General quiz by the quiz geeks

1. C'EST UNE QUIZ
ELIMS
PRELIMS

2. RULES
20 QUESTIONS
16-20 ARE 2 PARTS
TOTAL 25 POINTS
11-15 ARE STAR MARKED AND WILL BE CONSIDERED IN CASE OF A TIE
NO NEGATIVES : FEEL FREE TO GUESS
Do Not
ANSWER SHOULD BE SUBMITTED VIA GOOGLE FORMS

3. 1
The _______ phenomenon refers to a situation described in
behavioral economics wherein investors seek to avoid negative
financial information. This phenomenon borrows it's name from a
myth surrounding a certain creature which is linked to it avoiding
certain conditions
FITB

4. 2
There were rumors such as the claim that this person devoted 10% of his
company’s yearly profits to the Ku Klux Klan” reflect is the misperception
that the person owned the venture until the day he died. Whereas, he had
sold his interests long before his death.
Agreeing in 1964 to a $2 million buyout of his U.S. operations by a group of
investors and turning his entire holdings in the company’s Canadian
franchises over to charity in 1965, so even if the owner had contained a
“KKK donation” bequest, it wouldn’t have been legally enforceable.
Who was this person, who even continued to be the entity’s spokesperson
even after the 1964 sale?

5. 3.
A changeup is a type of pitch in baseball. It
is thrown with the same arm action as a
fastball, but at a lower velocity due to the
pitcher holding the ball in a special grip. It is
analogous to the slower ball in cricket.
What is the name of this changeup mainly
used by Ian Kennedy in MLB.(Image may
help)

7. 4
JSC Khimprom is a Russian chemical company which owns an abandoned
chemical plant in Usolye-Sibirskoye. The plant has been releasing mercury
in the water and soil which also affected the local population.
The recent Siberian wildfires and the summer heat is expected to cause
disastrous effects in the region, parallel to a similar event in a neighboring
country. As a result, the plant is also referred to as the local analog of a
certain entity.
Which entity/event?

8. 5
Sometime after his permanent move to Britain in 1905, he moved to the
US to pursue a career in acting. In making his stage name, he dropped
his surname in favour of Trevor. He went on to star in many silent
Hollywood films including an adaptation of Jane Eyre. Who is this
individual who we know in an entirely different field?

9. 6
A ________ consultant is an external consultant bought in to reduce headcount in
an organization. They are called up when CEOs are uncertain of sacking their
employees themselves.
The word became popular in the US in the mid-1990s. The usage is drawn from a
1974 American Horror movie.
What are such outside consultants called?

10. 7
When asked about the design of their jersey the officials said "According to
scientists, about 8 million metric tons of plastic are thrown into the ocean
annually.Of those, 2,36,000 tons are microplastics – tiny pieces of
broken-down plastic smaller than your little fingernail. This is the equivalent
of one garbage truck of plastic is dumped into our oceans every minute."
Which team's jersey was made from recycled marine microplastics and had
images of turtle for symbolising marine life in their jersey came into news
few years back

11. 8
Around half a decade ago, Google came up with a fun April fool prank
that involved finding _______ on random spots in Google Maps and
people who do well at the task would get the made up job of _______
master at Google.
A certain company stumbled upon this and connected it with Ingress,
one of their existing products. Eventually, they came up with something
that by 2019 was raking in billions in revenue.
What did they come up with?

12. 9
Ella Slack was a manager for the BBC's Sports and Events
Department. Her perfectly apt looks, skin tone, height etc
made her the perfect candidate for a specific job which
enabled her to be a part of many important events like
the Trooping of the Colour and regularly appear before
the Parliament but she admits that the job profile comes
with it's fair share of nerve wracking moments
What specific role does she fill from time to time?

13. 10
Pepsi Blue was a berry-flavored soft drink produced by PepsiCo. It was
introduced into the Indian markets a few months before the 2003
Cricket World Cup.
Even after, hefty advertisement the product failed miserably in the
Indian markets. A major reason for the failure was that, most Indians
were hesitant in consuming this thanks to its resemblance with another
liquid seen in households.
What did Pepsi Blue resemble, that led to its downfall in the Indian
market?

