General Quiz

BQC QuizBy Srinath – 16th July 2011

ID brothers

ID these two ‘fortuitous’ world leaders

In the context of LTTE, who are ‘Black

Tigers’?

He was a merchant, statesman, and

prominent Patriot of the American

Revolution

Served as president of the Second

Continental Congress and was the first

and third Governor of the Commonwealth

of Massachusetts

Remembered for his large and stylish

signature on the United States Declaration

of Independence, so much so that his

name has become, in the United States, a

synonym for signature.

This terms X and Y both derive from

the latin ‘ to dig’ but are used in

different digging contexts. X can be

associated with Abraham Lincoln. Y

literally means ‘ having been dug up’.

X, Y?

The latin words for left and right have been

adopted in english with different meanings over

time. Origins:-

Right handedness was associated with skill

In the Middle Ages it was believed that when a

person was writing with their left hand they

were possessed by the Devil and hence left-

handed people were therefore considered to be

evil

What are the words?

The Japanese practice of Nyotaimori/ Nantaimoriinvolves the following procedure.

Before becoming a _____, the person is trained to lie down for hours without moving. She or he must also be able to withstand the prolonged exposure to _____. Before service, the individual is supposed to have taken a bath using a special fragrance-free soap and then finished off with a splash of cold water to cool the body down somewhat for the ___. In some parts of the world, in order to comply with sanitation laws, there must be a layer of plastic

What

Kensington oval: Malcolm Marshall ,

Joel Garner

Sabina Park ?

In modern communications, X is a concept by which a

communications system can provide network access to

many clients by sharing a set of lines or frequencies

instead of providing them individually

How the term came to apply to communications is

unclear, but its previous use in railway track/ road

terminology was based on the natural model of a tree and

its branches. It is likely that the same analogy drove the

communications usage.

An alternative explanation is that, from an early stage in

the development of telephony, the need was found for

thick and these were usually covered in lead. Thus, both

in colour and size they resembled an animal’s body part

X?

Who’s been blanked out.

Clue:

What did the names of the two coins

jointly inspire?

Connect

Connect

X was a chimp who was the subject of an extended study of animal language acquisitionat Columbia University. The study in essence was looking to refute the theories of Y.

X?

Queen Elizabeth II was on her first

state visit ever to China in 1986.

While she was in Beijing she was not

allowed to go to the Forbidden city for

a specific reason.

What?

Who’s been

blanked out.

What list

Connect Arabic for ‘Land of the

blacks’ to flag below

This term refers to human government and institutions that are seen as in rebellion against the rule of JAH (God) beginning with the Tower of Babel.

In a more general sense it refers to any system that oppresses or discriminates against all people.

What?

Early 2000’s

ODI between NZ and England in Westpac Stadium in Wellington

In the break between innings the crowd was asked to scream and make grunting noises.

Put fundae

The sales of CJ Corporation’s

sausages has shot up in Korea

because of the cold weather

prevalent in the country.

Why?

Connect

Underwater Light by

Maya

Crossroads by

Emmyjean

Delicate by

padfoot4ever

Call of the wild by

WolfieTwins

Originally inhabited by the Wampanoag, this island Vineyard was known in their language as Noepe, or "land amid the streams."

A smaller island to the south was named Xby the English explorer Bartholomew Gosnold who sailed to the island in 1602. The name was soon transferred to the big island.

It is thus the eighth-oldest surviving English place-name in the United States.

Gosnold's mother-in-law and his second child, who died in infancy, were both named____.

ID Place

Bonus Question – This movie was set

in Martha’s vineyard but had to be

shot in Germany. Why?

X cuisine is preparing and eating X. It is a practice engaged in by a small subculture in the United States, the United Kingdom and other Western countries as well as in other parts of the world.

X stew has become part of North American popular culture. A frequently told joke told about rednecks or other groups of rural people asks how many it takes to eat a raccoon or a possum, with the punchline "Three. Two to do it and one to _____". “X Stew”, sung to the tune of "Three Blind Mice", is sung at some summer camp

In the news recently. Put fundae

X is a company offering clothing and accessories.

Founded by Jimmy Winkelmann, a student of University of Missouri, as a parody of and alternative to Y, another outdoor product company

Y had sued X for trademark infringement, but the parties reached a resolution on April 1, 2010

X and Y

A recent poll among young girls in

Milan showed their top choice of

profession was to be a velina.

Who are the velina?

