tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60655363830637053332024-03-13T10:01:49.454-05:00Trivia BlogJust another Quiz Blog. Some old questions.
Some Rehashed. Some hopefully new ones.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger678125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065536383063705333.post-89797693199493244792018-03-09T06:37:00.000-06:002018-03-09T06:40:07.973-06:00Tech That 2018 -- Annual KQA Tech Quiz -- Finals Clockwise
Questions and Answers from the Finals of the Tech Quiz -- Clockwise round that @venkyiimb and I conducted @kqaquizzes
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065536383063705333.post-77105508441856627022018-03-06T18:15:00.000-06:002018-03-06T18:15:48.930-06:00Tech That 2018 -- Annual KQA Tech Quiz -- Prelims
Questions and Answers from the Tech Quiz that @venkyiimb and I conducted @kqaquizzes
1. In the mid-2000s, the web was generating more and
more information on a daily basis, and it was becoming very difficult to index
over one billion pages of content. In order to cope, Google invented a new
style of data processing known as MapReduce.
A year
after Google published a white Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065536383063705333.post-22833325900401048322012-11-09T21:42:00.001-06:002012-11-09T21:42:55.963-06:00Brand Equity Quiz 2012 - Bangalore Prelims
Questions from the Brand Equity Quiz in Bangalore 2012 .
25 questions with 1 pointer and 5 questions with 2 pointers.
Prelims Questions
1. It started at the Brahmin's Coffee House in 1924. How do we better know this place now?
2. What are these different sizes of -- Emperor , Crown , Royal , Princess, Elephant , Atlas?
3. Who created coins with the words Nanak Shahi embossed on them?
4. Who Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065536383063705333.post-6497310375871792412012-10-22T00:20:00.000-05:002012-10-22T00:20:31.986-05:00Landmark Quiz 2012 Bangalore
The Landmark Quiz in Bangalore is postponed this year to the 11th of November. Find below the poster from the Landmark Quiz team
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Bangalore, Karnataka, India12.9715987 77.594562712.724026199999999 77.2787057 13.2191712 77.910419699999991tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065536383063705333.post-20390127215648411902012-03-08T22:06:00.018-06:002012-03-08T22:06:00.731-06:00Landmark Quiz Delhi 2012 PrelimsThe Prelims of the first ever Landmark Quiz @ Delhi.
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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 Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065536383063705333.post-71378650927503963782011-08-22T10:09:00.000-05:002011-08-22T10:09:47.311-05:00QFI Open Sports Quiz Rejects IIIMore 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 Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065536383063705333.post-86903213502756887792011-08-22T09:40:00.002-05:002011-08-22T09:40:20.414-05:00K-Circle TriQuizzer Championships 2011We 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 Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065536383063705333.post-39656458893592105302011-08-21T11:43:00.001-05:002011-08-21T11:45:35.715-05:00Landmark Quiz Chennai 2011 Prelims
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. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065536383063705333.post-19074913786142031282011-08-18T11:49:00.000-05:002011-08-18T11:49:50.645-05:00QFI Open Sports Quiz Rejects II
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 Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065536383063705333.post-47768571388888589722011-08-17T02:33:00.000-05:002011-08-17T02:33:04.581-05:00QFI Open Sports Quiz 2011: RejectsWill 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 , Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065536383063705333.post-84136631780433345892011-08-16T05:24:00.000-05:002011-08-16T05:24:49.781-05:00QFI Open Sports Quiz 2011: Finals Anti-ClockwiseFinals 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. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065536383063705333.post-76588993569230463302011-08-16T04:38:00.000-05:002011-08-16T04:38:55.293-05:00QFI Open Sports Quiz 2011: Finals ClockwiseFinals 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.
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 Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065536383063705333.post-3010929495594957412011-08-16T00:42:00.000-05:002011-08-16T00:42:49.298-05:00QFI Open Sports Quiz 2011 Prelims QuestionsHere 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 timesUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065536383063705333.post-44909430217946690332011-07-25T00:59:00.000-05:002011-07-25T00:59:55.242-05:00Tata Crucible 2011 Corporate Coimbatore PrelimsThanks 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 Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065536383063705333.post-19608500933590989612011-07-20T10:28:00.002-05:002011-07-20T10:28:16.912-05:00HTNI #47It 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 Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065536383063705333.post-82071947954471352472011-07-20T02:42:00.001-05:002011-07-20T02:44:13.088-05:00The Tata Crucible Corporate Quiz 2011 : Preps -21. 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 inUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065536383063705333.post-17382108240939490402011-07-20T01:26:00.000-05:002011-07-20T01:26:47.395-05:00Review of Biz World By Ravi Handa and Avinash Maurya
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 theUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065536383063705333.post-71617642270738049322011-07-19T00:50:00.000-05:002011-07-19T00:50:19.923-05:00HTNI #46The 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 Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065536383063705333.post-73580674138535112652011-07-18T08:41:00.000-05:002011-07-18T08:41:57.959-05:00The Tata Crucible Corporate Quiz 2011 : Preps -1As 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 Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065536383063705333.post-37936837380841713972011-07-11T04:42:00.000-05:002011-07-11T04:42:03.630-05:00HTNI #45From 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. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065536383063705333.post-10602890334294810232011-07-09T01:54:00.000-05:002011-07-09T01:54:10.842-05:00Tata Crucible 2011 Corporate Schedule
DateDayCityTrackTimeVenueAddressContact Person
& Address
23-Jul-11SaturdayCoimbatoreNon Tata Track2.30 PMThe Residency# 1076, Avinashi Road, Coimbatore - 641 018Mr Kashi
Ph: 93457 06911
24-Jul-11SundayCochinNon Tata Track5.00 PMThe Gateway HotelMarine Drive, Ernakulam 682 011Mr. Anwar
Ph: 96059 66318
30-Jul-11SaturdayNagpurNon Tata Track2.30 PMThe Pride HotelOpp Airport, Wardha Road, NagpurUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6065536383063705333.post-72498476386054250072011-07-06T04:14:00.002-05:002011-07-06T04:14:57.759-05:00HTNI #44He 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 Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2