mantavya 200110 finals
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QUIZZATICS
- QUIZZING AT ITS
BEST.
MARATHON
Q1. This dialect was considered as a language once.
It originated from urdu and has a strong influence of
Marathi, Kannada and telegu. What are we talking
about?
Dakhani/ Hyderabadi Hindi
Q2. Connect:
Alleged mistresses of Tigerwoods
Q3. This logo was designed by Troels Faber and Jakob
Wildschiødtz from the studio NR2154 (it was chosen from 269
competition entries).The logo‟s network of blue lines suggests
how complex the issue is, and how it affects and involves
almost all things on this planet. The design is based on graphs
of scientific data, showing predicted ----------- changes, and
there are 192 lines, one for each UN member state. It can also
be seen as an expression of vulnerability, dynamic connections
etc., the jury stated in January, and the shade is just a bit darker
than the traditional UN-blue. This was a logo for what?
CopenHagen Earth Summit
Q4. X was born in 1914. X graduated from London
School Of Economics in late 1930. X made his 1st
speech in Hyde park, London. X arranged meeting
of Jawaharlal Nehru with Labor party members
during his visit to England. Identify X.
Jyoti Basu
Q5. After WW2 to disassociate themselves from the
atrocities of the war Italy was the first to do it in 1947 and
the Federal Republic of Germany did so in 1949. The
British 1965. Northern Ireland 1973. Canada 1976. New
Zealand 1957 and Australia 1967.A similar burst of
activity coincided with the breakup of the Soviet Union.
East Germany, the Czech Republic, and Romania all did
it between 1987 and 1990. What did they do ? India is yet
to do it.
Abolish Capital Punishment
Q6. Connect:
Books on IIT
Q7. This is the blueprint of what? It was named status as
they didn‟t have any name that time:
Q8. This term originates from the chiseled horizontal marks
that surveyors made in stone structures, into which an
angle-iron could be placed to form a ***** for a leveling
rod, thus ensuring that a leveling rod could be accurately
repositioned in the same place in future. These marks
were usually indicated with a chiseled arrow below the
horizontal line. Which term?
Benchmark
Q9. What musical instrument is being played here?
Accordion
Q10. Minister Praful Patel recently apologized to someone
for the damage one of his belonging which he was
carrying for the last 25 years. The damage is irreparable
as The person who could repair it, Hemendra Chandra
Sen, passed away in Kolkata a few days back. What was
damaged?
Ustad Amjad Ali Khan‟s Sarod
AUDIENCE
Q. Who is the music composer?
Ravindranath Tagore
Q 11. Identify the place shown in map:
Guatamano Bay
Q12. What‟s the significance of this:
1st Internet Ad.
Q13. This festival which every starts in the first week
of December in Kohima is dedicated to an exotic
bird. A One week long rock contest organized as a
part of this event is India‟s longest music festival.
What‟s the name of the bird?
Hornbill festival.
Q14. CONNECT:
Styx
Q15. What are these names of: Omais
Conson
Chanthu
Dianmu
Mindulle
Lionrock
Kompasu
Namthuen
Malou
Meranti
Fanapi
Malakas
Megi
Chaba
Aere
Songda
Sarika
Haima
Meari
Ma-on
Tokage
Nock-ten
Muifa
Merbok
Pacific ocean typhoons of 2010
Q16. This is the cover page of a book on one of the
most popular service providers. Who?
Q17. She was the the youngest recipient of India‟s highest
civilian award for bravery, the Ashoka Chakra. She was
also awarded Justice for Crimes Award by USA and
Tamgha-e-Insaniyat by Pakistan. Who is she?
Niraj Bhanot
Q17. CONNECT
Words came from places
Q19. What is being shown here:
Haka
Q20. CONNECT:
Goliath
AUDIENCE
Q. In 1999, Group M—a WPP global media-buying
company wanted to push AT&T‟s product
awareness. Since traditional ads cost a lot, they
came up with a product placement that was built
into a TV programme. What brilliant idea did they
come up with?
Phone a friend in “ Who wants to be millionaire”.
SPRINT
Connect this 26 slides.
Marks for answering it correct and wrong are written
on each slide.
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Ans: NATO alphabet codes from Z to A
AUDIENCE
Q. Limited edition notes of what:
Antartica
TRIATHLON
QUESTION 1
Rapidex English course were the first to use him as
a model to prove to people that lack of knowledge
of English was in no way going to inhibit them from
reaching the top
He overtook Sir Joel Garners record in 1988 which
was broken in 1994 by Wasim Akram
He was named by Wisden as the Indian Cricketer
of the Century in 2002
Ans : Kapil Dev
QUESTION 2
He is a man of good birth and excellent education, and
a phenomenal mathematical faculty. At the age of 21 he
wrote a treatise upon the binomial theorem, which has
had a European vogue. He won the mathematical chair
at one of the smaller universities in Britain.
