Grey matter 1.0

GREY MATTER
1.0
Researched and conducted by :
J.Jasper Nathaniel , Miscellaneous Quiz
Corporation , Madurai.
N.Vijay Sai , SBOA Quiz Club ,
Coimbatore.

COMMANDMENTS
1. 40 questions on the line.
2. 5th , 10th , 15th , 20th , 25th , 30th , 35th and 40th questions are starred
questions.
3. The answers have to be mailed to jasper715@gmail.com ,
nsvijaysai@gmail.com .
4. Don’t be evil , so don’t Google.
5. Happy quizzing guys.

1.
There's one hell of a dragon egg hidden in Game of Thrones season one. If you
keep your eyes peeled when King Joffrey takes Sansa Stark to gaze upon the
spiked head of her dead father around 12 minutes in, you'll notice that one of
the heads looks slightly familiar. Show creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss
explained in their DVD commentary (from Season 1, episode 10) that the
decapitated head is actually ___________. FITB
Which famous person is to be filled out here ?

2.
This is the rankings of BMW Asian championship 2003. Find this racer whom I
blocked out ?
( image next slide )

3.
On September 13 , 2015 a person went out on the streets of New York wearing a
particular outfit and challenged everyone into something. It turned out a
great public response and everyone started to do that . It rekindled
something old in the minds of people . What did they do?

4.
kodomoroid a newscaster delivered a news about an earthquake and an FBI raid
to a group of reporters on June 24, 2014 . Currently working in Tokyo’s
National Museum Of Technology Of Emerging Science and Technology . She
quipped at the end of her speech , “ My dream is to have my own TV show in
the future”.
What is so unique about her ?
(image in the next slide )

World’s first android newscaster .

5*.
The most common standard for the dimensions is International Standard ISO
838. Two holes with a diameter of 6±0.5 mm with centers 80±0.5 mm apart
and at a distance of 12±1 mm to the nearest edge of the paper. The holes are
located symmetrically in relation to the axis of the paper.
What is this the international standard for?

6.
• A novel based on the film ____________, an excellent grosser in the history of
Indian cinema, will be released soon. It has been written by author Anand
Neelakantan, a Kochi native who is famed for novels based on mythological
figures Ravana and Duryodhana.
– The three-book series is titled ____________ : The Untold Story. It will be a
prequel, ending where ___________ began. It will be fiction in the fashion of a
historic fantasy – yes, somewhat like Game of Thrones -- which narrates the
unseen, unheard and untold story of the empire of .
– The book will narrate episodes from the childhood of the and the queen of
, , prior to her ascension. It will feature earlier threats to the empire
from , the ferocious and cruel clan,” said author Anand Neelakantan.

7.
In the 2012 action thriller movie Expendables 2 has a scene where a group of
terrorists attacks an airport . Then the squad comes and has violent fight with
the terrorists . Amidst that a famous sportsperson too had fought some
terrorists with his sports gear and defeated them . Who is this sportsperson
am I talking about?

8.
They have climbed 344 steps to reach a particular spot what is that ?

9.
. Tardar Sauce (born April 4, 2012), commonly known as _________ ____, is
an Internet and media personality and actress. Her permanent facial
appearance is caused by an underbite and dwarfism. She came to prominence
when a photograph of her was posted on social news website Reddit by Bryan
Bundesen, the brother of her owner Tabatha, in September 2012, and
parodies created from the photograph by Reddit users went viral. She is the
subject of a popular internet meme in which negative lolcats are made from
photographs of her. FITB.

10*.
Just a week ago , when a postman went to deliver the Aadhar card no. 2094
7051 9541 to a given address in Sikar, Rajasthan, he could not find anyone .
The card was duly sent back to Bengaluru from where it was printed .
To whom was this Aadhar card was issued ?

11.
Recently , several roads in the Belgian city of Antwerp has been specially marked
with the words – Text Walking Lane .
What is so special about these ‘lanes’?
(image next slide )

12.
It had to be as life-like as possible, Burton decided, which meant squirrels cracking
and sorting nuts on a conveyor belt.
In the ________, they are seen sitting on stools testing the quality of the nuts until
their work is rudely interrupted by one of the humans, in an action they take
strong exception to.
Some of the squirrels were hand-reared and required bottled milk on set, and others
came from squirrel rescues or private homes.
Steve Vedmore, an animal trainer from Brynmawr, South Wales, worked for eight
weeks on the film. He trained them for a specific purpose. What was the purpose
?

Squirrels used in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory .

13.
whose name is missing from this list of multiple winners of the ATP Stefan
Edberg Sportsmanship Award ? FITB
Tod Martin , Alex Corretza and Paradorn Srichapan – 2
Patrick Rafter – 4
___________ - 5
Roger Federer - 10

14.
In the 2004 movie National Treasure the good guys are seen using only X and the
bad guys are seen using only Y . It created some resentment among Y users
but it was later sought out and the conflict got cleared . What are X and Y ?

15*
Pumbaa in the movie The Lion King did something very distinct which was the
first occurrence in any Disney movie . What exactly did Pumbaa do ?

1st Disney character to fart in a Disney movie.

16.
Alfonso De Albuquerque, a leading Portuguese general brought ‘something’ to
India during his visits to Goa . That ‘something’ , very popular all over India
has come into news recently during its role in a ‘ celebration’ in Kolkata
What is being referred to ?

17.
The marriage of Frois and Yukirin on 28th June , 2015 is recorded to be the first of
its type in the world. The bride walked the aisle, wearing traditional wedding
gown and even carried out a ‘ wedding kiss’. After the ceremony the couple
celebrated the occasion by ‘ cutting a cake ‘.
What is so special about the marriage ?

