THE VERY GENERAL QUIZ @ CQC20-Nov-2016

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What is happening?

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Mannequin Challenge

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Angela Merkel visited Vladimir Putin in his residence in Sochi, Russia to discuss about the energy supplies that Germany needed for the winter. Vladimir Putin known for his thug-life behavior brought somebody to the meet because of who, Merkel returned to Germany without completing the Russian tour. Who did Putin introduce to Merkel as his advisor and was intoduced to Merkel as a person who deals with problems in a different way?

Konni

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The only places where a recreational drug is available. Which nature resourced drug is this?

Psilocybin mushroom/ Psychedelic mushroom/ Shrooms

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The first written mention of the X language was only in 1285 in Dubrovnik, when a certain Matthew, witness of a crime, stated "I heard a voice shouting on the mountainside in the X tongue“. It is often seen as the descendant of Illyrian, although this hypothesis has been challenged by some linguists, who maintain that it derives from Dacian or Thracian. Identify the language which caused quite some confusion in a 2006 drama/thriller.

Albanian

Medieval European Archers wore something that is somewhere in the picture to help them aim better by giving them a firmer grip. Which modern day fashion accessory's root lies in the Medieval battles?

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High heels

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Put funda

Anti-high beam decals

The legend is that Duke Godfrey III of Leuven, a two-year-old lord’s men were battling against the troops of the Berthouts, the lords of Grimbergen. The troops put the infant lord in a basket and hung the basket in a tree to encourage them. The kid did something because of which the men believed the attackers lost the war.

Another legend states that in the 14th century, the city was under siege by a foreign power. The attackers conceived of a plan to place explosive charges at the city walls. A little boy named Julianske happened to be spying on them as they were preparing. He did something to the bombs and thus saved the city.

Theories behind what?

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Mannekan Pis

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Chidambaram Chettiar founded this organization in 1937 and simultaneously set up three branches, one each in Karaikudi, Madras, and Rangoon (Yangon). It quickly opened a branch in Penang, Kuala Lumpur and another in Singapore. The organisation served the Nattukottai Chettiars, who were a mercantile class that at the time had spread from Chettinad in Tamil Nadu state to Ceylon, Burma (Myanmar), Saigon, Java, Malaya, Singapore, Sumatra, etc. As a result, he named his organization after this type of service they offer. Name this aptly-named organization though it doesn’t have much of international exposure now.

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Patriotic renaming

• Budweiser-America• Frankfurters-Hot Dog• German Shepherd-Alsatian• Volgograd-Stalingrad• German Sauerkraut-Liberty Cabbage

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• The vegetables are washed and the tomatoes, garlic and onions are peeled.

• All the vegetables and herbs are chopped and put into a large container (alternatively, the tomatoes may be puréed in a blender or food processor, pounded in a mortar (the traditional method), or strained and de-seeded with a food mill)

• Some of the contents of the container are then blended until liquid, depending on the desired consistency.

• Chilled water, olive oil, vinegar, bread and salt are then added to taste.• The remaining contents of the container are added to the liquid, then

briefly blended, but not to purée, leaving some texture. • Garnishes may be made with fresh bell pepper slices, diced tomatoes

and cucumber, or other fresh ingredients.

Gazpacho

What character and who played it?II.

Peter Dinklage- Mighty Eagle

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Agathiar

13. ___X___ is a Kshatriya Varna Chhetri Family Name of

Nepali People belonging to Indo-European origin under Indo-Iranian sub group. They have both Iraniad feature and Indo-Aryan too. The name which literally means tax officers is familiar in Coimbatore circle too.

___X___ is also a name of a prominent person chiefly linked to the Indian entertainment industry whose father is even more famous. X’s father named him after a famous Soviet poet with a slight variation to make it sound gentler. The poet’s picture(if that might help) is given in the next slide. Give X and the poet’s name.

Karki & Martin Gorky

14 _____ nut or ____ pin is the main rotor retaining nut that

holds the main rotor to the mast of helicopters or more generally is any component that represents a single point of failure with catastrophic consequences. If the ____ pin were to fail in flight, the helicopter would detach from the rotors and the only thing left for the crew to do would be to “_____ __ _______”. The term comes from Chickenhawk by Robert Mason, a narrative about his experiences as a pilot when the ______ nut broke and all he could do was “______ __ _____”. Identify the blank which is now a commonplace term in all mechanical workplaces?

Jesus Pin

X are built in the shape of a catenoid, which offers optimal ratios between the height and diameter of the structure to eliminate the structural tension which could otherwise cause it to implode or bulge. If the walls are of uniform thickness and density, the maximum compressive stress at the base of a paraboloid is

where d is the diameter at the base, h is the height, γ is the unit weight of the natural product and α = arctan (4h/d). Identify X where tunnels are usually preferred.

