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Initium : The Launch Quiz prelims 2015

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The document contains a quiz with 20 multiple choice questions. It provides the rules for the quiz, which include that there are 20 questions each worth 1 mark and questions 1, 5, 10, 15 and 20 will be used as tie-breakers. The top 6 teams will qualify for the finals. The quizmaster's decision is final. It then lists the 20 questions and spaces to provide answers.

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PRELIMS
Rules ▪ There are 20 questions. All questions carry one mark each ▪ Q 1, 5 10, 15, 20 are star marked which will be used for any ties ▪ Both answers are needed for questions with 2 parts, unless specified ▪ No –ve marking ▪ Top 6 teams will be qualified for the Finals ▪ Quizmaster’s decision is final ▪ Happy Quizzing !!!
Q1 Which term was developed (and was later added to the dictionary) to describe the famous SuperBowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy on 1st February, 2004. Give the term which has gained wide popularity since then?
X came up with the discovery and development of Y, he was asked if he would get it patented. He said "There is no patent," "Could you patent the sun? When news of the his development was made public on April 12, 1955, X was hailed as a "miracle worker," and the day "almost became a national holiday.“ According to Forbes magazine- “If he would have got it patented, he would have been richer by $7 billion.” He lost 7 Billion Dollars but became a public hero. Q2
German scientist and philosopher George Christopher Lichtenberg’s idea forms the basis for the standard size series, based on an aspect ratio of the square root of 2. The significant advantage offered through this system is that each entity in this series when divided into two, yields the next size. Which series is this? Q3
The evolution of X brand started in 1982 with the establishment of Racal Strategic Radio Ltd a subsidiary of Racal Electronics . The same year ,Racal Strategic Radio Ltd. Formed a joint venture with Millicom called ‘Racal X’ ,which would later evolve into the present day X. Id X Q4
Connect the following movies Q5*
These characters are named Uys and Buys in Afrikaans, Tik and Tak in Arabic, Hernandez and Fernandez in Spanish, and Dupont and Dupond in the original French. Who are these characters belonging to a famous streak ? Q6
2015 brings with it yet another James Bond film, Spectre. Forgetting Spectre for a moment, we pan back across 2012 to Skyfall. Even though Skyfall was a commercial success, this was not very sure before the film was released. Major fan backlash had occurred, accusing the filmmakers of giving in to commercial greed and destroying an iconic feature of the franchise to honor a $45 million deal with a Dutch business giant in its own field. Spectre will go back to the iconic feature, making Skyfall the only Bond film to keep this change. What was the deal, and how would it irrevocably change something iconic ? Q7
If a Quora post is to be believed, the identity of the picture, was a boy named Neeru Deshpandey from Nagpur. However, Mayank Shah, group product manager, put all the folklore to rest and revealed: “It's actually an illustration by Everest back in the 60s.” It is one of the largest selling products in the world, if the number equivalent to its annual sales is kept end to end, 192 is the number of times one could go around the world. What? Q8
Time magazine ran a cover sometime in March 2013 with the title “Man, Superman, Gunman”, along with the photo of a certain individual. Which individual? Q9
Its designer French mechanical engineer Louis Réard named it after the group of islands in the Pacific Ocean where the United States had conducted its first peace-time nuclear weapons test. His hope was that it would create an explosive commercial and cultural reaction, similar in intensity to society's response to the nuclear test. It did, and the name stuck with the media and public. What are we talking about? Q10*
Where can you see all of these symbols together? Try to connect it with a brand Q11
An Interesting Exchange between Two Geniuses: X to Y: What I most admire about your art. You don't say a word, and the rest of the world understands you. Y to X: It is true. But your glory is even greater !! The whole world Admires you, even though they don't understand a word of what you say!! ID X and Y. Q12
Arjuna, from the Mahabharata, was nicknamed “Savyasachi”. What ability, also seen in sportsmen such as • Sachin Tendulkar • Kobe Bryant • Ronnie O’Sullivan • Paolo Maldini • Jonny Wilkinson does this refer to? Q13
This recent Amazon Print Ad created a controversy. What? Q14
The Office Assistant was an intelligent user interface for Microsoft Office that assisted users by way of an interactive animated character, which interfaced with the Office help content. In Microsoft Office for Windows, it was included in versions 97 to 2003 and in Microsoft Office for Mac, it was included in versions 98 to 2004. The feature drew a strongly negative response from many users & Microsoft turned off the feature by default. On April 1, 2014, it appeared as an Office assistant in Office Online as part of an April Fool's Day Joke. What is the common name of this office assistant…!! Q15*
John Charles Miller, worked at the São Paulo Railway Company becoming the Royal Mail's agent. In 1884 he was sent to the Banister Court Public School in Southampton, England, where he acquired sufficient knowledge in a particular field. When he returned in 1894, Miller brought a book and what else to Brazil in his suitcase? Q16
Identify the organization and significance of this picture. Q17
Who is this cricketer with a rather unique name ? He may remind you of the French revolution or probably the ‘ideal brand ambassador for centre shock’. Q18
The one minute between 6:02 am and 6:02pm on October 23 every year is celebrated by some scientists around the world as what ? Q19
What does this map represent ? Q20*
ANSWERS
Q1 Which term was developed (and was later added to the dictionary) to describe the famous SuperBowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy on 1st February, 2004. Give the term which has gained wide popularity since then?
