Q-Factor General Quiz 2021

Question 1
In 2017, a Japanese marketing firm announced that to compensate
for frequent breaks (that lasted up to 15 minutes) taken by a
particular group of employees, the rest of the employees would
receive an additional six days off every year. The CEO said that he
hoped this incentive would encourage that group to reduce the
breaks taken or just give them up altogether.
The strategy did work. The group initially comprised of 42 people, of
which 4 gave up their breaks. (2017 statistics)
ID the group of employees.

Question 2
In 2017, X revealed a lighter, updated model of Y. The older
version weighed around 18 kg whereas the newer model is
much more compact and stylish, allowing for easier usage in
locations all around the world. Y is available for loan to both
individuals and organisations alike, with particular emphasis
for use at cultural, historical and touristic locations.
ID X and Y.

X - Google
Y - Street View Trekker
Answer

*Question 3
Though this particular tradition seems to have been in place
since a very long time, it only actually began in the 17th
century. Queen Victoria was the first to change this tradition
with no other motive but to “highlight the delicate lacework
and craftsmanship”. When anyone did the same before Queen
Victoria, however, it was seen as indicative of the family’s
wealth.
What was this tradition?
How did it indicate a family’s wealth?

Answer
Brides wearing white on their weddings.
Wearing white signified that the family could afford to clean
it, which was not the case with normal brides, who would
recycle their colourful wedding gowns for other occasions.

Question 4
In 1865, an architectural manual in England defined "X-ing room" in this
way
"This is the Lady's Apartment, essentially, being the modern form of the
Lady's Xing-room. If a Morning-room be not provided, it is properly the
only Sitting-room of the family. In it in any case the ladies receive calls
throughout the day, and the family and their guests assemble before
dinner. After dinner the ladies X to it, and are joined by the gentlemen
for the evening. It is also the Reception-room for evening parties."
The term X-ing room got shortened to the Y-ing room and the name still
persists, leading to the misconception that its purpose is for a certain
creative endeavour.
ID X and Y.

Answer
X - Withdrawing room and Y - Drawing room

Question 5
There have been several plausible theories over the years, but biographer
Andrew N. believes he is the first to find one that satisfies every element of
the case.
In his study of X's life published this autumn, he uses medical case studies to
show that X was in the grip of a rare but increasingly acknowledged mental
condition known as a 'fugue state', or a period of out-of-body amnesia
induced by stress. In effect, X was in a kind of trance for those 11 days, he
claims.
He also says that X took a different name and failed to recognize themselves
in photographs of newspapers. These were signs that X had fallen into a
psychogenic amnesia after a period of depression.
ID X and the incident being talked about.

Answer
Agatha Christie and her disappearance for 11 days in 1926.

Question 6
Each year thousands of individuals send letters about their
heartbreak and romantic tribulations to X, 'who lives' in the city Y
in Italy. These letters are received by the secretaries of X, a
dedicated team of self appointed volunteers. The secretaries
answer the questions on behalf of X. One can also travel to the city
Y and leave their letter at X’s house, in the letterbox right
underneath the balcony or stick it on the walls of the courtyard.
ID X and Y.

Question 7
In the 1980s, organization X had a "Computing Fun" badge
that featured 00111 10011 on its patch. The badge could be
earned by completing six of twelve possible activities, such as
looking through books, newspapers or magazines to find
computers being used for different purposes, or finding out
the names of at least three computer languages and noting
the mathematical operators used in each.
ID X.

Answer
Girl Scouts
00111 10011 represents 7 and 19 which map to G and S

*Question 8
X is one of mankind's simplest inventions and is so engraved in our
society that the Jewish people believed that it was first made by
God.
More specifically, the rabbinic text Pirkei Avot, discussed the
question of its creation: How was the very first X created? Because
the process of creating an X by casting it in metal and cooling it
requires the use of an X. So if the first pair were cast of metal, then
how could it be ______ from the fire without an X?
After a lot of debate, the rabbis concluded that this was the result
of a miracle: God created the first X as one of his last works.
What simple tool X are we talking about?

Question 9
Shown in the image is a fruit cake widely eaten in the UK and
Ireland and is associated with Lent and Easter. The cake
contains layers of almond paste and marzipan( a sweet
substance made of sugar, honey and almond meal). As
decoration, the cake contains eleven or occasionally twelve
marzipan balls at the top of the cake.
What is said to be represented by these marzipan decorations
on the cake?

