SBG Quiz- Nov’2007 QM: Anil Panicker
1. Janet Jackson, Hurricane Katrina, Tsunami, Xbox 360, Bradd Pitt, Micheal Jackson, Britney Spears, Angelina Jolie, Harry Potter: What is being described
Remember : it’s a year end question; so what can it be
These are the ten most popular search words on ‘Google News’ in the last 365 days.
2. Name the one & only Oscar + Nobel prize winner
An assault on reason & An Inconvenient truth
Al Gore
3. Which Logo or emblem has been chosen by most number of people in the world to be tattooed on their body.
Harley Davidson
4. Connect Andhra Bank, Tata BP Solar, Mico Bosch, TCS & Krishna Deva Raya
Andhra Bank does the banking solutions, Mico Bosch Provides the machines for making Laddu, which is solar run provided by Tata BP Solar, IT solutions by TCS & the Laddu culture was started by Krishna Deva Raya
Tirumala Thirupati Devastanam
5. What is the name of the scientific study of Signs & symbols
Semiotics
6. Who made his test debut with Salil Ankola
Sachin Tendulkar
7. At which modern Olympic Games was the ritual of the Olympic Torch first introduced.
1936, Berlin
8. Mercedes Benz withdrew all ads for about a month in September 1997. For what reason?
Due to an accident & the car involved was a black Mercedes
The death of Princess Diana.
9. The Nobel Peace Prize for the year 1948 was not awarded to any one. On Nov’18, 1948 a statement was made about the award not being given because “ there was no suitable living candidate ” . Why?
In honour of Gandhiji, who was assassinated that year
10. X’s death is officially determined by Y by gently tapping his head thrice with a golden hammer and calling his name. Y then retrieves X’s ring that he usually wears in his right hand & cuts the ring in to two & X’s seals are defaced so that they can be never used again, and his personal apartment is sealed. Who are X & Y
X is the Pope & Y is Cardinal Chamberlain.
11. One of the oldest trade marks, this was introduced in 1898. It takes its name from the slogan meaning “ Now is the time to Drink”. It is also used to describe the appearance of some one obese or wearing comically bulk clothing. Who am I talking about?
Bibendum, the michelin man
12. When this project was launched as a public- private venture with the Kerala govt., NRIs, FIs & Airport service providers joining hands- many people thought it would not take off. It was a first of its kind in the country, yet 10,000 NRIs from 30 countries became its share holders or ‘donors’. The venture is now a dividend paying company. Name this venture which proved every skeptic in the country wrong.
Cochin International Airport
13. Laurel Clark, David Brown, William McCool, Rick Husband, Ilan Ramon, Micheal Anderson, ___________. Who is missing from this list?
Kalpana Chawla. This is the crew involved in the Columbia disaster.
14. Maximum Life span of Parrot
80 years
15. Saurav Ganguly made his Test debut in 1996. Who is the other Indian batsman to made debut in the same test.
Rahul Dravid
16. In Australian slang, nick name given to man with red hair
Bluey
17. Youngest US President
Theodore Roosevelt – 42 yrs
18. Refer to the ODI debut of Surender Amarnath & Chetan Chauhan. Same ODI witnessed the debut of one more Indian player. Name him?
Kapil Dev
19. In musical terms what does word “ Crecendo” mean
Get louder
20. What is “Nikkie”
Japanese Stock Market
21. ‘Hodophobiac’ reluctant to do
Travel
22. In which sport the heaviest ball used
16 lb ball (7.26 Kg)
Ten Pin bowling
23. Thursday, December 6th, 1917. One of the biggest pre atomic age explosions occured when two ships collided in the harbour in Halifax Nova Scotia. The Munitions ship Mont Blanc, with half a million pounds of TNT and 2,300 tons of picric acid blew up (and down and out). Its large anchor was found later in a roof more than 3 mile away:
Try to imagine a large ships anchor weighing in Tons taking a 3 mile arch through the air. What was the contribution of this blast to English language
The phrase “ Anchors away !!”
24. What is “ Craniology”
Study of the characteristics of Skull
25. Head Quarters of Interpol
French city
Lyon
26. If your plane landed in Haneda International Airport, which country would you be in
Haneda is replaced by Narita International Airport in 1978
Japan
27. Name Marlyn Monroe’s last film
‘The Misfits’
28. Who is the official head of state in the Govt. of Canada
Canada is a Constitutional Monarchy
Queen of England
29. In ‘2007’ which film topped the list of the US film institute’s top 100 films of all time
“Citizen Kane”
30. Which Actress, Model & Singer served 18 days in prison for tax evasion in 1982
Sofia Loren
31. “Titanic” built in which city
Belfast
32. How many times has the host nation won the Foot Ball world cup?
6 times
Uruguay 1930, Italy 1934, England 1966, West Germany 1974, Argentina 1978 & France 1998
33. Which is “Sun Shine State”
US state
Florida
34. The ‘Gun Powder Plot’ was an attempt to kill which English King
Done by Guy Fawkes & later on executed in 1606
James 1
35. In which country did ‘Fire Works’ originate?
China
36. Which 2006 film, starring Natalie Portman, featured a modern day ‘Guy Fawkes’ character plotting to destroy the Houses of Parliament?
V for Vendetta
37. An average American spends around 6 months in his life time for “this” which nobody wants to do even for a minute
Waiting at a Red Light
38. In 330 A.D which city was known as New Rome
Earlier known as capital of Christian Empire
Constantinople
39. What is ‘ Carpathia”
Related to Titanic
The ship rescued the Titanic survivors
40. How were false starters in the ancient Olympic games punished?
They were whipped / flogged
41. The Island Murano is famous for which product?
Its an Island in Venetian Lagoon
Glass Making, Particularly Lamp working
42. Name the Philosophy where Pleasure (lust) is the only Goal & the most important pursuit of mankind.
19 th century British Philosophers John Stuart Mill & Jeremy Bentham defended this ethical theory.
Hedonism. A hedonist strives to maximize the pleasure & reduce the pain (sufferings)
43. Its an open jacket & a dance style. The name was taken by one of India’s leading automobile manufacturer to name their product
Bolero. A dance originated in Spain late in the 18 th century & also a sleeved sweater usually worn by women.
44. Name the common name for the following diseases
Pharyngitis & Hansen’s disease
Tonsillitis & Leprosy
45. When one wants to raise one's glass and say a few words at the table, why is it called a "toast"?
Once upon a time, before the few words were to be spoken, a piece of toasted bread was placed in the speakers cup and passed around the table. Each guest would then drink from the cup till it reached the speaker. He/She would then sup from the cup and eat the bread.
46. Theoretically, two rabbits could produce how many offspring in three years
33 million
47. Which very popular Swiss invention was issued to British soldiers for the first time in the Boer war?
Milk chocolate
48. What is ‘Faraday Cage’
It is the name of the "cage" that protects electronic equipment from lightning?
49. What kind of people are not allowed on Mount Athos in Greece?
Women :
In order to reduce sexual temptation, women are completely barred from the peninsula, even female domestic animals (with the exception, some say, of cats, as well as chickens, which lay eggs that provide the fresh egg yolk needed for the paint used in iconography) are forbidden. The interdiction is punished by imprisonment from one to two years.. There was an incident in the 1930s regarding Aliki Diplarakou, the first Greek beauty pageant contestant to win the Miss Europe title, who shocked the world when she dressed up as a man and sneaked into Mount Athos.
