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1. The Kalashnikov is the largest produced assault rifle. In which year was

its most popular version adopted and standardised?

Ans: 1947. And thats why the name AK 47. (No, Sanjay Dutt was not aninspiration for this question)

2. In 1948, the Nobel Committee declined to award a Peace prize on the

ground that “there was no suitable living candidate” that year. Later,

when the Dalai Lama was awarded the Peace Prize in 1989, the chairman

of the committee said that this was “in part a tribute to the memory of”

whom?

Ans: Mahatma Gandhi

3. Which is the source of the Brahmaputra, Indus, Sutlej and Karnali

rivers? In Hindu mythology, this is also supposed to be the summer abode

of swans.

Ans: Lake Manasarovar

4. Which Indian vehicle is named a son of Vayu? (You normally cannot

expect such questions in Landmark!)

Ans: Maruti

5. Which Sanskrit word used in Hindu mythology usually with reference to

Vishnu is also related to the descending part of a raaga in Indian Classical

music?

Ans: Avatar (The descending part of a raaga is called avarohana)6. This is the only Indian car that can be completely bullet proofed.

Available in all petrol, diesel, LPG and CNG versions

Ans: HM Ambassador



7. This fragrant flower is a vine and is the national flower of Philippines

and Indonesia. Identify the flower.

Ans: Jasmine8. Who were the only two non Indians to be awarded the Bharat Ratna?

Ans: Nelson Mandela and Khan Abdul Ghafar Khan

9. What economic effect named after a company includes local effects

such as forcing smaller competitions out of business and driving down

wages and broader effects such as helping to keep inflation low and

productivity high?

Ans: Walmart effect

10. MRF founded by K.M. Mammen Mappilai in 1946 started with a unit at

Tiruvottriyur manufacturing what product?

Ans: Toy balloons

11. What was the name of the novel by Douglas Coupland about young

people whose future appeared uncertain and gave rise to what term?

Ans: Generation X

12. In Norse mythology, Odin had the dwarfs forge the magical chain

Gleipnir to trap which wolf like monster?

Ans: Fenrisulfr of Fenrir

13. What are the two words that collectively describe the fictitious

symbol (I could manage only for a small image)

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Ans: Deathly Hallows

14. What is the Indian name of the smallest Asiatic antelope?

Ans: Chinkara (Of Salman Khan fame)

15. The company is engaged in an ongoing campaign to convince the

public that its name should not be used as a verb. It says “you cannot X a

document, but you can copy it on a P”. What is X and P? (I understand

hell lot of clues out there)

Ans: Xerox and Photocopier

16. What is the term used in Question Hour in the Parliament to denote a

query to which a member desires an oral answer?

Ans: Starred question (This was the tenth question in the quiz. Questions

starting from 11 are starred questions in the Landmark Quiz!)



17. The UN issued its first resolution in 1946, soon after the World War II

to start what organisation?

Ans: Atomic Energy Commission. This is the predecessor of IAEA (theInternational Atomic Energy Agency)

18. The flag of Nepal is unique and has two triangular pennants. Which

are the only two independent states/countries to have square shaped

flags?

Ans: Switzerland and Vatican City

19. Which word meaning demote/devalue was chosen by the American

Dialect Society as the “Word of the Year 2006″?

Ans: Plutoed

20. Ekta Kapoor is famous producer. Most of her creations begin with the

letter “K” due to her superstition that it brings her good luck and

fantastic reputation. About 9 television productions and 5 movies all startwith the letter K. Which is the only movie that does not start with this

letter?



Ans: Shootout at Lokhandwala

21. What natural construction comes in the following shapes: Spiral orb,cob/tangle, Funnel, Tubular and Sheet?

Ans: Spider webs

22. What is the surname of the person shown below? The stained glasswork in the college where he studied was made in his memory.(Enough

clues at that)

Ans: John Venn. Stained glass window in the dining hall of Gonville and

Caius College, Cambridge, commemorating John Venn and the Venn

diagram.23. What are the imaginative names by which these photos are known?