Answer
The marzipan balls represent Jesus and the apostles.
(Apostles or description of Apostles has to be there in the
answer)

Question 10
Couple of years back, in Detroit a certain drug deal went bad which
resulted in a brawl breaking out and guns being drawn, no
shootout happened, nevertheless many were injured.
This confusion happened mostly due to miscommunication and
lack of cooperation.
There was something odd about this whole deal, especially when
we consider the dealer and buyer.
Identify this peculiarity. (Explanation works)

Answer
Both the Dealer as well as the buyers Undercover Police
Officers from Different precincts.

Question 11
Efmamj Jasond Gonzáles is a 21-year-old Colombian football
player. His rather unique name might be confusing at first,
but it does make sense to Spanish speakers (as well as
non-Spanish speakers once you overlook a small change). He
prefers to go by the name Jasond for simplicity.
How did Efmamj Jasond get his name?

Answer
From the first letter of each month in the Spanish calendar

*Question 12
Patent of X was destroyed by Y almost 2 centuries ago(something
it is supposed to wipe out).
Before the invention of X, the technique of controlling Y was very
hard, large quantity of _____ had to be stored nearby and
transporting it from the storage was another time consuming
task.
X had made sure there was a continuous supply of _____ when
controlling Y, which has saved countless number of lives over the
years. Had there been a X near the place where the patent of it
was stored, the situation would have been different
Identify X and Y. (Explain the ironical event)

Answer
X - Fire Hydrant
Y - Fire

Question 13
Years of conquest and invitations in the northern part of a certain
country left many cities destroyed and many roman people stateless
and looking for a safe place to settle.
They eventually found a place that had something their previous cities
didn't; natural defences. So they decided to settle there, now called X.
Building X required a huge amount of foundation to be laid but because
of the natural defences of X it didn't require any boundary walls or
watch towers. As a side effect of this natural defence, trade flourished
and the structure of X actually helped trade flow through it more easily.
ID X.

Question 14
On the 15th
of December 1965 Gemini VI-A became the first
manned space mission that achieved a rendezvous with its
sister spacecraft the Gemini 7. Just as the Gemini VI-A finished
its mission and re-enter the Earth’s orbit, Tom Stafford, the
pilot of the spacecraft noticed an Unidentified Flying Object
that looked like a satellite traveling from north to south in a
low polar orbit. At this point the co-pilot Walter Schirra played
the first instrument in space, a small harmonica accompanied
with bells.
ID the melody that Walter played.

*Question 15
In Germany, Xs are considered to be 'luxury goods' and are taxed at
19%. In reality Xs are a basic hygiene product. On the other hand
another common object Y, are taxed at only 7%. A start up in Germany
came up with an ingenious idea to sell organic Xs concealed within Ys
as a method of evading the tax.
This was a win win situation as the sell of Ys would educate the masses
about why Xs are a basic necessity. Using Ys as a form of protest also
makes sense because they are an important symbol of freedom of
expression.
ID X and Y.

Question 16
XY was born in Penang, Malaya, into a Hakka family of
__________. His family name is Z, but was misspelled on his birth
certificate as Y. In 1986,he decided to follow the footsteps of his
ancestors to start his own business. Clientele of XY require
deliveries to locations such as Paris, London, Milan, etc. on a
regular basis.
XY is mentioned in the Bollywood hit song "Abhi toh Party Shuru
Hui Hai" and French Montana's "No Stylist" featuring Drake.
ID XY.

Answer
Jimmy Choo
Blank - shoemakers (not required)

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Question 1
Recently, France felled eight oak trees for a specific aspect of a
project, one that requires one thousand oaks. The 200-year-old trees
were selected at the start of the year for their shape, structure and
for having a diameter of at least 1 metre.
This decision has received criticism, notably by the French Ecology
Minister who questioned using such old oaks which are part to
France's heritage and a key part of certain forest ecosystems.
However, France's chief architecture of historical monuments
responded by saying that oaks were recommended for their authentic
and durable character.
ID the project and the specific aspect being talked about here.

Answer
The spire of the Notre Dame cathedral

Question 2
In 2011, X invited a controversy when he claimed that he was a non-professional
___ besides actually being an actor and a model. He claimed that he should be
treated as an artist, since he was a 'public performer'.
His claim was refuted by the opposing counsel. They said X's roles as an actor
highlight his personality as a ___, and he got those roles because he is a ___. They
even said that X seems to be suffering from an identity crisis. "If X is not a ___,
then God knows who is a ___?".
Despite all this, in the end the final decision came out in favour of X (which would
be a shock to many of us).
ID X and for what reason he was claiming to be an actor (all blanks are same).

Answer
X - Sachin Tendulkar
To save taxes, he mentioned his income from advertisements as
his primary income, and income from cricket as income from
other sources.

