The quizzomaniax 1.0

Presenting!

Rules

1) 40 questions

2) 10 points per correct ansewer

3) infinite bounce

4) pounce allowed

5) +5,-5 for pounce

6) QM’s decision is final :P

Let Us Begin…

Question 1

______ is a type of hand-painted or block-printed cotton textile produced in parts of India.

This word is derived from the combination of 2 Persian words- 1st meaning pen, 2nd

meaning craftsmanship. Together meaning drawing with a pen.

Ladies may wish for these in their wardrobes.

what?

And the answer is…

KalamKari

Question 2

“I build ,I bond”

Tagline of which famous company?

And the answer is…

Ibibo

Question 3

Tricolore: France

Fevernova: Korea

Teamgeist: Germany

________: South Africa

And the answer is…

Jabulani

Question 4

When this company was founded, it had the name ‘X’.

However, an American hotdog company had already patented ‘X’ for its special hotdog sauce.

The company in question acquired patent by simply putting an punctuation mark.

This company’s name was inspired by a Jonathan Swift novel wherein X is a fictional race.

What company?

And the answer is…

Yahoo!

Question 5

“In affectionate remembrance

of

English Cricket

Which died at the Oval

On

29th August

Deeply lamented by a large circle of sorrowing

Friends and acquaintances

R.I.P

N.B: The body will be cremated ,and X taken.”

for whom/what was this written as a mock obituary? (these lines are immortalized on a very small object permanently on display where this incident took place)

And the answer is…

The Ashes

Question 6

An English spy and polymath John Dee

would sign his letters to Elizabeth 1 with

a 3 digit number which would look like 2

pairs of eyes shielding themselves.

Even today it is classified as the highest

achievement of British Military

Intelligence.

What number?

And the answer is…

007

Question 7

The X was invented by John Augustus due to the underlying belief that a certain human behavior causes palpable changes in normal human condition. These changes are effectively measured and can be used to solve certain cases. An Indian reality show featuring Salman Khan makes use of this technology .

X was commemorated by starting of a superhero series Y whose main weapon Z was direct effect of X. Apart from using Z, Y also has bracers made of same material as Captain America’s shield. This is purely a coincidence because the two are not even remotely related.

X-

Y-

Z-

And the answer is…

X- the polygraph, Y-

Wonderwoman, Z- the lasso of

truth

Question 8

Jermiac Ratliff’s Cube----Mined-out----

Yomp---Rlogic--- X

Id X

And the answer is…

Minesweeper

Question 9

And the answer is…

For the blu-ray release of star

wars

Question 10

The myth was intentionally spread by

the British during Second World War, to

hide the fact that they had radar.

They attributed the ability to shoot down

any enemy aircraft at will to the excellent

eyesight of their anti-aircraft gunners,

whereas the radar was doing all the

work.

What was the myth?

And the answer is…

Carrots improve eyesight

Question 11

This temple in Pune was used for military strategy discussions by Marathas against the Nizam and the British empire as it was away from the Parvati Temple.

The Peshwa, his commander and his advisors would go to the ___ by boat.

Its also recorded that the boat was steered by non-natives.

What temple got its name,from this act of water-carriage?

And the answer is…

Talyatla Ganpati in

Sarasbaug

Question 12

The German equivalent of X is called

the Maerklin while the American version

was called the Erector set,

By what name do we know this toy

whose name is believed to have come

from the concept of ‘creating while

learning’?

And the answer is…

Meccano (make and know)

Question 13

Mark Callaway was originally born in Houston but claims to hail from the Death valley. As a kid, he was good at basketball, until a crippling leg injury forced him to change careers. Mark loves boxing, heavy metal music, invests in real estates and appeared in Bollywood movies.

But this is when he is when he is not driven by supernatural forces, claiming to be invincible.

How do we better know him?

And the answer is…

The Undertaker

Question 14

The original of this was developed after

a worker at the Rowntree’s factory in

York put a suggestion in a suggestion

box for a snack that a ‘man could have

in his lunch box’ for work.

