Complete General Quiz by QPC VNIT,Nagpur

presentsGaneshotsav’10 QuizBy-Aniket S. DeshpandeKarthikBalasubramaniamAdityaThakreyAbhilashNandmuri

ELIMSBy-Aniket S DeshpandeAdityaThakare

Rules & Regulations:25 Questions.

5 * Marked Questions.(5,10,15,20,25)

In Case Of A Tie The * Marked Questions Will Count More.

Q1.Tell Me The Author Of This Highly Controversial Book.

Anupam Mukherjee or The Fake IPL Player!!!

Q4. ID This Movie which was the first film directed by a now very famous and acclaimed director. Id Also The Director.

Film : TrishaktiDirector : MadhurBhandarkar

They Are All Types Of Haircut.Bun .Honeycomb.Crew.Mushroom.Caesar

X is an international organization that publishes anonymous submissions of otherwise unavailable documents while preserving the anonymity of sources. Its website, launched in 2006, is run by The Sunshine Press. Within a year of its launch, the site claimed a database that had grown to more than 1.2 million documents.In May 2010, the New York Daily News listed X first in a ranking of "websites that could totally change the news“.X has won a number of awards, including the 2008 Economist magazine New Media Award . In June 2009, Xand Y won Amnesty International's UK Media Award (in the category "New Media")Recently Y was in the news for all wrong reasons .Q7.Id X & Y.

X: Wikileaks .Y: Julian Assange.

Sikandar E Azam (1965) – Dara SinghSikandar (1941 film) – PrithvirajKapoorAlexander the Great (2010 film) – MohanlalAlexander ( 2004 film) – Colin FarellAlexander the Great (1956 film) – Richard BurtonThey Have All Portrayed Alexander The Great.

All foreigners think that ______ is an American.

Americans inturn think a ______ is a Northerner.

Northerners believe that ______ is an Easterner.

Easterners on other hand believe a ______ is a New Englander.

But ______ is a Vermonter for all New Englanders.

And in Vermont, a ______ is somebody who eats pie for breakfastQ9. FIB

A humorous aphorism attributed to E. B. WhiteTo foreigners, a Yankee is an American.To Americans, a Yankee is a Northerner.To Northerners, a Yankee is an Easterner.To Easterners, a Yankee is a New Englander.To New Englanders, a Yankee is a Vermonter.And in Vermont, a Yankee is somebody who eats pie for breakfast.Yankee!!!

Bruce Wayne: You're gonna destroy millions of lives. Ra's al Ghul: Only a cynical man would call what these people have "lives," Wayne. Crime, despair... this is not how man was supposed to live. The League of Shadows has been a check against human corruption for thousands of years. We sacked Rome, loaded trade ships with plague rats, burned London to the ground. Every time a civilization reaches the pinnacle of its decadence, we return to restore the balance. Ra's al Ghul.

An Eskimo Kiss involves two people rubbing their noses together . Hershey’s Kisses are a famous brand of chocolates . Then , what is a Glasgow Kiss ?Q13.

Q14. The above are pictures ofGaspar LlamazaresTrigo a spanish politician.The second image caused a lot of controversy on jan 15 2010.Why?(hint: it has sumthin to do wid the fbi)

On January 15, 2010, the Federal Bureau of Investigation published digitally aged pictures of Osama bin Laden and AtiyahAbd Al-Rahmanon its website which they claimed were produced using cutting edge technology. Spanish newspaper El Mundo revealed that a picture of Llamazares was taken from Google Images and used to create the image. The FBI has admitted to this and removed the image.

Q16. ID X.The flag is designed to portray the "future history" of X.The red bar, which lies closest to the mast, symbolizes Xas it is today. The green and blue symbolize possible future stages of X should humanity ever have the will and the ability to undertake such a task.

A with the help of his friend B started a company, now known to us as X. They initially entered into the paper industry but later stepped into areas of electricity production, rubber and electronic items. The company gets its name from the place where one of its important mills was located, this place itself was named after a local water body, which in turn owed its name to the nearby fauna. The company almost went bankrupt but was revived after the various divisions of the company were united. This company, now, has restricted itself to a particular sector and is one of the flag bearers of the same. Q17.DON’T GIVE ME A & B ,JUST GIV ME X

Nokia.B : Leo MechelinCo founder of NOKIA.A : Fredrik IdestamFounder Of NOKIA.

Q18. Tell Me The Name Of The Missing Book.?

