Qfi Quiz Ramesh Natarajan 20 Dec

QFI Quiz
Ramesh Natarajan
Dec 20

1
• Founded to inspect and examine the physical
structure and equipment of merchant vessels,
Lloyd's graded ship hulls on a lettered scale, and
ship's fittings (masts, rigging, and other
equipment) were graded by number.
• The top classification was called ______, from
which an expression is derived, and it first
appeared in the 1775–76 edition of the Register.
• FITB

2
• It is one of Chennai’s efforts into turning public
spaces into works of urban art. The project has been
launched by the Goethe Institute in collaboration
with multiple Chennai schools and corporations.
• The project has been named _______ ___ ________,
considering the fact that walls across the city will be
________ by artists.

3
• This term is sometimes mistakenly believed to have
been coined by a British journalist Henry Fairlie, who
in a Sept.1955 issue of The Spectator defined it is a
“a network of prominent, well-connected people”.
The term was thereafter picked up by newspapers
and magazines all over London.
• However, this term had been used by Ralph Waldo
Emerson as well, a century earlier.
• What’s the term?

4
• The most recent US president to have this was
William Howard Taft (1909-1913). The last
major party candidate for President to have it
was Thomas Dewey, in 1944 and 1948.
• Pundits have claimed that the reason Dewey
lost to Harry S.Truman was because of this as
women particularly did not favor it.
• What’s “this”?

5
• The BeagleBoard is a low-power open source hardware
single board computer produced by Texas Instruments.
The board was developed by a small team of engineers
as an educational board that could be used in colleges
around the world to teach open source hardware and
software capabilities.
• The size of the board is kept to a specific measurement
– 75mm by 75mm – and with rounded corners so that
it can be fit neatly inside a particular kind of a box.
• What box is this which most of us would have
seen/used?

6
• A ______ is a piece of luggage, usually made of leather
and opening into two equal parts. Some are large,
upright, and unhinged at the back and enable hanging
up clothes in one half, while others are much smaller
bags with two equally sized compartments.
• The word comes from a combination of two French
words, one meaning “to carry” and another meaning
“coat”.
• What’s the good word?

7
• The ______ ______ rule is an informal strategy used by
authors to evade libel lawsuits.
• It was described in a New York Times article in 1998:
"...For a fictional portrait to be actionable, it must be so
accurate that a reader of the book would have no problem
linking the two," said Mr. Friedman. Thus, he continued, libel
lawyers have what is known as 'the ______ ______ rule.' One
way authors can protect themselves from libel suits is to say
that a character has a _______ _______, Mr. Friedman said.
"Now no male is going to come forward and say, 'That
character with a very _______ ________, that's me!' "

• It was referenced in a 2006 dispute between Michael
Crowley and Michael Crichton. Crowley alleged that after
he wrote an unflattering review of Crichton's novel State of
Fear, Crichton libeled him by including a character named
"Mick Crowley" in the novel Next. In the novel, Mick
Crowley is a child rapist, described as being a Washington-
based journalist and Yale graduate with a _______
_______.

8
• __________ architecture, meaning “prewar”,
is a neoclassical architectural style
characteristic of 19th century Southern US. It
is especially characterized by Georgian, Neo-
Classical, and Greek Revival style plantation
homes and mansions.
• Clue - The name of a music band also contains
this word.

• Antebellum
• Ante – Pre/Before
• Bellum - War

9
• Arsenal; Big Warehouse; Chaplain's House; Clive's House;
Garrison Engineer's Depot; Guard Room; King's Barracks;
Last House on the left of Snob's Alley; Nursing Sister's
House; Old British Infantry Officer's Mess; Rampart, Gates,
Bastion, Ravelins with Vaulted Chambers and Water
Cisterns Underneath; Moat and Defence Walls All Round
with Glacis to the extent of the existing barbed wire fence;
St Mary's Church; Wellseley's House; David Yale and Joseph
Hymner’s Tomb.
• This is an exhaustive list of what? Apart from the last one,
all the others are in the same location.

• Archaeological Survey of India’s list of
protected monuments in Chennai.
• Except the last one which is at Law College,
George Town, all the others are in Fort St.
George.

