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2. FORMAT 25 questions which you will get only if you are a truequizzer 5 Simpsons references that you never noticed before 16 questions that will blow your mind These participants thought they were in a serious quizround . youll never guess what happens next 16 more questions that will blow your mind 3. 25 questions which you will get only if you are a true quizzerWritten elimination. No negatives. +1 for each answer. 4. ________ was initially included to make users familiarwith graphical user interfaces and it proved useful infamiliarizing them with the use of a mouse and basictechniques such as the drag-and-drop. It has raised concerns of lost business productivity and in2006, a New York City worker was fired after MayorMichael Bloomberg saw him using it on his officecomputer. What?01 5. Solitaire 6. This is a photo of Axelle Despiegelaere, aBelgian who was offered a modelingcontract by L'Oreal after being spotted at acertain place. However, her contract was later cancelledafter images of her posing with a huntingrifle and a dead animal were found on herFacebook feed. So where was Axelle spotted by L'Oreal,leading to her short-lived celebrity status?02 7. At the 2014 Football World Cup 8. From a blog post titled All our ________ are belong toyou on a certain companys website Yesterday, there was a wall of ________ in the lobby ofour Palo Alto headquarters. That is no longer the case.They have been removed, in the spirit of the open sourcemovement Name the company which has made this move, whichseems to be a mix of good business sense and altruism. Also mention what they have done.03 9. Tesla Motors They have made their patents for electric car design openfor the public to use 10. This messaging service was launched in 2010 and wascalled "Weixin" which means "micro message". It became wildly popular in China and for its internationalexpansion it was renamed and the company has hiredvarious brand ambassadors for its international expansion,including a popular footballer as well as an Indian Actorand Actress as their brand ambassador in India. Which service?04 11. WeChat 12. What does this graph show? 05 13. Most deadly actors, in terms of on-screen kills 14. Where would you most probably be if on the morning ofthe 7th of July, you wake up early, dress in whites with ared waistband and neckerchief, enter through the gate ofthe Town Hall and wait for the rocket that sets off at 8AM? (Some of you attention seeking types might also want tocarry the day's newspaper rolled up)06* 15. Pamplona 16. In 1992, George HW Bush made a speech which includedthe statement "we are going to keep on trying tostrengthen the American family, to make Americanfamilies a lot more like the X and a lot less like the Y. The creators of the Y responded by creating an openingscene where they see this speech and one of thecharacters says, "Hey, we're just like the X. We're prayingfor an end to the Depression, too. Simply identify X and Y07* 17. X Waltons; Y - Simpsons 18. X is a character from a short story which has been madeinto two movies - one in the 40s and another in 2013 -although neither is really true to the short story It is believed that the character was largely based on theauthor himself. Neurologist V.S. Ramachandran hassuggested that the author may have had a neurologicalcondition that causes vivid and bizarre hallucinations evenin blind patients, which would explain what happens to X. Name the short story in which X appears.08* 19. The secret life of Walter Mitty 20. The August 31, 1946 edition of the New Yorker wassomewhat deceptive with the cover showing a summerpicnic in a park. Inside, the entire edition was dedicated to a single storyaround the events that happened on a particular day inthe lives of six people. This was done because most people in the US wereunaware about the details of the event. So what event was the story around?09* 21. The atomic bomb dropped at Hiroshima 22. F. Mark Bell, Charles Bronson , Malcolm Couch, ElsieDorman, Robert J. E. Hughes and Tina Towner have alsoshot a film of this, however Xs film is the most popularone. Don DeLillo once said that Xs famous little film couldprobably fuel college courses in a dozen subjects fromhistory to physics Who is X?10* 23. Abraham Zapruder 24. In January 2014, an Indian Trail councilman from NorthCarolina, David Waddell tendered his resignation letter ina rather unique manner, which caused great excitementamong certain fans. The image shows his letter. So what caused all the excitement?11 25. It is written in Klingon 26. According to legend, when the voting was taking place forthe first Academy Awards, the most votes for Best Actorwent to X who starred in various movies including Hills ofKentucky, Tracked by the Police, Jaws of Steel and A Racefor Life. However, it was later felt that this would result in theawards not being taken seriously and the award ultimatelywent to Emil Jannings. Who is X?12 27. Rin Tin Tin 28. Inori Aizawa is an anthropomorphic mascot created toadvertise a particular software and to convince anime fansto return to using it as its popularity has been falling. Which software?13 29. Internet Explorer 30. Events in August 2012 led to some unwittingly hilariousposts, tweets etc. by people who were probably confused. Subsequently, there were many images making fun of this.One such image is shown here. Simply name all three people being referenced. (Full names needed)14 31. Neil Armstrong; Louis Armstrong; Lance Armstrong 32. This is the logo of a group which has a large presence invarious e-commerce businesses including B2B online webportals, online retail and payment services, mobilecommerce and so on. In September it raised $25 billion to become the biggestIPO ever. Identify the group, whose name would surely befamiliar, possibly in a different context.15 33. Alibaba Group 34. Whose website is this? 16 35. Whose website is this? 36. Weirdass Comedy 37. In the early hours of Sunday, 22nd February 2009, asavage virus called CSV began to infect millions ofwebsites worldwide. Originating from an unknown source in the UK at around2am it started corrupting the CSS files of websites througha server loophole. So what exactly did the virus do? (Images on the next slide)17 38. Changed the text to Comic Sans 39. The Pillars of Hercules was a phrase used for two peaks whichwere supposed to mark the end of the known world. Traditionally, they bore the warning "Non plus ultra", (nothingfurther beyond) to warn sailors to go no further. However, after the discovery of the Americas, Charles Vincorporated the pillars into his coat of arms with the phrase"Plus Ultra", indicating a desire to see the Pillars as anentrance to the rest of the world. While the identity of one of the two peaks is disputedbetween either Monte Hacho in Ceuta and Jebel Musa, theother one is quite clear. So which is the other peak?18 40. Rock of Gibraltar 41. This is a documentary by Juan CarlosZaldivar JFK also often used the same phrase90 Miles in his speeches So where are these 90 miles?19 42. Between Key West, Florida (USA) and Cuba 43. When the app Yo was launched, it was dismissed by a lotof people . However Venture capitalist Marc Andreesen felt it was auseful instance of "one-bit communication" like a Policesiren, a flashing stop light or an "Open" sign. He also compared it to a major one bit communicationtechnique, common in South East Asia and Africa. Industry estimates of loss of revenue due to thistechnique are around 2030%. What technique, which has been used by manycompanies and even by the AAP in India?20 44. Missed Calls 45. These birds are so vital to the ecosystem that twoseparate groups have convergently evolved; one in theNew World and one in the Old World. The New World birds are found in North and SouthAmerica; Old World birds are found in Europe, Africa andAsia. What birds?21 46. Vultures 47. 2014 marked the 20th anniversary of the opening of acertain modern marvel whose cross section is shownbelow. Identify this engineering wonder.22 48. Channel Tunnel 49. Her real name is Tardar Sauce. Her owner says that her look is due to feline dwarfism. She first became popular on Reddit and now her Facebookpage has over 6 million likes. She was featured on the front page of The Wall StreetJournal and on the cover of New York Magazine. Ironically, she is calm and actually really nice. How do we better know her?23 50. Grumpy Cat 51. In 2007, MS Office made a major change by changing X(the previous default) to a new one Y. The change was made due to two major reasons - the risein digital reading and the need for the modernization as Xhad been in use for a long time. Identify X and Y.24 52. X Times New Roman Y Calibri 53. What is this a list of? 1. "Harry Potter" series, J.K. Rowling (21.08%) 2. "To Kill a Mockingbird," Harper Lee (14.48%) 3. "The Lord of the Rings," J.R.R. Tolkien (13.86%) 4. "The Hobbit," J.R.R. Tolkien (7.48%) 5. "Pride and Prejudice," Jane Austen (7.28%) 6. "The Holy Bible" (7.21%) 7. "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," Douglas Adams (5.97%) 8. "The Hunger Games" trilogy, Suzanne Collins (5.82%) 9. "The Catcher in the Rye," J.D. Salinger (5.7%) 10. "The Chronicles of Narnia," C.S. Lewis (5.63%)25 54. Top 10 books ranked by how often they were named inFacebook statuses mentioning 10 books that have stayedwith me 55. Finals will be starting soon