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Igloo

SHORT CONNECT

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The ”Hundred Years' War” was a war that lasted from 1337 to 1453. The war which was fought between the English and the French came in a situation when England didn’t have enough funds to afford a war. Hence, William The Conqueror legalized a profession which was illegal till then and raised money for the war through that. Which profession following the legalization in England thus became a legal but opposed one in many parts of the world?

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The character created by Whilce Portacio and Jim Lee first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #282 (November 1991). Born about 80 years in the future of the Marvel Universe, X was the son of Aboriginal mutant refugees who fled to America from Australia a day before Australia was devastated in a nuclear attack. He was raised in a mutant concentration camp in the aftermath of the Summers Rebellion, an uprising in which mutants and humans joined forces to destroy the Sentinels. X’s grandmother taught him many legends of the X-Men, who were old allies of hers. Identify X. ID.

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The real artist behind this glowing piece of work is S.L.Haldankar and the painting is titled ‘Glow of Hope’. The woman in the painting is S.L.Haldankar’s daughter Gita Haldankar , but many people attribute this piece of art to X mistakenly. This piece of art is kept in the same floor of a museum that hosts many other X’s paintings and it even shares the same color patterns of most of X’s paintings. So, people mistook this painting to be a work of X and even gave it a name that is more prevalent. What is it’s wider known name and who is the mistaken painter?

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Initially the logo was a Viking helmet against a dark background with the name of the team written next to it. Then, it was a Viking Helmet with a lighter background. Now, it is a Corinthian Helmet in a purplish background trimmed with flames with a shield below on which the team’s name is written on it. Which team’s logo?

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Sahana is an upper-tetrachord-raga in Carnatic. Attempting this raga and reaching the rapid top nodes in this raga is a very difficult thing to do which only a handful of musicians have did. Kamal Haasan went a step ahead in his movie ‘Avvai Shanmugi ’ and sang the raga in a female voice for which he was heavily appreciated by many including Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna who congratulated him in person. The mid-part of the song is attached on the next slide. Just identify the song.

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ANSWERS

The ”Hundred Years' War” is was a war that lasted from 1337 to 1453. The war which was fought between the English and the French came in a situation when England didn’t have enough funds to afford a war. Hence, William The Conqueror legalized a profession which was illegal till then and raised money for the war through that. Which profession following the legalization in England thus became a legal but opposed one in many parts of the world?

Pawn brokerage

The character created by Whilce Portacio and Jim Lee first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #282 (November 1991). Born about 80 years in the future of the Marvel Universe, X was the son of Aboriginal mutant refugees who fled to America from Australia a day before Australia was devastated in a nuclear attack. He was raised in a mutant concentration camp in the aftermath of the Summers Rebellion, an uprising in which mutants and humans joined forces to destroy the Sentinels. X’s grandmother taught him many legends of the X-Men, who were old allies of hers. Identify X. ID.

Bishop

The real artist behind this glowing piece of work is S.L.Haldankar and the painting is titled ‘Glow of Hope’. The woman in the painting is S.L.Haldankar’s daughter Gita Haldankar , but many people attribute this piece of art to X mistakenly. This piece of art is kept in the same floor of a museum that hosts many other X’s paintings and it even shares the same color patterns of most of X’s paintings. So, people mistook this painting to be a work of X and even gave it a name that is more prevalent. What is it’s wider known name and who is the mistaken painter?

Lady wit the lampRaja Ravi Varma

Sahana is an upper-tetrachord-raga in Carnatic. Attempting this raga and reaching the rapid top nodes in this raga is a very difficult thing to do which only a handful of musicians have did. Kamal Haasan went a step ahead in his movie ‘Avvai Shanmugi ’ and sang the raga in a female voice for which he was heavily appreciated by many including Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna who met him and congratulated personally for his efforts. The mid-part of the song is on the next slide. Just identify the song.

Rukku Rukku

Initially the logo was a Viking helmet against a dark background with the name of the team written next to it. Then, it was a Viking Helmet with a lighter background. Now, it is a Corinthian Helmet in a purplish background trimmed with flames with a shield below on which the team’s name is written on it. Which team’s logo?