It was launched in September 1935 in

UK as Rowntree Chocolate Crisp. It was

later renamed to a brand that we are all

familiar with. What?

And the Answer is…

Kit-Kat

Question 15

A very famous scientist once said

“people have pestered me long for this problem. I now give you the solution:-

1) Make the devil’s horns

2) Wrap X in the shape of 8 multiple times.

3) circle the remaining length of X for a few times.

4) If you want to use X again, simply pull the dangling length.

What problem is being discussed?

And the answer is…

Tangling of headphones

Question 16

And the answer is…

GTA 5

Question 17

According to its manufacturer, this product

was registered in 1789, making it the oldest

continuously existing product of the world.

It was the first transparent product of its

kind.

A recent attempt to change its formulation

was resisted by a Facebook campaign

forcing the return of sorts to the original.

What product?

And the answer is…

Pears soap

Question 18

Robert Oppenheimer

on the atom bomb-” If

the radiance of a

thousand suns were

to burst at once into

the sky,that would be

like the splendour of

the mighty one. Now I

am become Death,

the destroyer of

Worlds.”

And the answer is…

The Bhagvad Gita

Question 19

Centuries ago, when Arabia did not have formal schools, students went to the masters who taught them. Upon completion of his study, the graduate then acted as a master, with his own students. The word expressing this genealogy is derived from the Arabic word ‘link’. This certification of a master was the only acceptable document at that time in Arabia. What is the word that became known to us following an Amitabh Bachchan movie?

And the answer is…

silsila

Question 20

Attempts to reconstruct this bridge with sticks and stones, bricks and mortar, and even metals like iron, steel, gold and silver failed.

This led to the belief that a human child sacrifice has to be made for the bridge to remain intact.

This belief created this song which is known to all of us. This song has a reference to the sacrifice in the last stanza referring to the child as the ‘sleeping watchman’

What song?

And the answer is…

London bridge is falling

down

Question 21

And the answer is…

lego

Question 22

And the answer is…

Countries with rupee as the

currency

Question 23

And the answer is…

Toblerone

Question 24

The original logo of this company carried these words taken from Thomas Hobbes’s Leviathan part 1, chapter 6-“Man is distinguished, not only by this reason, but by this singular passion from other animals which is a lust of the mind, that by perseverance of delight in the continual and indefatigable generation of knowledge exceeds the short vehemence of any carnal pleasure.”

Because of this English text, this logo had a drawback. An international logo contest was conducted to find a new logo that was suitable for all languages.

Paul Stansifer developed the winning “puzzle box” design. The logo was then discussed with a user, Nohat and one of his variants was chosen as the final version.

What logo are we talking about?

And the answer is…

Logo of Wikipedia

Question 25

This person’s name means “the flight of death” in French. As in name, this person’s biggest fear is death. He is compared to Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin.

Peter Mandelson is sometimes called by this name because of his brute politics.

This person also appeared in the 2012 Opening Ceremony of the London Olympics, along with captain Hook,

What person am I talking about?

And the answer is…

Lord Voldemort

Question 26

This term is frequently used to describe mysterious men working for unknown organizations, as well as various branches of government allegedly designed to protect secrets or perform other strange activities.

They have occasionally been described as seeming confused by the nature of everyday things such as pens, utensils and food, as well as using outdated slang, old cars or vintage styles of clothing.

Id.

And the answer is…

Men in black

Question 27

And the answer is…

Tribute to Quentin Tarantino

Question 28

X or Mr.X is a pagan-sumerian deity named Bughuul, who would kill entire families so that he could take the children into his realm.

He is commonly known as the “eater of children”.

He is known to travel between realms with the help of pictures, photos, or videos.

His reference is commonly used in today’s world to scare children.

Id X

And the answer is…

boogeyman

Question 29

Felix Baumgartner is well-known for the highest BASE jump and breaking the sound barrier.

