BITS Goa's Freshers' Quiz 2016 - The Prelims

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THE BITS GOA QUIZ CLUB

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FIRST AMONGST EQUALS – THE FRESHERS’ QUIZ

ZE PRELIMS, 2016 – THE ANSWERS

First quiz of the year!

This quiz is open to : -> ALL students of first year-> Quiz Club members who have not been a part of making this quiz (no incentive)

To checkers

The operative part of the answer has been underlined, along with possible variations. Award points only for them.

Accept phonetically correct answers. Any other issue, please report it to me.

The Deal

-> 26 Questions – with a pattern hidden in the answers of the questions.

No points for figuring out the pattern(Maybe a Mongi treat from me. Maybe)

Unless otherwise specified, the first word of the required answer connects with the pattern.

If you do figure the pattern out, you have a decent chance of guessing every answer, creating the possibility of scoring 26/26

Further rules –

Tie Breakers – Questions 2,7,12,17,19,22,25

The top 6(or 8?) teams will be inducted into the Quiz Club and will battle it out in the Final. // We still have to discuss this part //

Hope you enjoy the prelims

Liberalism will be followed only for the answers of this prelim Otherwise Bhakti is always supreme.

1

Shown below are the opening lines of something that is hugely popular in India, translated from its local language.

She blew like a wave of hot air ,she doesn’t get controlled by the family,this firefly has double the shine in its spark,

she is just a little heavier than the monsoonthere is a warning issued for the public,you take this responsibility,

she talks and gossips ,she hits her hands and never sits at the seat behind – ______________________________

FITB the last line with the actual lyric (i.e. not in English)

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Banno tera swagger, laage sexy!

Just Banno will also do.

2*

Igor Yevgenyevich was born to a family of servants in Russia in 1923. By 1931 his family had moved to Moscow and by 1941 , Igor was admitted into the Soviet Army to fight World War II. He fought bravely as a shooter, and was also a draftsman and cartographer. He also earned many medals from the Army for his efforts. Later in 1945, he was demobilized due to health issues. He then decided to study and take science to a different level. To start off he graduated in physical and mathematical sciences from the Moscow Engineering Institute and then there was no looking back, inspiring millions to think smart and deal with situations, that’s what we know him best for. How is Igor Yevgenyevich better known to us?

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IE Irodov

3 Around two months back, several news world agencies including CNN found out

that the ________Collection is a line of men's dress shirts, suits, ties and accessories, all of which have been made by factories overseas, where labor costs are a fraction of what it would cost in the U.S.

Scott Nova, an executive director of Worker Rights Consortium, an independent labor rights group that investigates the garment industry, says there is one reason clothes are made overseas: cheap labor. Nova adds that "The competition is to find the lowest wages you can possibly get."

Due to _____’s recent widespread activity however, Macy’s has dropped the ___ brand. But you can still find _______signature brand clothes on the internet, though apparently at drastically reduced prices. CNN purchased several ______ brand items online including a $16.95 dress shirt made in Bangladesh, a $166.88 pinstripe suit made in Indonesia, and even a dollar-shaped tie clip made in China bought for $24!!

Just fill in the blank!

This is an actual shirt from _____’s signature collection, made in Bangladesh.

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Donald Trump(f!)

Talk about not giving jobs in the US to immigrants! :P

4

_____________________ , a mushroom found in Malaysia in 2011 was described by researchers at San Francisco State University as “It’s just like a ____ with these big hollow holes. When it is wet, you can wring water out of it and the mushroom will come back to its original form, something which most mushrooms do not do.”

What was this mushroom hence appropriately named from the fictional world?

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Spongebob Squarepants(Spongifera squarepantsii) Just Spongebob will do. But do not accept just Squarepants.

5

The founder of a company X, when asked about why he chose ______ as the identity for X, told the following in a 1967 interview –

“I chose the _____ because it was a fresh animal , shy, vivacious, jumping, joyful. First it smells you, then escapes, then it comes back and you feel like caressing it, playing with it.” - he was somehow to relate this animal to what his company showed/sold. Name the company X and the animal. The company X is your clue to the pattern.

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Playboy Bunny!

Playboy – ½ point Bunny/Rabbit/Khargosh – ½ point

6. Fill in the blank with the name of an institution.

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IIT

Well. At least we aren’t that robotically trained. #Lite

7*

What modern-day technology is this visual trying to demonstrate?

I’ll give points for short explanations if they have the required keyword(s).

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Li-fi

Accept : Wi-fi using Light / Wi-fi using Bulbs / Internet using Light/Light bulbs or anything that explains these variations. However the clue to the connection is the word Light/Li-fi.

8

Recently, a humorous ‘’ranking’’ was done in Great Britain following the Brexit –

1. People who voted to leave (about 51%) 2. People who voted to stay (about 48%) 3. People who could not decide anything (about 1-2%) 4. __________ Fill in the blank!

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Arsenal, of course. :P

9. This is a chart of the results of the 2014 General elections in decreasing order of vote percentage. Just fill in the blank.

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None of the above!

Also accept NOTA.

10

_____ , an Indian mythological figure actually derives its name from the Sanskrit translation for “Sugarcane”.

In the 6th chapter of the 9th canto of Bhagvata Mahapurana, _____was a son of Vaivasvat Manu. By the 12th chapter, we are told that men such as Harishchandra, Raghu and Rama are descendants of ______. 

_____ is also believed to be Aryavarta’s first king – the founder Monarch of the Suryavanshis.

So while we have heard of _____ in the Indian literary context somewhere around June last year thanks to a release, he is an actual proper myth figure.

Fill in the blank (or) name the literary release. Blank is the clue to the connection.

