CONQUERORS OF XPLENDOR

HERE ARE THE EAGERLY AWAITED RESULTS

FIRST PRIZE(Rs. 500)- TIRTHA TANAY MANDAL,JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY

SECOND PRIZE(Rs. 300)-KUMAR RONAK,SOE,CUSAT

THIRD PRIZE(Rs. 200)-MD.SHAHNAWAZ AHMAD,SOE,CUSAT

FOURTH PRIZE-RAHUL KUMAR,SOE,CUSAT

FIFTH PRIZE-SAURAV KUMAR,SOE,CUSAT

Congratulations to all the contestants of Xplendor Online Quiz. And heartfelt thanks for making it a huge success.

All the winners will be given "participation certificates". The winners will be contacted directly for the dispatch of prizes.

The General Quiz of Xplendor will be held on 24th of January,2010 from 12:00pm onwards at the Open Air Auditorium,CUSAT. Mr. Anil Raghavan of Grey Cells is the quiz master for the event.

The regular online contests of CUSAT QUIZ CLUB will be continuing very shortly.Keep checking this space for more details.We hope for more participation in the future.

DAY-10

(1)Identify and connect all these pics.[7 points]

Ans-connect is "the stolen arts"

Pics are of (in clockwise order)-a)Beach in Pourville(recovered recently), b)The Concert, c)The Last Judgement, d)The Scream, e)Mona Lisa, f)The storm on the sea of Galili.

(2) Co-relate the famous personalities.[4 points]

Ans:- pic 1- H.G wells,pic 2- J.R.R.tolkien,pic 3- lewis caroll,pic 4- thoreau

connect- all the writers have literary societies named after them

(3) Connect.[4 points]

Ans: pic 1- croquet,pic 2- lacrosse,pic 3- roque,pic 4- basque pelota

connect- sports discontinued from summer olympics

DAY-9

(1) What connects the answers of all these? [4 points]

a) A quality philosophy born in Motorola and later the concept was expanded by GE, which abstract is increased efficiency, quality and profit at reduced cost.

b)A high-end company owned by Swatch Group, famous for its association with James Bond and Apollo program.

c)A stage during software development in which the software is released outside by the organization or developers to the users, so that any malfunctions these users find in the software can be reported to the developers and can be fixed.

d)In a television series created by Gene Roddenberry, it refers to the 3rd quadrant of an area of the Milky-way Galaxy.

Ans- "Greek Alphabets", (a)six sigma, (b)omega SA, (c)beta, (d)alpha

(2)Connect all the pics. [6 points]

Ans- the connect is "ebay", Pics are of Bridgeville(1st town to be sold on ebay); Meg Whitman(former CEO of ebay); Britney Spears(her hair was listed on ebay for $1 million);

Bumble bee(ebay was featured in Transformer movies); Paypal & cards for online payments(paypal is a subsidiary of ebay).

(3)Connect.[4 points]

Ans- the connect is "Peter F Drucker". Pics are of 'The Age of Discontinuity'one of his famous books(pic1), Presidential medal of freedom,awarded in 2002(pic2), Greatly influenced by John Maynard Keynes(pic3), GM Renaissance center, served as a consultant(pic5) and studied International and public law in Frankfurt University(pic4)

DAY-8

(1)Identify and connect them.(Not an exhaustive list) [7 points]

Ans-connect is "Forever 27 club". It is a popular culture name for a group of influential rock and blues musicians who all died at the age of 27.

Pics are of (in clockwise order)- Robert Johnson, Janis Joplin, Kurt Kobain, Jim Morrison, Jimi Handrix, and Brian Jones.

(2)Identify and connect. [7 points]

Ans-the connect is "Fictional people from London".

Pics are of (in clockwise order)- Jonothon Evan Starsmore(Marvel Comics Superhero also associated with X-Men and New Warriors); Lord Voldemort(Harry Potter novels); Mad Mod(DC Comics); Austin Powers(spoof of James Bond); Sleuth(Disney Comics); and Sherlock Holmes(creation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle).

(3) The car literally is blasting off in this video.However the question is not about the speed demon.Just tell us the name of the highway.[2 points]

Ans- Autobahn Highway. (min. speed limit is 60km/h but no max. speed limit, no overtake rules, etc)

DAY-7

(1)Connect "A" and "B". What is special about the reversed boots (in pic B)?

[3 points]

Ans:- The connection is Buddha.
The Sanchi's Stupa's nucleus was a simple hemispherical brick structure built over the relics of the Buddha. Afghan people represented the Buddha as a riderless horse.
The riderless horse named Sergeant York, during the funeral procession for the 40th President of the United States, Ronald Reagan, with President Reagan's boots reversed in the stirrups.

(2)Co-relate all the pics. [4 points]

Ans:- The connection is My lai.

1) Indian Peace Keeping Force
2) George Fernandes
3)Location Map of atrocities and losses suffered in Valvettiturai
4) Iconic image of My Lai massacre

1989 Valvettiturai massacre happened on 2nd and 3rd of August 1989 at a small coastal town called Valvettiturai, in Jaffna peninsula, in Sri Lanka where approximately 64 minority Sri Lankan Tamil civilians were killed by the soldiers belonging to the Indian Peace Keeping Force.George Fernandes, who later served as defense minister of India 1998-2004, called the massacre India’s My Lai.

