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The Online Quiz | Fest O Comm 2013| SIMC Pune

The Online Quiz

February 12, 2013

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The Online Quiz | Fest O Comm 2013| SIMC Pune

More than any of his past accomplishments, he hit the limelight in the last few days because of something bizarre which eventually turned out to be untrue. Identify him.

Question 1 *

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The Online Quiz | Fest O Comm 2013| SIMC Pune

Ato Essandoh Shown here is the hoax image which went viral on social media

Answer

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The Online Quiz | Fest O Comm 2013| SIMC Pune

Question 2

This gentleman recently issued a statement saying that X (which has been in news) is in no manner related to him/his business, instead X is related to something which is similar to him/his business. Identify X.

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The Online Quiz | Fest O Comm 2013| SIMC Pune

X: Special 26 Shown in image is Shrikant Zaveri. He released a press statement for his company, Tribhovandas Bhimjji Zaveri , rejecting the popular belief that the film is based on the heist which happened at the TBZ Opera House store in the 1980s. He says in his statement “It is well known that the incident of the heist (as referred to in the film 'Special 26') occurred at a jewellery store (which has the similar name but belongs to another group) at Opera House in the 1980s. This store has no connection whatsoever with TBZ The Original owned by Mr.Shrikant Zaveri”

Answer

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The Online Quiz | Fest O Comm 2013| SIMC Pune

Question 3

Identify the monument.

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The Online Quiz | Fest O Comm 2013| SIMC Pune

Allahabad Fort

Answer

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The Online Quiz | Fest O Comm 2013| SIMC Pune

In the first issue of this series, it was mentioned that the crew flew to the stars. While in the original synopsis of the series, it was mentioned that the crew will fly to Mars. The change was made because the writer/creator thought that given the pace at which certain Communist nations were making progress, by the time the series is released, man would have already reached Mars. Which popular series is being talked about ?

Question 4

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The Online Quiz | Fest O Comm 2013| SIMC Pune

Answer

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The Online Quiz | Fest O Comm 2013| SIMC Pune

Connect

Question 5 *

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The Online Quiz | Fest O Comm 2013| SIMC Pune

Shikarpur Sindhi Community (merchant bankers), known for financing wars. In 1834 the community financed failed attempt by Shah Shuja Durrani of Afghanistan to reclaim his throne (Return of a King). The Hinduja brothers also belong to the same community, and allegedly were involved with the then Indian Government to purchase the Bofors Guns!

Answer

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The Online Quiz | Fest O Comm 2013| SIMC Pune

•The pear tree comes from a local Philadelphia nursery. •The partridge, turtle dove, and French hen prices are determined by the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden. •The price of a canary at Petco is used for the calling bird, though the price of a blackbird (colly bird) may reflect the original version of the song. •Gordon Jewelers sets the cost of the gold rings, though the gold rings of the song actually refer to ring-necked pheasants. •The National Aviary in Pittsburgh sets prices for swans and geese.

•The maids are assumed to be unskilled laborers earning the Federal Minimum Wage.

•A Philadelphia dance company provides estimates for the salary of "ladies dancing".

•The Philadelphia Ballet estimates the salary for the "leaping lords". •The going-rate for drummers and pipers is that of a Pennsylvania musicians' union

What is being talked about ?

Question 6

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The Online Quiz | Fest O Comm 2013| SIMC Pune

The Christmas Price Index The Christmas Price Index was conceived by US bank PNC Management’s chief economist as a humorous commodity price index to measure the changing cost of goods over time. Commodity price indices, as compiled by economics, use a "market basket" of certain goods and then measure the cost of the goods from year to year to gauge inflation in different sectors of the economy. The Christmas Price Index choose the items in the popular Christmas carol "The Twelve Days of Christmas" as its market basket: a partridge in a pear tree, two turtle doves, three French hens, four calling birds, five gold(en) rings, six geese, seven swans, eight maids, nine dancing ladies, ten leaping lords, eleven pipers, and twelve drummers. According to tradition, the purchasing of the items begins on December 26 and ends on January 6.

Answer

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The Online Quiz | Fest O Comm 2013| SIMC Pune

What brought him to limelight recently ?

Question 7

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The Online Quiz | Fest O Comm 2013| SIMC Pune

Teun de Nooijer - The highest paid player in the Indian Hockey League

Answer

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The Online Quiz | Fest O Comm 2013| SIMC Pune

According to the founders of X, Many people have asked about the meaning of our name. X was inspired by a poem written more than 800 years ago during the Song Dynasty. The poem compares the search for a retreating beauty amid chaotic glamour with the search for one's dream while confronted by life's many obstacles. 'hundreds and thousands of times, for her I searched in chaos, suddenly, I turned by chance, to where the lights were waning, and there she stood.' X, whose literal meaning is hundreds of times, represents persistent search for the ideal. Identify X.

Question 8

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The Online Quiz | Fest O Comm 2013| SIMC Pune

Answer

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The Online Quiz | Fest O Comm 2013| SIMC Pune

Question 9

Shown here is the protagonist of one of the immensely popular and epic Chinese novel . He was born from a stone who acquires supernatural powers through Taoist practices and is one of the most enduring Chinese literary characters. To which Indian entity is he related to in some manner ?

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The Online Quiz | Fest O Comm 2013| SIMC Pune

Answer

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The Online Quiz | Fest O Comm 2013| SIMC Pune

While it appears to be an ordinary tree stump, it signifies a historical event which took place in the 1970s. Eventually, a monument was also erected at this place in the laste eighties to signify the event. Which event ?

Question 10 *

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The Online Quiz | Fest O Comm 2013| SIMC Pune

The Axe Tree Murder Incident / Operation Paul Bunyan The axe murder incident was the killing of two United States Army officers by North Korean soldiers on August 18, 1976, in the Joint Security Area (JSA) located in the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) which forms the de facto border between North and South Korea.

