Prelims of the QMQ Conducted by Mayank, Ayush and Malviya on 27/3/17

2. Q.1 Identify this programming language.
 Only integers allowed. We never do anything halfway.
 All programs must end with “_______ is great”.
 In its raw form, X is not compatible with Windows, because we don’t
believe in PC (pun intended).
 The language is completely case insensitive.
 If the running computer is from China, it will not compile.
 Easier to type with small hands
 Instead of True and False, we have Fact and Lie
 All numbers must be greater than 1 million, we don’t care about the
small stuff.

3. TrumpScript. “Make Python Great Again”

4. Q2. This is the November 28, 2016 issue of the TIME
magazine (image on next slide). This marks the fifth time
that TIME has departed from it’s usual style of magazine
cover, the earliest instance of this being the one released
after the 9/11 attacks. What makes these 5 covers different
from the usual ones?

5. TIME Magazine cover without the red border

6. Q.3 According to the creators, the design for this was
inspired when they came across an illustration of a
cocoa bean and the idea stuck because of its “elongated
shape and distinct ribs”. Later due to marketing reasons,
they gave another name to this design, called the
“Hobble Skirt” which was a popular fashion statement
among women (pic next page) during the early 20th
century. This is the reason why many people
misinterpret it as the origin for the said design.
What?

8. The Coca Cola bottles.

9. *Q.4 These were the original members of a particular
(bigger) group since 1935:
 Top Hat
 Iron
 Shoe
 Battleship
 Cannon
 Thimble
While some of them have (recently) retired, many more
have joined them, and even more of them are still
struggling for a place in it, like Hashtag, Monster Trucks
and Flip-flops. Which famous group?

10. Ans. Monopoly tokens.

11. Q.5 Mashup of what two
“entities”?

12. Ans. The Scream
ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

13. Q.6 “We don't yet know the exact format of the show, but given it's a
competition about ____, it can't hold too many surprises. Think Shark Tank with
fewer sharks and more viable product pitches. Or an episode of The
Bachelor, where instead of wooing an eligible young beefcake, contestants will
compete to impress Eddy Cue.”
This is how a popular news website described an upcoming reality TV show X,
whose name is a pun on a famous sci-fi movie. Famous celebrities such as
Jessica Alba, Gwyneth Paltrow, Will.i.am and Gary Vaynerchuk will act as
“mentors” to the participants, who get to “perform” while travelling down an
escalator.
The idea for this innovative show itself was conceptualized by Y, which has
always been admired for the same.
Give X and Y.

14. Ans. X- Planet of the Apps.
Y- Apple.

15. Q.7 The Washington Post awards these ratings. These
are most often seen on entries in a Post column called
“Fact Checker" run by Pulitzer-winning journalist Glenn
Kessler. This blog checks facts on various topics, and has
been particularly busy during the US Presidential
elections. Both sides fib a lot, and so these ratings are
awarded depending on the extent to which they have
been economical with the truth. In what units are these
facts rated?

16. Ans. Pinocchio.

17. *Q.8 “We would like to share our love and happiness. We have
been blessed two times over. We are incredibly grateful that our
family will be growing by two, and we thank you for your well
wishes. - The Carters”
Who are these “Carters”? And where would you see this quote?

18. Ans. Beyonce announcing her pregnancy on Instagram which
became the most liked picture. The Carters are obviously Jay-Z
and Beyonce.

19. Q.9 This company was started in 1945 by two business partners. Due
to some reasons, one of them left the company and entered into
politics and the other guy retained the ownership.
Since their products already contained the initials of both the
founders, to minimize the losses occurred due to recalling the
products, the owner changed the name instead.
Give the name of the company.

20. Ans. Mahindra & Mahindra.

21. Q.10 What famous “organization” released the following statement,
after it decided to move it’s servers to the cloud?:
“Slowly and steadily we are getting rid of our earthly form and
ascending into the next stage, the cloud.
The cloud, or Brahman as the Hindus call it, is the All, surrounding
everything. It is everywhere; immaterial, yet very real.”

22. Ans. The Pirate Bay.

23. Q.11 It has been speculated that sailors who often went above
and below deck might have needed to keep one eye adjusted to
the darkness below decks. The strong sunlight while above deck
on an oceangoing vessel could require minutes of adaptation to
the dim lighting below deck. With virtually no light sources
below deck, sailors would have to rely heavily upon their eyes to
adjust. In the critical moments of modifying the rigging,
navigating, and especially during battle, those minutes were too
precious. This is the reason behind a popular culture happening.
What am I talking about ?

24. Ans. Pirates wearing eye patches.

25. *Q.12 Tangerine is a 2015 American comedy-
drama film directed by Sean S. Baker and written by
Baker and Chris Bergoch, starring Kitana Kiki
Rodriguez, Mya Taylor, and James Ransone. The story
follows a transgender sex worker who discovers her
boyfriend and pimp has been cheating on her.
While the film received positive reviews during its
release in the Sundance festival, the production faced
many hardships, mainly due to budget constraints.
This could be the reason why it became the first wide
release film to do so.
What?

26. Ans. First commercial film made with an iPhone.

27. Q.13 What has been blanked out?

29. Q14. In the sport of Horse Racing, jockeys need to keep a tight rein
in order to encourage their horse to run. If one is far enough, he
can afford to slacken off and loosen the reins and still win the race.
This is supposed to be the origin story of a popular phrase. What?

30. Ans. Winning hands down.

31. Q.15 A changeup is a type of pitch in baseball. It is thrown with the
same arm action as a fastball, but at a lower velocity due to the
pitcher holding the ball in a special grip. It is analogous to the slower
ball in cricket.
Shown in pic (next slide) is Ian Kennedy, currently a pitcher for the
Arizona Diamondbacks, throwing a X Changeup.
X ?

33. Ans. Vulcan.

34. *Q.16 Who wrote these “poems”?

35. Ans. Google’s AI.

36. Q.17 X is the practice of offering people the right to freely
distribute copies and modified versions of a work with the
stipulation that the same rights be preserved in derivative
works down the line. We all have heard the “chiral” version of
this word. What is X?

37. Ans. Copyleft.

38. Q.18 Identify X.
 X is sent from the County Clerk Office in Texas to the
International Space Station.
 Once X has been received at the International Space Station, it
is utilized for its purpose and sent back to County Clerk Office
usually within a day.
 The County Clerk Office is the only place on earth
capable of sending X.
 X is usually sent once in 4 years.

39. Ans. Presidential Ballots sent to the ISS.

40. Q.19 What is being talked about?

41. Ans. Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport.

42. *Q.20 Much like his positive-matter counterpart, the Riddler, the
anti-matter universe's Edward Nashton was fascinated by puzzles
and games from an early age. He was academically active - at one
point considered one of the smartest men on his Earth - and
naturally inclined to altruism. He also operated as a crimefighter
under the moniker "the __________", eventually becoming a founding
member of the Justice Underground.
His trademark weapon is a staff in the form of an elongated question
mark.
FITB.

43. Ans. Quizmaster. :-P