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4. Q.1
This is the picture of a Walkman SRF-39FP.
These were highly treasured pieces as they could run for 40
hours on an AA battery and pick up radio reception even
through thick walls.
What does FP stand for and what is the purpose of the see-
through case?
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7. Ans.1
FP stands for Federal Prison. These were specifically made for
those behind bars. They came with a see-through case so
inmates couldn‟t hide any contraband inside
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8. Q.2
If you have ever leafed through an issue of The Economist or
any other glossy magazine meant for the upwardly mobile as
they wait in first-class airport lounges, you have seen a _____
________ ad: a father and son, usually on a boat, are laughing
sternly at the sea, while the tagline reminds you that “You never
actually own a _____ ________. You merely look after it for
the next generation.”
Identify.
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12. Q.3
This is the statue of Zeus at the Ashmolean Museum at
Oxford, United Kingdom. It is a direct inspiration for the logo
of which Amsterdam based chemical giant?
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15. Q.4
Pepsi on October 21, 2015 released a drink called Pepsi Perfect.
The sales were limited to 6500 bottles and the cost of each
bottle was $20.15 each.
What was the reason behind the name and what was the
significance of the date?
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18. Q.5
Angela Merkel was recently named the TIME person of the
year. Merkel is only the fourth woman to ever be named
Person of the Year, after Time opened up the contest to
women in 1936. In fact, she is the first standalone woman to
be awarded the title since 1986.
However, a group of women – Cynthia Cooper, Coleen
Rowley and Sherron Watkins were featured as Persons of the
Year in 2002.
What were they collectively called by TIME?
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22. Q.6
In 1987, X had passed the $1 billion mark in corporate sales
and was in the process of revamping its advertising and
marketing strategies. For one of the campaigns, X needed some
catchy music and decided to use the song Y by Z.
X paid $500,000 for the right to use the song for one year, split
between recording owner Capitol-EMI and song publisher
ATV Music Publishing (owned by Michael Jackson). Z filed a
lawsuit in July 1987 objecting to X‟s use of the song.
An article in Los Angeles Times said: Z want to stop the Y.
Identify X and Y.
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25. Q.7
Is thy face like thy mother's, my fair child!
X! sole daughter of my house and heart?
When last I saw thy young blue eyes they smiled,
And then we parted.
-Lord Byron
Connect these lines to the image on the
right.
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28. Q.8
X is entering the adult coloring book market with a new book,
The Art of Romance.
Lisa Milton, executive publisher, said: “Coloring is a key trend
in publishing at the moment, and as a heritage brand, with our
archive of over 100 years, we were spoiled for choice in
creating the book. In bringing together the vintage covers,
snippets of social history and utterly fabulous fashions across
the decades, I can‟t think of a better way to tell the story of X
than through The Art of Romance.”
Identify X.
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32. Q.9
___________ has an „e‟ for excellence, England, Europe and
entente cordiale...and I might have added 'e' for extravagance
and 'e' for escalation as well.
- Tony Benn, British Minister for Technology.
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36. Q.10
It was the 1st match of the series vs. Bangladesh in 2006.
Gilchrist was standing up to the stumps vs. Warne and while
doing so he kept up a constant stream of chatter. Here‟s what
he said:
Travelex Foreign Exchange boys!
Plenty of energy from a Milo Energy Bar.
Keep it well oiled with Castrol boys. Come on.
What‟s the context?
(video on next slide)
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40. Q.11
The Experimenter is a 2015 movie based on the famed social
psychologist X.
In 1961, X conducted a series of radical behaviour experiments
that tested ordinary humans willingness to obey authority.
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44. Audience
As per various reports on the Internet, she is Neeru Deshpande
from Nagpur. As per the reports, the picture was clicked when
she was 4 years 3 months old.
Another source – the Wikipedia page (before it was updated)
came up with the name „Gunjan Gundaniya‟.
Finally, Mayank Shah, Group Product Manager at this company
put all the folklore to rest and revealed that it was actually an
illustration by an Everest creative back in the 60s.
Identify.
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52. Q.1
52
The Coca-Cola bottles (with a
yellow cap) are different from the
normal Coca-Cola bottles.
These are sweetened with sugar
instead of with corn syrup as is
usually the case.
What‟s the reason behind this?
56. Q.2
56
Terminal 3, also known by the trademarked name Worldport,
was an iconic airport terminal built by Pan Am in 1960 at John
F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, New York, United
States. It was distinguished by its elliptical, four-acre roof,
suspended far from the outside columns of the terminal below
by 32 sets of steel posts and cables.
What problem did this design of the terminal propose to solve?
(image on next slide)
61. Q.3
61
Bushnell and Dabney originally named their firm Syzygy
Engineering. When they went to incorporate their firm, they
found that Syzygy (an astronomical term) already existed in
California.
