Mood Indigo 2013 - Conundrums - Pune Prelims

Mood Indigo

Conundrums
The general quiz
Pune prelims
Oct 2013
J. Ramanand + Harish Kumar
conundrums . mood indigo 2013 . pune

This was the Pune Round of
Conundrums 2013(the General
Quiz) as part of Omniscience,
Mood Indigo 2013


In his book "Balham to Bollywood",
actor Chris England writes:
“From the start there has been a rumour that
__ __ is going to visit the sets - indeed there is
some talk of him actually appearing in Lagaan,
perhaps as a villager who doesn't quite have
what it takes to make the Champaner team,
which would be quite a good gag”.

Fill the blank.

Answer
Sachin Tendulkar


Which Asian country's flag can be described as follows:
White background
Two dark blue strips, one each on the top and bottom
A blue "Magen David" in the centre


Answer

Israel; the Magen David is also known as the Star of
David in English
Image: Wikipedia


Catering to the nation, this is the logo of which
Indian corporation?


Answer
IRCTC
(Indian Railway Catering and Tourism
Corporation)


Which South American capital is closest to the Equator?


Answer

Quito, the capital of Ecuador (which is named because
the Equator runs through the country)
Image: FAO.org


This Chinese geographical feature has a colourful name.
The colour is a result of sandstorms originating from the
Gobi desert.
Which feature?


Answer

The Yellow Sea


What word did Apple Inc. remove from its official name
on January 9, 2007, indicating that its business focus
had changed?


Answer
Computer


Guru Purnima is celebrated during the month of
Ashada. In Hindu tradition, this is also the
birthday of an important guru.
Who?


Answer
Ved Vyasa


Four* actors played the same character in this 2012 film, showing him at
different ages. If Gautam Belur was age 5, Ayush Tandon around 11, who
played the adult version?

(*which is a number more than 3)


Answer
Irrfan Khan (Pi Patel in "Life of Pi")


This is the logo of which educational institution?

Answer

University of Pune/Pune Vidyapeeth

Also known as the Darbar Sahib, what is the popular English
name of the Harmandir Sahib?


Answer
Golden Temple

Image: Wikipedia


Which scientist's statue is found
at the Saint-Jacques Tower in
Paris, as he is said to have studied
atmospheric pressure there?

Image: http://static.panoramio.com/photos/large/55391802.jpg


Answer
Blaise Pascal


Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah is seen on the banknotes
of which country? (and he has a lot of such
banknotes)


Answer
Brunei (he is the Sultan
of Brunei and one of
the richest men in the
world)

Image: Coins and Banknotes.com


What is this blueprint (released in September 2013) depicting?


Answer


This is the logo of a charitable foundation
headquartered in San Francisco. It runs several projects
with contributors from around the world. If you take the
name of its most famous project, and replace the fifth
letter with an "M", you will get this foundation's first
name.
Which foundation?


Answer
Wikimedia Foundation
(the famous project being
Wikipedia)


This country saw five royal rulers with this first
name. Four of them were associated with the
following adjectives:
the Moneybag
the Fair (or Handsome)
the Great
the Fearsome (or Terrible)

What name?

Answer
Ivan (Russian Tsars)


Which ‘sorrowless’ tree’s scientific name is
“Saraca Indica”?


Answer
Ashoka (the name literally means “without
sorrow”)


The singer Norah Jones features
on the title track of this 2013
album.
Who is the main artiste behind
the album (seen here)?


Answer
Anoushka Shankar (her half-sister)


Who was former French President Francois Mitterand speaking of
when he said:
“She had the eyes of Caligula* and the mouth of Marilyn Monroe”

*Caligula: a notoriously cruel Roman Emperor

+

Answer
Margaret Thatcher

Image: abc.au


****ed Questions


Dan Leydon is an illustrator well-known for his
sports visuals. What famous footballing strategy
does the last block represent?


Answer
The Dutch “Total Football” (note the Orange
colour of the block)


In the middle of this photo, you see
Rohail Hyatt who founded a band
called “Vital Signs” in the 80s.
Today, he is best known for being
the producer of which TV show?


Answer

Coke Studio
(Pakistan)

Image: Kohi Marri/http://khaversiddiqi.blogspot.in


The title sequence (video removed) for the TV series "Mad Men" is
inspired by a couple of films by a director. One of these films directly
inspires the "falling man" in this sequence. Which film?


Answer

Image: Wikipedia


Paul Klee was a famous Swiss painter whose work spanned
several styles. He was also known for many a quotable quote.
Complete one such line about the art of drawing:
“A ___ is a dot that went for a walk”.


Answer
“Line”

Image: Andrea Wong/flickr.com


Which sport,
once called "military patrol“,
consists of skiing and shooting,
was first added to the Winter Olympics
programme in 1960?


Answer
Biathlon


There are a couple of theories for how this old name for
Ireland comes about. One is that it means "land of
abundance". The other, which is perhaps more likely, is
that it is the land of "winter".
Which name?


Answer
Hibernia

Image: comedix.de


Prussian Blue is a blue pigment used in paints.
It can be used as a test for a member of a family
of compounds as this compound can be
prepared by treating Prussian Blue with an acid.
This association with the pigment is why these
compounds get their common name.
Which compounds?

Answer
Cyanides (Prussian Blue was created from
ferro-cyanide)


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