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Ikshvaku/Scion of Ikshvaku

11

_______ is a salad dish in Indian cuisine consisting of fresh chopped tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, and sometimes, chili peppers.

Interestingly, a phrase in India which is spoken in the context of someone being beaten up, also uses the word ______ to describe the condition of the person after the beating – haphazard like the salad you see in the picture. FITB

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Kachumber!

12*

A common reason for leave letters in office for employees is usually the sad passing away of their elders and so their final rites etc.

However, read this parodical leave letter, and tell me, to cater to what other “reason”, other than the death of the grandmother, did a Biju Varghese create this leave letter in 2016?

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Kabali Daww!

13. Whose logo in India, is this?

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Barbeque Nation

14

This visual was presumed to be a torture/execution device, sufficiently tall enough to fit a human being inside it.

While this device is placed in multiple museums in the world, it is ironic that these devices were less likely used for human execution.

This device however went on to become the inspiration for a famous metallic band’s name.

Observe the visual and tell me the metallic band that took its name from this device.

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Iron Maiden!

15

The Hanwha Eagles are a South Korean professional baseball club based in the central city of Daejeon. It is a relatively struggling baseball team, not doing very well in their baseball leagues.

However, this team came to limelight in July 2014, where the team found a novel way to charge up the atmosphere of its home matches since it lost a lot of its fans due to a huge number of losses. So to do this, they were able to organise a new set of “fans”, which while could not invade the pitch, but could cheer, chant and could even perform a Mexican wave! What was unique/special about these fans (or) what was the novel way?

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These fans were Robots!

Since actual fans never wanted to see the matches :P, the Eagles called for robots to sit in the stadium and replace those seats so that the atmosphere remains like in a normal match.

These robots’ movements could be controlled by those fans who weren’t somehow able to make it to the stadium.

16

If the ccTLD ( Country code Top Level Domain) for India is .in, for Australia is .au, then what is the TLD of Libya?

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.ly!

Ly/.ly/bit.ly . Any of these three is fine.

17**

What well-known painting is this the first parody of?

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American Gothic by Grant Wood

18. What is this the logo of? Need a two word term.

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Grammar Nazi!

19*

The Vestal Virgins were ,in Ancient Rome , the priestesses of Vesta, the goddess of the hearth (fire place) and home.

The Vestals were selected at a very young age and were spared of the burden of getting married and having children in favor of pureness. They had to remain chaste for thirty years for service. After their service, they were free to marry and love. One of their main tasks was to keep the sacred fire lit and they also participated in numerous rituals and public ceremonies and letting this fire extinguish was a cardinal offence. Vestals convicted of such offenses were severly punished. Their secret lovers, whipped to death. How has the sacredness of this “offence” been immortalised and survives to this day?

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The Olympic Flame

It is lit in the presence of eleven women who represent the Vestal Virgins. Done in Olympia months before the actual relay starts.

20.

What item of clothing, popularly worn in the subcontinent and taking its name from history, can be aptly described “as a combination of a long flowing kurta and tight fitted churidaar (leggings) with sheer chunni or stole completing the look. The kurta is fitted on the bust and normally features large pleats flowing around the legs like an umbrella” ?

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Anarkalis.

Q21

In September 2014, Eight O Clock Coffee in association with Warner Bros, opened something in New York for one month to pay tribute to _____, whose images you will see in the next two slides. It was appropriately named based on whatever you’ll see in them.

Just name the location/shop, exactly as it was in ______.

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Central Perk!

22** #ObCricketQ

This cricket tournament , called X , was first played in 1934 although it was officially designated as X in 1998.

A special kind of tournament, it is the only bilateral series in cricket decided on a points system, taking into account ODIs, Tests and T20s. Six points are awarded for a test victory (two to each if drawn),and two points for any ODI or T20 victories.

The origin from where X actually takes its name is from something that actually began in cricket in 1882, and another word was attached to this 1882 sensation to name X.

Just tell me X. The 1882 sensation is your clue to the connection, but points only for the full

answer.

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Women’s Ashes!

23

This fictional “character” from India, one amongst our childhood favourites; One we really wish we had in our lives, is one who can technically diminish, but doesn’t.

It’s appearance includes a cherry shaped nose like that of a joker, along with yellow coloured hair which on closer observation would actually resemble a banana peel. Name the character (NOT the show it is from).

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Magic Pencil (Shakalaka Boom Boom)

24

Early into the last month, a few robbers were caught by the police department of O’Fallon in Missouri.

All these robbers were aged 18 or below and charged with criminal action; One of them being sent to juvenile authorities. They were accused of robbing people on the streets in broad daylight.

According to the police – “Using its geolocation feature, the robbers were able to anticipate the location and level of seclusion of unwitting victims. Seeing a _____ on the sidewalk in front of you is a fan’s digital dream come true.”

How were these robbers able to rob these people, given the police description?

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Pokemon Go!

25*. This is an ad by which clothing brand?

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United Colors of Benetton! (or UCB)

Colors do not matter, we’re all united. Cheers.

26Name this 9-letter mashup.

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Snapechat!

Any guesses for pattern?

The answer is -

B – Banno I – Irodov T – Trump! (Drumpf) S – Spongebob P – Playboy I – IIT L – Li-Fi / Light Bulbs A – Arsenal N – NOTA I – Ikshvaku K – Kachumber K – Kabali Daww! B – Barbeque Nation

I – Iron Maiden R – Robots/Robotic Fans L – .ly A – American Gothic G – Grammar Nazi O – Olympic Flame A – Anarkali C – Central Perk A – (Women’s) Ashes M – Magic Pencil P – Pokemon Go U – United Colors of Benetton S - Snapechat

Thanks for coming! Finals in a while.