The new name was chosen from the game Go. Bushnell wrote
down several words from the game Go, eventually choosing
_______, a term that in the context of the game means a state
where a stone or group of stones is imminently in danger of
being taken by one's opponent.
65. Q.4
65
The X logo, the Innovation Ring, was designed by Landor
Associates.
One source inside X says that the logo is actually a Zen
Buddhist symbol for "eternal truth", the Enso, turned 90
degrees and modified. Another source says it represents the
mythic ouroboros, a snake holding its tail in its mouth. X‟s logo
also has been said to represent constant re-creating and re-
thinking. Carly Fiorina picked the logo because her mother was
a painter and she rejected the sterile geometric logos of most
high tech companies. A Dilbert comic strip also mocked this
logo.
What‟s X?
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70. Q.5
70
The iconic three-note X chimes came about after several years of
development. It consists of a succession of three distinct pitches: G,
E and C, sounded in that order. The chimes were the first ever audio
trademark to be accepted by the United States Patent and Trademark
Office.
Contrary to widespread belief, the "G-E-C" sequence is not a
reference to the General Electric Company, which did not acquire X
until 1986.
A variant sequence with an additional note, G-E'-C'-G, known as "the
fourth chime", was used during significant events of extreme urgency
(including during World War II, especially in the wake of the
December 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor; on D-Day and during
disasters).
What‟s X?
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99. Q.12
X is a big fan of the Lord of the Rings and has at least
5 companies named after things/places found in the
books. 4 of them are Rivendell One LLC, Lembas LLC,
Valar Ventures and Mithril Capital Management. The
fifth and probably the most well known is Y.
Y is a private American software and services company,
specializing in data analysis. The products of Y are
called Gotham and Metropolis. Logo of Y alongside.
X and Y please
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102. Q.13
This company was founded in 1890 as A.G. Thompson Pty
Ltd by Alfred Grace Thompson, a migrant harness and saddle
maker who turned to manufacturing sports equipment when
his livelihood was threatened by the advent of the motor car. It
produces a range of equipment from Kahuna, Bubble II,
Verve, Instict, Cadejo, Onyx and Plasma to Diablo, Genesis,
Sword, Ice, Beast and CCX.
It also manufactures hockey sticks and equipment which are
used by many top international players. Flagship stick models
include the Phoenix L-Bow and the Dragon M-Bow stick. Its
Hockey balls have been used exclusively in every Olympic
Games since 1956 and the World Cup since 1984.
Identify this company
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105. Q.14
Interviewer: Do you actually read _________?
I studied it in school but I was really not into it. He's incredible and I get
it. Growing up, I was like, 'Oh, no.' I can't tell you anything new about
______ _________. I don't know him. I read a lot of biographies on
him, and I can definitely feel that we're from the same family.
This is what she had to say when asked about ______
_________, her great-grandfather. She will be the first of her
kind. However, thanks to her mother, she will not be the first
from her family.
Who is she and what is being talked about?
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108. Q.15
This is a parody (one among many!) of a TIME magazine cover
which was released on August 17, 2015. Identify the person/his
invention.
(image on next slide)
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113. Q.16
The Mercury Theatre on the Air was a radio series of live radio
dramas created by X. The 17th episode of the series, The War
of the Worlds, became famous for allegedly causing mass panic.
As a direct result of the front-page headlines X generated with
his production, Y signed on as sponsor. This sponsored
continuation of The Mercury Theatre on the Air was called
The Y Playhouse which ran for two years and made its last
broadcast in March 1940.
Identify X and Y.
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116. Q.17
He was a popular spokesperson from the 1960s to the early
2000s. He started with White Owl cigars, and later endorsed
Jell-O pudding, Coca-Cola, Texas Instruments, E. F. Hutton &
Co., Kodak, etc.
The Marketing Arm, a unit of Omnicom Group that ranks
perceptions of celebrities based on online polls, said new
survey results show that X, once the third-most trusted
celebrity in its database, now ranks at no. 2,615 and it‟s safe to
say he‟ll never be a trusted spokesperson again.
Identify.
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119. Q.18
“We get this question a lot. Why is your logo an ________? It‟s
a really simple concept. There is a common saying associated
with _______. That was the sort of incredible spark of an idea
that we had. It focuses on the core idea.
However, there were some reservations about the initial logo
design. It seemed quite political. The logo with three stars is the
logo for Y. And then we decided to change the design and have
a more obvious color surrounding the idea.”
-Gabe Campodonico and Andrew Sinkov (both working at X)
discussing the X logo
Identify X and Y
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122. Q.19
The X effect is the phenomenon whereby higher expectations lead to
an increase in performance. The effect is named after the Greek myth
of X, a sculptor who fell in love with a statue he had carved.
A corollary of the X effect is the Y effect, in which low expectations
lead to a decrease in performance. The effect is named after the Y, a
clay creature that was given life by Rabbi Loew of Prague in Jewish
mythology. According to the legend, the Y was originally created to
protect the Jews of Prague; however, over time, the Y grew more and
more corrupt to the point of spiraling violently out of control and
had to be destroyed.
The effect was named after the Y legend in 1982 by Babad, Inbar,
and Rosenthal because it “represents the concerns of social scientists
and educators, which are focused on the negative effects of self-
fulfilling prophecies”.
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125. Q.20
The project for the dramatic reinvention of X was kept top
secret and referred to simply as „Project Dawn‟ by the company.
In a feature on Project Dawn, TIME‟s Eliana Dockterman
explains that Y‟s feminist backstory from the film and her
recognizability as a character make her partially exempt from
the criticism that‟s been leveled at X for 57 years.
Identify X and Y.
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131. Audience
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A groovy rap video was released by the NGO Jhatkaa.org in
July 2015. Written by Chennai-born rapper Sofia Ashraf and set
to Nicki Minaj's “Anaconda,” this video takes an undisguised
jab at X for its failure to clean up mercury contamination or
compensate workers affected by its thermometer factory in Y.
Identify X and Y.
134. Q.21
There were seven and not one as is believed. The first was Slats
from 1917 to 1928. Jackie, born in 1915, was the
second. Among the others were Telly, Coffee, Tanner and
George.
The sound of Jackie was recorded separately and then married
to a film of Jackie, with Jackie's head in a frame to give a black
surround.
The first time the sound was used was in the movie „White
Shadows in the South Seas’. Also, it is Jackie who is seen at the
beginning of The Wizard of Oz (1939).
What are we talking about?
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137. Q.22
In 2016, _________ released a two-part short films series titled
An Intimate Conversation with _________ ______________.
In the films, she is seen running through leaves and meditating
in her East Coast home.
In Nature, she describes her home and family, and the deep
connection she has with the sights and smells of the earth; In
Fragrance, she continues her story, discussing the power of
scent as it relates to memory.
Identify both parts.
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140. Q.23
XScript is a programming language based on Python but
inspired by X. To code in XScript is to write in malformed
sentences consisting of only pre-approved words.
Some features of Xscript:
• No floating point numbers, only integers
• All numbers must be strictly greater than 1 million. The small
stuff is inconsequential to us
• There are no import statements allowed. All code has to be
home-grown
• In its raw form, Xscript is not compatible with Windows, because
X isn't the type of guy to believe in PC
• The language is completely case insensitive
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142. Ans.23
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No floating point numbers, only integers. America never does anything halfway.
All numbers must be strictly greater than 1 million. The small stuff is
inconsequential to us.
There are no import statements allowed. All code has to be home-grown and
American made.
Instead of True and False, we have fact and lie.
All programs must end with America is great.
In its raw form, TrumpScript is not compatible with Windows, because Trump
isn‟t the type of guy to believe in PC.
The language is completely case insensitive.
143. When Fanta launched this ad in the Middle East in 2013, they
claimed it was the world‟s first _____ advertisement.
However, this was not true as Volkswagen had created a similar
ad in 2011 and had placed it in Auto Trader magazine.
What were Fanta claiming to be the pioneers of?
(Ad on next slide)
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148. Q.25
148
The National Toy Hall of Fame is an American hall of fame that recognizes
the contributions of toys and games that have sustained their popularity for
many years. Criteria for induction include: icon status, longevity, discovery
and innovation.
List of original inductees (1998-99): Class of 2000:
1. Barbie 1. Bicycle
2. Crayola 2. Jacks
3. Erector Set 3. Jump rope
4. X 4. Y
5. Frisbee
(Question continued on next slide)
149. Q.25
149
X was featured in the original Toy Story, in a scene where one
performs a quick draw duel with Woody. This short 12 second feature
was enough to give a significant sales boost, requiring the production
line to work overtime to meet demand.
Y is also known for his role in the Toy Story franchise voiced by Don
Rickles. Y has also appeared in commercials for other brands. An
example is an ad for Lay's Chips where Mr. Y comes home to see
Mrs. Y eating them although she's a ______. At the end Mr. Y joins
in and tells her to keep it their "little secret".
152. Q.26
152
This was introduced in 1910 by the company Peek Frean‟s, of
Bermondsey, London.
The original name was Creola. The new name was taken from
a European royal house of French origin.
Even though the product is made by many different
companies, it is identical with the same imprinted font and the
same pattern.
What are we talking about?
