iim ranchi freshers quiz 2014 finals

FRESHERS QUIZ 2014The Finals !

INFINITE BOUNCE CLOCKWISE

1.• Decades before India embarked on its quest for superpower status,

the tiny princely state of Travancore had aimed it high in 1937 when it made a bid to enlist whom, as vice-chancellor of its fledgling university for a monthly pay of Rs 6,000?

• Hint!?

Hint: The blanked out face in this famous pic

1.Answer:

2.• Back in those days,

brand ambassadors were a lot more classy and so were the products they used to market! Connect the legendary Charlie Chaplin with an equally legendary brand that he is promoting...

2.Answer• Gillette

3. Who am I?• I was formed by the 50-50 venture of Amex and Warner

Communication. Manhattan Design my logo for a prize of $1000.• My moral influence on young people, including issues related to

censorship and social activism, has been a subject of debate for some years. Some of my famous campaigns have been- Choose or lose, Fight for your rights and think.• I was launched in august 1981 with a very appropriate song by the

Buggles- Video killed the Radio star.

Answer

4.Connect:

4. Answer

5.• X was established as a patent medicine business in Mumbai in 1893

by K. Nageswara Rao Pantulu. Even today, the words “Bombay” are inscribed on the lid of its most well known product. Which product?

5. Answer• Amrutanjan Pain Balm

6.• X is a Finnish computer game developer, founded in 2003 as Relude, and

in 2005, renamed as X. Nokia is also headquartered in Keilaniemi, Espoo, along with other high-tech companies such as KONE,Tekla and Fortum.• In Jan’05, relude received its first round of investment from a business

angel, and the company changed its name to Rovio Mobile.• The first game developed by the trio, King of the Cabbage world, was

sold to Sumea, (now Digital Chocolate), and renamed to Mole War, which became the first commercial real-time multiplayer mobile game in the world.• What?

6.Answer• Rovio mobile/ Rovio entertainment

7.• Borrowed from the world of gambling, __X__ is a term used to describe

stocks of a company with a national reputation for quality, reliability and the ability to operate profitably in good times and bad.Based on the idea that different tokens dictate different values ranging from lowest to highest, the phrase was coined by Oliver Gingold of Dow Jones sometime in 1923 or 1924. Company folklore recounts that the term apparently got its start when Gingold was standing by the stock ticker at the brokerage firm that later became Merrill Lynch. Noticing several trades at USD$200 or USD$250 a share or more, he said to Lucien Hooper of W.E. Hutton & Co. that he intended to return to the office to "write about these __X__ stocks." Thus the phrase was born.

7.Answer• Blue chip stocks

8.• What is a bald-hairy joke in Russian Politics?

8. Pic-clue

8. Answer• It is a common joke in Russian political discourse, referring to the

empirical rule of the state leaders' succession defined as a change of a bald leader with a hairy one and vice versa. This consistent pattern can be traced back until as early as 1825, when Nicholas I succeeded his late brother Alexander as the Russian Emperor. Nicholas I's son Alexander II formed the first "bald–hairy" pair of the sequence with his father.

9.• X is a term used to indicate a group of former Y employees and

founders who have since founded and developed additional technology companies such as Tesla Motors, LinkedIn, Palantir Technologies, SpaceX, YouTube, Yelp Inc and Yammer. What?

9. Answer

• PayPal Mafia

10. Print ad for what?

10. Answer

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11. Frequently described as one of the most original and beautiful stadia in the world, X is the home ground for Y.

An article in the Financial Times once wrote this about the stadium:

“There has been nothing in this country to match the architectural delight of Eduardo Souto de Moura’s stadium for Y, a breath taking arena carved into the side of a rock face on the site of a former quarry“

The architect Eduardo Souto de Moura also won the Z prize for constructing Y ,which honours architectural achievements attributed to a living architect- the Nobel prize for architecture.

X, Y, Z please ?? (5 points per part for X and Y)(10 points for Z)

Estadio Municipale De Braga. Home of C.F. Braga

12. ________ is a term given to a Sufi saint who is at a very high level of spiritual enlightenment. Being above all wandering sufi saints and dervishes, they are most likely be free from all attachments of this material world.

Songs praising them have been called ‘_______ dhamaal’; which may be adapted according to various regional folk traditions.

