The Con-Quiz-tadors!- Prelim answers

X were soldiers, explorers, and adventurers at the service of the Portuguese Empire and the Spanish Empire.

They sailed beyond Europe, conquering territory and opening trade routes. They colonized much of the world for Portugal and Spain in the 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries.

They were responsible for kicking of the Age of Exploration, which brought the world closer.

X?

Question 1

Conquistadors!

X was something that was made popular in the UK in 2013.

It has also been used and advertised by Amazing for its 'Prime' customers.

It was this Ad that inspired Mikhel Rajani to use it in Mumbai as well. He had it designed from Fahad Azad of Robosoft.

It may turn out to be the cheapest concept of its kind, but current laws in India do not allow its use for commercial purposes. What is X?

Question 2

Pizza Drone

X admits that he is a “strange looking guy”.

Among X’s work is voicing Severus Snape in a famous sitcom and various other theatre works.

X is naturally versatile, as is evidenced by the number of roles, ranging from Fairy Queens to dragons.

Initially, X entered the business using his father’s adopted surname Carlton, but soon reverted to his original surname, so that it would make him stand out in a crowd.

X?

Question 3

Benedict Cumberbatch

X is an unfocused or unconscious drawing made while a person’s attention is occupied elsewhere.

Stereotypical examples of X are found in school notebooks drawn by students losing interest during class.

The word X was originally coined to mean “fool” as was meant by the British song “Yankee X”.

Name X which is now often attached with a technological giant.

Question 4

Doodle

Hans Christian Andersen was the first to tell about the X. X, or Ole Lukoje was first described as giving different dreams to a young boy in a week.

“There is nobody in the world who knows as many stories as X. in the evening, when the children are seated at the table or in their little chairs, he comes up the stairs very softly, as he walks in socks, and opens the door without any noise. He sprinkles very fine dust in their eyes, just enough to prevent them from keeping open. However, X does not wish to hurt them, for he loves to tell them stories. As they fall asleep. X sits himself besides them. He is finely dressed- a silken coat, which is impossible to say of which color, for it changes from green to red, and from red to blue. Under each arm he carries an umbrella, one for good children and the other for naughty ones!”

The naughty umbrella and the malicious dreams caused by X form the basis of a 1991 masterpiece song Y from the legendary rock band Z.

Give me X, Y and Z.

*Question 5

Sandman; Enter Sandman; Metallica

Question 6

McDonald’s

X owes its existence to ingenuity and a missing chef.

The story goes that during World War II, wives of American military officers who lived at the Eagle Pass, Texas base would often venture over the Rio Grande River to the nearby Mexican town.

On one such excursion, they stopped at the Victory Club after hours. The maitre d‘ Ignacio Anaya presented them with a dish which became a huge hit in the world.

X?

Question 7

Nachos

In old times, mercury was used for stabilizing wool for making _____. The milliners who would work with mercury for extended time, would be exposed to vapors and as a result suffer from a condition called erythrism.

Erythrism is characterized by nervousness, irritability and various strange personality changes.

Due to the often fascinating incidents that this led to, this has been immortalized in literature as?

Question 8

Mad Hatter

The following are some of the achievements of X-

Shortlisted for national hockey team

Shortlisted for national football squad

Captain of national junior rugby team

Holder of six school swimming records

Fastest 100m time in national juniors

Member of national junior Davis cup team

The national badminton U-19 champion

Received a national medal from Mandela for a science project

Golf handicap of scratch.

In spite of all this, we know X for a completely different sport. Id.

Question 9

A B de Villiers

According to legend, king ____ was an ardent devotee of the Hindu God Shiva and served him using the musical instrument X.

The X is described as the first violin of the world.

After the epic Hindu war, the X was returned to North India where it’s still played in Rajasthan and Gujarat.

From India, the X travelled to the middle-east and Europe, where it is known by the name _____strong.

The X is made of coconut shell, goat hide and bamboo, while its 2 strings are made of steel and horse-hair respectively.

Name X and the blank.

*Question 10

Ravan; Ravanhatha

X was a company started by Albert X in Chicago Illinois but is now headquartered in Bowling Greens.

It had a massive bicycle division that was sold to American Bicycle Company.

During WW2 it collaborated with 5 other companies and manufactured the M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle.

It was one of the first companies to use sports stars to endorse its products.

We know X for one of its particular products, one which it supplies to over 10 countries as official sponsors.

X?

Question 11

Spalding

The X or a King hit is something used by filmmakers and authors as a device to show an antagonists vileness and low morals.

But it is also used by a protagonists to get out of an unfair situation.

