IEI Quiz

October 2009Quizmaster: Aviral

Srivastava

MIXED BAG

ROUND 1

1. What was sent for the first time on December 3rd 1992 by Neil Papworth containing

"Merry Christmas"?

A: World’s first SMS

2.An originally Brazilian flower has been named by and after a French Navy admiral and explorer during his voyage. The admiral has also a volcanic island in Papua New Guinea named after him.

Name the flower or the explorer or the island.

A: Bougainvillea

3.Name the mobile service provider.

A: MTNL

4. How would we know this pen. (Hint: think bollywood!)

A: Fisher space pen (3 idiots)

5. Small, spherical and containing 75 calories apiece, these consist of a whole roasted hazelnut cased in a thin wafer shell filled with hazelnut cream n covered in milk chocolate and hazelnuts. In Hong Kong they are a popular gift during holidays especially during Chinese New Year as the Chinese culture associates the gold of the packaging with good fortune and wealth. What are we talking about?

A: Ferrero Rocher

6. Which Mexican liquor made from agaves is named after a town where it was first produced?

A: Tequila

7. Which Greek philosopher was Alexander the Great’s teacher in his early childhood?

A: Aristotle

8 . Which epic movie based on the US Civil War, ends with the line, “Frankly my dear, I don’t give a

damn!”

A: Gone with the wind

9.Why was Iceland President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson in Indian news recently?

A: He was conferred the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding by President Pratibha Patil.

10. No hints. Give the funda.

A: Nepal cabinet session at Mt. Everest base camp

11. X has been designed by an ex-titanian, Michael Foley and has been manufactured in the Titan watch plant with electronics from BEL. (Not BHEL)Features:-It is covered with soil of different hues from different parts of India.- It is inbuilt with LED lights which will glow to resemble the color of the flag of the country where it is passing through.- It has an in-built GPRS system, web-cam and mike which can capture images and sounds to transmit live across the world.

A: The baton for Commonwealth Games 2010

12. Which Asian Nobel Laureate is the author of the book Freedom from fear and other

writings?

A: Aung San Suu Kyi

13. Which sport derives its name from the Balti word meaning “ball”?

A: Polo

8. In the Amrit Kaur & Rabindra Kumar Singh painting entitled From Hero to Zero, which soccer player is depicted as Lord Shiva?

ROUND 2

WORKOUTABLE

1. X's Y was preserved by Dr. Thomas Harvey. But Dr. harvey found nothing unsual with X's Y. However in 1999, scientists discovered that the part of Y associated with mathematical reasoning was 15 percent wider than normal.

What's X" Y?

A: Einstein’s brain

2. X is also called parachlorometaxylenol or PCMX. It is a part of our daily life. But it is poisonous and should not be ingested. One of its unique use is in Queensland, Australia, where it is used to kill Marine Toads. Identify

X.

A: Dettol

3. Name the patent or the person.

A: Michael Jackson’s Anti-Gravity boots

4. Never is H's real name revealed. He is supposed to be inspired from Akira Kurosawa movies and works of Frank Miller, among other things. His sword was forged by Odin, Ra and Vishnu. He on one occasion helped 300 warriors fight against a massive army. He received training from Vikings, African tribes, Robin Hood, Egyptians, Shaolin monks, Mongolians, Greek Olympians, etc etc. The opening 2D animation of Kung Fu Panda is a homage to H.

A:Samurai Jack

5. Tell me about the person on the extreme right.

A: Mathematicians

6. I am the son of a British couple. My mother died of natural sickness and my father was killed in Africa by the head of a tribes called Kerchak. The head of the Mangani tribe adopted me and my foster mother was called Kala and I was later christened John Clayton. I went on

to marry Jane. Identify me?

A: Tarzan

7. The child reminds of a tyre company mascot. Name the company/ mascot.

A: Bibendum Man, Michelin tyres

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8. “ABC” was originally created by Gopi Kukde in 1982. The first “ABC” was acted out by model coordinator David Whitbread who played it for 14 years. There are rumours that actor Boman Irani has also played the part of ABC.ABC was discontinued in 1998, but after vociferous protests ABC was reinstated.After its resurrection, actors Ashish Chaudhary and Rajesh Khera have donned the role of ABC since 2005.Finally in 2009, ABC was discontinued and even after another round of protests was not reinstated.A page is dedicated in the memory of ABC on Facebook, asking people to urge the handlers of ABC to bring it back.Identify ABC

A: Onida TV Devil

9. In Greek mythology, which female was deprived of speech except being able to repeat the last word of another.

A: Echo

10. After completing his school from St.James.Kolkata and college education from Presidency college, he joined a band called Chandrabindoo. Before that he formed another band with his Presidency batchmates, called "Jotugriher Pakhi". Now he is an established music director in bollywood. Identify him?

A: Pritam

11. This agronomist was among very few people to have won the Nobel Peace Prize and Presidential Medal of Freedom. He also won the coveted "Padma Vibhushan" award three years before he died. It is said that he has "saved more lives than any

other person who has ever lived."Who are we talking about?

A: Norman Borlaug

12. X is said to have the following benefits ..* Lowering blood pressure* Strengthening cardiovascular functions* Reducing stress hormones* Improving circulation* Increasing muscle flexion* Oxygenating the body by boosting the respiratory system* Boosting immune function by raising levels of infection-fighting T-cells, disease-fighting proteins called Gammainterferon and B-cells, which produce disease-destroying antibodies* Triggering the release of endorphins, the body's natural painkillers* Producing a general sense of well-being.Identify X.

A: Laughter

13. You know him! Identify his baby statue in Indonesia.

A: Barack Obama

ROUND 3

IDENTIFY

1. Identify

A: Arushi Talwar

2. Silently made her mark in Indian cinema in 2009. Identify

A: Giselle Monteiro aka Harleen Kaur

3. Name both persons (one fictional, one non fictional).

• A: George Bush and Alfred Neuman, mascot of MAD magazine.

4. A sitter. Identify the actor.

A: Heath Ledger

5 . Has graced ITBHU. Died recently. Name.

A: Asheem Chakravarty of Indian Ocean

6. One of the most ferocious pirates in English literature. Identify.

A: Long John Silver

7. Was Part of a band called “Ugly Rumours” in his youth. Now famous for a totally different reason.

A: Tony Blair

8. One of the most powerful women in Google and its first female engineer. Name her.

A: Marissa Mayer

ROUND 4

CONNEXION

Connect and explain the link.

A: Inglorious Basterds

1. Connect.

A: Yash Raj film TV Shows on SONY.

2. Connect.

A: Galaxies- Bode's Galaxy (Johann Elert Bode)

- Cartwheel Galaxy - Small/ Large Magellanic cloud

(Ferdinand Magellan)- Sombrero Galaxy

- Cigar Galaxy- Milky Way Galaxy (Ganges->Akash

Ganga)

3. 1969- Bhuvan Shome1972- Bawarchi

1977- Shatranj Ke Khiladi1989- Batwara

1996- Tere Mere Sapne2001- Lagaan

2003- Khushi, Mumbai Se Aaya Mera Dost, Fun2shh2004- Rudraksh, Insaaf

2005- Parineeta2007- Jhoom Barabar Jhoom

2008- Jodha AkbarAll above films have one common element to them. What?

A: Narration by Amitabh Bachchan

4. Connect.

A: Manor motorsports, US F1( CHAD HURLEY IS A MAJOR SPONSOR), and Lotus Cars...

three out of the four new entrants @ Formula 1

5. Connect.

A:Philosopher’s stone.

6. Identify the two and connect.

A: Vikram Sarabhai