Chanakya Quiz Finals

Kurukshetra 2012

Quiz Kurukshetra 2012

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Round I Each question : 30 points without hint, 20 with hint, 10 when passed

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Round I - 1Mexican free tailed bat is the official state bat for the Oklahoma and Texas , USA. Which is the only brand to feature this animal on its logo?

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Round I - 1 - Hint

Mexican free tailed bat is the official state bat for the Oklahoma and Texas , USA. Which is the only brand to feature this animal on its logo?

Its from a company which was founded in Santiago de Cuba in 1862. Current headquarters in Hamilton, Bermuda.

Answer : Bacardi Rum4

Round I - 2Which bank in US was called Bank of Italy before 1930 ?

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Round I - 2 - Hint

Which bank in US was called Bank of Italy before 1930 ?

It was founded by Amadeo Giannini in 1904 in California. He and the "Bank of Italy" were also the basis for the classic 1932 Frank Capra movie American Madness

Answer : Bank of America6

Round I - 3Which American multiplex chain of 5000 screens was recently acquired by the Chinese group Dalian Wanda for over 2.5 billion $ ?

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Round I - 3 - Hint

Which American multiplex chain of 5000 screens was recently acquired by the Chinese group Dalian Wanda for over 2.5 billion $ ?

The acquisition, completed on September 4, 2012, makes Wanda the largest movie chain in the world.The slogan of the American chain is Experience the Difference

Answer : AMC Theatres8

Round I - 4In Dec 2012, Ratan Tata is going to retire as the chairman of Tata Sons. His designated successor is going to be the first Non-Indian national to head Tata group. Which country does he hail from ?

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Round I - 4 - Hint

In Dec 2012, Ratan Tata is going to retire as the chairman of Tata Sons. His designated successor is going to be the first Non-Indian national to head Tata group. Which country does he hail from ?

The combined revenue of Tata group of companies was $100 billion in 2011-2012. The GDP of the this country was roughly equivalent to $200 billion for the same period.

Answer : Ireland10

Round I - 5Kimberley process was established by United Nations General assembly in 2003 to stop the trade of what commodity?

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Round I - 5 - Hint

Kimberley process was established by United Nations General assembly in 2003 to stop the trade of what commodity?

The trade of this commodity was the basis of a 2006 Hollywood movie which was nominated for Oscars in 4 categories.

Answer : Blood Diamonds12

Round I - RESERVEMeasured by Number of subscribers Airtel is worlds third largest mobile phone network operator, Vodfone is the second, what is the name of the largest one?

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Round I - RESERVE - Hint

Measured by Number of subscribers Airtel is worlds third largest mobile phone network operator, Vodfone is the second, what is the name of the largest one?

It is not a carrier based in North America or Europe.

Answer : Blood Diamonds14

Round IIEach question : 20 points, 10 when passed. No hints

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Round II - 1When Spanish Explorers first landed in the New World they discovered an animal which had been previously unknown to them. For want of a better name they simply called it El Lagarto. What is this Animal?

Answer : Alligator 16

Round II - 2Connect the following:Murder, pride, streak, cackle and crash

Group of Crows, Lions, Tigers, Hyenas and Rhinos17

Round II - 3Kangaroos and several other species of animal in Australia are marsupials, who carry their young in pouches. Which is the only marsupial native to North America?

Opossum18

Round II - 4It was planted in 288 BC in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, and is the oldest living human-planted tree in the world with a known planting date. What species is this tree?

Sacred Fig or Banyan fig or Peepal19

Round II - 5In the famous cartoon show Tom and Jerry what is the name of the bulldog?

Answer: Spike20

Round II - RESERVEWhat were Benjy and Laska, which were sent into space in 1958?

Answer: Mice21

Round IIIEach question : 30 points without hint, 20 with hint, 10 when passed

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Round III - 1Photorealistic Renderman or PR Man is the product owned by which company?

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Round III - 1 - Hint

Photorealistic Renderman or PR Man is the product owned by which company?

PRMan got the first Oscar awarded to a software package for its outstanding contributions to the field of Motion Pictures.

Answer : Bacardi Rum24

Round III - 2The French minister for culture and communication Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres wrote this I do not believe that the only access to our culture is automatic ranking by popularity. What was he referring to?

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The French minister for culture and communication Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres wrote this I do not believe that the only access to our culture is automatic ranking by popularity. What was he referring to?

He is referring to something whose patent is assigned to Stanford University and whose use is exclusively licensed by a company based in Mountain view, California.

Answer : Googles PageRank Algorithm26

Round III - 3In 1964 , John G Kemeny and Thomas E Kurtz created X at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, USA to provide computer access to non-science students. What is X?

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In 1964 , John G Kemeny and Thomas E Kurtz created X at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, USA to provide computer access to non-science students. What is X ?

X is believed to be an important factor in the early growth in the popularity of microcomputers.

Answer : Googles PageRank Algorithm28

Round III - 4Last year state of California declared 16th October as X day . What is X?

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Last year state of California declared 16th October as X day . What is X ?

X is to be in memory of a famous IT personality who had died on October 5th

Answer : Steve Jobs Day30

Round III - 5Drupal, Joomla, ModX,Concrete5, Ektron all are names of software systems , all of them belong to which category of software?

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Drupal, Joomla, ModX,Concrete5, Ektron all are names of software systems , all of them belong to which category of software?

The most pouplar name in this category is Wordpress

Answer : Content management System (CMS)32

Round III - RESERVECheetah, Puma, Jaguar, Panther, Tiger are all big cats. In context of IT how are they related ?

