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Quiz #41
Dated - March 7, 1999

Suresh Ramasubramanian <mailto:suresh@kcircle.com>
1. Everyone knows that the Dronacharya award is awarded to the best sports coach every
year. To whom is the Agastya Award given?
2. Lou Gerstner of IBM recently coined a term which describes a product which never
gets off the drawing board, even though the company's execs keep talking about it. What
is this term?
3. "Computer Peripheral Devices" is a Bangalore based firm which manufactures
electronic PCO call monitors, which are commonly used in STD booths across the
country. Which former Indian cricketer owns this firm?
4. Based on a bamboo exercise toy that the founders of the company "Wham-O" saw on a
trip to Australia, this toy notched worldwide sales of more than 100 million within 6
months of it's launch in 1958. The Japanese banned its use in public because of
impropriety. Which toy is this? (Clue - It is popularly associated with beautiful Hawaaian
maidens).
5. What was peculiar about the magazine cover of the first issue of Playboy magazine in
1953 ?
6. Which famous Auto manufacturer's logo is a symbolic representation of a rotating
propellor, since the company was originally a major manufacturer of fighter aircraft?
7. An easy one for a change - what does the stylized "F" which forms the logo of the
ubiquitous Matador van, stand for?
8. When this company was first set up, it had to petition the Nizam of Hyderabad to use a
state symbol as it's brand name and logo. A special "Firman" (royal order) was issued for
this purpose. Which brand is this?
9. You have all heard of Blackmail, and seen the hit Hindi movie (starring Dharmendra,
Rakhee and Shatrughan Sinha) too, I suppose. Now, tell me what, in corporate jargon, do
you mean by "Greenmail"?
10. "Artex" is an ethnic jewellery import / export firm based in the USA. The owner of
Artex recently hit the headlines in a big way, thanks to his wife. Who is he?
11. In HR parlance, a Golden Handshake is an incentive given to an employee to
voluntarily retire from service. Now, what do HR people call an incentive offered to
someone to retain him in the organization (exactly the opposite of a Golden Handshake)?
12. Two of the most famous exponents of Time and Motion study techniques was Frank
Gilbreth and his wife Lillian. Together, they developed a series of scientifically developed
and efficient motions to carry out each and every task on an assembly line. Workers were
instructed on how and when to switch between each motion by watching signal flags
waved by the foreman. What did the Gilbreths call this technique?
13. How does the major nationwide NBFC "Alpic Finance" get its' name?
14. Which famous cartoon figure, the mascot of a famous Indian corporate, was created
by S.K. (Bobby) Kooka in 1938?
15. In the aviation industry, when the Boeing 747 was first introduced in the late 1960s, it
soon came to be nicknamed "The Savior". Why?
Answers to Quiz #41

1. It is the highest award instituted by the Travel Agents Association of India for
outstanding contribution in the Tourism sector.
2 Vaporware (A product which exists in the same way vapor exists - formless, undefined
and practically non existent, except in the fertile minds of the company's marketing
professsionals).
3. Brijesh Patel.
4. The Hula Hoop. Wham-O also developed that all time favorite - the Frisbee.
5. It had no date. Apparently, when Hugh Hefner launched Playboy, he was not at all sure
if there was going to be a next issue. Besides, he was just recovering from a messy legal
battle with a then popular male magazine called Stagmag, which strongly objected to
Hefner's original idea of naming his magazine "Stag Party".
6. BMW (Bayerische Motor Werke or Bavarian Motor Works).
7. Firodia - the name of the family behind this sturdy workhorse.
8. Charminar Cigarettes, from the Hyderabad based Vazir Sultan Tobacco (VST).
9. Blackmailing a company by purchasing large blocks of it's shares and then threatening
to drive down it's value by dumping it on the market at low costs. The company is forced
to buy back it's shares at a hefty premium if it wishes to avoid this.
10. Robert Vadhera (or Vadra), who recently married Priyanka Gandhi.
11. Golden Handcuff.
12. Therblig (formed by rearranging their name, Gilbreth).
13. By reversing "Cipla" - it's parent company, better known as a leader in the
pharmaceutical sector.
14. The Air India Maharaja
15. The first reaction of a visitor on seeing the 747 is usually "Christ!!!!!!!!!!", and Jesus
Christ is regarded as "the Savior".
Quiz #42
G.V.S.Sreedhar <mailto:gvs_sreedhar@kcircle.com>
1. What do we mean when we say that an animal has a plantigrade walk?
2. Which writer's autobiography consists of three parts - My Childhood, My
Apprenticeship and My Universities?
3. Whose family motto is Non Sufficit Orbis?
4. The Shiva temple at Baijnath in Himachal Pradesh is associated with a figure from
Hindu myth, who is supposed to have performed penance here. Name him.
5. Still in Himachal Pradesh, what is special about the small town of Chail?
6. A town originally called Bhramavarta, now Bithur, near Kanpur in Madhya Pradesh,
was once the capital of a person from Hindu myth. Who?
7. Again Hindu myth - Ahobilam in Andhra Pradesh was the capital of a Rakshasa who
was killed by one of Lord Vishnu's avatars. Who?
8. Which Jain prince who lived in circa 3rd century BC wrote the Tamil classic
Silapadikaram - a landmark of what is known as the Sangam era in Tamil literature?
9. House #1818, Merku Veedhi (West Main Street) in Tanjavur, Tamil Nadu, is presently
the home of Guru Kittappa Pillai, a descendant of the famous Tanjore Quartet.
These four people, Chinnaiya, Ponnaiya, Sivanandan and Vadivelu were the disciples of
the maestro Muthuswami Dikshitar. They codified and evolved the modern version of
which art form, adapting a local art form called Sadir?
10. More on Vadivelu of the Tanjavur quartet - what innovation did he introduce into
Carnatic music, something which is so commonplace as to be de riguer today in a
concert?
11. Which wife of one of the Pandavas has a temple dedicated to her near the hill resort of
Manali? In fact, there is an Arjun Gupha - a cave dedicated to Arjuna near this temple.
12. Apart from giving it's name to the Andhra Pradesh Government handicrafts store, what
is the town of Lepakshi famous for?
13. Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu is where Rajiv Gandhi was assasinated recently. Which
great Hindu saint and religious leader's birthplace was this?
14. Which town in modern Haryana gets it's name from Karna? It is quite close to
Kurukshetra, the site of the Mahabharata war.
15. Ancient story tellers in India preferred to use song and dance to illustrate their stories.
In south India, the predominant forms of this art were Harikatha and Katha Kalakshepam.
What art form ultimately evolved in North India?
Answers to Quiz #42

1. It walks on the soles of it's feet - humans for example.
2. Maxim Gorky
3. James Bond - the motto translates to The World is not enough - the title of the new
Bond movie starring Pierce Brosnan.
4. Ravana - though a Rakshasa, he was one of the most ardent devotees of Lord Shiva.
5. It is the highest cricket ground in the world.
6. Manu the lawgiver. As a matter of fact, Bithur was where Nana Saheb Dhondo Pant
was imprisoned by the British after he was captured soon after the 1857 Sepoy revolt.
7. Hiranyakashipu - killed by the Narasimha Avatar. He was the father of Bhakta Prahlad.
8. Elango (or Ilango) Adigal
9. Bharatanatyam. Sadir was the dance performed by Devadasis - traditional temple
dancers - in Tanjavur.
10.The violin as an accompanist instrument. This western instrument was first used at a
concert in the court of Maharaja Swati Tirunal of Travancore, himself a great patron of the
arts.
11. Hidimbi, Bhima's rakshasi wife. She is worshipped with great reverence as Hidimbaa
Devi. In fact, some areas in Garhwal have a prevalent tradition of Polyandry, as the local
folk claim to be descendants of the Pandavas, all five of whom married Draupadi. There is,
in fact, a village there which worships Duryodhana, of all people.
12. The largest Nandi statue in India
13. Ramanujacharya
14. Karnal
15. Kathak - from Katha or story.
Quiz #43
Raju Adke <mailto:raju@kcircle.com>
1 The article Computing Machinery and Intelligence which appeared in 1950 in the
philosophical journal Mind featured what?
2 W.Grey Walters's Tortoise made in 1950's was one of the first kind of what?
(It moved around the floor under it's own power until it's own batteries ran low and then it
would make for the nearest power socket, plug itself in and recharge it's batteries. When
thoroughly replenished, it would detach itself from the socket and renew it's adventures
across the floor.)
3 What is the philosophical viewpoint expressed by the 17th century philosopher and
mathematician Rene Descartes? It asserts that there are two kinds of substance, mind
stuff and ordinary stuff . Mind stuff is not supposed to be composed of matter and is able
to exist independent of it.
4 Sony's typecorder is the first kind of what ?
5 In U.S. where are the Patents and Copyrights issued ?
6 What are 3-d pixels called ?
7 Who is the founder of 'WIRED'?
8 Which is the most redesigned and overdesigned appliance onearth ,yet remains utterly
satisfactorily?
9 It's called 'Ergonomics' in Europe, and deals with how the human body uses it's sensors
and effectors to work with tools in it's immediate surroundings. What's it called in the
U.S.A ?
10 Cinerama, Super Panavision, Super Technirama, 35mm Panvision,... What comes
next ?
11 Which is the most sophisticated and longest standing application of virtual reality?
12. Choose a complex number z. Square it and add your original number. Keep doing this
until the number starts growing without bound or you are convinced it will remain small.
Choose a color based on the number of times you squared your result and color the
appropriate point on the complex plane. What do you get?
13. In 1969 Donald Fisher and his wife Doris, opened the first store of this chain in
SanFrancisco. They sold only Levi's jeans and to bring customers in, discounted record
albums and tapes. It acquired its new logo in 1986 and is known for it's pocket T-shirt.
Name the company.
14. Which business tycoon once said
I don't think Internet is going to change the world how people chew gum?
15. What was launched in early 1900s as a publicity venture to improve sales of a sports
newspaper Le Petit Journal Illustre ?
Answers to Quiz #43

1. The Turing Test for Artificial Intelligence was first described in it.
2. First Artificial Intelligence capable Device.
3. Dualism.
4. First Laptop.
5. The Dept of Commerce, Copyrights at Library of Congress.
6. Boxels or Voxels.
7. Louis Rossetto.
8. The handset of a telephone.
9. Human Factors.
10.Cinemascope.
11.Flight simulation.
12.The Mandelbrot Set
13.The Gap
14.Warren Buffett
15.The Tour de France bike race
Quiz #44
Dated - April 1, 1999
Ravinder Rao <mailto:ravindar1@yahoo.com>
1. This was actually a quote by Henry Red Sanders in Sports Illustrated magazine on
December 26, 1955. However, it is commonly attributed to Vince Lombardi. What?
2. This film was originally based on the Bengali novel Vipradas and was perhaps the first
full fledged film on the independence movement. It was supposed to be released on
August 15, 1947, but was released two years later. This movie also marked the debut of
one of the greatest actors in Indian films. Name the movie.
3. The Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah Rangeela was defeated by Nadir Shah, who
siezed the fabled Kohinoor diamond from him. Muhammad Shah was nicknamed
Rangeela due to his passion for a form of musical poetry, the concluding part of which is
known as Rang. What?
4. The state assembly of Jammu and Kashmir traditionally has kept 24 seats vacant since
independence. Why?
5. In the early part of the twentieth century, Lala Hardayal, who later founded the Ghadr
party, was a student leader at Lahore University. He was refused membership of the
YMCA and retaliated by forming a rival youth club. He invited his English Literature
professor, who was also a noted poet, to inaugurate this club. The professor had only six
hours notice to come up with a speech for the inauguration and instead composed a
famous poem. What?
6. The Lucknow Residency survived a long siege by sepoys in the 1857 uprising. SInce
then, the British regarded it as a high point in their history. What did they do to preserve
this historical landmark after they left India in 1947?
7. In the Mahabharata, who was killed with the Anjalika astra?
8. In 1964, why was Audrey Hepburn denied an Oscar nomination for My Fair Lady?
9. The first English translation of Einstein's Special and General Theories of Relativity
were first translated into English in 1920, published as Principles of Relativity by Albert
Einstein and Herman Minkowski. Name the two eminent scientists who were the
translators.
10.Identify this man from the description below -
During World War II, this mathematician worked for McDonnell - Douglas. He
later joined IBM. His contributions to the field of IT include -
 The ASCII Code - he was a leading member of ANSI.
 The name COBOL
 The Backslash
 The Escape Sequence
..... and many more

Answers to Quiz #44
1. Sure, winning is not everything. It is the only thing.
2. Mana Desam, directed by L.V.Prasad. N.T.Rama Rao made his debut in this movie.
3. Qawwali
4. These seats are reserved for MLAs who will be elected from Pakistan Occupied
Kashmir when it integrates with India.
5. Sare Jahan Se Achcha - the Professor was, of course, Mohammed Iqbal
6. They chopped down the flagpole in the residency, so that no flag other than the Union
Jack could fly there.
7. Karna. He was killed by Arjuna when striving to free his chariot wheels, which were
stuck in the mud.
8. Her singing voice was dubbed by Marti Nixon.
9. Meghnad Saha and Satyendranath Bose.
10.Bob Bemer.
Quiz #45
Hardcore Hindu Myth - Yagnas
1. Connect Adhvaryu, Udgata, Hota and Brahmaa.
2. The three great sacrifices in Aryavarta were the Rajasuya, Aswamedha and _____. This
last yagna was focused on the mystic number 17 - it lasted for 17 days, was performed on
17 altars, 17 animals were sacrificed ... Two common surnames in North India originate
from this sacrifice. Name it.
3. The site of Maharshi Paraashara's hermitage, Dharmakshetra, was ransacked and burnt
by Kartaveerya Arjuna, who was later killed by Parashurama. Paraashara's son, Veda
Vyaasa, restored it to its pristine glory and organized a 12 year long Shrauta Satra there,
to codify the four Vedas. What is this place better known as, even today?
4. Further to the above question, in the Srauta Satra, who were the four scholars
(acharyas) who led the teams which codified each of the four Vedas?
5. In the beginning, there was the WORD - Omkara. Then came a yagna in which the
sacrificial being was the Purusha. This being was the source of all creation, various
components of the universe coming from its body parts. Now, what originated from the
Purusha's face, arms, thighs and feet?
6. The Aryans who first came to India had horses, which enabled them to conquer wide
areas of land, subjugating people who had never seen horses. Therefore, it is not surprising
that the horse is a symbol of power in Aryan culture - as represented by the Aswamedha
yagna. It is mentioned in the Vedas as of divine origin, the offspring of a certain Horse -
Name it.
7. This Yagna was performed by the sages Yaja and Upayaja, to produce offspring for the
childless King Dhrupada. It produced Drishtadyumna and Draupadi. Just name it.
8. King Janamejaya performed a great Sarpa Satra yagna to punish the Naga Takshaka,
who killed his father, Pareekshit (Abhimanyu's son). It was stopped due to the intercession
of the Rishi Asika, who prevailed upon him to forgive and forget. What momentuous event
took place during this yagna?
9. This yagna was originally enjoined as a daily duty for an Aryan. It's name literally means
Offering to the Fire. Performers of this ritual would (and still do) keep the sacred fire
burning permanently in their homes. What is this yagna called?
10. During Yudhishtira's Aswamedha Yagna, the ceremonial horse entrusted to Arjuna was
captured by his son, who fought a duel with bows and killed him. Arjuna was subsequently
brought back to life by his Naga wife Uloopi. He praised his son's valor, took back the
horse and went on ...
The question is - name this son, and his mother. Also, the country of which he was the
king.
Answers to Quiz #45

1. They were the four priests who officiated at Yagnas.
AdhvaryuRig VedaPresiding PriestHota Yajur VedaChants MantrasUdgataSama VedaSings
MantrasBrahmaaAtharva VedaPerforms expiatory & purificatory rituals2. Vajpeya - hence
Vajpayee or Bajpai
3. Kurukshetra (now in modern Haryana). The Shrauta Satra was preceded by a Vajpeya
sacrifice by King Shantanu, the head of the clan of Kuru and Bheeshma's father. Hence the
name Kurukshetra.
4. For the four vedas:
Rig Veda - Paila;
Yajur Veda - Vaishampayana;
Sama Veda - Jaimini;
Atharva Veda - Sumanthu.
5. The four castes. Priests (Brahmanas) came from the head, Kings (Kshatriyas) from the
arms, Traders (Vaishyas) from the thighs and Workers (Shudras) from the feet.
This is an uniquely symbolic representation of the division of labor principle on which the
caste system was originally founded.
 Brahmanas represent learning and thought ... hence the head.
 Kshatriyas represent might and power ... hence the arms
 Vaishyas and their trade prop up the economy, hence the thighs.
 Shudras, with their labor, support and supplement the efforts of the other castes,
hence their origin from the feet.
Further to this ... From the mind came the moon, eyes - sun, face - Indra and Agni, prana
(life force) - Vayu, navel - the Heavens ...
From the Purusha Suktham.
6. Dadhikravas. < Tolkien fans - this sounds much like Felarof, the steed of Eorl the
Young, Father of all Horses - including Gandalf's steed Shadowfax >
7. Putra Kameshti Yagna.
8. The Mahabharata was first recited by Vaishampayana - one of Vyasa's earliest and most
gifted associates and disciples. He led the team which codified the Yajur Veda (see
question 4 above)
9. Agnihotra - and hence the surname Agnihotri, for a performer of this yagna.
10. Babhruvahana - son of Chitrangada. He was king of Manipura.
Quiz #46
G.V.S.Sreedhar <mailto:gvvarun@hd2.dot.net.in>
1. Name the cartoon character created by Clarence E.Mulford, in a series of cartoons set
in the Bar 20 Ranch. This character was extremely popular from the 1930s to the 1950s,
appearing in several movies, radio and TV shows.
2. Frederic Faust wrote a series of western novels under the pseudonym Max Brand. He
also created a famous "medical" character, who has appeared in several comic strips.
Name this character.
3. Using the pseudonym Evan Hunter, this writer wrote novels like The Blackboard
Jungle and Last Summer. He is much better known for the police procedural novels he
writes using another pseudonym. What?
4. This author and county magistrate, along with his brother, took the initiative to launch
the Bow Street Runners, the forerunners of the London police force. Name him.
5. In Dante's Divine Comedy, a Greek called Sinon suffers the greatest punishment - being
held permanently between Satan's jaws. What has he done to deserve this punishment?
6. Of whom did the people wonder
That one small head could carry all he knew?
7. Give me one word for
A technique of wall decoration in which the surface is covered with a thin layer
of colored plaster and the design scratched through to reveal the color of the
original surface.
8. Give me one word for
A full sized design for a painting or tapestry which is transferred to the final
surface by tracing or pricking over the design.
9. The Hungarian team of 1954 included greats such as Ferenc Puskas - a world beating
team. Who was their coach?
10. The Goddess Juno Moneta is said to have warned the Romans of the invasions of
Rome by the Gauls and later by King Pyrrhus (of the Pyrrhic victory fame). What was
done to honor the Goddess?
Answers to Quiz #46