(3) Identify the festival.[2 points]

Ans:- San Fermin Festival

DAY-6

(1) Connect all these to a recent issue. [2 points]

Ans-The connect is "Titan Rain". It was the US Government's designation given to a series of coordinated attacks on American computer systems since 2003. Titan Rain hackers which are of Chinese origin, gained access to many systems including NASA, White House, Lockheed Martin, etc. Few days back, Chinese hackers had spied on human right advocates around the globe by infiltrating the Google Network, it resulted in Google announcement of abandoning the country.

(2) What is the poster all about?[2 points]




Ans- Soviet propaganda poster "Freedom, American style".

(3) Identify the rather aggressive dance.[2 points]

Ans- Haka

DAY-5

(1) We all know the famous man.However that is not the question.Just tell us what is special about this picture? [2 points]





Ans:- 1)During World War II, Winston Churchill popularised its use as a "Victory" sign (for V as in victory) initially with palm inwards and later in the war palm outwards.

(2) What do the two images stand for and how are they related to 14th of jan? [3 points]





Ans:- 2)The symbols used in Western astrology to represent the astrological signs Capricorn and Saggitarius.
14th of January is celebrated as Makar Sankranti in India which represents the transition of sun from saggitarius to capricorn.

(3) Identify the guitarist. [2 points]

Ans:- Angus young

DAY-4

(1)Identify the two pics and connect them.[3 points]

Ans) The connection is Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Interior of the Montgomery Bus in which Rosa Parks travelled.
Rosa Parks in 1955, with Martin Luther King, Jr. in the background

(2)Connect these. [2 points]

Ans) The connection is Armstrong.
Neil Armstrong stands next to the Ambassador of Exploration Award at the Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal.
Lance Armstrong in Tour de Gruene,2008.
370,371 and 407 are Armstrong Numbers.

(3) He made an invention which made Elizabeth I very happy.His invention is widely used in our day to day lives.Name the inventor and his ingenious invention.[2 points]

Ans) Sir John Harington, who is credited with inventing the flushing toilet.

DAY-3

(1) "Z" is a prefix from latin that means "beyond"."Z" was a code name for cryptographic intelligence used in world war ii."Z running" are the endurance races at distances typically beyond marathon."Z 's" are the fervent supporters of a sports team."Z man" is a DC comics super villian.Give us the all important "Z".[ 3 points]

Ans- Ultra

(2)Connect the two pics. [2 points]

Ans- Connect is "Europian Union"

The blue lighted Eiffel tower (in the background of pic-1) is to mark the France's presidency in EU and Herman Van Rompuy (pic-2) is the EU's new president.

(3) Identify the Video clip.[ 2 points]

Ans- Sesame Street, an American Educational children television series and a pioneer of the contemporary educational television standard combining with education and entertainment.

DAY-2

1) In Greek mythology,'A' was created when each god gave 'A' unique gifts.'B' ordered Hephaestus to create 'A' , and all the gods joined in offering 'A' seductive gifts.According to the myth, ‘A’ opened a ‘C’, in modern accounts referred to as "A’s D", releasing all the evils of mankind.There is an older mention of Cs containing blessings and evils bestowed upon mankind in Homer's ‘E’.The word ‘A’ has been used in several places.The most recent one being a fictional moon used as a setting for sci-fi epic film.Identify A,B,C,D,E. [3 points]

Ans- A)Pandora, B)Zeus, C)Pithos, D)Box, E)Illiad

2) An ‘X’ is a diplomat of the highest formal class.’X’ is the most popular car in India and is perceived to be best suited to the harsh Indian terrain.Many theatres across the world as in Dublin,New york,St,Louis ,London have been named after ‘X’.India uses another name in place of ‘X’ for the same purpose in commonwealth countries.Just tell us what is ‘X’. [2 points]

Ans- Ambassador

3)Combine the answers of (a), (b) and (c) to find a name and then connect it with the picture given below.

(a) A deity worshiped and played a vital role in Mahabharata.

(b) An honor conferred to an expert of any subject or field, especially in Indian classical music.

(c)The hindi word for "sister's daughter".

[4 points]

Ans- (a)Krishna +(b)Pandit +(c)Bhanji ==> Ben Kinsley (original name is Krishna Pandit Bhanji)

The connect is "Teen Patti" an upcoming bollywood movie starring Ben Kinsley with Richard Gere has a guest appearance in it.

DAY-1

1) What connects a premier b-school, a research university and one of the older, primary Upanishads? [hint:- think this quiz] . [1 point]

Ans:- The connect is the sanskrit shloka 'Tejasvinavadhithamastu'.It is the motto of CUSAT(Cochin university of science and technology

) and the logo of IIM-B also bears it.It has been taken from the taittiriya upanishad.

2) One word that connects all these pictures. [2 points]

Ans:- The one word connect is KERALA.

pic-1 Kalarippayattu
pic 2- Lord Parashurama with Saraswat brahmin settlers commanding Lord Varuna to make the seas recede to make the Konkan and Kerala.
pic 3- Hon'ble Mr. Justice K.G. Balakrishnan,Chief Justice of India hails from kerala.
pic 4- Grand Kerala Shopping Festival.

3) What connects this video to a recently released Bollywood blockbuster? [3 points]

Ans:- The connect we were looking for is OPERA.The video shows an opera in progress and the movie 3 idiots had boman irani listening to opera everyday.

XPLENDOR10 ONLINE QUIZ

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING,CUSAT proudly presents XPLENDOR10 (www.xplendor.org),the first edition of its annual techno-management fest.XPLENDOR is organizing an ONLINE QUIZ from 11th to 21st of january .There are prizes worth Rs 1k and participation certificates to be won!!.

The quiz starts from 00:00 hrs on the 11th of jan.For the format and rules click here

So get cracking and happy quizzing.

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