The most famous of these songs has been attributed to Amir Khusro (and later Baba Bulleh Shah) and is very famous as a spiritual song especially for the Sindhi people.

This song has been made famous by many singers from both sides of the border, like Abida Parveen, Runa Laila, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan etc.

You are most likely to hear this song with Sindhi lyrics.

Fill in the blanks.

Qalandar

Dama dam Mast Qalandar !

13. Habiburrahman Dastageeri created a mobile app called Amir, Arabic for ‘Guide’ in 2012. Since then it has been considered a must-have for a certain purpose.

Dastageeri recounted the necessity for this app saying, “I realized that it was not as easy as I had imagined. My family was prepared for it, but there was so much that anyone could not have known.”

He was especially elated with the fact that his creation is going to benefit millions and millions of people year on year.

What is Amir specifically about ?

App for guiding Hajj pilgrims around the Kaaba for the rituals !

14. A _____ ______ is in essence a confrontation among three opponents armed with guns. The tactics for such a confrontation are substantially different from a duel where the first to shoot has an advantage.

In a confrontation between three mutually hostile people A, B, C; the first to shoot is at a tactical disadvantage because the C might shoot A while he is busy shooting B, and thus survive.

This generally gives rise to complicated ally calculations and non-verbal signals among the participants to ensure the survival of two people.

What is this term, made famous by many epic movies ??

Mexican Standoff !

15. In April 1934, a bronze likeness statue of X, was erected at Shibuya Station and X himself was present there. The statue was recycled for the war effort during the Second WW. In 1948, Takeshi Ando, son of the original creator was commissioned to make another version of the statue.

The station entrance to Shibuya near this statue is called X-guchi, meaning the X-Entrance/Exit.

A similar statue of X stands at his home town of Odate, in the railway station.

Who is X, immortalized and admired for unfailing loyalty and subject of a famous movie in USA ?

Hachiko

16. William Ernest Henley is generally remembered for this one famous poem.

One of his legs was amputated due to complications arising from tuberculosis. After this amputation, he received news of another operation to be done on the other leg. However, this time he choose X as his doctor, who was a pioneer of antiseptic surgery. Under X’s care, Henley was able to keep his other leg by going through intensive surgery.

It was at this critical juncture of life, recovering at an infirmary that Henley wrote his famous poem Y. Also, his impoverished childhood, along with various trials and tribulations of his life are the primary undertone to the poem.

Which famous poem, that has also been adapted into a biographical movie (think 46664) with the same name ?

Also, who is doctor X, someone who is very famous because of a generic brand named after him. We tend to use this product on a daily basis. (10 points per part)

X= Listerine (After Joseph Lister), Y= Invictus

17. Zangalewa is a 1986 hit song in a language called Fang. Originally sung by a group called ‘Golden Sounds’, it was such a big hit that the group changed its name to Zangalewa.

The song actually pays tribute to skirmishers during WW2. This song is still used by Policemen and Army for training and rally purposes.

What were the words of the chorus which suddenly became famous 4 years back ?

Waka Waka !

18. The La Coubre was a 4310 ton French ship carrying Belgian munitions from the port of Antwerp to Havana. While the ship was being unloaded, an explosion shook the harbour at 3:10 pm on 4 March 1960. This was because according to harbour rules, unloading such munitions was against the law and they had to be placed first on a lighter and then unloaded.

This event as such is not very significant. However, it became famous because it affected a person very much which has been captured in an extremely iconic photograph.

What iconic photograph ?

19. The origin of this term is attributed to the then Mahim village in Mumbai. Every time the ruler of Mahim village wanted something accomplished, he would ensure the circulation of plate filled with X and betel leaves in a meeting of all able bodied men. The one who picked up his first X from the plate indicated his interest in accomplishing the task for him.

What is this very desi term ?

Supari dena/lena !

POUNCE ROUND

20. According to Wisden , he is the only person to have played first class cricket and to have won a Nobel Prize (in literature) . Identify this person

• Ans

• Samuel Beckett

21. These indentations are actually muscle deformities resulting from variation in the structure of the zygomaticus major muscle, usually due to the presence of a double or bifid zygomaticus major. There is evidence of it being genetically inherited and it is classified as a simple dominant trait.

What are we talking about?

