This document appears to be a quiz with multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank questions covering topics like movies, TV shows, world events, and technology. It includes 6 questions about identifying movies, people, events, and other details based on contextual clues and descriptions. The questions cover topics like movies featuring David Bowie and the Dark Knight, world events like the Kumbh Mela, and technological details about old Nokia ring tones in Morse code.
27. 1
The Penrose Stairs which appear in the movie 'Inception' were also a
part of a movie released in the late 1980s produced by George Lucas.
For the lead role of the movie many musicians were considered
including Sting, Mick Jagger and MJ but finally X was considered for the
role as THE GOBLIN KING. Id the movie and X.
32. 2
The eight story in the Harry Potter series, “Harry Potter and the Cursed
Child” debuts in 2016 as a play. Casting for the play created a
controversy as Noma Dumezweni acting as Hermione Granger is a black
actress and caused a stir on twitter. The tweet was J. K. Rowling’s
response.
33. 3
• The exact age of this event is unknown. It derives it roots from Hindu
mythology. Its exact dates are determined from combination of zodiac
positions of Jupiter, Sun and Moon. It is termed as the "The World's
Largest Congregation of Religious Pilgrims." What am I talking about?
36. 4
MARCOS (short for Marine Commandos), previously named as Marine
Commando Force (MCF), is the special forces unit of the Indian Navy. created
for conducting special operations such as Amphibious warfare, Counter-
terrorism, Direct action, Special reconnaissance and more. The MCF is
specially organised, trained and equipped for the conduct of special
operations in a maritime environment. The force has gradually acquired
experience and a reputation for professionalism over the two decades it has
been in existence. The MARCOS are capable of undertaking operations in all
types of terrain, but are specialised in maritime operations in Jammu and
Kashmir through the Jhelum River and Wular Lake. Some MARCOS personnel
are also attached with the Army special forces units conducting counter-
terrorism operations in the area. MARCOS are widely feared among the
terrorists, who call them X.
What is X?
39. 5
• Similar to the Gulabi gang and Red Brigade, the Bhumata brigade has
protested against the high prices of onions and other vegetables,
exploitation of farmers, for the Lokpal Bill with Anna Hazare etc. They
were in the news recently. Why?
44. 6
• Rabindranath Tagore
• Tagore wrote the national anthems of India and Bangladesh
• At the insistence of Ananda Samarakoon, Tagore wrote a song in
Bengali which was later translated to Sinhalese and eventually
became the anthem.
46. List names of versions of Mac OS X
+5 for each correct answer
If Correct Guesses > 7, extra +5
If Correct Guesses > 10, extra +10
If All Guesses Correct, extra +20
53. 2
• X was India's first aircraft carrier commissioned in 1961. It was
decommissioned in 1997. After the Navy expressed inability to
maintain it as a museum it was sold to the highest bidder.
• Around the 67th Republic Day, Y launched a video campaign where
the voiceover says “We at Y , were determined to not allow history to
fade away into oblivion. So we took X's metal, melted it and gave it a
new face.
• What is this new face?
62. 5
• In Oct 2015, the Oxford University Press announced the longlist for its
annual "Place of the Year" vote (something they do along with the
publication of new editions of the "Atlas of the World".
On the shortlist were places such as Cuba, Palmyra (Syria), and the
Spratly Islands. Which is the non-Earth place in this list, because of
something that happened last year in July?
65. 6
• Conspiracy theorists came up with a Reddit post regarding the spread
of X.
• It led masses to believe that 3 of the largest conglomerates in the
world were involved and openly sold X. One of them was a company
called Oxitec, the other two being Y and Z foundations. It is also
believed that the net worth of Y is $500 trillion and controls major
financial institutions in all countries.
• Id X
