Did a quiz after a long time @ QFI.

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Quiz by Matti

2. • 35 Written Questions
• The quiz master has been away from quizzing for
close to 1.5 years, so please bear with the quality of
questions

3. This company was started by Courtney Graham
and Keith Larkin, pilots on the rolls of United
Airlines. They started out to solve the problem that
plauged the airline industry in the 1950’s and 60’s.
Pilots had to use large cumbersome headsets that
were hindering their operations and hence they
decided to design one which was small and light
weight. The name of the company is an indication
of its beginnings in the aviation industry. Identify
the company?

4. Which is the only NFL team to be named after a poem?

5. Shown here is a small monument situated inside Gandhi Mandapam. To
whom is this monument dedicated?

6. Bodhidharma is supposed to have plucked his own eyes off
in a fit of anger as he dozed off when he was meditating.
These eyes are supposed to have transformed into
something that wards off sleep. What did they transform
into?

7. The picture shows a stamp released by the Indian government in October 2004.
The stamp honours the bravery of the 2 people in the first war of Indian
Independence in 1801. The two people depicted in this stamp also supported X ,
who fought against the British. In fact X consulted these 2 while planning a lot of
his campaigns. After X’s fall they gave asylum to his brother. Identify the 2
depicted on the stamp and also X

8. Vatapatrasayi is a name given to Lord Krishna. The name
is basically a description of the Lord’s posture when he is
resting. ( For e.g Ananthasayana refers to the lord resting
on Ananthasesha ).
1. A brand from Chennai has been using this pose on their
packaging for ages and is quite famous in Tamilnadu.
2. One of the places where Krishna is worshipped in this
form has also become a very noticeable insignia.
Id the brand and the famous insignia?

9. The person on this pic is Edie Freedman. She blogs about
animal conservation and endangered animals that need to be
protected. Her interest on animals and their habitats began
with a design assignment she carried out in the mid 1980’s.
She looked at some 19th century engravings of animals and
got inspired by them. Her designs became a big hit and she
slowly started researching more on animals for her work and
learnt about the problems they faced. Where will you find
Edie Freedman’s designs?

10. Where is Obama standing or what
is the significance of this pic?

11. A painting depicting a supposed
meeting between X & Y, somewhere
in Afghanistan in the 1500’s. X was
imprisoned by Y and subsequently
released after learning about his
greatness.
Z shown in pic was X’s follower and
his name is a transaltion of “Does not
Die”. Many in Z’s family were dying
and Z contacted X for help and X is
supposed to have blessed
him, naming him Z.
Also Id W , seated next to Y
X
Y
Z
W

12. What is this
phenomenon called?

13. Shown here in this pic is the Great Britain Fed Cup team. The captain’s face
has been masked. Id the captain

14. This is picture of Sir Calidore attacking the
_____ Beast from the fantasy story “The
Faerie Queen”. The name of the beast was
supposed to mean a thousand tongued beast
from hell, but over time morphed into its
ccurrent usage. Fill in the blank

15. Shown in the pic is Sanat
Kumar, a chemical
engineer from Columbia
University, What is he
trying to show here?

16. Identify all three

17. A common surname of Portuguese origin, arises
from the name this tree. The surname travelled to
Portuguese colonies all over and one can find this
surname in Goa, Sri Lanka etc. What surname?

18. All the movie posters shown are inspired from the same
painting. Identify the painting?

19. During World War II, the US secretary of Navy, Frank
Knox was worried about coping with the German U
boats. He didn’t have a clue about how to spot them let
alone destroy them. He reached out to X for help as he
had heard some good things about them in the recent
past. X helped design a sensor that could capture the U
boats brief burst radio communication thereby enabling
the US Navy to spot the U boats. By the end of the war X
had a flourishing business with the US Navy. Id X

20. This was a pic that was taken on 15th April 2013 during the MLB
season. What has been blanked out?

21. This phrase which is now a standard on all TV
serials was first introduced in 1982 by Steven
Bocho’s seminal 1982 police series Hill street
Blues. Equivalent phrases to this existed
earlier, but it was this particular series that made
it a standard for the industry. What 2 word
phrase am I referring to?