Connect

The word A was born on Ellis Island when there were Jewish immigrants (Stephen Haas) who were also illiterate (or could not use Latin alphabet letters), when asked to sign the entry-forms with the customary 'X,' refused, because they associated an X with the cross of Christianity, and instead made a circle. Before long the immigration inspectors were calling anyone who signed with an 'O' instead of an 'X' an A.

What slur?

Bonus Question : This incident has

been dubbed ‘Hand of X’. X is a slur

for French people as they were

stereotyped as marsh dwellers before

19th century and were also seen to

fond of consuming this animal’s legs.

The last of such days was celebrated on 3rd

March 2009. The next will be on 4th April 2016.

It was created by Ron Gordon, a high school teacher first for September 9th 1981

One suggested way of celebrating this day is by eating carrots, radishes and other such vegetables

What?

Although the author claims the idea of translating his book never crossed his mind when he was writing it, when approached with the idea by his publisher he was "very excited about seeing book in other languages, especially… French". He knew, however, that "there were a million issues to consider" when translating, since the book relies on word-play

Translation gave the author a way to add new meaning and puns. For instance, in Chinese, the subtitle is not a translation of the English sub-title, but a seemingly unrelated phrase Jí Yì Bì (literally "collection of exotic jades")

Id Book and author.

2004 book by

Jeff Lindsay.

ID.

X was rediscovered by George Andrews in 1976, in a box of effects of G. N. Watson stored at the Wren Library at Trinity College, Cambridge.

George E. Andrews and Bruce C. Berndt have published several books on the discovery.

Berndt says of the notebooks' discovery: "The discovery of X caused roughly as much stir as the discovery of Beethoven’s tenth symphony would cause in the musical world

X?

Connect

Connect (cont’d)

ID – why is he paying him

Bonus Question

Greeks in the country of the

Hermionians are the only ones to not

place coins on the eyes of the dead.

Why? Clue – Picture below

There are only three instances so far of this happening

First – 2004 Indian Wells second round. Involved Yves Allegro and Tommy Robredo

Second – 2007 Rome Masters first round. Involved Carlos Moya and Stanislas Wawrinka

Third – BNP Paribas Open, Indian Wells semi-final. Involved Marc Lopez and StanislasWawrinka

What?

In October 1980, This author was on his way back to Australia after a book signing when he stopped en route to the airport to buy a new briefcase in a Beverly Hills luggage shop owned by X . In the 50 minutes the author spent waiting for his credit card payment to clear, Xpersuaded him to go to the back room where he kept two cabinets filled with documents he had collected.

X who had told his story to every writer and producer who ever came into his store -eventually wore down the author’s reluctance

What happened next?

Bonus Question : -

The origin of the tradition is that

biblical times mounds of X were used

as monuments and thus X were

added to show that they are still not

finished building them.

What?

Book written in

1928 about what?

Put fundae – what is this

Identify this DC comics villain X who

appears in Batman and another

series Y (referenced in pic)

Whose career ?

Senior career

Years Team (Gls)

2000–2001 Alahly X (3)

2001–2003 Al-Ittihad X (20)

2003–2005 Perugia (0)

2005–2006 Udinese (0)

2006–2007 Sampdoria (0)

Total (23)

X : Italian for “In the manner of the church”

Y: Thought to havebegan in the early 1900s, with African-Americans singing together at their neighborhood _____, which was a social gathering place.

X and Y.

Connect

Dieu protège la reineDe sa main souveraine!Vive la reine!Qu'un règne glorieux,Long et victorieuxRende son peuple heureuxVive la reine!

These two legends X and Y have

recently renewed their rivalry by

competing for most sales of their limited

edition underwear line, “X Loves Y”,

featuring two designs by each player and

inspired by their classic games.

The term was coined—according toWarren Robinett—by Atari after they were pointed to the message left by Robinett in the game Adventure. It draws a parallel with the custom of the X hunt observed in many Western nations as well as the last Russian imperial family's tradition of giving X’s which contained hidden surprises

Bonus Questions

a. According to Google what is equal

to

1.16 x10^-8 Hertz ?

b. If you type X’s name in the search

bar and click on ‘I’m feeling lucky’ you

land in a page which reads

‘Google won’t search for X because it

knows you don’t find X, he find you’

They were named after the physical

buttons used in older cars to select

preset stations - when one of the

buttons was pressed, other buttons

would pop out.

What?

The phenomenon of X is caused in a place due to the layout of the surrounding land which produces an optical illusion .

