The Lone Wolf Quiz - NSIT Quiz Fest 2014

The NSIT Quiz Fest ‘14
The NSIT Quiz Fest ’14 Mahavir Jain
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LONE WOLF QUIZ
1. The President of a certain republic X, is also the democratically elected monarch of
another nation Y. Give X and Y.
2. The conception of Heaven in this religion includes a beer volcano and a stripper factory.
Their Hell is similar, except that the beer is stale and the strippers have sexually
transmitted diseases. Which religion?
3. Mark Shuttleworth, founder of Ubuntu Linux Distro, posted the first bug in Ubuntu’s bug
tracker in 2004. What was it? (Hint: Think beyond Ubuntu)
4. Which church has Stupidity, Pretentiousness, Solipsism, Self-deceit, Herd Conformity,
Lack of Perspective, Forgetfulness of Past Orthodoxies, Counterproductive Pride, Lack
of Aesthetics listed as the 9 worst sins?
5. Originally in Greek this word means bad star, as the ancients would blame its
occurrence on planetary positions. Which word?
6. Which word meaning “the place where we get naked” now describes a place of learning
and a place of building endurance?
7. Ancient Greek doctors seeing many female patients complaining of stomach pains, and
not being able to find the source, theorized that it was the uterus moving in her body.
The word for the diagnosis itself means "wandering uterus". Which word?
8. Which drink originated as a result of difficulties importing Coca-Cola syrup into Nazi
Germany during World War II due to a trade embargo?
9. Dr. Seuss created virulently racist propaganda during WWII against the Japanese.
Which book did he write as a heartfelt apology?
10. Sony lost the first generation of the video format wars because it did not support a
certain industry. It very reluctantly gave them support in the second generation. Which
industry?
11. The word is derived from the name of the Scholastic theologian and philosopher John
Duns Scotus, also referred to as Doctor Subtillis, or "Subtle Doctor", whose works on
logic, theology and philosophy were accepted textbooks in the universities from the 14th
century. His followers (called Xs) were mocked by Protestants in the 16th century and X
is now a derogatory term. X?

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12. In 1880 Captain Charles X was managing land in Ireland when poor harvests struck. The
lord whose lands he was managing offered to reduce the rents of his tenants, but the
offer was unsatisfactory. The tenants then refused to have anything to do with Captain
X. The lands were left untended, shops would not sell to his family, and post was not
delivered to his house. Supplies were shipped to the estate from England since no one
would deal with him in Ireland. In the end the protest was successful and X’s name
became synonymous with targeted ostracism. X?
13. Two stories exist. The first is that early followers of George Fox were so taken with
religious mania that they shook, or X-d, while they preached. The other supposed origin
of the term comes from Fox’s autobiography. Charged with blasphemy for his new
theology Fox was taken before the magistrates. Fox was defiant and “bade them tremble
at the word of the Lord.” One of the magistrates retorted that the only person to X in the
court was Fox himself. X-r?
14. During the Seven Years War the state of French finances became parlous. The finance
minister of the time was Etienne de X who, to save the French economy was forced to
put in place harsh measures to raise funds. The nobility and clergy who were normally
not called on to pay taxes but X levied taxes on various luxuries which hit the wealthy.
Because of this he was ridiculed and forced from his position. His name became
attached to anything seen as cheap. Which term did this give rise to (X?)?
15. The origin of the word X is in its derivation from the medieval word – (X with a slightly
different spelling) meaning ball of thread. This may not be of much help unless you read
up on Classical mythology. The hero Theseus was given a ball of thread to help him find
his way out of the labyrinth of Minos. By following the trail of thread he left behind him he
was able to navigate his way to the exit. X?
16. Before the invention of guttering roofs were made with wide Xs or overhangs, so that
rain water would fall away from the house to stop the walls and foundations being
damaged. This area was known as the XY. The large overhang gave good cover for
those who wished to lurk in shadows. This gave rise to a despicable term XY. XY?
17. Although Xs are a Madagascar mammal, the word X actually comes from modern Latin:
the root word referred to “spirits of the dead” in Roman mythology. (The animal X was
named this because of the ghostly appearance of its face.). X?
18. The Greeks and Romans used the term as they encountered scores of different foreign
cultures, including the Egyptians, Persians, Medes, Celts, Germanic peoples,
Phoenicians and Carthaginians. In fact, it became a common term to refer to all
foreigners. The term takes its root from a babbling sound (Which to them was anything
that wasn’t Greek). Which term?

