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Preface Dhruv Sethi Sharat Nambissan
1 Early cover of which magazine? 
LIFE Magazine
2 What do these photos show ?
Chandrayaan’s lunar water findings
3  ,[object Object]
When Krishna Menon was appointed High Commissioner, he often used to have supper parties  with guests such as Sybil Thorndyke and Wendy Heller, who had both played one of the main characters in stage productions of Y. ,[object Object]
X – G.B. ShawY – Pygmalion
4  Technophobia , the fear or distrust of advanced technology , especially computers, has its roots in the early 19th century movement that opposed the Industrial Revolution for displacing the jobs of skilled , costly textile artisans with cheap labour that could operate mechanized looms. The movement takes its name from the legend of a person who was supposed to have broken two stocking frames in a fit of rage, and thus emerged as the leader of the movement.
Luddites, Ned Ludd
5 Controversial cartoon Who is being depicted and what’s the incident ?
Jacob Zuma, SA President 2005 rape charges
 6 ____________ is a word that means someone who is super-sentimental and gushing, who cries easily and without much cause. The word _____________ is also applied to those who have been made silly and foolish by too much drinking.   The word has an odd history. X who washed the feet of Christ, has often been pictured with her eyes red from weeping. In time the name X was contracted in to the adjective ____________.   X and the word.
Mary Magdalene, Maudlin
7  What specific feat is held only by Second Lieutenant Rama RaghobaRane, Lance NaikKaram Singh, Major Dhan Singh Thapa, Major Hoshiar Singh, NaibSubedarBana Singh, Grenadier Yogendra Singh Yadav and Rifleman Sanjay Kumar ?
They are the only non-posthumous ParamVir Chakra awardees.
8 In Italy, an intermittent stream is termed a ______ . Typically _______ have Apennine rather than Alpine sources, and in the summer they are fed by little precipitation and no melting snow. In this case the maximum discharge will be during the spring and autumn.  The company with this logo 	derives its name from the above.
Torrent, BitTorrent
9 The Bad BeginningThe Reptile RoomThe Wide WindowThe Miserable MillThe Austere AcademyThe Ersatz ElevatorThe Vile VillageThe Hostile HospitalThe Carnivorous CarnivalThe Slippery SlopeThe Grim GrottoThe Penultimate PerilThe End Together, these give a ‘most unfortunate’ literary series. Which one ?
Lemony Snickett’s A Series of Unfortunate Events
10  ,[object Object],[object Object]
C.N. Annadurai
11 Easy one. A Parody of a famous experiment. Which one ?
Pavlov’s classical conditioning
12 ,[object Object]
In the US, it is almost always an honorary degree, with very few colleges like Drew University offering it on the basis of 30 graduate credit hours and a dissertation.
Some notable recipients of it as an honorary degree include Gordon Brown, J.K. Rowling, Mark Twain, Enya, Condoleezza Rice, Alistair Maclean and J.R.R. Tolkien.
What?,[object Object]
D. Litt. Or Doctor of Letters (Latin: Litterarum doctor)
13 5972 “Olton Hall” is a 4-6-0 Hall Class locomotive built in April, 1937 and withdrawn in December, 1963. How do we know it better today?
Hogwarts Express
14 Who is she ?
Madame BhikhaijiCama
15 Thomas Beatieis a 36 year old Oregon resident with a T-shirt business named Define Normal. He shares space with Will Smith, Miley Cyrus, Michael Phelps, Tom Cruise, Sarah Palin, Frank Langella( who played Nixon in Frost/Nixon) and Tina Fey ( of 30 Rock) amongst the Most Fascinating People of 2008 as per Barbara Walters on ABC. What is his claim to fame ?
First legally pregnant male
16 Name both creatures <video>
Johnny Carson, Marmoset
17  A Dead Shark isn’t Art ! Criticism of whose work ?
Damien Hearst The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living
18 This is the Koneshwaram temple. It lends its name to the Sri Lankan City where it is situated. Which one ?
Trincomalee (from Thiru Kona Malai)
19 What unique record was held by Donkuper Roy, DD Lapang, JM Rymbai and Friday Lyngdoh as little as 3 weeks ago ?
All 4 were appointed Chief Minister of Meghalaya !!!
20 Who are these two and why have they been in the news recently ?
Adam Dell, Teddy Forstmann Could-be fathers to PadmaLakshmi’s child
21 His name. What is he a mascot of ?
Duke, Java’s Mascot
22 Who is the bloke who’s playing Golf?
Answer
Sir W.G. Grace
23 The National Lampoon published a fake -VW Ad mocking the scandal which is believed to be the reason why Ted Kennedy didn’t run for President in 1972. Which scandal?
Answer
The "Chappaquiddick incident" refers to circumstances surrounding the death of Mary Jo Kopechne, a former campaign worker for the assassinated U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy of New York.In July 1969, Kopechne's dead body was discovered inside an overturned car belonging to then Senator Ted Kennedy under water in a tidal channel on Chappaquiddick Island, Massachusetts. The incident became a national scandal.
24 Guess the Band. The Band lead A said that he coined the name B because it "abbreviated easily", rather than for "any literal meaning". Other rumoured explanations have circulated, alleging that A chose to reference the objects used for Jesus' crucifixion , or Freddy Krueger's fingernails. B has been a vocal advocate of keeping music free, and regularly releases its content freely on the Internet.
A – Trent ReznorB – Nine Inch Nails
25 X is a work of art depicting inanimate objects in a natural or man-made setting. X paintings are believed to have originated with the Romans. X paintings have remained a part of all major art movements. Many X paintings contain the phrase X as a part of the painting’s name
X with Jars Francisco de Zurbaran
X with Basket of ApplesPaul Cezanne

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Gen Quiz Prelims - NSIT Quiz Fest 2010

  • 1. Preface Dhruv Sethi Sharat Nambissan
  • 2. 1 Early cover of which magazine? 