The most important factor contributing to the illusion is a completely or mostly obstructed horizon; without a horizon, judging the slope of a surface is difficult as a reliable reference is missing.

What are we talking about?

There have been many portraits that

are claimed to be of this person (and

are tried to be sold to galleries), but

there are only two definitely accepted

as portraying him, both of which as

posthumous

1. An engraving on the ‘First Folio’

2. Sculpture that adorns his

memorial

One of the representations below

The accepted ones

If the cricket team is all blacks and

rugby team is black caps, what did

Badminton NZ choose to adopt as its

name as a publicity stunt?

Connect these words

AzureBalconyBronzeCaviarCheckKioskLilacShawl

Connect

A biennial golf tournament between

Great Britain and Ireland and

Continental Europe

This ceremony X is an initiation rite in the U.S navy to commemorate a sailor having done Y. Originally, the tradition was created as a test for seasoned sailors to ensure their new shipmates were capable of handling long rough times at sea.

Sailors who have been through this are nicknamed Shellbacks usually receive a certificate.

Within shellbacks a rare status is ‘Golden Shellback’ when he has done Y1. The rarest is ‘Emerald Shellback’ when he has achieved Y2.

Put fundae

Bonus Question :-

Similar fraternities exist for other nautical achievements – So what are these for

Order of the Ditch

Order of the Rock

Realm of Czars

Order of Magellan

Order of the Lakes

Reverse

The treaty of Tordesillas

1. Demographics of South America

2. Landmark event of 1521

This event is going to be re-introduced

to the Olympics in 2012 after 88 years.

In 1924 , Gold was bagged by Hazel

Wightman and Dick Williams of the

U.S.

What ?

Bonus Question - Antonio

Pigafetta was an Italian scholar and

traveller from the Republic of Venice.

Italian navy have named a destroyer

After him

He and 17 other sailors are

‘technically’ the first to achieve what

first?

Bonus Question - Connect

Bonus Question – Which is the last

territory in mainland Asia that was

occupied by Europeans before

handover?

Bonus Question – X is a phrase used

to denote dangerous or unexplored

territories, in imitation of the medieval

practice of putting mythological

creatures in blank areas of maps.

X?

The X-Y galleons were Spanish trading ships that

sailed once or twice per year across the Pacific Ocean between X and Y. The service was inaugurated in 1565 with the discovery of the ocean passage and continued until 1815 when the Mexican War of Independence put a permanent stop to the galleon trade route.

Though service was not inaugurated until almost 50 years after the death of Christopher Columbus, the Manila galleons constitute the fulfillment of Columbus' dream of sailing west to go east to bring the riches of the Indies to Spain, and the rest of Europe.

Bonus Question

Philipines was named after King Phillip II of Spain.

This other place in pacific was named after King Philip IV’s widow.

Only three expeditions have happened connected to this place

Trieste – 1960

Kaiko – 1996

Nereus - 2009

Connect

The greek for ‘without pleasure’

The flag of this country has a Cog

wheel and a machete . This was

adopted when the country had a

Marxist regime and was supposed to

evoke the image of the hammer and

sickle.

Which country?

Ambiorix (in Pic) is a national hero of this country because of his resistance against Julius Caesar. In fact so impressed was Caesar that he wrote a famous line in his ‘De Bello Gallico’

Asterix and co go to this country because they are angry that Caesar made this comment.

What did Caesar say?

In the movie Gladiator, Russell Crowe (to keep things authentic) wields a short sword in appearance. This weapon is known as the “X Hispaniensis”.

Adopted by the Roman infantry after Scipio's invasion of the Iberian Peninsula in the II century B.C., after the end of the 2nd Punic War.

Roman infantry wore the sword on the right side - this, facilitated by the short blade length, allowed the legionary to draw his weapon on the same side as his sword arm; cross-drawing would be hindered by the scutum shield while in formation.

X?

This person is credited with one of the

first attempts at Micro-finance when he

started the Irish Loan Funds to provide

microcredits to the poor of Dublin (late

18th century). The loans were interest-

free (at least at first), but weren’t charity.

Who?

X is a former Jamaican swimmer who competed at the 1966 and 1970Commonwealth Games as well as the 1968 Olympics. He has also represented his country at water-polo. He was named Jamaica Sportsperson of the year in 1969.

He later immigrated to Australia.

Who is X?

What is this a reconstruction of?

