The Weekly Quiz Blog..

Techfest National Open Quiz

2011-10-10T09:29:00.000+05:30

Dear All, Here is something that might be of interest to you... Techfest National Open Quiz, IIT Bombay Techfest 2011-12 shall host the largest inter-institutional quiz in India, The “Techfest National Open Quiz 2011-12”. With a prize money of INR 1,00,000 for the grand finale and much more interesting prizes this quiz aims to bring together the best quizzers from across the nation. The quiz

Quiz S02Q16

2010-07-23T09:06:00.001+05:30

Welcome back... I received a few mails from students reminding me of another quiz( now that they are done with their board exams).So realising that we are still in business :P here is a quiz about news,views,entertainment and ofcourse controversies. Please send in your answers latest by 7th August 2010 to sbadhulika@gmail.com. Winner gets free publicity and a surprise gift. In case of any

Return of the quizzer

2010-07-23T00:31:00.000+05:30

After a longggg hiatus,we are back! Blame it on our extremely bzee-bzee ness or simply laziness,but we are like that :) Without any further delay,the next quiz shall be posted in a day or two... so,watch out for this space~~~ Till then, take care.

Quiz S0215

2010-03-12T08:13:00.005+05:30

With the board exams and MBA calls keeping our champions busy,we recorded least traffic.Nonetheless we hope happy times to be back soon. [Update: Deadline to send in your answers has been extended by a week i.e. till 27th march 2010. Hi All, We are back with our bag of questions-some informative,some entertaining,some thought provoking and some ...simply timepass :) Send in your answers to

Quiz S02Q14

2010-02-18T06:02:00.007+05:30

We are back with the answers to the Loosers Quiz. Participation was almost the same as the head count at INOX for RGV ki Aag...but still it was fun exploring the answers. (Update : The last date to send in your answers has been extended till 5th march 2010. Send them to sbadhulika@gmail.com. After having broken our new year"s resolution ,we are back with a quiz which we decide to aptly name as

The year that was...Quiz S02Q13

2009-12-22T09:30:00.003+05:30

Wishing u all a very happy and prosperous new year . ~the weekly quiz blog team. As promised,we are back with the answers,a winner and a gift. News, views, controversies ,awards ,gossips and scandals...year 2009 had it all. Before the drift into yet another year of events begins,let"s remember and relish 2009 in our own ishtyle :)

The Interim Quiz S02Q12

2009-12-01T05:00:00.003+05:30

The response this time was extremely feeble ...we just hope it doesnt get any worse than this. Update :The last date to send in your answers has been extended till 7th Dec 09. While the big bosses are all bzee bzee,here is an interim quiz … Rules: The questions might be too easy or too vague or both…any such case,please bear with me. Use of search engines though not encouraged is still

We will be back..

2009-11-29T23:52:00.002+05:30

Hello All,Its been a long time since we had a QUIZ at our site..But the good news is We would be back..Thanks,The Weekly Quiz Blog TeamP.S--We would be happy to have a few more QMs..

The "Winners Take It All" Quiz S02Q11

2009-10-02T16:20:00.011+05:30

Quite a Dull Response despite the fact that this Quiz had Prizes to be won..Rules :1. All * marked questions carry 2 marks and the rest carry 1 mark..In case people get equal marks ,early entries would win..Lets begin..Question 1* :The Group left many spell bound and created a niche for themselves. Identify the chart-topping Album and the Band .Answer : Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band &

The Anniversary Quiz

2009-09-25T23:56:00.003+05:30

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

The "In The News" Quiz S02Q10

2009-09-18T13:21:00.008+05:30

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..

The "Whats in a name" quiz S02Q09

2009-09-11T04:25:00.007+05:30

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

Another General Quiz S02Q08

2009-09-04T16:32:00.004+05:30

Thank you all for the response..Please subscribe through email on the top right widget in the blog..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

The GenQ S02Q07

2009-08-21T16:53:00.013+05:30

The response has been as good as the response during a curfew.Few and far in between..Check out the Poll too.Q1 . The right pic is the statue of the kid on the left..Obviously!!..Whats so special about the kid ?Answer: The statue is called Nino Cero(Little Boy Zero ),Edgar Hernandez was identified as the first person in the world known to have contracted the H1N1 virus – better known as swine

The "Under The Belt" Quiz S02Q06

2009-08-05T21:57:00.012+05:30

This weeks quiz is dedicated to those people who work tirelessly towards our well being. They are a set of people who have taught us the art which led to the origin of life. I feel immensely blue to present to all of us a quiz dedicated to such "Movers & Shakers" (Pun intended of course)of entertainment industry. 1...What are these guys having???Ans...Surprised I am since noone cracked this. Its