1. Hopalong Cassidy
2. Dr.Kildare
3. Ed McBain
4. Henry Fielding, the author of Tom Jones.
5. He convinced the Trojans to accept the Trojan Horse, causing Troy's destruction.
6. The village schoolmaster in Oliver Goldsmith's poem
7. Graffitto
8. Cartoon
9. Gustav Sibes
10.Coins were struck in her name - hence the origin of the words Money, Monetary, Mint
etc.
Quiz #47
Nitin Bajaj <mailto:Nitin_Bajaj@bigfoot.com>
1. Which term in the English language arises from the fact that a cocker-tap was used to
prevent too much liquor from flowing out of a barrel?
2. The 1783 peace treaty with 13 colonies of America gave Florida to the Spanish for
failing to recover what?
3. The 11th century Vaishnavite temple in Simhachalam, Andhra Pradesh has an idol which
is unique. How?
4. In March 1871, after an attempt by the National Assembly in Versailles to disarm the
Paris National Guard was unsuccessful, a provisional government called the Paris
Commune was established.
It held power until May of that year after which the Versailles troops captured Paris. This
provisional government is important in history for a particular reason. Why?
5. Contrary to popular belief, Elisha Graves Otis was not the inventor of the electric
elevator. He invented a device which made elevators safer. Who did invent the electric
elevator?
6. Panini's Ashtyadhyayi was criticised by another great grammarian called Katyayana. In
defence, a great commentary was written on Panini's work. Who wrote it and what was
this commentary called?
7. In the Bronx Zoo in New York City, there is a cage with the following legend:
This animal is the only creature to have killed off entire species of other animals.
What is in the cage?
8. This astronomer is responsible for calculating (in 1927) the mass and size of our galaxy
and the sun's distance from its centre. He did so by observing the observing the obscure
movements of stars around the centre of the Milky Way.
His team mapped the spiral shape of the galaxy from radio waves given out by inter-stellar
hydrogen. He is most famous however for postulating the presence of an astronomical
phenomenon that now bears his name. Who is he?
9. In a 1980 judgement, the US Supreme Court ruled that new forms of life created in a
lab may be patented. What is this law called?
10. Which is the only sport where men and women compete on an equal basis in all
categories all over the world?
11. The Mughal Emperor Momammed Shah Rangila once offered a paan to Baba Gopal
Das Pandey to praise for his singing. Pandey accepted the paan and was hence ostracised
by the orthodox Brahmin community to which he belonged. What was the result of this?
12. Among his best known works are Christina's World (1948), Her Room (1963), and
Spring Fed (1967). However he is best known for the 1986 revelation of 240 previously
unknown works, all studies of an unknown woman called Helga. Who is this American
artist?
13. This American mathematician, who lived between 1894 and 1964, was the founder of
the science of cybernetics, the study of control and communications in machines, animals
and organisations. During World War II, while engaged in developing anti-aircraft defence
techniques, he attempted to produce a mathematical system for communicating vital
information. Through this work, he became interested in automatic computing and
feedback theory. Who was he?
14. Its name literally means the way of the union of vital breath and energy. This martial
art uses a system of holds, throws and locks as principal movements. It does not have a
standard of belts but generally white is used for novices and black for experts. In 1925,
Japanese martial arts expert, Ueshiba Morihei devised the modern form of this discipline
based principaly on self defence. Which martial art?
15. Which famous chemist of the late 19th and early 20th century coined the term magic
bullet and indeed, discovered the first one?
Answers to Quiz#47
1. Cocksure
2. Gibraltar
3. It is an idol of Sri Varaha-Narasimha, combibing the Varaha and Narasimha avataras of
Lord Vishnu.
4. It was the World's first Socialist government.
5. Werner von Seimens
6. "Mahabhashya" by Patanjali
7. A Mirror
8. Jan Hendrik Oort (who predicted the presence of the Oort Cloud, a vast swarm of
comets at the edge of the solar system).
9. Frankenstein's Law
10. Dressage - an equestrian event
11. Pandey converted to Islam and changed his name to Baba Amin Khan Dagar and
founded the famous Dagar Gharana.
12. Andrew Newell Wyeth
13. Norbert Weiner
14. Aikido
15. Paul Ehrlich (he discovered Salvarsan)
Quiz #48
Dated - May 1, 1999
1. Insulin was developed by Banting and Best, who called it Isletin. Why?
2. No heat will flow between any two bodies that are at the same temperature. What is this
basic fact of Physics known as?
3. The introduction of this equipment in the late 2ND century BC revolutionized cavalry -
its influence has been compared to that of the introduction of the tank in modern warfare.
Due to this, lancers could now use their spears underarm instead of overarm, with much
greater ease. It was originally invented in India and further modified by the Chinese.
What is it?
4. When applying fresh concrete mortar, the mason (in India at least) scratches at it,
making marks all over the surface. One reason is to roughen the surface and make it
suitable for tiling or plastering. What is the other, more practical reason?
5. According to the Bureau of Indian Standards, only sand from a certain place in India
can be used for laboratory testing of cement or concrete. Where does this special sand
come from?
6. In the Jagannath Temple at Puri, Cashewnut is never used as an ingredient in the
offerings made to the deity. Why?
7. In the old west, people used to take frayed, worn out ropes and twist them into good
shape, selling them as fresh ropes. What phrase in English comes from this?
8. He proposed something quite similar to the Continental Drift theory as far back as
1620, using it to explain the lost continent of Atlantis. Who?
9. William Gilbert was court physician to Queen Elizabeth I. He was the first one to point
out a remarkable fact which is common knowledge today, of immense use in astronomy.
What?
10.What are classified as Transverse, Scimitar and Barchan?
11. Antoine Lavoisier, in his treatise Methods of Chemical Nomenclature (1787)
established a certain convention. What?
12. Which city was formed from three cities - Osa, Sabratha and Leptis? Hint : Think
Africa.
13.What is unique about the flag of Paraguay?
14.There is a six line poem inscribed on the famous 1000 year old Iron pillar at Mehrauli
near Delhi. As deciphered by James Princep, which famous king's exploits were
commemorated in this poem?
15.Who was popularly called The Wizard of Iron?
Answers to Quiz # 48
1. It is produced in the Islets of Langerhans in the Pancreas
2. The Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics
3. The Stirrup
4. To test whether the mortar has set or not, without disturbing the surface. He can just
feel inside the scratches he has cut.
5. Eluru in Andhra Pradesh. TAMIN (Tamil Nadu Minerals) has a monopoly on its supply.
6. Cashewnut is supposed to have been Ravana's favorite dish, and is hence forbidden in
the temple.
7. Spinning a Yarn.
8. Francis Bacon
9. That the Earth behaves as a giant magnet
10.Sand Dunes
11.Naming compounds after their constituent elements (eg. NaCl is Sodium Chloride)
12.Tripoli, Libya (Tri Polis - Gk. for Three Cities)
13.It is the only national flag which is not the same on both sides - the front has red, white
and blue stripes with the Paraguayan coat of arms. The back has the tricolor superimposed
with the national treasury seal.
14.Chandragupta Vikramaditya (Chandragupta II)
15.Gustav Eiffel
Quiz #49
Dated - May 7, 1999
1. In the 1870s, George Giffy, an ice cream salesman in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, would
only sell the dished ice cream he'd invented on a particular day. What name was given to
this ice cream as a result?
2. Mary, Queen of Scots had several pages drawn from noble French families. She used
these pages to help her play a certain game - which is said to have originated in
St.Andrews, Scotland. What word is this?
3. Entrack is the sole distributor of Mont Blanc pens in India. Which former test cricketer
(a spinner actually) owns this company?
4. FUD has become a fairly notorious acronym these days, thanks to allegations that this is
a favorite tactic of Microsoft against its competitors. What does FUD stand for?
5. A really easy one - Connect Mark McCormack and Harsha Bhogle.
6. What was Benjamin Franklin talking about when he said "The money money makes
makes more money"?
7. This phrase was first used by Arthur Connolly, a Bengal Cavalry officer in his 1835
book Narrative of an Overland Journey to the North of India, to describe the deviousness
of Russian political / diplomatic maneuvering in Indian affairs. It was later popularized by
Kipling. What?
8. Her real name was Marie Dolores Eliza Rosanna Gilbert. Born in Limerick, Ireland in
1818, she became famous (under a stage name) throughout Europe as a Spanish dancer.
She conducted scandalous affairs with several famous people, including Prince Ludwig of
Bavaria, the pianist Franz Liszt and (it is rumored) even Lord Palmerston - then Prime
Minister of England. Name her.
9. Speaking of Franz Liszt, his style of piano playing was responsible for the development
of something. What, and why?
10.Horse drawn omnibuses were introduced in London in the 1830s. Their conductors had
a reputation for vulgarity and dishonesty. What english word is derived from the name
given to these conductors?
Answers to Quiz #49

1. Sundae - he only sold it on Sundays
2. Caddy - from the french word Cadet, pronounced ka-day, which soon became Caddy.
Needless to say, the game was Golf.
3. Dilip Doshi.
4. Fear, Uncertainity and Doubt.
5. IMG - the sports management company. Harsha Bhogle is the first non - sportsperson
to be managed by IMG.
6. Compound Interest.
7. The Great Game - Connolly was himself a chess player and compared the Russian
diplomacy to their excellence in chess.
8. Lola Montez.
9. The Grand Piano. Framed with metal, it was much stronger than the old Pianoforte,
which could not stand up to the strain of Liszt's violent playing. In fact, he was known to
break at least three of them during a concert.
10.Cad
Quiz #50
Dated - May 14, 1999
Nitin Bajaj <mailto:Nitin_Bajaj@bigfoot.com>
1. She gave birth to twins, Belus and Agenor, after Zeus changed her into a cow and Hera
tormented her as a gadfly. It is also the name of a volcanic moon of Jupiter, with an
average of 4 inches of fresh sulphur deposited on its surface each year. Name her / it.
2. Born in St. Petersburg in 1845, this German mathematician lived until 1918. Many of
today's lazy math students might agree with a thesis he wrote entitled In mathematics the
art of asking questions is more valuable then solving problems. The set named after him
has measure zero, despite containing an infinite number of points. He originated the
concept of transfinite numbers.
3.It had its origins in the discussions of the "Metaphysical Club" in the 1870s and in two
classic papers, The Fixation of Belief and Spencer's Definition of Mind as
Correspondence, both by Charles Sanders Pierce.
It is basically a theory that the truth of an idea can be judged only by the practical effects
that arise from it. Name this school of philosophy dominant in the United States during the
first quarter of the 20th century, whose most famous exponent was William James.
4.His deeds include the slaying of the Crommyonian sow, the capture of the Marathonian
bull, and the slaying of Sinis and Sciron. Murdered by Lycomenes in Scyros, he was raised
by his mother, Aethra, until he was strong enough to lift the stone under which his father's
sword was hidden. Name this son of Aegeus, a character in A Midsummer Night's Dream,
and husband of Ariadne.
5.By surviving his assassination attempt, Ronald Reagan become the first president in 160
years not to die in office after being elected in a year ending in zero. For what Shawnee
chief is named the curse that supposedly ended the lives of the previous eight such
presidents?
6.Founder of the Canadian Centre for Advanced Films Studies, his directorial work
includes 1965's The Cincinnati Kid, 1966's The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are
Coming, and 1967's In the Heat of the Night. Name this man whose more recent offerings
include Other People's Money and Moonstruck.
7. He ruled Si-Fan with an iron hand for 45 years, although as time wore on, he was
gradually transformed from a self-serving criminal mastermind to a dedicated anti-
communist, as the sentiments of his author, Sax Rohmer changed. Thanks to dozens of
radio shows and movie serials, he is remembered today for his long fingernails and
drooping black moustache. Name him.
8. First coined by Martin Esslin, this class of literature consists of a pessimistic view of
humanity struggling vainly to find a purpose and to control its fate. There is little dramatic
action: however frantically the characters perform, their business serves to underscore the
fact that nothing happens to change their existence . Language in such works is full of
cliches, puns, repetitions, and non sequitur. Name this movement whose main figures
include Arthur Adamov, Jean Genet, Harold Pinter, Eugene Ionesco, and Samuel Beckett.
9. Born in Messkirch, Germany, and living from 1889 to 1976, this philosopher became
professor of philosophy at Marburg and Freiburg, when he was retired for his connections
with the Nazi regime. In his incomplete main work, he presents an exhaustive ontological
classification of 'being'. Though often termed an existentialist, he denied the distinction
since he was concerned with the ontological problem in general. Name this man, whose
incomplete main work is titled Sein und Zeit or Being and Time.
10. He appears in Shadwell's The Libertine, Moliere's La Festin de Pierre, Merimee's Les
Ames du Purgatoire, and in George Bernard Shaw's Man and Superman. He is also in the
name of a Richard Strauss tone poem and a work by Byron. FTP name this character first
given literary popularity in El burlador de Sevilla by Tirso de Molina.
11. Half-woman and half-serpent, her parents were either the sea deities Phorcys and Ceto
or Chrysaor (son of Medusa) and Callirrhoe (daughter of Oceanus). Her progeny included
the dragons of the Golden Fleece, the Hydra, the goatlike Chimera, the infernal hounds
Orthus and Cerberus, the Sphinx, and the Nemean lion. Name this monster of Greek
mythology (hint - she shares a name with an Australian egg-laying mammal).
12. It took its name from a gallery opened in Paris in 1895 by the art dealer Siegfried
Bing. Leading exponents of this artistic style include the architects Henry van de Velde,
Victor Horta, and Louis Sullivan; glassware designer Louis Tiffany; illustrator Aubrey
Beardsley; and Antonio Gaudi. Name this art movement, whose ornamental characteristics
distinguished it from Art Deco.
13.The only objective indication of the extraordinary event was a quiver on seismographs
in the Siberian city of Irkutsk. In June of 1908, if you had been in Western Europe, you
could have read newspapers at night without a lamp, due to an eerie orange glow in the
sky. What is this event, named for the region north of Siberia where it occurred?
14. After WWII, someone asked the captured Nazi rocket wizard Wernher von Braun
where he got his ideas for the devastating V-2. Von Braun replied, Don't you know your
own rocket pioneer? Von Braun was referring to this person, who, in 1926, on his Aunt
Effie's farm, launched the world's first liquid-fueled rocket. Name this American rocket
pioneer.
15. He was born in Brunswick to poor parents. The Duke of Brunswick paid for his
education at the Collegium Carolinum and the University of Gottingen. He worked on the
theory of errors of observation, the curvature of surfaces, and proved that a circle could
only be divided into n parts with a compass and straight edge only if n is the product of
distinct Fermat primes and a non-negative power of 2. He also gave six proofs to the law
of quadratic reciprocity and four different proofs of the fundamental theorem of algebra.
Identify this mathematician
Answers to Quiz #50

1. Io
2. Georg Cantor
3. Pragmatism
4. Theseus
5. Tecumseh
6. Norman Jewison
7. Dr. Foo Manchu
8. Theatre of the Absurd
9. Martin Heidegger
10.Don Juan
11.Echidna
12.Art Nouveau
13.Tunguska
14.Robert Goddard
15.Carl Freidrich Gauss
Quiz #51
1. This concept originated in Silicon Valley and allowed employees to dress informally at
least one day a week. It extends this free and easy attitude towards clothing and fosters an
open, flat and informal organization. What is it called?
2. In his "Outline of History", H.G.Wells says of a certain king that -
Amidst the tens and thousands of names of monarchs that crowd the columns of
history, Their Majesties and Graciousnesses and Serenities and Royal Highnesses
and the like, the name of _________ shines, and shines almost alone, a star.
From Volga to Japan, his name is still honoured. China, Tibet and even India,
though it has left his doctrine preserve the tradition of his greatness.
More living men cherish his memory today than have ever heard the names of
Constantine and Charlemagne.
Identify him.
3. The Greek historian Polybius (circa 2 BC) noted that, in this region, the land drops only
about 30 feet from over 400 miles away from the sea. This makes it one of the most fertile
regions in the world. The name he coined for this land persists till today. What?
4. This Indian businessman acted in Shyam Benegal's Katha (1979) and played himself in
Sai Paranjpye's Chashmebaddoor. Name him. Hint - an automobile tycoon.
5. Damle, Fatehlal and Dhaiber broke away from their mentor Baburao Painter's
Maharashtra Films and set up Prabhat Studios. Another person broke away from Painter
at the same time. Name him, and also what he founded.
6. The metres of Sanskrit poetry are quantitative, based on the order of long and short
syllables, not as in English (where it is stress based). One such metre (or chchanda:) was
Anustup (4 lines and 8 syllables). What form of Sanskrit poetry originated from the
Anustup metre?
ps - Tups, this one is dedicated to you in Bangalore. - Suresh.
7. In circa 26 century BC, what was constructed by the physician, statesman and architect
Imhotep on the orders of King Zoser?
8. Which company's ad reads thus -
We gave the world the Bullet Train. The least we can give you is a superior air
conditioner.
9. In ancient India, when a Yogi or Maharishi passed away, how was his soul supposed to
part company with his body?
10.What is the introductory piece in a Bharatanatyam performance called, in which an
invocation to the Gods and the five elements is made?
11.In Bhasa's Sanskrit play Pratima Nataka, a scene from the Ramayana is depicted. Here,
King Dasaratha dies, heartbroken at Rama's exile. His widows then install his statue in a
temple and worship it with floral offerings.
Bhasa broke two conventions of Sanskrit drama in this scene. What?
12.In Intel, what is Project Foster?
13.This is a famous quote by ad guru David Ogilvy. Complete it.
The relationship between a manufacturer and his ad agency is almost as intimate as
the relationship between a _________ and his __________.
14.This company was established as Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo in 1946, with a capital of $375
and headquartered in a bombed out department store. What has it grown into?
15.Melville Stone, publisher of the Chicago Daily News, hit upon what innovative pricing
strategy in order to boost sales? Hint - It is well known as the pricing strategy of a major
shoe manufacturer.
Answers to Quiz #51

1. Friday Dressing
2. Emperor Ashoka
3. Mesopotamia
4. Vinod Doshi (Premier Automobiles Limited of the Walchand Group)
5. Rajkamal Studios - V.Shantaram.
6. The Sloka.
7. Construct the earliest ever stepped pyramid in Egypt.
8. Hitachi. (Hitachi means We in Japanese)
9. Through the Brahmadwara. This is the minute opening in the skull which remains open
after the fontanel (the soft spot on a baby's head) fuses together in an adult.
10.Alarippu
11.He dramatized death. Later, he depicted a king as a deity. Both of these were contrary
to tradition.
12.The ongoing effort to make a 1 Gigahertz microprocessor
13.Patient and his Doctor
14.Sony
15.He priced his newspaper at One Penny. He then convinced local dealers to offer their
goods at odd prices like $1.99 - and display his newspaper prominently. This repositioning
as an impulse purchase boosted sales. It is commonly called Bata Pricing - Bata has
refined this to a fine art.
Quiz #52
1. Henry Ford asked Thomas Alva Edison to develop something for the Model T Ford,
assigning him a budget of $1.5 million. However, Edison could not perfect it - it was later
developed by Gaston Plante. What?
2. The manufacture of what item is governed by standards under ISI - 1 ?
3. In Hindu tradition, what are the seeds of Elacocarpus known as?
4. Connect Alfred Vail, Watson and Kemp.
5. What publishing house owned by billionaire S.I.Newhouse Jr., owns magazines like
Vogue, Vanity Fair, etc. and is called The King of Glossy Magazines?
6. Cadillac's president Henry Leland ordered something to be fitted to the 1912 Cadillac,
after a friend of his was killed in a car accident. What?
7. Sir J.D.Hooker came to India in 1890 to study the flora of British India. However, he
could not find any records to help him in his study. What organization did he found
because of this?
8. Where would you find the inscription "King Ptolemy to the gods, the saviors, for the
benefit of sailors"?
9. How did the state of Bihar get its name?
10.In Sanskrit, the literal meaning of this word is Cowshed or Herd of cows. First
mentioned in the Atharva Veda, it took on the meaning of a Clan. What?
Answers to Quiz #52

1. Electrical Storage Battery
2. The Indian National Flag
3. Rudraksha - beads used for rosaries used in Hinduism. There is a mystic significance
attached to the number of faces a Rudraksha has.
4. They were the assistants who received the first messages -
 Vail was Samuel Morse's assistant, and received What Hath God Wrought - the
first telegraph message.
 Watson was Alexander Graham Bell's assistant and received Watson, Come Here, I
want you - the first telephone message
 Kemp was Marconi's assistant and received Do you know anything, Kemp? - the
first radio message
5. Conde Nast Publications
6. The electric starter - Leland's friend was trying to start a car by turning its crank, when
it started and ran over him.
7. The Botanical Survey of India
8. On the Pharos lighthouse in Alexandria - one of the seven wonders of the ancient world
9. From Vihara - because this state had several Buddhist monasteries or Viharas.
10.Gotra - these clans were founded by the Rishis Kashyapa, Vasishta, Bhrigu, Gautama,
Bharadwaja, Atri, Vishwamitra and later Agastya.
Quiz #53
Dated - June 6, 1999
Ravinder Rao <mailto:ravindar1@yahoo.com>
Jargon Special
1. What term was first used by Tibor Mende in the 1950s, based on the Third Estate of pre
revolutionary France? It was later used in its present connotation by the economist Alfred
Saury.
2. What metaphysical animal was introduced into English by Mao Tse Tung, deriding his
enemies in a 1946 interview?
3. In the book The Roosevelt Revolution by Lindsay Bonk, what term was attributed to
James McKieran, describing F.D.Roosevelt's presidential advisers?
4. What concept, in order to bolster their capital resources, did the Dutch East India
Company first introduce in 1610?
5. What term came into existence in Germany in the 1870s, describing a combine of
armament and military equipment manufacturers?
6. What term was coined by science fiction writer John Brunner, to describe a self
replicating and malicious program which moves across networks, eating up bandwidth and
monopolizing system resources?
7. Which internationally renowned firm of consultants popularized terms such as Learning
Curve and Cash Cow?
8. What term was coined by Arnold Toynbee in 1889, describing the economic situation
from 1740 to 1840?
9. What phrase was coined by Edward deBono, signifying "problem solving by
unorthodox, apparently illogical methods"?
10.What management term has been introduced by C.K.Prahlad and Gary Hamel to
emphasize the necessity for an organization to focus on what it does best?
11. Dan Quayle recently remarked that "If Al Gore invented the Internet, I invented Spell
Check" - referring to his much publicized mis-spelling of the word Potato(e) on camera.
While Al Gore certainly did not invent the Internet, he did coin a phrase synonymous with
it. What?
12. What concept was introduced by Michael Hammer in a seminal 1990 essay, the theme
of which was Don't Automate, Obliterate?
13. Charles Schultz, in his popular Peanuts comic strip, coined two phrases - one of which
is Good Grief!! What other term, which has become current business jargon, did he coin?
14. What indispensible aid to modern managers was first used by Ray Tomlinson of Bolt,
Beranek & Newman - a Cambridge, MA based firm of consulting engineers, in the 1950s?
15. By what generic name are the large Korean conglomerates such as Daewoo and
Samsung known as?
1. Third World
2. Paper Tigers
3. Braintrust
4. Share
5. Cartel
6. Worm
7. Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
8. Industrial Revolution
9. Lateral Thinking
10. Core Competence
11. Information Superhighway
12. Re-engineering
13. Security Blanket
14. EMail - Tomlinson also originated the commonly accepted
somebody@somewhere.com format for email addresses.
15. Chaebols
Quiz #54
1. Jean Baptiste Poquelin was also known as "The French Aristophanes". What is he better
known as?
2. In Blondie, what do the initials of Dagwood's boss J.C.Dithers stand for?
3. What famous salad was created by Chef Cardini at his restaurant in Tijuana, Mexico in
1924?
4. Which perfume was launched on the fifth day of the fifth month in 1921?
5. Which Shakespearean play was banned in England from 1788 to 1820 due to the
madness of King George III?
6. What is located on Boothia's peninsula in Canada?
7. Name the singer who founded the record label "Reprise" in 1960
8. Whose first band in high school was The Blackouts?
9. Name the two brothers created by Edward Strathemeyer and Harriet Stratemeyer
Adams in the 1930s.
10.Name the First "Silver" model introduced by Rolls Royce.
11.Name the prophetess daughter of Priam who tried to prevent the Trojan Horse from
entering the city.
12.In 16th Century England, what would you avoid on hearing a shout of "Gardyloo"?
13. How would you associate Anagallis arvensis and Baroness Orczy?
14. Which band's former names were "The Detours" and "High Numbers"?
15. Name the first rock opera and the band too.
Answers to Quiz #54

