As it was his maiden attempt to host the quiz and he grabbed the oppurtunity with both hands .Much applauded by the senior members of the club QM: Shakeel Ridwan Karim

1. QUIZ FORUM (University Debating &
Literary Club)
QUIZ MASTER – SHAKEEL RIDWAN KARIM
Welcomes you all!!

2. General Quiz
Date – 10th November, 2016
 5 warm-up questions
 30 main questions
 Infinite Bounce and Infinite Pounce
 For Pounce - +10/-10
 For Bounce - +10/0
 Direct Questions - +10/0
 For more information contact the person on your left or right, accordingly

3. LETS WARM UP!

4. 2) Identify this person.

5. Amitabh Bacchan

6. 3) Where can you find a Doberman, Thor, General
Zod, Bill Clinton, Rapper 2Pac, an AK-47, Ramen
Noodle, Monica Lewinski and lemons together?

7. In the lyrics of Eminem’s song, Rap God.

8. 4) Who is the person behind this tweet?

9. Tim Cook – present CEO of Apple.

10. 5) Which Bollywood movie was inspired by this man?

11. He is Dr. Shrinivas Ramchandra Siras on whose
life story, the movie Aligarh was made.

13. Q. 1
Unusually blue
water in an
American city.
Put funda.

14. To commemorate the victory for Chicago Cubs
in the World Series, the city of Chicago decided
to turn the water the same shade of blue as that
of the Cubs.

15. Q. 2
India won the 2016 Kabaddi world cup defeating Iran in the final. However
another Kabaddi world cup just started in Punjab. Give me the full name of
this version of Kabaddi that is going on.

16. Answer is, the World cup which is going on in Punjab is Circle style, also
called Punjab Circle Style, which is played at state and international level. It
is played in a circular field of radius of 22 meters. Standard style world cup
was held in Ahmadabad is played in approved kabaddi mats measuring 13
meters x 10 meters form the playing court.

17. X is a term that you read on your screens
almost everyday and whose etymology
lies in the chip logs historically used to
record distance travelled at sea, and
recorded in a ship’s log book. Give X.
Q. 3

18. Answer is Login.

19. X is an offensive term for white people, especially poor rural
whites in Southern United States. It is explained in a letter to
Earl of Dartmouth in a letter which reads: "I should explain
to your Lordship what is meant by X ; a name they have got
from being great boasters; they are a lawless set of rascals
on the frontiers of Virginia, Maryland, the Carolinas, and
Georgia, who often change their places of abode." The word
X also finds its mention in Shakespeare's King John (1595):
"What X is this same that deafs our ears with this
abundance of superfluous breath?" The word X had special
significance last week. Give me X.
Q. 4

20. Answer is Cracker.

21. Fast food chain Burger King
offered a free burger to anyone
who performed this task, under
its "Whopper Sacrifice"
campaign in 2009. The
campaign featured taglines
such as "Friendship is strong,
but the Whopper is stronger".
What was the task you had to
perform to get a free burger
from Burger King?
Q. 5

22. Answer is to unfriend 10 friends on Facebook.

23. • Various answers to this question include:
1. “Duniya mein pehle ek-koshikeeya jantu aaye phir
unse bahu-koshikeeya jantu bane.”
2. “Pehle saral tatwon ka nirman huwa baad mein jatil
tatwon ka.”
• Idiomatically, this kind of problem, also called a
“catch-22”, is any which involves some set of
mutually dependent circumstances.
Entertain me with the question.
Q. 6

24. The “chicken or the egg” question.

25. Q. 7
Just mention the
reason why should
we remember this
newspaper?

26. This is the Oldest Surviving Newspaper.

27. Q. 8
Identify the two boys.
(clue in the next page)

28. Clue: They have acted in a movie where
Salman Khan had a cameo role.

29. The answer is Raghu Ram and Rajiv Laxman.

30. Q. 9
It all started with an afternoon nap. In order to get some sleep,
Daljeet X imposed a condition on her son who liked to bowl
inside home in the hot summers. She told him he could only
bowl at the walls if he found a way to keep the noise down. The
12-year-old X had a eureka moment. The floor skirting, where
the wall meets the floor, was chosen as the target as he found
that the ball made the least sound when it bounced off it.
Daljeet was happy as she didn’t have to hear the heavier thuds
from floor or the wall and just had to contend with the softer
sounds. The boy was happy that he could just continue playing
cricket. This story is suggested as the reason behind a
‘phenomenon’ in Indian cricket. Give me X.

