Slide 1

FRESHERS QUIZ

RULES OF THE GAMEINFINITE BOUNCE: The question gets passed around until it is answered correctly.OPEN POUNCE_+15/-5: For a limited period of time after the question has been put up, you are allowed to pounce the question. Write down your answer, and Keep it to Yourself (Do Not Shout it Out ). You may calmly shriek POUNNNCE to get the quizmasters attention, whereupon one of us would come up to you to verify your response.

Dr. Washington Sheffield, from Connecticut is credited with the invention of a modern and coherent form of X Y in 1892.His son inspired him to do so, after he saw several European artists using a similar collapsible metallic version to hold their pigments.On a side note, H.R Haldeman, Chief of Staff at the White House to Richard Nixon, once famously quipped over the Watergate scandal----Once the X is out of the Y, it is hard to get it back in.The eponymous X Y theoryis intended as an analogy to the fact thatpressure built up in some finite bounded system needs to be released somewhere or the system will break.Give X and Y?

X-Toothpaste, Y-Tube

Acer introduced a new PC yesterday called the Revo Build Series.What is so different about this PC?

This PCs components can be snapped and assembled like a LEGO like building block.

I D X?X wrote his first novel,Swami and Friends,in 1935, after short, uninspiring stints as a teacher, an editorial assistant, and a newspaperman. X's second novel,Bachelor of Arts(1939), marked the beginning of his reputation in England, where the novelist Graham Greene was largely responsible for getting it published. Greene has called X "the novelist I most admire in the English language."In 1986, when nominated to the Rajya Sabha his first and only speech was regarding the abolition of school bags, on account of them being a burden for the children?

R K NARAYAN

Of his cap presentation ceremony where he received his fresh baggy green, on making his Test Cricket Debut, the Aussie cricketer Xavier Doherty later said:Merv Hughes(a retired Aussie cricketer) gave me mine (the baggy green) and, although much of what he said was a blur, one thing stands out. ''There is anemu and kangaroo on the front of your hat. They never________________ and I know youwon't, either." What peculiar trait , pertinent to both these animals, would Merv be mentioning to Xavier here?

They never take a step backwards

How could these paintings have changed the world?Or just Identify the artist in question.

These were Hitler's pictures that were rejected by The Academy of Fine Arts Vienna.

Last month, In light of several life-threatening X-related incidents in Russia, Its Interior Ministry and the country's police force has created acampaigncalled "Safe X which highlights the hazards of X. (Translation on next page)

Partial translation of Russian signageis as follows, from left to right:1. X on railroad tracks is a bad idea if you cherish your life!2. X with a weapon kills!3. X under voltage? It isn't worth it!4. X on the water, it's hard to keep the balance!5. X on the roof, it's far to fall.6. X with animals, not always cute!7. X on top of train cars electrocutes!8. X , choose your way! Perform a safe ascent!

X-SELFIE

A _______is a supernatural being in Norse mythology and Scandinavian folklore.

In Internet slang, a ________is a person who sows discord on the Internet by starting arguments or upsetting people, by posting inflammatory, extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community (such as a forum, chat room, or blog), either accidentally or with the deliberate intent of provoking readers into an emotional response or of otherwise disrupting normal on- topic discussion.FITB

TROLL

This is a Google map showing the path between Fort Augustus, UK and Inverness, Scotland. According to the map, You can either take a bus(in Grey), which will take you around 33 minutes, or the _______(in Blue), a 22 minute ride. What mode of transport is being mentioned here ?

LOCH NESS MONSTER

P. Groves, a British Air Force pilot, was flying over the Great Pyramid of Giza in 1940, when he discovered the curious optical phenomena that appears on the pyramid over its top view, only at the time of the equinoxes(around 21 March and 22 Sept), wherein a shadow appears on the south face of the great pyramid, apparently dividing it in half, with the shaded side nearest the sun. (Image on next slide) This explains why virtually every available photograph of the Great Pyramid does not show the hollowing-in phenomenon, and why it was never discovered until the age of aviation.

The Great Pyramid of GizaWhat Mind Boggling Phenomena did he observe?

THE PYRAMID HAS 8 SIDESConcavity of the core divides each of the apparent four sides in half, creating a very special and unusual eight-sided pyramid rather than four-sided like every other Egyptian pyramid.

In 18th and 19th century England,mercurywas used in the production offelt (a type of textile), which was used in the manufacturing of Hats. People who worked in these factories were exposed daily to small amounts of mercury, which accumulated within their bodies over time, causing some workers to develop dementia caused bymercury poisoning; and was called the _____ _____ syndrome. Thus, the blanked out phrase became popular as a way to refer to someone who was perceived as insane . What phrase are we talking about?

