general quiz (india and usa)

GENERAL QUIZ

BY RAGHAVDEC 30 2015

Rules• Totally there are 20 questions. • Each correct answer will be given 10 points. Partial

correct answers will be given 5 points. • Only 1 answer from a team will be accepted. • Team that gives correct answers for the passed questions from previous team will get 5 points.• A question becomes open question if none of the teams gives the correct answer. No points for correct answer given to open question.• No browsing. Keep your phones and laptops away for

sometime.• You can ask for a clue.

Question 0 – No points for this

Which is the largest state in USA by area?

Answer

If your answer is Texas, you are incorrect.

The correct answer is Alaska.

Question 1The below is a list of top 10 ______. Identify what this list represents and what is in No 1. 1. ____________2. Blank Space – Taylor Swift3. See you again – Wiz Khalifa4. Baby – Justin Bieber5. Uptown Funk – Mark Ronson6. Shake it off – Taylor Swift7. Dark Horse – Katy Perry8. Bailando – Enrique Iglesias9. Roar – Katy Perry10 . All about that bass – Meghan Trainor

Answer

Top 10 most viewed videos on YouTube.

And No 1 is Gangnam Style - Psy

Question 2In 1982, the United States CBP set up a roadblock and inspection point on US 1 just north of the merger of Monroe County Road 905A/Miami-Dade County Road 905A onto US 1 in Florida. The Key West City Council complained repeatedly about the inconvenience for travelers because of this. As the complaints were not taken care, Mayor Dennis Wardlow and the Council declared Key West's independence on April 23, 1982 from US, thus forming a country called ______. Identify the country.

Answer

The Conch Republic

Question 3

The country of Samoa did not have the date of December 30, 2011 in their calendar (same date 4 years back). What is the reason for this?

Answer

Samoa changed the time zone from UTC – 11 to UTC +13

Question 4

Identify this place

Answer

Area 51

Question 5X was born on 31 Dec 1943 in Snainton, North Riding of Yorkshire, UK. X was born to a Gujarathi Indian father and British mother. X’s original name is Krishna Bhanji. Then later Krishna Bhanji changed his name to X. X is now a great English actor, and has won an Oscar, Grammy, BAFTA and two Golden Globe awards. Who are we talking about?

Answer

Sir Ben Kingsley

Question 6Connect the following 3 pictures

Question 6 (contd..)Picture 2:

Question 6 (contd..)Picture 3

Answer

NYLON

Nylon gets its name from New York and LONdon. First nylon was produced by Wallace Carothers at DuPont's research facility.

Question 7Among the following list, which of the two are not US Citynames? •Welcome•Boring•Hell•Embarrass•Brilliant•Heaven•Truth or Consequences•Hello

Answer• Welcome, MN• Boring, OR• Hell, MI• Embarrass, WI• Brilliant, OH• Heaven• Truth or Consequences, NM• Hello

Question 8

Who has acted in more number of films as per Guinness book of records?

Answer

Manorama – She has acted in more than 1500 films. She passed away in October 2015.

Question 9

Which company has this address?

Answer

Apple Headquarters in Cupertino, CA

Question 10This mountain in Swiss Alps is called Matterhorn mountain. The triangular shape of this mountain gave the inspiration for the shape of ____. What are we talking about?

Answer

Toblerone

Question 11

Where is this located?

AnswerCERN, Switzerland. (European Organization for Nuclear Research).

Question 12

Connect

Answer

For Whom the Bell Tolls

Second picture is Ernest Hemingway. He wrote the book called For Whom the Bell Tolls. Metallica composed the song named For Whom the Bell Tolls which is based on this book.

Question 13

Alexander Graham Bell founded Bell Telephone Company after the invention of telephone. One of the company’s subsidiary is American ___ & ___ which later bought Bell Telephone Company to have American ____ & ____ as the main company. Which company are we talking about?

Answer

American Telephone and Telegraph which later known as AT&T.

Question 14X is a country of Islands. Y is a place in southeastern end of country X covering 45 sq. miles. USA has territorial control over Y as a part of X-American Treaty which was signed in 1903. As per the revised treaty in 1934, the lease amount was changed to an equivalent value of $4085. USA continues to send checks for every year to the country X as lease amount. The government of X has cashed only 1 of the rent checks. Identify the country X and the territorial place Y.

Answer

X – CubaY – Guantanamo Bay

Question 15

______ is an Indian Film actress and winner of Miss World in the year 2000. She is one of the highest paid actresses of Bollywood. She is also the first South Asian Woman to play the lead role in an American Network Drama series. Identify the Film Actress and series.

(Part points for identifying actress or series)

Answer

Priyanka Chopra Quantico

Question 16

What is so special about this picture?

AnswerJerry West of LA Lakers. This picture inspired the NBA Logo

Question 17

Which is the first state in USA to give voting rights, serve on juries, hold public office for Women? Due to this reason, the state has its name as the ______ State.

Part points for identifying the state or state tag line

Answer

Wyoming – The Equality state

Question 18

Identify this person

Answer

David Beckham

Question 19

For whom are these reserved parking for?

Answer

Reserved parking for Nobel prize Laureates in University of California, Berkeley, CA

Question 20X was originally developed by Jason Huggins in 2004 as an internal tool at ThoughtWorks. Jason Huggins once made a joke in an email mocking another competitor Y that you can cure poisoning of Y by taking X supplements. The others took that email and gave that name as X.

X is a also a metal with Atomic number of 34. Identify X and Y. (Part points for identifying X or Y).

Answer

X - Selenium ToolY – Mercury of HP

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