Quiz 101:7th December 2011

Q1. This state is based on the Caddo word meaning ‘friends’ or ‘allies’ and the area was officially known as the Nuevo Reino de Filipinas : La Provincia de ____________. The "Lone Star" can be found on the state flag and Guadalupe is a famous mountain out there. Antonio Margil de Jesús was known to be the first person to use the name in a letter to the Viceroy of Mexico in 20 July 1716. Name this state.

Q2. The largest city in this country is Jacksonville and the place was named by Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León – who named it meaning ("Flowery Land"). It was a principal location of the Seminole Wars against the Indians, and racial segregation after the American Civil War.  Britton Hill is the highest point on this country. Name this country.

Q3. __________ is a county located in the Central Valley of the US state of California, north of the state capital of Sacramento. Part of the county's western border is formed by the Sacramento River. The county lies along the western slope of the Sierra Nevada, the steep slopes making it prime territory for the siting of hydroelectric power plants. About a half dozen of these plants are located in the county. Name this county.

Q4. The official name comes from Guaraní which means ‘River which originates a sea’. The Guaraní have been living in Paraguay since prior to the arrival of Europeans in the 16th century, when Paraguay became part of the Spanish colonial empire. Paraguay gained independence from Spain in 1811. The capital and largest city is Asunción. Name this country.


Q5. The city’s name means ‘Upon the Sea’. The earliest occurrence of this name dates from the 11th century Song Dynasty, at which time there was already a river confluence and a town with this name in the area. There are disputes as to exactly how the name should be interpreted, but Chinese historians have concluded that during the Tang Dynasty ­­­­­­­­­­__________ was literally on the sea, hence the origin of the name. Name this city.


Q6. Identify.




Q7. Identify.

Quiz 100:6th December 2011

Q1. This event is held in the Black Rock Desert in Northern Nevada. The event starts on the Monday before the American Labor Day holiday, and ends on the holiday itself. The annual event now known as ________ began as a bonfire ritual on the summer solstice in 1986 when Larry Harvey, Jerry James, and a few friends met on Baker Beach in San Francisco and burned a 9-foot (2.7-meter) wooden man as well as a smaller wooden dog. Name this event.

Q2. For many years, his goal celebration consisted of kissing his wedding ring as an acknowledgment to his wife Mamen Sanz whom he married in 1999. He enjoys listening to Spanish music and reading, especially the books of Arturo Pérez Reverte.  On 16 October 2004, he was appointed as FAO Goodwill Ambassador of the United Nations. Name him.

Q3. He is a Czech playwright, essayist, poet, dissident and politician. He was the tenth and last President of Czechoslovakia (1989–92) and the first President of the Czech Republic (1993–2003). In his acceptance speech, he said: "The idea of human rights and freedoms must be an integral part of any meaningful world order. Yet I think it must be anchored in a different place, and in a different way, than has been the case so far. Name this person.

Q4. The song was written in late 2001, and was inspired by his father's death in March 2001, as well as the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States later that year. It was released in May 2002 as the lead single from the album, Unleashed." The song topped the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and reached number 25 on the Hot 100 chart becoming his biggest solo hit on that chart. At the premier of the song the singer said "If you want to serve, that is what you can do. Name the singer and the song.

Q5.This water body is bounded to the northwest by Russia, to the west by Azerbaijan, to the south by Iran, to the southeast by Turkmenistan, and to the northeast by Kazakhstan. In Iran, it is referred to as Daryâ-ye Mazandaran, meaning "the Sea of Mazandaran" in Persian, and sometimes also as Daryâ-ye Khazar. Like the Black Sea, the _________ Sea is a remnant of the ancient Paratethys Sea. Name this sea.

Q6. This is a logo of which 2 companies.

Q7. Identify.

Quiz 99:5th December 2011

Q1. The Thracians, one of the three primary ancestral groups to settle in this region and they lived separated in various tribes until king Teres united most of them in the Odrysian kingdom around 500 BC. They were eventually subjugated by Alexander the Great in the 4th century and later by the Roman Empire in 46 AD. Sofia is a very famous city in this country. Name this country.

