The Anniversary Quiz

Happy Dusherra to all...

Well on the anniversary of our "Quiz" blog getting one year old..we are giving out gift hampers to the winners of our next quiz(2nd Oct)...so if u wanna win them all be there next week..

1.No time limit..Give the maximum corrects and u win..

2.QMs decision is final..Please donot crib..BTW u wont get a chance to crib..

3.Rules would be made at the instant and all the scores would be displayed..


Till next Friday..Hold on to your breath...

The "In The News" Quiz S02Q10

A general announcement : The Quiz for the October 2nd Weekend would have a Winner's prize..So please make it a point to attend that..Would be FUN..

Send in your answers to deepakdondas@gmail.com before 22nd September 2009 ,1800 hrs IST..

Half of the Questions have answers that were in news in the last week..Thats why "In the News" Quiz..Frankly i could not think of a better name..Lets Roll..

Question 1 : Lets begin this quiz with a rather easy one..Whats the speciality of this Vehicle ?

Answer : Google Street View Camera Car.

Question 2 : The Connection is Simple..Its their names..Identify each Picture to get the full marks..


Answer : First pic is of The Kamikaze Cocktail is made of equal parts Vodka, Triple Sec and lime juice.Second Pic is of the Kamikaze ,a fictional character, who is a mutant in the Marvel Comics Universe. Third Pic is of 1937 aircraft Kamikaze-Go ..

Question 3 : Recently there has been buzz around ________ that they believe would make them the number 1 is their field..The top two pics are related in the same way that the bottom pic is related to __________ .


Answer : Liverpool FC . They recently signed a sponsorship deal with Standard Chartered Bank worth 80 millon $ . Aon has a similar sponsorship deal with Manchester United.

Question 4*: Put Fundaes..The 1st and the 3rd pics are obviously posters of movies..They are somehow related to the 2nd pic..That would be the answer ..[Open in a new window for larger resolution..if any]

Answer : The poster for a double feature consisting of the films “Dragstrip Girl” and “Rock All Night” sparked the idea for “Grindhouse”, a double feature consisting of two feature-length segments, the Robert Rodriguez-directed “Planet Terror” and Quentin Tarantino-directed “Death Proof”.


Question 5: Babes and Dudes play it together.. : ) Identify the Sport..


Answer : Korfball.

Question 6 :Easy one...Identify both and connect..



Answer : 1st pic is a map of the four nations. Human civilization is divided into four nations: the Water Tribes, the Earth Kingdom, the Air Nomads, and the Fire Nation.
Second picture is of Aang, a fictional character in Nickelodeon's animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender
Connect - Avatar: The Last Airbender

Question 7 : Recent News...Connect both..

Answer :1st Pic is the Cover of Coldplay's Album ,Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends ..2nd Pic is of Joe Satriani.. Joe Satriani recently settled his lawsuit with Coldplay, claiming that the band's song Viva La Vida violated the copyright on his song, If I Could Fly.

Question 8 *: Not Recent and Not in news too..However Connect both..

Answer : 1st Pic is of the Band Gorillaz . 2nd Pic is of the Movie Million Dollar Baby,starring Clint Eastwood,Morgan freeman and Hillary Swank. Connection is the song Client Eastwood which was the Debut Single of the Gorillaz.


Question 9 : Identify the yet-to-be released movie..The Movie premiers today ..(18th September ) ..And it is related to Cannes Film Festival ..

Answer : "Road,Movie" directed by Dev Benegal.[Only Road fetches half marks..]

Question 10 : Joey Shouted ,"London baby!!" ..He was excited at being in London ..Well this might be completely out-of-context...But tell me what is this Pic about ?

Answer :London 2012 Summer Olympics.

Question 11: When and Why ?


Answer :Michael Jackson's Death .On june 25th 2009 all these sites experienced outages owing to high internet traffic as the death of michael jackson made news...

Question 12 : Identify the Movie ..

Answer : Patrick Swayze,who passed away recently, and Om Puri starrer City Of Joy.


Question 13 : Which place is shown in the Pic ? The waterbody is coloured Blue..and the Land is coloured White..

