1. Quiz Prelims- 13th October 2012
By
Aditya Jayaprakash

2. • Prelims

3. 1.For all video game enthusiasts .
Identify the popular video game .
•

4. • 2. Am sure all of you have read the Asterix
Comic series . On which real life character was
‘ Cassius Ceramix’ in Asterix comics based on ?
• Clue : The real life character was a famous
boxer .

5. • 3. Sila Petit was India’s first lady pilot . Who
was her famous brother .
• PS : . You can always guess ,its not as hard as
you think it is .

6. 4. Kodak Theatre is a very famous hall located in
Los Angeles . Since 2001 it has been hosting a
very famous event . ID the event which it houses

7. • 5. WWF is something similar to the standard
PDF format and was being brought out to the
public by the World Wildlife federation for
nature ? What is so special about the WWF
format ?

8. • 6 X is an ape like creature found in the
Himalayan belt of Nepal and Tibet . Some
people say that X exists while some people say
it’s a myth . Its moreover referred to as a giant
, snow man , ice man etc. X is also the name of
an SUV from a Company owned by
Volkswagen group .

9. • 7. Who is the only foreign recipient to have
won the Bharat Ratna Award ?

10. • 8. This computer virus codenamed CIB was
triggered on the 13th anniversary of the
Nuclear disaster in Ukraine . Name the
computer virus .
• Again , its not as hard as you think it is .
• Clue : its related to the disaster

11. • 9. This symbol is called the ‘Jora Ghaas Phool’
and symbolizes the down-troffen grass-root
flowers . It was created by the founder of a
political party and the Election Commission has
allocated this symbol exclusively for the use of
this party during elections . Which party?
• Symbol of the party is in the next slide
•
•

12. • Symbol

13. • 10.He was born Kisan Baburao and never
studied past 7th standard . As a young man , his
fiery temper constantly got him into trouble .
Once, he had the Bombay police on his back
when he beat up a cop who had been
harassing hawkers . He joined the army and
soon became known as a troublemaker there
as well and he got punished . In later life ,
• harassing hawkers . In later life he was very
violent but now relatively peaceful . He is
often related to a village in Delhi . Name the
Gandhian ( I know its weird )
•

14. 11. Connect the four images
•

18. ID the Event
• 12. 16th March 2012 at Sher-e-Bangla Stadium
• PS : The easiest question of the prelims.

19. • 13. X is a popular video game developed by a
Finnish Game developer. X was first released
for iOS and has crossed 12 Million downloads .
Now its available for almost all the Operating
Systems . British premier David Cameroon said
he was a great fan of X . Salman Rushdie also
said that he was a master of X . ID X

20. • 14. This Google Doodle was to celebrate
Whose 164th Birthday ?

21. • 15. X is a fictional boxer . X won the World
heavyweight championship twice . X is known
as the Italian Stallion . X has a statue of
himself installed in front of the Philadelphia
Museum .

22. • 16. X took home 6 Y awards in the 2012 Y
awards . ID X and Y.

23. 17. Logo of which company ?
•

24. 18. Logo of which English cup ?

25. 19. This is the Peace Palace in The
Hague , Netherlands . It houses a body
of the UN . Identify the body .

26. 20. Which building ? It was the tallest
from 1931 to 1972 in the world.

27. 21. Name the character and also
write the name of the movie ?

28. 22. ‘THINK’ is a campaign from which
company . The company even named
their line of laptops after this .

29. 23. Connect

30. 24.First mascot of what ?

31. 25. Newspaper published by who ?

32. 26. These are planes owned by All
Nippon Airways (ANA) . What are
these planes specifically known as ?

33. 27. This is a plaque in Old Trafford ,
what’s missing or what is it about?
Date : 6th February 1958

34. 28. Put Funda
• "Mr. Watson -- come here -- I want to see
you.” What is the significance of this one line
in the making of an everyday use invention?
No Sherlock Holmes Please.

35. 29.
Identify:

36. • 30. Identify this great inventor

37. Answers

38. 1.For all video game enthusiasts .
Identify the popular video game .
•

39. • Ans. Pacman !!

40. • 2. Am sure all of you have read the Asterix
Comic series . On which real life character was
‘ Cassius Ceramix’ in Asterix comics based on ?
• Clue : The real life character was a famous
boxer .

41. • Ans. Cassius Clay/ Mohammed Ali – ( Ceramix
– Clay )

42. • 3. Sila Petit was India’s first lady pilot . Who
was her famous brother .
• PS : . You can always guess ,its not as hard as
you think it is .

43. • Ans . JRD Tata .

44. 4. Kodak Theatre is a very famous hall located in
Los Angeles . Since 2001 it has been hosting a
very famous event . ID the event which it houses

45. • Ans. It houses the Oscar or The Academy
Awards

46. • 5. WWF is something similar to the standard
PDF format and was being brought out to the
public by the World Wildlife federation for
nature ? What is so special about the WWF
format ?

