General Quiz... Give it a try. For beginners to pros

1. ACADEMIC SOCIETY,
Students’ Union-2014-15
GENERAL QUIZ
QUIZ MASTER-PRATEEK
GOURAV

2. RULES
1. There are total 30 questions.
2. You will get 30 seconds to answer each question.
(It’s flexible.)
3. You have to write down the answers in the sheets provided to you.
4. The decision of the Quiz Master is final and binding.
5. Kindly think of a suitable, catchy team name and write it on the top of the sheet provided
along with the mobile numbers of both the members of the team.
6. The use of cell phones, tablets or any other gadget is strictly prohibited.

5. This tower is named after an F1 legend. Name the
tower and name the city where it is situated.
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Q1

6. • MICHAEL SCHUMACHER TOWER IN GURGAON

7. LUXURY TRAINS
• PALACE ON WHEELS- RAJASTHAN
• GOLDEN CHARIOT- KARNATAKA
• X - MAHARASHTRA
Identify X.
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Q2

8. DECCAN ODYSSEY

9. He won The FIELDS MEDAL in 2014. Has an Indian connection.
Identify him…
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Q3

10. MANJUL BHARGAVA
Bhargava was born in Hamilton, Ontario of parents who had immigrated
from Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
Professor of Mathematics at Princeton University and is known primarily for his
contributions to number theory.

11. Where in India would you find these?
• APSARA
• CYRUS
• ZERLINA
• PURNIMA I
• PURNIMA II
• DHRUVA
• PURNIMA III
• KAMINI
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Q4

12. • NUCLEAR REACTORS AT BARC

13. FOODIES!!!
• This snacks item which originated in Central Asia and
Middle East is one of the most popular evening time snacks
in India. It was banned by militants in Somalia in 2011
because they made an absurd claim that it had a supposed
resemblance to the symbol of the Christian Holy Trinity.
WHICH FOOD ITEM AM I TALKING ABOUT???
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Q5

14. DELICIOUS!!!
• SAMOSA

15. Whose print ad is this?
Nude
models
wanted
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FIGURE: Chubby HAIR: Peferably blonde
CHIN: Double EYES: Brown
SKIN: Peachy AGE: 8-12 MONTHS
**Q6

17. This temple is home to the tallest Lord
Hanuman statue in the world. Identify the
temple and name the city where it is situated.
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Q7

18. • JAKHU TEMPLE, SHIMLA

19. DIRECT TO HOME
• ZEE : DISH TV
• TATA: TATA SKY
• AIRTEL: AIRTEL DIGITAL TV
• RELIANCE: BIG TV
• VIDEOCON: VIDEOCON D2H
• DOORDARSHAN: ???
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Q8

20. • DD DIRECT PLUS

21. Identify the very famous American Actor and film-maker.
A snapshot from IIFA Awards, 2014
?
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Q9

22. KEVIN SPACEY

23. Logo of a Chennai-based organization which is perhaps
the most well known entity in its field in India. Name the
organization.
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Q10

24. • SANKAR NETRALAYA

25. Which highly talked about event’s logo is this?
#recent
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Q11

26. • BRICS SUMMIT, BRAZIL

27. According to Hindu Mythology, which city
has been named after Lava, the son of
Lord Ram?
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Q12

28. • LAHORE

29. What is unique about these two sets of
movies?
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Q13

30. • A DIRECTOR RELEASING TWO OF HIS MOVIES ON THE SAME DAY

31. JUST KIDDING!!!
• On January 9, 2007, ‘X’ dialled a Starbucks in San Francisco.
“Good morning!”, answered the polite voice of employee Ying Hang.
“How may I help you?”
“Yes, I’d like to order 4000 Lattes to go, please.”- X said, grinning. “No,
just kidding. Wrong number. Goodbye!”
WHAT IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS CONVERSATION?
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32. • THE FIRST CALL MADE FROM AN iPHONE BY STEVE JOBS

33. Google came up with these interesting Doodles on
a particular occasion observed every year. Name
the occasion.
2014
2013
2012
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**Q15

