SIT Tumkur GQ 2014-Finals

GQ-Finals
(The General Quiz)
Presented by
The SIT Quiz Corp.

General Rules
• 2 rounds-Clockwise and Anticlockwise
• Round rules will be shown at start of the
round
• No Googling, Binging, Youtubing etc.
• No usage of an electronic gadget except your
head/brain

Clockwise-Rules
• +10/-0 on direct
• +10/-5 on pounce
• Quizmaster’s decision is final

Q1)
• There have been only 3 recipients (all 'artistes')
honoured with all the four civilian awards of India —
Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and
the Padma Shri.
• Two of them are Ustad Bismillah Khan and Pt. Bhimsen
Joshi.
• The third received many major awards in his career,
including 32 Indian National Film Awards, a number of
awards at international film festivals and award
ceremonies, and an Academy Award in 1992.
• Who is the third person?

• Legend has it that X was first cooked in the
kitchens of the Royal Palace by a palace cook
named Kakasure Madappa, using three
ingredients-Besan, sugar and ghee.
• The sweet thus formed delighted the royalties so
much that it became known as ‘Royal Sweet’.
When asked its name, Madappa replied X.
• ID X
Q2)

Q3)
• Shailene Woodley(pic on next slide) is an
American actress. Her appearance in The
Amazing Spider-Man 2 always was intended to
be brief –she only worked three days and shot
around three scenes – but sources say director
Marc Webb decided to streamline the story by
cutting out all her scenes and all mention of
her so that he could focus on something else.
• Why? What was he focusing on?

He wanted to focus on the character of
Gwen Stacy. All her scenes were
removed as she is essaying the role of
Mary Jane Watson

Q4)
• In one of its marketing strategy this product
was specially designed for every American
soldier in WW-II, with ads touting on it “every
man in khaki ought to have one". In response,
US Govt gave order of 36 million of its
product.
• What ?

Q5)
What is so special
about these pieces
of art?

A) Art made out of Post-It’s

Q6)
• A few months ago, a tech giant signed a deal
with the Spanish football club F.C.Barcelona to
put their logo on the inside of the team's
official jerseys. This was largely hailed as a
smart move since it showcases the company's
'interior positioning'.
• So when Barca players celebrate a goal by
pulling their shirts inside-out, what will you
see inside?

A1-13 was the classroom number
where most Pixar animators attended
college

Q8)
• From February 2014, travellers from Pakistan,
even Indian nationals on visit to Pakistan,
would be required to carry what as evidence
upon entry into India. ? The intention is to
protect a hard-won Indian achievement.
• What achievement?

Q9)
• The origin of the phrase is unknown. The earliest known citation is
from the 17th-century English theologian John Owen who used the
words in 1657. Owen told a governing body at Oxford University
that "our critical situation and our common interests were
discussed out of journals and newspapers by every _________,
_________ __________
• The phrase is a rhetorical device known as a tricolon, the most
common form of tricolon in English is an ascending tricolon and as
such the names are always said in order of ascending syllable
length.
• A reference to this phrase is in the TV series 3rd ROCK FROM THE
SUN, where the names of the three main characters is a deviation
from the phrase.
• FITB

Q10)
• X is a breakfast cereal, marketed primarily as a
low-fat cereal that can be eaten to help one lose
weight. It advocates a special diet with the goal of
losing six pounds in two weeks.
• X is also used as a slang term to refer to a
dissociative anaesthetic used on both humans
(typically in young burn victims) and animals,
with effects similar to those of PCP or DXM and
may be used as a date-rape drug.
• What is X?

Q11)
• Formerly a hunting reserve for the kings of
Mysore, which national park whose name
literally means ‘stream of snakes’ along with 2
other national parks and one wildlife
sanctuary forms the largest protected area in
South India?

Nagarhole/Rajiv Gandhi National Park

Q13)
• The Cuckoo’s Calling is a crime fiction novel, written by
‘Robert Galbraith’, which was released in 2013 by
Sphere Books.
• In the book, Cormoran Strike, private investigator, is
hired by John Bristow, the adopted brother of
famous supermodel Lula Landry, to investigate her
supposed suicide.
• Before Galbraith’s true identity was revealed, 1,500
copies of the printed book had been sold since its
release in April 2013, plus another 7,000 copies of the
ebook, audiobook, and library editions.

