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ConundrumsThe general quiz

Pune prelimsOct 2013

J. Ramanand + Harish Kumar


This was the Pune Round of Conundrums 2013(the General Quiz) as part of

Omniscience, Mood Indigo 2013


In his book "Balham to Bollywood", actor Chris England writes:

“From the start there has been a rumour that __ __ is going to visit the sets - indeed there is some talk of him actually appearing in Lagaan, perhaps as a villager who doesn't quite have what it takes to make the Champaner team, which would be quite a good gag”.

Fill the blank.


Answer

Sachin Tendulkar


Which Asian country's flag can be described as follows:

White backgroundTwo dark blue strips, one each on the top and

bottomA blue "Magen David" in the centre


Answer

Israel; the Magen David is also known as the Star of David in EnglishImage: Wikipedia


Catering to the nation, this is the logo of which Indian corporation?


Answer

IRCTC(Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation)


Which South American capital is closest to the Equator?


Quito, the capital of Ecuador (which is named because the Equator runs through the country)

Answer

Image: FAO.org


This Chinese geographical feature has a colourful name. The colour is a result of sandstorms originating from the Gobi desert.

Which feature?


The Yellow Sea

Answer


What word did Apple Inc. remove from its official name on January 9, 2007, indicating that its business focus had changed?


Answer

Computer


Guru Purnima is celebrated during the month of Ashada. In Hindu tradition, this is also the birthday of an important guru.

Who?


Answer

Ved Vyasa


Four* actors played the same character in this 2012 film, showing him at different ages. If Gautam Belur was age 5, Ayush Tandon around 11, who played the adult version?

(*which is a number more than 3)


Answer

Irrfan Khan (Pi Patel in "Life of Pi")


This is the logo of which educational institution?


Answer

University of Pune/Pune Vidyapeeth


Also known as the Darbar Sahib, what is the popular English name of the Harmandir Sahib?


Answer

Golden Temple

Image: Wikipedia


Which scientist's statue is found at the Saint-Jacques Tower in Paris, as he is said to have studied atmospheric pressure there?

Image: http://static.panoramio.com/photos/large/55391802.jpg

http://static.panoramio.com/photos/large/55391802.jpg


Answer

Blaise Pascal


Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah is seen on the banknotes of which country? (and he has a lot of such banknotes)


Answer

Brunei (he is the Sultan of Brunei and one of the richest men in the world)

Image: Coins and Banknotes.com


What is this blueprint (released in September 2013) depicting?


Answer


This is the logo of a charitable foundation headquartered in San Francisco. It runs several projects with contributors from around the world. If you take the name of its most famous project, and replace the fifth letter with an "M", you will get this foundation's first name.

Which foundation?


Answer

Wikimedia Foundation(the famous project being Wikipedia)


This country saw five royal rulers with this first name. Four of them were associated with the following adjectives:

the Moneybagthe Fair (or Handsome) the Greatthe Fearsome (or Terrible)

What name?


Answer

Ivan (Russian Tsars)


Which ‘sorrowless’ tree’s scientific name is “Saraca Indica”?


Answer

Ashoka (the name literally means “without sorrow”)


The singer Norah Jones features on the title track of this 2013 album.

Who is the main artiste behind the album (seen here)?


AnswerAnoushka Shankar (her half-sister)


Who was former French President Francois Mitterand speaking of when he said:

“She had the eyes of Caligula* and the mouth of Marilyn Monroe”

*Caligula: a notoriously cruel Roman Emperor

+


Answer

Margaret Thatcher

Image: abc.au


****ed Questions


Dan Leydon is an illustrator well-known for his sports visuals. What famous footballing strategy does the last block represent?


Answer

The Dutch “Total Football” (note the Orange colour of the block)


In the middle of this photo, you see Rohail Hyatt who founded a band called “Vital Signs” in the 80s. Today, he is best known for being the producer of which TV show?


Answer

Image: Kohi Marri/http://khaversiddiqi.blogspot.in

Coke Studio(Pakistan)

http://khaversiddiqi.blogspot.in/


The title sequence (video removed) for the TV series "Mad Men" is inspired by a couple of films by a director. One of these films directly inspires the "falling man" in this sequence. Which film?


Answer

Image: Wikipedia


Paul Klee was a famous Swiss painter whose work spanned several styles. He was also known for many a quotable quote.

Complete one such line about the art of drawing:“A ___ is a dot that went for a walk”.


Answer

“Line”

Image: Andrea Wong/flickr.com


Which sport, once called "military patrol“, consists of skiing and shooting, was first added to the Winter Olympics

programme in 1960?


Answer

Biathlon


There are a couple of theories for how this old name for Ireland comes about. One is that it means "land of abundance". The other, which is perhaps more likely, is that it is the land of "winter".

Which name?


Answer

Hibernia

Image: comedix.de


Prussian Blue is a blue pigment used in paints. It can be used as a test for a member of a family of compounds as this compound can be prepared by treating Prussian Blue with an acid.

This association with the pigment is why these compounds get their common name.

Which compounds?


Answer

Cyanides (Prussian Blue was created from ferro-cyanide)

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