A Quiz conducted by Dottoh and Chazz on 16th June, 2013

1. Who Dares Quiz!!
In association with – Don Quizzote, The CMC Quiz Club

2. PRELIMS
•30 questions
• * Questions to break tie
•Best Streak Rule to break further ties.
•No negatives.

3. 1.
• A X was said to be a benevolent goblin
supposed to haunt old farmhouses in
Scotland. Baroness Baden-Powell was said to
have named her girl scouts Xs and according
to popular belief, merit badges earned by the
Xs give rise to this now common phrase.
• ID X and the phrase.

4. 2.

5. 3.*
• It was created in 2005
as a variation of the
original dish (picture
on the right).
• In the variation the
English muffin is
replaced by rye bread
and sausages or
sauerbraten are used
instead of the bacon.

6. 4. ID

7. 5.
• We all know what the Watergate scandal is.
What incident was informally termed as the
Zippergate?

8. 6.
• Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (2011)
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor –
Series, Miniseries or Television Film (2011)
• The above two awards and some terrific acting
has landed him the role of the main antagonist in
the next film in the X-men franchise.
• Truly, big things come in small packages.
• ID the person (or) the role for which he won the
two awards.

9. 7.*
• X are, in American and Canadian childlore, a kind
of infectious disease. A child is said to "catch" X
through any form of bodily contact, proximity, or
touching of an "infected" person or from a person
of the opposite sex of the same age.
• The lice of the First World War trenches
nicknamed “X" were also known as “Y" because
"they added to our troubles, subtracted from our
pleasures, divided our attention, and multiplied
like hell."

10. 8.*
• The 2009 PETA Glitterbox Award went to
Vodafone for what reason?

11. 9.
• Which oft used word comes from the ancient
Greek for “an acclaim/praise for exceptional
achievement”?

12. 10.*
• What is the name for
the pirates who targeted
Spanish ships in the
Caribbean seas in the
17th Century?
• It also gives name to
something that is based
around the region
marked with red arrows
in the next slide. What
three-word name?

14. 11.
• On whose gravestone, among other
things, are inscribed “
Knight, Patriot, Physician and Man of Letters”
?

15. 12.
• What can be defined as “an indentation
caused by a structural variation in the facial
muscle Zygomaticus Major”?

16. 13.*
• The Saharan Oryx a member of the antelope
family inhabited grassy steppes, semi-
deserts and deserts in a narrow strip of
central north Africa (Niger and Chad).
• By what name is it known more popularly
because of the shape of its horn?
[PICTURE NEXT SLIDE]

18. 14.

19. 15.
• Sheri Schmelzer is said to be the brain behind
Jibbitz. The idea came to her when she saw
her children stuffing flowers into the holes in
their _____s. She started the business in the
basement.
• The CEO of ____ , Duke Hanson, came across
this and subsequently bought the Schmelzer
business for 20 million dollars.
• FITB.

20. 16.
• What declared by UNESCO on On November
16, 2010 as one of the ‘Masterpieces of the
Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity’
consists of cante, toque, baile and palmas?

21. 17.
• This ad features X and his mother Y for the
first time together and has the song ‘Gangster
of Love’, a blues song recorded by Johnny
"Guitar" Watson in 1957 and has a clicker
playing a key role in the story told in the ad . X
and Y and ad for?

22. 18.
• In 1992, the United States Joint Special
Operations Command and Centra Spike joined
hands. Later, a vigilante group known as Los
Pepes carried out a bloody campaign fueled
by vengeance in which more than 300 of his
associates and relatives were slain and large
amounts of his property were destroyed.
Who?

23. 19.*
• A X, in web development, is a web page, or
web application, that uses and combines
data, presentation or functionality from two
or more sources to create new services. What
term which is now quite a rage in Bollywood
but has a long and illustrious history in the
realm of music in the West?

24. 20.
• X is a type of layered pastry with a— most
often with a sweet—filling. It originated in
Hungary and it is often served with powdered
sugar. It became popular in the 18th century
through the Habsburg Empire. Reintroduced
into popular consciousness when Col. Hans
Landa orders it for him and Shosanna and
himself in Inglourious Basterds. With cream.
And then extinguished a cigarette inside it. X?

25. 21.
• Trace amounts of which organic compound
found in almost all homes in a certain
distinctive form/shape are produced by
magnolias and specific types of deer, as well
as the Formosan subterranean
termite, possibly produced by the termite as a
repellant against "ants, poisonous fungi and
nematode worms.”?

26. 22.
• Connect: Kahuna, CCX, Blade, Rogue among
others with something quintessentially
Australian?

