general quiz

Round 1Smarter World

Rules

• Basically divided into 2 rounds.• The 1st sub-round will start from table number 1

and end in table number 6.• The 2nd sub-round will just be the reverse of the

1st.• Questions will appear on the screen• +10 for a direct and the marks increases by 1

when it passes to the other table.• Question passes to the audience if none of the

teams gives the correct answer.

Ques 1 (Table no. 1)

The evolution of 'x' brand started in 1982 with the establishment of 'Racal Strategic Radio Ltd' subsidiary of Racal Electronics .The same year ,Racal Strategic Radio Ltd. Formed a joint venture with Millicom called ‘Racal X’ ,which would later evolve into the present day X. X is the world’s second largest mobile telecommunications company. Identify ‘X’.

Answer

Ques 2 (Table No. 2)

Identify this official London residence and principal workplace of the British monarch and is a setting for state occasions and royal hospitality.

Answer

Buckingham Palace

Ques 3 (Table no. 3)

He is the founder and chairman of Virgin Group,a conglomerate (multi-industry company) consisting of more than 400 companies worldwide.Identify the person.

Answer

Richard Branson

Ques 4(Table no. 4)

Identify this extremely famous painting.

Answer

Battle Of Waterloo

Ques 5 (table no. 5)

‘X’ nicknamed Cottonopolis, is the world’s first industrial city. Identify X.

(Hint- Arguably, the world’s most famous football club is situated in the heart of this city.)

Answer

Manchester

Ques 6 (Table no. 6)

This is the headquarters of an extremely famous British IT company. Identify the company.

Answer

British

Broadcasting

Company

Ques no. 7 (Table no. 6)

By looking at the 1st 3 digits of a X, one can determine the country where the product was manufactured.The 1st 3 digits for the X in the UK is 050 or 50. What am I talking about or what is X?

Answer

Barcode

Ques no. 8 (table no. 5)

Give me the significance of the bridge below.

(Hint- This was the first bridge to be made of something new)

Answer

This was the first arch bridge to be made of Cast Iron.It lies across River Severn,Shropshire,England.Cast iron during that times was considered to be very costly for such huge structures.

Ques no. 9(table no. 4)

Where in the world would you find ‘Victoria’ written in Devnagiri script (Hindi) ,a Bible verse in Hebrew, an angel with the text ‘In the face of adversity’ and a black and white image of the Christ inspired by the painting ‘the man of sorrows’ by Mathew r. brooks?

Answer

David Bekham’s body

Ques no. 10 (table no. 3)

The X girls were a brit. Pop girl group founded in

London in 1994. The group consists of five members, who later adopted nicknames initially ascribed to them: Melanie Brown ("Scary x"), Melanie Chisholm ("Sporty X"),

Emma Bunton ("Baby X"), Geri Halliwell ("Ginger X"), and

Victoria Beckham, nee Adams ("Posh X"). It was also the most tweeted event in the 2012 London Olympics .What am I talking about?

Answer

The Spice Girls (over 116,000 tweets per minute)

Ques 11(Table no. 2)

These are used in the UK roughly since 1960 and are alphanumeric and between five and eight characters long (including a single space separating the outward and inward parts of the these). Each unit generally represents a street, part of a street, or a single address.

What am I talking about?

Answer

Postal Codes

Ques 12 (Table no. 1)

This is the also called as St George's Cross . The red cross appeared as the emblem of this country in the Middle Ages, specifically during the Crusades and is one of the earliest known emblems representing England. It also represents the official arms of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, and it achieved status during the 16th century. What am I talking about?

Answer

The Flag Of England

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