a quiz that I conducted at Kcircle on 20th August 2016

1. QUIZ Anirudh

2. QUESTION 1
What has been illustrated by Dane Cozens in the following series of
posters?

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4. ANSWER
Pokémon Go

5. QUESTION 2
Work on X began just before independence and it took
almost 3 years to finish it. The makers went through
X’s of different countries and borrowed some features
from them. These features were modified to suit the
prevailing Indian conditions. Even artists from
Shantiniketan including Beohar Rammanohar Sinha
and Nandalal Bose worked on it. Some sources peg the
total cost of making X at 64 lakhs and others go as far
as 1crore.
What is X?

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7. ANSWER
X = Constitution of India
The original constitution was a hand written one with beautiful
calligraphy and illustrations.

8. QUESTION 3
“Killer Queen“ is the first big international hit for the British band
Queen. The following is the first verse from the song. Identify the two
personalities blanked out.
She keeps Moët et Chandon
In her pretty cabinet
'Let them eat cake,' she says
Just like X
A built-in remedy
For Kruschev and Y
At anytime an invitation
You can't decline

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10. ANSWER
She keeps Moët et Chandon
In her pretty cabinet
'Let them eat cake,' she says
Just like Marie Antoinette
A built-in remedy
For Kruschev and Kennedy
At anytime an invitation
You can't decline

11. QUESTION 4
Who is the artist and from which work did he inspire from?

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13. ANSWER
Roy Lichtenstein’s Bedroom at Arles, inspired
by Vincent Van Gogh’s Bedroom at Arles

14. QUESTION 5
Whose trip is being visualized in the following google map? Google
maps also suggests it takes 4 months without X(shaded in red).
Whose trip and X?

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17. Frodo’
s
journe
y to
Mordor
.X are
the
Orcs

18. QUESTION 6
The panels in the following image are out of order. When arranged in
a sequence panel number 6 forms the first panel. What does this web
comic by Abstruse Goose depict?

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21. HOTEL CALIFORNIA BY EAGLES
6. On a dark desert highway, cool
wind in my hair
Warm smell of colitas, rising up
through the air
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a
shimmering light
2. My head grew heavy and my sight
grew dim
I had to stop for the night
8. There she stood in the doorway;
10. I heard the mission bell
13. And I was thinking to myself,
this could be heaven or this could be
hell
17. Then she lit up a candle and she
showed me the way
19. Her mind is tiffany-twisted, she
got the mercedes "bends"
5. Mirrors on the ceiling,
The pink champagne on ice

22. QUESTION 7
The United Nations (UN) dedicates an entire calendar year to focus on
particular topics or themes. Many countries actively participate in
promoting these years. We have had 2015 as International Year of
light and light based technologies, 2014 as International Year of
crystallography and many more.
The objectives of 2016 theme include
1. Raise awareness about the important role of X in sustainable food
production and healthy diets and their contribution to food
security and nutrition
2. Promote the value and utilization of X throughout the food system,
their benefits for soil fertility and climate change and for
combating malnutrition
Following image is the logo for 2016 year

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25. ANSWER

26. QUESTION 8
X was approached by Walt Disney in 1945 to propose a collaborative
film. Entitled Destino, the picture would be based upon a Mexican
folk song of the same name, with the music played to accompany a
sequence of X-designed animation. The overjoyed surrealist
enthusiastically agreed and quickly began sketching storyboards.
However 3 months later Disney pulled the plug on the project. 54
years later Roy Disney revived the project and six-minute film on the
basis of X’s notes and storyboards was produced and released in
2003.
See the following bits from the movie and guess X.

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29. ANSWER
Salvador Dali

30. QUESTION 9
In 2004, the Government of India
declared that languages that met
certain requirements could be
accorded the status of a "Classical
Language in India“. The following
is the criteria.
1) High antiquity of its early texts/
recorded history over a period of
1500-2000 years.
2) A body of ancient literature/
texts, which is considered a
valuable heritage by generations
of speakers.
3) The literary tradition be original
and not borrowed from another
speech community.
4) The classical language and
literature being distinct from
modern, there may also be a
discontinuity between the classical
language and its later forms or its
offshoots.
There are currently 6 languages
which have this status. What are
those?

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32. ANSWER
Tamil (since 2004)
Sanskrit (since 2005)
Telugu (since 2008)
Kannada (Since 2008)
Malayalam (since 2013)
Odiya (since 2014)

33. QUESTION 10
In 2015 Maharashtra declared Papilio polymnestor, a large swallowtail
butterfly found in India and Sri Lanka, as its state butterfly. It is
reportedly the second largest butterfly found in India, just smaller
than the southern birdwing. This was first such declaration by any
state. The common name of Papilio polymnestor is ‘Blue X’. The X
part of the common name is an allusion to the polygamy formerly
practiced by members of the X in America. The Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-day Saints is the official name of the religion commonly
called the X church. It was founded by Joseph Smith in the 1820’s in
New York.
What is X?

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35. ANSWER
X is Mormon

36. QUESTION 11
Atomic clocks are the most accurate man made time keeping devices.
They hardly lose a second in 500 years. The two most widely used
atomic clocks in recent years have been the cesium beam atomic
clock and the rubidium clock. Rubidium clock is the most
inexpensive, compact, and widely used type of atomic clock. In the
past three years India has used 7 such highly accurate rubidium
atomic clocks. First one in 2013 and the final one in April 2016. In
which project India could have used these clocks?

