QUIZZING FUN

A compilation of some of the interesting ideas which have been a symbol of innovation and change

- Abhijit Banare

Q1. "I have wasted a lot of time on Sudoku and so developed the game of Dui-doku to help double the wastage of time by drawing two persons at a time into it.” Who is this famous personality behind the game Dui-doku?

SENIOR ECONOMIST KAUSHIK BASU CREATED THE GAME DUI-DOKUGO AHEAD AND PLAY IT ON WWW.DUIDOKU.COM

Q2. WHAT IS THIS EXTREMELY INNOVATIVE ADVERTISING AND AWARENESS CAMPAIGN ADVOCATING THE IMPORTANCE OF CLEANLINESS?

Hindustan UnileverLimited (HUL) along withOgilvy created this uniquecampaign to spread theimportance of cleanlinessby using heat stamps onrotis served at KumbhMela “Lifebuoy se

haathDhoya kya?” watch the full ad here

Q3. WHAT IS THE CONNECT BETWEEN CAG AND NODDY COMICS?

Comptroller & Auditor General (CAG) underVinod Rai (in pic) has come up with the idea of“noddy books” presenting audit reports inconcise and easy-to understand language. The18-20 page booklet aims to “sensitise” thecommon man about audits which otherwiserun into pages, filled with complex terms.

Q4. ‘ The Historical chronological principles founded on the materials collected by the philological society’ is the definition of what? (clue: the simpler term is something used widely, almost on a daily basis)

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Q5. IDENTIFY THIS 16-YR OLD WHO WAS IN THE NEWS RECENTLY FOR A UNIQUE FEAT ALONGSIDE ANOTHER GIRL WHO ACHIEVED A SLIGHTLY BETTER SCORE THAN THE ONE IN PICTURE. WHAT WAS THEIR UNIQUE ACHIEVEMENT?

Lauren Marbe, a resident of Essex has higher IQ

than Albert Einstein. Marbe scored 161 incomparison to Einstein’s 160. However, Indianmedia showered much light on Neha Ramu

whobettered both of them with a score of 162.

Q6. In the 1936 Berlin Olympics, a certain set of Indians were specially invited for the opening ceremony to present what?

A party of 24 athletes from Hanuman VyayamPrasarak Mandal were invited to demonstratethe game of Kabaddi; the first internationalexposure for the game.

Q7. WHAT INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGICAL CONCEPT DID STEPHEN NIMMO (BELOW) DEVELOP?

Nimmo created QR codes

for funerals which would

enable a person to access

the photographs,memories and

biographyof the dead personthrough codes fitted onthe grave stone.

Q8. Smart Cloud Infotech, a Pune based firm has come up with a new app. A click on short-cut hot key in a distress situation can deliver a text message to the configured contact group, seeking help and indicating the user's location. What is the name of this app?

NIRBHAYA APP

Q9. WHAT IS IT THAT CONNECTS THESE FOUR PROMINENT FIRMS IN THE WORLD OF MANUFACTURING BUSINESS?

These are the only four companies whichmanufacture the specific paper required to printBible. The paper quality required for printing abible is 28 gsm which needs to be thinner sothat it’s easy to carry around but strong enoughto resist rough use. Four companies are:1. ITC 2. Arjowiggins 3. Bollore 4. Delfort Group

Q10. WHAT IS SO SPECIFIC ABOUT THIS INSECT FOUND IN THE JUNGLES OF MALAYSIA

Semachrysa Jade

The only insect ever to be discovered as a newspecie via photographs on flickr. Californiaentomologist Shaun Winterton noticed it whilescanning through the images of bugs on flickr.He then contacted the photographer Guek

HockPing who happened to visit the jungles againand managed to catch the insect.

Q11. If you were at a busy market street, gettingYour haircut at Regal Hair cutting Saloon thenWhich place would you find yourself in?(think out of the box)

Malgudi!Regal is the name of

thesaloon in the fictionaltown of Malgudipresented by RKNarayan in MalgudiDays.

Q12. WHAT IS THIS APP A GLASS OF WATER ABOUT AND WHO CREATED IT ?

A Glass of Water is an iphone app created byToyota to assist in developing eco-friendlydriving. The app records your route andgenerates statistics on what should be the

idealspeed while driving. And guess what…. Baddriving habits leads to water spilling out of theglass. So if you own an iphone better downloadthis from aglassofwater.org

Q13. WHICH TENNIS TOURNAMENT IN THE OPEN ERA HANDS THIS INTERESTING PRIZE FOR THE WINNERS?

UNICEF OPEN GRASS COURT CHAMPIONSHIPS

Q14. With what would you associate thefollowing line:‘The first worldwide website where nothingHappens’ ?

Kit Kat was the brainchild behind this website to

propagate the concept of taking a break Click here to visit the website

Q15

a. Can you identify this flower?

b. A certain person from United States was either showered with or gifted this flower wherever he went. Why?

a) Gladiolus flower.b) Frank Neuhauser won the first ever Spelling

Bee competition in 1925 by spelling the word Gladiolus

Q16. WHAT CONNECTS WINSTON CHURCHILL WITH PETER’S MILK CHOCOLATE?

Peter’s chocolate was a fictional brand createdby Nazis to send explosives wrapped insidechocolate bars. This was their attempt to killWinston Churchill during World War II. Thechocolate was promoted extensively toeliminate any chances of being looked uponsuspiciously.

Q17. Which movie in Indian cinema has theleast number of actors?

Yaadein (1964) starringSunil Dutt. Dutt is theonly actor that appearsclearly on screen.Nargis’ silhouette andMario Miranda’scaricatures are theother suggestivecharacters in the

movie.

Q18. On 15th August 1988, What (for the firsttime) was aired on Doordarshan immediatelyafter the Prime Minister’s address to the

nation?

Mile sur mera tumhara

was played for the first

time on Doordarshan

Q19. PRETTY CREATIVE WAY OF PRESENTING A SCORECARD. WHAT IS THE OCCASION AND WHOSE IDEA IS IT?

After BCCI’s diktat to restrict access of photoagencies to cover India-England matches,Telegraph UK started these graffiti scorecards

asa form of protest.

Q20. WHO IS THE FOUNDER OF PASSIVE RESISTERS FOOTBALL CLUB?

MK Gandhi !Yes, MK Gandhi founded three football clubs bythe same name while he was in South Africa toraise awareness of equal rights and take hismovement of non-violent resistance to thepeople.

Trivia: Gandhi was however not a big fan of the

game of cricket in India and staunchly opposed the

quadrangular tournament between Hindus, Parsis,

Muslims and the English.

*SOME OF THE QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN USED FROMVARIOUS EDITIONS OF TATA CRUCIBLE BUSINESS QUIZ

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