50. The word "honeymoon" stems from a very common, old custom that was practiced in many parts of Europe. What was the custom?
Newlyweds were supplied with enough mead (honey wine) for a month (moon).
In many parts of Europe it was traditional to supply newly married couple with enough mead for a month, ensuring happiness and fertility
51. What is the well known name for the cosmonaut training centre in Russia?
Star City located north east of Moscow.
52. Which Frenchman's last words was the prediction "Tomorrow I shall no longer be here" ?
Master of prediction
Nostrodamus
53. What were James French's last two words before being electrocuted in the electric chair ?
He was an American criminal and the last person executed under Oklahoma’s death.
‘French Fries’
54. Which well known word means to travel aimlessly for years?
Odyssey
55. Before committing suicide US Park Ranger ‘Roy Smith’ survived -------- for 7 times. What?
Lightning Strike
56. Who sent the following Telegram: CANCELLATION FAST CANCELLATION SELF. AM FASTING TO LIVE NOT DIE UNLESS GOD WILLS OTHERWISE. DONT WORRY.
(Sept 18 1924)
M K Gandhi
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Quiz : 22/07/2007 - QM - Kishor Bhawnani
Round 1 Question
1 What is male goat called
2 What is the most common name for a spasm of the diaphragm
3 Which sign of Zodiac falls in both October and November
4 Hindi film comedian shares his name with a brand of scotch
5 Which indoor game is often called the 'Hungarian Horror'
6 Which is the most mobile chess piece
7 What is the capital of Morocco
8 How many inches are there in a yard
9 What does the word Tsunami mean
10 A movie of Robin Williams in which the characters disappear in a board game
Round 2
1 Which animal did the Romans call the horse - tiger
2 What is common in bird feathers, human nails and hair
3 Shape of tattoo on Popeye's arm
4 Which tree do the silk worms feed on
5 Beginners in Judo wear which color of belt
6 Maximum age limit for participating in Olympic games
7 Which newspaper did Bal Gangadhar Tilak start
8 How many lions are standing back-to-back in the national emblem of India
9 Name the folk dance of Assam
10 What do we call an angle that measures more than 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees
Round 3
1 What is name given to a female donkey
2 Traditionally, the cricket bats are made up from which tree
3 Color of the dragon on the Welsh flag
4 Which cartoon character has a sister called Dumbella
5 With which sport is the term 'Half Nelson" associated with
6 In which game only the right handed players are allowed
7 How can estimate the age of a horse
8 What does a whale shark eat
9 Most common letter used in the English language
10 Winner of the children film festival in India get a momento in the shape of which animal
Round 4
1 What is main diet of the giant panda
2 What is the literal meaning of the word dinosaur
3 Who had a pet monkey called 'Abu'
4 Most poisonous fish in the world
5 How many pins are there in bowling
6 Which breed of dogs is associated with the Eskimos
7 What does a pedologist study
8 In Greek mythology name of the winged horse
9 Plural of 'Opus'
10 In the movie 'Sholay' what was the name of Hema Malini's horse
Round 5
1 Which creature has the largest brain in the animal world
2 In a bee colony what are the male bees called
3 What is the unique ability of 'Dumbo' the elephant
4 He played the title role in the film Ben Hur
5 What is the Canadian Flag emblem
6 Princess Diana's maiden name
7 The metal copper derives its name from which country
8 A wooden anniversary is celebrated after how many years of marriage
9 What is the color of Santa Claus's belt
10 A natural process that gets its name from greek meaning 'Light' and 'Together'
Round 6
1 Which sea bird has a large pouch under its beak for storing food
2 What was the sleeping beauty's real name
3 Who played the role of a blind school principal in the movie Sparsh
4 Black box in an aeroplane is of which color
5 Ornithology is the study of
6 How many stomachs does a camel have
7 What is a person suffering from dyslexia unable to do
8 What does a numismatist collect
9 Which country is known as 'Emerald isle'
10 This tree is commonly called the 'The flame of the forest' because of its red and orange flowers
Round 7
1 What is a young zebra called
2 Where do the flintstones live
3 What breed of dog is Pluto
4 For which newspaper does Peter Parker (Spiderman) work for
5 What is the color of emerald
6 Which continent does not have reptiles of snakes
7 The word atom comes from the greek word 'Atomos'. What does it mean
8 In which American state is Hollywood
9 What is known as vegetable gold
10 Which animal has the name meaning 'The old man of the wood'
Round 8
1 What is baby houselfly called
2 First Mickey mouse cartoon movie
3 What is the color of Pikachu
4 Who is said to rule in plutocracy
5 What food does an ostrich eat
6 Maoris are associated with which country
7 What does the Sanskrit word Himalaya mean
8 Who is a cartographer
9 Which Blockbuster movie you come across Captain Edward Smith
Round 9
10 Which three oceans surround Canada
1 Tom and Jerry cartoon series writer and director
2 Which american snake is a called 'Waterboa'
3 What color are the stars on the Australian flag
4 On which two Queens did Sekhar Kapoor make movies
5 Toxophily is the love for which sport
6 For USA it is the bald eagle, for Russia it is
7 The city in Haryana name as the millenium city
8 Prime Minister who wrote the autobiography - Daughter of the east
9 Fastest swimming mammal
10 The country whose name has only 4 letters but is a sentence, ie it has a subject and a predicate
Round 10
1 National game of Canada
2 Which is the first planet to be explored by man
3 Who created Winnie the Pooh
4 World's largest team sport
5 What is the number 1 use of common salt in USA
6 Asom' the new name of Assam means
7 The Clint Eastwood directed film about a female boxer
8 What did John Holland invent in 1898
9 What do frogs have in their mouth whereas toads don't
10 What do you call a sentence or a phrase which when said quickly is difficult of pronounce
Round 11
1 Friendly ghost in a popular comic strip
2 First sport to be played in outer space
3 Which dwarf in the Snow white and seven dwarfs wears glasses
4 Yeti is said to live in which mountain range
5 Capital of Scotland
6 Spanish name for bull fighter
7 Is Chilly a fruit or a vegetable
8 What does a icththyologist study
9 City Cairo stands on which river
10 Film begins with the words 'A long time ago in a galaxy far far away
Round 12
1 In Rudyard Kipling's Jungle book what was the name of the kite
2 The ostrich is the world's largerst bird. Which is the second largest
3 Name the first Indian Movie
4 Vienna is the capital of which country
