Spqc 19 8-14 nishit & godzi

SPQC
Quiz Masters :
Nishit Kagalwala
Shubham Godshalwar

What is being talked about here?
The name was inspired by the Firefly television series in which a
_____ is an electronic communication (often consisting of a video
call or video message). During the developer preview, a number of
references were made to the series such as Lars Rasmussen
replying to a message with "shiny", a word commonly used in the
series to mean cool or good, and the crash message of _____
being a popular quotation from the series: "Curse your sudden but
inevitable betrayal!".

•According to a report by the Times of India, the
French author Jean-Yves Ferri (who is currently
writing a new Asterix and Obelix story) wants to
“set a new adventure in old-time India” where
he will introduce a new character in the Asterix
universe named ______, inspired by the “most
famous Indian.”

X is the official mascot of Y. X was originally
designed as a submission for a logo contest.
Y’s creator took his inspiration for X from a
photograph he found on an FTP site, showing
a figure looking strangely like the Creature
Comforts characters made by Nick Park. X is
also an abbreviation of the outfit which
springs to mind when one sees the creature.

X is one of the co-founders of Sun Microsystems, where he
served as its first CEO and Chairman in the early 80s. In 2004
he formed his own firm, X Ventures, which focused on venture
investments in various technology sectors, most notably clean
technology.
In May 2010 it was announced that former British Prime
Minister Tony Blair was to join X Ventures to provide strategic
advice regarding investments in technologies focused on the
environment

X was created by Phanindra Sama and Charan
Padmaraju from BITS Pilani seven years ago.
The idea emanated from an experience that Phanindra
had in the winter of 2005 in Bangalore, when he
struggled to make it home for Diwali.
It was taken over by the Ibibo Group, a joint venture of
South Africa's Naspers and China's Tencent in June
2013.

______________ is celebrated on October
23rd. It officially starts at 6:02 A.M. and ends
at 6:02 P.M on that day.

Name the product
• The shape of this product is
modelled after a hyperbolic
paraboloid.
• This design characteristic is
beneficial as it helps keep the
product from breaking during
distribution by eliminating lines
of stress along which a small
crack may easily propagate.
Further, it keeps a stack of the
product tightly interlocked or
nested during distribution.
• The name of the product came
from a street in Cincinnati. The
name was chosen simply for its
sound and appeal.

• He was born in 1963 in Bhopal to a Tamil IFS officer. He is
an alumnus of DPS RK Puram, IIT- D and IIM A. He was the
chief economic adviser to India's Ministry of
Finance during last year and chief economist at
the International Monetary Fund from 2003 to 2007. He is
also a member of the elite Group of Thirty, an
international body of leading financiers and academics
which aims to deepen understanding of economic and
financial issues and their consequences.
• To attend to his current duties as the new ____ ________
of India, he is on leave of absence as a professor of finance
at the Booth School of Business, University of Chicago.
• Who is he ?

•Raghuram Rajan, RBI Governer

• ‘Vorsprung durch Technik’ is a German phrase which
roughly translates to "Advancement through
technology" .
• Since 1971, it has been the main advertising
slogan and company ethos for a
prominent German car manufacturer.
• Which company ?

____ was a Roman Emperor who was known for his
tyranny. According to legend, when the Great Fire of
Rome started in 64 AD, he spent his time playing lyre
and singing while the entire city was burning.
A widely used computer software has an obvious pun
on this incident. In its initial version, while the
software ran, it did not allow the user to execute any
other operation on the computer.
Name the emperor and you will also know the name
of the software.

Nero Burning ROM!
(Nero is a German company and the pun is even more
obvious as Rom is the German word for Rome).

Black
then
white are
all I see
in my infancy.
Red and yellow then came to be,
reaching out to me,
lets me see.
There is,
so ,
much,
more and
beckons me
to look though to these,
infinite possibilities.
As below so above and beyond I imagine,
drawn outside the lines of reason.
Push the envelope.
Watch it bend.
Song : Lateralus
Artist : Tool
Album : Lateralus
Year : 2002
What is the big deal about
these lyrics ?