27. 23.*
• What happened around 1 am on a snowy
night at Vinkovci, Yugoslavia as an act of
retribution against the murder of young Daisy
Armstrong? Gimme a five word answer.

28. 24.*
• In the early 1970’s, Y founder Balvantray
Parekh roped in Ogilvy and Mather to design
a logo for X. Y were already known for making
the generic products finding mass use
industrially. But Parekh wanted a distinct
identity for Y, he figured that many users, such
as carpenters won’t be able to read the
English label. What recognisable badge
resulted?

29. 25.
• Ancestors of X included Val, a famous
explorer; Sul, the inventor of the first
telescope in Y; Tala, the author of Y’s first
planetary constitution; Hatu, the inventor of
Y’s first electromagnet and first electric motor;
and Gam, the father of modern Y-ian
architecture. X and Y?

30. 26.*
• Fiorello X Y was the Mayor of New York for
three terms from 1934 to 1945 as a
Republican. What named after him is the
smallest of New York's three major currently
operational ones and voted the ‘greatest in
the world ‘ in 1960. X Y?

31. 27.
• What are the Arabic words for spring and
autumn known across the length of the
subcontinent and something which we all
learnt via our high school textbooks?

32. 28.*
• In the Indian subcontinent, X’s are commonly
referred to as Y’s, due to their typical earth
tone colours, and the fact that they blot out
most human facial features?

33. 29.
• Pranab Mukherjee and Hamid Karzai arrived
at Jalandhar on May 20 this year where the
latter was conferred with a honorary
doctorate of social sciences degree and the
former handed it over, a fact highlighted in
their TVC. This is the first honoris causa
degree awarded by the institution. Which
institution?

34. 30.
• What derived from the Greek for a "foot of a
vase,“ meant a "raised platform around an
ancient arena,“ and something anyone from
orators, to sportsperson and as well as
quizzers hanker for?

35. SUBMIT YOUR SHEETS PLEASE!!
ANSWERS TO FOLLOW!

36. 1.
• A X was said to be a benevolent goblin
supposed to haunt old farmhouses in
Scotland. Baroness Baden-Powell was said to
have named her girl scouts Xs and according
to popular belief, merit badges earned by the
Xs give rise to this now common phrase.

37. ANSWER
• Brownie; Brownie points

38. 2.

39. ANSWER

40. 3.
• It was created in 2005
as a variation of the
original dish (picture
on the right).
• In the variation the
English muffin is
replaced by rye bread
and sausages or
sauerbraten are used
instead of the bacon.

41. ANSWER
• Eggs Benedict; Eggs Benedict XVI

42. 4. ID

43. ANSWER

44. 5.
• We all know what the Watergate scandal is.
What incident was informally termed as the
Zippergate?

45. ANSWER

46. 6.
• Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding
Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (2011)
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor –
Series, Miniseries or Television Film (2011)
• The above two awards and some terrific acting
has landed him the role of the main antagonist in
the next film in the X-men franchise.
• Truly, big things come in small packages.
• ID the person (or) the role for which he won the
two awards.

48. 7.
• X are, in American and Canadian childlore, a kind
of infectious disease. A child is said to "catch" X
through any form of bodily contact, proximity, or
touching of an "infected" person or from a person
of the opposite sex of the same age.
• The lice of the First World War trenches
nicknamed “X" were also known as “Y" because
"they added to our troubles, subtracted from our
pleasures, divided our attention, and multiplied
like hell."

49. ANSWER
• X = Cooties; Y = Arithmetic Bugs

50. 8.
• The 2009 PETA Glitterbox Award went to
Vodafone for what reason?

51. ANSWER
• Replacing the Pug with more humane
alternatives

52. 9.
• Which oft used word comes from the ancient
Greek for “an acclaim/praise for exceptional
achievement”?

53. ANSWER
• Kudos

54. 10.
• What is the name for
the pirates who targeted
Spanish ships in the
Caribbean seas in the
17th Century?
• It also gives name to
something that is based
around the region
marked with red arrows
in the next slide. What
three-word name?

56. ANSWER

57. 11.
• On whose gravestone, among other
things, are inscribed “
Knight, Patriot, Physician and Man of Letters”
?

58. ANSWER
• Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

59. 12.
• What can be defined as “an indentation
caused by a structural variation in the facial
muscle Zygomaticus Major”?

60. ANSWER

61. 13.
• The Saharan Oryx a member of the antelope
family inhabited grassy steppes, semi-
deserts and deserts in a narrow strip of
central north Africa (Niger and Chad).
• By what name is it known more popularly
because of the shape of its horn?
[PICTURE NEXT SLIDE]

63. ANSWER
• Scimitar Oryx

64. 14.