Q2. In 1972 French physicist Francis Perrin discovered fifteen ancient and no longer active natural nuclear fission reactors in three separate ore deposits at the Oklo mine in Gabon, West Africa, collectively known as the Oklo Fossil Reactors. The use of ________ in its natural oxide form dates back to at least the year 79 CE, when it was used to add a yellow color to ceramic glazes. Name this element.

Q3. This city was founded in the second half of the 10th century by King _________ as a royal castle. The town received partial city rights in 1334 and 1436, becoming an important site on the road from Prague to northern Bohemia, Lusatia, and Brandenburg. In the 16th century the town was a leading center of the Unitas Fratrum / Unity of the Brethren / Moravian Church, hosting the Brethren's bishop, Renaissance church, and printing house. After being re-Catholicized in the 17th century, the town's population declined. Name this town.

Q4. ____________ is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: once as a solo artist, and separately as a member of The Yardbirds and Cream. Clapton has been referred to as one of the most important and influential guitarists of all time. Robert Johnson has influenced ___________ the most profoundly. Name this singer.

Q5. This song is written in Tanglish and this song is sung by an actor/singer. The song is suitable only for bathroom singers. Its simplistic and rustic beats make it catchier to the commoner. Heartbreak is a phenomenon almost everyone can relate to. The song was initially leaked to the internet, and the makers, having noticed its popularity, decided to go for an official release. Name this song.  

Q6. Identify.

Q7. Identify.

Quiz 98:4th December 2011

Q1. Officially known as the Hellenic republic this country’s national anthem is ‘Hymn to Liberty’. This country has the 12^th largest coastline and the Ionnian Sea lies to the west of this country. This country consists 80% of mountains. Name this country.

Q2. Saturn's interior is probably composed of a core of iron, nickel and rock (silicon and oxygen compounds), surrounded by a deep layer of metallic hydrogen, an intermediate layer of liquid hydrogen and liquid helium and an outer gaseous layer. Electrical current within the metallic hydrogen layer is thought to give rise to planetary magnetic field, which is slightly weaker than Earth's and around one-twentieth the strength of Jupiter's. Identify the planet.

Q3. As President, he created two new cabinet-level departments: the Department of Energy and the Department of Education. He established a national energy policy that included conservation, price control, and new technology. He survived a primary challenge against Ted Kennedy for the Democratic Party nomination in the 1980 election, but lost the election to Republican candidate Ronald Reagan. Identify him.

Q4.____________ is a motorsport complex around the village of Nürburg, Germany. It features a modern Grand Prix race track built in 1984, and a much longer old North loop track which was built in the 1920s around the village and medieval castle of Nürburg in the Eifel Mountains. The new ­­­­­­­­­­____________ ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ was completed in 1984 and called GP-Strecke. Name it.

Q5. _____________is a community in the south of the city of Cardiff and is the capital of Wales. It was originally a model housing estate built in the early nineteenth century by John Crichton-Stuart,for whose title the area was named. Commonly known as "Tiger Bay", this area became one of the UK's first multicultural communities with people from over 50 countries settled here by the outbreak of World War I, working in the docks and allied industries. Some of the largest communities included the Somalis, Yemenis and Greeks, whose influence still lives on today. Name this place.

Q6. Identify.

Q7. Identify.

  

 

Quiz 81: Answers

1. Born as Isabel Mebarak Ripoll. Among the most famous are the Live 8 benefit concert in July 2005, the Live Earth Concert, Hamburg where she headlined the show, as well as the “ Clinton climate Initiative" created by former US President Bill Clinton. She was also invited to the Oval Office by President Barack Obama in February 2010 to discuss early childhood development. Whom are we talking about?

                        Shakira

2. Identify the family of hoofed animals?

            Artiodactyla – Pigs, Giraffe, Hippopotamus etc belong to this group

3.  This was first run at the World Cup level in December 1982 atVal-d’Isere, France; the winner was Peter Muller of Switzerland. Four seasons later, it was added to the World Championships, held at Crans-Montana, Switzerland in February 1987. Swiss stars Primin Zurbriggen and Maria Walliser won gold medals to become the first world champions in the event.

