Saturday, October 30, 2010

The Saturday Quiz: 01

Hello,

As the countdown runs down to zero, we start with the very first set of questions for our fellow Quizopedics. The answers should be provided in the comments section. All the very best!

1. Fill in the blanks in this famous Dilbert Strip:


2. Identify the Gentleman:


3. The numbers in the bracket are highly relevant, put in fundaes and explain the prediction, oops.. connection.


4. A Sitter! Identify the movie.


5. The movie X was released in 1984. Y was supposed to debut in this movie playing the role of a disco killer. However, since the movie exceeded its scheduled length, the director edited the entire role of Y. Y later debuted in another movie Z, and went on to win the National Award on Debut for this movie. Identify X, Y and Z.

6. What came in next?
  • Beretta 418
  • Colt Police Positive
  • Long Barrel Colt 45
  • .35 calibre Russian
  • Colt Detective Special
  • Remington Model 30
  • Champion speargun
  • .38 Colt Detective Special
  • Luger, Hugo Drax's
  • Red Grant's
  • .38 Police Positive
  • .45 Colt Army Special
  • _______________
7. Connect! You better stick to a one word answer!


8. What is being described here?

"Quantum fluctuation. Inflation. Expansion. Strong nuclear interaction. Particle-antiparticle annihilation. Deuterium and helium production. Density perturbations. Recombination. Blackbody radiation. Local contraction. Cluster formation. Reionization? Violent relaxation. Virialization. Biased galaxy formation? Turbulent fragmentation. Contraction. Ionization. Compression. Opaque hydrogen. Massive star formation. Deuterium ignition. Hydrogen fusion. Hydrogen depletion. Core contraction. Envelope expansion. Helium fusion. Carbon, oxygen, and silicon fusion. Iron production. Implosion. Supernova explosion. Metals injection. Star formation. Supernova explosions. Star formation. Condensation. Planetesimal accretion. Planetary differentiation. Crust solidification. Volatile gas expulsion. Water condensation. Water dissociation. Ozone production. Ultraviolet absorption. Photosynthetic unicellular organisms. Oxidation. Mutation. Natural selection and evolution. Respiration. Cell differentiation. Sexual reproduction. Fossilization. Land exploration. Dinosaur extinction. Mammal expansion. Glaciation. Homo sapiens manifestation. Animal domestication. Food surplus production. Civilization! Innovation. Exploration. Religion. Warring nations. Empire creation and destruction. Exploration. Colonization. Taxation without representation. Revolution. Constitution. Election. Expansion. Industrialization. Rebellion. Emancipation Proclamation. Invention. Mass production. Urbanization. Immigration. World conflagration. League of Nations. Suffrage extension. Depression. World conflagration. Fission explosions. United Nations. Space exploration. Assassinations. Lunar excursions. Resignation. Computerization. World Trade Organization. Terrorism. Internet expansion. Reunification. Dissolution. World-Wide Web creation. Composition. Extrapolation?"

9. Fill in the blanks.

"I'd rather you shot at tin cans in the back yard, but I know you'll go after birds. Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember__ __ ___ __ __ __ ___ ____!

10. Last Question: Can't miss this Gentleman, Name me the movie.


That's All Folks!!

Answers next week, but check this space again for Tomorrow's Quiz.

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Thanks and Happy Quizzing!!
Team "Quiz-o-pedia"

9 comments:

  1. Answer for 7. fevicol
    Answer to 6. List of James bond weapons?... Taking a guess
    Answer to 8. Evolution of universe
    Answer to 9. to kill a mocking bid!!

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  2. 1. Asok from IIT
    2. The Venn diagrams on the picture make sense when you see that the name of the image is still John Venn :-)
    3. Flags chosen by Paul the octopus
    4. scooby doo
    5.
    6. Bofors ..kind of was guessing it when i saw`all the weapons as that is the only famous weapon that i am aware of ..then googled it ..found all of them to be james bond weapons and bofors was next in the list!
    7.
    8. history of the universe
    9. it is a sin to kill a mockingbird
    10. kind of popular theme now :-) is it rajnikanth and bloodstone?

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  3. 1) IITian
    2) John Venn ( You right click the pic and save it, it will give you the name of the man)
    3) Predictions made by paul the octopus
    4)Scooby doo where are you?
    5)
    6) Walter PKK
    7) Pidilite - fevicol ad in which rajkumar hirani acted.
    8) history of the universe in less than 200 words
    9) but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird
    10) The City of Joy

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  4. 1. IIT Graduate
    2. John Venn
    3. Paul ,the octopus, became internationally famous for correctly selecting a box of food marked with the national flag of the winner of each Germany's seven matches at the 2010 World Cup, as well as the final. These selections took place before the actual matches, and were widely labelled as predictions. The numbers are the potential biases.
    4. Scooby Doo
    5.
    6. Jeep mounted Bofors 40 mm gun.
    7.
    8. The History of the Universe in 200 Words
    9. it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.’
    10. Rajnikant in bloodstone

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  5. 1. IIT graduate (googled)
    2. John Venn (the venn diagram was hint enough, also you did not change the name of the pic)
    3. The number of predictions that Paul, the octopus made for the respective countries (May his soul RIP)
    4. Scooby Doo
    5.
    6. Walther PPK (there could not have been an intro to Sharky's quiz blog without a James Bond question, right?)
    7. Fevicol
    8. The History of the Universe in 200 words or Less (googled this)
    9. it's a sin to kill a mockingbird
    10. Rajnikanth - Bloodstone

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  6. 10.Bloodstone
    9.it's a crime to shoot a mocking bird.
    7.Fevicol
    6.Walther PPK
    5.X-Jaane bhi do yaroon,Y-Anupam Kher,Z-Saraansh

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  7. 1)from the IIT
    2)Mr Wenn of the Wenn diagrams??
    3) paul the Octopus's right predictions in World cup 2010
    4) Scooby Doo (&: really!)
    5)
    6) walter ppk
    7)pidilite (Fevicol)
    8) History of the world from big bang to present day
    9)to kill a mocking bird
    10)no clue...

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  8. Congratulations to those who cracked the questions, leader board has been updated in the "Hall of Fame" tab.

    We request all of you to kindly provide us with your email ID, which will be needed while we send across goodies to you.

    Here are the answers to "The Saturday Quiz: 01":

    1. IIT Graduate (The character in the strip is named Asok)
    2. John Venn, father of Venn Diagrams. The name of the pic wasn't changed, easy points.
    3. The numbers indicate the predictions made by the late Paul the Octopus regarding the winner of a football match. He made 12 correct predictions out of the total 14 in UEFA 2008 and WC 2010 combined.
    4. Scooby Doo, Where are you? (The tail gave it away)
    5. X: Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron
    Y: Anupam Kher
    Z: Saaransh
    6. Walther PPK. The list is of the guns used by James Bond according to the Novel by Ian Fleming.
    7. Fevicol (The logo is of Pidilite, Raju Hirani featured in a Fevicol Ad, directed by the man in the picture, Piyush Pandey)
    8. The History of the Universe
    9. Its a Sin to Kill a Mocking Bird
    10. Rajnikanth in the movie "Bloodstone"

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  9. 1. IIT Graduate
    2. --
    3. Flags picked by Paul the Octopus
    4. Scooby Doo
    5. --
    6. Bofors 40mm (Diamonds are forever, Ian Fleming - 1956)
    7. Pidilite (Fevicol) - "Dum lagake haisha" ad creative team
    8. The History of the Universe in 200 Words or Less
    9. "it's a sin to kill a mockingbird" - To Kill a Mocking Bird, Harper Lee
    10.BloodStone

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