General Quiz - Apotheosis 2016

Apotheosis 2016
Inter NIT Written Quiz

Questions by
Aakash Bhadoria
Anam Hilaly
Eeshaan Vernekar
Ketan Kishore
Neel Karnik
Nishant Nihar
Rahul Sanghavi
Sagar Raja
Sayondeep Sadhu
Vishal Anand Gupta

Rules
1) The quiz consists of 60 questions divided across 5 sections. Each section has 12
questions consisting of 2 star marked questions each which will be used to resolve
ties.
2)Every question is worth 1 point.
3)Spelling mistakes are acceptable as long as the answer is phonetically right.
4)Questions involving a real life person , last name will fetch full points unless
stated.
5)Questions involving fictional characters the full name or commonly known name
will be sufficient.

A big thanks to all the proctors for making the questions and the
NIT’s taking part in the quiz.
Happy quizzing

#1
Put funda associated with this formula

#2
“Where the truth doesn’t hide , where the truth doesn’t hurt “ is the masthead of which
online news source ?

#3 *
ID the person to whom this business card belongs to

#4
Going as far as 1878 this technology still finds its application in modern day
electronics. In the current version basic TRS is still used (tip ,ring and sleeve) where
tip and ring transfer signals to the left and right whereas the sleeve acts as the ground.
Id this technology currently in news due to its omission from an upcoming product.

#6
The X effect gets its name from a video game. It occurs when people devote too much
time and attention to an activity that it begins to “pattern their thoughts , mental
images and dreams.”
ID X

#7
ID the company blanked out from the poster

#11
A X is a clause in an executive employment contract that provides the executive with
several severance package incase the executive loses his or her job through
restructuring , by being fired or even scheduled retirement.
This can be in the form of cash , equity other benefits and is often accompanied by an
accelerated vesting of stock options.
ID X

#13
X is a hamlet and a census designated place that is located within the town of Mount
Pleasant , New York. A Wagner fan led to its name and maintains its association with
death by being the final resting place of several celebrities such as Lou Gehrig , Robert
De Niro Sr , Ayn Rand , Rachmaninoff etc
ID the name of the hamlet

#14 *
The roots of the word X lie in Greek mythology namely the legend of Y , the Greek
demigod. Legend has it that Y would love to torment Greek travelers who would pass
by the wilderness between the Greek city states. When a traveler passed by Y’s hiding
place , y would gently rustle the bushes causing a sense of apprehension in the traveler.
The traveler would pick up his pace and y would once again repeat the same trick. By
this time the traveler would breathe heavily , his heart begin to pound. Another rustle
would see the traveler run as fast as he could to flee from the forest. Never would the
unsuspecting traveler re-enter the forest without a feeling of apprehension. Thus the
term X originated. Part points applicable
ID X & Y

#15
What iconic image is being paid tribute ?

#16
The X were an East Germanic tribe or group of tribes who were first mentioned in
Roman history by Pliny the Elder(77CE). The term X has now become synonymous
with careless destruction owing to accounts by Roman writers describing the violent
behavior of X and their sack of Rome in 455 CE.
ID X

#17
A Turkish Bath or X is the Turkish variant of the Roman bath distinguished by a focus
on water as distinct from ambient steam. In India we know X as a popular soap brand
made by Unilever which has aloe , neem and tulsi as its primary ingredients.
ID x

#18
Known as Rapa Nui to its earliest inhabitants this island covers roughly 65 square
miles in the South Pacific Ocean and is located around 2300 miles from the Chilean
coast. Its claim to fame is an array of almost 900 giant stone figures that date back to
several centuries. The island was christened Parseiland or X by Dutch explorers in the
honor of the day of their arrival.
ID X

#19 *
The Twenty Committee oversaw the World War 2 anti-espionage and deception
operation of the MI5. Nazi agents in Britain -real and false were captured ,turned
themselves in or simply announced themselves and were used by the British to
broadcast disinformation to their Nazi Controllers.
ID the funda behind the name of the committee(twenty).

