QUANTA the quiz club of NIT GOA

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ROUND 1

Programmer Bram Cohen, a former University at Buffalo graduate student in Computer Science, designed X in April 2001 and released the first available version on 2 July 2001, and the final version in 2008. The protocol X is used to distribute large amounts of data over the Internet. As of February 2013, X was responsible for 3.35% of all worldwide bandwidth.

Y has been in active development since its first release in 2005. Although originally developed by Ludvig Strigeus, since December 7, 2006, the code is owned and maintained by X, Inc. Its name refers to the program’s small memory footprint: the program was designed to use minimal computer resources while offering functionality comparable to larger programs. All versions of Y have been written in C++.1

X- BitTorrentY-μTorrent

The earliest surviving record of X observation dates from 364 BC, based on comments by Chinese astronomer Gan De in a star catalogue. By 28 BC, Chinese astronomers were regularly recording them in official imperial records. The first clear mention of it in Western literature, around 300 BC, was by the ancient Greek scholar Theophrastus, student of Plato and Aristotle and successor to the latter. A more recent observation was made on 17 March 807 AD by the Benedictine monk Adelmus however, he incorrectly concluded he was observing a transit of Mercury. Many later observations were also misinterpreted as planetary transits, until Galileo gave the correct explanation in 1612.

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Sunspots are temporary phenomena on the photosphere of the Sun that appear visibly as dark spots compared to surrounding regions. They correspond to concentrations of magnetic field flux that inhibit convection and result in reduced surface temperature compared to the surrounding photosphere.

SUNSPOTS

Dadaria is one of various types of folk-songs or field-songs of Chhattisgarh. These songs were very popular and were sung by village men or women while harvesting in paddy fields or during leisure. A popular version of a famous Dadaria folk song was incorporated into a popular Hindi song. The narrative of the song depict a tyrannical mother in law, a tittering sister-in-law and a pacifying brother-in-law, and how, despite all the goods and the bads, the newly wed girl loves her husband’s home, which she compares to a flower. Which song? 

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SASURAL GENDA PHOOL

Although E. L. Thorndike developed early X, Frederick J. Kelly was the first to use such items as part of a large scale assessment. While Director of the Training School at Kansas State Normal School (now Emporia State University) in 1915, he developed and administered the Kansas Silent Reading Test. Soon after, Kelly became the third Dean of the College of Education at the University of Kansas. The first large scale assessment using only Xs was the Army Alpha, used to assess the intelligence and more specifically the aptitudes of World War I military recruits.

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MCQ TEST

128036 ____ is a Main belt asteroid discovered in 2003 at the Astronomical Observatory of Mallorca, Spain and named after one of the most famous residents of the Island of Mallorca. 

WHO??

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 In 2014 a competition was held through the MyGov Platform for suggesting the name, logo and tagline for a government scheme. Priya Sharma won the competition for designing the logo. The logo, in the country’s tri-colours, depicts six people holding hands around the Rupee symbol. Which government scheme?

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• X and Y were two giant ocean liners named after two races

of Gods in Greek Mythology. While Y proceeded to go on

into legend in the most disastrous way possible, X had a

long and distinguished career which led her beingnicknamed “Old Reliable”.• X, coincidentally, shares her name with a very famousperiodic series of games, the latest edition of which

hadbeen marred due to a connection with one of the

world’sworst industrial disasters in 1984.• Give me X and Y

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Red is a chaser, alternately called Macky , Shadow or Blinky . Pink is an ambusher, also known as Micky , Speedy or Pinky . Cyan is fickle, nick named Mucky, Bashful or Inky. Orange is stupid, a trait noticeable by his slow movement, and is affectionately referred to as Mocky, Pokey or Clyde.

They aren't really very helpful when you meet them, nor are they useful in any way, except “4” times for about “10 seconds” Collectively they are also called "ghosts", "goblins” or "octopi". Man, you’ve probably packed in at least a few hours with these guys.

Where? 9

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ROUND 2

1.Which game, developed by Leslie

Scott and marketed by Parker Brothers,

derives its name from the Swahili for

"to build" ?

JENGA

Brahma, Daiva, Arsa, Prajapatya, Gandharva, Asura, Raksasa,Paisacha

2.WHAT ARE THESE TYPES OF??

Different types of marriages as mentioned in Vedas

This match took place between Real Madrid and Galatrsaray in Istanbul, Turkey in 2012.