• Dimples

22. Whose statue? Where?

• Ans

• Nikola Tesla• Niagara falls (where he set up the first major hydroelectric power

plant in the world)

23. This is a screenshot from Foster’s home of Imaginary friends. The characters on screen are from a famous 1998 cult classic. Name the movie.

• Ans

• The Big Lebowski

24. What has been blanked out/ give funda.

• Ans

25. This painting inspired a 2010 movie, the second-most expensive movie ever made. Name the movie and the painting/painter

• Ans

• Tangled• The Swing• Jean Honre Fragonard

26. Reference to a god among geeks. Name the blanked out character/the tv series.

• Ans

• Captain Malcolm Reynolds• Firefly/Serenity

27. He was a successful French scrivener and manuscript-seller. By all accounts, his legendary reputation only appeared in the seventeenth century, apparently having learned secrets from a Jewish converso on the road to Santiago de Compostela.

He has had legendary references in books like The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Foucault’s Pendulum and even recently in manga like Fullmetal Alchemist, not to mention the more obvious ones.

Whom? (picture on next slide)

• Ans

• Nicolas Flamel

28. In its earliest incarnation in the 1700s, this expression described condemned men who struggled the longest when they were executed by hanging.

The phrase later became even more popular after 1811’s Battle of Albuera during the Napoleonic Wars. In the midst of the fight, a wounded British officer named William Inglis supposedly urged his unit forward by bellowing “Stand your ground and ___ ____ … make the enemy pay dear for each of us!” Inglis’ 57th Regiment suffered 75 percent casualties during the battle, and went on to earn the nickname “The ___ ____s”.

What term, which is also the name of a popular movie series?

• Ans

• Die Hard

29. John Steinbeck had a habit of signing letters and drawings with a small drawing of X, accompanied by a latin phrase ‘ad astra per alia porci’. It was meant as a reminder that “man should always strive for higher ground, no matter how lowly his skills may seem”.

What is X?

• Ans

• Pigasus

The four pockets symbolize Propriety, Justice, Honesty and Shame- the four virtues.

The five buttons represented the five branches of the Government- Legislation, Supervision, Examination, Administration and Jurisdiction.

The three cuff buttons represent the ‘Three Principles of the people’.

Also it is made from a single piece of cloth, thereby symbolizing the unity of people in the country.

What is being talked about ?

SHORT CONNECT

He was originally named Aristocles, after his grandfather; but his wrestling coach dubbed him ____ (meaning broad) because of his robust figure.

One theory also says that his name could have been because of his wide forehead.

In either case, this mononymous Athenian was not the only one with that name, there were 31 other cases of citizens his name during his lifetime.

Who ?

Which oft-forgotten member of that great Brazilian football team of the 1970s ?

There is a 133 feet statue of X erected at Cape Comorin. The 133 feet denote the 133 chapters and the show of three fingers denote the three themes Aram, Porul and Inbam- sections on Morals, Wealth and Love.

He was also the author of famous treatises on medicine, Gnana Vettiyan and Pancharathnam- apart from his most famous work.

Who ??

What has been blanked out ?

What is the object ?

ANSWERS

PLATOHe was originally named Aristocles, after his grandfather; but his wrestling coach dubbed him ____ (meaning broad) because of his robust figure.

One theory also says that his name could have been because of his wide forehead.

In either case, this mononymous Athenian was not the only one with that name, there were 31 other cases of citizens his name during his lifetime.

Who ?

SOCRATES

THIRUVALLUVARThere is a 133 feet statue of X erected at Cape Comorin. The 133 feet denote the 133 chapters and the show of three fingers denote the three themes Aram, Porul and Inbam- sections on Morals, Wealth and Love.

He was also the author of famous treatises on medicine, Gnana Vettiyan and Pancharathnam- apart from his most famous work.

Who ??

THE CHANAKYA CHANT

ARYABHATTA

CONNECT ???

Classrooms at IIM Ranchi

LONG VISUAL CONNECT

ANSWERS

RAMPURI CHAKU

BIDRIWARE

LUCKNOWI CHIKAN

SAMBALPURI SAREE

MYSORE SANDALWOOD SOAP

MADHUBANI PAINTING

ALEPPEY COIR

DARJEELING TEA

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Products named after places