WARDROBE MALFUNCTION ANSWER
X came up with the discovery and development of Y, he was asked if he would get it patented. He said "There is no patent," "Could you patent the sun? When news of the his development was made public on April 12, 1955, X was hailed as a "miracle worker," and the day "almost became a national holiday.“ According to Forbes magazine- “If he would have got it patented, he would have been richer by $7 billion.” He lost 7 Billion Dollars but became a public hero. Q2
ANSWER Jonas Salk and the Polio Vaccine
German scientist and philosopher George Christopher Lichtenberg’s idea forms the basis for the standard size series, based on an aspect ratio of the square root of 2. The significant advantage offered through this system is that each entity in this series when divided into two, yields the next size. Which series is this? Q3
ANSWER The A series of paper sizes
The evolution of X brand started in 1982 with the establishment of Racal Strategic Radio Ltd a subsidiary of Racal Electronics . The same year ,Racal Strategic Radio Ltd. Formed a joint venture with Millicom called ‘Racal X’ ,which would later evolve into the present day X. Id X Q4
ANSWER
Connect the following movies Q5
ANSWER STOCKHOLM SYNDROME
These characters are named Uys and Buys in Afrikaans, Tik and Tak in Arabic, Hernandez and Fernandez in Spanish, and Dupont and Dupond in the original French. Who are these characters belonging to a famous streak ? Q6
ANSWER THOMSON AND THOMPSON
2015 brings with it yet another James Bond film, Spectre. Forgetting Spectre for a moment, we pan back across 2012 to Skyfall. Even though Skyfall was a commercial success, this was not very sure before the film was released. Major fan backlash had occurred, accusing the filmmakers of giving in to commercial greed and destroying an iconic feature of the franchise to honor a $45 million deal with a Dutch business giant in its own field. Spectre will go back to the iconic feature, making Skyfall the only Bond film to keep this change. What was the deal, and how would it irrevocably change something iconic ? Q7
ANSWER Heineken replacing the Vodka Martini
If a Quora post is to be believed, the identity of the picture, was a girl named Neeru Deshpandey from Nagpur. However, Mayank Shah, group product manager, put all the folklore to rest and revealed: “It's actually an illustration by Everest back in the 60s.” It is one of the largest selling products in the world, if the number equivalent to its annual sales is kept end to end, 192 is the number of times one could go around the world. What? Q8
ANSWER
Time magazine ran a cover sometime in March 2013 with the title “Man, Superman, Gunman”, along with the photo of a certain individual. Which individual? Q9
ANSWER OSCAR PISTORIUS
Its designer French mechanical engineer Louis Réard named it after the group of islands in the Pacific Ocean where the United States had conducted its first peace-time nuclear weapons test. His hope was that it would create an explosive commercial and cultural reaction, similar in intensity to society's response to the nuclear test. It did, and the name stuck with the media and public. What are we talking about? Q10*