5 Name the 'Hand' in the box in the movie 'The Adams family'
6 In USA what is celebrated on Feb 2 and is also a movie
7 Which weather phenomenon translates from the spanish for 'Little Boy'
8 Rather than a hatter what is the proper name for a maker of hats
9 Which fish can climb on trees
10 Why Polar bears don't eat penguins
Round 13
1 To which family does the apple belong
2 Which insect makes its nest from paper
3 This father and son were martial arts exponents and actors
4 Which series of Enid Blyton books feature Kirrin Islands
5 In which country is Timbuktu
6 Manshukbhai and Mahadevbhai Kothari are associated with which brand
7 Lousitania was the Roman name for which European Union Country
8 In which sport there are long and short corners
9 The largest ungaurded border in the world
10 Which is the only vowel on a standard keyboard that is not the top line of letters
Round 1 Answer
1 Billy
2 Hiccups
3 Scorpio
4 Johny Walker
5 Rubiks cube
6 Queen
7 Rabat
8 36
9 Tidal Wave
10 Jumanji
Round 2
1 Zebra
2 Keratin
3 Anchor
4 Mulberry
5 White
6 No age limit
7 Kesari
8 4
9 Bihu
10 Obtuse angle
Round 3
1 Jenny
2 Willow
3 Red
4 Donald Duck
5 Wrestling
6 Polo
7 By its teeth
8 Plankton
9 E
10 Elephant
Round 4
1 Bamboo Shoots
2 Terrible Lizard
3 Allaudin
4 Stonedish
5 10
6 Huskies
7 Soil
8 Pegasus
9 Opera
10 Dhanno
Round 5
1 Killer whale
2 Drones
3 It can fly
4 Charton Heston
5 Maple Leaf
6 Spencer
7 Cyprus
8 5
9 Black
10 Photosynthesis
Round 6
1 Pelican
2 Princess Aurora
3 Naseerudin Shah
4 Orange
5 Birds
6 3
7 Read and Spell
8 Coins
9 Ireland
10 Palas
Round 7
1 Colt
2 Bedrock
3 Blood Hound
4 Daily Bugle
5 Green
6 Antartica
7 Indivisible
8 California
9 Saffron
10 Orang Utan
Round 8
1 Maggot
2 Steam Boat Willy
3 Yellow
4 The wealthy
5 Plants and Lizards
6 New Zealand
7 Home of snow
8 One who makes maps
9 Titanic
10 Atlantic, Arctic, Pacific
Round 9
1 William Hana and Joseph Barbara
2 Anaconda
3 White
4 Elizabeth and bandit Queen
5 Archery
6 Brown Bear
7 Gurgaon
8 Benazir Bhutto
9 Killer whale
10 Iran
Round 10
1 Ice hockey
2 Earth
3 A Amiline
4 Snake boat race in Kerala
5 Removing ice from roads
6 Uneven
7 Million dollar baby
8 A submarine
9 Teeth
10 Tongue Twister
Round 11
1 Casper
2 Chess
3 Doc
4 Himalayas
5 Edinburgh
6 Matador
7 Fruit
8 Fish
9 Nile
10 Star Wars
Round 12
1 Cheel
2 Emu
3 Raja Harish Chandra
4 Austria
5 Thing
6 Ground Hog day
7 El Nino
8 Milliner
9 Mudskipper
10 Because Polar bear lives in the North Pole and the penguins in the South Pole
Round 13
1 Rose family
2 The hornet
3 Bruce Lee and Brandon Lee
4 The Famous five
5 Mali
6 Pan Parag
7 Portugal
8 Hockey
9 USA and Canada
10 A
1 What is male goat called
2 What is the most common name for a spasm of the diaphragm
3 Which sign of Zodiac falls in both October and November
4 Hindi film comedian shares his name with a brand of scotch
5 Which indoor game is often called the 'Hungarian Horror'
6 Which is the most mobile chess piece
7 What is the capital of Morocco
8 How many inches are there in a yard
9 What does the word Tsunami mean
10 A movie of Robin Williams in which the characters disappear in a board game
Round 2
1 Which animal did the Romans call the horse - tiger
2 What is common in bird feathers, human nails and hair
3 Shape of tattoo on Popeye's arm
4 Which tree do the silk worms feed on
5 Beginners in Judo wear which color of belt
6 Maximum age limit for participating in Olympic games
7 Which newspaper did Bal Gangadhar Tilak start
8 How many lions are standing back-to-back in the national emblem of India
9 Name the folk dance of Assam
10 What do we call an angle that measures more than 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees
Round 3
1 What is name given to a female donkey
2 Traditionally, the cricket bats are made up from which tree
3 Color of the dragon on the Welsh flag
4 Which cartoon character has a sister called Dumbella
5 With which sport is the term 'Half Nelson" associated with
6 In which game only the right handed players are allowed
7 How can estimate the age of a horse
8 What does a whale shark eat
9 Most common letter used in the English language
10 Winner of the children film festival in India get a momento in the shape of which animal
Round 4
1 What is main diet of the giant panda
2 What is the literal meaning of the word dinosaur
3 Who had a pet monkey called 'Abu'
4 Most poisonous fish in the world
5 How many pins are there in bowling
6 Which breed of dogs is associated with the Eskimos
7 What does a pedologist study
8 In Greek mythology name of the winged horse
9 Plural of 'Opus'
10 In the movie 'Sholay' what was the name of Hema Malini's horse
Round 5
1 Which creature has the largest brain in the animal world
2 In a bee colony what are the male bees called
3 What is the unique ability of 'Dumbo' the elephant
4 He played the title role in the film Ben Hur
5 What is the Canadian Flag emblem
6 Princess Diana's maiden name
7 The metal copper derives its name from which country
8 A wooden anniversary is celebrated after how many years of marriage
9 What is the color of Santa Claus's belt
10 A natural process that gets its name from greek meaning 'Light' and 'Together'
Round 6
1 Which sea bird has a large pouch under its beak for storing food
2 What was the sleeping beauty's real name
3 Who played the role of a blind school principal in the movie Sparsh
4 Black box in an aeroplane is of which color
5 Ornithology is the study of
6 How many stomachs does a camel have
7 What is a person suffering from dyslexia unable to do
8 What does a numismatist collect
9 Which country is known as 'Emerald isle'
10 This tree is commonly called the 'The flame of the forest' because of its red and orange flowers
Round 7
1 What is a young zebra called
2 Where do the flintstones live
3 What breed of dog is Pluto
4 For which newspaper does Peter Parker (Spiderman) work for
5 What is the color of emerald
6 Which continent does not have reptiles of snakes
7 The word atom comes from the greek word 'Atomos'. What does it mean
8 In which American state is Hollywood
9 What is known as vegetable gold
10 Which animal has the name meaning 'The old man of the wood'
Round 8
1 What is baby houselfly called
2 First Mickey mouse cartoon movie
3 What is the color of Pikachu
4 Who is said to rule in plutocracy
5 What food does an ostrich eat
6 Maoris are associated with which country
7 What does the Sanskrit word Himalaya mean
8 Who is a cartographer
9 Which Blockbuster movie you come across Captain Edward Smith
Round 9
10 Which three oceans surround Canada
1 Tom and Jerry cartoon series writer and director
2 Which american snake is a called 'Waterboa'
3 What color are the stars on the Australian flag
4 On which two Queens did Sekhar Kapoor make movies
