S.P.Q.C quiz by rohan d'cruz

SPQC
47 questions
infinite rebound

----------------------------------------------- Rohan D’cruz

1. The name X comes from Old High German for "noble wolf". Hence, one of his self-
given nicknames was Wolf or Herr Wolf. Identify X.

2. The Czechs call it Famfrpál, the Dutch call it Zwerkbal, the Norwegians call it
Rumpeldunk. What is the
English name of this seven-a-side sport?

3. In the year 2005, the sale of pencils in airports and railway stations went up
to 300-700%.
What was behind this phenomenal increase?

4.
This is the only sport with faster action replays. It is forbidden to women. The
participants
ward off evil spirits before the game by slapping their thighs. Which is it?

5.Identify X in the given list

X
Larisa Latynina
Nikolai Adrianov
Boris Shaklin
Edoardo Mangiarotti
Takashi Ono
Paavo Nurmi
(and more....)

Michael Phelps (maximum number of medals in the
olympics)

6.Identify the list

Snigdha Nandipati
Sukanya Roy
Anamika Veeramani
Kavya Shivashankar
Anurag Kashyap
Sai Gunturi
Pratyush Buddiga
Nupur Lala

Indians who have won the Scripps National Spelling Bee

7. The X, the world’s smallest army, was formed in 1506 . The 130
members of the X are required to be Catholic, unmarried citizens who
have completed military service.
They need to be at least 5ft 8in tall and between the ages of 19 and 30.
The commandant of the X raised the prospect in 2009 that the corps
might one day admit female recruits, but said it remained a long way off.
They are also equipped with modern firearms – the same handguns and
machine guns which are used by armies
They are dressed in striped blue, red and gold uniforms and carrying
halberds as their traditional weapons.
The idea that the uniform was designed by Michelangelo is a myth – it is
simply a legacy of military uniforms that were common in Europe during
the Renaissance.
Identify X

The Swiss Guard (guard the Vatican )

8. Identify personality and why is he famous

"Preet" Bharara is an Indian American, is the U.S. Attorney for the
Southern District of New York.
He is famous for prosecuting the likes of Rajat gupta and the times
square bomber
he was on the cover of time in april this year
he was also voted indian of the year for 2102

9. X is a 2011 erotic novel by British author E. L. James Set largely in Seattle it
is the first instalment in a trilogy that traces the deepening relationship
between a college graduate, Anastasia Steele, and a young business magnate,
Christian Grey. It is notable for its explicitly erotic scenes featuring elements
of sexual practices involving bondage/discipline, dominance/submission,
sadism/masochism (BDSM). X has topped best-seller lists around the world,
including the United Kingdom and the United States. The series has sold 40
million copies worldwide, with book rights having been sold in 37
countries, and set the record as the fastest-selling paperback of all time,
surpassing the Harry Potter series. Critical reception of the novel has been
mixed.
Identify X

10. X is a joint venture music video website operated by Sony Music
Entertainment Universal Music Group, and Abu Dhabi
Media with EMI licensing its content to the group without taking an
ownership stake.The service was launched officially on December 8,
2009.The videos on X are syndicated across the web, with Google and X
sharing the advertising revenue.
X offers music videos from three of the "big four" major record labels:
Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, and EMI. Warner
Music Group was initially reported to be considering hosting its content
on X, but subsequently formed a rival alliance with MTV Networks There
are more than 50,000 videos available on X
Identify X

11. The lyrics of the song tell a true story: on 4 December 1971 “Y “had set up camp
in Montreux Switzerland to record an album using a mobile recording studio at the
entertainment complex that was part of the Montreux Casino.
On the eve of the recording session a Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention
concert was held in the casino's theatre. In the middle of Don Preston's synthesizer solo
on "King Kong", the place suddenly caught fire when somebody in the audience fired
a flare gun into the rattan covered ceiling,.
The resulting fire destroyed the entire casino complex, along with all the Mothers'
equipment.
The “X" that became the title of the song referred to the fire spreading over Lake
Geneva from the burning casino as the members of “Y” watched the fire from their
hotel.
Identify X and Y

