britain adopts external
influences. India imports X.
Identify X.
9.

19. Chicken tikka
masala

20. In 2005, a 1,700 year old papyrus, the
earliest known copy of The Book Of
Revelation was recovered from the rubbish
dumps of Oxyrhynchus in Egypt, which
resolved a controversy that had been around
since the second century AD, a cryptic code
in Hebrew referring to either Caligula or
Nero. A roulette wheel will tell you what it
is.
10.

21. The Number Of The
Beast
616, not 666

22. Another controversy about the etymology of
a well-known word, the former conjecture
strengthened by Marco Polo. Now, most
Islamic Scholars agree that the word means:
people who are faithful to the ‗foundation‘ of
the faith, literally ‗fundamentalists‘. What is
the word?
11.

23. Assassin

24. Henry the Black, or Enrique de Malaca, was
a slave and interpreter, who was the first
man to achieve a certain feat. The man who
is mistakenly given credit for the same was
killed in the Phillipines in 1521, halfway
through the feat.
What is this achievement?
12.

25. Circumnavigatio
n

26. Where would you find Milburn Pennybags,
Jack the jailbird and Officer Edgar Mallory?
13.

27. Monopoly

28. Charles Leiper Grigg (May 11, 1868 – April
16, 1940) was the inventor of ―Bib-Label
Lithiated Lemon-Lime‖ soda, better known
by its later name, X. A common urban
legend about Charles Leiper Grigg is that he
was an albino, and that the red dot on the
bottle is supposed to represent his red eyes.
*14.

29. 7Up

30. X was used to train medical professionals to
provide the correct number of chest compressions
per minute while performing CPR. The song has
close to 104 beats per minute, and 100-120 chest
compressions per minute are recommended by the
British Heart Foundation, and endorsed by the
Resuscitation Council (UK). A study on medical
professionals found that the quality of CPR is
better when thinking about X.
Identify X.
15.

31. Stayin’ Alive

32. The term ___ ____ has nothing to do with
dogs. It dates back to Roman times, when it
was believed that Sirius, added its heat to
that of the sun from July 3 to August 11,
creating exceptionally high temperatures.
The Romans called the period dies
caniculares, or ____ of the ___.
16.

33. DOG DAYS

34. In 1957 at the age of 13, X appeared on BBC TV 's
"All Your Own" talent quest programme in a
skiffle quartet. They played "Mama Don't Want To
Skiffle Anymore" and another American-flavoured
song, "In Them Ol' Cottonfields Back Home".
When asked by the host Huw Wheldon what he
wanted to do after schooling, X said, "I want to do
biological research to find a cure for cancer, if it
isn't discovered by then.‖
Identify X.
*17.

35. Jimmy PAge

36. Super-Rabbit was released to theaters on April 3,
1943. starring X who parodied the popular
character Superman. The U.S. Marine Corps were
thrilled that X decided to become a Marine in this
film that they insisted that the character be
officially inducted into the force as a private, which
was done, complete with dogtags. The character
was regularly promoted until X was officially
"discharged" at the end of World War II as a Master
Sergeant.
18.

37. BUGS
BUNNY

38. "No one in my family had ever attended school
[...] On the first day of school my teacher, Miss
Mdingane, gave each of us an English name.
This was the custom in those days and was
undoubtedly due to the British bias of our
education. That day, Miss Mdingane told me
that my new name was ---------. Why this
particular name I have no idea.―
Who said this?
19.

39. Nelson Rolihlahla
Mandela

40. X began its life as two companies: Lucky (or Lak
Hui) Chemical Industrial (est. 1947), which made
cosmetics and GoldStar (est. 1958), a radio
manufacturing plant. Lucky Chemical became
famous in Korea for creating the Lucky Cream,
with a container bearing the image of the
Hollywood starlet Deanna Durbin. GoldStar
evolved from manufacturing only radios to making
all sorts of electronics and household appliances.
Identify X.
20.

41. LG

42. In March 2010, a small Michigan brewery X were
approached by world famous rock band Y who
have sold more than 50 million albums worlwide
for a mixed endorsement deal which featured the
beer in a music video for the bands upcoming
album, X. However they declined. Head brewer
Aaron Morse said, ―I absolutely hate that band. It's
s--- rock and roll that doesn't deserve to be on the
radio.‖
Identify X, Y.
21.

43. X – Nickelback
y – ‘Dark house’

44. What was the callsign of Colin McGregor,
RAF Tornado Pilot, brother of actor Ewan
McGregor who played the Obi-Wan Kenobi
in the Star Wars franchise?
22.

45. Obi two
geddit?

46. Max Q is a Houston-based rock band formed
in early 1987 by Robert L. Gibson, George
Nelson and Brewster Shaw. The band has a
rotating line-up due to flight crew
assignments, training, and the occasional
retirement. What is special about this band?
23.

47. All members are
astronauts

48. In 2012, after seeing this sportsman on an edition
of '60 Minutes' (an American TV programme),
director J. J. Abrams offered him a small role in his
then upcoming film "Star Trek Into Darkness"
(which released in 2013). He had to say no, not
because he didn't want to act, but because a permit
to allow him to work in the USA could not be
arranged in time. The role was of an alien from the
future, who played the same sport as this person.
Who is this sportsperson?
*24.

49. Magnus
Carlsen

50. Upon his death, X was the only fictional
character ever to be honoured with an
obituary on the front page of the New York
Times.
Identify X.
25.

51. Hercule poirot

52. There are many theories as to how this
came about. Some say that the he had
seven girlfriends, he owed it to a set of
seven stores that helped him kick-start his
business, or even because of his favoured
number 7 train. However, only Mr X
knows why, and he isn‘t about to tell us
anytime soon.
Identify X.
*26.

53. Jack Daniels
no. 7 Whiskey

54. He was a key component of advertising for his
company until his death in 1980. He made
several appearances in various B movies and
television programs of the period, such as
What's My Line? and I've Got a Secret. Despite
his death, remains a key symbol of the
company; an "international symbol of
hospitality. He is often called "the greatest PR
man I have ever known‖. Who is he?
27.

55. Col. Sanders
KFC

56. 10 Downing Street – UK
_ ____ ______ ____ – India
28.

57. 7 Race Course
Road

58. In the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, most of
the top brass of the tennis community did
not participate. Why was this so?
29.

59. The tennis fraternity
chose to attend
Wimbledon which was
held at the same time!

60. According to the biologist Thierry Lodé, this
practice, allows lovers to explore the immune
system in order to avoid other people who have too
much genetic relatedness. Indeed, from an
evolutionary point of view, the sexual partner
should be different to be attractive and to provide
the genetic diversity that promote the health of the
immune system progeniture. The Smell
Identification salivary amended by the immune
system can trigger desire, love, consent and finally
the sexual act itself. Identify the practice.
30.

61. French Kiss