HO HO HO!! CHRISTMAS SPECIAL QUIZ

Ho ho ho reminds me of a great joke I made with my blog partner during Maths class.
Here it goes-A santa goes to a boring neighborhood, amkes it one hell of a place, now everybody is happy.But one day Santa dies off cancer. If a movie is made on this, what will be its title??
answer in the next post! Till then enjoy our special Christmas edition!!!

1. It is an archaic term meaning "hoax", or "jest". While the term was first attested in 1751 in student slang, its etymology is unknown. In several East-Indian dialects, the word is borrowed from English, and used to mean "to deceive" or "to cheat". In Australian Aboriginal English, it means "to pester or annoy." Most of us know it due to something related to Christmas. What?

2. Who is the patron saint of students and children?

3. One of the legends behind this tradition, is that children used to open their money ________ to see the amount of money they had received over Christmas. What tradition?

4. He was created by Robert L May in 1939 as part of his employment with Montgomery Ward. Character Arts, LLC manages the licensing for the ________ Company, L.P. which owns the story. Although the story and song have not passed into public domain, they have established themselves as folklore. Who and which story?

5. ______________ or olibanum (Arabic,لبٌان ,Lubban) is an aromatic resin obtained from trees of the genus Boswellia, particularly Boswellia sacra (syn. B. carteri, B. thurifera) (Burseraceae). It is used in incense as well as in perfumes. It is tapped from the very scraggly but hardy Boswellia tree through slashing the bark and allowing the exuded resins to bleed out and harden. Though, we know it for completely different reasons. What?

6. Which company is widely believed(falsely, though) to have popularised the present day image of Santa Claus, by giving him their colours?

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Thanks and a Merry Christmas!!!! Be a good person this year!
Enjoy the day.

QATN06

1. Connect.


2.  Jan Ulrich, Marco Pantani, __________________, ______________, __________________, ___________________, _______________________, ________________, _______________, Oscar Pereiro, Alberto Contador. Fill in the blank(all blanks have the same name)


3.  identify the funda:
Jimbo goes Hawaiian and gives female England(with a C) a run for its money.


4. His playing career consisted of a few generally unsuccessful spells at small and medium sized Portuguese clubs during the years he was studying. He joined the youth team of Belenenses, and then played for Rio Ave F.C.. He later returned to Lisbon's Belenenses. Later, he earned the nickname Tradutor (translator), when he worked with Sir Bobby Robson as his translator. Who are we talking about?


5.  Name the "rich" village with NRI inhabitants which was in the news recently for pro-Modi campaigning in Gujarat.


6.  What is a killer app, and which was the first one?


7. This product is considered to be the best of its kind. The first one was completed in September 1968, took 4 years and $1.5 billion to build, and the effort almost sank the company and threw the city of Seattle into depression. 7000 men worked to make it. What?


8. Tintin: Captain Haddock is the President of an organization called SSS. What does SSS stand for?


9. This person signs his paintings using the corruption of the word ‘Au Fait’ meaning ‘it’s done’. The name was suggested to him by Frank Dudley Wright. He replaced Gina Lollobrigida as the Guest of Honor at the Carnival celebrations at Rio in 1965 and is the lead singer of the band ‘The 3 quarks’ with Ralph Leighton playing the drums and Tom Rutishauser playing the guitar. Who?


10.

Simple one to end with. Identify the logo.


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VIAC

Answers to QATN05

Here are the answers to QATN05-

1. Arthur Conan Doyle (toughie: no one got this one)
    Arthur- for obvious reasons
    Conan - the pic shown was Arnold Schwarzenegger playing CONAN the barbarian (Atilla the       Hun was a barbarian)
    Doyle- the player shown was Kevin Doyle, plays for Reading FC in the EPL (sorry folks, cdnt    get a better one for Doyle)     
                 
2. Water (almost everyone got this one) Dihydrogen Monoxide

3. No 2 countries with McDonald's outlets have gone to war

4.  Parker

5. outside British Houses of Parliament in London

6. Yamakasi (for more information, refer to GOD, btw a semi-pure version of it was shown by Akshay Kumar in the Thums Up ad (aakhri Thums up?). another similar sport is Parkour.

7. Bill Smith, Six Sigma methodology

8. Rakesh Roshan

9.  a Spork (spoon+fork)

10. to make socks for lumberjacks who were suffering from blisters due to poor woollen socks


 Whoa!
we got quite a lot of answers for this one. keep it going!!

sandip mukherjee                   9
rishabh                                     8
sathyanarayanan                    8
abhiram                                    6.5
varun                                         6
vivek rao                                   5.5
anoop chandran                       5
sadeep kumar                          5
narayan swamy                       5
saurabh datar                          4
santanu dey                              4
debajyoti adhikari                    3
sukrit vijayakar                        3
nikhil lasrado                             3
anubhav chatterjee                   1.5
piyush raithata                          1
shrinidhi rai                              well tried

There will be a slight delay in QATN06, and it might be shorter, but the wait won't be too long. so, HAPPY QUIZZING!!
any feedback(+ve or -ve) is welcome at achu_182@yahoo.co.in or vipul_best247@rediffmail.com
Vipul Dassani
Achyuth Sanjay

QATN05

1. It's a cryptic. The pictures in a sequence form a well known group of words. Alternate answers could be accepted, if fair enough.

2. DHMO is colourless, odorless, tasteless, and kills uncounted thousands of people every year. Most of these deaths are caused by accidental inhalation of DHMO. Prolonged exposure to its solid form causes severe tissue damage. Symptoms of DHMO ingestion can include excessive sweating and urination, and possibly a bloated feeling, nausea, vomiting and body electrolyte imbalance. For those who have become dependent, DHMO withdrawal means certain death. What is DHMO? (Literally a piece of cake handed on a silver spoon!!)