22. Identify the lyricist and the singer?

23. This is a special edition of Fiat’s Bravo line of cars. Buyers will get
a new car with some scratch marks, but FIAT still expects these to
do brisk sales. Put funda?

24. Dr.Donald Perry was a graduate student studying the
rain forests of central America. He wanted to survey the
treetops in quick and efficient manner. He came up with
something to make his job easier. This idea was covered
on the covers of Smithsonian magazine, Scientific
American and he ended up starting a company using this
idea. What did Dr. Donald Perry come up with?

25. The origin of this logo reflect the entity’s beginnings as a
water supply company. In 1960 when the company
decided to change its logo, this fact was unearthed and
the logo is supposed to represent the primitive water
pipes that were laid using hollow wooden logs for more
than 2000 customers in lower Manhattan. Which
company’s logo am I talking abt?

26. In the year 2007 the sale of pencils in Britain shot up by
over 700%. The same surge was seen in most other
countries. What was the reason for the sudden spike in
the sale of pencils?

27. Shown here is the poster of a 2004 French
film. The protagonist in the story is a small
boy who is sent to live with his grand father in
the French Alps after his mother disappears
during an excursion in the same place. The
boy accidently discovers the remains of an
incident from the 1950’s when searching for
his mother. What is the name of the movie?

28. The style of the paintings shown above refer to the audience for whom these
were done. What are these paintings known as?

29. Fill in the blank
“ For thirty years her reign of peace,
The land in blessing did increase;
And she was blessed by every tongue,
By stern and gentle, old and young.
Yea, even the children at their mothers feet
Are taught such homely rhyming to repeat
"In latter days from Brahma came,
To rule our land, a noble Dame,
Kind was her heart, and bright her fame,
And _______ was her honoured name

30. This keerthanai by Patnam Subramania Iyer was written
as a salutation to Lord Shiva at Thiruvayyaru. Siva is
called by a certain name in Thiruvayyaru as it is the
confluence of 5 tributaries of Cauvery.
It is difficult to find this particular keerthanai on the net.
However, this kerthanai would be known to Tamil film
aficionados as it makes an appearance in a famous
Tamil movie.
Identify the name by which Siva is worshipped here and
also the movie?

31. Simon Taufel in his recent MCC memorial lecture,
mentioned an incident from his debut Test match. He
was going out on the field with his counterpart and asked
him “Which ends do we go to”. The reply was “I don’t
care which end you want, but I am going to that end!!!”.
Who was his counterpart?

32. The person who suggested these was Carl
Khandalawalla an eminent critic and connoisseur of art.
Khandalawalla’s suggestion were based on the brief that
of the two selections, one should denote prosperity
through industry and the other prosperity through
agriculture. Carl Khandalawalla was recommended by J
R D Tata. Based on Carl Khandalawalla’s proposal bids
were invited and Shri Ram Kinkar Baij’s designs were
selected. The project however took longer to complete
and even after completion there were complaints about
nudity. What is being referred to here?

33. Shown in pic is a Roman God. He is
generally depicted on stones to demarcate
properties, boundaries etc. Identify this
Roman God?

34. Kano Jiagro (1860-1938)is the founder of the martial art
Judo and is also credited with innovations such as white
and black belts in Judo.
A pic of Kano Jiagaro is shown in the following slide.
However there is another iconic pic in which we can find
Kano Jigaro(inconspicuous). He was part of his country's
delegation when he was captured in this iconic pic.
Which famous sporting legend's historic achievement
was being photographed?

35. Captain Subhash Saxena lost his life in an air crash in
1980. Sometime later an Indian magazine issued stamps
in his honor in response to the Govt issuing stamps in
the honor of another person. Who did the government
issue stamps on and which magazine issued stamps of
Captain Subhash Saxena?