47. • It is a format which can never be printed .

48. • 6 X is an ape like creature found in the
Himalayan belt of Nepal and Tibet . Some
people say that X exists while some people say
it’s a myth . Its moreover referred to as a giant
, snow man , ice man etc. X is also the name of
an SUV from a Company owned by
Volkswagen group .

49. • X- Yeti ( required )
• Skoda is owned by Volkswagen group and the
car is Skoda Yeti

50. • 7. Who is the only foreign recipient to have
won the Bharat Ratna Award ?

51. • Ans. Nelson Mandela

52. • 8. This computer virus codenamed CIB was
triggered on the 13th anniversary of the
Nuclear disaster in Ukraine . Name the
computer virus .
• Again , its not as hard as you think it is .
• Clue : its related to the disaster

53. • Ans . Chernoboyl !

54. • 9. This symbol is called the ‘Jora Ghaas Phool’
and symbolizes the down-troffen grass-root
flowers . It was created by the founder of a
political party and the Election Commission has
allocated this symbol exclusively for the use of
this party during elections . Which party?
• Symbol of the party is in the next slide
•
•

55. • Symbol

56. • Ans . Trinamool Congress Party

57. • 10.He was born Kisan Baburao and never
studied past 7th standard . As a young man , his
fiery temper constantly got him into trouble .
Once, he had the Bombay police on his back
when he beat up a cop who had been
harassing hawkers . He joined the army and
soon became known as a troublemaker there
as well and he got punished . In later life ,
• harassing hawkers . In later life he was very
violent but now relatively peaceful . He is
often related to a village in Delhi . Name the
Gandhian ( I know its weird )
•

58. • Ans . Anna Hazare
• The only “ Violent “ Gandhian

59. 11. Connect the four images
•

63. • Ans. They were US Presidents who were
assassinated while in office .
• They were all assassinated will do !

64. ID the Event
• 12. 16th March 2012 at Sher-e-Bangla Stadium
• PS : The easiest question of the prelims.

65. • Ans. Sachin Tendular hit his 100th Ton .

66. • 13. X is a popular video game developed by a
Finnish Game developer. X was first released
for iOS and has crossed 12 Million downloads .
Now its available for almost all the Operating
Systems . British premier David Cameroon said
he was a great fan of X . Salman Rushdie also
said that he was a master of X . ID X

67. • Ans . Angry Birds

68. • 14. This Google Doodle was to celebrate
Whose 164th Birthday ?

69. • Ans . Thomas Alva Edison

70. • 15. X is a fictional boxer . X won the World
heavyweight championship twice . X is known
as the Italian Stallion . X has a statue of
himself installed in front of the Philadelphia
Museum .

71. • Ans. Rocky Balboa

72. • 16. X took home 6 Y awards in the 2012 Y
awards . ID X and Y.

73. • Ans .
• X- Adele
• Y- Grammy Awards

74. 17. Logo of which company ?
•

75. • Cisco

76. 18. Logo of which English cup ?

77. • FA Cup

78. 19. This is the Peace Palace in The
Hague , Netherlands . It houses a body
of the UN . Identify the body .

79. • Ans . It houses the International Court of
Justice

80. 20. Which building ? It was the tallest
from 1931 to 1972 in the world.

81. • Ans . Empire State Building .

82. 21. Name the character and also
write the name of the movie ?

83. • Ans. The character is from 3 idiots . The name
of the character is Ranchoddas Chanchad/
Phunsuk Wangu .

84. 22. ‘THINK’ is a campaign from which
company . The company even named
their line of laptops after this .

85. • Ans. IBM

86. 23. Connect

87. • Ans . Jayalalitha , MG Ramachandran and
Karunanidhi , all of them were involved with
the Tamil film industry first and they later
became TN Chief Ministers.

88. 24.First mascot of what ?

89. • Ans . McDonalds

90. 25. Newspaper published by who ?

91. • Ans . Mahatma Gandhi

92. 26. These are planes owned by All
Nippon Airways (ANA) . What are
these planes specifically known as ?

93. Ans . Pokemon Jets

94. 27. This is a plaque in Old Trafford ,
what’s missing or what is it about?
Date : 6th February 1958

95. • Ans. This is a plaque in Old Trafford , home to
Manchester United . The missing words are
Munich Air Disaster where a lot of members
of the team and others died in an air crash .

96. 28. Put Funda
• "Mr. Watson -- come here -- I want to see
you.” What is the significance of this one line
in the making of an everyday use invention?
No Sherlock Holmes Please.

97. • Ans . First words spoken on the telephone

98. 29.
Identify:

99. • Ans . Azim Premji , Wipro.

100. • 30. Identify this great inventor

101. • Ans. Nikola Tesla 8|