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NOVEMBER QUIZ SESSION

The SpEnt Quiz 2013

RULES

1.Teams of two. Write your names ,team name and phone number on the paper.2.There are 25 questions in total. All carry 1 mark each. Try to attempt as many as possible.3.Question number 5,10,15 and 20 are “*” marked questions. They will be used in case there is a tie between two teams.4.Part points can be obtained in question 6,20 and23.5.Top six teams make it to the final.6.No one shall use cell phones. QM’s decision is final.

Memento Mori Memento

X(tamil)X(bollywood)

1. ID X

2. Give the name of the function

3.

(Part points for non-specific answer)

(Half points for IPL)

4. Put funda

Germany=3Sweden=0

Argentina=2Italy=4

France=1Brazil=5

Uruguay=2

Number of football world cup wins

5*. The only occasion when cricket was the part of Olympic events was in the year 1900 at the Paris Olympics. It took place on 19–20 August at the Vélodrome de Vincennes and the match was won by 158 runs by Great Britain.

Thus, Great Britain possesses the only Olympic gold medal ever given for cricket.Who possesses the only silver medal given for the game?

6. Which blockbuster Indian movie set in the post independence era revolves around a race between a tonga and a bus service and was released in colour in 2007?

7.Connect(Exhaustive list)

Clive LloydViv RichardsMohinder AmarnathDavid BoonWasim AkramAravinda de SilvaShane WarneRicky PontingAdam GilchristMahendra Singh Dhoni

All have been “Man of The Match” in ODI world cup finals

8.

Yohan Blake

9.The simpsons mocking who/what?

10*. Identify the great grand nephew of the great man in the pic, who made India proud in a totally different field.

VVS LAXMAN

11. ID the compound

Why is this in a SpEnt quiz???

MethamphetamineThe compound which forms the basis for TV series

“Breaking Bad”

12. The United States Navy Fighter Weapon School was established on March 3, 1969 at NAS Miramar California following a recommendation that a flight school to be established to counter the relatively poor air combat performance of Navy aircrews over Vietnam. How do we know this school better?

13.Jug Suraiya created a daily cartoon in the Times of India called X.It is loosely based on US President George W. Bush.According to Suraiya, he first thought of X as a kind of a superman type hero who would signify the military might and muscle of America, but unfortunately has the brain of a George W. Bush, thereby making him more dangerous. The idea was to show that far from being some sort of a super patriot, this man could be a potential danger not just to his supposed enemies, but also to his friends and to his own country's people.

Dubyaman

14.In the history of Cricket, only three wicket keepers have taken wicket namely Devon Thomas, MS Dhoni and Taibu.

Captain cool MS Dhoni got his wicket during 2009 ICC Champions Trophy match between India and West Indies at Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg.

Name the West Indian he got out and thus his only wicket.

Travis Dowlin

15*. What would you associate this floor plan with??

16. Shown below are the husband and wife team Keith Shepherd andNatalia Luckyanova, and an artist Kiril Tchangov. Name the company that they founded in 2008, or its most popular product.

17.Players take turns shooting discs across the circular playing surface, trying to have their discs land in the higher-scoring regions of the board, while also attempting to knock away opposing discs.ID the game.

18. We all love this show…..

Name the British show on which this show is based.

19. What is wrong about this pic?

It violates the first two rules of the Fight Club.

20*. Danny Denzongpa was the first choice to play X but owing to prior commitments, had to miss out.

Thereupon, Y was signed up for the role but was almost dropped from the project because Javed Akhtar found his voice too weak. For his preparation for the role Y read Abhishapth Chambal, a book by Taroon Kumar Bhaduri, the father of one of the lead actresses in the movie.

Danny however does not regret not doing the role, saying he benefited the most from the film‟s success since “Y increased his price after the film. I increased my price by ten times.” ID X & Y.(Part points will be provided)

X=Gabbar SinghY=Amjad Khan

21. Whose hand?

David Beckham

22. This sport ‘X’ was invented by William G Morgan in 1895 and was named as Mintonette initially.This has arena measuring 9 X 18 m.India participated in Asian X championship was held in Tokyo at 1955. In which INDIA made a podium finish.

What is ‘X’?

Volleyball

23. The hit Hollywood movie ‘The Shawshank Redemption’ has been in the IMDB top 10 since a long time and currently enjoys the top position.The movie is based on the novella ’X and The Shawshank Redemption’ by Stephen King.In a scene in a movie while the prisoners are watching the movie Y on the screen, they cheer loudly as X appears on the screen playing the role of Y in the movie Y.Later in the movie the lead actor uses the posters of X, Marilyn Monroe and Raquel Welch to cover the tunnel he digs to escape prison.

ID X and Y.(Part points will be provided)

X=Rita HayworthY=Gilda

24. Put funda

Finalist in bidding process for hosting Olympics 2020

25. X stayed with Septèmes until the age of fourteen, at which time he was selected to attend a three-day training camp at the CREPS (Regional Centre for Sports and Physical Education) in Aix-en-Provence, one of several such footballing institutes run by the Football Federation of the country. It was here that X was spotted by AS Cannes scout Jean Varraud who recommended him to the training center director of the club.

X went on to play for clubs like Cannes, Bordeaux, Juventus and Real Madrid. He has been a part of winning squads of La Liga, UEFA champions league, Serie A, Intercontinental Cup ,UEFA Super Cup, FIFA World Cup and Euro cup.

X was named best European footballer of the past 50 years by UEFA.

END OF PRELIMS

Time pass questions

Q.connect

Answer: popular memes

Q. Priyanka Chopra became the first bollywood actress to photo-shoot for ‘Guess magazine’ recently.ID the photographer for this shoot.

"Scientists, specifically biochemist-shave investigated the difference between a ____________ and a ___________. The Department of Biochemistry at the University of Western Ontario in Canada conducted a study to determine if the preparation of a ____________ has an influence on their antioxidant capacity; the study found that the __________________ were able to break down hydrogen peroxide and leave only 0.072% of the peroxide behind, versus the _______________, which left behind 0.157% of the peroxide. Thus a _____________ has more antioxidants than a __________ one. The study was done at the time because moderate consumption of __________________ appears to reduce the risk of cataracts, cardiovascular disease, and stroke”.

Why is this in a SpEnt quiz?

Answer

Vesper Martini is the correct ans. It is the Martini 007 drinks. It is shaken, not stirred. Thats what is being talked about.

Dubai based Taj Television Ltd. Owned by Zee Entertainment operates sports channels in Asia under which brand name?

Map depicting what?

ID her