ANSWER BIKINI
Where can you see all of these symbols together? Try to connect it with a brand Q11
ANSWER
An Interesting Exchange between Two Geniuses: X to Y: What I most admire about your art. You don't say a word, and the rest of the world understands you. Y to X: It is true. But your glory is even greater !! The whole world Admires you, even though they don't understand a word of what you say!! ID X and Y. Q12
ANSWER ALBERT EINSTEIN & CHARLIE CHAPLIN
Arjuna, from the Mahabharata, was nicknamed “Savyasachi”. What ability, also seen in sportsmen such as • Sachin Tendulkar • Kobe Bryant • Ronnie O’Sullivan • Paolo Maldini • Jonny Wilkinson does this refer to? Q13
ANSWER AMBIDEXTROUS
This recent Amazon Print Ad created a controversy. What? Q14
ANSWER THE PRINT AD CONTAINED ONLY 21 OFFICIAL LANGUAGES OF INDIA AND MISSED OUT ON SINDHI
The Office Assistant was an intelligent user interface for Microsoft Office that assisted users by way of an interactive animated character, which interfaced with the Office help content. In Microsoft Office for Windows, it was included in versions 97 to 2003 and in Microsoft Office for Mac, it was included in versions 98 to 2004. The feature drew a strongly negative response from many users & Microsoft turned off the feature by default. On April 1, 2014, it appeared as an Office assistant in Office Online as part of an April Fool's Day Joke. What is the common name of this office assistant…!! Q15*
ANSWER CLIPPY
John Charles Miller, worked at the São Paulo Railway Company becoming the Royal Mail's agent. In 1884 he was sent to the Banister Court Public School in Southampton, England, where he acquired sufficient knowledge in a particular field. When he returned in 1894, Miller brought a book and what else to Brazil in his suitcase? Q16
ANSWER Football, he is known as the Father of football in Brazil.
Identify the organization and significance of this picture. Q17
ANSWER
Who is this cricketer with a rather unique name ? He may remind you of the French revolution or probably the ‘ideal brand ambassador for centre shock’. Q18
ANSWER NAPOLEON EINSTEIN
The one minute between 6:02 am and 6:02pm on October 23 every year is celebrated by some scientists around the world as what ? Q19
Avagadro minute 6:02- 6:02 on 10/23 ANSWER
What does this map represent ? Q20*
ANSWER WORLD ACCORDING TO DONALD TRUMP
SCORES PLEASE !!

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Initium : The Launch Quiz prelims 2015

  • 2. Rules ▪ There are 20 questions. All questions carry one mark each ▪ Q 1, 5 10, 15, 20 are star marked which will be used for any ties ▪ Both answers are needed for questions with 2 parts, unless specified ▪ No –ve marking ▪ Top 6 teams will be qualified for the Finals ▪ Quizmaster’s decision is final ▪ Happy Quizzing !!!
  • 3. Q1 Which term was developed (and was later added to the dictionary) to describe the famous SuperBowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy on 1st February, 2004. Give the term which has gained wide popularity since then?
