This is the 5th quiz at a local quiz club in Mumbai. Given the eventful year that had just gone by, I decided to reminisce the year 2016, by conducting this quiz on all the good and the bad, the fun and the fallacies of 2016. Give it a shot and see how well you remember the "forgetful" 2016!

1. THE 2016 QUIZ
Quizmaster – Shashank Jogani

2. Q. What has been blanked out in the photo below?

3. A. Mahavir Singh Phogat

4. Q. Explain the significance of the event

5. A. Microsoft purchases LinkedIn

6. Q. Which place marked on the map below shot into
prominence of January 2, 2016

7. A. Pathankot

8. Q. This system was executed in Beijing in 2008 just before the
summer Olympics. The rule was initially temporary, but it
turned out to be so operationally successful the government
made it permanent. Similar road-rationing rules are imposed in
many places around the world like Paris, Mexico and Bogota to
curb road jams and another primary menace.

9. A. Odd – Even System

10. Q. In 2016, which film won the Golden Globe award for Best
Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, despite being neither a
musical nor a comedy?

11. A. The Martian

12. Q. Explain the significance of the event

13. A. Chris Gayle flirting with a journalist during a BBL match.

14. Q. To which prominent seat was this gentleman elected to
recently?

15. A. Antonio Guterres - 9th Secretary General of United Nations

16. Q. Identify this

17. A. Trump-Pence Logo

18. Q. One of their creations is a major part of one of the biggest
fads of 2016. What was their creation and what was the fad?

19. A. Black Beatles by Rae Sremmurd, Mannequin Challenge

20. Q. Fill in the blanks
• Dixon began by quieting the audience, and stated: "Vice President-elect
Pence, we welcome you and we truly thank your for joining us here at
_________. We, sir,—we—are the diverse America who are alarmed and
anxious that your new administration will not protect us, our planet, our
children, our parents, or defend us and uphold our inalienable rights. We
truly hope that this show has inspired you to uphold our American values
and to work on behalf of all of us."
• In 2016, they received a record-setting 16 Tony nominations, winning 11,
including Best Musical, and was also the recipient of the 2016 Grammy
Award for Best Musical Theater Album and the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for
Drama. The prior Off-Broadway production won the 2015 Drama Desk
Award for Outstanding Musical as well as seven other Drama Desk Awards
out of 14 total nominated categories.

21. A. Hamilton

22. Q. This person's book
won the Man's Booker
Prize 2016. Name the
person, the book and
what was so unique
about the achievement.

23. A. The
Sellout by
Paul Beatty.
He is the first
writer from
USA to win
this award.

24. Q. Demises of 2016

25. Entertainment

26. Leonard Cohen Gene Wilder
David Bowie Carrie Fisher

27. Sports

28. Chapecoense
Arnold PalmerMuhammad Ali
Martin Crowe

29. Cults

30. Fidel Castro Jayalalitha
Bhumibol Adulyadej Mufti Mohammad Sayeed

31. Miscellaneous

32. Harper Lee Neil O’Brien

33. Q. Name all the
Indian medalists
at 2016 Summer
Olympics.

34. A. PV Sindhu & Sakshi Malik

35. Q. Identify the people in this photo.

36. A. Sachin Tendulkar with all the 4 Indian medalists at the 2016
Summer Paralympics
- Devendra Jhajharia
- Mariyappan Thangavelu
- Deepa Malik
- Varun Singh Bhati

37. Q. Ringing Bells Private Limited gained worldwide due to
"X". It was made available for the first time online of
February 18. Traffic was so high on the website that it
crashed on the first day. The company claimed to launch
"X" as a part of the Make in India initiative.

38. A. Freedom 251

39. Funda

40. A. Didi Chuxing acquiring Uber China

41. Q. Identify this
American lawyer,
whose 2 letters
to the Congress,
the first one on
28th October,
2016 and the
second one on
November 6,
2016, proved to
be highly
controversial.

42. A. James Comey, Current Director of FBI

43. Q. "Politicians give ads in news channels and
mistreat journalists. All of these things have
encouraged me to start ‘X’. The idea behind ‘X’ is
to change the perspective of journalism. The
people who rejoiced when I left will eat their
words now, because I am coming back with ‘X’" -
What is X?

44. A. "The Republic" - Arnab Goswami

45. Q. Where was the 8th BRICS summit held?

46. A. Goa

47. Q. As per analytics firm Apptopia, which game
released in 2016 received 2.85 million downloads
on Day 1 of its iOS release and hence set a record
for the most number of downloads on 1st day of
release and subsequently even went on to smash
newly held records of most downloads in a week?

48. A. Super Mario Run

49. Q. BCCI partnered with their broadcasters Star
Plus for a new campaign called Nayi Soch. What
"nayi idea" did they come up with for the 5th ODI
in the India V New Zealand series at Vizag?

