General Quiz

Gen.Quiz
Sree Mahit M
Niranjan R Bharati

Q.1* ID X
X was created in 1995 by British designer Andrew K. Smith.
It employs dots, spirals and straight lines that can either be attached or placed near each ________ or
integrated into the character to create negative space. It was described by Microsoft as "fanciful
internal and external elements”.

Q.2
It is 45-foot-tall (14 m), and is 350 feet (110 m) long. It was originally created in 1923 as an
advertisement for a local real estate development company “_________land”, it was one of the largest
advertisement boards in that era. How do we better know it?

Q.3 Id X
Newly crowned National Spelling Bee champion Ananya Vinay was asked by the hosts of CNN’s
“New Day” to spell one final word .When asked for the definition of the word the CNN host said X
means “a nonsense word ” and that its language of origin was “gibberish.” Vinay then asked for the
word’s part of speech, to which the co-host replied, “It could be a noun, but may be used as a verb
and as an insult". Even after listening to alternate pronunciations, the spelling be champion could
not answer it. ID this word X that stumped the National Spelling Bee champion.

Q.5 Which phrase?
In the olden days, mattresses were supported by ropes, to make for a stable mattress and a good
night’s sleep. This gives origin to a very common and simple phrase.

Q.6* Excerpt from a rap battle between whom?
“So I’m facing against a fat, braindead alcoholic?
He’s raising a whole family, being idiotic?
No wonder you starting drinking and becoming fat
your whole life is useless, you can agree, that’s that.
My poems inspired tons, while everyone wanted to not be you!
Even George W. Bush can agree, yes, he hated you, too.
You honestly are not funny, just end your damn series
You are hated across the world, you are nothing compared to me
I’ll take some pieces of paper, and write a new epic!”

Q.7 Connect
Zelda Rae Dayto (from Breath of the Wild)

Q.8 Inexhaustive list of what?
 Salazar Slytherin
 Delphini
 Herpo the Foul
 Gormlaith Gaunt
 Corvinus Gaunt
 Marvolo Gaunt
 Morfin Gaunt
 Merope Gaunt
 X
 Y

Q.9
Its initial name was Backrub, which the company thankfully decided to change. They wanted to
name it _________, which refers to the number represented by a 1 followed by one-hundred zeros.
However, it just happened that it was misspelt and that's how it got its name!
What is being talked about here?

Q.10
The word X is drawn from the French language. In printing, X came to mean a stereotype,
electrotype or cast plate or block reproducing words or images that would be used repeatedly; the
word is believed to have derived from the clicking sound made when blocks were polytyped (a
particular form of typing in which the block was impressed into a bath of molten type-metal to form
a matrix). Through this onomatopoeia, X came to mean a ready-made, oft-repeated phrase. ID X

Q.11 Which company?
The company’s logo speaks of its history in aviation during World War II, when the company used to
create aircraft engines for the German military. The blue and white in the logo depict the propeller in
motion, with the sky peeping through it.

Q.12* Poster inspired by what?

Q.13 What is this a tutorial for?
Lower body – Tap foot – Right foot, Light Foot, Right foot Right foot, followed by the opposite.
Upper Body – Hold the reins with both hands eight times, Lasso with right hand eight times.

Q.14
Founding member of the group Linkin Park, Mike Shinoda updated his profile picture to his Twitter
profile on the 20th July 2017 mourning the death of lead singer Chester Bennington.
What was the change that was appreciated by fans and shared all over social media?

Q. 15 Id X
The following discontinued products or establishments were started promising greatness again in their
respective markets but failed to deliver due to lack of popular polls and responses.
X Shuttle
X Vodka
X Magazine
X World Magazine
X University
goX.com
Xmortgage.com
X Steaks

Q.16
The logo of this organisation shows Hamsa, the swan, is the symbol of the pursuit of knowledge. The
swans symbolize the integration of the three major aspects of the organisation’s works. The design
has been adapted from an Ashokan period relic of the third century B.C.E. found in excavations near
Maske in the Raichur district of Karnataka. The motto is taken from the Isavasya Upanishad and
means ‘life eternal through learning’. ID this organisation that all of us are familiar with.

