Quiz set 2
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Quiz set 2
CARNIVAL ONLINEQUIZ 2011
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The quiz is open to all. Only one participant per team and only one
submission allowed per participant. Mail your answers to [email protected]
Prizes worth Rs 1000 to be won. Last date to submit set 2 answers along with name and contact details is Jan 18, 2011. In case of a tie,
the first person to answer will get preference.Googling and Wiki-ing accepted. KISSing is always
appreciated. QM’s decision is final and other regular B.S.
Rules
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1. In the Sherlock Holmes adventure, The Sign of Four by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the family of a murder victim resides at X Lodge. In the
adventure of The Five Orange Pips a frightening letter is postmarked from X, India
seven weeks before the death of Colonel Openshaw.
What is X ?
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Ans: Pondicherry
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2. This is a map of the countries visited by a certain person. Who?
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• A map of all the countries visited in the Indiana Jones franchise.
• KEY= RED- "Raiders of the Lost Ark" only (Film I)GREEN- "Temple of Doom" only (Film II)BLUE- "The Last Crusade" only (Film III)ORANGE- "Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" only (Film IV)PURPLE- Films I and IIIBROWN- Films I, III and IVYELLOW- Films I and IV
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Ans: The Nobel Peace Prize 2010 being presented in absentia to Liu Xiaobo .
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Q4. Identify this monument.
Clue – It’s a national historic landmark of the US. But it’s a bit different from the others.
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A 4. The American Legation in Tangiers, Morocco, is the only National Historic Landmark on foreign soil.
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Q5. What is the claim to fame of Emoor Bhagavathy temple in Palakkad, Kerala in Indian politics?
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A5. Congress symbol inspired from this.
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Q6. Whose statue ??
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Ans6 : Statue of Andy Warhol in Bratislava, Slovakia.
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7. CONNECT.
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ALL THESE MOVIE POSTERS WERE DESIGNED BY JOHN ALVIN. THE LADY IS FARAH ALVIN, HIS DAUGHTER AND HE IS A DISNEY FINE ARTIST.
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Q8) Auctioned object from 2007. Why did it make headlines?
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A8) The window from where Lee Harvey Oswald shot JFK
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Q9) CONNECT THE FOLLOWING VISUALS.
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A9) INSPIRED THE NAMES OF SEARCH ENGINES.
YAHOO – FROM GULLIVER’S TRAVELS
LYCOS – FROM THE SPIDER FAMILY LYCOSIDAE
ALTA VISTA – VIEW FROM ABOVE (this one is cryptic – shows people viewing from Mt Everest)
ASKJEEVES (NOW ASK.COM) – FROM WODEHOUSE’S CHARACTER JEEVES.
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Q10. Identify the child actors and Connect.
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Ans 10) INCEPTION (2010)
• The cast contains a large number of lead actors who started in movies and TV as children: Leonardo DiCaprio first started appearing on TV, including as a regular in "Parenthood" (1990) and "Growing Pains" (1985), as a young teen; Joseph Gordon-Levitt had his first TV roles at age seven; by age ten, Ellen Page had started as a regular on the series "Pit Pony" (1999); and while still in kindergarten, Lukas Haas made his film debut in Testament (1983).