A quiz organised for the school kids of Goa during Quark, Day 2! @17 February @LT-2 @1:30 PM

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science, business and technology quiz
FINALS

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7 Questions
ROUND 1

3. Q 1
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The company started out by mailing it’s products back in
1998. the envelopes were first white, then yellow, but
settled on the iconic red since 2001.
Though this company has long pivoted to a different
means of product delivery, the last envelope was mailed
in September of this year, with the company informing the
customers that there was no need to return them.
Which company?

4. Q 1
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Netflix!

5. Q 2
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6. Q 2
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7. Q 3
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The Stepan company is a chemical manufacturer and has
about 2000 employees. They are the only DEA authorised
entity in the US to import a certain species with the
intention of extracting a chemical from it which is used
for medical purposes.
After processing the extract is sold to a very popular
company for use in its products, whose name is based on
the common name of this species.
Which huge company is this?

8. Q 3
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Coca Cola and their secret ingredient

9. Q 4
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The flag of a certain State X of a economically prosperous
country is has a very intriguing history to it. The country ranks
close to the top 20 in terms of GDP.
the State X is home to a very popular company. You might
see it everyday or may have seen it a couple of times
depending on what region you stay.
State X is also home to one of the most popular football
teams with them dominating their domestic league for the last
15 years or so.
ID Company and the football team.

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11. Q 4
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12. Q 5
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What can we better call
these organisms?
(Hint: Have a look at the
way they are connected
to the human being)

13. Q 5
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They are all model
organisms. So basically
many of them are used in
research purposes, etc.

14. X is a branch of Biology.
Recently, A dog named ‘Messi’ won the
palme dog for the best performance by
a dog in a movie, for it’s performance in
“X of a fall” ,a 2023 French legal
drama thriller film.
Further, one of the most famous English
television soap opera’s of its time, is
based on the textbook given aside. It
combines the author’s name with X in
its title. Give X.(it’s the black blank)
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15. Anatomy!

16. Bargain
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ROUND 2
questionno.s
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6 questions

17. What is this?
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2018

18. Who is this person commemorating?
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19. Otto Wichterle, a Czech Scientist, remembered for
what contribution as shown in this doodle?
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Q 3

21. What is this?
Q 1
Q 1
Q 1
2018

22. Rafflesia Arnoldii- The world’s largest flower
Q 1
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Q 1
2018

23. Otto Wichterle, a Czech Scientist, remembered for
what contribution as shown in this doodle?
Q 3
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Q 3

24. Contact Lenses!
Q 3
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25. Who is this person commemorating?
Q 2
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Q 2

26. What is this?
Q 1
Q 1
Q 1
2018

27. ROUND 3
WRITTEN CONNECT ROUND!
4 Parts
for each, (+10,0) for the written
Show QM the connect
And connect marking scheme as follows:
(+50,-30)->(+40,-25)->(+30,-20)->(+15,-15)

28. Q1: Who and which show?
courtesy @Srihari Karanth & @IncredibleIndia
Gagan Dev Riar might just become the next face of a
series of extremely talented yet unknown faces that
became famous overnight. He is the second consecutive
person to have this pattern and the expectations of this
second season of the show is running extremely high
following the first season. Performing in a role that is
slated to come out in September, He had to gain a
whopping 20 kilos to prepare for the role. He is set to
portray whom, and which show are we talking about?

29. Q2: ID the son.
courtesy @Srihari Karanth & @IncredibleIndia
There is a road named after this man, and a hospital too in
Bangalore. One could claim that he was an Indian pioneer in
this specific area of business, after he took over a company
founded in 1915 and run by the British, where he acquired a
minority stake. This company, previous to becoming a
company, used to sell ______ to British troops in bulk. After
Independence, this man became the owner of this company
and became a ______ baron.ID this person’s (in)famous son,
often found associated with the entity associated with the
place mentioned.

30. Q3:
courtesy @Srihari Karanth & @IncredibleIndia
This person rose to prominence with X. In his early theatre
days, he portrayed his namesake Indian freedom fighter as
a young man. After a lot of theatre experience, he was
handpicked by a well known Indian Director, who shares
the name with the role this person plays, in X. Thereafter
he starred in many different hindi web series, most notably
being cast in a role with a celebrity chef, Ranveer Brar, in
an anthology adapted from American television series. ID
this person.

31. Q4:
courtesy @Srihari Karanth & @IncredibleIndia
2019 saw the return of Mr. Modi as the Prime Minister of India,
but this wasn't before the campaign had its own sets of
goofs.In a retort to Rahul Gandhi’s #ChowkidaarChorHai, Modi
launched the #MaiBhiChowkidar tweet, which trended hours
after the tweet was launched. In a further effort to boost the
poopularity, it seems that the prime minister’s handle started
sending out automated thank-you tweets to every account
that sent out the hashtag. This resulted in a hilarious spoof
where a parody account of an (in)famous person got tagged as
shown. ID this person/FIB the Parody account /ID the smaller
blank(all are basically same XD)

32. Q4:
courtesy @Srihari Karanth & @IncredibleIndia

33. उत्तर देने
जा
रहा हूँ

34. Q1: Who and which show?
courtesy @Srihari Karanth & @IncredibleIndia
Gagan Dev Riar might just become the next face of a
series of extremely talented yet unknown faces that
became famous overnight. He is the second consecutive
person to have this pattern and the expectations of this
second season of the show is running extremely high
following the first season. Performing in a role that is
slated to come out in September, He had to gain a
whopping 20 kilos to prepare for the role. He is set to
portray whom, and which show are we talking about?

35. Q1: Who and which show?
courtesy @Srihari Karanth & @IncredibleIndia
Abdul Karim Telgi, Scam 2003

36. Q2: ID the son.
courtesy @Srihari Karanth & @IncredibleIndia
There is a road named after this man, and a hospital too in
Bangalore. One could claim that he was an Indian pioneer in
this specific area of business, after he took over a company
founded in 1915 and run by the British, where he acquired a
minority stake. This company, previous to becoming a
company, used to sell ______ to British troops in bulk. After
Independence, this man became the owner of this company
and became a ______ baron.ID this person’s (in)famous son,
often found associated with the entity associated with the
place mentioned.

37. Q2: ID the son.
courtesy @Srihari Karanth & @IncredibleIndia

38. Q3:ID this person.
courtesy @Srihari Karanth & @IncredibleIndia
This person rose to prominence with X. In his early theatre
days, he portrayed his namesake Indian freedom fighter as
a young man. After a lot of theatre experience, he was
handpicked by a well known Indian Director, who shares
the name with the role this person plays, in X. Thereafter
he starred in many different hindi web series, most notably
being cast in a role with a celebrity chef, Ranveer Brar, in
an anthology adapted from American television series. ID
this person.

39. Q3:
courtesy @Srihari Karanth & @IncredibleIndia
pratik gandhi plays mahatma gandhi in Mohan No Masalo
Hansal Mehta’s Hero in the series being Harshad Mehta

40. Q4:
courtesy @Srihari Karanth & @IncredibleIndia
2019 saw the return of Mr. Modi as the Prime Minister of India,
but this wasn't before the campaign had its own sets of
goofs.In a retort to Rahul Gandhi’s #ChowkidaarChorHai, Modi
launched the #MaiBhiChowkidar tweet, which trended hours
after the tweet was launched. In a further effort to boost the
poopularity, it seems that the prime minister’s handle started
sending out automated thank-you tweets to every account
that sent out the hashtag. This resulted in a hilarious spoof
where a parody account of an (in)famous person got tagged as
shown. ID this person/FIB the Parody account /ID the smaller
blank(all are basically same XD)

41. Q4:
courtesy @Srihari Karanth & @IncredibleIndia

42. courtesy @Srihari Karanth & @IncredibleIndia
kannect:
INDIAN SCAMSTERS!

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ROUND 4
6 Questions

44. Isisaurus is a genus of Titanosaurian dinosaur from
the Late Cretaceous Lameta Formation of India.
Who/what is it named after?
Q 1
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45. Isisaurus =>
were discovered by Scientists at ISI(Indian Statistical
Institute) Kolkata
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46. Q 2
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47. Q 2
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48. Iceland has a population of about 330,000, with more than
two-thirds of the population living around the capital of
Reykjavik. With such a small population in a small space,
and with such a homogenous population with little
immigration over the last century except in the past few
years, there is a problem that is happening among the
Icelanders. The app: Islendinga, attempts to solve this.
What does this app help in doing, something that is
important to notice at a specific time in life?
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49. It checks if people are related to each other or not prior to
marriage!
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50. A very famous entity that everyone here must have heard
of, has a very special naming convention. Initially known to
stand for “internet”. However later connections it was
drawn to was, “individual”, “instruct”, “inform”, “inspire”.
What naming convention am I talking about?
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51. the i in apple products!
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52. For a musical festival in Glastonbury, England, people
noticed scenes associated with a brand of games.
For the delivery of their products, Dominoes decided to try
this method, the reason also coinciding with the fact that
the person performing in the festival was, none other than
the legend, Elton John, the singer of “Rocket Man”.
What did they do/ How did they deliver the products?
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53. jetpack delivery by Dominos
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54. Shown in the next slide a video of a frog endemic to
the western ghats region of India. ID the common
name of the frog based on the sound it makes.
(A nice hint: many of the younger people may not have
seen/used whatever this frog's name is based on)
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55. Q 6
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57. Tie Breaker: Buzzer Question
Name this compound.