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19. Which eponymous term refers to anecdotal failure of technical equipment in the
presence of certain people?
20. The first Rickroll was posted in 4chan’s video games message board in 2007. What was
the link disguised as?
21. The font X was created for (but not used in) in Y, a 1995 Microsoft product that was
quickly discontinued for being a spectacular failure. The font is still popular - although
highly reviled - today. Give X and Y.
22. After the war, squads of militant Jews spread over Europe attempted to track down and
execute SS officers in hiding. A Lithuanian Jew named Abba Kovner (1918-1987)
formed the _________, a group of former ghetto fighters and partisans. They sought
revenge not just against the Nazis but the entire German nation.
23. Originating in Ancient Bengal, for millennia, this fabric was considered one of the finest
luxury textiles, and adorned royalty and nobility across Asia. In antiquity, its trade
stretched from the Roman Empire to China. During British colonial rule in Bengal, the
industry was ruthlessly suppressed by various colonial policies, which favored imports of
industrially manufactured textiles from Britain. In 2013, the traditional art of weaving the
fabric in Bengal was declared by UNESCO as a masterpiece of the Intangible Cultural
Heritage of Humanity. Which fabric?
24. George Crum, a half black, half Native American cook was once trying to please an
unhappy customer. The customer complained his _______ slices were too thick. He
sliced the ________ very thin, fried them until crisp and seasoned them with extra salt.
The customer loved them. This lead to the birth of ________ ____. (The long blanks are
the same word.)
25. What describes both a symbol of Alfa Romeos and a highway interchange design? ***
26. This command line based text editor is notorious for its learning curve. A developer
tweeted “I’ve been using ___ for about 2 years now, mostly because I can’t figure out
how to exit it”. Richard Stallman refers it to the editor of the beast, ___ being related to
666, the number of the beast.
27. The Football Association of Greenland is not a FIFA member, and neither of its
confederations are hence it cannot take part in any of the tournaments conducted by
FIFA. Greenland can never become a part of FIFA either because it doesn't meet a
particular regulation. What regulation does it not meet? /*

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28. XY is Z’s arch enemy. X translates into King of Darkness. XY is 6000 years old and is
believed to be the source of all evil in this world. His source of strength is one half of the
Shakti Punj and the evil deeds committed by people in the world.ID XY and Z.
29. _______ _______ outfit was the first service uniform registered with the United States
Patent and Trademark Office. The costume is very popular in Japan, where it has lost its
original meaning and means sexiness in general.
30. The __________ Prize for Freedom of Thought, named after the Soviet scientist and
dissident ______ ______, was established in December 1988 by the European
Parliament as a means to honor individuals or organisations who have dedicated their
lives to the defense of human rights and freedom of thought. FITB.
31. Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act of 1938 prohibits the embedding of non-food items
completely enclosed inside food items, unless the non-edible part has a functioning
value. Which German chocolate is banned in the US because of this act?
32. ____ is a common name given to 70 insect species. They are mostly nocturnal and
flightless. It is also the name of a company that was created to support the effects for the
1994 movie Heavenly Creatures. Give the name of the company.
33. Andhra State was a state in India created on October 1, 1953 from the Telugu-speaking
northern districts of Madras State. It was merged with the Telugu speaking portion of
Hyderabad due to the States Reorganization Act of 1956. What was the capital of
Andhra State?
34. Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C Clarke were unsure about how best to depict the aliens in
the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey. ______ gave the solution: don’t show them at all.
FITB.
35. What are Max Muller Bhavans known as in other countries?***
36. Charles John Joughin, the chief baker aboard the RMS Titanic, was the last survivor to
leave the RMS Titanic. He survived the ship's sinking, and became notable for having
survived in the freezing water for over two hours before being pulled onto the overturned
Collapsible B lifeboat with virtually no ill effects. How, according to him, did he survive?
37. Speedo launched a patented swimsuit in 2008 so advanced, it broke 23 of 25 world
records and was banned as being classed as "technological doping". What was its
name?