31. The answer is Jaspreet Bumrah and the
phenomena is his weird bowling action.

32. Q. 10
• X is an advice animal image macro series featuring an
illustration of a Velociraptor paired with captions
depicting the dinosaur as being deeply immersed in
metaphysical inquiries or unraveling quirky paradoxes.
• On October 8th 2008, the original illustration of the X was
released and copyrighted by creator Sam Smith as a T-
shirt design for sale on the online retailer Lonely
Dinosaur.
• Below is a picture of X. Name X.

33. Answer is Philosorapter.

34. Q. 11
X is a form of assessment developed by a Columbia
University professor which gained immense
popularity later on due to advancement in
technology. It is commonly known as Y, which is its
abbreviation. Y is also the name of a film starring
John Wayne and directed by John Sturges and a
fashion line created by Alexander McQueen. Just
give me Y.

35. The answer is MCQ or Multiple Choice Questions.

36. Q. 12
''I had my first encounter with X at the beginning of my
first-class career in 1988 when Trinidad and Tobago was
playing against Barbados. The first delivery I faced in the
match was from X and of course his reputation with the
ball preceded him. I was scared, my heart was pumping
and I was caught down the leg-side first ball. As he went
past me with his hands in the air he stopped and touched
me on the shoulder and said 'Tough luck!' That was the
first time I had got close to him.''
Brian Lara about whom ?

37. The answer is Malcolm Marshall.

38. In Nepal, it is called as Jeri, in Iran it is Julabia, in
Libya it is Jiabia and in Ethiopia it is known as
Mushabakh.
How is it known as in India?
Q. 13

39. Answer is Jalebi.

40. X is an event where people dance to music listened to on
wireless headphones. Rather than using a speaker system,
music is broadcast via a radio transmitter with the signal
being picked up by wireless headphone receivers worn by
the participants. Those without the headphones hear no
music, giving the effect of a room full of people dancing to
nothing. X’s are popular at music festivals as they allow
dancing to continue past noise curfews.
This concept was also shown in the recent movie Ae Dil
Hain Mushkil. What am I talking about?
Q. 14

41. The answer is Silent Disco.

42. X is a line of action figures produced and owned by the toy company
Hasbro. The initial product offering represented four of the branches
of the U.S. armed forces with the Action Soldier (U.S. Army), Action
Sailor (U.S. Navy), Action Pilot (Air Force), Action Marine (Marine
Corps) and later on, the Action Nurse. X is a generic term for U.S.
soldiers. The development of X led to the coining of the term "action
figure”. Although the members of the X team are not superheroes,
they all had expertise in areas such as martial arts, weapons, and
explosives.
X was inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame at The Strong in
Rochester, New York, in 2003.
Many movies have been made based upon X and the toy lines that
developed from the action figure. The latest one was released in 2013.
Provide me X.
Q. 15

43. The answer is G.I. Joe.

44. Q. 16
Old logo of which
company?

45. The answer is Audi.

46. X is an organic compound with the molecular
formula C10H14O. The suffix "-one" indicates that it is
a ketone. The systematic name of the molecule is
3,4,4,5-tetramethylcyclohexa-2,5-dienone.
Its name comes from the fact that its 2-dimensional
molecular structure resembles a Y.
Give me X and Y.
Q. 17

47. X – Penguinone
Y – Penguin

48. Before we proceed……..

49. We know that Weapon X is Wolverine. X in the Roman stands
for 10, so basically he was the Weapon tenth or the 10th
success of the Y programme. Now my question is, if Wolverine
is the Weapon X, who are Weapon I and Weapon XI?
Also provide me with Y.
Q. 18

50. Weapon I – Captain America Weapon XI - Deadpool
Y is the Super Soldier Programme.

51. Ancient Americas oldest manual from the 13th century "The Grolier Codex" shows
two Mayan woman wearing X. Ancient Sumerian men and women were possibly the
first to invent and wear X, about 5,000 years ago. Ancient Egyptians wore X to show
social status rather than gender. They prepared X from fucus-algin, 0.01% iodine, and
some bromine mannite, but this resulted in serious illness. During the Islamic Golden
Age the notable Andalusian cosmetologist Abu al-Qasim al-Zahrawi (Abulcasis)
invented solid X, which were perfumed and pressed in special molds, and he
described them in his Al-Tasrif. In Australia, Aboriginal girls would use X for puberty
rituals.
In 2007, a study released a report that tested 33 popular brands of X for its lead
content. The study found that 61 percent of X contained lead with levels up to 0.65
parts per million (ppm). The study brought about public knowledge and put pressure
on the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) to conduct their own studies using a
specialized testing method. In 2009, the FDA released a follow-up study to the report
and found lead in all 20 samples tested. The lead levels ranged from 0.09 to 3.06 ppm.
The phrase “X on his collar" is a euphemism to describe a man who is cheating on his
partner. Identify X.
Q. 19

52. The answer is Lipstick.

53. Below are a couple of paintings of Pablo Picasso. The one in the left
is The Old Guitarist which is one of his most prized paintings. X ray
scanning of these paintings reveal hidden figures overlapped with
the main figures. There are many theories as to what they may
signify but the actual reason is self explanatory. What is the reason
behind these mystical figures and why were they hidden?
Q. 20

54. The answer is unavailability of canvas. Due to the wars,
woods and canvas materials were very scarce at that time,
so artists were forced to repaint over an already existent
painting.

55. X (born on December 28, 1922) is a
writer, editor, publisher, television
host, actor, and former president and
chairman of ________. X
subsequently led the expansion of
________ from a small division of a
publishing house to a
large multimedia corporation. He also
received a National Medal of Arts in
2008 among various other honorary
awards. Movies, in which he has
acted, including cameos, have
collected more than $18 billion at the
worldwide Box Office. X’s net worth is
currently estimated at $200 million.
Identify X.
Q. 21

56. The answer is Stan Lee.

57. Ravana, a great devotee of Lord Shiva, wanted to keep Shiva in
his capital. So he went to Mount Kailasha. Though Shiva didn’t
want to leave Kailasha, he agreed on the condition that Ravana
would go non-stop during the journey and if he stops at any place
Shiva won’t move from that place. Ravana carried Shiva on his
head, but Ravana had to stop at the urgent call of nature and
placed Shiva at X and when Ravana wanted to move Shiva, he
couldn’t be moved. It is said that Ravana urinated at a place Y and
thus his wish remained unfulfilled. Still there is a belief amongst
people that one should not look to the place Y, otherwise their
wishes would remain unfulfilled.
Give me X and Y.
Q. 22

58. X – Bhasmasal, present name Umananda
Y – Karamanasa River, a tributary of Ganga

59. In the previous question we got to know that Ravana
placed Shiva over a place named Umananda. But
Umananda is not known for this reason around the
world. Its known for something entirely different. My
question is, what is this specialty about Umananda?
Clue - World Geography
Q. 23

60. Umananda is the smallest habitable river island in the world.

61. If Umananda is the world’s smallest habitable
river island, then name the world’s largest
habitable river island and give me how is it related
to Umananda, except for the fact that both are the
largest and smallest of something.
Hint: The connection is not the name of a country.
Q. 24

62. The answer is Majuli and both of them are located
in the river Brahmaputra in the state of Assam.

63. “X read up about the toxins present in soap, especially the
antibacterial ones, and feels that using them and antiperspirants
is not only bad for the planet, but it also speeds up the ageing
process in humans. So he started using a home-made
concoction of lemons, water and apple cider vinegar while
washing. But I told him he ‘smelled like a sheepdog’. Even the
kids started calling him ‘Stinky Daddy’.”
Y quoted about X in this way. Name X and Y.
Q. 25

64. X – Brad Pitt
Y – Angelina Jolie

65. The opening and final
matches of the 2022 FIFA
World Cup will be held in the
Lusail Iconic Stadium in the
city of Lusail in Qatar, with
over 80,000 seating capacity.
The stadium's design is
inspired from the sail of a
traditional dhow. But there’s
something, which is a bit
funny, about Lusail. What is
‘that’ speciality about the city
of Lusail?
Q. 26

66. The city of Lusail literally doesn’t exist. It is the
newest planned city of Qatar and the whole city is
under construction.

67. What is the significance of the following images?
Hint: The photos are excerpts from the “Playboy” magazine
and are a first of a kind of something.
Q. 27

68. These are the first adult magazine excerpts to reach the Moon! These were
photos of small notebooks attached to the astronauts gloves for checking different
issues. Apollo 12’s back-up commander Dave Scott had picked up several issues of
Playboy from a newsstand, copied them, then printed them on NASA's fireproof,
plastic-coated paper. Once finished, he squirreled them away in the checklists
without telling the astronauts.

69. Where do we
come across
these images
in our daily
lives?
Q. 28

70. Answer is the Unilever logo.

71. X was born in 1869 in Cookstown, County Tyrone, in what is now
Northern Ireland. She immigrated to the United States in 1883 at the
age of 15. She lived with her aunt and uncle for a time and later
found work as a cook for affluent families.
Better known as Y, she was the first person in the United States
identified as an asymptomatic carrier of the pathogen associated
with _______ fever. She was presumed to have infected 51 people,
three of whom died, over the course of her career as a cook. She
was twice forcibly isolated by public health authorities and died
after a total of nearly three decades in isolation.
Give me Y.
Q. 29

72. Mary Mallon was infamously known as Typhoid Mary.

73. 1) New logo of what?