Quizence of Arabia

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QM – SIDDHARTH MISHRA ( आदश बालक ) B. TECH – SECOND YEAR QUIZENCE OF ARABIA

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Quiz conducted by me for the 16th session of Qutopia in the year 2014-15.

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Q M – S I D D H A R T H M I S H R A (आदर्श बालक )

B . T E C H – S E C O N D Y E A R

QUIZENCE OF ARABIA

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Q. The first what?

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Headphones

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FITB

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Q. In the 32 year old history of this organisation, it has undergone a logo change 5 times. It’s new logo was unveiled on Twitter in August. The new logo has been described as “a more contemporary, bold and powerful image while maintaining the iconic ‘_’ which has been a part of the company’s long-storied history.”

Which organisation?

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Q. Y, while talking about X : "Does anyone know where X came from? It is an ancient spell in Aramaic, and it is the original of abracadabra, which means 'let the thing be destroyed.' Originally, it was used to cure illness and the 'thing' was the illness, but I decided to make it the 'thing' as in the person standing in front of me. I take a lot of liberties with things like that. I twist them round and make them mine."

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X - Avada KedavraY – JK Rowling

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Q. This video was viral on the Internet in the build up to what?

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Q. “house” or “bows” is either a raptor’s drinking bowl or describes the way a bird drinks. Apparently, given the chance, raptors tend to eat or drink to excess. “house” has been re-spelt over the years to ______ and has taken the meaning of drinking too much and has also been “nouned” to become a generic term for alcoholic drinks.

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Booze

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Q. Whose tombstone?

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Frank Sinatra

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Q. Simple. Put funda.

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Maradona – Hand of God

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Q. Painting by whom, to be auctioned today?

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Q. Put funda

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Q. What product are they advertising?

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Lelo Pino – the world’s first sex toy exclusively for bankers.

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Q. In 2006, Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys, the Chief of

the Islamic Courts Union in Somalia, issued a secret order to assassinate Somali government officials. This was widely reported in the western media but was ferociously denied by the organisation.

What was significant about this incident ?

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First WikiLeaks.

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Q. This expression was first used in the eighteenth century to refer to badly behaved stock brokers who didn’t pay back some money they owed. The first written use was in a letter from one Horace Walpole to Horace Mann, back in 1761, referring metaphorically to a ____ unable to keep up with its flock, thus becoming the likeliest prey of a critter with sharp teeth.

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Lame duck

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Q. Ayrton Senna’s funeral was a star studded affair - with celebrities, politicians and sportsman from all over the world attending.

Two notable absentees were Ecclestone and Mosley. Ecclestone did not attend as he was not invited.

What was Mosley’s reason for not attending?

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He went to Ratzenberger’s funeral instead

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Q. What is being described here – ‘Recorded by voice actor Elwood Edwards way back in 1989, the clip managed to help new Internet users get accustomed to the bizarre nature of the World Wide Web. _______________ was comfortingly familiar to a lot of users who were still grappling with what “email” was and how it worked. While you won’t hear it often any more, it definitely carved out its place in Internet sound history and is arguable right up there with the anguished screams of a 56k modem.’

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You’ve got mail by AOL

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Q. Put funda.

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Thank You!