20 is XX in Roman numeral ie Double Cross

#20
In the 1780’s when dentistry was in its infancy , dentures with human teeth could cost
around £100 making it prohibitively expensive. Human teeth were obtained from poor
live donors or by scavenging graves. However after 1815 there was a great spurt of the
supply of human teeth making human dentures affordable.
What was the reason behind the sudden supply of human teeth?

Teeth were scavenged from the bodies of soldiers at
Waterloo.

#21
What is the significance of
this note ?

First Banknote of Independent Pakistan

#22
The X cocktail is a layered shot composed of coffee liqueur , Irish cream and a triple
sec. The name X refers to its use from the US X Stratofortress , a long range bomber.
Another story about its name is that the head bartender named it after his favourite
band X. The drink apparently became popular in North London during 2009 when
Nicklas Bendtner changed his jersey number earning him the nickname X.
ID X

#23
Originally the X was intended for the Suez Canal. As the Canal neared construction in
1869 , French sculptor Bartholdi tried to convince Egyptian Government to let him
build a structure inspired by the Colossus of Rhodes at its Mediterranean end,
Bartholdi envisioned a 90 ft statue holding a massive torch which would serve as a
lighthouse to guide ships. The project failed to take off but Bartholdi persisted with the
idea and was unveiled as we know it now in 1866.
ID X

#24
X are a very popular article of casual dress around the world coming in various fits
such as slim, straight, anti -fit , tapered etc. The word X has been in used since the late
15th century. Originally coming from the Latin Janua “Genoa” where the fabric was
first produced.
ID X

#25
The X , by effectively removing all barriers to communication between different cultures
and races, has caused more and bloodier wars than anything else in the history of creation.
It has been declared as a final and clinching proof of the non-existence of God. The
argument goes something like this: “I refuse to prove that I exist," says God, "for proof
denies faith, and without faith I am nothing." "But," says Man, "the X is a dead giveaway,
isn't it? It could not have evolved by chance. It proves you exist, and so therefore, by your
own arguments, you don't. QED." "Oh dear," says God, "I hadn't thought of that," and
promptly vanishes in a puff of logic. "Oh, that was easy," says Man, and for an encore goes
on to prove that black is white, and gets killed on the next zebra crossing.
X , please

#26 *
X is a 2008 animated film written, directed, produced and animated by American artist
Nina Paley based on an ancient epic.
In the director's words, the film is "a tale of truth, justice and a woman’s cry for equal
treatment."
The title of the film is derived from the fact that the female protagonist of the epic
sings a bunch of Annette Hanshaw songs to express herself.

#27
Microsoft Encarta was a digital multimedia encyclopaedia published by Microsoft
Corporation from 1993 to 2009. It was initiated under the internal codename “X”,
which is quite apt considering that it could be reckoned as one of the most reliable
dispensers of knowledge during that time.
X, please.

#28
X is the title character of a series of black-and-white American instructional cartoon
shorts, ironic and humorous in tone, that were produced between 1943 and 1945
during World War II by.
These films were partly responsible for keeping the animation studios open during the
war—by producing such training films, the studios were declared an essential industry.
The name X is derived from military slang used for a state of utter confusion and
chaos.

#29
X is a short story by science fiction author Ray Bradbury which was first published in
the May 6, 1950 issue of Collier's. Later that same year the story was included in
Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles (1950) The name of the short story comes from
the name of a 12-line poem by Sara Teasdale in her collection Flame and Shadow,
published in 1920. In 2008, the post-apocalyptic game Fallout 3, a Mister Handy
Robot recites this poem for the long dead children of the family he belonged to. The
robot reciting the poem is a reference to the story, as well as the content of the poem
itself. In 2015, shortly after Leonard Nimoy's death, a concept album was released
featuring Nimoy's 1975 reading of the short story, set to music by producer Carwyn
Ellis under the pseudonym Zarelli. ID the short story or album

There Will Come Rains/Soft Rains

#30
Jeevan Naiya is film made by Himanshu Rai’s Bombay Talkies in 1936. The lead pair
of the movie, Najm-ul-Hasan and X (Himanshu Rai’s wife), fell in love with each other
and eloped mid-production. The studio therefore suffered severe financial losses and a
loss of credit among bankers in the city while the runaway couple made merry.
Sashadhar Mukherjee established contact with the runaway couple and managed to
convince X to return to her husband. The shooting resumed and this, in the most
improbable way, become a milestone in Bollywood history.
ID X and the movie’s most significant contribution to Bollywood. Part points
applicable.