• The book surged from 4,709th to the 1st best-
selling novel on Amazon after it was revealed
on 14 July 2013 that the book was written by
X under the pseudonym "Robert Galbraith".
• This came as a big surprise, as X had never
dabbled in crime fiction, and it was X’s second
novel(after 2012’s The Casual Vacancy) for
adult readership.
• Who is X? What is X well known for?

Robert Galbraith is the pseudonym of
J K Rowling of Harry Potter fame

Q14)
Complete the list
• Snow White
• Cinderella
• Aurora
• Ariel
• Belle
• Jasmine
• Pocahontas
• Mulan
• Tiana
• Repunzel
• Merida
• ?? And ??

Anna and Elsa(from the movie Frozen)

Q15)
• This painting(shown in the next slide) greatly
influenced Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam, and was
mentioned in his autobiography Wings Of Fire.
• Where is this painting found? What is it all
about?

The painting is found at NASA.
It depicts Tipu Sultan's army fighting
the British and achieving a famous
victory thanks to the rockets

Q16)
• The worlds first practical X was invented by Y
in May Street, Belfast in 1887.
• Y was working as a veterinarian, and invented
X to prevent the headaches his son had while
riding on rough roads.
• The idea to use rubbers on X came after the
development of the vulcanistion process by
Charles Goodyear in 1839.
• Who is Y? What did Y invent?

X-pneumatic tyre/tire
Y-John Dunlop

TMNT
clockwise from left
Donatello, Leonardo, Rafael,
Michalangelo

Q18)
• Reeva Rebecca Steenkamp(pic on next slide) was
a South African model, paralegal, and reality
television star. She starred in television
advertisements for a range of products,
including Toyota Land Cruiser, Clover "The
One", Redds and Aldor Pin Pop. But recently she
was in the news for a completely different
reason.
• What was the reason that she was in the news?

Murder trial of Oscar Pistorius

Q19)
•Gecko, a Bangalore based startup, was given a major
boost in its crowdfunding initiative after A donated
$100 and tweeted his support.
•A, who is very well known known in tech circles, is
also a very famous prankster.
•Once, he and his friend B called the Vatican and
asked to speak to the Pope, by pretending to be Henry
Kissinger.
•Who are A and B?

Q20)
• 2013 marked 100 years of Bollywood cinema,
after the release of the landmark movie ‘Raja
Harishchandra’.
• X was inspired to make the movie after a long
conversation with his wife, in 1912.
• The X award is the most prestigious film award
that is awarded in India.
• Identify.

Q21)
• The _________ originated in the Middle East prior to the
10th century.
• Abolfazl Beyhaqi, an Iranian historian mentioned it in his
history, Tarikh-e Beyhaghi. It was introduced to the Arabian
subcontinent in the 13th or 14th century by traders from
the region.
• Amir Khusrou, a scholar and the royal poet of the Delhi
Sultanate, wrote in around 1300 that the princes and
nobles enjoyed the "_________ prepared from meat, ghee,
onion and so on". Its size and consistency may vary, but
typically it is distinctly triangular and tetrahedral in shape.
• Identify the food item.

Q22)
• ID the man in the photograph.(larger image on
the next slide).

Walt Disney receiving his Oscar(and
seven little Oscars) for Best Director
for Snow White and the Seven
Dwarves

Q23)
• A certain American state was bought by the
Unites States of America from the Russian
Empire in 1867.
• Russia wanted to sell this territory, fearing it
maybe siezed if war broke out with Britain.
• The deed(pic on next slide) for the sale was
signed by Tsar Alexander II on March 30, 1867.
• Which state?

Q24)
• Similar to the unfortunate practise of diving in
football, the video showcases a satirical take
on a certain person’s antics in the NBA. What
antic? Specific name?

Anticlockwise-Rules
• +10/-0 on direct
• +10/-5 on pounce
• Quizmaster’s decision is final

A)Big 4 of Hard Rock
Toni Iommi-Black Sabbath
Jimmy Page-Led Zeppelin
Uriah Heep(Band)
Ian Gillan-Deep Purple

Q2)
• X died on 31st July 1980. On his death Y
famously said the words "TODAY I LOST MY
VOICE".
• Identify X and Y.

Q3)
• Alan Shugart founded the company “Shugart
Associates" which is now known as SEAGATE
TECHNOLOGIES.
• He began his career at IBM and eventually
headed the team that invented a computer
device that redefined the computer industry.
What did he invent.

