Quiz 64:31st October 2011

Q1. Name the product that made debut at Andy Capp’s bar in Sunnyvale, California in 1972. It had just one instruction – ‘Avoid missing ball for high score’.

Q2. Name this writer-director who made his mark with his first film, “Praying with Anger”, and the story of an Indian exchange student who finds himself a stranger in his homeland. The film was named the debut film of the year at the American Film Institute in Los Angeles in 1993. Later, he wrote and directed “Wide Awake” for Miramax, which bombed at the box office. Along the way, he also wrote the script for a ‘little’ movie. Success came only with the third major movie.

Q3. ‘You have deliberately tasted two whole worms and now you can leave Oxford on the town drain’. Name the Warden of New College Oxford who said this?

Q4. Name the creature, from Homer’s Iliad, that is composed of parts from a lion, a goat and serpent.

    

Q5. Originally it was the name of the Aegean Sea. It acquired the meaning ‘large group of islands’ since the 16^th century. What is it?

Q6. Identify.  

 

Q7. Connect.

    

Quiz 57: Answers

Q1. Connect

     

Chicago is the connection. The first picture is the flag and the second picture is Robert guinan, a painter from Chicago.

Q2. Felicity Ann d'Abreu Crosland was the name of his second wife. A memorable and famous incident from his life is known as “Great Mouse plot of 1924”. He worked at Shell Petroleum Company before becoming a writer. He died of myelodysplastic syndrome, a blood disease in the year 1990. Name this author.

                                Roald Dahl

Q3. He starred as a child actor in the movie Mr. India and also appeared in the films Shahenshah, Chalbaaz and Insaniyat. While he was studying in H.R College he was offered the lead role in Ram Gopal Varma’s “Mast” when he was only 19 years of age. Name this actor.

                                Aftab Shivdasani

Q4. “Rubeola” is the other name for this disease and the “Koplik dots” is the main symptom of this disease. Paramyxoviridae is the name of the virus causing this disease. This disease has a lot of complications which include “Vitamin A deficiency” and the disease immediately affects children. Name it.

                                Measles

Q5. This mountain has never been climbed in winter. Thomas Montgomerie named this mountain and it is situated partially on the “Tashkurgan” province. Its neighboring peaks were named in numerical succession with it but then were renamed as Masherbrum, Broad peak and Gasherbrum. Ardito Desio was the first person to summit this mountain. Name this mountain.

                                K2

Q6. Stephen Hester is the CEO of this organization and in 1728 this organization became the world’s first to offer an overdraft facility. The headquarters of this organization are in Edinburgh, UK. This organization also supported Andy Murray from the age of 13. John Dick Peddie designed the first axial banking hall (Telling room) for this organization. Name it.

                                RBS

Q7. Connect to a cartoon serial.  

      

Dragon Ball Z, The first picture is the map of the world according to DBZ and he is Chris sabat the voice artist for vegeta.

Quiz 56 : Answers

Q1. It was known as “Al Wasl” by the British historians. Fahidi Fort is the oldest building in this country. In 2005 ICC moved its headquarters from London to here. It got its independence on 2^nd December 1971. Name this country.

                                Dubai

Q2. Atik Juahari was her coach and she is also a brown belt in Karate. She trained at the Gopichand academy. She is the first Indian to win a Super series cup. Harvir and Usha are her parents who were also great players of this game. She is just behind Wang Yihan according to rankings. Name this player and the sport.

                                Saina Nehwal, Badminton

Q3. He has 13 tattoos over his body which signifies different experiences or memories of his life. He has been to jail 2 times. Infinitum Nihil is the name of his production house. Lily Rose and John Christopher are the names of his children. “21 Jump Street” is the name of his first television series where he played the lead role. Name him.

                                Johnny Depp

Q4. It is the world’s largest professional services firm by revenue, second largest by employee count and one of the “Big Four” accountancy firms. Wolff Olins has designed the new logo of this company.      

