Quizzinga!

SREE NIHIT

PRELIMS
16 QUESTIONS. NO NEGATIVES. PLEASE GUESS.

1. This picture was taken in 1968 in Memphis, USA. The iconic image of ______________ dying was captured by Joseph, a young South African photographer who was working with him on a documentary film. He was staying at the same motel just a few doors away, and when he heard a shot he ran out to see ______________ lying on the balcony floor, and his aides signaling to police below, the direction from which the assassins bullet came. Picture on the next slide:

 Martin Luther King Jr.

2. This is an alternate flag for USA. The Flag of America represents the 50 states in the Union and the 13 original British Colonies. What does this flag represent?

 American Presidents by race.

3. Identify this organization:

 Interpol.

4.
Video.

 PETA

5.
This is from an article in the New York Times, dated August 29, 1986:
A Federal District judge ruled today that the Library of Congress violated the First Amendment rights of blind people by eliminating Braille editions of ___________. The Library of Congress ceased production of Braille editions of ______ last December, after Congress withheld $103,000 in library funds, the exact amount it costs to print 1,000 copies of the magazine for the blind. The Braille edition of this, which comes in four volumes, contains no pictures or advertisements and is published monthly under the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. None of the other 35 magazines published in Braille was dropped. _________ was the library's sixth most popular publication

 Playboy.

6.
Give me the title.

7.
Its main feature is a pair of brims and two flexible side flaps. The dual brims provide sun protection for the face and neck of the wearer. The side flaps can be worn down or tied under the chin to protect the ears in cold weather and high winds, or tied up above the crown to keep them out of the way when not in use. The checkered pattern in the twill fabric also serves as camouflage and are often made with either a redand-black or an orange-and-black check pattern or tweed. What is being described?

 A Deerstalker hat. (Sherlock Holmes Hat)

8.
The origins of this word comes from an Old French word , which was taken from the Latin verb mittere, which means to put or to send, with the primary sense of a meal put on the table. This meaning of then appeared in English during the 13th century, and was often used specifically with liquid or cooked dishes, like soup or porridge. And by the 15th century, this word came to acquire the meaning which we are now familiar with.

 Mess.

9.
Identify this Nobel laureate and his most widely recognized contribution to science.

 Leon Lederman. He coined the phrase the God Particle.

10.
This internet phenomenon/meme began with owners of cats posting photographs of cats with slices of bread around their heads.
What is this called?

 Breading Cats; A pun for inbred cats.

11.
Pavitr Prabhakar, a simple Indian boy from a remote village, moves to Mumbai with his Aunt Maya and Uncle Bhim to study after getting half a scholarship. His parents died some years ago. Other students at his new school tease him and beat him for his studious nature and simple background. Only Meera Jain, a popular girl from his school, befriends him. Meanwhile, Nalin Oberoi, a local crime lord, uses an amulet to perform an ancient ritual in which he is possessed by a demon committed to opening a gate for other demons to invade Earth. While being chased by bullies, Pavitr Prabhakar encounters an ancient yogi who grants him some special powers, in order to fight the evil that threatens the world. What is this a plot summary of?

 Indian Spider Man.

12.
The author took the name for his character from that of the American ornithologist ________, a Caribbean bird expert and author of the Birds of the West Indies; The author, a keen birdwatcher himself, had a copy of the ______ guide and he later said that "It struck me that this brief, unromantic, Anglo-Saxon and yet very masculine name was just what I needed, and so a second __________ was born".
He further explained that: When I wrote the first one, I wanted _______ to be an extremely dull, uninteresting man to whom things happened. When I was casting around for a name for my protagonist I thought by God, it is the dullest name I ever heard

 James Bond.

13.
Connect:

Elon Musk.
Tony Starks character in Iron Man was inspired by Elon Musk, the founder Space X.

14.
This is a photograph taken in 1984 for the fortune magazine. Identify the person whose face has been blanked out.

 Steve Jobs.

With the pirate flag which was hoisted on the Apple building, keeping in with Steve Jobs: Its better to be a pirate than join the navy theme.