  • 4. X came up with the discovery and development of Y, he was asked if he would get it patented. He said "There is no patent," "Could you patent the sun? When news of the his development was made public on April 12, 1955, X was hailed as a "miracle worker," and the day "almost became a national holiday.“ According to Forbes magazine- “If he would have got it patented, he would have been richer by $7 billion.” He lost 7 Billion Dollars but became a public hero. Q2
  • 5. German scientist and philosopher George Christopher Lichtenberg’s idea forms the basis for the standard size series, based on an aspect ratio of the square root of 2. The significant advantage offered through this system is that each entity in this series when divided into two, yields the next size. Which series is this? Q3
  • 6. The evolution of X brand started in 1982 with the establishment of Racal Strategic Radio Ltd a subsidiary of Racal Electronics . The same year ,Racal Strategic Radio Ltd. Formed a joint venture with Millicom called ‘Racal X’ ,which would later evolve into the present day X. Id X Q4
  • 8. These characters are named Uys and Buys in Afrikaans, Tik and Tak in Arabic, Hernandez and Fernandez in Spanish, and Dupont and Dupond in the original French. Who are these characters belonging to a famous streak ? Q6
  • 9. 2015 brings with it yet another James Bond film, Spectre. Forgetting Spectre for a moment, we pan back across 2012 to Skyfall. Even though Skyfall was a commercial success, this was not very sure before the film was released. Major fan backlash had occurred, accusing the filmmakers of giving in to commercial greed and destroying an iconic feature of the franchise to honor a $45 million deal with a Dutch business giant in its own field. Spectre will go back to the iconic feature, making Skyfall the only Bond film to keep this change. What was the deal, and how would it irrevocably change something iconic ? Q7
  • 10. If a Quora post is to be believed, the identity of the picture, was a boy named Neeru Deshpandey from Nagpur. However, Mayank Shah, group product manager, put all the folklore to rest and revealed: “It's actually an illustration by Everest back in the 60s.” It is one of the largest selling products in the world, if the number equivalent to its annual sales is kept end to end, 192 is the number of times one could go around the world. What? Q8
  • 11. Time magazine ran a cover sometime in March 2013 with the title “Man, Superman, Gunman”, along with the photo of a certain individual. Which individual? Q9
  • 12. Its designer French mechanical engineer Louis Réard named it after the group of islands in the Pacific Ocean where the United States had conducted its first peace-time nuclear weapons test. His hope was that it would create an explosive commercial and cultural reaction, similar in intensity to society's response to the nuclear test. It did, and the name stuck with the media and public. What are we talking about? Q10*
  • 13. Where can you see all of these symbols together? Try to connect it with a brand Q11
  • 14. An Interesting Exchange between Two Geniuses: X to Y: What I most admire about your art. You don't say a word, and the rest of the world understands you. Y to X: It is true. But your glory is even greater !! The whole world Admires you, even though they don't understand a word of what you say!! ID X and Y. Q12
  • 15. Arjuna, from the Mahabharata, was nicknamed “Savyasachi”. What ability, also seen in sportsmen such as • Sachin Tendulkar • Kobe Bryant • Ronnie O’Sullivan • Paolo Maldini • Jonny Wilkinson does this refer to? Q13
  • 16. This recent Amazon Print Ad created a controversy. What? Q14
  • 17. The Office Assistant was an intelligent user interface for Microsoft Office that assisted users by way of an interactive animated character, which interfaced with the Office help content. In Microsoft Office for Windows, it was included in versions 97 to 2003 and in Microsoft Office for Mac, it was included in versions 98 to 2004. The feature drew a strongly negative response from many users & Microsoft turned off the feature by default. On April 1, 2014, it appeared as an Office assistant in Office Online as part of an April Fool's Day Joke. What is the common name of this office assistant…!! Q15*
  • 18. John Charles Miller, worked at the São Paulo Railway Company becoming the Royal Mail's agent. In 1884 he was sent to the Banister Court Public School in Southampton, England, where he acquired sufficient knowledge in a particular field. When he returned in 1894, Miller brought a book and what else to Brazil in his suitcase? Q16
  • 19. Identify the organization and significance of this picture. Q17
  • 20. Who is this cricketer with a rather unique name ? He may remind you of the French revolution or probably the ‘ideal brand ambassador for centre shock’. Q18
  • 21. The one minute between 6:02 am and 6:02pm on October 23 every year is celebrated by some scientists around the world as what ? Q19
  • 22. What does this map represent ? Q20*
  • 24. Q1 Which term was developed (and was later added to the dictionary) to describe the famous SuperBowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy on 1st February, 2004. Give the term which has gained wide popularity since then?