Color Name CreditNumber of votes from

JHU astronomers

X Peter Drum 6

Cappuccino Cosmico Peter Drum 17

Big Bang

Buff/Blush/BeigeMany entrants 13

Cosmic Cream Several entrants 8

Astronomer Green Unknown 8

Astronomer Almost Lisa Rose 7

Skyvory Michael Howard 7

Univeige Several entrants 6

Cosmic Khaki Unknown 5

Primordial Clam

ChowderUnknown 4

Term used to describe the average color of Universe.

Color was displayed in the Post and name was put to

vote. Drum arrived at the name while reading the

Post in Starbucks

Connect

1991 - Michael Milken, titan of Wall Street and father of the junk bond

1995 - Nick Leeson and his superiors at Barings Bank and to Robert Citron of Orange County, California

2002- Executives, corporate directors, and auditors of Enron, Worldcom and other companies

2004 - Vatican for outsourcing prayers to India

2009 – Directors and auditors of 4 Icelandic banks

This unofficial holiday is celebrated on

October 23, between 6.02 AM and 6.02

PM. What?

This is a type of persecutory/grandiose

delusion in which patients believe their

lives are staged plays or reality

television shows.

What is it popularly called?

German - "Victor jagt zwölf Boxkämpfer

quer über den Sylter Deich"

French, "Portez ce vieux whisky au juge

blond qui fume"

Spanish, "El veloz murciélago hindú

comía feliz cardillo y kiwi. La cigüeña

tocaba el saxofón detrás del palenque

de paja."

What in English?

ID both

X is an Austrian village in the municipality of Tarsdorf, in the Innviertel region of western Upper Austria

It is believed that the settlement was founded in the 6th century by Focko, a Bavarian nobleman

Road signs are frequently stolen in the city.

Put fundae

Connect

This a long-held European misconception, dating

from the 16th century, that X was not part of

mainland continent but rather a large island

separated from the continent by a strait now known

instead as Gulf of X

One of the most famous cartographic errors in

history, it was propagated on many maps during the

17th and 18th centuries, despite contradictory

evidence from various explorers

In 1539, Cortés sent the navigator Francisco de

Ulloa northward along the Gulf and Pacific coasts

and his expedition proved that the region was a

peninsula rather than an island

X?

Person in picture – holds a very unique

guinness record

Which city is this building in -

Ryugyong Hotel. Tallest hotel in the

world until recently

X is a secular holiday celebrated on December 23 as a way to celebrate the holiday season without participating in its pressures andcommercialism It was created by writer Dan O'Keefe and introduced into popular culture by his son Daniel, a screenwriter. Celebration includes ‘Airing of Grievances’, ‘Feats of Strength’, ‘the aluminum pole’, ‘X miracles’.

In 2010 the Christian Science Monitor, in an article entitled “X becomes worldwide holiday," reported that X was a top trend on Twitter

Bonus Question :-

X is a pop-culture neologism referring to

the merging of

the holidays of A and B as celebrated

in interfaith households where parents

are of different heritage in the U.S.

X was listed in Time magazine as one

of the buzz words of 2004.

Serbian – Grandmothers and Toads

Romanian – Grandmothers and

Machine

Welsh – Honey and Butter

Latin American Spanish – Potatoes and

Sweet Potatoes

ID

Dord is a notable error in lexicography

an accidental creation, or ghost word, of

the G. and C. Merriam Company's staff

included in the second (1934) edition of

its New International Dictionary, in

which the term is defined as "density".

How did this error come about?

What?

In monetary policy of the United States,

the term X (also known as Y) is what Alan

Blinder called "a turgid dialect of English"

used by chairmen of this organisation in

making intentionally wordy, vague, and

ambiguous statements.The strategy, which

was used most prominently Z, was used to

prevent financial markets from

overreacting to the chairman's

remarks.The coinage is an intentional

parallel to another term used in 1984

The ‘Hyphen War’ was the tongue-in-

cheek name given to the conflict over

what to call this country after the fall of

the communist government.

Which country

In the U.S there have been several controversies concerning the word X, meaning stingy and miserly

On January 15, 1999, David Howard, a white aide to Anthony A. Williams, the black mayor of Washington, D.C., used X in reference to a budget. This apparently upset one of his black colleagues, who interpreted it as a racial slur and lodged a complaint.

