The quizzomaniax 1.0

Rules
 1) 40 questions
 2) 10 points per correct ansewer
 3) infinite bounce
 4) pounce allowed
 5) +5,-5 for pounce
 6) QM’s decision is final :P

Question 1
 ______ is a type of hand-painted or block-
printed cotton textile produced in parts of
India.
 This word is derived from the combination
of 2 Persian words- 1st meaning pen, 2nd
meaning craftsmanship. Together meaning
drawing with a pen.
 Ladies may wish for these in their
wardrobes.
 what?

Question 2
 “I build ,I bond”
 Tagline of which famous company?

Question 3
 Tricolore: France
 Fevernova: Korea
 Teamgeist: Germany
 ________: South Africa

Question 4
 When this company was founded, it had
the name ‘X’.
 However, an American hotdog company
had already patented ‘X’ for its special
hotdog sauce.
 The company in question acquired patent
by simply putting an punctuation mark.
 This company’s name was inspired by a
Jonathan Swift novel wherein X is a
fictional race.
 What company?

Question 5
 “In affectionate remembrance
of
English Cricket
Which died at the Oval
On
29th August
Deeply lamented by a large circle of sorrowing
Friends and acquaintances
R.I.P
N.B: The body will be cremated ,and X taken.”
for whom/what was this written as a mock obituary? (these
lines are immortalized on a very small object permanently
on display where this incident took place)

Question 6
 An English spy and polymath John Dee
would sign his letters to Elizabeth 1 with
a 3 digit number which would look like 2
pairs of eyes shielding themselves.
 Even today it is classified as the highest
achievement of British Military
Intelligence.
 What number?

Question 7
 The X was invented by John Augustus due to the
underlying belief that a certain human behavior causes
palpable changes in normal human condition. These
changes are effectively measured and can be used to
solve certain cases. An Indian reality show featuring
Salman Khan makes use of this technology .
 X was commemorated by starting of a superhero series Y
whose main weapon Z was direct effect of X. Apart from
using Z, Y also has bracers made of same material as
Captain America’s shield. This is purely a coincidence
because the two are not even remotely related.
 X-
 Y-
 Z-

X- the polygraph, Y-
Wonderwoman, Z- the lasso of
truth

Question 8
 Jermiac Ratliff’s Cube----Mined-out----
Yomp---Rlogic--- X
 Id X

For the blu-ray release of star
wars

Question 10
 The myth was intentionally spread by
the British during Second World War, to
hide the fact that they had radar.
 They attributed the ability to shoot down
any enemy aircraft at will to the excellent
eyesight of their anti-aircraft gunners,
whereas the radar was doing all the
work.
 What was the myth?

Question 11
 This temple in Pune was used for military
strategy discussions by Marathas against
the Nizam and the British empire as it was
away from the Parvati Temple.
 The Peshwa, his commander and his
advisors would go to the ___ by boat.
 Its also recorded that the boat was steered
by non-natives.
 What temple got its name,from this act of
water-carriage?

Question 12
 The German equivalent of X is called
the Maerklin while the American version
was called the Erector set,
 By what name do we know this toy
whose name is believed to have come
from the concept of ‘creating while
learning’?

Question 13
 Mark Callaway was originally born in
Houston but claims to hail from the Death
valley. As a kid, he was good at basketball,
until a crippling leg injury forced him to
change careers. Mark loves boxing, heavy
metal music, invests in real estates and
appeared in Bollywood movies.
 But this is when he is when he is not driven
by supernatural forces, claiming to be
invincible.
 How do we better know him?

Question 14
 The original of this was developed after
a worker at the Rowntree’s factory in
York put a suggestion in a suggestion
box for a snack that a ‘man could have
in his lunch box’ for work.
 It was launched in September 1935 in
UK as Rowntree Chocolate Crisp. It was
later renamed to a brand that we are all
familiar with. What?

Question 15
 A very famous scientist once said
 “people have pestered me long for this
problem. I now give you the solution:-
 1) Make the devil’s horns
 2) Wrap X in the shape of 8 multiple times.
 3) circle the remaining length of X for a few
times.
 4) If you want to use X again, simply pull
the dangling length.
What problem is being discussed?

Question 17
 According to its manufacturer, this product
was registered in 1789, making it the oldest
continuously existing product of the world.
 It was the first transparent product of its
kind.
 A recent attempt to change its formulation
was resisted by a Facebook campaign
forcing the return of sorts to the original.
 What product?

Question 18
 Robert Oppenheimer
on the atom bomb-” If
the radiance of a
thousand suns were
to burst at once into
the sky,that would be
like the splendour of
the mighty one. Now I
am become Death,
the destroyer of
Worlds.”

Question 19
 Centuries ago, when Arabia did not have
formal schools, students went to the
masters who taught them. Upon
completion of his study, the graduate then
acted as a master, with his own students.
The word expressing this genealogy is
derived from the Arabic word ‘link’. This
certification of a master was the only
acceptable document at that time in Arabia.
What is the word that became known to us
following an Amitabh Bachchan movie?

Question 20
 Attempts to reconstruct this bridge with sticks
and stones, bricks and mortar, and even
metals like iron, steel, gold and silver failed.
 This led to the belief that a human child
sacrifice has to be made for the bridge to
remain intact.
 This belief created this song which is known to
all of us. This song has a reference to the
sacrifice in the last stanza referring to the child
as the ‘sleeping watchman’
 What song?

