Bqc quiz part 1 - written with answers
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This document consists of a quiz with multiple choice questions about various topics including literature, sports, geography, history, and more. Some questions identify famous novelists, athletes, landmarks, countries, and other people and things. The questions are followed by short answer responses identifying the correct answer to each multiple choice question.
Bqc quiz part 1 - written with answers
- 1. BQC Quiz Nov 25th By Srinath Bhashyam
- 2. Identify this famous English Novelist of the 19th Century who was famous for his satirical works. His most famous work shares its name with a magazine published by Conde Nast.
- 4. Ans: William Makepeace Thackeray
- 5. Who was the first captain of the ‘Rest’ team in the Bombay Pentangular?
- 7. Ans: Anthony De Mello of the India vs England test series trophy fame
- 8. What has been blanked out? (a famous hollywood personality got his nickname from this beef cut)
- 10. Ans: Chuck; Chuck Norris
- 11. What did Kenyan Milicent Owuor name her twin boys born on November 6 , 2012?
- 12. Answer Follows
- 13. Ans: Mitt and Barack , to “remember the day of the presidential vote”
- 14. Which stadium gets its name from what you see in the picture?
- 15. Answer Follows
- 17. Coat of arms of which country?
- 18. Answer Follows
- 20. Whose voyage does this stamp commemorate?
- 21. Answer Follows
- 23. In the world of comics, who are the parents of the character Ibn al Xu’ffasch?
- 24. Answer Follows
- 25. Ans: Batman and Talia al Ghul . The name literally translates to ‘Son of Bat’
- 26. The below creature is called the X jellyfish as areference to its appearance resembling which mythological character?
- 27. Answer Follows
- 29. What is the classical Latin name for Ireland deriving from the Latin word meaning ‘Wintry’?
- 30. Answer Follows
- 31. Ans: Hibernia from hibernus
- 32. Which 2012 movie is attempting to tie-up with Google to change one of buttons on its home page to the movie’s name, as a part of its marketing campaign?
- 33. Answer Follows
- 34. Ans: Talaash
- 35. Why is December 25th a public holiday in Pakistan?
- 36. Answer Follows
- 37. Ans: Birthday of Muhammad Ali Jinnah
- 38. X is a hotel chain based in Spain, specializing in 4 and 5 star hotels. The company’s trademark is “First Line” hotels (meaning directly on the beach), surrounded by gardens. Its head office is in Mallorca and hotels that operate under their brand name are located in the continents of Europe, North America, Latin America and Africa. X?
- 39. Answer Follows
- 40. Ans: Iberostar
- 41. This candy bar originally had three pieces in one package, flavored chocolate, strawberry and vanilla. Rising costs and wartime restrictions on sugar saw the phasing out of the vanilla and the strawberry pieces. Which chocolate are we talking about?
- 42. Answer Follows
- 44. Which sportsperson had brothers called Sophocles and Sosthenes?
- 45. Answer Follows
- 46. Ans: Socrates
- 47. Beginning in 1987, X is a set of film, interactive and music festivals and conferences that take place every spring (usually in March) in Austin, Texas, United States. The name X is play on the geographical location of Austin and a famous movie. X?
- 48. Answer Follows
- 49. Ans: South by Southwest
- 50. Which is the only country (not including overseas territories) to be present in all four hemispheres?
- 51. Answer Follows
- 52. Ans: Kiribati
- 53. In land armies, especially US units, what is the name given to the person who is either an individual soldier or a unit who specializes in distributing supplies and provisions to troops?
- 54. Answer Follows
- 56. Which word derives from the Greek roots meaning “true sense” + “the study of”?
- 57. Answer Follows
- 58. Ans: Etymology of the word ‘Etymology’
- 59. Which personality got her nickname X from the Highway Beautification act informally known as the X’s Bill, for the beautifying America’s cities and highways? Her mantra was “Where flowers bloom, so does hope”.
- 60. Answer Follows
- 62. What is the name given to this sport?
- 63. Answer Follows
- 64. Ans: Wallyball