1. Moliere
2. Julius Caesar
3. Caesar Salad
4. Chanel No.5
5. King Lear
6. The North Magnetic Pole
7. Frank Sinatra
8. Frank Zappa - The Blackouts was formed with Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart).
Other names of Zappa's most famous group - The Soul Giants, which became The
Muthers, The Mothers, and finally The Mothers of Invention.
9. Frank and Joe Hardy (the Hardy Boys)
10. Silver Ghost (from 1907 - 1925)
11. Cassandra. Unfortunately, she had been cursed by Apollo that she would always speak
the truth and never be believed. The priest Laocoon was strangled by snakes when he tried
the same thing.
12. The contents of chamberpots (toilets) - from french Gardez l'Eau - beware of water)
13. The Scarlet Pimpernel (latin name of the flower, novel by Orczy)
14. The Who - who incidentally hold the world record for the loudest concert ever.
15. S.F.Sorrow, by The Pretty Things. For those who think Tommy, by The Who, see
<http://www.rockopera.com>
Quiz #55
1. What does Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture commemorate?
2. In New Zealand, who or what is a Pakeha?
3. Which Mozart opera was also called Les mysteres d'Isis (The mysteries of Isis) in
Victorian England?
4. In early cinema, what was flicker music?
5. What was originally called the KdF Wagon (or Strength Through Joy Car) when it was
first produced?
6. On whose tombstone would you find inscribed the following verse from Shakespeare's
The Tempest?
Nothing of him that doth fade
But hath suffered a sea change
Into something rich and strange
7. What term was first used by medieval Arab alchemists to describe the residue that
remained after evaporation in their experiments?
8. In chess, what is a checkmate in two moves called?
9. Which is the oldest international sporting trophy?
10. Which common English phrase originated from the custom of two people breaking a
chicken's wishbone for luck?
11. Which is the only man made object to increase in strength as it increases in size?
12. In the Shakespearean play, name the play staged by Hamlet, in order to get proof that
his uncle killed his father.
Hint - The title was borrowed by Agatha Christie
13. This famous scientist wanted a seventeen sided polygon inscribed on his tombstone.
However, his wish was not fulfilled till many years after his death.
Name this famous scientist, who discovered the method of constructing a n sided polygon
in a circle.
14. What special dish was produced by Napoleon's chef to commemorate one of his most
famous victories?
15. Several US cities have spanish names - such as Los Angeles, the city of angels. Which
city gets its name from the Spanish for The city of the plains?
1. Napoleon's retreat from Moscow in the war of 1812
2. A white man (Maori slang)
3. The Magic Flute
4. A live orchestra in the theater's pit, accompanying the action when silent movies
required music
5. Volkswagen Beetle - the name was suggested to the designer Ferdinand Porsche by
Adolf Hitler
6. Percy Bysshe Shelley
7. Alkali
8. Fool's Mate
9. The America Cup
10. Lucky Break
11. The Geodesic Dome, designed by Richard Buckminster (Bucky) Fuller
12. The Mousetrap - Several Agatha Christie novels have Shakespearean titles, such as By
the pricking of my thumbs (from Macbeth)
13. Karl Freidrich Gauss
14. Chicken Marengo
15. Las Vegas
Quiz #56
A.P.Alagar Samy <mailto:Alagar_Samy@bigfoot.com>
President, KCircle
1. An air supply operation was launched in World War II, to supply Allied troops in
Burma. It was the forerunner of the Berlin Airlift, as many of the skills and techniques
required for massive air supply operations originated in this operation. Pilots jokingly
called it Jumping the Hump. What was the hump?
2. The British launched a massive operation to defend Gibraltar during World War II. One
of the planners named a house he built in Jamaica after this operation's name. Name him,
and name his house. [ Hint - He is much more famous in another field, and so is his
house ]
3. The great god of this race is Alako, son of Baro Devel. The image of this god has a pen
in one hand and a sword in another. Name the race (no, no, not journalists, though the pen
is mightier than the sword).
4. This word was first coined during World War II to mean a powerful bomb which could
destroy large parts of the city. It has later on become popular in the film world. What?
5. When it was introduced, several despairing people called it the Hungarian Horror.
Name it.
6. It was born due to the Balfour Declaration of 1928, but did not materialize till 1949-50.
Name it.
7. Which Beatles song was originally called Maharishi, as it was a savage critique of
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (it called him, among other things, a randy old goat).
8. This film takes its title from William Blake's Jerusalem, which is sung in Paris at the
climax of the film. A stanza from the poem reads -
Bring me my bow of burning gold,
Bring me my arrow of desire.
Bring me my spear! Oh clouds unfold,
Bring me my _____ ___ ______.
The last three words are also the film's title. Just name the film.
9. Napoleon called the British by a derogatory phrase, which he quoted from Adam
Smith's The Wealth of Nations. The phrase went -- "To found a great empire for the sole
purpose of raising up a people of customers may at first sight appear fit for a ________
___ __________". Fill in the blanks.
10. This cliched phrase was first used to describe Rudolph Valentino. Cesar Romero
popularized the phrase in a 1948 movie. According to a book by Tom Wolfe, "It was Cary
Grant Mae West was talking about, when she launched this phrase in She done him wrong
(1933)"
Answers to Quiz #56

1. Mt.Everest. Planes would airlift supplies from Chongqing in China to various parts of
Burma. On the way, they had to climb rapidly to cross Mt.Everest, before returning to
their normal altitude. This was the hump they had to jump over.
2. Ian Fleming, Goldeneye. The Bond movie starring Pierce Brosnan took its title from
Fleming's house in Jamaica.
3. Gypsies
4. Blockbuster (originally named because these bombs could pulverize an entire city
block)
5. Rubik's Cube - it was invented by a Hungarian, Prof. Erno Rubik
6. Israel
7. Sexy Sadie
8. Chariots of Fire
9. Nation of Shopkeepers
10. Tall, Dark and Handsome
Quiz #57
Dated - July 04, 1999
1. When the Panama Canal was being constructed, its width was calculated to accomodate
the two largest ships then existing in the world. One was the U.S.S. Pennsylvania. Name
the other, more famous ship.
2. When Io, one of Jupiter's many paramours, was being chased by an angry Hera, she
changed into a cow and swam across the sea to safety. The place where she swam across
has since been named The crossing of the cow. What is it called ?
3. In medieval Europe, travellers would band together and share their bread with each
other. They formed tightly knit groups, fighting against bandits, robber barons and the like.
What word in English, literally meaning sharers of bread comes from these groups of
people?
4. This started in medieval France, when a king would hug a new knight, placing both his
arms around the knight's neck. This tradition carries forward in the French military custom
of kissing both cheeks of a man on whom they confer an award.
In England, this took the form of a king tapping each shoulder of a knight with his sword.
What English word, from the French for To Neck, describes this practice?
5. This early 18th century Fleet Street watchmaker invented an alloy of Copper and Zinc,
which superficially resembled Gold. He used this to make cheap toys, clocks and watches.
This became so popular that his name became synonymous with something cheap and
tawdry.
6. Dandies in early 19th century England were quite fond of using a hair lotion which was
advertised as containing materials procured from a port in the Indonesian island of
Sulawesi (Celebes).
In 1842, Samuel Lever wrote in his book Handy Andy that
"Women were so irritated with the stains this lotion left on sofas and chairs that
they began to crotchet small square chair covers to save their furniture."
What was the name given to these chair covers?
7. This word comes from a poisonous plant growing on the Italian island of Sardinia.
Ancient Romans observed that a victim of this plant's poison was paralyzed, his facial
muscles twisting into a rictus which looked like a grim laugh. What word, meaning a
scornful and bitter smile, comes from this?
8. In ancient Greek drama, Gods or Goddesses were lowered onstage using cranes or
derricks. This sudden appearance was, as Horace explained, the easiest way out for a
playwright, (most often, Euripides), who had got his characters into an impossibly
complicated situation.
Two parts to this question -
What was this sudden appearance of the God(dess) called? It is now an English word,
which means a situation or experience causing a radical change in a career / plot
What were these mechanical gods called? This is now a theatrical term meaning an
artificially contrived situation.
9. In the ancient Roman army, this term denoted a soldier who had served his term in the
army and was now eligible for discharge. It is now applied to a professor or company
director, who retains his post in a non official capacity, even after retirement. What term is
this?
10. This was a Latin phrase meaning Beneath one's dignity. Foppish young Englishmen
(of the Wodehousian variety) abbreviated this phrase to produce which English phrase
with the same meaning?
11. This was originally the name of a cactus found in Israel, which has a tough and spiny
exterior and a soft, tender interior. Native born Israelis, especially those living in the
Kibbutzim (collective farms) called themselves after this cactus. By what name do they call
themselves?
12. Apollo is said to have sung the first such song to celebrate his victory over the Python.
It now means a song of praise, thanksgiving and celebration. What?
13. Cronos wanted to swallow Zeus. Instead, he was tricked into swallowing a rock
wrapped in a cloth. He later vomited it out, giving it divine powers. What did this rock
become?
[ Hint - Computers. OK, sorry if it is a dead giveaway, but two very famous computer
products originate from this rock ]
14. This word comes from the Latin words for Under Key, and in diplomatic terms,
signifies a territory (such as an embassy) locked within a foreign country, and hence
protected from the country's jurisdiction. Now, it has come to be used in a more general
sense. What word?
15. Ancient Athenians voted to ban a person by casting pieces of pottery inscribed with his
name into an urn. If the number of votes was beyond a certain limit - out he went. This is
still seen in the practice of blackballing to reject a person's membership in an English club.
What word comes from this Roman practice?
1. RMS Titanic
2. The Bosphorus (Bos + Phorus)
3. Company (Com + Panis)
4. Accolade (Ad = to + Colla = neck)
5. Pinchbeck (from Christopher Pinchbeck)
6. Antimacassar (as they were used against the lotion, which came from the port of
Macassar)
7. Sardonic (from the plant Herba Sardinia, which caused a paralyzed grin called the Risus
Sardonicus)
8. The mechanical god was a Deus Ex Machina. The sudden appearance of this God was
an Epiphany.
9. Emeritus (from Latin Emeror - to obtain by service)
10. Infra Dig (from Infra Dignitatum)
11. Sabra
12. Paean
13. The Oracle at Delphi - Oracle from Oracle Corp. and Borland's RAD tool Delphi
14. Enclave
15. Ostracize (from Ostrakoi or Potsherds)
Quiz #58
A.P.Alagar Samy <mailto:Alagar_Samy@bigfoot.com>
1. Jean Borotra, Henri Cochet & Jacques Brugnon were three of the famed Four
Musketeers of tennis. The fourth member of this quartet founded a famous brand named
after himself. Just name the brand.
2. What is the most important contribution of the 15th century Italian Mathematician Luca
Pacioli to the world of commerce?
3. Morbi, a sleepy little town in Gujarat, has the distinction of the world's largest
manufacture of this household item. Which item ?
4. In the world of business what is popularly known as the CAMEL model and where is it
used?
5. In advertising what is known as 'Spare Part Advertising'?
6. William Painter, inventor of bottle caps, once gave the following advice to his star
salesman: "Why don't you think of something like the crown corks (bottle caps)? When
once used, it is thrown away and the customer keeps coming back for more". This
salesman religiously followed Painter's advice and went on to invent a popular product of
everyday use which bears his name. Name this salesman and the product he invented.
7. Joyce C.Hall believed that there was a market for "a refined form of expressing our
emotional feelings to someone else". So, in 1915 at the age of 23 he launched what he
called the "Social Expression" industry, operating out of his room at the local YMCA.
Now this industry is worth billions of dollars and his company is the No.1 in its field.
Name this company.
8.Not long after Gandhiji had issued a sweeping ban against the use of western machinery
in the early 1920s, he decided to make one exception for this product. He felt that it was
"one of the few useful things ever invented for mankind". Incidentally, this product,
invented by Elias Howe in 1856, pioneered the trade-in allowance and hire purchase
schemes.
9. Complete this famous quote about an Advertising Agency by Fred Allen :
"An Advertising Agency is 85%_______ and 15%_______"
10. In marketing parlance what is known as "Inertia Selling"?
1. Rene Lacoste and the brand started by him was, what else, LACOSTE. The logo of this
brand is Crocodile.
2. He invented the Double Entry system in Accounting.
3. Wall Clocks. By the way Ajanta Clocks, the worlds largest manufacturer of clocks is
located at Morbi
4. The CAMEL model is used by the Credit Rating Agencies for appraising the credit
worthiness of a company on the following five broad parameters :
C - Capital Adequacy
A - Asset Quality
M - Management Philosophy
E - Earning Capacity
L - Liquidity
5. Ads in which only a part of the model's body is shown (eg. legs for shoe ads, hand for
watch ads, fingers / ears for jewellery ads)
6. King Gillette, who invented Gillette disposable razors
7. Hallmark cards
8. Singer Sewing Machines.
9. An Advertising Agency is 85% Confusion and 15% Commission
10. Sending goods to customers without their ordering them. It works on the basic
principle that a customer is often too lazy to return the product and will often buy it, just
because it is there at his doorstep.
Quiz #59
1. What was originally developed by a Canadian chemist called John McLaughlin and
marketed under the brand name McLaughlin Belfast Style Ginger Ale ?
2. Connect - A man's yell, a hyena's howl, a soprano's singing and soft violin music.
3. Poseidon once tried seducing a girl in Athena's temple, so Athena cursed her. What was
the girl's name, and how did Athena curse her?
Hint - ______, Eureale and Sthena.
4. Long question - this christian doctor in Byzantium was sentenced to death by being
eaten by lions in AD 307. Because of his bravery in fighting the lions, it took seven tries to
kill him, and so he became a saint whose name means All Lion in Latin.
This saint's name came to be used to describe a foolish Commedia dell'Arte character, and
Shakespeare often featured such a character in his plays. What english word comes from
this saint's name ?
5. In the Simon and Garfunkel song 7 O'clock News / Silent Night the news man reports
what comedian's death from a drug overdose?
6. This famous song was created in 1939, in Chicago, for the Montgomery Ward
department stores for a Christmas promotion. It was based on a poem by Robert May and
was first sung by cowboy movie star Gene Autry in 1949. Name it.
7. Where (and in which movie) would you find a bartender called Sasha, played by Leonid
Kinski?
8. It was originally a military oath taken by Roman soldiers not to desert their standard,
turn their backs to the enemy, or abandon their general. St. Augustine defined it as "the
visible form of an invisible grace". It is also a catholic concept which includes baptism,
confession, the Eucharist, confirmation, holy orders, matrimony, and extreme unction.
9. He was created by Johnston McCulley in the 1919 serialized novel ~The Curse of
Capistrano~. Till 1940. he has been played by Douglas Fairbanks and Tyrone Power. After
that, several TV serials and Disney cartoons featured him, before a recent movie. Who?
10. In 1991 Procter & Gamble won a $75,000 lawsuit against two Amway distributors
called James & Linda Newton, who were spreading weird rumors about the company.
What?
11. The first brand introduced by this company was Vassar, followed by Lotta and Sweet
Sixteen Orange. Name the co. Hint - Bar codes
12. Who developed the automatic shutoff system in a flush toilet?
13. In 19th century England, hat makers were often poisoned by a mercury compound
they used to treat hat linings. What phrase originates from this?
14. In old sailing ships, navigators used to climb onto a plank balanced on the side of the
ship to make observations and chart their course. What nautical term comes from this?
15. This was first used by actress Marianne Faithfull in the 1968 film, I'll Never Forget
Whatshisname. The record for maximum use is in Brian DePalma's movie Scarface, in
which it is used 200 times. What?
Answers to Quiz #59

1. Canada Dry
2. Tarzan's yell.
3. Medusa, she became a Gorgon. Euryale and Sthena are the other two Gorgons
4. Pantaloon (Panta Leon)
5. Lenny Bruce (just the previous night)
6. Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer
7. Rick's Cafe Americain (in Casablanca)
8. Sacrament
9. Zorro
10.The Newtons distributed brochures accusing the company of supporting the Church of
Satan. The couple also told others that P&G's moon and stars logo is a Satanic symbol.
11.Wrigleys Chewing Gum
12.Thomas Crapper (hence the word Crap)
13.Mad as a hatter. Symptoms of mercury poisoning include slurred speech, irrational fits,
etc, leading others to think victims of mercury poisoning were crazy.
14.Starboard
15.The word Fuck
Quiz #60
Arun Subramanian <mailto:asarun@deshaw.com>
1. During the Indo-Pak war of 1965, what was special about words like Fazal, Sandesh
etc?
2. Whose autobiography is titled Truth, Love and a little Malice?
3. Gitam / BBDO, Israel's largest ad agency, made an unique ad in the early 1990s for a
brand of milk called Inuva. what was special about this ad?
4. What is common to Malcolm Hulke, David Fisher, Brian Hyles, Philip Hincliffe and (the
biggest clue here) Terrance Dicks?
5. What significant contribution did David Dinkins, former mayor of New York, make to
the US Open?
6. What is special about the Goodyear airship hangar in Akron, Ohio?
7. In 1967, Arthur Ashe won the US Open, but did not get the trophy. Who got it and
why?
8. When Don Bradman was knighted in 1949, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
honoured him in a unique way. How?
9. It was the first organisation to try out Marconi's new wireless device to transmit news
(in 1899). It was founded by ten men in New York, representing newspaper publishers in
an effort to pool efforts for collecting international news to offset the prohibitve cost of
transmitting news by telegraph. In 1906 , it introduced the concept of Newsflashes.
Identify it.
10. In Tennis, what is a Bagel?
Answers to Quiz #60