Question 3
Fugu is type of pufferfish that is available in Japan and is
considered to be a delicacy despite the fact that if it is not
prepared properly it can be more poisonous than cyanide. A
local supermarket in a Japanese city sold five packets of fugu
fish without removing the livers, the poisonous part. To
prevent residents from consuming the fish, and retrieve the
poisonous ones, the city officials made use of a system that is
usually reserved for other purposes.
What system did they use, and what is its primary purpose?

Answer
They used the wireless emergency alert system that is usually
used to alert residents about possible earthquakes and
tsunamis.

Question 4
In the first part of the Hitman - World of Assassination trilogy,
one of the in-game missions is set in Bangkok, in and around
the luxurious Himmapan Hotel. The targets of our assassin
are Jordan Cross, a young guy who is the lead singer of the
band The Class, and his lawyer. Cross is celebrating his
birthday, and our aim is to assassinate him.
The name of the mission is a direct reference to a real-world
"statistical spike" which has led to the formation of a notional
group.
ID the name of the mission.

Question 5
The Regent Honeyeater bird is a critically endangered bird, endemic to
southeastern Australia. As a consequence of the dwindling population of the
species, researchers have made a startling discovery. This has prompted
them to capture the remaining birds and teach them something in captivity,
that they would have otherwise learnt in the wild.
Due to the sparse population, these birds are learning a different trait and
not the one exclusive to their own species. This trait is supposed to be
exclusive to every species of birds, however adult male birds are unable to
teach the younger birds this trait, because of how scattered their
population is.
What are the researchers teaching these birds in captivity?

Answer
The researchers are helping captive honeyeaters learn the
species' song or call using sound recordings.
The dwindling and scattered population has made the birds
learn the songs and calls of other species, not their own.

Question 6
A Gyoji is a professional sumo wrestling referee in Japan, who's principal
and most obvious task is to referee bouts in a wrestling match. Their job is
very intricate, and involves many rules which they must adhere to.
Gyojis wear an elaborate and colourful silk outfit, which is based on
traditional clothing. The two highest-ranked referees (tate-gyōji) also
have a dagger tucked into the belt of their kimono, based on a
representative ritual.
The designation has only ever been held by 37 men.
Keeping in mind the usual intense and formal nature of Japanese rituals,
put funda as to why the senior most referees carry a dagger OR what
does it represent?

Answer
To symbolize their willingness to commit seppuku/suicide if
they have their call overturned.

Question 7
Amidst several speculations over the years about the health condition
that X suffered with and caused his weird and eccentric behavior, A
few French forensic scientists and coroners decided to analyse the only
piece of evidence left from his time to pinpoint the actual disease, a
blood-soaked newspaper, and used a new DNA sequencing technology
to diagnose the disease,on analyzing, traces of a fungi known to cause
a skin disease known as seborrheic dermatitis was found in the blood
sample, which causes the skin to be intensely itchy and in blistered
condition with a constant burning sensation causing X to resort to his
peculiar behavior.
Id X and his peculiar behavior generally associated with an object.

Answer
Jean Paul Marat lived his
whole life in a bathtub due to
his health condition and died
there.

Question 8
Named after an architect this effect can be brought about in
humans when the overall pattern is a mix of order and
disorder. Lighting, colors, mirrors, maze like presentation, half
hidden objects etc can trigger this said effect.
Order can be found in the symmetry and design, whereas
disorder by the shutting out of external distractions and the
extreme scale .Sensory overload causes humans to be put into a
trance.
Identify where humans experience this effect and what does it
result in.

Answer
Malls
Spending more money than what was intended

Question 9
X was first introduced in 2000 for use by tourists or police officers
and different versions of it became popular in the last decade. It was
also shown in sci-fi movies and can be related to something lazy
people would prefer. But soon it started failing again and was
regarded dangerous to use which can also be associated with
something that happened in a famous championship event to a very
famous athlete. He joked that Y had paid the ______. “He tried to kill
me! I don’t know what he was going on. It was like: ‘You are winning
too much – take him out!’”
ID X and what happened in the championships.

Answer
X- Segway
The cameraman riding the
segway crashed into Usain
Bolt after he won the race.

Question 10
XY is a Latin term for argument or other discussion that has continued or
repeated to a sickening point of Y. For example, "this has been discussed XY”
indicates that the topic has been discussed extensively and those involved
have grown sick of it. What is XY?
It is also the punny name of a Chrome extension that provides data privacy
by overwhelming the tracking algorithms with a lot of information, and
reversing the feeling of frustration that usually accompany online Xs. It
employs a simple technique involving the Xs that pop up on a computer.
This counter-intuitive technique led to Google viewing it as a malware, and
later deleted the plug-in.
How does the XY plug-in achieve data privacy?