15. 11
The nine dot problem is a classic lateral thinking exercise that gained
widespread popularity in the 1970's and 80's. It is also claimed that the
game stems from the corporate culture of the Walt Disney Company,
where the puzzle was used in-house.
In order to complete this puzzle, one is required to think in a particular
manner so that the lines would intersect only once. The solution of this
puzzle gave rise to a term that is a metaphor for musing
unconventionally or from a new perspective.
What phrase came into being from the solution of this problem?

16. 12
He is a Washington DC based performer who claims to know and be
able to relate to every word in a specific set of 1112 songs. He
started obsessing on these songs sometime in mid 1977 at the age
of 11.
Due to liking these songs so much he decided to adopt a certain
stage name to indicate that he's the African American equivalent of
someone.
What stage name did he adopt?

18. 13
The arrest of Adolf Eichmann in was a controversial one as he was arrested by an
Israeli in Argentina for crimes committed in Europe. Israel however, held that the
arrest was justified as his crimes were against humanity as a whole, validating his
arrest by anyone, anywhere. In doing so, they cited an age old statute of
international law which classifies a certain group of people and their crimes as
being against humanity as a whole.
What statute?

19. 14
The Church of our lady was one of the structures that was destroyed in the
allied bombing of Dresden during the Second World War.
In 1994, following the reunification of Germany the church was rebuilt. The
authorities wanted to rebuilt the church as it was earlier, therefore they used
original plans and materials.
They hit a roadblock When it came time to duplicating the oak doors of the
entrance as they only had vague descriptions about the carvings. They had to
depend on details from a certain Customary rituals to recreate the original
doors.
What interesting object was their source material for this drill?

20. 15
This establishment in Bend, Oregon is kept alive by Sandi Harding. She
regularly procures her inventory from retailers like Wal-Mart buying in
small numbers from each one.
During the pandemic, they decided to take their business to a drive in
model with the order and payment done beforehand. Furthermore,
social media publicity owing to being the last of its kind also helps bring
in more business.
What is this establishment, which has long been up staged by
technology based business models?

21. 16
The marketing team from Leo Burnett, an advertising agency
approached this Indian company in 2014 with the idea of a new
product. This new product would use material from a certain entity,
itself with a historic first to its name which was dismantled that year. The
company ended up procuring 3 metric ton of iron, aluminium and steel
for a sum of 1.8 lakhs.
Which company/product?
Which entity?

22. 17
When this industry started popping up in this particular country in the
late 90s, they had to look for an international audience. Thus, they took
on a specific technique with reference to the products that was
distinctly different from the phenomenon that started this industry.
This technique was chosen as it would enable transcending beyond
language barriers amd creating no translation issues whatsoever.
Which industry, with the country of origin in it's name?
What technique?

23. 18
Since 1985, there has been an attempt to reinforce the long history of
this landmark including a formal return of ownership to the native
community. Since then, climbing this landmark was prohibited.
However, it came to be noticed that the presence of this landmark on a
certain service effectively circumvents the ban. Hence, recently the
landmark was removed from said service.
Which landmark in the Southern Hemisphere?
Which service?

24. 19
Levi Weeks was an accused in the Manhattan Well Murder trial in 1800,
one of the first recorded murder trials in the US. The carpenter was
accused of murdering Gulielma Sands.
The sensational trial concluded with an acquittal after only 5 minutes of
jury deliberation.
Which pair, famous for their rivalry immortalized in popular culture was
part of the counsel for Weeks?

25. 20
Freshly harvested salt and pepper are placed in these white oak barrels
after removing the top layer of wood, and torching and cleaning them,
which is imperative to eliminate residues from the earlier usage of
these barrels. The peppers are mashed further with salt from a
Louisiana salt dome, following which they are left to age for 3 years in a
warehouse.
Which iconic product is created this way?
What purpose are the barrels also used for?