The word was subsequently subjected to a national level debate

In the U.S there have been several controversies concerning the word X, meaning stingy and miserly

On January 15, 1999, David Howard, a white aide to Anthony A. Williams, the black mayor of Washington, D.C., used X in reference to a budget. This apparently upset one of his black colleagues, who interpreted it as a racial slur and lodged a complaint.

The word was subsequently subjected to a national level debate

Leet , also known as eleet or leetspeak, is an alternative alphabet for the English language

The term leet is derived from the word elite

The term leet is also used as an adjective to describe formidable prowess or accomplishment, especially in the fields of online gaming

What is Leetspeak?

RAS syndrome is the unnecessary use

of one or more of the words that make

up an acronym with the abbreviation

itself, thus in effect repeating one or

more word.

What does RAS stand for?

The Society for the Prevention of Calling Sleeping Car Porters X was begun as a joke by lumber baron in 1914. Membership was open to all those whose first or last name was X

At the time, railway sleeping car porters in the United States were commonly referred to by the name X regardless of their actual name –this might have stemmed from the owner of the company that manufactured the sleeping cars

At its peak it claimed prominent member such as Babe Ruth and a certain king

X is a former league cricketer, football agent and director

His name is part of what has been called "one of the best chants in football".

X, they're in defence

X, their future's immense

X, they ain't half bad

X, the name of their dad

Brannock Device invented by Charles

Brannock

- What is it used

For?

If Zyzzyva is the last what is the first?

What did this apple app do

Chad and Eng Bunker were

brothers born in Thailand. They

travelled extensively with P.T Barnum’s

circus and were the first to be dubbed

what?

Chad and Eng Bunker were

brothers born in Thailand. They

travelled extensively with P.T Barnum’s

circus and were the first to be dubbed

what?

Hoax in WingDings

Hoax in WingDings

How were these photos taken ?

A____ key is a keyboard shortcut used in computer games or other programs to quickly hide the program and possibly display a special screen that appears to be a normal program

The most current prominent example of a boss key is CBS Sports' “X button" which is available in the window of their popular streaming coverage of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.

What was this book made for

Connect

An escopetarra is used as a peace

symbol. The name is derived from the

spanish words escopeta (shotgun) and

guitarra (guitar).

There is an escopetarra on display in

the UN headquarters

This is a sports tradition during Detroit Red Wings home playoff games where X are thrown onto the ice surface. The origins of the activity go back to the 1952 playoffs, when a National Hockey League team played two best-of-seven series to capture the Stanley Cup. The octopus, therefore, symbolized the number of playoff wins necessary for the Red Wings to win the Stanley Cup.

What?

The “X rule” is an informal strategy used by authors to

evade libel lawsuits. It was described in a New York

Times article in 1998:

"...For a fictional portrait to be actionable, it must be so

accurate that a reader of the book would have no problem

linking the two," said Mr. Friedman. Thus, he continued,

libel lawyers have what is known as "the X rule." One way

authors can protect themselves from libel suits is to say

that a character has a X, Mr. Friedman said. "Now no

male is going to come forward and say, 'That character

with a X, that’s me!' "

This rule was referenced in a 2006 dispute

between Michael Crowley and Michael Crichton. Crowley

alleged that after he wrote an unflattering review of

Crichton's novel State of Fear, Crichton libeled him by

including a character named "Mick Crowley" in the

novel Next. In the novel, Mick Crowley is a child rapist,

described as being a Washington-based journalist and

Yale graduate with a X

Connect

Greg Norman’s Yacht

An exhibition sport in the 1956

Olympics

Anna Boch (1848 – 1946) was a Belgian painter who participated in the Neo-Impressionist movement. Her early works used a Pointillist technique, but she is best known for her Impressionist style which she adopted for most of her career.

Besides her own paintings, Boch held one of the most important collections of impressionist paintings of its time. She promoted many young artists

What do art lovers specifically remember her for

(Why is she quiz worthy)

Bonus Question :-

Giverny is a commune in Northern

France. Who was its most famous

inhabitant?

Suriname was initially controlled by the

British. What did the English exchange

Suriname for with the Dutch in 1667?

Bonus Question

This famous footballer of Surinamese

descent always played with goggles?

Why?

AKB48 holds

the Guinness World

Record for being the

world's "largest pop

group".

Aimi Eguchi was

announced as the

group's newest member

in June 2011. According

to an official profile she

was a 16-year-old

from Saitama, north of

Tokyo. She featured in

the Japanese

magazine Weekly

Playboy, and appeared

in a television

commercial of a

confectionery company

What is this?