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General Quiz Prelims IFest 2019 by ISTE Institute of Technology, Nirma University
The document outlines a quiz created by Bharg Mankodi and others, featuring 15 questions covering a variety of topics such as history, mythology, and pop culture. It describes the rules for participation, including team formation and question format, and provides answers to the quiz questions. The quiz is aimed at engaging participants in trivia and general knowledge across diverse subjects.
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General Quiz Prelims IFest 2019 by ISTE Institute of Technology, Nirma University
- 1. General Quiz a quizby Bharg Mankodi, Prakrut Chauhan, Rishabh Barodawala
- 2. Prelims! 6 teamsmake it to the finals.
- 3. Rules 1. Teams of2 or 1 2. Write down your name(s) and number(s) 2. 15 Questions 3. No negatives in this round 4. means image on next slide
- 4. 1 Why were buildingsand monuments across the world, lit blue recently?
- 6. 2 Meer Foundation isan organisation that works towards empowering women subjected to acid violence. Which famous actor has founded this NGO and named it after his father?
- 7. 3 In chess, _______is the stage when there are only a few pieces left on the board. While there is no strict definition, it is characterized by the fact that pawns are now important, as they can be promoted; the king becomes an attacking piece, and is often brought to the center of the board. What word brought in the public consciousness because of an yet unreleased piece of pop culture ?
- 8. 4 In about 1861,E.F. Deboo IPS was the designer and architect of X, which reduced overall crime in that time in the state of Baroda. He was recognized for his initiative and awarded a gold medal by the Maharaja Gaekwad of Baroda for putting X in place and reducing overall crime. After Independence, X is still frequently used, and is highly debatable and controversial.
- 9. 5 What rapper, knownfor his low spending lifestyle, recently sold his mansion for 2.9 million dollars; is affectionately known as ‘fiddy’ ?
- 10. 6 This is acharacter from Adult Swim’s “The Eric Andre Show”. Look closely at the image and give me an appropriate name for this ‘musician’.
- 12. 7 The ___ ___was a secret club in Tokyo was a secret racing team in Tokyo, bound by a strict moral code that put safety first. They disbanded in 1999 after a bystander was killed. This was the inspiration for a series of videogames by Rockstar Games, first released in 2000. FITB.
- 13. 8 This piece ofclothing was invented by Louis Reard in the mid 20th century. The United States were conducting nuclear tests at a certain location, and Louis thought that his invention was an ‘anatomical bomb’, and the name has stuck. What piece of clothing?
- 14. 9 What company acquired(or atleast started the process to acquire) the open source distributor, ‘Red Hat’?
- 15. 10 Gravity Recovery andClimate Experiment was a joint space mission conducted by NASA and the German Aerospace Center. It involved pair of satellites orbiting around the Earth, and finding anomalies in the gravitational field. One of the satellite would pass over an anomalous area and quickly accelerate and decelerate. The second satellite would follow suit. The readings were taken by measuring the frequency shifts. What were these satellites lovingly called?
- 16. 11 These are anew pair of Nike Air Max 90. What are they called? What were these satellites lovingly called?
- 17. 12 In Greek mythology,this liquid was said to flow in the veins of Gods. X was also another name for yellow bile, which was one of the four humours of ancient and mediaeval physiology. Give X.
- 18. 13 In February, woamphibian researchers from Delhi University have discovered a new genus and species of narrow-mouthed frogs in Western Ghats in X. The name of the district - X, is derived from 'Vayal Nadu' which translates to 'the land of paddy fields' in English. Id X?
- 19. 14 According to Greekmythology, X was the daughter of Oceanus and Tethys, Mother of Atlas, Prometheus. Use of this word is first attribute to the Herodotus in referrence to the Persian empire. It is now the name of a geographical region, that encompasses the persian empire and more. Give X.
- 20. 15 ‘Subbable’ (subscribe-able) wasa croud sourcing platform created by Internet entrepreneur and writer Hank Green, as a way to fund his youtube project with his brother, Crash Course. In 2015, Subbable was acquired by another such platform, X. Both John and Hank joined the company as advisors. ID X.
- 21. Answers! 6 teamsmake it to the finals.
- 22. 1 Why were buildingsand monuments across the world, lit blue recently?
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- 25. 2 Meer Foundation isan organisation that works towards empowering women subjected to acid violence. Which famous actor has founded this NGO and named it after his father?
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- 27. 3 In chess, _______is the stage when there are only a few pieces left on the board. While there is no strict definition, it is characterized by the fact that pawns are now important, as they can be promoted; the king becomes an attacking piece, and is often brought to the center of the board. What word brought in the public consciousness because of an yet unreleased piece of pop culture ?
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- 29. 4 In about 1861,E.F. Deboo IPS was the designer and architect of X, which reduced overall crime in that time in the state of Baroda. He was recognized for his initiative and awarded a gold medal by the Maharaja Gaekwad of Baroda for putting X in place and reducing overall crime. After Independence, X is still frequently used, and is highly debatable and controversial.
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- 31. 5 What rapper, knownfor his low spending lifestyle, recently sold his mansion for 2.9 million dollars; is affectionately known as ‘fiddy’ ?
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- 33. 6 This is acharacter from Adult Swim’s “The Eric Andre Show”. Look closely at the image and give me an appropriate name for this ‘musician’.
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- 36. 7 The ___ ___was a secret club in Tokyo was a secret racing team in Tokyo, bound by a strict moral code that put safety first. They disbanded in 1999 after a bystander was killed. This was the inspiration for a series of videogames by Rockstar Games, first released in 2000. FITB.
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- 38. 8 This piece ofclothing was invented by Louis Reard in the mid 20th century. The United States were conducting nuclear tests at a certain location, and Louis thought that his invention was an ‘anatomical bomb’, and the name has stuck. What piece of clothing?
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- 40. 9 What company acquired(or atleast started the process to acquire) the open source distributor, ‘Red Hat’?
- 41.
- 42. 10 Gravity Recovery andClimate Experiment was a joint space mission conducted by NASA and the German Aerospace Center. It involved pair of satellites orbiting around the Earth, and finding anomalies in the gravitational field. One of the satellite would pass over an anomalous area and quickly accelerate and decelerate. The second satellite would follow suit. The readings were taken by measuring the frequency shifts. What were these satellites lovingly called?
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- 44. 11 These are anew pair of Nike Air Max 90. What are they called? What were these satellites lovingly called?
- 46.
- 47. 12 In Greek mythology,this liquid was said to flow in the veins of Gods. X was also another name for yellow bile, which was one of the four humours of ancient and mediaeval physiology. Give X.
- 48.
- 49. 13 In February, amphibianresearchers from Delhi University have discovered a new genus and species of narrow-mouthed frogs in Western Ghats in X. The name of the district - X, is derived from 'Vayal Nadu' which translates to 'the land of paddy fields' in English. Id X?
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- 51. 14 According to Greekmythology, X was the daughter of Oceanus and Tethys, Mother of Atlas, Prometheus. Use of this word is first attribute to the Herodotus in reference to the Persian empire. It is now the name of a geographical region, that encompasses the persian empire and more. Give X.
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- 53. 15 ‘Subbable’ (subscribe-able) wasa croud sourcing platform created by Internet entrepreneur and writer Hank Green, as a way to fund his youtube project with his brother, Crash Course. In 2015, Subbable was acquired by another such platform, X. Both John and Hank joined the company as advisors. ID X.
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