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Ans: Blue Marble and Pale Blue Dot. The Blue Marble is a famous

photograph of the Earth taken on 7 December 1972 by the crew of

the Apollo 17 spacecraft at a distance of about 45,000 km. The image is

one of the few to show a fully lit Earth. The Pale Blue Dot is aphotograph of planet Earth made by Voyager 1 from a record distance,

showing it against the vastness of space. It is also the title of a 1994 book

by astronomer Carl Sagan that was inspired by the photo. On February 14,

1990, NASA commanded the Voyager 1 spacecraft, having completed its

primary mission, to turn around to photograph the planets of the Solar

system. One image Voyager returned was of Earth, showing up as a “pale

blue dot” in the grainy photo.

24. A clip from “An Inconvenient Truth”. Identify the voice.

Ans: Al Gore

25. A clip of the “Thee Thee” from Sivaji:The Boss. Where was this song

shot?

Ans: Binny Mills, Chennai

26. Which Chennai student event holds the unique distinction of being the

first student managed event in the world to earn the ISO 9001:2000

certification for implementing a Quality Management System.

Ans: IIT Madras’ Shaastra

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27. What was the name of the series of animated short subjects produced

by the Walt Disney that brought along many imitations like Warner Bros’

Looney Tunes and MGM’s Happy Harmonies?

Ans: Silly Symphonies

28. The element with atomic number 43 derives its name from the Greek

word for “artificial” since this was the first predominantly artificial

element to be produced. Identify the element.

Ans: Technetium

29. The term font is a cognate of the word fondue. Fondue refers to Swiss

communal dishes shared at the table in an earthenware pot and is

prepared by mixing wine and cheese. The word derives from Middle

French fonte, meaning “(something that has been) melt(ed)”, referring

to type produced by casting molten metal at a type foundry.

30. It was in the Robinson Crusoe Island that the sailor Alexander Selkirk

was marooned in 1705 and lived in absolute solitude for four years and

four months. The sailor inspired Daniel Defoe to write the classic novel,

Robinson Crusoe. To reflect the literary lore associated with the island,

the Chilean government named the location Robinson Crusoe Island on

January 1, 1966.

Finals Questions (Just a few of them as I left early)

1. Connect

A clip from Jungle Book. (Akela talking to the wolves) and



Ans: The photograph is that of Baden Powell. Here goes the explanation

for the connection. The Jungle Book, because of its moral tone, came to

be used as a motivational book by the Cub Scouts, a junior element of the

Scouting movement. This use of the book’s universe was approved by

Kipling after a direct petition of Baden Powell, founder of the Scouting

movement. Akela, the head wolf in The Jungle Book, has become a senior

figure in the movement.

2. In March 2006, President Kalam visited the mausoleum of Bahadur Shah

Zafar in Myanmar and offered floral tributes, lit candles, donated

a chador brought from the dargah of Sufi Saint Nizamuddin Auliya and

said prayers. What is the significance of this act?

Ans: Just before Bahadur Shah Zafar passed away in a British Army

officer’s garage in Myanmar, following the failure of the 1857 war of

independence, he wrote: “Who would pray on my behalf? Or bring me a

bunch of flowers? Who would light a candle for me? I am nothing but a

gloomy tomb.”

Mr. Kalam visited the mausoleum to offer floral tributes, light candles

and donate a chador brought from the dargah of Sufi Saint Nizamuddin

Auliya. Later, the President wrote in the visitors’ book “You wrote who

will come to my grave. Today on behalf of my nation I have come, prayed

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and lit candles, offered chador and recited the fatiha. May your soul rest

in peace”.

Read The Hindu article on the incident here

3. What is dendronautics the study of?

Ans: Study of canopy of rainforests.

4. Čerenkov radiation, named after Pavel Alekseyevich Cerenkov, is

electromagnatic radiation emitted when a charged particle passes

through an insulator at a speed greater than the speed of light in that

medium. The characteristic “blue glow” of nuclear reactors is due to

Čerenkov radiation. With which Hindu mythological characters did Nehrucompare these radiations with when he first saw them at a nuclear

reactor at the BARC?

Ans: Apsaras. And thats the reason the country’s first reactor was named

Apsara.

5. What unusual occurrence in 1956 Summer Olympics will be repeated in

2008 Beijing Olympics?

Ans: Due to the strict quarantine regulations, the equestrian events were

held in Stockholm, Sweden while all other events were held in Melbourne,

Australia. Similarly, in the 2008 Olympics the equestrian events will be

held in Hong Kong while other events will be held at Beijing1. Before stamps how were postage rate determined ? CANDLING METHOD - If the

candle light passes through the envelop it costs less otherwise more

2. Film with 9 scientific errors ....

3. Describe "Muffin Top" ? Protuding Roll of Fat when one wears low jeans.

4. Rome Gladiator how did they ordered death ? Thumbs Up5. Which cricket played only 2 matches in 1983 Cricket world cup and both of

them(only) India lost -> Dilip Vengsarkar.

6. Acoording 2005-06 census which country has maximum number of Tigers - USA

7. Oswald Maleno - short 12 minute film - screened Dec 1986 -> Rabindranath

Tagore

8. What are Arasuram, Gandharva, .... -> 8 types of Marriages

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Round -2: Picture &Audio

1. Pic+Audio, Douglas Adams

2. Ping Pong - Enrique Iglecias song is called "ping pong"

3. Visual : Zidane + Mira Nair and a lady next to her -> directing Little Zezu (nick

name of Zenidiane Zidane)

4. Connection: Rand Currency, Person Ayn Rand

5. Visual: Mali Timbaktu

6. Stamp - Paquebot -> Sent by ship

7. visual: two guys in front of Taj Mahal; Darryl Harper and Simon Taufel

8. Visual: Title of the book - Jungle book.

Round-3

1. Purpose of Trackgandhi dot com ? To tracks Indian Currency Notes.

2. Jarasana v/s Krishna ? why ? - Kamsa's wives approached Jarasandha

3. Only film raj kapoor and dilip kumar acted together ? Andaaz

4. Thomas Alva Edison, Louis Armstrong, Lyla Ritchie ? Hello

5. What do you mean by Medial Capitals ?

6. Which is the most Commenest bird in the world ? Chicken

7. what's common between La paz, Bolivia. ---, Nepal, Salado Chile Ragon, Angel

falls (venenzuala) -> All are highest in respective categories.

8. Brown Bear hiebernates for 6 months in natural conditions, but in captivity does

not hiebernate ? -> Because of scarcity of food during winter/

Round-4

1. Audio of Queen, Elton John ... Connect -> John Lenon

2. Shakil O Neil

3. A Qawali song- was part of cassette of which movie - Sholey

4.

5. Audio : Two Songs - 'Neel Gagan Se Chale Dharati ka Pyaar Dhale' & '-" : SAME

RAGA

6. Audio of Chameli ki Shadi, Saawariya .. connect - Anil Kapoor, Sonam Kapoor

Buzzer Round +7, -5

1. Where do you find ..... ? Jantar Mantar

2. Lawyer Defended who defended Bal Gangadhar Tilak in 1916 - Md. Ali Jinnah

3. types of Stamps - fiscal, commemorative, ....

4. Middle East city 3 hill ranges and lava -> Medina

5. T20 batsman time limit to come to crease - 90 seconds

6. Since 1731, 51 men and 1 woman have crossed this ? - Door of 10 Downing

Street.

7. Something related to Helen Keller ...



8. why there was 700 percent rise pencil sales in England 2005-2006?? For solving

Sudoku

Visual Round

1. What does Maiya Maiya mean in Arabic (song from GURU, Malika Sherawat)->

water

2. Visual -> Dancers doing some weird dance : Choreographing Penguin dance

sequence in happy feet.

3. Flags; Army Silk, Navy Woolen,

4. 2 words, 10th anniversary, one is blamestorming . which is the other one ?

muggle

5. Video Clip from film Zanzeer picturised on some actors(not the leads). Who is

the actor ? Gulshan Bawra.

6. which famous fictional accessory was made out of squirrel fur ? Cinderella's

slippers

Last Round-2teams

1. which book has 5894 hymns, always placed on cushion ... -> Guru Granth Sahib

2. Who was musician at India's first Independence Day ceremony at Lal Quila -.

Ustab Bismillah Khan

3. Indian 2 rupee coin is of shape hendecagon - how many sides does it have? 11

sides

4. In which country couples are wished by prime minister for 50th anniversary and

by Queen for 60th anniversary -> Australia.

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