The document is a quiz comprised of various trivia questions spanning topics such as history, literature, technology, and cultural events. Questions cover subjects like the origin of the term 'x' pass, literary rankings on Facebook, and notable figures in history. Each question includes multiple choice elements or fill-in-the-blank formats, challenging participants on their knowledge.

1. Sumanth Patlolla
IIFT
MBA(IB), 2013-15

2.  Written round
 20 questions, +1 for each answer
 Star marked questions will resolve tie-breaks
 No negatives, so take your best guess!
ELIMS FORMAT

3.  ________ was initially included to make users
familiar with graphical user interfaces and it
proved useful in familiarizing them with the use
of a mouse and basic techniques such as the drag-
and-drop
 It has raised concerns of lost business
productivity and in 2006, a New York City worker
was fired after Mayor Michael Bloomberg saw
him using it on his office computer
 What?
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4.  Solitaire

5.  This is a photo of Axelle
Despiegelaere, a Belgian who was
offered a modeling contract by
L'Oreal after being spotted at a
certain place.
 However, her contract was later
cancelled after images of her
posing with a hunting rifle and a
dead animal were found on her
Facebook feed.
 So where was Axelle spotted by
L'Oreal, leading to her short-lived
celebrity status?
02

6.  At the 2014 Football World Cup

7.  From a blog post titled “All our ________ are
belong to you” on a certain company’s website
 “Yesterday, there was a wall of ________ in the
lobby of our Palo Alto headquarters. That is no
longer the case. They have been removed, in the
spirit of the open source movement”
 Name the company which has made this move,
which seems to be a mix of good business sense
and altruism.
 Also mention what they have done.
03

8.  Tesla Motors
 They have made their patents for electric
car design open for the public to use

9.  What does this graph show? 04

10.  Most deadly actors, in terms of on-
screen kills

11.  Where would you most probably be if on the
morning of the 7th of July, you wake up early,
dress in whites with a red waistband and
neckerchief, enter through the gate of the
Town Hall and wait for the rocket that sets off
at 8 AM?
05*

12.  Pamplona

13.  The August 31, 1946 edition of the New Yorker
was somewhat deceptive with the cover showing
a summer picnic in a park.
 Inside, the entire edition was dedicated to a
single story around the events that happened on
a particular day in the lives of six people.
 This was done because most people in the US
were unaware about the details of the event.
 So what event was the story around?
06*

14.  The atomic bomb dropped at Hiroshima

15.  According to legend, when the voting was
taking place for the first Academy Awards, the
most votes for Best Actor went to X who starred
in various movies including Hills of Kentucky,
Tracked by the Police, Jaws of Steel and A Race
for Life.
 However, it was later felt that this would result
in the awards not being taken seriously and the
award ultimately went to Emil Jannings.
 Who is X?
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16.  Rin Tin Tin

17.  Events in August 2012 led to some unwittingly
hilarious posts, tweets etc. by people who were
probably confused.
 Subsequently, there were many images making fun of
this. One such image is shown here.
 Simply name all three people being referenced.
 (Full names needed)
08

19.  Neil Armstrong; Louis Armstrong;
Lance Armstrong

20.  In the early hours of Sunday, 22nd February
2009, a savage virus called ‘CSV’ began to infect
millions of websites worldwide.
 Originating from an unknown source in the UK
at around 2am it started corrupting the CSS files
of websites through a server loophole.
 So what exactly did the virus do?
 (Images on the next slide)
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22.  Changed the text to Comic Sans

23.  The Pillars of Hercules was a phrase used for two peaks
which were supposed to mark the end of the known
world.
 Traditionally, they bore the warning "Non plus ultra",
(nothing further beyond) to warn sailors to go no
further.
 However, after the discovery of the Americas, Charles V
incorporated the pillars into his coat of arms with the
phrase "Plus Ultra", indicating a desire to see the Pillars
as an entrance to the rest of the world.
 While the identity of one of the two peaks is disputed
between either Monte Hacho in Ceuta and Jebel Musa,
the other one is quite clear.
 So which is the other peak?
10*

24.  Rock of Gibraltar

25.  When the app Yo was launched, it was dismissed
by a lot of people .
 However Venture capitalist Marc Andreessen felt
it was a useful instance of "one-bit
communication" — like a Police siren, a flashing
stop light or an "Open" sign.
 He also compared it to a major one bit
communication technique, common in South
East Asia and Africa.
 Industry estimates of loss of revenue due to this
technique are around 20–30%.
 What technique, which has been used by many
companies and even by the AAP in India?
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26.  Missed Calls

27.  2014 marked the 20th anniversary of the
opening of a certain modern marvel whose
cross section is shown below.
 Identify this engineering wonder.
12

28.  Channel Tunnel

29.  What is this a list of?
1. "Harry Potter" series, J.K. Rowling (21.08%)
2. "To Kill a Mockingbird," Harper Lee (14.48%)
3. "The Lord of the Rings," J.R.R. Tolkien (13.86%)
4. "The Hobbit," J.R.R. Tolkien (7.48%)
5. "Pride and Prejudice," Jane Austen (7.28%)
6. "The Holy Bible" (7.21%)
7. "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," Douglas Adams
(5.97%)
8. "The Hunger Games" trilogy, Suzanne Collins (5.82%)
9. "The Catcher in the Rye," J.D. Salinger (5.7%)
10. "The Chronicles of Narnia," C.S. Lewis (5.63%)
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30.  Top 10 books ranked by how often they
were named in Facebook statuses
mentioning “10 books that have stayed
with me”

31.  Originally called the Ediety Knot, this knot gained
fame when it was seen in the film ‘X’ donned by
the posh villain ‘Y’ and ended up being called as
the ‘Y' knot.
 ID 'Y' and hence, 'X'
14*

32.  The Merovingian from The Matrix
Reloaded

33.  Walk Again Project is a consortium made up of
hundreds of people from universities and research
institutes worldwide under the direction of
neuroscientist Miguel Nicolelis who coordinates
scientists and experts of 25 nationalities from every
continent.
 The purpose of the project is to develop a brain-to-
machine interface technology that allows people with
restricted mobility to walk again using their minds to
control a device outside of the body.
 How did this project become famous recently?
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34.  This was the project that enabled a paraplegic
to kick off the FIFA 2014 World Cup

35.  Oshiya are workers at metro stations in Japan.
They were first brought in at Shinjuku Metro
Station and were largely made up of students
working part-time.
 What is the primary objective of their work?
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36.  Stuffing passengers into crowded coaches.

37.  'X' Pass, Literally meaning "Pile of Corpses" in
Bhoti, named so due to people dying in bad
weather trying to cross the pass, is a high mountain
pass on the eastern Pir Panjal range of the
Himalayas.
 Several episodes of the History Channel's Ice Road
Truckers series as well as the spinoff IRT Deadliest
Roads feature this pass.
 ID 'X'
17*

38.  Rohtang Pass

39.  If the Rudra Veena is named after Lord Shiva and
the Saraswati Veena is named after Goddess
Saraswati, why is the Ekantha Veena named so?
18

40.  During his lifetime, Rabindranath Tagore
appeared in a print ad for a product of a famous
brand.
 Which product and which brand?
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42. Whose statue? Where? 20

43.  Nikola Tesla
 Niagara falls (where he set up the first major
hydroelectric power plant in the world)