Q.17
This game is said to have originated in Maharashtra and used to be played on chariots or ‘raths’
thus getting its ancient name Rathera. It was popularized by the Deccan Gymkhana and it’s first set
of rules are said to formulated by Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak. The perfect and almost flawless
game-plan is based on a strategy called 3,6,9. Which sport is this, which is said to be one of the two
most popular tag-sports in South Asia?

Q.18* Who is Big Show talking about?
WWE superstar Big Show talks about an iconic moment in sports entertainment history:
“I told him to do it. Don’t shove my nose through the back of my head. But you need to break it.
Don’t break your fist or hurt yourself but do break my nose. That match was originally started to be
a tag – Him and me versus Batista and (Rey) Mysterio. We were going to be the heel teams. But Rey
got hurt, and then Dave (Batista) got hurt and they asked me and I said ‘hell yeah I’d be willing to!’
To share the spotlight at WrestleMania with Him?!, AB-SO-LUTEY. Whatever we need to do. It was
amazing how fast he was to. I thought he hit me three times but it was like six. Good god was he
fast. I literally blinked. He didn’t mess up my face. He did it in the most professional way possible. It
was almost like he was a fellow WWE superstar breaking my nose in a professional way.”

Q.1 ID X
X was created in 1995 by British designer Andrew K. Smith.
It employs dots, spirals and straight lines that can either be attached or placed near each ________ or
integrated into the character to create negative space. It was described by Microsoft as "fanciful
internal and external elements”.

Q.3 Id X
Newly crowned National Spelling Bee champion Ananya Vinay was asked by the hosts of CNN’s
“New Day” to spell one final word .When asked for the definition of the word the CNN host said X
means “a nonsense word ” and that its language of origin was “gibberish.”Vinay then asked for the
word’s part of speech, to which the co-host replied, “It could be a noun, but may be used as a verb
and as an insult". Even after listening to altrenate pronounciations , the spelling be champion could
not answer it. ID this word X that stumped the National Spelling Bee champion.

Q.6 Excert from a rap battle between whom?
“So I’m facing against a fat, braindead alcoholic?
He’s raising a whole family, being idiotic?
No wonder you starting drinking and becoming fat
your whole life is useless, you can agree, that’s that.
My poems inspired tons, while everyone wanted to not be you!
Even George W. Bush can agree, yes, he hated you, too.
You honestly are not funny, just end your damn series
You are hated across the world, you are nothing compared to me
I’ll take some pieces of paper, and write a new epic!”

Homer the poet Vs Homer Simpson

Q.10
The word X is drawn from the French language. In printing, X came to mean a stereotype,
electrotype or cast plate or block reproducing words or images that would be used repeatedly; the
word is believed to have derived from the clicking sound made when blocks were polytyped (a
particular form of typing in which the block was impressed into a bath of molten type-metal to form
a matrix). Through this onomatopoeia, X came to mean a ready-made, oft-repeated phrase.ID X

One side was removed from the logo

Trump
Trump Shuttle
Trump Vodka
Trump Magazine
Trump World Magazine
Trump University
gotrump.com
trumpmortgage.com
Trump Steaks

Q.16
The logo of this organisation shows Hamsa, the swan, is the symbol of the pursuit of knowledge. The
intertwined swans symbolize the integration of the three major aspects of the organisation’s works.
The design has been adapted from an Ashokan period relic of the third century B.C.E. found in
excavations near Maske in the Raichur district of Karnataka. The motto is taken from the Isavasya
Upanishad and means ‘life eternal through learning’. ID this organisation that all of us are familiar
with.

Q.17
This game is said to have originated in Maharashtra and used to be played on chariots or ‘raths’
thus getting its ancient name Rathera. It was popularized by the Deccan Gymkhana and it’s first set
of rules are said to formulated by Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak. The perfect and almost flawless
gameplan is based on a strategy called 3,6,9. Which sport is this, which is said to be one of the two
most popular tag-sports in South Asia?

Q.18 Who is Big Show talking about?
WWE superstar Big Show talks about an iconic moment in sports entertainment history:
“I told him to do it. Don’t shove my nose through the back of my head. But you need to break it.
Don’t break your fist or hurt yourself but do break my nose. That match was originally started to be
a tag – Him and me versus Batista and (Rey) Mysterio. We were going to be the heel teams. But Rey
got hurt, and then Dave (Batista) got hurt and they asked me and I said ‘hell yeah I’d be willing to!’
To share the spotlight at WrestleMania with Him?!, AB-SO-LUTEY. Whatever we need to do. It was
amazing how fast he was to. I thought he hit me three times but it was like six. Good god was he
fast. I literally blinked. He didn’t mess up my face. He did it in the most professional way possible. It
was almost like he was a fellow WWE superstar breaking my nose in a professional way.”

