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Techfest National Open Quiz

2011-10-09T11:53:00.002-05:00

Techfest 2011-12 shall host the largest inter-institutional quiz in India, The “Techfest National Open Quiz 2011-12”. With a prize money of INR 1,00,000 for the grand finale and much more interesting prizes this quiz aims to bring together the best quizzers from across the nation. The quiz will be held at Pune, Ahmedabad, Delhi, Guwahati, Chennai, Hyderabad and Mumbai and the winners of all the cities will finally clash during Techfest 2011-12 to claim the title of the Techfest National Open Quiz Champions.

Quizmaster: Rohit Nair
Note about quizmaster: Rohit Nair, the young and popular Quizmaster, has hosted numerous quiz shows including multi city quiz events for Mahindra, Government of Karnataka, IBM among others. His distinctive style, humour and passion make his quiz shows memorable. Co-founder of Quizworks, he heads the Content Architecture, New Service Design and Online Initiatives there. Much admired by the youth, he is also a national winner of the Young Leader contest hosted by Career Launcher. His brain child Quizzing.in is the most visited quiz blog in India.

Flavour: General

Format: Written prelims; Stage Finals with 6 teams. Winners to be invited to Techfest, IIT Bombay in January for the Grand Finale. Two members per team compulsary; No cross institutional teams strictly; Registrations on www.techfest.org/tnoq and also on the spot registrations; No entry fees
Pune: 11 am, 15th October,College of Engineering, Pune

Ahmedabad: 3 pm, 18th October, IIM Ahmedabad

Delhi: 1 pm, 22nd October, St Stephens, Delhi

Guwahati: 11 am, 30th October, KBR Hall, Cotton College.

Chennai: 2pm, 1st November, Dr MGR University

Hyderabad: 3 pm, 3rd November, ISB Hyderabad

Mumbai: 2pm, 6th November, IIT Mumbai.

Contact

Phone: Rohan ( 98901 06884 ) Email: rohan.k[at]techfest.org
Arindam ( 97695 85892 ) Email: arindam[at]techfest.org

Prizes

Award and Certificate policy

The finals in Techfest during January shall carry prize money of INR 1,00,000
The winner of each city shall be provided both sides travel to come to Mumbai for the finals 6th-8th January for the finals.
City rounds in shall have prizes worth INR 10,000.
The grand finalist, semifinalists and all final round qualifiers of the city rounds shall be awarded certificates of excellence.

CUSAT Corporate Business Quiz

2011-10-08T09:49:00.000-05:00

The School of Management Studies, CUSAT, Cochin is organizing a
Corporate Business Quiz on Oct 15, 2011 (Saturday) at their campus.
The details of the quiz are as follows. Please visit their website
www.talentime.in for further details.

Date - 15 Oct 2011, Saturday
Time - Prelims - Sharp 2PM followed by finals
Teams of 2
No Cross-Corporate Allowed
Prizes - Rs. 40K Cash for I Prize, Rs. 20K Cash for runners up
Quizmaster - Mitesh Agarwal

For more info:
cquiz@talentime.in
www.talentime.in
Contact:
Sujith John:
+919496330879
Rachel Oommen :
8891726544
Nipin Joseph :
9846930507

QFI Open Sports Quiz Rejects III

2011-08-22T10:09:00.000-05:00

More questions that we rejected from the QFI Open Sports Quiz 2011.

Set III

1.This movie parodied two sensational news stories of the 1990s. One was the John and Lorena Babbitt incident. What was the other?

2.Vlissingen is a municipality and a city in the southwestern Netherlands. In the 17th century Vlissingen was a main harbour for ships of the Dutch East India Company (VOC). The anglicised name of the city was used to name a settlement in the New Netherland colony,when the Dutch West India company settled on the eastern side of Manhattan. What name was given to the settlement?

3. He was instrumental in integrating the game of golf, breaking the sport's color barrier in America by appearing under a sponsor's exemption in the 1952 San Diego Open. Identify the guy.

4. Over the last 30 years only 3 men have won a grand slam after turning 30. Two of them are Peter Sampras and Andre Aggasi. Who is the third?

5. O Sport, pleasure of the Gods,

essence of life, you appeared suddenly

in the midst of the grey clearing

which writhes with the drudgery of

modern existence, like the radiant

messenger of a past age, when

mankind still smiled. And the glimmer

of dawn lit up the mountain tops and

flecks of light dotted the ground in the gloomy forests.

This is a poem written by Georges Hohrod and M. Eschbach, which was awarded the gold medal in the sports literature competition in the 1912 Stockholm Olympiad. So basically who are the two people?

Answers to previous set

1. 50% Percent Field Goals, 40% Three Pointers, 90% Free Throws

2. SCRUM

3. Kentucky Derby

4. Lorz travelled by car, while the actual winner used perforance enhancing drugs that was overseen

5. Patiala, Nethaji Subhash National Institute of Sports

Sriram and Ajay got three questions right...

K-Circle TriQuizzer Championships 2011

2011-08-22T09:40:00.002-05:00

We at K-Circle have become aware of an epidemic on the rise, and we're concerned; Take this questionnaire to determine if you are at risk:

1. You have a fantasy of (someday) meeting three beautiful sisters called Fluorine, Chlorine and Bromine.

2. You know that Xeno is not a warrior princess.

3. You know that "Anna" no longer auto-completes to "Kournikova".

4. Hearing "Justin" causes you to gently enquire - "Bieber", "Timberlake", or "Time"?

5. You know that Kathakali is neither a North Indian dance nor a fierce goddess.

6. You have an opinion on Yann M'vila joining Arsenal.

ALERT: Scoring even two out of six means that you may be infected with a serious case of Communis Curisitas!!!

Fear not, help is close at hand.

We enlisted the help of some of Hyderabad's best quizmasters, for who else can scratch this itch?

With their help, we will host a special health camp where you can raise your eyebrows, scratch your chins, cradle your heads and drop your inhibitions!

Don't be afraid of the cure, the Tri-Quizzer is here:

The details of the event are as follows:

Date: September 3, 2011

Time: 9.30 A.M. to 2 P.M.

Venue: The Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet

Members per Team: Two members per team

Numbers of Teams per School: 10 teams per institution

Last Date for Registration: August 31, 2011

No Registration fee!

Please register online by sending a mail to kckcircle@gmail.com clearly specifying the Name of the Institution and the Names of Students representing the School at the competition. Registrations would be accepted on a first-come-first-served basis.

Landmark Quiz Chennai 2011 Prelims

2011-08-21T11:43:00.001-05:00

Thanks to Dr. Navin for sharing the prelims questions from the Chennai Edition of the Landmark Quiz 2011.

For questions from previous editions of the Landmark Quiz. -- click here.

LQC 11 PRELIMS – THE QUESTIONS

1. The Story of My Life, an autobiography by Helen Keller is dedicated to which eminent person who helped direct her education and considered himself foremost a teacher of the deaf?

2. In the cricketing Caribbean West Indies, which country though not an island forms part of this group?

3. What list is this and whose name fills the blank: _____ ➜ Albus Dumbledore ➜ Draco Malfoy ➜ Harry Potter

4. NASA launched which queen as the fastest manmade object in history on August 5th 2011 on a mission that will end in a high-speed crash into her husband about 630 million km away?

5. If India = Bharat and Japan = Nippon, Greece = ............?

6. It is called the Mehran in

Pakistan

and is the largest selling product of its type in the country. Its direct Indian equivalent is also the largest selling product of its kind in this country. What brand?

7. The Lokayukta Act 1984 was the first of its kind in

India

. It was the brainchild of which Chief Minister who was inspired by the successful working of the Swedish ombudsman?

8. The attacks on Krishna as a child by Putana, Trinavarta and other demons so frightened Yashodha that she insisted that the entire village move from Gokul to a more auspicious place downstream on the banks of the Yamuna next to a tulsi forest at the base of Govardhan hill. What place was this?

9. This word of Greek origin means “mound” or “built up”. It is used to describe a class of steroids that increase protein synthesis and build up cellular tissue especially in muscles. That it was a favourite ingredient in the diet of some Indian athletes came to light recently. What word is this?

10. Which river arises in the Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, flows through the city of Jammu and then crosses into Pakistan to join the Chenab?

11.* 2011 saw unrest and the fall of governments in several Arab nations. The year has been compared to which year that saw revolution and overthrow of governments in several European countries starting with Paris and spreading to Munich, Berlin, Vienna, Milan and Venice? Your choices are: 1848, 1857, 1872, 1914

12. * Who uttered the famous phrase “poyekhali!” meaning “Off we go!” before embarking on a momentous journey?

13. * The H1N1 virus pandemic of 2009 influenced the world of gaming by inspiring characters in which game?

14. * According to a survey by Hohner, during the Great Depression in America, only two musical instruments saw a year-by-year increase in sales because they were inexpensive, compact and easy to learn, Which two instruments?

15. * Pierre Boulle, a Frenchman, used his wartime experiences to pen a novel which made into the film The Bridge on the River Kwai for which he won an Oscar. Another book by him proved so popular that it is now a film franchise with about seven films. Name the franchise. (explain like Harry Potter series etc)

16. * A European country has two elements in the Periodic Table named after it. Which two elements?

17. * In 2008 this country created a world first by legally recognizing Pachamama as having the “right to exist, persist, maintain and regenerate...” in their new constitution? Name the country and identify Pachamama.

18. * The winner of the British Open golf championship receives what trophy that might be useful to celebrate with? It replaced a previous trophy that was won outright in 1870 by a certain Tom Morris who won the Championship three years in a row. And what commonly worn personal object constituted that trophy?

19. * In a business or professional firm, the level of managers and other senior staff just below the topmost level of directors or partners is sometimes described by the phrase “ ______ layer” that is borrowed from cakes / confectionary. What word is this?

20. * Which district of Tamil Nadu gets its name from Sanskrit meaning “black mountain” from the numerous black granite hillocks that dot its landscape?

21. This small town on the rail route between Thirunelveli and Madras is named after a freedom fighter who shot dead Ashe, the Collector of Thirunelveli in 1911. Name the town and the freedom fighter.

22. The Prime Meridian passes through the following countries: UK, France, Spain, Algeria, Mali, Burkina Faso, Togo, and

Ghana

. Which is the only capital city through which it passes?

23. What does the Kimberley process certify? (2-keyword answer)

24. In

Czechoslovakia

it is called “prozvonit”. In Spanish the practice is called “dar un toque” (to give a touch). What is the common English term in

India

for this telecom practice?

25. Complete this classic quote: “In

Italy

for thirty years under the Borgias they had warfare, terror, murder and bloodshed but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and the Renaissance. In

Switzerland

, they had brotherly love; they had five hundred years of democracy and peace and what did they produce? _______”

26. Bhimayana is a Sanskrit epic in 21 chapters and 1700 verses written by Prof Prabhakar Joshi. Who is it about?

27. This tree has been growing in

India

for over 2000 years. It is considered sacred – its leaves are used on auspicious occasions and its fruit eaten. Name this tree supposed to be the abode of Kama in mythology, and images of which have been found on the Sanchi Stupa.

28. This phrase means “to be in difficulty, and faced with a choice between two unsatisfactory options.” The phrase was literally true as the title of a 2004 autobiography made into a critically acclaimed film. What phrase is this?

29. In atomic theory only two fundamental particles have been named after scientists. Name both.

30. Jakob von Uexküll sold his valuable stamp collection to create this prize. He initially tried to interest the Nobel Foundation in this prize but the foundation decided not to associate itself with the new prize after controvery over the establishment of the Prize for Economics instituted by the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Nobel's name. The prize honours those "working on practical and exemplary solutions to the most urgent challenges facing the world today." What is the formal name of this prize that is awarded in the Riksdag (Parliament) of

Sweden

the day before the Nobel prizes?

31. VISUAL: Use the picture on your right to identify the actress (B&W pic) on the left.

32: VISUAL: Identify the two maps in this book cover.

33. VISUAL: Identify. This small African rodent could be considered misnamed until one sees it. It’s named after its resemblance to another animal.

34. VISUAL: Identify this jewellery craftsmanship used to create elaborate necklaces of the royal courts of Rajasthan. Which company made these pieces for the film in the visual?

35. AUDIO: This music features in the end credits of which recent popular film?

Kung Fu Panda – Two

36: AUDIO: Which English indie rock band is performing this cover version of whose original?

37: AUDIO: This song to inspire team and supporters of Bangladesh for ICC World Cup 2011 was itself “inspired” from a film song. Name the original composer and film in which it appeared.

38: VIDEO (From Source Code): Identify this striking work of art in the Millennium park in Chicago.

39: VIDEO: Name the person being portrayed in this scene from a TV docudrama proving Einstein’s theory of gravity.

40: VIDEO: This is an ad for which company based on superb adaptation of which great novel?

LQC 11 PRELIMS – THE ANSWERS

1. Alexander Graham Bell

2. Guyana

3. Elder Wand owners / Gellert Grindlewald

4. Juno spacecraft mission to Jupiter.

5. Hellas

6. Maruti 800 (both based on Suzuki Alto)

7. Ramakrishna Hegde

8. Vrindavan

9. Anabolic (or Anabolic steroids)

10. Tawi

11.* 1848

12.* Yuri Gagarin (April 12, 1961)

13. * Angry Birds. The virus causes swine flu. The swine became the enemy green pigs of the Angry Birds video game.

14. * Ukelele and Harmonica

15. * Planet of the Apes

16. * Gallium and Francium

17. * Ecuador / Nature or Environment. Pachamama is the indigenous word for all life. Chapter: Rights for Nature/Art. 1. Nature or Pachamama, where life is reproduced and exists, has the right to exist, persist, maintain and regenerate its vital cycles, structure, functions and its processes in evolution.

18. * Claret Jug / Belt (or Championship Belt)

19. * Marzipan. Some cakes have a layer of marzipan just below the icing.

20. * Krishnagiri

21. Maniyachi / Vanchinathan

22. London

23. Conflict (or blood) diamonds. These are diamonds that originate from a war zone and are sold to finance insurgencies, armies and warlords. The Kimberley Process ensures that diamonds originating from Angola, The Congo, Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe do not finance rebel groups. Conflict diamonds without KP certification are 30% cheaper.

24. “Missed call”

25. The cuckoo clock. (Orson Welles’ film The Third Man)

26. Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar

27. Mango

28. Between a rock and a hard place (This is also the title of the autobiography of Aron Ralston, mountaineer, made into the film 127 Hours)

29. Bosons and Fermions (after Satyendranath Bose and Enrico Fermi)

30. Right Livelihood Award. Popularly known as Alternative Nobel. (Notable Indian winners include: Vandana Shiva, Rajni Kothari, Narmada Bachao Andolan, Swami Agnivesh, CHipko movement etc).

31. Jane Birkin. It is after her that the Birkin bag is named. The Birkin bag is a handmade purse by Hermès. The bag is a symbol of wealth due to its high price and elusiveness to the public. Its prices range from $9,000 to $150,000.