Countries with rupee as the
currency

Question 24
 The original logo of this company carried these words
taken from Thomas Hobbes’s Leviathan part 1, chapter 6-
“Man is distinguished, not only by this reason, but by this
singular passion from other animals which is a lust of the
mind, that by perseverance of delight in the continual and
indefatigable generation of knowledge exceeds the short
vehemence of any carnal pleasure.”
 Because of this English text, this logo had a drawback. An
international logo contest was conducted to find a new
logo that was suitable for all languages.
 Paul Stansifer developed the winning “puzzle box” design.
The logo was then discussed with a user, Nohat and one
of his variants was chosen as the final version.
 What logo are we talking about?

Question 25
 This person’s name means “the flight of
death” in French. As in name, this person’s
biggest fear is death. He is compared to
Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin.
 Peter Mandelson is sometimes called by
this name because of his brute politics.
 This person also appeared in the 2012
Opening Ceremony of the London
Olympics, along with captain Hook,
 What person am I talking about?

Question 26
 This term is frequently used to describe
mysterious men working for unknown
organizations, as well as various branches
of government allegedly designed to
protect secrets or perform other strange
activities.
 They have occasionally been described as
seeming confused by the nature of
everyday things such as pens, utensils and
food, as well as using outdated slang, old
cars or vintage styles of clothing.
 Id.

Question 28
 X or Mr.X is a pagan-sumerian deity named
Bughuul, who would kill entire families so
that he could take the children into his
realm.
 He is commonly known as the “eater of
children”.
 He is known to travel between realms with
the help of pictures, photos, or videos.
 His reference is commonly used in today’s
world to scare children.
 Id X

Question 29
 Felix Baumgartner is well-known for the
highest BASE jump and breaking the
sound barrier.
 However, in the same year ‘X’ set a record
for his deepest dive in the Pacific Ocean. X
was originally a truck driver, who was
inspired to become a director after
watching Star Wars. X was researching for
his upcoming movie sequel, when he
unintentionally broke the record.
 Name X

Question 31
 Law 33 and Law 37 are 2 most closely
related laws in modern day cricket,
although they both are strikingly
different. Law 33 was a part of Law 37
for sometime, before being a stand-
alone law.
 There are 2 incidences of these laws

 1) William Scotton in early 1887 is said to be
“the most unusual” application of Law 33.
Scotton faced the last delivery of the 1886-87
Ashes Series. After defending the last ball, he
did something which directly broke Law 33.
however the fielding side appealed, not
because of the violation of the law, but because
the fielders wanted to do the same thing that
Scotton did.
 2) The application of Law 37 first came when
Len Hutton, playing for England against SA, hit
the ball twice to prevent keeper Russel Endean
from taking the catch. Coincidently, Endean was
the first victim of Law 33 in the same Test.
 Give me Law 33 and Law 37

Handling the ball and
obstructing the field.

Question 32
 This word comes from a German word
“poch” or “pochspiel” . In turn the
German word is derieved from the Hindi
word ‘pukka’
 “poch” is derived from “pochen” meaning
to knock or thump, figuratively to boast
or brag. This meaning forms an integral
part of the usage of the word today and
is a form of addiction.
 What?

Question 33
 The constellation of
Perseus has 3 stars
at its helm. This is
termed as the
“demon’s head”.
 The actual term for
the “demon’s head”
is quite famous and
known to us.
 Give me the term.

Question 35
 X was primarily used by peasants of South
East Asia to thresh rise or soybean. However
X did not get the popularity it has today
,possibly as a result of its lack of efficiency.
 Today it is made up of rubber, wood , plastic,
metals like aluminium and even styrofoam. Its
various types are- Bleeder, Glow, Prochux,
Speedcord and Telescopic X.
 Interestingly, it was banned from the American
show TMNT to be replaced with a staff. The
ban was eventually lifted and X was
reintroduced.
 Id X which we all know today.

Question 36
 Pride Mobility Corp. is the world leader in the
design and manufacture of mobility products,
including power lifts and scooters.
 This company shot to fame when its leading
computer expert Waltz Waldoz installed a
program called “equalizer” into one of its
products for a very specific individual with a
form of lateral sclerosis.
 It got so much popularity that today this
product is termed as the greatest application
technology.
 What product are we talking about?

Stephen Hawking’s Wheelchair

Question 38
 All these are made in honor of X
1982- Amrita Sandhane
2001- The Greatest show on Earth
2004- A shortcut to Nirvana and The songs
of the River
2011- Walking with the Nagas
2012- Amrit: Nectar of Immortality
2013- A river of faith

 Besides these in 2013, X turned out to be
one of the largest congregations of
technology.
 Also in 2013, Baba Ramppuri became the
first foreigner to become a Sadhu in X
 What is X?

Question 39
 The “Y splice technology” is basically a
‘brick on a stick’
 This comes in 3 types-ToRQ, MMi3 and
the CoR3
 With 33% less hit-area and 43% more
handle, Y was supposed to be a
revolution. Sadly it couldn’t take off.
 Name Y which was initially meant for
Martin Threscothik

Question 40
 “Freedom is in peril, defend it with all your might”
was a wartime leaflet. It was later changed to “Your
courage, Your cheerfulness, Your resolution will bring
us victory”. This was intended to be a rallying war cry
in the British Army. However many failed to see
these leaflets as they were unpictorial and lengthy.
 The above incident led to rise of a third leaflet which
was rediscovered in 2000. the discoverer, Stuart
Manley converted this poster into merchandise which
gained immense popularity.
 Name this leaflet which is headed by the Tudor
crown.

Keep calm and carry on
posters.

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