36. What are these 2 elderly gentlemen trying to do? Where is this pic taken?

37. X is a small ancient village near Thiruchengode in the Namakkal
district of Tamilnadu. The Zamin family of X has contributed a large
number of leaders to Indian and TN politics
A: Chief minister of Madras Presidency from 1926-30, Minister of
Police and Home from 1947-1948, India’s first ambassador to
Indonesia
B: A’s eldest son was a communist party member and later a
Congress leader. Minister for steel and mines in Indira Gandhi’s
cabinet. Arrested in the famous Madras Conspiracy case.
C: A’s second son was a prisoner of war in Italy during 1942. 7th
chief of the staff of Indian army. Received the Padma Vibushan in
1970
D: B’s son was a minister in both the Congress and BJP
governments. Miffed with the corruption in Congress he moved over
to the BJP in 1995.
IDENTIFY X,A,B,C,D

38. Shown here are the new and old logos of a company based in the UK. The
name of the company is a protected trademark even though it is used as a
generic term. The company was founded by Edgar Purnell Hooley in the year
1903 as after he patented his road surfacing material in 1901. Identify the
company.

39. This company was started by Courtney Graham
and Keith Larkin, pilots on the rolls of United
Airlines. They started out to solve the problem that
plauged the airline industry in the 1950’s and 60’s.
Pilots had to use large cumbersome headsets that
were hindering their operations and hence they
decided to design one which was small and light
weight. The name of the company is an indication
of its beginnings in the aviation industry. Identify
the company?

40. PLANTRONICS

41. Which is the only NFL team to be named after a poem?

42. Baltimore Ravens: Named after Edgar Allan Poe’s “The
Raven”. Poe spent his last days in Baltimore and is buried
there.

43. Shown here is a small monument situated inside Gandhi Mandapam. To
whom is this monument dedicated?

44. Mozhipor Mandapam. People who lost their lives in the
anti Hindi agitations

45. Bodhidharma is supposed to have plucked his own eyes off
in a fit of anger as he dozed off when he was meditating.
These eyes are supposed to have transformed into
something that wards off sleep. What did they transform
into?

46. Tea Leaves

47. The picture shows a stamp released by the Indian government in October 2004.
The stamp honours the bravery of the 2 people in the first war of Indian
Independence in 1801. The two people depicted in this stamp also supported X
, who fought against the British. In fact X consulted these 2 while planning a lot of
his campaigns. After X’s fall they gave asylum to his brother. Identify the 2
depicted on the stamp and also X

48. Maruthu Pandiyar
X: Veerapandiya Kattaboman

49. Vatapatrasayi is a name given to Lord Krishna. The name
is basically a description of the Lord’s posture when he is
resting. ( For e.g Ananthasayana refers to the lord resting
on Ananthasesha ).
1. A brand from Chennai has been using this pose on their
packaging for ages and is quite famous in Tamilnadu.
2. One of the places where Krishna is worshipped in this
form has also become a very noticeable insignia.
Id the brand and the famous insignia?

50. VaatapatraSaayi means one who sleeps on a banyan tree leaf. The famous
Srivilliputhur temple houses Krishna in this form

51. The person on this pic is Edie Freedman. She blogs about
animal conservation and endangered animals that need to be
protected. Her interest on animals and their habitats began
with a design assignment she carried out in the mid 1980’s.
She looked at some 19th century engravings of animals and
got inspired by them. Her designs became a big hit and she
slowly started researching more on animals for her work and
learnt about the problems they faced. Where will you find
Edie Freedman’s designs?

52. On the cover of O Reilly books

53. Where is Obama standing or what
is the significance of this pic?

54. President Obama is pictured at the 'door of no return'
as he visits the Maison Des Ecslaves, the gathering
point where African slaves were shipped west until the
mid-19th century, at Goree Island near Dakar, Senegal

55. A painting depicting a supposed
meeting between X & Y, somewhere
in Afghanistan in the 1500’s. X was
imprisoned by Y and subsequently
released after learning about his
greatness.
Z shown in pic was X’s follower and
his name is a transaltion of “Does not
Die”. Many in Z’s family were dying
and Z contacted X for help and X is
supposed to have blessed
him, naming him Z.
Also Id W , seated next to Y
X
Y
Z
W