Real Madrid were told not wear jersey with bwin.com

on it.>Why?>Give me the funda?

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BETTING IS BANNED IN TURKEY

4.WHERE WOULD YOU FIND THIS SYMBOLS??

In the early 70's when television advertising was unsophisticated and very much in its teenage years, the Parker Pen Company came out with one of the most discussed ads of its time. This simple ad showed a hand using a Parker Pen to write the above 'mathematical' formula on a piece of paper. 

The ad generated a lot of talk among the scientific community as to what the formula would have meant. The result? Parker's letterbox was filled with queries from  chemists, mathematicians and physicists all asking for the meaning of the formula, as they could not figure it out.

What this formula was about??

3.5 shots of gin and half a shot of vermouth over 4 parts H2O3 (water cubed = ice), finished off with three stirs (the 3×360°)

M=MARTINI

The pictures below are of US patent 5255452. Identify the patent holder??

What is celebrated annually on October 23 from 6:02 a.m. to 6:02 p.m.???

The origins of the phrase lie in the times when the Khalsa were formed, they would cross canals and attack Mughal camps in a blitzkrieg attack and then just as they came would retreat leaving the enemy helpless. The sport of tent pegging also evolved from this camp raiding where the riders would remove the pegs of the tents trapping the occupants under, what then used to be a very heavy fabric. While escaping back to their base the Khalsa warriors would dismantle any temporary bridges constructed by them to prevent the Mughals from chasing them and sometimes to prevent the enemy from escaping. What phrase is being talked about?

Chak de PhatteFrom the bridges that were made of wood

phatte  I.e. wood planks

WHAT IS BEING SHOWN???

Media player created by Mark Zuckerburg which microsoft tried to buy!!

SYNAPSE MEDIA PLAYER

Gary Gilmore was a notorious murderer and committed two gruesome murders. He was executed by a firing squad on January 17,1977 in Utah. His last three words have made him a legend in the world of Business and Branding. What did his last words lead to?

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ROUND III

WHAT LANGAUGE IS SHOWN??

KLINGON

X has had over 43 pets including 21 dogs, 12 horses, 3 ponies, 6 cats, a parrot, a chimpanzee, a panda, a lion cub, a giraffe and a zebra.AND… 80 careers everything from a rock star to a palaeontologist to a presidential candidate.

XXX??

In 1972 Roy Raymond a Stanford B-School alumnus was“embarrassed” while trying to buy a “gift” for his wife from adepartment store.

To solve this problem Raymond studied the market for eight years before borrowing $40,000 from his parents and $40,000 from a bank to establish X, now a big brand.

ANGELS FROM HEAVEN

ID??

Kevin Systrom  

Mike KriegerWhat is their

claim to fame.

MgFeTi2O5 is a mineral named ArmAlColite. Where was it first discovered ? How does it get its name?

Guy Dangerous: Just your average explorer. Guy Dangerous was born in April 25, 1985. •

Scarlett Fox: The cunning escape artist. Scarlett Fox was born in December 19, 1986.

Barry Bones: A city cop with an attitude. Barry Bones was born in September 29, 1984.

Karma Lee: "The fastest legs in the Far East" Montana Smith: "The second greatest explorer

ever" Francisco Montoya:" The conquistador" • Zack Wonder: Football star • Usain Bolt: World's fastest man.He is an athlete. Santa Claus: Exclusive character for limited time.

Where would one find all these ?

In essence, X is a tribute to native genius, and lateral thinking. It means "can do." It means where there's a will, there's a way.

X is also a locally-made motor vehicle used in small villages as a means of low cost transportation in rural India. X literally means an improvised arrangement or work-around, which has to be used because of lack of resources.

X can mean an innovative fix, sometimes pejoratively used for solutions that bend rules, or a resource that can be used as such or a person who can solve a vexatious issue. It is used as much for enterprising street mechanics as for political fixers.

This is how Samosapedia defines X . What is X here ?

Backrub was the first name given to X and the above picture depicts its logo.

X’s founder changed the name from BackRub to X in 1997?

What is X??

What monument??Which city??

1.MEENA(BIWI) KA MAKBARA2.AURANGABAD(MAHARASHTRA)

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ROUND IV

X was invented in 1974 and Hungarian patent HU170062 was obtained for the X in 1975 . The first test batches of the product were produced in late 1977 and released to Budapest toy shops. In September 1979, a deal was signed with Ideal Toys to bring the X to the Western world, and the X made its international debut at the toy fairs of London, Paris, Nuremberg and New York in January and February 1980. "The Gordian Knot" and "Inca Gold" were the other names considered but it was marketed as X. X is considered to be world’s most selling toy with more than 500 million units sold.

