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KQA 28 th Anniversary

KQA 28 th Anniversary. College Quiz Prelims. Sponsor. A tribute to BQC. Rules. 30 questions, answer them! *ed questions help break ties Separate finals for the top 8 PU/11 th and 12 th teams and UG/PG teams All the best!.

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KQA 28 th Anniversary

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  1. KQA 28th Anniversary College Quiz Prelims

  2. Sponsor A tribute to BQC

  3. Rules 30 questions, answer them! *ed questions help break ties Separate finals for the top 8 PU/11th and 12th teams and UG/PG teams All the best!

  4. 1. What AC/DC or Thin Lizzy song title is also a term used by Apple iOS hackers to refer to a process that allows devices running iOS  operating system to gain full access to all features of the said operating system, thereby removing limitations imposed by Apple?

  5. 2. What word was used originally in mills for openings that allowed sacks to pass through the floor up to an elevated storage unit but after the sack passed through the opening the hinge would slam shut, _____ing the sack?

  6. 3. Expand WWRFD

  7. 4. On whom is this graphic novel based?

  8. *5. Its scientific name Salsola Kali is derived from Latin sallere for salt, referring to its salt tolerance. In Eurasia, it is known by the common name Russian thistle. Elsewhere the term “wind witch” applies. How would a cowboy in the wild west refer to it?

  9. 6. This is the world’s largest ‘animated clock’, and is found in Tokyo. Who created it?

  10. 7. Who wrote this 1978 song by Canadian rock band Bachman-Turner-Overdrive (BTO)?

  11. 8. Which 7-letter word is the longest word in the list of 100 most frequently used words in written English? (based on analysis of Oxford English Corpus)

  12. 9. ‘Inside X: My Time with Y at the World’s Most Dangerous Website’, by Daniel Domscheit-Berg is a new tell-all book that has been in the news because it claims to expose Y’s autocratic nature. The website X has also been the subject of Micah L Sifry’s book ‘X and the Age of Transparency’. Solve for X and Y.

  13. *10. What word originally used for a succession of stage coaches that plied between any two given locations has now gone on to be employed in the shipping industry?

  14. 11. Considered a seminal hip-hop album, it takes its title from a Chinua Achebe novel. Name it.

  15. 12. Connect – • ‘Sunset at Blandings’, by P G Wodehouse • ‘The Pale King’, by David Foster Wallace • ‘The Original of Laura’, by Vladimir Nabokov • ‘Answered Prayers’, by Truman Capote

  16. 13. Bernard Picart was an artist who never left Europe. Based on descriptions by travelers who had been to India, he drew a series of works depicting Hindu Gods. Name the God depicted here.

  17. 14. This 2007 film was propaganda for whom?

  18. *15. What movie from 1990 was this the tagline to? 'His story will touch you, even though he can't.'

  19. 16. Which popular metal band’s mascot is Roy, the Reaper (pictured above)?

  20. 17. From a LIFE magazine pictorial titled ‘Asian Movie Queens’, who is this?

  21. 18. The first ever international cricket match was played between which two countries in 1844, nearly three and half decades before the inaugural test between England and Australia?

  22. 19. These were the leaders of a newly formed political party in 1964. Identify the party.

  23. *20. The term originally applied to the Balkan states in Eastern Europe, but now generally describes the countries of Western Asia between the Mediterranean Sea and Iran, especially in historical contexts. Its antonym, and something in between are terms that are far more commonly used. What is this two-word term?

  24. 21. This award is given under six categories – • Government Service • Public Service • Community Leadership • Journalism, Literature, and the Creative Communication Arts • Peace and International Understanding • Emergent Leadership • As many as 46 Indians have won this award, the latest being Deep Joshi who won it in 2009. What award?

  25. The Bad BeginningThe Reptile RoomThe Wide WindowThe Miserable MillThe Austere AcademyThe Ersatz ElevatorThe Vile VillageThe Hostile HospitalThe Carnivorous CarnivalThe Slippery SlopeThe Grim GrottoThe Penultimate PerilThe End 22. Connect

  26. 23. In chemistry, the Lawsone molecule is also known as Hennatonic acid. The molecule can react via a process called Michael addition with keratin to create a stain. For most Indians, this process conjures what image? Michael reaction or Michael addition

  27. 24. Augustus Gloop (a German excessive eater), Veruca Salt (a spoiled English brat), Violet Beauregarde (junior bubblegum champion), Mike Teavee (loves to watch television), and Charles Bucket win golden tickets to visit which place ?

  28. *25. Max-Q is a Houston-based rock band. They are named after an engineering term for the maximum dynamic pressure from the atmosphere experienced by an ascending object. According to Robert Gibson, their founder, they make a lot of noise but no music. The band has had as many as 19 people play for it, but none of them are full-time musicians. What is their primary profession?

  29. 26. An acorn is the nut of which tree?

  30. 27. A hit Nickelodeon TV show featuring 8 tiny kids was named after a slang word that refer to infants. The slang comes about because infants crawl along carpets like rodents. Name the show

  31. 28. This coin commemorates a famous speech given on 18th June, 1940. Who gave the speech?

  32. 29. It is said that Catherine de Medici introduced this to Italy. Allegedly, dishes prepared on a bed of this are referred to as “a la Florentine” thanks to Catherine’s fascination for this dish in Florence. So what would make your dish a la Floretine?

  33. *30. Using the animal as a clue, identify the movie (based on a famous play)

  34. Answers follow… …after this slide!

  35. 1. What AC/DC or Thin Lizzy song title is also a term used by Apple iOS hackers to refer to a process that allows devices running iOS  operating system to gain full access to all features of the said operating system, thereby removing limitations imposed by Apple?

  36. The answer is...

  37. Answer Jailbreak

  38. 2. What word was used originally in mills for openings that allowed sacks to pass through the floor up to an elevated storage unit but after the sack passed through the opening the hinge would slam shut, _____ing the sack?

  39. The answer is...

  40. Answer Trapdoor

  41. 3. Expand WWRFD

  42. The answer is...

  43. Answer What Would Richard Feynman Do?

  44. 4. On whom is this graphic novel based?

  45. The answer is...

  46. Answer Che Guevera

  47. *5. Its scientific name Salsola Kali is derived from Latin sallere for salt, referring to its salt tolerance. In Eurasia, it is known by the common name Russian thistle. Elsewhere the term “wind witch” applies. How would a cowboy in the wild west refer to it?

  48. The answer is...

  49. Answer Tumbleweed

  50. 6. This is the world’s largest ‘animated clock’, and is found in Tokyo. Who created it?

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