32. Punjab / Tamil Nadu

33. Elephant Shrew

34. Kundan / Tanishq

35. AUDIO: Kung Fu Panda – Two

36: Arctic Monkeys / Amy Winehouse (Song: You Know I’m No Good)

37: Yuvan Shankar Raja / Paiyya

38: Cloud Gate (by Anish Kapoor)

39: Arthur Eddington (He photographed stars behind the Sun during a solar eclipse and showed that the Sun’s gravity causes the light of the stars behind it to bend thus proving Einstein’s theory of relativity)

40: Apple / 1984

QFI Open Sports Quiz Rejects II

2011-08-18T11:49:00.000-05:00

1.The 50–40–90 Club is an informal term referring to a very exclusive group of National Basketball Association players. 50–40–90 indicates a great all-around performance and is considered as the ultimate standard. Since the 1979–80 season, the 50–40–90 shooting threshold has only been reached by five players: Steve Nash, Larry Bird, Mark Price, Reggie Miller and Dirk Nowitzki. In fact, Bird has done it twice and Nash has done it four times. So, what is 50-40-90?

2.The ESPN site for cricket is ESPN Cricinfo while the ESPN site for football is ESPN soccernet. What is ESPN's site for rugby called?

3. This event is advertised as "The most exciting two minutes in sports" and also as "The run for the roses". Which event?

4. The 1904 marathon in St. Louis were not ideal condition to race. The terrain involved a muddy course, a series of about eight hills for the 40-kilometer race and the weather nearing 90 degrees Fahrenheit. Frederick "Fred" Lorz , the winner of the marathon was denied the victory. In fact he was accussed of cheating and James Sullivan, the head of the 1904 Olympics banned him from amateur athletic competition for LIFE.

The eventual winner was Thomas Hicks , who crossed the finish line at 3 hours and 28 minutes - the longest finishing time in Olympic Marathon history (a dubious record that likely will never be broken). James Sullivan, the head of the 1904 Olympics however overlooked a unique fact while declaring Thomas Hicks as winner.

What unpardonable crime did lorz commit and what unique fact was overlooked in Hicks' case ?

5. This museum is housed in the Old Moti Bagh palace, is the only sports museum in the country. Some of the famous artifacts found in this museum are

* Adidas spikes worn by Milkha Singh in the 1960 Rome Olympic
* Major Dhyan Chand`s gold medal which he won at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics,
* the hass — a doughnut shaped exercising apparatus weighing a solid 95 kgs — belonging to the
legendry Gama Pehalwan who used it for squats,
* shoes which P.T. Usha wore during her 1986 Seoul Asiad win
* The bat autographed by the Indian cricket team captained by Kapil Dev which won the Prudential
World Cup in 1983.

Id the city where it is situated and the famous institute housed along with this museum

Sriram Got 3.5 answers right...

Answers to Rejects Set I ( questions can be found here)

1. James Braddock felt that at the onset of WWII the fight might be viewed as US vs Germany and didn't want that. Second reason being, Joe Louis manager promised Braddock 10% of each fight Joe Louis would fight for the next 10 years.

2. 1 Hour Run

3. Caravaggio

4. PGN Notation for Chess

5. Rope Climbing

QFI Open Sports Quiz 2011: Rejects

2011-08-17T02:33:00.000-05:00

Will be posting a few set of questions , that we rejected from the QFI Open Sports Quiz Prelims/Finals this year. Have a go at these questions.. Answers will be posted in a day.

1.James Braddock , immediately after defeating Max Primavera had to defend his heavy weight boxing title against Max Schmelling under the Contract with Madison Square Garden. However , he chose to fight Joe Louis , reneging on the contract. There were two reasons for choosing to fight against Joe Louis, What were they?

2. While officially recognized by the International Association of Athletics Federations as a track event, it is rarely contested apart from occasional world record attempts. First recorded races dating back to the late 17th century, and the first officially recognized

world record was set by Alfred Shrubb in 1904. Currently the WR for men is at 21.285 by Halie Gebras Selasie and at 18.517 for women by Dire Tune. Which event are we talking about?

3. According to the Roman police logs. there was the little matter of the tennis game gone awry. Michelangelo Merisi - street brawler killed an opponent, “a very polite young man” named Ranunccio Tommasini with a sword after an argument over a bet of 10 scudi. Nobody knows why. Maybe a disputed point. Whatever, it was decidedly against the rules, and Michelangelo had to flee Rome as an exile, shortly after the killing in May of 1606, never to return.

Glad he didn’t take his paintings with him.

How do we know Michelangelo Merisi better?

4. Before X, every vendor had a different way of encoding. X was developed in 1993 by Steven J. Edwards, was discussed and disseminated via Usenet. It became an immediate success because, as a readable text format, it satisfied the needs of people as well as of computers. What is X?

5.In the 1924 Paris Olympics, there were a total of 23 perfect tens achieved, one of the highest tallies in Omypics history. Albert Seguin achieved a perfect ten in the Sidehorse Vault. The others 22 were from the same sport. Which, now defunct, gymnastic sport are we talking about?

QFI Open Sports Quiz 2011: Finals Anti-Clockwise

2011-08-16T05:24:00.000-05:00

Finals of the C-Cube QFI Open Sports Quiz 2011

The finals of the Quiz -- had 4 rounds -- Two normal infinite bounce -- 16 questions each and 2 written rounds with 8 questions each. Have not put in the questinos with the Videos.

Anti-Clockwise round

1. The 2012 London Olympics is scheduled to take place from 27 July to 12 August in order to coincide with the British Summer holidays. However, certain sections of the world have opposed strongly to the schedule due to a certain problem.

Which sections and why?

2. Bapu Nadkarni holds the test record for the most number of consecutive maiden overs bowled in an innings. However he doesn't hold the record for the most number of consecutive dot balls in a innings.

Who holds the record and why isn't Nadkarni the holder of this record?

3. This is about two terms X and Y used in two sports.

In the first sport, the X is the major way of scoring points, while the Y formally refers only to grounding the ball by the defensive team. Occasionally people refer to X as the Y, which is incorrect. The term X comes from the fact that originally, grounding the ball only gave the opportunity to score with a kick at goal.

In the second sport, the Y is the major way of scoring points. However, the actual mode of scoring is contrary to the event's name. The term X is used to denote an attempt to score extra points.

X in the first sport is analogous to Y in the second sport.
Identify X, Y and the two sports.

4. Ted Tinling was a revered Chief of Protocol for the ITF and a Director of International Liaison for the Women’s Pro Tour. He was the master of ceremonies for Wimbledon, a position he would hold from the late 20s until the late 40s, and a position he would eventually be asked to resign at the height of a scandal, which was related to another profession of his.

What was the scandal about?

5. When the sport originated, initially the ‘horse’ was used. However, after a series of accidents in 2000, citing safety reasons, it was decided that the horse would be replaced. The company Jansen Fritsen, had came up with an alternative in the mid 1990's. This was used for the first time in 2001, and it was found to be much safer.

What name was given to the alternative and what sport are we talking about?

6. In the contraption shown in the picture, the ball is placed at the specified notch and a known force is applied. The distance travelled is measured.

Where and why is the above process done? What is the device called?

7. With reference to the 2012 Olympics, what is named after this and why?

8. In the mid 19th century, women had become interested in the golf game, but the conservative social norms of the era deemed it unacceptable for women to publicly perform such violent movements that a golf swing requires. Thus, the Ladies' Putting Club of St. Andrews in Scotland, came up with a 18-hole course of putting greens, called “The Himalayas”.

How is “The Himalayas”, the first of its kind?

9. It was built by the former Caledonian Railway Company and opened in 1924, and is now owned by the international alcoholic beverage firm Diageo. It is known as the site of a landmark pact in 1977 which was made to reinforce commitments made in the Singapore Declaration of Commonwealth Principles in 1971.

Identify the place and the pact.

10. This is a motocoaster ride in DreamWorld at Queensland’s Gold Coast. Who designed the ride?

11. Bigfoot, introduced in 1979, is regarded as the original _______ ________, and it remains the most well-known moniker used in the United States. Originally used as a rolling billboard for the owner's (Bob Chandler) shop, Bigfoot slowly gained popularity through its 'special abilities'. In April 1982, it became recognised all over the country. This then led to an all new form of sports entertainment.

What was the new form of entertainment thus created?

12. Sometime around June 2000 , the authorities at Lord’s decided to hoist 3 long white banners between the tiers of the media space ship. The change was prompted by events of the previous 2 test matches that had been played at Lord’s and the fact that the upcoming series was against the West Indies who had Walsh and Ambrose in their bowling attack. What prompted this change?

13. In a unique case, in the 2003 Champions League, this club played the semi-finals and were awarded a victory on the basis of greater “Away” goals (scores of the first leg was 0-0 and second leg 1-1) despite scoring their only goal at their home stadium.

Which club and what was the reason for this anomaly?

14. The first time that the German national anthem was played in public after the Second World War was at the Wankdorf Stadium, nine years after the war ended.

Where is the stadium and what was the occasion?

15. The first race was held at Jerome Park race track in The Bronx on a track built by Winston Churchill’s grandfather. The oldest of the Triple Crown races for thoroughbred horses in America, it is often called the ‘Race for the Carnations’ because the winning horse is blanketed with white carnations.

Which race?

16. I will take Discus for $20,000. Weave a story around these two.

Answers

1. It coincides with the month of Ramadan. Hence, Islamic states are strongly protesting the dates as they feel their athletes cannot participate properly.

2. Hugh Tayfield has the record. Tayfield bowled eight-ball overs so even though he bowled more dot balls, the number of overs were lesser than 21.

3. X – Try

Y – Touchdown

First Sport – Rugby (Union / League)

Second Sport – American Football

4. Ted Tinling designed Gussie Moran’s highly controversial outfit which involved purple lace panties.

5. The event is the Vault. The apparatus being used nowadays is referred to as the ‘Tongue’.

6. To estimate the speed of a golf course.

The USGA specifies the following recommendation for golf course based on Stimpmeter measurement.

Slow greens: 4.5 feet

Medium greens: 6.5 feet

Fast greens: 8.5 feet

7. The official football for the London 2012 Olympics is called “The Albert” after the Royal Albert Hall.

‘Royal Albert Hall’ is Cockney rhyming slang for ‘ball’.

8. The first Miniature Golf course.

9. This is the Gleneagles Hotel.

The pact is the Gleneagles Pact against apartheid, which involved a sporting boycott of South Africa.

10. Mick Doohan

11. Bigfoot was the first ever monster truck.

12. The Chris Read Dismissal

13. AC Milan were playing Inter Milan in the semi-finals. Both the teams share the same stadium – the San Siro. So, the legs were assigned as ‘home’ and ‘away’ arbitrarily beforehand.

14. The stadium is in Bern.

The event was the “Miracle of Berne” in the 1954 FIFA World Cup.

15. Belmont Stakes

16. Krishna Poonia won the CWG 2010 Gold Medal for the Discus throw. Dani Samuels, the World Champion did not take part in the Games citing health reasons. Poonia however accused her of being scared.

As a result, Samuels has challenged Poonia to a $20,000 faceoff in the near future.

QFI Open Sports Quiz 2011: Finals Clockwise

2011-08-16T04:38:00.000-05:00

Clockwise round

1. Van Philips, an American inventor said, “It would be the most exciting thing to happen in my life, because the C shape was the first _____ in my mind”. Essentially, he devised this in 1984 by borrowing concepts from the movement of a cheetah, pole vaulting, the spring of a diving board and the C shape of a Chinese sword his father owned.

What highly talked about product did Van Philips invent?

2. Arthur Ehrat was infuriated by the excessive delays in the basketball game caused due to certain visually attractive ‘ungentlemanly acts’ committed by the players. Using a spring from a John Deere cultivator, he came with up an elegant solution, in the form of a new device.

What was the problem and what did Ehrat invent?

3. a.) Introduced the practice of naming a substitute referee (this eventually evolved into the practice of having a designated fourth official).

b.) Proposed that the pressure of the ball should be specified in the Laws of the Game. c.) Introduced the number board for substitutes, so that players could easily understand who was being substituted. All of these innovations were made by the same person. Identify him and arguably, what was his most famous contribution to football?

4. In which Olympic event would one see these being used?

5. Mr. R.D. Singh is a Dronacharya Award recipient. Although a good sportsman himself, he is more famous for his coaching exploits. How is his Dronacharya award one of a kind?

And hence, name the prodigy that he discovered in 1997 in school competition who later achieved fame in 2004.

6. The event which this movie is based on, is known by what moniker? What inspired this moniker?

7. Shown in the picture is the obverse design used for the Olympics Games medals from 1928 to 1968. From 1972, a small modification of the same design was used. However, a glaring error existed in the design and this was pointed out by the Australian paper, ‘O Kosmos’ before the 2000 Olympics and so the Sydney Olympic Authorities asked for a change in the design. However, the change was done only in 2004.

What was the error?

8. In 1908, a pub owner from Leeds, Yorkshire, by the name of Foot Anakin was taken to court for allowing this game in his establishment, because games of chance in public houses were earlier prohibited by legislation. He challenged this ruling by challenging one of the court officials to a game. The court official failed to win and so, the judge deemed it to be a game of skill rather than a game of chance. This ruling arguably was a turning point in the game's growth.

Which game are we talking about?

9. Fill in the blank and hence tell me where you would find the statue.

I remember Wembley, When ________ beat West Germany. Peters one and Geoffrey three, And Bobby got his OBE!

10. This trophy is named after a Scottish town, which is the birthplace of the sport. The town was once symbolically represented by the visual pun of a mason's hammer and the flower symbolizing Virgin Mary.

One of the key events that popularised the sport in England was a Middlesex charity event, where it was described as follows : "You see the field is so open that if a man gets away with the ball a full sized gallop is required to catch him and very often it... wasn't there." Identify the sport and the trophy.

11. Since the start of the 2009-10 season, during the home matches played at the Estadi Cornellà-El Prat, fans of the home club clap throughout the 22nd minute of the game.

Why do they do this?

12. During the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix, Mark Webber retired during the race due to the electronic gearbox selecting two gears at the same time. The Red Bull camp initially claimed that the problem was caused due to a unique feature of the track. What reason did Red Bull give, that was later debunked by the Singapore authorities?

13. This 19th century pitcher, during a tryout, impressed the scouts with his pitching ability and (in his own words) “almost tore the boards off the grandstand with my fast ball. The fence looked like a tornado had hit them”.

How has he been known ever since this tryout and how does his name live on in sports?

14. Connect the following results.

15. The name of the place is not only an obvious allusion to the ‘melting pot’ of ideas that it aimed to become, but it also was to forge a bond with the city's specific history as the center of British steel making and the eighteenth century innovation that propelled it forwards. The history is related to a person by the name of Benjamin Huntsman, who has a tribute to him as shown.

Identify the place.

