This is the finale of The Quiz conducted by Interact club, NIT Raipur.

2. THE QUIZ
Finale
99.1% Pure Quizzing

3. Round 1
Choose your marking scheme
1. +10 / -10
2. +20 / -20

4. The popular technology X was developed in the offices of a
Swedish communication technology company Y. The name of
the company Y was derived from the name of a Viking King who
ruled Denmark in the 10th Century. Just like the technology X,
during his rule the King Y unified all warring Danish tribes into
one kingdom, hence the analogy was used while naming the
technology as the technology too made unification easier. Even
the logo of this technology X was derived from the Danish
letters that represent the King’s initials. Identify X and Y.
#AP
Question 1

5. Safety Slide

6. X = Bluetooth, Y = Ericsson

7. During the late 1800s India saw a huge rise in trade exchange.
The medium class traders were the ones who started growing
during this period of transformation. One of the prominent
trades growing around this time was the cotton trade. Cotton
trade had the traders working throughout the day to meet
massive demands from different countries. Their days would
start very early in the morning and they were awake till the time
America revised its rates at night. This left them no time for food
preparation and traders would reach home to angry wives. The
situation gave rise to a dish X as a quick fix to the time issue.
This dish although transformed a lot, still finds its way to our
plates. Identify the dish X.
#AT
Question 2

8. Safety Slide

9. Pav Bhaji

10. Di-methyl terephthalate commonly known as DMT is a vital raw material for
synthetic fibre and yarn. This chemical has found its uses in drugs and healing
purposes in various cultures, but in India this chemical held the stage for one
of the biggest feuds that corporate sector has witnessed . During the 1980s
two businessmen X and Y were in contention, where X was over 10 times
more resourceful and wealthy than Y but still they put up a fight which
affected everyone. The reason being DMT, it was scarcely available in India
and had to be imported from Latin American countries. To feed this sector Y
set up an industry for producing DMT at home, they were helped by ban on
DMT import and high taxation. But X’s resourcefulness helped him stock
DMT before orders were passed and thus drove Y’s plant bankrupt and the
huge drama caught public eye.
Identify X and Y.
#AT
Question 3

11. Safety Slide

12. X = Dhirubhai Ambani,
Y = Nusli Wadia

13. A dungeon in Fort William, Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) was
known to have held British Prisoners of War in 1756. The
conditions of the dungeon were so cramped that hundreds of
the prisoners died out of suffocation and heat exhaustion.
Despite having this dark history, it was arguably an inspiration
behind naming a famous “Entity” . Identify this entity.
#AB
Question 4

14. Safety Slide

15. Black Hole

16. In the late 1980s, an Indian advertisement for a chocolate brand
found itself in hot water after it was sued by producers and
copyright owners of the James Bond film series as the
advertisement used the most iconic line of the James Bond
series “My name is Bond, James Bond” and launched a series of
marketing campaigns surrounding it. This chocolate brand was
sold with a tagline “Non-stop excitement” and has been a fan
favourite ever since 1969. Identify this chocolate brand.
#AB
Question 5

17. Safety Slide

18. Gems

19. Sir Robert Augustus Chesebrough began his career as a chemist
clarifying kerosene from the oil of sperm whales. The discovery of petroleum
rendered his job obsolete, so he travelled to the newly discovered oil wells to
research what new materials might be created from the new fuel. This led to
his discovery of a substance, which he trade-named as X. In 1875, he founded
the Chesebrough Manufacturing Company that in 1955 became Ponds, a
leading manufacturer of personal-care products. Chesebrough's success
stemmed from a firm belief in his product. Before he began selling his
product, he tested it on his own cuts and burns. In front of an audience, he
would burn his skin with acid or an open flame, then spread X on his injuries
while demonstrating past injuries, healed, he claimed, by his miracle product.
In reality, X doesn't heal cuts and burns, the X forms a layer, causing dirt to
not get in (one of the leading causes of death and disease in his day were due
to open wounds being infected) and trapping the moisture in. To further
create demand, he gave out free samples, one of the first instances of it ever
being done. Chesebrough lived to be 96 years old and was such a believer in X
that he claimed to have eaten a spoonful of it every day. Identify X.
#AS
Question 6

