Greycells Open Quiz Prelims

Here is the prelims set from Greycells Open on April 7.
Quizmasters: Lloyd Colopilly and Rajesh Mohan. People who wish to have the answers may mail their attempts to rajquiz@gmail.com

Greycells Open Quiz
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In case of a tie the performance in *ed questions will be taken into consideration.
Decision of the QM’s will be final


1)"I warn you, I am just beginning! If there is in your hearts a vestige of love for your country, love for humanity, love for justice, listen carefully... I know that the regime will try to suppress the truth by all possible means; I know that there will be a conspiracy to bury me in oblivion. But my voice will not be stifled – it will rise from my breast even when I feel most alone, and my heart will give it all the fire that callous cowards deny it... Condemn me. It does not matter. History will absolve me". Who made this famous speech?

2) Which country has a new Capital called Naypyidaw? Clue - Think 1991 Nobel Peace Prize...

3) Complete the list - Malcolm Nash, Tilak Raj & ______________.

*4) Who won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi award in 2004 for the book Oru Achchante Ormakal (Memories of a father)?

5) What was special about the stamps- Sandalwood and Roses released by Indian Postal department recently?

6) Why are the companies Alstom & SNCF in the news recently?

7) This is an obituary that once appeared in Times of India:
O'CRACY D.E.M., BELOVED HUSBAND OF T.RUTHLOVING FATHER OF L.I.BERTIE,BROTHER OF FAITH, HOPE AND JUSTICEEXPIRED ON 26TH JUNE.
What was it referring to?

8) Which famous Automobile manufacturer’s name means "I Roll" in Latin, a reference to Rolled Steel being used in the manufacture of their vehicles??

9) Minoru Yamasaki & Associates, Troy, Michigan; Emery Roth & Sons, Skilling, Helle, Christiansen, Robertson, Joseph R. Loring & Associates, New York, Jaros, Baum & Bolles, Tishman Realty & Construction Company , what was the end result?? Clue - Emergency...

10) Which country's national flag has a replica of George Cross, bravery award given by the King George VI of Britain to commemorate the nations struggle against enemy powers in WW2?

11) Name the Billionaire, Ex PM of Lebanon who was assassinated in 2005??

12) N. S. Raghavan, S. Gopalakrishnan, S. D. Shibulal, K. Dinesh ,Ashok Arora, _____________ & _____________. Fill u p the blanks, 1/2 points for each blank.

*13) During World War II, ___ __________ saw action in the Burma campaign on Sittang River as a Captain with the 4/12 Frontier Force Regiment and has the rare distinction of being honored for his bravery on the battlefront itself. During World War II, he was leading a counter-offensive against the invading Japanese Army in Burma. During the course of the offensive, he was hit by a burst of LMG bullets and was severely wounded in the stomach. Major General D.T. Cowan spotted ___ __________ holding on to life and was aware of his valor in face of stiff resistance from the Japanese. Fearing the worst, Major General Cowan quickly pinned his own Military Cross ribbon on to ___ __________ saying, "A dead person cannot be awarded a Military Cross." Fill up the Blank.

14) In 1909, he shared the Nobel Prize for Physics with Karl Ferdinand Braun, When told about one of his achievements, Nikola Tesla one of his rivals said that __________ was using 17 of his Patents, Two employees on Titanic were employed by his company and on 18 June 1912, he gave evidence to the Court of Inquiry into the loss of the Titanic..... Fill up the Blank....

15) The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, The Minneapolis Tribune, The Allentown Call-Chronicle, The Bethlehem Globe-Times, The Denver Post and The Seattle Times. October 2, 1950, to February 13, 2000 , Why are you breaking your head?? Give me the answer!!!!

16) He is The Maestro to his countrymen, a poll of sport journalists and commentators placed him as the second best Argentine sportsman of the 20th century behind Diego Maradona. In 1974, he was appointed President of Mercedes-Benz Argentina, and in 1987, he was made Honorary President for Life of that corporation. Cuban rebels kidnapped him on February 23, 1958, but he was later freed. Died in Buenos Aires in 1995, at the age of 84. Who?

17)On October 18, 1922, what was incorporated under the 1908 to 1917 Companies Acts with a share capital of £100,000., with 99,993 cumulative ordinary shares valued at £1 each. The holders of the Cumulative Ordinary Shares are entitled to receive out of the profits of the Company a fixed Cumulative Dividend at the rate of 7½% per annum on the capital for the time being paid up thereon but are not entitled to any further or other participation in profits. Quizzers can't miss this!!!!!!

18) Who stays at 'Number One Observatory Circle'? Clue -'Die Hard with a Vengeance'

19) "Arrive before you leave" was a punchline for what?? Clue - SST, Mike Bannister....

*20) _________ Yamaha Ltd, Islamabad Automotives Company Ltd, Balochistan Engineering Works Ltd, Alpha Engineering Works Ltd, Gears Hobbing Ltd, Die Casters Ltd,Omega Forging Ltd, Crescent Pak Industries, Taha Garments (Private) Ltd & Taha Textile (Private) Ltd. Kindly Fill up the Blank, Clue - S.Hussain Saidi

21) She was discovered by Dev Anand. She represented India at the International Teen Princess contest at Aruba, and won the Miss Photogenic and Miss Bikini awards. In 1980 Sunil Dutt launched his son Sanjay in his film debut "Rocky". ______ was chosen as Sanjay's heroine. After the film ________ and Sanjay became romantically linked to each other. She was also romantically linked with Rajesh Khanna. She is blessed with two sons Jai Anmol and Jai Anshul. Who?? She is also a Painter.