5 Toxophily is the love for which sport
6 For USA it is the bald eagle, for Russia it is
7 The city in Haryana name as the millenium city
8 Prime Minister who wrote the autobiography - Daughter of the east
9 Fastest swimming mammal
10 The country whose name has only 4 letters but is a sentence, ie it has a subject and a predicate
Round 10
1 National game of Canada
2 Which is the first planet to be explored by man
3 Who created Winnie the Pooh
4 World's largest team sport
5 What is the number 1 use of common salt in USA
6 Asom' the new name of Assam means
7 The Clint Eastwood directed film about a female boxer
8 What did John Holland invent in 1898
9 What do frogs have in their mouth whereas toads don't
10 What do you call a sentence or a phrase which when said quickly is difficult of pronounce
Round 11
1 Friendly ghost in a popular comic strip
2 First sport to be played in outer space
3 Which dwarf in the Snow white and seven dwarfs wears glasses
4 Yeti is said to live in which mountain range
5 Capital of Scotland
6 Spanish name for bull fighter
7 Is Chilly a fruit or a vegetable
8 What does a icththyologist study
9 City Cairo stands on which river
10 Film begins with the words 'A long time ago in a galaxy far far away
Round 12
1 In Rudyard Kipling's Jungle book what was the name of the kite
2 The ostrich is the world's largerst bird. Which is the second largest
3 Name the first Indian Movie
4 Vienna is the capital of which country
5 Name the 'Hand' in the box in the movie 'The Adams family'
6 In USA what is celebrated on Feb 2 and is also a movie
7 Which weather phenomenon translates from the spanish for 'Little Boy'
8 Rather than a hatter what is the proper name for a maker of hats
9 Which fish can climb on trees
10 Why Polar bears don't eat penguins
Round 13
1 To which family does the apple belong
2 Which insect makes its nest from paper
3 This father and son were martial arts exponents and actors
4 Which series of Enid Blyton books feature Kirrin Islands
5 In which country is Timbuktu
6 Manshukbhai and Mahadevbhai Kothari are associated with which brand
7 Lousitania was the Roman name for which European Union Country
8 In which sport there are long and short corners
9 The largest ungaurded border in the world
10 Which is the only vowel on a standard keyboard that is not the top line of letters
Round 1 Answer
1 Billy
2 Hiccups
3 Scorpio
4 Johny Walker
5 Rubiks cube
6 Queen
7 Rabat
8 36
9 Tidal Wave
10 Jumanji
Round 2
1 Zebra
2 Keratin
3 Anchor
4 Mulberry
5 White
6 No age limit
7 Kesari
8 4
9 Bihu
10 Obtuse angle
Round 3
1 Jenny
2 Willow
3 Red
4 Donald Duck
5 Wrestling
6 Polo
7 By its teeth
8 Plankton
9 E
10 Elephant
Round 4
1 Bamboo Shoots
2 Terrible Lizard
3 Allaudin
4 Stonedish
5 10
6 Huskies
7 Soil
8 Pegasus
9 Opera
10 Dhanno
Round 5
1 Killer whale
2 Drones
3 It can fly
4 Charton Heston
5 Maple Leaf
6 Spencer
7 Cyprus
8 5
9 Black
10 Photosynthesis
Round 6
1 Pelican
2 Princess Aurora
3 Naseerudin Shah
4 Orange
5 Birds
6 3
7 Read and Spell
8 Coins
9 Ireland
10 Palas
Round 7
1 Colt
2 Bedrock
3 Blood Hound
4 Daily Bugle
5 Green
6 Antartica
7 Indivisible
8 California
9 Saffron
10 Orang Utan
Round 8
1 Maggot
2 Steam Boat Willy
3 Yellow
4 The wealthy
5 Plants and Lizards
6 New Zealand
7 Home of snow
8 One who makes maps
9 Titanic
10 Atlantic, Arctic, Pacific
Round 9
1 William Hana and Joseph Barbara
2 Anaconda
3 White
4 Elizabeth and bandit Queen
5 Archery
6 Brown Bear
7 Gurgaon
8 Benazir Bhutto
9 Killer whale
10 Iran
Round 10
1 Ice hockey
2 Earth
3 A Amiline
4 Snake boat race in Kerala
5 Removing ice from roads
6 Uneven
7 Million dollar baby
8 A submarine
9 Teeth
10 Tongue Twister
Round 11
1 Casper
2 Chess
3 Doc
4 Himalayas
5 Edinburgh
6 Matador
7 Fruit
8 Fish
9 Nile
10 Star Wars
Round 12
1 Cheel
2 Emu
3 Raja Harish Chandra
4 Austria
5 Thing
6 Ground Hog day
7 El Nino
8 Milliner
9 Mudskipper
10 Because Polar bear lives in the North Pole and the penguins in the South Pole
Round 13
1 Rose family
2 The hornet
3 Bruce Lee and Brandon Lee
4 The Famous five
5 Mali
6 Pan Parag
7 Portugal
8 Hockey
9 USA and Canada
10 A
Quiz : 17/10/2006 - QM - Hemant Mainkar
Q # Question : Corporate
1 This Automobile Major’s name means “I roll” in Latin. Which company are we talking about?
2 Haagen-Dazs: the internationally popular premium brand of ice-cream. What is Haagen-Dazs’s country of origin?
3 This global corporation’s name means “Crossroad” in its native language. Name the company and the country of origin.
4 An internationally famous company / brand was owes its name to the adjacent pictures. Which company / brand & what is the connection? {Images of 'padmasana'}
5 What is the origin of the name Starbucks?
6 This company’s name translates as “Heaven Blesses Hard Work Store”. This is strange since its products are in no way associated with work. Which company are we talking about?
7 The man in the picture is Ingvar Kampard, a Swede. He has created a global company that is respected for its innovative products and ideas. Which is the company and how did it get its name?
8 Identify this Business Leader.
9 Globally, one of the most widely recognized company names – Xerox. How did it originate?
10 In 1959, Dupont invented the wonder fiber Spandex, with amazing elastic properties, strength and durability. It is used extensively in sports apparel, swimwear, undergarments, and many other applications. How did ‘Spandex’ get its name?
11 One of the global superbrands is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Deutsche Post World Net group. Which one?
Answers
1) The Swedish auto major VOLVO
2) USA! Contrary to common belief, the name is not European; Reuben Mattus of New York city simply chose two made-up words meant to look European to American eyes. This is known in the marketing industry as ‘foreign branding’.
Carrefour (France)
3) Lotus Software - Mitch Kapor named his company after 'Lotus Position' or 'Padmasana'. Kapor used to teach Transcendental Meditation in Maharishi Mahesh Yogi’s ashram.
4) Starbucks - named after Starbuck, a character in Herman Melville's whaling novel, Moby-Dick.
5) Nintendo - composed of 3 Japanese Kanji characters Nin-ten-do. The first two can be translated as "Heaven blesses hard work"; ‘do’ is a common ending for any store.
6) IKEA - The name IKEA comes from a clever acronym using the initials of Ingvar Kamprad, who was from a family farm called Elmtaryd, near the village of Agunnaryd. The acronym is for a Swedish phrase but it turns out to be the same in English, Ingvar Kamprad's Economical Alternative.
7) Mikhail Khodorkovsky, ex-head of Russian Oil company Yukos.
8)The inventor, Chestor Carlson, named his product Xerox as it was ‘dry’ copying, markedly superior to the prevalent wet copying process. The Greek root `xer' means dry.
