Prithviraj

1. Pride for ever and ever
after…

2. • Standard Quizzing rules.
• For every pass, 2 points deducted.
SO GIVE ME AN ANSWER EVERYTIME
• All disputes arising in the Quiz are subject to
my wisdom.
• If questions are too easy, blame it on juniors
who gave us a great farewell last night.

3. • The fountain of Cibeles is found in the part of X commonly called
the Paseo de Recoletos. This fountain is named after Phrygian goddess
who had a significant cult in Rome, and is seen as one of the cities most
important symbols. The fountain depicts the goddess, sitting on a chariot
pulled by two lions. The fountain was built in the reign of Charles III and
designed by Ventura Rodríguez between 1777 and 1782. The goddess and
chariot are the work of Francisco Gutiérrez and the lions by Roberto
Michel. The fountain originally stood next to the Buenavista Palace, and
was moved to its present location in the middle of the square in the late
19th century. Up until the 19th century both the fountain of Neptune and
Cibeles looked directly at each other, until the city council decided to turn
them round to face towards the centre of the city.
• On one side of the fountain of Cibeles, the Paseo de Recoletos starts,
heading north to link up with the Paseo de la Castellana. On the other
side, the Paseo del Prado begins and heads off south, towards the
fountain of Neptune, in the Plaza de Cánovas del Castillo, and on until
Atocha. Calle de Alcalá is the street which intersects the fountain from
east to west. Calle de Alcalá starts in the Puerta del Sol and continues on
to the outskirts of X.
• Where/Why have we seen this fountain this week? <pic on the next slide>

5. Hala Madrid!

6. ID and Why in news 2 weeks back?
Question courtesy-
Parth Shekhar

7. • Anja Niedringhaus, German photojournalist
for AP, shot dead in Afganistan on 4th April.

8. • What term in sports originates from an old
French term meaning ‘not equal’!
• Hint: French term is ‘nonper’

10. • Q- “You know ______ broke your record?”
• J.K.Rowling- “Imagine how many more books I
would have sold if Harry would have been a
little more creative with his wand”
• Which book is being talked about?

11. Broke record for being the best selling
book in UK

12. Connect!

14. • Who is the only India born cricketer to have
been awarded the Sitara-e-Imtiaz, third
highest civil honor and award given in
Pakistan?

15. Bob Woolmer

16. • The duchess wore this dazzling diamond
necklace at a fundraiser on 12th Feb 2014. It
was lent out by the Queen.
• This necklace is renowned for being the
wedding gift to Queen Elizabeth II in 1940s.
• Who gifted this to her?

17. • His Exalted Highness Nizam Sir Mir Osman Ali
Khan Siddiqi Asaf Jah VII
• The last nizam of Hyderabad

18. Id

20. • Shown is the flag of Philippines also known as
Three Stars and the Sun- comprising two
horizontal bands of blue and red and a white
triangle.
• This flag has a unique role of being flown
upside down on certain occasions, possibly
the only flag in the world to exhibit this trait.
• Explain the significance.

21. • It is flown with red stripes up in times of war
and with blue stripes up in times of peace

22. • In his youth, he used to play football. He
played for Warwickshire U-14 at age 12. In
1984, he had a trial with Rangers F.C., a club
based in Glasgow, the one he dreamed to play
for. His football career was full of injuries and
his interest grew in other fields. By 19 he left
football. Today, he is known worldwide for his
work in this ‘other field’. Who is this famous
personality?

24. This is the reconstructed
image of an old Egyptian
tablet called ‘Tempest Stela
of Ahmose’ found in 1947-
51 found in temple of
Karnak at Thebes, modern
day Luxor.
2 weeks back in came back
into news.
Why?
Question courtesy- Parth
Shekhar

25. • This was recently translated and turned out to
be the world’s oldest weather report!