Connect

CHESS

• Raja Ravi Varma(King)• Queen Victoria• Rukku Rukku(Rook)• Bishop• Kolkata Knight Riders• Pawn brokerage

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ANSWERS

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He was the one who created himself from himself when there was no earth, water, light, air and Akasha, and even the Thrimurthies . According to legends, his daughter Sanjana was married to Surya, the sun. As Sanjana wasn’t able to endure the heat and light of Surya, X cut down an eighth part of his brightness. The fragments which fell on the Earth due to this operation were used by X to form ‘the discuss of Vishnu, weapon of Kuvera, trident of Shiva, the lance of Karthikeya and weapons to all other gods’. Who?

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X, which means "she who is milk-white" is a name popularly applied to the statue carved of ivory by Pygmalion of Cyprus, which then came to life, in Greek mythology.

X of the Spheres is a painting by Y made in 1952. It depicts ____, his wife and muse, as composed of a matrix of spheres seemingly suspended in space. It represents a synthesis of Renaissance art and atomic theory and illustrates the ultimate discontinuity of matter, the spheres themselves representing atomic particles. Identify both X & Y.

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Who?

• Escaped military service during the Civil War by paying $300 to a substitute to fight for him

• Bought five thousand rifles at $3.50 each and sold them on at $22 apiece. The guns were defective and some shot off the thumbs of the soldiers firing them

• Served as the director of 48 Companies

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The company was founded in 1984 as Overseas Products International by Tom Kartsotis, a student living in Dallas from a suggestion by his older brother, Kosta Kartsotis, a merchandising executive. Kosta told his younger brother about the potential large profits that could be made in importing retail goods made in the Far East, specifically in importing moderately-priced _______. The company’s name is the nickname the brothers had for their father.

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Identify the company & founder from the logo

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ANSWER

Chris Gardner

He was the one who created himself from himself when there was no earth, water, light, air and Akasha, and even the Thrimurthies . According to legends, his daughter Sanjana was married to Surya, the sun. As Sanjana wasn’t able to endure the heat and light of Surya, X cut down an eighth part of his brightness. The fragments which fell on the Earth due to this operation were used by X to form ‘the discuss of Vishnu, weapon of Kuvera, trident of Shiva, the lance of Karthikeya and weapons to all other gods’. Who?

Vishwakarma

X, which means "she who is milk-white" is a name popularly applied to the statue carved of ivory by Pygmalion of Cyprus, which then came to life, in Greek mythology.

X of the Spheres is a painting by Y made in 1952. It depicts ____, his wife and muse, as composed of a matrix of spheres seemingly suspended in space. It represents a synthesis of Renaissance art and atomic theory and illustrates the ultimate discontinuity of matter, the spheres themselves representing atomic particles. Identify both X & Y.

Galatea of the Spheres by Salvador Dali

Leo Burnett

Who?

• Escaped military service during the Civil War by paying $300 to a substitute to fight for him

• Bought five thousand rifles at $3.50 each and sold them on at $22 apiece. The guns were defective and some shot off the thumbs of the soldiers firing them

• Was physically large with massive shoulders, piercing eyes, and a purple nose (because of a chronic skin disease rosacea)

JP Morgan

The company was founded in 1984 as Overseas Products International by Tom Kartsotis, a student living in Dallas from a suggestion by his older brother, Kosta Kartsotis, a merchandising executive. Kosta told his younger brother about the potential large profits that could be made in importing retail goods made in the Far East, specifically in importing moderately-priced _______. The company’s name is the nickname the brothers had for their father.

Sir Alex Ferguson

Identify the company & founder from the logo

Jordan Belfort &

Answers

• Leo Burnett• DHL• Vishwakarma• Salvador Dali• Chris Gardner• Mazda• JP Morgan• Fossil Group• Sir Alex Ferguson • Jordan Belfort

• Leo Burnett- Advertising Agent• DHL-Messenger service• Vishwakarma-Architect• Salvador Dali-Painter• Chris Gardner-Medical salesman• Mazda-Garage owner• JP Morgan-Banker• Fossil Group-Watchmaker• Sir Alex Ferguson-Football Coach• Jordan Belfort -Stockbroker

12 Angry Men

INFI POUNCE & BOUNCE (ANTI CW)-15

POUNCE: +10/-10BOUNCE: 10

Energy Resources of US

Coal = 33%Natural gas = 33%Nuclear = 20% Hydropower = 6%Other renewable = 7%

Biomass = 1.8% Geothermal = 0.4% Solar = 0.4% Wind = 5.2%

Petroleum = 1.4%Other gases = <1%

Demonstrated Reserve Base (DRB)British Petroleum(BP) Dismantled Nuclear WeaponsDamsIndependent Government Bodies

Shell PetroleumExxon Mobil

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Nuclear fuel from Dismantled Nuclear Weapons

2.Which adventurer’s travel route?

