1. Quiz Contest IV
HOT Questions.

2. Question 1
• To whom were these lines
dedicated :
“Fans should wear helmets when
______ is batting” - Sir Vivian
Richards

3. Question 3
• In 2006, X was named the richest
fictional character by Forbes
Magazine. But later X was
dropped from the list because of
angry letters from children
claiming X was real. Identify X.

4. Question 3
• Whose gravestone ?

5. Question 4
• X is a videogame character
, depicted as a
short, pudgy, Italian plumber who
resides in the Mushroom
Kingdom and also has a brother
named Luigi.

6. Question 5
• Who plays the role of Meyer
Wolfshiem in the movie The Great
Gatsby ?

7. Question 6
• Which “Baby” is this Times Of
India headline talking about :“At the age of 66, Mother India
gets ready for her 29th baby”

8. Question 7
The Hunter Commission of Inquiry
was ordered to convene by
Secretary of State for India , Edwin
Montagu in 1919.
What was the reason for setting up
the commission?

9. Question 8
• Which fashion house creates
exquisite Ostrich skin bags like
this one featured in ZNMD as
Bagwathi?

10. Question 9
• Born as Mona Jandali, she is a novelist , whose exhusband named a famous TV cartoon series after her
family name. She is also the sister of a famous former
Tech CEO.
Who is the Tech CEO and what is the name of the Cartoon
series?

11. Question 10
• This city was named after Jamshedji Tata.
Which city are we talking about?

12. Question 11
• This wonder, is also referred to as
the:“Teardrop on the cheek of eternity”

13. Question 12
• 46664 is a series of AIDS charity concerts
played in honour of __X__ , who was
imprisoned at Robben Island.• Shortly before
Joe Strummers death, he and Bono co-wrote
the song "46664" for __X__, as part of the
campaign against AIDS in Africa.• Name __X__
and also give the significance of “46664”.

14. Question 13
• “I wish the whole world could see what I see.
Sometimes you have to go up really high to
understand how small you really are.“
Whose words?

15. Question 14
• X is a Swahili phrase that can be translated
literally as "no worries." Its meaning is similar
to the English phrase "no problem" or
Australian English phrase "no worries" and
also can be translated to "don't worry, be
happy. Identify X

16. Question 15
• X was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland,
to Fred and Deborah Sue Davisson. He has two
elder sisters, Whitney and Hilary. In his youth,
he was diagnosed with ADHD. Between 2004
and 2008, he studied sports marketing and
management. X has made an estimated $5
million per year in endorsements, including a
$1 million endorsement recently. Identify X.

17. Question 16
• "We have decided to continue with him as he
is synonymous with the brand and network of
the company. He was more of an emotional
attachment and was also important from the
creative perspective. The child was not
important though he would be introduced in
the second phase" said Harit Nagpal, the
business director of the company. What is
being talked about here?

18. Question 17
• Where can you find the following? The Cyrillic
letter И , the Greek letter Ω , the Korean
syllabic block 위 , the Arabic
letter (Waw), the Chinese character 維 , the
Hindi akshar at the left, the Bangla borno
the Kannada akshara at the bottom, the
Hebrew letter | (Vav), the Georgian ვ (Vin)
, the Armenian Վ (Vev) and glyphs like
維基大典 in Classical Chinese and the
Japanese katakana ウィ.

19. Question 18

20. Question 19
• In 1997, X decided to introduce an integrated
corporate design, choosing as the core
element a new and yet familiar logo: the 3
bars. It was designed in 1990 by then Creative
Director Peter Moore, and initially used on the
Equipment range of performance products. It
is inspired by the 3-Stripes as they appear on
footwear. Identify X

21. Question 20
• X, designed by D Udaya Kumar, was presented
to the public by the Government of India on
15 July 2010, following its selection through
an “open” competition among Indian
residents.The design resembles a Devanagari
letter and a Latin capital letter. Identify X

22. Question 21

23. Question 22

24. Question 23
• An Indian law states that:
A crime if attempted , then the person will be
imprisoned.
But, if the crime is completed, then no action
is possible against the criminal.
Which crime?

25. Question 24
•
Ad for what?

26. Question 25

27. Question 26
What happened on July 21 at
02:56 UTC (0826 IST),1969?

28. Question 27
It was announced that Y will be the
artistic director for the 2012
Olympic games opening ceremony.
Y is the director of 28 Days Later ,
Sunshine and Train spotting . Y won
Oscar by directing an adaptation of
the novel Q & A (2005) by Indian
author and diplomat Vikas Swarup.

29. Question 28
• His first store was called ‘The Peoples Place’
with an investment of US$150.He would
customize and sell jeans and bell bottoms
bought in New York City. His first signature
collection came in 1985. He has been
announced as the fashion consultant for
American Idol 2012.Do you know who this
famous designer is?

30. Question 29
• “Rule No.1: Never lose money.
Rule No.2: Never forget rule No.1”

31. Question 30
• Victor Gruen designed the first of these in
1956,impelled by his hatred of cars and his
hatred of American suburbs. The structure
that he put up at Edina in Minneapolis was
envisioned as an air-conditioned centre where
community would be possible. This structure
is still in use. What did Gruen thus create?

