Anoop Adithian Memorial Open Quiz 2013 - Prelims

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Greycells and Gyaanarthapresents Anoop Adithian Memorial Open Quiz 2013

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PRELIMS

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• 30 questions •Questions 11-20 will be starred • Keep your phones switched off

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1. Greek stampissued on 20th August, 1995. What does it pay tribute to ?

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2. These arethe ruins of an Akhara located in Rajgir, Bihar and is supposed to be the place where a mythological King used to practice martial arts. Name this King who hailed from that area and was also known to be a famous wrestler.

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3. Composer –conductor Sung Jin Hong is composing an opera based on X, which will be released in 2014. Here is what he had to say about it: “Like many traditional operas, X explores crises of deep human emotion during tremendous pressures or repression, whether they are social, economical, political or spiritual. The audience is intensely involved in the narrative and heavily invested in the transforming characters and complex plot. The main characters in Grimes, Elektra and Salomé slowly transform from protagonist to antagonist…In all these noir narratives, the seeds are carefully planted in advance, and when they are strategically harvested, the fruits go far beyond our expectation.” Identify X.

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4. Turritopsis dohrnii,also known as the immortal jellyfish, is a species of jellyfish that can at any stage of its life cycle transform itself back to the earliest life stage, that of a polyp. This happens as a result of environmental stress or physical injury. The polyp will later spawn clones (genetic copies) of the original animal. By what common name (inspired by a movie) is it better known?

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5. Whose proposedstatue, „Statue of unity‟ will be the world‟s tallest once it is completed?

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6. Albert Goodwill__________ began his professional baseball career with the Boston Red Stockings in 1871. Over his career, he achieved a .323 batting average, an earned run average of 2.14 and an overall winning percentage of .796, a record that still stands today. From 1871 to 1875, he won an outstanding 241 of 301 games he pitched for the Boston Red Stockings and the Chicago White Stockings. In 1939, was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. However, his name is now familiar to us through a sports goods manufacturing company he started in 1876. Name the company.

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8. This isthe new uniform of the tourist police in South Korea. What inspired its design?

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9. Clip fromthe BBC documentary series South Pacific. Identify the narrator.

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10. Description ofan iPhone app called Bowlologist: “Australian cricketer ___________ ___________ is the Bowlologist, a lab coatwearing bowling scientist, whose coaching insights and training videos will help you get the most out of your cricket.” Fill in the blanks.

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11. There aremany theories about the origin of this term. One popular theory suggests that it came from the code name of Ferdinand Magellan, the only private railroad car built for a US President in the twentieth century. It was 85 feet long, weighed 142 1/2 tons and the windows were made with three-inch bulletproof glass. Originally created for Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Ferdinand Magellan transported Harry S. Truman across the country for his 1948 Whistle Stop campaign. What term is this?

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12. Biography which artist? of

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13. Upon hearingwhat political statement did Georges Clemenceau sarcastically remark “The good Lord only had ten!” (Le bon Dieu n'avait que dix!)?

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Gräf and Stiftdouble phaeton (pictured in the next slide) is said to be responsible for more than a dozen deaths and is supposed to be cursed. It changed many hands after its first and most famous casualty, and most of its later owners died in accidents. In the 1940s, a Vienna museum curator named Karl Brunner accepted this vehicle and displayed it in his museum. But soon Allied bombers reduced the museum to rubble. Nothing was found of Karl Brunner but the vehicle was restored and is now displayed at the Heeresgeschichtliches Museum in Vienna. Who was the most famous person to have died aboard this car? 14. This

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15. During itscourse of use, it was given several nicknames, some of which are the following. What are we talking about? • La Monte-à-regret (The Regretful Climb) • Le Rasoir National (The National Razor) • Le Vasistas or La Lucarne (The Fanlight) • La Veuve (The Widow) • Le Moulin à Silence (The Mill of Silence) • La Bécane (The Machine) • La Raccourcisseuse Patriotique (The Patriotic Shortener) • La demi-lune (The Half-Moon) • Les Bois de Justice (Wooden Justice)

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16. What nameis given to a test to gauge whether a computer-based synthesized voice can tell a joke with sufficient skill to cause people to laugh? It was proposed by ______ at the 2011 TED conference as a challenge to software developers to have a computerized voice master the inflections, delivery, timing, and intonations of a speaking human.

