QBIT Quiz Generalis, held on 31st October, 2010 at BIT Mesra. Visit : www.qbitmesra.blogspot.com

1. Microsoft
Logos
Mythology
Supercars
Oscars
Video-Games
Geography
TV-Series

2. MICROSOFT - 1
A photograph of a hill was taken by
the professional photographer
Charles O'Rear using a hand-held
view camera, approximately at
3050, Fremont Drive, Sonoma,
California.
What is its claim-to-fame?

3. MICROSOFT - 2
In Japan, they have replaced the impersonal and
unhelpful Microsoft Error messages with X. ID X. Some
examples of X messages are :
Your file was big.
It might be very useful.
But now it is gone.
Windows NT crashed.
I am the Blue Screen of Death.
No one hears your screams.
BACK

4. GEOGRAPHY - 1
The X is the world's largest office
building by floor area, with about
6,500,000 sq. ft , of which 3,700,000
sq. ft are used as offices. The outer
ring of X had to be rebuilt about a
decade ago. Includes a five-acre
central plaza. Identify X.

5. GEOGRAPHY - 2
BACK
Ahmedabad – Bhopal – Ranchi – Aizwal
Which list are we referring to?
[Not exhaustive]

6. SUPERCARS - 1

7. SUPERCARS - 1
This 5.0 litre twin-turbo V8 car is
designed to be produced in 2011
to beat a record held by which
production car, recently launched
in India?

8. SUPERCARS - 2
BACK
The McLaren SLR 300 was involved in the
most catastrophic accident in the history of
motorsports, with 84 people being killed
and 120 injured. Pierre Levegh was behind
this car, being lapped by the famous Juan
Fangio, when the accident happened.
In which race [OR] At which track did all this
happen?

9. LOGOS - 1

10. LOGOS - 2
X debuted a new logo in an attempt to create
a more contemporary presence in the retail
market. The new logo was made
with Helvetica typeface and did away with
the blue box that had become iconic with the
brand. A public outcry against the new logo
forced X to revert to the blue box logo, a
week later. Identify X.
BACK

11. VIDEO GAMES - 1
Blizzard Entertainment, Inc is in a
tussle over trademark issues with
Valve Corporation. over which
free famous computer game,
whose latest version is 6.69b?

12. VIDEO GAMES - 2
• Spouse of a Microsoft employee who found a bug
• Microsoft employee who resigned in 1995
• Employee's child that frequented the Microsoft
work site
If the last one is Ben, who are we talking about?
BACK

13. TV SERIES - 1
Initially ignored, this show's popularity reached
a point where the entire nation came to a virtual
stop. Religious services and important
ceremonies were rescheduled to accommodate
the show's broadcast; trains, buses, and inner-
city trucks stopped running when the show was
on; and, in villages, hundreds of people would
gather around a single television set to watch
the show. It features in Limca book of records
for the most watched serial in its genre. Which
show are we talking about?

14. TV SERIES - 2

15. TV SERIES - 2
BACK
Name the host of the discontinued-Indian
version of this show, aired on Star Plus.

16. MYTHOLOGY - 1
ID the
religious
monument

17. MYTHOLOGY - 2
BACK
One of the high peaks of the Garhwal Himalayas
at 7066 meters above sea level, in Uttarakhand
state in North India, this mountain was made
famous by Hanuman in Ramayana. Name the
mountain.

18. OSCARS - 1
“He uses the 707 as the family van, the
Gulfstream is his sports car.“ A private certified
pilot, his home in Ocala, Florida has a runway
and taxiway on his front door.
Which famous Hollywood actor of recent times,
who has been nominated twice but never won
an Oscar for Best Actor, are we talking about?

19. OSCARS – 2
BACK
For what distinction is Greer Garson,
the Academy Award Winner for Best
Actress in 1942 for her role in Mrs.
Miniver, a Guiness World Record holder?