GENERAL QUIZBy –

Sourabh SandanshiSoham Patel

Prelims- With Answers

Rules• This is the Written Preliminary Round. You just have to write the

answers.• 15 Questions shall be presented out of which Q4 , Q6 , Q9, Q13 are

starred. Please mark The Starred Questions by putting a * mark on the answer sheets provided to You. These Questions will come into play if there’s a tie !• The Quizmasters decision is the final and binding one.• In case you have any doubts just refer to the above rule.• Best of Luck!

Q1

• JNU (Jawaharlal Nehru University)

Q2Hydrox was a landmark product by a small company named Sunshine. It had terrific sales for the first few years till a much larger company created a rip-off. Using their vastly superior distribution channels and budget they created a huge market for the product. As a result, the rip-off became so popular that people started calling hydrox its imitation and eventually Sunshine shut down. The rip-off is now one of the most famous of its kind and a cultural icon.What is the rip-off product here?

• Oreo

Q3After being injured in the battle of Maiwand in July, 1880, he was discharged from the British Army and thus he returned to London. There he met a friend and the rest is as they say is history.Who are we talking about?

• Dr John Watson

Q4X is a material claimed to be able to withstand and insulate from extreme heat. It was invented by amateur chemist Maurice Ward during 1970s and 1980s and received much publicity in 1993. Despite interest from NASA and other major technological companies, ward never revealed its composition. Under tests, X was claimed to withstand temperatures 10,000 degree Celsius. Ward died in May, 2011 without commercializing or patenting X. Apparently, he only revealed its composition to his family.What is X?

• Starlite

Q5• X is a catchphrase used to express enthusiastic approval toward a

product or idea. It is often associated with an image macro featuring the protagonist from the animated television series Y.• On July 1st, 2010, the “Attack of the Killer App” episode aired during

season six of the animated sitcom Y. In the episode, the company Mom Industries releases the eyePhone, a parody of the Apple iPhone. When the protagonist attempts to purchase one at a store, he is warned by the cashier about reception and battery life issues to which he interrupts yelling using this phrase.• ID X (Brownie Points for Y)

• X – “Shut Up And Take My Money”• Y - Futurama

Q6• Which practice, from the world of games, gained prominence during

the French revolution as a symbol of lower classes rising in power above the royalty?

• High Ace

Q7• Malaysia Airlines MH-370 was the ______th Boeing 777 ever

produced.

• 404

Q8• CONNECT

• Amazon

Q9• In 1970 the famous pen brand Parker ran an advertising campaign

where a hand is shown writing a 'mathematical' formula on a piece of paper.• The result was that they received numerous inquiries by chemists,

mathematicians, and physicists, asking for the meaning of the formula, as they could not figure it out. The formula is actually a humorous representation for the recipe of X.

• Recipe of a Martini: 3.5 shots of gin(G) and half a shot of vermouth(V) over 4 parts (H2O)3 (water cubed = ice), finished off with three stirs (the 3×360°).

Q10• ______________ is a traditional brimmed straw hat of Ecuadorian

origin. Traditionally, hats were made from the plaited leaves of the Carludovica palmata plant, known locally as the toquilla palm or jipijapa palm,although it is a palm-like plant rather than a true palm. • Image of the hat on the next slide.

• Panama

Q11• Recently Apple was ensued in a lawsuit against FBI over access to an

iPhone of a suspect in a terrorism case. This would mean that Apple will essentially create a backdoor into the iPhone's system allowing access, but it also means that the iOS environment becomes vulnerable to exploits. Apple has refused to do so and hearing this, X offered his/her help to the FBI in cracking the iPhone in question. X is also a candidate running for presidency in the US.

• Who is X?

• John McAfee

Q12This is an non-exhaustive list of what:• BMW R1150GS Adventure• Yamaha R1• Triumph Bonneville• Royal Enfield Bullet 500• Ducati Desmosedici RR• Rooke KTM Custom• Triumph Thunderbird• Harley Chopper• Ducati Monster 696• Suzuki DR-Z 125

• Bikes owned by Brad Pitt

Q13• This is the only movie on IMDb.com wherein the rating goes upto 11.

Which movie and why is it so (Put Funda)?

• Movie – This is Spinal Tap• Funda – Homage to the scene “up to Eleven”.

Q14• X is the only player who has batted in all positions (from Opening to

No. 11) in ODI’s

• Abdul Razzaq

Q15• James Burrows is an American TV director, who helped make shows

like "Cheers" and "The Big Bang Theory". A group of actors from a TV sitcom reunited for a special episode in Feb 2016. Burrows had famously directed its pilot more than 20 years back.• Which sitcom?

• F.R.I.E.N.D.S

The Scores will be calculated Shortly.