The Anything Quiz

Brainteasers &

Trivia

1. What is this? (10)

Leader: Slap the hands against the thighs! Puff out the chest. Bend the knees! Let the hip follow! Stamp the feet as hard as you can!Leader: 'I die, I die’Remaining: 'I live, 'I live’Leader: 'I die, I die’Remaining: 'I live, 'I live’All: This is the hairy man ...Who caused the sun to shine again for me Up the ladder, Up the ladder Up to the top The sun shines! Rise!

The Haka

2. Which is the source of the Brahmaputra, Indus,Sutlej and Karnali rivers? In Hindumythology, this is also supposed to be the summer abode of swans. (10)

Lake Mansarovar

3. The founder of which brand, now a part of P&G, once said, ''I have done more than anyone else to change the face of mankind''? (10)

Gillette

4. ISIS is the longest running magazine in the world dedicated to which icon of music? (10)

Bob Dylan

5. Which Iconic company’s address is

1 Infinite LoopCupertino, CA 95014

(10)

Apple

6. Which encyclopedia lavishes this praise on Bill Gates, " Much of Gates success rests on his ability to translate technical visions into market strategy and to blend creativity with technical acumen"?

(10)

Encarta ! (created by Microsoft)

7. The second busiest airport in Denmark is Billund, a small town of population 6000. The air traffic is primarily freight though tourists also constitute a significant chunk. All this air trafficcan be attributedto an entity that began operations in this town in the 1930’s. What?

(10)

Lego

8. Isa Khan Effendi, a world famous architect from Egypt is credited with the design of a famous struture, Which one?

(10)

The Taj Mahal

9. Who designs jewellery for a company called Artex? (10)

Priyanka Gandhi

10. What car was Kennedy killed in? (hint: The make of the car shares its name with another US president) (10)

Lincoln

11. Name the American BEER company with the German name for a town in Czeckoslovakia.

(10)

Budweiser

12. What object would you find on the top of the Wimbledon Men’s singles trophy?

(10)

Pineapple !

13. Geometrically, the 'X' shape can be regarded as (the area inside of) an irregular icosagon or 20-sided polygon. The proportions of were fixed based on a 5x5 diagonal grid.Characteristic is the 90° rotational symmetry (that is, the symmetry ofthe cyclic group C4h) and chirality, hence the absence of reflectionalsymmetry, and the existence of two versions of 'X' that are each other's mirror image.The mirror-image forms are often described as:clockwise and counterclockwise;left-facing and right-facing;left-hand and right-hand.

An explanation for 'X' origin is suggested by Carl Sagan in his bookComet, proposing that the symbol was inspired by a comet approachingEarth closely enough that the jets of gas streaming from it, bent by thecomet's rotation, became visible. This explanation has found some adherents among catastrophists. What is 'X'?

Swastika

14. 0:00 -2:10  begins with the fading-in of a dense G-minor synthesizer pad created with EMS VCS 3, an ARP Solina, a Hammond organ and the sound of wet fingers running around the rims of wine glasses filled with various amounts of water (recycled from an earlier project known as Household Objects). This is followed by plaintive Minimoog passages.

2:10 – 3:54 begins a lengthy guitar solo played by X on a Fender Stratocaster (neck pickup) using a heavily compressed sound and reverb. The harmony changes from G minor to D minor at 2:29, then to C minor, and back to G minor. This is repeated again, and the part ends with the synth pad fading into the background.

3:55 – 6:27 begins with a four-note theme (B-flat, F, G (a minor third below the B-flat), E) repeated throughout much of the entire section. This theme leads the harmony to C major (in comparison to the use of C minor in Parts I and II), and this is because the last note is E (and not E-flat). This part includes a second solo by X. Y starts his drumming after the fourth run-through of the four-note theme, which is the point where the riffs get into a fixed tempo, in 6/4 time with the accents on the first and fourth beat. 6:28 – 8:42 begins with a Minimoog synthesizer solo by W. This part includes a third X guitar solo which is bluesy in tone. 8:43 – 13:30  Z is on lead vocals, with X, W and female backing vocalists on harmonies. This is followed by two guitars repeating an arpeggio riff for about a minute. A baritone saxophone overlays the sounds, played by Dick Parry. It ends as the saxophone changes from a baritone saxophone to a tenor saxophone. After, a time signature switch from 6/4 to 12/8 creates the appearance that the tempo speeds up, though the arpeggio guitar part remains unchanged, in the background. The sax solo is accompanied by an ARP string synthesizer keyboard sound.