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38. ANSWER
Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) : NavIC

39. QUESTION 12
George Gamow was a theoretical physicist and a cosmologist. He
discovered a theoretical explanation of alpha decay via quantum
tunneling and worked on Big Bang nucleosynthesis and molecular
genetics. He is also author of popular books on science, One Two
Three ... Infinity and the Mr. Tompkins series . Some of his books
have become classic but still-relevant introductions to fundamental
principles of mathematics and science.
C. G. H. Tompkins is the character in a series of four non-fiction
books, Mr. Tompkins. The books are structured as a series of dreams
in which Tompkins enters alternate worlds where the physical
constants have radically different values from those they have in the
real world. Gamow aims to use these alterations to explain modern
scientific theories.
What do c,G,h in Mr.Tompkins initials represent?

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41. ANSWER
speed of light (c)
the gravitational constant (G)
Planck's constant (h)

42. QUESTION 13
Indische Freiwilligen Legion der Waffen-SS, was a military unit raised
during World War II in Nazi Germany. it was made up of prisoners of
war and expatriates in Europe. It was officially known as X and also as
the "Tiger Legion“. Initially raised as part of the German Army, it was
part of the Waffen-SS from August 1944. “Y” initiated the legion's
formation, as part of his efforts to win his country’s independence by
waging war against Britain, when he came to Berlin in 1941 seeking
German aid.
Give me x and y.

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44. ANSWER
X – Free Indian Legion
Y – Subash Chandra Bose

45. QUESTION 14
The Kalinga Prize for the Popularization of Science is an award given
by UNESCO for exceptional skill in presenting scientific ideas to lay
people. Few of the winners include Louis de Broglie, George Gamow,
Bertrand Russell, Arthur C. Clarke, David Attenborough, Jayant V.
Narlikar, Yash Pal. It was created in 1952, following a donation from
X, Founder President of the Kalinga Foundation Trust in India. X is a
politician and has a Political party named after him.
Who is X?

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47. ANSWER
X – Biju Patnaik and the party Biju Janata Dal

48. QUESTION 15
Futurama is an American animated science fiction sitcom created by
Matt Groening. The series follows the adventures of a 20th-century
New York City pizza delivery boy, Philip J. Fry, who, after being
unwittingly cryogenically frozen for one thousand years, finds
employment at Planet Express, an interplanetary delivery company in
the retro-futuristic 31st century. In the series premier, Fry while
being chased by an other character enters the Hall of Presidents in
the Head Museum. They find all the preserved POTUS heads but there
are two heads of Grover Cleveland. What is the possible reason for
two heads of Cleveland?

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51. ANSWER
Cleveland is the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms
(1885–1889 and 1893–1897) and therefore is the only individual to
be counted twice in the numbering of the presidents which explains
why the museum has two of him.

52. WRITTEN ROUND
• Total 10 questions on minimalist posters.
• For the first 6 identify the musician using the
minimalist poster or from the lyric given.
• Rest, Identify the tv show based upon the
character's in their minimalist forms

53. 1

54. 2

55. 3

56. 4

57. 5

58. 6

59. 7

60. 8

61. 9

62. 10

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64. ANSWERS
1. Bob Dylan
2. Amy Winehouse
3. MJ
4. Prince
5. John Lennon
6. David Bowie
7. Batman and co
8. Simpsons
9. Scooby Doo
10.Southpark

65. QUESTION 26
Kootenichela X is an extinct arthropod described from the Middle
Cambrian of the Kootenay National Park in Canada. The species name
X comes from the last name of the actor , after his role as "Y" in the
film of the same name. The discoverer of Kootenichela, David Legg
named it X because the claws from this 505 year old fossil reminded
him of the character “Y”. Give me the X & Y.

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67. ANSWER
X is deppi
Y is Edward Scissorhands

68. QUESTION 27
Which Indian Mammal comes in these varieties ?
1. Slump tailed
2. Assamese
3. Nicobar long tailed
4. Arunachal
5. Pig tailed
6. Bonnet
7. Lion tailed

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70. ANSWER
Macaque

71. QUESTION 28
Greenhouse gases are those that absorb and emit infrared radiation
in the wavelength range emitted by Earth. This process is the
fundamental cause of the greenhouse effect. It has been estimated
that if greenhouse gas emissions continue at the present rate, Earth's
surface temperature could exceed historical values as early as 2047,
with potentially harmful effects on ecosystems, biodiversity and the
livelihoods of people worldwide. Which is the most abundant
greenhouse gas in Earth's atmosphere?

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73. ANSWER
In decreasing order of abundance.
1. Water vapor
2. Carbon dioxide
3. Methane
4. Nitrous oxide
5. Ozone
6. Chlorofluorocarbons

74. QUESTION 29
This futuristic looking building is designed by Hamburg based ‘bof
arkitekten’. It built from 134 shipping containers and wrapped with
an insulating aerodynamic metal skin. The compact, yet comfortable
2,500 sq m outfit can accommodate 25 people, saving them from the
outdoors where temperatures range from -89 degrees Celsius in
winter to -25 degrees Celsius in summer. There's a terrace, air-
conditioning, a floor that serves as the residential quarters. Along
with a kitchen, dining room, library, there's also fitness room, offices,
lounge, and a operating theater.
Where is this building located and what is its name?

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77. ANSWER
Antarctica
India’s 3rd base station Bharathi.