Mad as a Hatter

CONNECT ? 1934 -It Happened One Night 1975 -One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest 1976 -Network 1978 -Coming Home 1981 -On Golden Pond 1991 -The Silence of the Lambs 1997 -As Good As It Gets

These are the movies that have won both the best actor and the best actress categories at the Oscars at their respective years. 1934 Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert -- It Happened One Night 1975 Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher -- One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest 1976 Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway -- Network 1978 Jon Voight, Jane Fonda -- Coming Home 1981 Henry Fonda, Katharine Hepburn -- On Golden Pond 1991 Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster -- The Silence of the Lambs 1997 Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt -- As Good As It Gets

What is the green ring encircling the eye of the dartboard commonly known as?

BULL as in Bulls Eye

X(named appropriately after a fictional character) is theI.Tand investigation management system that is used byUK police forces, notably Scotland Yard, for the investigation of major crimes. It essentially is a computer application database that collects and stores data from all over the British union, and helps to profile any crime using the said data. I.D X?

HOLMES (Home Office Large Major Enquiry System)

On 11 April 1919, Miss Marcella Sherwood, an English missionary in then British India, fearing for the safety of her pupils, was on her way to shut the schools and send the roughly 600 Indian children home, during the curfew imposed by then British government .While cycling through a narrow street called the Kucha Kurrichhan, she was caught by a mob, pulled to the ground by her hair, beaten, kicked, and left for dead. She was later rescued by some local Indians.This was a precursor for a series of violent clashes between the British government and the natives.What infamous incident, occuring 2 days later on Baisakhi, was an indirect result of the violence that followed this incident?

Jallianwala Bagh massacre

This is the Bran Castle, situated near Bran and in the immediate vicinity of Braov, and is a national monument and landmark in Romania.With which popular fictional character, and the characters inspiration, would you associate this landmark with?

Count DraculaVlad the Impaler

This infographic represents the hierachy of a certain Japanese organisation.Which one?

THE YAKUZA

X was thepseudonymofArthur Fellig, a photographerandphotojournalist, known for his stark black and whitestreet photography. X worked during the 1930s and '40s, and he developed his signature style by following the city's emergency services and documenting their activity. Much of his work depicted unflinchingly realistic scenes of urban life, crime, injury and death. He even collaborated with directors such as Jack Donohue and Stanley Kubrick.

X described his beginnings as:In my particular case I didn't wait 'til somebody gave me a job or something, I went and created a job for myselffreelance photographer. What I did simply was this: I went down to Manhattan Police Headquarters and for two years I worked without a police card or any kind of credentials. When a story came over a police teletype, I would go to it. The idea was I sold the pictures to the newspapers. And naturally, I picked a story that meant something.

Last year a movie Y inspired by X was made which was nominated for Oscars for Best adapted screenplay.Identify X and Y.

X-WEEGEEY-NIGHTCRAWLER

X was born on 8 April, 1968.X majored in marketing from Columbia University and worked as an IT procurement supervisor for years. X specialized in data usage systems and statistical factoring. X has also worked as a freelance writer and a copywriter. X often faces uncomfortable social situations, since childhood and has developed a unique and funny way of getting out of them. Identify X.

Chandler Bing.

It was removed from Windows because it had a nasty bug that no one at Microsoft knew how to fix. It was included as a free game in Windows 95 through to Windows XP. And then it disappeared. The 64-bit version of the game was broken, and uncommented code made it impossible to debug the program. So, Microsoft chose to simply drop it instead.What is it?

Pinball

A singer X has overtaken former Beatles legend Sir Paul McCartney to become the richest musician in the world thanks to a canny investment he made in Y when the company Y was first taking off back in 2009. X invested 56m to acquire a 2.3% share in the company which according to reports is now worth some 940m.Identify X and Y?

X-BONOY-FACEBOOK

The truth about X, as Allan Metcalf, the author ofX: The Improbable Story of America's Greatest Word, puts it, is that it was "born as a lame joke perpetrated by a newspaper editor in 1839." This is not just Metcalf's opinion or a half remembered story he once heard, as most X stories are. It all started with a joke when the editor of the Boston morning Post published a humorous article about an Anti-bell Ringing society and coined X as an abbreviation for all-correct. What is X?

The word OK.

