Post on 15-Apr-2017
iQuiz May (belated edition) Rithwik K
40 questions (20 Clockwise 20 Anti-Clockwise)
Infinite BounceCivilized Pounce (+10/-5)Think simple. Lots of visuals.
Q1.
This building was designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel, as a 3-storey brick building with a 5- storey core, topped by an elliptical dome.
Designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996, over reservations expressed by the U.S. and China, even the locals were long divided over whether to preserve the building or tear it down.
Visual next slide.
The answer is…
A-Bomb Dome / Atomic Bomb Dome / Genbaku Dome / Hiroshima Peace Memorial.
Q2.
X hit a 157 MPH serve during qualifying for the 2011 US Open, which would have been the record had the serve not hit a ball girl directly. He is coached by Tibor Toth, who is also the former coach of Sergiy Stakhovsky of Federer-Wimbledon upset fame.
The answer is…
Sergei Bubka, son and namesake of the legendary Ukranian Pole Vaulter.
Q3.
Dinesh Subasinghe showing his new version of what instrument?
The answer is…
Ravanahatha.
Q4.
Famous scene from which iconic 1952 movie?
The answer is…
Singin' in the Rain.
Q5.
Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor, was well known by a nickname, which came from the northern Italian cities he attempted to rule, and means "red beard" in Italian.
What was the nickname?
The answer is…
Barbarossa.
Q6.
In a recent tweet , an author announced that the name _________ should be pronounced with a silent "t". The pronunciation of the name of the character seems logical given the name’s close resemblance to the French word ___________ in which the "t" is silent.
FITB & Who is the author?
The answer is…
J.K.Rowling and Voldemort.
Q7.
Steinway & Sons is an American maker of musical instruments. Their New York Stock Exchange ticker symbol is LVB.
What does it stand for?
The answer is…
Ludvig Van Beethoven.
Q8.
The Mwanza flat headed rock agama is a lizard mostly found in the semi arid regions of Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda The female is mostly brown and difficult to distinguish from other female agamas; the male however is striking. It has a bright red head, upper body and shoulders and a deep blue lower body; making it a fashionable pet of late.
What is it commonly known as?
The answer is…
Spiderman Lizard.
Q9.
Singaporeans first started using this term in lieu of 'vomiting'. It later gained popularity among the medical staff also, who now use it to refer to a patient who has intractable vomiting. What term?
The answer is…
Merlion.
Q10.The United Fruit Company via its successor
Chiquita Brands, financed Colombian paramilitary gangs to take care of politicians and activists who interfered with their business. This is a continuation of a 150 year old strategy. In the 1890s, they engineered a coup in Honduras against the president.
This was parodied by the famous writer O Henry who inspired what two word term to describe such volatile countries which are easily bullied by fruit companies?
The answer is…
Banana Republic.
Q11.
Kaavalkaaran is a state award winning 1967 Indian Tamil spy thriller film directed by Pa.Neelakandhan, starring M. G. Ramachandran in the lead role and J. Jayalalitha, Nambiar, Sivakumar, Nagesh among others. The film ran more than 100 days in major cities and up to 164 days in Sri Lanka. What is special about the movie, is a change we see half way through the movie, thanks to an event that happened on January 12, 1967. It drew the attention of a lot of fans back then who wanted to see the changeover. What was the change and why/how?
The answer is…
MGR was shot in the ear by M.R.Radha during the filming. He luckily survived. His voice changed
midway through the movie.
Q12.
When Hastinapur conquered Gandhar, the king Achala Suvala was killed and all the male members of his line were imprisoned including X and his 100 brothers. Since all of them were sparsely fed (with one grain of rice each per day) in prison, the family decided that at least one of them could survive and gave all the rice to X, the cleverest of them all, so that he could live on to take revenge. X then made a memorabilia with his dead father's bones which later helped him kickstart his plans. Who, and what did he make?