Credits of which movie???

His great-grandfather W. D. Smiles was a member of the Assam Legislative Council. Though he was born and brought up in UK, after leaving school, he considered joining the Indian Army and spent a few months hiking in the Himalayan mountains of Sikkim, West Bengal, Assam.

On 16 May 1998, he climbed to the summit of Mount Everest, 18 months after breaking three vertebrae in a parachuting accident. At 23, he was at the time among the youngest people to have achieved this feat. •

In July 2009, he was appointed the youngest-ever Chief Scout at the age of 35.

BEAR GRYLLS

A geographical indication (GI) is a name or sign used on certain products which corresponds to a specific geographical location.

In 2009, an application was submitted before the Geographical Indication Registry seeking the GI tag for ‘X’ by a temple trust. They claimed that the growing demand for ‘X’ had resulted in hawkers preparing and selling the item at their own premises under the name of 'X'.

However locals argued that GIs are meant to benefit a community of local producers and everyone from that place should have the right to use GI on 'X', as long as their product geographically originates from that place and has the same delicacy and features attributable to the product that is prepared by the temple trust.

Finally 'X' got GI tag which entitles only the temple trust to make or sell it. Identify X and the temple 

TIRUPATHI LADDU

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"Who wants a stylus? You have to get 'em, put 'em away, you lose 'em – yech! Nobody wants a stylus. So let's not use a stylus.“ “God gave us ten styluss. Let us not invent another.” Who’s being quoted?

Who owns the domain name 466453.com?

GOOGLE

In 2001, the word ______ was added to the Oxford English Dictionary;

The definition given is: Expressing frustration at the realization that things have turned out badly or not as planned, or that one has just said or done something foolish. Also (usu. mildly derogatory):implying that another person has said or done something foolish. Which word?

1. 2tablespoons paprika2. 1tablespoon onion salt3. 1teaspoon celery salt4. 1teaspoon rubbed sage5. 1teaspoon garlic powder6. 1teaspoon ground allspice7. 1teaspoon ground oregano8. 1teaspoon chili powder9. 1teaspoon black pepper10. 1teaspoon basil leaves, crushed11. 1teaspoon marjoram leaves, crushed finely

YUMMY??

The paradox explains the dilemma of what would happen if he says “My nose will grow now”.

If he is lying, his nose should grow, but if his nose grows, then he is actually telling the truth. On the other hand, if he is telling the truth and his nose starts growing, then it will violate the condition that his nose grows when he is lying.

What is the name of the paradox

PINACHIO PARADOX

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ROUND V

The ________Cup was a club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions. The first competition was held in 1960–61 but it was not recognised by UEFA until two years later. The final tournament was held in 1998–99, after which it was absorbed by the UEFA Cup. Prior to its abolition, it was regarded as the second most prestigious European club competition behind the UEFA Champions League. Barcelona hold the record for the maximum number of wins (4).

UEFA CUP WINNER’S CUP

This is a theorem from Principia Mathematica  written by Alfred North Whitehead and Bertrand Russell. PM is an attempt to derive all mathematical truths from a well-defined set of axioms and inference rules in symbolic logic. So what mathematical truth follows from this theorem?

1+1=2

Who designed the first Will Navy Cut cigarette, the red band across being his signature?

CAMPAIGN ABOUT WHAT??

SELFIES ARE DANGEROUS

Ashrita Furman (born Keith Furman, September 16, 1954, Brooklyn, New York) has a Guinness World Record for _.

For what record he is known for?Pic on next slide

HE HAS GUINESS WORLD OF RECORD FOR HOLDING MOST GUINESS WORLD RECORDS.

He played an important role in a movie that won the national award for the best Hindi film in the late 70s. Five years later he won an Oscar. Who?

Richard Attenborough (for Shatranj Ke Khiladi, and later Gandhi)

This 2014 book about events in Indian history from about 1970 till 1980 led to bookstores boycotting its publisher, Rupa, because it was exclusively offered only on Amazon.com for the first 3 weeks. Who wrote this book?

Pranab Mukherjee

Amritvarshini Asavari Bhairav Bhopali Desi Durga Gauri Kalyani Kedar Malhar Purvi Shankara

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DIFFERENT TYPES OF RAAGAS