atrium quiz
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Answers.
#1
What is the name of this building?
And the answer is…
One World Trade Center (1WTC)
#2 Which country’s national flag is this? It is the only country in the world to feature such a modern rifle (the AK-47) on its national flag.
And the answer is…
Mozambique
#3X was a member of a group of
provincial English Catholics who planned the Gunpowder
Plot of 1605 which was a failed assassination attempt against
King James I of England.
A mask resembling X’s face became popular on several
internet forums and has become a well-known symbol for the online hacktivist group
Anonymous.
Give us X’s name.
And the answer is…
Guy Fawkes
#4
And the answer is…
Ben Affleck
#5In January 2002, after several years of
searching, a team from National Geographic Television and Film
finally located this woman and met her in a village in Afghanistan.
The 30 year old woman named Sharbat Gula lived an ordinary life in a remote region near the mountains
of Tora Bora.
In recognition of her, National Geographic set up the Afghan Girls Fund, a charitable organization with the goal of educating Afghan girls
and young women.
In what other way is this woman known to the rest of the world?
And the answer is…
The Afghan Girl
#6
________ is an economic phenomenon which struck
Germany between the years 1921 and 1923.
We can see in the picture that the woman is burning banknotes because back then it was much cheaper
than buying firewood.
What is this phenomenon called?
And the answer is…
Hyperinflation
#7The title of a best selling book comes from a line in
the translated version of the poem titled ‘Kabul’ written by a 17th century Iranian poet called Saib
Tabrizi. The lines are as follows:
"Every street of Kabul is enthralling to the eyeThrough the bazaars, caravans of Egypt pass
One could not count the moons that shimmer on her roofs
And _____________ that hide behind her walls“
Identify the book.
And the answer is…
#8
In a village called Ytterby, the rare earth mineral Yttria was discovered and was hence named after the village itself. This crude mineral eventually proved to be the source of four new elements that were in turn named after the mineral ore and the village. These elements
are Yttrium (Y), Erbium (Er), Terbium (Tb) and Ytterbium (Yb).
In which country is this village situated?
And the answer is…
Sweden
#9
Find the connect between these two images.
And the answer is…
The two most prestigious awards in Mathematics.
Fields Medal & Abel Prize.
(*) #10There are currently 9 Kilo-class diesel electric submarines that are
in active service with the Indian Navy. X is a Sanskrit word meaning ‘river’ or ‘ocean’ which when prefixed with the following
nine words would yield the names of all the nine submarines. Identify X.
______ghosh ______dhvaj
______raj______ vir
______ratna______kesari______kriti______vijay
______shashtra
And the answer is…
‘Sindhu’INS Sindhughosh INS Sindhudhvaj
INS SindhurajINS Sindhuvir
INS SindhuratnaINS SindhukesariINS SindhukritiINS Sindhuvijay
INS Sindhushashtra
(*) #11This painting, titled ‘Sunset At Montmajour’ was recently unveiled by a museum in Amsterdam and was declared as
an original work of art of a very popular artist X.
It was painted by X in 1888, purchased by a Norwegian industrialist in 1908, had its authenticity questioned and
ever since it remained stored in the buyer’s attic until now.
Scientific analysis shows that the pigments and canvas correspond with those often used by X and the style and
brushwork is typical of X’s art.
Who is the artist behind this painting?
And the answer is…
Vincent Van Gough
(*) #12This rarely seen creature is
the first carnivorous American mammal to be discovered in 35 years.
After researchers spent several years studying its
DNA & conducting tests, its discovery was announced
earlier this year by the Smithsonian National
Museum of Natural History.
What is this little fellow called?
And the answer is…
Olinguito
(*) #13
These two images of a very prominent
building represent a historic transition.
Tell us what the transition was.
And the answer is…
The dissolution of the Soviet Union.
The letters ‘CCPP’ from the Moscow Kremlin were removed and replaced with the Phoenix
Coat of Arms.
(*) #14The film Rasputin and the Empress released in 1932 which inaccurately portrayed Princess Irina and her husband Prince Felix of Russia. The two royalties then sued the producers of
the film, MGM, stating that they had been defamed.
Irina and Felix won the lawsuit and were awarded over $127,373 in damages and an additional $1 million in an out-
of-court settlement with MGM.
Prompted by the outcome of this case many studios began to incorporate something in their films in order to try to protect
themselves from similar court action.
What?
And the answer is…
The ‘All characters are fictional…’ disclaimer
#15
This is the portrait of which famous 19th century Scottish
novelist?
And the answer is…
Robert Louise Stevenson
#16This desert is the world’s largest sand desert covering
almost 650,000 square kilometers and spanning across Saudi Arabia, Oman, UAE and Yemen.
The city of Ubar, popularly known as the ‘Atlantis of the Sands’, was a city that supposedly existed in this
desert around 1400 years ago. Legend has it that when the people of the city defied their God, they were cursed with a sand storm that drove the city
deep into the sands. It is said that the ruins of Ubar still lie buried within the sands of this desert.
Which desert are we talking about?
And the answer is…
The Rub’ al Khali a.k.a The Empty Quarter
#17Sir Ian McKellen has signed on to
play the lead role in an upcoming film which will be an adaptation of the book ‘A Slight
Trick of the Mind’ written by Mitch Cullin.
The story, which is set in 1947, finds the lead character living in retirement, grappling with
weakening powers of his mind and being haunted by an
unsolved mystery from half a century before.
Which character will he be portraying?
And the answer is…
Sherlock Holmes
#18The word ‘hooah’ is a military slang used by the soldiers
and the airmen of U.S. Army and the U.S. Air Force.
Thanks to the American pop culture for their excessively incorrect usage of this word in films and T.V shows,
many actual soldiers find its use to be annoying. In the Canadian armed forces, users of this word are perceived to be unpatriotic and to be not taking their jobs seriously.
The word is said to have originated from the abbreviation HUA.
So, what does HUA stand for?
And the answer is…
Heard Understood Acknowledged
#19First discovered in Canada
in 1811, this apple is known for having a vivid red colour brushed with bright green. It is also
known for having a very juicy and tender flesh along with a strong
sweet tart like flavor.
Dubbed the most popular of all the apples in the USA, The State of New
York produces the largest number of these apples
every year.
What is this apple called?
And the answer is…
McIntosh Apple Or
McIntosh Red
#20
This dance form originated during the 1980s in the suburbs of New York City, USA. Originally called
‘albee’ after the person who introduced it, this dance is based on an Ethiopian dance form called Esksita.
Since its beginnings it has spread to other urban localities and has become very much popular.
What is this dance form now popularly known as?
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And the answer is…
Harlem Shake