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38. X was an Indian military unit raised during World War II in Germany. The initial recruits
were Indian student volunteers resident in Germany at the time, and a handful from the
Indian POWs captured by Erwin Rommel during his North Africa Campaign. The majority
of the troops of the X were only ever stationed in Europe – mostly in non-combat duties
– from the Netherlands, to Atlantic Wall duties in France until the Allied invasion of
France. Give X.
39. Three of these fell due to earthquakes, two due to fires, one probably never even
existed, and only one stands today. What am I talking about?
40. X was the name of the program used to recruit the scientists of Nazi Germany for
employment, after creating false political biographies for them, by the United States in
the aftermath of World War II. It was conducted to to deny German scientific expertise
and knowledge to the Soviet Union and the United Kingdom, as well as inhibiting post-
war Germany from redeveloping its military research capabilities. Its name is a reference
to a common stationary item.
41. What word is common to both the Roman military unit of 5400 men, and a “hacktivist”
movement?
42. X refers to a South Korean form of business conglomerate. It is a compound word,
formed from wealth or property + faction or clan. Samsung, Hyundai and LG are the
largest of such conglomerates.
43. The _______ Multimedia Container is an open standard free container format, whose
name refers to the hollow, wooden, "Russian doll", or X doll, that opens to expose
another doll that in turn opens to expose another doll, and so on.
44. X was the pseudonym of the Greek-French writer Maximiani Portas, a prominent
proponent of animal rights, deep ecology and Nazism, who served the Axis cause during
World War II by spying on Allied forces in India. She was a proponent of Hinduism and
Nazism, synthesizing the two, proclaiming Adolf Hitler to have been sent by Providence,
much like an avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu.
45. X is a Dravidian language spoken in central Balochistan in Pakistan and Afghanistan. It
is isolated from the nearest neighbour Dravidian population of South India by a distance
of more than 1500 km. What language?

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46. X was an American author of 27 novels. The number of copies of his books in print is
estimated between 290 million and 500 million. They have been published in 33
languages and 40 countries. X also published books under pseudonyms. Prior to
becoming an author, he was a theatrical actor. He once remarked: "I equate suspense
and good theater in a very similar way. I think it's all suspense and what-happens-next.
From that point of view, yes, I guess, I am theatrical." Who was X?
47. The X traces its history to 1855, when 5 stockbrokers would gather under trees in front
of the city's Town Hall. The location of these meetings changed many times, as the
number of brokers constantly increased. The group eventually moved to Y in 1874 and
in 1875 became an official organization known as 'The Native Share & Stock Brokers
Association'.
48. Connect
George Abell, 210, Northern India v Army, 1934-35
Gundappa Viswanath, 230, Mysore v Andhra, 1966-67
Amol Mazumdar, 260, Bombay v Haryana, 1993-94
Anshuman Pandey, 209*, Madhya Pradesh v Uttar Pradesh, 1995-96
Manprit Juneja, Gujarat v Tamil Nadu, 2010/11
Jiwanjot Singh, Punjab v Hyderabad, 2012/13
Vijay Zol, Maharashtra v Tripura, 2013/14
49. The TV Week X Awards, better known as the X awards are the Australian television
industry awards, which have been presented annually since 1959. Renamed by Graham
Kennedy in 1960 after he won the first Star of the Year award, the name X awards
honours the Scotsman who invented the television as a practical medium. The X awards
are considered to be the Emmy Awards of Australian Television. Awards are given in
many categories, but the most widely publicized award is the Gold X, which is awarded
to the 'most popular personality on Australian television'.
50. The popularity of the song has led to curiosity about the origins of the saying and the
identity of its language. Both the Spanish-like spelling used and an Italian-like form are
first documented, in the 16th century, as an English heraldic motto. The saying has no
history in Spain, Italy, or France, and in fact is ungrammatical in all three of these
Romance languages. It is composed of Spanish or Italian words superimposed on
English syntax. Early in the 17th century the saying begins to appear in the speech and
thoughts of fictional characters as a spontaneous expression of a fatalistic attitude,
always in an English-speaking context.