50. A. All Indian players sported their mother's names on their
jerseys

51. Q. Connect

52. A. Nobel Laureates of 2016

53. Twitterati 2016

66. Q. This is the cast of?

67. A. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

68. Q. Elevation training
masks are special
wearables that restrict
breathing, making people
feel like they are at a
higher altitude and getting
them out of breath
sooner than normal. They
are known to help
condition the lungs and
strengthen the
diaphragm, improving the
overall oxygen intake. Why
have these devices
generated interest online
over the past few months,
owing to popular culture?

69. A. Amitabh Bachchan's mask in Pink

70. Q. The Cartostat 2C is a special series of satellites launched by
ISRO in June this year. Known in internal jargon as the ‘Eye In
The Sky’, its USP is to provide high quality observational data of
specific areas with its panchromatic cameras producing images
in which a single pixel covers 0.6 metres. As a result of these
features, what significant purpose of national interest did it
help accomplish recently?

71. A. Surgical Strikes across the LOC

72. Q. Which product by Dharampal Satyapal (DS) Group
reached Rs 100 crore within just eight months of its
launch, its maker said, equalling the record of Coca-
Cola's diet drink Coke Zero?

73. A. Pulse Candy

74. Q. Why did this ad create a stir in 2016?

75. A. Pierce Brosnan being “grossly manipulated” by Pan Parag

76. Connect

77. A. 2016 JNU Protests

78. Connect these

79. A. Jamie’s Pizzeria

80. Q. Identify X
1. The term X may have first been used by Peter Wilding
in a Euractiv blog post on 15 May 2012. The terms "hard
X" and "soft X" are much used unofficially, and are
understood to describe the prospective relationship
between the two parties post "break-up".

81. 2. It involves invoking Article 50 and an expiry date
for the same has been set as March 2019.

82. A. Brexit

83. Q. Claiming it to be the world's biggest startup, the
patron of X said at the March 30th FICCI Frames event,
"It is one of the largest transformational green-field
digital initiatives anywhere in the world with an
investment of over Rs 150,000 crore." X was officially
launched on September 1, 2016 and it's services were
commercially launched on September 5, 2016.

84. A. Reliance Jio

85. Q. What is his
claim to
fame?

86. A. Anil Bokil, member of ArthaKranti
Sansthan and the man who has been
credited in the media to have given
Narendra Modi the idea of demonetisation

87. Q. Logo of?

88. A. Kylie Jenner’s Lip Kits

89. Q. Which company is being indicated here?

90. A. Nintendo

91. Q. In May 2016, 18-year-old
Mike Senatore showed up to
Ardrey Kell High School's senior
talent show armed with a
single piece of equipment.
Instead of a dance routine or a
standup set, he did something
that has since exploded across
the Internet. The brand Deer
Park Spring Water saw a spike
in sales due to it's particular
"advantage" in this activity.
What am I talking about?

92. A. Bottle Flip Challenge

93. Q. Inspired and
aesthetically informed by
the works of Steven
Spielberg, John Carpenter,
Stephen King, Robert
Zemeckis, and George
Lucas, among others,
identify this TV show by
the Duffer brothers.

94. A. Stranger Things

95. Q. This is the video of?

96. A. Amazon GO

97. Q. Who made the news in 2016 with this
announcement?

98. A. Awaaz E
Punjab - Navjot
Singh Sidhu

99. Q. What is being defined here:
"An adjective defined as ‘relating to or denoting
circumstances in which objective facts are less
influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to
emotion and personal belief’.

100. A. Post-truth

101. Q. Identify this
book.

102. A. The Panama Papers

103. Where did
these events
happen?

105. King’s Landing - Game of Thrones

107. Assassination of the Russian Ambassador at
Ankara, Turkey

109. Juno Orbit Mission to Jupiter

111. MetLife Stadium, New Jersey, USA

112. Q. Identify this person
• Bachelor's in Economics from the London School of Economics
• M. Phil. degree from Oxford University
• Doctorate in Economics from Yale University
• Adviser, Boston Consulting Group
• President (Business Development), Reliance Industries
• Executive Director, Infrastructure Development Finance Company
• Member, Integrated Energy Policy Committee, Government of India
• Non-Executive Director, Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation
• Non-Executive Director, Multi Commodity Exchange of India Limited

113. A. Urjit Patel

114. Q. Identify this person
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering - Indian Institute of Technology,
BHU in 1989.
• Degree - Boston College
• MBA - Northeastern University
• CFA Charter
• Vice President, Finance of Fidelity Technologies.
• Chief Marketing Officer of the T-Mobile International Division of Deutsche
Telekom AG
• President, Global Sales Operations and Business Development - Google Inc.
• Senior Vice President and Chief Business Officer of Google Inc.