  • 26. X came up with the discovery and development of Y, he was asked if he would get it patented. He said "There is no patent," "Could you patent the sun? When news of the his development was made public on April 12, 1955, X was hailed as a "miracle worker," and the day "almost became a national holiday.“ According to Forbes magazine- “If he would have got it patented, he would have been richer by $7 billion.” He lost 7 Billion Dollars but became a public hero. Q2
  • 27. ANSWER Jonas Salk and the Polio Vaccine
  • 28. German scientist and philosopher George Christopher Lichtenberg’s idea forms the basis for the standard size series, based on an aspect ratio of the square root of 2. The significant advantage offered through this system is that each entity in this series when divided into two, yields the next size. Which series is this? Q3
  • 29. ANSWER The A series of paper sizes
  • 30. The evolution of X brand started in 1982 with the establishment of Racal Strategic Radio Ltd a subsidiary of Racal Electronics . The same year ,Racal Strategic Radio Ltd. Formed a joint venture with Millicom called ‘Racal X’ ,which would later evolve into the present day X. Id X Q4
  • 34. These characters are named Uys and Buys in Afrikaans, Tik and Tak in Arabic, Hernandez and Fernandez in Spanish, and Dupont and Dupond in the original French. Who are these characters belonging to a famous streak ? Q6
  • 36. 2015 brings with it yet another James Bond film, Spectre. Forgetting Spectre for a moment, we pan back across 2012 to Skyfall. Even though Skyfall was a commercial success, this was not very sure before the film was released. Major fan backlash had occurred, accusing the filmmakers of giving in to commercial greed and destroying an iconic feature of the franchise to honor a $45 million deal with a Dutch business giant in its own field. Spectre will go back to the iconic feature, making Skyfall the only Bond film to keep this change. What was the deal, and how would it irrevocably change something iconic ? Q7
  • 38. If a Quora post is to be believed, the identity of the picture, was a girl named Neeru Deshpandey from Nagpur. However, Mayank Shah, group product manager, put all the folklore to rest and revealed: “It's actually an illustration by Everest back in the 60s.” It is one of the largest selling products in the world, if the number equivalent to its annual sales is kept end to end, 192 is the number of times one could go around the world. What? Q8
  • 40. Time magazine ran a cover sometime in March 2013 with the title “Man, Superman, Gunman”, along with the photo of a certain individual. Which individual? Q9
  • 42. Its designer French mechanical engineer Louis Réard named it after the group of islands in the Pacific Ocean where the United States had conducted its first peace-time nuclear weapons test. His hope was that it would create an explosive commercial and cultural reaction, similar in intensity to society's response to the nuclear test. It did, and the name stuck with the media and public. What are we talking about? Q10*
  • 44. Where can you see all of these symbols together? Try to connect it with a brand Q11
  • 46. An Interesting Exchange between Two Geniuses: X to Y: What I most admire about your art. You don't say a word, and the rest of the world understands you. Y to X: It is true. But your glory is even greater !! The whole world Admires you, even though they don't understand a word of what you say!! ID X and Y. Q12
  • 48. Arjuna, from the Mahabharata, was nicknamed “Savyasachi”. What ability, also seen in sportsmen such as • Sachin Tendulkar • Kobe Bryant • Ronnie O’Sullivan • Paolo Maldini • Jonny Wilkinson does this refer to? Q13
  • 50. This recent Amazon Print Ad created a controversy. What? Q14
  • 51. ANSWER THE PRINT AD CONTAINED ONLY 21 OFFICIAL LANGUAGES OF INDIA AND MISSED OUT ON SINDHI
  • 52. The Office Assistant was an intelligent user interface for Microsoft Office that assisted users by way of an interactive animated character, which interfaced with the Office help content. In Microsoft Office for Windows, it was included in versions 97 to 2003 and in Microsoft Office for Mac, it was included in versions 98 to 2004. The feature drew a strongly negative response from many users & Microsoft turned off the feature by default. On April 1, 2014, it appeared as an Office assistant in Office Online as part of an April Fool's Day Joke. What is the common name of this office assistant…!! Q15*
  • 54. John Charles Miller, worked at the São Paulo Railway Company becoming the Royal Mail's agent. In 1884 he was sent to the Banister Court Public School in Southampton, England, where he acquired sufficient knowledge in a particular field. When he returned in 1894, Miller brought a book and what else to Brazil in his suitcase? Q16
  • 55. ANSWER Football, he is known as the Father of football in Brazil.
  • 56. Identify the organization and significance of this picture. Q17
  • 58. Who is this cricketer with a rather unique name ? He may remind you of the French revolution or probably the ‘ideal brand ambassador for centre shock’. Q18
  • 60. The one minute between 6:02 am and 6:02pm on October 23 every year is celebrated by some scientists around the world as what ? Q19
  • 61. Avagadro minute 6:02- 6:02 on 10/23 ANSWER
  • 62. What does this map represent ? Q20*