Quizzimpic 2012

QUIZZIMPIC
2012 # 30 question prelims.
# 6 star-marked questions (2,10, 17, 21, 27, 29).
# 8 top scoring teams to qualify in the finals.
# In case of a tie, teams answering more number of
star-marked questions correctly will qualify.
# If the tie still persists, marks scored in the first 5
questions will be taken into account.
# In case of any dispute, the decision of the
quizmaster is final and binding.

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2012


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2012 born in 1580 at Ballymore of Hooghly.His
1.He was
family was engaged in business. He earned enormous
amounts of money from the family export-import
business & was well known in business circles. He
donated freely to repay debts of other people.
Identify him.


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2012 American Television series that originally
*2.It is an
ran from sept.26,1982 to aug.8,1986.The series was
broadcast on NBC and starred David Hasselhoff.The
story is about a self made billionaire Wilton who
rescues police detective Michael Long after a near
fatal shot to the face.
After more than two decades of the serial’s ending,it
came in news once again.
Which TV series am I talking about?


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2012 3.David Beckham-The Style
icon,cheers.
Just name his hairstyle showing
in the picture.(Be Specific)


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2012 4.This is a poster of a 2001 comedy
film Rat Race directed by Jerry
Zucker.The main plots revolves
around six teams of people who are
given their task of racing 563 miles
from a Las Vegas casino to a silver
city,New Mexico train Station,where
a strong locker contains two million
dollars.Which Bollywood movie is
being reported to be made under
same sort of plot?

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2012 5.Put a name &
make it an
exhaustive list.


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2012term is used in psycology;According to
6.The
this,when people are asked to rate their intelligence
and moral behavior in comparison to others,people
will rate themselves as more moral but not more
intelligent than others.Which term am I talking about?


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2012 7.Naresh Mitra made a film on
Rabi Thakur’s epic novel “Gora”
under Debdutta films banner in
1938.The actors like Bipin Gupta,
Jiban Gangopadhyay,
Manoranjan Bhattacharya &
others performed in the film.The
music of the film was composed
by whom?


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2012 to the hindu Scriptures the place was
8.According
created when the sixth incarnation of Lord
Vishnu,known as Parshuram shot an arrow from his
bow at the sea asking it to recede.Thus a small patch
of land was revealed after the sea receded & it was
created.The place is now known as what?


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2012 9.Animated version of whom?


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2012 invented in 1920 by Earle Dickson for his
*10.It was
wife Josephine, who frequently cut & burned herself
while cooking. The prototype allowed her to dress her
wounds without assistance. Dickson passed the idea
onto his employer which went to produce & market
the product as what?


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2012 11.This is Aashif Sheikh who acted in
films like Chhote Sarkar,Pardesi
Babu,Zamana Deewana etc.but never
got well attention,he is well known for
his dialogue X in a mid ‘90s released
movie Y in which he protrayed a
negetive role.In his words “I’ll always
be remembered for that dialogue.”
Identify X & Y.


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2012 for Cammerray Cricket Club in the
12.He played
Northern Suburubs Cricket Association as a fast
medium bowler.After 90-91 season he won the best &
the fairest award,and was leading wicket taker.He had
the lowest bowling average in the association.His
career was shorten due to a massive back injury,but
very famous in cricket world at present.who?


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2012 ,six stanford university students created a
13.In 1994
primitive search engine called Architext.In 1995
Architext was relaunched as Exicte—the search
engine to end all search engines.In 1999 the founders
of an website was ready to sell their website for $1
million.The offer was lowered to $750,000,still Exicte
wasn’t interested.In 2001 Exicite declared bankruptcy.
which website was offered to sell?


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2012is Gloria,one of the central
14.This
character of Happy Feet Series.In
Happy Feet which was released in
2006,Gloria is voiced by Alissa Shafer
as a chick & adult voice was provided
by someone who is now not alive.She
provided Gloria’a voice in Happy Feet
video games as well.simply identify her.


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2012 of _____ has spanned more than 50
15.TV career
years, starring in numerous commercials since 1957 &
gracing the pages of countless newspapers &
magazines.At one point _____ was given his own spin
off cartoon series in Sydney’s Sunday Telegraph
newspaper._____ was once compared to the great
character actor Robert De Niro for his roughish charm
& intensity of his onscreen performences.But _____
has always played down comparisons with such silver
screen villains.FITB.