Dennis Nally is the senior partner and Ian Powell is the UK Chairman. Name this company.

                                PwC

Q5. Dr. Cicely D. Williams introduced the name of this disease to the world. The name of this disease was derived from the Ga language of coastal Ghana translated as “the sickness the baby gets when the new baby comes”. Pedel adema (swelling of the toes) is the main symptom of this disease. Name it.

                                Kwashiorkor

Q6. Identify.

                                Sergey Brin

Q7. Connect.

     

Henry Tirri , head of Nokia. And the river Nokia.  NOKIA is the connection.

Quiz 55: Answers

Q1. This is the largest island in the Aleutian Islands chain of the US state of Alaska. Mount Shishaldin is the highest point on this island, which is also one out of the ten most active volcanoes on this earth.  Cape Lutke is a land head on this island. Name this island.

                                Unimak Island

Q2. Her real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta. “The Fame” was her first studio album and she has written a thesis on pop singers Spencer Tunick and Damien Hirst. She has won 5 grammy awards and has created 4 Guinness World records. How do we commonly know her?

                                Lady Gaga

Q3. His elder brother is a manager at Crompton Greaves in India and his sister Anuradha is a lecturer at the University of Michigan. In August 2010 he joined the Board of Directors of “Olympic Gold Quest”, a foundation for promoting and supporting India’s elite sportspersons. He was the only sportsperson to have been invited for the very exclusive dinner that the Indian PM Dr. Manmohan Singh hosted for US President Barrack Obama. Name him.

                                Viswanathan Anand

Q4. This brand is headquartered in Ponzano Veneto, Italy. The fashion oriented division is known as “Sisley” and the leisurewear division is known as “Playlife”. Oliviero Toscani designed a campaign for this brand which got listed I the Guinness Book of World records as “The most controversial campaign”. Luciano is the Chairman of the company. Name this brand. 

                                United Colors of Benetton

Q5. This disease is commonly known as the pinworm disease. It is caused because of the enterobius vermicularis. The process by which they infect the human body is known as retroinfecton. The chief symptom is itching in the anal area. Identify this disease.

                                Enterobiasis

Q6. Connect

    

                                Twitter

Q7. Connect

      

Lord Ram

Quiz 54: Answers

Q1. This personality’s engagement ring had the Sanskrit iinscription "Om paramar mainamar". When he was at Knox Grammar school he was the lead in the play “My Fair Lady” after which he became the captain of his school. He also played the role of “Joe Willis” in “Sunset Boulevard”. Name this actor.

Hugh Jackman

Q2. Shawn Corey Carter is his original name. He co-owns the 40/40 club, is a part owner of the New Jersey Nets and is also the creator of the line Rocawear. As an artist he holds most number one albums by a solo artist on the “Billboard 200” with 11. How do we commonly know him?

                                Jay-Z

Q3. This disease is also known as “paralysis agitans”. In the terms of pathophysiology this disease is considered a synucleinopathy due to an abnormal accumulation of alpha-synuclein protein of the brain in the form of Lewy bodies. Tremor, Bradykinesia, rigidity and postural instability are the symptoms of this disease. Name it.

                                Parkinson’s disease

Q4. Founded by Alexander Hamilton this company is headquartered at 1 Wall Street, US. Gerald Hassell is the current Chairman, CEO and President of the company. It is the world's leading asset servicer by a considerable margin and it recently merged with another company. Name this organization.

                   The Bank of New York Mellon

Q5. This country ranks as having the world’s highest level of income equality. It is also said to be the happiest and the least corrupt country in the world. The Trundholm sun chariot is one of the most famous masterpieces from this country. Name this country.

                                Denmark

Q6. Identify this person and his contribution.

   

                                Vint Cerf, founder of internet

Q7. Connect the photo album “Made in Canada” and

 

                                Bryan Adams

Quiz 53: Answers

Q1. This queen ruled the desert country which was under Roman rule. She was one of the great beauties of her day and was highly educated. She spoke several languages – Egyptian and Greek among them – and also wrote complete history of her country. Powerful and daring, she started minting her own coins. This, together with her growing influence, made Rome declare war on her in which she was defeated. Name the Queen and her country name.