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17. A port-winestain or nevus flammeus is caused by a vascular anomaly (a capillary malformation in the skin) and is almost always a birthmark. Probably the most famous person who had this condition was the source of much attention from critics and cartoonists due to this. Though some suggested that he might have the mark surgically removed, he opted not to, as once he was publicly known to have the mark, he believed it would be perceived as his being more concerned with his appearance than other more important issues. Who are we talking about?

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18. This $5silver-plated, mahogany-boxed, threeand-a-half-inch compass was chosen as one of the „101 objects that made America‟ by the Smithsonian. Who did it belong to / what famous purpose was it used for?

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19. What infamouslist comprised of the names of 30 Namboothiris, 10 Tamil Brahmins, 12 Ambalavasis and12 Nairs?

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20. Brian Battistoneturned heads at the 2012 US Open with a bizarre racket designed by the inventor Lionel Burt called “The Natural”. Witnesses compared it to hedge-clippers but Battistone claims that the benefits of "the Natural" racquet extend far beyond creating a strategic advantage on the tennis court and is about working in harmony with the laws of nature, by creating a more balanced approach to the human body and mind. The international tennis federation (ITF) has ruled that the racket can be used in professional competition, saying that “If you can beat Roger Federer with a snow shovel of that dimension, go ahead and do it”. What is different about „The Natural‟ racket?

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21. "Canto General"("General Song") is a work by X that consists of 231 poems. This work attempts to be a history or encyclopedia of the whole continent of Hispanic America. This is X talking about one of the topics in the work: “___________ is a trip to the serenity of the soul, to eternal fusion with the cosmos, there we feel our own fragility. It is one of the greatest marvels of South America . A resting place of butterflies at the epicenter of the great circle of life. One more miracle.” Identify X and the fill in the blank.

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22. In themid-60s, he filmed nearly 500 “screen tests”. He wasn‟t looking to discover unknown talent or cast an upcoming movie. His interest seemed to stem more from voyeurism, the collector‟s impulse, and his fixation with glamour. Who?

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23. Whose drawings?

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24. The originsof this company dates back to 1937 when the founder, Joseph-Armand _______, a mechanic dreamed of building a vehicle that could "float on snow". In 1937 he designed and produced his first snowmobile in his small repair shop in Valcourt, Quebec. Today the company boasts of being the „world's only manufacturer of both planes and trains‟. Identify the company.

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25. Excerpts from whoseGraphic Novel Biography?

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26. Music producerBrian Eno once said: “The first ___________ album only sold 10,000 copies, but everyone who bought it formed a band.” Which band was he talking about?

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27. Where didthis sealed door lead to?

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28. Fill inthe blanks. • When Ivo goes back with the ____, the _____; Studds, Steel, Read and Tylecote return, return; The welkin will ring loud, The great crowd will feel proud, Seeing Barlow and Bates with the ____, the _____; And the rest coming home with the _____.

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29. In her20s she worked for J. Lyons and Co. as a food scientist, where she developed additives for ice cream. Her team “discovered a method of doubling the amount of air” in ice cream, which eventually found its way into soft serve products. Who?

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30. Google‟s firsttweet. What is written in binary?

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Answers follow…

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1. Greek stampissued on 20th August, 1995. What does it pay tribute to ?

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Pythagoras Theorem

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2. These arethe ruins of an Akhara located in Rajgir, Bihar and is supposed to be the place where a mythological King used to practice martial arts. Name this King who hailed from that area and was also known to be a famous wrestler.

