A mix in the bag

A MIX IN THE BAG
By ::-- Rounack Kundu , 2nd year CSE

General Rules ::
 Total questions in the pack.
 Infinite Pounce and Bounce.
 Pounces are to be answered only after the pounce closes.
 +10/-10 on correct and incorrect pounces respectively.
 +10 on a direct answer or passed-on answers.
 Part points on The QM's Discretion.
 And importantly , Google is not your friend today !

• Q1. The Following is an Excerpt from the Business Insider:
Kimbal ____ is trying to change the way we eat by creating what he calls a "real food
revolution."
For over a decade, he has run two restaurant chains, The Kitchen and Next Door ,
which serve dishes made strictly with locally-sourced meat and veggies. Since 2011, his
nonprofit program has installed " Learning Gardens " in over 300 schools to teach kids
about agriculture.
His latest food venture delves into the world of local urban farming.
Who Is his more famous brother who is known to us for a completely different
reason and is a leading personality in his ventures ?

• Q2. Malwarebytes has discovered what they're calling “The first Mac
malware of 2017”. X malware has been using antiquated code to help
it run undetected for quite sometime on MacOS Systems. It has
reportedly been used in targetd attacks at biomedical research
institutions. Also, sometimes later, it was found to get a hold on the
Webcams of the infected Systems.
Interestingly, what very appropriate and Fruitarian name has been
given by Apple to this malware.

• Q4. What is the name of this Pizza ?

•Answer:: The Trump Pizza ( The wall )

• Q5. When Oedipus got to the town of Thebes, a little later, he found
the great Sphinx there. The Sphinx sat in front of Thebes and asked
everyone who came there a riddle. If you could answer it, the Sphinx
let you go, but if you could not answer the riddle, then the Sphinx ate
you. Nobody ever knew the answer. This was the Sphinx's riddle:
What goes on four feet in the morning, two feet at noon, and three
feet in the evening ?
When Oedipus answered the riddle correctly, the Sphinx was so upset
that she killed herself. Oedipus went on into Thebes.
Basically, Where Do you find this famous riddle and the answer to it ?
(The book or the play)

• Q6. Identify this naturally occurring phenomenon caused by the
competition for scarce resources.

• Q7. Angus Wall is a film editor and film title designer. He won the
Academy Award for Best Film Editing twice,first, for The Social
Network (2010) and again the next year for The Girl with the Dragon
Tattoo (2011). He has won 2 Emmy Awards Too. One for Carnival and
the Second Emmy is for an effort that involves a 3D model of
fortresses,city,buildings that are made from thousand of tiny gears
and springs. The conceptual art involves a map at its core. Using only
pencil and paper, an artist begins by transforming city into clock work
model ...
For what did he win the second Emmy ?

• Q8. X is the name of a Chinese Dynasty which shares its name with
one of the first powdered drinks .
Give me X.

• Q9. Identify it and for what special purpose it is used ?

•Answer:: Pentalobe Screwdriver ... Used to open the
Iphones.

Q10. Identify the Actor
posing as joker for FHM
India Cover (Oct 2016
edition )

• Q11. The British-French built Aerospatiale/BAC X and the Soviets
bulit Tupolev Tu-144 were the only two _________ transports to have
ever operated commercially.First flown in 1969, the X Entered in
service in 1976 and remained in service for 27 years before being
discontinued in 2003, following the crash of Air France Flight 4590
from Paris to NYC on 25/7/2000 which killed 113 people, icluding
crew , passengers and people on ground.
Identify X.

• Q12. What medical procedure is being done in this image ? (It's one
of the earliest photo of a procedure which is done till date but a bit
differently .)

• Answer:: ECG (Electrocardiogram)

• Q13. To give something a supposedly 'stronger' look, a customized
zinc based alloy has been trademarked. Inspired by what , Gucci later
came up with an exclusive watch using the same material.It's
strength has recently been challenged by Laurie Blue Adkins and she
came up trumps over that .
Which Alloy, named after it's original purpose, is that ?
Hint : This alloy is used to craft a very precious award ...

Q14.The novella Futility ,
written in the end of the
19th century by Morgan
Robertson, attracted
global attention 14 years
after it's publication.
Why ?

•Answer:: Titanic's disaster (Wrecking of Titanic)

• Q15. A Special commemorative coin has been issued as part of the
500th anniversay of X in the last decade from British Virgin Islands .
This $1 coin featured Queen Elizabeth on side.
Identify X who featured on the other side .

• Q16. The ______ ______ are 11.5 million leaked documents that
detail financial and attorney-client information for more than 214,488
offshore entities.The documents, some of which dated back to the
1970s, belonged to the law firm and corporate service provider Y
were leaked in 2015 by an anonymous source.
• The documents contain personal financial information about wealthy
individuals and public officials that had previously been kept private.
While offshore business entities are legal, reporters found that some
of the Y shell corporations were used for illegal purposes, including
fraud, tax evasion, and evading international sanctions.
• "John Doe", the whistleblower who leaked the documents to German
journalist Bastian Obermayer from the newspaper Süddeutsche
Zeitung (SZ), remains anonymous, even to the journalists on the
investigation.
• Give me the blank and Y.

•Answer:: Panama Papers
•Y --> Mossack Fonseca

• Q17. The Liverbirds (consisting of Valerie Gell, Sylvia Saunders,
Pamela Birch and Marty McGlory ) were a hard-rocking quartet and
were active between 1963 to 1968. The group name had been taken
from a fictional creature associated with their hometown.
How were they popularly known to their fans ? (Picture on next slide)

•Answer:: The Female Beatles/ The all Girl Beatles

That's all for today ! Thank you !

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