X=Devika Rani ; First movie of Ashok Kumar who was cast
as Najm-ul-Hasan’s replacement

#31
Chekhov, In a letter to Aleksandr Semenovich Lazarev (pseudonym of A. S.
Gruzinsky), 1 November 1889, Anton Chekhov expressed that "One must never place a
loaded rifle on the stage if it isn't going to go off. It's wrong to make promises you
don't mean to keep." This led to the inception of the phrase X, which is one of the most
famous mechanics of achieving a ‘plot twist’s a narrative.
X, please

#32
X &Y is a psychedelic rock band from the 60’s once fronted by the legend, Janis Joplin.
X is a term used to refer to a surveillance state or a snooping state.
The term, Y, usually refers to a company that does not produce goods or services itself;
rather, its purpose is to own shares of other companies to form a corporate group.
Name the band

Big Brother and the Holding Company

#33 *
X is a Trojan aristocrat who appears in stories about the Trojan War. In Homer's Iliad he
is portrayed as an energetic and impetuous warrior, but in medieval literature he becomes
a witty and licentious figure who facilitates the affair between Troilus and Cressida. In
Shakespeare's play Troilus and Cressida he is portrayed as an aged degenerate and
coward, who ends the play by telling the audience he will bequeath them his
"diseases".The plot function of the aging lech X in Chaucer's and Shakespeare's famous
works has given rise to the English terms a ______, from Chaucer, meaning a person who
furthers other people's illicit sexual amours; and to ______, from Shakespeare, as a verb
denoting the same activity. _________ is essentially a reaction of panic in elected officials
who must either tailor their views to public opinion or risk losing their existing or
potential seat. X, please

#34
The short film "Dirty Laundry" created by Adi Shanker, featured X reprising his role of
Y.
When asked why did X return to this role he said: "I wanted to make a fan film for a
character I've always loved and believed in - a love letter to Y & his fans."
The short film features Y who has gone to get some laundry done, sees a gang
harassing the localites, and confronts them hard.
The character Y has seen a happy revival in 2016.
ID X and Y

#35
This Hollywood production X features both original and existing music tracks. The
theme, “______”, was also the theme song of the 1966 Italian film Y whose title
character has a cameo appearance in this movie. The film also features a few famous
pieces of western classical music, including Beethoven's "Für Elise" and "Dies Irae"
from Verdi's Requiem. In a scholarly essay on the film's music, it is noted that the vast
majority of film music borrowings come from films made between 1966 and 1974 and
argues that the political and musical resonances of these allusions situate X squarely in
the Vietnam and Watergate era.
X and Y, please

X= Django Unchained ; Y= Django

#36
Originally, co-creator of the NBC TV show X, Sam Rolfe wanted to leave the meaning
of X ambiguous so it could refer to either "Uncle Sam" or the United Nations.
Concerns by the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer legal department about using "U.N." for
commercial purposes resulted in the producers' defining the acronym as a fictional
organisation.
This cold war era counter espionage TV Series was adapted to the big screen in 2015
and received a largely positive to mixed response.
ID the TV series X.

#37
In November 2009,Thierry Henry was embroiled in the handball controversy during a
World Cup qualifier. Also, Tiger Woods made headlines for all the wrong reasons after
his car crash following which his series of affairs was exposed. Around the same time
,Roger Federer was knocked out of ATP World Tour by 6th seed Nikolai Davydenko
in a shock defeat. What were these 3 events collectively called as?

#38
Before playing in the NBA , Wilt Chamberlain played for X , an exhibition basketball
team that combines athleticism , theater and comedy. Starting in 2007 X conducts an
annual draft before the NBA draft in which they invite players to join them and only a
few of the selected players agree to join X
Notable draft picks include Tim Howard (2009) , Lionel Messi (2011) , Landon
Donavan (2014) and Dude Perfect ( 2015)
ID x

#39
This guy stood 12th at the 1992 World Diving Championships. However, his desire to
represent Britain at the Olympics led him to support his coaching by selling perfume
and jewellery out of a briefcase. This is referenced when he changed careers later in
life.
Who and what am I referring to?