Technical Information about this structure:Elevation of Piazza del Duomo: about 2 metres (6 feet, DMS)Height from the ground floor: 55.863 metres (183ft 3 in), 8 storiesHeight from the foundation floor: 58.36m (191ft 5.64in)Outer diameter of base: 15.484 metres (50ft 9.6in)Inner diameter of base: 7.368 metres (24ft 2.1in)Angle of slant: 3.97 degrees or 3.9 metres (12ft 10in) from the verticalWeight: 14,700 metric tons (16,200 short tons)Thickness of walls at the base: 2.44 metres (8ft 0in)Total number of bells: 7, tuned tomusical scale, clockwise

Leaning Tower of Pisa

In 2013 X and Y partnered up to launch a pioneer app that will allow users to order from chains menu directly through Z. Z's Larry Hryb told the app was born from "mutual conversation" between the Z team and Y, and has been in the pipeline for long time. This app is the first of its kind, said Hryb. Y reportedly sold $1 million in pizzas through Z in four months. "When you talk about a sweet spot for the pizza category it's definitely gamers and gaming,said Ys spokesman.Give X,Y,Z.

X-MicrosoftY-Pizza HutZ-X-Box 360

AD for which brand?

Jandali, 80, now the vice president at Boomtown Hotel Casino, Reno, declined to comment on the untimely death of his world-famous son, with whom he had no relationship.In an interviewwith The Sun in August 2011, Jandali, who publicly expressed his regret for giving his son up for adoption, said: I live in hope that before it is too late he will reach out to me, he said. This world famous man passed away in October 2011.His biological sister inspired a character from a very famous TV show as well.Who is the world famous person and the TV show?

Steve Jobs and The Simpsons.

This Slovenian rock band Laibach became the first band to do something?

First band to perform a rock concert in North Korea.

List of what?Clive LloydViv RichardsMohinder AmarnathDavid BoonWasim AkramAravinda de SilvaShane WarneRicky PontingAdam gilchristMS DhoniX?

List of cricketers who won Man of the Match awards in world cup finals.X-James Faulkner

This is the very first _______ doodle that Google did and isbased on a scientific theory tohonor a scientist.FITB and scientistsname?

First animated doodle and Newton.

The definition for this two word term from aeronautics is: an aerial maneuver in which an airplane makes a complete rotation on its longitudinal axis while following a helical pathapproximately maintaining its original direction. It is sometimes described as "a combination of a loop and a roll".This term became part of an internet sensation in November 2011.What term and why?

Do a Barrell roll

He is an award winning magician and serves as the President of the board of directors of Hollywoods magic castle. Who is He?

Neil Patrick Harris

Due to the overwhelming critical acclaim that the episode received, this episode was submitted for, and received, a nomination for thePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour)at the66th Primetime Emmy Awards.It is a thematic parody of which show?

Game of Thrones

Despite the grandeur of the2012 London Olympics Opening Ceremony, the musicians involved including a very famous singer/bassist P earned a mere 1 pound, or $1.57, for their services, reports theAssociated Press. Olympics organizers say the small sum was paid to the music stars in order to make their contracts binding. Who was the very famous singer/bassist?

Paul Mccartney

A man with conflicting personality traits who used to live in 129 west 81st street with pseudonyms such as H.E. Pennypacker, Dr. Martin Van Nostrand.He is also known to embrace strange philosophies unique to himself, and to reject acceptable social behaviors or established facts. A struggling (and terrible)actor, his first gig was a one-line part in aWoody Allen movieand he also shows some entrepreneurial bents with Kramerica industries in which he planned to make a pizza place where customers make their own pie. One of his few successful ideas was about a coffee table book about coffee tables full of pictures of celebrities' coffee tables, and even had a pair of foldable wooden legs so that it could itself be turned into a coffee table.Who am I talking about?

Kramer.

1

In 2008, he (X) was named to the MIT Technology Review as one of the top 35 innovators in the world under the age of 35. For 2012, The Wall Street Journal gave him the "Innovator of the Year Award" for technological innovations.

He (X) developed a small business platform to accept debit and credit card payments on a mobile device called Square, released in May 2010. The small, square-shaped device attaches to iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, or Android devices via the headphone jack, and as a mini card reader allows a person to swipe her or his card, choose an amount to give to the recipient and then sign his or her name for confirmation.

The above although is not his claim to fame, he is credited with co- founding a major social media platform (Y).

X and Y?

X- Jack DorseyY- TwitterHe replaced Dick Costolo as the CEO of Twitter.

2

He (X) studied civil engineering, graduating in 2000, before undertaking postgraduate studies in Urban and Regional Planning following an inter-departmental MPhil at the School of Architecture of NTUA. Alongside his postgraduate studies, he began working as a civil engineer in the construction industry. His passion for the same as he puts it The intricate and bold design of my city and its uncomprehended beauty has always intrigued me

In December 2013, he was the first candidate proposed for the position of President of the Commission of the European Union by the European United LeftNordic Green Left (GUE/NGL). The vote was a EU member states election to the European Parliament in May 2014.

In 2015 he was voted by TIME magazine as one of the 100 most influential people globally.