1. As the Pakistanis pronounced them differently, the Indians used these words to identify
Pakistani agents. Similarly, Lollapalooza was used by the Americans to identify Japanese
soldiers in the Phillipines.
2. Khushwant Singh
3. First ad filmed in space (aboard MIR). It showed cosmonaut Vassily Tsiblyev craving
fresh milk.
4. All have written stories about Dr.Who.
5. He ensured that planes did not fly over Flushing Meadows during the US Open.
6. It has 55 million cubic feet of air, so that clouds form during sudden temperature
changes and it rains inside the hangar.
7. Tom Okker, the Runner Up collected the trophy, as Ashe was an Amateur.
8. It changed its Post Box number to 9994, in honor of the Don's average.
9. The Associated Press
10. A set won 6-0
End of Archive Quizzes #51 to #60
Quiz #61
Ravinder Rao
Military Special
1. TIME Magazine, in a survey, listed the top ten generals. four of whom were Asian. Of
these, three were Zhu Deh of the Chinese Eighth Route Army, Vo Nguyen Giap of
Vietnam and Moshe Dayan of Israel. The fourth general was an Indian, who had a
significant role in the history of Hyderabad. Name him.
2. Following Demosthenes' Philippic orations, Athens and her allies marched against King
Philip of Macedonia. They were beaten back by a 17 year old Alexander, who led a
brilliant cavalry charge against the invading army. Name this battle, which cemented
Alexander's reputation as a general.
3. This grocer's son rose to become a general under the command of King Adil Shah Suri.
In a series of brilliant campaigns, he defeated large Mughal armies, before he was finally
defeated in the second battle of Panipat by the forces of Akbar the Great. This was
because of a chance arrow in his eye, which turned the tide of battle against his forces.
Just name him.
4. General Omar Bradley once acidly commented that it was "The wrong war, at the
wrong place, at the wrong time and with the wrong enemy". What was he talking about?
5. What was Chengiz Khan's unique, personal battle standard, which announced his
presence on the battlefield ?
6. What rank was first conferred on the then Duke of Argyll by King George II in 1756?
7. The German Blitzkreig of World War II is said to have been based on the work of two
British tacticians. Name them.
8. After World War I, General John Joseph (Black Jack) Pershing went on an expedition
into Mexico against the bandit Pancho Villa. In his force was a junior officer, later to
become a famous general and Tank strategist in his own right. Name him.
9. This general and diplomat of Napoleon's army became the king of Sweden in 1801 and
his descendants rule Sweden to this day. Name him.
10. The Battle of Borodino was the beginning of the end for Napoleon's grandiose
invasion of Russia in 1812. Which famous general commanded the Tsarist forces in this
battle?
[Hint - Read Tolstoy's War and Peace. Also, the official residence of the General Secretary
of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (and other top Soviet bureaucrats) was
located on a street named after this general.
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1. Gen. Choudhry, who led the Indian forces in the Police Action which forced out the
Nizam of Hyderabad.
2. The battle of Chaeronea. Demosthenes' speeches against King Philip were so vehement
that the Philippic came to represent a virulent tirade against someone. To this day,
Demosthenes' Philippic is traditionally broadcast on Armistice Day.
3. Hemu.
4. The decision to carry the Korean war across the Chinese border
5. A pole with nine Yak tails tied to it.
6. Field Marshal
7. Major General Fuller and Captain Basil Liddell-Hart
8. George Patton
9. Count Folke Bernadotte
10. Marshal Kutuzov. The official residence of the Gen. Secy. of the CPSU was on
Kutuzovsky Prospekt
Quiz #62
Paul Paquet
These questions are courtesy Paul Paquet, webmaster of Trivia Hall of Fame ©, Ottawa.
Copyright to these questions rests with him, at his request. These questions were used in
our Bimonthly Semifinal Quiz - an internal competition for KCircle members. We at
KCircle thank Paul for sending us these questions, and hope you all enjoy them. Visit his
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1. Sixteen publishers rose to their own levels of incompetence when they rejected a book
by Lawrence Peter. Which book?
a. THE PETER PRINCIPLE
2. If you have a bilateral perorbital hematoma, what kind of injury do you have?
a. A BLACK EYE
3. This planet is so cold that the atmosphere freezes and it snows methane. But some
scientists say it isn't really a planet at all. What is it?
a. PLUTO
4. This continent's highest mountain is Vinson Massif. It's just over 16,000 feet tall, and it
wasn't discovered until 1935. Where is it?
a. ANTARCTICA. (also acceptable: the Ellsworth Mountains)
5. According to Little Eva, Grand Funk Railroad and Kylie Minogue, "everybody's doing a
brand new dance now." What is that dance?
a. THE LOCO-MOTION.
6. Crystal City in Texas is known for producing something. So naturally, it erected a statue
in honour of the product's most famous (albeit fictional) consumer. Just name him (and the
product ...).
a. POPEYE the sailor - Spinach.
7. December's birth-stone gets its name from another language's word for "Turkish stone."
What is this gem?
a. TURQUOISE.
8. Only one country has failed to win a gold medal at its own Olympics. And it happened
twice, once when it hosted the Summer Olympics and once when it hosted the Winter
Olympics. What is this country?
a. CANADA. (However, a movement is afoot to disqualify doped-up East Germans,
which could give Canada retroactive golds for Montreal.)
9. What is osculation?
a. KISSING.
10. If you were dropping in on Tony Blair at home, where would you go?
a. 11 DOWNING. (In 1997, Tony Blair changed places with Chancellor of Exchequer.)
11. If you like mystery novels, you can probably guess the address of the Abbey National
Building Society in London. What is that famous address?
a. 221-B BAKER STREET. (Technically, the building society occupies a range of
addresses, so accept Baker Street or any address between 215 and 235 Baker Street,
inclusive.)
12. This was accidentally created by Roy Plunkett in 1938, but the military thought it was
so useful, they kept it secret until after the war. It holds the guinness record for being the
most slippery substance in the world. What?
a. TEFLON. (PTFE)
13. Which country was the first to elect a woman as head of state?
a. ICELAND - Vigdis Finsborgdottir. (Note the difference between heads of government
and heads of state.)
14. This engineer started doodling to kill time while sitting in Cubicle 4S700R at Pacific
Bell. Who is he?
a. SCOTT ADAMS - who created Dilbert.
15. The last of the York kings died at the Battle of Bosworth. And Shakespeare turned him
into an evil hunchback. Who is he?
a. RICHARD III
16. Which sexually promiscuous billionaire installed pay phones in Surrey's Sutton Place?
a. J.P. GETTY
17. What famous backup band was named for a street in Belmar, New Jersey?
a. THE E STREET BAND
18. The largest island in the world is officially called Kalaallit Nunaat. What do the rest of
us call it?
a. GREENLAND
19. Which writer was "gone with the wind" after she was run over by an Atlanta taxicab in
1949?
a. MARGARET MITCHELL.
20. What mirthful verdant colossus was created in 1926, by the Minnesota Valley Canning
Company?
a. JOLLY GREEN GIANT
21. Which nation's flag is based on a prayer shawl called a tallis?
a. ISRAEL. The Star of David is added to the blue-fringed white tallis.
22. At the Olympics, females athletes are tested to make sure that they are indeed females.
But who was the only female athlete allowed to skip these tests at the Montreal Olympics?
a. PRINCESS ANNE, who competed in the equestrian events.
23. It may be a long way to Tipperary, but in which of Ireland's provinces would you find
Tipperary?
a. MUNSTER
24. Twelve people have done this. And the last of them was Eugene Cernan. What is it that
these 12 people have done?
a. WALKED ON THE MOON (not acceptable: "landed on the moon," "been on the
moon")
25. Julius Caesar helped reform the calendar, but he should have marked the Ides of
March on that calendar. That's when he was killed. On what day of March were the Ides?
a. MARCH 15
26. What fast-food franchise got its start out of a Shell gas station in Corbin, Kentucky?
a. KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN
27. What city is the world's most southern national capital?
a. WELLINGTON, New Zealand. (Note: the question asks for national capitals, not
colonial capitals, thereby excluding Port Stanley in the Falkland Islands)
28. A tiny nation was named for a Dutch prince, but most of us know it as the place where
the dodo used to live. What is this nation?
a. MAURITIUS
29. Talk about your 'water' traps. Who used a 6-iron to hit a golf ball an estimated half
mile, only for it to end up in the Sea of Tranquillity?
a. ALAN SHEPARD, while with Apollo 14.
30. What's up with Doc? Well, his real name was John. But what kind of "doc" was Doc
Holliday?
a. A DENTIST.
31. This was started on the suggestion of an Irish landlord to Norris McWhirter, about
providing a reference source for pub quizzes. What?
a. GUINNESS
32. Who was the 81st person to fly across the Atlantic Ocean, and the 67th to fly non-
stop?
a. CHARLES LINDBERGH (He simply was the first to fly both non-stop and alone).
33. The world's smallest republic is too small to have a capital city. And its economy
depends on phosphates from bird dung. What is it?
a. NAURU
34. Who is the most famous former member of a rock band called Ugly Rumours ?
a. TONY BLAIR.
35. The largest lake in Central America is also the only freshwater lake in world with
sharks. What is it?
a. LAKE NICARAGUA.
36. A common food was supposed to be potent enough to make the devil pass gas. As
such, our word for it combines the German word for farting, with an old nickname for the
devil. What is the word?
a. PUMPERNICKEL.
37. Who was last seen in July 1937, while heading for Howland Island?
a. AMELIA EARHART (also acceptable: Fred Noonan, her partner on that last flight)
38. This TV star turned down the role of Dr. Kildare. But he did star in an all-Esperanto
movie called Incubus. Who is he?
a. WILLIAM SHATNER (Capt. Kirk in Star Trek)
39. If Yosemite Sam were actually from Yosemite National Park, what US state would he
call home?
a. CALIFORNIA.
40. We all know that Henry VIII had six wives. You may know that he had three kids. But
how many grand-kids did he have?
a. NONE. Boy-king Edward VI died childless, Mary I was married to a Spanish king who
didn't like her, and Elizabeth I never married.
41. Which of Adam and Eve's children is said to be the ancestor of the Jews?
a. SETH. After Abel died, Cain headed for the Land of Nod, East of Eden.
32. What song is sung to the tune of an old drinking song called To Anacreon in Heaven ?
a. The Star Spangled Banner
33. There is a legend that the British will maintain control on the rock of Gibraltar as long
as something exists there. What?
a. Barbary Apes. Similarly, Tower of London and Ravens.
34. Since 1971, after retiring from the USAF, this world famous man has been a professor
of engineering at the University of Cincinnati and later, a corporate executive. Who?
a. NEIL ARMSTRONG.
35. Name either of the two Kevin Bacon movies with the number 13 in the title.
a. APOLLO 13 and FRIDAY THE 13TH.
36. Its tail could be cracked like a whip, and it could even stand on its own back legs, but
which gigantic Jurassic-period dinosaur is now more properly known as Apatosaurus ?
a. BRONTOSAURUS.
37. In the movie She Done Him Wrong, Mae West says, "Why don't you come up
sometime and see me." Who does she say it to?
a. CARY GRANT. (Note: this is the exact line, although it is often misquoted.)
38. The very first person to purchase this item was John Gray, who bought it the very day
it came out. What are we talking about?
a. STAMPS
39. In 1993, Marc Andreesen was making $6.85 an hour working at the University of
Illinois. In his spare time he created the first Web browser for Windows. What was it
called?
a. MOSAIC (note: NOT Netscape, which he created after an intellectual property dispute
with the university)
40. Greek myth. She fell in love with somebody named Narcissus. But he was too self-
absorbed to notice her, so she pined away until nothing was left except one thing. Who
was she, what was left?
a. ECHO, her voice
41. The name of which Japanese company literally means "three diamonds"?
a. MITSUBISHI.
42. Your funny bone is actually a nerve, and that nerve is named for your elbow bone.
What is that bone?
a. ULNA
43. What is the only sports team to play professionally on all seven continents?
a. Harlem Globetrotters
44. New England is now in the United States. New France is now in Canada. But what
country used to be New Holland?
a. AUSTRALIA.
45. Princess Leia is left homeless when the Death Star destroys her home planet. Name
that planet.
a. ALDERAAN.
46. Felix Salten created him, but Walt Disney made him the star of his own movie. Who is
he?
a. BAMBI.
47. The locals call it Rapa Nui, but can you use your giant head to tell us the country that
has, since 1888, run Rapa Nui?
a. CHILE. (The island is Easter Island)
48. Elvis died on August 16, 1977. But which famous comedian died only three days later?
a. GROUCHO MARX
49. This red-headed composer was called the Red Priest, but he was called before the
Inquisition after he walked away from the pulpit to jot down some ideas. Who was he?
a. ANTONIO VIVALDI.
50. If you have Koplik's spots, you are probably in the early stages of a disease called
rubeola. What is the more common name for that disease?
a. MEASLES.
51. Three hits songs were written for Patti Boyd. Name two of them.
a. ERIC CLAPTON'S LAYLA and WONDERFUL TONIGHT; GEORGE HARRISON'S
SOMETHING
52. He's called the hardest working man in show business, and he was the opening act at
Woodstock 99. Who is he?
a. JAMES BROWN
53. Until 1993, Andorra was ruled by two people, neither of them from Andorra. One was
a Spanish bishop. Who was the other?
a. THE PRESIDENT OF FRANCE.
This world capital is near the juncture of two famous rivers. Its name means ''elephant
trunk'' in Arabic. What is it?
a. KHARTOUM, the capital of Sudan, found near where the Blue Nile meets the White
Nile.
55. As a young man, what future British PM tried his hand at writing such novels as
Coningsby, Sybil and Tancred?
a. BENJAMIN DISRAELI
Quiz #63
Dated - August 16, 1999
A.P.Alagar Samy
President, KCircle
1. This word meaning oriental was the name given by the Greeks and Romans to the
nomadic tribes of Syria & Palestine and was applied to Arabs in general by the medieval
writers. It was also applied to all infidel nations who opposed the crusades. This term is
also widely used in Architecture. Which word ?
2. According to popular belief in medieval times -
Calcination
Dissolution
Separation
Conjunction
Putrefication
Congelation
Cibation
Sublimation
Fermentation
Exaltation
Multiplication
Projection
- were the twelve stages or 'gates' leading to what?
3. This was supposed to have been invented nearly 5000 years ago by the legendary
emperor Fu Hsi. These eight symbols , used in foretelling the future, based on the
markings of the tortoise shell is supposed to be the basis for what?
4. During his regime, Josef Stalin showed no sympathy for abstract, experimental art and
creative artists had to constantly look over their shoulders for fear of offending the party.
Their position in Soviet Russia became difficult or impossible and from 1932 onwards a
new culture was evolved in accordance with the officially imposed guidelines. The art
form that evolved as a result of was popularly known by what name?
5. Lake Rudolf in Northern Kenya has proved to be one of the world's richest prehistoric
sites - tools as old as two and half million years old have been found here. In 1972,
Richard Leakey discovered the remains of the man's earliest known ancestor who made
tools. This man could stand and walk upright and had a brain more than half the size of the
modern man. What is the name given to this 'man' and how did he get his name?
6. Though Persians excelled in Astronomy, Mathematics, Medicine and wrote great
philosophical & historical chronicles it was in poetry that Persians achieved a special
richness of ideas & imagery. One poetic form that was completely Persian was a 4 line
stanza with 3 rhyming lines sealed by a final statement in a non-rhyming line. What name
was given to this poetic form?
7. This word literally means one who thinks for himself and does not receive on another's
testimony. Pyrrho founded the philosophic sect bearing this name. In theology we apply
the word to those who do not accept revelation. Which word ?
8. You have heard of a 'Lie Detector' but, what is a "Life Detector"?
9. Broncobusting, Brahma Bull Riding, Calf roping & Steer Wrestling together constitute
what ?
10. What term in cricket is named after the bowler Ellis Achong who played for West
Indies in test cricket?
11. Which famous literary work derives most of its stories from India - from Hindu ehtical
tales of Hitopadesha and from the Buddhist Jataka Tales?
12. This Travel Guide first published in 1839 and noted for its reliability and thoroughness
has become a byword in its field and widely used by tourists world over. Name this Travel
Guide.
13. The characteristic of Egyptian paintings and reliefs that appear strange to western eyes
is the fact that although the Egyptian artist could have drawn clearly what exactly he saw,
he deliberately chose to ignore perspective. The explanation lies in the practical function of
the Egyptian art - the artist's function was to set down not what he sawbut, what he knew
to be there. So, he drew in a way that displayed each essential part of the human body -
head, shoulders etc., as clearly as possible and in its most familiar aspect. This is supposed
to be the earliest example of what?
14. What title meaning ocean was given by the Mongol ruler Altan Khan to Sonam
Gyamtsho, the third head of the Gelugpa order because he was so impressed by his
Buddhist teachings?
15. Argus had 100 eyes hence the phrase Argus Eyed meaning jealously watchful. JUNO
set him to watch IO, of whom she was jealous. Mercury, however, charmed him to sleep
with his lyre and then slew him. Juno then set the eyes of Argus somewhere. Where did
she set these eyes? Clue: even today we can see these "EYES".
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Answers to Quiz #63
1. SARACEN and hence Indo-Saracenic Style of Architecutre (found in several
Hyderabadi buildings such as the High Court and the Osmania University Arts College.
2. These were the twelve stages involved in the transmutation of baser metals into gold
according to the Alchemists.
3. These symbols formed the basis for CHINESE WRITING.
4. Socialist Realism
5. The 1470 Man. Named after his catalogue reference in the Kenyan National Mueseum.
6. Ruba'i. Hence Omar Khayyam's Rubaiyat.
7. Sceptic
8. This is an Infra-Red sensor used during the times of disaster. This senses the presence of
life (as inside a rubble of building that has been destroyed during and earthquake) even if
the person concerned is unconscious.
9. Rodeo
10. Chinaman
11. The Thousand and One Nights. These stories were adopted from the above works and
'modified to suit the Arab taste'.
12. Baedeker
13. Cubism
14. The title 'DALAI' and hence Dalai Lama. Dalai Lama means "wish fulfilling ocean"
15. She set these eyes on the peacock's feathers.
Quiz #64
Srinagesh Kothuri
1. Who was chief counsel for the defence in the famous INA trial held at the Red Fort, in
which the officers Sehgal, Dhillon and Shahnawaz were tried for treason by the British?
2. What was the coded signal sent out to the Japanese ships to signal the attack on Pearl
Harbor?
3. This literary genre was born in the 1950s. Its most famous exponents were playwrights
like Eugene Ionescu and Harold Pinter. It stressed the ludicrous irrationality of human
behavior, conduct and beliefs.
4. What prize is given every year at the Cannes International Film Festival to the film
which has contributed most to human understanding?
5. This was the last movie of Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe. The script was by
Marilyn's husband, Arthur Miller. Name the movie.
6. Francis Irving Ferdinand was one of the most famous salesmen of the twentieth century.
What did he specialize in selling?
7. This famous western directed by Henry Hathaway was based on a classic novel by
Charles Portis. It featured a marshal who helps a 14 year old girl track down her parent's
killers. Identify the movie.
8. Fred Zinnemann (director of movies like High Noon) saw this Indian actor in a movie at
the Cairo Film Festival and exclaimed "This man is six feet full of histronics". Name the
man, and the role he played.
9. India's first representatives to the United Nations were dubbed "Two nights and a
noon". Why?
10. Who or what is a Nisei ?
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1. Bhulabhai Desai
2. Climb Mount Nitaka
3. Theatre of the Absurd
4. The Gary Cooper prize
5. The Misfits
6. Famous landmarks (like the Golden Gate Bridge and the Statue of Liberty) to gullible
millionaires.
7. True Grit
8. S.V.Ranga Rao as Keechaka
9. They were Sir A.Ramaswamy Mudaliar, Sir J.P.Shrivastava and Feroz Khan Noon. The
"nights" is obviously a play on "knights".
10. Second generation Japanese domiciled in the USA.
Quiz #65
Sricharan
1. "Anything you say will be be taken down and used against you at your trail" is a
common distortion. What does the Original statement say?
2. He was the son of Telamon and King of Salamis. A daring and slow witted man of great
stature, he killed himself when the armour of Achilles was awarded to Odysseus as the
champion. Who was he?
3. This is a term coined by TH Huxley in 1869 to indicate the mental attitude of those who
withhold their assent from whatever is incapable of proof. What is the term?
4. All of us are afflicted by the curse of Adam. Just what exactly is it?
5. In the Hindu mythology she was the Mother of the Gods. An Indian software company
has borrowed its name from her. Who is she?
6. In classical mythology, a beautiful youth, son of Myrrha, he was beloved by Aphrodite
and killed by a boar while hunting. Usually ironically, any beautiful young man is thus
called. Who?
7. According to Muslim legend what sets these animals apart -
Jonah's whale
Solomon's ant
The Ram sacrificed by Abraham instead of Isaac
The Lapwing of Balkis (queen of Sheba)
The Camel of the prophet Saleh
Balaam's ass
The Ox of Moses
The dog Kratim of the Seven Sleepers
Al Borak, Mohammed's steed
Noah's dove.
8. "If I can't please everybody; I might as well not please nobody at all; (There's but so
many people, An' I just can't please them all)" - Apart from the dedication, these lines also
form a part of the preface to this book which is a collection of his work till then. Who is
the author?
9. 'There and Back Again' is an alternate title of a very famous book. Which one?
10. Who's the first Indian to play with the London Symphony orchestra?
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Answers to Quiz #65
1. The actual statement is "You are not obliged to say anything unless you wish to do so
but what you say may be put into writing and given in evidence written down".
2. Ajax, the greater.
3. Agnostic.
4. The necessity of working for a living.
5. Aditi.
6. Adonis.
7. They've been allowed to enter paradise.
8. Bob Dylan; Writings & Drawings.
9. The Hobbit
10. Homi Kanga (Violin)
Quiz #66
Dated - September 5, 1999
M.Harish
1. Founded on the evening of January 13, 1888 by thirty-three people at the Cosmos Club,
(on Lafayette Square across from the White House), this entity has since become the
largest nonprofit scientific and educational institution in the world. Name it.
2. His first name, which came to him by mistake, was an abbreviation of his intended
name, George, which was misread by hospital officials completing the birth certificate. He
was editor of the house magazine of the Cadillac Motor Co. (1915 - 1918). He went on to
form his own agency in August 1935 and was in the habit of purchasing 100 shares of
stock in every new client. Name this ad guru.
3. First lines of a pioneering work :
“I first met Dean not long after my wife & I split up. I had just gotten over a serious illness
that I won’t bother to talk about, except that it had something to do with the miserably
weary split-up and my feeling that everything was dead".
Identify it.
4. The slogan "when it rains, it pours" was used to advertise Morton Salt in the United
States in 1911. The brand's USP was that the salt ran freely from the salt cellars even when
the atmosphere was damp. Which hit 1989 movie was promoted with the slogan "When he
pours, he reigns" ?
5. He was born in Uzlian, Russia, in 1891. At the age of 15, he bought a telegraph key,
learned Morse code and, after being hired as an office boy for the Marconi Wireless
Telegraph Co. of America, became a junior operator in 1908.
On April 14, 1912, he was working at the Marconi station atop Wanamaker's department
store when he picked up a message relayed from ships at sea: "S.S. Titanic ran into
iceberg, sinking fast." For the next 72 hours, the story goes, he remained at his post,
giving the world the first authentic news of the disaster. He later went on to head a large
corporation. Who?
6. Called the "New Deal's Businessman", this American industrialist born in 1882 headed
among others, companies which helped build the Grand Coulee Dam (at that time, the
largest in the world), San Fransisco - Oakland Bridge (also the largest at the time) and
Willys Motors, which developed the Jeep commercial vehicle. He was also the driving
force behind production of the famous Liberty Ships of World War II. It is said that when
he turned 50, he started counting his birthdays backwards. Name him.
7. Identify this institution. Endowed by and named after a Baltimore Quaker merchant and
banker, who left $ 7 million to establish a university and hospital, and opened in 1876, it is
considered to be the first true university on U.S soil. In 1893, a Medical school was
opened with a $500,000 donation from a group of women who stipulated that the school
accept women applicants on an equal footing with men.
8. A German emigrant to the US, he was a hunchback and cripple throughout his life, but
achieved worldwide renown as an engineer for the General Electric Co., where he made
discoveries that led to more than 200 patents, helping establish the company as one of the
most successful organisations.
9. Born in 1862, he went on to settle in Austin, Texas where he became a bank teller. In
1898 he was convicted of embezzling the institution's funds and spent the next 3 years in
prison. When he was serving his sentence, he discovered a talent for writing and adopted a
pseudonym by which he became popular .
10. In the late 19th century, rising awareness of worker's rights alarmed industrialists.
Some of them forced their workers to sign contracts prohibiting them from joining or
forming any union. The workers angrily rejected this kind of contract, angrily saying that
"Only a ______ ___ would sign such an agreement". This phrase has become the
commonly accepted term for such a contract, in business parlance. What?
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Answers to Quiz #66
1. National Geographic Society
2. Leo Burnett
3. On the Road by Jack Kerouac.
4. Cocktail
5. David Sarnoff, Radio Corporation of America
6. Henry J. Kaiser
7. Johns Hopkins University
8. Chales Steinmetz
9. William Sidney Porter (O'Henry)
10. Yellow Dog (originally meaning a coward)
Quiz #67
Anil
1. This was a Czech military invention, manufactured by the East Bohemia Chemical
Works in Perdubice-Semten, and became standard equipment throughout the Eastern
Bloc. Its odorlessness and malleablity made it a favorite terrorist weapon. Identify it.
2. This flying ace was famous for his non stop, solo flight across the Mediterranean. He
fell victim to enemy fire about a month before the end of World War I. He also devised an
interruptor gear, so that planes could be fitted with machine guns firing through the arc of
the propellor. Name him. [Dead Giveaway Hint - Sports]
3. Connect the following - A Norwegian explorer called Sigerson, A sea captain called
Basil, a secret agent called Altamont ... (and several others).
4. What word is derived from the Malay phrase "Man of the Woods"?
5. His autobiography is "Songs my mother taught me". In his later years, he campaigned
for Indian rights, even refusing to accept an Oscar as a gesture of protest. Name him.
6. Which classic book by Harper Lee opens with the words "When he was thirteen, my
brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow"?
7. It was formed as a cultural organization in 1928 and shot to fame in 1975. It takes its
name from the head ring worn by tribal chiefs, and stands for solidarity and loyalty to the
tribe. Name it.
8. Which famous team's theme song is "Sweet Georgie Brown"?
9. He played football for Arsenal and cricket for Middlesex. He has represented England in
both sports. Name him.
10. This was invented in 1859 by Robert Cheesebrough, after he observed oil drillers use a
drilling byproduct they called Rod Wax (which stuck to drilling rods and clogged them) to
treat minor cuts and bruises. What?
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Answers to Quiz #67
1. Semtex Plastic Explosive
2. Roland Garros
3. Aliases of Sherlock Holmes
4. Orangoutan
5. Marlon Brando
6. To Kill a Mockingbird
7. Inkatha
8. The Harlem Globetrotters
9. Denis Compton
10. Vaseline
Quiz #68
Suresh Ramasubramanian
1. Bengal Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals Ltd is a multi million rupee ISO 9002 firm,
which is the sole commercial producer in India of what unusual product?
2. A record for the highest scoring partnership in English cricket was set by Herbert
Sutcliffe and Percy Holmes in 1923 against Essex in Leyton. How is this significant to the
present day corporate world?
3. Rudyard Kipling wrote "Soldiers Three", a classic book of short stories about life in a
British regiment stationed in India. A nationwide chain of bookstores was established to
market this book. This chain still exists today, and its shops can be seen in several railway
stations throughout India. Name it.
4. Lloyds of London, the International shipping registry, uses this rating to certify a ship as
having the highest possible seaworthiness. This rating has passed into common English, to
denote "high quality". Name it.
5. Coca Cola is "The Big Red". IBM is "Big Blue". Similarly, which MNC is called "Big
Black"?
6. Sportstar magazine once advertised one of its issues with the adline "Nothing improves
the circulation of a magazine like a dirty picture". This was a tongue in cheek reference to
a photograph of an infamous ball tampering incident. Name the cricketer involved.
7. When the first Westerners arrived in Japan, the Japanese tried to explain to them who
the Shogun was. They used a title meaning "Great Prince", which has since become an
English word meaning a rich and powerful businessman. What word is this?
8. Some years ago, Benetton launched a product which had no connection to the clothing
industry. They explained this product launch with an ad claiming "At Benetton, the
smallest garment is a ____________". Just what was this small garment?
9. In 1884, a Bengali doctor set up a small mail order business, selling three cheap
Ayurvedic medicines. Two of these were Juri Tap, for Fever, and Plaguin, for the Plague.
The third brand is still one of the most popular brands owned by this company, which is
one of India's largest manufacturers of Ayurvedic remedies. Name the brand and the
company.
10. This young visualizer at the D.J.Keymer ad agency in Calcutta created several popular
ads for brands like ICI's "Paludrine" anti malarial tablets. He later became world famous,
thanks to one of his creations, which was subsidized by the West Bengal Roads and
Buildings Department on a technicality. Name him.
11. He was a young lab assistant working in the Lalbhai Group's New Cotton Mills. Later,
he joined the Indian Government's Department of Mining and Geology. He developed a
cheap product which he sold door to door for just Rs.3, while the prevailing price for such
a product was at least Rs.15. Needless to say, his door to door operation has today
developed into a multi crore company. Name this entrepreneur and the company he
founded.
12. Caroline Davidson, a young college student, designed something for which she was
paid $35. Her design is now a jealously guarded logo, the misuse of which is likely to
result in million dollar lawsuits. What did she create, for a brand which takes its name
from the Greek goddess of victory?
13. For the first time in India, Real Value Vaccumizer spent Rs. 1.5 crore to buy up airtime
on the same day and time on all channels, so that a viewer trying to change channels could
not escape, and would still see the ad on all channels. What is this advertising tactic called?
14. What item of packaging, based on a Hobble Skirt, was developed by Chapman Root of
Root Glass Company, and has become synonymous with a particular brand?
15. This ad agency prides itself on a friendly and informal image, so much so that it is an
agency tradition to keep a bowl of fresh apples in the reception area of its offices around
the world, so that people can help themselves?
16. “Nov 7,1912 July 3,1996 I’ve lost my voice” What is the significance of this ad?
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Answers to Quiz #68
1. Snake venom (for anti venin injections against snake bite)
2. They scored 555 runs. The popular 555 brand cigarettes got their name from this record
partnership.
3. A.H.Wheeler & Co.
4. A-1
5. United Parcel Service (UPS)
6. Mike Artherton. He was seen pulling out some sawdust from his pocket and rubbing it
on the ball to roughen it.
7. Tycoon, from Japanese Tai Kun (Great Prince)
8. Condom
9. The brand was Pudin Hara, and the company was Dabur (from Doctor S.K.Burman,
who was generally called Daktar Burman)
10. Satyajit Ray, who made the classic Pather Panchali. The Roads and Buildings
department provided the funding, citing the reason that "Pather Panchali" means "The
song of the road" and hence it was a promotional documentary for roads.
11. Karsanbhai Patel, and Nirma
12. She designed Swoosh, the Nike logo. Nike is the ancient Greek goddess of victory.
13. Road Block Advertising
14. The Coke bottle
15. Leo Burnett
16. This was the Air India ad given out after the death of Bobby Kooka. The first date was
when Air India was founded as Tata Airlines by J R D Tata. The second date was the death
of Booby Kooka.
Quiz #69
1. This ancient Greek colony in Asia Minor was reputed for speaking an especially
mangled dialect of Greek - something like Brooklyn English or Bihari Hindi. The
Athenians, noted purists and orators all, lost no opportunity to sneer at this dialect -
speakers of which were stereotyped as rustic boors. This colony has given birth to an
English word meaning "Grossly incorrect grammatical usage, a mistake in the idiom of a
language, any type of error including improper use of words or a deviation from logic".
What is this word?
2. This word, in its original French, means "Step" or "Rung of a ladder". Figuratively, it
has come to mean a steplike formation of troops / ships / aircraft or a subdivision of a
military command. It is also used in the sense of a grade, rank, level or order of
importance. What is this word?
3. In 1775, Charles Macklin claimed that he could repeat anything he had heard or read
once. To test him, Samuel Foote cooked up this little bit of nonsense -
"So he died, and she very imprudently married the barber and there were present the
Picninnies, and the Joblillies, and the Garyulies, and the great _____ himself, with the little
red button at top, and they all fell to playing the game of catch as catch can, till the
gunpowder ran out at the heels of their boots".
A word Foote coined (yeah, the one I've left blank) has now come to be used to refer
(humorously) to any exalted or powerful person.
4. A service sung on the first sunday after Easter begins thus -- "In the same way as new
born babes ....". The first two words of the original Latin version of this service (meaning
"In the manner of" or "Similar to") are the name of a famous literary character. Who?
Hint: The pope of fools.
5. This word comes from the Greek word for a "slice" or "a piece cut off". It originally
referred to a book which formed part of a larger work. It is now humorously used to refer
to any thick, heavy book.
6. When all the non essential material is cut out of this "part of a book", we have only the
essence left. The word for this "essence" is commonly used in the sense of "an
embodiment of characteristic qualities" - for eg. "Rudolf Nureyev was the ______ of
grace".
Identify both words (question # 5 and #6), which are derived from the same Greek root.
7. This Latin word meaning "a set of ten" came from the ancient Roman practice of buying
hides and skin from barbarian tribes in lots of ten. Naturally, a lot of bargaining took place,
and this Latin word became English (or rather American) slang for "to bargain". What
word?
8. This is (basically) a Russian group of terrorist organizations, which became world
famous when they were mentioned in Ivan Turgenev's "Fathers and Sons". They get their
name from the Latin word for "Nothing" - meaning that their goal is to totally destroy
Government and society, and rebuild a new society on the ruins. Identify them.
9. Her name meant "All Gifts", as she had been endowed with gifts by all the Greek gods
and goddesses, in order to make her a perfect being. Zeus, being angry with mankind, sent
her down to Earth. What she did on Earth is supposed to be the root cause of all the
troubles faced by mankind, thanks to some heavenly luggage she carried. Name her.
10. This latin phrase means "when the crime is blazing" and is now used to describe
someone caught red handed in an illegal or immoral act (say burgling your house or
making love to your wife). Name it.
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Answers to Quiz #69
1. Solecism (from the colony of Soli)
2. Echelon
3. Panjandrum
4. Quasimodo (from the Latin service Quasi modo geniti infantes)
5. Tome (from Tomos - slice. This is also the root for Atom - that which cannot be sliced)
6. Epitome
7. Dicker (from the latin Decuria)
8. Nihilists
9. Pandora
10. In flagrante delicto
Quiz #70
Dated - October 2, 1999
[again!!!]
1. Gustav Hasford wrote about his experiences as a war correspondent with the 1st
Marine Division in Vietnam in a book called The Short Timers. It was made into a cult film
by Stanley Kubrick. What movie?
2. Two books made by James Jones have been made into movies. Name both movies and
their directors.
3. They gifted necklaces of gold to Pandora, and are depicted dancing in Botticelli's
Primavera. They were the daughters of Zeus and Eurynome, or of Helios and Aegle. The
eldest of these sisters was promised by Hera to Hypnos as a bride if he would make Zeus
fall asleep, and the youngest was a messenger of phrodite. Name them.
4. Who started the genre of architecture known as the Bauhaus (or Town Hall) school,
and in which German province did it originate?
5. She was an organizer of the French atomic energy commission until 1950, when she
was kicked out for her Communist affiliations, and she served as undersecretary of state
for scientific research. Name this Nobel Laureate, the wife and daughter of Nobel
Laureates.
6. From where did Aldous Huxley get the title of his book A brave new world?
7. Lines from a poem by John Donne -
No man is an island, entire of itself;
every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main ;
any man's death diminishes me,
because I am involved in mankind;
and therefore never send to know ____________
Complete the quote - which is the title of a famous book.
8. Painted in 1907, it was inspired by and named after a famous prostitution case. It was
not exhibited until the 1937 Paris Exposition, and purchased by the Museum of Modern
Art in New York in 1939-40.
It is a still life of fruit in the foreground of a blue painted room, with a red curtain at the
left, and five angular nudes with black-rimmed eyes and weirdly distorted faces.
Identify this famous painting from the above description.
9. Ernest Breaux, working in his lab in Grasse, discovered that his mixture of aldehydes
and coal tar had a distinctive jasmine-like smell. After four tries at mixing 128 ingredients
in various proportions, the resultant was marketed in a distinctive plain grey box with a
black and white label. Name this famous perfume, named after Breaux's employer.
10. Who is the playwright of The Garden Party and publisher of the anthology Letters of
Olga, better known as a statesman?
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Answers to Quiz #70
1. Full Metal Jacket.
2.Thin Red Line (Terence Malick), From Here to Eternity (Fred Zinneman)
3. The Graces (or the Charities) - Aglaia, Euphrosyne, and Thalia
4. Walther Gropius, in Weimar
5. Irene Joliot - Curie, daughter of Marie Curie and wife of Frederic Joliot
6. Shakespeare's Tempest. The exact quote is -
"How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world, that has such people in it"
7. For Whom the Bell Tolls, by Ernest Hemingway. The complete quote is
and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls;
it tolls for thee.
8. Les demoiselles d'Avignon - by Pablo Picasso.
9. Chanel no. 5
10. Vaclav Havel of Czechoslovakia
Quiz #71
M.Harish <mailto:HarishM@icode.com>
1. Commonly dubbed the first "Public Enemy No. 1", he was wanted for several bank
hold-ups, 16 murders and daring prison breaks. He poured acid on his fingertips to
eradicate any fingerprints. Identify this notorious criminal who was shot by the police on
22nd July 1934 outside a Chicago cinema after watching a Clark Gable gangster movie.
2. Who dedicated one of his most famous works (which he refused to publish in his
lifetime) to a certain "S.A", for whom " I gathered these tides of men into my hands and
wrote my will across the sky in stars". Clue : He died in a motorcycle accident while riding
from Bovington army camp in Dorset to his nearby cottage "Clouds Hill" in 1935.
3. Complete this quote by George Bernard Shaw :
" I can forgive Alfred Nobel for having invented dynamite, but only a
fiend in human form could have invented the _____ _____ ."
4. For the setting up of what was the following given as an explanation ? -
" I have seen thousands of boys and young men - hunched up, miserable specimens,
smoking endless cigarettes, many of them betting."
5. His last, unfinished novel "The Last Tycoon", was put together by critic Edmund Wilson
from 128 pages of completed manuscript covering a little more than half the story, a
synopsis of the rest of the story and selections from the notes left by the author. The book
was published in 1941 after the author's death. Name this author, one of the icons of the
Jazz Age.
6. Whom did Ramon Mercador assassinate on 21st August 1940 ?
7. Which modern state was formed from the unification of these 4 tribal provinces : Hejaz,
Asir, Najd and Al Hasa ?
8. The Richter scale is used to measure the amount of energy released by an earthquake.
What scale is used to measure the intensity of an earthquake?
9. What Period in the Earth's history is divided into the following epochs : MALM,
DOGGER and LIAS ?
10. In the field of space exploration, what first did the Luna 1 achieve ?
Answers to Quiz #71
1. John Dillinger
2. T.E.Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia), in "The Seven Pillars of Wisdom"
3. Nobel Prize. GBS was refusing the 7000 pounds prize money awarded to him when he
won the Nobel Prize for Literature.
4. The Boy Scouts, by General Sir Robert Baden-Powell
5. F. Scott Fitzgerald. The author had originally intended to call it "The Love of the Last
Tycoon - A Western"
6. Leon Trotsky
7. Saudi Arabia
8. The Mercali Scale ; from I to XII
9. The Jurassic period
10. The first to escape from the earth's gravity.
Quiz #72
Sidharth Wali <mailto:s-wali@ti.com>