• The syllables during the verses form the first few Fibonacci numbers,
ascending and descending:
• (1) Black,
• (1) then,
• (2) white are,
• (3) all I see,
• (5) in my in·fan·cy,
• (8) red and yel·low then came to be,
• (5) rea·ching out to me,
• (3) lets me see.
• (2) There is,
• (1) so,
• (1) much,
• (2) more and
• (3) beck·ons me,
• (5) to look through to these,
• (8) in·fi·nite pos·si·bil·i·ties.
• (13) As be·low so a·bove and be·yond I im·ag·ine,
• (8) drawn be-yond the lines of rea·son.
• (5) Push the en·ve·lope.
• (3) Watch it bend

• ________ came to India with the British Army; end of
World War I saw Indian soldiers of British Indian Army
bringing it back with them as a diet supplement. A lot of
well-to-do Indian families took to drinking ________ in
early 1940s and 1950s and it became a sort of status
symbol in upper middle class and the rich classes.
• It is currently the most widely consumed packaged
beverage in India, after bottled water.
• William ________, the patent holder of the drink, has a
mountain range in Antarctica named after him because
not only did he support the expeditions financially, but his
product also provided a non-perishable source of
nutrition to the explorers.
• FITB

• X, an IIT-Kharagpur graduate, quit his job in the US Air-
force and worked with Red Chillies Entertainment as an
assistant director for Om Shanti Om. He then made a
couple of short films, music videos and freelanced with
various ad agencies. After pitching ideas to big media
conglomerates, he realised that they had a ‘pigeon-hold’
idea about ‘what would work’ and they weren’t willing to
let go of the formula.
• Frustated, he decided to work on his own and started his
own website that featured short films, sketches, parodies
and web series. The website became an instant rage
across colleges in India. Which website are we talking
about ?

• The Viral Fever
Arunabh Kumar

• ‘‘Lewis took five years to chronicle Narnia
Tolkien had twelve years, and Rowling took ten
Lucas spent nearly three decades on Star Wars
And we all know how that one turned out in the end
• You’re not our bi*ch and you’re not a machine
And we don’t mean to dictate how you spend your days
But please, bear in mind, in the time that you’ve had
Shakespeare churned out thirty-five friggin’ plays’’
Lyrics of a song titled ‘Write like the wind’ by Paul and Storm.
Who is the subject of this song ?

• “___ ____ ___” is a phrase spoken by the character
Leonard McCoy in the original Star Trek series, to
declare someone or something deceased and is
considered his catchphrase.
• The line has entered popular culture as a general
metaphor, with uses as diverse as describing an
unresponsive electronic circuit to describing an
opponent’s destruction in an action game. Most
famously, Google Chrome uses the phrase as an error
message if a tab gets terminated unexpectedly.
• What is the phrase ?

Hypoglycemia, dehydration, acetaldehyde intoxication, and
vitamin B12 deficiency are all theorized causes of
symptoms. It may last up to two or three days.The term was
originally a 19th century expression describing unfinished
business—something left over from a meeting—or ‘survival.’
In 1904, the meaning that we now associate first
surfaced.Dehydration, fatigue, headache, nausea, vomiting,
diarrhea, flatulence, weakness, elevated body temperature,
hypersalivation, difficulty concentrating, sweating, anxiety,
irritability, sensitivity to light and noise, erratic motor
functions (including tremor), trouble sleeping, severe
hunger, and lack of depth perception are the visible
symptoms. Ther no "proven-remedies" though many have
their insightful opinions on it. What am I talking about??

Founded in 1889, they
are the third club in
world to have
launched a co-branded
credit card in their
name after
Manchester United and
Barcelona FC. Identify
the club.

This is said to be the 1st usage of this particular
technology. Few renowned applications of this technology
have been The Matrix and Max Payne(game). What??

This is known as bullet time
technology. Picture shows 1st
instance of usage. Used in the Neo vs
"lots of agent smiths" fight in the
second part.

X is scientifically known as sildenafil citrate , X was originally
developed to treat heart disease but the trials were disappointing
and it caused an unusual side effect. Since that time, X has become a
global success story, with annual sales exceeding a staggering 1 billion
dollars yearly.

• His favorite color is blur
• His politics are terrifying.
• He is illegal in 17 U.S. states.
• If you tune your radio to 88.4 FM you can
actually hear his thoughts.
• His genitals are on upside down.
What is been talk about here!?

Minimal Posters
and Print Ads
Betting Round

Ad by PETA mocking Burger King of course .