His choice of weapon was the “air rifle”, which was
made for him by a blind German mechanic Von Herder
and used by his employee Col Sebastian Moran.
Widely considered to be the first true example of a
supervillian , he is a criminal mastermind, described by
the detective protagonist as the “Napoleon of Crime”
Ans: Professor Moriarty
QUESTION 3
I am known as the “Walmart with wings”
I operate in Ireland and my income is generated
from income other than ticket fares
I am the largest airline in Europe in terms of
passenger numbers and World‟s largest in terms of
international passengers
Ans : Ryan Air
QUESTION 4
Born in 1985 X has a degree in Sociology from university of Virginia. Right now X is based in Charlottesville, USA. X Enjoys music of Dave Matthews band and and also plays music himself.
X is a scion of the royal family of Tripura. X‟s father is a civil servant, his mom who is a housewife is from Meghalaya.
X won NCAA singles title in back-to-back seasons in 2007. He was the top-ranked player in the NCAA in both 2007 and 2008 with an unprecedented 44-1 record in 2008.
Ans : Somdev Devvarman
QUESTION 5
X was founded in 1994 . Beginning August 2005, X began selling products under its own private label. The initial trademark applications suggested the company intended to focus on textiles, kitchen utensils, and other household goods.
In March 2007, the company applied to expand the trademark to cover a larger and more diverse list of goods, and to register a new design consisting of the "word PINZON in stylized letters with a notched letter O whose space appears at the "one o'clock" position.“
Its CEO was named the TIMES Man of the year in 1999 and now the product variety includes MP3 , computer softwares , electronics , apparel , books & toys
Ans : Amazon.com
AUDIENCE
I was the TIMES Man of the Year in 1982
Fortunately , I was not a man. My first complete
model was Commodore PET introduced in 1977
Today you can find me everywhere , even in this
room
Ans : The Personal Computer
Snatch & Jerk
Q1. What next??
The Megga Deaths , The Screaming Abdabs, The
Architectural Abdabs , The Abdabs, Tea Set
,________________ ???
Answer : Pink Floyd
All were the former names of the band
Q2. He was one of the nominees for the Best Beard
of the Year in 2006. The award was eventually won
by Monty Panesar. He had earlier made his fortune
by launching an adult site called BOMIS in 1996.
The money earned thus helped him set up his pet
project. That project is a household name today.
Who are we talking about what is this project?
Answer : Jimmy Wales . The founder of Wikipedia
Q3. Connect:
Ans : Kellogs
All were mascots of Kellogs at some or the other
point of time
Q3. Connect this facebook games:
Ans : Zynga .
The developer of all these games
Q4. Patients suffering from a rupture of the biceps
tendon may develop a bulge in their arm. This is
sometimes referred to as a X Muscle in medical
circles because the muscle is so pronounced.
We know the word X in a different context of muscle
and power. What is X?
Ans : Popeye
Q5. Identify the Sports:
Answer : Sepak Takrow or Kick Volleyball
Q6. Population Services International India
implemented an HIV AIDS prevention program from
January 2001 to November 2005 called “Operation
Lighthouse”. They used a fictional character for this
awareness program in Mumbai. Name him.
Ans : Balbir Pasha
Q7. 'If you want the facts , it was a size 10'. Who said
this and what was the context?
Ans : George Bush when asked about the shoe
incident.
Iraqi journalist Muntadar al-Zaidi had thrown a shoe
at him which narrowly missed
Q8. Connect:
Ans : Avatar
Avatar the airbender series , MahaVishnu‟s Avatar
& „Avatar‟ Song by Dead can dance
Q9. Rubens Barrichello was the unfortunate victim of what
was first dubbed the "insanity
test", where his pic in a Ferrari F-1 race was displayed
and a strange kind of music was
played. People were asked to keep a straight face. This
marketing strategy was a grand success. Later the
mascot for this
breed of music was changed. What are we talking about?
Ans : It‟s the CRAZY FROG
Q10. PUT FUNDAES:
Ans : Google‟s April Fool Hoax 2009.
Introduction of Google Chrome 3D
Q11. This board is announcing entry to where?
Ans : Pakistan
This Picture was taken during 1972 War
Q12. Whose silhouette is this?
Ans : Jerry Alan West the American basket ball
player
Q13. What connects these people in the picture?
Ans : The 27 Club . Kurt Cobain , Jimi Hendrix
, Janis Japlin , Jim Morrison and Brian Jones all
died at the age of 27
Q14. What is the significance of this video?
Ans : The first video uploaded on youtube. “Me at
the Zoo”
The person is Javed Karim , one of the founders of
Youtube
Q15. Identify this graffiti and the person who created
it.
Ans : Kilroy was here.
Created during World War 2 by American Shipyard
Inspector James Kilroy
AUDIENCE
Q. Ad for what:
Ans: Coca cola burn energy drink
Thank You-Quizmasters: Som & PJ