LSR Inter-Departmental Quiz

By Apratim Chandra Singh

Prelims with Answers

Rules

• Names, mobile numbers, department, team name on answer sheet• 15 questions in the prelims• Question 3,6,8,12,15 are tie breakers• Kindly refrain from using any electronic gadgets.

Q1 - Connect

Lady Shriram College

Q2 – Where would you find the following things together ?

BicyclesSunglassesGuitarA PortraitNewspaperDonutAirplaneBottleBurning Heart with a “W” on itAstronautCoffee MugRucksackBaguetteGlovesA SubmarineBellsBurgerA Sandwich with bite on left cornerCalender with 24 on itCompass A Betel leaf

Whatsapp Default Wallpaper

Q3

Payphone is performed by American pop rock band “Maroon 5” featuring American Rapper “Wiz Khalifa”. The song was released in April 2012 as a lead single from their album, Overexposed. This song won the Teen Choice Award for Choice Music - ________ _______ category in 2012. FITB with a two word category in which this song won the award. Some of the other recipients in this category are:-

2011 – “Back to December” by Taylor Swift2013 – “Come and Get it” by Selena Gomez2014 – “Story of my life” by One Direction2015 – “Bad Blood” by Taylor Swift2016 – “Love Yourself” by Justin Bieber

Break Up

Q4 – FITB with a brand.

Q5 – Minimalistic poster for which movie ?

The Fault In Our Stars

Q6

In Grammy Awards 2000 – Jennifer Lopez wore a Versace with a neckline that plunged down to her naval and was held together simply by fashion tape. At that time it was the most searched query on the internet with people frantically scrambling the internet to find about “that” dress which JLo wore. This incident led to the creation of a certain feature on a website. Which popular feature on an extremely well-known website am I talking about ?

Google Reverse Image Search

Q7

In 1946 the company's founder Erling Persson came up with the business idea of offering fashionable clothing at attractive prices. In 1947 he opened his first shop Västerås, Sweden. X which exclusively sold women’s clothing and in Swedish means “Hers”. In 1968 Persson acquired hunting apparel retailer Y Widforss, which led to the inclusion of a menswear collection in the product range and the name change to its present name. Which famous company is this, which is in news recently ?

H&M

Q8

According to the definition given by Urban Dictionary, this word is defined as :-A word that means 'fake' in Italian slang and has been mistaken for the military acronym 'fubar' (fucked up beyond all recognition) by kids who like a punk band.

However, people here would be knowing this word thanks to a dialogue in a certain movie released in 2014 and was a blockbuster hit. Give me the word and the movie.

Fugazi

Q9

Rameshwar Nath Kao was a spymaster and the first chief of India's external intelligence agency, the Research and Analysis Wing from its founding in 1969 to 1977. He is said to have been photographed only twice in his lifetime. The first batch of officers to join under aegis of RN Kao were referred to by a certain tongue-in-cheek moniker which was a pun on the spymaster’s name.

What were they called ?

Kaoboys

Q10Which song is depicted here in pseudo code ?

Bohemian Rhapsody

Q11

X is a Hindu surname belonging to Pancha Gauda classfication of Brahmins. can belong to any of the six gauds: Bharadwaj, Saraswat, Kanyakubja, Maithil, Gauda, and Utkala Brahmins.The commonly accepted etymology about this surname is that it refers to a person who has knowledge of two vedas.

Which surname is this which can be found in North India ?

Dwivedi

Q12

Jessica Smith (picture on next slide) was born in Edenbridge, Kent, England as Jessica Elizabeth Smith. She currently studies at Canterbury Christ Church University. However you might know her because of something which she did in 1997 which led to her become one of the most familiar face of British Television. What did she do ?

The baby sun from Teletubbies

Q13

According to an apocryphal story about the origin of this dish :- In the Mahabharata, as soon as Draupadi was married to the Pandava brothers, she was taken to their house. Kunti was worried that her daughter-in-law might create a rift amongst her sons by showing extra affection to one over the other. It was tough times and she also wanted to see whether this new bride would be able to successfully manage resources. So she decided to test her. Kunti gave her just enough dough (atta) and told her to satisfy the hunger of all five of her sons.Which popular food item did she invent ?

Golgappa/Panipuri/Puchhka

Q14

In 1936-37 Ashes Test, What rather unique thing did Sir Donald Bradman do in order to protect his batsmen from the ‘wet’ wicket. This strategy by Bradman was described as “a sensational battle of tactics”.