Jason Statham ; Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
opening scene

#40
He is a 7 times Grand Slam winner tennis player. He got a popular nickname by his
fans because of his tenacity on the court. A famous brand is named after him and that
brand got the logo from his nickname. Identify the player and his nickname

#41*
The English version of the 16th verse in Chapter 3 of the Gospel of John : “For God
loved the world so much that he gave his only Son, whoever believes in Him should
not perish but have eternal life.”
What iconic catchphrase in the world of sports entertainment did this lead to ?

#42
Boxing is known as the sweet science. This is reflected in the nickname X given to
both X Ray Robinson and X Ray Leonard. Jake Lamotta of Raging Bull fame quoted
that he fought X Ray Robinson so many times that he almost got diabetes.
ID the common nickname X

#43
The most distinctive part of the logo dates back to 13th Century when there was an
abundance of bears and strawberry trees.The seven stars represent Ursa Major. The
colour of the stripes was a matter of economics- mattresses were made using red and
white striped cloth and the excess fabric made for a cheap resource for weaving shirts
giving rise to their nickname los colchoneros ( the mattress makers)
ID the club

#44 *
In 1987 German ice hockey club ECD Iserhorn was staring at bankruptcy. In order to
keep their team afloat they struck a deal with a X who agreed to give the club USD
900,000 in exchange for promoting X’s Green Book- a collection of ramblings and
political philosophies on their jerseys. As a show of support fans would turn up in
desert robes . Due to increasing pressure from German media , the federation who
were against associating the sport with “ crime and terrorism”, the players returned to
their old jerseys .
ID X

#45
The defensive line of Rangers FC during late 1940s and early 1950s was so good that
most people in Scotland knew the term because of this lineup, rather than the politics
during those times. What term?

#46
John Woodcock, a noted cricket writer once said about him, "It's no use asking an
Englishman to bat like X . For, it would be like expecting a greyhound to win the
London Derby“. One of India’s most successful captains , He was married to a former
Miss India. Identify him.

#47
X is a phenomenon in distance running, such as marathons or road running (as well as
other sports), whereby an athlete who is too out of breath and tired to continue
suddenly finds the strength to press on at top performance with less exertion. Some
scientists believe X to be a result of the body finding the proper balance of oxygen to
counter the buildup of lactic acid in the muscles. Others claim X are due to endorphin
production, while still others believe it to be purely psychological. The phenomenon
has come to be used as a metaphor for continuing on with renewed energy past the
point thought to be one's prime, whether in other sports, careers, or life in general. X?

#48
Taekwondo is a Korean martial art and an Olympic Sport. The governing council of
the sport decided to rebrand itself to World Taekwondo for marketing and branding
purposes to dissociate itself with the very popular acronym X which is used as a
“universal prerogative” .
ID x

#49
Khejarli or Khejadli is a village in Jodhpur district of Rajasthan, India, 26 kilometres (16
mi) southeast of the city of Jodhpur. In September 1731, a royal party led by Giridhar
Bhandari, a minister of the maharaja of Marwar, arrived at the village with the intention
of taking away something from the village that were sacred to the villagers. They needed
that item to produce lime for the construction of a new palace.A local woman called
Amrita Devi protested against it because such acts were prohibited by their religion. The
feudal party said that they would only cease if she paid them a bribe, which she refused
to do because she saw that as ignominious and an insult to her faith. Instead she agreed
to give away something else. Soon her example was followed by other members of her
tribe and eventually the Maharaja had to withdraw his order. This movement became
the forebear of which very successful 20th century movement.

#50
Located at the bottom of Sabarimala Hills , this post office perhaps may be the only
one that doesn’t run all the year.It comes alive sometime in November and period ends
towards the middle of January. Functioning 6 days a week from 8 am to 8 pm , the 6
employees led by 23 year old G Sai Prakash have a lot to do. The post office mostly
gets invitations for weddings and shop openings. Most of the mail comes from Tamil
Nadu , Andhra Pradesh (undivided) and Karnataka.
What is unusual about the post office?

