Quiz – Joint Winners

Aruna Achanna – Harish M M – Mukund

                             &

Rajiv – Sreekanth – Unni

Both teams tied at 190 points in a nail biting finish in the rapid fire round

Contacts : Aditya , Brahma

Quiz Prelims questions – Weston, Miramar Jan 17th : (answers below)

1. One of its earlier historical names was Byzantine or Constantinople. What is its current name?

2. .This production house has been among the toppers in cartoon making. This house has made Tom and Jerry, Scooby Doo, Flintstones. Name the production house.

3. Name the author of the book series that inspired the movie”I-robot”.

4. Which is the closest star to us (Excluding the Sun).

5. The only Two cases not solved by Sherlock Holmes were The Gloria Scott and ______?

6. What is a ship’s equivalent to an aircraft’s black box?

7. Goody the tiger is used as the logo of which paint company?

8. Which explorer led the 1st circumnavigation of the world?

9. What city in Syria is thought to be the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world?

10. Which is the oldest document in literature of south Asia?

11. Before becoming President of the United States, George W Bush was governor of which state?

12. What is the largest country in the world to have only one time zone?

13. What does the acronym `LASER` stand for?

14. The original manuscript of the US Constitution was moved from Washington DC to Fort Knoxx for safekeeping. Which incident prompted that move ?

15. Name the Capitals of Ukraine and Burkina Faso?

16. Who is second in line to the US Presidential line of succession, first in line is Dick Cheney – the Vice president ?

17. Its four letter name was originally registered for the company’s
proposed internet kiosks, name this revolutionary product launched in 2001 ?

18. Who directed Lage Raho Munnabhai (2006) and Munnabhai M.B.B.S . (2003) ?

19. Which movie holds the number one spot in all time world wide
Box-office as the highest grosser?

20. Name the two countries that signed the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, weeks
before WWII began ?

21. In PC WORLD’s 50 Greatest Gadgets of the Past 50 Years selected in 2005, iPod was number 2,what was number one ? (Think ! It should be a brand product and not generic like Cell Phone)

22. On May 7, 1946 Masaru Ibuka and _ _ _ _  _ found the Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering Corporation, nowadays known as  _ _ _ _

23. Which American Rock band derived its name from Aldous Huxley’s book on Mind expanding drugs and their effects – “The Doors of Perception” ?

24. Who is the author of ‘ The diary of a young girl’

25. With what would you associate the date April 13, 1919

26. This classic film starring Jack Nicholson won best actor , actress, director, screenplay and film Oscars

27. Who defeated Hemu in second battle of Panipat?

28. With Which game do you associate the term ‘ Ruy Lopez’ ?

29. How is Edson Arantes Do Nascimento more popularly known?

30. Who is the only player to score a century while making his Duleep Trophy, Irani Trophy and Ranji Trophy Debut?

31. Which is the longest written constitution in the world?

32. Who wrote Abhignana Shakuntalam?

33. Fill the blank. George Harrison, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and _____________________

34. What is the Chemical symbol for the liquid used in thermometers?

35. Which City are you in if you are playing at the Gabba?

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