Answer

1. Van Phillips is the inventor of the C-Shape prosthetic foot which is now famously used by Oscar Pistorius. The design that Pistorius uses is called Cheetah.

2. He invented the breakaway rim in basketball to prevent backboard shattering.

3. Ken Aston, who introduced the red and yellow card concept.

4. Race Walking

5. He is the only person to receive a Dronacharya award for paralympic coaching.

The prodigy he discovered was Devendra Jajharia, who won the 2004 Athens Paralympics Gold Medal in the javelin throw.

6. Miracle on Grass and Miracle on Ice

7. The obverse features a colosseum which reflects a Roman tradition and not a Greek one. The design was changed to this :

8. Darts

9. Upton Park.

Bobby Moore, Geoff Hurst and Martin Peters were all players who represented West Ham United at the time they won the World Cup.

10. Melrose Cup. (Mell + Rose)

The sport is Rugby Sevens.

11. To honour Dani Jarque of Espanyol whose jersey number was 21 and who died on the field. The most famous reference to this was however, Iniesta's tribute during the World Cup

12. The Singapore Grand Prix is the only circuit to run above a tram line. As Webber passed through corner 13, a static electrical charge made the gearbox choose two gears simultaneously and hence he had to retire.

13. Cyclone ‘Cy’ Young, after whom the best pitcher award is named.

14. Both events involve stripping bronze medals off of athletes as they threw it away to show protest.

Ibragim Samadov of the 1992 Unified Team was stripped of his bronze medal after he “hurled his bronze medal to the floor” and stormed off.

Ara Abrahamian was stripped of his bronze medal in 2008 for similar reasons.

15. The Crucible Theatre, where the World Snooker Championships take place.

QFI Open Sports Quiz 2011 Prelims Questions

2011-08-16T00:42:00.000-05:00

Here are some of the questions from the prelims of the C-Cube QFI Open Sports Quiz.

0.9 different tyre manufacturers have provided tyres for the Formula 1 Teams. However , there is only one manufacturer who has never won a single Grand Prix. Which tyre manufacturer?

1. Among all the flag bearers for India at the Olympics, only two people have had the honor of holding the flag multiple times. One, is Balbir Singh Sr. who did it both at the 1952 Helsinki Games and the 1956 Melbourne Games.

Who is the other one, who has done it three times?

2.During the 2011 Cricket World Cup, there were only two teams that did not play a national anthem before their matches.
Which two teams?

3. It is a popular betting card game played in Tamil Nadu played by both adults and kids. While the adults bet money, the kids in general stake tamarind seeds, matchbox labels etc.

The objective of the game is to select a card from a fresh deck and determine , whether , the same number of a different suit , falls in the inner or the outer half when the cards are laid out in two stack , one by one. What is the name of the game that has become popular in another field recently?

4. In the 1811 edition of his chess treatise, Johann Allgaier introduced the 0-0 symbol. He used two variants of the symbol, "0-0r" and "0-0l".
What did this symbol denote? And what are the two variants?

5. The center of percussion is the point on an object where a perpendicular impact will produce translational and rotational forces which perfectly cancel each other out at a pivot point, so that the pivot will not be moving after the impulse.
With respect to sports, how is the centre of percussion commonly known as?

6. When Genoa won the Italian Serie A for a 9th time in the 1923-24 season, they decided to reward and celebrate themselves as champions by adding something to their jersey. This practice has been followed ever since.

a) What did Genoa add to their jersey?

b) What term originated thus?

7. During the 2007 Indian tour of England, only one person in the Indian team scored a century in the Test Series. Who?

8. This is an installation by Pierre Huyghe that uses lighting as a screen and includes a computer game program interface , joysticks and halogen lamps.

Name the installation, and what game are they playing?

9. “Over the Top” is an autobiography of a cricketer, who was imprisoned for embezzling funds from his employer while working as a car salesman. Who is he?

10. What was the inspiration for this outfit designed by Nike for Maria Sharapova’s 2006 US Open Campaign?

11. Metallica recently announced their first ever Indian concert to be held at Leisure Valley in Gurgaon on the 28th of October, 2011.

This concert is to help celebrate which other event in the vicinity?

12. The first ever instance of 2 people running a sub 4-minute mile happened in the 1954 British Empire Games in Vancouver. In a photo finish, John Landy lost to Roger Bannister. A statue of this event stands outside the stadium. What is believed to be the reason for his loss?

13. Born in Kottayam, Kerala and a former captain of the Indian National Women's basketball team, she recently became the first Indian ever to attend try-outs for the WNBA.

Identify this person.

14. Tex Robertson, an Olympic bronze medalist for the 1932 US Water Polo team , trained Adolph Kiefer to the 100m backstroke gold in the 1936 Berlin Olympics by inventing a maneuver that reduced time. Ever since , all swimmers have followed this technique. What maneuver did Tex Robertson invent?

15. With respect to the Olympics, what specific feat do these three athletes share?

16. Complete the analogy

: ?

17. Initially known as ‘Hazard’ in England, which game derives its popular name from the fact that players in New Orleans squatted like toads while rolling the dice on the ground?

18. “…. it all started with an educational channel here in Chicago where they asked me to do some science stuff. And I got tired. In those days you had very little budget-of just having a few pictures and having to do voiceovers: "If you look in the upper left hand corner, you'll see X,Y, Z." So I decided it would be very nice to be able to get my hands in the picture and draw on it.”

Leonard Reiffel talking about his 1960's invention, which won him an Emmy in 2004. So what did he come up with?

19. Often called a diva, she was known for her expressive dance , extremely difficult and innovative routines.

One of the long lasting images of her , is her leaving the Sydney Olympics gymnasium in tears , after crashing on the Vault Apparatus, due to an error by the authorities.

Identify this gymnast who has the unique distinction of having moves named after her in each of the seven disciplines of gymnastics in the Artistic Code of Points.

20. Jimmy Hill , as the Manager of Coventry City Football Club , commissioned a change to the stadium for the benefit of the fans watching the game. However , this proved to be extremely unpopular, and had to be partially rolled back. However , The Taylor Report published in 1990 , advised the change suggested by Jimmy Hill to be made mandatory across all Premier league Stadiums. What was the change suggested by Jimmy Hill and what was the Taylor report?

21. For which sport is this the governing body? Also, what special attire does the world champion in this sport wear?

22. The Albert Reserve and Warehouseman’s cricket ground in St. Kilda, Melbourne is the home of the Victorian Cricket Team. It has hosted a number of First Class matches and ODIs including the Rose Bowl series in 2004 between Australia and New Zealand.

However it is also famous for hosting the first ever edition of another event at its premises in 1905. What was the event?

23. The left hand side of the image , shows the different sections under which Flipkart categorizes their books. What is the section that has been blanked out?

24. Xtreme Football League, was originally conceived to build on the success of the NFL. It was hyped as "real" football without penalties for roughness and with fewer rules in general and the Stadiums featured trash-talking public address announcers and scantily-clad cheerleaders. Which present day ‘entertainer’/ former federation owner was the person behind this initiative?

25. It is a small 15 Km long river in the province of Liege, which derives its name from the French words for “Red water”. The river lends its name to one of the best-known corners in Formula One as it is the point where the racetrack crosses the river for the first time.

What is the name of the river/corner and which is the circuit?

26. Whose bio reads thus?

The President of the Dominican Football Referees Association.

Became an official international FIFA referee in 1995.

First Dominican to referee a World Cup qualifier, which was between Guyana and Grenada in 1996.

Retired from FIFA in 1997.

27. By what common nickname are these intimidating sporting venues known?

28. If you were using this contraption , what game would you be playing?

29. Created by the Masterix Bandung company, this is made of 22-carat gold plated silver and stands on an octagonal base made of jati wood. The body of the cup is in the form of a shuttlecock and the handles are in the shape of stamens symbolizing the seeds of the sport.

What is mounted on the body of the cup and what is the name of the trophy?

30. Often called half and half, Innovative Flavors from Orlando , Florida licenses a beverage consisting of half iced tea and half Lemonade. The beverage is named after a person who ordered this drink after designing a course in Palm Springs in 1960s. What is the name of the beverage?

Tata Crucible 2011 Corporate Coimbatore Prelims

2011-07-25T00:59:00.000-05:00

Thanks to Arul Saravanan and Yogesh Pai for sharing the questions from the Coimbatore edition of the Tata Crucible Corporate Quiz.

1. English singer/composer, brain child behind rocket record co. in 1972. Has a unique record, they are the only co. that has a trade mark to a song , that was sung only once in public?
2. Which former airhostess was Lakme’s first Indian model?
3. Which co. did Sunil Mittal get into an agreement in 1983 to manufacture the co’s push button telephone models for the Indian market? Later the co. went onto forge alliance with Nokia.
4. Picture of this famous Huge Entrepreneur.

5. Whose Tagline goes “ No Flavour Finer” The product carries a G I Tag and makes India proud?
6. The Vanilla Beans are used in the Ice Cream Industry. Which Country produces 80% of the world’s Vanilla Beans output?(Clue – Children will know from Cartoons)
7. On 5th April 2011, who announced about his new IT Venture “Happiest Minds Technologies Pvt Ltd” ?
8. Picture of a Logo – whose? (Probably the Toughest question- QM)

9. What term now used in media comes from the name given by the London based pharmaceutical company Burroughs Well Co to the compressed Tablets ?
10. Which Asian Country with Voice based revenues of $ 5.70 Billion has overtaken India as the Call centre capital of the world ?
11. Who is the main Holding company of LMVH, owning 42.38% of its Shares and 59.30% of its Voting rights? (Clue – Huge Brand)
12. From the Education Sector. Old Company. Whose Logo?

13. First example of an Indian company hiring a local face to endorse its brand exclusively in another Country. Dabur has roped in which Pakistani cricketer for its brand – Hajmola?
14. Which nation gets its top level internet domain as .Ch ?
15. He has donated a majority of his company’s shares to M.I.T to fulfill his desire. Under the terms of the Gift, M.I.T cannot sell its shares & will not participate in its management or governance of the Company but can get annual dividend on its shares. Identify this gentleman.? (Huge Indian name)
16. Arabian Logo . Identify ? (New tourism destination in the middle east. Did not get effected by the recession)

17. Logo – Identify ? (Local Company)

18. Which electronic commerce company would be associated with Andrew Mason?
19. This Company is recognized as India’s biggest chain of Family Clubs by the Limca book of world records. They boast of having around 600 corporate members including Microsoft, Brooke bond Lipton, CMC,etc…..
20. Very much native Logo.

ANSWERS

1. Elton John
2. Maureen Wadia
3. Seimens
4. Cecil Rhodes
5. Darjeeling Tea
6. Madagascar
7. Ashok Soota
8. Competition Commission of India
9. Tabloid
10. Philippines
11. Christian Dior
12. Aptech
13. Shahid Afridi
14. Switzerland
15. Amar Bose
16. Abu Dhabi
17. Vasan Eye Care
18. Groupon
19. Country Club
20. Nigiris

HTNI #47

2011-07-20T10:28:00.002-05:00

It is a rare type of natural disaster in which carbon dioxide suddenly erupts from deep lake water, suffocating wildlife, livestock and humans. Such an eruption may also cause tsunamis in the lake as the rising CO2 displaces water. Only two such instances have been recorded in history -- Once in 1984 in Cameroon at Lake Monoun and the other being at the neighbouring Lake Nyos in 1986. What are these types of explosions called?

Answer to Yesterday's Question.

This is the Mascot of the FIFA Women's World Cup 2011 , named Karla Kick. Only Tezeshwar got this right.

The Tata Crucible Corporate Quiz 2011 : Preps -2

2011-07-20T02:42:00.001-05:00

1. The MeghaDhoot Awards are given to employees of which organization?

2. This two word term was coined by Rajagopala Chari and described it thus " It represents not only cynical but non truthful way of potential development. It provides way for political corruption and economic stagnation". What was the term?

3. Identify this person from the world of Tatas

4. Connect

5. Founded in 1885, it has been part of the Unicorn group since 1969. This company is based in Colwick, Nottinghamshire and some of its famous ambassadors have been Steve Waugh and Graeme Smith. Which Company?

Answers to Previous question set

1. TurboJet

2. Dilbert

3. Indian Statistical Institute and the person was P.C. Mahalanobis

4. Music/ appearance of A.R.Rahman in advertisements -- Toyota Etios , Airtel , Motorola

5. AIIMS

More Tata Crucible Preps from Previous years

The Tata Crucible 2009 Preps Series

The Tata Crucible 2010 Campus Preps Series

Review of Biz World By Ravi Handa and Avinash Maurya

2011-07-20T01:26:00.000-05:00

It is not often that you see new quiz books hit the market and it is even harder to find good quiz books on Business. I was therefore very interested in having a look at this book when I saw it on Flipkart and when Ravi mailed me asking , if I would review the book, I immediately agreed.

Before I got the reviewers copy of the book from the publisher , I decided that I would probably review the book on 3 or 4 criteria

1. Content of the book
2. Structure of the book
3. Would it keep both amateurs as well as seasoned quizzers interested
4. Does it do anything different from previously published quiz books. -- I was interested to see , what was new in the book that hadn't possibly been covered in the Derek O Brien Corporate Quiz Books or the Tata Crucible Quiz books.

What struck me when I first went through the book was the structure of the book. Unlike the Derek O brien books -- which had questions divided on topics/ Personalities , or a Tata Crucible Quiz book , which mimicked the structure of the quiz itself , it was a structure , that lent itself to a comprehensive study on brands and personalities.

About half the book is structured to facts about companies and tabularized based on the industry vertical that they would fall under. With information like -- when the company was founded , the name of the founders, the Head quarters , the present head and interesting pieces of trivia about the company , it provides a very easy way for the reader to scale his/her business knowledge. While one gets the feeling that the book caters in a large part to cracking big quizzes like Brand Equity and Tata Crucible , the amount of information in the book , definitely helps you prepare for all other type of biz quizzes as well.

The other half of the book is about questions that you tend to see in quizzes , like multiple choices and High funda questions. The High funda questions were of good quality and would keep even seasoned quizzers flipping through the pages with interest.

Final Verdict:

The book is innovative in the way the content is structured and provides a wonderfully easy way to scale the steep learning curve required for business quizzing. It combines this structure with the ones seen in other quiz books and provides some wonderful quiz questions , that would keep seasoned quizzers as well as amateurs glued to the book. All in all , it is a wonderfully curated book , that is worth the time and money.

HTNI #46

2011-07-19T00:50:00.000-05:00

The Emblem for this event, designed by advertising agency WVP , was presented by Steffi Jones and shows a stylized stadium with stripes in the national colours of Germany ( Black , Red , and gold) with a pictogram of the trophy in the upper right corner. The mascot for the event was developed by GMR marketing and represent the important attributes of passion , fun and dynamics. Which event and what is the name of the mascot?

Answer to previous question

Delhi Cottom Mills -- or DCM.. only the Biz God Prashanth got this right.