9)’Spandex’ is an anagram of ‘expands’.
10) DHL
Q # Question : GK
1 Of all the current Olympic games events, which ones will not be held at the London 2012 Olympics?
2 If you are performing a “Turing Test”, what are you trying to assess or evaluate?
3 Visual question: Identify these celebrities
4 We all know the meaning of “Acronym”. But, what is referred to as a “Backronym”?
5 Visual question: The above photographs depict extremely famous landmarks. Identify the structure / city.
6 In Astronomy, what is meant by the term “Lunation”?
7 Visual question: Identify the outdoor activities depicted above
8 What is “Nomatophobia” or “Onomatophobia”?
9 The above picture was taken during the launch of the 33rd Asterix comic book that came out recently. Name the book.
10 In Cricket, what are the different ways in which a batsman can get out without the bowler getting credit?
11 Name the main layers of the earth’s atmosphere
Answers
1) Baseball & Softball
2) Artificial Intelligence. Turing Test is a criterion proposed by British mathematician Alan Turing in 1950 for deciding whether a computer is intelligent.
3) Sania Mirza & Arun Nayar
4) A word interpreted as an acronym that was not originally so intended. This is a special case of what linguists call `back formation'. E.g. BASIC
5) Inverted Pyramid at Louvre museum (Paris) & Dome of Rock mosque or Al Aqsa mosque (Jerusalem)
6) The period between successive new moons (29.531 days) [also called lunar month or synodic month]
7) Sand surfing & Hang-gliding
8) A fear of names or other words because of their meaning (from the Greek word onoma meaning `name‘)
9) Asterix and the Falling Sky
10) Timed out, Handled the ball, Hit the ball twice, Obstructing the field, Run out
11) Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere
Q # Question : Business Books & Terms
1 Robert Kaplan and David Norton developed the concept which links company's current actions to its long term goals. Name the concept?
2 What is “missionware”
3 Which business person’s name means “Enlightened prosperous rice fields – refer his famous book
4 What are Zombies
5 What is a black knight
6 We know of bulls and bears. What is a stag
7 What is a sweat equity
8 "Beyond he blue mountains" is whose autobiography?
9 Fill in the blank (pyramid showing the words "physio, safety, social, blank, self-actualisation from bottom to top)
10 In marketing terminology who are backseat consumers?
11 In management jargon what is known as "Semiotics"?
Answers
1 Balanced scorecard
2 Products given free to employees with product-logo for promotion, eg t-shirts
3 Akio Morita, described in his book Made in Japan
4 Companies that are insolvent/bankrupt but continue to operate, while waiting for a takover
5 Hostile takover company
6 Speculators who hold stocks for very short intervals in order to make quick profits
7 The equity that is increased due to the labor of the owner
8 JRD Tata
9 Self-esteem
10 Kids
11 Study of symbols and signs and their impact on consumer behavior
Q # Question : Brand & Ads
1 Name the brand they have launched
2 For which corporate Carolin Davidson designed the logo for $30 while she was a student in Stanford University?
3 This engraved logo was used on the products trial-manufactured by the company in 1934, but not released in the market. Identify the brand
4 Who created the mascot Amul Moppet
5 Name the brand/company she runs
6 Who said this – “I have done more than anybody else to change the face of mankind”
7 What is common to the brands Rolex and Hallmark
8 On 7 Jan 2004, Toyota Canada announced the name of the new car, calling it the “new wave of bold style”. The original name was dumped when the car was released in Jan 2005. Its now called the Celica Sports Package. What was the dropped name
9 How did the name Epson come about
10 "Impossible is nothing" whose tagline ?
Answers
1 Simputer
2 Nike Swoosh
3 Kwanon = Canon
4 Sylvester Da Cunha
5 Meg Whitman
6 King Camp Gillette
7 Same logo
8 Tsunami
9 "Son of EP" - in memory of EP-101 the world's 1st miniature dot matrix printer
10 Adidas
1 This Automobile Major’s name means “I roll” in Latin. Which company are we talking about?
2 Haagen-Dazs: the internationally popular premium brand of ice-cream. What is Haagen-Dazs’s country of origin?
3 This global corporation’s name means “Crossroad” in its native language. Name the company and the country of origin.
4 An internationally famous company / brand was owes its name to the adjacent pictures. Which company / brand & what is the connection? {Images of 'padmasana'}
5 What is the origin of the name Starbucks?
6 This company’s name translates as “Heaven Blesses Hard Work Store”. This is strange since its products are in no way associated with work. Which company are we talking about?
7 The man in the picture is Ingvar Kampard, a Swede. He has created a global company that is respected for its innovative products and ideas. Which is the company and how did it get its name?
8 Identify this Business Leader.
9 Globally, one of the most widely recognized company names – Xerox. How did it originate?
10 In 1959, Dupont invented the wonder fiber Spandex, with amazing elastic properties, strength and durability. It is used extensively in sports apparel, swimwear, undergarments, and many other applications. How did ‘Spandex’ get its name?
11 One of the global superbrands is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Deutsche Post World Net group. Which one?
Answers
1) The Swedish auto major VOLVO
2) USA! Contrary to common belief, the name is not European; Reuben Mattus of New York city simply chose two made-up words meant to look European to American eyes. This is known in the marketing industry as ‘foreign branding’.
Carrefour (France)
3) Lotus Software - Mitch Kapor named his company after 'Lotus Position' or 'Padmasana'. Kapor used to teach Transcendental Meditation in Maharishi Mahesh Yogi’s ashram.
4) Starbucks - named after Starbuck, a character in Herman Melville's whaling novel, Moby-Dick.
5) Nintendo - composed of 3 Japanese Kanji characters Nin-ten-do. The first two can be translated as "Heaven blesses hard work"; ‘do’ is a common ending for any store.
6) IKEA - The name IKEA comes from a clever acronym using the initials of Ingvar Kamprad, who was from a family farm called Elmtaryd, near the village of Agunnaryd. The acronym is for a Swedish phrase but it turns out to be the same in English, Ingvar Kamprad's Economical Alternative.
7) Mikhail Khodorkovsky, ex-head of Russian Oil company Yukos.
8)The inventor, Chestor Carlson, named his product Xerox as it was ‘dry’ copying, markedly superior to the prevalent wet copying process. The Greek root `xer' means dry.
9)’Spandex’ is an anagram of ‘expands’.
10) DHL
Q # Question : GK
1 Of all the current Olympic games events, which ones will not be held at the London 2012 Olympics?
2 If you are performing a “Turing Test”, what are you trying to assess or evaluate?
3 Visual question: Identify these celebrities
4 We all know the meaning of “Acronym”. But, what is referred to as a “Backronym”?
5 Visual question: The above photographs depict extremely famous landmarks. Identify the structure / city.
6 In Astronomy, what is meant by the term “Lunation”?
7 Visual question: Identify the outdoor activities depicted above
8 What is “Nomatophobia” or “Onomatophobia”?
9 The above picture was taken during the launch of the 33rd Asterix comic book that came out recently. Name the book.
10 In Cricket, what are the different ways in which a batsman can get out without the bowler getting credit?
11 Name the main layers of the earth’s atmosphere
Answers
1) Baseball & Softball
2) Artificial Intelligence. Turing Test is a criterion proposed by British mathematician Alan Turing in 1950 for deciding whether a computer is intelligent.