33. Question 32
• Andy Rubin and Rich Miner deviced this
software as early as 2003 before they sold it to
the company which owns it today for
$50million.The company kept it in cold storage
for 4years until 2007.Rubin and Miner now
hold high posts in this company . Id the
software.

35. Question 34

36. Question 35
• The following was the content of an email sent way
back in the 1900s.What significance?
•
DIGITAL WILL BE GIVING A PRODUCT PRESENTATION OF THE NEWEST
MEMBERS OF THE DECSYSTEM-20 FAMILY; THE DECSYSTEM-2020, 2020T,
2060, AND 2060T. THE DECSYSTEM-20 FAMILY OF COMPUTERS HAS EVOLVED
FROM THE TENEX OPERATING SYSTEM AND THE DECSYSTEM-10 COMPUTER
ARCHITECTURE. BOTH THE DECSYSTEM-2060T AND 2020T OFFER FULL
ARPANET SUPPORT UNDER THE TOPS-20 OPERATING SYSTEM. THE
DECSYSTEM-2060 IS AN UPWARD EXTENSION OF THE CURRENT DECSYSTEM
2040 AND 2050 FAMILY. THE DECSYSTEM-2020 IS A NEW LOW END MEMBER
OF THE DECSYSTEM-20 FAMILY AND FULLY SOFTWARE COMPATIBLE WITH ALL
OF THE OTHER DECSYSTEM-20 MODELS.WE INVITE YOU TO COME SEE THE
2020 AND HEAR ABOUT THE DECSYSTEM-20 FAMILY AT THE TWO PRODUCT
PRESENTATIONS WE WILL BE GIVING IN CALIFORNIA THIS MONTH. THE
LOCATIONS WILL BE:Â Â Â Â Â TUESDAY, MAY 9, 1978 - 2 PMÂ Â Â Â Â HYATT
HOUSE (NEAR THE L.A. AIRPORT)Â Â Â Â Â LOS ANGELES, CAÂ Â Â Â Â
THURSDAY, MAY 11, 1978 - 2 PMÂ Â Â Â Â DUNFEYS ROYAL COACHÂ Â Â Â Â
SAN MATEO, CAÂ Â Â Â Â (4 MILES SOUTH OF S.F. AIRPORT AT BAYSHORE, RT
101 AND RT 92)A 2020 WILL BE THERE FOR YOU TO VIEW. ALSO TERMINALS
ON-LINE TO OTHER DECSYSTEM-20 SYSTEMS THROUGH THE ARPANET. IF YOU
ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT THE NEAREST DEC
OFFICE FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE EXCITING DECSYSTEM-20

37. Question 36
• X is an American actor, film producer and
rapper. X also earned critical praise for his
performances in Six Degrees of Separation and
The Pursuit of Happiness , receiving Best Actor
Oscar nominations for the latter two. X
achieved modest fame as a rapper under the
name The Fresh Prince.
Identify X.

38. Question 37

39. Question 38
• An American billionaire playboy, industrialist,
and ingenious engineer resides at –
10880, Malibu Point , Malibu, California – 90265
Whom are we talking about?

40. Question 39

41. Question 40
• The 182 meters (597 ft) monument that will
be created directly facing the Narmada
Dam, 3.2 km away on the river island called
Sadhu Bet of Narmada
river, Bharuch in Gujarat state of India. On
completion, it will be the tallest statue in the
world.

42. Question 41

43. Question 42

45. Question 44
• Dominique Ansel , an American baker
, recently invented this new type of pastry“A hybrid variety by crossing over American
Donut and French Croissant”
What was the name given to this variety?

46. Question 45
• This place in India has been recognized many a
times by BBC, Rashad Hussain, Discovery
Channel and The Limca Book of Records.
President Obama ‘s special envoy Rashad
Hussain described it s the “best” in India
specially appreciating the involvement of
people through mixed cultures and castes.
Which place are we talking about?

47. Question 46
• Julian Assange, an Australian Internet
activist, is generally described as the
founder, editor-in-chief, and director of this
organization.
This international, online,non
profit, journalistic organization aims at
publishing secret information, news leaks, and
classifying media from anonymous sources
Name this INFAMOUS organization , with this.
slogan “ We Open Governments”.

48. Question 47
• This famous word had been named as
“word of the year” by Oxford Dictionaries.
Editors say, “The word has evolved from a
niche social media tag into a mainstream
term for a self-portrait photograph”.

49. Question 48
• To which personality were these lines
dedicated“He swings like a butterfly , stings like a bee”.

50. Question 49
• Arvind Kejriwal officially launched his AAP on
the 26th of November 2012.
Why did he choose the date- 26/11 ?

52. Question 51

53. Question 52
• 11:45 pm, 14th July 2013, a message was sent
to Rahul Gandhi by Ashwin Mishra which
stated “ Bye Bye Rahul”.
What was the purpose of this message?

54. Question 53
• If you die in your dreams, then you are
actually dead in reality.
Serious or joking?

55. Question 54

56. Question 55
• “Gomutra “ is one of the five amrits of The
Panchamrit.
Serious or joking?

57. Question 56
• Mother is responsible for the gender of child.
Serious or joking?

58. Question 57

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