First marriage between robots.

18.
This guy’s name is Pierre Bohanna . He made something which most of us would
have seen and enjoyed . What is he actually making still ?

He makes the movie props for the Harry Potter series.

20*.
Scenes with an actor who played the devil but looked a lot like
___________________ have been edited out of the upcoming movie Son of
God, one of the producers told The Hollywood Reporter.
"It gives me great pleasure to tell you that the devil is on the cutting-room floor
.This is now a movie about Jesus, the son of God, and the devil gets no more
screen time," said Roma Downey, who produced the movie with her
husband, Mark Burnett.
FITB

21.
SR Snacks is a small tea shop sandwiched between other shops on Bheemanna
Garden Street that snakes through Alwarpet colony of central Chennai. No
more than 10 x 12 feet, the shop, however, boasts of an illustrious
background. This was the place where someone known to all started his/her
career. Who is the person am I talking about ?

22.
In the 1992 autobiographical flick Chaplin an actor whom we completely know
for acting in a different role acted as Charlie Chaplin . Id the actor ?
( image next slide)

23.
Id this renowned French sculptor whose statues can be seen in several Madame
Tussaud’s museum in different parts of the world ?

24.
After a heavy discussed move, this teenager from Bengaluru, also has the
Kashmiri roots has recently become the 'Cucumber Growers'.
Why did move attracted so many attention?
(image next slide )

He is the first Indian player who will be playing in La Liga .

25*.
Finally after a 37 year hiatus X got his degree BA in video production from the
California State University , Long Beach . This made quite a news in the year
2002. who is X ?
( Image next slide )

26.
If You Find Bubblegum Troll ,Mr.Toffii , Mr. Yeti Odus and Tiffi in places like
Pudding Pagoda , Peppermint Palace and Biscuit Bungalow , then what are
you , most probably, doing ?

27.
The Chennai Super Kings team of the IPL cricket tournament, which was banned
for two years, will get back into the league next year.
While the CSK owners are trying to bring back its Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni
back into its fold, reports surface that ________________ and
______________ may be roped in as brand ambassadors. The were
announced as the brand ambassadors for the Chennai Super Kings te am in
2008, it may be mentioned. When enquired about the possibility of
nayanthara and Vijay agreeing to the offer, sources in the trade say that it is
too early to speculate on it as the team’s re-entry into the India Premiere
League is slated to happen next season, that is in 2018. About whom am I
talking about ?. FITB ( who are those brand ambassadors).

28.
X is the word which was used as an alternative for the name brown shirts (
Hitler’s followers) . However this word got damn famous as years passed and
it achieved a cult status . What is that good word ?
( image of the soldiers next slide)

It is a combination of both Marvel and DC comic universes.

It is a sort of musical instrument called Lickestra . It makes sound or a note when
someone licks the ice cream in it .

31.
The word ‘Bushusuru’ was coined by the Japanese after the then US President
George W. Bush did something to the Prime Minister kiichi Miyazawa during
his visit to Japan in the year 1992 . But the of it was later changed after 9/11
incident. What exactly did Mr. Bush do ?

George W. Bush vomited on him.

32.
Whose first product is this which was sold way back in 1889 ?

33.
In 1945 a computer at Harvard malfunctioned and Grace Hopper, who was
working on the computer, investigated, found a in one of the circuits
and removed it. Ever since, when something goes wrong with a computer, it is
said to have a ___________ in it. FITB
( image next slide )

34.
But his performance pretty much sums up the joy of a ____________
championship.
Held downstairs at a Wetherspoons in Bank, the championship is a strange mix of
intense competition, quick-draw matches over in seconds, ridiculous costumes
(encouraged to throw off your competitor), and drunken cheers.
What championship is being held there ?
(image next slide )

Rock , paper and scissors championship.

35*.
In Hindu Mythology, Lord Ganesha is the first God to be worshipped in any puja
and you can see the Swastik Symbol which represents his two wives Ridhi and
Sidhi. It should be understood that Ganesha and Ridhi lead to 'X' and Ganesha
and Sidhi lead to 'Y'. And also X and Y are known as the sons of Lord Ganesha.
I'd X and Y.

36.
Former National Geographic Photographer 'X' a resident took a photo with a
medium format camera while on his way to visit his girlfriend in 1996 on the
Napa Valley. He sold it to corbis for a stock photo. Several years later the
image was digitalized , It is also claimed as the most viewed photo 'Y' in the
world at the time. I'd X and Y.

X – Charles O Rear
Y – The Bliss

37.
X was a motivational poster produced by the British Government during the
Second World War. The poster was designed to raise the morale of the British
to the public. Over 2.45 million copies were printed but was not popular at
that time. Later it was rediscovered in 2000, at a bookshop. It has since been
re - issued by a number of private companies and has been used as a
decorative theme for a range of products. What are we talking about?

38.
In the current edition of the official Latin nomenclature, Terminologia
Anatomica, substantia grisea is used for the english
word ___________. Which term we all know about is to be filled here ?.

39.
The high-speed Eurostar train, named “_____________" for the trip, was part of a
promotional blitz leading up to a movie's world premiere in Cannes. The
London-Cannes train went 883 miles in 7 hours, 25 minutes, passing through
the tunnel under the English Channel on Tuesday.
Eurostar said an official from Guinness World Records was on board and certified
the record. FITB
(image next slide )

40*.
Name this fictional creature ?

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