This Quiz ,titled "The Alphabets" is a General Quiz with a bit of Medical Flavour - It is the Inaugural Quiz of "Tesseract" ,the Quiz Club of Kottayam Medical College...

1. The Inaugural Quiz of
TESSERACT
Quiz Club
Kottayam Medical College
The Next Dimension Quizzing

3.  Teams of 3 less.
 Write the answers clearly in the answer sheets provided.
 If the answer is not readable, it will be regarded as
equivalent to an incorrect answer .
 Quizzing is a Gentleman’s game – Play Fair.
( Do not use Mobiles or Discuss with other teams…)
 The Quiz Master does not know everything !!!
( But he certainly knows most of the things about his
questions. So Respect the Decisions of the Quiz Master)
 The Decision of the Quiz Master is final.

5.  26 questions – All the answers are Guessable
 The answer (or the key word in the answer) begins with
the alphabet corresponding to the question number (For
example, for Q1 it’s A ; for Q2 its B; …… ;For Q26 ,its Z )
 Some questions have more than 1 points (To be specific,
there are 7 questions with 2 points , 1 question with 4
points & the rest of the questions carry a single point)
 The total score is 36.
 In case of a tie, the team that makes the most number of
answers right in the alphabetic order will be adjudged as
the winner.

7.  X was born on 22 May 1859 at Edinburgh, Scotland .
 From 1876 to 1881 , he studied Medicine at the University of
Edinburgh Medical School.
 In 1882 , he joined one of his former classmates as his partner
at a medical practice in Plymouth, but their relationship proved
difficult, and X soon left to set up an independent
practice. Arriving in Portsmouth in June 1882 with less than
£10 (£900 today) to his name, he set up a medical practice at
Elm Grove, Southsea .
 The practice was initially not very successful.
 While waiting for patients, X began to do what made him world
famous.
 Who is X ?

8.  Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

9.  Victoria was the Queen of
United Kingdom of Great Britain
& Ireland from 1837 until her
death in 1901.
 Following her death in 1901,a
memorial was built in her
honour - The Victoria
Memorial(Image next slide)
 The designer was Thomas Brock
& the memorial was unveiled in
1911.
 The Memorial was built outside
a building where the queen
resided from 1837 (after her
accession to the throne)
 Name the building.

11.  The Buckingham Palace ,London

12.  The explanation given in the 9th edition of Encyclopedia
Britannica (dated 1877) about this game (Image next slide) is
that , the ancestral form of the game was introduced
to Britain from France during the reign of Charles II of
England, and was played under the name of ”paille-maille” or
pall mall, derived ultimately from Latin words for "ball
and mallet“.
 In the latter part of the 19th century and early 20th century ,
this game grew very rapidly in popularity – it was a leisure
time game for the upper classes .
 When lawn tennis took off , the popularity of this game
declined.
 It is even said that snooker probably owes its origins to this
game.
 The game is ?

14.  Croquet

15. • This network , a trusted brand
in their field since 1983 , has
more than 100 branches in
Kerala ( and a few in Tamil
Nadu as well) - making it the
largest in that particular field in
Kerala.
• They operate in a joint venture
with a famous Company from
the same field.
• They are popular because they
provide quality service to the
customers .
• Id this network ( logo shown )

16.  Doctor’s Diagnostics & Research Centre (DDRC)

17.  He was born on 14th June 1928 to parents of Irish descent.
 Referring to his "restless" nature, his father declared "the first thing to
note is that in my son's veins flowed the blood of the Irish rebels".
 Very early on in life, he developed an "affinity for the poor“.
 Despite suffering crippling bouts of acute asthma that were to afflict
him throughout his life, he excelled as an athlete, enjoying swimming,
football, golf, and shooting; while also becoming an "untiring" cyclist. He
was an avid rugby union player, and played at fly-half for a local Club.
 His rugby playing earned him the nickname "Fuser” his aggressive style
of play.
 He loved to travel & his travels taught him much - he came in "close
contact with poverty, hunger and disease“ –his experiences taught that
in order to help these people, he needed to leave the field in which he
works at present & enter into another arena.
 Who is he ?

18.  Ernesto Che Guevara

20.  These two Google doodles appeared on January 12th
2016.
 It was the 388th birthday of a French author Charles
Perrault who laid the foundations for a new
literary genre, …………. , with his works derived
from pre-existing stories .
 The best known of his works include Little Red
Riding Hood, Cinderella, Puss in Boots, The
Sleeping Beauty, and Bluebeard .