27. 1
The _______ phenomenon refers to a situation described in
behavioral economics wherein investors seek to avoid negative
financial information. This phenomenon borrows it's name from a
myth surrounding a certain creature which is linked to it avoiding
certain conditions
FITB

28. OSTRICH

29. 2
There were rumors such as the claim that this person devoted 10% of his
company’s yearly profits to the Ku Klux Klan” reflect is the misperception
that the person owned the venture until the day he died. Whereas, he had
sold his interests long before his death.
Agreeing in 1964 to a $2 million buyout of his U.S. operations by a group of
investors and turning his entire holdings in the company’s Canadian
franchises over to charity in 1965, so even if the owner had contained a
“KKK donation” bequest, it wouldn’t have been legally enforceable.
Who was this person, who even continued to be the entity’s spokesperson
even after the 1964 sale?

30. ANSWER

31. 3.
A changeup is a type of pitch in baseball. It
is thrown with the same arm action as a
fastball, but at a lower velocity due to the
pitcher holding the ball in a special grip. It is
analogous to the slower ball in cricket.
What is the name of this changeup mainly
used by Ian Kennedy in MLB

32. VULCAN CHANGEUP

33. 4
JSC Khimprom is a Russian chemical company which owns an abandoned
chemical plant in Usolye-Sibirskoye. The plant has been releasing mercury
in the water and soil which also affected the local population.
The recent Siberuan wildfires and the summer heat is expected to cause
disastrous effects in the region, parallel to a similar event in a neighboring
country. As a result, the plant is also referred to as the local analog of a
certain entity.
Which entity/event?

35. 5
Sometime after his permanent move to Britain in 1905, he moved to the
US to pursue a career in acting. In making his stage name, he dropped
his surname in favour of Trevor. He went on to star in many silent
Hollywood films including an adaptation of Jane Eyre. Who is this
individual who we know in an entirely different field?

36. NORMAN PRITCHARD

37. 6
A ________ consultant is an external consultant bought in to reduce headcount in
an organization. They are called up when CEOs are uncertain of sacking their
employees themselves.
The word became popular in the US in the mid-1990s. The usage is drawn from a
1974 American Horror movie.
What are such outside consultants called?

38. CHAINSAW

39. 7
When asked about the design of their jersey the officials said "According to
scientists, about 8 million metric tons of plastic are thrown into the ocean
annually.Of those, 2,36,000 tons are microplastics – tiny pieces of
broken-down plastic smaller than your little fingernail. This is the equivalent
of one garbage truck of plastic is dumped into our oceans every minute."
Which team's jersey was made from recycled marine microplastics and had
images of turtle for symbolising marine life in their jersey came into news
few years back

41. 8
Around half a decade ago, Google came up with a fun April fool prank
that involved finding _______ on random spots in Google Maps and
people who do well at the task would get the made up job of _______
master at Google.
A certain company stumbled upon this and connected it with Ingress,
one of their existing products. Eventually, they came up with something
that by 2019 was raking in billions in revenue.
What did they come up with?

42. POKÉMON GO

43. 9
Ella Slack was a manager for the BBC's Sports and Events
Department. Her perfectly apt looks, skin tone, height etc
made her the perfect candidate for a specific job which
enabled her to be a part of many important events like
the Trooping of the Colour and regularly appear before
the Parliament but she admits that the job profile comes
with it's fair share of nerve wracking moments
What specific role does she fill from time to time?

44. ANSWER

45. 10
Pepsi Blue was a berry-flavored soft drink produced by PepsiCo. It was
introduced into the Indian markets a few months before the 2003
Cricket World Cup.
Even after, hefty advertisement the product failed miserably in the
Indian markets. A major reason for the failure was that, most Indians
were hesitant in consuming this thanks to its resemblance with another
liquid seen in households.
What did Pepsi Blue resemble, that led to its downfall in the Indian
market?

46. KEROSENE

47. 11
The nine dot problem is a classic lateral thinking exercise that gained
widespread popularity in the 1970's and 80's. It is also claimed that the
game stems from the corporate culture of the Walt Disney Company,
where the puzzle was used in-house.
In order to complete this puzzle, one is required to think in a particular
manner so that the lines would intersect only once. The solution of this
puzzle gave rise to a term that is a metaphor for musing
unconventionally or from a new perspective.
What phrase came into being from the solution of this problem?