Phileas FoggAround the World in Eighty days

In 1945, the National Research Corporation (NRC) of Boston, Massachusetts, developed a method of concentrating orange juice into a powder using a high-vacuum evaporation process previously developed for dehydrating medical products for use in the U.S. war effort. The US Army had a need for 500,000 lb (227,000 kg) for the war, so NRC created a new branch, the Florida Foods Corporation. Led by John M. Fox, the company won the government contract for $750,000. But, unfortunately the contract got terminated and the company had to sell the powder containers to the public. Why did the company not supply the product to the army and what was the product?

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Minute Maid & The war ended before the productions could begin

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At many of the protests surrounding the preparations for the 2014 Soccer World Cup, protestors were seen carrying bottles of vinegar, and holding vinegar-soaked rags to their faces to neutralize the effects of the tear gas being used by riot police. This led to the riots being given two nicknames, the infamous one being ‘The Salad Uprising’. What was the other nickname which is a pun on a 21st century movie?

Budhni Manjhiyan, a tribal woman inaugurated the Panchet Dam at West Bengal along with Nehru in 1959. Budhni

welcomed Nehru and officially opened the dam valves for the first time. What was the relation that she shared with Nehru

after the event and why was that?

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She was considered as Nehru’s wife by the tribes because she handed over the garland to Nehru and according to their custom, it meant marriage.

This 1966 book was the basis of a 1973 movie although a lot of the plot was changed, and one important plot point, involving high-energy plankton, was added. Name the movie.

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The X is a ceremonial symbol containing numerous links representing the _______’s field of study. Each expertise has a different metal. The size of each element depends upon their number of researches that were successful and the shape upon their place of study. The metals are expected to be linked by the ______ themselves failing which they cannot become a ______. Identify the most hardest element Y to obtain which only one _____ has obtained.

Grandmaester’s chain

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As early as 10,000 BC, Egyptians and Mo used it to protect the skin from the desert sun while they also believed that using these protected them from evil eyes. They produced X with a variety of materials including copper ore and antimony. Ancient Egyptian bests contained galena, which was imported from nearby regions in the Land of Punt, Coptos and Western World. Modern production with wax as it’s chief material began in 1920s when Tutankhamun's tomb was discovered and this feature was spotted. Identify X which is now available in different shades across the world.

Eyeliners

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This is Gavrilo Princip, an European who due to poverty quit his schooling and started farming. He couldn’t produce enough feed for his family due to his landlord’s oppressiveness and decided to associate himself with a movement which changed the course of the world. What did he do?

Killed Franz Ferdinand/ Started WWI

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What started with Glenn Cowan getting on the wrong team bus and receiving a handshake from the best Chinese player Zhuang Zedong, went on to become a crucial diplomatic success. What term was it referred to as?

Ping Pong Diplomacy

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Phil Ramone is the archetypal man with the Golden Ears and he has produced several outstanding rock records in a career spanning six decades. In 1962, his steady hands were at the mixing console in Washington D.C., capturing what celebratory rendition, for which jazz pianist Hank Jones was the accompanist?

Marilyn Monroe singing “Happy Birthday, Mr. President” to John F Kennedy (JFK)

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The Latin spelling of the name of this month is the same as in English. It shares its roots with two other words. One of them originally stood for a punishment in which one in every ten men would be killed, with the present day meaning ‘to kill in large numbers. The second one originally meant ‘a chief of ten men’ but stands for a senior college administrator in present times. What is the month, and give the two words.

December Decimate

Dean

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Toilets in Indian Railways

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It is rectangular and is 85 metres (279 ft) long and 32 metres (105 ft) wide with a 43 metres (141 ft) central tower containing a clock 2.5 m (8.2 ft) in diameter. The first of its three floors has approximately 2,800 m2 (30,139 sq ft) of space. The walls were constructed with stock bricks, set and plastered with lime mortar and the roof is supported with teak wood joists. The original flooring of the ground floor was Cuddapah Slate that has been replaced with marble. The clock was installed by Oakes and Co. in 1913. The clock has a mechanical key system, which is wound every day. There are four bells, which were cast by Gillet and Johnston in 1913. Which construction am I describing about?

Ripon Building

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Minarchism is a libertarian political philosophy espousing minimal intervention of the state. One of the key tenets of minarchism is the concept of the _____ ___________ state. According to this, the only roles that the state must play is the prevention of theft, crime and fraud, and therefore the only legitimate institutions would be the military, police and court. The term was originally coined in order to mock the concept of a limited government, but became a model for laissez-faire capitalism.

What two-word term that we are familiar with in the context of a stop-gap arrangement?

Night Watchman

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