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2012 Nath Mitra played for Mohun Bagan
16.Sachindranath
& India in the early ‘30s & ‘40s before turning a
professional coach later in his career.He had brief stint
with the national team in the ‘60s,but he devoted the
greater part of his time training clubs like East
Bengal,Wari,George Telegraph apart from his native
club Bally Prativa.This player was popular by his
nickname,he got that nickname because one of his leg
was broken while playing.What was his nickname?


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2012 *17.Identify her.


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2012 racer Florian Marino & British racer Dan
18.French
Linfoot represent which racing team in the Supersport
World Championship,a motorbike race?


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2012 heard worldwide an estimated 1.8 billion
19.This is
times per day about 20000 times per second. This was
composed by the spanish guitarist & composer
Francisco Tarrega, written in 1902.In 1993 Anssi
Vanjoki selected it as their theme.
What am I talking about?


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2012 20.Which flower?


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2012 licking my feet & I am feeding him biscuits
*21.“___ is
every now & then. What more can I ask for? Well ___
is once again begging for my attention, so let me get
back to him. He is smelling too much, I think he needs
a bath.”
Who wrote about whom?


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2012 phrase that can be translated literally
22.It is a Swahili
as “There are no worries”.Its meaning is similar to the
American English phrase “no problem” or Australian
English phrase “no worries” and is akin to “don’t
worry be happy”.In 1980 the music of Kenyan hotel
band ‘Ihem Mushrooms’ released the Swahili song
“Jambo Bwana” which repeats the phrase in its
refrain. Which Phrase am I talking about?


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2012 23.Connect them-
(It may not be exhaustive)


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2012 3 fried egg sandwiches loaded with
24.Breakfast
cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, fried onions &
mayonnaise,1 five egg omlet,1 bowl of grits,3 slices of
french toast with powdered sugar, 3 chocolate chip
pancakes.
Lunch1 pound of enriched pasta, 2 large ham &
Cheese sandwiches with mayo on white bread.
Dinner 1 pound of pasta with a whole pizza.
##What is being described?


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2012 2.This man mentioned in the
picture lived with his wife and
children in Samoa for more than a
year. He arrived in Samoa in April
1923 and stayed untill 1924.What
resulted for this activity by him?


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2012 of British entertainers named Bud
3.A group
Flanagan,Chesney Allen,Jimmy Nervo,Teddy
Knox,Charlie Naughton & Jimmy Gold were formed in
early 1930s.The group achieved considerable
domestic popularity and were a favourite of the royal
family especially king George VI.The group kept
people entertained during the war years with their
irreverent comedy style.In 1980s the group’s name
came into limelight once again for a sporting
reason.Name the group.


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2012international award for study at St.John’s
4.It is an
college at the university of Camebridge.The award
was designed to benefit academically bright Indian
students from economically disadvantaged
background,and is administered by the British
Council.The awards are for study towards doctorial
degrees in Science & Technology,economics,Social
Science,Aerospace Engineering,Marine Engineering &
Energy studies.The first time awardees in this
scholarship are Niladri Banerjee,Manasa patnam,Nitu
Duggal.What is this award I am talking about?

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2012 5.The mentioned picture is that of
Ola Ray, an American model &
actress.She modeled for Playboy
and was the playmate for the june
1980 issue.She worked in numerous
albums & films in early ‘80s,some of
those were Body & Soul
(1981),Night Shift (1982),48 hours
(1982),Fear City (1984) etc.What
was her claim to fame,for which she
is notable worldwide?

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2012 th
6.On 26 February 2011 Victoriano Arenas & Claypole
met at the Estadio Rodolfo Vicente Stadium at the 5th
division league of Argentina.In the 2nd half of the
match the referee Damien Rubino took the
extraordinary decision, which is a record of Argentine
football if not a world record.What?


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2012 7.Put Funda.


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2012 to Satoshi Tajiri, a video game designer &
8.According
creator of a world famous series this name is derived
from a combination of Two Japanese sounds.One is a
sound what electric spark makes and other sound is
something what a mouse makes.
What am I talking about?


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2012 9.What is that?


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2012 10.Identify.


QUIZZIMPIC
2012Tyndale was a scholar and a leading figure
1.William
in the protestant reform.He did something that the
Roman Catholic church took it as a direct threat as
well as the English church & state.In 1535 he was
arrested & in 1536 he was convicted of heresy &
executed by strangulation,after which his body was
burnt at the stake.What did he do?


