General Quiz prelims conducted by Bharg Mankodi, Prakrut Chauhan, Rishabh Barodawala for IFEST ISTE-ITNU on 5th April, 2019.

1. General Quiz
a quiz by
Bharg Mankodi, Prakrut Chauhan, Rishabh Barodawala

2. Prelims! 6 teams make it to
the finals.

3. Rules
1. Teams of 2 or 1
2. Write down your name(s) and number(s)
2. 15 Questions
3. No negatives in this round
4. means image on next slide

4. 1
Why were buildings and monuments across the world,
lit blue recently?

6. 2
Meer Foundation is an organisation that works towards
empowering women subjected to acid violence.
Which famous actor has founded this NGO and named
it after his father?

7. 3
In chess, _______ is the stage when there are only a few
pieces left on the board. While there is no strict
definition, it is characterized by the fact that pawns are
now important, as they can be promoted; the king
becomes an attacking piece, and is often brought to
the center of the board.
What word brought in the public consciousness
because of an yet unreleased piece of pop culture ?

8. 4
In about 1861, E.F. Deboo IPS was the designer and
architect of X, which reduced overall crime in that time
in the state of Baroda. He was recognized for his
initiative and awarded a gold medal by the Maharaja
Gaekwad of Baroda for putting X in place and reducing
overall crime.
After Independence, X is still frequently used, and is
highly debatable and controversial.

9. 5
What rapper, known for his low spending lifestyle,
recently sold his mansion for 2.9 million dollars; is
affectionately known as ‘fiddy’ ?

10. 6
This is a character from Adult Swim’s “The Eric Andre
Show”. Look closely at the image and give me an
appropriate name for this ‘musician’.

12. 7
The ___ ___ was a secret club in Tokyo was a secret
racing team in Tokyo, bound by a strict moral code
that put safety first.
They disbanded in 1999 after a bystander was killed.
This was the inspiration for a series of videogames by
Rockstar Games, first released in 2000.
FITB.

13. 8
This piece of clothing was invented by Louis Reard in
the mid 20th century. The United States were
conducting nuclear tests at a certain location, and
Louis thought that his invention was an ‘anatomical
bomb’, and the name has stuck.
What piece of clothing?

14. 9
What company acquired (or atleast started
the process to acquire) the open source
distributor, ‘Red Hat’?

15. 10
Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment was a joint
space mission conducted by NASA and the German
Aerospace Center. It involved pair of satellites orbiting
around the Earth, and finding anomalies in the
gravitational field. One of the satellite would pass over
an anomalous area and quickly accelerate and
decelerate. The second satellite would follow suit. The
readings were taken by measuring the frequency
shifts.
What were these satellites lovingly called?

16. 11
These are a new pair of Nike Air Max 90.
What are they called?
What were these satellites lovingly called?

17. 12
In Greek mythology, this liquid was said to flow in the
veins of Gods.
X was also another name for yellow bile, which was
one of the four humours of ancient and mediaeval
physiology.
Give X.

18. 13
In February, wo amphibian researchers from Delhi
University have discovered a new genus and species
of narrow-mouthed frogs in Western Ghats in X.
The name of the district - X, is derived from 'Vayal
Nadu' which translates to 'the land of paddy fields' in
English.
Id X?

19. 14
According to Greek mythology, X was the daughter of
Oceanus and Tethys, Mother of Atlas, Prometheus.
Use of this word is first attribute to the Herodotus in
referrence to the Persian empire. It is now the name of
a geographical region, that encompasses the persian
empire and more.
Give X.

20. 15
‘Subbable’ (subscribe-able) was a croud sourcing
platform created by Internet entrepreneur and writer
Hank Green, as a way to fund his youtube project with
his brother, Crash Course.
In 2015, Subbable was acquired by another such
platform, X. Both John and Hank joined the company
as advisors.
ID X.

21. Answers! 6 teams make it to
the finals.

22. 1
Why were buildings and monuments across the world,
lit blue recently?

24. Autism Awareness Day

25. 2
Meer Foundation is an organisation that works towards
empowering women subjected to acid violence.
Which famous actor has founded this NGO and named
it after his father?

26. SRK

27. 3
In chess, _______ is the stage when there are only a few
pieces left on the board. While there is no strict
definition, it is characterized by the fact that pawns are
now important, as they can be promoted; the king
becomes an attacking piece, and is often brought to
the center of the board.
What word brought in the public consciousness
because of an yet unreleased piece of pop culture ?

28. Endgame

29. 4
In about 1861, E.F. Deboo IPS was the designer and
architect of X, which reduced overall crime in that time
in the state of Baroda. He was recognized for his
initiative and awarded a gold medal by the Maharaja
Gaekwad of Baroda for putting X in place and reducing
overall crime.
After Independence, X is still frequently used, and is
highly debatable and controversial.

30. Unlawful Assembly

31. 5
What rapper, known for his low spending lifestyle,
recently sold his mansion for 2.9 million dollars; is
affectionately known as ‘fiddy’ ?

32. 50Cent

33. 6
This is a character from Adult Swim’s “The Eric Andre
Show”. Look closely at the image and give me an
appropriate name for this ‘musician’.

35. Kraft Punk

36. 7
The ___ ___ was a secret club in Tokyo was a secret
racing team in Tokyo, bound by a strict moral code
that put safety first.
They disbanded in 1999 after a bystander was killed.
This was the inspiration for a series of videogames by
Rockstar Games, first released in 2000.
FITB.

37. Midnight Club

38. 8
This piece of clothing was invented by Louis Reard in
the mid 20th century. The United States were
conducting nuclear tests at a certain location, and
Louis thought that his invention was an ‘anatomical
bomb’, and the name has stuck.
What piece of clothing?

39. Bikini

40. 9
What company acquired (or atleast started
the process to acquire) the open source
distributor, ‘Red Hat’?

41. IBM

42. 10
Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment was a joint
space mission conducted by NASA and the German
Aerospace Center. It involved pair of satellites orbiting
around the Earth, and finding anomalies in the
gravitational field. One of the satellite would pass over
an anomalous area and quickly accelerate and
decelerate. The second satellite would follow suit. The
readings were taken by measuring the frequency
shifts.
What were these satellites lovingly called?

43. Tom and Jerry

44. 11
These are a new pair of Nike Air Max 90.
What are they called?
What were these satellites lovingly called?

46. Nike Mars Landers

47. 12
In Greek mythology, this liquid was said to flow in the
veins of Gods.
X was also another name for yellow bile, which was
one of the four humours of ancient and mediaeval
physiology.
Give X.

48. Ichor

49. 13
In February, amphibian researchers from Delhi
University have discovered a new genus and species
of narrow-mouthed frogs in Western Ghats in X.
The name of the district - X, is derived from 'Vayal
Nadu' which translates to 'the land of paddy fields' in
English.
Id X?

50. Waynad

51. 14
According to Greek mythology, X was the daughter of
Oceanus and Tethys, Mother of Atlas, Prometheus.
Use of this word is first attribute to the Herodotus in
reference to the Persian empire. It is now the name of
a geographical region, that encompasses the persian
empire and more.
Give X.

52. Asia

53. 15
‘Subbable’ (subscribe-able) was a croud sourcing
platform created by Internet entrepreneur and writer
Hank Green, as a way to fund his youtube project with
his brother, Crash Course.
In 2015, Subbable was acquired by another such
platform, X. Both John and Hank joined the company
as advisors.
ID X.

54. Patreon