Answer :The seven islands that came to constitute Bombay.(Mumbai)



Question 14* : Connect the Pics1,2,3..[Hint --Pic 4(bottom right) is the Spanish translation Of Pic 3 ...]

Answer : 1st Pic is the Poster of the movie Taj Mahal,2nd Pic is of the Movie Shakti , 4th Pic is of the Movie Casa Blanca ,which in English means White House which is what is shown in the 3rd Pic,i.e White House of Russia.

India’s nuclear test in 1998. Shakti was the Code name for Pokhran II. Operation Shakti - The thermonuclear device was emplaced in the shaft code named White House while the Taj Mahal shaft was assigned to the fission bomb.

Question 15: To round off , Identify the Book from its cover..


Answer : Dan Brown's latest Best Seller(yes already !!) The Lost Symbol..

Now for the Scores :

Anand Maharana --13
Sushmee--11
Ashwini Maharana--13
Kaustaba--11
Saurav Mandal--7

The "Whats in a name" quiz S02Q09

1...Which word originated from the following festival???


Answer : Juggernaut ,the word is derived from the Sanskrit word Jagannātha . Pic shown above is the Famous Rath yatra of Lord Jagannatha.

2...The phrase that originated ffrom the following illustration.



Answer : The Thin Red Line is a term for a thinly spread military unit holding firm against attack. The phrase later took on the metaphorical meaning of the barrier which the relatively limited armed forces of a country present to potential attackers.

3...A scene from a shakespearean claasic. Which famous phrase originated from this???

Answer : All that Glitters is Not Gold , adapted from The Merchant Of Venice . The actual saying was All that glisters is not gold.

4...Straight out of natgeo. A phrase that has some serios logic. Whats the phrase???


Answer : Crocodile Tears .The expression comes from an ancient anecdote that crocodiles weep in order to lure their prey, or that they cry for the victims they are eating.

5...Scene from one of my fav movie. A coin termed in this scene is something that pesters us everyday. Whats the term???


Answer : "Spam" is a popular Monty Python sketch, first televised in 1970. In the sketch, two customers are trying to order a breakfast from a menu that includes the processed meat product in almost every dish. The term spam (in electronic communication, and general slang) is derived from this sketch

6...Its a famous game. one of its methods of solving is a commonly used phrase in English. Whats it???


Answer : Thinking Outside the Box .
The "nine dots" puzzle. The goal of the puzzle is to link all 9 dots using four straight lines or less, without lifting the pen.One of many solutions to the puzzle is to go beyond the boundaries to link all dots in 4 straight lines.

7...Phrase that the illustration conveys???


Answer : Parting Shot . It is derived from Parthian Shot .The Parthian archers, mounted on light horse, would feign retreat; then, while at a full gallop, turn their bodies back to shoot at the pursuing enemy


8...A nice book it really is. Whats its contribution to the english language.


Answer : The Whole Nine yards ,Meaning completely , the whole,everything. The Phrase was first mentioned in the book ,The Doom Pussy.

9...Self explanatory. The phrase that this picture illustrates.



Answer :Baker's Dozen

10...Infamous incident famous phrase. Whats the phrase???

Answer :Peeping Tom is a person who, in the legend of Lady Godiva, watched her during her ride and was struck blind or dead.

11...A phrase originated from this classic used in many contexts. Whats it???


Answer :Big Brother .. :)

12...The name of the company that originates from the following???


Answer : This is the structure of Pepsin , from which the word Pepsi is derived..

13...Lovely scene. I just want the name of an Indian brand that owes its name to the following???


Answer :The Hamam is the Middle Eastern variant of a steam bath ..Remember Hamam Soaps..

14...Connect ...




Answer : The first one is the sculptrue of Nike ,Greek Goddess of Victory. The second Pic is of Reebok ..

15...Easy one. name the company???



Answer : Google ..Derived its name from Googol which is 10 raised to 100.

Now for the scores...

Mit Chowdhury--11
Aswini Maharana-11
Sushmee Badhulika--11
Anand Maharana--13(Winner )
Kamal Rathi--10.5
Deepak Das--8

Till next time..Ciao..

Another General Quiz S02Q08

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1.Identify the Ad.

Answer : This is a Screen-Shot of an Ad for Samsung Mobile Tracker. Rakhi Sawant makes a guest appearance in the Ad .Just a Fun Question ..

