1. GENERAL QUIZ PRELIMS
ANSWERS

2. 1)
• Identify

3. MR. MXYZPTLK

4. 2)
• If Isaac Asimov and Arthur C. Clarke are two of the big three
of science fiction, who is the third?

5. ROBERT HEINLEIN

6. 3)
• So, this was founded in the early 1960s by 7 men along with
an amateur scientist and K who got lost while trying to meet
his girlfriend and exists ‘til date.
• K worked with D ‘til the late 90s when D retired and J took
his place.
• X used to be the chief when it was formed before Z took
over in the early 90s. However O took over last year after Z’s
passing.
• What am I talking about?

7. MEN IN BLACK

8. 4)
• Simple Question.
• Cryptic invite to what?

9. SAMSUNG GALAXY S4 LAUNCH

10. 5)
• There is a community called Visnes in Rogaland on the west
coast of Norway.
• In 1865, Copper was discovered at this site and soon Visnes
became the site of Norway’s most active copper mines and
remained in full operation ‘til 1972.
• 70% of Norway’s copper exports came from this mine and
majority of this was sent to the United States for a certain
purpose. What?

12. 6)
• In order to thank Jayalalitha for being " The most sports
loving CM in India" , X decided to make a sculpture of her
out of frozen blood for her 65th birthday.
• X had been collecting blood in three month intervals over
the last few years and had accumulated 6.5l of blood.
• Apparently his project required 11l of blood so he got 32 of
his students to donate the remaining 4.5l required for this
project.
• Who is this visionary?

14. SHIHAN HUSSAINI

15. 7)
• "Cooking Pot“
• "Little worms“
• "Little twines“
• "Rifles“
• "Large canes“
• "Pens"
These are some of the famous types of what?

16. PASTA!
• "Cooking Pot“‐ Lasagne
• "Little worms“ ‐ Vermicelli
• "Little twines“ ‐ Spaghetti
• "Rifles“ ‐ Fusilli
• "Large canes“‐ Canneloni
• "Pens" ‐Penne

17. 8)
• This company was started in 1975 with an initial investment
of $300. The founder started by selling what he called the
“_____ Grip” at motorcross events. These Grips were highly
successful however due to the fact that these grips were
concealed in the driver’s hands, brand recognition was poor.
He then went on to build this company’s distinctive image
by introducing a new line of products altogether for which
this company is known today.
• Which company am I talking about?

19. 9)
• After winning the premiership with Blackburn in 1995,
Kenny Dalglish signed Christophe Duggary and another
player yet to be signed from the same ligue 1 team.
• The latter a relatively unknown player at the time.
Blackburn’s owner Jack Walker pulled the plug on it and
noted intelligently, “Why do we need _____ when we have
Tim Sherwood ? “
• FITB

21. 10)
• The following image shows the path of a certain marathon
aptly called “ The _______ Run “
• FITB

24. 11)
• Simple enough whose title?
• “His Excellency, President for Life, Field Marshal Al Hadji
Doctor _______, VC, DSO, MC, Lord of All the Beasts of the
Earth and Fishes of the Seas and Conqueror of the British
Empire in ______ in General and _______ in Particular”

25. IDI AMIN

26. 12)

27. • This is the Urbee 2, a three wheeled hybrid vehicle.
• Apart from looking like an oversized computer mouse,
there is something very special about this car.
• What?

28. • Manufacture of the car’s parts are done by 3D printing.
• Layers of ABS Plastic are laid on top of each other to build
a single part using this printer. Production of a single car
takes 2500 hours!

29. 13)
• “Lewis took five years to chronicle Narnia
Tolkien had twelve years, and Rowling took ten
Lucas spent nearly three decades on Star Wars
And we all know how that one turned out in the end
• You’re not our b&(*%, and you’re not a machine
And we don’t mean to dictate how you spend your days
But please, bear in mind, in the time that you’ve had,
William Shakespeare churned out thirty‐five friggin’ plays”

30. • These are the lyrics of a song called “ Write like the wind”
by Paul and Storm.
• Who is the subject of this song?

31. GEORGE R. R.
MARTIN

32. 14)
• What feat did Yevgeny Kafelnikov accomplish in 1996 which
no man has managed to do ever since , but has been done 9
times by Serena Williams?

33. IN THE 1996 FRENCH OPEN, HE WON BOTH THE
SINGLES AND THE DOUBLES TITLE!

34. 15)
• Gerard Herbert Holtom was inspired by the following
semaphores and created something.
• What?

36. 16)
• As a consequence of the recently completed 2nd Test against
India, Michael Clarke became the first ever captain to
achieve what feat?

37. • He became the first captain to declare in the first innings
and then go on to lose the match by an innings!

38. 17)
• On Oct 14 2001, a main belt asteroid was discovered and
named 57567 Crikey.
• Who was it named after?

39. STEVE IRWIN

40. 18)
• What does the symbol on
Dr. Manhattan’s head depict
?

42. 19)
• X is a Sumerian rendering of a foreign word into Sumerian
syllables, and then by modern scholars into English. These people
were found somewhere to the south east of Sumer, the Sumerian
capital. X lies within 25 degree to 35 degree N latitude.
• In the book, “History of Civilizations of Central Asia (vol.1)”, by
A.H. Dhani and B.K.Thapar, X is derived from a Sanskrit word
meaning “A Stranger of ill‐pronounced speech”.
• X is supposed to have traded carnelian, ivory, shell, lapis lazuli
and jewels with Sumeria.
• X came back into prominence in India recently.
• Id X

43. MELUHA

44. 20)
• No one really expected Y to go far in this competition in
2002, not even the fans of Y so much so that X was made an
honorary citizen of Y for this feat (He became the first ever
person to receive this.)
• This wasn’t the only reward that X received. He was given a
private villa, free flights for life with the national airline, free
taxi rides, etc.
• The venue of Y’s feat was renamed in X’s honour.
• X? Y? What feat?

45. X‐ GUUS HIDDINK Y‐ SOUTH KOREA
• They qualified for the semi‐finals of the 2002 FIFA world
cup.

46. 21)
• He gave the shortest acceptance speech in academy award
history‐ “Merci” because of two simple reasons:‐
1. He did not actually write the screenplay for which he won
the academy award.
2. He did not know a word of english.
• Who?

47. PIERRE BOULLE

48. 22)
• This term originated from the French word for forty.
Originally when a ship arriving in port was suspected of
being infected with a malignant, contagious disease, its
cargo and crew were obliged to forego all contact with the
shore for a period of around forty days.
• The term?

49. QUARANTINE!

50. 23)
• To win, one did not actually need to be in one's assigned
vehicle; apparently all that was necessary was for the driver
to cross the finish line in a conveyance of some sort (a flying
carpet or a giant ice cube would do), although racers were
apparently prohibited from simply walking across. Oddly,
however, disqualification would result if a driver crossed the
finish line "in the wrong vehicle.“
• What am I talking about?

52. 24)
• Identify the dancing guy in the suit

54. 25)
• Identify the person.

55. BUZZ ALDRIN

56. • Finals will take place at the Central Seminar Hall in the
ECE department at 1:00 PM.
• Finalists will be informed via phone.