1. Quizzine
Gen. Quiz
11th November 2012
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3. Elimination Round
• Written Round.
• No negatives, so feel free to guess.
• *ed Questions
• Top 6 teams in this round will proceed to the
FINAL QUIZ.
4. Q1
• According to popular legend, when the Gods
and demons churned the ocean for Amrita or
nectar, Dhanvantari (the physician of the Gods
and an incarnation of Vishnu) emerged
carrying a jar of the elixir on this day.
• Also known as the day of “YamaDeepDan”, it is
a very important day for the businessmen
community.
• What day are we talking about here?
6. Q2
• ‘The Best is Yet to come’:
“Thank you so much.
Tonight, more than 200 years after a former
colony won the right to determine its own
destiny, the task of perfecting our union
moves forward.”
• Put Funda.
11. Q4
• X is made from Silicon gel.
• It was launched by Nike in May 2004 as a fund raising
item for the Lance Armstrong Foundation, founded by
cyclist and cancer survivor Lance Armstrong.
• Its colour was chosen as it is very important in
professional cycling.
• What is X?
22. Q8
• The circled part is called the ring pull tab.
• It is said to have been used for a completely
different task, other than opening the can.
• What was it’s so-called “function” ?
24. Q9
• In World War I, much of the equipment issued
to U.S. soldiers was stamped with something
as it was made from galvanized iron.
• Later, this stamp was incorporated in the
name of a toy with a completely different
meaning.
• Which toy ?
27. Q 10
• A Brand that creates and sells customised
tyres and pimps up Automobiles!
The Owner of this Brand is known to us from a
completely different sphere.
Who owns this Brand?
#Hint: Think Reality Television and army
heritage! ;)
35. Q 14
• This food item was made as a replacement for
meat during LENT by the native Egyptian
Christians.
• It became so popular that Mcdonalds serves it in
some countries.
• It is considered to be the national dish of Egypt
and Israel.
• What??
47. Q 19
• In Norse mythology, the goddess Iðunn is
portrayed in the Prose Edda as providing “X” to
the gods that give them eternal youthfulness.
• Hence, the Norse people included it in their daily
diet, as they believed that this fruit has magical
powers.
• This story led to the origin of a very famous
proverb.
• Identify the fruit.