Prelims of the General quiz conducted by Anurag Gangras and Anway Karmarkar

2. X were soldiers, explorers, and adventurers at the service of the Portuguese
Empire and the Spanish Empire.
They sailed beyond Europe, conquering territory and opening trade routes.
They colonized much of the world for Portugal and Spain in the 15th, 16th,
and 17th centuries.
They were responsible for kicking of the Age of Exploration, which brought
the world closer.
X?
Question 1

3. Conquistadors!

4. X was something that was made popular in the UK in 2013.
It has also been used and advertised by Amazing for its 'Prime' customers.
It was this Ad that inspired Mikhel Rajani to use it in Mumbai as well. He had
it designed from Fahad Azad of Robosoft.
It may turn out to be the cheapest concept of its kind, but current laws in
India do not allow its use for commercial purposes. What is X?
Question 2

5. Pizza Drone

6. X admits that he is a “strange looking guy”.
Among X’s work is voicing Severus Snape in a famous sitcom and various
other theatre works.
X is naturally versatile, as is evidenced by the number of roles, ranging from
Fairy Queens to dragons.
Initially, X entered the business using his father’s adopted surname Carlton,
but soon reverted to his original surname, so that it would make him stand
out in a crowd.
X?
Question 3

7. Benedict Cumberbatch

8. X is an unfocused or unconscious drawing made while a person’s attention is
occupied elsewhere.
Stereotypical examples of X are found in school notebooks drawn by
students losing interest during class.
The word X was originally coined to mean “fool” as was meant by the British
song “Yankee X”.
Name X which is now often attached with a technological giant.
Question 4

9. Doodle

10. Hans Christian Andersen was the first to tell about the X. X, or Ole Lukoje
was first described as giving different dreams to a young boy in a week.
“There is nobody in the world who knows as many stories as X. in the
evening, when the children are seated at the table or in their little chairs, he
comes up the stairs very softly, as he walks in socks, and opens the door
without any noise. He sprinkles very fine dust in their eyes, just enough to
prevent them from keeping open. However, X does not wish to hurt them,
for he loves to tell them stories. As they fall asleep. X sits himself besides
them. He is finely dressed- a silken coat, which is impossible to say of which
color, for it changes from green to red, and from red to blue. Under each arm
he carries an umbrella, one for good children and the other for naughty
ones!”
The naughty umbrella and the malicious dreams caused by X form the basis
of a 1991 masterpiece songY from the legendary rock band Z.
Give me X,Y and Z.
*Question 5

11. Sandman; Enter Sandman; Metallica

12. Question 6

13. McDonald’s

14. X owes its existence to ingenuity and a missing chef.
The story goes that during World War II, wives of American military officers
who lived at the Eagle Pass,Texas base would often venture over the Rio
Grande River to the nearby Mexican town.
On one such excursion, they stopped at the Victory Club after hours.The
maitre d‘ Ignacio Anaya presented them with a dish which became a huge hit
in the world.
X?
Question 7

15. Nachos

16. In old times, mercury was used for stabilizing wool for making _____.The
milliners who would work with mercury for extended time, would be
exposed to vapors and as a result suffer from a condition called erythrism.
Erythrism is characterized by nervousness, irritability and various strange
personality changes.
Due to the often fascinating incidents that this led to, this has been
immortalized in literature as?
Question 8

17. Mad Hatter

18. The following are some of the achievements of X-
Shortlisted for national hockey team
Shortlisted for national football squad
Captain of national junior rugby team
Holder of six school swimming records
Fastest 100m time in national juniors
Member of national junior Davis cup team
The national badminton U-19 champion
Received a national medal from Mandela for a science project
Golf handicap of scratch.
In spite of all this, we know X for a completely different sport. Id.
Question 9

19. A B deVilliers

20. According to legend, king ____ was an ardent devotee of the Hindu God
Shiva and served him using the musical instrument X.
The X is described as the first violin of the world.
After the epic Hindu war, the X was returned to North India where it’s still
played in Rajasthan and Gujarat.
From India, the X travelled to the middle-east and Europe, where it is known
by the name _____strong.
The X is made of coconut shell, goat hide and bamboo, while its 2 strings are
made of steel and horse-hair respectively.
Name X and the blank.
*Question 10

21. Ravan; Ravanhatha

22. X was a company started by Albert X in Chicago Illinois but is now
headquartered in Bowling Greens.
It had a massive bicycle division that was sold to American Bicycle Company.
During WW2 it collaborated with 5 other companies and manufactured the
M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle.
It was one of the first companies to use sports stars to endorse its products.
We know X for one of its particular products, one which it supplies to over 10
countries as official sponsors.
X?
Question 11

23. Spalding

24. The X or a King hit is something used by filmmakers and authors as a device
to show an antagonists vileness and low morals.
But it is also used by a protagonists to get out of an unfair situation.
It usually leaves no time to prepare for defense for the recipient and often
results in his swift defeat.
X is also a major dramatic element in Million Dollar Baby.
Question 12