15.
The __________marched into television history in 1989. Wearing Ray-Ban sunglasses and blue thong sandals, the beloved __________ demonstrated the longevity of ____________ while drumming his way into the hearts and minds of millions. It was dubbed the pesky pink percussionist, and became one of Advertising Ages top five 20th-century ad icons. This was launched as a parody of a similar character introduced by its rival, and has since advanced to costar and celebrity status, appearing with Wile E. Coyote, Darth Vader, and Elvis, and visiting late-night show hosts Jay Leno and David Letterman. When his parent company offered a stuffed ________doll for three proofs of purchase and $14.95, 10,000 requests poured in during the first two weeks.

 The Energizer Bunny.

16.
Willard Herman Scott, Jr is a comedian, actor, author, media personality and TV artist. He was hired by NBC in 1980 to become its weatherman for The Today Show where he began the practice of wishing centenarians a happy birthday on-air in 1983.
But he is best known for his performance from 19631966 and occasionally as late as 1971 on TV as X for Y in Washington. In his book The Joy of Living he claims that he originally created the X character at Ys request. He also claims that Y replaced Scott on account of his weight. Give me X and Y.

X=Ronald McDonald Y=McDonalds

FINALS

Round 1 Infinite Pounce +10/-10

1.
A recent speech that Mr. Xi Jinping, China's new leader, delivered during a tour to a museum exhibition called the "Road to Revival" has garnered wide online attention because of its mention of the ___________" In his speech, Xi defined this as "achieving the great revival of the Chinese nation. On Weibo, China's Twitter-like microblogging service, _________ quickly became one of the hottest topics and many web users chose to define their own versions of this by talking about their hopes and wishes for the next decade. Fill In The Blank.

 The Chinese Dream

2. Where would you find all these objects?

2 golf balls 12 pairs of boots TV cameras film magazines

96 bags of urine, feces, and vomit

numerous cameras and accessories several improvised javelins various hammers, tongs, rakes, and shovels

backpacks
insulating blankets utility towels used wet wipes

personal hygiene kits

a small aluminum sculpture a silver pin a cast golden olive branch

The Moon.

This is a photograph of a persons reaction to what in Paris?

 Nazis Invading Paris.

3.
A collection of Dutch scientists contributed to a paper titled: "Microcirculatory investigations of nasal mucosa in ________ Rangifer tarandus (Mammalia, Artiodactyla, Cervidae): _____________was overheated."

The exceptional physical burden of _________with _____as a heavy load could have caused cerebral and bodily hyperthermia, resulting in an overworked nasal cooling mechanism that resembles an overheated cooling radiator in a car: ______ suffered from hyperemia of the nasal mucosa under more extreme heat loads during ________.
This is one explanation for what mystery?

 Rudolphs Red Nose! Microcirculatory investigations of nasal mucosa in reindeer Rangifer tarandus (Mammalia, Artiodactyla, Cervidae): Rudolph's nose was overheated." "The exceptional physical burden of flying with a sleigh with Santa Claus as a heavy load could have caused cerebral and bodily hyperthermia, resulting in an overworked nasal cooling mechanism that resembles an overheated cooling radiator in a car: Rudolph suffered from hyperemia of the nasal mucosa (a red nose) under more extreme heat loads during flight with a sleigh.

4.
The Stella awards were named after Stella Lieback, who in 1992 ordered a cup of McDonalds coffee at a drive thru, put it in between her knees, and attempted to remove the lid in order to add cream and sugar. The coffee, spilled from the cup, and caused third degree burns.

What she did subsequently led to the establishment of the Stella awards, which were documented on a website. What were the Stella awards given for?

Any wild, outrageous, or ridiculous lawsuits. She sued McDonalds and won $ 2.7 million in damages.

5.
This tradition, was first seen in the sciencefiction film M in 1931, directed by Fritz Lang. This movie is also considered a classic by film scholars and movie fans the world over.

It occurred to Lang that suspense could be created by switching from the conventional way of doing this. Resulting in the fact that this first occurred 80 years ago, in a sci-fi movie.
What am I talking about?

 The Countdown.

6.
In the DePlane! DePlane! episode of the Disney Channel series Phineas and Ferb, the brothers embark on yet another grand project, by building a plane they call the Paper Pelican built out of papier-mch, to break the record of Xs Y. The Paper Pelican's wingspan was 320 feet ( 97.54 meters), 1 inch (0.03 meters) larger than Ys wingspan, 319' 11" (97.51 meters).

Howard Hughes Spruce Goose.