10
• In an interview on television, Soundarya
Rajinikanth claims that she had an important role
to play in the rendition of the song ‘Lungi Dance’
in Chennai Express. When Shah Rukh Khan had
initially sent the song to her to listen (before
release), she felt something could be added to
the song to make it even more peppier. She made
the suggestion, SRK accepted, added it to the
song, and the rest as they say is history.
• What was Soundarya Rajinikanth’s contribution?

11
• The 2014–15 FIA Formula E season was the
inaugural season (from Sept. 2014 – June
2015) of a new FIA championship for what
kind of cars?
• Also who, the son of a three-time F1 world
champion, was the winner of the first season?

• For electrically powered cars.
• Nelson Piquet Jr.

12
• “Many years ago when I played tennis at
Wimbledon, I would walk around in ____(X)
____ and spend meditative afternoons there.
Those who know London regard the place as
central cultural heritage. I took the name of
what I created from X”
• For the animated logo of X, the person
speaking took another London landmark Y.
• Who is speaking? X? Y?

• Ashok Amritraj
• Hyde Park/Hyde Park Entertainment
• Tower Bridge.

13
• Where have these floodlights been installed
and why has this particular design been
chosen?

• Headingley, Leeds.
• To resemble the Yorkshire White Rose.

14
• Memoranda is a point and click 2D adventure
game with a protagonist who has forgotten
her name. What has inspired this game?
• < Video Removed >
• Video link -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvt7B6i3
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• The works of Haruki Murakami.

15
• Why were all these monuments lit in this manner on Oct.24,
2015?

• To mark the 70th anniversary of the United
Nations.

16
• _____ ______ is a Latin phrase meaning
“Where are you going?”.
• In popular culture, a book with this phrase
____ _____ : A Narrative of the time of Nero
has been made into motion pictures several
times including a 1951 version that was
nominated for eight Academy Awards.
• This phrase has also been used in a sandal
range by Bata.

17
• A _______ shower is a very long, hot shower taken to
disinfect and decontaminate oneself from
environmentally acquired smells such as smoke and
food. The term stems from the surname of one Karen
________ who was a chemical technician who died
under mysterious circumstances after raising issues of
contamination at the plant where she worked.
• A movie ________ was made in 1983 starring Meryl
Streep and Kurt Russell about the same topic.
• FITB. All blanks are the same.

18
• TIME magazine, in 1941, in a public service initiative to
differentiate between whom published the following points -
• X are tall (average 5ft.5in.); virtually all Y are short (average
5ft.2 1/2in.)
• Y are likely to be stockier and broader-hipped than short X.
• Y are seldom fat. They often dry up and grow lean as they age.
The X often put on weight, particularly if they are prosperous.
• Most X, not as hairy as Y, seldom grown an impressive
mustache.
• The X's expression is likely to be more placid, kindly, open; the
Y more positive, dogmatic, arrogant.
• Solve for X and Y.

• X – Chinese, Y –
Japanese.

19
• Google search trends for which physicist and
why the spike?

• Werner Heisenberg . Due to Breaking Bad.

20
• Why did these four organizations come into
prominence in October 2015?

• These are the 4 organizations that comprise the
Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet, which won
the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize.
• The Tunisian General Labour Union
• The Tunisian Confederation of Industry, Trade,
and Handicrafts
• The Tunisian Human Rights League
• The Tunisian Order of Lawyers

21
• _______ ________ is a new species of cockroach wasp
native to Thailand, described in 2014 by Michael Ohl of the
Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin, Germany. The species
name was selected by visitors to the museum, in efforts to
connect members of the public to issues of taxonomy and
the description of biodiversity.
• The name of the species has been derived from the world
of fiction, where a creature performs a similar function as
this wasp, by leaving its victims in a vegetative state after
feeding on their souls.
• Looking for one keyword.

22
• What were these plaques a part of in 1972 and 1973, who
designed them, and what was their purpose?

• They were part of the Pioneer space probes
and were designed by Carl Sagan.
• The reason, of course, being that if the
spacecraft were intercepted by extra-
terrestrials, a message should be carried to
them.

Follow up - 23
• In this image, according to Carl Sagan, there are two reasons
why the female genitalia is not represented i.e., the vertical
line is not shown. What are they?

• NASA would have rejected such an explicit
depiction of a woman’s genitalia for being too
obscene.
• The drawings are based on Greek sculptures,
and in them, a line is not included to depict a
woman’s genitalia.