Reversed Batting Order

Q15

“The word X is a sort of a kind of a wordThat people apply to some being absurd;One who seems, as t’were oddly your fancy to strikeIn a sort of fashion you somehow don’t likeA mixture of odd, and of queer, and all thatWhich one hates, just, you know, as some folks hate a cat;A comical, whimsical, strange, droll – that is,You know what I mean; ‘tis – in short, - ‘tis a X!(from “”Etymology of X,”” Charles Dibdin,1842)”

What is X? Don’t whack your brains in deciphering this gibberish tune.

Quiz

Finals

Rules

• 25 questions in the finals• 1 List It round• Infinite Bounce and Pounce• +15/-10 on pounce• +10/0 on bounce

Q1

S. Khankan and Saliha Fetteh are the two imams at the Mariam Mosque in Copenhagen. While Khankan is responsible for the adhan , Fetteh is concerned with delivering khutbah to the devotees. The mosque opened informally in February, and it took six months of further preparation before the first Friday prayers could be held. However the mosque is in news amongst all the leading newspapers of the world because it managed to achieve something unique in Denmark. What is the unique distinction ?

Denmark’s First Female Run Mosque

Q2

X is an idiom for the shortest distance between two points (on a map, disregarding the vagaries of intervening terrain).The most well known example of this can be found when you ask Siri for distance between two places. (Image)

Which four word phrase is this ?

As the crow flies

Q3

The origin of it goes back to the time in Old England when it was decided to tax liquor. To prove the liquor content the booze was mixed with gunpowder and burned. If it burned with a steady blue flame it was at least 50 percent alcohol.

This led to the introduction of what on liquor bottles ?

Proof Content

Q4

X is a citrus flavored soft drink developed by the New Products team at Coca Cola Atlanta in 1997. X was first produced by The Coca-Cola Company to compete with Pepsi's Mountain Dew during the 1990s. X was advertised as having a more "hardcore" edge, much like Mountain Dew's advertising at this time, in an attempt to further take customers away from Pepsi. However people in Delhi laterally associate X with a different entity altogether. Thanks to Delhi Government’s Odd & Even Rule and a recent court judgement, X is still in public conscience.What is X ?

Surge

Q5

Desomorphine (dihydrodesoxymorphine, former brand name Permonid) is a derivative of morphine with powerful, fast-acting opioid effects, such as sedation and analgesia. First synthesized in 1932 and patented in 1934, desomorphine was used in Switzerland under the brand name Permonid.

What is the apt street name given to Desomorphine because of formation of squamous skin on the body of the user. ?

Krokodil/Crocodile

Q6

What intuitive method has been put to practice by Mumbai Suburban Railways for helping the Local train pilots escape from the wrath of angry public over delayed trains ?

Something which we all must have wished at least once during our school days.

No uniforms/Plain clothes

Q7

The 2020 Summer Olympics are slated to be held from 24 July to 9 August 2020 in Tokyo. The city was announced as the host at the 125th IOC Session in Buenos Aires on 7 September 2013. Keeping in mind the innovative thinking of Japanese people, what remarkable and innovative “material” are they planning to use for the Olympic Medals ?

Technically everyone here would be a medal winner then.

Recycled Phones

Q8

Michael McCleary, better known as Mikey McCleary is a New Zealand songwriter, composer, performer, producer and director living in Mumbai, India since 2007. He has worked on a large number of advertisements such as for brands like Levi's, Coca-Cola etc. and films such as Waiting, Margarita with a straw, Shaitan, Shanghai, David, Bombay Velvet, Nautanki Saala, Shaadi Ke Side Effects, Shaandaar etc. He has also released a one-of-its-kind album of full-length versions of some of his most popular advertisement jingles called TV Dinners. In the album there’s a music video by Mikey for Vodafone’s MNP Ad, the song in the ad was quite a rage back in 2011. Which song is this which just might be Narendra Modi’s favourite. ?

World is our playground

Q9

X of Y is an euphemism for Swiss bankers. It emerged during World War 2 when Swiss bankers raised speculations on the pound growth because brit economy was growing slowly. So the Brit people started saying "the X of Y" are at work again whenever they said something about their economy, in fact the Swiss bankers started answering their phones saying “X speaking”X = figurine of a small humanoid creature, usually wearing a pointy hat, displayed for the purpose of ornamentation on front lawns or in gardens.Y = Best city in the world to live in (according to a 2015 report). global center for banking and finance.What ?