56. X: Guru Nanak
Y: Babur
Z: Mardana
W:Humayun

57. What is this
phenomenon called?

58. Manhattanhenge

59. Shown here in this pic is the Great Britain Fed Cup team. The captain’s face
has been masked. Id the captain

60. Judy Murray, Andy Murray’s mom

61. This is picture of Sir Calidore attacking the
_____ Beast from the fantasy story “The
Faerie Queen”. The name of the beast was
supposed to mean a thousand tongued beast
from hell, but over time morphed into its
ccurrent usage. Fill in the blank

62. Blatant

63. Shown in the pic is Sanat
Kumar, a chemical
engineer from Columbia
University, What is he
trying to show here?

64. Explanation as to why Gold has been used as a currency

65. Identify all three

66. Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi
Frank Wooley
Alf Grover

67. A common surname of Portuguese origin, arises
from the name this tree. The surname travelled to
Portuguese colonies all over and one can find this
surname in Goa, Sri Lanka etc. What surname?

68. Pereira

69. All the movie posters shown are inspired from the same
painting. Identify the painting?

70. Wanderer above the Sea of Fog

71. During World War II, the US secretary of Navy, Frank
Knox was worried about coping with the German U
boats. He didn’t have a clue about how to spot them let
alone destroy them. He reached out to X for help as he
had heard some good things about them in the recent
past. X helped design a sensor that could capture the U
boats brief burst radio communication thereby enabling
the US Navy to spot the U boats. By the end of the war X
had a flourishing business with the US Navy. Id X

72. BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON

73. This was a pic that was taken on 15th April 2013 during the MLB
season. What has been blanked out?

74. On 15th April every
year, players, coaches and referees
wear 42 in honour of Jackie

75. This phrase which is now a standard on all TV
serials was first introduced in 1982 by Steven
Bocho’s seminal 1982 police series Hill street
Blues. Equivalent phrases to this existed
earlier, but it was this particular series that made
it a standard for the industry. What 2 word
phrase am I referring to?

76. The use of the phrase PREVIOSULY ON… to refer to
events from the previous episode

77. Identify the lyricist and the singer?

78. Maharajapuram Santhanam
Agasthiar

79. This is a special edition of Fiat’s Bravo line of cars. Buyers will get
a new car with some scratch marks, but FIAT still expects these to
do brisk sales. Put funda?

80. WOLVERINE EDITION

81. Dr.Donald Perry was a graduate student studying the
rain forests of central America. He wanted to survey the
treetops in quick and efficient manner. He came up with
something to make his job easier. This idea was covered
on the covers of Smithsonian magazine, Scientific
American and he ended up starting a company using this
idea. What did Dr. Donald Perry come up with?

82. ZIP LINES

83. The origin of this logo reflect the entity’s beginnings as a
water supply company. In 1960 when the company
decided to change its logo, this fact was unearthed and
the logo is supposed to represent the primitive water
pipes that were laid using hollow wooden logs for more
than 2000 customers in lower Manhattan. Which
company’s logo am I talking abt?

84. The Chase Manhattan company began life as a water supply
company and hence the logo was supposed to represent the
interlocking water pipes

85. In the year 2007 the sale of pencils in Britain shot up by
over 700%. The same surge was seen in most other
countries. What was the reason for the sudden spike in
the sale of pencils?

86. SUDOKU

87. Shown here is the poster of a 2004 French
film. The protagonist in the story is a small
boy who is sent to live with his grand father in
the French Alps after his mother disappears
during an excursion in the same place. The
boy accidently discovers the remains of an
incident from the 1950’s when searching for
his mother. What is the name of the movie?

88. Malabar princess was India’s first commercial aircraft,
that crashed in the alps.

89. The style of the paintings shown above refer to the audience for whom these
were done. What are these paintings known as?