48. THINK OUT OF THE BOX

49. 12
He is a Washington DC based performer who claims to know and be
able to relate to every word in a specific set of 1112 songs. He
started obsessing on these songs sometime in mid 1977 at the age
of 11.
Due to liking these songs so much he decided to adopt a certain
stage name to indicate that he's the African American equivalent of
someone.
What stage name did he adopt?

51. BLELVIS

52. 13
The arrest of Adolf Eichmann in was a controversial one as he was arrested by an
Israeli in Argentina for crimes committed in Europe. Israel however, held that the
arrest was justified as his crimes were against humanity as a whole, validating his
arrest by anyone, anywhere. In doing so, they cited an age old statute of
international law which classifies a certain group of people and their crimes as
being against humanity as a whole.
What statute?

53. ANSWER
PIRACY LAW

54. 14
The Church of our lady was one of the structures that was destroyed in the
allied bombing of Dresden during the Second World War.
In 1994, following the reunification of Germany the church was rebuilt. The
authorities wanted to rebuilt the church as it was earlier, therefore they used
original plans and materials.
They hit a roadblock When it came time to duplicating the oak doors of the
entrance as they only had vague descriptions about the carvings. They had to
depend on details from a certain Customary rituals to recreate the original
doors.
What interesting object was their source material for this drill?

55. ANSWER : MARRIAGE PHOTOGRAPH

56. 15
This establishment in Bend, Oregon is kept alive by Sandi Harding. She
regularly procures her inventory from retailers like Wal-Mart buying in
small numbers from each one.
During the pandemic, they decided to take their business to a drive in
model with the order and payment done beforehand. Furthermore,
social media publicity owing to being the last of its kind also helps bring
in more business.
What is this establishment, which has long been up staged by
technology based business models?

57. ANSWER
THE LAST BLOCKBUSTER STORE

58. 16
The marketing team from Leo Burnett, an advertising agency
approached this Indian company in 2014 with the idea of a new
product. This new product would use material from a certain entity,
itself with a historic first to its name which was dismantled that year. The
company ended up procuring 3 metric ton of iron, aluminium and steel
for a sum of 1.8 lakhs.
Which company/product?
Which entity?

59. ANSWER
BAJAJ V
INS VIKRANT

60. 17
When this industry started popping up in this particular country in the
late 90s, they had to look for an international audience. Thus, they took
on a specific technique with reference to the products that was
distinctly different from the phenomenon that started this industry.
This technique was chosen as it would enable transcending beyond
language barriers amd creating no translation issues whatsoever.
Which industry, with the country of origin in it's name?
What technique?

61. Answer
K POP
USAGE OF ACRONYMS IN BAND NAMES
(Eg: BTS)

62. 18
Since 1985, there has been an attempt to reinforce the long history of
this landmark including a formal return of ownership to the native
community. Since then, climbing this landmark was prohibited.
However, it came to be noticed that the presence of this landmark on a
certain service effectively circumvents the ban. Hence, recently the
landmark was removed from said service.
Which landmark in the Southern Hemisphere?
Which service?

63. ANSWER
ULURU/AYERS ROCK
GOOGLE STREET VIEW

64. 19
Levi Weeks was an accused in the Manhattan Well Murder trial in 1800,
one of the first recorded murder trials in the US. The carpenter was
accused of murdering Gulielma Sands.
The sensational trial concluded with an acquittal after only 5 minutes of
jury deliberation.
Which pair, famous for their rivalry immortalized in popular culture was
part of the counsel for Weeks?

65. ANSWER
AARON BURR
ALEXANDER HAMILTON

66. 20
Freshly harvested salt and pepper are placed in these white oak barrels after
removing the top layer of wood, and torching and cleaning them, which is
imperative to eliminate residues from the earlier usage of these barrels. The
peppers are mashed further with salt from a Louisiana salt dome, following which
they are left to age for 3 years in a warehouse.
Which iconic product is created this way?
What purpose are the barrels also used for?

67. ANSWERS
TOBASCO SAUCE
JACK DANIELS