25. Sucker Punch

26. The picture shown alongside was
responsible for a particular “term”.
What term?
Question 13

27. Software Bug

28. X was born in 1902 at Sitabdiara. At a young age, he attended one of
Maulana Azad’s sppeches, and was deeply moved.
He went to USA for higher education, where he worked as a tutor, butcher,
canner, fruit picker, mechanic, salesman and washed dishes to pay for his
education.Through these jobs, he gained a special appreciation for the
working class.
He participated in many satyagrahas on returning to India and gained
particular fame in the Quit India movement.
He was also most influential in overthrowing Indira Gandhi after her
declared emergency. he was called Lok Nanak. He was posthumously
awarded the Bharat Ratna for service to the nation and the Patna Airport
was named after him.
Who is this personality?
Question 14

29. Jayprakash Narayan

30. "I will build a ___ for the great multitude. It will be large enough for the
family, but small enough for the individual to run and care for. It will be
constructed of the best materials, by the best men to be hired, after the
simplest designs that modern engineering can devise. But it will be so low in
price that no man making a good salary will be unable to own one – and
enjoy with his family the blessing of hours of pleasure in God's great open
spaces.“
Who about what?
*Question 15

31. Henry Ford about the ModelT

32. The X were originally intended as a defence against Highwaymen and
bandits.
They were headquartered in the then newly captured Al Aqsa mosque. But
later grew to become the worlds first multinational company. Its armed
division was considered elite shock troops, punching through the enemy
lines with ease.
But its main form of popularity was gained by the its banking and
commerce.They were made popular through many games and movies.
X?
Question 16

33. KnightsTemplar

34. X is one of the most dangerous
phenomenon that causes fatalities on the
road. Its completely invisible, so drivers
can't avoid it. It causes over 200 deaths
per year in the USA. Its also a name given
to one of ACDCs albums.
Question 17

35. Black Ice

36. X is a name given to a form of behavior that is exhibited particularly by some
African Americans in the US.
They harbor a particular hatred for their own kind and a fondness and envy
for the Caucasians.
This name originates from a product, also very popular in the US, which
signifies that outer appearances can be deceptive.
Even though most people think that the product name was derived from the
ideology, it an actually the other way around.
X?
Question 18

37. Oreo

38. The logo designed by Jaiswal, a student of
the Symbiosis Institute of Design (SID),
among many others.
Logo of what?
Question 19

39. Pune Zoo

40. *Question 20

41. Chocolates of Putin by Lviv studio

42. Mt. Chimborazo is an inactive stratovolcano of the Andes.
It is the highest mountain of Ecuador. In spite of being much less elevated
that Everest, Chimborazo has a unique distinction in the world.This is due to
its location.
What is the unique distinction?
Question 21

43. Closest mountain to the moon

44. When the X practice was first started, it came to be associated with a
number of things like the Kennedy and Lincoln assassinations, dropping of
the atomic bomb etc.
But the reasons behind it were far more simple. It was mainly done to show
orderliness, emphasize brand name, to show victory and to make the
product look 'happy'.
What Practice?
Question 22

45. Watch timings set to 10:10 in ads!

46. Question 23

47. Godot

48. X is an word originally from Haitian Creole that was adopted into English by
Robert Southey in 1812.
Oxford gives the origin of this word as west African coming from the kongo
words for God and fetish.
Although X is often associated with voodoo culture, it has nothing to do with
it.
X has become a part of popular culture because of movies and books.
X?
Question 24

49. Zombie

50. X is a peer to peer payment system introduced in 2009.
Although hailed as the currency of the future, it is subject to various legal
regulations.
X is made of 2 words which appropriately describes its motives.
In India, X is known asY.Y is made of a word which in India, we all would love
to have as a guest, and never to leave.
X andY?
*Question 25

51. Bitcoin; Laxmicoin

52. Question 26

53. Saturday Night Fever

54. Question 27

55. Fuleco the Armadillo!

56. X was born in Murshidabad and is widely regarded as one of the best
playback singers of modern times.
Naturally versatile, X settled in Mumbai after finishing in top 6 in the reality
show Fame Gurukul.
X started working as an assistant to music director Pritam, and Shankar-
Ehsan-Loy.
He got his major break from a 2012 blockbuster movie.
X?
Question 28

57. Arijit Singh

58. Killer fan theory of which beloved movie?
The movie is about a man’s life. His wife is brutally murdered by a serial
killer. In the resulting encounter, his son is left physically disabled. In a
twisted turn of events, his son is kidnapped.The man has to track the
kidnapper and save his son thousands of miles away from his home. Along
the way, he finds an unexpected friend and helper in a mentally disabled
woman.
Question 29

59. Finding Nemo

60. *Question 30

61. Bad Motherfucker! ; Pulp fiction!

62. The End!