Id X?

Alexis Tsipras

Stepped down as the Prime Minister of Greece

3

Connect

It (X) is the luxury vehicle division of Japanese automaker Toyota. First introduced in 1989 in the United States, it is now sold globally and has become Japan's largest-selling make of premium cars. Its iconic marque is marketed in over 70 countries and territories worldwide, and has ranked among the ten largest Japanese global brands in market value.

(Y)?

X- Lexus Y- Back to the FutureConnect: The Lexus Hoverboard

4

Pioneering musician Brian Eno was the musical brains behind the iconic tune associated with the company. The influential musician, who has worked with the likes of David Bowie and U2, told the San Francisco Chronicle that making such a short piece of music was "funny" and "amazing." Eno likened the process to "making a tiny little jewel."

The company has a unique tradition wherein at each anniversary, the companys employee is expected to provide one pound of M&Ms for every year they've worked.

The Threshold and Project Spartan were two major initiatives by this company (X) to revamp its style by bringing in major changes to its existing chain of products and re-establish its dominance in the software industry.

Microsoft

5

An International Astronomical Union regulation states that all mountains on Titan, moon of the planet Jupiter must be named after the mountains from X.

Back in the 60s, the Beatles wanted to make a movie adaptation of X, with Stanley Kubrick directing, but was denied by the author.

The gravestone of the author and his wife is inscribed with Lthien and Beren. They were two tragic legendary characters in X, who were madly in love.

The Queen of Denmark illustrated the Danish edition of X under the pseudonym Ingahild Grathmer.

Id X?

6

Grave of James Prescott Joule772.55 is the mechanical equivalent of heat

Connect?7

The only instances where the border of the magazine is not in its iconic red color

8

X was born in Darbhanga, Bihar on the auspicious day of Ramnawami in 1952 in a Kayastha family and spent most of his childhood in Patna. He was trained with basic arithmetic by his father Shri Ganesh Prasad Verma, who was a teacher.

He (X) joined IIT Kanpur in 1994 as assistant professor. There, he taught many courses, guided M. Sc. and PhD students, authored a book "Quantum Physics", and pursued research in experimental nuclear physics.

Shiksha Sopan, co-founded by X, is an organisation of IIT-Kanpur community working for social uplift. Since 2001 it has been helping children from economically weak families living in the vicinity of the IIT-Kanpur campus and rural students from adjoining districts. Several children whose parents are vendors, drivers, daily-wage earner and labourers had immensely benefitted from it.

Id X?

HC Verma

9

Scriptio Continua

In the West, Classical Greek and late Classical Latin both employed X as the norm in one of the earliest forms.

Particularly used in writing on scrolls which were used as aids to verbal performances (such as recitations). There is a major difference in the style of writing in this type versus any, that is in use today (mostly!)

Funda?

Theuseofspacesbetweenwords

Mr. Ajay Singh is a co- founder of the Indian low cost airline Spicejet. He was in news recently for infusing Rs. 500 crore in the airlines and giving it a new lease of life. However, he was in the news recently for a sensational creation by him, that created ripples throughout the country.

10

Ab ki baar Modi Sarkaar

11

Eddie Redmayne, the lead actor, spent six months researching Xs life, watching every piece of interview footage he could find of him. Director James Marsh stated that what Redmayne had to do was not easy. "He had to take on enormous amounts of difficult preparation as well as embracing the difficult physicality of the role. It's not just doing a disability. It's actually charting the course of an illness that erodes the body, and the mind has to project out from that erosion," he said. He added that X gave him his blessing and also revealed that, Xs response was very positive, so much so that he offered to lend his voice, the real voice that he uses. The voice you hear in the latter part of the story is in fact Xs actual voice as he uses it" he said.X and the movie?

X- Stephen HawkingMovie- The Theory of Everything

12

Print Ad for what?

Hard Rock Cafe

13

Funda?

Funda?

This is the first video to be uploaded on Youtube.com titled Me at the zoo by Jawed Karim, co-founder of the media streaming website.

Youtube.com was founded on February 14, 2005

14

X was created by a team of animators and artists working with Tex Avery, one of the cartoonists behind Hollywood's Golden Age of Animation. Warner Bros had introduced a few similar cartoons before, but none had the spirit or spark of X, whose Brooklyn accent (voiced by Mel Blanc) and ballsy attitude made him an instant hit.

Since 1939, when he was an anonymous minor character, X has appeared in more than 175 films and become Warner Bros most famous creation, the second animated character to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (Mickey Mouse got the first).

In 1997, X appeared on acommemorative U.S. postage stamp. It proved a controversial appearance, because it was the first animated cartoon character to be honored with a US stamp.

Id X?

X- Bugs Bunny