Quantum Quiz Finals

Quantum Quiz Finals

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1. On September 27, 1925, the day of Vijayadashami, he declared that “We must train intellectually, physically, and in every way so as to be capable of achieving our cherished goal.” Drill and exercise sessions began soon, but the men involved wanted to ensure that these could be performed without any difficulty. For this, they sought inspiration from the police and the colonial Army, as this also instilled values of discipline and a feeling that they were the protectors of culture, religion and country from the intruders. Story behind the origin of what?

RSS Dress Code

2. Originated during the early 1990s in Europe, one of the trademark feature of Gothic Metal songs is the practice of combining aggressive male vocals with melodic female vocals. This particular aspect of this fusion genre earned it a nickname. Also a very popular Disney movie. What is the nickname?

Beauty and the Beast

3. They are series of shoes launched by Adidas to celebrate a certain animated series of fiction. The shoes are being released, from August 2018, two designs at a time, featuring the designs for the protagonist and antagonist of the various “sagas” in the storyline. What work of fiction, something many of us might have seen in our childhood, is the inspiration behind the design of the shoes? Image on next slide

Dragon Ball Z

4. This 23 year old could easily be called the MVP of the Indian contingent at the Commonwealth Games 2018 as she finished the Games with 2 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze medal winning a medal in each of the categories which she participated in. As of August 2018, she is the top-ranked female player in India and ranked 57th in the world in Table Tennis.

Manika Batra

5. From the introduction of a 1939 novel: “The numerals caused plenty of trouble, none between six and thirty were available. When introducing young ladies into the story, this is a real barrier; for what young woman wants to have it known that she is over thirty? And this restriction on numbers, of course taboos all mention of dates.” Which novel? OR Why were these numbers not available for use?

Gadsby, book without the letter ‘E’

6. Residents (and companies who’ve been tasked) of a particular Asian region toil day and night to pack soil of the region into huge bags that today dominate its landscape. The top 2-3 cm of soil is removed and over 100 million cubic metres is already stored in growing mountains of blue and black vinyl bags dotted around the countryside. This system is in existence for the past 7 years. Which region?

Fukkushima

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1. This dance form is actually the staging of a mock-fight between the Goddess Durga and Mahishasura, the mighty demon-king, and is nicknamed "The Sword Dance". During the dance, dancers energetically whirl and move their feet and arms in a complicated, choreographed manner to the tune of the music with various rhythms. The origin of these dances can be traced back to the life of Lord Krishna. Which dance form is this?

Dandiya Raas

2. In particular, three technological breakthroughs occurred in 1869–70 that inspired this creation. 

the completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad in America (1869),

 the linking of the Indian railways across the sub-continent (1870),  and the opening of the Suez Canal (1869). Which creation is being talked about?

Around the World in Eighty Days

3. In his resume, Peter Norvig, currently the Director of Research at Google claims that he won the Time Person of the year award thrice- once in 1966 (along with 3 billion other baby boomers), once in 2011 (as the “Protestor”) and once on another occasion.  In the third occasion, he shared the prize with a much larger group of people. Who was the Time person of the year then?

YOU in 2006

4. This is the grave of  Yang Tai Chow. He was a migrant to India from China. He set up a sugar mill on Government land in East India.  How is he etymologically relevant?

Sugar called Chini because he was Chinese and was one of the first persons to set up a sugar mill in India.

5. X(4 words) is a novel by Judith Newman , describing her 13 year old autistic son’s life in this digital age. In it she mentions how she’s grateful to technology helping her son in a lot of ways. The aptly titled X is a pun on a 1959 autobiographical novel by E.R. Braithwaite and dealt with issues of racism . X is obtained by adding a letter to a word in the original novel. The original novel was made into a 1967 movie that deals with social and racial issues in a city school . Give X and thus, the original title.

To Siri, With Love To Sir, With Love

6. N.K.Jemison became the first person to win the Hugo Award for Best Novel three years in a row. All three books were part of which fantasy series.

The Broken Earth Series

7. Aiming to do with a traditional tribal drink what Amul did for milk - albeit with a little alcohol content - the government is planning to bottle and sell this drink in markets across the country. This is an alcoholic drink made out of flowers of a tree and is a popular summer drink. The government plans to sell it as a mildly-alcoholic drink - think Breezer infused with flavours. The drink would be mostly sourced from Bastar, Chattisgarh. Name the drink.

Mahua

8. In 2017, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella released his autiobiography 'Hit Refresh'. In the US, the book was released at the company's Ignite conference. However, in the UK, the book was released at a venue associated more with tradition than with technology. Which venue?

Lord’s

9. The Kirloskar Group is an Indian conglomerate headquartered in Pune, Maharashtra, India. The company exports to over 70 countries over most of Africa, Southeast Asia and Europe. Kirloskar Brothers Ltd created the world’s largest irrigation project which was commissioned in March 2007. But they came into major limelight recently for providing their services to a cause which brought them immense praise and gratitude. Which cause?

Providing pumps to dewater the cave where young Thai children were trapped

10. The Romans gave three distinctions for this activity Basium : between acquaintances Osculum : between friends Savium : between lovers Which activity?

Kissing

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1. Which novel written in ‘English’ was announced to have won the Golden Man Booker Prize (announced in 2018), a public poll among 5 best Booker Prize winners? The winner had also been turned into an Academy Award winning movie starring Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche.

