Questions that I asked in the prelims round for the BESU Freshers Quiz 2013

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Welcome to
Nascent Quizzogen II
Quiz Master : Alumni of BESU (QMB members)
Date : 19 September 2013
Alumni Seminar Hall

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Quiz Set up Check !!!Quiz Set up Check !!!Quiz Set up Check !!!Quiz Set up Check !!!
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Welcome to
Nascent Quizzogen II
Quiz Master : Alumni of BESU (QMB members)
Date : 19 September 2013
Alumni Seminar Hall

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PrelimsPrelimsPrelimsPrelims
Rules of the game :
20 Questions
Starred questions used for tie-breakers
In case of still ties, use longest correct answer stretch
Switch off / put on silent your cell phones
Behold Quizzing Spirit – do not help other teams
Write your (team’s) name on the answer sheet
Quiz Master’s decision is FINAL !

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QuestionQuestionQuestionQuestion 1111
What was the Spice Girl's first album called ?

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Question 2Question 2Question 2Question 2
"A Clockwork Orange" in 1971 was the first movie
to use this technology. Lisztomania in 1975 was
the first to use this in stereo and the 1992
blockbuster Batman Returns was the first to use
this in digital. What technology ?

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Question 3Question 3Question 3Question 3
Name this cartoon character created by Joanna
Ferrone and Sue Rose first developed in 1985
on a napkin in a restaurant.

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Question 4Question 4Question 4Question 4
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If Dravid is Jammy and Harbhajan Bhajji, who is
Chikku ?

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Give me the name of the person on left.
He replaced the person on right and hence was in
news recently.
Question 5Question 5Question 5Question 5 ****

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The bengali masala Paanch Foron is a mixture of
aniseed, fenugreek, cumin seed, nigella and what
other spice that sounds like a cook in Bengali ?
Question 6Question 6Question 6Question 6

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Question 7Question 7Question 7Question 7
Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus, is Latin for
“Never Tickle a Sleeping Dragon”.
This is the motto of which school ?

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Question 8Question 8Question 8Question 8
What unique measure did the Sindh, Punjab and
Delhi Railway adopt in 1883 to discourage people
from receiving and sending off their friends and
relatives?

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The Parker brothers print about $50 billion
money each year. So far, they have printed
more than three trillion dollars ! Which place
are these currencies used ?
Question 9Question 9Question 9Question 9

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You must have identified Priyanka Chopra on left.
The right one is also her. Whose biopic is she doing ?
Question 10Question 10Question 10Question 10 ****

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Question 11Question 11Question 11Question 11
Identify the voice behind the TV commercial

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Question 12Question 12Question 12Question 12
The distance covered by light in vacuum
in 1 / 299792458 of a second is known as
what ?

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Question 13Question 13Question 13Question 13
The video shows a certain tribe in Odhisa which
is termed “The Real Avatar” people.
Their home in the Niyamgiri Hill was under
threat from Vedanta, a UK based company hell
bent to mine the bauxite in the hill area.
What is the name of the tribe ?

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Question 14Question 14Question 14Question 14
Identify the lady marked in red circle

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Question 15Question 15Question 15Question 15 ****
• Identify this gentleman from a small part of his impressive
resume
• Bachelor’s degree from BEC, Shibpur, followed by M.Tech and Ph.D
from IIT Kharagpur
• Joined IIT Kharagpur as a Faculty in 1980
• Co inventor of six US patents jointly with Intel Corporation & five US
patents jointly with Texas Instruments
• Has co-authored about 115 research papers in International journals
and Conferences.
• Has authored five books published by International Publishing
Houses, such as John Wiley, Tata McGraw Hill, Prentice Hall of
India and Taylor and Francies Publication, including one in Chinese.
• Serving as member of the working committee of National Planning
Commission on ‘Technical Education’.
• He has been associated with Nehru Museum of Science and
Technology, IIT Kharagpur as Secretary and Chairman from 1991 –
2006.

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Question 16Question 16Question 16Question 16
Which marketing term originated from how
owners of different cattle were recognized
from one another.

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Question 17Question 17Question 17Question 17
Which brand's name is a combination of
the antiseptic boric acid, the astringent and
sunscreen zinc oxide, and the emollient
lanolin ?

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Question 18Question 18Question 18Question 18
Identify the voice

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This distilled liquid is
derived from the pine
trees and used as the
primary thinner for oil
paints.
What ?
Question 19Question 19Question 19Question 19

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Question 20Question 20Question 20Question 20 ****
LinkedIn profile for which personality ?
Bigger picture in next slide

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Time for the answers !!!Time for the answers !!!Time for the answers !!!Time for the answers !!!

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QuestionQuestionQuestionQuestion 1111
What was the Spice Girl's first album called ?

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Spice
Answer to QuestionAnswer to QuestionAnswer to QuestionAnswer to Question 1111

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Question 2Question 2Question 2Question 2
"A Clockwork Orange" in 1971 was the first movie
to use this technology. Lisztomania in 1975 was
the first to use this in stereo and the 1992
blockbuster Batman Returns was the first to use
this in digital. What technology ?

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Answer to Question 2Answer to Question 2Answer to Question 2Answer to Question 2

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Question 3Question 3Question 3Question 3
Name this cartoon character created by Joanna
Ferrone and Sue Rose first developed in 1985
on a napkin in a restaurant.

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Answer to Question 3Answer to Question 3Answer to Question 3Answer to Question 3

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Question 4Question 4Question 4Question 4
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If Dravid is Jammy and Harbhajan Bhajji, who is
Chikku ?

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Answer to Question 4Answer to Question 4Answer to Question 4Answer to Question 4
Virat Kohli

35. Quizmaniac BEings (QMB)
Give me the name of the person on left.
He replaced the person on right and hence was in
news recently.
Question 5Question 5Question 5Question 5 ****

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Answer to Question 5Answer to Question 5Answer to Question 5Answer to Question 5
On left, Maharaj Krishan (M.K.) Kaushik
who replaced Michael Nobbs as the coach of
the Senior Men's Hockey team of India

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The bengali masala Paanch Foron is a mixture of
aniseed, fenugreek, cumin seed, nigella and what
other spice that sounds like a cook in Bengali ?
Question 6Question 6Question 6Question 6

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Radhuni
Answer to Question 6Answer to Question 6Answer to Question 6Answer to Question 6

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Question 7Question 7Question 7Question 7
Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus, is Latin for
“Never Tickle a Sleeping Dragon”.
This is the motto of which school ?

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Answer to Question 7Answer to Question 7Answer to Question 7Answer to Question 7
Hogwarts in the Harry Potter series
Question by Ankur Lunia & Sushovan Dutta (both Civil 2013)

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Question 8Question 8Question 8Question 8
What unique measure did the Sindh, Punjab and
Delhi Railway adopt in 1883 to discourage people
from receiving and sending off their friends and
relatives?

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Introduced platform tickets
Question by Rohel Deb (Mining 2011)
Answer to Question 8Answer to Question 8Answer to Question 8Answer to Question 8

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The Parker brothers print about $50 billion
money each year. So far, they have printed
more than three trillion dollars ! Which place
are these currencies used ?
Question 9Question 9Question 9Question 9

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Answer to Question 9Answer to Question 9Answer to Question 9Answer to Question 9

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You must have identified Priyanka Chopra on left.
The right one is also her. Whose biopic is she doing ?
Question 10Question 10Question 10Question 10 ****

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