However, in the same year ‘X’ set a record for his deepest dive in the Pacific Ocean. X was originally a truck driver, who was inspired to become a director after watching Star Wars. X was researching for his upcoming movie sequel, when he unintentionally broke the record.

Name X

And the answer is…

James Cameron

Question 30

And the answer is…

300

Question 31

Law 33 and Law 37 are 2 most closely

related laws in modern day cricket,

although they both are strikingly

different. Law 33 was a part of Law 37

for sometime, before being a stand-

alone law.

There are 2 incidences of these laws

1) William Scotton in early 1887 is said to be “the most unusual” application of Law 33. Scotton faced the last delivery of the 1886-87 Ashes Series. After defending the last ball, he did something which directly broke Law 33. however the fielding side appealed, not because of the violation of the law, but because the fielders wanted to do the same thing that Scotton did.

2) The application of Law 37 first came when Len Hutton, playing for England against SA, hit the ball twice to prevent keeper Russel Endean from taking the catch. Coincidently, Endean was the first victim of Law 33 in the same Test.

Give me Law 33 and Law 37

And the answer is…

Handling the ball and

obstructing the field.

Question 32

This word comes from a German word “poch” or “pochspiel” . In turn the German word is derieved from the Hindi word ‘pukka’

“poch” is derived from “pochen” meaning to knock or thump, figuratively to boast or brag. This meaning forms an integral part of the usage of the word today and is a form of addiction.

What?

And the answer is…

poker

Question 33

The constellation of

Perseus has 3 stars

at its helm. This is

termed as the

“demon’s head”.

The actual term for

the “demon’s head”

is quite famous and

known to us.

Give me the term.

And the answer is…

Raas Al Ghul

Question 34

And the answer is…

NYLon

Question 35

X was primarily used by peasants of South East Asia to thresh rise or soybean. However X did not get the popularity it has today ,possibly as a result of its lack of efficiency.

Today it is made up of rubber, wood , plastic, metals like aluminium and even styrofoam. Its various types are- Bleeder, Glow, Prochux, Speedcord and Telescopic X.

Interestingly, it was banned from the American show TMNT to be replaced with a staff. The ban was eventually lifted and X was reintroduced.

Id X which we all know today.

And the answer is…

Nunchaku

Question 36

Pride Mobility Corp. is the world leader in the design and manufacture of mobility products, including power lifts and scooters.

This company shot to fame when its leading computer expert Waltz Waldoz installed a program called “equalizer” into one of its products for a very specific individual with a form of lateral sclerosis.

It got so much popularity that today this product is termed as the greatest application technology.

What product are we talking about?

And the answer is…

Stephen Hawking’s Wheelchair

Question 37

And the answer is…

Takeshi’s Castle

Question 38

All these are made in honor of X

1982- Amrita Sandhane

2001- The Greatest show on Earth

2004- A shortcut to Nirvana and The songs

of the River

2011- Walking with the Nagas

2012- Amrit: Nectar of Immortality

2013- A river of faith

Besides these in 2013, X turned out to be

one of the largest congregations of

technology.

Also in 2013, Baba Ramppuri became the

first foreigner to become a Sadhu in X

What is X?

And the answer is…

The Kumbh Mela

Question 39

The “Y splice technology” is basically a

‘brick on a stick’

This comes in 3 types-ToRQ, MMi3 and

the CoR3

With 33% less hit-area and 43% more

handle, Y was supposed to be a

revolution. Sadly it couldn’t take off.

Name Y which was initially meant for

Martin Threscothik

And the answer is…

The Mongoose Bat

Question 40

“Freedom is in peril, defend it with all your might” was a wartime leaflet. It was later changed to “Your courage, Your cheerfulness, Your resolution will bring us victory”. This was intended to be a rallying war cry in the British Army. However many failed to see these leaflets as they were unpictorial and lengthy.

The above incident led to rise of a third leaflet which was rediscovered in 2000. the discoverer, Stuart Manley converted this poster into merchandise which gained immense popularity.

Name this leaflet which is headed by the Tudor crown.

And the answer is…

Keep calm and carry on

posters.