X=Smoke on the water
Y=Deep Purple

12.Why did this magazine cover create a controversy

It called president Obama gay for his support of legalization of gay marriages

13. X is a United States bill introduced by U.S. Representative Lamar S. Smith
(R-TX) to expand the ability of U.S. law enforcement to fight online trafficking in
copyrighted intellectual property and counterfeit goods.
Provisions include the requesting of court orders to bar advertising networks
and payment facilities from conducting business with infringing websites,
and search engines from linking to the websites, and court orders requiring
Internet service providers to block access to the websites.
The law would expand existing criminal laws to include
unauthorized streaming of copyrighted content, imposing a maximum penalty
of five years in prison.
Google and wikipedia stages blackouts of their websites in protest of this bill.
Identify X

14.Famous quote by whom?

If journalism is good, it is controversial, by its nature.
-X

Julian Assange founder of Wikileaks

SPIT teachers

Huh????????????????????????????????

Lake=tale(marathi)=talele sir

Gopal krishna gokhale=madhavi ma’am

Bakerywaala=nida ma’am

Sikka(coin)=vinod sikka sir (iedc)

California institute of technology(CALTECH) ,Pasadena

Mars rover curiosity was launched from CALTECH and landed on 5th august 2012

Sheldon,raj,leonard and howard are all scientists at CALTECH

Android operating system names

bender froyo

eclair

donut

18.Identify the list

Bambalachacha
Blue de Hue
Dirties
Goody-Goody
Indian Boy
Mary Jane
Meggie
Queen Ann's Lace
Red Cross
Sandwich Bag
Yellow Submarine

Alternate names for marijuana(weed)

19. Volvo’s Your Concept Car (YCC) is an interesting case in point.
What is so special about its design??

It’s the first concept car to be designed from start to finish by a team composed
exclusively of women.

20.Identify X (imangi studio’s most famous game)

Happy hippo dive Little red sled Harbour master

X

21. X is an affluent beachfront city in northwestern Los Angeles County, California,
United States.
As of the 2010 census, the city population was 12,645.
X consists of a 21-mile (34 km)strip of prime Pacific coastline.
Nicknamed "the 'Bu" by surfers and locals, the community is famous for its warm,
sandy beaches, and for being the home of many Hollywood movie stars and others
associated with the entertainment industry.
Signs around the city proclaim "27 miles of scenic beauty", referring to X’s original
length of 27 miles (43 km) before the city was incorporated in 1991.
Identify X

22.The flag of which country is hoisted upside down in case the country is in war
instead of a war flag?

23. The current official X was designed by Ruth Kedar and is a wordmark based
on the Catull typeface.
"There were a lot of different color iterations", says Ruth Kedar, the graphic
designer who developed the now-famous X
"We ended up with the primary colors, but instead of having the pattern go in
order, we put a secondary color on the L, which brought back the idea that
the X doesn't follow the rules.“
In 2010, the X received its first major and permanent overhaul since 1999.
The new X was first tested in November 2009, and was officially launched on
May 6, 2010.
It utilises an identical typeface to the previous X , but features a distinctly
orange-colored "o" in place of the previous yellowish "o", as well as more subtle
shadow rendered in a different shading style
Identify X

Alcohol brand names

Old monk(rum)

Jacob’s creek(wine)

Romanov(vodka) HINT:avengers

Absolut(vodka)............ HINT:f(x)=abs(sinx)

Car makers
Posh =Porsche

Hanuman=Maruti

Amber riley plays mercedes on Glee

Slazenger bats have a jaguar as their logo

26. India’s first recorded instance of this occured in 2003,at the
Crossroads mall,haji ali mumbai.
Rohit Tikmany was responsible for this.
Police were immediately called for but as always arrived too late.
Later Tikmany was questioned and cautioned.
What are we talking about?

India’s first ever flash mob.

27.How do we better know HH Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan?

28. On which Indian currency note would you find the picture of a computer monitor
(symbolic of india’s advent into the the tech era)?

