Quiz # 2

Hi 'Quizzers' ,

Enjoy round 2 of my quiz blog.

Please send in your answers to sudharscool@yahoo.com

Happy quizzing,

Sudar

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1) Who faced the first ball in the first ever One-day match?

Ans : Geoffrey Boycott

(Trivia : he is also the 1st batsman to be dismissed in an ODI )

2) Connect these 3 people...

Ans: Coca-Cola.

The connect is Coke. The person on the left is John Pemberton, the person who invented the concoction. Aamir Khan is famous for his “Thanda matlab Coca Cola” ads and George Fernandes gained popularity because he was part of the movement that led to Coke being thrown out of the country in the 70s.

3) “Don’t dream it. Drive it. “ – is the tagline of which company?

Ans : Jaguar

4) On 7 Jan 2004 , Toyota Canada announced the name of a new car, calling it "the new wave of bold style”. This Special Edition Celica is a high-performance car, and is available in two colours - red and thundercloud. The original name was dumped when the car was released in January 2005. It is now called the Celica Sports Package. What was the dropped name?

Ans : Tsunami

5) Identify this doodle and tell me what it is supposed to signify..?

Ans : Doodle signifying Google’s motto “Don’t be Evil!”

(Trivia: this doodle was rejected and never appeared. Reason: Too Self-Obsessed.)

6) Where in Bangalore would you find the following words inscribed ‘Government’s work is God’s work’?

Ans : Vidhana Soudha.

7) Who is a "lollypop man" in Formula One?

Ans : The man who holds a sign of Stop and 1st gear in the pit to let off the car.

8) Connect these pics ..

Ans : Martin Scorcese.

9) “Basilisk Lizard”
“Zod” ,
“Etch” ,
“Feisty Fawn”.

What are these names of ? (Clue : think openly !)

Ans : Codenames of latest Linux Distros (OpenSusE 10.2 , Fedora Core 6, Debian and Ubuntu 7.04)

10) A Sitter. Identify this Device.

Ans : Apple i-Phone.

11) The article, where I took this from describes her this way – She joined a company that sold hot packs for lunch. The major thing her neighbor recollects is that she used to get curd rice for lunch most of the time. Maybe she knew that curd rice and X made a good combination. Who is she and what’s in the X?

Ans : Indira Nooyi - CEO of Pepsi Co.

12) When this marketing campaign(Ads are given below) was to be launched a lot of agencies were in the fray. Which company won and finally created this series of ads?

Ans : This was the India Shining series of ads, which were designed by Grey Worldwide.

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