21.  Fairy Tales

22.  The trivalent ion of this particular element is toxic to
mammals.
 But chelated forms are far less toxic.
 It is used in up to 30% of MRI scans (Image next
slide) to improve the clarity of the scanned images
or pictures of the internal structure of the body. This
improves the diagnostic accuracy of the MRI scan.
 ( it increases the visibility of inflammation, a tumour
or growth, blood vessels, cardiac muscle scarring and
assesses the blood flow to organs such as the brain
and heart )

23. The Image Without
The Contrast
The Image with
The Contrast

24.  Gadolinium

25.  The United States’ Naval academy
educates officers for commissioning
primarily into the United States
Navy and United States Marine Corps.
 The students are officers -in- training
and are called midshipmen .
 In 1912,during the Graduation
ceremony at the Academy, the
graduating batch of midshipmen were
awarded a new ……..
 The midshipmen did something with
their old …… (the ones they were using)
 This attracted the attention of students
all over – this over time became a
tradition.
 FITB (1 point)
 What did the graduating batch of
midshipmen do ? (1 point)

26.  Hat
 The Midshipmen threw the hat they were using for the
last 4 years into Air – The beginning of “Hat Tossing
Ceremony”

27.  ………. is a private game development company estabalished
in the year 2008 ,by the husband wife couple Keith Shepherd
and Natalia Luckyanova based on Raleigh, North Carolina.
Their goal was to create small fun games for everyone to
enjoy.
 They initially created some games but none were a
commercial success.
 In 2011,they designed a game – it was a Mega Hit – it was
initially released for iOS ,then ported later for Android &
Windows .
 In 2014,the game crossed 1 Billion downloads.
 In 2012 & in 2013, Disney studios teamed with this Company
to release 2 games to promote two movies released by Disney.
 Id the company & the game.

28.  Imangi Studios
 Temple Run

29.  X is a poem written by Lewis Carroll , and included in the
book ,”Through the Looking Glass & What Alice Found
There” (the book is a sequel to The Adventures of Alice in
wonderland)
 X is considered one of the greatest poems written in
English.
 There is a monster mentioned in the poem (the name of
the monster is also X ) .
 A well known American dance crew have their name
inspired from this monster .
 Name the poem & and the dance crew .

30. The Monster
The Dance Crew

31.  Jabberwocky (The Fictional Monster)
 JabbaWockeez (The Dance Crew)

32.  Founded in 1810 , this institution located in Sweden
is one of the largest & most prestigious medical
universities in the world.
 In 1895,a Swedish man in his death will entrusted
this institute to perform something.
 The institute started to do it in 1901 & has continued
it till 2015 (except in 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918,
1921, 1925, 1940, 1941, 1942 )
 There is a special Assembly consisting of 50
Professors from the institute for performing it.
 Name the institute . (1 point)
 What was entrusted to this institute in that death
will ? (1 point)

33.  Karolinska Institute
 The Institute awards the Nobel Prize for Medicine or
Physiology.

34.  This city, which is the largest Indian city north of New Delhi,
was founded in 1480 & named after the then rulers of Delhi
Sultanate.
 This city was referred to as The Manchester of the East by BBC
in 2006.
 The World Bank ranked this city as the city in India with the
best business environment in 2009 and 2013 .
 The city is home to the largest agricultural university in Asia .
 The first Medical School for women in Asia was founded in
this city by Dame Edith Mary Brown in 1894.
 Name the city.

35.  Ludhiana

36.  …….. are small creatures who have existed since the beginning
of time, evolving from single-celled organisms into beings who
exist only to serve history's most despicable masters.
 After serving a great deal of masters over the centuries, they
find they enjoy serving humans the most.
 However, after a disastrous end to their service to Napoleon, they
are driven into isolation and decide to start a new life in a
massive cave in Antarctica.
 All goes well at first, but after many years, they become
depressed, restless and unmotivated without a master to serve.
 To regain their dignity and sense of purpose, 3 in the group
journeys to New York city in 1967.
 The above is the plot for a film released in 2015 .
(it became one of the highest grossing films of all time !!! )
 The film is ?