  • 3.
  • 5. 2 What do these photos show ?
  • 6.
  • 8.
  • 9.
  • 10. X – G.B. ShawY – Pygmalion
  • 11. 4 Technophobia , the fear or distrust of advanced technology , especially computers, has its roots in the early 19th century movement that opposed the Industrial Revolution for displacing the jobs of skilled , costly textile artisans with cheap labour that could operate mechanized looms. The movement takes its name from the legend of a person who was supposed to have broken two stocking frames in a fit of rage, and thus emerged as the leader of the movement.
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  • 14. 5 Controversial cartoon Who is being depicted and what’s the incident ?
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  • 16. Jacob Zuma, SA President 2005 rape charges
  • 17. 6 ____________ is a word that means someone who is super-sentimental and gushing, who cries easily and without much cause. The word _____________ is also applied to those who have been made silly and foolish by too much drinking.   The word has an odd history. X who washed the feet of Christ, has often been pictured with her eyes red from weeping. In time the name X was contracted in to the adjective ____________.   X and the word.
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  • 20. 7 What specific feat is held only by Second Lieutenant Rama RaghobaRane, Lance NaikKaram Singh, Major Dhan Singh Thapa, Major Hoshiar Singh, NaibSubedarBana Singh, Grenadier Yogendra Singh Yadav and Rifleman Sanjay Kumar ?
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  • 22. They are the only non-posthumous ParamVir Chakra awardees.
  • 23. 8 In Italy, an intermittent stream is termed a ______ . Typically _______ have Apennine rather than Alpine sources, and in the summer they are fed by little precipitation and no melting snow. In this case the maximum discharge will be during the spring and autumn. The company with this logo derives its name from the above.
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  • 26. 9 The Bad BeginningThe Reptile RoomThe Wide WindowThe Miserable MillThe Austere AcademyThe Ersatz ElevatorThe Vile VillageThe Hostile HospitalThe Carnivorous CarnivalThe Slippery SlopeThe Grim GrottoThe Penultimate PerilThe End Together, these give a ‘most unfortunate’ literary series. Which one ?
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  • 28. Lemony Snickett’s A Series of Unfortunate Events
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  • 31. 11 Easy one. A Parody of a famous experiment. Which one ?
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  • 35. In the US, it is almost always an honorary degree, with very few colleges like Drew University offering it on the basis of 30 graduate credit hours and a dissertation.
  • 36. Some notable recipients of it as an honorary degree include Gordon Brown, J.K. Rowling, Mark Twain, Enya, Condoleezza Rice, Alistair Maclean and J.R.R. Tolkien.
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  • 38. D. Litt. Or Doctor of Letters (Latin: Litterarum doctor)
  • 39. 13 5972 “Olton Hall” is a 4-6-0 Hall Class locomotive built in April, 1937 and withdrawn in December, 1963. How do we know it better today?
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  • 42. 14 Who is she ?
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  • 45. 15 Thomas Beatieis a 36 year old Oregon resident with a T-shirt business named Define Normal. He shares space with Will Smith, Miley Cyrus, Michael Phelps, Tom Cruise, Sarah Palin, Frank Langella( who played Nixon in Frost/Nixon) and Tina Fey ( of 30 Rock) amongst the Most Fascinating People of 2008 as per Barbara Walters on ABC. What is his claim to fame ?
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  • 48. 16 Name both creatures <video>
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  • 51. 17 A Dead Shark isn’t Art ! Criticism of whose work ?
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  • 53. Damien Hearst The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living
  • 54. 18 This is the Koneshwaram temple. It lends its name to the Sri Lankan City where it is situated. Which one ?
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  • 56. Trincomalee (from Thiru Kona Malai)
  • 57. 19 What unique record was held by Donkuper Roy, DD Lapang, JM Rymbai and Friday Lyngdoh as little as 3 weeks ago ?
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  • 59. All 4 were appointed Chief Minister of Meghalaya !!!
  • 60. 20 Who are these two and why have they been in the news recently ?
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  • 62. Adam Dell, Teddy Forstmann Could-be fathers to PadmaLakshmi’s child
  • 63. 21 His name. What is he a mascot of ?
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  • 66. 22 Who is the bloke who’s playing Golf?
  • 69. 23 The National Lampoon published a fake -VW Ad mocking the scandal which is believed to be the reason why Ted Kennedy didn’t run for President in 1972. Which scandal?
  • 71. The "Chappaquiddick incident" refers to circumstances surrounding the death of Mary Jo Kopechne, a former campaign worker for the assassinated U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy of New York.In July 1969, Kopechne's dead body was discovered inside an overturned car belonging to then Senator Ted Kennedy under water in a tidal channel on Chappaquiddick Island, Massachusetts. The incident became a national scandal.
  • 72. 24 Guess the Band. The Band lead A said that he coined the name B because it "abbreviated easily", rather than for "any literal meaning". Other rumoured explanations have circulated, alleging that A chose to reference the objects used for Jesus' crucifixion , or Freddy Krueger's fingernails. B has been a vocal advocate of keeping music free, and regularly releases its content freely on the Internet.
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  • 74. A – Trent ReznorB – Nine Inch Nails
  • 75. 25 X is a work of art depicting inanimate objects in a natural or man-made setting. X paintings are believed to have originated with the Romans. X paintings have remained a part of all major art movements. Many X paintings contain the phrase X as a part of the painting’s name
  • 76. X with Jars Francisco de Zurbaran
  • 77. X with Basket of ApplesPaul Cezanne
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  • 79. Still Life Still Life : Vase with 12 Sunflowers by Vincent Van Gogh