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2012 refers to an enlisted man who serves as a
2.The term
lackey for an officer.During WWII the term was
modified somewhat to include junior officer who was
an attendant & PA,to the Commander of a unit.The
position was unofficial because it was the job to solve
problems & remedy situations that the commando
didn’t wanna be bothered with.The position is of a
Batman & it is used in USA Army,a rough American
equivalent would be “gofer”.It was made famous by
James Garner in the movie “The Americanization of
Emily”.What term or position?

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2012
3.John Nettleship was a British schoolteacher who
taught Chemistry at Wyedean
School,Gloucestershire.He joined the Labour Party in
50s & remained an active member for the rest of his
life.He described himself as “a short tempered
chemistry teacher with long hair…[and a] gloomy,
malodorous laboratory”.It is claimed this man is
inspiration behind something very famous.What?


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2012 4.She is Frigga,in Norse mythology she is
queen of Asgard,one of the nine world & the
land of Polar gods .She,prompted by a
prophetic dream,made every plant,animal &
inanimate object promise not to herm her son
Balder,the god of vegetation.But she
overlooked the mistletoe plant and the
mischievous god Loki took advantage of this
oversight,tricking the blind god Hoar into
killing Balder with a missletoe arrow.Balder’s
death brought winter into the world,untill the
gods restored him into the life.Frigga declared
the missletoe sacred,ordering that from now
on it should bring love.Which tradition did
start from this incident?


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2012 5.Put Funda


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2012 6.Connect these 3 movies
(Exhaustive list)


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2012 7.The mentioned picture is of Carol
Queen,an author & Sexologist.She,an
organizer of it,argued although 90% of
men & 65% of women in North America
do that,still it is viewed negatively in
contemporary culture and deliberately
excluded from the formal education
system.According to her “We gave our
heads a shake and it’s about time we
fought back.That’s when we founded
it.”Since then 7th May is celebrated as
it.What am I talking bout?

QUIZZIMPIC
2012Apolinar & Dolores Apolinar was a happy
8.Benito
couple before they had been separated last year
breaking their 15 years of marriage life domestic
violence being the reason.36 years old man Benito
has faced battery charges after police say he hit his
wife & pulled her hair.The reason behind this violence
was stunning.What?


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2012 10.Identify him.


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2012 The theme is

“Aptronym”
or
“Charactonym”


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2012
The phenomenon of someone being very aptly
named is called an Aptronym or it is a name that
matches the occupation of its owner.

Slide 1-Tiger Woods (Woods is a kind of Golf Club) & Collin
Bass (Bassist of the band Camel)
Slide 2-Arsene Wenger (Manager of Arsenal) & Jack
Armstrong (Baseball Pitcher)
Slide 3-Alan Ball (Footballer) & Peter Bowler (Cricketer)
Slide 4-Margaret Court (Tennis Player) & Usain Bolt (Sprinter)


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Stephen Harold Gascoigne,an
Australian cricket fan. The man was
known for his knowledgeable witticisms
shouted loudly from ‘The Hill’,a grassy
admissions area of the ground [A].The
Hill area is now named after this man &
[B],a statue by his nickname, was made
at [A],in honor of this colorful
comments, several of which have
passed into cricketing folklore. Identify
[A] & [B].

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2012 was founded in Uttar Prdesh in 2006 by
2.The group
Sampat Pal Devi,a mother of five & former
government health worker as a response to wide-
spread domestic abuse and other violence against
women. The group visit abusive husbands and beat
them up with bamboo sticks unless they stop abusing
their wives. They have also stopped child marriages
and protested dowry and female illiteracy.
Which group?


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2012 these two pictures with an event.
3.Connect
The first one is of a Greek mythology character.


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2012 4.The word refers a place name often
used as a synonym for Jerusalem.It
commonly referred to specific mountain
near Jerusalem,on which stood a Jebusite
fortress(showing in the pic) of the same
name that was conquered by David and
was named the city of David.The term
came to designate the area of Jerusalem
where the fortress stood,and later became
a metonym for Solomon’s Temple in
Jerusalem.
In recent years the word was a subject of
controversy for something related to
sports world.Which word?


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2012 5.“Hopscotch” is a novel by Argentine
writer Julio Cortazar,written in Paris &
published in Spanish in 1963 and in
English in 1966.It is an introspective
stream of consciousness novel where
characters fluctuate and play with
subjective mind of the reader. It is
believed that a popular concept did
start through this novel.
What concept?


