general quiz for b.d.c.o.e' 2002

InQuizitive’2002

by Guess Infinity

ROUND ONE MIXED BAG

Talking about which controversial place, did Mother Teresa once said that “A hospital should be built at this place”?

Ans: Ayodhya(Disputed place-Ram Temple/Bebri Masjid)

MIXED BAG

What consists of reversed letters, numbers & Japanese Katakana characters?

Ans: The Matrix Codes ( Used in Matrix movie franchise)

MIXED BAG

A few year’s ago, a group of people were put in a submarine and left for three hours at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, to show to the World, What life would be without windows. Who funded this mission?

Ans: Microsoft

MIXED BAG

“Ray Roman” & “Ray Bizzare” are two internationally accepted type faces. Who designed it ?

Ans: Satyajit Ray

MIXED BAG

To what was John Milton referring to when he said “ Nature requires four, custom takes seven, laziness takes nine & wickedness eleven” ?

Ans: Sleep

MIXED BAG

What word do we get from the Greek for “Instructions in the Circle of Arts & Science’s”?

Ans: Encyclopedia

MIXED BAG

ROUND TWO BUSINESS

Connect “Greek Goddess of Victory”, “The Swoosh” & “Tiger Woods”?

Ans: Nike

BUSINESS

Which is the Largest Chain Of Bookstores in India ?

Ans: Wheelers ( A.H. Wheelers- present in the railway stations)

BUSINESS

Vishnu Industries & Chemical Corporation is associated with which brand of Cosmetics?

Ans: VICCO

BUSINESS

Where would you find a Tractor, a Tea Plantation, an Industry & farmer’s working in a field, all together? ( Hint: In an area of 16*7 cm)

Ans: 100 rupee note

BUSINESS

Which Item was first manufactured in 1952 at the Godrej Vikhroli Factory?

Ans: Ballot Boxes

BUSINESS

“Hit The Hut” is the catch line of which food chain?

Ans: Pizza Hut

BUSINESS

ROUND THREE MIXED BAG 2

One Liners uttered by Tom Cruise in the Film“Color of Money” gave their name to two

famous computer games. One is “Doom” , name the other one ?

Ans: Need for Speed ( NFS)

MIXED BAG 2

What is common to Saancha, Malwa, Kapoori & Bangla?

Ans: Paan ( Betel Leef)

MIXED BAG 2

How do we know better know Homer, Marj, Bart, Lisa and the baby Maggi together as?

Ans: The Simpsons

MIXED BAG 2

George Washington built the White house. Who is the only US President not to have lived there?

Ans: George Washington himself

MIXED BAG 2

During the 2000’s IT Raids on Cricketer’s, the IT Dept. gave specific names to certain cricketers. For example, Kapil Dev- Crickter of India, Mohd. Azharuddin- Bijli. Whom were they referring as “King Fisher” ?

Ans: Ajay Jadeja

MIXED BAG 2

Few years ago, Forbes magazine gave Six Sigma Performance Rating, meaning an efficiency of 99.99999 % to some people. Whom ?

Ans: Dabbawallah’s of Mumbai

MIXED BAG 2

ROUND FOUR SPORTS

During the 1956 Ashes Series, Tony Lock took a single wicket in the entire test match. Why is the test famous in test history?

Ans: Jim Laker took the rest 19 wickets for 90 runs for England against Australia

SPORTS

During the WW II, this (sporting arena)place was taken over as a the HQ of Red Cross, The National Air raid Protection and the Fire Series Dept. Name the place.

Ans: Wimbledon

SPORTS

Who is the Only Cricketer to Captain his country on his debut?

Ans: Lee Germon (New Zealand). Others players can also claim to have this opportunity, but those were also their country’s first test match.

SPORTS

Which sports event of 1896 was financed by the sale of stamps, souvenoir ,medals & the donation of money from Greek Industrialist Georges Averoff?

Ans: Modern Oympics at Athens ‘1896

SPORTS

In the 1990 Football World Cup, who were known as “Draculas” ?

Ans: Goalkeepers who were afraid of Crosses from opposition players

SPORTS

SPORTS

For which Club in England did Bhaichung Bhutia Play for?

Ans: Bury FC

ROUND FIVE JACKPOT

Facts:1.Marks & Spencer’s claims to sell 18 tonnes a

week of the stuff.2.If all the amount of this thing they sold in one

year in U.K. are stacked, they would make a tower 2770 times taller than the Greenwich Millenium Dome.

What is being talked about?Ans: Chicken Tikka Masala

JACKPOT

Paul Dimco, Lecturer of Sports at the University College of Northampton, while researching on the “Ethnic Relationship in Sports” listed Six Football Clubs, Rangers & Celtic of Scotland, Lenfield & Glentoren of Northern Ireland. Name the other two Clubs ( Indian)?

Ans: Mohun Bagan & East Bengal

JACKPOT

After retiring from active politics in 1930’s, Gandhiji built himself a samll ashram in a place in Maharashtra called Segaon, modelled after like his earlier communities ( Phoenix farm in S.A.). This place later became a major hub in the Indian Freedom Struggle. What did he rename the ashram as?

Ans: Bapukuti in Sewagram

JACKPOT

She has just written the biography of her father, “ Bapi! Love of my Life” & has performed with stars like Madonna, Bryan Adams. She is also the first woman to have performed at the Ram Krishna Institute of Culture. Name her.

Ans: Anushka Shankar

JACKPOT

My Grandfather died a few days after visiting Orissa. My mother died a day after she visited Orissa. I died a few hours after visiting Orissa. Who am I ?

Ans: Rajeev Gandhi

JACKPOT