3) Sania Mirza & Arun Nayar
4) A word interpreted as an acronym that was not originally so intended. This is a special case of what linguists call `back formation'. E.g. BASIC
5) Inverted Pyramid at Louvre museum (Paris) & Dome of Rock mosque or Al Aqsa mosque (Jerusalem)
6) The period between successive new moons (29.531 days) [also called lunar month or synodic month]
7) Sand surfing & Hang-gliding
8) A fear of names or other words because of their meaning (from the Greek word onoma meaning `name‘)
9) Asterix and the Falling Sky
10) Timed out, Handled the ball, Hit the ball twice, Obstructing the field, Run out
11) Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere
Q # Question : Business Books & Terms
1 Robert Kaplan and David Norton developed the concept which links company's current actions to its long term goals. Name the concept?
2 What is “missionware”
3 Which business person’s name means “Enlightened prosperous rice fields – refer his famous book
4 What are Zombies
5 What is a black knight
6 We know of bulls and bears. What is a stag
7 What is a sweat equity
8 "Beyond he blue mountains" is whose autobiography?
9 Fill in the blank (pyramid showing the words "physio, safety, social, blank, self-actualisation from bottom to top)
10 In marketing terminology who are backseat consumers?
11 In management jargon what is known as "Semiotics"?
Answers
1 Balanced scorecard
2 Products given free to employees with product-logo for promotion, eg t-shirts
3 Akio Morita, described in his book Made in Japan
4 Companies that are insolvent/bankrupt but continue to operate, while waiting for a takover
5 Hostile takover company
6 Speculators who hold stocks for very short intervals in order to make quick profits
7 The equity that is increased due to the labor of the owner
8 JRD Tata
9 Self-esteem
10 Kids
11 Study of symbols and signs and their impact on consumer behavior
Q # Question : Brand & Ads
1 Name the brand they have launched
2 For which corporate Carolin Davidson designed the logo for $30 while she was a student in Stanford University?
3 This engraved logo was used on the products trial-manufactured by the company in 1934, but not released in the market. Identify the brand
4 Who created the mascot Amul Moppet
5 Name the brand/company she runs
6 Who said this – “I have done more than anybody else to change the face of mankind”
7 What is common to the brands Rolex and Hallmark
8 On 7 Jan 2004, Toyota Canada announced the name of the new car, calling it the “new wave of bold style”. The original name was dumped when the car was released in Jan 2005. Its now called the Celica Sports Package. What was the dropped name
9 How did the name Epson come about
10 "Impossible is nothing" whose tagline ?
Answers
1 Simputer
2 Nike Swoosh
3 Kwanon = Canon
4 Sylvester Da Cunha
5 Meg Whitman
6 King Camp Gillette
7 Same logo
8 Tsunami
9 "Son of EP" - in memory of EP-101 the world's 1st miniature dot matrix printer
10 Adidas
Saturday, November 10, 2007
QUIZ QUESTIONS OF 4/6/2005 - QM Sanjay lavkare
QUIZ QUESTIONS OF 4/6/05
ROUND 1 : Corporate
1) Why did Intel call the successor to its 486 processor series "Pentium" instead of using a combination of digits as they had always done
1(a) During the initial launch of Pentium, it had a lot of issues, so much so that the press jokingly gave it another name.What was it?
2) Which soft-drink has a slogan, : "No more drinking stupid, drink with commitment!" ?
3) Which company founder said "I have 3 priorities - God, family and _______, and at work these get reversed.
4) Singer Sewing machines was the first company to introduce a highly innovative marketing tool.What is it?
5) The merger of in 1939 of Shibaura Seisakusho and Tokyo Denki created a new company. In 1978 the company officially got its current name, which refers to a magical and powerful plant in East Asian mythology that offers longevity and good luck. Name the company
ROUND 2 : GK
1) In Netherlands, what is the House of Orange?
2) In the 1960s & 1970s she became a diplomat when she was loaned to the US President by Charles de Gaulle in an attempt to improve Franco-American relations. Whom are we talking about?
3) Walter Fredrick Morrison sold the rights to his "Pluto Platter" in 1955, but under what name did this toy become popular?
4) Which computer game , completing 25 years this year (2005) - feature ghosts named Inky, Pinky, Blinky and Clyde
5) Armenia, Iran & USA. Which sportsman links these 3 countries?
ROUND 3 : VISUAL
1) Identify the exact location of this landmark .
2) What does this logo represent in the world of Internet?
2(a)Mozilla corporation have a director on their board who was the starter of a very famous software? Who
3) Which product (brand) do these mascots advertise? Name these mascots.
4) The tallest building in Taipei, was illuminated earlier this year in the manner shown in this photograph,to commemorate which significant scientific breakthrough ?
5) On April 15, 2005 , Google's home page sported this logo. What was the occasion?
ROUND 4 : Corporate
1) Mark McCormack is the author of " What they don't teach you at Harvard Business School" What is the other book he has written ?
2) Which Indian entertainment software company has a Michigan University graduate on its board of directors? Name the director also.
3) In 2004, this popular electronics & telecommunications company abandoned the slogan "Let's make things better" in favor for a new one : "Sense and Simplicity". Name the company
4) There are 3 famous international ratings agencies - a) S & P, b) Moody's c) _____ Fill in the blanks.
5) Which US senator worked as a lawyer for Walmart and was also on their board of directors ?
ROUND 5 : Corporate
1) Mitsubishi was, in a way, played a role in triggering the end of World War -II. How?
2) This entrepreneur has introduced music -bands like Sex Pistols & Culture Club to the world music scene.In 2002 ,his company came up with the catch-line "Mine's bigger than yours" on the posters advertising their new "facility" (which now happens to be one of their major business-lines). Name the person/company.
3) Who said this and on whom " If he was a plumber, he would control all the water in the world and force anyone who wants a drop of the precious liquid to cut a deal with him"
4) Who has set up the world's first floating ATM?
5) Name this corporate which gets its name from a brute race mentioned in Jonathan Swift's novel "Gulliver Travels'
ROUND 6 : Visual
1) Who is the only female-partner of this Indian, entertainment company ?
2) Identify the personality
3) Love him or hate him….but this guy’s making waves these days !
4) Identify the trophy and the event at which it is awarded.
5) In a game of Pictionary , which fast-food chain could be identified by the above illustration ?
ROUND 7 : GK
1) How is author Mary Shelley associated with genetically modified foods?
2) Where, on a horse ,do you find a frog?
3) Who is the employer of James Bond?
4) What is Barbara Millicent Roberts popularly known as ?
5) The suffix 'ology' means "study of" (viz. psychology, biology etc.) What is the shortest 'ology' word?
ROUND 8 : Corporate
1) This was a classification of the highest quality of ships by Lloyd which became a phrase in the English language.What is it ?
2) If IBM is the Big Blue, Coke the Big Red, who is Big Brown/Black?
3) With which company would you associate Chicago, Memphis, and Longhorn?
