THOUGHTWORKS    Harinee
                Charan
 GURGAON QUIZ
Q1

 This reality tv concept was created by Endemol, a production
  house in Netherlands, and has seen various regional avatars
  including a popular one in India, . Name the show and the
  host for the upcoming season of the Indian version.
Q2

 I was born on 15 june 1937 in Bhingar, near Ahmednagar. I
  started my career by selling flowers in Dadar railway station
  and was drafted as a soldier in the Indian Army during the
  1962 Indo-China War. I was the only survivor of an attack
  during the Indo-Pak war of 1965 at Khem-Karan, where I
  pledged to dedicate my life to serving people. Who am I?
Q3

 M.H.Hasham lost his family business of rice exports when the
  Govt. nationalized it in 1940. Unfazed he plunged into the oil
  business setting up Western India Vegetable Products in
  1945. At the time of partition he was invited by Mohd. Ali
  Jinnah to join his ministry in Pakistan. He refused and chose
  to stay on in India. His company did not grow too much and at
  the time of his death in 1967 had just two fairly successful
  Vanaspati brands Sunflower and Camel. Which company?
Q4

 Launched in 1935 as a chocolate crisp in the UK, it was later
  renamed after an 18th century London Club. A global
  success, it was launched in India in 1995 and marketed as a
  between the meals snack. Name the product.
Q5

 What is a three-finger exercise?




[HINT: YOU DO IT ALMOST EVERY DAY]
Q6

 If you find yourself in an Infinite Loop in the Bay area, where
  would you be?




 Hint: Avoid Doctors!!
Q7

 Name this Delhi DareDevil player who hasn’t featured in any
  domestic cricket since 2010 and though he has been a part of
  the same IPL team for five seasons, he is yet to get a game in
  the T20 tournament. Also, he is the son of a former union
  cabinet minister for railways.
Q8

                            This car company’s logo was
                            based on the coat of arms of
                            Stuttgart. It also made tanks
                            and armored cars for Hitler’s
                            army in WW2.



Coat of arms of Stuttgart
Q9

Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's
(West Gorton), they became Ardwick
Association Football Club in 1887 to
their current name in 1894. The
club played at Maine Road from
1923 to 2003. The club's most
successful period was in the late
1960s and early 1970s when they
won the League Championship, FA
Cup, League Cup and European Cup
Winners' Cup under the
management team of Joe Mercer
and Malcolm Allison.
Q 10
Identify the logo!!
Q11

 Identify the brand here:

                   “Mines Faster Than Yours”

            “Everybody remembers their first time. .”

                  “Mine's Bigger Than Your's..”

          “More Experience Than Our Name Suggests“
Q12

 One of the more delicate kebabs from South Asia, made of
  minced goat / buf falo meat. Legend has it that this kebab
  was created for an aging Nawab Wajid Ali Shah of Lucknow
  who lost his teeth, but not his passion for meat dishes. Name
  this Kebab.
Q13

 This kebab was created by Nawab Syed Mohammad Haider
  Kazmi, who, stung by the remark of a British of ficer about the
  coarse texture of the kebabs served at dinner, ordered his
  rakabdars (gourmet cooks) to evolve a more refined seekh
  kebab. Identify this Kebab!
Q14

 In the popular show “The Big Bang Theory”, the four physicists
  are scholars in which US university?
Q15

 What is common to xerox, kerosene, escalator and corn
  flakes?




Bonus
Point
Q16

 Thomas Adams first tried to change chicle into synthetic
  rubber products like toys, masks, rain boots, and bicycle tires
  out of the chicle from Mexican sapodilla trees, but every
  experiment failed. He finally got a blockbuster invention
  which we continue to use even today. What did he invent?
Q17




• Name the comic
  strip.
• Bonus points of the
  author
Q18

 This popular food item was invented by a Turkish immigrant in
  Berlin. The subsequent popularization of shops serving this
  snack to club goers till late nights in the UK led to many
  traditional fish and chip shops going bust.
Q 19


 • Identify this reigning world
   champion (seen here with her kids),
   also one of India’s best medal hopes
   in london olympics this year.
Q 20

 Kundan Lal Gujral and his partner Kundan Lal Jaggi innovated
  several popular North Indian dishes like Tandoori Chicken, Dal
  Makhani, Butter chicken at this popular eatery. Today, this
  eatery has over 90 branches across India. Identify this
  popular fine dining restaurant.
Q 21

 This low -budget film released in 1975 with forgotten stars and
  unknown actors unexpectedly emerged as one of the biggest -
  grossing releases of Bollywood —sharing the spotlight with the
  likes of Sholay and Deewar. It even started a new cult with
  viewers often turned cinemas into temporary temples, leaving
  their footwear at the door, pelting the screen with flowers and
  coins. Name the film.
Q 22

 Connect
Q 23

 This popular beverage was once banned by the
  Ethiopian Church for it being a drink for Pagans and
  by the Imam of Ottoman Empire for being addictive.
  Also Frederick the Great of Prussia demanded that
  the populace drink alcohol instead because this
  beverage was associated with rebellious activities.
  Identify this beverage .
Q24

 Identify This:
Q 25

 This is the theme music/background score of which Bollywood
  movie?
Q 26

 This famous dialogue is from which movie?
Q 27

 Which movie is this audio clip from?
Q 28

 Which movie is this dialogue from?
Q29

 What is the name of the character who answers the phone in
  this scene?
Q 30

 The characters are walking down the streets of which
  city during this scene ?
 Bonus Question: Name the hotel in this city where they
  stay for some time.
Q 31

 Which movie does this dialogue belong to ?
Q 32

 Identify this movie from this poster.
Q 33

 Directed by Rituporno Ghosh, _______ is an adaptation of the
  short story The Gift of the Magi (1906) by O Henry and is the
  inspiration of Mithaq Kazimi's short film, Through Her Eyes.
END