The Tata Crucible Corporate Quiz 2011 : Preps -1

2011-07-18T08:41:00.000-05:00

As with every other year, plan to do a set of preparatory quizzes. However unlike the previous years, it wouldn't be one question per hour.. It is more on the lines of how the Tata Crucible Quiz itself is presented , with 1 connection , 1 Visual and 3 Dry questions. The answers will go up one day after the questions. Do send your feedback/ questions to yagnyesh@gmail.com

1. If the Petrol with Energy Boosters from HPCL is called Power, what is the diesel equivalent?

2. He is an electrical engineer from MIT and has a rare medical condition characterized by an extreme intuition about all things mechanical and chemical since christmas 1992. His father lives in a 24 hour all you can eat restaurant. Who is this person?

3. Identify this person , and what institution did he create?

4. Connect these 4 logos to a person

5. It was built with a grant from the government of New Zealand and foundation stone for academic building was laid by Queen Elizabeth II. Its president is always the union minister of health. Which Institution?

HTNI #45

2011-07-11T04:42:00.000-05:00

From the Brink of Bankruptcy is a new book by Vinay Bharath Ram about a company that he headed during the 1990s. Which compan'y story is it?

Answer to previous question

Sergio Tacchini -- the Sports Clothing designer is the correct answer.

Emil and Ramki get it right.

Tata Crucible 2011 Corporate Schedule

2011-07-09T01:54:00.000-05:00

Date	Day	City	Track	Time	Venue	Address	Contact Person & Address
23-Jul-11	Saturday	Coimbatore	Non Tata Track	2.30 PM	The Residency	# 1076, Avinashi Road, Coimbatore - 641 018	Mr Kashi Ph: 93457 06911
24-Jul-11	Sunday	Cochin	Non Tata Track	5.00 PM	The Gateway Hotel	Marine Drive, Ernakulam 682 011	Mr. Anwar Ph: 96059 66318
30-Jul-11	Saturday	Nagpur	Non Tata Track	2.30 PM	The Pride Hotel	Opp Airport, Wardha Road, Nagpur - 440 025	Mr Prashant Koparkar Ph: 98221 93655
31-Jul-11	Sunday	Indore	Non Tata Track	2.30 PM	Anand Mohan Marthur Subha Graha	MR - 10, Sukhliya, Vijayanagar, Indore - 452 010	Mr.J B Sahu Ph: 93025 30423
06-Aug-11	Saturday	Hyderabad	Non Tata Track	2.30 PM	RNR Auditorium	Opp. Lotus Pond Road, No. 12 MLA Colony, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad - 500 034	Mr. Rahmath Ali Khan Ph: 97002 14233
07-Aug-11	Sunday	Bhubaneswar	Non Tata Track	2.30 PM	May Fair Convention Centre	8-B,Jayadev Vihar, Bhubaneswar - 751 013	Mr.Sambit Mohanty Ph: 94372 08345
20-Aug-11	Saturday	Guwahati	Non Tata Track	2.30 PM	Srimanta Sankaradev Kalashetra	Panjabari, Guwahati - 781 037.	Mr. Surajit Khund Ph: 94351 46433
21-Aug-11	Sunday	Kolkata	Tata + Non Tata Track	1.00 PM	Taj Bengal	Alipore, Kolkata	Mr. Duke Ph: 98838 57766
27-Aug-11	Saturday	Ranchi	Non Tata Track	10.30 AM	St. Xaviers College	Purulia Road, Ranchi	Ms. Manisha Ph: 91227 16327
28-Aug-11	Sunday	Jamshedpur	Tata Track	10.30 AM	Ravindra Bhawan	Sakchi, Jamshedpur	Mr.Umesh Kumar Singh Ph: 094311 78038
04-Sep-11	Sunday	Bangalore	Tata + Non Tata Track	2.00 PM	St. John's Auditorium	Annexe III, opposite to the Koramangala B.D.A. Complex, Koramangala, Bangalore - 560 034.	Ms.Satyavati Rao Ph: 98450 56834
10-Sep-11	Saturday	Chennai	Tata + Non Tata Track	2.00 PM	Chinmaya Heritage Centre	Tapovan Hall, # 2, 13th Avenue, Harrington Road, Chetpet, Chennai - 600 031	Mr.Giridharan Ph: 98411 67685
17-Sep-11	Saturday	Pune	Tata + Non Tata Track	2.00 PM	Tilak Samarak	Sadashiv Peth, Pune	Mr.Amit Ph: 93705 05040
18-Sep-11	Sunday	Mumbai	Tata + Non Tata Track	2.00 PM	Y B Chavan Auditorium	Nariman Point, Mumbai - 400 021	Mr.Mervyn D'Souza Ph: 98709 21814
19-Sep-11	Monday	Ahmedabad	Non Tata Track	5.00 PM	IIM - Indian Institute of Management	(Ravi Mathai Hall), Vastrapur, Ahmedabad - 380 015.	Ms.Nikky Ph: 98986 19221
22-Sep-11	Thursday	Panjim	Non Tata Track	5.00 PM	National Institute of Oceanography, Cardium Auditorium	Dona Paula, Goa - 403 004	Mr.Ashish Rane Ph: 98231 10601
24-Sep-11	Saturday	Lucknow	Tata + Non Tata Track	1.00 PM	Taj Residency	Vipin khand, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow - 226 010.	Mr Abhishek Ph: 98397 72400
25-Sep-11	Sunday	Delhi	Tata + Non Tata Track	1.00 PM	Taj Palace Hotel	2, Sardar Patel marg, Diplomatic Enclave, New Delhi 110 021	Mr Abhishek Ph: 98397 72400
26-Sep-11	Monday	Chandigarh	Non Tata Track	5.00 PM	Taj Chandigarh	Block No. 9, Sector 17-A, Chandigarh - 160 017.	Mr.Sunil Ph: 98150 01654
02-Oct-11	Sunday	National Finals			Taj Mahal Palace and Towers	Appolo Bunder, Colaba, Mumbai - 400 001

HTNI #44

2011-07-06T04:14:00.002-05:00

He became a professional Tennis player at the age of 17, and became the Italian Tennis Champion defeating the pre-eminent Italian Player of his time Nicola Pietrangeli. He is however better known as the founder of a company formerly known as Sandys S.P.A. Who is this person?

Answer to Previous Question

This was the first time a Landlocked country had won the America's Cup. Thus the 2007 America's Cup was held in Valencia after Alinghi auctioned the rights to host the America's Cup from Switzerland.

Only Ramki got this.

KenQuiz 2011: Team Nexus Prelims

2011-07-05T20:48:00.001-05:00

Attended a super quiz by Venky , Navin and Kivi at the Sasken Campus.

First: JK & Mitesh
Second: The BoiledBeans Guys
Third : Thejaswi Udupa and Anustup

Thanks to Venky for sharing the quiz.

Sasken kenquiz prelims july 2011

View more presentations from Venkatesh S

K-Circle Open Quiz 2011

2011-07-05T05:10:00.000-05:00

Dear trivia junkies,

Zen masters say,"let the mind be Open, but not so as to let ideas slip through."

Fashionistas say,"let the slip be Open, and let the mind get ideas!"

Quizmasters say: "Let there be the Open!"

Welcome to "Swami & Friends' present: K-Circle Open Quiz 2011"

Date : 31st July 2011

> Teams of three

> Bhaskara Auditorium, B M Birla Science Centre, Near Birla Mandir, Adarsh Nagar, Hyderabad-500063. For those who didn't know, Birla Science Center is the complex below the Birla planetarium!

> QMs: Swami & Friends- Josyula 'JK' Krishnamurthi, Alagar 'Cut-off' Samy, E M 'Buggy' Bhargava & Anil 'Cheshire Cat Smile' Kumar

> Attractive cash prizes!

Rest assured you will NOT be disappointed!

HTNI #43

2011-07-05T01:04:00.000-05:00

In 2003 , The alinghi SUI -64 , a yacht owned by Societe Nautique de Geneve challenged the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron for the America's cup and won the races as well. This however resulted in a first for the America's Cup in 2007. What first occurred in 2007 and why?

Answer to previous question

Mussolini

Santhosh , TriviaStar , Ramki got it right.

KenQuiz by Sasken

2011-06-16T21:32:00.000-05:00

Team Nexus (Vivek Karthikeyan, Navin Rajaram and Venkatesh S) are hosting the kenQuiz - Tech Quotient Quiz powered by Sasken.

Highlights below:

The quiz is on all things technology!
There is an online edition beginning tomorrow morning (June 16 till June 29); the winning team from this gets direct entry into the finals.
The offline prelims (from which 7 more teams will be chosen) and finals are at the Sasken HQ in Domlur, Bangalore on Saturday, July 2, 2011, starting at 0930 Hrs.
The quiz (online and offline) is open for corporates in teams of 2; team members can be from different companies, and from any industry
Please refer to kenquiz.sasken.com for more details and for the online quiz; the site will be live from tomorrow (June 16) morning

HTNI #42

2011-05-31T13:11:00.002-05:00

Identify this person , who worked for L'Avveniere Del Lavoratare in Switzerland and was arrested by the Bernese Police because of his advocacy of a violent general strike,

The answer to the previous question

TRON -- stands for Trace On and was famous due to the release of TRON Legacy Movie. Ramki got this right.

HTNI #41

2011-05-21T12:22:00.000-05:00

This 4 letter command in the basic language is used primarily for debugging line-numbered BASIC GOTO and GOSUB statements. In text-mode environments such as the TRS-80 or MS-DOS/IBM PC-DOS, it would print the current line number which was being executed, on-screen. It is the abbreviation that indicates that Debugging/ Tracing is switched on. What is the 4 letter command and why was it in news in 2010?

The answer to the previous question

Fred and Ginger was the original proposed name -- After Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Only Aditya got this.

Landmark Quiz Pune 2011 Prelims

2011-05-21T01:10:00.000-05:00

LQP 11 THE PRELIMS

Prelims of the Landmark quiz in Pune 2011 held earlier this year. Thanks to Dr. Navin Jayakumar for sharing the questions.

2011 will see the official return of an iconic British fictional character as the estate of the Scottish author and physician has approved novelist Anthony Horowitz, the author of stories about teenage spy Alex Rider to write a full-length novel featuring which legend who first appeared in 1887?
If Explorer: Windows; ______:Apple
Which well known dessert was known as “365” during the British Raj because it was served everyday of the year by Indian cooks in the dak bungalows and railway stations?
Which rashi (or constellation) does the Sun move into when Hindus in different parts of India celebrate the harvest festival or Sankranti?
“And the Black Lady goes to…” is a phrase associated with which awards ceremony?
Said half in jest, the term the Marathas use in the even of a rout (as in “he met his Waterloo”) is “Iska to ______ ho gaya”. The term has its origins in the Marathas worst defeat in battle that took place 250 years ago. Fill in the blank.
The G4 or BASIC countries, the rising economic giants of the 21^st century, first committed to act jointly at the Copenhagen Summit in 2009, followed by technological and economic cooperation. Brazil, India and China are three of the four countries. Name the fourth.
One of the catchiest dialogues of Bollywood 2010 was “Beta hoon, koi ___________ nahin” from Udaan. Fill in the blanks.

9. Which city is the home of the world's largest and most complex scientific instrument ever built?

What six-letter “biology” word is also used by the automobile industry to describe vehicles capable of using more than one fuel/power source?
This express train service connects Rajasthan's Munabao town to Sindh's Khokrapar? The link was destroyed during the 1965 Indo-Pak War but was revived after 41 years in 2006. The train is thus the oldest and the newest train service between the two countries and is named after the region (common to both countries) through which much of the train passes. What is its name?

12. The expression "robbing Peter to pay Paul" originates from a historical incident when money meant for a church dedicated to St. Peter was diverted to one dedicated to St. Paul. If the "Paul" in the phrase refers to St. Paul's Cathedral in London, which famous landmark does the "Peter" refer to?

India became only the sixth country in the world to develop strategic undersea missiles when in January 2010 it launched the K-4 missile – a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) with an eventual range of 3,500 km. What does the letter “K” stand for?
According to its manufacturer, this product was registered in 1789 making it the oldest continuously existing brand in the world. It was the first transparent product of its kind. A recent attempt to change its formulation was resisted by a Facebook campaign forcing a return of sorts to the classic original. What product is this?
In women’s tennis history, only three doubles teams have held all the four Grand Slams at the same time. Gigi Fernandez – Natasha Zvereva held this honour between1992-93. Which pairs preceded and succeeded them?

16. The name given to Anatolia (Asia Minor) by the Greeks suggests an architectural style and was also the origin of a form of traditional medicine practiced in South Asia that was believed to have been based on the teachings of the Hippocrates, the father of medicine. Name (a) the style of architecture (b) the form of medicine.

Cretaceous-Tertiary 65m years ago; End of Triassic about 200m years ago; Permian-Triassic 250m years ago; Late Devonian about 360m years ago; Ordovician-Silurian about 440m years ago. What does this list refer to?

18. Who are the only two surviving members of the original line-up of the Beatles?

The element with the lowest melting point is helium (-272⁰C) while carbon has the highest (3500⁰C). Which metal has the highest melting point (3410⁰C; the secong element after carbon) a feature that is put to everyday use?
Ramachandra Guha's new book features nineteen Indians who made an impact on the making of our nation (for good or bad) through their writings and speeches. There are two women in this list. (a) a Marathi feminist activist who protested patriarchy and caste in 19th century India and is known for her 1882 work, Stri Purush Tulana ("A Comparison Between Women and Men"), often considered the first modern Indian feminist text. (b) A Gandhian and freedom fighter whose vision resulted in the creation of numerous cultural institutions - National School of Drama, Sangeet Natak Akademi, Central Cottage Industries Emporium, and The Crafts Council of India, Name (a) and (b).
This American company who pioneered arcade games wanted a Japanese-sounding name for itself. It therefore chose a term from the ancient board game Go that described a position where an opponent's stones are in danger of being captured, analogous to “check” in chess. What word is this?

22. Britt Reid is a newspaper publisher by day. What is his identity at night?

23. There were four separate sports festivals held in ancient Greece. The four Games were: Pythian Games - in honour of Apollo; Nemean Games - in honour of Zeus; Isthmian Games - in honour of Poseidon; and Olympic Games - the most important and prestigious of the Games. In whose honour were the Olympics held?

In 1954 the famous French director Francois Truffaut coined a term to describe a complete director who both wrote and directed a film. What term is this?
Who was the author of The History of the War of Independence (published in Marathi in 1909) which was the first to present a non-colonial account of the 1857 events that was described as the Sepoy Mutiny?
Which popular website claims to have been founded by "Chinese dissidents, journalists, mathematicians and start-up company technologists, from the US, Taiwan, Europe, Australia and South Africa"?
Which is the world’s oldest meteroic crater and the only one formed in basalt rock?
There are three sets of letters on the standard typewriter and computer keyboards which are in alphabetical order, reading left to right. One set is O-P. Which are the two 3-letter sets ?
This search engine is going to introduce a new image recognition application whereby it is possible to search for information based on pictures (eg a landmark or a product barcode) taken by any handheld device. The two words that make up its name sound almost the same. Name this application.
Desalination plants work by forcing salty water through a fine membrane. Dense brine is left behind and fresh water gets through. What is this process called?
VISUAL: The visual shows the bust of a warrior whose sacrifice led to the naming of the fort where this is found. Who is he and what was the original name of the fort?