Answer
XY - AdNauseum
It clicks on every advert you get to overwhelm your tracker
with too much information, making tracking futile.

Rules
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Question 1
In the 1900's there were many bizarre treatments going around. In
one of the methods the medicine's name itself is somewhat of an
oxymoron. Using the directions for the said medicine, Identify its
name (XY).

Question 2
The Flying Lotus, a 19-minute orchestral composition by X, was
released a few years ago after a certain event.
It has 9 tracks titled Tiranga, Masoom, Pukaar, Bechain, Y, Subah,
Manuhaar, Mustakbil and The Flying Lotus.
"I wanted to do something on what was going on in India during
<the event> and what will happen in the future,” X had said. “It’s
open to interpretation.”
Listen to an excerpt from one of the compositions and Give X and
also the event.

Question 3
This image is part of a _____ developed by Dr Siddharth Sanan in a
research lab in Carnegie Mellon University. A director of a famous
movie had paid visit to this lab where he got his idea for one of the
main characters in the movie.
ID the character from the image.

Question 4
ID the personality delivering this iconic speech.

Question 5
Give funda for this popular invention from the 1920s, initially
inspired by the many open-air schools created to combat X.
Patented in 1922 by one Emma Read of Washington, it later
came to the use of families for a different reason. This
invention gained great popularity in London during the 1930s,
which also explains it’s gradual wane in usage through
mid-1900s.

Question 1
In the 1900's there were many bizarre treatments going around, in
one of the methods the medicine's name itself is somewhat of an
oxymoron. Using the directions for the said medicine, Identify its
name (XY).

Answer
A.R. Rahman
Demonetization

Answer
B.R Ambedkar in the constituent assembly.

Answer
X - Tuberculosis
These are “Baby Cages”, installed on windows so that babies
get adequate air and sunlight, specially encouraged for
families that do not have backyards.

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Question 9 (Clockwise round)
Due to the British blockade of Germany during WW1, food supplies
began to dry up in the city of cologne. The mayor of Cologne, started to
research ways of substituting available materials for scarce items.
He began to substitute wheat with rice-flour to make bread. From this
bread making experience, he found that X (now a common alternative)
could be a suitable substitute for meat, and hence came up with the
idea of XY, which replaced the ground up meat of Y with ground up X.
He applied for a patent for his new creation in Germany only for it to be
denied, due to strict laws on what could be called a Y.
ID XY.

Answers
X - Soy
Y - Sausage
He created soy sausages

Question 1
River Plate and Boca Juniors are two rival football clubs based in
Buenos Aires,Argentina and their supporters are known to be wildly
passionate and extremely loyal to their teams. Both sets of fans try not
to associate themselves with anything that might remind them of the
other club and thus a major sponsor of Boca Juniors had to change
their branding so as to not clash with River Plate's colours.
Due to extreme violence between the two sets of fans,the 2nd leg of the
Copa Libertadores Final 2018 had to be shifted to another location X
which befitted the name of the trophy they were competing for.
Id X and the sponsor. (Image Follows)

Answers
Sponsors Coca Cola had to change their colours to black and
white .
The tournament is named after the Libertadores (Spanish and
Portuguese for liberators), the leaders of the South American
wars of independence.
X - Madrid

Question 2
The Arab world has seen the reign of multiple caliphate or dynasties
throughout its history, the major ones being the Abbasid, Umayyad,
Fatimid and Hashemite dynasty, whose capital cities are in modern-day
Iraq, Syria, Egypt and Jordan respectively. Many present-day Arab
nations have paid homage to these caliphates in a way that is
representative of their respective countries all over the world .
Another inspiration for this homage comes from a verse by Safi al-Din
al-Hilli, a 14th century Iraqi poet: “ _______ are our acts, ______ our
battles, ______ our fields, and _______ our swords". (Blanks not
indicative)
ID how they have been given homage?

Answers
Pan-Arab Colours, incorporated into the flags of many Arab countries
(“White are our acts, black our battles, green our fields, and red our
swords”)
(Red for Hashemite, black for Abbasid, green for Fatimid and white for
Ummayad)

Question 3
Only one structure in Walt Disney World crosses 200 feet in height,
with structures coming up to 199 and even 199.5 feet. The only one
that exceeds 200 feet in height is the Walt Disney World Dolphin
Hotel, which stands 257 feet tall.
This was a conscious decision made by the Disney Imagineers, since
crossing 200 feet would mean disrupting guest immersion and
interrupting the intended theme. By staying a little under 200 feet,
the majesty and grandeur of the structures is allowed to reign
supreme.
Why did they decide to keep a threshold of 200 feet?

