The 1st Quiz of 2017 !! A General quiz conducted to mark the inauguration of the activities of Tesseract in this acdemic year .

1. 2017 QUIZ 1.0
QM : JIM JACOB ROY

2. RULES
• 20 questions
• Pounce – Bounce Format
• Pounce : +10/-10
• Bounce : +10/0
• The decsion of the QM will be final 

3. Q1 .
These symbols , originally developed by Society
of the Plastics Industry often appear in plastic
products .
What do they represent ?

4. And the answer is …..

5. PLASTIC RESIN CODES

6. Q2.
• This place in South Kerala is named after a King
who ruled over the region in the 7th century CE .
• It has a nature park & tourism centre – the park
has a bird sculpture (which is under construction)
of a mythical bird mentioned in Ramayana .
• The name of this place is also said to be derived
from this mythical bird .
• Name the place and the project under
construction .

7. And the answer is …..

8. - Chadayamangalam
(Jadayu managalam)
- Jatayupara

10. Q3.
• This was the tweet of
Dr.Muffazal
Lakadawala, a
renowned doctor from
Mumbai to Sushama
Swaraj ,Minister for
External Affairs thanking
her for making ready the
visa of an Egyptian
national .
• Why was the visa
requisition made ?

11. And the answer is …..

12. To transport Eman Ahmed to India for
expert treatment

13. Q4.
• Vincent Connare was a Microsoft designer .
• In the 1990s , he once noticed that cartoon
characters in MS BOB used ………… in
the word balloons of cartoon characters, and
felt that the result was a formal look
inappropriate for a program intended to
introduce younger users to computers.
• His decision was to create a new design
based on the lettering style of comic books
he had in his office, specifically The Dark
Knight Returns and Watchmen
• The design soon became popular.
• Within 4 years , the designers had begun to
argue that it had become overused, often
through use in serious and formal documents
in which it could appear too informal or even
as inappropriate and disrespectful.
• What design did he create ?

14. And the answer is …..

16. Q5.
• PricewaterhouseCoopers is
a multinational professional
services network headquartered in
London, United Kingdom. It is the
second largest professional services
firm in the world .
• This firm was blamed for an error at a
famous event in late February 2017
that caught international attention (
the only other time something of this
sort occurred was in 1964 )
• Later they brought out a statement
expressing their regret and suspended
2 of its employees .
• What was the mistake that they
committed ?

17. And the answer is …..

19. Q6. About which popular company ?

20. And the answer is …..

22. Q7. X & Y ?
• “ Udakappola “ is a novel
by X ,which was adapted
into a Malayalam film Y .
• The 1st novel by X won
the Kerala Sahithya
Academy award in 1972 .
• He died of a sudden
cardiac arrest at the age
of 45 .

23. And the answer is …..

24. X – PADMARAJAN
Y - THOOVANATHUMBIKAL

25. Q8.
• Basheer Madala is a journalist turned activist
from Attapady .
• He invited X ,whom he met first 11 years ago
to Kerala .
• The visit of X caught media attention as it was
the 1st visit of X to Kerala .
• Who is X ?

26. And the answer is …..

27. X – IROM SHARMILA

28. Q9.
• Leonardo da Vinci depicted this entity
correctly and it remained that way for
centuries until 1885, when Sir Frederick
Treves' findings presented it in a different
manner – this description was believed to be
true till late when Prof.J Calvin Coffey
(Professor of surgery , University of Limerick’s
Graduate Entry Medical school ,Ireland ) in
his research published otherwise .
• What is this entity being talked about ?

29. And the answer is …..

30. MESENTERY

31. Q10.
• The image is that of Dr.Shawna
Pandya , a general physician
working in the Alberta University
Hospital , Canada.
• Reports stating that she is a
neurosurgeon , opera singer & an
international champion in
taekwondo and that she would be
the 3rd Indian origin woman to
achieve a particular feat ( in 2018)
appeared in Indian media on
February 9 , 2017 .
• However ,she denied all these
rumours and clarified them via a
facebook post .
• What was she rumoured to
become ?

32. And the answer is …..

33. To become the 3rd Indian origin
woman to fly in space

34. SCORES ???

35. Q11.
• This place in North Kerala has a famous Jain
Temple , built in the 13th century .
• Tippu Sulthan of Mysore used this Jain
Temple as the store room for his ammunition
during his military assault in 18th century ,
and this is the reason for its name .
• The place is ?