26. • Roberto Schmidt is a photo journalist for AFP
based in India.
• In December’13, he had this to say for his work “I
took these photos totally simultaneously, without
thinking what impact they might have. We moved
about 500 pictures, trying to portray their true
feelings, and this seemingly trivial image seems
to have eclipsed much of this collective work.”
• What work of his is he referring to?

28. • In 1981, a brand of non shelf stable ____ was
introduced by Golden Valley Foods, with the
uncooked product requiring refrigeration before
use since the fats used in it would tur rancid if it
wasn’t kept chilled. However in 1984, Golden
Valley introduced a shelf stable version that could
be cooked straight out of the packet, ad since it
was a sort of sequel to the earlier product, it was
named accordingly.
• What food brand?

30. • X was a German luxury car manufacturer. Founded in 1909 by
Wilhelm X and his son, originally a subsidiary of Luftschiffbau
Zeppelin GmbH and was itself known as Luftfahrzeug-Motorenbau
GmbH until 1912.
• Today, the ultra-luxury car brand is owned by Daimler AG and based
in Stuttgart. Tognum AG based in Friedrichshafen used to
manufacture the commercial X diesel engines under the MTU brand
through its subsidiary MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH.
• Daimler announced in November 2011 that X will cease to be a
brand by 2013 and manufactured the last X vehicle in December
2012. This was due to poor sales, with only 3,000 cars sold since the
brand's revival in 2002.The decision follows almost a decade of
trying to make X a profitable rival to Rolls Royce and Bentley.
• X?

32. • The company was founded in 1999 by Chris
Barton, Philip Inghelbrecht, Avery Wang and
Dhiraj Mukherjee in Berkeley .It has since then
launched off across various platforms as one
of the most downloaded music apps of the
the appstore as well as the ovi store. It uses a
special fingerprint techology which is based
on a spectrogram. Which company?

34. • The story- In 1763, Captain Edward Reynolds is
hunting pirates, or at least trying to do so. He does not
consider himself a great commander, and neither does
most of his crew. Only his first officer Jules believes in him.
When they save a young woman named Isabella from
drowning, she tells them that her husband's ship has been
destroyed by the feared Captain Victor Stagnetti and his
crew of cutthroat pirates.
Reynolds and his crew go hunting for Stagnetti, who tries
to find a map that leads to a powerful secret on an island
somewhere in the Caribbean Sea. Stagnetti finds the secret
"staff" unlocked by Isabella's husband Manuel.
After the crew escapes the spawn of darkness summoned
by Stagnetti, their ship engages Stagnetti's in battle, ending
Stagnetti's reign as a pirate.
• The awards- Record 11 awards including Best director, Best
actress, Best music, Best special effects, Best actor
• Most expensive with $1 million budget.

36. • Gian Francesco Poggio Bracciolini was a man of many
virtues. He was a writer, an early humanist, and even
served under the reign of 7 popes under the vatican.
• Besides being a well read scholar, one special attribute
this man had was his handwriting. People considered it
elegant, pleasing and easy to read. People loved his
handwriting and this made him want to improve it
while working in Florence as a manuscript copyist.
• In what manner has his unique handwriting endured
till today?

37. • The ‘Roman’ letter fonts (Times new roman,
Garamond, Bodini, Caslon, Baskerville &
Bembo)

38. • Seventy-eight horses were bought and imported from
Yugoslavia and Sicily into Rome in November 1957,
exercised into peak physical condition, and trained by
renowned animal handler of the time Glenn Randall.
Andalusian and Lipizzan horses (such as the ones in the
next slide) were predominantly chosen for the purpose.
• A veterinarian, a harness maker, and 20 stable boys were
employed to care for the horses and ensure they were
outfitted for racing each day. When a blacksmith for making
horseshoes could not be found, an 18-year-old Italian boy
was trained in the art of blacksmithing in order to do so.
• All of this was in preparation for which grand event?
• <pics on the next slide>

40. Ben Hur Chariot Racing scene

41. • This Rajasthani movie is made on the life of a
15th century king of Rajasthan who is said to
have possessed magical powers. Name the
movie.