Inter-hostel Freshers’ Quiz Prelims

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1. The origin of the word X can be traced back to the Sanskrit word Yuj which translates to
“uniting/joining”. The longest day in the northern hemisphere was declared as the International
X day on December 11, 2014. What is X?

2. X won the 66th Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Actor in a miniseries or movie. X has also
voiced Agent Classified in the recent spinoff of the Madagascar series- Penguins of Madagascar.
He has voiced Severus Snape and the British Prime Minister on an episode of The Simpsons. Id X.

3. This brand changed its logo twice in 3 months. Reason behind this was acquisition of
Urbanspoon by this brand and it wanted to show the integration of these two brands. Hence the
new logo. Which brand?

4. *Anu Kapoor was crowned Miss India in 2006. She married X in December 2011. Though from
what we have seen X doing he is “scared” of women and can’t talk to them. Id X or tell me what
is he famous as?

5. The name X derives from the location of the original Metropolitan Police headquarters at 4
Whitehall Place which had a rear entrance on a street by the same name. The New York Times
wrote in 1964 that just as Wall Street gave its name to New York’s financial district, X became
the name for police activity in Y. Identify X and Y.

6. T.V. Sundaram Iyer began with Madurai’s first bus service in 1911 and founded Y, a company
that consolidated its presence in the transportation business with a large fleet of trucks and
busses under the name of Southern Roadways Limited.
When he died in 1955 his sons took the company ahead with several forays in the automobile
sector, including finance, insurance, and manufacture of two-wheelers, tyres and components.
Identify Y.

7. Sanjeevani, Gaminee, Amaras and Punjabi are different variations of which game?

8. *In 2006, X was named the richest fictional character by Forbes Magazine. But later X was
dropped from the list because of angry letters from children claiming X was real. Identify X.
9. X was made in 1952, famously because the then Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, was
concerned that Indian women were spending precious foreign exchange on beauty products,
and personally requested J.R.D Tata to manufacture them in India. Identify X.

10. Private Henry Tandey, a British soldier reportedly encountered a wounded German soldier and
declined to shoot him, sparing the life of 29-year-old Lance Corporal X during World War 1.
Identify X.

11. The X is a cube-shaped containment vessel for an Infinity Stone possessing unlimited energy. It
contained one of the six singularities that predated the Universe. Once the Universe came into
existence, it changed form. It was used by various ancient civilizations before the Asgardians
brought it to Earth. The X represents space.
In Geometry, X is the 4-D analog of a cube; the X is to the cube what the cube is to the square.
Just like the surface of the cube contains 6 square, the hyperspace of an X contains 8 cubical
shells. Id X.

12. X is a 3 word Arabic phrase which refers to the act of manifesting, existing or being. In the
Qur'an, Allah commands the universe 'to be' and 'it is'. Which 2011 popular Sufi song attributes
its title from the phrase?

13. Decades before India embarked on its quest for superpower status, the tiny princely state of
Travancore had aimed it high in 1937 when it made a bid to enlist whom, as vice-chancellor of
its fledgling university for a monthly pay of Rs. 6,000?

14. *X is a Finnish computer game developer, founded in 2003 as Relude, and in 2005, renamed as
X. Nokia is also headquartered in Keilaniemi, Espoo, along with other high-tech companies such
as KONE, Tekla and Fortum.
In Jan’05, Relude received its first round of investment from a business angel, and the company
changed its name to X Mobile.
The first game developed by the trio, King of the Cabbage world, was sold to Sumea, (now
Digital Chocolate), and renamed to Mole War, which became the first commercial real-time
multiplayer mobile game in the world. What company?

15. In April 1934, a bronze likeness statue of X, was erected at Shibuya Station and X himself was
present there. The statue was recycled for the war effort during the Second WW. In 1948,
Takeshi Ando, son of the original creator was commissioned to make another version of the
statue. The station entrance to Shibuya near this statue is called X-guchi, meaning the X-
Entrance/Exit. A similar statue of X stands at his home town of Odate, in the railway station.
Who is X, immortalized and admired for unfailing loyalty and subject of a famous movie in USA?
16. *The origin of this term is attributed to the then Mahim village in Mumbai. Every time the ruler
of Mahim village wanted something accomplished, he would ensure the circulation of plate
filled with X and betel leaves in a meeting of all able bodied men. The one who picked up his
first X from the plate indicated his interest in accomplishing the task for him. What is this very
desi term?

17. * X were an English rock band that achieved international acclaim with their progressive and
psychedelic music. Distinguished by their use of philosophical lyrics, sonic experimentation, and
elaborate live shows, they are one of the most commercially successful and musically influential
groups in the history of popular music. Apparently, some unusual extra hands went into the
making of their last album Y, which came out in 1994. Douglas Adams, the author of The
Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, named it, and the scientist Stephen Hawking makes a guest
appearance on it. What is X and Y?

18. The phrase X is a famous quote often spoken in the Star Wars films. But apparently, Current day
Star Wars fans were not the first to introduce the line Y (a phrase slightly altered from X): when
Margaret Thatcher was elected Britain's first female Prime Minister on May 4, 1979, her party
placed an advertisement in The London Evening News that said "Y, Maggie. Congratulations."
From then onwards, May 4 is referred as Star Wars day by Star Wars fans to celebrate Star Wars
culture, books and honor the films. What are X and Y?

19. Vintery, mintery, cutery, corn, Apple seed and apple thorn, Wire, briar, limber lock Three geese
in a flock One flew East One flew West And __________________________FITB

20. Fava beans with your toast? In movies and TV Series spread across decades, this character has
been played by Brian Cox who modelled it on Scottish serial killer Peter Manuel, later by Z,
Gaspard Ulliel in a younger version and lately X in the much acclaimed TV series. Which
character?