1. This famous writer wrote a pamphlet "Lawn Tennis tournaments - the true method of
assigning prizes, with proof of the fallacy of the present method". He envisoned seeding as
a matter of tournament control but he died before it was first permitted in 1922 at
Wimbledon. Who is this famous writer/novelist ?
2. After Edberg lost in the 1991 Wimbledon semifinals to Stich 4-6, 7-6(7-5),7-6(7-5),7-
6(7-2) he said afterwards (not disrespectfully), "If he hadn't lived, Michael and I might still
be out there playing." Who was he referring to ?
3. Who is the only player to have won the Junior Grand Slam- the Australian, French,
Wimbledon and U.S. Open Junior Singles ?
4. Flushing Meadow is the site of the U.S Open. What is the venue where Australian open
is played called ?
5. What popular sport was responsible for the decline of tennis in the 1890's in Wimbledon
and why ?
6. Ernest Hemingway once said, " There are only three sports, ______, _____, _____. All
the rest are just games." Fill in the blanks.
7. "Be Patient. I was told as a kid. I keep hearing that today . It seems to be the civil war
has been over about 93 years, if that isn't patience, I don't know what is " , he said in a
1957 interview. Who is this legend and what was he referring to ?
8. Who was the first black woman to join the LPGA (Ladies golf)? She was also the first
black to win a Grand Slam title.
9. Alexandra Stevenson and Serena Williams are credited for coming out with this term
"duck hunt" ? What does it mean ?
10. On 443 not out, with one more day to go in a first class match, Bhausahib Nimbalkar
needed just 10 more runs to beat the then existing record of 452 not out by Bradman, but
he was unable to play on the last day. Why?
Answers to Quiz #72
1. Lewis Caroll (Charles L. Dodgson)
2. Jimmy Van Angel (inventor of the tiebraker) who died the very same day as the match.
3. Stefan Edberg
4. Flinders Park
5. Cycling, due to the invention of the modern bicycle around that time.
6. Bull fighting, Mountaineering and Car racing.
7. Jackie Robinson, the baseball legend on racial prejudice and discrimination.
8. Althea Gibson
9. It means taking out a top seed.
10. He was getting married on that day.
Quiz #73
Satyaki Prasad <mailto:satyaki@kcircle.com>
1. Colonel Rudolf Abel was one of the most notorious Eastern Bloc spies, who ran a
successful spying ring in the United States for several years till he was captured. A few
years later, he was exchanged with the Soviets for which high profile prisoner?
2. In Which We Serve was a Noel Coward movie - featuring a fictional ship called HMS
Torrin, which was sunk off the coast of Crete. This movie was based on the real life
exploit of a famous Royal Navy officer on the HMS Kelly. Name this officer, who is better
known for something else.
3. Which brilliant inventor killed himself, leaving a note which said "Why Wait"?
4. In World War II slang, who or what were Boffins?
5. Connect the movie "A bridge too far" with an agricultural practice in which farmers
grow fruits and vegetables out of season and sell them at exorbitant rates.
6. This is the opening line of an Oscar winning movie - and also a famous quote attributed
to the movie's protagonist - "No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country, he won
it by making the other poor bastard die for his country". Name the movie and the actor
who played the lead role.
7. Connect the following - HMS Nelson, USS Missouri and the Soviet Headquarters in
Berlin.
8. Who made his directorial debut with In the Gloaming ?
9. What do you get when you mix Nitroglycerine with Guncotton and Keiselguhr (a
volcanic earth)?
10. In the 17th to 19th century in the USA, what was a Calumet ?
Answers to Quiz #73
1. Gary Powers - Pilot of the downed U2 spyplane
2. Lord Louis Mountbatten - the last Viceroy of India
3. George Eastman (of Kodak)
4. Scientists / Civilian Experts employed by the Royal Air Force
5. Market Gardening / Operation Market Garden (the attack on Arnhem)
6. Patton, in which Gen. Patton was played by the late George Scott
7. The three axis powers of World War II surrendered here - Germany surrendered at the
Soviet HQ in Berlin, Italy on board HMS Nelson and Japan on board USS Missouri.
8. Christopher Reeve (best known for playing Supernman)
9. Nitroglycerin + Guncotton = Cordite (a primer for bullets and shells), and Nitroglycerin
+ Keiselguhr mud = Dynamite.
10. A Red Indian Pipe of Peace
Quiz #74
GVS Sreedhar <mailto:gvvarun@hd2.dot.net.in>

1. In "Trilby", George duMaurier modeled most of the characters on his fellow students in
1850s Paris. Which famous artist did he portray as "The idle apprentice, the King of
Bohemia"?
2. This young acrobat was a star attraction in the late 19th century at the Cirque
l'Imperatrice in Paris, and a popular music hall song "That daring young man on the flying
trapeze" was written about him. An article of clothing worn by gymnasts gets its name
from him. Name him.
3. Abul Fazl wrote the Akbar Nama, an eulogistic biography of Akbar the Great. What was
the last part of the Akbar Nama called?
4. Along with Capt. Mohan Singh and Sardar Pritam Singh, he mobilized Indian prisoners
of war captured by the Germans and Japanese in World War II and formed them into the
India Indipendence League. He handed over command of this army to Subhas Chandra
Bose in Singapore, in 1943 - after which it became the Indian National Army. Name this
Indian patriot.
5. What did Mahatma Gandhi describe as "a post dated cheque on a crashing bank"?
6. Complete the series - Suhrawardiya, Naqshbandiya, Qadriya and _______
7. Name the king who was coloquially known as Rai Pithora, and is celebrated in several
Indian ballads and poems.
8. India's Republic Day falls on January 26 every year, as the Indian republic was formed
on January 26, 1950. Why was this date chosen?
9. Which three ancient Aryan kingdoms form the modern state of Bihar?
10.This epic naval battle, known to the Germans as the Battle of the Skagerrak, was
responsible for keeping the Imperial German fleet bottled up in Kiel harbour in 1918.
Name it.
Answers to Quiz #74