22) Rupin Katyal, Capt Devi Sharan, December 24, 1999, what am I talking about??

23) Famous author who wrote - The Power and the Glory (1940), The Heart of the Matter (1948), The Third Man (1949) & The End of the Affair (1951), He was recruited to MI6 by the infamous Double agent Kim Philby.

24) A software called CODA is available for about £ 30.00 from ASQM Consultancy Unit , Faculty of Computer Studies and Mathematics, University of the West of England. To caluculate what is it used for?

*25) Which world Capital was chosen as result of a compromise between two better known rivals after a long dispute, its a sitter.........

26) Which famous Architectural marvel sits on Île de la Cité a river island??

27) Arfé(a portmonteau word) is the creation of artworks by staining with ______.The term is believed to have been coined by Puerto Rican artist, Francisco Rivera Rosa, describing his paintings of using ______.Artists Mira Chudasama & Amita Chudasama, Andrew Saur and Angel Sarkela-Saur are known exponents of painting with ______. Fill in the blanks

28) T.N. Srikantaiah was born on November 26, 1906 in Karnataka .His family were the descendants of the Kings of Hagalavad. His most famous work was a book titled ‘Bharatiya Kavya Meemamse’ about Indian poetics. He was a member of Indian constitution council and when there was a discussion on the equivalent term for the _________ he suggested the word __________, which was the Sanskrit equivalent. The term was accepted unanimously and is still the term in use. Which term?

29) Which is the point from which all highway distances are measured in India, The __________ has a milestone at its entrance that reads "0 KM".

30) What was setup on the recommendation of the Birbal Nath Committee in 1985?? The date counts.....

31) Roy J. Glauber won the Noble Prize for Physics in 2005; a famous Physicist who did a seminal work on Quantum Optics with him was not awarded the Prize and it lead to a major controversy, who is the Physicist?

*32) Who is the fictional author of the book - The Dynamics of An Asteroid?

33) He won the Oscar for Best Director & Original Screen Play for the movie Annie Hall in 1977, Original Screen Play for the movie Hannah and Her Sisters in 1986, who is this highly acclaimed person??

34) Leslie Hylton played 6 Tests for the West Indies in the late 30's and scored 70 runs and took 16 wickets at 26.12, he holds a unique if grisly place in cricket history?? Why??

35) ________ Diego José Santiago Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno Crispín Crispiniano de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz Blasco y _________. Fill up the blank, Clue - Max Jacob.

36) What invention of everyday use is originally credited to Luther George Simjian Turkish immigrant of Armenian parents in US, and it was discontinued due to lack of demand, later John Shepherd-Barron & Donald Wetzel got the credit for the invention. Clue - Prostitutes and Gamblers were the one's who were using it when it was 1st introduced.

37) Why was Ere Sheshaiah in the news recently??

*38) Glenn Hoddle, Peter Reid, Kenny Sansom, Terry Butcher, Terry Fenwick & Pe_____ _____on, tell me what happened next??

39) Becker reportedly remarked about whom? That "even God could not have played any better" after being knocked out in the 1st round of the French Open in 1990. This player once said "The trouble with me is that every match I play against five opponents: umpire, crowd, ball boys, court, and myself."

40) ______________ joined Boeing as an Engineer in 1969, rose to the rank of Executive Vice President was behind the resurgence of Boeing in the late 90's and early 2000, joined Ford Motor Company as the President and CEO in September 2006,he reportedly earns a Salary of $20 Million per annum!!! Who?? Clue - He shares his name with an English Cricketer, who played for England, Hampshire & Leicestershire.




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Answers:

1. Fidel Castro
2. Myanmar
3. dan van bungee- bowlers who conceded 6 sixes in an over.
4. Eachara Warrier
5. Stamps with fragrance of SandalWood and Rose
6. TGV.(fastest train)
7. The Imposition of emergency
8. Volvo
9. World Trade Center
10. Malta
11. Rafeeq Hariri
12. Narayana Murthy and Nandan Nilekani
13. Sam Manekshaw
14. Marconi
15. peanuts comic strip
16. Juan Manuel Fangio
17. BBC
18. US Vice President.(Dick Cheney is there now).
19. Concorde
20. All companies owned/co-owned by Dawood Ibrahim
21. Tina Ambani
22. Hijacking of IC-814
23. Graham Greene
24. Calulate scores using D-L method in a rain affected match.
25. Canberra
26. The Cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris
27. Coffee
28. Rashtrapathi
29. Rajghat
30. Special Protection Group
31. ECG Sudarshan
32. Professor moriarty
33. Woody Allen
34. Only test cricketer to be executed
35. Pablo Picasso
36. ATM
37. The doctor who performed the autopsy of Bob Wolmer.
38. Goal of the century by Maradona.
39. Goran Ivanesivic
40. Alan Mullaly