Answer

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The Online Quiz | Fest O Comm 2013| SIMC Pune

Question 11

She established X because she believes in the healing power of touch. X is a place to take a break from the hustle and bustle of life and focus on the simple restorative pleasure of touch.. At X, she provides individuals with private sessions. She aims to make the world a gentler place, one at a time

Rate List

45 minute session: $50 60 minute session: $60 90 minute session: $90

What is X ?

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The Online Quiz | Fest O Comm 2013| SIMC Pune

X: The Snuggery

Shown in the image is Jackie Samuels

Answer

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The Online Quiz | Fest O Comm 2013| SIMC Pune

• Professor Brij Kothari, a member of faculty at IIM Ahmedabad is credited with this initiative of bridging the gap between the education system and potential readers and promoting literacy through a rather exciting, engaging and unconventional medium. •The idea occurred to him when he was watching a Spanish subtitled film with friends as a PhD student at the Cornell University in New York. •Brij, knowing that nothing has a wider reach in India than Bollywood, executed his idea by clubbing it with something which had been extremely popular in rural and urban India alike. •The pilot test of the research was done in Gujarat when a controlled experiment with primary schoolchildren from disadvantaged backgrounds was conducted. Later and independent researches showed that how the exposure to this something almost doubled the percentage of children who became good readers and halved the number of children who remained illiterate

What did he do ?

Question 12

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The Online Quiz | Fest O Comm 2013| SIMC Pune

He proposed and implemented the display of Hindi subtitles for the songs

which were played at Doordarshan Chitrahar

Answer

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The Online Quiz | Fest O Comm 2013| SIMC Pune

Connect

Question 13

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The Online Quiz | Fest O Comm 2013| SIMC Pune

Argo 6 Hostages who were rescued from Canadian embassy in 1980 by CIA operative Tony Mendez in Iran, The real Tony Mendez and lastly John Chambers-the Oscar winning Make Up Artist who helped Mendez in pulling off the mission in designing costumes for Sci Fi movie in Iran

Answer

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The Online Quiz | Fest O Comm 2013| SIMC Pune

What are these people praying for at a Japanese temple? (performed on an annual basis, in particular)

Question 14

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The Online Quiz | Fest O Comm 2013| SIMC Pune

Kanda Myojin Shrine in Tokyo. Businessmen and entrepreneurs pray here for wealth and prosperity. In the image shown they are praying on the first business day of the year 2013.

Answer

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The Online Quiz | Fest O Comm 2013| SIMC Pune

Celebrated turning point of the WWII for the Russians. In news recently for a change to back in time. What exactly?

Question 15 *

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The Online Quiz | Fest O Comm 2013| SIMC Pune

The city of Volgograd on banks of Volga river (The painting Moonlight night on the Volga River by Vladimir Ivanovich) that was renamed from Stalingrad in 1961 (Joseph Stalin), has decided to change the name of the city to the old Stalingrad for 6 days in the year marking the Battle of Stalingrad (70th anniversary of the victory over Nazi army was celebrated, a wartime T-34 tank leading the grand parade).

Answer

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The Online Quiz | Fest O Comm 2013| SIMC Pune

The three pieces are key elements of a famous work. Identify the original art work.

Question 16

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The Online Quiz | Fest O Comm 2013| SIMC Pune

The Astronomer, painted by Vermeer. Adriaan Metius’s book Institutiones Astronomicae Geographicae is shown open on the table The astronomer is seen studying the celestial globe (by Jodocus Hondius) Also seen in the background wall is a painting depicting Moses (here the painting Finding of the Moses is shown)

Answer

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The Online Quiz | Fest O Comm 2013| SIMC Pune

Question 17

Kit Kat launched this print advertisement after an iconic sporting incident. Name the players/teams involved in the incident.

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The Online Quiz | Fest O Comm 2013| SIMC Pune

Answer

The longest match in the Tennis History played between John Isner & Nicolas Mahut during the Wimbledon 2010 championship. The match lasted for 11 hours and 5 minutes

with a final score of 6–4, 3–6, 6–7(7–9), 7–6(7–3), 70–68

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The Online Quiz | Fest O Comm 2013| SIMC Pune

The images below connect to a word, now a part of the common lingo. What word?

Question 18

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The Online Quiz | Fest O Comm 2013| SIMC Pune

Naulakha Images shown are: Naulakha, Rudyard Kipling House in Vermont. He also co-authored a novel the Naulahka with Wolcott Balestier One Rupee currency note from Pakistan carrying the image of the famous Naulakha Pavillion at Lahore Fort. Postage Stamp issued in honour of Nana Sahib. Peshwas owned the famous Naulakhs necklace, later sold by Nana Sahib during the 1857 Independence War.

Answer

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The Online Quiz | Fest O Comm 2013| SIMC Pune

A classic , it has been in news for reasons other than itself. Identify.

Question 19

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The Online Quiz | Fest O Comm 2013| SIMC Pune

Chevrolet El Camino The album of the same name by the band The Black Keys won the 2013 Grammy Award for the Best Rock Album

Answer

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The Online Quiz | Fest O Comm 2013| SIMC Pune

Began half a decade ago, and is now a part of the tradition. Connect.

Question 20 *

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The Online Quiz | Fest O Comm 2013| SIMC Pune

USA Presidential Inauguration poets. Robert Frost was the first Inauguration poet at John F. Kennedy’s inauguration in 1961. For Barack Obama’s first swearing-in in 2008 Elizabeth Alexander read her poem ‘Praise Song for the Day’.

Answer

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The Online Quiz | Fest O Comm 2013| SIMC Pune

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