1. James McNeill Whistler
2. Jules Leotard (after whom Leotards are named)
3. Ain - i - Akbari
4. Rash Behari Bose
5. The Cripps Mission - which promised too little, too late
6. Chishtia - the major Silsilas or streams of the Sufi faith
7. Prithviraj Chouhan
8. The 30th anniversary of the Lahore Session of the Indian National Congress, where the
resolution to strive for Purna Swaraj (Total Independence) was first adopted
9. Magadha, Videha and Vaishali
10.The battle of Jutland
Quiz #75
Dated - November 6, 1999
1. Emperor Charles V donated Malta to the order of the Knights of St.John - in exchange
for a token rent. What was this?
2. In real estate jargon, what is such a token rent (as in question #1) called? Originates
from the medieval engish practice of Lords giving a very small item as a token annual rent
to the king to hold their lands.
3. Based on ancient Egyptian art, this style originated in a 1925 Paris design exhibition and
was characterised by delicate, unconstricted flowing lines. An early exponent was the
glassmaker Rene Lalique. This was adopted in architecture too, and became popular in the
1930s USA. Two famous examples include the Chrysler Building and the Radio City
Music Hall. Name it.
4. When this small car was first introduced in India, the first five cars were donated to the
Indian Armed Forces Wives Welfare Association. Name it.
5. In the battle of Bannockburn, King Robert Bruce of Scotland was facing defeat by the
forces of King Edward II of England. He called some people to help him. What brand gets
its name from this incident?
6. This 1340 foot long and 12 foot high structure was built by Governor Peter Stuyvesant
to keep out marauding Red Indians in 1653. What was it?
7. In Norse myth, name the squirrel which runs up and down the Yggdrasil tree.
8. Which poem discusses Christ's appearance at Emmaus, repeatedly refers to Richard
Wagner and ends with words from an Upanishad?
9. This seminal book written by Robert Pirsig. Its 25th-anniversary edition (published in
1999) noted that its author's son Chris was murdered in San Francisco. Name it.
10. After the death of his daughter Alabama, which famous author wrote films like "God is
My Co-Pilot", "Mildred Pierce", and "The Big Sleep"? His house now belongs to the
University of Missisippi.
Answers to Quiz #75
1. One maltese falcon per year
2. Peppercorn Rent
3. Art Deco
4. Hyundai Santro
5. Seagram's 100 Pipers Scotch - "You can hear a hundred" as the punchline says
6. The wall at Wall Street
7. Ratatosk
8. Wasteland, by TS Eliot
9. Zen and the art of Motorcycle Maintenance
10.William Faulkner
Quiz #76
Subarna Mitra <mailto:hisubarna@hotmail.com>
1. Nathaniel Klietman was a renowned sleep expert who was one of the discoverers of a
phase of sleep, after which dreams can be recalled. Name this phase.
2. He once ran a carpet laundry for a living. He has been an assistant director under Shyam
Benegal and even did a cameo role in one of Benegal's films. He's better known for the
albums that he has produced and sung. His father was a famous actor. Name him.
3. The entire Mandukya Upanishad is dedicated to just one concept. What?
4. Almon Strowger, a Kansas City undertaker found that his business was being drawn
away by a telephone operator, who would redirect all calls requesting an undertaker to her
husband, Strowger's competitor. So, what two items did he invent - both of which are still
being used in some parts of the world?
5. In its various International versions, this Indian made vehicle has been known as the
Samurai and the Sidekick.
6. During his MBA course at NYU, he worked as a messenger for the Indian delegation to
the UN. He then joined the McCann Erickson ad agency as a trainee. With the contacts
that he built, he made his first film The Creation of Woman. He convinced a LA theater
owner to screen it for three days, and got an Oscar nomination in 1961. Name this famous
filmmaker.
7. It has the smallest range of eye movement - and therefore has to turn its head from side
to side. Name it.
8. OK, you all know that SNAFU was Situation Normal, All Fouled Up (the more polite
version at least). So, what do MFU and TABU mean in US Army slang?
9. Dying in a seedy hotel room in Paris, this playwright said - 'Either this wallpaper goes
or I do' - and went. So, whose last words were these?
10.This was a traditional Maori insult. From New Zealand, it caught on throughout the
world - and is a rather popular, if extreme means of expressing derision. What?
Answers to Quiz #76
1. REM (Rapid Eye Movement)
2. Lucky Ali (Mehmood's son)
3. The significance of OM
4. The dial type telephone and the Strowger crossbar exchange
5. The Maruti Gypsy
6. Ismail Merchant
7. The Owl
8. MFU - Military F* Up and TABU - Typical Army Balls Up
9. Oscar Wilde
10. Mooning (flashing your buttocks at someone)
Quiz #77
Satyaki Prasad <mailto:satyaki@kcircle.com>
1. Name the US Navy ship which sank soon after delivering the Little Boy (Hiroshima)
atom bomb to the bomber "Enola Gay" on Tinian Island.
2. If you want to be a manager at McDonalds, what is the degree you must hold, as a
prerequisite for the job?
3. What was developed for the US Army by a physiologist called Ansell Keyes, and has
become standard issue for soldiers?
4. Which mythical multiple headed monster lived in the marshes of Argolis?
5. This World War I flying ace had taken an antihistamine drug for his allergy before flying
on a mission, and many believe that this slowed his reaction enough for him to be shot
down by Capt. Brown of the RAF. Name him.
6. Wolfgang Martini built the "Freya" and the "Wurzburg" for the Germans. His British
counterpart built the CHL. Who is this British counterpart? Also - this Britisher's research
evolved a science which is commonly used in logistics and planning. What?
7. Atop which mountain do the nine muses live?
8. Connect "The Horse Whisperer" and "Ordinary People"
9. It is said of him that "People are always arguing whether 'Annie Hall' or 'Manhattan' or
'Stardust' is the real life story of his life. Who?
10. What dubious distinction is common to Richard Burton and Peter O'Toole?
Answers to Quiz #78
1. USS Indianapolis
2. Bachelor of Hamburgerology - from McDonalds' Hamburger University
3. K-Rations
4. The Hydra of Lerna
5. Baron von Richthofen (the Red Baron)
6. Sir Robert Watson Watt. CHL (Chain Home Low) was a series of Radar installations
across England. Optimizing the radar network for maximum coverage evolved the concept
of Operations Research.
7. Mt. Helicon
8. Both were directed by Robert Redford.
9. Woody Allen
10. Both were nominated several times for oscars but have have never won one.
Quiz #78
Manoj Mulay <mailto:mmanoj@hotmail.com>
1. During the 1976 England tour, talented West Indies batsman Lawrence Rowe had to
drop out of the tour, and give up cricket. What was the freak reason for this?
2. In the 1970 soccer world cup (in Mexico) final between England v/s West Germany,
England would have won had it not been for coach Alf Ramsey's tactical error in benching
a player when England was leading 2-1. West Germany went on to win 3-2. Who was this
player?
3. In the Tokyo Asiad Games, the height of the flagpole was exactly 15.21 metres. Why?
4. Adi Dassler founded the Adidas brand. What brand of sportswear was founded by his
brother Rudolf?
5. In the movie "Back to the Future 2", you can see a screening of the movie "Jaws 10".
Who is supposed to be the director of this movie?
6. This Hollywood starlet ended her short marriage with Orson Welles, saying "All's
Welles that ends Welles". Name her.
7. To whom is Sunil Gavaskar's book "Idols" dedicated?
8. Of what art form are these various parts - Tatkar, Paltas, Thoras, Amad and Parans?
9. In January 1980, Australia's top hundred cricketers participated in a poll conducted by
the Daily Mirror to select the best "World" team. Sunil Gavaskar was the overwhelming
favorite for Opener, with 82 votes. Who was elected his opening partner?
10. Another poll - this time by Filmfare magazine (conducted in 1952). This was to select
the most beautiful actresses in Hindi films. Who was ranked first in this survey?
Answers to Quiz #78
1. He developed an allergy to grass
2. Bobby Charlton
3. This was the distance jumped by Mikio Oda of Japan when he won the gold medal in
Triple Jump at 1928 in Amsterdam. He was Asia's (and Japan's) first gold medalist.
4. Puma
5. Max Spielberg (Steven Spielberg's son)
6. Rita Hayworth
7. To all those cricketers who do not find mention in his book
8. Kathak
9. Barry Richards
10. Nalini Jaywant
Quiz #79
Dated - December 3, 1999
1. Connect the following - Hamm, Manhattan, Apollo, Hedwig and Cartman.
2. "When you cut a pizza into smaller sizes, you get more slices, not more pizza". This
was how a brilliant financial theorist described (to a journalist) a theory he developed
along with Prof. Merton Miller. Name him.
3. Sir Francis Galton was an extremely eccentric 19th century inventor and natural
scientist. He once resolved to find out about all existing medicines listed in the
Pharmacoepia from A to Z, by taking a few drops of each and observing the effects on
himself. He stopped halfway through C when he took a small amount of Croton Oil. Why
did he stop?
4. When Mick Jagger was celebrating his first night with Bianca in a London hotel suite,
this man climbed in through the window to congratulate him. Jagger nearly shot him,
thinking he was a burglar. He also considerably irritated his neighbor Steve McQueen, by
setting up a telescope to peek at McQueen's wife Ali McGraw. Name this musician, who
loved to break his drums in a crashing burst of sound in each concert - once putting
explosives in his drum for the purpose.
5. During the Napoleonic wars, fashionable British people found that their supply of
something which was only available from France was cut off. So, they switched to
something which was till then thought only fit for peasants. What?
6. When it was started, it was called the Selfish company, and got its name by combining
the names of the two founders. Seeing that this word had negative connotations, the
founders took the other part of their names and combined them. What?
7. Sergeant Alvin York became famous for his bravery in World War I. So, when he was
approached for permission to make a movie on his life, he had two conditions. What were
they?
8. He was Professor of English at Brooklyn College in the 1960s. Several of his poems,
including "Kaddish" were collected in "Planet News". His poem "Howl" was first read in
public at the Six Gallery in San Francisco in 1956. Who?
9. François Truffaut, on seeing this movie, walked out saying "I don't want to see a movie
of peasants eating with their hands". What movie? [Hint - "Pad, Pad, Pad, Pad ..."]
10. What word was first used by the poet Apollonaire to describe Marc Chagall's works,
and thus became the name for an entire genre of art?
11. Vizzy (the Maharajkumar of Vizianagaram) was the Indian captain in the 1936 India vs
England test at Old Trafford. During the match, he asked Mushtaq Ali to do something,
and he refused. What?
12. Maj. Gen. Shahbag Singh was popularly called the "Hero of Mymensingh" for his role
in organizing the Shanti Bahini guerillas in Bangladesh during the 1971 war. He was later
kicked out of the Indian army in 1983 for corruption. Where and how did he die?
Answers to Quiz #79
1. Red Hat Linux versions.
2. Franco Modigliani
3. Croton oil is an extremely powerful purgative
4. Keith Moon (Drummer of the Who)
5. Scotch Whisky (instead of Cognac)
6. Goldwyn (later Metro Goldwyn Mayer), which was founded by Sam Goldfish and
Edgar Selwyn. Goldfish kicked out Selwyn and changed his name to Goldwyn, taking
possession of the company.
7. He must be played by Gary Cooper and his wife must not be played by a sexy actress
8. Allen Ginsberg
9. Satyajit Ray's Pather Panchali
10.Surrealism
11. To run out Vijay Merchant. Merchant and Mushtaq Ali had a 203 run partnership, so
that India scored 588 runs in a single day.
12. The Golden Temple (he led the terrorists who had occupied the temple during
Operation Bluestar)
Quiz #80
Karthikeya <mailto:karthik@kcircle.com>
Secretary, KCircle
1. What is common to words like Escalator, Kerosene, Thermos, Yo Yo, Zipper etc?
2. Why did the Nazis issue round trip tickets to the people they sent to concentration
camps, despite knowing that those people were destined to die there?
3. This building at the corner of Elm and Houston streets in Dallas had a sordid reputation
ever since it was built in 1898. It was rebuilt after being struck by lightning and burnt to
the ground in May 1901, and cornered media attention six decades later. What happened
in 1963 in this ruined building to interest the media?
4. Seeing Drew Barrymore nude in Playboy, her godfather sent her a blanket, with a note
telling her to cover herself up. Name this man, who is also a famous Hollywood
personality.
5. Born in 1813, he became the Maharaja of Travancore at the age of 16. He is well
known for his achievements in literature, dance, sculpture and magic. He also composed
several famous pieces of Carnatic music. Name him.
6. The first Engineering College in India, it was founded in a small hill station by Lt.
Robert MacLaglan in 1847 and called "Thomson College". After independence, this
college was made a University by Jawaharlal Nehru. Name it.
7. The current holder of this title (as of 1999) is Mika Hakkinen. Who was the first winner
in 1951?
8. In Australia, there is a specially minted coin, having the picture of the Queen on one
side and of Sir Don Bradman on the other. This coin is traditionally used for the toss in
which match?
9. Which country takes its name from the Sanskrit words meaning "A garland of Islands"?
10. What faith was founded by Mirza Husayn Ali in Teheran in 1847? It is noted for its
grand, splendid and peaceful places of worship - which are found around the world, and
are all architectural masterpieces.
Answers to Quiz #80
1. All trademark / brand names which have been adopted into English
2. Because round trip tickets were cheaper than one way tickets, and the Nazis wanted to
cut down the costs of genocide
3. Lee Harvey Oswald shot President Kennedy from this Building
4. Steven Spielberg.
5. Maharaja Swathi Tirunal
6. Roorkee University
7. Juan Manuel Fangio
8. Prime Minister's XI v/s Visitors
9. Maldives (Mala + Dvipa)
10. The Baha'i Faith. Mirza Husayn took the name Baha-ul-lah.
Quiz #81
Raju <mailto:raju@kcircle.com>
1. During his childhood days whenever his dad used to bring a new copy of FORTUNE
magazine he used to read it in the night secretly under the blanket with the help of a
flashlight. Who is this person?
2. Adolf Hitler said to a person " you have to look to nature to find out what streamlining
is " and asked him to do something. When this person followed Hitler's advice to produce
a masterpiece, Hitler called it as " strength through joy ". What did this person do?
3.This creature gets its name from the Greek word for 'womb' because it resembles the
shape of the womb. Name the creature?
4. Etymologically it comes via Latin from Greek and it means 'folded paper' and very
frequently used in academic circles and in diminutive form in the bureaucratic circles.
Which word is it?
5.What is the Latin word for 'finger' or 'toe'? It's a common word nowadays.
6. Process by which an unfamiliar or slightly outlandish foreign word is deconstructed and
then reassembled using similar sounding elements in the host language .In this case the
source was French 'dame-Jeanne', literally 'lady Jane ', a term used in French for such a
container since the 17th century 'dame Jeanne' became 'demijohn' in the English language.
What do you call such process in the field of etymology?
7.What is the Hebrew word for 'adversary'? (Very common word: clue Bible).
8. First Sanskrit work to be printed in the Devanagari script, at least 500 years old, its
importance lies in the fact that it is the original source of many of the folk tales of Europe.
It was translated in 1787 and was printed at Serampore in 1803. Which book is it?
9. What is the Latin word for 'poison'?
10. D.W. Mehra and (jimmy) JD Nagarvalla, J.L.Kapur. What is their claim to fame?
Answers to Quiz #81

1. Bill Gates.
2. He asked Ferdinand Porsche to design Volkswagen Beetle and then went on to say that
"It was to carry two adults and three children and to look like beetle".
3. Dolphin. From Greek 'delphis'.
4. Diploma.
5. Digit.
6. Folk etymology.
7. Satan.
8. Hitopadesa.
9. Virus.
10. The investigating officers from the Crime Branch who submitted the report of the
commission of inquiry into the conspiracy to murder Gandhiji. J.L.Kapur was the judge of
the Supreme Court of India who tried the case.
Quiz #82
1. Lord Halifax was the British ambassador to the United States during World War II. He
is better known in India under another title - as the viceroy who concluded a pact with
Mahatma Gandhi. The Dandi March and Bardoli Satyagraha were both during his tenure.
Name him.
2. This ill fated queen was educated in France and loved golf. Her pages, who followed
her around the golf course, were all from noble families, were called Cadets (pronounced
Kah-Day in French) - from which we get the word "Caddy". Name her.
3. The Gold Standard, in which currency was redeemable against gold, was first perfected
by the Master of the Royal Mint in 1717. Name this official, who's more famous for his
research into other areas.
4. When asked why he wrote only horror stories, what did Edgar Allan Poe say?
5. To mix a drink called a "Flip", strong beer was mixed with sugar and rum and stirred
with a red hot poker. Bar-room brawls were often settled using these pokers as weapons.
So, what English phrase originated from this poker's name?
6. Around the end of the 18th century, who commanded the army of the Nizam of
Hyderabad? Several years later, he shot to fame as one of the greatest generals of all time
in the world.
7. The ancient Romans were all avid acrobats - and acrobatics formed a part of every
gentleman's education. At a public performance, an acrobat fell to his death at the feet of
Marcus Aurelius. What did he order - a practice which is still implemented now?
8. Which famous quiz show was sponsored by the Revlon company?
9. In 1885, what did Canada sell the State of New York for $150,000?
10. When this story was being translated into English from French, the translator goofed
and misread "en vair" as "en verre", a mistake that has come down to us unchanged. What
was this story?
Answers to Quiz #82

1. Lord Irwin
2. Mary, Queen of Scots
3. Sir Isaac Newton
4. "Because they sell"
5. At Loggerheads (the poker was called a loggerhead)
6. Sir Arthur Wellesley, the future Duke of Wellington (the Iron Duke)
7. A safety net for the acrobats
8. The $64,000 Question
9. Niagara Falls
10.The story was Cinderella, where "en vair" (of fur) became "en verre" (of glass) -
leading to the popular fiction that Cinderella wore glass slippers to the ball.
Quiz #83 [Millenium Quiz]
Dated - January 3, 2000
Sushil Chandani <mailto:sushil@kcircle.com>
1. Connect the year 1980 A.D. with the year 29,940 A.D.
2. By the 12-13th century, the practice of alchemy had declined in India, while it continued
to attract much attention (and brains) in the West. Why ?
3. In 1546, the Spaniard Ynigo Ortiz de Retez sailed past this land, a finding that it
reminded him of an African shore that he had visited earlier, named it after that place.
What place are we talking about ?
4. Who was Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya's most famous disciple ?
5. TV broadcasts, when strong enough, were/are the first sign of life emanating from earth
that could be picked up by other civilizations several light years away. What would they
first get to see ?
6. In 1999, the Comdex is called "Technology's Main Event". What was technology's main
event in 1900 ?
7. Victrola sold the first affordable home phonograph machine in 1906. What business
strategy was used to ensure sales.
8. When MK Gandhi was the man of the year for the Time magazine in 1930, a close
second was an American named Albert Henry Wiggin, who was described as being
"sagacious, resourceful and confidence-inspiring".Who was Wiggins?
9. To show that arthritis had a high tendency to natural cure, Gull and Staton (1865) first
used a method that has subsequently been used to prove many other things in the medical
sciences. What did they use ?
10. The use of rocket-propelled armaments in warfare got its main impetus from the effect
of what cause ?
11. The inaugural trophy of this event, first held in 1900, was won by Gordon Bennet, a
wealthy American publisher. The event continues to be
held
every year, though with a different goal. What event ?
12. Henry Stanley is remembered today mostly for a single encounter. But his most
significant contribution was the meticulous charting of what ?
Answers to Quiz #83

1. Y2K-related bugs: In early Windows versions, if you typed in 01/01/00, the OS
assumed it was 1-1-1980; in the present MacOS, the Y2k-like bug will occur in year
29,940. The Windows guys have still to deal with the Y10K bug before that...
2. The wide-spread use of mercury in Indian medicine reduced the charm of alchemy
because it was the only weird, mysterious substance that could be shown to gullible
onlookers/venture-capitalists.
3. New Guinea - named after the Guinea Coast of Africa.
4. Amir Khusro.
5. Hitler's inaugural speech at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
6. The Paris Exposition.
7. They designed their products to look like household furniture, with rich walnut fittings.
Other models looked like bits of poorly designed machinery, with wires and tubes sticking
out at all angles.
8. In a depression-torn county, he was the Chairman of the Chase National Bank, who
helped arrest the depression. A sort of depression era Alan Greenspan.
9. The were the first to use placebos. (Many symptoms that can be associated with
arthritis are weather-related, and may go away with or without medication).
10. They were needed in Naval battles, as cannons tend to have large recoils that can upset
the ship.
11. The Paris-Lyon motor race. Now run as the Paris Dakar motor rally.
12. The 2000-mile courrse of the river Congo.
Quiz #84
[20 Questions Prelims, Mt. Carmel College, Bangalore]
There are 30 questions here, which you have to crack in 20 minutes. Starred questions
count in case of a tiebreak. In the actual prelims, the top score was 23, and the cutoff was
16.5. Good luck.
1. A Hard Day's Knight
2. The Horror, The Horror of his horrifying death *
3. We make all the gadgets used by Wile E Coyote
4. This movie made Amitabh a Star and Rajesh Khanna a Superstar
5. Ennio Morricone's music always announces this anonymous hero.
6. He owns the VVR Western Ghat Oil Company - but nobody wants his oil.
7. Gypsy guitarist didn't have two fingers on his playing hand.
8. Darth Vader's voice says "This is CNN"
9. Bobby Kooka's Airborne King.
10. Bellerophon's horse presented by Readers Digest.
11. You wouldn't want to treat Prince Vlad Tepes to a drink.
12. Obelix was impressed by her Nose.
13. The best actor of 1929 died in the arms of Jean Harlow. Rather a beastly question *
14. Sir Miles Messervy gives him orders, and Major Boothroyd gives him lots of gadgets
15. Narya the Wise is an expert in making fireworks.
16. She couldn't seduce Arjuna and so cursed him to become an Eunuch.
17. John Hinckley tried to impress her by shooting Reagan. *
18. His operation flooded India.
19. Who the hell composed the first Rock Opera?
20. Mosaic meets Godzilla
21. The Whole Woman followed the Female Eunuch. *
22. Still Going Strong - since 1820.
23. He was hanged for murdering Ahmed Raza Kasoori. Log kehte hain woh bekasoor
tha.
24. Dogs Bite, Bees Sting, She Thinks.
25. Tombstone had enough tombstones for the Clanton brothers after this event. *
26. The White Star never expected she would go down.
27. He counted on the sex life of rabbits to give him an idea.
28. Eccentric terrier keeps wickets *
29. This Indian chief inspires charging US Marines
30. Dev Anand, Kalpana Kartik, Robert deNiro and Jodie Foster (debut).
Answers to Quiz #84

