A few interesting ones from Selva.

1.They began to appear in quantities in the 1860s. "I hate those redbreasts", cried "Punch" in 1869. In 1877 "The Times" magazine declared them a great social evil, and it was following difficulties with them in 1879 that the London Post Office in 1880 cried out "Post Early". What are we talking about?

 

2. In the old theatres a mixture of CaCO3 and Phosphorous was used to produce effects on stage. Which phrase originates from this?

 

3. In 1932, Japan planned to kill 2 Americans with a view of provoking them to              war. One was Joseph Curran, the American Ambassador. Who Was the other?

 

 

4. ‘He who paints the sky Green and the grass blue must be sterilised’. Who on whom?

 

5.      This book originally came out with the adline “ A full vacations’ reading for   $3” but didn’t sell because $3 was considered too expensive for it. Then it became a   best seller with its alternative adline. Book or new adline?

 

6.      What is the claim to fame of Marcel Marceaus’ utterance ‘Non’ In the history of cinema?

Also check this out.

Kriya Open Quiz '09

People! The Association Of Serious Quizzers(ASQ) From PSG College Of technology welcome you all to the Kriya Open Quiz '09.  Thsi time round the ASQ will host the quiz.

Visit this for details. Spread the word around. 

For details contact the numbers on the poster or those on the site or me  at 98940 80404

A long time coming

Try these on for size. (Questions by Vidyuth)

1. X was originally called “Jasper” in the very first animated short. Y had no name, though the animators decided to give him the nickname “Jinx”. Identify X and Y.

2.I’m looking for an exact term to describe this. What term?

3. Who is this relatively well known personality, and what is the significance of this picture?

4. And now it is time for a connect. (Exhaustive list, mind you)

5.  In West Africa persons  were made to pass a bird's egg to one another. The one who broke it was the culprit. In ancient China they were made to  hold a handful of rice in his or her mouth during a prosecutor's speech. The one whose rice was dry at the end was considered the culprit. These customs were the predecessors of what that is being used nowadays? And why, if possible?

The 8th session

On 28/12/08, after holidays and exams and what not, the eighth session of the Coimbatore Quiz circle was held, finally. The quizmaster for the day was L.Shivram (I refrain from the use of a Mr. here :O) of GCT, a professional snooker player and a movie buff. It was well attended with around 50+ people being present, split into six teams of 8-10 each. The "best answer of the day" award went to Mr.senthil for his "First man to be given out handling th eball" for the Gazza question ;)

The quiz, as always, for you not so fortunate ones. :P

CQC Informal quiz 28/12/08

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A quiz for school children is also held in a bid to give them a springboard for the future.(?)

ten questions or less.

A few questions by Mr.Selva surendiran, right now in his first year of college. A mixed bunch I should say! As always, answers will be posted after a week.

1. The company was Lutsuko and later changed into something that means “ to lose        money “ Which company are we talking about?

 

2. What is the name of the FM channel introduced by India Today?[In June 26,2002]

 

3. “I knew a trade name must be short, vigorous, incapable of being misspelled to an extent that will destroy its identity, and in order to satisfy the trademark laws, it must mean nothing”. Who said this and name the brand?

4. What contribution did a vague movie by name ‘Rooplekha’ make to Indian cinema?

5. The word ‘stadium’ comes from ‘stade’ a unit of distance. What distance was the unit equal to?

6. In medieval times, in Europe, 1/3 of taxes went to the King, 1/3 to the nobility and 1/3 to the common man. How is this immortalised?

7. This person wrote about himself thus: "Principal virtues : keeps his nails clean. Principal faults: that he has no family , is bad tempered and has a poor digestion. One and only wish: Not to be buried alive. Greatest sin: that he does not worship Mammon. Important events in his life: None". Who?

8. An author, as a sign of gratitude to the nurse who had cared for his firstborn child, gave a script and asked her to sell it when she was in need of money. Years later, when the nurse was really in want of money, she sold it and lived in comfort for the rest of her life. The manuscript was the first part of a famous work of this author Name the book and author?

9. The MIT students calculated my speed to be around 1046 km/sec, bout 3000 times the speed of light. The total load weight involved in my transfer is 321000 tonnes. 214000 living organisms of the same species are involved in my transfer. I have 918 million destinations to reach in 31 hours across 24 time zones visiting 822.6 destinations per second. Who or what am I?

10. The result of an experiment at MIT went - ‘Specimen X had a specific gravity of 1.00 Specimen Y had a specific gravity of 1.06. Specific gravity of XLY. Hence QED’. What did the experiment prove?

Food for thought/guessing/ignoring

1. What are these ? ( Hint : Internet lingo )

2. Connect. (Just for the heck of it. :d, Can't be googled)

3.     Please don't google it at once. Give it a shot and then google it.

"After I joined, the manager asked me what number I'd like. I said 28. But he said 'No, you're going to have No. 7,' and the famous shirt was an extra source of motivation. I was forced to live up to such an honour." Who said this?

And check last week's quiz on the post below

Nov 30th

The 7th informal quiz was hosted by Ashwin Murali of SRIT, a sports, coimbatore & India enthusiast which became evident as the quiz progressed. Quite a few connects (whcih I love, btw) , which not many prefer, were in it, and this put the teams' creativity to the test. To say it in a line, it was an hour and a half well spent.

 

CQC Quiz #7

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