4) Born in Brazil to Lebanese parents, this person has turned around a Japanese company. He has written about his experiences in a book. Name the book and the author
5) Which local product has an adline tag which goes as "The Power to Dream"
Answers
ROUND 1 : Corporate
1 Because numbers can't be trade-marked.
1(a) Repent-ium
2 Mecca-Cola
3 McDonald's (Ray Croc)
4 Installment Scheme
5 TOSHIBA to, means "east", and the second, shiba, is a magical and powerful plant
ROUND 2 : GK
1 The Royal Family
2 Mona Lisa (Many believe that she's actually, Da Vinci in drag !She's also been lampooned as "Lady suppressing a smile after a silent fart " by some of her not-so-kind critics!!)
3 Frisbee
4 Pacman.It was invented in a Pizza joint. At a pizza parlor,Toru Iwatani - the founder, paused after taking his first slice and thought the remainder of the pie looked like a head with its mouth open. He imagined it racing through a maze, eating things -- and the phenomenon was born.
5 Andre Aggasi ,Agassi, an ethnic Armenian was born and raised in Las Vegas and lives there when not on tour. His father, Emmanuel "Mike" Agassi, was a boxer for Iran in the 1948 & 1952 Olympics before emigrating to the U.S. When he became a citizen, he shortened his name from Agassian to Agassi
ROUND 3 : VISUAL
1 Wall Street (NY). The Bronze Bull Sculpture " The beloved bull sculpture that symbolizes Wall Street capitalism is for sale, and bidding starts at $5 million.
But any prospective buyer will have to keep the 7,000-pound bronze ""Charging Bull"" where it is, in a park near the New York Stock Exchange, said its creator.
""I put the bull up for sale because I need the money to create more masterpieces for New York,"" said Arturo Di Modica, 63, who sculpted the slick, powerful-looking bull, which mysteriously appeared on Wall Street 15 years ago. Di Modica insisted that any deal would require the buyer to donate the landmark sculpture to New York City, with the new owner's name inscribed on a plaque to be placed next to it. The buyer would be allowed a tax deduction."
2 FireFox ( The new Internet Browser from Mozilla)
2a) Mitchell Kapur (who started Lotus)
3 Kellogs (Tony the Tiger & Cornelius the Rooster)
4 100 years of "Theory of Relativity". The formula "E=-mc2 can be read if the picture is turned sideways)
5 Leonardo Da Vinci's birth anniv.
ROUND 4 : Corporate
1 What you'll never learn on the Internet
2 Balaji Telefilms. Tusshar Kapoor
3 Philips
4 Fitch
5 Hillary Clinton
ROUND 5 : Corporate
1 During WW-II, they manufactured the famous Zero aircraft that was used in the Pearl Harbor bombing which then triggered the Hiroshima bombing by the US
2 Richard Branson (Virgin Atlantic). This catch-line was advertised on the hoardings of their new A340 Airbus , to 'show-off' their bigger passenger capacity.
3 Larry Elison about Bill Gates
4 SBI in Kerala backwaters
5 Yahoo!
ROUND 6 : Visual
1 Juhi Chawla (in Dreamz Unlimited) , the other partners being Shahrukh Khan & Aziz Mirza.
2 Michael Moore.
3 Crazy Frog
4 Palme d'Or (Golden Palm) at The Cannes Film Festival
5 Wendy's ( Chilli + Finger; referring to the infamous incident wherein a lady alleged that she had bitten into a human finger while having her chilli-dip. This was later found to be a hoax. The woman had actually 'planted' the finger belonging to a friend of her husband (who had severed the finger in an accident).The lady's surely had planned it quite well, as she'd preserved the finger carefully all these months !
ROUND 7 : GK
1 Mary Shelley wrote "Frankenstein". GMFs are known as "Franken-Foods"
2 On the sole of it's hooves.
3 MI-6
4 Barbie
5 Oology (study of eggs)
Incidentally, the longest is : OPHTHALMOOTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY
(the branch of medicine which formerly combined the treatment of eye, ear, nose, and throat).
ROUND 8 : Corporate
1 A-1
2 UPS (United Parcel Service )
3 Microsoft- Codenames for various projects Chicago was Windows 95, Memphis was Windows 98 and Longhorn
is the next version on Windows (yet to be launched)
4 Carlos Ghosn (Nissan CEO) ; "Shift"
5 Raha (mattresses)
ROUND 1 : Corporate
1) Why did Intel call the successor to its 486 processor series "Pentium" instead of using a combination of digits as they had always done
1(a) During the initial launch of Pentium, it had a lot of issues, so much so that the press jokingly gave it another name.What was it?
2) Which soft-drink has a slogan, : "No more drinking stupid, drink with commitment!" ?
3) Which company founder said "I have 3 priorities - God, family and _______, and at work these get reversed.
4) Singer Sewing machines was the first company to introduce a highly innovative marketing tool.What is it?
5) The merger of in 1939 of Shibaura Seisakusho and Tokyo Denki created a new company. In 1978 the company officially got its current name, which refers to a magical and powerful plant in East Asian mythology that offers longevity and good luck. Name the company
ROUND 2 : GK
1) In Netherlands, what is the House of Orange?
2) In the 1960s & 1970s she became a diplomat when she was loaned to the US President by Charles de Gaulle in an attempt to improve Franco-American relations. Whom are we talking about?
3) Walter Fredrick Morrison sold the rights to his "Pluto Platter" in 1955, but under what name did this toy become popular?
4) Which computer game , completing 25 years this year (2005) - feature ghosts named Inky, Pinky, Blinky and Clyde
5) Armenia, Iran & USA. Which sportsman links these 3 countries?
ROUND 3 : VISUAL
1) Identify the exact location of this landmark .
2) What does this logo represent in the world of Internet?
2(a)Mozilla corporation have a director on their board who was the starter of a very famous software? Who
3) Which product (brand) do these mascots advertise? Name these mascots.
4) The tallest building in Taipei, was illuminated earlier this year in the manner shown in this photograph,to commemorate which significant scientific breakthrough ?
5) On April 15, 2005 , Google's home page sported this logo. What was the occasion?
ROUND 4 : Corporate
1) Mark McCormack is the author of " What they don't teach you at Harvard Business School" What is the other book he has written ?
2) Which Indian entertainment software company has a Michigan University graduate on its board of directors? Name the director also.
3) In 2004, this popular electronics & telecommunications company abandoned the slogan "Let's make things better" in favor for a new one : "Sense and Simplicity". Name the company
4) There are 3 famous international ratings agencies - a) S & P, b) Moody's c) _____ Fill in the blanks.
5) Which US senator worked as a lawyer for Walmart and was also on their board of directors ?
ROUND 5 : Corporate
1) Mitsubishi was, in a way, played a role in triggering the end of World War -II. How?
2) This entrepreneur has introduced music -bands like Sex Pistols & Culture Club to the world music scene.In 2002 ,his company came up with the catch-line "Mine's bigger than yours" on the posters advertising their new "facility" (which now happens to be one of their major business-lines). Name the person/company.
3) Who said this and on whom " If he was a plumber, he would control all the water in the world and force anyone who wants a drop of the precious liquid to cut a deal with him"
4) Who has set up the world's first floating ATM?