1. Paul McCartney
2. Colonel Kurtz (Apocalypse Now) or Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad)
3. The Acme Company (almost all their gadgets are labeled "Does not work on
Roadrunner")
4. Anand (dir: Hrishikesh Mukherjee, dedicated to Raj Kapoor and the city
of Bombay)
5. The Man With No Name (Clint Eastwood in the Sergio Leone "No Name"
trilogy)
6. P. Ramar Pillai (Herbal Petrol scamster)
7. Django Reinhart
8. James Earl Jones (also Mufassa in The Lion King)
9. The Air India Maharaja
10. Pegasus (Readers Digest best ad award)
11. Count Dracula (he'd likely drink your blood)
12. Cleopatra
13. Rin Tin Tin the dog
14. James Bond (Sir Miles - M and Major Boothroyd - Q)
15. Gandalf (The Lord of the Rings)
16. Urvashi. So Arjuna could become Brihannala during the "Agnyatavaas"
17. Jodie Foster
18. Dr. Verghese Kurien (Operation Flood - Amul)
19. The Who (Tommy)
20. Mozilla / Netscape
21. Germaine Greer
22. Johnny Walker scotch whisky
23. Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto
24. Baroness Maria von Trapp (Julie Andrews) - The Sound of Music.
25. Gunfight at the OK Corral
26. The Titanic
27. Fibonacci (Fibonacci Series based on the family tree of a pair of
rabbits)
28. Jack Russell (Jack Russell Terriers, former - rather eccentric -
England wicket keeper)
29. Geronimo
30. Taxi Driver (hindi - Dev and Kalpana - where Kalpana dresses up as a boy, english -
deNiro and Jodie Foster)
Quiz #85
Arun Subramanian <mailto:asarun@deshaw.com>
1) This Indian company started off as a single unit manufacturing a single product -
hermetically sealed panel Meters. Now it is a billion dollar company. What is it?
2) Her "Harry Potter" trilogy has created a sensation in the New York Times bestseller
lists. For the first time ever, the top 3 slots have been occupied by books written by the
same author. Who is this wonderful lady? Also, try to name at least one of the Harry
Potter books.
3) This music director acted in two movies , one was a hilarious performance in Bhoot
Bangla , and the other a cameo in Pyaar Ka Mausam . He also made lyricist Anand Bakshi
sing in three movies - Balika Badhu, Sholay and Maha Chor. Who was he?
4) This is a change in frequency observed when light is scattered in a transparent material.
What is this popularly known as?
5) Which famous T.S.Eliot poem ends with these words- "shanti, shanti, shanti"?
6) In 1972 Henry Kissinger justified the presidents action of ordering the invasion of
cambodia by saying : "after all we are ___ ____ _________ _____ " what?
7) After the first Viking photographs of the surface of Mars were beamed back to earth
scientists found an anomaly. On the Martian surface was the impression of a human face.
Not only that, there were numerous other anomalies showing geometrical patterns. what is
the name given to this area?? (sorry for this really vague one)
8) In literature what is the unique position occupied by the day 16 June 1904?
9) If you were reading a book with a two headed guy caleed Zaphod Beeblebrox in it and
wich describes Earth as "mostly harmless" which would it be?
10) He was, in his chequered career, an Ambulance driver, a successful writer, ... He
married four times and died of self inflicted gunshot wounds. His posthumous memoir is
"True at first light". Name him.
Answers to Quiz #85

1) BPL in Palakkad
2) The books are - The Prisoner of Azkaban, The Sorcerer's Stone and The Chamber of
Secrets
3) Rahul Dev Burman
4) The Raman Effect
5) Wasteland
6) All the President's Men
7) Cydonia
8) James Joyce's Ulysses - the entire massive story takes place on this day, in Dublin
9) Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
10) Ernest Hemingway
Quiz #86
Nitin Sankar <mailto:nitin_mec@yahoo.com>
1. In ancient Rome, the emperors used to store the royal treasure in baskets woven from
the bark of a fig tree. What financial term comes from these baskets
2. Who coined the term "Business Process Reengineering" in their book Reengineering
the corporation?
3. Which company once so dominated it's sector that it, and the other corporations which
were then in the sector were referred to as "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs"?
4. Which liquor giant markets Dom Perignon champagne (at Rs.12,000 a bottle) in India?
5. Motorola popularized the 6 Sigma concept. What does 6 Sigma stand for?
6. What is the most famous quality award given in the USA which has become a
benchmark for companies to measure overall competence?
7. During World War II, name the only private company which supplied fighter aircraft to
the Luftwaffe (German Air Force).
8. Who was the first British industrialist to die in a plane crash? What change came about
because of his death?
9. Singapore Airlines calls its first class Kris Class. What is a Kris?
10. Shyam Benegal's movie Manthan had over a thousand producers - perhaps a record.
How is this possible?
Answers to Quiz #86

1. Fiscal (from Fiscus - fig)
2. Hammer and Champy
3. IBM
4. Moet and Hennessey
5. An error rate of less than 6 standard deviations from the mean - that is less than one
error per million
6. The Malcolm Baldridge Quality Award
7. Messerschmitt
8. Charles Rolls of Rolls Royce. The Rolls Royce logo was painted a sober black instead
of the original bright red to mourn him.
9. A Malaysian dagger with a curved blade, usually worn by noblemen
10. It was produced using contributions from the cooperative society of dairy farmers who
form Amul
Quiz #87
On the occasion of Republic Day, here is a belated quiz on one of India's largest business
undertakings - the Government of India. Here's a quiz on the GoI's role in industry.
LAW AND POLICY
1. It has been hailed as the "Economic Constitution of India", and has influenced Indian
economic policy for over three decades. It has also been criticized as the root cause of
stagnation in Indian economy. It divided Indian industry into three schedules - A (PSUs), B
(private, with governmental control) and C (private sector). What is it?
2. Till this act was considerably toned down, it was a favorite with corporate rivals, who
regularly sued each other, charging them with violation of this act whenever they released
an ad or conducted a competition for their customers. Name it.
3. The precursor to this act was introduced by the British to control movement of funds,
during World War II. On Jan 1, 1974, a considerably expanded and even more draconian
version came into force and contributed a great deal to the closure of the Indian economy,
till it was repealed recently. Name this act, and its replacement.
Public Sector Undertakings
4. Which was the first PSU which the GoI partly divested its stake in, when it wished to
raise money through disinvestment? A hint - it went from proposal to approval to full
production in record time, perhaps because a famous (or rather notorious) personality was
the driving force behind it.
5. PSUs like LIC, Air India, IFCI, RBI, ONGC, NTC etc have been set up after the GoI
passes an act decreeing their existence. What are such organizations examples of?
6. This word was first used by Peter Drucker in his book "The Age of Discontinuity"
(1969). However, it picked up steam in India only in 1993, when the GoI appointed the
Rangarajan Committee to study and recommend new measures for this. It is now fast (or
as fast as the GoI moves) becoming a reality. What?
Money
7. This organization was established in 1988 by the RBI, in association with public sector
banks and national financial institutions. It participates in the inter-bank call / notice
money, commercial paper and term deposit markets, both as a borrower and lender. It also
provides repos (buyback) facility to banks. Name it.
8. The word "Budget" is derived from the French word for a leather bag used to carry
papers, as the Chancellor of the Exchequer of England would generally carry his papers in
such a bag. Till recently, the Indian budget was always read out at 5:30 PM - a tradition
broken by Yashwant Sinha. What is the reason for this odd timing?
9. This committee, headed by a former RBI governor, was set up in 1991 to study possible
reforms in the banking sector. It has made sweeping suggestions, which set clearly defined
roles and areas of operation, gave additional autonomy in operational areas and
recommended opening up of capital markets to FIIs. Just name it.
... and now, here's one on a lighter note to end the quiz.
10. Till a few years ago, the sub collectorate at Dindigul, Tamil Nadu would, once a year,
write "nil" on a form and forward it on. They had been filling in this form for over forty
years before it was scrapped in a drive to cut down useless paperwork. What was this
form for?
Answers to Quiz #87

1. The 1956 Industrial Policy (implemented on 30 April 1956)
2. The Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices (MRTP) act
3. Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, which has been replaced by the milder FEMA
(Foreign Exchange Management Act)
4. Maruti Udyog Limited
5. Statutory Corporations
6. Privatization
7. Discount and Finance House of India Ltd.
8. The British budget is traditionally presented at noon, ie 12:00 GMT. As IST is 5:30
hours ahead of GMT, the Indian budget has been, till now, presented at 5:30 PM to
coincide with the British budget.
9. The Narasimham Committee.
10. Cigars for Winston Churchill. Churchill, as an army officer posted in India (briefly in
Bangalore), developed his well known taste for Dindigul cheroots. The local officials
considered his annual cigar supply so important that a special form was printed for it.
After India's independence, and Churchill's death, the export of cigars stopped, but the
form still existed and had to be filled out.
Quiz #88
Dated - February 6, 2000
Sushil Chandani <mailto:sushil_chandani/eye@lvp.lvpeye.stph.net>
1. The scheme of constellations, as we now know them, has been determined to have been
created around 2800 B.C., either in Asia Minor, or in India. How has this been determined
?
2. After having rejected as absurd the idea of the earth being supported by Sesanagas,
Kachhapas or Diggajas (snakes, tortoises or elephants), Bhaskara also rejected the notion
that the earth was continually falling. What was his proof ?
3. What was the Arab name for the Indian system of calculus of the stars ?
4. Brahmagupta's major work in astronomy was named "Brahmasphetasiddhanta". What
was his minor work called ? (English translations permitted)..
5. Aryrbhatta created two systems of Astronomy - Audayika and Ardharatika. How did
they differ ?
6. The astronomer Gargya is associated with the first enumeration of the constellations. In
what work did he set forth this theories?
7. The most magnificient observatory of the dark ages was at Herasha. Which amateur
astronomer - king built it ? He is more famous for his lineage.
8. What real astronomical event, in 2 B.C., and easily extrapolated in astronomy software
packages, most closely matches the description of the Star of Bethlehem that the Magis
followed ?
Answers to Quiz #88

1. The named constellations do not cover the entire sky. Parts of the sky that did not arise
above the horizon at that time (and place: between 36 and 38 degree north latitude) were
apparently not mapped. The deduction was made in 1807 by a certain Carl Schwartz, the
Swedish counsel in Baku.
2. Being heavier, the falling earth should fall faster than an arrow shot upward; such
arrows would therefore never fall back to earth.
3. SindHind (from Siddhanta/Hind)
4. Khandakadhyaka.. Khandaka is sugar-candy; so this would loosely mean "chewing gum
for the brain"...
5. Day begins at Sunrise/day begins at midnight. In the 14,400 years that have elapsed
Mahayuga, there is a difference of 1 day in these systems.
6. The Atharvaveda.
7. Hulagu Khan, in the 1260s. He was the grandson of Genghiz Khan.
8. A conjunction of Jupiter and Venus, the two brightest non-lunar night objects.
Quiz #89
Rotary Coke 2000 Quiz <mailto:contactus@kcircle.com>
Time - 30 minutes. Starred questions are tiebreakers
1. What is the most famous item stored in the bank vaults of the Trust Company Bank,
Atlanta?
2. The sixth Nizam of Hyderabad once went on a tour with several of his Begums. When
they were suddenly caught in a rainstorm, several tents and huts were put up for them to
take shelter. When they moved on, these tents were occupied by people, and grew into
which town?
3. In Asterix and the Cauldron, what did the cauldron originally contain?
4. Zeus was supposed to be swallowed by his father Cronos as a baby, but he was tricked
into swallowing a rock wrapped in cloth. He later vomited out the rock. What did it
become? [hint - Computers] *
5. Thought to be a result of a huge protection exercise launched by government
departments, scientists and NGOs, thousands of these animals returned to the beaches of
Orissa to nest after an absence of three years. But after the recent super cyclone the
population has started declining again. Name them.
6. In India, lots of people chew paan. In Colombia, the local people use another leaf in the
same way - applying chuna to the leaves, rolling them up and chewing them. What leaf do
they chew? *
7. This widely used commercial product bases its structural strength on that of an egg.
Usually, over 30 of it can be manufactured in a minute and each lasts for about 1000
hours. What?
8. What word originates from a 19th century Irish family which used to live in Southwark,
London, and was notorious for violence, rowdiness and crime?
9. What trend was set by the song "Jalte Hain Jiske Liye" from the movie "Sujata"?
10. What was the rather strange reason why West Indian cricketer Lawrence Rowe had to
give up cricket midway through the 1976 tour of England?
11. By what name is the building "Phiroze Jeejebhoy Towers" better known as?
12. Mars is known as the "Red Planet". Why is it red colored?
13. Who was the song "Candle in the Wind" by Elton John originally dedicated to?
14. From which scripting language was Sabeer Bhatia inspired to name his free mail
service "Hotmail"? *
15. In which ad would you expect to hear Mozart's 25th Symphony?
16. What is a column in a newspaper containing advertisements of missing relatives and
friends called?
17. All donations to the Orissa Cyclone Relief & Reconstruction Fund are 100% exempt
from income tax under which section of the Income Tax Act?
18. Which rishi was known as 'the black man born on an island'?
19. The Indian Department of Tourism (ITD) has classified hotels into six categories. The
first five are One star to Five Star. What is the sixth category? *
20. In which famous novel would you find a submarine captained by Prince Dakkar of
Bundelkhand? *
21. What is the singer Gummadi Vithal Rao better known as?
22. Complete the famous second line from this poem by Subhadra Kumari Chauhan -
"Bundelon Harbolon ke muh hamne suni kahani thi // _________".
23. Which musical instrument's name means "Wood Music" in Greek?
24. In the Oral-B brand of dental care products, what does the B in Oral-B stand for?
25. What is the claim to fame of Mrs.Savitri Bai Khanolkar, and based on Indra's Vajra?
26. This was introduced by Momofuko Ando in the 1940s, and originally priced at 10
cents a pack. Nobody thought it would sell, as this was six times the cost of buying the
prepared dish at a restaurant. What?
27. To whom did Maruti present the first Maruti 800 car they produced? *
28. Talking about his books, who commented "My books are water, those of the great
geniuses are wine. Everybody drinks water"?
29. What are the Gibb Brothers better known as?
30. Which song has received 11 Grammy nominations this year?
Answers to Quiz #89

Answers - Rotary Coke 2000 Prelims
1. Coke Formula
2. Mahbubnagar (from Mahbub Ali Pasha)
3. Onion Soup
4. The Oracle at Delphi *
5. Olive Ridley Turtles
6. Coca leaves (Cocaine) *
7. The electric bulb
8. Hooligan (from Houlihan)
9. Telephone songs (hero and heroine singing over a phone)
10. He suddenly became allergic to grass
11. Bombay Stock Exchange (on Dalal Street)
12. Its soil is extremely rich in iron ore
13. Marilyn Monroe
14. HTML (HoTMaiL) - because the site uses HTML extensively *
15. Titan Watches
16. Agony Column
17. Section 80(G)
18. Krishna Dvaipaayana (Veda Vyasa)
19. Heritage Hotels *
20. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea (Jules Verne) *
21. Gaddar
22. Khoob Ladi Mardaani, Woh tho Jhansi Wali Rani Thi.
23. Xylophone (Xylos = Wood)
24. Brush
25. The Param Vir Chakra
26. Top Ramen Noodles (Nissin Foods)
27. Venkateswara Temple, Tirupati *
28. Mark Twain
29. The Beegees (Robin, Maurice and Barry Gibb)
30. Smooth (Santana)
Quiz #90
Rotary Coke 2000 Quiz <mailto:contactus@kcircle.com>
1. Operation "Golden Flow" dealt with what epidemic ?
2. The high speed and aerodynamic efficiency of Formula 1 cars largely due to what design
element?
3. James Herrick, in 1912, proved that this disorder was not always fatal : until then it had
only been seen in post mortems, and non-fatal instances of this disorder were usually mis-
diagnosed as indigestion or food poisoning. What disorder ?
4. In legend, this animal disppeared from earth because Noah forgot to take it on the ark.
What animal are we talking about ?
5. Upto 35,000 degrees Celsius is the hottest "naturally" produced temperature that is
likely to be felt on the surface of the earth. What can cause this ?
6. What do the EPpy Awards honour ?
7. What is the generic name given to computer games (such as Unreal Tournament and
Quake) played between players on different computers in which the objective is to be the
Last Man Standing ?
8. What Sanskrit word, when tanslated into English, means "Attraction by the Master" ?
You can give the Sanskrit word or its Hindi equivalent (both are the same), or the English
one...
9. First it was Indiana, then Savage Encounter. What is it now ?
10. What is the shape of the Milky Way Galaxy ?
11. Gandhi's pickets at shops selling British Goods - How did they dissuade Indians
wishing to enter such shops ?
12. 29/11/1999 was the last date with only odd numbers. Which will be the next ?
13. The "Emperor's Cup" is associated with what sport ?
14. One word answer wanted - "Show a dog of bone - it salivates. Then ring a bell and
show it the bone - it salivates. Finally just ring a bell - it salivates." What is the dog going
through ?
15. In ancient India, what part of a ship was known as the 'Karna'? (karna means 'ear').
16. After the electric lamp, what was the next electrical appliance/device to be
commercially available ?
17. In the early 1700s, Daniel Fahrenheit formulated his temperature scale. For zero
degrees, what did he use as a reference ?
18. If around 3000 B.C., you were in Luxor, Egypt, and watched the dog star, Sirius, rise
just a few minutes before sunrise, what would you learn to expect ? (before this day, Sirius
would be too close to the Sun to be visible in the pre-dawn sky..)
19. What sport was once known as Rathera, and originally played with chariots ? Noted
Arjuna Awardees in this sport include Shekhar Dharwadkar, Usha Nagarkar and Shrirang
Inamdar.
20. What term has come to describe the recent waves of attacks on popular websites like
Yahoo!, leading to an illusion that hundreds of thousands of users are trying to access the
site ?
21. This flower, frequently referred to in South Indian (specifically Tamilian) Literature, is
believed to blossom once every 12 years but in reality does so sporadically, for reasons
unknown. What flower ?
22. In 1946, this owner of an Italian aircraft parts Manufacturing unit decided to face the
post-war recession in his industry by designing what innovative product that went on to
sell in millions ?
23. Mark Waugh is sometimes refered to by two nick-names - Afghanistan and Olympian.
For what separate reasons ?
24. What was also known as Hima-valuka (snow-sand) and chandraka (moon-like;
transluscent) because of its appearance ?
25. If Absolute zero were to produce motionless atoms, devoid of momentum, what
fundamental tenet of physics would they falsify ?
Answers to Quiz #90

1. The Dropsy epidemic last year, that was caused by adulterated mustard oil
consumption. Amul launched this operation to provide pure edible oil.
2. Placing the engine behind the driver makes it easy to confer an aerodynamic wedge
shape to the car.
3. A coronary, or heart attack.
4. The Unicorn.
5. Lightning.
6. Electronic editions of Newspapers.
7. Death matches.
8. Gurutvaakarshana, gravitation.
9. Goan singer Remo Fernandez's groups; Microwave Poppadums is his latest group.
10. A flat spiral. The Sun is in one of the four spiral arms.
11. The pickets lay down in front of the shop entrances, making it necessary for Indian
customers to step on them on their way in if they wanted to buy from the shop.
12. 1/1/3111. (or 1/1/3001, depending on how you intepret shunya - or zero)
13. Sumo wrestling.
14. Conditioning (ref the experiments on dogs by Pavlov.
15. The rudder.
16. The Electric Oven.
17. An ice-water-salt mixture (commonly called "freezing mixture")
18. The annual flooding of the Nile would occur a few days later. Happened in June every
year (on June 7, in the year 3000 B.C.). This is an early instance of an observed
coincidence between recurring, notable events in the sky and on earth - astrology ?
19. Kho Kho
20. These are generically known as Distributed Denial of Service - using tools like Trin00
and Stacheldracht.
21. The Kuranji Malar. In the Nilgiris.
22. Enrico Piaggio - who made the Vespa scooter
23. Afghanistan - the Forgotten Waugh; Olympian because he once scored five ducks in a
row.
24. Camphor (Kapooram).
25. Heisenberg's Uncertainity Principle.
KC Archives - Quiz # 91 - #100