Identify W,X,Y,Z and what is being described above.

(10+10+10+10+10)

Hint: In memory of

W=Richard WrightX=David GilmourY=Nick MasonZ= Roger Waters

Shine on You Crazy Diamond, in Memory of Syd Barrett

15.

This entity came into existence on October 1, 1992 in America for viewing pleasure (+50 -25)

This entity came to India in 1994 (+40 -20)

Shared bandwidth with Turner Classic Movies (formerly known as something else) (+30 -15)

Black and White logo (+20 -10)

Cartoons have never been the same since (+10)

16. Who is the Governor, Mayor and Sheriff of Mumbai ?

(5+5+5)

Governor : S.C. Jamir

Mayor : Shubha Raul

Sheriff : Indu Shahani (principal of HR College)

17.Who is the Vice-president of India? Chief Justice? (5+5)

Vice-president : Mohammed Hamid Ansari

Chief Justice: K.G Balakrishnan

18. Who was the leader of the Indian army during the Kargil War? (10)

Gen. V.P. Malik

Connect-1

1. X’s principle became the unofficial Jesuit motto:Ad Maiorem Dei Gloriam ("For the greater glory of God"). This phrase is designed to reflect the idea that any work that is not evil can be meritorious for the spiritual life if it is performed with this intention, even things considered normally indifferent.Who is X?

(10)Connect: +100 -50

2. Delhi 6 is more popularly known as ?

(5)

Connect: +90 -45

3. The school in Bombay, founded in 1863, started as an orphanage and later grew to be a full-fledged educational institution for day-scholars as well as boarders. What started out as a school for 40-odd orphans has now grown to support 2,300 students. Which school?

(10) Connect: +80 -40

4. This book by a famous Indian author was nominated for the Man Booker Prize in 2008. Which book? Name the author.

(5+5)Connect: +70 -35

5. The television series X, ran on Indian National Television for more than ten years. Things they showcased included narrations on Indian culture, amazing feats, cuisine. Co-hosted by Renuka Shahane and Y, this show was a trendsetter for all “lifestyle shows” on Indian television. (Had a good theme song too !)

(5+5) Connect: +60 -30

6. X was India’s first woman Chief Minister. Identify X

(10)

Connect: +50 -25

7. “ Like Father like son” is what comes to mind when we talk about these young leaders of the UPA . X is seen by many as the future of the country. Y is related to Z. Y’s father died in an accident. Who are X,Y,Z?

(5+5+5)Connect: +40 -20

8. X’s filmography includes the The Four Feathers ; New York, I Love You ; Bandit Queen. Identify X

(10)

Connect: +30 -15

9. Suit-boot donning X was seen scouting the streets of Kerala in a white shirt and mundu campaigning for the Congress. X was the founder of a Quiz Club in his college. Identify X.

(10)Connect: +20 -10

10. The Trekker (with sun tan and beard)The Pap (one whose trousers measured more than 19 inches)The Toughie (can't abide with intellectual talk, Gandhism and loose change)The Pseudo (Encounter or Quest under his arm)The Killer (tight black trousers, a yellow sweater and a smooth chin)The above were in addition to the famous Rez type, Day-schi type and the Artsi and Scienci typeThese “group” names of sorts were synononmous in the 1960’s for a certain group of people. Almost all the people in the previous questions are a part of this group. Identify the group. (10)Connect: +10

*Bonus Clue : New Delhi, 110007

Connect: +10

Connect: St Stephen’s College, New Delhi

1. X’s principle became the unofficial Jesuit motto:Ad Maiorem Dei Gloriam("For the greater glory of God"). This phrase is designed to reflect the idea that any work that is not evil can be meritorious for the spiritual life if it is performed with this intention, even things considered normally indifferent.Who is X?

