QUIZ SESSIONMarch,2015SESSION BY: Spandan Bandyopadhyaya

RULES: Infinite pounce available. Write down your answer of pounced question on the sheet. Plus 10 for correct answers and minus 10 for incorrect

answers on pounce. No negative marking in direct question.THE DECISION OF THE QUIZMASTER IS FINAL.

HAPPY QUIZZING!!

1.ID A to JA,B and C played the lead roles in a 1994 TV show D with the theme song E. Out of the stars of D, A was the 1st to win an Emmy Award for her performance. She has also been nominated for the Emmy Award more times than any other D actor . B ranked #41 on Forbes Celebrity 100 list in 2003. C was voted as #11 on the "Top 100 Sexiest Women 2004" in FHM [DK]. C is the Godmother of real life daughter of B and F. G,H and I are the other main casts of D. G lent his voice to a character J in the movie series of Madagascar. H had only $11 in his pocket at the time and he luckily landed the job. After he was given his first paycheck the first thing he did was buy himself a hot meal. I played a lead role in the movie 17 Again.

ANSWERS: A- Lisa KudrowB- Courteney CoxC- Jennifer AnistonD- F.R.I.E.N.D.S.E- I’ll be there for you (The Rembrandts)F- David ArquetteG- David SchwimmerH- Matt LeBlancI- Matthew PerryJ- Melman

1. Connect them.

ANSWER: SIMPSONS• Cast:

Dan Castellaneta- Homer SimpsonNancy Cartwright- Bart SimpsonYeardley Smith- Lisa SimpsonJulie Kavner- Marge SimpsonHank Azaria- Apu

2. “The Supercharged Mach 5 is an automotive machine incomparable to any other on the racing circuit. Its unique aerodynamic design, coupled with its special devices, makes this car the leader of a pack of little more than second-rate contenders.” This was the description of the car used in a 1967-1968 TV series in the official wikia database of the show. Name the show.

ANSWER: Speed Racer

3. X's dogged focus on its corresponding product, competitive pricing and massive distribution network have helped it zoom past its bigger rival Y in the domestic market.The latest report brought out by the market research firm Canalys shows that the local handset player cornered a 22% market share in that segment in the fourth quarter of 2014 (calendar year) compared to 20% of the South Korean giant Y, which is losing market worldwide.This puts X in the third position in the world market.ID X and Y.

ANSWER: X-Micromax India Y- Samsung• Source: http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report-micromax-zips-past-

samsung-in-smartphone-market-2058262

4. X is an Iran’s domestically-made observation satellite. The satellite is capable of staying in the space for 1.5 years and taking and transmitting high-quality and accurate pictures to stations on earth. Equipped with GPS navigation system , X, weighing 52 kilos, is the fourth Iranian-made satellite which was put into orbit after three others between 2009 and 2012.

ID X.

ANSWER: The Fajr (Dawn)

5. Which country has become first in handball history to win five world championships ?

ANSWER: France• France became the first team in handball history to win five world

championships. France created the history by defeating Qatar in the final match. It was the country’s first world title since 2011.

6. During the Delhi Sultanate, who were called the Barids?

ANSWRS: Spies/ News Reporters

• The spy / news reporters Barid-i-mumalik was the head of the information and intelligence department. Only a nobleman who enjoyed the fullest confidence of Sultan was appointed the chief barid. The Barid-i-Mumalik had to keep information of all that was happening in the Sultanate. At local level there were barids who used to send regular news concerning the matters of the state to the central office. Apart from barids, another set of reporters also existed who were known as Munihiyan.

7.Intel’s founders Gordon Moore and Robert Noyce initially wanted to name the company after themselves. Why did they change their mind?

ANSWER: Because they realized it would sound like “More Noise”.

8. Gambler and other "lowlifes", also messengersCity guard or policemanInnkeeperMerchant/MoneychangerDoctorWeaver/ClerkBlacksmithWorker/Farmer

Where in the world of sports would you come across practitioners of the aforementioned occupations in that order, from left to right?