Quiz #91
G.V.S.Sreedhar <mailto:gv@kcircle.com>
1. In Provence, around the 12th century AD, a dance called the Farandola became popular
- perhaps because it was the first to feature dancing in pairs. In this dance, people formed
themselves into long lines, split into couples and danced off in every direction - frequently
changing partners as they went. What change in architecture was introduced because of
this, and persists to this day?
2. Which common item takes its name from the Latin word for a "lentil"?
3. Although the art of button making dates back to prehistoric times, it was not till the
13th century AD that buttons became practical and essential in garments. Why?
4. The festival of Lupercalia in ancient Rome featured youths with thongs made from the
hides of sacrificial goats, who would run through the streets flapping barren women (see
Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" for an instance of this). To what has this flogging ritual lent
its name?
5. This was introduced by a French army surgeon, Baron Dominique-Jean Lassey in 1792.
Originally, it was a light, fast, horse drawn carriage filled with medical equipment and
portable litters for bearing away wounded soldiers. What did he call these mobile field
hospitals?
6. Name the only speaker of the British House of Commons to have been canonized.
7. Which character from Alice In Wonderland sings "Soup of the evening, beautiful soup"?
8. It is said that Hannibal invented the tactic of encircling enemies by allowing the center
to fall back and closing in the wings to trap an enemy. He first used this at the battle of
Cannae. However, this tactic was used (accidentally) in a much earlier battle, when the
center broke and retreated, but the wings advanced - trapping the enemy. Which battle was
this?
9. Who travelled in the Cervennes with a donkey called Modestine?
10. Which famous book is otherwise known as "The Phaedo"?
Answers to Quiz #91

1. The fireplace was moved from the center to the sides of a room.
2. Lens, because the first (biconvex) lenses were compared to lentil grains in shape
3. Some unknown genius invented the buttonhole
4. February, from "Februum"
5. Ambulance Volantes - from where we get the word Ambulance
6. Sir Thomas More (author of Utopia)
7. The Mock Turtle (and there's a mock turtle soup) :)
8. The battle of Marathon, where Leonidas' handful of Spartans defeated a huge Persian
army
9. Robert Louis Stevenson - read his "Travels with a Donkey"
10. The Dialogues of Plato
Quiz #92
KC Junior Open Semifinals <mailto:contactus@kcircle.com>
1. In Formula I racing, who rode shotgun for Eddie Erskine after Schumacher's accident,
till his return, for Ferrari in 1999?
2. During World War II, this place in Britain was taken over as the headquarters of the
Red Cross, the National Air Raid Precaution and Fire Service Departments. Where?
3. This notoriously cruel man's actual name was Bonatien Alphonse François, and in his
will, he is reported to have said "I hope my memory will be erased from the mind of man".
Who?
4. Farokh Engineer was the first Indian cricketer to model for an ad. Which product did he
model for?
5. Alfred Lord Tennyson wrote "Every moment there dies a man, every moment one is
born". A famous inventor wrote him a letter saying "In that case, the population of the
world would be exactly zero".
6. Which cosmetics brand gets its name from a latin word meaning "White as snow"?
7. Seeing a cricketer miss a loose delivery which he should have easily thumped for a six,
Geoff Boycott once commented "My grandmom could have hit that one". Whom did he
say was playing worse than his grandmother?
8. According to legend, when the bridge to Lanka was being built, a squirrel tried to help
by bringing small pebbles in its mouth. So, what was the result of this?
9. Sir Walter Raleigh was a court favorite of Queen Elizabeth I. So, when he acquired land
in America, he named it after her. What did he call this colony?
10. This king of Cyprus fell in love with a statue he had sculpted. So, Aphrodite gave the
statue life. Name the king and the statue.
Answers to Quiz #92

1. Mika Salo
2. Wimbledon
3. The Marquis de Sade
4. Brylcreem
5. Charles Babbage
6. Nivea (from the J.L.Morrison Company)
7. Salim Malik
8. Lord Rama caressed the squirrel's back, so squirrels have three white stripes across
their back till this day.
9. Virginia - Elizabeth was known as the "Virgin Queen"
10. Pygmalion and Galatea.
Quiz #93
GVS Sreedhar <mailto:gv@kcircle.com>
1. Who is supposed to have originally said "The customer is king"?
2. David McConnell founded the California Perfume Company, which later became Avon.
Why did he change the name?
3. What would you call the shortest distance between any two points on a spherical
surface - such as the Earth?
4. In the gem trade, what are known as "fancies"?
5. In 1672, a young New England born clerk arrived in India and took up a job as a factor
(clerk / merchant) with the British East India Company. Over the years, he made a fortune
in the pepper trade, a lot of it gained by defrauding his employers. He is, however, still
remembered for a small amount of money he donated. Who?
6. What is the Greek word for "A ring of animals"?
7. Two songwriters have been credited with the lyrics of Sinatra's "My Way". One of them
was Claude François, and the other was a famous singer and composer of the 1970s, with
several hits to his credit. Name him.
8. Which contemporary philosopher and mathematician did Voltaire satirize, modeling
Dr.Pangloss in "Candide" on him?
9. According to Thomas Carlyle, who was the "Sea Green Incorruptible"?
10. To whom did Alexander the Great bequeath his empire?
Answers to Quiz #93

1. Marshall Field, the pioneer in Departmental stores
2. He was originally a bookseller and specialized in Shakespeare's books. As these were
not selling well, he decided to distribute perfume as a freebie. He soon found that the
perfume was more popular than the books, and so switched over to direct marketing of
perfumes and cosmetics.
3. Geodesic
4. Diamonds which have a strong cast / tinge of colour. For example, the Hope diamond
has a blue tint.
5. Elihu Yale, who bailed out Yale, which was then on the brink of bankruptcy.
6. Zodiac
7. Paul Anka
8. Gottfried Leibnitz
9. Maximilian Robespierre, the tyrant of the French revolution
10. "The Strongest"
Quiz #94
Anil <mailto:anil@kcircle.com>
1. Abu Jaffer Mohammed Ibn Musa was a resident of the Uzbek city of Khiva in medieval
times. A book he wrote, and his surname (which was also the earlier name of his city) have
contributed two extremely well known words to English. Name them.
2. Inspired by their Professor Fred Terman, two people started a small electronics
company in an old garage on Jan 1, 1939. Their first product was an audio oscillator
which Walt Disney used to produce sound effects in his movie "Fantasia". The name of
this company was decided by the toss of a coin. Just name the company.
3. Its official title is the "Collegiate Church of St.Peter". What is it better known as?
4. These are the opening lines of which famous novel -
Early one evening, during an exceptional heat wave in the beginning of July, a
young man walked out into the street from the closetlike room he rented in
Stoliarny Place.
5. Australian cricketer Belinda Clarke is currently the only cricketer in the world to
achieve a landmark - which no cricketer (in either mens or womens cricket has yet
achieved. What?
6. He was a policeman in Southampton, has written books like "Crime and Punishment"
(no, not Dostoviesky) and "English Cheeses of the South and West". His gravestone
quotes his own poem "So clear you see these timely things // That like a bird, the vision
sings". He's far more famous for his long association with cricket. Name him.
7. According to him, "I could have become a doctor, but instead I became the biggest
quack in history". Big hint in the question - just name him, and what he did to become so
famous as a quack.
8. Plato described them as "The most perfect musical instruments". One was the flute, the
second was the lyre. What was the third?
9. Name the celebrity owners of the football clubs Fulham and Watford.
10. He invented soda water, and coined the name "rubber" because he found that it could
erase pencil marks. He's best known for a "Life Producing" discovery. Name him, and his
discovery.
Answers to Quiz #94

1. Algebra (from Al Jabr) and Algorithm (from his surname / hometown Al Khwarizm)
2. Hewlett Packard, founded by Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard
3. Westminster Abbey
4. Crime and Punishment - by Dostoviesky
5. A double century in One Day Internationals
6. John Arlott
7. Clarence Nash (the voice of Donald Duck)
8. The Human Voice
9. Fulham - Mohammed Al-Fayed (father of Dodi) and Watford - Elton John
10. Joseph Priestly, the discoverer of Oxygen
Quiz #95
Josyula Krishnamurthy <mailto:jk@kcircle.com>
1. Where would you find Patience and Fortitude standing guard, and what are they?
2. Which city is well known for "Christ the Redeemer"?
3. Who were deposed by Col. Muammar Gaddafi of Libya and Fidel Castro of Cuba when
they assumed power?
4. In 1931 in Paris, a British novelist called Arnold Bennett tried to prove something he
believed, and died trying. What did he want to prove?
5. In fencing, this term refers to the lower part of a sword's blade - traditionally regarded
as a weak spot by fencers. This gives its name to which English word meaning
"weakness"?
6. In Geography, what is an island mountain (that is, a mountain totally surrounded by the
sea) called?
7. REM's "Man on the Moon" has a reference to which (then) popular comedian?
8. This actor is often called the "Fresh Prince of Bel Air". Who?
9. What is a "Roo Bar" in Australian slang?
10. Who was the lead guitarist for Michael Jackson's "Beat It"?
Answers to Quiz #95

1. They are the two lion statues standing guard outside the New York Public Library
2. Rio de Janiero
3. Gaddaffi deposed King Edris III and Castro kicked out the previous dictator -
Fulgencio Batista
4. He tried to prove that the water of the river Seine was fit to drink, drank it and died of
Typhoid as a result
5. Foible
6. Inselberg
7. Andy Kaufman - check out the 1999 Jim Carrey movie of the same name
8. Will Smith
9. A protective bar fitted in front of Australian vehicles - to minimize damage caused by
collisions with Kangaroo
10. Eddie van Halen
Quiz #96
Jagannath Surampudi <mailto:jagan@kcircle.com>
1. How do we know 'Gordon Sumner' Better as?
2. At the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904, Richard Blechyden, an Englishman, had a tea
concession. On a very hot day, none of the fairgoers were interested in drinking hot tea.
This incident led to the invention of what? (very workable)
3. Which was the first sport to be filmed? And what was the incident or who were the
players who were filmed? And an extra point for the guy who filmed it.
4. Give me the origin of the name flash light?
5. This is for all you Tom & Jerry watchers. In few of the cartoons Jerry is accompanied
by a friend. A grey mouse, with a big mouth, and is normally in diapers. What is the name
of this mouse?
6. By whom were the first computer programs published and for what purpose?(Purpose
very workable)
7. The "black box" that houses an airplane's voice recorder is orange? Why?(workable)
8. What did Melitta Bentz invent in 1908 in Germany by piercing holes in a tin vessel and
a few other alterations?(workable)
9. In 1881, Procter & Gamble's Harley Procter started a new way of marketing its product
the 'Ivory' soap. This was a marketing trend and is practised till this day. What was it?
Answers to Quiz #96

1. Sting
2. Iced Tea
3. Boxing was the first sport to be filmed. Thomas A. Edison filmed a boxing match
between Jack Cushing and Mike Leonard in 1894
4. Early hand-held lights used carbon-zinc batteries that did not last very long. To keep the
light burning required yhat the user turn it on for a short time and then turn it off to allow
the battery to recover. That's how they became known as a "flashlight."
5. The mouse actually had 2 names. It was initially Nibbles (in the earlier cartoons it was
always after food) and later on was called Tuffy(The tough one)
6. In 1843, mathematician Ada Augusta Lovelace published the first computer programs.
She based them on Jacquard's punch-card idea. Her programs were for the first general-
purpose mechanical digital computer that had just been invented by Charles Babbage.
7. The "black box" that houses an airplane's voice recorder is orange so it can be more
easily detected amid the debris of a plane crash.
8. The coffee filter was invented by Melitta Bentz, in Germany in 1908. She pierced holes
in a tin container, put a circular piece of absorbent paper in the bottom of it and put her
creation over a coffee pot.
9. In 1881, Procter & Gamble's Harley Procter decided that adding the word "pure" to his
Ivory soap would give its sales a necessary shot in the arm. Analysis proved that Ivory was
almost 100 percent pure fatty acids and alkali, the stuff that most soap is made of. Ivory's
impurities were limited to 0.56-0.11 percent uncombined alkali, 0.28 percent carbonates,
and 0.17 percent mineral matter. Harley marked his soap "99 and 44/100 percent pure,"
deciding that using the exact number sounded more credible than rounding up to 100
percent.
Quiz #97
Vivek Reddy <mailto:vivek@kcircle.com>
1. What was inspired by a real-life incident during WW2 when some secretaries at a
British embassy in the Middle East, for fun, invented a nonexistent agent and successfully
tricked the Germans into looking for him?
2. Born in Chicago in December 1928. [Middle name was Kindred]. Moved to Berkeley,
California soon thereafter. Became a published author in 1952. Wrote and sold nearly a
hundred short stories and two dozen novels in the 50s and 60s. He experimented with
drugs and was married 5 times. He claimed to have a visitation from God in 1974. His
final novels all deal with this, especially "Valis", in which the title character is an
extraterrestrial God-like machine that chooses to make contact with a schizophrenic drug-
addled and mixed-up science fiction writer (that was himself). Who ?
3. Rum Rebellion is the name usually given to events that took place in Sydney on Jan. 26,
1808, when the New South Wales Corps illegally arrested and deposed the Governor.
Shortage of coins prevented farmers from selling their crops for money. Instead, they had
to barter their grain for other commodities, including rum. Many of the military officers
were rum traders, making enormous profits from dealing in liquor. To help the farmers, the
Governor issued an order prohibiting this sort of trading in spirits which led to the
rebellion. Who was the governor ?
4. During WW2, America had to use film sparingly and there was pressure on directors to
complete films quickly. Edward Dimitryk used what was known as "broadbrush lighting"-
lighting the figure in the foreground and letting shadows fall across everything else-
because it was cheaper and quicker. How was this process immortalised ?
5. In May 1992, this great actress was buried in Berlin, the city where she was born 93
years before. At the funeral, a small but vociferous group of Germans protested because
they considered her a traitor. Who?
6. Pauline Kael writing in I lost it at the movies, wrote about this movie, I was exasperated
by the defects of _____________, when I saw it. Now, a month later, I realize I will never
forget it. Which movie was she referring to.
7. In Issac Asimov's classic SF Foundation Series, what is the name of the home planet of
the emperors, and the administrative center of the galaxy?
8. It was the worst aviation disaster in history. On this date in 1977, two Boeing 747s
collided and exploded in flames on a foggy runway. A total of 577 people were killed -
including everyone aboard the KLM jumbo jet. Amazing, some people on the Pan Am
airliner survived and were able to climb out of the wreckage to safety. Where did this
tragedy take place?
9. How did Eric Clapton earn the nickname "Slowhand"?
10. Who was the last man on the moon
Answers to Quiz #97

1. The film North By Northwest
2. Phillip K. Dick
3. William Bligh (later captain of HMS Bounty - whose crew mutinied
4. Film Noir
5. Marlene Dietrich
6. Satyajit Rays "Jalsaghar" - one of the few movies to have music by Ustad Vilayat Khan.
7. Trantor
8. Tenerife Islands
9. Clapton's powerful guitar-playing regularly broke strings on his guitar. He would
change the strings onstage, as the audience slowly clapped their hands.
10. Gene Cernan, on Apollo 17 (Dec 1972)
Quiz #98
Ravinder Rao <mailto:ravinder@kcircle.com>
1. Which was the first commercial organization to purchase and use a computer?
2. Which was the first company to have assets in excess of US$ 1 billion, and nearly
attracted anti-trust litigation as a result?
3. In ancient Rome, it was believed that the Goddess Juno protected the Romans by
warning them of impending danger. Therefore, the Romans dedicated something to her
and made her priests the sole producers of this necessity. We still use it, and call it after a
name given to Juno. What?
4. Which yesteryears cricketer wrote an autobiography called "Balls of Fire"?
5. This financial instrument is said to have been devised by Evan Galbraith, a director of
Bankers Trust International in London (and later American ambassador to Paris), while
watching a rubber duck floating in his bath. What?
6. What line from Ethel Merman's hit song in "Annie Get Your Gun" has become a
Hollywood catchphrase?
7. Which was the first LP record to sell over a million copies?
8. Which comic strip hero was created inspired by a character in Philip Wylie's 1930 sci-fi
book "Gladiators"?
9. When Italy was formed from a group of scattered provinces, which Italian province's
dialect was adopted as the "official" Italian?
10. Early choices for its name were "Facts", "Briefs", "Destiny" and "Chance". What is it
known as today?
Answers to Quiz #98

1. General Electric, which installed a Univac Mark 1 built by Rand Corp.
2. US Steel
3. Money - after Juno Moneta
4. Fred Trueman
5. The floating rate note
6. There's no business like show business
7. Calypso by Harry Belafonte
8. Superman, by Jerry Siegel and Joe Schuster
9. Tuscany
10. TIME magazine
Quiz #98
Ravinder Rao <mailto:ravinder@kcircle.com>
1. Which was the first commercial organization to purchase and use a computer?
2. Which was the first company to have assets in excess of US$ 1 billion, and nearly
attracted anti-trust litigation as a result?
3. In ancient Rome, it was believed that the Goddess Juno protected the Romans by
warning them of impending danger. Therefore, the Romans dedicated something to her
and made her priests the sole producers of this necessity. We still use it, and call it after a
name given to Juno. What?
4. Which yesteryears cricketer wrote an autobiography called "Balls of Fire"?
5. This financial instrument is said to have been devised by Evan Galbraith, a director of
Bankers Trust International in London (and later American ambassador to Paris), while
watching a rubber duck floating in his bath. What?
6. What line from Ethel Merman's hit song in "Annie Get Your Gun" has become a
Hollywood catchphrase?
7. Which was the first LP record to sell over a million copies?
8. Which comic strip hero was created inspired by a character in Philip Wylie's 1930 sci-fi
book "Gladiators"?
9. When Italy was formed from a group of scattered provinces, which Italian province's
dialect was adopted as the "official" Italian?
10. Early choices for its name were "Facts", "Briefs", "Destiny" and "Chance". What is it
known as today?
Answers to Quiz #98

1. General Electric, which installed a Univac Mark 1 built by Rand Corp.
2. US Steel
3. Money - after Juno Moneta
4. Fred Trueman
5. The floating rate note
6. There's no business like show business
7. Calypso by Harry Belafonte
8. Superman, by Jerry Siegel and Joe Schuster
9. Tuscany
10. TIME magazine
Quiz #99
Suresh <mailto:suresh@kcircle.com>
1. As a child in school, Gandhiji's class was visited by a school inspector, who wanted to
test the students. He asked them just one thing, the spelling of a certain word. Only
Gandhiji couldn't spell it - and refused to listen to his teacher, who tried to prompt him,
saying that he could not cheat. Now, (and you are going to kick me for this, I fear), What
was the word Gandhiji would not spell?
2. In South Africa, as a young lawyer, one of Gandhiji's first civil disobedience movements
was against the South African government's decision to force colored (i.e. asian) and black
races to carry a pass (which soon came to be called the "Dompas" or "Damned Pass").
Gandhiji was imprisoned, but later released, and managed to secure significant concessions
from the South African goverment. As a parting gift, he gave this South African soldier
and statesman a pair of shoes which he had made while in prison. Who?
3. Gandhiji involved himself in the struggle against oppressive indigo planters in
Champaran, Bihar, and the peasants there gave him a loving nickname. What?
4. There's a scene in Attenborough's "Gandhi" where a group of Satyagrahis (during the
salt satyagraha) go forward, batch by batch, to raid the Government Salt Works. Each
batch is systematically beaten to pulp by British cops, and their place is taken by the next
batch, which again gets beaten up (over 700 satyagrahis volunteered to get beaten up that
day - May 21, 1930). This incident was filmed by the foreign press, shocking the world.
Just name the town (a few km from Dandi) where this took place.
On Jan 26, 1931, Gandhiji was invited for talks (which led to the Gandhi - Irwin Pact) by
the Viceroy, Lord Irwin. At the Viceregal Lodge (it's now Rashtrapathi Bhavan), Lord
Irwin served him tea, to which Gandhiji added a spoonful of salt. Why did he do this?
After retiring from active politics in the mid 1930s, Gandhiji built himself a small ashram
(more of a rural community) in a village called Segaon, modeled, like his earlier
communities (Phoenix Farm etc), after John Ruskin's ideas. This soon became a major hub
in the Indian freedom struggle. What did Gandhiji rename the ashram?
7. In 1941, Sir Stafford Cripps came to India with a proposal to grant freedom after the
war, along with a constitution drafted by Indians. It however gave states and provinces the
permission to opt out of this. How did Gandhiji describe this proposal? [memorable
phrase]
8. In 1946, following Jinnah's call for a "Direct Action Day", Hindu- Muslim riots broke
out all over the country. Thanks to the inaction of H.S.Suhrawardy's Muslim League
cabinet in Bengal, the riots were especially vicious there. Gandhiji spent four months in a
remote district of Bengal trying to keep the peace. Name this place.
9. Now for the last part - the assasination. Where was Gandhiji staying when he was
assasinated?
Answers to quiz #99

1. Kettle
2. Field Marshal Jan Christiaan Smuts. Smuts later said that "he was not fit to stand in
those shoes".
3. Bapu (or Father)
4. Dharasana
5. In his own words - "Thank you. I will add some salt to it to remind us of the Boston
Tea Party"
6. Sevagram (near Wardha in Maharashtra)
7. "A post dated cheque on a crashing bank"
8. Noakhali (which is now in Bangladesh). For what it's worth, Gandhiji later (in late
1946) saved Suhrawardy from an angry mob, calming the crowd down.
9. Birla House, Delhi, which was put at his disposal by one of his close associates - the
industrialist Ghanshyam Das (G.D) Birla.

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