(10)

X=St. Ignatius of Loyola Connect: +100 -50

2. Delhi 6 is more popularly known as ?

(5)

Chandini ChowkConnect: +90 -45

3. The school in Bombay, founded in 1863, started as an orphanage and later grew to be a full-fledged educational institution for day-scholars as well as boarders. What started out as a school for 40-odd orphans has now grown to support 2,300 students. Which school?

(10)

St. Stanislaus,Bandra

Connect: +80 -40

4. This book by a famous Indian author was nominated for the Man Booker Prize in 2008. Which book? Name the author.

(5+5)

Sea of Poppies, Amitav GhoshConnect: +70 -35

5. The television series X, ran on Indian National Television for more than ten years. Things they showcased included narrations on Indian culture, amazing feats, cuisine. Co-hosted by Renuka Shahane and Y, this show was a trendsetter for all “lifestyle shows” on Indian television. (Had a good theme song too !)(5+5)

X= SurabhiY= Siddarth Kak

Connect: +60 -30

6. X was India’s first woman Chief Minister. Identify X

(10)

Sucheta KriplaniConnect: +50 -25

7. “ Like Father like son” is what comes to mind when we talk about these young leaders of the UPA . X is seen by many as the future of the country. Y is related to Z. Y’s father died in an accident. Who are X,Y,Z? (5+5+5)

X= Rahul GandhiY= Sachin PilotZ=Omar Abdullah Connect: +40 -20

8. X’s filmography includes the The Four Feathers ; New York, I Love You ; Bandit Queen. Identify X

(10)

X = Shekhar KapurConnect: +30 -15

9. Suit-boot donning X was seen scouting the streets of Kerala in a white shirt and mundu campaigning for the Congress. X was the founder of a Quiz Club in his college. Identify X.

(10)

X= Shashi Tharoor Connect: +20 -10

10. The Trekker (with sun tan and beard)The Pap (one whose trousers measured more than 19 inches)The Toughie (can't abide with intellectual talk, Gandhism and loose change)The Pseudo (Encounter or Quest under his arm)The Killer (tight black trousers, a yellow sweater and a smooth chin)The above were in addition to the famous Rez type, Day-schi type and the Artsi and Scienci typeThese “group” names of sorts were synononmous in the 1960’s for a certain group of people. Almost all the people in the previous questions are a part of this group. Identify the group. (10)

Stephanians

Connect: +10

Visual Quiz

For Your Eyes only

1.What’s hidden behind the black strip? :P (10)

New & Second Hand Book Sellers & Stationers

2. Connect: (10)

Babolat Rackets

3.Identify the person(Hint: Not that obvious !)

(10)

Stan Laurel of Laurel and Hardy fame.

It is believed that Charlie Chaplin

got inspired by this image of Laurel.

4. Name the person in the picture along with Bill Clinton and Yasir Arafat. Also, which famous international award did he share with Arafat? (5+5)

•Yitzhak Rabin, (then)Prime Minister of Israel

•Nobel Peace Prize

5. Connect(10)

TATA Group

6. Connect(10)

World Bank

(People in the picture)

Paul Wolfowitz(Ex world bank president)

Arun Shourie(worked as an economist in the World Bank)

7. Fill in the black spot (10)

Spring

8. Connect: (10)

They portrayed the character of Desdemona, in adaptations of Shakespeare’s Othello.

Julia Stiles in “O”, Kareena Kapoor in Omkara,

Irene Jacob in Othello

10 . Connect: (10)

Lawrence of Arabia

On the left is Col. T.E. Lawrence(the original Lawrence of Arabia),on the right is Peter O’ Toole who played the character in the movie.

11. Identify the logo :(10)

2008 Obama-Biden Campaign logo

12. Identify the duo. Which animals are they?(5+5)

• Timon and Pumba

• Meerkat and Warthog

13. Identify the player. What distinction does he share with one other footballer?Identify the other Person.(5+5+5)

• Franz Beckenbauer

• Won the World Cup both as a player and a coach.

•Shares this distinction with Mario Zagallo

14. Identify the player. What is he infamous for ? (5+5)

Petr Korda….first well known tennis player for ingesting a banned substance

15. Miss ____ ? Observe carefully for hints. (10)

Miss Landmine, the first ever pageant for landmine victims held in Angola

16. Identify A and B. (Even logic will do) (10)

These are the actual photos of locations used for making the popular Windows XP desktop backgrounds - Bliss and Autumn.