David Shepherd and the trademark
Nelson dance when scores were at
multiples of 111

Q5)
• According to the founders,“We met some
people who fused real dance with breaking
and tap o eira and we thought, That's it!. We
wanna bring in old man tap and everything
that is not supposed to be here".
• The band was originally called ATBAN CLANN
formed by William James Adams junior.
• Which Band?

Q6)
• In 1961 DC comics brought together all its
biggest heroes to revive interest in comic
books. This resulted in the “Justice league of
America”. Marvel asked the legendary Stan
Lee and Jack Kirby to retaliate. The retaliation
lead to creation of which famous group of
super heroes?

A)Ra’s Al Ghul
clockwise from top left
Ra’s Al Ghul means demons head in Arabic
Ra’s Al Ghul is the antagonist in Batman Begins
The character is played by Liam Neeson

Q8)
• X was the first Indian to make a phone call
using a mobile phone. Although X is not
popular in the tech circles he is very famous in
politics. he is also the longest serving chief
minister of an Indian state.
• Identify X. Which state was he Chief Minister
of?

Q10)
• This is the picture of a statute of Momofuku
Ando . what did he invent.

Q11)
This is a minimalist poster for what?

Q12)
• This is the equation for what?

Formula for Duckworth-Lewis Method
for resetting targets in interrupted
matches

The Organization for the Prohibition
of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)

Q14)
• on 29th March 2014, X formally announced
that X was quitting politics, and launching a
political party called Rashtriya Aam Party
(RAAP), a take-off on the Aam Aadmi Party
• The party symbol was chosen as a green chilli,
as it symbolised X’s persona.
• Who is X?

Q15)
• If you had to run over half, freethrow, half, and
full lines over and over again, What would this
exercise be called in basketball?

Q16)
• The idea struck Rajiv Singh during a business trip
to Germany, when a man arrived with a
document from an office on the other side of
town. At first Mr Singh, who is based in Bangalore
in India, presumed that the delivery came from a
postman - but he soon discovered that it was a
_________(bike messenger).
• What company did he create after this incident?

Q17)
• The grave of a very famous science fiction
writers(pic on next slide) is engraved with the
lines "I told you so, you damned fools."
• Most of his later novels were not science
fiction. Some described lower-middle class life
(The History of Mr Polly), leading him to be
touted as a worthy successor to Charles
Dickens.
• Which writer?

Q19)
• The non-profit organisation “X” opened a petition
proclaiming that a popular website “Y” "is a
masterpiece of human creative genius and is also
of universal human value".
• If successful, “Y” would become the first digital
entry on a prestigious UNESCO roster of
international cultural and natural wonders that
includes Giant's Causeway, Stonehenge and
Westminster Abbey.
• ID X and Y.

Q20)
• X Cola is a soft drink certified by The Fairtrade
Foundation.
• Made with Fairtrade sugar from Malawi and Zambia, X
Cola is the first UK cola to be Fairtrade certified. It is
available for sale in the United Kingdom, Hungary,
Sweden, Norway, Denmark,Finland, Ireland among
others.
• It is named after the African philosophy of X, which
means humanity or fellow feeling.
• X is also well known in the world of technology and
computers.
• X?

Q21)
• X began collecting materials from demolition sites around
the city. He recycled these materials into his own vision of
the divine kingdom of Sukrani, choosing a gorge in a forest
near Sukhna Lake for his work.
• X’s work was illegal, but he was able to hide it for eighteen
years before it was discovered by the authorities in 1975.
• By this time, it had grown into a 12-acre (49,000 m2)
complex of interlinked courtyards, each filled with
hundreds of pottery-covered concrete sculptures of
dancers, musicians, and animals. His work won him the
Padma shree in 1984.
• Who is X? What creation of X won him accolades from
around the world?

Q22)
• Otto Schott was a German chemist, and was a
good friend of Dr Ernst Abbe and Carl Zeiss.
• In 1884, Otto founded Schott & Associates. It was
here, during the period 1887 through to 1893,
that Schott developed borosilicate glass.
• The product was named after Jena, their city of
origin. It was later renamed, and then renamed
again(by the Americans), into its current name.
• What was the product they invented?

Q23)
Quotes by the German fans and media:
"This is the irony of history," -German football
legend Franz Beckenbauer
1966 - “Wembley Goal”
2010 - “Inverted Wembley Goal” or “Anti Wembley
goal”
Put Funda.

Hurst’s Goal in 1966 and Lampard
dissallowed goal in 2010

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