34. • FATHERS’ DAY

35. • The outbreak began in Guinea in December 2013 after
which it spread to Liberia, Sierra
Leone, Nigeria and Senegal. The outbreak is caused
by ’X’. It is the most severe outbreak of the disease in
terms of the number of human cases and deaths since
the discovery of the virus in 1976, with the number of
cases from the current outbreak now outnumbering
the combined cases from all known previous
outbreaks.
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36. • EBOLA VIRUS

37. This image is from a movie which won the
academy award in the best picture category in
2013. Name the movie.
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38. • 12 YEARS A SLAVE

39. A certain eligibility criteria before 16th December, 2012- “exceptional
service towards advancement of art, literature and science and in
recognition of public service of the highest order”
After an amendment on 16th December, -”awarded in recognition of
exceptional service/performance of the highest order in any field of
human endeavour”
This is the eligibility criterion for what?
&
Who has, supposedly, been the cause of the Amendment?
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40. • BHARAT RATNA
• SACHIN TENDULKAR

41. Identify this businesswoman.
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42. • INDRA NOOYI
current Chairperson and Chief
Executive Officer of PepsiCo

43. After which infamous event did Amul come
up with this?
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**Q20

44. • SHASHI THAROOR’S CATTLE CLASS TWEET

45. • A Student of National Medical College, Kolkata is the founder
of an organisation headquartered at Nagpur. He became
disgusted with what he believed was the appeasement of
Muslims by the Congress during the Khilafat movement and
hence the seeds were sown for the establishment of the
organisation.
• Identify the organisation and its founder.
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46. • RSS, K. B. Hedgewar

47. Instead of using GDP as a measure of progress, Bhutan
uses GNH. It is an attempt to define an indicator that
defines quality of life and social progress in more
holistic and psychological terms, instead of only basing
it on economical parameters. What is GNH?
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48. • GROSS NATIONAL HAPPINESS

49. OUT-SWINGER
When Pakistan, led by Imran Khan, toured India in 1986-87, they
played an one-day match to commemorate the Cricket Club of
India’s Golden Jubilee at the Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai. The
CCI XI had Roger Binny and Mohammad Azharuddin among
others in its ranks, while Wasim Akram, Rameez Raja and Javed
Miandad turned up for Pakistan XI. While fielding, Pakistan were
a few men short, and a certain member of Mumbai’s Senior
League offered himself as a substitute. Who?
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50. • SACHIN TENDULKAR

51. GUESS IF U CAN!!!
A certain phrase from Spanish classical guitarist Francisco Tarrega’s solo
guitar composition “Gran Vals” achieved worldwide ubiquity.
I bet everyone present here must have heard it.
I hope your cell phones are switched off or put in silent mode
otherwise we have a chance of hearing the sound here only.
Well, not as popular these days as it used to be half a decade ago.
What am I talking about???
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**Q24

52. • NOKIA TUNE

53. • This country was named after the Latin name for a
metal because the first conquerors arrived in this area
following rumours of Mountains made of this metal.
Name the country.
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54. • ARGENTINA

55. Identify the logo
It is an international e-commerce
business
allowing payments and
money transfers to be made
through the Internet.
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56. • PAYPAL

57. NAME THE MASCOT AND THE EVENT Q27
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58. • FULECA, FIFA WORLD CUP 2014

59. Stills from a game available for download in Google
Play Store
NAME THE GAME
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Q28

60. • MODI RUN

61. The Oxford Dictionaries
Word of the Year 2013 is…
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**Q29

62. • SELFIE

63. Q30
BIZ
• It is an American diversified multinational mass media corporation
headquartered at the Burbank, California.
• It is the world's second largest broadcasting and cable company in
terms of revenue, after Comcast.
• It is today one of the largest and best-known studios in Hollywood. It
also owns and operates the ABC broadcast television network.
• It owns and licenses 14 theme parks around the world.
Name the company.

65. THANK YOU

66. SUMMER OLYMPICS
• On September 5 a group of eight Palestinians belonging to
the Black September organization broke into the Olympic
Village and took nine Israeli athletes, coaches and officials
hostage in their apartments.
• Subsequently all the hostages and terrorists got killed.
• Which year and where were the Olympic Games
being held?
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AUDIENCE
QUESTION

67. • MUNICH OLYMPICS, 1972