This document contains questions from a quiz competition held by the Literary, Quizzing and Debating Society of BMU. It includes 25 questions across various topics ranging from word origins, geography, history, pop culture references and more. The top 6 teams to correctly answer the most questions would qualify for the finals.

1. INITIUM: THE LAUNCH QUIZ 2K15
Presented by: Literary, Quizzing and Debating Society, BMU

2. WELCOME TO THE PRELIMS

3. RULES
 Team should be of two or less than two.
There will be 25 questions.
No negative marking.
Internal tie breakers.
Top 6 teams to qualify for the finals.

4. Q1
There is a well known myth about the word X that says that in a Dublin based theatre
owner named James Daily made a bet that he could introduce a word into the
language within 24 hours. He then went-out and hired a group of street urchins and
asked them to paint the word X on the walls of Dublin. In a day the nonsense word
acquired a meaning as all the people thought it was a test to identify the meaning of
the word, and it has been in use since then.
Now I throw out the test that Daily threw to all the people of Dublin, please tell me
the word X.

5. Q2
Why the city of Gurgaon has been named as Gurgaon?

6. Q3
X is a mathematical formulation which is based on the fact that two resources are
available for wining. This is arguably the best method, available to maintain the
fairness.
Though there are many controversies and criticism regarding X but still it is used
internationally, but domestically, in India X has been discontinued and a new system is
in use.
Neil Hannon and Thomas Walsh have a band named X.
Give me X.

7. Q4
The name of this game has been formed by portmanteau of two words. What is it
called?

8. Q5
What contained the following items:
Luxury Skincare Products
High end Accessories
Three Nights stay at Tuscany Resort
Train trip through Canadian Rockies
French Mediterranean Sea Salts
Silver Necklace
Candy and Dessert Buffet
Afterglow Vibrator
Audi A4 rental for an year
And much more…

9. Q6
Which Manga character has been chosen as the Ambassador of Tokyo Olympics
2020?

10. Q7
What day is celebrated all over the world on 14th March every year, and coincidentally
it also happens to be the birthday of Albert Einstein?

11. Q8
In which year, did India win its first Olympic medal?

12. Q9
This is the most modern of its kind in India. There are total 4 of these but the one I am
talking about was originally located in Hyderabad, but after modernization it was
relocated to a nearby place named Cheralapalli.
The one I am talking about has the distinctive mark of star whereas other three in the
country have diamond, circular dot and nothing as their distinctive marks!
What am I talking about?

13. Q10
Word X is derived from the Sanskrit word of strip of a cloth.
Word Y is derived from one of the dynasties of early Tamil Nadu whereas word Z is
derived from another dynasty of a bit earlier Tamil Nadu.
Y and Z are integral parts of X, and there are many types of Xs available in the market
these days, with Wikipedia mentioning at least 69 major types. Some of the types
include, Shalu, Tussar, Kota.
ID X Y and Z.

14. Q11
It is a type of baked or fried pastry with a savory filling. It is claimed to have been
originated in the central Asia.
Ibn Batuta mentioned in his text that in the royal court it is served before the third
course of the meal, which is Pulao.
In Australia it is famous as an another variety known as “Shae McDonald”. In Pakistan
a controversy arose on the price of this item and hence the case was resolved by the
Hon’ble Supreme Court of Pakistan.
What dish am I referring to?

15. Q12

16. Q13
What device converts sound signals to the electronic signals?

17. Q14
At which UNESCO world heritage site was this song shot?

18. Q15
What is the highest denomination of currency note that RBI can publish?

19. Q16
How many dollar signs are there on a dollar bill?

20. Q17
Who has been the youngest recipient of Nobel Prize?

21. Q18
Facebook paid $8.5 Million to the American Farm Bureau Federation for something
which they believe saves time of the Facebook user.
For what did Facebook spent so much of money sometimes in 2010?

22. Q19
Who came up with this controversial advertisement campaign during the 1994
Norway Olympics?
“You don’t need VISA to fly to Norway.”

23. Q20
Fred Stolle and Ann Haydon-Jones were the last to achieve this feat, in 1969, before it
was achieved as recently as last week. In the recent achievement an Indian was
involved with a Swiss.
Can you name both of them for me?

24. Q21
“Thou art the ruler of the minds of all people” is the translation of the first line
whereas “Victory, victory, victory to thee” is the translation of the last line. What
important piece of poetry is being talked about here?

25. Q22
What is this picture referring to?

26. Q23
If you Google, “What’s the answer to life, the universe and everything the Google will
come up with a very weird answer, which has been derived from the Hitchhiker’s
Guide to Galaxy by Douglas Adams.
What’s the answer that Google gives you?

27. Q24
Mayank Jain, District Police Chief of Bhopal West, while attending a seminar, saw that
certain policemen were being looked with greater respect than others because they
had certain sexist character, this behavior of people prompted Mayank Jain to
introduce a new pay to the policemen who had this characteristic.
Mayank Jain later told the press that it was just a whisker to the policemen who were
being more respected in the society.
What is the whisker all about?

28. Q25
This version would be the first one to feature women in it.
This version would be the first one not to be released on a specific platform.
This version would cover 50 real life arenas whereas a total of 78 arenas would be
covered.
What is being talked about, be specific.