115. A. Nikesh Arora

116. Q. Identify X & Y
The Battle of X is a joint offensive by the government forces with allied
militias, Kurdistan, and international forces to retake X from the Y. The
offensive, dubbed Operation "We Are Coming, Nineveh" began on 16
October 2016 with forces besieging Y-controlled areas in the Nineveh
Governorate surrounding X. The battle for X is considered key in the
military intervention against Y, which seized the city in June 2014. The
operation follows the X offensive in 2015 and 2016.

117. X – Mosul, Y - ISIL

118. Q. Identify
both the men
in the picture.

119. A. Michael Phelps & Joseph Schooling

120. Q. Also known as "Mengoubi" or "The Fair One", this
individual end the longest of it's kind revolt in world
history on 9th August, 2016, after 16 years of starting it.
The revolt was against an act which grants security
forces the power to search properties without a
warrant, and to arrest people, and to use deadly force if
there is "reasonable suspicion" that a person is acting
against the state. Who is the individual?

121. A. Irom Sharmila

122. Q. What was
his claim to
fame in 2016?

123. A. Pranav Dhanawade – First person to score 1000 runs in an officially recognized
match

124. Q. On 9 September 2016, the state of Karnataka
observed a bandh. In the following week, the unrest
continued and section 144 was imposed in Bangalore.
Curfew was also imposed on few parts of Bangalore. As
per Assocham due to these incidents, Karnataka is
estimated to have suffered a loss between Rs 22,000-
25,000 crore. What was the cause of unrest?

125. A. Kaveri River Dispute

126. Q. Japanese comedian Daimaou Kosaka had the world
at his feet with his music video released on 25 August
2016. The song became the shortest single to chart on
the Billboard Hot 100. Name the song.

127. A. Pen Pineapple Apple Pen by Pikotaro

128. Q. The Curse of the Billy Goat was a curse supposedly
placed on the X franchise in 1945 by Billy Goat Tavern
owner William Sianis that lasted in a 71-year period
from 1945 to 2016. Because the odor of his pet goat,
named Murphy, was bothering other fans, Sianis was
asked to leave Wrigley Field, X's home ground. The
curse was broken on November 3,2016 and hence also
ended the 108 year wait for a title for X. Name X.

129. A. Chicago
Cubs

130. Q. Name the following
a.World's Richest Athlete (Forbes)
b.World's Biggest Public Company (Forbes)
c.World's Most Powerful Person (Forbes)
d.World's Most Valuable Sports Team (Forbes)
e.World's Highest Paid Comedian (Forbes)
f.Best Direction (National Film Awards)
g.Most awarded movie at the 88th Academy Awards
h.List of Bharat Ratna awardees in 2016

131. Answers
a. World's Richest Athlete (Forbes) - Cristiano Ronaldo
b. World's Biggest Public Company (Forbes) - ICBC
c. World's Most Powerful Person (Forbes) - Vladimir Putin
d. World's Most Valuable Sports Team (Forbes) - Dallas Cowboys
e. World's Highest Paid Comedian (Forbes) - Kevin Hart
f. Best Direction (National Film Awards) - Sanjay Leela Bhansali for Bajirao Mastani
g. Most awarded movie at the 88th Academy Awards - Mad Max : Fury Road
h. List of Bharat Ratna awardees in 2016 - None

132. Q. Tata Tiago had to undergo a bizarre rebranding in 2016.
What was the cause?

133. A. Tiago was initially called Zica. The company took the decision to
rename the Zica as it was uncomfortably similar to the 'Zika' virus

134. Q. On April 9, 2016, President Obama tweeted,
“Congrats SpaceX on ______________. It's
because of innovators like you & NASA that
America continues to lead in space exploration.”
What feat did Space X achieve?

135. A. Space X Rocket Falcon 9 lands at sea

136. Q. Which 2016 event is being scientifically explained
here?
The liquid swimming around inside most lithium ion "accumulators" is
highly flammable. If the "accumulator" short-circuits -- say, by
puncturing the incredibly thin sheet of plastic separating the positive
and negative sides of the "accumulator", the puncture point becomes
the path of least resistance for electricity to flow. It heats up the
flammable liquid electrolyte at that spot. And if the liquid heats up
quickly enough, the "accumulator" can erupt.

137. A. Samsung Note 7 Explosion

138. Q. Flagbearer
of which
country?

139. A. Tonga

140. Q. About 620 kms away from Chennai in the Tirunelveli
district of Tamil Nadu, is situated a small town of around
70K inhabitants – Tenkasi. But what brewed out of this
Tenkasi centre is something that will put it right up
there on the world map – X’s sixth product – the
industry’s first context–rich help desk software built
right out of rural India. Or as Sridhar Vembu, founder
and CEO of X speaks of it – “Made in rural India, Made
for the world.”

141. A. Zoho