Intercollegiate Quiz 2014
Question 1
If you can meet with Triumph and DisasterAnd treat those two impostors just the same;
These are the words from Rudyard Kiplings poem “If"
On which Famous entrance will you find these words
Answer1
Wimbeldon centre court
What did this Person design in 1960's which still very popular?
Question 2
She is MARY QUANT
The Miniskirt
Answer 2 22) Mini-Skirt
Identify the painter
Question 3
V S GaitondeVasudeo S. Gaitonde (1924–2001)
was regarded as India's foremost abstract artist. He received Padma Shri Award in 1971.
Modernist painter VS Gaitonde set a world record for modern Indian art when his abstract landscape fetched Rs. 23.7 crore (USD 3.7 million)
Answer 3
What scientific term referring to the interface between the electronic and Human world was coined by Computer scientist and author Jaron Lanier?
Question 4
Virtual reality
Answer 4
The surname of the Photographer from the 1960 Felini film 'La Dolce Vita' from a character played by small time Italian actor Walter Santerso became a catchword in the media?What is the catchword?
Question5
PAPARAZZI
Answer5
Which form of Indian classical
music gets its name from The sanskrit for 'Steady Feet”
Question 6
Dhrupad
Answer 6
Which four time Olympic medalist
has written an Autobiography titled “Breaking the surface”
Question 7
Greg Louganis
Answer 7
In Ukraine their estimated
population of Samosely(self settlers) is coming down and the average age is now 63.Who are the Samosely?
Question 8
Illegal residents of 30 kms Zone of
Alienation surrounding the most contaminated areas near the Chernobyl; Power plant
Answer 8
What was established as patent
medicine business at Bombay in 1893 by K Nageswara Rao Pantulu who was a journalist,social reformer and Freedom Fighter?
Question 9
What was established as patent
medicine business at Bombay in 1893 by K Nageswara Rao Pantulu who was a journalist,social reformer and Freedom Fighter?
Question 9
Amrutanjan
Answer 9
The term was first coined in 1976
by a friend of American underground comics artist Robert Armstrong.It refers to a person who unceasingly watches this device as a form of Transcendental Vegetation and generally consumes lots of chips during the process.?
Question10
COUCH POTATO
Answer 10
China and India were referred to as
first and second billion.Who are referred to as Third billion by Management consulting firm BOOZ and Company?
Question 11
WOMEN
The Third Billion is the term used to represent the approximately one billion Women in both developing and developed countries whose economic lives have been previously stuntedunderleveraged or supressed and who could over the next decade take their place in global economy as consumers,producers employees and entrepreneurs
Answer 11
The current depiction of X is based on
images drawn by cartoonist Thomas Nast for Harper's Weekly beginning in 1863 and to the description given in Clement Clarke Moore 's 1822 poem.The image was further defined by the advertisements created for the Coca-Cola Company .
Identify X
Question 12
SANTA CLAUS
Answer12
In 1961,A English film was directed by
Shankar Giri, son of former President of India Dr VV Giri called “Epistle”.Rarely a film was made in English then.Who was the heroine in the movie?
Question 13
J Jayalalitha
Answer 13
The logo combines two recognizable
images to convey complex notions: - Barbed wire communicates oppression - A burning candle evokes hope The logo was inspired by the Chinese proverb, “Better to light a candle than curse the darkness”.
Question 14
Answer 14
In Western astrology, this phrase
represents the Sun and the Moon, the brightest objects in the sky. Given the astrological themes of this 2013 book, the word makes an apt title. Among others, the book has twelve people representing the zodiac (including a Maori gem hunter) and seven others representing planets.
Which book?
Question 15
The Luminaries by New
Zealand author Eleanor Catton. She became the youngest Man Booker-winning novelist in October 2013, and the book is the biggest to win the prize
Answer 15
Question 16
Which Foul smelling flower,native to Indonesia and the Malay archipelago is the worlds largest, growing upto 3 feet wide
Answer 16
Rafflesia
Question 17
What is the term coined by a Bhutanese king which many international organisations and economists areconsidering to use as an alternative to GNP (Gross National Product)?
Answer 17
Gross National Happiness (GNH) coined by King Jigme Singye Wangchuck of Bhutan
Question 18
In 1956,which American won the Pulitzer prize for Literature for the Book “Profiles in courage”?
Answer 18
John F Kennedy
Question 19
Which South African political party founded in 1975,derieves its name from the Grass coil worn by Zulu Woman to carry heavy loads?
Answer 19
INKATHA
Question 20
He competed at the Berlin olympics(1936) in Freestyle swimming.He was part of the country's Waterpolo team in Helsinki(1952) .He became the first non European to become the FIFA president.Who?
Answer 20
Joao De Havelange(Jean Marie Faustin Goedroid Joao De Havelange)
Answer 21
This Austrian city is the birthplace of 18th century composer Mozart and also the setting for parts of Sound of Music?Name the city
Answer 21
Salzburg
Question 22
This game was created by the royal family of Malaysia about 500 years ago. The name of the game comes from the Malay and Thai word for "Kick " and "ball". Which game?
Answer 22
SEPAK TAKRAW
Question 23
Which organization is headed by Turkish Diplomat Ahmet Uzumcu?
Answer 23
OPCW( Organization for Prohibition of Chemical weapons) which won the 2013 Noble peace Prize
Question 24
1968 Rani1970 Rishi Kapoor1984 Aravind,Suresh,Mukesh Sonia1999 Aswin Thampy2003 Ashwin Chitale and Kalidas 2012 Virendra Pratap and X
Who is X in this list?
Answer 24
1968 Rani Kuzhanthaikkaga
1970 Rishi Kapoor Mera Naam Joker Hindi
1984 Aravind,Suresh,Mukesh Sonia
My Dear Kuttichathan
1999 Aswin Thampy Jalamarmaram
2003 Ashwin Chitale and Kalidas
Shwas Ente Veedu Apoonteyum
2012 Virendra Pratap and X
Dekh Indian circus and 101 Chodyangal
National award for Best Child artiste MINON for Film 101 Chodyangal
Question 25
Boogie Woogie was the first dance show format to hit Indian Television. Hosted by the popular Film and Television personalities Naved and Ravi,.
Who was its South Zone champion in 1995 at the age of 12?
Question 25
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