The General Quiz : Finals

GNOSIS QUIZ LEAGUE 2017THE GENERAL QUIZ

Conducted By : Nitin Bansal

Rishabh Guha

RULES

4 rounds in total40 questionsYou either get full marks or -10 on pounce.

No provision for 0.

Round 1

•Infinite Pounce /Bounce•+20/-10•+10 on direct

Q1:

•Zbtb7 is a gene responsible for the proliferation of cancer throughout surrounding cells . Its discovery was first published in the January 2005 issue of Nature. •Who threatened Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) , New York to change the original name of the gene?

•The Pokemon Company The original name of the gene was Pokemon (POK erythroid myleoid ontogenic factor) The company did not want the bad press inherent with its trademark sharing a name with a cancer-causing gene.

Q2:

•What is so special about this print ad by Fanta?

•World’s first edible print Ad.

Q3:

•Her name is Erika Mitchell , better known by her pen name X. In 2012 , Time Magazine named her one of ‘The world’s 100 Most influential people’.

•How do we know her better?

Q4:

•On Jewish tombstones you will sometimes see a symbol showing two hands arranged for the priestly blessing . This is a symbol of the Kohen or cohen ( hebrew for priest) also known as Kohanim Hands. •What did the Kohanim Hands inspire (in pop culture) ? (image on next slide)

•Vulcan salute

Q5:•X , published in 1934, is the first novel by American writer John O'Hara (1905 – 1970). It concerns the self-destruction and suicide of the fictional character Julian English, a wealthy car dealer who was once a member of the social elite of Gibbsville.•The book created controversy due to O'Hara's inclusion of sexual content.•In 1998, the Modern Library ranked X 22nd on its list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. •Give me X.

Q6: •Below are a couple of paintings of Pablo Picasso . The one in the left is The Old guitarist which is one of the most prized paintings. X ray scanning of these paintings reveal hidden images overlapped with the main figures. •What is the reason behind these mystical figures and why were they hidden?

•Unavailability of Canvas Due to the wars , woods and canvas material were very scarce at that time so artists were forced to repaint over an already existent painting.

Q7:

•This Cypripedium species flower is the state flower of Arunanchal Pradesh and Meghalaya. This is also the state flower of Minnesota of USA. This adorable little plant has only two leaves , which branch out from the center where its single flower stalk also grows. The common name of the flower is X for its unique shape. •ID ‘X’.

•Lady slipper

Q8:

•Richard Barnes is a farmer in Cambridge shire who describes himself as a luddite i.e. somebody who is opposed to industrialization or new technology. •Ironically he made a hi-tech history in December 2016 by becoming the first recipient of something which is a big step forward in its field. •What was he the first recipient of?

•World’s first recipient of Amazon’s drone delivery service.

Q9:

This is a famous photograph called ‘The Stooky Bill ’.What is it?

Dummy used by John Logie Baird (1888-1946) in his experimental television work. The lights for the experiments were so hot, Baird couldn't use a human for the tests.

Q10:•Who launched this wine collection in 2015 inspired by his own career?

•James Anderson•No 11 : position at which he has batted the most•No 81 : his highest score in any form of cricket•No 54 : he went 54 England test innings from his debut without being dismissed for a duck

Q11

X is first-of-its kind project started by Seymour Durst in 1989 in NYC. In 2008 , the project had to be modified as it ran out of digits when the U.S. national debt exceeded $10 trillion for the first time.

This project has inspired many similar projects and highlights rising national debt.

ID X.

National Debt Clock of the USA

Q12:

In an interview with a popular magazine, Mr. Trump - though he got the details wrong -- cited the case of X , founder of Y, who could not stay on in the U.S. after studies as his application for an H-1B visa was turned down.

“We have to create job creators. One man went to Harvard, did well, but was not allowed to stay, went back to his home in India, started a company, which is now a very successful company with thousands and thousands of employees. He wanted to do it here. We have to be careful about this. We have to keep the talented people in this country,” Mr. Trump said.

ID Y and X , the company he started.

X- SnapdealY – Kunal Bahl

ROUND 2 Digits speak louder than words

About the round :

•Written Round•6 Questions•Historical events illustrated with their date numbers•+5 for each correct answer•10 marks bonus in case of a full house.