5) Name this corporate which gets its name from a brute race mentioned in Jonathan Swift's novel "Gulliver Travels'
ROUND 6 : Visual
1) Who is the only female-partner of this Indian, entertainment company ?
2) Identify the personality
3) Love him or hate him….but this guy’s making waves these days !
4) Identify the trophy and the event at which it is awarded.
5) In a game of Pictionary , which fast-food chain could be identified by the above illustration ?
ROUND 7 : GK
1) How is author Mary Shelley associated with genetically modified foods?
2) Where, on a horse ,do you find a frog?
3) Who is the employer of James Bond?
4) What is Barbara Millicent Roberts popularly known as ?
5) The suffix 'ology' means "study of" (viz. psychology, biology etc.) What is the shortest 'ology' word?
ROUND 8 : Corporate
1) This was a classification of the highest quality of ships by Lloyd which became a phrase in the English language.What is it ?
2) If IBM is the Big Blue, Coke the Big Red, who is Big Brown/Black?
3) With which company would you associate Chicago, Memphis, and Longhorn?
4) Born in Brazil to Lebanese parents, this person has turned around a Japanese company. He has written about his experiences in a book. Name the book and the author
5) Which local product has an adline tag which goes as "The Power to Dream"
Answers
ROUND 1 : Corporate
1 Because numbers can't be trade-marked.
1(a) Repent-ium
2 Mecca-Cola
3 McDonald's (Ray Croc)
4 Installment Scheme
5 TOSHIBA to, means "east", and the second, shiba, is a magical and powerful plant
ROUND 2 : GK
1 The Royal Family
2 Mona Lisa (Many believe that she's actually, Da Vinci in drag !She's also been lampooned as "Lady suppressing a smile after a silent fart " by some of her not-so-kind critics!!)
3 Frisbee
4 Pacman.It was invented in a Pizza joint. At a pizza parlor,Toru Iwatani - the founder, paused after taking his first slice and thought the remainder of the pie looked like a head with its mouth open. He imagined it racing through a maze, eating things -- and the phenomenon was born.
5 Andre Aggasi ,Agassi, an ethnic Armenian was born and raised in Las Vegas and lives there when not on tour. His father, Emmanuel "Mike" Agassi, was a boxer for Iran in the 1948 & 1952 Olympics before emigrating to the U.S. When he became a citizen, he shortened his name from Agassian to Agassi
ROUND 3 : VISUAL
1 Wall Street (NY). The Bronze Bull Sculpture " The beloved bull sculpture that symbolizes Wall Street capitalism is for sale, and bidding starts at $5 million.
But any prospective buyer will have to keep the 7,000-pound bronze ""Charging Bull"" where it is, in a park near the New York Stock Exchange, said its creator.
""I put the bull up for sale because I need the money to create more masterpieces for New York,"" said Arturo Di Modica, 63, who sculpted the slick, powerful-looking bull, which mysteriously appeared on Wall Street 15 years ago. Di Modica insisted that any deal would require the buyer to donate the landmark sculpture to New York City, with the new owner's name inscribed on a plaque to be placed next to it. The buyer would be allowed a tax deduction."
2 FireFox ( The new Internet Browser from Mozilla)
2a) Mitchell Kapur (who started Lotus)
3 Kellogs (Tony the Tiger & Cornelius the Rooster)
4 100 years of "Theory of Relativity". The formula "E=-mc2 can be read if the picture is turned sideways)
5 Leonardo Da Vinci's birth anniv.
ROUND 4 : Corporate
1 What you'll never learn on the Internet
2 Balaji Telefilms. Tusshar Kapoor
3 Philips
4 Fitch
5 Hillary Clinton
ROUND 5 : Corporate
1 During WW-II, they manufactured the famous Zero aircraft that was used in the Pearl Harbor bombing which then triggered the Hiroshima bombing by the US
2 Richard Branson (Virgin Atlantic). This catch-line was advertised on the hoardings of their new A340 Airbus , to 'show-off' their bigger passenger capacity.
3 Larry Elison about Bill Gates
4 SBI in Kerala backwaters
5 Yahoo!
ROUND 6 : Visual
1 Juhi Chawla (in Dreamz Unlimited) , the other partners being Shahrukh Khan & Aziz Mirza.
2 Michael Moore.
3 Crazy Frog
4 Palme d'Or (Golden Palm) at The Cannes Film Festival
5 Wendy's ( Chilli + Finger; referring to the infamous incident wherein a lady alleged that she had bitten into a human finger while having her chilli-dip. This was later found to be a hoax. The woman had actually 'planted' the finger belonging to a friend of her husband (who had severed the finger in an accident).The lady's surely had planned it quite well, as she'd preserved the finger carefully all these months !
ROUND 7 : GK
1 Mary Shelley wrote "Frankenstein". GMFs are known as "Franken-Foods"
2 On the sole of it's hooves.
3 MI-6
4 Barbie
5 Oology (study of eggs)
Incidentally, the longest is : OPHTHALMOOTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY
(the branch of medicine which formerly combined the treatment of eye, ear, nose, and throat).
ROUND 8 : Corporate
1 A-1
2 UPS (United Parcel Service )
3 Microsoft- Codenames for various projects Chicago was Windows 95, Memphis was Windows 98 and Longhorn
is the next version on Windows (yet to be launched)
4 Carlos Ghosn (Nissan CEO) ; "Shift"
5 Raha (mattresses)
Quiz 26.01.2006
1 What is the medical term for muscular stiffening following death?
2 What is the name given to Lord Voldermont's followers in the Harry Potter series?
3 In mummification process, which was the mineral commonly used to dry out the tissues?
4 Which famous film star was afflicted with "Myansthania Gravis" that causes gradual muscle deterioration?
5 Foxglove is a very poisonous plant whose leaves are used for the manufacture of a common heart medicine. Which is the medicine?
6 In a common Engligh saying, what is the other certain thing in life apart from death?
7 If a series starts with Blood and Frog, and ends with Darkness and Slaying the first-born, what are we talking about?
8 Raspurin became a favourite of Tsar Nicholas and Tsarina Alexandra after he supposedly miraculaously cured their son Alexis of a disease. Which disease?
Answers
1)Rigor Mortis
2)Death Eaters
3)Natron
4)Amitabh Bachchan
5)Digitalin
6)Taxes
7)10 plagues of Moses
8)Haemophilia
2 What is the name given to Lord Voldermont's followers in the Harry Potter series?
3 In mummification process, which was the mineral commonly used to dry out the tissues?
4 Which famous film star was afflicted with "Myansthania Gravis" that causes gradual muscle deterioration?
5 Foxglove is a very poisonous plant whose leaves are used for the manufacture of a common heart medicine. Which is the medicine?
6 In a common Engligh saying, what is the other certain thing in life apart from death?
7 If a series starts with Blood and Frog, and ends with Darkness and Slaying the first-born, what are we talking about?
8 Raspurin became a favourite of Tsar Nicholas and Tsarina Alexandra after he supposedly miraculaously cured their son Alexis of a disease. Which disease?
Answers
1)Rigor Mortis
2)Death Eaters
3)Natron
4)Amitabh Bachchan
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