FINALS
 Prelim scores carry forward with a factor of 5.

FINALS
30 questions
 11 Clockwise
 8 Written Round
 11 AntiClockwise
+20/-10 Pounce
+10/0 Bounce

……………………….safety……………………

Q.1
A balaclava, also known as a balaclava helmet , is a form of headgear designed to expose only part
of the face, especially the eyes. Versions with a full face opening may be rolled into a hat to cover
the crown of the head or folded down as a collar around the neck.
Traditional balaclavas were knitted from wool. Modern versions are also made
from silk, cotton, polypropylene, neoprene, acrylic, or polar fleece.
This type of headgear was known in the 19th century as Templar cap.
During the Crimean War in 1854, handmade balaclavas were sent over to the British troops to help
protect them from the bitter cold weather. British troops required this aid, as their own supplies
(warm clothing, weatherproof quarters, and food) never arrived in time.
How do we commonly know this headgear in India, which is used by troops on Himalayan duty?

Q.2
Edgar Allan Poe published a short story which follows Prince Prospero's attempts to avoid a
dangerous plague, known as the Red Death, by hiding in his abbey. He, along with many other
wealthy nobles, hosts a masquerade ball within seven rooms of the abbey, each decorated with a
different colour. In the midst of their revelry, a mysterious figure disguised as a Red Death victim
enters and makes his way through each of the rooms. Prospero dies after confronting this stranger,
whose costume proves to contain nothing tangible inside it; the guests also die in turn.
What is the title of this short story which plays a pun at the events as mentioned above.

Q.3
If the 2016 quest was for the Regal Blue Tang, what was the original 2003 quest for?

Q.4 Exhaustive list of what?
 Switch the Question
 Ask the Expert
 Double Dip
 Power Paplu
 Three Wise Men
 50:50
 Code Red
 Plus One (under the name Jodidaar)

Lifelines for KBC that didn’t exist in every season

Q.5
Vinicius de Moraes was a Brazilian poet and diplomat. Tom Jobin was a composer and writer, famous
for 'The Girl from Ipanema'. They famously collaborated on a play called "Orfeu da Conceicao" and
on other projects. How were they brought back to fame in 2016?

……………………….SaFeTy……….……….,….

Mascots of 2016 Olympics and Paraolympics

Q.6 What is the missing word?
An extract from the Sherlock Holmes story "The Musgrave Ritual":
"Yes, my boy, these were all done prematurely before my biographer had come to glorify me." He
(Sherlock) lifted bundle after bundle in a tender, caressing sort of way. "They are not all successes,
Watson," said he. "But there are some pretty little problems among them. Here's the record of the
Tarleton murders, and the case of Vamberry, the wine merchant, and the adventure of the old
Russian woman, and the singular affair of the aluminium crutch, as well as a full account of Ricoletti
of the club-foot, and his _____ wife. And here--ah, now, this really is something a little rare”

Abonimable
"Yes, my boy, these were all done prematurely before my biographer had come to glorify me." He
(Sherlock) lifted bundle after bundle in a tender, caressing sort of way. "They are not all successes,
Watson," said he."But there are some pretty little problems among them. Here's the record of the
Tarleton murders, and the case of Vamberry, the wine merchant, and the adventure of the old
Russian woman, and the singular affair of the aluminium crutch, as well as a full account of Ricoletti
of the club-foot, and his “ABOMINABLE” wife. And here--ah, now, this really is something a little rare”
Source for the title ABOMINABLE BRIDE Special episode of Sherlock in 2016.

Q.7 What was this legend an inspiration for?
A Chinese legend talks about how a school of red Koi/Carp fishes were swimming upstream of the
Yellow River in China. They fought against the upstream but once they saw a waterfall ahead, many
of the Koi fishes turned back. The remaining koi fishes leaped and splashed their way trying to reach
the top of the waterfall. Their efforts caught the attention of demons, who mocked their efforts and
heightened the waterfall out of malice. After hundred years of splashing, one fish reached the top of
the waterfall. The Gods recognized the Koi for its perseverance and turned it into a blue dragon, the
image of power and strength.
(photo next slide)

Q.8 Put Funda (bigger image next slide)

CMYK
CYAN
MAGENTA
YELLOW
BLACK

Q.9
Maqbool Fida's mother passed away when he was just one and a half years old. Her death had an
effect on Maqbool which can still be seen in many of his professional works.
What was this impression that we can still see in many exhibitions of Maqbool's works?

