A general quiz discussion that was held on the 1st of March, 2015 in ICG, Dona Paula, Goa. This was a part of Sunday Evening Quiz Club's Panjim Monthly

1. Is that the BITS Goa Quiz Club logo on the bottom right?!

2.  4 rounds
 Rd I-WrittenTheme (5 Qsns)
 Rd 2- Infinite Bounce, Clockwise (12 Qsns)
 Break
 Rd 3-WrittenTheme (10 Qsns)
 Rd 4- Infinite Bounce, Counter Clockwise (12
Qsns)

3. Written round
+10 for each
Genre specified in each slide

4.  It occurs when people devote so much time
and attention to an activity that it begins to
pattern their thoughts, mental images,
and dreams.
 This effect is known to come into play when
the person is in a supermarket or streets.
 It is also felt by speedcubers and
mathematicians and on a perceptual level,
similar to sea legs.

5.  The natural tendency of small objects floating in
water to attract one another—and to head
toward the edges of the container—is called the
____ Effect.
 A ____, which is denser than milk, will remain
atop the surface of the milk with the aid of
surface tension, but the level of the milk
immediately local to the ___ will dip slightly,
causing nearby ____s to behave the same way—
basically, the fall into the slight dip caused by
the first ____.

6.  The X effect is the development of emotional
attachment with machines or robots or
even software agents. It has been noticed
that humans tend to attach emotionally to
things which otherwise do not have any
emotions.
 X’s name comes from a portmanteau of the
words, “egg” and “watch” of the local
language of the place where X was invented.

7.  “A lot of people have ugly things lying around
because they made them themselves; they went
to some pottery class when they were 23 and
made a vase that is lopsided and hideous and no
one would ever buy it. But people hold on to
these possessions like they are worth a million
dollars.”
 This is an example of X effect where you tend to
over estimate the value of something made
from your own labour.

8.  Shown here is an effect
famously demonstrated
by Professor Peter
Thomson, Psychology
Dept. Of University of
York, England in 1980.
 Who could he have
possibly used to
demonstrate this such
that it has gone on to
become its name?

9. Exchange please!

10.  It occurs when people devote so much time
and attention to an activity that it begins to
pattern their thoughts, mental images,
and dreams.
 This effect is known to come into play when
the person is in a supermarket or streets.
 It is also felt by speedcubers and
mathematicians and on a perceptual level,
similar to sea legs.

12.  The natural tendency of small objects floating in
water to attract one another—and to head
toward the edges of the container—is called the
____ Effect.
 A ____, which is denser than milk, will remain
atop the surface of the milk with the aid of
surface tension, but the level of the milk
immediately local to the ___ will dip slightly,
causing nearby ____s to behave the same way—
basically, the fall into the slight dip caused by
the first ____.

14.  The X effect is the development of emotional
attachment with machines or robots or
even software agents. It has been noticed
that humans tend to attach emotionally to
things which otherwise do not have any
emotions.
 X’s name comes from a portmanteau of the
words, “egg” and “watch” of the local
language of the place where X was invented.

16.  “A lot of people have ugly things lying around
because they made them themselves; they went
to some pottery class when they were 23 and
made a vase that is lopsided and hideous and no
one would ever buy it. But people hold on to
these possessions like they are worth a million
dollars.”
 This is an example of X effect where you tend to
over estimate the value of something made
from your own labour.

18.  Shown here is an effect
famously demonstrated
by Professor Peter
Thomson, Psychology
Dept. Of University of
York, England in 1980.
 Who could he have
possibly used to
demonstrate this such
that it has gone on to
become its name?

20. Bounce: +10/0
Pounce: +15/-10
Three pounces per team
12 Questions

21.  X embeds digital information into real-
world contexts whileY creates digital
contexts that behave in ways that mimic
real-world analogues.
 In X, an additional information appliance
also helps you access digital media objects
related to at place, space, thing or event,
so part of your overall experience is
digital.While inY, your whole sensorium
engages digital objects in a digital
environment - it's all media. Typically, it's
immersive, so you have a 1st-person view
of it, and objects in this context are arrayed
in all three spatial dimensions, so you
move around in them

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24. * Push
roughly, jostle
* Obtain
illicitly by
forceful action

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26.  American Graffiti
 American Sniper
 American Hustle
 American in Paris
 American Beauty (Belle from Beauty and the
Beast)

27.  X is a pejorative term describing web
content that is aimed at generating online
advertising revenue, especially at the expense of
quality or accuracy, relying
on sensationalist headlines.They typically
exploit the "curiosity gap", providing just enough
information to make the reader curious, but not
enough to satisfy their curiosity without going to
the linked content.
 X is a simple fusion of two common words which
directly explains its purpose.