Bliss was taken in Napa Valley and Autumn in Kilbride, near Ontario. 

17. Connect (10)

Santiago

18. Identify the sportsman. What unique feat has he achieved?

(5+5)

John Surtees, former Grand Prix Motorcycle road racer and Formula One driver. He is the only person to have won World Championships on both two and four wheels.

19. This couple had a child in January this year. Name the famous grandfathers

of the child.(5+5)

Javed Miandad, Dawood Ibrahim

20. Identify this iconic building in downtown New York (10)

FRIENDS Building

21. What does this graph depict? (Hint: Look closely)

(10)

Career Graph of Don Bradman

22. Which company's old identity was this?(10)

Wonderbra

23. This Hollywood actress acted in only one really big hit film, one which made her recognised worldwide, but she has changed greatly since. Which was that hit,a film released in 1987?Also identify her.(5+5)

Jennifer Gray, Dirty Dancing

24. Identify the person.One of the most famous writers of Indian History; he has written books like In Xanadu,City of Djinns, White Mughals.

(10)

William Dalrymple

25. An early version of a very common item which we have all used. Identify. (10)

Pencil Sharpener

26. What? Where? (5+5)

The Hall of Names containing Pages of Testimony commemorating the 6 million Jews who perished in the Holocaust at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem.

27. The first prototype of what?

First power plug and socket

28. Former Headquarter's plate of which famous company? (10)

Nintendo

29. His guidance and training has helped make several tennis greats. Identify (10)

Nick Bollettieri

30. Identify this young American lass of Indian descent, in the news recently, for “buzzzzing” her way to glory. What did she win ? (5+5)

Kavya Shivshankar, who won the Scripps National Spelling Bee,2009

31. Identify the lady whose writing has always created a lot of controversy. Her most famous work is a “fictional” narrative on the post Babri Masjid issue. Identify the book for a bonus 5 * (10)

Taslima Nasreen, Lajja

32. Identify this 1997 Tour de France Champion. Also a four time runner-up to Mr. Armstrong (10)

Jan Ullrich of Germany

33.This is an image of the first kind of something. What is the something? (10)

The first ‘MOBILE’ communicating device

34. Identify this rising Indian sports star (10)

Deepika Pallikal, Squash

35. Google doodle for what? (10)

50th Anniversary of LEGO

36. Identify the duo. What was “Long way Down”?(5+5+5)

Ewan Mc Gregor and Charlie Boorman,“Long Way Down” A motorcycle trip through Africaafter their highly successful Long Way Round series

37. Identify this famous heritage structure in downtown Bombay. (10)

The BMC Building, CST

38. SPQC loves Absolut, don’t we ? :P Identify again (10)

Absolut Impotence!

Connect-2

1. The ______ ______________ are an exhibitioncomedy. Created by Abe Saperstein in 1926 in Chicago, Illinois, the team adopted the name because of its connotations as a major African-Americancommunity. Over the years they have played more than 20,000 exhibition games in 118 countries.

(10)Connect: +100 -50

2. The Siege of X is one of the longest siege in the history of modern warfare. Serb forces of the self-proclaimed Republika Srpska and the Yugoslav People's Army besieged X, the capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, from April 5, 1992 to February 29, 1996 during the Bosnian War.

(10)Connect: +90 -45

3. X , which is geographically the largest city in the state and most populous in the United States, is known for its history as a gateway for immigration to the United States and its status as a financial, cultural, transportation, and manufacturing center. According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, it is also a destination of choice for many foreign visitors. (10)

Connect: +80 -40

4. In the history of warfare, only two nuclear weapons have been detonated offensively, both near the end of World War II. The first was detonated on the morning of 6 August 1945, when the United States dropped a uranium gun-type device code-named "X" on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The second was detonated three days later when the United States dropped a plutonium implosion-type device code-named "Y" on the city of Nagasaki, Japan. Identify X and Y. What is the generic name of X and Y.(5+5+5)

Connect: +70 -35

5. X a German word, when used as an interjection means to sound an alert or warning. (eg. X! U-Boat under siege. Generally used by sailors). Its alternate function is that of a noun and means esteem and respect. What is X?(10)

