ASHOKAAudio Visual Kyuz 2015

ANSWERS

RAGHAV CHAKRAVARTHY

Rules

• 20 koschans• 2, 5,9,13 and 19 are starred. These will be used

to resolve ties. Pliss to mark star against these in the answer sheets.

• No negative marking. Feel free to guess. • You ‘cannot able’ to use the interwebz. Cheaters

will not be tolerated. Pliss to take the kyus seriously.

• Do NOT shout out the answers.

LET THE GAMES BEGIN!

0 Where would we find them all together?

1

• The X Pie Company was founded in 1871 by William Russell X in Bridgeport, Connecticut, when he bought and renamed a branch of the Olds Baking Company. The company was located on Kossuth Street in Bridgeport's East Side, where nearby schoolchildren tossed the tins around and yelled "X" so they wouldn't get hit by the spinning tins.

• What did this lead to? (Image on the next slide)

1 (Image)

ANSWER

• FRISBEE

2 *The first version of this flag was designed in 1600 and the last recorded use of

this flag was in 1874. Whose flag?

ANSWER

• EAST INDIA COMPANY

3

• Who tendered an apology like this?

3

ANSWER

• DUREX

4• Dressed as a Wehrmacht veteran soldier complete with the

swastika bearing eagle on the uniform, this range of toys is called X.

• This has created a huge controversy worldwide especially with respect to someone in a certain sport. In response to the controversy, a representative of the toy brand DiD has responded saying, "We offer no figures based on ______. The resemblance is purely coincidental. The figure is based on a typical German. We believe most Germans look like this. X is a common name in Germany.“ (image next slide)

• What were the toys called?

4 (contd)

ANSWER

• BASTIAN

5 *

• This satellite photo was taken by NASA to highlight a specific aspect about this part of the Earth.

• ID the place.

5 (image)

ANSWER

• INDIA-PAKISTAN BORDER -LOC

6

• This type of Jeans was created in early 1980s.• Who did the company name them after?• (Image on the next slide)

ANSWER

• CHUCK NORRIS

7

• ID this place that rose to prominence in 2012 due to entertainment industry.

ANSWER

• WASSEYPUR

8

• This smartphone is 'unhackable', 'unbreakable' and 'waterproof'.

• ID the aptly named smartphone. • Image next slide

8 (image)

ANSWER

• TURING

9*

• This symbol was designed by Prof. Tarun Deep Girdher of NID, Ahmedabad, and has been approved by ________ recently.

• A Supreme Court verdict in 2013 gave this option to every eligible Indian.

• What does it stand for?

ANSWER

• NOTA

10

• This sound was developed as a combination of the hum of idling interlock motors in aged movie projectors and interference caused by a television set on a shieldless microphone. The pitch changes in the sound were produced by playing the basic tone on a loudspeaker and recording it on a moving microphone, generating Doppler shift to mimic a moving sound source.

• What is this sound?

ANSWER

• LIGHTSABER

11

• Connect.

ANSWER

• ONIDA DEVIL

12

• In 2009, X made this their signature song for their new initiative.

• ID X• Audio on the next slide

12 (Audio)

ANSWER

• CBSE

13 *

• Thimidhi (Firewalking) is a Hindu festival originating in Tamilnadu. It is celebrated in the months of October and November. This festival is conducted in honour of X who herself had walked through a bed of fire to prove her purity. Identify this prominent person who is from an Indian epic. (image on the next slide)

13 (image)

ANSWER

• Draupadi

14

This video is an analysis and recreation of a famous game of chess.

Name the person who played ‘Black’ and won.(Video on the next slide)

14 (Video)

ANSWER

• RON WEASLEY

15

• X, whose Instagram profile describes him as "World Boss", uploaded a photo of a stripper pole in his house to his 309,000 followers.

• He posted it saying, "From the pool to the strip club...if u don't have a strip club at home, U ain't a _______ 'Player' .. I always make sure my guest well entertained and feel like they are at home."

• ID X. (image on the next slide)

15 (image)

ANSWER

• CHRIS GAYLE

16 • ID the three gentlemen from left to right. This photograph was shot in

1945

ANSWER

• Stalin, Roosevelt, Churchill (L-R)

17

• The creator of this website says, "There we are, all mixed up: large families, women wearing burkas, many Leo Messis, people supporting same-sex marriages or r4bia, chihuahuas, Indian Gods, tourists pushing the leaning Tower of Pisa, selfies, newborns, Ferraris.“

• What is so special about this website?

17 (image)

ANSWER

• Images of people on Facebook

18

• ID the person who filled this up?

ANSWER

• Marcel Proust – Proust Questionnaire

19 *

• Who created this video and for what purpose?• VERY specific purpose• Video on the next slide

19 (Video)

ANSWER

• Google for streetview

20

• ID the song being referenced here in this video.

• Video on the next slide

20 (video)

ANSWER

• ANACONDA

THANK YOU!

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