Intercollegiate Quiz 2014

Question 1

If you can meet with Triumph and DisasterAnd treat those two impostors just the same;

These are the words from Rudyard Kiplings poem “If"

On which Famous entrance will you find these words

Answer1

Wimbeldon centre court

What did this Person design in 1960's which still very popular?

Question 2

She is MARY QUANT

The Miniskirt

Answer 2 22) Mini-Skirt

Identify the painter

Question 3

V S GaitondeVasudeo S. Gaitonde (1924–2001)

was regarded as India's foremost abstract artist. He received Padma Shri Award in 1971.

Modernist painter VS Gaitonde set a world record for modern Indian art when his abstract landscape fetched Rs. 23.7 crore (USD 3.7 million)

Answer 3

What scientific term referring to the interface between the electronic and Human world was coined by Computer scientist and author Jaron Lanier?

Question 4

Virtual reality

Answer 4

The surname of the Photographer from the 1960 Felini film 'La Dolce Vita' from a character played by small time Italian actor Walter Santerso became a catchword in the media?What is the catchword?

Question5

PAPARAZZI

Answer5

Which form of Indian classical

music gets its name from The sanskrit for 'Steady Feet”

Question 6

Dhrupad

Answer 6

Which four time Olympic medalist

has written an Autobiography titled “Breaking the surface”

Question 7

Greg Louganis

Answer 7

In Ukraine their estimated

population of Samosely(self settlers) is coming down and the average age is now 63.Who are the Samosely?

Question 8

Illegal residents of 30 kms Zone of

Alienation surrounding the most contaminated areas near the Chernobyl; Power plant

Answer 8

What was established as patent

medicine business at Bombay in 1893 by K Nageswara Rao Pantulu who was a journalist,social reformer and Freedom Fighter?

Question 9

What was established as patent

medicine business at Bombay in 1893 by K Nageswara Rao Pantulu who was a journalist,social reformer and Freedom Fighter?

Question 9

Amrutanjan

Answer 9

The term was first coined in 1976

by a friend of American underground comics artist Robert Armstrong.It refers to a person who unceasingly watches this device as a form of Transcendental Vegetation and generally consumes lots of chips during the process.?

Question10

COUCH POTATO

Answer 10

China and India were referred to as

first and second billion.Who are referred to as Third billion by Management consulting firm BOOZ and Company?

Question 11

WOMEN

The Third Billion is the term used to represent the approximately one billion Women in both developing and developed countries whose economic lives have been previously stuntedunderleveraged or supressed and who could over the next decade take their place in global economy as consumers,producers employees and entrepreneurs

Answer 11

The current depiction of X is based on

images drawn by cartoonist Thomas Nast for Harper's Weekly beginning in 1863 and to the description given in Clement Clarke Moore 's 1822 poem.The image was further defined by the advertisements created for the Coca-Cola Company .

Identify X

Question 12

SANTA CLAUS

Answer12

In 1961,A English film was directed by

Shankar Giri, son of former President of India Dr VV Giri called “Epistle”.Rarely a film was made in English then.Who was the heroine in the movie?

Question 13

J Jayalalitha

Answer 13

The logo combines two recognizable

images to convey complex notions: - Barbed wire communicates oppression - A burning candle evokes hope The logo was inspired by the Chinese proverb, “Better to light a candle than curse the darkness”.

Question 14

Answer 14

In Western astrology, this phrase

represents the Sun and the Moon, the brightest objects in the sky. Given the astrological themes of this 2013 book, the word makes an apt title. Among others, the book has twelve people representing the zodiac (including a Maori gem hunter) and seven others representing planets.

Which book?

Question 15

The Luminaries by New

Zealand author Eleanor Catton. She became the youngest Man Booker-winning novelist in October 2013, and the book is the biggest to win the prize

Answer 15

Question 16

Which Foul smelling flower,native to Indonesia and the Malay archipelago is the worlds largest, growing upto 3 feet wide

Answer 16

Rafflesia

Question 17

What is the term coined by a Bhutanese king which many international organisations and economists areconsidering to use as an alternative to GNP (Gross National Product)?

Answer 17

Gross National Happiness (GNH) coined by King Jigme Singye Wangchuck of Bhutan

Question 18

In 1956,which American won the Pulitzer prize for Literature for the Book “Profiles in courage”?

Answer 18

John F Kennedy

Question 19

Which South African political party founded in 1975,derieves its name from the Grass coil worn by Zulu Woman to carry heavy loads?

Answer 19

INKATHA

Question 20

He competed at the Berlin olympics(1936) in Freestyle swimming.He was part of the country's Waterpolo team in Helsinki(1952) .He became the first non European to become the FIFA president.Who?

Answer 20

Joao De Havelange(Jean Marie Faustin Goedroid Joao De Havelange)

Answer 21

This Austrian city is the birthplace of 18th century composer Mozart and also the setting for parts of Sound of Music?Name the city

Answer 21

Salzburg

Question 22

This game was created by the royal family of Malaysia about 500 years ago. The name of the game comes from the Malay and Thai word for "Kick " and "ball". Which game?

Answer 22

SEPAK TAKRAW

Question 23

Which organization is headed by Turkish Diplomat Ahmet Uzumcu?

Answer 23

OPCW( Organization for Prohibition of Chemical weapons) which won the 2013 Noble peace Prize

Question 24

1968 Rani1970 Rishi Kapoor1984 Aravind,Suresh,Mukesh Sonia1999 Aswin Thampy2003 Ashwin Chitale and Kalidas 2012 Virendra Pratap and X

Who is X in this list?

Answer 24

1968 Rani Kuzhanthaikkaga

1970 Rishi Kapoor Mera Naam Joker Hindi

1984 Aravind,Suresh,Mukesh Sonia

My Dear Kuttichathan

1999 Aswin Thampy Jalamarmaram

2003 Ashwin Chitale and Kalidas

Shwas Ente Veedu Apoonteyum

2012 Virendra Pratap and X

Dekh Indian circus and 101 Chodyangal

National award for Best Child artiste MINON for Film 101 Chodyangal

Question 25

Boogie Woogie was the first dance show format to hit Indian Television. Hosted by the popular Film and Television personalities Naved and Ravi,.

Who was its South Zone champion in 1995 at the age of 12?

Question 25

SREESANTH

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