Written questions with answers

1. BQC Quiz
Nov 25th
By
Srinath Bhashyam

2. Identify this famous English Novelist of the 19th Century who
was famous for his satirical works. His most famous work
shares its name with a magazine published by Conde Nast.

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4. Ans: William Makepeace Thackeray

5. Who was the first captain of the ‘Rest’ team in the Bombay
Pentangular?

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7. Ans: Anthony De Mello of the India vs England test series
trophy fame

8. What has been blanked out? (a famous hollywood
personality got his nickname from this beef cut)

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10. Ans: Chuck; Chuck Norris

11. What did Kenyan Milicent Owuor name her twin boys born
on November 6 , 2012?

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13. Ans: Mitt and Barack , to “remember the day of the
presidential vote”

14. Which stadium gets its name from what you see in
the picture?

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16. Ans: Trent Bridge

17. Coat of arms of which country?

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19. Ans: Sierra Leone

20. Whose voyage does this stamp commemorate?

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22. Ans: Vitus Bering

23. In the world of comics, who are the parents of the
character Ibn al Xu’ffasch?

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25. Ans: Batman and Talia al Ghul . The name literally
translates to ‘Son of Bat’

26. The below creature is called the X jellyfish as
areference to its appearance resembling which
mythological character?

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28. Ans: Medusa jellyfish

29. What is the classical Latin name for Ireland deriving
from the Latin word meaning ‘Wintry’?

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31. Ans: Hibernia from hibernus

32. Which 2012 movie is attempting to tie-up with
Google to change one of buttons on its home page to
the movie’s name, as a part of its marketing
campaign?

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34. Ans: Talaash

35. Why is December 25th a public holiday in Pakistan?

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37. Ans: Birthday of Muhammad Ali Jinnah

38. X is a hotel chain based in Spain, specializing in 4
and 5 star hotels. The company’s trademark is “First
Line” hotels (meaning directly on the beach),
surrounded by gardens. Its head office is in Mallorca
and hotels that operate under their brand name are
located in the continents of Europe, North America,
Latin America and Africa.
X?

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40. Ans: Iberostar

41. This candy bar originally had three pieces in one
package, flavored chocolate, strawberry and vanilla.
Rising costs and wartime restrictions on sugar saw
the phasing out of the vanilla and the strawberry
pieces. Which chocolate are we talking about?

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43. Ans: Three Musketeers

44. Which sportsperson had brothers called Sophocles
and Sosthenes?

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46. Ans: Socrates

47. Beginning in 1987, X is a set of film, interactive and
music festivals and conferences that take place every
spring (usually in March) in Austin, Texas, United
States.
The name X is play on the geographical location of
Austin and a famous movie.
X?

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49. Ans: South by Southwest

50. Which is the only country (not including overseas
territories) to be present in all four hemispheres?

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52. Ans: Kiribati

53. In land armies, especially US units, what is the
name given to the person who is either an individual
soldier or a unit who specializes in distributing
supplies and provisions to troops?

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55. Ans: Quartermaster

56. Which word derives from the Greek roots meaning
“true sense” + “the study of”?

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58. Ans: Etymology of the word ‘Etymology’

59. Which personality got her nickname X from the
Highway Beautification act informally known as the
X’s Bill, for the beautifying America’s cities and
highways? Her mantra was “Where flowers bloom,
so does hope”.

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61. Ans: Ladybird Johnson

62. What is the name given to this sport?

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64. Ans: Wallyball