20. Safety Slide

21. Vaseline

22. Round 2
Choose your marking scheme
1. +10 / -10
2. +20 / -20

23. This advertisement, released during Halloween, was met with huge criticism due to
the supposed “ghosts” resembling the Ku Klux Klan hoods. Identify the company
responsible for this advertisement.
#AB
Question 1

24. Safety Slide

25. Nutella

26. What is this man’s contribution to the world of chess?
#SK
Question 2

27. Safety Slide

28. Prof Arpad Elo, creator of Elo rating system

29. This is one of the earliest games that were available on windows called “Hall of
Tortured Souls” which ran on Windows 1995. This was created honouring the creators
of a certain windows application. This also started a rumour of Microsoft promoting
satanic practises. The game could be accessed by an application available typically on
a windows machine. Name this application.
#AB
Question 3

30. Safety Slide

31. Microsoft Excel

32. Connect
#AT
Question 4

33. Safety Slide

34. General Electric

35. Connect
(The list is non exhaustive)
#SS
Question 5

36. Safety Slide

37. Whatsapp Default Background

38. Connect
#AS
Question 6

39. Safety Slide

40. Mattel is the parent company.

41. Round 3
Choose your marking scheme
1. +20 / -20
2. +40 / -40

42. #AT
Question 1

43. Safety Slide

44. Oval Cricket ground

45. #AT
Question 2

46. Safety Slide

47. Walter White
(savewalterwhite.com)

48. ID the popular social media platform.
#AS
Question 3

49. Safety Slide

50. Twitter

51. #MO
Question 4

52. Safety Slide

53. Maroon 5

54. #AB
Question 5

55. Safety Slide

56. The purpose was to teach the user
how to use the mouse properly.

57. #AT
Question 6

58. Safety Slide

59. DC’s Slade Wilson which was taken
as Wade Wilson from Marvel

60. Tie Breakers

61. “Fate has ordained that the men who went to the moon to explore in peace will stay
on the moon to rest in peace. These brave men, Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin,
know that there is no hope for their recovery. But they also know that there is hope
for mankind in their sacrifice.
These two men are laying down their lives in mankind's most noble goal: the search
for truth and understanding. They will be mourned by their families and friends; they
will be mourned by their nation; they will be mourned by the people of the world;
they will be mourned by a Mother Earth that dared send two of her sons into the
unknown. In their exploration, they stirred the people of the world to feel as one; in
their sacrifice, they bind more tightly the brotherhood of man. In ancient days, men
looked at stars and saw their heroes in the constellations. In modern times, we do
much the same, but our heroes are epic men of flesh and blood.
Others will follow, and surely find their way home. Man's search will not be denied.
But these men were the first, and they will remain the foremost in our hearts. For
every human being who looks up at the moon in the nights to come will know that
there is some corner of another world that is forever mankind.”
These words have been picked verbatim from Bob Haldeman’s notes who was the HR
of white house chief of staff.
Why was factually incorrect message circulated?
#AT

62. Safety Slide

63. Speech named “In the event of
MOON Disaster”

64. This is one of the earliest ads of a Japanese video gaming brand
featured in it’s self titled magazine with the title “Be Careful”.
Identify the brand.
#AB

65. Safety Slide

66. PlayStation

67. Thank You!
#SK – Shubh Kela
#AT – Ayush Tiwari
#UK – Uttara Khatik
#SS – Sunny Singh
#AS – Aryan Sarkar
#MO – Mourya Choubey
#AB – Abhilash Biswas
#AP – Ayush Pathak All rights reserved
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