Q1:

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Q7:

Q8:

Exchange your sheets

ANSWERS

Q1:

•Sinking of Titanic

Q2:

Rosa park refused to give up her seat to white passenger in the bus

•Rosa park refused to give up her seat to white passenger in the bus

Q3:

•Tetris was released

Q4:

•Boston Tea Party

Q5:

Harry Potter and Philosophers stone released

Q6:

Great Fire of London

Q7

MICROSOFT WAS FOUNDED

Q8:

SLAVERY ABOLISHED IN USA

SCORES

Round 3

Infinite Pounce/Bounce

12 QuestionsRelative Marking

Q1:•This item is manufactured exclusively by the inmates of Buxar jail , a practice which has been taking place since 1930. •Its manufacture requires 67% relative humidity in open air. The Buxar Jail is located near the Ganga and the ideal atmospheric condition enables it to produce the perfect specimen.•What item is being talked about?

•The manilla rope used to hang convicts in India.

Q2:•Harvey Ball might not be a household name , but he created one of the most recognizable icons in the world.•In 1963 , the state mutual Life insurance company merged with an insurance company of Ohio and the merger resulted in a low employee morale.•The company hired Ball to sketch something that could improve the situation.•What did Ball design?

Smiley face

Q3:Upasana Makati is a graduate with a BMM from Jai Hind College, Mumbai. She also pursued a course in Canada and later moved back to her nest in Mumbai to take up a job in a leading public relations agency. Unhappy with her job , she decided to quit it and come up with his own venture. She launched a magazine called 'White Print'.What is so special about this magzine?

India's first lifestyle magazine in Braille

Q4

'X' in association with communication agency Rediffusion has launched a campaign called

'Y' to promote safe sex among truck drivers in India.

They even went on to launch a condom brand to spread awareness.

Y , the name of the campaign resonates well with every truck driver in India .

ID X,Y.

X- TataY- Use dipper at nightThe condom brand launched by them was

DIPPER.

Q5:

Id the blanked out part.

LINUX

Q6:

X is an all purpose boat built by master carpenters using very few tools.

Apart from its uses in fishing, inter-island transport and the movement of cargo , they are used as driving boats , live-aboard cruise vessels ,pessenger ferry boats.

In India this “name”is a phenomenon.What is this boat called?

DHONI

Q7:

This term traces its origin to an opera by French Composer Edmond Audran in 1880.

The plotline revolves around a farm girl who is believed to bring good luck to whoever possesses her, so long as she remains a virgin .

The term has now become integral to sports and sporting events.

What term?

MASCOT

Q8:

Id the blanked out parts.

.

Shahid Kapoor Udta Panjab

Q9:

Id the name of this lemon flavored vodka brand trademarked by a German Entrepreneur in

January 2015.

GREXIT

Q10:

Francesco Baracca was a legendary professional of the air force of Italy who died in the World War I.

His distressed mom asked his industrialist friend to immortalize his son in a certain way.

He chose his company’s logo as a tribute to Baracca’s plane.

Which company?

Ferrari

Q11:

A certain bowler from the English cricket team performed a spectacle during a match. The villagers of the country from which he came ,wished to reward him , so they pooled in some money and bought him X.

From X comes a famous phrase used often in sports.

ID X and the spectacle.

X- A hat and hence the word Hat trick.

The bowler was HH Stephenson.

Q12:

The disagreement over its pronunciation led to the heated internet debate. On the occasion of receiving a lifetime achievement award at the 2013 Webby Award ceremony , Steve Wilhite rejected the hard-”G” pronunciation, and his speech led to over 17,000 posts on twitter and over 50 news articles. TV program Jeopardy also waded into the debate during 2013.

What did Steve Wilhite develop in 1987 while

working for Compuserve?

GIF

ROUND 4

The Final Destination

Rules:-

1.Challenge Round. 2.+30/-15, If both parties are right/wrong3.+50/-30, If challenged gets it right and

challenger is wrong4.+40/-20, If challenger gets it right and

challenged is wrong5.Open as +15/-10 only on pounce for all other

teams

Food

Sci-Tech

India

Business

Cinema

Pop Culture

Music

SpEnt

Choose Mitron!!!!

Food

Although usually spelled universally in the U.S. with the "e," technically the Irish X has the "e" where the Scottish one does not. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word is derived from the Gaelic uisgebeatha, meaning "water of life.“

Irish X reigned supreme over its Scottish rival. Boom was followed by bust – and near extinction – but today the good times are back and the drink has gained back its prominence in the Emerald Isle.