Q2. Id the Ad..
Answer : The Philips 'Power4Life' ad is for the Philips USB charger and uses an image of George Bush with the strapline 'for whenever you lose power.'


Q3.Id the Beer .The lady on the top plays a major marketing role in its sale.
Answer : Skinny Blonde .The Blonde strips her clothes off as the beer levels drop and the bottle warms up .. I have given half marks for Blonde Beer..



Q4. The list is not exhaustive..Connect the person shown in the pics.

Answer : As i had mentioned the list is not exhaustive..The players are Luiz Figo,Baichung Bhutia and Carlos Tevez..This players have had all played for bitter rival teams in their respective career after having made a name for them playing for one .. Luis Figo went on to play for Real Madrid after having developed a cult status in Barca..Bhutia Jumped from East Bengal to Mohun Bagan ..And Tevez from Manchester United to Manchester City..They are Football's biggest traitors..And this list is not exhaustive.. One could have answered it from the Connection Answer.. Half marks for identifying the players

Q5 . Identify the person..
Answer : If you look closely ,the background has the logo of ONGC ..The Person is the Chairman of ONGC,Mr R S Sharma..

Q6.Which countries Coat of Arms is it ?
Answer : Syria ..

Q7. Identify the Player..

Answer : Cristiano Junior who played for Dempo Sports Club ,Goa

Q8 . Connect the Answers of Q4 , 5, 6 & 7.

Answer : Subrata Pal , India's National Football Team's Goalkeeper .He played a stellar role in India's Win in the ONGC NEHRU Cup Final against Syria in the Penalty Shoot-Out saving 3 times. After playing for Mohun Bagan for 3 years he Joined Bitter Rivals East Bengal .
In the 2004 Federation Cup (India) final, Pal was playing as goalkeeper for Mohun Bagan The Brazilian Cristiano Junior, striker of the opponent team Dempo Sports Club, Goa collided with Pal near the goal post while scoring his (and his team's) second goal. Immediately thereafter, Cristiano staggered off the field and lay down, and subsequently died in hospital.Subrata Pal was suspended for two months.

Q9. Whose Flag is it ?

Answer : Flag of Commonwealth of Nations.

Q10 .Identify the famous sports personality.

Answer : Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav , Independent India's First Individual Olympics Medal Winner .He Won the Wrestling Bronze medal in the Helksinki Olympics,1952.

Q11 .Identify the logos and connect them..
Answer : A sitter ...Bajaj Allianz.. Logos of Bajaj and Allianz..

Q12 . If the Pic shown below is ranked 2 , then what is ranked 1 ?


Answer : Pic is of the Arjuna Awards.It is the Second highest honour given for achievement in sports in India.The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna is India’s highest honour .

Q13 . Identify the Personality ..
Answer : Rohit Bal ,the famous Fashion Designer

Q14 ..Identify the famous Complex..
Answer : If you look carefully, You could have seen the Birds' Nest(Beijing Olympics stadium ) in the background.The Complex in the question is the National Aquatic Centre, Beijing ,where all the Aquatic Events took place during the Beijing Olympics 2008.

Q15 .. Connect the answers of Q11, 12, 13,14.

Answer :The Connection is Vijendra Kumar .He won an individual Bronze Medal in the Beijing Olympics in the middleweight category Boxing .He received the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna in July 2009 .He is the brand ambasaddor for Bajaj Allianz .He also walked the Ramp for Rohit Bal during the India Couture Week held at Mumbai ..Vijendra Singh also has fetched marks wherever the connection was mentioned correctly

Some of the Cool answers :
For the Cristiano Junior Questions ,Guesses were Theirry Ronaldo (Sushmee)
For the Luis Figo ,Bhutia and Tevez Question connection was Football Players (Aswini ..Who Else)
Rakhi Sawant got all kind of answers..Swayamvar..Kaminapan..etc..


Now For the Scores :
Sushmee --7.5
Anand maharana--7
Kamal rathi--10.5 (Winner by virtue of being the first to submit the answers)
Subin gafoor--8..
Sharp shooter--7
Aswini maharan--10.5
Preetam jena--9.5