The answer is…
Shakuni and his Magic dice.
Q13.
In 1957, when former US President Harry S. Truman visited Disneyland, he politely declined to ride a carousel that was based on the Disney character Dumbo. Why?
The answer is…
Truman was a Democrat. Since Dumbo is an Elephant, he did not want to ride a Republican symbol.
Q14.ID the person, who played the role of Narada in the 1941 film Savitri.
The answer is…
MS Subbalakshmi.
Q15.
This is the old Kingfisher logo prior to 2005. What major change was made to the logo in 2005 and why?
The answer is…
The perched kingfisher was changed to a flying one, because
they launched Kingfisher Airlines
Q16.
Rameshwar Nath Kao was an intensely private man who was rarely seen in public and was photographed with consent only twice throughout his life. He held the position of Secretary (Research) in the Cabinet Secretariat of the Government of India. He had also, during the course of his long career, served as the personal security chief to Prime Minister Nehru and as security adviser to Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
What is his most significant contribution to the nation that came after a series of wars in the 1960s against China and Pakistan?
The answer is…
He founded the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW.
Q17.
Inspiration?
The answer is…
Tower of Babel
Q18.The following is a description of the logo of a 117
year old organization as explained by its founder. The wavy waters in the picture are symbolic of
Karma; the lotus, of Bhakti; and the rising-sun, of Jnana. The encircling serpent is indicative of Yoga and the awakened Kundalini Shakti, while the swan in the picture stands for Paramatman (Supreme Self). Therefore, the idea of the picture is that by the union of Karma, Jnana, Bhakti and Yoga, is obtained.
Who and what logo?
The answer is…
Q19.
The answer is…
Q20.
This style of architecture flourished from the 1950s to the mid-1970s, descending from the modernist architectural movement of the early 20th century. The term originates from the French “béton brut” for "raw concrete," a term used by Le Corbusier to describe his choice of material.
Id the style.
The answer is…
Brutalism.
Q21.
Although _______ was originally a part of the IPC, as drafted by Thomas Macaulay, it was bizarrely dropped from the law when it was enacted in 1860. The provision, as it reads today after some amendments, defines it as
any action — whether by words, signs or visible representation — which “brings or
attempts to bring into hatred or contempt, or excites or attempts to excite disaffection towards the Government established by law
in India”.What’s the good word?
The answer is…
Q22.
The answer is…
Sabarmati AshramAtomic Energy Centre at Trombay
Q23.
During the early 1940s in UK, what specific genre of art had to undergo an inspection from the Press and Censorship Bureau, and why?
The answer is…
Landscape paintingsTo ascertain that the artists were not spies who were trying to help
enemies by painting the lay of the land.
Q24.
This is Charles Best. He never won the Nobel Prize, but he still got half the money because the guy who won it knew the fact that the Nobel committee ignored him, that he gave half the prize money to him.
What is Charles Best known as the co-discoverer of? And who was the righteous and generous Nobel winner?
The answer is…
Fredrick BantingInsulin
Q25.
The answer is…
Q26.
The answer is…
Basis for the picture of Gandhi on currency notes.
Q27.
Pista House. GI owned by them?
The answer is…
Hyderabadi Haleem.
Q28.
In which "neighbouring" context would one have come across these 2 works of art by Ruth Elisiv Ekeland?
The answer is…
Q29.
This current Japanese company’s name is an acronym of a Latin phrase meaning ‘a healthy mind in a healthy body’.
This company was formed by the 1977 merger of Onitsuka Tiger shoes with GTO and JELENK.
The answer is…
ASICS,Abebe Bikila
Asics - anima sana in corpore sano.
Q30.
Where can you find these memorials? Reason?
The answer is…
Battle of Iwo Jima.
The English translation faces the beaches where US forces landed and the Japanese translation faces inland, where troops defended their position.
Q31.
MEMO.
The answer is…
The Robert Hooke Biodiversity Bell.