VISUAL: On what occasion was this photograph taken?

VISUAL: Name this bridge.

VISUAL: What “train” would you associate this T-Shirt and what are the missing words?

TRACK 01: AUDIO: (Song: Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien.by Edith Piaf) Name the two films (a) A 2007 biopic of the singer featuring actor X (b) The song plays a key plot element in the 2010 film that also starred X.
TRACK 02: AUDIO: (Song: Hold My Hand) Name whose full name is Aliaune Damala Bouga Time Puru Nacka Badara ____ Thiam
TRACK 03: AUDIO (Song: When you wish upon a star): (a) In which film does this song feature (b) Which organisation uses this as its “audio” logo?
TRACK 04: VIDEO: Name the film
TRACK 05: VIDEO (iceberg formation from a glacier): This geological phenomenon has a zoological name. What is it called?
TRACK 06: VIDEO (from Despicable Me): The head of this bank uncannily resembles a a character from a well known cartoon strip. Name the cartoon character.

THE ANSWERS

Sherlock Holmes
Safari
Tungsten
Makara
Filmfare Awards
Panipat
South Africa
Fixed Deposit
Geneva (LHC)
Hybrid
Thar Express
Westminster Abbey (Collegiate Church of St. Peter)
Kalam
Pears Soap
Martina Navratilova – Pam Shriver 1983-84 / Venus and Serena Williams 2009-10
Ionian / Unani
Mass extinction events. It is said that human activity (unlike geographical activity) is driving the impending sixth mass extinction event.
Paul McCartney & Pete Best
Caramel Custard
Tarabai Shinde / Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay
Atari
Green Hornet
Zeus
Auteur
Veer Savarkar
Wikileaks
Lonar Lake/Crater, Maharashtra
F-G-H / J-K-L
Google Goggles
Reverse osmosis
Tanaji Malusare/ Kondana Fort (later named Sinhagad – the Lion’s Fort – by Shivaji)
Nobel Awards ceremony 2010. The empty chair represents Liu Xiabo the imprisoned Chinese dissident who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in absentia.
Lakshman Jhula - An iron suspension bridge in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand across the Ganges. It is said that Lakshman crossed the river on jute ropes between the place where this bridge is located.
Indo-Pak Express / Start Tennis. India's Rohan Bopanna and Pakistan's Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi – their slogan “Stop War Start Tennis”.
La Vie en Rose / Inception
Akon
Pinocchio / Walt Disney
Natarang
Calving
Pointy haired Boss (from Dilbert)

HTNI #40

2011-05-20T13:11:00.000-05:00

The Dancing House , is the nickname given to the Nationale-Nederlanden building in downtown Prague designed by Frank Gehry and Vlado Milunic in 1992. However, what was the original name proposed for the building?

The answer to the previous question

Chuck Yeager was the answer. The first person to break the sound barrier. Balaji and Murthy got it right.

HTNI #39

2011-05-19T13:03:00.000-05:00

His surname is the anglicized form of the Dutch/German/Scandinavian word for hunter. A US Airforce Test pilot and WWII veteran , he was assigned as the advisor to the Pakistan Air Force during the 1971 Indo-Pak war. Who was this person?

Answer to Question #38

The album is titled Diamond Music as it served as the music for Debeers Commercials over the years. Only Sourabh Got it.

Landmark Quiz Mumbai 2011 Prelims

2011-05-11T13:33:00.000-05:00

The Questions from the Prelims of the Mumbai Landmark Quiz 2011. Thanks to Dr. Navin for sharing the questions.

1. In 1956 Potti Sriramulu the Telugu nationalist fasted to death, an event that led to the reorganisation of states on a linguistic basis. In 1960, members of Samyukta Maharashtra Samiti were fired upon when they gathered in Bombay for a demonstration. The protests eventually led to the creation of the modern state of Maharashtra. What was the former name of the spot where this demonstration took place?

2. On 29^th September 2010 Ranjana Sonawane of Tembhli village in Maharashtra became the first person in India to receive what during the launch of an important all-India project?

3. Which planet's poisonous atmosphere has been described as the product of a “runaway greenhouse effect”?

4. The death of Princess Diana on 31^st August 1997 led to a collective outpouring of grief around the world. Which global Indian's death that same week became a footnote to the fulsome obituaries written for Diana in the world's newpapers?

5. What substance forms when hydrogen burns in air?

6. This person felt that lack of physical education in schools contributed to country's defeat in Franco-Prussian war. He was also was a fan of Tom Brown's Schooldays that stressed importance of physical strength. He visited Much Wenlock village in Shropshire in 1890 where Dr William Penny had put together a revival of _______ in 1890 which led him to his inspiration. What?

7. Barbie Doll has had 124 careers since 1959, ranging from Stewardess to Paratrooper. What is her latest that hit the stores in Winter 2010 that has her sporting glasses?

8. Which mountain pass in the Aravalli range that connects the Rajsamand and Pali districts is associated with a distinctive yellowish colouration of its soil and was the site of a famous battle?

9. In 2006, the World Bank Institute concluded that the village of Ralegan Siddhi in Ahmednagar, Maharashtra was transformed from a highly degraded village ecosystem in a semi-arid region of extreme poverty to one of the richest in the country. The Ralegan Siddhi example, now 25 years old, showed that it is possible to rebuild natural capital in partnership with the local economy. In 1992, who received a Padma Bhushan for his efforts in making Ralegan Siddhi a model village for the rest of India?

10. Which scientist’s birthday on 31^st March was celebrated by this Google Doodle?

**11. When 87 year old Kerala Chief Minister VS Achuthanandan made his famous 'Amul baby' remark, attacking 40-year old Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, dairy brand Amul was not late in issuing this ad “They are both Amul babies”. Interestingly Rahul Gandhi had earlier featured in another Amul ad. What was the incident and what was the tag line that parodied a well loved 1958 Bollywood comedy?

**12. VISUAL: This millionaire bought the island called Moskito in the British Virgin islands group in 2007 for £10m and pledged to turn it into the world's most ecologically friendly resort. He has now triggered a coservation row by planning to relocate this animal half a world away from its natural habitat in Madagascar to the Caribbean. Name the millionaire and this animal.

**13. Whose tomb did Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose visit after giving his famous "Delhi Chalo" call?

**14. The largest artery in the body is the aorta that arises directly from the left ventricle of the heart to supply blood to the entire body through various branches. Which organ gets the first supply of oxygenated blood?

**15. On July 9, 2011 the world's newest country will come into being (the 195^th) ending Africa's longest running civil war. Names that were considered were Azania, Nile Republic, Kush Republic (referring to the ancient Biblical kingdom) and Juwama, after Juba, Wau and Malakal, the three major cities here. What was the final name chosen because of its “familiarity and convenience”?

**16. What remarkable achievement links these four athletes: Eddie Eagan (USA), Jacob Tullin Thams, (Norway), Christa Luding-Rothenburger (GDR), and Clara Hughes (Canada)?

**17. Which “standing dialect” spoken mainly in rural surroundings of Delhi and adjacent UP and Uttarakhand is generally accepted as the main dialectical precursor of Standard Hindi and Urdu which are the official languages of India and Pakistan respectively?

**18. This famous woodblock print titled The Great Wave of Kanagawa (showing a tsunami) by 19^th century Japanese artist Hokusai is the first of his Thirty Six Views of _______?

**19. According to the Puranas there are 49 different storm gods. They consider Hanuman as their leader. What name is given to Hanuman in his manifestation as the leader of the storm gods?

**20. The IIT-JEE 2011 was held for admission to all the 15 IITs and two special institutions that, according to the IIT-JEE website, “are the oldest institutions in India and are known for their immense contributions towards society at large and for science and technology in particular.” Name these two institutions.

21. Who are the only two umpires to be honoured by the Umpire of the Year award by the ICC since the awards were instituted in 2004?

22. In 1852, while stationed in Dehradun, Radhanath Sikdar, an Indian mathematician from Bengal, was the first to identify what geographical superlative using trigonometric calculations based on James Nicolson's measurements of 1849?

23. Which country became a member of SAARC on 13 November 2005?

24. To which deity was Indira Gandhi famously compared to after her victory in the 1971 Indo-Pak war?

25. This space probe’s name is an acronym for _________ Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry, and Ranging. The name itself is appropriate considering the planet which it is probing. On 18^th march 2011 it became the first space probe to orbit this planet. Name the planet.

26. This indigenous term of Scandinavian origin refers to an official, usually appointed by the government, who is charged with representing the interests of the public by investigating and addressing complaints reported by individual citizens. What word is this and what is its Indian equivalent?

27. A scale assessing what uses these following categories: Flawless, Internally Flawless, Very Very Slightly Included, Very Slightly Included, Slightly Included, and Included?

28. Canadian Lieutenant Harry Colebourn purchased this bear from a hunter for $20 and named it after his hometown in Manitoba, and because of World War One, left it in the care of the London Zoo. What was the name of this bear?

29. It is India’s largest city without a Hindu population majority but ironically it is named for a Hindu deity and the name literally means a place of wealth and abundance. Which city?

30. Al-Masjid al-Ḥarām (also known as the Grand Mosque) is the largest mosque in the world. Apart from its size what else is its claim to fame?

31. Billings Artworks Ltd., with the help of Semco Industries, created a custom alloy of zinc and aluminium which they named Gramium. For what speicific purpose was this alloy developed? It continues to be used for the same.

32. The most popular and modern version of tying/arranging this object is called the nivi style and was made popular by the works of Raja Ravi Verma. What object is this?

33. VISUAL: This is native art of which country and what animal does it depict?

34. VISUAL: Who is this?

35. VIDEO: (Scene from Saat Khoon Maaf) Name the actor whom Priyanka Chopra is talking to?

36. VIDEO: (viral hit about Twitter) This is a parody of which movie?

37. VIDEO: This scene is from the movie version of which non-fiction bestseller?

38. VIDEO: (Tata Capital TVC): The song featured in this commercial is from which film?

39. VIDEO: (The first Bollywood musical that premiered in September 2010): Name the show.

40. AUDIO: (Lady Gaga’s Born This Way – The Bollywood Remix): This remix was created by which duo?

ANSWERS:

1. Flora Fountain (that was renamed Hutatma Chowk)

2. Unique ID or Aadhar

3. Venus

4. Mother Teresa (died 5^th September 1997)

5. Water

6. Coubertin was inspired by Penny's revival of the Olympic Games.

7. Computer engineer

8. Haldighati.

9. Anna Hazare

10. Robert Bunsen

**11. Rahul Gandhi's ride on a Mumbai suburban train / Chalti ka naam Gandhi

**12. Richard Branson / Ring-tail Lemur

**13. Bahadur Shah Zafar in Rangoon

**14. The heart (coronary arteries)

**15. Southern Sudan

**16. Only athletes to have won medals in both the Winter and Summer Olympics

**17. Khariboli

**18. Mt Fuji. The work or art is The Great Wave of Kanagawa (a tsunami)

**19. Maruti (leader of the Maruts)

**20. Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University (IT-BHU) Varanasi and Indian School of Mines (ISM) Dhanbad

21. Simon Taufel and Aleem Dar

22. Mt Everest being the world's tallest peak

23. Afghanistan

24. Durga

25. Mercury. After its launch in 2004 and 3 flybys, the last in Sept 2009, the Messenger spaceprobe entered Mercury’s orbit on 18^th March 2011.

26. Ombudsman / Lokpal

27. Diamond clarity (Gemology Institute of America). This appears in Amitabh and Jaya TVC for Tanishq

28. Winnipeg. Christopher Milne had named his teddy after Winnipeg, after this bear which he and his father AA Milne often saw at London Zoo. AA Milne named his character Winnie the Pooh after this bear.

29. Srinagar

30. The Kaaba is located inside it.

31. To make the Grammy award

32. The sari

33. Australia / Platypus

34. Siddhartha Mukherjee (Pulitzer Prize winning author of The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer)

35. Ruskin Bond (Scene from Saat Khoon Maaf)

36. Social Network (This viral hit about Twitter is called The Twit Network)

37. Freakonomics

38. Masoom

39. Zangoora, The Gypsy Prince (the first Bollywood musical that premiered in September 2010)

40. Salim and Sulaiman (Lady Gaga’s Born This Way – The Bollywood Remix)

Finals of the Ad Club Bangalore Quiz

2011-05-10T12:35:00.000-05:00

Questions and Answers from the Ad Club Bangalore Quiz Finals conducted by Team Nexus ( Venky and Vivek). The Finals had a special Travel and Leisure round as the quiz was sponsored by TLC.

Ad Club Bangalore Apr 2011 Finals

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Prelims of the Ad Club Bangalore Quiz

2011-05-10T12:33:00.000-05:00

These are the questions from the prelims of the quiz that Team Nexus ( Venky and Vivek) as part of the AD CLUB Bangalore Quiz. Thanks to Venky for sharing these questions.

Ad Club Bangalore Apr 2011 Prelims with ans

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HTNI #38

2011-05-08T13:06:00.000-05:00

This is a cover of a classical piece named Palladio from an Album by Karl Jenkins Named Diamond Music. Why was the album named Diamond Music and where would one have heard the original version?

Answer to Previous Question
Tepco

Mahendra, Kaushik and Aravind got it right.

The Ad Club Hindu Business Line Quiz 2011

2011-04-14T04:24:00.000-05:00

Teams of 2: Open to All

Corporates can form mixed teams (Entry Fee – 3000/-)

Students can form mixed teams (Entry Fee – 750/-)

Date: April 16, 2011, Saturday

Venue: Sheraton Park Hotels and Towers, Chennai

Prelims: 10:00AM followed by Finals

QM: Giri 'Pickbrain' Balasubramanium

On the Spot Entries Allowed but recommend registering in advance

HTNI #37

2011-03-25T11:46:00.000-05:00

Identify this company that has recently been in news for all the wrong reasons from its logo

Answer to previous question

Jaypee International Circuit -- Indian GP
2008 bscit, gopi , pscpscss, sourabh , appuchin , anantha , Vishnu , Ramki get it right..

GMA Buz Quiz 2011

2011-03-21T21:04:00.002-05:00

The Goa Management Association are holding a business quiz in Panaji, Goa on the 27^th March 2011. Here are the details:

Date: 27^th March 2011

Time: 3.00 pm

Venue: National Institute of Oceanography Auditorium, Dona Paula, Panaji.

QM: Rajiv D’Silva

Flavour: Business

Prizes: 25k, 15k & 10k for the winners and runners-up respectively.

