Quiz : 10/11/2007 - QM - Anil Panickar & Shiv Iyer

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