...that if you find Snakes On A Plane, the best thing to do is to not move? ...that I learned everything I know from soap commercials? Now with double the cleansing power! ...that cookies are a "sometimes" food? ... that Kool Aid was a benefit concert held in order to help cool people everywhere, who were struggling to maintain their hip status in a world filled with squares? ...that Abraham Lincoln was born and raised in a log cabin he built himself? ...that nothing gets you through a day of nonstop executions than a nice slice of pumpkin pie? Q19. FundaeDaal

Chart Showing The Position Of Man U Over The Years.

Q21. What Should Come In Place Of Question Mark ??

Ted Mosby or Happythankyoumoreplease.

Q22. FUNDAE DAAL!!1.British Columbia- Jacko.2.Indonesia- Orang Kubu.3.China- Yeren.4.Mongolia – Alma5.Australia- Yowie.

The Abominable Snow Man or Yeti.

Q23. FundaeDaal !!!Range:Population concentrated in rainforest regions. Outlying clans have been detected on each continent and in subarctic, swampland and mountainous regions.Anatomy:Smooth skin is iridescent, cyan color. Long, prehensile tail. Skull is proportionately small, high cheekbones, feline ears and a protruding, snout. Bioluminescent markings for identification, mood display. Average lifespan is similar to that of a human. Despite skin color, red blood.Feeding Ecology:Omnivore. Hunter and gatherer with incipient agriculture, including brewing.Size:Average male is three meters tall, females slightly smaller.Notes:Generally peaceful, but ferocious in defense of home, clan and family.

Q25. *ID The Author Of These Books.

THE MORE OF THE UNUSUAL ROUND :PBy-AniketDeshpandeAdityaThakre.

12 Questions.The Question Will Be Thrown To The Team Which Answered The Previous Question Correctly. +20 , -10 On A Direct.+10 , -5 On Attempting a Passed question.However On A Pass The Teams Will Have A Option Of Going For Double In Which Case The +20, -10 Equation Will Stand Even On A Pass.RULES & REGULATIONS :

Q1.Recently New York times reporters decided to test how people went about this “new” six and half syllable word which could fetch one 47 points on a scrabble game, much to their expectation many could not spell/ pronounce it correctly .

Also they noted that people had funny codes like I, a fiat like, la Joe, cuckle & Hey, ya fergot La Yogurt . In order to pronounce it properly

What was the good word they were testing out ?AND THE ANSWER IS …..

Eyjafjallajökull.Its Icelandic for "island-mountain glacier“.

Xis a political party in India. The party was founded in 1997 by Y. The party came about as a result of Ybeing evicted by Sharad Yadav, the then president of Y’s former party, on corruption charges. In 2008, X received the status of recognized national level party following its performance in north-eastern states. Xwas derecognized as a national party on 30 July 2010.Identify X and Y .Q2. Id X & Y

X : RJD Y: Laloo Prasad Yadav.

Q3. ID This First And The Only Man To Ever Appear On The Playboy Cover.

Q4. FundaeDaal .1947 - 7 (First time)1949 - 3 (First change)1953 - 2 (Closest)1991 - 17 (Farthest)2010 - 6 (Most recent)

The Doomsday Clock is a symbolic clock face, maintained since 1947 by the board of directors of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists at the University of Chicago. The closer the clock is to midnight, the closer the world is estimated to be to global disaster. As of January 14, 2010 (2010 -01-14), the Doomsday Clock now stands at six minutes to midnight.Doomsday Clock.

Q6. ID The Credited Writer Of This song .

Q7. ID The Ad.(Pics are in next slide)

Ill-Considered Action / Rash deeds.Q8. FundaeDaal

Q9. Id The Boy & The Girl In The Vid

Xare locally-made motor vehicles that are used mostly in small villages as a means of low cost transportation in India. Xliterally means an arrangement or a work around, which has to be used because of lack of resources. This is a Hindi term also widely used by people speaking other Indian languages, and people of Indian origin around the world. The same term is still used for a type of vehicle, found in rural India. This vehicle is made by carpenters, by fitting a diesel engine on a cart.Q10. Id X (pic in next slide)

He used to pay a finder’s fee of $2.56 for any typographical errors or mistakes discovered in his books, because "256 pennies is one hexadecimal dollar", and $0.32 for "valuable suggestions". (His bounty for errata in 3:16 Bible Texts Illuminated, is, however, $3.16). According to an article in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Technology Review, these Knuth reward checks are "among computerdom's most prized trophies". Knuth had to stop sending real checks in 2008 due to bank fraud, and instead now gives each error finder a "certificate of deposit" from a publicly listed balance in his fictitious "Bank of San Serriffe"Donald Knuth Cheques.

Q12. Id This Device.(more pics in next slide).

Touch Sight is a revolutionary digital camera designed for visually impaired people. Simple features make it easy to use, including a unique feature which records sound for three seconds after pressing the shutter button. The user can then use the sound as reference when reviewing and managing the photos. Touch Sight does not have an LCD but instead has a lightweight, flexible Braille display sheet which displays a 3D image by embossing the surface, allowing the user to touch their photo. The sound file and picture document combine to become a touchable photo that is saved in the device and can be uploaded to share with others–and downloaded to other Touch Sight camerasTouchsight.(Camera For Blind.)

THE “VERY TOUGH”INFINITE BOUNCE.By-KarthikBalasubramaniam.

Rules And Regulations…..Total of 12 questions.

Total of six teams, so two turns, clockwise and anti-clockwise.

If a team answers a question correctly, the next question goes to the team seated next to them, in that order.

Points: +20, -10 for the team to the question was put, + 5 and no negatives on pass.CLOCKWISE ………

Q1. ID X.X is an anthropomorphic being, i.e. something animate made from inanimate matter.

The word X is used in the Bible to refer to an embryonic or incomplete substance.

X , in modern Hebrew, literally means ‘cocoon’ , but could also be taken to mean ‘fool’, ‘silly’ or ‘stupid’.

In the Bible, X is a metaphor for an embryonic or incomplete substance.

X is famous in Czech folklore, and the concept of X proved to be the inspiration behind Karel Capek’s R U R (Rossum's Universal Robots)

In the film InglouriousBasterds, the German army refers to the Basterd Donny "the Bear Jew" Donowitz as a X.

In the Pokémon universe, the Pokémon numbered 76 is named “X“.AND THE ANSWER IS …….

Q2. ID X.X is a Somalian Muslim by birth and was given asylum by Canada.

Xbecame a friend and associate of Canadian promoter Sol Guy, who helped him secure a speaking engagement before the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in 1999, where X performed a spoken word piece criticizing the UN for its failed aid missions to Somalia.

One of the audience members, Senegalese singer YoussouN'Dour, was so impressed by the young MC's performance and courage that he invited him to contribute to his 2001 album Building Bridges, a project through which Xwas able to tour the world.

The Dusty Philosopher, released in 2005, was X’s first album.AND THE ANSWER IS …….

Q3.In 1955, TheodorGeisel, also known under the pseudonyms Theo. LeSieg and, in one case, Rosetta Stone.was awarded an authentic doctorate by his alma mater, Dartmouth College even though he had earlier conferred a similar degree upon himself. Who do we know him better as?

Q4.Herman Kahn was an early 20th century futurist, who, among other things, predicted the rise of Japan as a major power, and analysed the impacts of nuclear war.

He was one of the bases behind the character of Dr. Strangelove in the Kubrick film.

He coined a term in 1953, referring to a million casualties, that was adopted and made famous by someone else/some other group. Who/Which group?

Q5.The origin of this phrase, meaning ‘to make up one’s mind to go through with an unpleasantsituation or experience’, dates back to the days when the wounded had to be seen to without the benefit of anaesthetics or painkillers. The victim would be given an object that would help him brace himself against the coming pain. What phrase?

Q6.This term was first used by ‘Boston Globe’ editor Bill Cardoso for an article written by Hunter S Thompson on the Kentucky Derby. He claimed it came from South Boston slang for the last man standing in an all night drinking marathon. In Italian, the term refers to a gullible person. Another theory for its origin is that it was inspired by the title of a 1960 hit song by R&B keyboardist James Booker. Which term?

Q7.This instrument is used to produce distortion effects in an electric guitar, and is named to reflect its ability to produce a sound akin to a human voice. Name it.

Q8.The Red-capped Manakin is a species of bird found in the Central America. Its elaborate courtship rituals were something of a mystery to ornithologists owing to the extremely high speeds at which they are conducted. In 2009, ornithologist Kimberly Bostwick captured these rituals for the first time on high-speed camera, which enabled researchers for the first time to see what the bird was actually doing. This video became a YouTube phenomenon in late 2009, leading to the bird being dubbed “the _________ bird”. Fill in the blanks.

Q9.This momentous, although rather obscure digital episode was initiated 1544 GMT on the 31st of July, 2010 by GGGGGGo Lets Go, a Tokyo graphic designer for an advertising agency.It said: "So that means the barrage might come back later all at once.“As a reaction to the overwhelming respnse he received, he further continued, "Looks like I posted the __ ______ ______. I'm getting replies from people all over the world. It's scary. What are the chances? Maybe I'm going to die."Is it more amazing than winning the lottery? I thought it was a joke."What are we referring to?

Q10. The etymology of this word seems to start with Latin for the meeting point of three roads to indicate something commonplace and/or vulgar.

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