                                Queen Zenobia, Palmyra

Q2. Identify the headquarters.

                                Bell Lab in New Jersey

Q3. “History of the World in 10½ Chapters”, “England, England”, “The sense of an ending”, “The porcupine” and “Staring at the sun”. Whom are we talking about?

                                Julian Barnes

Q4. “Middleware is History”. Identify this person.

                                Jonathan Schwartz

Q5. Men and women of this community are among the comeliest of Asiatic races, the men having high foreheads and well-turned aquiline noses. This community traditionally follows matrilineal system of descent. As a military class, this community established various kingdoms and independent feudatory states. The earliest one being the Kingdom of Alva Kheda whose territory comprised the coastal region stretching from Kasaragod in Kerala to Gokarna in Karnataka.The Kingdom existed for nearly thousand years (450 C.E. -1450 C.E.) and the dynasty who ruled this kingdom were known as Alupas. Name the community.

                                Bunt community

Q6. This place is used as massive meeting place since its creation. Its flatness is contrasted by the 38-meter high monument to the People’s Heroes. The square lies between two ancient, massive gates. Along the west side of the Square is the Great Hall of the People and along the east side is the National Museum. A protest at this place in 1989 is a very famous in history. Name the place.

                                Tianamen Square

Q7. This company is a joint venture between a Japanese and Swedish company and have presented P990, K750i, and W800i. The company's global management is based in Hammersmith, London and it has research and development teams in Lund, Tokyo, Mexico City, Beijing and Redwood Shores in the US. Name the company.

                                Sony Ericsson

Quiz 52: Answers

Q1. His sons name is Swayam. “@Da Edge” was the name of his first International album. He is the first Indian singer to sing at the Wembley Arena and the Heineken music hall in Amsterdam. He produced the serial “Andaaz” which featured on Zee TV. Name this musician?

Himesh Reshammiya

Q2. Identify the initiative/organization.

One Laptop per Child

Q3. Identify.

 

                                              Ursula Burns

Q4. Minoru Yamasaki designed this complex and it was inaugurated on 4^th April 1973. “Windows of the World” was the name of a restaurant in this complex. The documentary film “Man on Wire” featured this complex. In 1995 PCA World Chess Championship was held here. Identify the complex.

World Trade Centre

Q5. She is said to be the only lady to have the status of being first lady of two different countries. In 1998 she was one of the two winners of the “North-South prize”. She is an international advocate for women’s and children’s rights and in 1997 was made a British dame for her humanitarian work. Name this personality.

Graca Machel

Q6. Baudouin Prot is the CEO of this organization. It is the largest global banking group in the world with its second global headquarters in London. They have completed 150 years of presence in India. Name this organization.

 BNP Paribas

 Q7. The other name for this disease is “Hansen’s disease”. Studies show that this disease can be transmitted to humans via Armadillos. 30^th January is the day dedicated to this disease for increasing awareness. Name this disease.

Leprosy

Quiz 63:30th October 2011

Q1. What does LEAF stands for in Nissan LEAF electric cars?

               

Q2. Why in 1987 Nokia phone were nicknamed “Gorba” ?

Q3. Italians call it the snail, the Germans call it “spider Monkey”, Dutch call it “Monkey Tail” and Chinese call it “Little Mouse”. What am I talking about?

Q4. His maxim was, “People first, products and profit will follow!”. While growing wealthy, he also lavished wealth generously on all his employees. At the end of the company’s first $1 mn quarter, he stood by the door of the company and handed a $100 bill to every employee as they left. Every employee at the company got stock options, a huge innovation at that time. Whom are we talking about?

Q5. What is the exciting and innovative mobile payment service in India offered by Union Bank and Yes Bank in partnership with Nokia?

               

Q6. Identify.  

 

Q7. Identify the logo.