Another Short quiz done in a hurry

1. Ashwin Balasubramaniam

2. • All Questions are written
• Apologies for the semi preparedness and absence the
quiz was rushed didn’t want to miss this one again.

3. • 3.86 km of +
• 180.25 km of +
• 42.2 km of = ?????

4. • To lay to rest various conspiracy theories regarding a
reversal of a decision made in Chandigarh on 30th March
2011, this company later published an official response
justifying the reversal. Company and Decision ( sorry
very vague )

5. • Her more well known nickname is the “Swiss Miss” but
she was also dubbed the _______ given the spate of the
injuries and bad luck befalling those whom she dated,
with only the golfer Sergio Garcia and ice hockey pro
Pavel Kubina having emerged unscathed. Who, and fill in
the blanks as well

6. • What word refers to a ship which is afloat but incapable
of going to sea. Also used to refer to incomplete ships or
old ones where internal

7. • What event is being depicted here

8. • 1. Ironman Triathlon
• 2. Hawk-Eye Innovations ,Sachin’s LBW against Ajmal
• 3. Matina Hingis ( Black Widow)
• 4. Hulk
• 5. St.Boniface felling Thor’s Oak
• Avengers

9. • In April 1976, H. Narasimhaiah, a physicist, and then vice
chancellor of Bangalore University, founded and chaired
a committee "to rationally and scientifically investigate ….
..". Narasimhaiah's committee was dissolved in August
1977. According to Erlendur Haraldsson, the formal
challenge from the committee came to a dead end
because of the negative attitude of the committee, and
perhaps because of all the fanfare surrounding it.
Narasimhaiah held the fact that he was ignored to be one
of several indications that his miracles were fraudulent.
As a result of this episode, a public debate raged for
several months …perhaps to this day. What was
Narasimhaiah trying to get to the bottom of …..?

10. • Identify this Chinese leader who has recently fallen out of
favour

11. • The owner of the sushi shop in Okinawa is named after a
real life historical samurai ( incidentally played by the
same actor Sony Chiba ). Give the name of this character
and how does he help “The Bride” get even with Bill

12. • Xbox : PlayStation : Nintendo Wii :: Kinect : Move :
_______?
• ( Analogy Not entirely right but what is the bundle of the
wiimote and portable joystick called ? )

13. • 6. Sai Baba’s “Miracles ”
• 7.Bo Xilai former head of the Chongqing branch of the
Party
• 8. Hattori Honzo makes her a new Katana
• 9. Wii Nunchuck
• Connect Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

14. • This Term for a particular group gained prominence in
2006, and is described in the urban dictionary as “A
selection of overpublicised, vacuous anorexics …., easily
distinguished by their orange skin tone and high body
plastic index”
• The former posh spice is genrally referred to as the
“Queen of _____ ”?

15. • In South America _____ refers to the starch of the plant
and in India usually to the root. This is processed to get
what sabudana or javvarasi .

16. • Identify

17. • Which Billy Wilder movie starring Jack Lemmon and
Shirley Mclaine is this a poster of.

18. • 10. Wags (taking liberties with the spelling with this one)
• 11. Tapioca
• 12. Pablo Picasso
• 13. Irma La Douce
• Characters from TinTin (Non – Exhaustive)

19. • What does that number signify?

20. • ELO Rating.

21. • Where ?

22. • Rosa Parks Bus in Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn