PROPAGANDA-0’15“PUQC”

PRELIMSThere are 20 questions of which five are star marked. Each question carries equal weightageEnjoy and feel free to guess! No negative marking!

In case of a tie, the star marked questions will be taken into account and will be followed “sudden death”.

Restrain yourself from mobiles.

*1) __________ also referred to as motor neuron disease (MND), Charcot disease (in France "maladie de Charcot"), and, in the United States, Lou Gehrig's disease—is a neurodegenerative disease with various causes. It is characterised by muscle spasticity, rapidly progressive weakness due to muscle atrophy, difficulty in speaking (dysarthria), swallowing (dysphagia), and breathing (dyspnea). ALS is the most common of the five motor neuron diseases. One of the famous victims of this disease is Stephen Hawking. In recent times this disease has somehow accumulated the internet's attention. How so ?

ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

2) This mosaic of Martin Luther King titled ‘Dream Big’, was the brainchild of noted American artist Pete Fecteau and gained him a lot of attention in 2010. Fecteau used a computer draft as his blueprint, spending 40 hours and 4,242 sub-units in the construction of the portrait. What were the sub-units used? Image below.

Rubik’s Cube

3) The goal of X is to grow awareness by embracing our hair, which many cancer patients lose, and letting it grow wild and free. X is an annual event with simple rules. The money saved from participating in X can be donated to educate about cancer prevention, save lives, and aid those fighting the battle. ID X

4) The song was written by Johnny Mosegaard Pedersen and Karsten Dahlgaardafter the group saw an exhibit on kitsch culture. As such, the lyrics drew the ire of X’s corporate owners, and a lawsuit was filed. The case was dismissed, and in the process, it garnered lots of media attention for the song and the band. ID the Song!

I’m a Barbie Girl by Aqua!

5) Beekeepers in northeastern France found themselves in a sticky situation after bees from their hives began producing honey in shades of blue and green.

The colored honey could not be sold because it did not meet France’s standards of honey production.Give me the reason for this unexpected scenario.

The bees were using candy shells as a sugar source from a nearby M&M Factory!

*6) The "Puduvai Vaani" is a Community Radio Station established by ‘X’. It works under FM 107.8 MHz a frequency which is currently extended to a catchments area of 20 km radius from X.

Y is a popular English lullaby. The lyrics are from an early 19th-century English poem by Jane Taylor, "The Star". One of the not so popular verses are : In the dark blue sky you keep,     And often through my curtains peep,     For you never shut your eye     'Till the sun is in the sky.

A new version of Y was devised in X during one of the biggest movements in recent times. ID X & Y

X-Pondicherry UniversityY-Twinkle Twinkle Little star

8) X is perhaps the most well known among all these spells. What is common to these spells.

Langlock Levicorpus Liberacorpus Muffliato XAlso ID X

X- Sectumsempra

Spells created by Severus Snape

9) Performed in March 2014, X went on to be the most re-tweeted event of the year. The real reason behind X is actually the promotion of the Galaxy Note 3. Some estimates even peg its value to be $1 billion.

If only --------- arm was longer. Best-----ever. #------8:36 AM - 3 Mar 2014

Ellen’s Oscar Selfie

10)

X: We've got some time Y: Okay, should we get some coffee? *Last Line* Z: Sure! Where? Everyone laughs :-) . ID X,Y,Z & Last line of what?

F.R.I.E.N.D.S

11) CONNECT!

Union Carbide Limited

*12) An RTI query from a ten-year-old girl, Aishwarya Parashar lead to the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs revealing that Indians as such have been misinformed about the existence of a certain title. The ministry clarified the inexistence of the same. The reason for the title is attributed to the immense success in the field. Put Funda

Hockey is not India’s national Game!

13) “It’s amazing to think that when stepping into the role of X , Y would not only be portraying a world class -------- but a real life relation.” ID X and Y

14) CONNECT!

15) ID The Movie Trailer

The Suicide Squad

16) X’s motto reads : “Pro scientia et humanitate”(For the sake of knowledge and for the benefit of mankind)The president of X is elected biennially and wears a badge in the form of a spoked wheel, with the standing figure of Joseph Priestley depicted in enamel, mainly in red and blue, on a hexagonal medallion in the centre. The rim of the wheel is gold, and the twelve spokes are of non-tarnishable metals.(Bigger image of X follows)

Royal Society of Chemistry

*17) X: "Collaborating with Francisco Costa for my ----------this year was such a special and unforgettable experience. I'm happy that it has been potentially recovered. It is a timeless and priceless piece of art.“ID X And the scene.

After missing for two days, the pearl-embellished gown was returned to the scene of the crime. 

18) Whose Artwork?

Adolf Hitler

19) The character X lives a double life as a member of an all-animal espionage organization referred to as The OWCA ("Organization Without a Cool Acronym"). It was made a ____ because of the animal's striking appearance and the lack of public knowledge of the animal, which allowed the writers to make things up about the species. Critical reception for the character from both professionals and fans have been considerably positive. Many environmentalists also rated this TV series highly for spreading awareness among people about the existence of such an animal. • Identify X and FITB.

Perry The Platypus

*20) In 1938, a chemist of the Temmler company in Berlin synthesized a drug manufactured under the name Pervitin and publicly sold as a stimulant and drug for psychiatry. During WWII, it was used extensively by the Axis forces for its stimulant effects. From 1942, Adolf Hitler too received daily injections of this drug from his personal physician, Dr Theodor Morell. • The production, distribution, sale, and possession of this drug is now restricted or illegal in many jurisdictions. Its name became famous since 2008 for its relation to one of the co-founders of a multi-billion dollar company named Gray Matter Technologies. • Which drug?

Methamphetamine