A general quiz organised by ELECSA- The Electronics and Communication Students Association of NMAM Institute of Technology, Nitte on 9th January, 2019.

1. Quiz Buzz
By: Shreyas R P

2. Rules for the Prelims
• 15 questions of 1 mark each and no negative marking.
• Last 5 questions are tie-breakers.
• No hint will be given in case of a valid objection.
• No usage of mobile phones.
• Quiz Master’s decision is final.

3. 1.
Name the album and singer, who won the 2018 Grammy
Award for Album of the year.
(0.5 marks each)

4. 2.
Which company became the world’s first trillion dollar
company in August, 2018?

5. 3.
X is an upcoming all-electric battery-powered four-
seater sports car made by Y.
It will be capable of going from 0 to 60 mph (0 to
97 km/h) in 1.9 seconds, quicker than any street
legal production car to date at its announcement in
November 2017.
X was shown in a surprise moment at the end of the Y
Semi event on November 16, 2017—during which it
was driven out of the back of one of the semi-truck
trailers to the song "Sabotage".
Identify X and Y. (0.5 marks each)

6. 4.
Who holds the record for the highest number of
wickets in Test Cricket?

7. 5.
Who is she?

8. 6.
Connect.
Telstar
Azteca
Questra
Jabulani

9. 7.
X derived its name from a word of it’s local language which
means silver soil.
It is famous for a temple which is said to be built before 7th
century AD. The oldest Kannada copper plate inscription was
found under the foundation of this temple in 1952.
Identify X.

10. 8.
Which was India’s most re-tweeted tweet of 2018?
(0.5 marks for the person who tweeted it,
0.5 marks for what the tweet was about)

11. 9.
Connect.
Borgo Finocchieto, Tuscany, South Italy.
Taj Umaid Bhawan Palace, Jodhpur.
Villa Del Balbianello, Lake Como, Italy.

12. 10.
Identify.

13. 11.
X was born in Delhi on 19 June 1970.
X joined St. Stephen's College, Delhi in 1989 for his
undergraduate education but moved to Harvard
University after he completed the first year
examinations. In 1991, after an incident, he shifted
to Rollins College in Florida, USA, due to security
concerns and obtained his B.A. in 1994. During his
time at Rollins, he assumed the pseudonym Raul Vinci
and his identity was known only to the university
officials and security agencies. He further went on to
obtain an M.Phil from Trinity College, Cambridge in
1995.
Identify X and the incident. (0.5 marks each)

14. 12.
What is the SI unit of radioactivity?

15. 13.
Machine-spun X was invented in 1897 by dentist William
Morrison and confectioner John C. Wharton, and first
introduced to a wide audience at the 1904 World's Fair as
"Fairy Floss" with great success, selling 68,655 boxes at 25¢
per box. Joseph Lascaux, a dentist from New
Orleans, Louisiana, invented a similar machine in 1921. In fact,
the Lascaux patent named the sweet confection “X” and the
"fairy floss" name faded away, although it retains this name
in Australia.
Tootsie Roll of Canada Ltd., the world's largest X
manufacturer, makes a bagged, fruit-flavored version
called Fluffy Stuff.
The United States declared National X Day to be on December
7.
Identify X.
13.
Machine-spun X was invented in 1897 by dentist William
Morrison and confectioner John C. Wharton, and first
introduced to a wide audience at the 1904 World's Fair as
"Fairy Floss" with great success, selling 68,655 boxes at 25¢
per box. Joseph Lascaux, a dentist from New
Orleans, Louisiana, invented a similar machine in 1921. In fact,
the Lascaux patent named the sweet confection “X” and the
"fairy floss" name faded away, although it retains this name
in Australia.
Tootsie Roll of Canada Ltd., the world's largest X
manufacturer, makes a bagged, fruit-flavored version
called Fluffy Stuff.
The United States declared National X Day to be on December
7.
Identify X.

16. 14. Identify the logo.

17. 15. Connect.

18. Ex-logo round
• There will be 10 former logos of famous tech companies.
• Write down the company names on a sheet of paper.
• Each correct answer fetches 2 marks.
• No negative marking.
• 15 seconds will be given for each slide.

19. 1.

20. 2.

21. 3.

22. 4.

23. 5.

24. 6.

25. 7.

