FRESHER’S QUIZ 2013

THE ANSWERS

Identify this damsel, mostly in

the news for all the wrong

reasons.

Q1.

KIM KARDASHIAN

X was first held in 1960.

Since then it has undergone major changes, the most

recent being in 2013.

Political parties in various states have raised objections

to X based on language issues.

While it was initially an only-Indian affair, it had its first

overseas version in 2008.

All of us sitting here have been a part of X, at some point

in our lifetime.

ID X.

Q2.

THE IIT-JEE.:P

Music journalist Bill Lamb from About.com wrote

about X:

“Take one part LMFAO's synth-based party music,

another part Ricky Martin's Latin dance party and

the rest a powerfully charismatic South Korean

showman and you have the first worldwide K-Pop

smash hit”

Enough said.

Now, identify X.

Q3.

GANGNAM STYLE

Which recent Indian movie, reportedly, took

it’s title from the last words spoken by main

protagonist’s father, during the communal

riots of Indian-Partition?

Q4.

BHAAG MILKHA BHAAG

This is one of the best graphic parodies of X(a song).

So , identify X, maybe?

Q5.

CALL ME MAYBE.

DEATHS(recent) AGE(yrs)

Pran 93

Amar Bose 83

Quattrochi 74

X 163

Identify X

Q6.

THE INDIAN TELEGRAM SERVICE

The films working title was For God and Country. The title X was officially

confirmed at the end of the films teaser trailer. The director of the movie has

explained that "its a military term(X) for 30 minutes after midnight, and it

refers also to the darkness and secrecy that cloaked the entire decade-long

mission.“

• Parts of the film were shot at PEC University of Technology in Chandigarh.

• Electronic Arts promoted X in its video game Medal of Honor: Warfighter by

offering downloadable maps of locations depicted in the film. Additional

maps for the game were made available on December 19, to coincide with

the films initial release.

Identify X.

Q7.

ZERO DARK THIRTY

What is this list about, and who is the latest addition (some

may say casualty):

•2005: Mariano Puerta (Argentina)

•2006: Roger Federer (Switzerland)

•2007: Roger Federer (Switzerland)

•2008: Roger Federer (Switzerland)

•2010: Robin Soderling (Sweden)

•2011: Roger Federer (Switzerland)

•2012: Novak Djokovic (Serbia)

Q8.

NOVAK DJOKOVIC.

ALL THESE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN DEFEATED BY NADAL IN THE FINALS OF THE FRENCH OPEN.

Cyeda Sungur, who works at a Technical University, has come

to be known as "The Lady in Red", after being photographed

(in her red dress and white satchel) at the receiving end of a

pepper spray and water hose.

For protests in which country has she become the unlikely

and somewhat unwilling face?

Q9.

TURKEY

Identify the singer.

Q10.

PIGGY CHOPSAKA

PRIYANKA CHOPRA

Founded on 26 November 2012, this is the

logo of which political party whose initials

conveniently come together to mean "you"?

Q11.

AAM AADMI PARTY(AAP)

Which common street food, mainly

prevalent in North India, got its name

because it is so tasty, that everyone wants

to lick their fingers after consuming it ?

Q12.

CHAAT

If 2010 featured a pain-killer from a Kolkata company and

consisting of 16% Menthol and 10% Oil of Gaultheria, 2012

features a resin-based adhesive that is almost synonymous

with its product category.

What am I talking of?

Q13.

DABANGG ITEM SONGS

• Pain Killer-Zandu Balm

• Adhesive-Fevicol

A question on Mr. Bond

What does the ‘Double O’

prefix in his codename

007 indicate?

Q14.

LICENSE TO KILL

What is

SPERMOLOGY?

*”Things are not always as they seem; the first appearance deceives many” :P

Q15.

THE STUDY OF TRIVIA

Fill in the block.

Q16.

The Cuckoo's Calling is a 2013 crime fiction

novel by X, published under the pseudonym

"Robert Galbraith“.

Before X's identity as the book's author was

revealed, 1,500 copies of the book had been

sold since its release in April 2013.

The book surged from 4,709th to the 1st best-

selling novel on Amazon after it was revealed

on 14 July 2013 that the book was written by X

under the name "Robert Galbraith“.

Identify X

Q17.

JK ROWLING

"World War Z" is a 2013 Hollywood film

starring and co-produced by Brad Pitt who

plays a UN employee in the story. The film is

based on a book of the same name written by

Max Brooks.

What does the "Z" in the title stand for?

Q18.

ZOMBIE

Q19.

THE HUNGER GAMES

What are these ?

Daughters are precious.

Break the Silence.

Marriage or Marketplace.

Every Life is Precious.

Intolerance to Love.

Persons with disabilities.

Danger at home.

Poison on our Plate?.

Think before you Drink.

Dignity for All.

Sunset Years, Sunshine Life.

Every Drop Counts.

Idea of India.

Q20.

THE EPISODES OF SATYAMEV JAYATE

Watch the video.

Question follows on the

next slide.

Q21.

• The next frame in this video says:

“Seekhna band toh Jeetna band”

• Identify this TV series whose newest season starts in

August 2013.

KAUN BANEGA CROREPATI

Tweets From which famous personality?Q22.

SIR RAVINDRA JADEJA

His newest offering is the best-selling album of 2013(so

far).

He has also held starring roles in the films The Social

Network, Bad Teacher, In Time and Friends with Benefits.

Identify this American actor, businessman and singer-

songwriter.

Q23.

JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE

One of the most

brilliant adverts

ever.

Identify the

advertiser.

Q24.

LEGO

Sanjeev Bhikchandani who was born in 1964 did

his graduation in Economics from St.Stephens,

Delhi and then got an MBA from IIM-A in 1989.

He left his comfortable job marketing Horlicks

at HMM (now GalxoSmithKline) in 1990 to start

two companies Indmark and InfoEdge. In 1997

he set up _________ which shot him to fame

and made him one of India’s foremost

entrepreneurs. InfoEdge is a listed company on

the BSE and the NSE.

*This is why most of us are here….isn’t it? :P

Q25.

NAUKRI.COM

THE MINIMAL MOVIE POSTERS ROUND(HOLLYWOOD + BOLLYWOOD)

Q26.

BAADSHAH

Q27.

ROCK ON!

Q28.

THE SOCIAL NETWORK

Q29.

THE HANGOVER

Q30.

PYAAR KA PUNCHNAMA

Q31.

PULP FICTION

Q32.

SHOLAY

THAT’S ALL FOLKS!

HOPE YOU ENJOYED THE QUIZ