7.
This organization is a nonprofit citizen diplomacy network that creates and strengthens partnerships between United States and international communities.
It was created at President Eisenhowers 1956 White House conference on citizen diplomacy. Eisenhower envisioned an organization that could be the hub of peace and prosperity by creating bonds between people from different cities around the world. It has improved diplomatic relationships at watershed moments over the past 50 years, including partnerships with China in the 1970s.

 Sister Cities International

8.
Jinguan Auto, which also makes bullet-proof limousines for the rich in China, also manufactures special vans which are converted 24-seat buses for the Chinese government. They cost 60,000, can reach top speeds of 80mph and look like a police vehicle on patrol. Inside, however, they serve a less innocent purpose.

What are these special vans used for?

 Mobile Execution Units or the Execution Van.

9.
Derweze is a village in Turkmenistan of about 350 inhabitants. The Derweze area is rich in natural gas. While drilling in 1971, Soviet geologists tapped into a cavern filled with natural gas. The ground beneath the drilling rig collapsed, leaving a large hole with a diameter of 70 meters. To avoid poisonous gas discharge, it was decided the best solution was to burn it off. Geologists had hoped the fire would use all the fuel in a matter of days, but the gas is still burning today. Leading to locals dubbing it the _________.

 Door To Hell.

10.
This is word is originally Pashto and is a loan word from Arabic. It actually means students and is sometimes used to refer to an individual. For example, John Walker Lindh has been called the American ______. This word is now used in a different sense. What word?

 Taliban.

11.
What is known as the Blue Code of Silence, or the Blue Wall of Silence amongst the police officers in the United States?

It is an unwritten rule among police officers not to report on another colleague's errors, misconducts, or crimes. If questioned about an incident of misconduct involving another officer the officer would claim ignorance.

12.
ID the singer.

It was recorded with his band: _________ and the Electric Storm in 1987.

 Carl Lewis

13.
This is an inside joke which is seen as easter eggs in animated films created by alumni of the California Institute of Arts. It is a reference to the classroom used by graphic design and character animation students at the school, which was also used by John Lasseter and Brad Bird and others. It was first used in the Family Dog episode of Amazing Stories and has since appeared in many Disney movies, animated TV shows like the Simpsons, South Park and all Pixar movies.

 A113

14.
William R. King was the 13th Vive-President of USA who served for only 6 weeks. What is unique about his oath of office?

 It took place on foreign (Cuban) soil.

15.
There are three reasons suggested for why the Ajantha Caves in the Western Ghats are located where they are. The texture of the granite made it easy to cut with the instruments available at that time. Buddhists prefer to live in secluded spots for quiet contemplation in ravines and gorges away from the crowds.

What is the third reason?

 All the caves in the caves are located on the crests of an ancient trade route from the Arabian sea to the Deccan. Nearby were the Mandis or trade centers, of Deogiri and Jalgaon.

ROUND 2 WRITTEN ROUND. +5

1.

This is another flag for America. What does this represent?

2.
This is an infographic, which uses the Olmypic rings to denote continents. Red is America, Green is Asia, Black is Europe, Blue is Oceania. What does this represent?

3.

4.

5.

6.
The following diagram represents the corporate organizational hierarchy. Amazons and Googles structures are shown. Give me rest.

7.

ANSWERS

1.

This is another flag for America. What does this represent?

 Obesity Percentages per State.

2. This is an infographic, which uses the Olympic rings to denote continents. Red is America, Green is Asia, Black in Europe, Blue is Oceania.

What does this represent?

 Military Expenditure.

3.

 The Total Number of Billionaires in Each Continent

4.

 People Living With HIV

5.

6.
The following diagram represents the corporate organizational hierarchy. Amazons and Googles structures are shown. Give me rest.

7.

ROUND 3 Infinite Pounce +10/-10

1.
The Washington National Cathedral in Washington DC, is the sixthlargest cathedral in the world. In the 1980s, while the west towers of the Washington National Cathedral were under construction, it held a decorative sculpture competition for children. Word of the competition was spread nationwide through National Geographic World Magazine.

The third-place winner was Christopher Rader, with his drawing of ___________. The fierce head was sculpted and placed high upon the northwest tower of the Cathedral.
What did this boy make?

 Dath Vader.