The Sports Quiz S02Q05

2009-07-30T20:16:00.011+05:30

A luke warm response ..But nonetheless better than last week..Question 1 : I started young at the age of 6.My Mom was the one who taught me .When i was young there used to be a show that would come in the afternoon around 1 or 2 .So My Mom would write down all the puzzles and we would solve them together.My mom never went to a club .However she had prior experience solving the puzzle with her

The General Quiz S02Q04

2009-07-23T20:22:00.008+05:30

Question1 : Identify the beautiful lady.Had i not blanked the guy it would have been a cakewalk. Answer 1 . Sachin plot and his wife sarah-abdullah(sis of Omar Abdullah) .was in the news recently . Question2:You would have seen a lot of such “illusions” like pic 1… so connect .. Answer 2. Paradigm shift is the term first used by Thomas Kuhn in his influential book The Structure of Scientific

Faster ones...S02Q03

2009-07-10T21:54:00.012+05:30

Each n every question is workable here,use ur grey matter answer is in the question itself...1...Identify the adAns...Viagara.The old man and the lady at a very suggestive position.Now u know what I am talking about.2...Ad for???Ans...Absolut Yoga...Notice the excercise mat and the bottle with its head down???3...Whats da ad???Ans...Eno...Self explanatory4...Ad for???Ans...Burger King..Now u know

The E Quiz S02Q02

2009-07-10T21:48:00.005+05:30

Question 1 :What fills into the Rank 1 ? Quite a craze these days!!Answer : Twitter.Com . Ranking based on the fastest growin member community .Question 2 : Exception handling..Well what are these guys posing infront ?Answer : Muhammad Ali's star (Hollywood Walk Of Fame)is placed on the Walls of Kodak Theatre ,due to Ali's request that he not be walked on.Question3 : Whose Ad ?(Do you know who

The General Quiz S02Q01

2009-07-02T16:46:00.009+05:30

A Good response to the 1st Quiz this season...I would request People to please mail answers and not tell them to QM on Gtalk and be satisfied..We would be giving the "Season Winner" a Great Award..Weekly Winner would be getting "Free Publicity" at the Blog..1 .What is missing in the Pic ? Identify who would fit in the Place of the Question Mark ?[P.S-A High five to all who answer this..]Answer :

Season 2 ..Coming Soon..

2009-06-23T16:48:00.004+05:30

Yeah..You read it right!!We are coming back for the 2nd Season..With more Directs !!More Connects!!More Suprises!!People who intend to be QM need to just inform us.We would provide you the access to be the QM .The Quizzes begin on 2nd of July and every week thereafter...

EQ

2009-05-08T19:24:00.009+05:30

Hello All, after a short sabatical we are back in the running mode.Without much ado, lets get started..Q0. What has been wiped off ?Answer : Peter England..Coming to another point..Kallis is miffed with his sister, a Chennai Super Kings Cheerleader , for having showed off her dancing skills after Kallis got out..Q1 . Identify the Movie.Answer : Dasvidaniya ..Easy one..Q2. Identify the Movie again

Politics Ka Gutter

2009-05-07T12:37:00.007+05:30

The elections of the world's largest democracy are on. So in celebration of that presenting a quiz on Indian politics...1... The logo below represents a company which is syonymous with elections in India. What is the significance of this company.Ans...MPVL is mysore paints and varnish ltd and Specialists in manufacturing & supply of indelible ink (voter's ink) used in elections in India since

Mumbai Meri jaan

2009-05-05T12:18:00.005+05:30

IPL season on so here comes my two cents in tribute to my fav team...THE MUMBAI INDIANS...1...A big cup in small hands is it. Jus tell me the name of the tournament the guys just won.Ans...This is the famous Harris Shield that is presented to the inter-school champions.Sachin n Kambli made that record partnership in this very tournament as mere 14 yr olds. 2...A deserted house it looks like.who

The lead-up

2009-03-26T11:43:00.005+05:30

So v r on our feet again.Heres one more small lil quiz for all u guys.1...Identify this oscar nominated actor.Signature should serve as a clue I suggest.ANS...Kathleen turner. 2...Identify this famous sitcom.Ans...Days Of our Lives3...Although the name of this is quite a popular name,but was used in a different context and as a different form.Name this gross looking dish.Ans...Its a Japanese dish

Stop-Gap

2009-03-21T10:44:00.005+05:30

Till we come up with the full "Weekly Quiz" heres the Short dose of question..We would be having these daily...Hope that helps..1 .What has been wiped out in the pic?2.Connect the pics..3.Another connect..Post you answers as comments..

Score-a-plenty Quiz..

