Siddharth MishraSecond Year

B.Tech (Mechanical)

GONE WITH THE QUIZ

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Q. According to the Early Office Museum, the first patent for a X was awarded in the United States to Samuel B. Fay, in 1867. X was originally intended primarily for attaching tickets to fabric. Fay received U.S. patent 64,088 on April 23, 1867. Although functional and practical, Fay's design along with the 50 other designs patented prior to 1899 are not considered reminiscent of the modern X design known today.

What is X?

Paper clips!

Q. The first X, the Broxodent, was conceived in Switzerland in 1954 by Dr. Philippe-Guy Woog. Woog's Xs were originally manufactured in Switzerland (later in France) for Broxo S.A. The device plugged into a standard wall outlet and ran on AC line voltage. Xs were initially created for patients with limited motor skills and for orthodontic patients.

X?

Electric toothbrush

Q. Minimalist poster for?

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Q. X-wings (image on next slide) are fictional starfighters from the original Star Wars trilogy and the expanded universe. They are depicted as the primary interceptor and dogfighter of the Rebel Alliance and the New Republic. The craft has been merchandised as a variety of toys and models and licensed for use in games, novels and comics.

However it is famous, for a very fun reason. What?

Largest Lego model.

Q. Claim to fame?

View of the Israel-Gaza conflict from space

Q. ID the girl on the right

Beth Gilmour, the designer of the 2014 CWG logo.

#copied Q. This former Indian Chief Minister's family had the

following custom - soon after a woman gave birth to a child, they were asked what they would like to eat. The newborn was then named after that foodstuff. Over the years, the Chief Minister's mother had chosen the likes of paan and rasgulla.

Name this former CM.

Rabri Devi

Q. “The balloons are maneuvered by adjusting their altitude to float to a wind layer after identifying the wind layer with the desired speed and direction using wind data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Users of the service connect to the balloon network using a special Internet antenna attached to their building. The signal travels through the balloon network from balloon to balloon, then to a ground-based station connected to an Internet service provider (ISP), then onto the global Internet.”

Description for what?

Google’s Project Loon.

Q. Following two images are a part of a print advertising campaign by a very famous company. Explain the message they are trying to convey.

Volkswagen, asking customers to not use their mobiles while driving.

Q. The term 'X' may have its origin in the Arabic word for 'shunned' or 'exiled'. However, roughly translated from its native language, it may mean 'swagger' or 'bravado'. A popular theory suggests that it is an acronym for what would translate as "Death to the French, Italy Onwards'. However, this idea is largely discarded as hearsay. Over a long time, this term has been associated with people belonging to a particular organisation, who consider it to mean 'men of pride'.

X? 

Mafia

Q. Dr Pepper is a carbonated soft drink marketed as having a unique, undescribable flavor. The caps of a Dr. Pepper bottle is as shown in the image. What do the numbers signify?

Known as Dr. Pepper Time - the perfect time(s) to drink it during the day.

Q. Which famous personality is this Absolut ad referencing?

Hold on to your hats folks, LVC is a-coming!

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First slide – Richard Rogers, Helen Hayes, Rita Moreno

Second slide – Audrey Hepburn, John Gielgud, Marvin Hamlisch

Third slide – Mel Brooks, Jonathan Tunick, Mike Nichols

Fourth slide – Whoopi Goldberg, Scott Rudin, Robert Lopez

Only people to win EGOT in the main categories.

Thank you!