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51. His name literally means "Ocean of Wisdom". He played as a wicket keeper for most of
his career, and was an exciting but unorthodox right-handed batsman. He is the one of
three Indian cricketers of the Ranji Trophy era to have played Test cricket before they
appeared in a Ranji match, the others being Vivek Razdan and Parthiv Patel. He had the
highest score for an Indian wicketkeeper until it was broken by Mahender Singh Dhoni
recently. Who are we talking about?
52. In its heyday during the Gilded Age(1870s-early 1900s), X offered a wide array of social
diversions as a summer resort to the wealthy and powerful, including archery, billiards,
bowling, concerts, dancing, dining, horse shows, lawn bowling, reading, lawn tennis, tea
parties, and theatricals. It was best known as the home of American lawn tennis; X
hosted the 1881–1914 National Championships, later called the U.S. Open. By 1954 ,
the International Tennis Hall of Fame was established at X. It houses a museum and
regularly plays host to exhibition tennis matches involving famous players.
53. X is an annual golf tournament on the PGA Tour, established in 1974. It offers the
highest prize fund of any tournament in golf ($9.5 million since 2008). The field usually
includes the top 50 golfers in the world rankings. While it is not officially considered one
of the four major championships, X is often considered to be the "fifth major" by critics
and players due to its prestige, the iconic TPC at Sawgrass stadium course at which the
tournament has been played since 1982, and its considerably larger purse in
comparison to any other PGA Tour event.
54. A Memoir of X is a biography of the novelist X published 50 years after X’s death, written
by her nephew. A second edition was published which included previously unpublished
X writings. A family project, the biography was written by her nephew but owed much to
the recollections of X's many relatives. However, it was the decisions of her close friend
and sister to destroy many of X's letters after her death that shaped the material
available for the biography.
55. According to the travel magazine Travel + Leisure, X is the world's number six most
visited tourist attraction, bringing in approximately 21,600,000 visitors annually.
"There's not a better looking centenarian in the world." – said NYC Mayor Bloomberg
when it completed it’s 100 years in February, 2013. Among other things it’s said that this
place was used some time in history by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to reach directly
into the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel.
56. The shortened title of this 18th century magnum opus and one of the world's first
collected descriptions of work in this field takes its name from the following passage:
Isaiah 61:6 : “But ye shall be named the priests of Jehovah; men shall call you the
ministers of our God: ye shall eat X, and in their glory shall ye boast yourselves.” X is a
4-word title.

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57. The name of this famous fictional character X has gained many popular uses in Western
culture: one such use is as a description of a legendary figure, usually of underworld
crime.
In 2001, Time referred to Osama bin Laden as "a geopolitical X, an omnipresent menace
whose very name invokes perils far beyond his capability”
58. The charisma of John F. Kennedy and his family led to the figurative designation of
"__________" for his administration, credited by his wife. ___________ was a mythical
castled city, said to be located in Great Britain. It was the center of the Kingdom of
Logres. (Hint- It’s also the name of a historical-fantasy-drama television series co-
produced by the Starz cable network and GK-TV)
59. “X-Y" is a model adopted by Integrated Electronics Corporation since 2007 to follow
every microarchitectural change with a die shrink of the process technology. Every “X" is
a shrinking of process technology of the previous microarchitecture (and sometimes
introducing new instructions as with Broadwell) and every “Y" is a new microarchitecture.
Every year to 18 months, there is expected to be one X or Y.
60. X was the first non-Briton to win the men's singles at Wimbledon. He won the men's
singles twice, first in 1907 and again in 1914. He also won the doubles in each of those
years with New Zealander Anthony Wilding, whom he beat in the 1914 singles Final. He
was a major figure in establishing the ____________, which he won in 1911. X is
considered to have been a World No. 1 player in the 1900s.In 1926 he became the first
president of the Lawn Tennis Association of ________, a post he held for the next 28
years. Identify X.

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Answers
1. President of France, Co-Prince of Andorra
2. Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, FSM, Pastafarian
3. Microsoft has majority market-share
4. Church of Satan
5. Disaster
6. Gymnasium
7. Hysteria
8. Fanta
9. Horton Hears a Who!
10. Porn
11. Dunce
12. Boycott
13. Quaker
14. Silhouette
15. Clue
16. Evesdropping
17. s
18. Barbarian
19. s
20. Trailer of GTA 4
21. Comic Sans MS, Microsoft BOB
22. Avengers
23. Muslin
24. Potato chips
25. Cloverleaf
26. Vi or Vim
27. Grass does not grow naturally in Greenland
28. Tamraaj Kilvish and Shaktimaan
29. Playboy bunny
30. Andrei Sakharov
31. Kinder Suprise
32. Weta Digital
33. Kurnool
34. Carl Sagan
35. Goethe Instituts
36. He drank a shitload of alcohol
37. LZR Racer
38. Indische Legion
39. The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

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40. Operation Paperclip
41. Legion
42. Chaebol
43. Matroska
44. Savitri Devi Mukherji
45. Brahui
46. Robert Ludlum
47. X - Bombay Stock Exchange, Y - Dalal Street
48. Budhi Kunderan
49. Logie
50. Que sera sera
51. Budhi Kunderan
52. Newport Casino
53. The Player’s Championship
54. Jane Austen
55. The Grand Central Station
56. The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith
57. Keyser Soze
58. Camelot
59. Tick tock
60. Norman Brookes

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