From the novel Ulysses,
"If you see Kay,
Tell him he may.
See you in tea,
Tell him from me."
A love song from Memphis Slim ,
If you see Kay
Please tell her I say, "Hurry home."
Lord I ain't had no lovin'
Since my little Kay been gone.
If you see Kay,
Please bring her home to me.
These are two instances of encoding. What is
encoded??

if u see kay = 'f''u''c''k'...
the word f*** , one of the
first instances of the word
coming up and somehow....
also the word 'cunt' = "see
you in tea"

1.$$-- 824 times
2.##-506
3. Summer of Sam (1999) -- 435
4. Nil by Mouth (1997) -- 428
5. Casino (1995) -- 398
6. Alpha Dog (2007) -- 367
7. Twin Town (1997) -- 318
8. Running Scared (2006) -- 315
9. Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat (2002) -- 311
10. Menace II Society (1993) -- 300
11. Goodfellas (1993) -- 300
12. Narc (2002) -- 297
13. Harsh Times (2006) -- 296
14. Made (2001) -- 291
15. Another Day in Paradise (1998) -- 291
16. Pride and Glory (2008) -- 291
17. Dirty (2005) -- 280
18. I'm Still Here (2010) -- 280
19. Jarhead -- (2005) -- 278
20. Bully (2001) -- 274
21. State Property 2 (2005) -- 271
22. Brooklyn's Finest (2010) -- 270
23. Resovoir Dogs (1992) -- 269
24. Pulp Fiction (1994) -- 265
25. The Big Lebowski (1998) -- 260

Movies with the number of times
the word 'fuck' is used in them..

What is the following said to have inspired...??

Indeed it is roadies.. (implying raghu
aka bald bastard isnt all that creative!!)

After WTC 9/11 it was brought down... the twin towers are
visible in
the reflection in the eyes IF U SEE..

This is what happened. He had the drudge job, compiling the world-
leading car magazine's review yearbook.
Each critique began with a large, red, drop capital letter. His role was
to put the entire supplement together, which "was extremely boring
and took several months".
Time for fun. By carefully re-editing the beginnings of all the stories,
he made the red letters spell out a slightly rude message.
A great wheeze. Nobody at work twigged. Within days of
publication, readers did. Several wondered if they'd won a prize.
X was called into the managing director's office and dismissed.

My Best Friend's Birthday, was written
by Craig Harmann and X, when
X was working at the Video Archives( now
defunct). The original short script later ex
panded to an 80 page script,
and X directed the
movie along with Harmann. Only
a 36 minute
cut of the movie survived from the
original 70 minutes, and while it has been
shown at film festivals, never been officially
released. X often referred to
this as his "film school" and some of the
actors here, appeared in his more
famous movies.
Name X.

Andrei Kirilenko is a Russian basketball player
While playing for the N.B.A Team Utah Jazz he
got a very popular nickname. What is it??

ID the person.
There are two super-hit movies
based on the his life.

• James Wan is widely known for
directing the horror film Saw and
creating X.
• X is a puppet that has appeared in
the Saw franchise.
• X was used by the series'
main antagonist John Kramer
• X also appeared in other movies
like Insidious, Death Sentence,
Dead Silence, Scary Movie 4 etc.
• On a episode of The Hardy Show,
former WWE Superstar Matt
Hardy dressed up as X for
Halloween.
ID X.

History of which logo??
• 1st - The Brain logo
• 2nd - Vitaphone shield
• 3rd - Zooming Shield
• 4th - __ __ logo
• 5th - Classic shield
• 6th - __ __ - 7
• 7th - The Kinney Shield
• 8th - WCI shield
• 9th - The Big W
• 10th - The Shield returns
• 11th - CGI Shield

It came into use in the United States in the 1930s,
derived from the African-American slang for “dance”.
Famous names associated with this are Wurlitzer, Rowe-
Ami, Seeburg, NSM and Jupiter.
It is also the moniker of a Koramangala 7th block
restaurant that dishes out lousy soapy beer.
What?

Connect the Dots
What phrase does this originate?

Thinking Out Of The Box
The term is thought to derive from
management consultants in the 1970s
and 1980s challenging their clients to
solve the "nine dots" puzzle, whose
solution requires some lateral thinking

Polish-Kowalski
Italian-Ferrari
Spanish-Herrera
Scottish-McGowan
Hungarian-Kovacs
English-?

William Addis of England is believed to have produced the
first mass-produced X in 1780.In 1770 he had been jailed for
causing a riot; while in prison he took a small animal bone,
drilled small holes in it, obtained some bristles from a guard,
tied them in tufts, passed the tufts through the holes on the
bone, and glued them. He soon became very rich. He died in
1808, and left the business to his eldest son, also called
William; the company continues to this day under the name
of Wisdom Xs. Pig hair was used for cheaper Xs, and badger
hair for the more expensive ones.
What common item’s origin has been described above?

Just some geeks monitoring their
coffee situation. Put funda please.

All hail coffee for giving us webcams and Java. :D
First Time webcam been used

Who are these?
Yolande
BreedtNceba
Mpiliswana
Astara
Mwakalumbwa
Anushka
Life
Ricky
Williams
Sonwabile
Kelengeshe
Makaziwe
Bili
Zoe Van
Rooyen
Rea
Rangaka
Stacey
Rethman
Tarryn
Page

These two
deutsche bank
towers have a very
crafty name .
The two aspects of
every financial
transaction.

Being an icon in his sport, X’s leather have a WLF
emblazoned on them for Viva La Figa or Long
Live Pussy. X is even an Inter Milan fan.
Identify this sportsman whose iconic nickname comes
from the clinical manner in which he
dismantles his opponents.

The person in the pic, Wayne
Mclaren developed lung
cancer in 1990, he cited his
30-year smoking habit as the
cause of his cancer. Just before
his death, a television spot
was filmed showing images of
him appearing as the cowboy
juxtaposed with those of him
on his hospital bed. How do
we know him better?

“There is no story of revenge here. My grandfather(Shafiq
Khan) was killed by an assassin hired by my grand-uncle,
Hanif. My father killed the assassin. That’s why he is in jail.
None of this is in the film”,says Iqbal Khan, son of Faheem
Khan ,after being released from prison on bail.
He also adds, criticizing the names used in the movie,
saying that “you are likely too find Prince and Goodwin
Khans here instead.” Identify the movie.

• Id, and what’s his claim to fame?

Dennis Hwang
• Designer of Google Doodles

Javed Akhtar, in love with actress Honey
Irani, requested his partner Salim Khan to
meet her mother Perin Irani on his behalf.
The conversation that took place between
Salim and Perin was incorporated into
which film’s script?

• X is a digital distributor of Bollywood and Kollywood music, with
rights to over 2 million music tracks. In Hindi, X is the season
of Monsoon, which is often associated with music.
• It was founded as BODVOD networks in 2006 by Vin Bhat, Neal
Shenoy, and Paramdeep Singh, in a partnership between New York-
based parent company 212Media, Indian company Hungama, and
Schramm Sports & Entertainment.
• In its former incarnation as BODVOD Networks, X was the first
company to offer Bollywood content on demand on cable television
and on iTunes.
• Id X.

Saavn
• an acronym for “South Asian Audio Visual Network."

X is a currency launched on June 21, 2014. People
who sign up early for a X wallet got first dibs at mining
what were eventually 69 million Xs.
In a June 2014 interview published by The Times (South
Africa), one of its three founders said: “X is mainly an
idea that we came up with because we wanted to be
very business minded. Sometimes we feel a bit
uncomfortable talking about this matter because we're
not trying to promote pornography personally... We're
trying to promote a currency that is a conduit for that. We
are walking that thin line. We are not really
pornographers - we are basically business guys who are
bringing in a currency which caters to a specific
audience."

Plagiarism In Bollywood Music
Let’s find the Copytams

Song: Mehbooba O
Mehbooba.
Film: Sholay.
Copied From: Say You Love
Me (Demis Roussos).

J.P Rags- If It’s Tuesday , This must be
Belgium
Chura liya hai tumne jo dil ko-
Yaadon Ki Baarat

A Kiss To Buid A Dream On
Louis Armstrong
Kaisi Peheli Hai yeh Zindagani
Parineeta

• Elivs Presley
• Richard Nixon
• Ku Klux Klan
• The Black Panther Party
• Dr. Pepper
• John Lennon
• Shot in butt
• American Football
• Smile
Forrest Gump

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