Question set 6

My recent quiz:

Quiz of quarter from Pankaj R

Question set 5

1) X, an American Nobel Laureate in literature wanted to make a Hollywood movie based on an Indian novel.
Dev Anand, in a meeting with X in NY, suggested to make the movie 'Guide' based on the novel of the same name, authored by Indian author, Y.
Though the English version is not so well known, the Hindi version of ‘Guide’ went on to become a big hit.

-X = Pearl S. Buck, Y = R. K. Narayan


2) Who is the only person to have received a Nobel prize (2007), a Grammy award (2009), the TV primetime Emmy award (2005)?

- Al-Gore


3) Which Table Tennis champion's statue appears at Wimbledon?

- Fred Perry


4) Which of the Navaratnas of Akbar was so named because once he added an extra quantity of Onions to a dish being cooked for the emperor?
The dish was eventually named after him and has come to be a staple Hyderabadi cuisine.

- Mullah Do Piaza


5) Who is the founder of the "Apple" companies by the names "Apple Films" and "Apple Corps"?

- The Beatles


6) What is common to the Bollywood movies "Kaun Jita Kaun Hara", "Ramji Londonwale", "Chhoti si Baat", "Biwi No. 1" (Not exhaustive)?

-Amitabh Bachhan appears as himself in these movies.


7) Which nation was split into two in 1989 due to a non-violent revolution called the ‘Velvet Revolution’?

- Chekoslovakia



8)

Which colloquial term in Cricket has this bird contributed to?

- Kookaburra







9)

 Barbie doll as who?

- Angela Merkel










10) Since 2006, the accounts manager of Wimbledon regularly visits at a manufacturing plant in Vapi Gujarat for a quality control check. Why and whose plant is this?

- The iconic Wimbledon towels are manufactured here, in plant of Welspun Gujarat.


11) In Hindi, especially in Bollywood film dialogues, this Iranian dessert delicacy appears as a metaphorical reference to represent a “shattered honor”, an indirect reference to the shattered Vermicelli noodles that form its integral part. Which food item?

- इज़्ज़त का फ़ालूदा


12) In Islam, it is called 'Misbah'
Japanese Zen Buddhists call it 'Zuzu'
What is its name in Christianity?

- The Rosary


13) Which multinational body was formed in 1974 in response to India's first nuclear test?

- Nuclear suppliers Group (NSG)


14) Which structure was built by Sultan Mohammad Quli Qutub Shah, to commemorate the elimination of a plague epidemic?

- Char Minar of Hyderabad


15) Which form of Indian poetry, that gives a curt philosophical message in only 2 lines, shares its name with an Asian national capital?

- Doha (a form of poetry, popularized by Sant Kabir)


16) What word is used for the act of running nude through a public place, especially during a sport event, generally meant as a light hearted exhibitionism?

-Streaking


17) Which sub-brand of a company owned by TATA group has the motto “Move On”?

-Fastrack


18) How do we better know the former Indian actor and director “Harikrishna Giri Goswami”?

-Manoj Kumar


19) Which former scholar and expert studied the Scandinavian concept and functioning of the Ombudsman and is credited with coining the term ‘Lokpal’ for its Indian equivalent in 1968?

-L.M. Singhvi


20) Which movement started in March 1974 in Reni Village in Chamoli district by a group of peasant women?

-Chipko Movement to prevent felling of trees.


21) India’s satellite launch center in Shriharikota is named after which scientist?

-Satish Dhawan


22) Being mined primarily in the region around Cyprus in the Roman era, this metal has the scientific name meaning 'The metal of Cyprus" which metal?

- Copper (Cyprium)


23) What term is used to represent a distance of 3.26 light-years, or just less than 31 trillion kilometers?

- PARSEC


24) Complete this list : Kesh, Kanga, Kara, Kachera and ______.

-Kripan (the 5 k's of Sikhism)


25) Which popular brand marketed by Reckitt Benckiser now, was invented by Mr. Harry Pickup in North Yorkshire?

-HARPIC

Question set 4

Quiz questions set 7 from Pankaj R

Question set 3

1)      What is common to Guwahati in Assam, Penang in Malaysia, Ko Mak in Thailand and Fua Mulaku in Maldives?

-All these places have been named after the Areca nut (Supaari)

2)      Who completes this list?

Dhanvantari, Kshapanak, Amarasimha, Shanku, Vetal bhatt, Ghat karpar, Varahamihira, Vararuchi and ________(the most famous one in the list).

-Kalidasa (The seven jewels of court ofVikramaditya

3)      The first one in the series was named ‘Apsara’ by Pandit Nehru, for what he called its ‘spectacular beauty’. It was followed later by CIRUS, Kamini, Drhuva, Purnima and Zerlina? What?

-The nuclear reactors at BARC

4)      W What is this list in chronological order?