Participation: Open to colleges and corporates in teams of two. No mixed teams allowed. No entry fee. Pre-registration is essential. To register, send an email to gmagoa@gmail.com stating the name of your organization and the names of the team members. Last date for registration is 25^th March 2011.

Tata Crucible 2011 Campus: Chennai

2011-03-21T10:07:00.000-05:00

Thanks to GB Jayakumar for sharing the questions from the Tata Crucible Campus Quiz at Chennai held on the 19th of March.

1. From where (city) was the first FM radio Service started in India?

2. Which venture started as “Indian Ahoy’ a site which is still used to attract high leisure travelers from overseas? But later it was rechristened to better suit the Indian market.

3. ‘Bada’ is a mobile OS which derives its name from Korean word for Ocean. Which company developed it?

4. Identify the group from its founder. (Options Given: Murugappa / Cholayil)

5. Which company derives its name from the Latin word that translates ‘to bind together’ a name chosen to reflect the integrated nature of services the company offer. (Options Given: Novartis / Religare)

6. ‘Ergo’ was an Indian newspaper published in the Tabloid format & distributed free of cost to IT professionals in Software corridor of Chennai during 2007-09. However it ceased in Aug 2009 from physical format & continued to be published in online format. Which company publishes the Ergo?

7. In 1967, N.Thanu, a political cartoonist founded which institution whose students are in Top notch companies & Institutions?

8. Identify the Group from its head.

9. A brand of ice cream, established by Polish immigrants Reuben and Rose Mattus in the Bronx, New York, in 1961. The name does not derive from any of the North Germanic languages and is simply two made-up words meant to look Scandinavian to American eyes. Which brand?

10. ‘Blyk’ is a mobile messaging media service targeted at the youth. Which cellular operator provides the service in India?

11. ‘Sure’ in UK, ‘Shield’ in SouthAfrica, ‘Reward’ in Nigeria. How do we know it in India?

12. How do we know this now? (Shoe Photo Shown with the name ‘Onitsuka Tiger’)

13. What was unveiled by Steve Ballmer on May 28, 2009 at the “All things digital Conference’ in San Diegeo?

14. Who owns ‘Instone’ nutritional supplements & also editor of the men’s magazine ‘Sly’?

15. Small car manufacturer ‘Daihatsu’ is owned by which company?

16. Identify the Person.

17. Which business house based in Kerala was started by Ninan Mathai & M. George in 1887?

18. Which Malaysia based airliner headed by Tony Fernandes is Asia’s largest low-cost no frills carrier?

19. Founded in 1783 in Geneva & named after its founder who was a jeweler & amateur scientist. He invented the Geneva system for producing pure bottled water through Carbonization. Identify the brand.

20. Which group owns this brand?

Answers:

1. Chennai

2. makemytrip.com

3. Samsung

4. Cholayil

5. Religare

6. The Hindu

7. Brilliant Tutorials

8. Murugappa Group (A.Vellayan – Exe. Chairman)

9. Haagen-Dazs

10. Aircel

11. Rexona

12. Nike

13. bing.com

14. Sylvester Stallone

15. Toyota

16. Vikram Pandit (Citigroup CEO)

17. Muthoot Group

18. AirAsia

19. Schweppes

20. Tata Group

Tata Crucible 2011 Campus: Trichy

2011-03-01T12:12:00.001-06:00

Thanks to Vishnu from Sastra University for sharing the questions from the Trichy Edition of Tata Crucible 2011 Campus Edition. For a review of the quiz click here

Tc trichy

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For the Questions from the other centers.

HTNI #36

2011-02-17T09:45:00.000-06:00

Which race track is this ? :)

Answer to previous question

Blood in the water Polo match between USSR and Hungary ( semifinals) at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. The person depicted in the ppicture is Ervin Zador.

Answered by Sourabh, Respectful Disagreement , Matter Mani , Arun R , Vishnu , appuchin and Conga.

Tata Crucible 2011 Campus: Manipal

2011-02-17T07:51:00.000-06:00

The Prelims of the Tata Crucible Campus Quiz held at Manipal. Thanks to the Espirit Club of TAPMI for putting up the questions and sharing them.

TATA Crucible Campus Edition 2011 – Manipal Round

HTNI #35

2011-02-15T07:58:00.000-06:00

Freedom's fury was a 2006 documentary produced by Lucy Liu and Quentin Tarantino and narrated by Mark Spitz. What is the documentary about and who is depicted on the dvd cover?

Answer to previous question

Homage to Pink Floyds Live at Pompeii Video.. Divya and Appuchin get it right.

Goa Institute of Management: Wiz Biz

2011-02-14T08:53:00.002-06:00

Goa Institute of Management is pleased to invite you for our annual Corporate quiz, `WIZBIZ 2011' which will be held on the 26th of February 2011 at GOA.

The quiz will be conducted by renowned quizmaster Mr. Avinash Mudaliar.

1st Place: Rs. 50,000
2nd Place: Rs. 30,000
3rd Place: Rs. 15,000

*Free Accommodation would be provided to National and Regional Winners of Tata Crucible and Brand Equity Quiz
Offer Valid only till stocks last

The registration fee for a team of two is Rs 1000 before the day of the event and Rs. 1200 on the day of the event.

This year, we are also organizing a series of online quizzes on the 18-20th February weekend.
These online quizzes will be open to all the Students and Corporates.

WIZBIZ 2011 Website : www.wizbiz.co.in

Contact number Vibhor Ronge
Mobile: 9158769633

vibhor.ronge@gmail.com
mecca@gim.ac.in
wizbiz.gim@gmail.com

HTNI #34

2011-02-14T08:35:00.000-06:00

This video by the Beastie Boys -- features a slow horizontal tracking video that is a homage to another famous music video/film. Which band are they paying a homage to?

Answer to Previous Question

Disney's Fantasia -- Only Sourabh got it.

Tata Crucible 2011 Campus: Coimbatore

2011-02-14T03:15:00.000-06:00

The Questions from the Prelims and the Finals of the Tata Crucible 2011 Campus Edition held at Coimbatore. Thanks to Sriram Mohan a.k.a Ramki for sharing the questions.

Tata crucible 2011 coimbatore

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HTNI #33

2011-02-11T12:34:00.000-06:00

Featuring 6 pieces of music.. Allegro Non Troppo an Italian Film parodies which famous film released almost 40 years before this?

Answer to Previous question

Tim Armstrong about AOL's acquisition of Huffington Post. Vivita and Sourabh get it right..

Tata Crucible Collection : Part XII

2011-02-11T09:16:00.000-06:00

1. Which Beverage Giant gives out the "Woodruff Awards" Annually?

2. Which Microsoft hardware product, launched in 2000, was created by Seamus Blackley and Kevin Bachus ?

3. What did Robert Wood create after getting inspired by a speech by antisepsis advocate Joseph joined brothers James Wood and Edward Mead?

4. The Codex Leicester (also briefly known as Codex Hammer. is a collection of largely scientific writings by Leonardo da Vinci.?

5. The book From Bankruptcy to Billions by Sudhir Kumar & Shagun Mehrotra is the story of the turnaround of which Indian organization?

6. Which maverick tycoon was briefly given the post of "litter Tsar" by Margaret Thatcher charged with "keeping Britain tidy"?

7. Identify this person

8. Id the logo

9. For which brand of champagne did Sir Winston Churchill famously say "In victory, deserve it. In defeat, need it!"?

10. Who in 1936 published a book called “The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money”?

Answers

1. Coca Cola

2. Xbox

3. Johnson and Johnson

4. Bill Gates

5. Indian Railways

6. Richard Branson

7. Dame Anita Roddick

8. Ingersoll Rand

9. Pol Rogers

10. John Maynard Keynes

Questions for Fundamentalist -- Jain UNiversity

2011-02-09T22:09:00.000-06:00

Some of the questions from the prelims of the Fundamentalist quiz held in Bangalore.

1. Forever Evolving , Never Standing Still , ------------- ------------. Complete the sentence to get a tagline of a company as well as a business strategy

2. Which clothing material gets its name from the French for "Cloth of the King"?

3. Which is the Only country in the world that broadcasts news in Latin?

4.Originally called the Waist Overalls , How do we know it today?

5. Robert & Eduard Villiger created ----------- & Villiger. How do we know this company better?

6. The carbon Microphone that was used in the phones till 1970s was invented by this person. Who is this person?

7. How do we better know the Bulldog of Mark Pincus?

8. Expand NEFT

9. What is the name of the Magazine that the Indian Railways has decided to publish?

10. Who signed the first ever patent filed , thus authorizing it?

11. What is the name of the agency started by Priti Nair?

12. Id the Person

13. Id the Person

14. Which Company's Logo

15. Who is this person

16. Who is this person

17. Who is this person

18. Which company is the holding company of Pratt & Whitney?

Answers

1. Keep Walking -- Johnny Walker
2. Corduruoy
3. Finland
4. Jeans
5. Schindler
6. Thomas Alva Edison
7. Zynga
8. National Electronic Fund Transfer
9. Rail Bandhu
10. George Washington
11. Curry Nation
12. UK Sinha
13. Kazuo Inamori
14. Cookie Man
15. Arun Firodia
16. Vallabh Bhansali
17. Dirk Meyer
18. United Technologies

HTNI #32

2011-02-09T10:33:00.002-06:00

Posting for the sake of Posting a question :) Just been a long time...

This was the explanation given for a recent acquisition. Who about which acquisition?

Women account for 80 percent of domestic purchases, 80 percent of purchases are done locally, and 80 percent of purchases are influenced in some way by “influencer crowds.” So expect to see us acquire or develop a lot more content targeted at “women, local, and influencers.”

Answer to Previous Question

Lloyds Building
Appuchin , Sourabh , Vishnu , Konga , "When I was in London" -- Divya answer it right.

Tata Crucible 2011 Campus schedule

2011-02-04T22:56:00.002-06:00

Date	Day	City	Time	Venue	Address	Contact Person & Address
12-Feb-11	Saturday	Trichy	2.30PM - 6.30PM	National Institute of Technology	Tanjore Main Road, National Highway67, Trichy - 620 015.	Mr. Kashi Ph: 93457 06911
13-Feb-11	Sunday	Coimbatore	2.30PM - 6.30PM	PSG Institute of Management	Avinashi Road, Masakali Palayam, Coimbatore - 641004	Mr. Kashi Ph: 93457 06911
15-Feb-11	Tuesday	Manipal	2.30PM - 6.30PM	Manipal Institute of Technology	MIT - Library Auditorium, Manipal	Mr. Surendra Ph:99452 83993
16-Feb-11	Wednesday	Goa	2.30PM - 6.30PM	National Institute of Oceanography, Cardium Auditorium	Dona Paula, Goa - 403 004.	Mr. Ashish Rane 98231 10601
25-Feb-11	Friday	Bhubaneswar	1.30PM - 5.30PM	May Fair Convention Centre	Jaydev Vihar, Bhubaneswar -751013.	Mr. Sambit Mohanty Ph: 94372 08345
26-Feb-11	Saturday	Jamshedpur	2.30PM - 6.30PM	Centre For Excellence	Purba Singhbhum, Circuit House Area, Sonari, Jamshedpur	Ms. Manisha Ph: 91227 16327
28-Feb-11	Monday	Guwahati	2.30PM - 6.30PM	Indian Institute of Technology - IIT Campus	Guwahati - 781039.	Mr. Surajit Khund Ph: 98640 14294
04-Mar-11	Friday	Lucknow	1.30PM - 5.30PM	Taj Residency	Vipin Khand, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow	Mr. Abhishek Ph: 98397 72400
05-Mar-11	Saturday	Kolkata	1.00PM - 5.00PM	Taj Bengal	Alipore, Kolkata - 700 027.	Mr. Rajesh Ph: 93309 18111
06-Mar-11	Sunday	Hyderabad	10.30PM - 2.00PM	Bharatiya Vidyabhavan Bhavan,	Kulapati Munshi Sadan, # 5-9-1105, Basheer Bagh - King Koti Road, Hyderabad - 500 029	Mr. Rahmath Ali Khan Ph: 97002 14233
07-Mar-11	Monday	Nagpur	1.30PM - 5.30PM	Scientific Hall	Rasta Chowk, Laxmi Nagar, Nagpur - 440 022.	Mr. Prashant Koparkar Ph: 98221 93655
08-Mar-11	Tuesday	Indore	2.30PM - 6.30PM	University Campus	DAVV Auditorium, Khandwa Road, Indore	Mr. J B Sahu Ph: 93025 30423
11-Mar-11	Friday	Amritsar	2.30PM - 6.30PM	Art Gallery	M M Malviya Road, Amritsar	Mr. Sunil Ph: 98150 01654
12-Mar-11	Saturday	Chandigarh	10.30PM - 2.00PM	MRA Auditorim,	J B Charital Trust, Sector 27A, Chandigarh - 160 027	Mr.Jasbir Singh Ph: 2651 058 / 098882 83276
13-Mar-11	Sunday	Delhi	1.30PM - 5.30PM	Taj Mahal Palace	Sardar Patel Marg, Diplomatic Enclave, New Delhi	Mr. Harish Vats Ph: 99104 47784
14-Mar-11	Monday	Rohtak	2.30PM - 6.30PM	Tagore Auditorium	MDU Campus, Rohtak	Mr. Ashish Rathore Ph: 93112 44440
15-Mar-11	Tuesday	Ahmedabad	2.30PM - 6.30PM	Indian Institute of Management	(Ravi Mathai Hall), Vastrapur, Ahmedabad - 380015	Ms. Nikky Ph: 98986 19221
16-Mar-11	Wednesday	Jaipur	2.30PM - 6.30PM	Vidya Ashram	(Maharana Pratap Auditorium), Opp.Daini Bhaskar, Malaviya Nagar, Jaipur - 302 015.	Mr.Yash Bhardwaj Ph: 92122 24440
17-Mar-11	Thursday	Bangalore	2.30PM - 6.30PM	St. John's Auditorium	Annexe III, opposite to the Koramangala B.D.A. Complex, Koramangala, Bangalore 560034.	Ms. Satyavati Rao Ph: 98450 56834
19-Mar-11	Saturday	Chennai	2.30PM - 6.30PM	Chinmaya Heritage Centre	Tapovan Hall, # 2, 13th Avenue, Harrington Road, Chetpet, Chennai - 600031	Mr. Giridharan Ph: 98411 67685
22-Mar-11	Saturday	Cochin	1.30PM - 5.30PM	The Gateway Hotel	Marine Drive, Ernakulam - 682 011	Mr. Vignesh Ph: 80890 00908
27-Mar-11	Sunday	Mumbai	2.30PM - 6.30PM	Y B Chavan Auditorium	Nariman Point, Mumbai	Mr. Mervyn Ph: 98709 21814
28-Mar-11	Monday	Varanasi	1.30PM - 5.30PM	To Be Announced	To Be Announced	Mr. Arpan Ph: 97215 03745
31-Mar-11	Thursday	Pune	1.30PM - 5.30PM	Taj Blue Diamond,	Garden Court, Koregaon Park, Pune	Mr. Amit Ph: 93705 05040
National Finals International Finals		Mumbai	To Be Announced	Taj Mahal Palace	Apollo Bunder, Mumbai	To Be Announced

IQL India Open Quiz 2011

2011-01-31T21:05:00.000-06:00

India Unplugged 2011 is back and back with a bang. We are hosting 2 quizzes this year. One for the school students and the Annual Open Quiz.

