Quiz # 1


Hi Guys,

I wanted to create this quiz blog a long time back. But unfortunately, work @ Microsoft has kept me very busy. SO finally i managed to create a quiz blog. Happy quizzing ...

Please send in your answers to sudharscool@yahoo.com
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1) Identify this Doodle which was displayed recently and tell me the unique thing about this Doodle which caused a controversy ?

Ans : Valentine’s Day doodle.
Controversy :- There is no “L” in it. It reads as ‘Googe’. Googleblog later confirmed that it was NOT a mistake. But “those with true romance and poetry in their soul will see the subtlety immediately”. Notice the small L in green color on top of the strawberry J

2) In 1895, as holders of the FA Cup, this team put the trophy on display in the window of a sports shop. The Cup was stolen and was never recovered. Hence, they were labeled as "The Villains". Identify the team.

Ans : Aston Villa (a.k.a the VILLAINS )

3) Nintendo's 'Mario' is one of the best known video game characters.

Who was Mario named after ? ?

Ans : Mario was named after Ninetendo’s landlord Mario Segale who was an Italian.

4) tangible item/service: price,
tangible item/service: price,
tangible item/service: price,
intangible item/concept: priceless.

What are the above lines ? (Clue : think Corporate, think Money)

Ans: Master Card

5) Identify the Company and its headquarters...?

Ans : Microsoft (Redmond HQ)

6) In the Internet lingo, if someone advised you to 'RTFM', what is he telling you to do?

Ans : Read The Fucking Manual. :)

7) Which drink was named by its inventor after rejecting the first six names that were offered?

Ans : 7 UP

8) What is Spanish for a "tall pole"?

Ans : Palo Alto (a.ka. Silicon Valley, california!)

9) A sitter... Identify the dudes and the organization they started..?

Ans : Infosys

10) This was created by X, Richard Curtis and Robin Driscoll with X playing the lead and started on 1st January 1990. An electrical engineer with degrees from Newcastle and oxford universities, how do we better know X as?

Ans : The unimitable Mr.Bean (a.k.a Rowan Atkinson )


11) Identify this place.















Ans: Guantanamo Bay , Cuba

12) He shares his first name with a character in "Peanuts". Who am I talking about?

Ans : Linus Torvalds

13) Whose Logo is this ?

Ans: Indian Railways

14) What do psychologists define as ‘a disorder in which strongly felt ethical and altruistic impulses are perpetually warring with extreme sexual longing often of a perverse nature?

Ans: LOVE

15) Many objects in India are trademarked with the ISI stamp. What is trademarked ISI No.1?

Ans: The Indian National Flag !

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Adios amigos,

Sudar