Gnomes of Zurich

Q10

Following is an excerpt from Arun Jaitley’s Facebook post on the NJAC Verdict :-

“A constitutional court, while interpreting the Constitution, had to base the judgement on constitutional principles. There is no constitutional principle that democracy and its institutions has to be saved from elected representatives. The Indian democracy cannot be a __________________ and if the elected are undermined, democracy itself would be in danger. Are not institutions like the Election Commission and the CAG not credible enough even though they are appointed by elected Governments? (sic)”

What four word phrase has been blanked out which is often used by Arvind Kejriwal to target the Lieutenant Governor. ?

The phrase is derived from the original one coined by John Stuart Mill in his book “On Liberty”.

Tyranny of the Unelected

Q11 – FITB with four word which is a pun on a popular idiom.

Easier Said than Donne

Q12FITB

Taste in good music can guide you to the answer.

Division Bell

List It

1) Please make a 4x4 grid on your sheets2) +3 points for every correct answer

Q13

When Napoleon assumed power, he was disgusted by the sight of his soldiers wiping their noses on their sleeves. To counter this, he introduced a change in their uniform. [citation needed]

What change did he introduce which can still be found in formal dresses and suits ?

Buttons on the sleeve

Q14

In 1962, record label Decca were looking to sign an up and coming band. They auditioned two bands at their studios in London, deciding to sign Brian Poole and the Tremeloes. Which band did they reject ?

The Beatles

Q15

Curfew

Q16

Faasos is an Indian "food on demand" company that was incorporated in 2011. Faasos operates in the 15 largest cities in India and takes customer orders via its mobile app.They are known for their cheeky quotes/phrases on their packaging items. What four word ‘punny’ phrase can be found on their napkins ?

Tissued in Public Interest

Q17

The Victoria-Jungfrau Grand Hotel & Spa in the Interlaken town of Switzerland has a suite named after a late celebrity, who served as the Ambassador of Interlaken. The cinema themed room has posters of his works and Ganesha sculpture. A Jungfrau Railways Mountain train in Switzerland is also named after him.

Who is the person in question ?

Yash Chopra

Q18

According to market research company NPD. The sale of which item has nearly doubled after Pokemon Go Launch ?

Power Bank

Q19

This song was banned in a village called Bhalej in Anand district of Gujarat by locals who claimed that the song "attracted ghosts". Apparently, people who sang the song were possessed by spirits and started behaving in a strange way. Which song (extremely popular song from 2006) am I talking about ?

Jhalak Dikhla Jaa from Aksar

Q20

"Everything is finished, nothing remains.I must force silence to be a mirrorto see his voice again for directions.Fire runs in waves. Should I cross that river?Each post office is boarded up. Who will deliverparchment cut in paisleys, my news to prisons?Only silence can now trace my lettersto him. Or in a dead office the dark panes.”

Excerpt from the poem by Agha Shahid Ali which stirred the JNU row.

What is the name of this poem ?

The Country Without a Post Office

Q21

X is a surname from Assam, India. Originally the title was conferred by the Ahom kingdom of medieval Assam. The Assamese community has a naming system which is loosely based on their ancestors' profession during Ahom kings' reign. During Ahom reign, X was commander over 1000 Paiks.

Which surname ?

Hazarika

Q22

“The Yeomen Warders of Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress the Tower of London, and Members of the Sovereign's Body Guard of the Yeoman Guard Extraordinary, popularly known as the X, are ceremonial guardians of the Tower of London.”

How are they popularly known as ?

Their name will most definitely earn them ire from right wing extremist group.

Beefeater

Q23

Which famed eatery was founded by Sardar Parkash Singh in 1956 mainly to cater to the needs of truck drivers ?

From roadside dhaba to a weekend long drive getaway, the place has surely come a long way.

Amrik Sukhdev Dhaba

Q24

X were designed in 1952 by American optical designer Raymond Stegeman, who worked for Bausch and Lomb, Ray-Ban's parent company at that time. The design was inspired by, "a mid-century classic to rival Eames chairs and Cadillac tail fins.” According to design critic Stephen Bayley, the "distinctive trapezoidal frame spoke a non-verbal language that hinted at unstable dangerousness, but one nicely tempered by the sturdy arms which, according to the advertising, gave the frames a 'masculine look’.

Tom Cruise's wearing of X in the 1983 movie Risky Business was one of the key placements, and that year 360,000 pairs were sold.

What’s X ?

Wayfarers

Q25

According to the Public Policy Polling’s recent survey, 50% of the voters in Texas are supporting Donald Trump for the post of US President whereas 44% are supporting Hilary Clinton. However, 2% of the people are supporting a certain ‘individual’ as a presidential candidate. This ‘individual’ has swamped national dailies and social media since May 2016.

Who is this ‘individual’ ?

Harambe