GENERAL QUIZ

ACADEMIC SOCIETY,Students’ Union-2014-15

QUIZ MASTER- PRATEEK GOURAV

RULES1. There are total 30 questions.2. You will get 30 seconds to answer each question.

(It’s flexible.)3. You have to write down the answers in the sheets provided to you.4. The decision of the Quiz Master is final and binding.5. Kindly think of a suitable, catchy team name and write it on the top of the sheet provided along with the mobile numbers of both the members of the team.6. The use of cell phones, tablets or any other gadget is strictly prohibited.

ALL THE BEST

This tower is named after an F1 legend. Name the tower and name the city where it is situated.

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Q1

• MICHAEL SCHUMACHER TOWER IN GURGAON

• PALACE ON WHEELS- RAJASTHAN

• GOLDEN CHARIOT- KARNATAKA

• X - MAHARASHTRA

Identify X.

LUXURY TRAINS

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Q2

DECCAN ODYSSEY

He won The FIELDS MEDAL in 2014. Has an Indian connection.Identify him…

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Q3

MANJUL BHARGAVA

Bhargava was born in Hamilton, Ontario of parents who had immigrated from Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.

Professor of Mathematics at Princeton University and is known primarily for his contributions to number theory.

Where in India would you find these?• APSARA• CYRUS• ZERLINA• PURNIMA I• PURNIMA II• DHRUVA• PURNIMA III• KAMINI

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Q4

• NUCLEAR REACTORS AT BARC

FOODIES!!!

• This snacks item which originated in Central Asia and Middle East is one of the most popular evening time snacks in India. It was banned by militants in Somalia in 2011 because they made an absurd claim that it had a supposed resemblance to the symbol of the Christian Holy Trinity.

WHICH FOOD ITEM AM I TALKING ABOUT???

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Q5

DELICIOUS!!!

• SAMOSA

Nudemodelswanted

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FIGURE: Chubby HAIR: Peferably blondeCHIN: Double EYES: BrownSKIN: Peachy AGE: 8-12 MONTHS

Whose print ad is this? **Q6

This temple is home to the tallest Lord Hanuman statue in the world. Identify the temple and name the city where it is situated.

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Q7

• JAKHU TEMPLE, SHIMLA

DIRECT TO HOME

• ZEE : DISH TV• TATA: TATA SKY• AIRTEL: AIRTEL DIGITAL TV• RELIANCE: BIG TV• VIDEOCON: VIDEOCON D2H• DOORDARSHAN: ???

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Q8

• DD DIRECT PLUS

Identify the very famous American Actor and film-maker.A snapshot from IIFA Awards, 2014

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Q9

KEVIN SPACEY

Logo of a Chennai-based organization which is perhaps the most well known entity in its field in India. Name the organization.

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Q10

• SANKAR NETRALAYA

Which highly talked about event’s logo is this?#recent

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Q11

• BRICS SUMMIT, BRAZIL

According to Hindu Mythology, which city has been named after Lava, the son of Lord Ram?

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Q12

• LAHORE

What is unique about these two sets of movies?

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Q13

• A DIRECTOR RELEASING TWO OF HIS MOVIES ON THE SAME DAY

JUST KIDDING!!!

• On January 9, 2007, ‘X’ dialled a Starbucks in San Francisco. “Good morning!”, answered the polite voice of employee Ying Hang. “How may I help you?”“Yes, I’d like to order 4000 Lattes to go, please.”- X said, grinning. “No, just kidding. Wrong number. Goodbye!”

WHAT IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS CONVERSATION?

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Q14

• THE FIRST CALL MADE FROM AN iPHONE BY STEVE JOBS

Google came up with these interesting Doodles on a particular occasion observed every year. Name the occasion.

