General quiz for B.D.C.O.E' 2002
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InQuizitive’2002
by Guess Infinity
ROUND ONE MIXED BAG
Talking about which controversial place, did Mother Teresa once said that “A hospital should be built at this place”?
Ans: Ayodhya(Disputed place-Ram Temple/Bebri Masjid)
MIXED BAG
What consists of reversed letters, numbers & Japanese Katakana characters?
Ans: The Matrix Codes ( Used in Matrix movie franchise)
MIXED BAG
A few year’s ago, a group of people were put in a submarine and left for three hours at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, to show to the World, What life would be without windows. Who funded this mission?
Ans: Microsoft
MIXED BAG
“Ray Roman” & “Ray Bizzare” are two internationally accepted type faces. Who designed it ?
Ans: Satyajit Ray
MIXED BAG
To what was John Milton referring to when he said “ Nature requires four, custom takes seven, laziness takes nine & wickedness eleven” ?
Ans: Sleep
MIXED BAG
What word do we get from the Greek for “Instructions in the Circle of Arts & Science’s”?
Ans: Encyclopedia
MIXED BAG
ROUND TWO BUSINESS
Connect “Greek Goddess of Victory”, “The Swoosh” & “Tiger Woods”?
Ans: Nike
BUSINESS
Which is the Largest Chain Of Bookstores in India ?
Ans: Wheelers ( A.H. Wheelers- present in the railway stations)
BUSINESS
Vishnu Industries & Chemical Corporation is associated with which brand of Cosmetics?
Ans: VICCO
BUSINESS
Where would you find a Tractor, a Tea Plantation, an Industry & farmer’s working in a field, all together? ( Hint: In an area of 16*7 cm)
Ans: 100 rupee note
BUSINESS
Which Item was first manufactured in 1952 at the Godrej Vikhroli Factory?
Ans: Ballot Boxes
BUSINESS
“Hit The Hut” is the catch line of which food chain?
Ans: Pizza Hut
BUSINESS
ROUND THREE MIXED BAG 2
One Liners uttered by Tom Cruise in the Film“Color of Money” gave their name to two
famous computer games. One is “Doom” , name the other one ?
Ans: Need for Speed ( NFS)
MIXED BAG 2
What is common to Saancha, Malwa, Kapoori & Bangla?
Ans: Paan ( Betel Leef)
MIXED BAG 2
How do we know better know Homer, Marj, Bart, Lisa and the baby Maggi together as?
Ans: The Simpsons
MIXED BAG 2
George Washington built the White house. Who is the only US President not to have lived there?
Ans: George Washington himself
MIXED BAG 2
During the 2000’s IT Raids on Cricketer’s, the IT Dept. gave specific names to certain cricketers. For example, Kapil Dev- Crickter of India, Mohd. Azharuddin- Bijli. Whom were they referring as “King Fisher” ?
Ans: Ajay Jadeja
MIXED BAG 2
Few years ago, Forbes magazine gave Six Sigma Performance Rating, meaning an efficiency of 99.99999 % to some people. Whom ?
Ans: Dabbawallah’s of Mumbai
MIXED BAG 2
ROUND FOUR SPORTS
During the 1956 Ashes Series, Tony Lock took a single wicket in the entire test match. Why is the test famous in test history?
Ans: Jim Laker took the rest 19 wickets for 90 runs for England against Australia
SPORTS
During the WW II, this (sporting arena)place was taken over as a the HQ of Red Cross, The National Air raid Protection and the Fire Series Dept. Name the place.
Ans: Wimbledon
SPORTS
Who is the Only Cricketer to Captain his country on his debut?
Ans: Lee Germon (New Zealand). Others players can also claim to have this opportunity, but those were also their country’s first test match.
SPORTS
Which sports event of 1896 was financed by the sale of stamps, souvenoir ,medals & the donation of money from Greek Industrialist Georges Averoff?
Ans: Modern Oympics at Athens ‘1896
SPORTS
In the 1990 Football World Cup, who were known as “Draculas” ?
Ans: Goalkeepers who were afraid of Crosses from opposition players
SPORTS
SPORTS
For which Club in England did Bhaichung Bhutia Play for?
Ans: Bury FC
ROUND FIVE JACKPOT
Facts:1.Marks & Spencer’s claims to sell 18 tonnes a
week of the stuff.2.If all the amount of this thing they sold in one
year in U.K. are stacked, they would make a tower 2770 times taller than the Greenwich Millenium Dome.
What is being talked about?Ans: Chicken Tikka Masala
JACKPOT
Paul Dimco, Lecturer of Sports at the University College of Northampton, while researching on the “Ethnic Relationship in Sports” listed Six Football Clubs, Rangers & Celtic of Scotland, Lenfield & Glentoren of Northern Ireland. Name the other two Clubs ( Indian)?
Ans: Mohun Bagan & East Bengal
JACKPOT
After retiring from active politics in 1930’s, Gandhiji built himself a samll ashram in a place in Maharashtra called Segaon, modelled after like his earlier communities ( Phoenix farm in S.A.). This place later became a major hub in the Indian Freedom Struggle. What did he rename the ashram as?
Ans: Bapukuti in Sewagram
JACKPOT
She has just written the biography of her father, “ Bapi! Love of my Life” & has performed with stars like Madonna, Bryan Adams. She is also the first woman to have performed at the Ram Krishna Institute of Culture. Name her.
Ans: Anushka Shankar
JACKPOT
My Grandfather died a few days after visiting Orissa. My mother died a day after she visited Orissa. I died a few hours after visiting Orissa. Who am I ?
Ans: Rajeev Gandhi
JACKPOT