Ashoka University Freshers' Quiz 2015 Prelims

Freshers’ QuizAshoka University

Hosted by Samridh and Shivangi

• 17 questions

• 20 points

• * = tiebreakers

• 5 teams advance to finals

What is this a list of?

2009 Hugh Jackman2010 Alec Baldwin, Steve Martin2011 James Franco, Anne Hathaway2012 Billy Crystal2013 Seth McFarlane2014 Ellen Degeneres2015 X

Who is X?

1

Warning: this _____ occasionally contains strong language (which may be unsuitable for children), unusual humor (which may be

unsuitable for adults), and advanced mathematics (which may be unsuitable for liberal-arts majors).

Where would you come across this?

2

3

Who was the first person to score a double century in a one-day international cricket match?

What does this map show?

4

• Invented in the late 19th century by German scientist Justus von Liebig, X was included in soldier's rations along with spam and condensed milk during World War I. Sadly, toast was not provided.

• In 2009, it was reportedly banned from prisons as inmates were using it to create an alcoholic drink called X Mule as the yeast helps with the fermentation process.

• Madonna's worst nightmare is eating a(n) X sandwich as she thinks that it is “vile".

What is X?

5*

As a young lad, X attended Repton School in Derbyshire. During X’s days at Repton, Cadbury, the chocolate company would often send boxes of chocolate to be tested by the school’s pupils. X would dream of inventing a new chocolate that would impress Mr Cadbury himself. This inspired him to create Y, which almost all of us have enjoyed in different forms. Identify X and Y.

6*

Around Feb-March 2015, this production house got an opportunity to come up with something, and what they came up with became insanely popular with the Indian youth. What did they create, which became a rage among Indians?

7

Minimalist poster for?

8

Google recently had an institutional re-organization, which now places it under an umbrella corporation named Alphabet. If you go to the URL abc.xyz, you will land on the home page of Alphabet. However, the URL abc.wtf will lead you to a very different location. Where does abc.wtf redirect to?

9

The company was launched in 1966 by Pierre Bellon in Marseille, France, initially serving company restaurants, schools and hospitals under the name Société d'Exploitation Hotelière. Today it is on the Fortune Global 500 list and the second largest employer among all French multi-national corporations.

How do we know this company better?

10

During one of the depositions, it is mentioned that the invention of Facebook made Mark Zuckerberg "the biggest thing on a campus that included nineteen Nobel Laureates, fifteen Pulitzer Prize winners, two future Olympians, and a movie star." One of the lawyers then asks, "Who was the movie star?" and the response is, "Does it matter?” Who is the movie star?

11

This sport, which does not have a referee and instead relies on "sportsmanship and fair play“, was recently recognised by the International Olympic Committee in August 2015. “175 grams” is a short movie on the popularity of this sport in Indian circles.Which sport are we talking about?

12

The author gets pissed off whenever people pronounce the name of the antagonist of a series incorrectly. Recently the author had to clarify on Twitter that the final letter is silent while pronouncing the character’s name. Name the author and the mispronounced character.

13

Geneva-based tech entrepreneur David Galbraith had tweeted a photograph which was re-tweeted thousands of times. This is what he said after he was asked about his tweet: "A small child, was washed up on the sea shore like a discarded object of no value, when a child with a parent of the same nationality, given opportunity had created the ________________".Who is being referred to here?

14

15

Also derived from the Latin word for "a furrow caused by running water", what is the name of the "channel" that forms as the molten wax flows off in a candle ?

Ramesh Srivats being Ramesh Srivats about what?

16

Talking of Mohur, Tamga and other such seals, symbols and what not, one is reminded of John L. John teaches courses on Corporate Identity at Drexel University, and he inspired X to create Y.

Identify X and Y.

17*

Answers

What is this a list of?

2009 Hugh Jackman2010 Alec Baldwin, Steve Martin2011 James Franco, Anne Hathaway2012 Billy Crystal2013 Seth McFarlane2014 Ellen Degeneres2015 X

Bonus points for identifying X

1

The hosts of the Academy Awards ceremony. (X: Neil Patrick Harris)

1

Warning: this _____ occasionally contains strong language (which may be unsuitable for children), unusual humor (which may be

unsuitable for adults), and advanced mathematics (which may be unsuitable for liberal-arts majors).

Where would you come across this?

2

The XKCD footer

2

3

Who was the first person to score a double century in a one-day international cricket match?

Belinda Clark

3

What does this map show?

4

Left-side driving Right-side driving

4

• Invented in the late 19th century by German scientist Justus von Liebig, X was included in soldier's rations along with spam and condensed milk during World War I. Sadly, toast was not provided.

• In 2009, it was reportedly banned from prisons as inmates were using it to create an alcoholic drink called X Mule as the yeast helps with the fermentation process.

• Madonna's worst nightmare is eating a(n) X sandwich as she thinks that it is “vile".

What is X?

5*

X: Marmite

5*

As a young lad, X attended Repton School in Derbyshire. During X’s days at Repton, Cadbury, the chocolate company would often send boxes of chocolate to be tested by the school’s pupils. X would dream of inventing a new chocolate that would impress Mr Cadbury himself. This inspired him to create Y, which almost all of us have enjoyed in different forms. Identify X and Y.

6*

X: Roald Dahl Y: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

6*

Around Feb-March 2015, this production house got an opportunity to come up with something, and what they came up with became insanely popular with the Indian youth. What did they create, which became a rage among Indians?

7

7

The Mauka Mauka ads

Minimalist poster for?

8

Deewaar

8

Google recently had an institutional re-organization, which now places it under an umbrella corporation named Alphabet. If you go to the URL abc.xyz, you will land on the home page of Alphabet. However, the URL abc.wtf will lead you to a very different location. Where does abc.wtf redirect to?

9

9

10

The company was launched in 1966 by Pierre Bellon in Marseille, France, initially serving company restaurants, schools and hospitals under the name Société d'Exploitation Hotelière. Today it is on the Fortune Global 500 list and the second largest employer among all French multi-national corporations.

How do we know this company better?

10

During one of the depositions, it is mentioned that the invention of Facebook made Mark Zuckerberg "the biggest thing on a campus that included nineteen Nobel Laureates, fifteen Pulitzer Prize winners, two future Olympians, and a movie star." One of the lawyers then asks, "Who was the movie star?" and the response is, "Does it matter?” Who is the movie star?

11

11

Natalie Portman

This sport, which does not have a referee and instead relies on "sportsmanship and fair play“, was recently recognised by the International Olympic Committee in August 2015. “175 grams” is a short movie on the popularity of this sport in Indian circles.Which sport are we talking about?

12

12

Ultimate Frisbee

The author gets pissed off whenever people pronounce the name of the antagonist of a series incorrectly. Recently the author had to clarify on Twitter that the final letter is silent while pronouncing the character’s name. Name the author and the mispronounced character.

13

JK Rowling and Voldemort

13

Geneva-based tech entrepreneur David Galbraith had tweeted a photograph which was re-tweeted thousands of times. This is what he said after he was asked about his tweet: "A small child, was washed up on the sea shore like a discarded object of no value, when a child with a parent of the same nationality, given opportunity had created the ________________".Who is being referred to here?

14

The child being referred to here created the biggest company in the world, Apple.

Steve Jobs’ biological father is Abdulfattah Jandali, a Syrian immigrant.

14

15

Also derived from the Latin word for "a furrow caused by running water", what is the name of the "channel" that forms as the molten wax flows off in a candle ?

15

Gutter

Ramesh Srivats being Ramesh Srivats about what?

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16

Chetan Bhagat’s Half Girlfriend

Talking of Mohur, Tamga and other such seals, symbols and what not, one is reminded of John L. John teaches courses on Corporate Identity at Drexel University, and he inspired X to create Y.

Identify X and Y.

17*

17*

X: Dan Brown Y: Robert Langdon / The Da Vinci Code