3. According to McDonald’s, what is the ‘Golden Arches theory of Conflict prevention’?


4. In 1931, a person George ______, invented Quink "quick drying ink" which eliminated the need for blotting and led to the development of the most widely used model of fountain pen in history (over $400 million worth of sales in its 30 year history). Manufacturing facilities were set up over the years in Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, France, Mexico, USA and Argentina. His products were frequently selected (often as favourites of their users) for important documents such as the World War II armistices, and commemorative editions were sometimes offered. Fill in the blank.

5. Where was the first traffic light set up?

6. Often mistaken for Japanese, the word __________ is actually taken from the Lingala language, which is spoken in the two Congos. It can mean "strong body, strong spirit, strong person", though in French usage its meaning is closer to "high energy". What word.

7.Born in Brooklyn, New York, this person graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1952 and studied at the University of Minnesota School of Management (now known as the Carlson School of Management). In 1987, after working for nearly 35 years in engineering and quality assurance, he joined Motorola, serving as vice president and senior quality assurance manager for the Land Mobile Products Sector. He spent years convincing the higher management at Motorola about something, that he is now famous for. Identify the person, and his creation (which is partly borrowed from many previous versions in this field).

8. Whose film production company is FilmKraft?

9.

What is this?

10. Why was Jockey International Inc. set up in 1876? (Hint: its NOT for producing underwear!!)

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Answers to QATN04

Sorry for the delay folks. we ran into rough weather with the school exams. here are the answers to QATN04, with QATN05 coming shortly!

1. Woody Allen. Tom Hanks did the voice of Woody in Toy Story, the actor shown is Tim Allen, and Scarlett Johannson is supposedly the muse of Woody Allen
2. Wipro
3. 3M
4. Sivakasi
5. Spaceman Spiff or Conqueror Spiff etc.
6. Verka
7. Them Clones
8. James Blunt
9. Lux
10. Impossible Mission Force (MI, MI2, MI3 etc.)

There was only one reply for this quiz
Rishabh Kaul          7

Hope for better participation in the next one!!

QATN04

1.Connect these pics.

2.Which Indian company was the first Indian company to be in the Second Life Stock Exchange?

3.Which company produces the Scotch tapes (officially)?

4.Between 1428 and 1460 AD, King Harikesari Parakkirama Pandian, then king of Tenkasi, ruled the southern region of Madurai, with his capital at Tenkasi. According to legend, he wanted to construct a temple for Lord Shiva at his palace. Therefore, he went to Kasi-Varanasi and worshiped Lord Shiva there and brought a Shivalingam from there. While returning to his palace with the prized lingam, he took rest under a grove of Vilva trees, which are favored by Shiva. The cow which carried the Shivalingam refused to move from that point which prevented the carrying of the lingam to Tenkasi. The king realized that the wishes of Lord Shiva were different from his own and placed the lingam in the place where the cow had halted.
This was history of this town.
The town is also known for its powerful printing industry and match-making industries.
It was given the nickname "Kutty Japan" ('Little Japan' in Tamil) by Jawaharlal Nehru.
Which town are we talking about?
(Hint: known for a different reason today!)

5.Calvin, a very cute, witty, boy with some serious imagination who loves Susie Derkins, thinks he is a saviour, conquerer of the galaxy.
What name has he given to himself?

6.Under what name the Punjab Govt. does sells its dairy products?

7.A band gave music for one of the ads of Yamaha Gladiator launched recently. Which Indian band?

8.Born in Tidworth, Wiltshire, England, educated at Elstree School, Woolhampton, and then Harrow School (Elmfield House). He gained an army sponsored place at Bristol University from Harrow School, finally completing his education at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. He was then a commissioned officer in the Life Guards regiment, a unit of the Household Cavalry of the British Army. He rose to the rank of Captain and served as an armored reconnaissance officer in the NATO peacekeeping force in Kosovo. He was put in charge of leading 30,000 troops into Priština as the first British officer to enter the Kosovan capital. Now he is known for completely different reasons. Who am I talking about?
(Hint: It was while on duty in Kosovo that he wrote the song "No Bravery".)

9.___________ soap was launched in India in 1929.The very first advertisement in 1929 featured Leela Chitnis as its brand ambassador. Advertisements have featured Dorothy Lamour, Joan Crawford, Cheryl Ladd, Jennifer Lopez, Elizabeth Taylor, Demi Moore, Sarah Jessica Parker, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Marilyn Monroe, among others. Nigerian actress Genevieve Nnaji was paid $20 million to appear as the face of this soap cover in 2004.
Which soap are we talking about?

10.________agents are sent on covert missions to tackle the dangerous world of counterterrorism, espionage and international crime.
They operate under non-official cover status, and if they are captured or killed, the U.S. government will disavow any knowledge of their actions. These agents work on a part time basis untill unless tehy are appointed some mission.
Which Agency are we talking about?

So this is the QAT 4.Enjoy!

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Answers to QATN03

Here are the answers to QATN03-

1. All have elements named after them (Ernest Rutherford, Lisa Meitner, Marie Curie, Seaborg, Enrico Fermi, and Albert Einstein)

2. Enron

3. Safety Pin

4. he invented distortion (half points for fuzz-tone guitars, because he only invented the noise, not guitars with the noise)

5. Laika (first living being in space)

6. Reuters

7. Black Eyed Peas

8. O Henry

9. Thermos Flask

10. MTR


Here are the scores--
Prince Abhiram 9
Champ 7.5
Sandipan 8.5

QATN04 Coming your way................................. shortly!