It is contemplated to be rung every time an existing species goes extinct.
MEMO – Mass Extinction Monitoring Observatory.
Q32.
The ______ Cup is one of two annual rugby union competitions organized by the ERC (European Rugby Cup) involving leading club, regional and provincial teams from the six International Rugby Board (IRB) countries in Europe (England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales). The cup is one of the most prestigious trophies in the sport since its inception in 1995.a. What’s the trophy called?b. It is simply known as the H Cup in France. Why?
The answer is…
Heineken CupKnown as the H Cup in France due to restrictions on alcohol
sponsorship
Q33.
They were not known to the outside world until American aviator Jimmie ____ flew over them on 16 November 1933 on a flight while he was searching for a valuable ore bed. Returning in 1937, he tried to land his monoplane atop Auyan-tepui, but the plane was damaged when the wheels sank into the marshy ground. He and his three companions, including his wife Marie, were forced to descend the tepui on foot. It took them 11 days to make their way back to civilization via the gradually sloping back side but news of their adventure spread and it was named in his honor. What?
The answer is…
Angel Falls.
Q34.This fabric is nowadays used for interior design (mostly upholstery and curtains) and features patterns of flowers, fruit, and animals. It gets its name from a certain city on the silk road where it was actively traded and manufactured during the Middle Ages. Name the fabric
.
The answer is…
Damask, from Damascus.
Q35.
Emperor Menelik II of Ethiopia (1844-1913) was once showing the city of Addis Ababa to foreign visitors while some criminals were being hanged from a tree. The visitors were horrified by the inhumanity of Ethiopian capital punishment and told Menelik of the new invention which had then started gaining currency and was used for the same purpose. He duly ordered 2 of them but realized that they would practically be rendered useless in that country.
i)Why was that particular invention of no use then in Ethiopia?
ii)Understanding the futility, how did Menelik personally make use of one of them?
The answer is…
ELECTRIC CHAIRNO ELECTRICITY IN ETHIOPIA. IN
FACT, THIS WAS ONE OF THE REASONS, ELECTRICITY WAS INTRODUCED THERE IN 1896.
HE USED ONE OF THEM AS HIS THRONE.
Q36.Jacob Kurtzberg, Robert Kahn and Stanley Lieber were early influencers of a certain visual medium in the early 20th century. They changed their names and went on to
popularize this medium. What were they pioneers of? And why did they change their names?
The answer is…
Comic BooksStanley Lieber = Stan Lee
Jacob Kurtzberg = Jack KirbyRobert Kahn = Bob Kane
They changed their names because it sounded too Jewish.
Q37.
RBI printed these notes between 1957 and 1958. The period saw us facing a severe foreign exchange scarcity, due to which the government had put in a certain restriction. To help the affected set of people, banks of a specific foreign country had offered to accept Indian currency during this period. To ensure there was no abuse of the currency, these “HA” marked notes were printed for that purpose.Which country? Why?
The answer is…
Saudi Arabia. Specifically meant for the Hajj travelers.
Q38.
The only times this has happened is
1924, Chamonix1928, St. Moritz1984, Sarajevo1976, Montreal1988, Calgary
The answer is…
The host nation did not win a gold medal in Olympics.
Q39. The only known statue for
this Indian revolutionary seems to be tucked away in the Gandhi memorial lawns in Chennai.
Much of his revolutionary deeds were funded by the Kaiser. He also seemed to have been on the ship that bombarded Madras, as it was then called, during the war.
His supporters claim that one of the most iconic phrases attached to the Indian freedom movement was coined by him.
ID the man and the phrase.
The answer is…
Chembakaraman Pillai,Jai Hind.
Q40. These are the top 3 in a certain list. What list? Who tops the list for a group of people?
The answer is…
Most Grammys won.Georg Solti (31), Quincy Jones, Alison Krauss.U2 is the band with the most Grammys (22).
Thank you