3. Rules
• 25+1 questions.
• Each question carries 1 point. (Except Zeroeth
ques)
• Part points to be given wherever applicable.
• Use of unfair means will lead to
disqualification.
• Quizmaster: ultima ratio regum.
4. Zeroeth Question.
(no points)
This audio is the opening track of a famous
sitcom. Name the show.
8. Q2.
There were sixteen castings released in 1968,
eleven of them designed by Harry Bentley Bradley,
with the first one produced being a dark blue
Custom Camaro. Although Bradley was from the car
industry, he had not designed the fully functional
versions of the real cars, except the Dodge Deora
concept car, which had been built by Mike and Larry
Alexander. Another of his notable designs was the
Custom Fleetside, which was based on his own
heavily customized '64 El Camino.
What is being talked about?
12. Q4.
X is Akshar Pathak's brainchild that began in
February 2012 and exploded on the pop culture
scene of Cinema of India. It captures the true
essence of each film/T.V. show that is portrayed
graphically in the limited space that he works
on. His work has caught the eye of Facebook
users around the World since it became viral
through Social Networking Forums such
as Facebook and Twitter.
16. *Q6.
X : "Before we agreed to a straight
swap, I had been committed to play
Margaret Thatcher... And Y was
Steven’s first choice for ____________
, I’d like to see that version.”
Put Funda!
17. X – Daniel Day Lewis, Y – Meryl Streep
Daniel Day Lewis acceptance speech at
85th Oscars!
20. Q8.
The twin spacecraft X 1 & 2 continue exploring
where nothing from Earth has flown before. In the
34th year after their 1977 launches, they each are
much farther away from Earth and the Sun than
Pluto. X & Y are now in the "Heliosheath" - the
outermost layer of the heliosphere where the solar
wind is slowed by the pressure of interstellar gas.
Both spacecraft are still sending scientific
information about their surroundings through the
Deep Space Network .
X 2 went on to explore Uranus and Neptune, and is
still the only spacecraft to have visited those outer
planets. Identify X.
22. Q9.
Launched on January 28 2013, Jaane Anjaane is
a music album with six songs, written and
composed by the finalists of _________ Idol.
Each song also has an an accompanying video.
The tabla player Harnam Singh says, "Love
landed me in this mess, now love has inspired
me to pursue music.
FITB
26. Q11.
Originally designed by N.G. Pansare under the
supervision of __________'s art director Walter
Langhammer, it is generally made of bronze, its
height is 46.5 cm and it weighs around five kgs.
Described as "For sheer grace, beauty and
artistic merit, it bears comparison with the best
of its kind in the world for it is as classic as our
most ancient bronzes and as modern as the
newest Florentine expressions.''
What is being talked about ?
28. Q12.
Together with the springbok antelope, the X had been
treated as a sometimes controversial national symbol
in South Africa, both during and after apartheid.
The former South African Prime Minister and architect
of apartheid, Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd, had a dream
to change the flag of South Africa to have in its center
a leaping springbok antelope over a wreath of six X.
This proposal, however, aroused too much controversy
to be implemented. After the demise of apartheid, the
ANC government decreed that South African sporting
teams, hitherto called "Springboks" were to be known
as the "X", although an exemption was made for the
rugby union team, who remain "Springboks".
Id X
32. Q14.
Angaraag Mahanta, better known as X
formed an electronic folk-fusion band in
2007 called X and The East India Company.
The band consists of X on vocals, Brin Desai
on live electronics, Jinti on lead guitars,
Kirti on percussion and Dipu on bass and
Tanmay on Drums.
Identify X?
34. Q15.
Which epic work was compiled during 1469 to
1708, containing works of Ramanand, Sheikh
Farid, Kabir, Ravidas, Beni, Namdev, Sadhana,
Bhikhana, Parmanand, Sain, Dhanna, Pipa,
Surdas, Jayadev & Trilochan ?
40. Q18.
In early 2009 it was in the news due to a firmware
flaw in a batch of phones that were manufactured
in a plant in Bochum, Germany. The phone could
supposedly be programmed to receive messages
directed to a different phone number, thus
receiving sensitive bank or other data. This flaw was
brought to authorities' attention after some phones
were sold for over US$32,000. There is only one
source, a volunteer association using the name
Ultrascan, that all these articles fall back to. A proof
of concept or any other evidence for its claims was
never published. It was Nokia's one billionth phone
sold and was purchased in Nigeria.
What is being talked about?
42. *Q19.
In 2005, Terry Balsamo, Evanescence guitarist, incurred a
stroke from __________.
In 2009, Slayer bassist/vocalist Tom Araya began
experiencing spinal problems due to his aggressive form of
___________, and had to undergo anterior cervical
discectomy and fusion.
In 2011, Megadeth guitarist Dave Mustaine said that his
neck and spine condition, known as stenosis was caused by
many years of ___________.
FITB.
46. Q21.
Sports Notice: Our friend and companion Hans
Gamper former Swiss [football] champion, being
keen on organising some football games in the city
asks anyone who feels enthusiastic enough about
the sport to present themselves at the office of this
newspaper any Tuesday or Friday evening between
the hours of 9 and 11 pm.
Gamper's advertisement in _________(newspaper)
2 October 1899.
Which football club was formed after this
newspaper ad?
48. *Q22.
Core Values of which organisation?
• We 'bear witness' to environmental destruction in a
peaceful, non-violent manner;
• We use non-violent confrontation to raise the level and
quality of public debate;
• In exposing threats to the environment and finding
solutions we have no permanent allies or adversaries;
• We ensure our financial independence from political or
commercial interests;
• We seek solutions for, and promote open, informed
debate about society's environmental choices.
52. Q24.
On 25 June 1934,X was in Pune along with his
wife,to deliver a speech at Corporation Auditorium.
They were traveling in a motorcade of two cars. The
car in which the couple was travelling was delayed
and the first car reached the auditorium. Just when
the first car arrived at the auditorium, a bomb was
thrown, which exploded near the car. This caused
grievous injury to the Chief Officer of the Pune
Municipal Corporation, two policemen and seven
others. Nevertheless, no account or records of the
investigation nor arrests made can be found. X's
secretary, believed that the attempt failed due to
lack of planning and co-ordination.
Idenify X!
53.
54. Q25.
"I remember when my daddy gave me that gun.
He told me that I should never point it at
anything in the house; and that he'd rather I'd
shoot at tin cans in the backyard. But he said
that sooner or later he supposed the
temptation to go after birds would be too
much, and that I could shoot all the blue jays I
wanted - if I could hit 'em; but to remember it
was a sin _________________."
FITB
