Quiz @ GEC thrissur

Prelims of the General Quiz as part of Dwyuthi 2007 at GEC Thrissur conducted by Dr. Vijaynath V of Greycells on 30th November 2007. An astounding 59 college teams took part, a number unheard of in recent quizzes.

Answers will be put up soon. Please feel free to have a go at the questions and mail them to drvijaynathv@gmail.com

Prelims topped by Dr. Sarin P of Govt. Medical College Calicut (12.5/30)

Results:

Winners: Arun A S and Sreejith (GEC Thrissur) with 130 points
Runner-Up: Hrishikesh Varma (Jyothi Engineering College Cheruthuruthy) with 105 points
Third: Viswam Viswam K C (St. Joseph's College, Devagiri) with 60 points

Finalists: Dr. Sarin P, Snehaj's team (University College, Calicut) and Jubilee Mission Medical College, Thrissur.


1. When Guru Nanak was 12 years old his father gave him twenty rupees and asked him to start a business. Guru Nanak bought food with all the money and gave it to the saints and poor. He then told his father that he had done “true business”. What is believed to have been inspired from this incident?

2. Ronald and Reggie were brothers who organized crime in London during the 1950s and were later sentenced to life imprisonment. They were mentioned in the recently released Malayalam movie “NADIYA KOLLAPPETTA RATHRI”. By what name do we popularly know them?

3.What is the collective noun given to a group of cockroaches?

4. SCHIPHOL – AMSTERDAM, NARITA- TOKYO, ----------- - SINGAPORE?

5. Which English classic is a collection of tales told by 29 pilgrims from Tabbard Inn
to the shrine of St. Thomas Beckett?

6. The only tie for the best actress Oscar was in 1968.Between which two actress was
it shared?

7.This chain of casual dining restaurants was started in 1971 by Isaac Tigrett and
Peter Morton. The first restaurant in this chain was opened near Hyde Park,
London. The motto of this restaurant chain is “Love All, Serve All” which is
adopted from the teachings of Sathya Sai Baba.Name the restaurant chain.

8. Which African country’s name translates into English as “The River of Shrimps”?

9.Which drug marketed by the pharmaceutical company Pfizer is considered as the
largest selling drug in the world?

10.Which widely used terminology was coined by Mahatma Gandhi in Nadiad commenting on the implementation of Satyagraha in 1919?

11.Who was the famous victim of Rolando Galman?

12.What is Iophobia fear of?

13.What is “YGGDRASIL” in Norse mythology?

14.What is STASIOLOGY the study of?

15.Which Indian has recently taken charge as the President and Chief Operating Officer of ADOBE SYSTEMS INC.?

16.Which U.K based sportswear firm did NIKE recently acquire for 285 million pounds?

17.Which Japanese term is used to refer the victims of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings?

18.Why is a photographer named Freddy Alborta remembered in history?

19.Which Kerala based Ayurvedic drug manufacturing company shares its name with the synonym of Indian gooseberry?

20.Which North American wind translates into English as “Snow eater”?

21.Which international cricketer nicknamed “VIRGIL” has written a book titled “CALLING THE SHOTS”?

22.Which famous proclamation did king George V make on July 17, 1917?

23.Which invention of Alexander Baine will you find in every full-fledged office?

24.This famous actor who played a lead role in more than 100 movies adopted a surname that meant “ROAD” in Spanish. He had a nickname that was the reverse spelling of “PARE” which meant buddy in the local slang. By what name do we know this person?

25.This Indian statesman born into the Parsee community was an architect by education. He married a Swiss national and has an architecture school and a FIDE chess tournament named in his honour.(Enough clues!!).Spot the person.

26.It is widely believed that Lord Vishnu killed a demon at this site using the pressure of his feet. So as a belief the feet of Lord Vishnu is worshipped in this temple. Where in India will you find this temple?

27.Which German filmmaker was commissioned by the Nazis to cover the 1936 Berlin Olympics?

28.Which collection of short stories written by M.T.Vasudevan Nair shares its name with an African city?

29.Which national park houses the largest collection of swamp deer in India?

30.”The best is yet to come” On whose epitaph will you find these lines?

Answers:

1. Dera Sacha Sauda

2. Kray twins

3. An "Intrusion" of cockroaches

4. Changi

5. Canterbury tales

6. Barbara Streisand and Catherine Hepburn

7. Hard Rock

8. Cameroon from the Portugese "Rio dos Camaroes"

9. Lipitor

11. Benigno Aquino Jr (Philippines)

12. Doctors

13. A tree

14. study of political parties

15. Shantanu Narayen

16.

17. Hibakushas

18. Che Guevara's photographer

19. Amla (?)

20. Chinook

21. Michael vaughan

22. Male descendants of the Royal family will bear the surname Windsor

23. Electric clock

24. Joseph Estrada

25. Piloo Mody

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27. Lene Reifenstahl

28. Dar-es-salaam

29. Ranthambore

30. Frank Sinatra