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General Quiz Preliminary Round(Presented by Quotient Quiz Club)

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1. Founded by Scott Rasmussen and his father Bill, X launched on September 7,1979 under the direction of Chet Simmons, the network's first President and CEO. Getty Oil Company provided the funding to begin thenew venture. George Bodenheimer is Xs current president, a position he has held since November 19,1998. ID X

2. ________ is primarily a South Asian residential district in the UK, sometimes known as "Little India". In1950, the first group of South Asians arrived here, reputedly recruited to work in a local factory owned by aformer British Indian Army officer. This South Asian population grew, due to the closeness of expandingemployment opportunities such as London Heathrow Airport. In addition, the signs on the main railwaystation are in both English and Punjabi. Fill in the blank.

3. The name X is made up of the words eyja (genitive plural of ey, meaning eyot or island), fjalla (genitiveplural of fjall, whose nominative plural is fjll, meaning fells) and jkull (meaning glacier). Why was X in thenews recently?

*4. X was born into a prominent family, through which he was related to Dinshaw Maneckji Petit, MuhammadAli Jinnah, and Dorab Tata. Conspiracy theories point to a sabotage by the CIA, but his death still remains amystery. Who is X?

5. Criteria for what?

literary and scholastic attainments; energy to use one's talents to the full, as exemplified by fondness for and successin sports; truth, courage, devotion to duty, sympathy for and protection of the weak,kindliness, unselfishness and fellowship; moral force of character and instincts to lead, and to take an interest in one'sfellow beings.

6. X opens with a quotation from War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning, a best-selling 2002 book by New York Times war correspondent and journalist ChrisHedges: "The rush of battle is a potent and often lethal addiction, for ___________ . Fill in the blank(phrase) and ID X.

7. Antrix Corp is the marketing arm of which Indian organization?

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8. Amar, Surjeevani, Gaminee are forms of what?

9. Who founded the St. Stephens College Quiz Club in the early 1970s?

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11. The Human Drift (1894), World Corporation (1910), the People's Corporation(1924). Connect.

12. 'X' which has more than a million members among 200 countries was founded by an American lawyer 'Y'and the second largest organization by membership behind 'Z'. Inspired by the commitment of 'X' to one of their most notable global projects 'P', many famous global organizations like WHO, UNICEF, and UnitedNations share their partnership with 'X' for the success of the project.'X' had also been portrayed in variousmovies, novels and TV shows,etc. This organization was named 'X' because the initial meetings of theorganization were rotated to each member's office each week. Identify two out of X,Y,Z,P for full points.

13. What does a Scoville unit measure? Naga Jokolia currrently heads the list.

14. This game is set in New York City and Little Italy, with the option for players to travel between NewYork, Cuba, Moscow and Bangkok, and in 2010, Las Vegas and Paris(available for limited time). Whichgame?

15. Collado Mediano is a town located in the Guadarrama mountains, 48 km north-west fromMadrid. Which well -known top-ranked sportsperson , who has been conferred the Jameo do Oro - one of Spains highest civilian awards given to a foreigner, resides here?

*16. In acidic medium, the lawsone molecule reacts via Michael Addition with keratin to form a stain. Whatdo we know this as?

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17. In 1999, AT&T wanted to increase its public awareness. So, their advertising consultants found a novelway of placing their product in a TV program. What was born as a result of this?

*18. Statistically, X is the most popular transportation company. It is estimated that the equivalent of theworlds population travels in X every 9 days. What are we talking about?

19. Greek words "Olakala" meaning "everything's good" or "all good"; used by Greek railroad workers inthe United States. It is also said that "X" was written on the ships or other places to show that the ships areready. Other etymologies include "old kinderhook" a nickname for President Martin Van Buren which was areference to Van Buren's birthplace Kinderhook. which "word"??

*20. THE ACT OF DEDICATION"AN ACT to set apart a certain tract of land lying near . . .... as a public park. Be it enacted by the Senateand House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the tract of land in the Territories of Montana and Wyoming .... is hereby reserved and withdrawn from settlement,occupancy, or sale under the laws of the United States, and dedicated and set apart as a public park or pleasuring ground for the benefit and enjoyment of the people; and all persons who shall locate, or settleupon, or occupy the same or any part thereof, except as hereinafter provided, shall be consideredtrespassers and removed there from...Approved March 1, 1872." What did this result in?