Connect: +60 -30

6. X is a country in Western Asia, on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It is bordered by Syria to the north and east, and Israel to the south. Due to its sectarian diversity, X established a unique political system in 1942, known as confessionalism, based on a community-based power-sharing mechanism. The cuisine from X is very popular in metropolitan cities like ours. Identify X. (10) Connect: +50 -25

7. X is the term used to describe an incident in Derry, Northern Ireland, on 30 January 1972 in which 27 civil rights protesters were shot by members of the 1st Battalion of the British Parachute Regiment during a Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association march in the Bogside area of the city. Thirteen people, seven of whom were teenagers, died immediately, while the death of another person 4½ months later has been attributed to the injuries he received on the day. What is X ? (10)

Connect: +40 -20

8. Timber, Sidewinder, Red diamond and Eastern Diamondback are types of what?(10)

Connect: +30 -15

9. ___________ is a specific type of dizziness, a major symptom of a balance disorder. It is the sensation of spinning or swaying while the body is actually stationary with respect to the surroundings.  It can cause nausea and vomiting and, in severe cases, it may give rise to difficulties with standing and walking.

(10) Connect: +20 -10

10. Paul Hewson and Dave Evans are 2 members of a 4 man supergroup. What are they fondly known as?

(5+5)

Connect: +10

Connect:

1. The ______ ______________ are an exhibitioncomedy. Created by Abe Saperstein in 1926 in Chicago, Illinois, the team adopted the name because of its connotations as a major African-Americancommunity. Over the years they have played more than 20,000 exhibition games in 118 countries.(10)

Harlem Globetrotters Connect: +100 -50

2. The Siege of X is one of the longest siege in the history of modern warfare. Serb forces of the self-proclaimed Republika Srpska and the Yugoslav People's Army besieged X, the capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, from April 5, 1992 to February 29, 1996 during the Bosnian War.

(10)

X= Sarajevo

Connect: +90 -45

3. X , which is geographically the largest city in the state and most populous in the United States, is known for its history as a gateway for immigration to the United States and its status as a financial, cultural, transportation, and manufacturing center. According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, it is also a destination of choice for many foreign visitors. (10)

New York

Connect: +80 -40

4. In the history of warfare, only two nuclear weapons have been detonated offensively, both near the end of World War II. The first was detonated on the morning of 6 August 1945, when the United States dropped a uranium gun-type device code-named "X" on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The second was detonated three days later when the United States dropped a plutonium implosion-type device code-named "Y" on the city of Nagasaki, Japan. Identify X and Y. What is the generic name of X and Y. (5+5+5)

X= Little Boy, Y= Fat man, Atomic BombConnect: +70 -35

5. X a German word, when used as an interjection means to sound an alert or warning. (eg. X! U-Boat under siege. Generally used by sailors). Its alternate function is that of a noun and means esteem and respect. What is X?

(10)

AchtungConnect: +60 -30

6. X is a country in Western Asia, on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It is bordered by Syria to the north and east, and Israel to the south. Due to its sectarian diversity, X established a unique political system in 1942, known as confessionalism, based on a community-based power-sharing mechanism. The cuisine from X is very popular in metropolitan cities like ours. Identify X.(10)

Lebanon

Connect: +50 -25

7. X is the term used to describe an incident in Derry, Northern Ireland, on 30 January 1972 in which 27 civil rights protesters were shot by members of the 1st Battalion of the British Parachute Regiment during a Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association march in the Bogside area of the city. Thirteen people, seven of whom were teenagers, died immediately, while the death of another person 4½ months later has been attributed to the injuries he received on the day. What is X ? (10)

Bloody Sunday

Connect: +40 -20

8. Timber, Sidewinder, Red diamond and Eastern Diamondback are types of what?

(10)

Rattle Snakes

Connect: +30 -15

9. ___________ is a specific type of dizziness, a major symptom of a balance disorder. It is the sensation of spinning or swaying while the body is actually stationary with respect to the surroundings.  It can cause nausea and vomiting and, in severe cases, it may give rise to difficulties with standing and walking. (10)

VertigoConnect: +20 -10

10. Paul Hewson and Dave Evans are 2 members of a 4 man supergroup. What are they fondly known as? (5+5)

Bono and The Edge

Connect: +10