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33.  A cocktail is a layered shot composed of
a coffee liqueur (Kahlúa), an Irish
cream(Baileys Irish Cream), and a triple
sec (Grand Marnier) often with the top layer
set on fire.
 An American new wave band, formed
in Athens, Georgia in 1976 .
 A Boeing creation in the ColdWar era with
eight turbojet engines and swept wings also
called as BUFF (Big Ugly Fat F<you know>)

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36.  The X is the uncertainty in situational
awareness experienced by participants in military
operations.The term seeks to capture the uncertainty
regarding one's own capability, adversary capability, and
adversary intent during an engagement, operation, or
campaign.The term is also used to define uncertainty
mechanics in wargames.
 X is also the name of a 2003 Academy Award
Documentary Film about a certain Robert S. McNamara.
The main purpose of documentary was to highlight the
difficulty in making decisions, especially when the stakes
are so high.
 The term X also makes literal sense and implies the
situational unawareness faced by soldiers.

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39.  The incident shown in this video served as the
inspiration for something that happened mid-
September in India.What?
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqolSvo
WNck
 [Media Removed:Video showing Monroe
wishing JFK Happy Birthday]

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41. CAUTION: DON’TWATCHTHEVIDEO IF IT ISN’TTOO LATE!

42.  For decades, researchers have assumed that A flows like B.After
all, plasma, the liquid in which the A cells are suspended, consists
to 92 percent of B. However, researchers from the UPenn
and Saarland University in Germany, discovered that plasma is
more elastic and viscous than B, and, like ketchup, its flow
properties depend on the pressure it is under.These traits mean
that it has a much greater effect on how A flows than was
previously thought.
 The study may help improve researchers’ understanding of
medical conditions such as aneurysms and arteriosclerosis. It may
also lead to more accurate computer simulations of ___
 Other than scientific reasons, this also proved an oft repeated
statement.

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45.  Designed by
Hoyoung Lee, this
particular invention
tackles the age old
issues associated
with the current
technology like
impossible to
correct mistakes,
expensive supplies
and jamming.
 How does this solve
all of these?

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51.  This is a curious example of packaging followed
universally.The two products are often used in
succession and hence a design difference is
seen.
 While one curves to the right, other curves to the
left.Alternatively, one is sold cap at the bottom
while the other is sold cap at the top.
 The logical explanation would be to prevent
consumers from confusing them. However, a
theory goes that, the company wants one to get
over faster than other so you would buy the
same company’s product for symmetry.

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54.  On the next slide is a screen grab showing the
annual search trends for “roman numerals”.
 There is an unusually strong spike at a certain
specific time of the year.
 What is the reason behind this?

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59. 10 Questions
+10 for each
+15/-5 for stake
All of them from different sports
Write down your answers

60.  10 Questions
 +10 for each
 All of them from different sports
 Write down your answers

71. Exchange sheets please!

92. Bounce: +10/0
Pounce: +15/-10
Three pounces per team
12 Questions

93.  X andY are among the most popularTamil writers in
history and derive their nom de plume from their wives
 X combined his own initials to a part his wife, Kalyani’s
name. He is a notedTamil freedom fighter, social crusader,
novelist, short story writer, journalist, humorist, satirist,
travel writer, script-writer, poet, film & music critic and
perhaps best known for his 2400 page work, Ponniyin
Selvan. He also has a arterial road in Chennai named after
him.
 Y was active in a period after X and has contributed to
several magazines including X (shares name with person
X).Y worked as the editor of Kumudam and has even
written screenplays for movies.