MF Hussain doesn’t paint faces of women

Q. 10 Where can you find these DVDs?
 Wreck It Rhino
 Pig Hero 6
 Wrangled
 Meowana
 Giraffic
 Floatzen 2

Q. 11 Id X-Y
X-Y was originally created by John Pemberton, an injured Confederate Colonel, who wanted a
substitute for his morphine addiction. He called it French Wine X, a nerve tonic. When Atlanta
passed prohibition legislation in 1886, Pemberton had to redo the formula, basically to make a non-
alcoholic version of his tonic.

WRITTEN ROUND
 8 Advertisements will be displayed.
Id the brand whose commercial it is.
 +10 for each question
 If all 8 are answered correct team gets +100

Q.8 Id Brand/product
+10 for Brand
+5 for Product

Q.8 Durex
Extra Large condoms
+10 for Brand
+5 for Product

Q.20
These are the first two and the
only volumes of a Marvel
comic series which inspired
one of the most prominent
action trend setters.
Name the comic series

Q.21 Id X
The game X, easily playable with friends, depends only on luck and consists of series of 2-card tricks.
Whoever has a card or combination of cards with the highest rate wins the trick. The card rate in this
game is reversed, with a few exceptions.
The 2 of clubs is the highest rated card also known as the X card.
There are 2 combinations that beat any card which are (3&6) which is referred to as D-X
And (4&9) referred to as the Full-X. The D-X is higher of the two.
Beginner’s luck is very important in X.

Q. 22
The headline of a leading national daily in 2013 read –
“At 66, Mother ________ gets ready for her 29th baby.”
What was the name of the baby?

Telangana
 “At 66, Mother India gets ready for her 29th baby.”

Q. 23
List of songs featured in a 2003 American Comedy Film
X staring Y.
 For Those about to Rock – AC/DC
 Touch Me - The Doors
 Iron man – Black Sabbath
 Back in Black – AC/DC
 Highway to Hell – AC/DC
 Smoke on the Water – Deep Purple
 TV Eye = The Stooges
 Heal Me, Im Heartsick – No Vacancy
 X – X
 It’s a Long Way to the Top – X
 Math is a Wonderful Thing -Y
Id X and Y

Q.24
A team at the Cavendish Laboratory managed using a new technique to estimate the value of the
"Hubble Constant". This measures how quickly objects in the universe are receding from each other
- a natural outcome of the Big Bang that created the universe. Dr Richard Saunders, who led the
research, sounded a trifle abashed by the result. "We have taken two measurements for the
constant, and the average of them came out to be something very unexpected." he said.
But he insisted this is "entirely fortuitous” though many might disagree.
What was the outcome of this research?

Q.25 Which Indian fast food joint?
The photos show a very well known fast food which has gotten a 4.5/5.0 rating at Zomato.com.
They are known for serving American, Indian and Fast Food Cuisines.

Q.26 What is the title of this episode?

Q.27 What did this involvement at Wrestlemania 23
(2007) result to in 2013?

Induction into the WWE Hall of Fame

Q.28 What is being talked about here?
“Personally, I like to use X over Y key on my system, simply because I use my pinky to do any sort of
variable commands, where as I have to dip down my middle finger just to use Y key.”

CTRL Key and the Apple’s Command Key

Q.29 What is being talked about?
As per a new directive issued by the Indian Ministry of Health in Oct 2014, after a raging battle for 19
months, these signs (or labels) should now occupy as much as 85% of the space available, as against
a 40% previously. This decision now ties us with Thailand as the largest implementer of this, in terms
of space taken. Australia is second at 82.5%.

WARNING Labels on Cigarette Packaging

Q.30 Connect
 Georges Guetary -1947
 Leanord Whiting – 1969
 Donald Sutherland – 1976
 David Tennant – 2005
 Heath Ledger – 2005
 Mohanlal Viswanathan - 2012

All played adaptations of Casanova

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