The Tiger

The Blessed

The Great

The world conqueror

The king of the world

- Meanings of names of Mughuls Babur (Tiger), Humayun (Blessed), Akbar (Great), Conqueror (Jehangir), King of world (Shah Jahan)

5)      Before being adopted by Kuntibhoja, Kunti's name was ______ and one of her sons, takes the name _____________.

-Prutha, Partha

6)      Before Tagore popularized the epithet 'Mahatma' (the great soul) for M.K. Gandhi, this epithet was popularly used to refer to a social revolutionary of the 19th century from Maharashtra. Who?

-Mahatma Jyotiba Phule

7)      The ______ _ ______ Memorial Trophy Inter School Astronomy Quiz Competition, started in 2001 is a quiz competition held at national level in Sri Lanka every year.

This trophy is named after ________ who emigrated from England to Sri Lanka in 1956 largely to pursue his interest in scuba diving where, that year, he discovered the underwater ruins of the ancient Koneswaram temple in Trincomalee. He was awarded Sri Lanka's highest civil honour, Sri Lankabhimanya, in 2005. Who?

-Arthur C. Clarke

8)      South Africa has never played in the finals of a Davis cup tournament. Still, in 1974, South Africa was handed over a “walk over victory”. Why and against whom?

-Against India, since India refused to play against SA as a part of boycott against apartheid.

9)      Held twice, each year which traditional European horse race gives its name to a popular car model?

-Palio

10)   Who is the alter ego of Prince Adam and defends Eternia and the secrets of Grayskull from the evil forces of Keldor?

-He Man 

11)   She has served as Indian ambassador to Spain, Mauritius and UK and is the only daughter of Freedom fighter and former deputy PM of India, Babu Jagjivan Ram. Who?

-Meira Nair

12)   Between 1778 and 1783, Austria attempted to establish a colony on this land, on the mistaken assumption that Denmark had abandoned its claims to it. On 16 October 1868 Denmark formally sold the rights to this land to Britain. Which land?

-Andamans 

13)   It was founded by Serge Kampf in 1967 as an enterprise management and data processing company. The company was inaugurated as the Société pour la Gestion de l'Entreprise et le Traitement de l'Information (Sogeti).

In 1974, after acquisition of two major European IT companies, its name was changed to the one we know it today with. Which company?

-Capgemini (Cap + Gemini) 

14)   Which technology company's logo is inspired from the iconic Golden Gate bridge in USA and the name of the company is derived from the name of the financial and cultural hub of the San Francisco Bay area?

-Cisco (San Francisco) 

15)   Who was given a posthumous Grammy award in 2010, for what the academy says,  "spawned the entire music industry"?

-Thomas Edison for Gramophone

16)   If National capitals of the all countries worldwide are arranged in alphabetical order, which city would end up last?

-Zagreb (Croatia)

17)   In 1975, typhoon Nina wreaked havoc in China's Henan province, causing widespread destruction and loss of about 250000 lives.

What is the connection of this disaster to a famous Indian controversy in 2011?

-This disaster is subject of the movie Dam999. 

18)   Which cricketer is voted as among top 10 cricketers of South Africa of the century, despite having played no match for SA?

- Basil D’Olivera. 

19)   With which product from UK, very much in news in July 2011, would you associate the motto :

"All human life is there".

-News of the world

  

20)   What is the name of the secret religious cult that Amrish Puri heads in the Indiana Jones movie 'Temple of Doom', an Indian word that has found its way to the Oxford English Dictionary?

-Thug.

21)   A Hindu temple is located at The Alamgiri gate of the famous Lahore Fort (Shahi Quila).

The temple is a tribute to the Hindu God who founded Lahore city. Which God?

-Luv, Rama’s son after whom Lahore is supposed to be named.

22)   What two word term is used for a word that occurs only once within a context, either in the written record of an entire language, in the works of an author, or in a single text?  

-Hapax Legomeon

23)    अनन्याश्चिन्तयन्तो मां ये जनाः पयुर्पासते।

              तेषां िनत्यािभयुक्तानां _____ _______।

              

The last two  words of this Mahabharat shloka is the motto of a famous company. What words, which company?
 
 - योगक्षेमं वहाम्यहम LIC (Life Insurance Corporation of India)

24) This phrase is derived from the belief that English law allowed a man to beat his wife with a stick, until the stick was no thicker than _____.In 1782, this was legalized and the Judge who made the ruling was caricatured in a famousCartoon, as Judge _____. 
      What Phrase?

         

         - Rule of Thumb

25)  Under Theodore Roosevelt, the USA provided support for the separatist movement of a country, for facilitating the construction of one of the largest and most difficult engineering projects ever.
The country gained independence in 1903. Which country and What project?   

-Panama Canal and Panama that gor separated from Columbia.

Question Set 2

Posting a set of random trivia:

1)      What is the name of the most famous inventor of Duckberg whose inventions are often a cause of trouble for Uncle Scrooge or Donald who have bought the invention?

-Gyro Gearloose

2)      It is well known that Tagore composed the lyrics of the National anthem. Name the unsung hero of the freedom struggle, who composed the tune of Jana Gana Mana?

-Ram singh Thakur

3)      What permanent feature at railway stations in India was founded by the first publishers of Rudyard Kipling in 1877?

-Wheeler, founded by A.H. Wheeler

4)      Name the Indian co-discoverer of the Raman scattering effect, who was awarded posthumous Padma Bhushan in 1954.

-K. S. Krishnan

5)      What ubiquitous feature on Indian roads was founded by Bindeshwar Pathak in 1969 in Patna?

-Sulabh International, feature is Sulabh shouchalaya.

6)      From a piece of brass wire about eight inches long, coiled at the center and shielded at one end, Walter Hunt made the first ______ ___. He took out a patent on his invention, sold the rights to it for 400 dollars, paid his friend back and had 385 dollars to spare and then he watched his latest brainstorm go on to become a million dollar money earner for someone else.

-Safety Pin

7)    One of the meanings in the OED for this term is “A fit of mental confusion or excitement”

Some governmental organizations across world have reached the conclusion that this term is offensive to people with epilepsy and have suggested the alternative: "thought-showers". Which term?

-Brainstorming

8)      Which former president of the USA is credited with providing one of the many proofs of the Pythagoras theorem?

-James Garfield

9)      What connects Bollywood actresses Suchitra Sen, Aishwarya Rai and Mahee Gill?

-They have played ‘Paro’ in different variants of Devadas.

10)   Folklore has it that this legendry princess was so delicate to weigh only as much as a flower, hence got named _______, which is a combination of two word meaning Nine and Coin weighing 4 grams, implying metaphorically that the princess weighs only 36 grams?

-Nautanki (Nau = 9, tank = coin)

11)  

·         1998 – Berlin

·         2002 – Beijing

·         2006 – Madrid

·         2010 – Hyderabad

·         2014 (Scheduled) – Seoul.

Which international event?

-International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM)

12)   Who wrote a letter to this effect?

“Dear Mr. Osama bin Laden allow me to introduce myself. I am _____ _______, the World chess Champion. First of all you should know that I share your hatred of the murderous bandit state of "Israel" and its chief backer the Jew-controlled U.S.A. also know [sic] as the "Jewnited States" or "Israel West." We also have something else in common: We are both fugitives from the U.S. "justice" system.”

-Bobby Fischer

13)   This company was started in Zlin in erstwhile Czechoslovakia by Thomas J. ____, a Czech entrepreneur, often called "Henry Ford of Eastern Europe”. Which company?

-Bata

14)   In August 2006, it was reported that Disney was set to buy a stake in this magazine. In 2007, it was acquired by technology company Geodesic Information Systems. Which magazine?

-Chandamama

15)   Which name of Arjuna, meaning Ambidextrous is also the name of a famous Indian fashion designer?

-Sabyasaachi

16)   What phrase connects: Udaipur, Alleppy, Basra(Iraq), Mallaca (Malasia)and Bangkok?

-Venice of the East

17)   Which regular spice used in cooking is also known by the names ‘Devil’s dung’, ‘Stinking gum’, ‘Assant’ and ‘Food of god’.

-Asafetida

18)   Which is the second largest intergovernmental organization (first being the U.N.), with 188 member countries, headquartered in Lyons, France?

-Interpol

19)   Which lake is supposed to have been created when petals of lotus flowers fell on earth when lord Brahma slew demon Vajranabha with his weapon, the lotus flower?

-Pushkar lake

20)   Which small group of islands in Oceania, is named after the man, portrayed in the Bible as having great wisdom, wealth and power and the builder of the first temple in Jerusalem?

-Solomon Island

21)   What is common to these: Cartwheel, Cigar, Magellanic, Pinwheel, Sunflower, Tadpole, Whirlpool.

-Names of galaxies.

22)   By what unique name was Idea Cellular known before being re-christened to its present name?

-BATATA (Conglomerate of Birla, AT&T and Tata)

23)   What was launched in 1963 to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the International Tennis Federation (ITF)?

-Federation Cup (Women’s equivalent of Davis cup).

 

24)   What was liberated by the National Movement Liberation Organization (NMLO) and Azad Gomantak Dal, was served by K.G. Badlani as a first administrator and is bound partially in the North by the Darotha river?

-Dadra and Nagar Haveli

25)   What is the Latin word for such junction, where three roads meet?

-Trivia

26)   The name of a popular tourist place in North India, in Chinese, literally means – “Pile of Dead bodies”?

-Rohatang

27)   The name of which North Indian river is literally, a misnomer of the name of Ved Vyasa?

-Beas

28)   The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna is the highest sport award in India. On which day is this award awarded every year?

- National Sports Day. 29^th August. Birthday of Dhyan Chand.

29)   Only two national capitals are named after names of US presidents. One is obviously Washington DC, which is the other?

-Monrovia, capital of Liberia

30)  When demon Shurpanakha proposed Lord Rama to marry her, Lakshman slit off her nose at this place. The name of this town is derived from this incidence. Which town?

-Nasik