Answer!!!

Whiskey/Whisky

Sci-Tech

The 1920 prize was awarded to a Swiss physicist, Charles Guillaume (1861-1938), for "his discovery of anomalies in nickel steel alloys." In particular, he identified an alloy that doesn't expand when heated up to around 225 degrees Celsius. What name, inspired by a synonym for "unchanging," did he give the alloy?

The alloy, also known generically as FeNi36 (64FeNi in the US), is a nickel–iron alloy notable for its uniquely low coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE or α).

Answer!!!

Invar from “Invariable” !!

India

A X torpedo is an explosive charge placed within one or several connected tubes. It is used by combat engineers to clear obstacles that would otherwise require them to approach directly, possibly under fire. It is sometimes colloquially referred to as a “X mine", or simply “X". The X torpedo was first devised by Captain McClintock, of the British Indian Army unit, the Madras Sappers and Miners in 1912.

The Big Red One is a film set in the Second World War. Screenwriter and director of The Big Red One Samuel Fuller, a veteran of D-Day, expressed through the film's narrator his own feelings about the inherent hazards of assembling and employing the demolition device: "The X torpedo was 50 feet long and packed with 85 pounds of TNT, and you assembled it along the way - by hand. I'd love to meet the asshole who invented it."

Answer!!!

Business

“Losing the Signal: The Untold Story Behind the Extraordinary Rise and Spectacular Fall of X” is a book which captures the riveting story of a company that toppled global giants before succumbing to the ruthlessly competitive forces of Silicon Valley. With unprecedented access to key players, senior executives, directors and competitors, Losing the Signal unveils the remarkable rise of a company that started above a bagel store in Ontario. At the heart of the story is an unlikely partnership between a visionary engineer, Mike Lazaridis, and an abrasive Harvard Business school grad, Jim Balsillie. The partnership enjoyed only a brief moment on top of the world, however and the company faced a downward spiral due to internal feuds, chaotic growth and stiff competition.

Answer!!!

Cinema

One of the most iconic scenes in X is where Y and Z calmly sit down for a man-to-man chat in an effort to understand each other a little better, both affirming that neither is going to stop what they’re doing, and they’re not going to let each other get in their way. Bringing these two together for a confrontation for the first time was a big deal, and there were even rumours that Y and Z never shot the scene together, opting to do each part independently of each other.

During an Academy screening panel of a 4K re-master of X, moderator Christopher Nolan confirmed that evidence of the actors working together in the same place at the same time lies in a picture that you can see at the real location the scene was shot in, Kate Matalini’s diner in Beverly Hills. However, it was revealed that Y and Z never rehearsed the scene before shooting it.

Answer!!!

You Gotta Do What You Gotta Do!!

Pop Culture

In computer software, XY are secret responses that occur as a result of an undocumented set of commands. The results can vary from a simple printed message or image, to a page of programmer credits or a small video game hidden inside an otherwise serious piece of software.

The oldest tradition is to use dyed and painted Y to celebrate X, but a modern custom is to substitute chocolate Y wrapped in colourful foil, or plastic Y filled with confectionery such as chocolate.

Answer!!!

Easter Eggs!!

SpENT

X acquired a love for football early in life. X earned a scholarship to play for the University of Georgia Bulldogs football team where he served as a defensive tackle. X's NFL career ended when he "tore his lower abdomen off his pelvis". X had hopes of returning to the league after rehabilitation but, due to his lack of success, wasn't considered a major asset. X has described playing in the NFL as "a mixed emotional experience" because, despite reaching the goal of simply playing in the NFL, he didn't obtain the level of achievement that he desired.

Although, X achieved true success in another sport during the rehab following his NFL injury. Although not a fan of the sport, he saw it as an alternative to his fledgling football career , began training and reached incredible heights in the sport.

ID X and the famous event he was connected to in late-2016

Answer

X- Goldberg and Event :-Wrestlemania Encounter of Brock Lesnar and Goldberg.

Music

Two months after being kicked out of X due to excessive substance abuse in 1981, Y came across a pamphlet by the California senator, Alan Cranston, on the floor of a bus. It read: "The arsenal of Z can't be rid no matter what the peace treaties come to.“ This was the inspiration behind the name of band Z which Y formed to play faster and heavier music than X.

Answer!!!