37.  Minions

38.  The Burning of Incense ( Image next slide) is an integral part
of daily life in large parts of Asia, and in addition to use in
places of worship, approximately half of populations across
South-East Asia burn incense at home on a daily basis.
 The incense used in Asian countries is made of plant material
mixed with essential oils, and forms a combustible mixture
which releases fragrant smoke upon burning.
 One of the postulated etiologies for this condition ,the
prevalence of which is high in the South East Asian countries,
is the burning of incense.
 A herpes group virus & a papilloma virus may be associated
with this disease
 The other factors that contribute are a Vitamin C deficient diet
& increased consumption of salted foods .
 The disease is ?

40.  Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

41.  This name , …….., is derived from Irish language & means
“deer lover”. There is a character in Irish mythology having
this name.
 But this name is popular around the world as the nickname of
something prestigious.
 Margaret Herrick ,who was a Librarian ( later became the
director) of an institution at California is said to have first
used this nickname upon seeing what I mentioned as
prestigious in the late 1920s – she remarked upon seeing
them , “they look just like my Uncle ……..”
 The nickname was adopted officially in 1939.
 FITB

42.  Oscar

43.  It is an ancient city of historical importance located at the
meeting of Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir.
 It is the last city in Punjab on the national highway that
connects Jammu and Kashmir with the rest of India.
 It is a tourist spot – often used as a rest stop before heading
into the mountains further north.
 The city also serves as an Education Hub for the nearby areas
of Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal. Many students basically
from rural areas of these states come to study here.
 Name the city. (1 point)
 How did this city feature in the news recently ? (1 point)

44.  Pathankot
 On 2 January 2016, a heavily armed group attacked
the Pathankot , Air Force Station ( part of the Western
Air Command of the Indian Air Force )

45.  Q are members of a group of religious Christian movements which is
known as the Religious Society of Friends in Europe, Australia, New
Zealand and parts of North America; and known as the Friends
Church in Africa, Asia, South America and parts of the US.
 In the 1870s, Henry D.Seymour who read an Encyclopaedia article
about this group trademarked the brand his Company produced as Q.
 In 1901, 3 similar companies merged with the above company
forming a new Company but they retained the brand name as Q.
 The logo of the Company has the image of a man in it – popularly
called as “ The Q Man “ .
 The Company states that the logo does not represent an actual person –
the image is that of a man dressed in Q Garb , chosen because the Q
faith projected the values of honesty, integrity, purity and strength
 At present,the Company is owned by Pepsico.
 Which Religious group/Company ?

47.  Quaker

48.  The Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) is an honourary
society of the sound editors of motion pictures founded in 1963.
 The 63rd Annual Golden Reel Awards ( organized by MPSE) is set
to take place on 27th February 2016.
 An Indian Sound Designer is nominated for 2 Golden Reel
Awards – for his work in 2 films. Both these films were banned
in India – One of them is “Unfreedom” a contemporary thriller
that chronicles a lesbian love story set in New York and New
Delhi.
 The other is a documentary based on a real incident that
occurred in India in 2012 December . It was scheduled to be
aired on March 8th 2015 ,but a court order prohibited its release.
But it was uploaded in YouTube on March 4th ,and it became
viral in social media.
 Id the Sound designer & the film.

49.  Resul Pookutty
 India’s Daughter

50.  This phrase ,derived from ……….. , which means
“problem” in Mallu street slang and a video game by the
name of ……….. introduced in the late 1980s.
 The game about a warrior chasing down villains to
rescue the love of his life. The warrior has to overcome
difficult terrain and use his wit to get through the levels.
But when the warrior is dead, You have to start the game
all over again.
 The literal meaning of the phrase is “Big Problem”.
 It was popular in Kochi as a phrase used when people
were in a troubled or helpless situation.
 The usage of this phrase in a 2015 South Indian film
popular made it extremely popular all over Kerala.
 Id the phrase & the film.

51.  Scene Contra
 Premam

53.  According to the Oxford dictionary ,this English word T2
originated from an Arabic word T1 which meant “whirl winds”
via Portuguese & reinforced by a Chinese dialect that meant “big
wind” .
 There is a disease named T3 ,caused by an obligate intracellular
parasitic bacterium , named so because of the cloudy state of
consciousness -resembling a T2 like state - that occur in patients
not properly treated (as was the case in the past )
 This disease T3 when occurred in epidemics had a devastating
impact . During Napoleon’s invasion of Moscow in 1812,more
French soldiers died of T3 than by Russians.
 There is another disease T4 ,which means “T3 like” caused by a
Gram negative bacterium .
 What is T1,T2,T3 & T4 ?

