17-01-2012

QUIZ MEET

Quizmaster - Prakhar Gupta

Question 1

What was originally published intending to parody these 4 popular comics of 80’s?

Answer

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Question 2

Identify the movie from its minimalist poster.

Answer

Question 3

Washington Post reported that "India was offered a X 55 years ago, in 1955. But that offer, made by the United States and the Soviet Union, was declined by India's first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru. Nehru said the X should be given to China instead." . This decision by Nehru is seen as a blunder and the loss of an opportunity to attain a stronger diplomatic stature by India.ID X.

Answer

Permanent seat at the UN security council.

Question 4

X was a Castilian nobleman , military leader and diplomat. The title given to him in Spanish translates to  "The lord-master of military arts“. He fought for Y as well as his brother Z when the former was executed by the later. Later he was exiled by Z and fought for the Moors. ID X.

Answer

X-Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar known as El Cid CampeadorY-King Sancho II

Z-King Alfonso VI

Question 5

The flag is designed to portray the "future history" of X. The red bar, which lies closest to the mast, symbolizes X as it is today. The green and blue symbolize stages in the possible terraforming of X should humanity ever have the will and the ability to undertake such a task.ID X.

Answer

Mars

Question 6

Identify the lady and her unique distinction

Answer

Graça Machel. She is the third wife of former South African president Nelson Mandela and the widow of Mozambican president Samora Machel. Only person to be the spouse of head of two different countries.

Question 7

Connect-

Satan’s AlleyThe ScorcherThe Fatties: Fart 2Bust-A-NutBooty Sweet

Answer

Tropic Thunder

Question 8

X is the only sport that women contest in olympics but men do not. The sport has been played from 1996 to 2008 but IOC has voted to drop it from 2012 olympics.ID X.

Answer

Softball

Question 9

Whose work.

1.Dear Boss,I keep on hearing the police have caught me but they wont fix me just yet. I have laughed when they look so clever and talk about being on the righttrack. That joke about Leather Apron gave me real fits. I am down on whores and I shant quit ripping them till I do get buckled. Grand work the last job was. I gave the lady no time to squeal. How can they catch me now. I love my work and want to start again. You will soon hear of me with my funny little games. I saved some of the proper red stuff in a ginger beer bottle over the last job to write with but it went thick like glue and I cant use it. Red ink is fit enough I hope ha. ha. The next job I do I shall clip the ladys ears off and send to the police officers just for jolly wouldn't you. Keep this letter back till I do a bit more work, then give it out straight. My knife's so nice and sharp I want to get to work right away if I get a chance. Good Luck. Yours trulyX

Dont mind me giving the trade name PS: Wasnt good enough to post this before I got all the red ink off my hands curse it No luck yet. They say I'm a doctor now. ha ha

2.I was not codding dear old Boss when I gave you the tip, you'll hear about Saucy Jacky's work tomorrow double event this time number one squealed a bit couldn't finish straight off. Had not got time to get ears off for police thanks for keeping last letter back till I got to work again.X

3.From hellMr LuskSorI send you half the Kidne I took from one women prasarved it for you tother piece I fried and ate it was very nise. I may send you the bloody knif that took it out if you only wate a whil longersignedCatch me when you Can Mishter Lusk.

Answer

Jack the Ripper

Question 10

X used ancient Sanskrit terminology in his descriptions of natural phenomena. As early as 1891 X described the universe as a kinetic system filled with energy which could be harnessed at any location. His concepts during the following years were greatly influenced by the teachings of Y . After meeting Y and after continued study of the Eastern view of the mechanisms driving the material world, X began using the Sanskrit words Akasha, Prana, and the concept of a luminiferous ether to describe the source, existence and construction of matter.ID X and Y

Answer

Vivekananda & Nicolas Tesla

Question 11

One of the Navratnas of Akbar’s court, he was the son of a schoolmaster. He mastered Persian and Arabic, philosophy and astronomy. He was accepted by Akbar but was disappointed when he was put in charge of the poultry house. He later went onto to become famous with a dish that he created, which according to legend happened when he asked for one particular ingredient to be increased.Identify him.

Mulla Do Pyaza

Question 12

Google founder Sergey Brin wrote on his blog: "Today, whenever you use a piece of technology, there is a good chance a little bit of X is behind it."

As Google emerged from Stanford, Brin wrote: “X remained a friend and advisor as he has with many people and startups since. At Stanford, it is with X that I have stayed the closest and I will miss him dearly. Yet his legacy and personality lives on in the students, projects, and companies he has touched."

ID X.

Hint – The guy has an strong IITK connect.

Answers

Rajiv Motwani

Question 13

This bird is known as Maldhok in vernacular tongue. Spread across Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, this bird is now threatened by incessant loss of habitat. Name this bird, which Salim Ali had proposed to be the national bird of India but this could not be done because the misspelling of the bird’s name may result in otherwise abusive word for the country.

Answers

The Great Indian Bustard

Question 16

X were Norse warriors who are reported in the Old Norse literature to have fought in a nearly uncontrollable, trance-like fury, a characteristic which later gave rise to the English word Y.Give me X and Y??

X – Berserker Y - Berserk

Question 17

X was born on June 16. His nickname is Tilu. By his own admission, Y had based X on Professor Challenger, by Arthur Conan Doyle. X is a polyglot who knows 69 languages. His pet cat 'Newton' is 24 years old. His inventions include

Evolutin - A drug that makes people evolve 10 thousand years in 5 minutes.

Snuff Gun - A gun that causes snuffing for thirty three hours

Question 18

X was born into the aristocratic family of the Dukes of Marlborough. His father, Lord Randolph, was a charismatic politician who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer; his mother, Jenny Jerome, an American socialite. He gained fame as a war correspondent and through books he wrote about his campaigns. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1953, and was the first person to be made an Honorary Citizen of the United States.ID X..

Answer

Sir Winston Churchill