24
• It was designed by Serge Kampf himself. At first the young
entrepreneur hired a small agency to put forward some
suggestions. They came up with 3 ideas ; a bee (symbolizing,
fruitful work) ; a toothed wheel meant to represent a
magnetic tape drive ; and an ace of clubs , symbolizing good
luck and happiness.
• However Serge Kampf rejected these ideas and adopted
another ace – the ace of spades –because it is the highest
value card in bridge (a game he played a lot when he was a
student). But he chose a deformed ace of spades with a
crushed base and therefore original enough to be noticed.
• Story behind the logo of which company?

25
• The name ________, attributed to Bjarne Däcker, has been
presumed by those working on the telephony switches (for
whom it was designed) to be a reference to Danish
mathematician and engineer Agner Krarup _________ or
the ubiquitous use of the unit named for him – a
dimensionless unit that is used in telephony as a measure
of offered load on service-providing elements such as
telephone circuits or telephone switching equipment.
• It has come into prominence recently as it is used in
Whatsapp.
• FITB?

• Erlang, the programmig language.

26
• This fish, called the Lagoon Triggerfish, is
popularly known as the _________ triggerfish,
because the shapes on it resemble someone’s
works. What’s its popular name?

27
• In a few footballing nations, the national team
is called the ‘National Selection’, meaning that
these players have been selected to represent
their country.
• Now, just tell me what’s the Portugese word
for ‘The Selection’.

28
• What are these people trying to recreate?

• They are recreating the legacy of mail
runners/dak runners. This was done as part of
the India Post’s postal week celebrations.

29
• Henry ________ Rice was an early 20th-
century American sportswriter known for his
elegant prose. His writing was published in
newspapers around the country and broadcast
on radio.
• X launched Y on June 8, 2011 and named Y
after him to honor his legacy.
• FITB and X?

• Grantland. His full name being Henry
Grantland Rice.
• X – Bill Simmons who
launched Grantland.com.

30
• It is believed that this term comes from the
age of sailing when salted meat was kept in
barrels. After the barrel was finished, there
was a _______ mix of fat and salt left over
which was saved and then sold at port, and
the funds were used to purchase luxury for
the crew.
• The term is primarily used in political dealings.
• What term?

31
• This is a new initiative by Google called “India In A Day”, a
crowd-sourced documentary that will put together from
videos shot by anyone in India.
• The initiative primarily involves three people who will put it
together – Anurag Kashyap, Richie Mehta and X.
• The reason X has been chosen is because this concept has
been borrowed from his first film ‘Boy and Bicycle’, made in
1965. Shot in West Hartlepool, UK, the 27-minute film
follows a day in the life of X’s younger brother.
• Identify X. < Video removed.>

32
• The story of _____ began in 1898, when Sir William
Ramsay and Morris Travers chilled a sample of air and
systematically removed known gases (at that time)
from it. After nitrogen,oxygen, argon, and krypton
were taken out, Ramsay and Travers submitted the
remaining gas to an electrical charge. “The blaze of
crimson light from the tube told its own story and was
a sight to dwell upon and never forget”, Travers would
write.
• This is the story of the origins of what, which found a
lot of commercial purpose after the 1920s?

33
• The __________ is a Tongan group dance
where the performers largely stand still and
make gestures with their arms only. It is
considered as the national dance of Tonga and
is a part of UNSECO’s intangible human
heritage. It is the ideal dance at formal
occasions, like the birthday of the king or
opening of a church.
• The following image will certainly help.

34
• Getafe have one of the smaller fan bases in La
Liga. Last season, they had the second lowest
average attendance with just 7,753.
• Struggling to fill the seats at the Coliseum
Alfonso Perez, the club has decided to do
something about it. They have created
something called the Getafinder.
• What is Getafinder and what does it do?

• A Tinder-style dating app.
• < Video Removed >
• Video Link -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cxxdTru
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35
• They were first introduced by fashion designer
Sonja de Lennart in 1948. The pants’ name
derives from the Italian isle of _______, where
they rose to popularity in the late 1950s and
early 1960s.
• A line of handbags from the VIP group also gets
its name from the same place.
• Name the piece of clothing and the line of
handbags.

36
• In the next slide is the cover image of a book
written by Alexander Wolff, about how
basketball played an influence in Barack
Obama’s life. He believes the game helped
Obama explore his identity, keep a cool head,
impress his future wife, and define himself as
a candidate.
• Name the book.

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