It usually leaves no time to prepare for defense for the recipient and often results in his swift defeat.

X is also a major dramatic element in Million Dollar Baby.

Question 12

Sucker Punch

The picture shown alongside was responsible for a particular “term”.

What term?

Question 13

Software Bug

X was born in 1902 at Sitabdiara. At a young age, he attended one of Maulana Azad’s sppeches, and was deeply moved.

He went to USA for higher education, where he worked as a tutor, butcher, canner, fruit picker, mechanic, salesman and washed dishes to pay for his education. Through these jobs, he gained a special appreciation for the working class.

He participated in many satyagrahas on returning to India and gained particular fame in the Quit India movement.

He was also most influential in overthrowing Indira Gandhi after her declared emergency. he was called Lok Nanak. He was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna for service to the nation and the Patna Airport was named after him.

Who is this personality?

Question 14

Jayprakash Narayan

"I will build a ___ for the great multitude. It will be large enough for the family, but small enough for the individual to run and care for. It will be constructed of the best materials, by the best men to be hired, after the simplest designs that modern engineering can devise. But it will be so low in price that no man making a good salary will be unable to own one – and enjoy with his family the blessing of hours of pleasure in God's great open spaces.“

Who about what?

*Question 15

Henry Ford about the Model T

The X were originally intended as a defence against Highwaymen and bandits.

They were headquartered in the then newly captured Al Aqsa mosque. But later grew to become the worlds first multinational company. Its armed division was considered elite shock troops, punching through the enemy lines with ease.

But its main form of popularity was gained by the its banking and commerce. They were made popular through many games and movies.

X?

Question 16

Knights Templar

X is one of the most dangerous phenomenon that causes fatalities on the road. Its completely invisible, so drivers can't avoid it. It causes over 200 deaths per year in the USA. Its also a name given to one of ACDCs albums.

Question 17

Black Ice

X is a name given to a form of behavior that is exhibited particularly by some African Americans in the US.

They harbor a particular hatred for their own kind and a fondness and envy for the Caucasians.

This name originates from a product, also very popular in the US, which signifies that outer appearances can be deceptive.

Even though most people think that the product name was derived from the ideology, it an actually the other way around.

X?

Question 18

Oreo

The logo designed by Jaiswal, a student of the Symbiosis Institute of Design (SID), among many others.

Logo of what?

Question 19

Pune Zoo

*Question 20

Chocolates of Putin by Lviv studio

Mt. Chimborazo is an inactive stratovolcano of the Andes.

It is the highest mountain of Ecuador. In spite of being much less elevated that Everest, Chimborazo has a unique distinction in the world. This is due to its location.

What is the unique distinction?

Question 21

Closest mountain to the moon

When the X practice was first started, it came to be associated with a number of things like the Kennedy and Lincoln assassinations, dropping of the atomic bomb etc.

But the reasons behind it were far more simple. It was mainly done to show orderliness, emphasize brand name, to show victory and to make the product look 'happy'.

What Practice?

Question 22

Watch timings set to 10:10 in ads!

Question 23

Godot

X is an word originally from Haitian Creole that was adopted into English by Robert Southey in 1812.

Oxford gives the origin of this word as west African coming from the kongo words for God and fetish.

Although X is often associated with voodoo culture, it has nothing to do with it.

X has become a part of popular culture because of movies and books.

X?

Question 24

Zombie

X is a peer to peer payment system introduced in 2009.

Although hailed as the currency of the future, it is subject to various legal regulations.

X is made of 2 words which appropriately describes its motives.

In India, X is known as Y. Y is made of a word which in India, we all would love to have as a guest, and never to leave.

X and Y?

*Question 25

Bitcoin; Laxmicoin

Question 26

Saturday Night Fever

Question 27

Fuleco the Armadillo!

X was born in Murshidabad and is widely regarded as one of the best playback singers of modern times.

Naturally versatile, X settled in Mumbai after finishing in top 6 in the reality show Fame Gurukul.

X started working as an assistant to music director Pritam, and Shankar-Ehsan-Loy.

He got his major break from a 2012 blockbuster movie.

X?

Question 28

Arijit Singh

Killer fan theory of which beloved movie?

The movie is about a man’s life. His wife is brutally murdered by a serial killer. In the resulting encounter, his son is left physically disabled. In a twisted turn of events, his son is kidnapped. The man has to track the kidnapper and save his son thousands of miles away from his home. Along the way, he finds an unexpected friend and helper in a mentally disabled woman.

Question 29

Finding Nemo

*Question 30

Bad Motherfucker! ; Pulp fiction!

The End!