                        Super G Slalom Skiing

4. This word derived from the Italian noun _______ is a female deity; this word also denotes a celebrated female singer. The word is cognate with the hindu term “devi” which means goddess?

                        Diva

5. These are a series of literary awards given to books by authors based in Great Britain and Ireland. The name “Whitbread” got replaced after a subsidiary of this company took over the sponsorship. Which one we are talking about?

The Costa Book Awards

6. It is generally accepted that this plan was first introduced in 1945 by the California Vitamin Company later it was renamed as Nutilite. What first we are talking about?

            Multi-Level marketing. The plan allowed Nutrilite distributors with at least 25 regular customers to recruit new distributors and draw a 3 percent commission from their sales.

7. Identify?

            Al Weiwei – Chinese contemporary artist

Quiz 80: Answers

Q1. Jesse Tobias has been a member of this band and it was formed by the members while they were in Fairfax High School. The name of one of their recent album covers is ‘A Man Needs a Maid’. They had been on the famous tour named ‘Blood Sugar Sex Magik Tour’. Name this band.

                        Red Hot Chili Peppers

Q2. He is the body double of producer of the newspaper ‘Babel’. Name the person and the body double.

                        Uday Hussein and Latif Yahia

Q3. He is the husband of Sutapa Sikdar and he has also been cast in the film ‘The Amazing Spider Man’ as Nels Van Adder. He is also cast in the film ‘The Life of Pi. He has a brother named Salman and also appeared in the serial ‘Bhanvar’. Name this actor.

                        Irfan Khan

Q4. Aristotel Căncescu is the president of this county and    the Dracula’s castle is one of the famous tourist places. Covasna County and Sisubu County are its neighbouring areas. Name this county.

                         Brasov County

Q5. As far as specs go, there is a 3.2" screen with 854x480 pixels resolution, a 5MP camera, microSD card slot, and full connectivity suite on board. There is no info on the CPU of the device. The luxury phone's battery has the lowly capacity of 900 mAh but, we figure, the charger of the device will be great looking as well, so you won't have to worry about using it often. All this luxury goodness comes in a small package which measures at 103.1x50.3x12.8 mm, and weighs 137 grams. Which product we are talking about?

                                    Dior Phone

Q6.This fashion house an iconic symbol, were never able to get the matching internet address which they wanted. It is one of the oldest Internet domains and was already registered in 1986 by the computer company Data General, now defunct. Which fashion house we are talking about?

               

                                Dolce & Gabbana

Q7. Identify.

 

                        BMW Stunt Rider Chris Pfeiffer

Quiz 79: Answers

Q1. He was trained as a batsman by his first coach, Charanjit Singh Bhullar. His test debut was against Australia and he is said to be the most famous player after Sachin Tendulkar in the history of Indian cricket. He became the first Indian bowler to take a hat-trick. Name this cricketer.

                        Harbhajan Singh

Q2. ‘Bilady, Bilady, Bilady’ is the name of this country’s national anthem. Essam Sharef is the name of the Prime Minister of this country. The earlier name of this country is Kemet, which means ‘black land’. Name this country.

                        Egypt

Q3. Her father Viktor was a leading hammer thrower and her mother Nadezhda Ilyina won a bronze medal in 1976 Olympics in the 400 meter relay. Her highest ranking has been No. 3 in 2005 but her current ranking is No. 13. She is currently coached by Vladimir Platenik. Name this player.

                        Nadid Petrova

Q4. The school is a public-private partnership by two senior executives of McKinsey and Company in cooperation with the Government of India. Unfortunately 2 of its founder members and one of the board members were involved in scams. Name this institute.

                        ISB, Hyderabad

Q5. The developers for this game are ‘Black Box Games’ and ‘Slightly Mad Studios’. The first release was in 1994 and the latest release is ‘The Run’. In Japan, the series of this game was released as ‘Over Drivin’. Cars in the franchise are divided into four categories, the exotic cars, the muscle cars, the tuners, and special vehicles. Name this game

                        NFS

Q6. Identify

                        Sam Walton, founder of Walmart

Q7. Connect ‘Worli’ &

   

R K Laxman (Common man statue at Worli, ‘You Said It’ column in TOI, Writer of movie ‘Guide’