54.  T1 – Thoophan
 T2 – Typhoon
 T3 – Typhus
 T4 - Typhoid

55.  Samuel Wilson (Image next slide) was a meat packer from Troy.
 During the War of 1812, he was appointed as the meat inspector for the
Northern Army. His duties included checking the freshness of meat and
assuring that it was properly packaged and that the barrels were
according to specification. Each barrel was marked “E.A.-U.S “ . This
marking indicated Elbert Anderson (the contractor) , United States.
 The Army men ,who were mostly locals of Troy, made an association
between the US stamp & Samuel Wilson – they began referring to the food
as ……. (the nickname of Wilson )
 The local newspaper picked up on the story and ……….. eventually
gained widespread acceptance as the nickname for the U.S. Federal
Government.
 Perhaps, the best contributor to the present day image of this
personification is the image drawn by James Montgomery Flagg during the
World War 1 ( over 4 million copies of this poster was printed between
1917 & 1918) .
 In 1961,the US Congress recognised Samuel Wilson as the progenitor of
the America’s National symbol …………

56. Memorial statue in Arlington,
Massachusetts

57.  Uncle Sam

58.  George Thomas Valiplackal is a (rich) Rubber planter based
in Kanjirapally. He is the owner of “Continental Rubbers” ,the
office of which is located at Kodimatha, Kottayam. He was a
former executive member of Indian ‘The Indian Rubber
Dealers Federation”
 His group owns a major share in Cochin Cements Limited
,Velloor.
 Cochin Cements Limited & Hindustan News Print Limited
(also at Velloor) donated an amount 40 & 10 lakhs
respectively for a building located in Athirampuzha Gram
Panchayath.
 The Building was inaugurated on October 29th 2005 by
Oomen Chandy (who was the then Chief Minister of Kerala).
 Which famous building am I talking about ?

59.  Valy’s Cancer Care Centre for Children

62.  Thomas Eakins (1844 – 1916) was an
American realist painter, photographer, sculptor, and fine
arts educator.
 He is widely acknowledged to be one of the most important artists
in American art history.
 “The Clinic of Dr. Agnew” is an 1889 oil painting by Eakins which
was drawn to honour Dr.David Hayes Agnew on his retirement
from teaching at the University of Pennsylvania.
 The medical historians use this painting & another painting drawn
by Eakins in 1875 , ”The Gross Clinic” (A painting of Dr.Samuel
Gross & his assistants operating on a patient with Osteomyelitis of
Femur) – a comparison between these two paintings will reveal a
change in a particular custom that existed in medical institutions
for centuries !!!
 What is it ?

65.  The White Coat of Doctors .
( Compare the coat used by the operating doctors in
both the paintings )
 Earlier, Doctors used to wear Black Robes …
 Gradually, It became White…

66.  The meaning of this Greek word is “Yellow
Horse”.
 The name of the Greek thinker Socrates’s wife
was also the same.
 She was a devoted wife & a mother but was
strict & argumentative
 Presently, this word is used to describe any
naggish,irritable or quarrelsome women .
 The word is ?

67.  Xanthippe
( Xanthos – Yellow & Hippos – Horse)

68.  Phrases having meaning similar to this were used since the 18th
century.
 This was most popularized in the 21st century by rapper Drake,
who planned to release a 2011 joint mix tape titled ……. along
with Rick Ross .
 To promote this mix tape, ……. was mentioned prominently on
several of their tracks such as "The Motto“ , released on November
29, 2011, with the aim of promoting the tape.
 This use is said to have elevated the phrase into prominence and
common colloquial use .
 It was one of the most popular phrases in Twitter & a most searched
word in Google in 2012 .
 But the phrase also gained widespread criticism as well – as
teenagers used it for explaining their reckless & irresponsible
behavior .

70.  You only live once (YOLO)

71.  A …….. is a temple tower (Image next slide) of the ancient
Mesopotamian valley and Iran, having the form of a terraced
pyramid of successively receding stories.
 The Mesopotamian ………. were not places for public
worship or ceremonies. They were believed to be dwelling
places for the gods. Through the ……… the gods could be
close to mankind and each city had its own patron god.
 Only priests were permitted inside the …. and it was their
responsibility to care for the gods and attend to their needs.
 There are 32 known …….. near Mesopotamia. Four of them
are in Iran, and the rest are mostly in Iraq.
 FITB .

73.  Ziggurat