2. GRAY MATTER
General Quiz
Prelims
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QUEST - DSCE Quiz Club

3. RULES
• 25 Questions
• Q no. 21 to 25 are starred questions
• In case of a tie, starred questions will be
considered first.
• If the tie still persists, sudden death from the
1st question.
• Top 6 teams will qualify for the finals.
• Happy Quizzing..!!

4. 1.
Statue of
whom..??

5. Statue of
Anna Maria "Marie" Tussaud (Madame Tussaud)

6. 2.
X, founded in November 2001 by Garrett Camp, Geoff Smith, Justin
LaFrance and Eric Boyd during Garrett's time in post-graduate school
in Calgary, Canada. X was owned by eBay from May 2007, when it
was acquired for $75 million until April 2009, when Garrett
Camp, Geoff Smith and several investors bought it back. X is now an
independent, investor-backed startup once again, with offices in San
Francisco and New York City. In September 2012, X released an
update which aggregates content that is recommended for
you, trending content as well as a section where you can view the
activity of your X connections.
Id X.

7. StumbleUpon

8. 3.
Inearthed was formed in 1993 by Alexi Laiho & Jaska Raatikainen. The
band went on to record three demos which failed to impress record
labels. Janne Wirman joined the band which allowed them to assume
the style which would later characterize the band. The band was
required to create a new name to sign up to Spinefarm Records. The
band stumbled upon an infamous homicide that took place in Finland
and they settled on the name with impact.
Identify the band.

9. Children of Bodom

10. 4.
‘X’ was the royal bag man to Napoleon Bonaparte’s
wife Eugenie de Montijo. The primary job was to
make sure that whenever the royal couple
travelled, their clothing & belongings made it safely
with them. To make the job easier, ‘X’ started
designing bags & boxes for the queen so that her
clothes could be packed in the most exquisite
manner.
Who was this royal bag man?

11. Louis Vuitton

12. 5.
After retiring, 'X' returned to his village Bhidausa. There arose a land
dispute between 'X' and Babu Singh. Babu Singh was the head of a 250
member family, and, had seven licensed guns. To solve the dispute, a
panchayat was held with the collector where 'X' was asked to give 3000
rupees to Babu Singh for his own land; 'X' obliged. However, his nephew
retaliated as he was paying money for his own land. The collector
promised to return in 15 days. In the meantime, Babu Singh came to 'X'
house and beat up his 95 year old mother. She asked 'X' to take revenge
by morning if he was truly her son. Balwanta and 'X' went to the fields
where they found Babu. 'X' shot Babu, who continued to run for about a
kilometer before he fell down.
ID X who served in the Indian Army

13. Paan Singh Tomar

14. 6.
Connect..!!

15. Android Versions
• Cupcake : Android 1.5
• Eclair : Android 2.0
• Donut : Android 1.6
• Froyo : Android 2.2

16. 7.
The first known mention of this was in the 3rd century AD in a
book called Liber Medicinalis by Quintus Serenus
Sammonicus, physician to the Roman emperor Caracalla, who
prescribed that malaria could be cured by wearing an amulet
containing this word. The word is derived from Aramaic & it
means “create as I say “ & is therefore often used in incantations.
What word?

17. Abracadabra

18. 8.
Logo of what..??

19. Walmart

20. 9.
Id the name..

21. Pope Benedict XVI

22. 10.
This fashion designer joined the Nazi party two years
before Hitler. The clothing company he founded was
responsible for manufacturing the uniforms of the Hitler
youth. Who is this fashion designer?

23. Hugo Boss

24. 11.
• “I ran into an old friend from high school today. And a wall. And 5 coffee
tables. And a telephone pole. And a parked car.”
• “Am I blind? Deafinitely.”
• “Wanna hear something funny? Yeah, me too.”
• “Accidentally took my toaster to the vet instead of my dog. You guys
should've seen the vets' faces ..I know I didn't.”
• “What did the blonde say when she saw 3 chickens crossing the street in
the winter? -- I don't know. I'm deaf.”
Tweets from a parody twitter account.. based on whom??

25. Helen Keller

26. 12.
Connect..!!

27. Services owned by eBay

28. 13.
The earliest known reference to ‘X’ in literature is in the play Agamemnon
by Aeschylus, written in 458 BC. When the title character returns from
Troy, he is greeted by his vengeful wife Clytemnestra who offers him a ‘X’ to
walk upon:
"Now my beloved, step down from your chariot, and let not your foot, my
lord, touch the Earth. Servants, let there be spread before the house he
never expected to see, where Justice leads him in, a crimson path.“
Agamemnon, knowing that only gods walk on such luxury, responds with
trepidation:
"I am a mortal, a man; I cannot trample upon these tinted splendors
without fear thrown in my path.“
What is X..??

29. The Red Carpet

30. 14.
Specifications of what..??

31. PlayStation 4

32. 15.
What do these places have in common?
Nuevo Rico
Syldavia
Borduria
San Theodoros
São Rico
Khemed

33. Fictional settings in The Adventures of Tintin

34. 16.
ID the drink

35. The Bob Marley Drink

36. 17.
Connect..!!

37. Movies Narrated by
Morgan Freeman

38. 18.
• Circuit of the Americas
• Korean International Circuit
• Yas Marina
• Autódromo José Carlos Pace
• Singapore Street Circuit
What is special about these F1 circuits..??

39. These are F1 circuits running Anti-Clockwise

40. 19.

41. • Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang: The Magical Car is a
children's book written by Ian Fleming
• The photo is of Ian Fleming International
Airport, Jamaica
• Casino Royale is Ian Fleming's first James Bond novel
Ans : Ian Fleming

42. 20.
Connect..!!

43. • N. Ram – Editor of The Hindu during the Bofors scandal
• Chitra Subramaniam - famous for her investigation of the Bofors-India Howitzer
deal
• Snamprogetti - represented by Ottavio Quattrocchi, the middleman associated
with the scandal
Ans : Bofors scandal

44. 21.
Formula for..??

45. The Martini Formula..!!
3.5 shots of gin and half a shot of vermouth
over 4 parts H2O3 (ice...Water cubed), then
three stirs (the 3*360o)

46. 22.
Id the man on the left..

47. Sir Charles Spencer "Charlie" Chaplin

48. 23.
Stephen Johnson’s excellent book “Where Good Ideas
Come From” talks about a company that hit upon an
interesting product idea when brainstorming what to do
with the leftovers from producing its signature
produce, Nutella. The idea culminated in a product
which they named after the French word for rock.
Identify the product.

49. Ferrero Rocher

50. 24.
These are the members of..??
• Tim Berners-Lee, CERN
• Marc Andreessen, Netscape Communications Co
• Eric Bina, Netscape Communications Co
• Kevin Hughes, Honolulu C.C
• Rob Hartill, Los Alamos National Lab
• Lou Montulli, Netscape Communications Co

51. Inductees of the
World Wide Web Hall of Fame

52. 25.
What are these?
•Gambler and other "lowlifes"
•City guard or policeman
•Innkeeper
•Merchant/Moneychanger
•Doctor
•Weaver/Clerk
•Blacksmith
•Worker/Farmer

53. Pawns in Medieval Chess