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96.  It's prudish poetry that has somehow endured throughout
the years, but its origins—like its definition—aren't entirely
clear. One possible origin is Samuel ColeridgeTaylor,
whose verses in "WorkWithout Hope“ where he says this-
 All nature seems at work . . .The ___ are stirring--___ are on
the wing . . . and I the while, the sole unbusy thing, not
honey make, nor pair, nor build, nor sing.
 Another explanation can be derived from this John Evelyn
description of the interior of St. Peter's in Rome
 That stupendous canopy of Corinthian brasse; it consists of 4
wreath'd columns--incircl'd with vines, on which hang little
putti [cherubs], ___ and ___.
 Many believe that he used the phrase as a poetic
euphemism for describing what it currently means

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99.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKj8qIvvk
To
 [Media Removed: Screenshot of video on
next slide]

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103.  WordStar is a word processor application that
had a dominant market share during the early-
to mid-1980s. It is no longer developed,
maintained or sold by its owners
 However, among the few who use this had this
to say aboutWordstar, (not the person in
question) "I'm told there are better programs,
but I'm also told there are better alphabets.”
 The person in question gave the following
explanation

104.  “I don’t want a capital. If I’d wanted a capital, I
would have typed a capital,” “I know how to
work the shift key.”
 He also hates spell check, according to the
interview, which makes perfect sense.
 “I don’t want any help,” he said.

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110.  It was conceptualized and built by Skyline Group
and is made out of 10,000 bricks.This 27 feet
high and 15 feet wide structure, erected just a
few steps into the stadium, is a unique tribute
to home-born player who made it big in the
world.
 It was constructed in 2008 and unveiled by
another master of the game.
 It then had a live electronic unit, at the right-
hand-top-corner which tracked the person’s
progress. If things had stayed that way the
electronic unit must be frozen at 13288.

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113.  X is among few entertainment companies that has hallmarked
several pioneering efforts with its innovative and out- of-the- box
thinking. Founded in 1962, X is an established media content
house in the country, active in Content Acquisition,Value Addition
to Content and Content Distribution with a large content library of
over 2900 titles.
 X is engaged in the distribution of content for satellite channels,
physical formats and emerging digital technologies like the
Mobile, Internet, Broadband, IPTV and DTH among others.With
its partnership with the major telecom operators and other digital
media platforms, X is at the forefront of the digital age.The
company has also tied up with many content providers across the
country.
 The above is the description of an Indian company X, most of us
have seen watermarked into shady videos.

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116.  Now a ______ is the best receptacle
For barbecues tailgates fairs and festivals
And you sir do not have a pair of testicles
If you prefer drinking from glass
 Now I really love how your easy to stack
But I really hate how your easy to crack
'Cause when beer runs down the front of my back
Well that my friends is quite yucky
 But I have to admit that the ladies get smitten
Admiring how sharply my first name is written
On you with a sharpie when I get to hittin'
On them to help me get lucky

117.  Now I've seen you in blue and I've seen you in
yellow
But only you __ will do for this fellow
'Cause you are my Abbot to my Costello
And you are the fruit to my loom
 _____ you're more than just plastic
You're more than amazing you're more than
fantastic
And believe me that I'm not the least bit sarcastic
When I look at you and say...

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123.  The Keeling Curve is a graph which plots the ongoing
change in concentration of ____________ in the
Earth's atmosphere since 1958. It is based on
continuous measurements taken at the Mauna Loa
Observatory in Hawaii that began under the
supervision of Charles David Keeling.
 Charles David Keeling, of the Scripps Institution of
Oceanography at UC San Diego, was the first person
to make frequent regular measurements of the
_____________ concentration, taking readings at the
South Pole and in Hawaii from 1958 onwards.

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128.  There are numerous references to the song,
“White Rabbit”

129.  This website is one of a kind developed by
WebChutney. It uses a flash file and at the time of
accessing the website you need to have internet
connection. Once this flash file is downloaded a script
check is done to see if you are connected to the net or
not. It is fully accessible once disconnected and only
shows the homepage otherwise.
 With a heady mix of foot-tapping music, vibrant
splash of colours, quirky quotes and illustrations, and
icons stylized like the person, it went viral three years
back.
 What is this “no ordinary site” all about?

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132. Scores?