Quiz 1: India Unplugged – Juniors (Open School Students Quiz)

Teams of 3 (Mixed School Teams are allowed)

Registration starts at 9 AM and Prelim will start at 10 AM

6 Teams on stage. No registration fees.

Attractive cash prizes for Winners and Runners

Quiz 2: India Unplugged Open 2011 (Open Quiz)

Teams of 3

Registration starts from 9 AM and Prelim will start at 2 PM

6 Teams on stage. Rs.150 registration fees for all the teams irrespective of Open, School or College Teams

Attractive cash prizes for Winners and Runners

Venue

Tattvaloka Auditorium, Eldams Road, Alwarpet, Chennai

For more details: http://iquiz.wordpress.com/2011/01/31/india-unplugged-2011/

HTNI #31

2011-01-30T09:04:00.000-06:00

The Bell of the "Tease" can be found in this building. What is this building and what is the most famous artifact inside it?

Answer to Previous Question

The Cat Concerto ( Tom & Jerry)

Sourabh, appuchin , vidya get it right.

IBM: The Great Minds Tech Quiz -- Bhubaneshwar Prelims

2011-01-26T11:16:00.003-06:00

Below are the questions from the Prelims of the Bhubaneshwar Leg of the IBM: The Great Minds Tech Quiz. These questions have been shared by Rohit Nair and his team. Thanks for sharing

The Great Minds Tech Quiz Bhubaneshwar Prelims- 2011

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IBM: The Great Minds Tech Quiz -- Pune Prelims

2011-01-26T10:13:00.000-06:00

Below are the questions from the Prelims of the Pune Leg of the IBM: The Great Minds Tech Quiz. Thanks to Rohit Nair for taking the time out to share the prelims

The Great Minds Tech Quiz Pune 2011 - Pune Edition Prelims

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CQC Open Quiz 2011

2011-01-20T21:35:00.014-06:00

Coimbatore Quiz Circle is back with the second edition of "The Chennai Silks CQC Open Quiz" -- 2011

Date: Feb 5, 2011 (Saturday)

Time: 9.30 am – 1.30 pm (School Quizzes)

2.00 pm Open Quiz

Venue: Kikani High School auditorium, Brooke Bond Road, Coimbatore.

Prize Money: INR 70,000 in total

Send in your confirmations to cbequizcircle@gmail.com

For more details contact :

Arjun Mohan - +919944709086

Or

Aditya - +919894109380

HTNI #30

2011-01-20T08:47:00.000-06:00

What starts with a Rhapsody composed in 1847 and dedicated to count Laszlo Teleki , moves on to Atchison , Topeka and the Santa Fe -- a 1946 song by Judy Garland -- and finishes with the playing of a scale?

Answer to previous question

Meerkat -- Vidya, Ramkumar , Divya , appuchin and sourabh get it right.

IBM: The Great Minds Tech Quiz

2011-01-20T07:34:00.000-06:00

QuizWorks in partnership with IBM's The Great Mind Challenge brings to you India's first National Level Tech Quiz for Engineering Students - The Great Minds Tech Quiz.

The Great Minds Tech Quiz will be held in 4 cities with a National final later during the year. The cities and venue partners are mentioned below:

Pune: 24th January 2011: Indira College of Engineering & Management, Pune

Bhubaneshwar: 25th January 2011: Gandhi Engineering College, Bhubaneshwar

Chennai: 27th January 2011: Dr M.G.R Educational and Research Institute, Chennai

Bangalore: 28th January 2011: Dayanand Sagar Institution, Bangalore

More details about The Great Minds Tech Quiz can be found here: http://www.quizzing.in/the-great-minds-tech-quiz

Quizzing.in also running two online quizzes on 20th and 21st January 2011 . Pls register for the same here: http://quizzing.in/registration/tgmq/registration.htm

Tata Crucible Collection - Part XI

2011-01-19T10:46:00.000-06:00

1. Inspired by success of Disneyland- Angus wyne started these amusement parks in 1961- NYSE ticker SIX?

2. Which south Indian Actor owns production company Leukos?

3. Which product first made by Joseph Lawrence & Jordon Lambert as a medicine in 1879 is now available in flavors like original, fresh, cool mint, natural?

4. Which Wrigley Brand first made during reign of King George 3 was sold as 'orginal celeberated curiosuly' strong mints?

5. Identify the Logo

6. Identify this person

7. Which auto giant calls it fuel efficient models as 'Blue motion'?

8. With which racquet manufacturer does Maria Sharapova hold a life long endorsement deal?

9. Which character was Japan's first ever Anime ambassador?

10. Which huge selling generic product gets its name from the French word for Twice cooked?

Answers

1. Six Flags
2. R. Madhavan
3. Listerine Mouthwash
4. Altoids
5. Playboy
6. K V Kamath
7. Volkswagen
8. Prince
9. Doremon
10. Biscuit

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HTNI #29

2011-01-19T08:32:00.000-06:00

Timon , a character in the Lion King is a small mammal that belongs to the mongoose family. The name for this species is a loanword from Afrikaans and is a dutch word meaning “Lake Cat”, but these animals neither belong to the cat family nor are they attracted to lakes. It is therefore considered that it might be an adaptation of a derivative of the Sanskrit word meaning monkey. What is the name of this creature?

Answer to Previous Question

Only ND got it... We would have heard the music recently in the airtel ads.

Landmark Pune 2011

2011-01-19T08:03:00.000-06:00

The First Landmark Quiz of the year!!!!
The date for the quiz is the 22^nd Jan, 2011 and its happening at Nehru Memorial Hall, Moledina road, Pune

HTNI #28

2011-01-18T09:48:00.000-06:00

This is a question from a quiz that I recently attended.

Where would you have recently heard a piano piece by Ludovico Einaudi called I Giorni?

Answer to Previous Question

As Sourabh 'succintly' put it -- "Watson, named after IBM's founder, Thomas J. Watson, is an artificial intelligence program developed by IBM designed to answer questions posed in natural language. It has been developed as part of the DeepQA research project.It is scheduled to compete on the television quiz show Jeopardy! as a test of its abilities; the competition will be aired in three Jeopardy! episodes running from February 14–16, 2011."

Tezeshwar, Sourabh , Appuchin , Kaushik get it right.

Check out this clip of Watson going up against humans in a mock up.

Tata Crucible Collection - Part X

2011-01-18T09:23:00.000-06:00

1. Which company says "We are the ones who encourage copying" ?

2. The Marriage of 2 sisters-- Olivia & Elizabeth--was extremely important in the world of business as their respective husbands created a mighty conglomerate Who?

3. Found in 1936 by D. Mehra at College Street Kolkata with 2 slim volume of Bong Poems. Logo was designed by Satyajit Ray. Which Company?

4. Which search engine was found by Anand Rajaram and Venky Narayanan?

5. Identify the Logo

6. Identify this person

7. Which was the first company to put nutritional info on its products?

8. What does the MH in LVMH stand for?

9. Rabbit head is the logo of which famous media company?

10. How do we better know the Joint Venture between Tata Sons and Volkart Brothers?

Answers

1. Xerox
2. Procter and Gamble
3. Rupa Publishing
4. Kosmix
5. GoodYear
6. Deepak Parekh
7. Kellogs
8. Moet and Hennessey
9. Playboy
10. Voltas

Tata Crucible Collection - Part IX

2011-01-17T12:09:00.000-06:00

1. Which was the first UK Retail store to earn a revenue of 1 Billion pound a year?

2. Id the person

3. This phrase originated in a newsletter published by Arlene and Jose Ramos. It was created for the emerging pre-press industry going electronic in the late 1970s. After 3 years of publishing, the newsletter was sold to employees at the Stanford Research Institute in California. What phrase are we talking about?

4. Identify the logo

5. The Ever-Ready mechanical pencil was created by this company. The name of the company bears a relation to this product of theirs too. Which Company?

6. This Nintendo character got its name from a certain landlord named Mr Segale, who once barged into a company meeting at its US office demanding outstanding rent. Which character?

7. This medicinal cream which was extracted from the tea of the witchhazel had properties to heal small cuts and ailments. Which brand did this discovery finally evolve into

8. S S Goenka, founder of Peurotronics, set up a software business in 1986 that gave the world this Indian software. What software?

9. Stan Shih & a group of university friends founded Multitech in 1976, becoming one of the pioneers of Taiwan Industry. How do we know it today?

10. Co.'s primary product was underwear before moving into sportswear in 1970, initially endorsement was done by tennis player Bjorn Borg. Which Company?

Answers
1. Marks and Spencers
2. Sumantra Ghoshal
3. WYSIWYG
4. Commonwealth Bank
5. Sharp
6. Mario
7. Ponds
8. Tally
9. Acer
10. FILA

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HTNI #27

2011-01-15T05:59:00.002-06:00

Why would one of the products developed as part of DeepQA research project be in news between Feb 14-16 2011? (hint: Most quizzers should get this :))

Answer to previous question

Archie Manning and Ole Miss -- Mississippi. The speed limit at the oxford campus is set to 18 Miles per hour. His two superbowl winning sons' are Peyton Manning and Eli Manning. Respectful Disagreement and Sourabh get it right.

Tata Crucible Collection: Part VIII

2011-01-15T03:32:00.000-06:00

1) Hormuzd sorabjee , son of former solicitor general of India Mr Soli Sorabjee , is the founder of which auto magazine

2) The name of which channel means “The Peninsula”?

3) How do we better know the Vishnu Industries & Chemical Corporation?

4) Which Brand's logo is this?

5) My final book ‘The new Economics for Industry, Government, Education’ in 1993 included the System of Profound Knowledge. Who am I?

6) This confectionery brand was named after a village near Nasik, where its factory was originally located. Which company are we talking about?

7) Identify the logo

8) This motorcycle company entered the American market in 1963. The song by the name Little _____ by the band The Beach Boys even pays tribute to its motorcycles. Which famous company are we talking about?

9) Robert Townsend created a three-word ad campaign which went on to become very popular in the transportation industry. What?

10) After starting the mining company named Compagnie de Commentry-Fourchambeau-Decazeville, this man went on to develop his own concept of administration, 14 principles of which are explained in his book Administration industrielle et générale is widely considered a foundational work in classical management theory. Whom are we talking about?

Answers

1) Autocar
2) Al Jazeera
3) VICCO
4) Walkman
5) Edward Deming
6) Ravelgaon
7) Apollo Hospitals
8) Honda
9) We Try Harder
10) Henri Fayol

Tata Crucible Collection -- Part VII

2011-01-14T23:30:00.012-06:00

1)Name the brand of liqour, that was introduced in 1879 by Lars Olsson Smith from Ahus.

2)Which bank claims to be “The Banker to Every Indian”?

3) Which Finnish software engineer claims that he is half "Nobel-prize-winning chemist" and half "blanket-carrying cartoon character"?

4) Identify this person

5) Identify the logo

6) Who wrote the book Straight From The Gut?

7) Zloty is the currency of which country?

8) Frito Lays, Quaker Oats, Gatorade are all owned by which company?

9) This term coined by Gifferd and Elizabeth gives the description of an employee who contributes to the business success of the organisation and innovation culture?

10) Term was coined in 18th century – comes from the French word of quarter master – extensively used in military management

Answers
1) ABSOLUT Vodka
2) SBI
3) Linus Torvalds
4) Al Ries
5) Bharat Electronics Limited
6) Jack Welch
7) Poland
8) Pepsi
9) Intrapreneur
10) Logistics

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Tata Crucible Collection -- Part VI

2011-01-14T19:40:00.007-06:00

1)Which watch brand is advertised with slogan "it takes a licking and keeps ticking"?

2)Who was the financial advisor to Arnold Schwazenegger when he stood for the California Governor's post?

3) what word did Jayram Ramesh coin in the world of economics?

4) Which company's logo is this?

5) Who is this person and which company did he co-found?

6) This name of this brand of clothing is believed to describe the generational differences between Baby boomers and their parents. Which brand?

7) Ngultrum is the currency of which country?

8) Which company built the Lotus Temple in Delhi and the Bridge on the River Kwai?

9) Which Pepsi brand was originally marketed as “zero proof moonshine” and had pictures of hillbillies on the bottle until 1973?

10) What was established on April 1 , 1935 on the recommendations of the Hilton Young Commision?

Answers
1) Timex
2) Warren Buffett
3) Chindia
4) Renault
5) Steve Wozniak , Apple
6) GAP
7) Bhutan
8) Larsen And Toubro
9) Mountain Dew
10) Reserve Bank of India

HTNI #26

2011-01-14T06:36:00.000-06:00

The Speed limit on the campus is set to 18 Miles per hour in honor of its most famous quarterback. He is however more famous these days as the father of two Superbowl winning Quarterbacks. Who is he and in which campus would you find this speed Limit?

Answer to previous question

Shaquille O neal was the conductor of the Boston Pops. Anantha , Tezeshwar , Quzzerix , sourabh got it right.

CEAT Quiz 2011

2011-01-14T06:19:00.000-06:00

The CEAT Open Quiz, 2011 is back.

Date: Jan 26th 2011
City: Chennai
Venue: Tapovan Hall, Chinmaya Heritage Centre, No.2, 13th Avenue,
Harrington Road, Chetput
Time: Be seated by 2:00 PM . Prelims will begin at 2:30 PM
Finals: 4:30 PM (Top 8 teams from the prelims make it to the finals)

No registrations required. First come first seated.

Format: Open quiz with teams of 3

Attractive CASH prizes for top three teams!

1st Prize: Rs. 18,000
2nd Prize: Rs. 15,000
3rd Prize: Rs. 12,000

All finalists will be awarded Rs.1500 per team.

Best College Team & Best School Team Prizes

Quiz Research: Praveen Goday, Gopal Kidao, Diwakar Pingle & Rajiv Rai and friends.

Tata Crucible Collection -- Part V

2011-01-14T05:23:00.000-06:00

1)In 1982, an accountant named Ramachandran was carrying out chemical trading for his clients, when he was left with unpaid bills and unutilized stock. What company did he create to utilize the chemicals that he was in possession of?

2)In 1997, an Indian entrepreneur convinced Antoine Bagche from Vienna to invest in his ‘bread business’ in India, thus creating a well-known brand in the food business. Which one?

3) Identify this person

4) She is the daughter of a famous Real Estate investor and is an heir to his legacy. Who is this person?

5) It was founded in 1927 by Americans Bennett Cerf, Christopher Coombes and Donald Klopfer. they are the world’s largest English-language general trade book publishers.