2.
In 1994, engineers at Apple named the mid-level Power Macintosh 7100 computer after the popular astronomer __________. Apple used the name only internally, but ________was concerned that it would become a product endorsement and sent Apple a cease and desist letter.
Apple complied, but its engineers retaliated by changing the internal codename to "BHA" for "Butt-Head Astronomer. ______then sued Apple but the court granted Apple's motion to dismiss his claims and opined that One does not seriously attack the expertise of a scientist using the undefined phrase 'butt-head'." In November 1995, Apple and _______ reached an out of court settlement and Apple released a conciliatory statement that "Apple has always had great respect for ______.It was never Apple's intention to cause _______or his family any embarrassment Or concern. FIB.

 Carl Sagan.

3.
This is a statue located in southwest Washington DC. It was designed by Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney and sculpted by John Horrigan from a single piece of red granite. It was unveiled on May 26, 1931, by Helen Herron Taft, the widow of President Taft. What was it erected for? Picture on the next slide.

The Titanic Memorial. It honors the men who gave up their lives so that women and children could be saved. It was erected by the Women's Titanic Memorial Association TO THE BRAVE MEN WHO PERISHED IN THE WRECK OF THE TITANIC APRIL 15, 1912 THEY GAVE THEIR LIVES THAT WOMEN AND CHILDREN MIGHT BE SAVED

4.
Whose incomplete discography is this?

Jackie Chan

5.

This a parody of vintage-age ads which was circulated on blogs by those who believed this to be authentic, saying that this is proof that these companies have relentlessly tried to convince parents that forcing their products onto their children is a smart thing to do. What product is this vintage- ad parody for?

 Pop Soda.

6. What is this a list of?

The Adventure of the Seven Clocks The Adventure of the Gold Hunter

The Adventure of the Wax Gamblers

The Adventure of the Highgate Miracle The Adventure of the Black Baronet The Adventure of the Sealed Room The Adventure of Foulkes Rath The Adventure of the Abbas Ruby The Adventure of the Dark Angels The Adventure of the Two Women The Adventure of the Deptford Horror The Adventure of the Red Widow

 Sherlock Holmes pastiches. Stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyles son and editor.

7.
This phrase came into usage during World War I and referred to attacking infantry rising out of their own trenches to assault the enemy. In order to attack opposing trench lines, infantry were required to climb over the parapet of their trenches and cross "No Man's Land. As World War I offensives generally sustained heavy losses, this was an unpopular activity for soldiers. What phrase?

 Going over the top

8.
X graduated and gained admission to Delhi Universitys sociology program, and then studied for his masters degree in social anthropology at Oxford. His first job was at The Telegraph as an assistant editor. He left this job to work at another company where he would work for 9 years before leaving to join a newly established competitor. At his new company, he is said to have scorned this former employer openly, letting everyone know that it was lumbering and irrelevant; He referred to it as the white elephant. _________________

Y, which was described as the centre of the solar system of this company, begins with what he calls his address to the nation. The only two benchmarks for prospective guests for this, were that both sides should speak flawless English, and should be extremely aggressive. Give me X and Y.

 X=Arnab Goswami. Y=The Newshour.

9.
This is a sub-genre of Indian Masala films, which began with Sholay in 1975. It is Bollywoods version of the subgenre of Hollywoods Western genre, which typically involves dacoits/bandits/robbers and includes movies like The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, A Fistful of Dollars etc. What phrase?

 Curry Western (akin to Spaghetti Western)

10.
The story of these imaginary creatures is said to have originated in the Royal Air Force in the 1920s. The concept was popularized when flight crew blamed these creatures for inexplicable accidents, which some say is a result of hallucinations caused by stress in combat. One crewman swore he saw one before an engine malfunction that caused his bomber to rapidly lose altitude, forcing the aircraft to return to base.

These creatures attained world-wide popularity when Roald Dahls book with the same title was published.

 Gremlins.

11.
This United States cultural icon first came into existence in 1942 in a song with the same name by Redd Evans and John Jacob. The song portrayed ________ as a tireless assembly line worker, contributing to the American War effort. The song was inspired by Rosalind Walter, who worked on a night shift building fighter planes. It is estimated that this campaign resulted in a 57% increase in the number of working women in America. What am I talking about?

Rosie the Riveter.

12.

 All these games have been targeted by PETA for animal abuse.