The English Patient

2. A three-time Wimbledon champion, he is using his role as an ambassador for the Central African Republic to claim diplomatic immunity from ongoing bankruptcy proceedings in the UK. He was declared bankrupt in June 2017 over an undisclosed amount of money owed to private bankers Arbuthnot Latham & Co, which a court ruled he was not able to pay. From being the youngest player ever to win the Wimbledon singles titles to being bankrupt, this German has had quite a journey. Identify him.

Boris Becker

3. A sum of one million crowns to his nephews and nieces. One hundred thousand francs to Miss Olega Boettger. An annuity of 6000 florins to Mrs Sofie Kapy von Kapviar. Fifty thousand Marks each to Mrs Emmy and Marie Winkelman. These are some of the beneficiaries listed in X’s will.  As for the remainder of his estate (around 30 million kronor), X wanted his executors to invest it in “safe” securities, and the interest on these be used for a certain purpose annually. Id X and this purpose.

Alfred Nobel and the Nobel Prizes

4. Well known anatomist and anthropologist, Douglas Derry was awarded the Military Cross for his services during WWI. But his ordeals in his later years were all attributed to one of his prestigious assignments in 1925. He was injured during a revolver attack by a student, and was brusquely evicted from his post at the Faculty of Medicine of the newly formed Egyptian University as an act of political reprisal in January 1952. In the same year, his son John was killed at the disastrous crash at Farnborough Air Display. Upon whom did he conduct an autopsy in Nov, 1925

Tutankhamen

5. Former world number one Novak Djokovic became the first player to win all nine Masters 1,000 tournaments with victory over Roger Federer at this recently wrapped ATP Masters 1000 tournament. Which Masters 1000 event did he win, for the first time, to accomplish this golden milestone?

Cincinnati Open

6. Members of the genus Malus are known to reduce the risk of colon, prostate and lung cancers. They contain ursolic acid which increases skeletal muscle and brown fat, and decreases white fat, obesity, glucose intolerance and fatty liver disease. A rich source of dietary fibre and Vitamin C, they can prevent oxidative damage and cognitive decline by increasing the production of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine. Tribute was paid to these facts by the folks of Pembrokeshire, and this appeared in print for the first time in the Feb 1866 edition of Notes and Queries magazine. What was this tribute?

An apple a day keeps the doctor away

7. The volcanic island of Surtsey (off the coast of Iceland) is an example of an undersea volcano building itself up in layers until it finally breaks through the surface. It was named after the God of fire from Norse mythology who causes a particular event named X. Name the God and give X.

God is Surtr, X-Ragnarok

8. Known in all cultures, X is not only the oldest instrument for oral hygiene, but predates the arrival of early modern humans, for the skulls of Neanderthals, as well as Homo sapiens have clearly shown signs of X having been used. Id X which is made available in all modern day restaurants.

Toothpick

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1. The crowd began stoning her first, but finding her exoskeleton more durable than thought, they then tied a chain around her neck and the other end to a trailer hitch, driving her through the streets until her head separated from the body. “She went strutting around the city without a male escort, fluttering her plastic eyelashes at married men while expressing opinions of her own. What did she expect would happen?” Who is being talked about?

Sophia – the first robot citizen of Saudi Arabia

2. Krungthepmahanakhon Amonrattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilokphop Noppharatratchathaniburirom Udomratchaniwetmahasathan Amonphimanawatansathit Sakkathattiyawitsanukamprasit Which translates to City of angels, great city of immortals, magnificent city of the nine gems, seat of the king, city of royal palaces, home of gods incarnate, erected by Vishvakarman at Indra's behest Is the full name of which Asian capital city?

Bangkok

3. ______ is a Sanskrit word that means “waveless.” It also translates as one of the regions of the hell-like realm of Naraka in some Hindu and Buddhist traditions. This region of “hell,” though, differs from the Christian concept of hell. ______ is the lowest level of Naraka. Like the Christian hell, it is a place of suffering where people who have committed misdeeds are sent after death. In Buddhist philosophy, though, ______ is not the person's home for eternity. Instead, the person is believed to be reborn in ______ to work off the bad karma accumulated. We are familiar with this word in a more musical context. FITB.

Avicii

4. Queen Victoria loved this book so much that she requested the author to dedicate his next one to her. The author happily obliged. But to the astonishment of the queen, the book she got as a present was ‘An Elementary Treatise Determinants, with Their Applications to Simultaneous Linear Equations and Algebraic Equations’. Which was the earlier book by that author?

Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

5. The game features a nameless non-playable hunting dog that accompanies the player, who provokes and retrieves the fallen targets. The dog is infamous and iconic for his laugh and has been labelled as "one of the most annoying video game characters ever" by numerous gaming critics and journalists. Which game?

Duck Hunt

6. She was a warrior sage who is worshipped as the incarnation of the goddess Durga. She is an official deity of Jodhpur and Bikaner. The most famous of her temples is in the small town of Deshnoke which is renowned for a squeamishly bizarre practice. A certain organization in India also derives its name from this goddess. Name this deity.

Karni Mata

7. In a cult classic of 1999, it is revealed that the main character lives on Paper Street. Now, a Paper Street is a road or a street that appears only on maps but doesn’t exist in reality, thus perfectly playing to the actual tone of the film. Which Film?

Fight Club

8. Words of which eminent personality?

Atal Bihari Vajpayee