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Jarasandha

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3. Composer –conductor Sung Jin Hong is composing an opera based on X, which will be released in 2014. Here is what he had to say about it: “Like many traditional operas, X explores crises of deep human emotion during tremendous pressures or repression, whether they are social, economical, political or spiritual. The audience is intensely involved in the narrative and heavily invested in the transforming characters and complex plot. The main characters in Grimes, Elektra and Salomé slowly transform from protagonist to antagonist…In all these noir narratives, the seeds are carefully planted in advance, and when they are strategically harvested, the fruits go far beyond our expectation.” Identify X.

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4. Turritopsis dohrnii,also known as the immortal jellyfish, is a species of jellyfish that can at any stage of its life cycle transform itself back to the earliest life stage, that of a polyp. This happens as a result of environmental stress or physical injury. The polyp will later spawn clones (genetic copies) of the original animal. By what common name (inspired by a movie) is it better known?

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Benjamin Button Jellyfish

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5. Whose proposedstatue, „Statue of unity‟ will be the world‟s tallest once it is completed?

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Sardar Patel

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6. Albert Goodwill__________ began his professional baseball career with the Boston Red Stockings in 1871. Over his career, he achieved a .323 batting average, an earned run average of 2.14 and an overall winning percentage of .796, a record that still stands today. From 1871 to 1875, he won an outstanding 241 of 301 games he pitched for the Boston Red Stockings and the Chicago White Stockings. In 1939, was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. However, his name is now familiar to us through a sports goods manufacturing company he started in 1876. Name the company.

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7.

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8. This isthe new uniform of the tourist police in South Korea. What inspired its design?

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9. Clip fromthe BBC documentary series South Pacific. Identify the narrator.

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Benedict Cumberbatch

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10. Description ofan iPhone app called Bowlologist: “Australian cricketer ___________ ___________ is the Bowlologist, a lab coatwearing bowling scientist, whose coaching insights and training videos will help you get the most out of your cricket.” Fill in the blanks.

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Damien Fleming

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11. There aremany theories about the origin of this term. One popular theory suggests that it came from the code name of Ferdinand Magellan, the only private railroad car built for a US President in the twentieth century. It was 85 feet long, weighed 142 1/2 tons and the windows were made with three-inch bulletproof glass. Originally created for Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Ferdinand Magellan transported Harry S. Truman across the country for his 1948 Whistle Stop campaign. What term is this?

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POTUS

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12. Biography which artist? of

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Norman Rockwell

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13. Upon hearingwhat political statement did Georges Clemenceau sarcastically remark “The good Lord only had ten!” (Le bon Dieu n'avait que dix!)?

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Woodrow Wilson‟s 14points

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Gräf and Stiftdouble phaeton (pictured in the next slide) is said to be responsible for more than a dozen deaths and is supposed to be cursed. It changed many hands after its first and most famous casualty, and most of its later owners died in accidents. In the 1940s, a Vienna museum curator named Karl Brunner accepted this vehicle and displayed it in his museum. But soon Allied bombers reduced the museum to rubble. Nothing was found of Karl Brunner but the vehicle was restored and is now displayed at the Heeresgeschichtliches Museum in Vienna. Who was the most famous person to have died aboard this car? 14. This

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Archduke Franz Ferdinand

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15. During itscourse of use, it was given several nicknames, some of which are the following. What are we talking about? • La Monte-à-regret (The Regretful Climb) • Le Rasoir National (The National Razor) • Le Vasistas or La Lucarne (The Fanlight) • La Veuve (The Widow) • Le Moulin à Silence (The Mill of Silence) • La Bécane (The Machine) • La Raccourcisseuse Patriotique (The Patriotic Shortener) • La demi-lune (The Half-Moon) • Les Bois de Justice (Wooden Justice)

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The Guillotine

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16. What nameis given to a test to gauge whether a computer-based synthesized voice can tell a joke with sufficient skill to cause people to laugh? It was proposed by ______ at the 2011 TED conference as a challenge to software developers to have a computerized voice master the inflections, delivery, timing, and intonations of a speaking human.