26. 8.

27. 9.

28. 10.

29. Time’s up

40. Audience question:
Connect.
San Juan de Gaztelugatxe, Spain.
Dubrovnik, Croatia
Castle Ward, Ireland
Vatnajökull, Iceland

42. Infinity Bounce
• Every question is addressed to the team succeeding the
team that answered the previous question.
• If no team answers the question, the next question is
addressed to the team succeeding the team to whom the
previous question was addressed.
• When it is not your turn, you can pounce on the question
by raising your hand and writing the answer.
• To the team addressed: +10/0
• To the successive teams: +5/0
• To the pouncing teams: +10/-5

43. The Great Indian Novel is a satirical novel by X. It is a
fictional work that takes the story of the Mahabharata and
recasts and resets it in the context of the Indian
Independence Movement and the first three decades post-
independence.
Until 2007, X was a career official at the United Nations,
rising to the rank of Under-Secretary General for
Communications and Public Information in 2001. He
announced his retirement after finishing second in the 2006
selection for U.N. Secretary-General to Ban Ki-moon.
He also wrote regular columns for The Indian
Express (1991–93 and 1996–2001), The Hindu(2001–2008),
and The Times of India (2007–2009).
Identify X.

46. The original idea of X was conceived in 1941 by
Swiss engineer George de Mestral. The idea came to him
one day after returning from a hunting trip with his dog in
the Alps. He took a close look at the burs (seeds) of burdock
(a plant) that kept sticking to his clothes and his dog's fur.
He examined them under a microscope, and noted their
hundreds of "hooks" that caught on anything with a loop,
such as clothing, animal fur, or hair. He patented X in 1955
and subsequently refined and developed its practical
manufacture until its commercial introduction in the late
1950s.
De Mestral gave the name X to his invention as well as his
company, which continues to manufacture the product.
Identify X.

48. Velcro

49. Terry Erwin, the entomologist who discovered the beetle,
explained that he was alluding to the threat posed to the
beetle by deforestation. "Her character did not go down
with the ship, but we will not be able to say the same for
this elegant canopy species, if all the rainforest is
converted to pastures.“
Which celebrity is this beetle named after?

51. Kate Winslet. The beetle was named Agra katewinsletae.

52. In his youth, X wanted to become a professional artist, but
his dreams were ruined because he failed the entrance exam
of the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna. He was rejected
twice by the institute, once in 1907 and again in 1908. One
of the instructors, sympathetic to his situation and believing
he had some talent, suggested that he apply to the
academy's School of Architecture. However, that would
have required returning to secondary school from which he
had dropped out and which he was unwilling to do.
According to a conversation in August 1939 before the
outbreak of World War II, published in the British War Blue
Book, X told British ambassador Neville Henderson, "I am
an artist and not a politician. Once the Polish question is
settled, I want to end my life as an artist.“
Identify X.

54. Adolf Hitler

55. Robertsonpet is the headquarters of X.
In the 13th Century AD, Sage Bhavanandi composed his treatise
on Tamil grammar Nannool at the Ulagamadhi cave at X, under
the patronage of Seeya Gangan.
To the east of X is a ridge of hills of which Dod Betta Hill is
3195 feet above sea level. It was known for a certain practice for
over a century, which was eventually closed in 2001 due to low
level of production. India's first power generation unit was
created to support its operations in the early 1900s.
The official language is Kannada, but Tamil people form a
majority. Most of the Tamil population trace their ancestry to the
labourers brought in by the British from the North
Arcot, Chittoor, Salem and Dharmapuri districts of the Madras
Presidency, during the late 19th century. The migration was
necessary, as the local villagers refused to work for the British.
X has been in the news recently, especially from 21-12-2018.
What is X?

58. Audience question:
Connect.

59. Drain, collector, junction, avalanche –terms used with
respect to transistors

60. LVC – Long Visual Connect
• There will be a total of 6 slides, each with a short
connect.
• Short connect scoring: +10/-5
• Each of the 6 short connect answers lead to a long
connect.
• Long connect scoring will be mentioned in the individual
slides.

61. +500/-250

62. +200/-100

63. +100/-50

64. +50/-25

65. +20/-10

66. +10/0

67. Answer

68. CARTOON NETWORK

69. Thank you 
And Happy New Year 2019 !