2014

2013

2012

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**Q15

• FATHERS’ DAY

• The outbreak began in Guinea in December 2013 after which it spread to Liberia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria and Senegal. The outbreak is caused by ’X’. It is the most severe outbreak of the disease in terms of the number of human cases and deaths since the discovery of the virus in 1976, with the number of cases from the current outbreak now outnumbering the combined cases from all known previous outbreaks.

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Q16

• EBOLA VIRUS

This image is from a movie which won the academy award in the best picture category in 2013. Name the movie.

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Q17

• 12 YEARS A SLAVE

A certain eligibility criteria before 16th December, 2012- “exceptional service towards advancement of art, literature and science and in recognition of public service of the highest order”After an amendment on 16th December, -”awarded in recognition of exceptional service/performance of the highest order in any field of human endeavour”This is the eligibility criterion for what?&Who has, supposedly, been the cause of the Amendment?

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Q18

• BHARAT RATNA

• SACHIN TENDULKAR

Identify this businesswoman.

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Q19

• INDRA NOOYI

current Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer of PepsiCo

After which infamous event did Amul come up with this?

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**Q20

• SHASHI THAROOR’S CATTLE CLASS TWEET

• A Student of National Medical College, Kolkata is the founder of an organisation headquartered at Nagpur. He became disgusted with what he believed was the appeasement of Muslims by the Congress during the Khilafat movement and hence the seeds were sown for the establishment of the organisation.

• Identify the organisation and its founder.

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Q21

• RSS, K. B. Hedgewar

Instead of using GDP as a measure of progress, Bhutan uses GNH. It is an attempt to define an indicator that defines quality of life and social progress in more holistic and psychological terms, instead of only basing it on economical parameters. What is GNH?

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Q22

• GROSS NATIONAL HAPPINESS

OUT-SWINGER

When Pakistan, led by Imran Khan, toured India in 1986-87, they played an one-day match to commemorate the Cricket Club of India’s Golden Jubilee at the Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai. The CCI XI had Roger Binny and Mohammad Azharuddin among others in its ranks, while Wasim Akram, Rameez Raja and Javed Miandad turned up for Pakistan XI. While fielding, Pakistan were a few men short, and a certain member of Mumbai’s Senior League offered himself as a substitute. Who?

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Q23

• SACHIN TENDULKAR

A certain phrase from Spanish classical guitarist Francisco Tarrega’s solo

guitar composition “Gran Vals” achieved worldwide ubiquity.

I bet everyone present here must have heard it.

I hope your cell phones are switched off or put in silent mode otherwise we have a chance of hearing the sound here only.Well, not as popular these days as it used to be half a decade ago.What am I talking about???

GUESS IF U CAN!!!

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**Q24

• NOKIA TUNE

• This country was named after the Latin name for a

metal because the first conquerors arrived in this area

following rumours of Mountains made of this metal.

Name the country.

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Q25

• ARGENTINA

Identify the logo

It is an international e-commerce business allowing payments and money transfers to be made through the Internet.

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Q26

• PAYPAL

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NAME THE MASCOT AND THE EVENTQ27

• FULECA, FIFA WORLD CUP 2014

Stills from a game available for download in Google Play Store

NAME THE GAME

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Q28

• MODI RUN

The Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year 2013 is…

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**Q29

• SELFIE

BIZ

• It is an American diversified multinational mass media corporation headquartered at the Burbank, California.

• It is the world's second largest broadcasting and cable company in terms of revenue, after Comcast.

• It is today one of the largest and best-known studios in Hollywood. It also owns and operates the ABC broadcast television network.

• It owns and licenses 14 theme parks around the world.Name the company.

Q30

THANK YOU

• On September 5 a group of eight Palestinians belonging to the Black September organization broke into the Olympic Village and took nine Israeli athletes, coaches and officials hostage in their apartments.

• Subsequently all the hostages and terrorists got killed.

• Which year and where were the Olympic Games being held?

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SUMMER OLYMPICSAUDIENCE QUESTION

• MUNICH OLYMPICS, 1972