29. In the summer of 1974 this person is set out to India to visit Neem Karoli
Baba at his Kainchi Ashram.
During his 7 month stay in India he experimented with psychedelics, calling
his LSD experiences "one of the two or three most important things he had
done in his life”.
Which tech genius?

30. In horse racing, if a rider was a considerable distance ahead of his rivals, he would drop the
cains and cruise to victory without much effort.
This led to a term being coined for an easy convincing victory.
What term?

31. Identify hint: think televison

Chuck Lorre creator of the big bang theory and two and a half men

32. X is a Finnish rock band
It consists of Marko Saaresto (lead vocals), Olli Tukiainen (lead guitar)
and Markus"Captain" Kaarlonen (keyboards, production).
On tour the band is supported by Jani Snellman (bass guitar), Jaska Mäkinen (rhythm
guitar, backing vocals) and Jari Salminen (drums, percussion).
The band has sold over 100,000 albums in Finland.
On 30 June 2004, the X released their debut single Late Goodbye in Finland which was
followed by Lift on 9 September 2004.
Their most popular song Y also went straight to No. 1 on the Finnish charts.
It has been certified platinum.
It was selected as one of the best albums 2006 by Finland's largest newspaper, Helsingin
Sanomat , and was nominated for "Best Finnish Album" at the NRJ Radio Awards as well
as "Best Rock Album" at the Emma Awards in 2007

Identify X and Y

X=Poets of the fall
Y= Carnival of Rust

33. Born as Robyn __________ Fenty, she has sold more than 20 million albums and 60
million singles which make her one of the best selling RnB artists of all time.
While she has had phenomenal professional success her personal life has not been all that
rosy
Identify her.

34.Which country finished atop the medals tally at the 1916 summer olympic games?

The 1916 games scheduled to be held in Berlin ,Germany were cancelled on account of
World War 1

35. Name the author of Indian origin who has been accused of plagiarizing a column in
TIME and therefore suspended by CNN and Time

36. Which co had a nuclear reactor in their office building in New York for 30 years ?

37.I’ve always wanted to know this. Why is Dravid nicknamed Jammy ? (Kaul dont answer
this) 2 reasons.

His father was an employee of Kissan Jams and he endorsed the product as well.

38. It began life in Brazil as a one-time marketing plan to sell pre-packaged music on Nokia
5310 phones – where two different Brazilian artists recorded a show fusing different styles of
music.
Today it is a popular program in India ,Pakistan and the Middle East
What is it??

39 It is a distress signal sent using Morse code which is not an abbreviation, but popularly
has many expansions invented by people.
It was part of an international convention till 1999, when it was replaced by a newer signal.
It was first adopted by the German government in 1905 and internationally in 1908.
What are we talking about?

40. This footballer’s real name is Ricardo Izecson Leite, but he is better to known to people
with a short name.
He was the first sportsperson to have 10 million followers on Twitter.
An ambassador of the UN Food Programme, he used to play for AC Milan once.
He is currently an Italian citizen.
Name the footballer.

41. A national park of the United States, it is located close to the Mojave desert.
It is considered to be one of the hottest places on Earth, and has recorded the highest
temperature in the United States.
The ‘Devil’s Golf Course’ is part of this national park.
This place also has close connections with the WWE(world wrestling entertainment)
Identify this place

Death valley (the Undertaker is billed from here)

42. How do we better know UBISLATE 7+ from Datawind ?

The extremely low cost AAKASH tablet

43. What innovation has been highlighted by Bill Gates as an innovation that has saved
maximum lives in the last 200 years ?

44. Which food and beverage brand took advertising into outer space in the year 2001
when a Russian rocket had its big logo painted on it ?

45. X is red-green colour blind. Blue is the brightest color he sees. Hence Y’s logo is blue

Apple’s very first ad for the macintosh in 1984

47 In 2010, Urs Holzle sent around an urgent internal memo warning that the company
would be crushed if it didn’t figure out its social strategy.
The team named their social project “Emerald Sea” after this painting of a wave
knocking a ship over and then recreated that painting outside the elevators where they
worked.
What was the outcome of this project?

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