#51
These lines from a poem (lines next slide) whose first stanza is well known to us.
What is the first stanza ?

Ahoroho tabo aahoban procharito, shuni tabo udaro bani
Hindu, Bouddho, Shikh, Joino, Parosik, Musolmaan, Khrishtani
Purobo poshchimo aase, tabo singhasono pashe
Premohar hoy gatha
Patono obhyudoyo bondhuro pantha,jugo jugo dhabito jatri
He chirosarothi, tabo ratho chakre, mukhoritho patho dinoratri
Daruno biplobo majhe,tobo shongkhodhoni baaje
Shonkoto dukkho trata
Ghoro timiro ghono nibiro nishithe, pirito murchhito deshe
Jagroto chhilo tabo abicholo mongolo, natonayone animeshe
Duhshopne aatongke, rokkha korile ongke
Snehomoyi tumi maata

#52 *
Connect ( Exhaustive list )
Madhav Pathak , Anish Mukherjee, Akshat Singhal, Hetal Vaishnav , Debhargya
Sarkar , Vishnu Jayaprakash , Hamsa Padmanabhan, Sainudeen Pattazhy and
Vishwanathan Anand

Indians after whom planets are named

#53
How are Hesidros , Hydapses , Hyphasis , Acensines and Hydroatis better known to us
?

The rivers Satluj , Jhelum , Beas , Chenab and Ravi

#54
The next slide has a list of names , put funda

#54
2015:Vanya Shivashankar & Gokul Venkatachalam- scherenschnitte & nunatak
2014:Ansun Sujoe & Sriram Hathwar- feuilleton & stichomythia
2013:Arvind Mahankali- knaidel
2012:Snigdha Nandipati- guetapens
2011:Sukanya Roy- cymotrichous
2010:Anamika Veeramani- stromuhr
2009:Kavya Shivashankar- laodicean
2008:Sameer Mishra-guerdon

Scripps Spell Bee champions of last 8 years with their corresponding winning
words that they spelled correctly
For the last consecutive 8 years Indians have managed to become the
champions of the Scripps Spell Bee contest.

#55
Akbar’s proximity and affinity towards Hindu kings might have led to the Shahi
khansamas to create a vegetarian delicacy soaked with Mughlai cuisine and thus the
dish X is supposed to have born rechristened after Akbar’s famous most courtiers.
ID X

#56
Viva N Diva, an apparel brand that specialises in ethnic Indian wear, has
roped in X, to front their brand. This move seems to be a part of the brand's campaign,
#FaceofCourage, that aims to create more opportunities for people like X in the
fashion industry.
Who is the new brand ambassador of Viva N Diva? Funda will work as well

Laxmi Saa = X /Acid Attack Victims

#57
According to some versions it is believed that after the death of Sati , Lord Shiva
performed the awe inspiring and fearful Tandava dance with Sati’s charred body which
came apart into 51 pieces and fell on the Earth.
How are these 51 pieces known to us as ?

#58 *
X was a Nobel Prize winning laureate who was born in India in 1857. After confirming
his seminal discovery he sent the following poem to his wife .
This day relenting God Hath placed within my hand A wondrous thing; and God Be
praised. At His command,Seeking His secret deeds With tears and toiling breath,I find
thy cunning seeds, O million-murdering Death. I know this little thing A myriad men
will save. O Death, where is thy sting?Thy victory, O Grave?
ID X and the reason he got the Nobel Prize

Sir Ronald Ross ; discovery of malaria

#59
The X is an elite household cavalry regiment of the Indian Army. It is the senior most
in the order of preference of the units in the Indian Army. What is the primary role of
X which is the successor of the regiment raised by Governor General Warren Hastings
as his personal bodyguard.

#60
X came to be used as a motivational book by the Cub Scouts , a junior element of the
scouting movement. Y has become a senior figure in the movement with the name Y
being adopted by the leader of each Cub Scout Pack.
ID X & Y . Part points applicable

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