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Round III - RESERVE - Hint

Cheetah, Puma, Jaguar, Panther, Tiger are all big cats. In context of IT how are they related ?

Snow Leopard is the newest addition to their family

Answer : All names of apple Mac OS 34

Round IVEach question : 20 points, 10 when passed. No hints

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Round IV - 1Who took over as the Supreme Leader of North Korea after the demise of Kim-Jong Il ?

Answer : Kim-Jong Un36

Round IV - 2Who is on the top of Forbes most powerful women in the world List for last 4 times out of last five years?

Answer : Angela Merkel37

Round IV - 3He was born in Poland and emigrated to Palestine in 1906. He became the first Prime Minister of the State of Israel. Who was he?

Answer : David Ben Gurion38

Round IV - 4Which British Prime Minister worked as a research chemist in industry before becoming a barrister, before becoming a Member of Parliament in 1959?

Answer : Margaret Thatcher39

Round IV - 5Who came to prominence when he overthrew the dictator Fulgencio Batista in 1959?

Answer : Fidel Castro40

Round IV - RESERVEPapa Doc and his son and successor Baby Doc were dictators who ruled this country for almost 80 years. Which country?

Answer : Haiti41

Round VEach question : 30 points without hint, 20 with hint, 10 when passed

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Round V - 1This is the image associated with an patent for special type of shoes which can be worn on a stage event. This patent was granted to a music celebrity. Who ?

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Round V - 1 - HintIt can allow a person to lean forward at an impossible angle

Answer : Michael Jackson44

Round V - 2In July 2000, a Russian rocket blasted in to space, prominently displayed on its side was a commercial logo. Which companies logo?

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Round V 2- HintThe logo belonged to a fast food company which was making the first space delivery of fast food to the astronauts in the International space station.

Answer : Pizza hut46

Round V - 3This and similar types of tricycle is used widely by a fortune 500 company. Which company and what is it used for?

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Round V 3- HintIt has panoramic cameras mounted on top of it.

Answer : Google, for Google street view in narrow streets48

Round V - 4This is the formula one race track where the first F1 night-time race was held. What is the name of this city?

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Round V -4- HintThis night race on the street circuit held on September 2008, it was the inauguration event for this F1 venue.

Answer : Singapore50

Round V - 5This is the promotional poster for which product?

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Round V 5-HintThe product is also used in the world of IT & Communication

Answer : Corning Gorilla Glass52

Round V - RESERVEWhat is the name of the train which you would catch here?

Answer : Kings Cross, Harry potters Hogwarts Express53

Round V - RESERVEThis platform was created at Kings Cross station based on a famous fantasy novel.

Answer : Kings Cross, Harry potters Hogwarts Express54

Round VIEach question : 20 points, 10 when passed. No hints

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Round VI - 1The Chaco War (19321935) was fought between the only two land-locked countries in South America. Which countries are these?

Answer : Bolivia and Paraguay56

Round VI - 2Which part of India was occupied by the Japanese in WW II?

Answer : Andaman Islands57

Round VI - 3Helots were a big portion of the society in Sparta (in ancient Greece). What were they?

Answer : Slaves58

Round VI - 4Helots were a big portion of the society in Sparta (in ancient Greece). What were they?

Answer : Slaves59

Round VI - 5Connect the following:Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword

Answer : Code name for beached in D-Day landing in WWII60

Round VI - RESERVEGlasnost meaning Openness was the foreign policy implemented by this head of state in late 1980s. His other famous policy is called Perestroika meaning ReconstructionWho is he ?

Answer : Mikhail Gorbachev61

Round VIIEach question : 20 points, 10 when passed. No hints

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Round VII - 1In 1977 a new category of Academy award (Oscars) was introduced, Academy Award for Visual Effects. Which was the first movie to receive it?

Answer : Star Wars63

Round VII - 2Connect :King John , Richard III, Julius Caesar and King Lear

Answer : All are plays by Shakespeare64

Round VII - 3He better be worth it. He better go home and cure some disease, or invent a longer-lasting light bulb These are the dialogues from 1998 movie who won multiple academy awards. Which movie ?

Answer : Saving Private Ryan65

Round VII - 4What links the following:The Andromeda Strain, The Great Train Robbery, The Sphere, The 13th Warrior and The Jurassic Park

Answer : All are movies based on books by Michael Crichton66

Round VII - 5A catch-22 is a paradoxical situation in which an individual cannot or is incapable of avoiding a problem because of contradictory constraints or rules. How did this phrase come into being

Answer : A book by Joseph Heller called Catch 2267

Round VII - RESERVEWhose autobiography is The long walk to Freedom?

Answer : Nelson Mandela68

Round VIIIEach question : 40 points on question, 30 with visual help, 20 with text hint, 10 when passed

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Round VIII-1 Question

Round VIII-1 Visual help

Round VIII-1- Hint

World Famous athlete from Yugoslavia

Answer : Monica Seles72

Round VIII-2-Question

Round VIII-2-Visual Help

Answer: Alfred Hitchcock74

Round VIII-2-Hint



Round VIII-3-Hint

Real name Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972)

Answer : Eminem78



Round VIII-4-Hint

American computer scientist and Internet entrepreneur

Answer: Larry Page81


Round VIII-5-Visual help

Round VIII-5-Hint

Was based in Menlo Park, New Jersey

Answer: Thomas Alva Edition84

Round VIII-RESERVE

Round VIII-RESERVE

Round VIII-RESERVE

Was Knighted in 1929, Received Lenin peace prize in 1957. Died in 1970.

Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Rman87

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