2009-02-26T19:02:00.011+05:30

A very poor response this time..Q1 . This has been in the news recently with AajTak and IndiaTV calling it Breaking News everyday . Just Connect this pics for me...(Name the 3 pics and then the connection..)Answer : 1st pic is of 'Majnun in the Wilderness' .2nd Pic is of the Album ,'Layla' (Eric clapton).3rd Pic is of map of Rajasthan .The connection being ,"Laila and majnun were cremated in

The 70mm Quiz

2009-02-18T20:52:00.017+05:30

1...Name this famous city,manned by one of the greatest superheroes of all time.ANS....Its the BATMAN land,The Gotham City.2...Connect Ans...."Oho Deepika Ji,aayiye aayiye"Remember the ad???Connect is Deepika Chikalia the Sita of Ramanand Sagar's Ramayana.She used to endorse Nirma Super brand and was a MP from the Vadodara Constituency also.3...Again connectAns..Connect is RUDYARD KIPLING The

Dry-Fit

2009-02-09T11:44:00.005+05:30

Dry weather is here so keeping up with nature shudnt the quiz b dry for a change.So heres a new set straying from the trail of picture quizzes,a dry quiz.So send in the answer ASAP to preetam.jena@wipro.com1...First published in Agra in 1869 and sold 2200 copies priced at 1 anna each.British Forcescracked down upon it calling it bazaar trash and Gandhiji said its filth in litterature,but still it

The Movie Quiz

2009-01-19T21:19:00.008+05:30

After a long hiatus we are back...But the Surprise QM that we had promised did not show up...So we have to Put up with the old QM...Send in your answers to deepakdondas@gmail.com ..Please make sure u send your answers on or before 27th of January...And do check the blog before friday because i would be adding a few more questions ....Question 1 : In India we float a new set of stamps to

Nostalgia...

2009-01-13T13:40:00.004+05:30

Considering very less activity over a looong period of time,PJ is here to help u get back on ur feet after da CATastrophe ;)Heres a small quiz for starters.1...Just tell me what was blacked out in the following ad.Ans...VISA cigs.The pacck is almost full in the 1st pic n its almost empty in the last 1.2...Sunny seems 2 be surprised.Tell me what matters to him after over 100 tests.I mean what

The Last Of the Quizzes for 2008...

2008-12-26T17:36:00.007+05:30

Well , we had a great year of quizzing .And lets continue that... Send in your answers to manas86@gmail.com Q1.Slide 1 .O {color:black; font-size:149%;} a:link {color:blue !

Lo(go)n

2008-12-24T17:54:00.003+05:30

Now that quiz master is busy with his B-Skul crap.Lets put in a filler.Lets identify the logos here...Answer rowwise just like last time,submit answers as comments.Just 1 row at a time.No matter how many u get just answer for 1 row.

Ziuq It..

2008-12-18T22:23:00.014+05:30

Last week saw gr8 response to a gr8 Quiz by PJ..Well thanks to all...We appreciate your response everytime..But we would also like some QMs from among you guys...Without much Ado , lets begin ....Rules are Simple :---Answer Completely or try and be as close to get full marks...(Wikipedia helps coz i lift the Pics directly from it..This time I am not..So Google would certainly help...)---Send in

Pot Pourri......

2008-12-10T18:11:00.016+05:30

ANSWERS TO BE SENT ACROSS TO preetam.jena@wipro.com1... A restaurant down under changed its older logo after demonstrations by the Indian diaspora. What was the controversy all about and name the restaurant also.The following is the later adapted logo.Ans...Ballina-based curry franchise Handi Ghandi As per Tushar Gandhi ''It goes absolutely against all his beliefs.Using his image to sell beef

Pic & Guess

2008-12-04T19:47:00.012+05:30

And we are back.....Send in your entries to deepakdondas@gmail.com before 9.12.2008 (Tuesday ) Evening ..Important hint : The Pics are quite large and need to be opened in a new window or tab for better viewing..That would help.1.Connect the 2 pics..Answer :1st pic of the funerary monument at the Brompton Cemetery of Major general sir Andrew scott waugh, the person who named Mount Everest after

Whats your Vision?

2008-11-07T11:55:00.024+05:30

Well the response was luke warm..Blame it on the CAT ...Send in your entries to deepakdondas@gmail.com before Tuesday Night..(11.11.2008)Google wont be of much help....Jus Kiddin...1. Identify the Sport.Ans:Lacrosse2. The Three superheroes came together for a special reason. What?Ans:UNICEF3.This was a very famous mail on the internet and people thought it was a joke. But it was found to be the

Look beyond what u c

2008-11-06T19:29:00.002+05:30

Guys just somethng for timepass since DAS aint puting up any new quiz....So here are da rules...U just need to identify 3 famous things from the pic(be it nethng dat u identify as 1 f da gr8st thngs in history) and go about adding it in the comments part...Dats da rule...Lets c hw many v crack.

The "maybe" tough QUIZ...

2008-10-29T21:06:00.016+05:30

Hi folkz. Its quiz time again. Let us find out how tough these questions are. I am sure u will have a tough time. The questions marked * represent tie breakers. Send all your answers to - akhi746@gmail.com. Happy Quizzing !!! Lets start: