The document summarizes the preliminary quiz event held by Chennai Silks. It provides details of the venue, date, quiz master, format of the prelims with 30 multiple choice questions, and information that the top 8 teams will advance to the finals. It also lists some of the sample questions asked in the prelims round covering topics ranging from mythology, history, geography, arts, and pop culture.

1. The Chennai Silks CQC Annual Quiz 2010 PRELIMSQuestions and Answers Date 28-2010 Venue – Kikani Auditorium, Coimbatore

2. Introduction Quiz Master - Yogesh Pai of the Tirupur Tughlaqs Written Prelims of 30 questions 8 teams for the Finals Prizes – Rs 15,000 for First - Rs 10,000 for Second -- Rs 5,000 for Third Rs 1,000 for all the finalist

3. Prelims 30 questions on screen Answers to be written on the sheets provided NO NEGATIVE MARKS Star questions in between to decide in case of tie breaker Top 8 teams to make it to the finals Write clearly for easy correction As usual – BEST OF LUCK.

4. ACCORDING TO INDIAN MYTH WHO IS THE HUSBAND OF RIDHI AND SIDHI ? 1

5. LORD GANESH

6. IN WHICH LANGUAGE DID JESUS ORIGINALLY SPEAK? 2

7. ARAMAIC – it was a common language in Israel at that time.

8. IDENTIFY THE ORGANISATION FROM ITS FLAG 3

9. The Azad Hind Fauz or The Indian National Army (INA) of NetajiSubhas Chandra Bose.

10. WHAT IS THE COMMON NAME FOR ETHANOIC ACID? YOU WILL FIND THIS IN YOUR KITCHEN. 4

11. VINEGAR (CH3COOH) Also known as Acetic Acid

12. WHO IS THE AUTHOR OF THIS BOOK? 5

13. James Bond- the American Ornithologist.

14. WHAT IS THE NAME OF THIS INTRUMENT? 6

15. Archimedes Screw

16. Ironically whose only child recently went to court stating that the father should be treated under Hindu customary law and not Islamic law? 7

17. Mohammed Ali Jinnah!!! His only daughter – Dina Wadia went to Mumbai court in 2005 demanding that Jinnah House be given to her as Jinnah being a Khoja-Shia, therefore the Hindu customary law be applied instead of the Islamic succession law.

18. Identify this gentleman ? 8

19. He is Sanjay Mehta the new CEO of EAST INDIA COMPANY

20. WHAT ARE MOMICS? 9

21. Mobile Comics

22. Identify the person from the statistics Number of tests – 52 tests First Wicket – Ivan Barrow Last Wicket – Wally Hammond. 10

23. Don Bradman Runs - 6,996 runs Avg - 99.94 Top Score- 334 BTW -Those were the only 2 wickets he took

24. Which place is advertising the following dances as part of its latest ad campaign for a festival- Ghodemodni Goff Chawrung Samayi Taalgadi 11

25. GOA UNDER ITS ADVERTISEMENT FOR THE SHIGMOTSAV FESTIVAL Which is like Holi

26. George G. Blaisdell founded this product in 1932. It got its name because Blaisdell liked the sound which came when it was used. It became popular with the United States military, especially during World War II. It is widely used all over the world owing to the fact that this product can be used in very unfavorable conditions. 12

27. Zippo Lighters

28. Identify the place from the modern map ? 13

29. Stonehenge

30. 14 Identify the Logo ?

31. The universal symbol for Diabetes. The purpose of the diabetes symbol is to give diabetes a common identity. The United Nations passed Resolution 61/255 ‘World Diabetes Day’ on December 20th 2006.

32. If Superman’s is the Alter Ego of Clark Kent. Whose Alter Ego is SUPREMO ? 15

33. AmitabhBachan Created by Gulzar He has 2 boys sidekicks Vijay and Anthony (Recognise?)

34. Hima-Valuka (Snow Sand in Sanskrit), Chandraka (like a moon) are some of the other words for it. How do we better know this substance as? 16

35. Camphor or Karpuram

36. This Painting is “The school of Athens” by Raphael. He used a contemporary of his as his models. Who did he use as HERACLITUS?- The close up is coming in the next slide 17

37. Identify HERACLITUS

38. Michelangelo BTW he used Leonardo Davinci as Plato but then that would have been too easy ;) Here is Plato = Leonardo

39. IDENTIFY THE ARCHITECT FROM THE VIDEO 18

40. Franklin Lloyd Wright US Architect Falling water

41. THE SCENE GAVE RISE TO A FAMOUS WORD. Which Word ? 19

42. Paparazzi (plural) Movie – La Dolce Vita By Federico Fellini Character- Paparazzo is a News Photographer

43. Identify the Singer 20

44. BONO OF U2 – Singing ABBA’s Dancing Queen

45. Whose Birthday is this song sung for? 21 http://kiwi6.com/file?id=dm0dw36all

46. Martin Luther King Jr Stevie Wonder wrote and produced this song in 1981 to promote a “Dr King Holiday”. It appeared in the album ”Hotter Than July” US President Ronald Reagan declared January 15 as a National Holidays in 1983.

47. Superstar Rajini in his new movie “Endhiran” is shooting in a new location. From the visuals pls identify the famous location? 22

48. Rajini Question second slide

49. Machu Picchu in Peru. It is called the Lost City of the Incas Built by Emperor Pachacuti Is one of the Seven Modern Wonders

50. Identify the Advertiser? 23

51. Bata

52. WHICH FAMOUS AUTHORS FIRST BOOK WAS SURPRISINGLY CALLED “THE END OF ECONOMIC MAN” ? 24

53. Peter F Drucker THE BOOK CAME IN 1939

54. The Budha called for a meeting on vulture peak. He did not speak for a long time.He kept looking at a white flower in his hand. On being questioned. He looked at the flower and smiled. One of his disciples called Kashapa smiled back What is supposed to have started due to this? 25

55. Zen Buddhism. Zen Buddhists consider this meeting as the starting point of the Zen tradition.

56. Ben Southall became famous in 2009. What job did he get? 26

58. Identify the Lead Singer . The group is 30 Odd Foot of Grunts 27 http://kiwi6.com/file?id=5jap814ncj

59. RUSSEL CROWE

60. Identify the Language of this Song? 28

61. SANSKRIT – Singer is SA DINGDING from China She specializes in singing Sanskrit and Tibetan songs This song is called ALIVE and she is singing the ONE HUNDRED SYLABLLE MANTRA OF VAJRASATTVA

62. Name the film? 29

63. Amblin Steven Spielberg’s first film. And that is how Amblin Entertainment got its name.

64. According to the Guiness Book of World Records,The Chennai Silks made the costliest Saari in the World worth 40 Lakhs. It took 30 weavers 7 months to make it with a combination of Silk and Jewels. On the borders of these rich Saaris were woven 10 paintings by a famous Indian Painter. Give me the name of the Painter? 30

65. Raja Ravi Varma

66. Wait for the results. 8 teams in the Finals. Hope for the best !!! Thanks Yogesh Pai QuestionsTeam – Sures pai, Shivaram, Sharanyan, Satis pai, Arjun Send your comments and review to the following address Yo_pai@rediffmail.com Yo_pai@rediffmail.com