6) Which Soap is named after Turkish Community bathrooms?

7) When Introduced introduced in 1890, It is nicknamed as ‘Old Smoky’, ‘Sizzling Sally’, ‘Yellow Mama’… What?

8) Which word in business is derived from ‘The fruit of Carob’?

9) Which retail company founded by Otto Bershem has the tagline "Spirit of Commerce"?

10) Which alumni of Osmania Univeristy and co founder of Pictra India replaced Bruce Chizen at Adobe as its CEO?

Answers

1) Jyothi Laboratories
2) Pizza Corner
3) C.B.Bhave
4) Ivanka Trump
5) Random House
6) Hamam
7) The Electric Chair
8) Carat
9) Metro AG
10) Shantanu Narayanan

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Tata Crucible Collection -- Part IV

2011-01-14T02:14:00.000-06:00

1) In 2009 SunPharma replaced which company on the BSE Sensex?

2) Identify this Media man

3) Kasturi & Sons are the parent company behind which famous newspaper?

4) “Better Sound Through Research" is the motto of which company?

5) What term comes from the Latin phrase meaning “course of life”?

6) In 1925, an architect named Arthur Heineman designed something that started of a new concept in the travel and hospitality business. What?

7) Name the mascot and which company's mascot is he?

8) Which company that has a large base at coimbatore was originally part of Dun&Bradstreet?

9) Which channel was a long time sponsor of Lance Armstrong and shark week is one of its most popular show?

10) What is the name of the IRS (Indian Remote Sensing) image portal by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in competition to Google Earth?

Answers
1) Satyam
2) Ted Turner
3) The Hindu
4) BOSE
5) Curriculum Vitae
6) The First Motel
7) Tux the penguin for Linux
8) Cognizant
9) Discovery
10) Bhuvan

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Tata Crucible Collection -- Part III

2011-01-13T22:33:00.000-06:00

1) Which product was Pfizer’s biggest product in 1880 due to the high usage in cola drinks?

2) Whose New Logo is this?

3) Roteiro the UEFA ball by Adidas is named after the memoirs of whom?

4) The founder of which brand, now a part of P&G, once said, ''I have done more than anyone else to change the face of mankind''?

5) Identify this business man

6) 'Better Pizza through quality and innovation" is the motto of which company?

7) Which was the first Indian movie of which Singapore Airlines bought rights to broadcast it in the plane?

8) Which Indian was the richest man in the world in 1937 and appeared on the cover of Time magazine?

9) Which international voluntary organization was founded by the present French minister for foreign affairs Bernard Kouchner?

10) In the mid 40s I signed on for the Blue Books three month modelling course and was hired by Holga Steel (for some host party i think). Who am I?

Answers
1) Citric Acid
2) Murugappa Group
3) Vasco Da Gama
4) Gillete
5) Venu Srinivasan -- TVS Group
6) Pizza Corner
7) Sivaji The Boss
8) Nizam of Hyderabad
9) Docters without Borders
10) Marilyn Monroe

Tata Crucible Collection -- Part II

2011-01-13T12:29:00.011-06:00

1) In 2000, With which film maker did Lego Team up to create the movie maker set?

2) United Artists was founded by D. W. Griffith, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, and who else?

3) What was established in 1972 by Air France “to provide a home away from home for its customers.”

4) Identify this famous Management Guru

5) Identify the logo

6) Which Brand from the Frito Lays Stable , gets its name from the Spanish word for "Little bits of Gold"?

7) Who heads the Music Record Label -- SICO?

8) Tic Tac is a brand from which major Confectionary Company?

9) Which brands vision is “to organize the worlds information and make it universally accessible and useful"?

10) What Word is used to describe a market that is neither Bullish nor Bearish?

Answers

1) Steven Spielberg
2) Charlie Chaplin
3) Le Meridien
4) Ram Charan
5) Natwest Bank Logo
6) Doritos
7) SICO
8) Ferrero Rocher
9) Google
10) Chicken Market

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Tata Crucible Collection -- Part I

2011-01-13T10:29:00.000-06:00

Inspired by Ravi Handa’s Best of Tata Crucible PDFs, I am posting a set of questions that were asked in Tata Crucible since the year it started -- 2004. This is a collation of all the material that I have been able to find on the net from 2005 and from the quizzes that I attended in 2004. Since the quiz is highly visuals based, the compilation also includes the logos, CEOs etc that are still relevant.

Set 1

1. Which word in the current business world what is derived from latin for “patere” meaning to lay open?

2. Fundamental principal of any economic activity is that no man you transact with lose,then you will not.
This is from the work from the PM of Mauryan empire. Which book?

3. In 1932 which newspaper was started as Free press journal and the founder delivered the newspapers himself by van?

4. In the range of sunglasses, what does M in MDG stand for , if DG stand for Dolce & Gabbana?

5. Who accepted the Webby awards in 2009 with the speech-‘Every character counts. Thank you.’

6. Which was the first product in India to review a Geographical Indicator Status?

7. Identify the Logo

8. Who is this and which company’s CEO is he?

9. What in USA originally stretch from Trinity Church to East river?

10. Which Person famous in the world of Advertising created the logo for MRF Tyres?

Answer

1. Patent

2. Arthashastra – by Chanakya

3. The Indian Express

4. Madonna

5. Jack Dorsey of Twitter

6. Darjeeling Tea

7. Pontiac

8. Frank D’Souza – Cognizant

9. Wall Street

10. Alyque Padamsee

HTNI #25

2011-01-02T10:29:00.000-06:00

HTNI reaches its quarter century today.. Do leave any feedback that you have about the series in the comments section.

Question 25.....
As part of the holiday season in Boston, on the 20th of December , introduced as Maestro Shamrock , he made his debut as the conductor leading the Boston Pops Orchestra and Tanglewood Festival Chorus at the Holiday Pops Concert. Starting with the christmas staple of "Sleigh Ride" and finishing with Queen's we are the Champions, who conducted this session?

Answer to previous question.

As expected lot of you got it right... It is Thalaivar Rajnikant's puch dialogues which are used as a tool to explain the concepts in the book. and the book is Rajni's punch tantra. Sriram Mohan(a.k.a Ramki) , Ashwin , Vidya , Anubhav Chaterjee , Sourabh and kaushik get it right. Nice job folks.

Business Quizzes Index

2011-01-01T11:46:00.000-06:00

Tata Crucible

Ran a prep series before the 2009 corporate quiz and the 2010 corporate quiz as well.

Tata Crucible 2009 Preps

Tata Crucible 2010 Preps

AIMA NMQ 2010

Coverage of the quizzes at Mumbai , Delhi and chennai + the Infosys eliminations

Mitesh Quizzes

UVCE 2010

IBS 2010

This post can be reached through the navigation menu below the header as well in the Biz Preps Section.

HTNI #24

2011-01-01T07:40:00.000-06:00

Written by Raja Krishnamoorthy , a director at TalentMaximus and P C Balasubramaniam , a chartered accountant , who founded Matrix Business Services India Pvt Ltd, a leading Verification Company in the country, the book deals with management mantras in corporate as well as daily life settings, highlighting their relevance across the spectrum of Governance, Motivation, Leadership, Commitment, Foresight, Social Responsibility, Value, Timelines, Quality, Reputation, Sharing, Selflessness. A foreword presented by Seshasayee of Ashok Leyland , what does the book use as 'a tool' to explain these concepts? And what is the name of the book?

Answer to previous question

The Hundred Guilder Print -- Dinesh , Divya , Kaushik , Ramki , Anubhav Chaterjee , Sourabh got it right.

HTNI #23

2010-12-29T09:56:00.000-06:00

This etching called Christ healing the sick derives its popular name/nickname from the large sum of money supposedly once paid for an impression. What is the popular name of the etching?

Answer to previous question

1909 was when the track was laid and 1911 was when the first race was held. In order to commemorate both events , they called the years from 2009-2011 the Centennial years. Kaushik and Sports guru Harish get it right.

HTNI #22

2010-12-28T10:06:00.003-06:00

Another sports question today.
The Indianapolis Motorspeed Way, celebrates the years 2009-2011 as the Centennial years although it is only the 93rd,94th and 95th running of the Indy 500 ( was interrupted due to the World Wars). Why are they celebrating the Centennial years from 2009-2011?

Answer to previous question

Konga, Sourabh , Rohit and Divya got it right -- Bill Bowerman it is. Co-founder of Nike and the US athletics coach during the Munich Olympics.

AIMA Quiz 2010 Delhi Prelims

2010-12-25T02:24:00.000-06:00

These are some of the questions from the Delhi Prelims of the AIMA quiz 2010 held at the IILM College.

1.Khushiyon Ki Chabi is the tagline used by which pathbreaking product?

2. In Finance , Which 8 letter term represents the value of the business name, reputations & much more ?

3. Which Business Magnate said -- " I Do not want India to be an economic superpower. I want it to be a happy nation" ?

4. Tum Mujhe Khoon Do Hain Thume Azadi Dhoonga was a line used by which tv series in India that landed it into a lawsuit?

5. If it is Incredible India
and Vibrant Gujarat
what is it for Chattisgarh?

6. Expand PIGS as in the PIGS countries that are in economic trouble

7. Video Clip of the Opening Ceremony of the Common Wealth Games. Which Event Management company managed the opening Ceremony?

8. Play Life was a Study that was done by a TV Channel detailing how children were glued to TV rather than playing outside. Which TV company did the study?

9. Gaurav Outlets with more than 500 outlets planned is the retail initiative of which company?

10.Money Never Sleeps , but with the right financial guide atleast you will. Which company associated itself with the movie Wall Street : Money Never sleeps with these lines?

11. Whose awards function are these?

12. If Sachin Tendulkar worked with Future group to create the Sach Toothpaste, with Which Company did he work to create Sachin's Fit Kit?

13. It is the India's first E-book reader from EC Media. What is the name of the E-book reader?

14. This is the picture of Johann Bruyneel. He is the coach of which famous sporting Icon?

15. Which Indian Actor Features as the King of a middle eastern country in the Series 24?

16. Identify this person . Clue : Hahaha

17. General Nonsense is a column written by which Non Fiction author who specializes in Satire?

18. For which airline would Richard Branson be serving as a Waitress and why?

19. The Happy Housewives Club is an initiative launched by which TV channel to engage with the housewives better?

20. Chunna Bhai Kit-kit, Raju Ki Adalat, Indian I-Dhol , Pak-Pak-Pakao are programs on whcih TV channel?

21. New Ideas in Business New Ideas before they become Business. Read to Learn. This is an Ad by which Newspaper?

22. Cable and Loonie are nicknames of which two global Currencies?

23. Ram & Krishna are the codenames that Bajaj Employees have for which two products that they believe saved the company?

24. Fix It again Tony was an often repeated slogan about which company by the American folks, for its poor quality?

25. Chink , Crack , Crevice -- connect with a 3 word profession that is one of the oldest in the world.

26. Which Ancient Art form is used in this ad?

27. Clip of Sheila Ki Jawani. Which airline does Katrina Kaif endorse?

28. Clip of Aisha -- Which Ice Cream brand was featured in this movie and was recently in news for the wrong reasons ?

29. Identify the brand of 1970s Ford Car that featured in a movie acted by this person recently.

30. Clip of Guzaarish. Who is the fashion designer for this movie?

Answers

1. Tata Nano
2. Goodwill
3. JRD Tata
4. KBC4
5. Credible Chattisgarh
6. Portugal , Ireland , Greece , Spain
7. WizCraft
8. Nick ( Nickleodeon)
9. Mother Dairy
10. ShareKhan
11. Twitter
12. ITC Foods
13. WINK
14. Lance Armstrong
15. Anil Kapoor
16. Madan Kataria
17. Scott Adams
18. Air Asia
19. SAB TV
20. MASTI
21. Financial Express
22. Canadian Dollar and British Pound
23. Bajaj Discoverer and Pulsar
24. FIAT
25. SPY
26. Warli Art Form
27. Etihad Airlines
28. Haagen Dazs -- Saying it was exclusive and only some people were allowed into the parlors.
29. Gran Torino
30. Sabyasaachi Mukherjee

The Aima Quiz 2010 Compendium

HTNI #21: Waffles anyone?

2010-12-24T08:16:00.000-06:00

This is a statue that stands currently at Hayward Field in Oregon.It is the statue of a person who negotiated a stand down of German Forces (around 8000 people) near the Brenner Pass before the surrender of Germany. Who is this person?

Answer to yesterday's Question

Dabang -- Vidya and Sourabh get it right.

Prelims: IBS QuizBowl By Mitesh Agarwal

2010-12-24T01:28:00.001-06:00

IBS Business Quiz by Mitesh

A few questions from the quiz that Mitesh Agarwal did at IBS earlier this week. One of the best quizzes that I have attended through the year.

The prelims had 30 questions with a SVC built in. Some questions had 2 points -- I believe the total points on offer were 35/36.

Q1. Which word is derived from the Portugese word meaning "to Pay" ?

Q2. What is happening in this picture?

Q3. Which TV show on Indian television is the longest running show on any satellite TV in India?

Q4. This Television network's name is derived from the self proclaimed slogan of the Chicago Tribune. The Station's transmitter is located on top of the Willis Tower ( Previously Sears Tower). Which TV network?

Q5. It is a bridge trophy which is awarded biennially in an event between teams from Europe and the United States. The tournament is modeled on the Ryder Cup golf competition and is held in the week preceding the golf event at a nearby location. The competition was first held in 2006. Who Sponsors this event / Who is the cup named after?

Q6. This is a 1948 cover of the Time Magazine. Identify this 'Opinionated' person?

Q7. Which Business Magnate was the Chaffeur to Archduke Francis Ferdinand , when he was shot dead?

Q8. New Yorker ran this cover as a tribute to a fashion designer who had recently commited suicide. He was also the chief designer for the House of Givenchy. Which Fashion Designer?

Q9. Which famous Indian CEO is the author of this book?

Q10. In Which country , would you see the following ATM with words like Insertio , Scidulum , Quaeso UT, Faciundam , Cognoscas , Rationem.

6 team qualified for the finals.

1. Gopal Kidao and JK (MMS/TCS)
2. Naven Giles and Self (FICO/CTS)
3. Thejaswi Udupa and Anusthup (Yahoo)
4. Alagarsamy and Vinod Rajamani (Ujjivan Financial services /HSBC)
5. Rohan Khanna and G Sreekanth (Accenture / TCS)
6. Santosh and Team

Answer to the Prelims questions

A1. Pagar
A2. People attending a workshop of Edward De Bono Six Thinking Hats
A3. Khaana Khazaana
A4. WGN ( Slogan being World's Greatest Newspaper)
A5. Buffet named after Wareen Buffett
A6. George Gallup
A7. Ferdinand Porsche
A8. Alexander Mcqueen
A9. Vineet Nayyar of HCL
A10. Vatican City -- Only ATM in Latin.

Questions from other Mitesh Quizzes