EQL CURTAIN RAISER QUIZ PRELIMS

PRELIMS
1. The name X comes from Old High German for "noble wolf". Hence, one of his self-given nicknames was Wolf or Herr Wolf. Identify the person.
Adolf hitler
2. What is scoville the unit of?
Hotness of chilli.
3. Who won the Presidential elections in Russia by a record margin this Monday?
Dmitry Medvedev.
4. This language was developed by L L Zamenhof as a global second language to enable communication between speakers of various native languages although it didn’t attain the intended popularity. Name it.
Esperanto.
5. He is said to be tall and thin, being 6' 4" to 6' 5" tall and weighing about 165 pounds. He has an olive complexion, is left-handed, and usually walks with a cane. In terms of personality, he is described as a charming, polite, respectful, soft-spoken, mild mannered man. His nicknames, include the Prince, the Sheikh, Al-Amir, Abu Abdallah, Sheikh Al-Mujahid, the Director, and Samaritan.
Osama- Bin- Laden.
6. This cathedral city in Italy has the river Arno flowing through it and obtains its name from the local term for flower. Name the city.
Florence
7. The three syllables of the name of this sage are said to represent the three basic elements of Indian Classical music and dance. Name the sage and what are the elements?
Bharata. (Bhavam, Ragam, Talam)
8. This phrase was popularized(if not coined as is popular belief) by Sir Winston Churchill who used it in his "Sinews of Peace" address March 5, 1946 at Westminister College in Fulton, Missouri. Which phrase?
Iron Curtain
9. How do we better know ‘Easy Company of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, U.S. 101st Airborne Division’?
Band of Brothers.
10. The Czechs call it Famfrpál, the Dutch call it Zwerkbal, the Norwegians call it Rumpeldunk. What is the
English name of this seven-a-side sport?
Quidditch .
11. Identify.
12. What is the claim to fame of librarian Margaret Herrick's uncle?
Oscar statuette is supposedly named after him.
13. Described by one of its stars as "Four hours long, with no stars, and no women, and no lovestory, and not much action either", this film nevertheless took 7 Oscars at the 1963 Awards, including the ones for Best Film and Best Director. Just name the film
Lawrence of Arabia.
14. The prize is awarded annually at Oslo, the capital of Norway on December 10. For the past
decade, the Ceremony at the Oslo City Hall has been followed the next day by the _________
Prize Concert, which is broadcast to over 150 countries and more than 450 million households
around the world. Identify the award

Nobel peace prize.

15. In the year 2005, the sale of pencils in airports and railway stations went up to 300-700%.
What was behind this phenomenal increase?
Popularity of SUDOKU.


16. This is the only sport with faster action replays. It is forbidden to women. The participants
ward off evil spirits before the game by slapping their thighs. Which is it?
SUMO Wrestling.