Seuli seal quiz prelims 2012

1. SEULI SEAL QUIZ
2012

2. PRELIM ROUND
Total Questions: 30
No negative marking.
Mix of dry, audio, video and 2-part questions.
Questions 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 are star-
marked questions, acting as tiebreakers.
In case of a tie still existing, additional
questions will be given to the contesting
teams.

3. BEST OF LUCK!

4. 1. GOOGLE DOODLE FOR?

5. GOOGLE DOODLE ON REPUBLIC DAY OF
INDIA

6. 2. IDENTIFY THE ACTOR WHOSE NAME
HAS BEEN BLANKED OUT.

7. LATE DEV ANAND

8. 3.
X is the oldest business school in
India, founded in 1949 by Father
Quinn Enright, S.J. and is constantly
rated among the top 5 in India. The
Chairman of the Board of Governors
for X is B. Muthuraman the Ex-
Managing Director of Tata Steel.
Name X.

9. XAVIER LABOUR RESEARCH
INSTITUTE (XLRI)

10. 4. FROM THE WORLD OF LITERATURE, WHO
IS THIS BRAVE GIRL?

11. ANNE FRANK

12. 5. WHICH PLACE?

13. VENICE

14. 6. WHO IS THE PRESENT DUCHESS
OF CAMBRIDGE?

15. KATE MIDDLETON

16. 7. INSPIRATION FOR
WHAT BOTTLE OF
BEVERAGE?

17. COCA COLA

18. 8. FLAG OF WHICH RECENTLY FORMED
COUNTRY?

19. SOUTH SUDAN

21. AB DE VILLIERS

22. 10. WHICH MUSICAL INSTRUMENT IS
THIS?

23. ACCORDION

24. 11.
In which computer game would
you come across enemies called
Blinky, Pinky, Inky and Clyde?

25. PAC MAN

26. 12. AND NOW FROM THE WORLD OF
FAIRY TALES. WHO IS THIS OLD MAN?

27. RUMPELSTILTSKIN

28. 13.
This anamorphic painting (picture in the
next slide) was gifted by a street artist to
X, a famous Indian on his birthday. The
artist promised to reveal the sense behind
it to X. However, X died at the age of 89 in
Switzerland and the secret was revealed
later. The painting now resides in a
famous museum in India.
ID X.

29. 13.* (CONTD.)

30. J.R.D. TATA

31. 14. This word in Tamil means
“murderous rage”. Which latest
sensation are we talking about?

32. KOLAVERI

33. 15. An ad for which famous brand?
TWIST LICK DUNK

34. OREO!

35. 16. IDENTIFY THIS AUTHOR.

36. SALMAN RUSHDIE

37. 17.
For the year 2011, Foreign Policy
magazine has named him among top 100
global thinkers. He has been ranked as the
most influential person in Mumbai by a
national daily newspaper.

38. ANNA HAZARE

39. 18.
The Belgian’s real name is George
Prosper Remi. What creation do we
remember of his?

40. TINTIN

42. STEVE JOBS

43. 20. SHE IS THE HEAD OF THE
GOVERNMENT OF WHICH COUNTRY?

44. ANGELA MERKEL, CHANCELLOR OF
GERMANY

45. 21.
What are OakShaft, Moontimmer, Silver Arrow,
Firebolt, Tinderblast , Swiftstick, Shooting Star
and Trigger all types of?

46. HARRY POTTER’S BROOMSTICKS!

47. 22. A 'NAUGHTY' ONE. WHO ARE THIS PAIR? WHICH
COMIC STRIP IS THE INSPIRATION BEHIND IT?

48. DENNIS THE MENACE

49. 23.
The Greeks have the longest and the
Japanese have the shortest. Ours is 52
seconds. Guess what?

50. NATIONAL ANTHEM

51. 24. WHY WAS THIS PLACE IN NEWS
RECENTLY?

52. BUDDHA INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT, DELHI
WHERE INDIAN F1 GRAND PRIX WAS HELD

53. 25. WHERE WILL THE 2014 FIFA WORLD
CUP BE HELD?

55. 26.
National Science Day is celebrated
in India on February 28 every year to mark the
discovery of ______ effect by Sir _______.
The event is commemorated in honour of Sir
______for his legacy and discovery of the
______effect on February 28, 1927, for which
he was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1930. Fill in
the blank.

56. C.V. RAMAN

57. 27.
Mascot of which Indian organisation
which also happens to be the largest
employer in the world?

58. INDIAN RAILWAYS

59. 28.
Other than the UEFA Champions League
Final, El Clásico is the most followed
club football match in the world, watched
by hundreds of millions of people. El
Clásico refers to rivalry between which
two football clubs?

60. REAL MADRID CF VS FC BARCELONA

61. 29. WHOSE VOICE?

62. RABINDRANATH TAGORE

63. 30. WHAT IS THIS COLLEGE DROPOUT
BIGGEST CONTRIBUTION TO THE WORLD
OF INTERNET SOCIALIZING?

64. FACEBOOK

65. TIME FOR THE FINALS!

66. It is an ancient system of aesthetics
believed to use the laws of both
Heaven (astronomy) and Earth
(geography) to help one improve life
by receiving positive Qi.
The term literally translates as "wind-
water" in English. Identify.

67. ID the logo.