Answers
It is mandated in the US that any structure higher than 200 feet
above ground level must be identified using aircraft warning
lights (flashing light beacons), which the Disney Imagineers
wanted to avoid

Question 4
While X says he did this just because it was a hot day, many fan
theories have come up regarding this phenomenon. According
to one fan theories ,X had died prior to this, and the group were
walking out of a cemetery in a funeral procession. The
procession was led by L dressed in white as a religious figure; S
was dressed in black as the undertaker; X, out of step with the
others, was a ____ corpse; and H dressed in denim was the
gravedigger.
Id X and what did he X do/FITB.

Answers
X- Paul McCartney ; He was barefoot in the Abbey Road album
cover

Question 5
In 1912, a large petroleum reservoir was discovered in a small town in
Texas, as a result of which 20,000 new settlers had taken up residence
around the lucrative oil field. Nearby cities grew in importance, but
they lacked office space. So when an engineer announced that he
would build a high rise annex to one of the existing working spaces, he
managed to raise $200,000 from a group of naive investors.
He managed to swindle the investors by doing something subtle yet
effective in the blueprint (the investors did not recognize the
discrepancy), and even won the lawsuit that the investors tried
bringing over him.
How did he manage to swindle the investors?

Answers
He used “ instead of ‘, effectively
changing all measurements from
feet to inches
The building is now known as the
world’s littlest skyscraper

Question 6
Born in Oklahoma in 1903 and married to Cleo Owens in 1921, Florence
Owens Thompson unknowingly and resentfully became a symbol of X,
when Dorothea Lange spotted Thompson in Mississippi, sitting on the side
of the road with her five children, which happened to be near a _______
labour camp that hosted 2500 labourers.
Thompson, however, was helped by the very same predicament, wherein
her family was able to use it to raise funds from the American public to
cover her treatment for a stroke she suffered in 1983. This experience
changed the family's views on the predicament, realizing the number of
people moved by their mother's plight.
ID X. How did Florence Thompson gain recognition?

Answers
She is the woman in the ‘Migrant
Mother’ photograph, captured by
Dorothea Lange.
X - The Great Depression

Question 7
In the September of 1970, certain Henry Kissinger, came into the
office of his superior slamming down a file of air reconnaissance
photos of the southern shore of neighbouring country X, Henry
pointed out the development activities underway at a particular and
coupled the development of certain sport facility, it concerned him
and he wanted to see the president immediately to warn him of the
imminent danger of war or atleast the possibility of another Y.
ID Y and how did the development of sports facility cautioned him?

Answers
Y - Cuban Missile Crisis
Cubans predominantly play baseball but they were building
soccer grounds, indicating Russian presence on the port.

Question 8
X is a word which originated from the Arabic word for 'pissasphalt' a
sticky and waxy natural substance used in the Islamic medicine for
generations. Bitumen a substance which looked pretty similar to
'pissasphalt' was used for making Xs and hence was also known by the
same name.
Europeans were introduced to 'pissasphalt' during the wars and
crusades and their similar nature caused a misunderstanding and saw
upper class Europeans spending fortune on them and had feasts where
they would ground X and take it with honey to cure disease and for
better immunity
Id X.

Question 9
Shown in the image is a bronze sculpture which was originally
places in Berlin's Alexanderplatz on May Day. It features
Edward Snowden, Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning,
prominent whistleblowers. Additionally the sculpture also
contains an empty chair.
What purpose does this empty chair serve or what is its
significance?

Answers
The fourth chair provides a platform for public speaking and
other whistleblowers. Anybody can stand on the chair and
speak out.
Freedom of speech is also acceptable.

Question 10
Dashakumarcharitam is a sanskrit romance, written by Dandi in the
7-8 century CE. The text describes the adventures of ten young men, all
of whom are either princes or sons of Royal ministers.
At the beginning of the 7th chapter, Prince Mitragupta is called upon to
relate his adventures, however his lips are swollen as they have been
nibbled several times playfully by his beloved, making it painful for
him to close them, compelling him to refrain from doing something.
This instance in the texts make Dashakumarcharitam one of the
earliest known piece sanskrit literature to have a specimen of X.
Id X and what was the thing he was unable to do due to his condition.

Answers
X-lipogrammatic writing (writing a story without using few
letters)
And since his lower lip was swollen he wasn't able to use labial
consonants (प,फ,ब,भ,म).

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