65. ANSWER

66. 15.
• Sheri Schmelzer is said to be the brain behind
Jibbitz. The idea came to her when she saw
her children stuffing flowers into the holes in
their _____s. She started the business in the
basement.
• The CEO of ____ , Duke Hanson, came across
this and subsequently bought the Schmelzer
business for 20 million dollars.
• FITB.

67. ANSWER

68. 16.
• What declared by UNESCO on On November
16, 2010 as one of the ‘Masterpieces of the
Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity’
consists of cante, toque, baile and palmas?

69. Answer

70. 17.
• This ad features X and his mother Y for the
first time together and has the song ‘Gangster
of Love’, a blues song recorded by Johnny
"Guitar" Watson in 1957 and has a clicker
playing a key role in the story told in the ad . X
and Y and ad for?

71. Answer
• Ranbir Kapoor
• Neetu Singh
• Axe Blast

72. 18.
• In 1992, the United States Joint Special
Operations Command and Centra Spike joined
hands. Later, a vigilante group known as Los
Pepes carried out a bloody campaign fueled
by vengeance in which more than 300 of his
associates and relatives were slain and large
amounts of his property were destroyed.
Who?

73. Answer

74. 19.
• A X, in web development, is a web page, or
web application, that uses and combines
data, presentation or functionality from two
or more sources to create new services. What
term which is now quite a rage in Bollywood
but has a long and illustrious history in the
realm of music in the West?

75. Answer
• Alexa Internet, Inc. provides commercial web
traffic data. Once it is installed, the Alexa
Toolbar collects data on browsing behavior
and transmits it to the Alexa website, where it
is stored and analyzed, forming the basis for
the company's web traffic reporting.

76. 20.
• X is a type of layered pastry with a— most
often with a sweet—filling. It originated in
Hungary and it is often served with powdered
sugar. It became popular in the 18th century
through the Habsburg Empire. Reintroduced
into popular consciousness when Col. Hans
Landa orders it for him and Shosanna and
himself in Inglourious Basterds. With cream.
And then extinguished a cigarette inside it. X?

77. Answer

78. 21.
• Trace amounts of which organic compound
found in almost all homes in a certain
distinctive form/shape are produced by
magnolias and specific types of deer, as well
as the Formosan subterranean
termite, possibly produced by the termite as a
repellant against "ants, poisonous fungi and
nematode worms.”?

79. ANSWER
• Napthalene

80. 22.
• Connect: Kahuna, CCX, Blade, Rogue among
others with something quintessentially
Australian?

81. Answer
• Kookaburra(cricket bats)

82. 23.
• What happened around 1 am on a snowy
night at Vinkovci, Yugoslavia as an act of
retribution against the murder of young Daisy
Armstrong? Gimme a five word answer.

83. Answer

84. 24.
• In the early 1970’s, Y founder Balvantray
Parekh roped in Ogilvy and Mather to design
a logo for X. Y were already known for making
the generic products finding mass use
industrially. But Parekh wanted a distinct
identity for Y, he figured that many users, such
as carpenters won’t be able to read the
English label. What recognisable badge
resulted?

85. Answer
• Pidilite
• Fevicol
• Two-elephant logo

86. 25.
• Ancestors of X included Val, a famous
explorer; Sul, the inventor of the first
telescope in Y; Tala, the author of Y’s first
planetary constitution; Hatu, the inventor of
Y’s first electromagnet and first electric motor;
and Gam, the father of modern Y-ian
architecture. X and Y?

87. ANSWER
• Jor-El/Kal-El
• Krypton

88. 26.
• Fiorello X Y was the Mayor of New York for
three terms from 1934 to 1945 as a
Republican. What named after him is the
smallest of New York's three major currently
operational ones and voted the ‘greatest in
the world ‘ in 1960. X Y?

89. ANSWER
• La Guardia

90. 27.
• What are the Arabic words for spring and
autumn known across the length of the
subcontinent and something which we all
learnt via our high school textbooks?

91. ANSWER
• Rabi and Kharif

92. 28.
• In the Indian subcontinent, X’s are commonly
referred to as Y’s, due to their typical earth
tone colours, and the fact that they blot out
most human facial features?

93. ANSWER

94. 29.
• Pranab Mukherjee and Hamid Karzai arrived
at Jalandhar on May 20 this year where the
latter was conferred with a honorary
doctorate of social sciences degree and the
former handed it over, a fact highlighted in
their TVC. This is the first honoris causa
degree awarded by the institution. Which
institution?

95. ANSWER
• Lovely Professional University

96. 30.
• What derived from the Greek for a "foot of a
vase,“ meant a "raised platform around an
ancient arena,“ and something anyone from
orators, to sportsperson and as well as
quizzers hanker for?

97. ANSWER
• Podium