36. And the answer is …..

37. • Sulthan Bathery (previously known as
“Sultan’s Battery)

38. Q12.
• This custom was a part of the Olympic Opening
ceremony from 1920 and it immediately followed the
lighting of the Olympic Flame .
• Experienced athletes brought newspapers to cover
themselves during this part of the ceremony .
• But in 1988 , at the Seoul Olympics , this was reversed
,i.e, it was done before lighting the Olympic flame and
an unfortunate incident occurred.
• From the next Olympics onwards , this custom was
made symbolic .

39. And the answer is …..

40. The release of Peace Doves (It used to
be done before the lighting the
Olympic flame ,but in 1988 ,it was
reversed – many doves which perched
on the Olympic cauldron were burnt up
!!)

41. Q13.
• Saroo Brierley (born 1981) is an Indian-
born Australian businessman who, at
age 5, was separated from his biological
mother. He was adopted by an
Australian couple, and 25 years later
reunited with his biological mother.
• He wrote an autobiographical film A
Long Way Home in 2013 ,which became
an international best seller .
• The film based on this book received 5
nominations at the BAFTA (winning 2) &
6 Oscar nominations at the 89th
Academy awards .
• The film is ?

42. And the answer is …..

44. Q14.
• X is an analgesic – a
combination of
hydrocodone &
acetaminophen ,
manufacxtured by AbbVie.
• It is thought that the
manufacturers named X as
it was 6 times more
potent than codeine
(another analgesic)
• Identify X ,and explain the
basis for its name .

45. And the answer is …..

46. VICODIN

47. Q15.
• X was a British lawyer and Law Lord ,
and he is remembered primarily
because of his role as the chairman
of a committee that undertook a
mission in the 1940s
• X refused salary for this particular
task ,as the execution of the decision
of the Commmitee proved to be
disastrous .
• The image is that of a poem written
by WH Auden ( an English poet)
about the task assigned to X & his
Committee – its title roughly being
their task .
• Identify X & the title of this poem .

48. And the answer is …..

49.  Sir Cyril
Radcliffe
 Partition

50. Q16.
• The Whanganui River is a major river in the North
Island of New Zealand.
• It is the country's third-longest river .
• The river is of special and spiritual importance to the
Maori tribe in New Zealand .
• A legal fight of nearly 140 years for this river by the
tribe was ended following a declaration by the New
Zealand Parliament.
• A similar declaration occurred in India also a few days
following this .
• What was the declaration?

51. And the answer is …..

52. Legal status of a human being

53. Q17.
• William Moulton Marston ( also known by the pen
name Charles Moulton) was an American
psychologist, lawyer, inventor and comic book writer .
• Marston believed that there was great educational
potential in comic books .He was hired by DC Comics ,
and Marston recommended an idea for a new kind of
superhero, one who would conquer “ not with fists or
firepower, but with love” , thus creating X .
• X was given an honorary post in October 2016 , but
because of massive protest against it , it was cancelled
in December 2016 .
• Who is X and what post was X given ?

54. And the answer is …..

55. Wonder Woman
UN Ambassador for Women

56. Q18. Explain this cartoon .

57. And the answer is …..

58. Cartoon mocking New York Times
following successfully launching 104
satellites

59. Q19.
• Friends Premier League is a local T20
tournament held in Delhi .
• One of the matches in this tournament played
at Lalita Park caught international attention ,
and there were comparisosns between MCG &
this ground ( which came as this ground is at
least 5 times smaller than MCG !! )
• What was the reason for this ?

60. And the answer is …..

62. Q20.
• Dattatraya Parchure was a homeopathic
practitioner at Gwalior . He was famous for his
concoctions of cardamom seeds , bamboo
sprouts , onions & honey for hronic bronchitis &
pneumonia .
• He is remebered not for his medical
achievements , but for being a contributor to the
execution of perhaps the most important event
that took place in the year 1948 in world history .
• What was his role in that event ?

63. And the answer is …..

64. He supplied the pistol to Nathuram Vinayak Godse &
Narayan Apte , which they used to assassinate
mahatma Gandhi