 Total Points: 36

Quiz 2

  • 1.
    THOUGHTWORKS Harinee Charan GURGAON QUIZ
  • 2.
    Q1  This realitytv concept was created by Endemol, a production house in Netherlands, and has seen various regional avatars including a popular one in India, . Name the show and the host for the upcoming season of the Indian version.
  • 3.
    Q2  I wasborn on 15 june 1937 in Bhingar, near Ahmednagar. I started my career by selling flowers in Dadar railway station and was drafted as a soldier in the Indian Army during the 1962 Indo-China War. I was the only survivor of an attack during the Indo-Pak war of 1965 at Khem-Karan, where I pledged to dedicate my life to serving people. Who am I?
  • 4.
    Q3  M.H.Hasham losthis family business of rice exports when the Govt. nationalized it in 1940. Unfazed he plunged into the oil business setting up Western India Vegetable Products in 1945. At the time of partition he was invited by Mohd. Ali Jinnah to join his ministry in Pakistan. He refused and chose to stay on in India. His company did not grow too much and at the time of his death in 1967 had just two fairly successful Vanaspati brands Sunflower and Camel. Which company?
  • 5.
    Q4  Launched in1935 as a chocolate crisp in the UK, it was later renamed after an 18th century London Club. A global success, it was launched in India in 1995 and marketed as a between the meals snack. Name the product.
  • 6.
    Q5  What isa three-finger exercise? [HINT: YOU DO IT ALMOST EVERY DAY]
  • 7.
    Q6  If youfind yourself in an Infinite Loop in the Bay area, where would you be?  Hint: Avoid Doctors!!
  • 8.
    Q7  Name thisDelhi DareDevil player who hasn’t featured in any domestic cricket since 2010 and though he has been a part of the same IPL team for five seasons, he is yet to get a game in the T20 tournament. Also, he is the son of a former union cabinet minister for railways.
  • 9.
    Q8 This car company’s logo was based on the coat of arms of Stuttgart. It also made tanks and armored cars for Hitler’s army in WW2. Coat of arms of Stuttgart
  • 10.
    Q9 Founded in 1880as St. Mark's (West Gorton), they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 to their current name in 1894. The club played at Maine Road from 1923 to 2003. The club's most successful period was in the late 1960s and early 1970s when they won the League Championship, FA Cup, League Cup and European Cup Winners' Cup under the management team of Joe Mercer and Malcolm Allison.
  • 11.
  • 12.
    Q11  Identify thebrand here: “Mines Faster Than Yours” “Everybody remembers their first time. .” “Mine's Bigger Than Your's..” “More Experience Than Our Name Suggests“
  • 13.
    Q12  One ofthe more delicate kebabs from South Asia, made of minced goat / buf falo meat. Legend has it that this kebab was created for an aging Nawab Wajid Ali Shah of Lucknow who lost his teeth, but not his passion for meat dishes. Name this Kebab.
  • 14.
    Q13  This kebabwas created by Nawab Syed Mohammad Haider Kazmi, who, stung by the remark of a British of ficer about the coarse texture of the kebabs served at dinner, ordered his rakabdars (gourmet cooks) to evolve a more refined seekh kebab. Identify this Kebab!
  • 15.
    Q14  In thepopular show “The Big Bang Theory”, the four physicists are scholars in which US university?
  • 16.
    Q15  What iscommon to xerox, kerosene, escalator and corn flakes? Bonus Point
  • 17.
    Q16  Thomas Adamsfirst tried to change chicle into synthetic rubber products like toys, masks, rain boots, and bicycle tires out of the chicle from Mexican sapodilla trees, but every experiment failed. He finally got a blockbuster invention which we continue to use even today. What did he invent?
  • 18.
    Q17 • Name thecomic strip. • Bonus points of the author
  • 19.
    Q18  This popularfood item was invented by a Turkish immigrant in Berlin. The subsequent popularization of shops serving this snack to club goers till late nights in the UK led to many traditional fish and chip shops going bust.
  • 20.
    Q 19 •Identify this reigning world champion (seen here with her kids), also one of India’s best medal hopes in london olympics this year.
  • 21.
    Q 20  KundanLal Gujral and his partner Kundan Lal Jaggi innovated several popular North Indian dishes like Tandoori Chicken, Dal Makhani, Butter chicken at this popular eatery. Today, this eatery has over 90 branches across India. Identify this popular fine dining restaurant.
  • 22.
    Q 21  Thislow -budget film released in 1975 with forgotten stars and unknown actors unexpectedly emerged as one of the biggest - grossing releases of Bollywood —sharing the spotlight with the likes of Sholay and Deewar. It even started a new cult with viewers often turned cinemas into temporary temples, leaving their footwear at the door, pelting the screen with flowers and coins. Name the film.
  • 23.
  • 24.
    Q 23  Thispopular beverage was once banned by the Ethiopian Church for it being a drink for Pagans and by the Imam of Ottoman Empire for being addictive. Also Frederick the Great of Prussia demanded that the populace drink alcohol instead because this beverage was associated with rebellious activities. Identify this beverage .
  • 25.
  • 26.
    Q 25  Thisis the theme music/background score of which Bollywood movie?
  • 27.
    Q 26  Thisfamous dialogue is from which movie?
  • 28.
    Q 27  Whichmovie is this audio clip from?
  • 29.
    Q 28  Whichmovie is this dialogue from?
  • 30.
    Q29  What isthe name of the character who answers the phone in this scene?
  • 31.
    Q 30  Thecharacters are walking down the streets of which city during this scene ?  Bonus Question: Name the hotel in this city where they stay for some time.
  • 32.
    Q 31  Whichmovie does this dialogue belong to ?
  • 33.
    Q 32  Identifythis movie from this poster.
  • 34.
    Q 33  Directedby Rituporno Ghosh, _______ is an adaptation of the short story The Gift of the Magi (1906) by O Henry and is the inspiration of Mithaq Kazimi's short film, Through Her Eyes.
  • 35.

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