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Roger Ebert

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17. A port-winestain or nevus flammeus is caused by a vascular anomaly (a capillary malformation in the skin) and is almost always a birthmark. Probably the most famous person who had this condition was the source of much attention from critics and cartoonists due to this. Though some suggested that he might have the mark surgically removed, he opted not to, as once he was publicly known to have the mark, he believed it would be perceived as his being more concerned with his appearance than other more important issues. Who are we talking about?

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Mikhael Gorbachev

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18. This $5silver-plated, mahogany-boxed, threeand-a-half-inch compass was chosen as one of the „101 objects that made America‟ by the Smithsonian. Who did it belong to / what famous purpose was it used for?

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Lewis and Clarkexpedition

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19. What infamouslist comprised of the names of 30 Namboothiris, 10 Tamil Brahmins, 12 Ambalavasis and12 Nairs?

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The people whowere mentioned Kuriyedathu Thathri‟s „Smartha Vicharam‟ in

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20. Brian Battistoneturned heads at the 2012 US Open with a bizarre racket designed by the inventor Lionel Burt called “The Natural”. Witnesses compared it to hedge-clippers but Battistone claims that the benefits of "the Natural" racquet extend far beyond creating a strategic advantage on the tennis court and is about working in harmony with the laws of nature, by creating a more balanced approach to the human body and mind. The international tennis federation (ITF) has ruled that the racket can be used in professional competition, saying that “If you can beat Roger Federer with a snow shovel of that dimension, go ahead and do it”. What is different about „The Natural‟ racket?

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It is two-handled

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21. "Canto General"("General Song") is a work by X that consists of 231 poems. This work attempts to be a history or encyclopedia of the whole continent of Hispanic America. This is X talking about one of the topics in the work, specifically the one Canto II is all about. “___________ is a trip to the serenity of the soul, to eternal fusion with the cosmos, there we feel our own fragility. It is one of the greatest marvels of South America . A resting place of butterflies at the epicenter of the great circle of life. One more miracle.” Identify X and the fill in the blank.

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Pablo Neruda, MaachuPicchu

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22. In themid-60s, he filmed nearly 500 “screen tests”. He wasn‟t looking to discover unknown talent or cast an upcoming movie. His interest seemed to stem more from voyeurism, the collector‟s impulse, and his fixation with glamour. Who?

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Andy Warhol

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23. Whose drawings?

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Vladimir Nabokov

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24. The originsof this company dates back to 1937 when the founder, Joseph-Armand _______, a mechanic dreamed of building a vehicle that could "float on snow". In 1937 he designed and produced his first snowmobile in his small repair shop in Valcourt, Quebec. Today the company boasts of being the „world's only manufacturer of both planes and trains‟. Identify the company.

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Bombardier

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25. Excerpts from whoseGraphic Novel Biography?

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26. Music producerBrian Eno once said: “The first ___________ album only sold 10,000 copies, but everyone who bought it formed a band.” Which band was he talking about?

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Velvet Underground

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27. Where didthis sealed door lead to?

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King Tutankhamun‟s tomb

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28. Fill inthe blanks. • When Ivo goes back with the ____, the _____; Studds, Steel, Read and Tylecote return, return; The welkin will ring loud, The great crowd will feel proud, Seeing Barlow and Bates with the ____, the _____; And the rest coming home with the _____.

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Urn

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29. In her20s she worked for J. Lyons and Co. as a food scientist, where she developed additives for ice cream. Her team “discovered a method of doubling the amount of air” in ice cream, which eventually found its way into soft serve products. Who?

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Margaret Thatcher

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30. Google‟s firsttweet. What is written in binary?

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Feeling lucky (Blankedout words were I‟m)

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See you inthe finals!

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