90. COMPANY STYLE PAINTINGS

91. Fill in the blank
“ For thirty years her reign of peace,
The land in blessing did increase;
And she was blessed by every tongue,
By stern and gentle, old and young.
Yea, even the children at their mothers feet
Are taught such homely rhyming to repeat
"In latter days from Brahma came,
To rule our land, a noble Dame,
Kind was her heart, and bright her fame,
And _______ was her honoured name

92. Ahilya as in Ahilya Bai of Holkar

93. This keerthanai by Patnam Subramania Iyer was written
as a salutation to Lord Shiva at Thiruvayyaru. Siva is
called by a certain name in Thiruvayyaru as it is the
confluence of 5 tributaries of Cauvery.
It is difficult to find this particular keerthanai on the net.
However, this kerthanai would be known to Tamil film
aficionados as it makes an appearance in a famous
Tamil movie.
Identify the name by which Siva is worshipped here and
also the movie?

94. Siva is worshipped as Panchanadeeswarar and the Kirthanai is
pancha nadISa pAhimAm
The song Maanida Sevai drohama from Unnal Mudiyum Thambi
begins with this song and later becomes Maanida Sevai Drohama

95. Simon Taufel in his recent MCC memorial lecture,
mentioned an incident from his debut Test match. He
was going out on the field with his counterpart and asked
him “Which ends do we go to”. The reply was “I don’t
care which end you want, but I am going to that end!!!”.
Who was his counterpart?

97. The person who suggested these was Carl
Khandalawalla an eminent critic and connoisseur of art.
Khandalawalla’s suggestion were based on the brief that
of the two selections, one should denote prosperity
through industry and the other prosperity through
agriculture. Carl Khandalawalla was recommended by J
R D Tata. Based on Carl Khandalawalla’s proposal bids
were invited and Shri Ram Kinkar Baij’s designs were
selected. The project however took longer to complete
and even after completion there were complaints about
nudity. What is being referred to here?

98. THE YAKSHA AND
YAKSHINI STATUES
OUTSIDE THE RBI
BUILDING IN DELHI

99. Shown in pic is a Roman God. He is
generally depicted on stones to demarcate
properties, boundaries etc. Identify this
Roman God?

100. TERMINUS

101. Kano Jiagro (1860-1938)is the founder of the martial art
Judo and is also credited with innovations such as white
and black belts in Judo.
A pic of Kano Jiagaro is shown in the following slide.
However there is another iconic pic in which we can find
Kano Jigaro(inconspicuous). He was part of his country's
delegation when he was captured in this iconic pic.
Which famous sporting legend's historic achievement
was being photographed?

104. Captain Subhash Saxena lost his life in an air crash in
1980. Sometime later an Indian magazine issued stamps
in his honor in response to the Govt issuing stamps in
the honor of another person. Who did the government
issue stamps on and which magazine issued stamps of
Captain Subhash Saxena?

105. Sanjay Gandhi
Tughlaq, Cho issued these stamps

106. What are these 2 elderly gentlemen trying to do? Where is this pic taken?

107. Renacting The final problem where Sherlock Holmes
falls to his death in the Reichenbach Falls

108. X is a small ancient village near Thiruchengode in the Namakkal
district of Tamilnadu. The Zamin family of X has contributed a large
number of leaders to Indian and TN politics
A: Chief minister of Madras Presidency from 1926-30, Minister of
Police and Home from 1947-1948, India’s first ambassador to
Indonesia
B: A’s eldest son was a communist party member and later a
Congress leader. Minister for steel and mines in Indira Gandhi’s
cabinet. Arrested in the famous Madras Conspiracy case.
C: A’s second son was a prisoner of war in Italy during 1942. 7th
chief of the staff of Indian army. Received the Padma Vibushan in
1970
D: B’s son was a minister in both the Congress and BJP
governments. Miffed with the corruption in Congress he moved over
to the BJP in 1995.
IDENTIFY X,A,B,C,D

109. X: Kumaramangalam
A: Dr.P Subbarayan
B:Mohan Kumaramangalam
C: Gen P P Kumaramangalam
D: Rangarajan Kumaramangalam

110. Shown here are the new and old logos of a company based in the UK. The
name of the company is a protected trademark even though it is used as a
generic term. The company was founded by Edgar Purnell Hooley in the year
1903 as after he patented his road surfacing material in 1901. Identify the
company.