ANSWERS: Chess• Seems too far fetched, so someone guessed it to be the 8 pawns.

What an answer! These are the occupations of the 8 pawns on the chess board!

9.Where can you see all of these symbols together?

ANSWER: Hindustan Unilever Limited

11. This is a phrase from Rule 6 of the “Laws Of The Mendip Miners” –

“If any man do pick or steal any lead or ore to the value of 13 Pence, the Lord or his officers may arrest all his Lead or Ore with his Grooves and workers and forfeit it and shall take the person that hath soe offended and bring him where his house or his workplace is and all his tools and instruments are and put him into his house or workplace and burn it all together with him inside and banish him.”

This is the origin of a very popular phrase. What phrase am I talking about?

Answer: You’re fired/ Being fired from a job

12. X is a restaurant company. The company operates 175 full service dining restaurants: of which 13 are under the Grand Lux Cafe marque and 1 under the Rock Sugar Pan Asian Kitchen marque. It also operates two bakery production facilities - one in Calabasas, California and the other in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. David Overton, the company's founder, established the future chain's pattern of offering an eclectic menu and signature product. According to him, it "does not have any sort of arrangements with the TV show is and really pleased to be featured in such a funny and wildly popular TV show." Identify X.

Answer: The Cheescake Factory

13. Q - The circle topped with a two bar cross in which the word X resides is a variant of the Y logo, and is either "an early European symbol for quality" or a Cross of Lorraine, as carried by the Knights Templar into the Crusades. The X's a dot with four radiating outward either resembles a four-leaf clover or the cross pattee, also associated with the Knights Templar, as well as with the German Military and today's Freemasons. What famous design pattern is being discussed here?

ANSWER: Oreo

14. X is sent from the County Clerk Office in Texas to the International Space Station.Once X has been received at the International Space Station, it is utilized for its purpose and sent back to County Clerk Office usually within a day.The County Clerk Office is the only place on earth capable of sending X.X is usually sent once in 4 years.

ID X. 

ANSWER: In order that the astronauts can vote in the presidential elections, the ballot sheet is sent to the International Space Station!

15. In Germany, there is a Bavarian town called Herzogenaurach.This town came into limelight after two international companies both started in little Herzogenaurach, and their headquarters are still located here today.Though initially close, the companies soon had their differences and eventually after a bitter spat, split up and an intense rivalry arose.With time, Herzogenaurach became often called The Town of Bent Necks. Why?

ANSWER: This is the town where Adolf Dassler and his brother Rudolf started the companies Adidas and Puma respectively. The rivalry between these two companies was so fierce that people who wore Adidas shoes would talk to only their counterparts and similarly were the Puma fans.So whenever a visitor from outside would visit, the first thing the townsfolk would do was bend their necks and stare at his feet to see which shoes he wore to see which camp he belonged to!

16. This is the print ad for which company?

ANSWER: Levis Low Rise Jeans

17. Sperm whales eject an intestinal slurry into the ocean, which hardens as it  bobs along. This substance that eventually gets collected along  shores. It is used for production of which material?

ANSWERS: Perfumes (Ambergris)

18.• What is the significance of the old Nokia SMS ringtone of 'bip bip bip

beep beep bip bip bip'?

Answer:the ringtone was Morse code for the letters SMS

19. Connect these Absolut ads.

Answer:The Seven Deadly Sins. From top left : Sloth, Pride, Wrath, Gluttony, Lust, Envy and Greed.

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20. How would you associate a 2003 invention to the following image and to an incident in an Australian test match?

Answer:• Spider cam

Steve Smith missed a catch in an India-Aus test match on 8th Jan, 2015.

21. What precisely are we talking about here?

Answer:All eleven were Wisden cricketer of the year.

22. Who is the cricketer and what is he referring to?

23.Who/ What would connect these 2 cricketers and the respective matches?

24.

Answer:Starter for 10.

25.

Answer: Kim

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