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2012 picture is that of a death metal band
6.The mentioned
named Hatebeak.Their sound has been described as
“a jackhammer being ground in a compactor.”Aquarius
Records Magazine called Hatebeak ‘’furious & death
metal”.Their goal is to ‘’raise the bar for extreme
music.” What unique distinction does the band hold?


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2012 7.Put Funda…


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2012 generated from Royal family of United
8.X was
Kingdom and later was spread to the Royal family of
Prussia, Russia, Spain, Germany. Alfonso Gozalo, Lord
Leopold Mountbatten, Prince Waldermar all were
attached with this flow & all died a premature death.
Y was the 1st person of these royal families from
whom X started to generate. Identify X & Y.


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2012 9.Identify the lady.


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2012 10.Identify the castle.


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2012 1.The Baseball player is nicknamed
‘The Yankee clipper’,he had played 13
years career for the New York
Yankees & perhaps best known for
his 56-game hitting streak,a record
that still stands.The man was
inducted into ‘Hall of Fame’ in 1955
and is the only player in history to be
selected for the All-Star game in
every season he played.It is claimed
that his last words were
“I’ll finally get to see _______.”FITB.


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2012 2.The mentioned picture is that of Kola
Boof,a Sudanese writer,in her
autobiography released in 2006
she claimed that
“X told me that singer Y was the most
beautiful women he’d ever seen.”
“X said that he had a paramount desire
for Y & X said that he wanted to give Y
a mansion. Even X talked about killing
Y’s husband Bobby Brown to marry Y.”
Identify X & Y…

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2012 was ordered by the Royal Navy. She
3.HMS Hercules
was laid down on 12th Nov,1943 by Vickers-Armstrong
on the river Tyne. She was launched on 22nd
Sep,1945.However with the end of WWII,her
construction was suspended in May 1946 and she was
laid for possible future use. This HMS Hercules is
known in India for its contributions.How?


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2012 4.These are Jelling Stones,massive
carved runestones from the 10th
century found at the town of
Jelling in Denmark.The older of
the two (left one) was raised by
King Gorm the old in memory of
his wife Thyra.The larger one was
raised by King Gorm’s son in
memory of his parents.
From 1990s this son of the king
Gorm the old starts to be known
for a completely different from he
was known earlier.Who is this king
or son of the King Gorm the old?


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2012 a baby, but it was born with only a head
5.A wife had
and no body.‘Don’t worry’ says the doctor. ‘Bring him
back in five years go by, and there’s _____ the Ead,as
his parents have called him’.So five years go by,and
there’s _____, as his parents have called him, sitting
on the mantelpiece when in walks his dad. ’Son’ he
says,’ today’s a very special day.Its your fifth birthday
and we’ve got a very special surprise for you.’ oh no’
says _____ ‘not another fucking hat!’
The story has a huge connection & is inspiration
behind something related with a band.What?

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2012 6.Story that legendary Neil Young wrote
the song “Cinnamon Girl” about her, as
well as “The needle & the damage done”
but both had been denied. After leading
a flamboyant & luxury life,at a point of
time she became a recluse using heroin
& showing signs of mental
instability,many people said that she
might have prostituted herself at the end
times of her life, probably to keep up
with the costly lifestyle.On April
25,1974,she died due to heroin overdose
on her apartment in LA.Who is this lady?

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Erica, former military member &
archery world champion. Archery
started for Erica in 1999 while living
in Japan & she won various national
tournaments. Due to citizenship
restrictions, Erica returned to the US
archery team. Then she just set
record and became national &
international champion as well.
What surname does she use now?

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20129.Animated character of whom?


QUIZZIMPIC
2012 10.Identify the actor.


QUIZZIMPIC
2012 fromThe theme is-weren’t believed
Real stories April 1 that st

Slide 1-Iran declares its republic day post 1979 revolution & banned Sprinter
Dwain Chambers joins rugby team.

Slide 2- UEFA asks Swedish fast food outlet Max to close down at Euro under-
21 championship stadium due to conflict with official sponsor Mcdonalds &
Marvin Gaye shot by his father.

Slide 3-The first Diary of a Wimpy kid book & British Sports reporter David Icke
claims to be son of god & apocalypse here,people took it in a good humor but
he doesn’t stop claims for months after.

Slide 4-Google launches Gmail.People didn’t believe 1 GB individual storage
was a reality. & Charlie Sheen announces he’s leaving two and half men.


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