QA Open Call ‘21

RULES
Welcome to QA!
● 20 questions
● Consider the teams chat as a buzzer & enter ‘x’ -> unmute and answer on
your turn :)
● Completely chill quiz, feel free to guess!

Q1
X is a Latin phrase which is adapted from Virgil's Georgics, Book I. Georgics was written in support of
Augustus Caesar's "Back to the land" policy, aimed at encouraging more Romans to become
farmers.
A frequent motto within the U.S labor movement, the phrase is a historically significant slogan. Used
by the earliest U.S labor unions such as the American Federation of Labor and other precursors to
the modern AFL-CIO, the motto continues to be a traditional and defining statement of purpose on
contemporary labor union emblems including the International Union of Operating Engineers and
the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America.
The motto also appears on the original 1925 flag of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, the
labor union of African-American Pullman Company porters founded by civil rights leader A. Philip
Randolph.
One of the earliest usages of this in the year 1794.
ID X.

Q2
Given is a list of TV 20's top television catchphrases (as per August 2005):
1. Seinfeld — "Yada, yada, yada."
2. Honeymooners — "To the moon, Alice!"
3. The Simpsons — "Eat my shorts!"
4. X.
5. Star Trek — "Live long and prosper." What is X?
ID X.

Q3
Tom Carvel began his business by borrowing $15 from his future wife Agnes. On
Memorial Day weekend of 1934. Tom's truck suffered a flat tire so he pulled his
trailer into a parking lot next to a pottery store and began selling to vacationers
driving by. Within two days, Tom had sold his entire supply and realized that he
could make a lot more money working from a fixed location. The generous potter
allowed Tom to hook into his store's electricity, and Tom opened for business.
Two years later, Tom bought the pottery store, converted it into a roadside stand,
and permanently established himself as the first retailer to develop and market the
X which is less dense than the original Y as a result of air being introduced during
its preparation.
ID X. P.S : College Canteen :(

ANSWER
Softies / Soft Ice Cream :P

ANSWER
Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom (L)
Super Deluxe (R)

Q5
This is the 'Hairy Frog' also called as the 'Honor Frog' of ' --------- Frog' found in
Central Africa.
This frog is known to intentionally weaken its bones in the toe areas and push
them outside through the skin when provoked or attacked. Post this defensive
behaviour, it is said that the bones retract passively and the damaged tissue
regenerates.
Because of this unique mechanism that the frog follows, it is known by a more
famous name.
What? (Image in next slide)

Q6
X's personal secretary in an interview in 1995 said that Y had lied to them
while taking the photographs of X. It is said that Y had requested for an
interview with X whereas the true purpose was something else for which Y
needed two photographs of X as mirror images.
The Smithsonian Institute says that the reason to have the two images is to
show the two disparate reasons - one a positive and one a negative. The
positive was the masterful foreign policy and the negative was the 'hollow at
the centre' domestic policies.
ID X, Y and what is this incident all about?

ANSWER
X - George W Bush
Y - TIME
1990’s Time ‘Men’ of the Year

Q7
Bioluminescence is the production and emission of light by a living organism.
It is a form of chemiluminescence. Bioluminescence occurs widely in marine
vertebrates and invertebrates. as well as in some fungi. microorganisms
including some bioluminescent bacteria and terrestrial invertebrates such as
fireflies. Fireflies in particular use a compound X to achieve bioluminescence.
ID X - which might ring bells to a certain Netflix original.

Q8
In 2016, through the contest #Fantastico Name Hunt, this company had been
looking forward to suggestions from its fans and audiences around the world
to share what they think should be the name of their then latest product
whose name ran into controversy.
The contest was conducted on social media and mobile platforms with entries
accepted via SMS and Whatsapp, making it easier for customers to share their
nominations. Some of the names that were submitted include Zion, Breeze,
Gizmo, Rio Spirit and Zippy.
What company? Put Funda as to why the name hunt was conducted.

ANSWER
Tata Zica - was to be changed after Zika virus arose.

Q9
Identify this popular celebrity, who’s been making the headlines constantly for
the right reasons in these tough times.

Q10
The Uttarakhand Govt, with the help of the department of Ayurveda, Yoga and
Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (Ayush) launched a hunt in mid-
2016 for a mythical species that has eluded sages and scientists since ancient
times.
Several species have been proposed as possible candidates for the same,
including: Selaginella bryopteris, Dendrobium plicatile and Cressa -cretica.
What are they trying to find with the search focused in the region of Valley of
flowers and Himalayan ranges near the Chinese border?

ANSWER
Sanjeevani Booti (Herb)
(In Pic: Hanuman, Mount Sumeru)

Q11
This large evergreen broad-leaved tree grows in the area from the Gangetic
Plain in foothills of the Himalayas to South-East Asia, Nepal, Indonesia, New
Guinea to Australia, Guam, and Hawaii. Its seeds are covered by an outer shell
of blue color when fully ripe, and for this reason they are known as blueberry
beads.
Its name is derived from a Hindu legend in which, X became so compassionate
after seeing the sufferings of mankind that he couldn’t stop shedding a tear.
This single tear from X’s eye grew into this tree. Its fruit is green in color but
turns black when dried.
Identify X and the tree.

ANSWER
X- Lord Shiva
Rudraksha tree

Answer
International Stadiums in Chennai named after them
Mayor Radhakrishnan
MA Chidambaram
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

Q13
As everyone knows X is a real Character in the World and his original name is
_ _ _ _nosuke Nohara who died in a car accident to save her younger sister and
after that, her mother created Sketches thinking what the kids would do if
they were alive. Author Yoshito Usui saw this Sketches and went on to create a
Manga Character. After that everything is History till now the show has now
been dubbed in 30 languages which aired in 45 countries, has over 1007
episodes and 26 full-length movies. X loves choco chips and hates capsicum. X
loves to dance every time (weird style of course) he feels joy, he can dance
anywhere and isn’t shy at all.
Id X.

Q14
La Pedrera — Casa Milà was built by Antoni Gaudí for the Milà family and
finished in 1911. Its sculptured form has made it a reference piece in the past
and nowadays. The structures shown in next slide are called ‘Gaudi’s
Chimneys’ at Casa Mila, which have peculiar forms. Some say X was once in
Barcelona and got inspired by visiting La Pedrera to reflect these chimney
stacks on some of his characters from the saga.
What in the world of pop culture got inspired from these chimneys? Also
identify X.
(Images in next slide)

Answer
Storm Troopers from Star Wars
X- George Lucas

Q15
Atletico Madrid had a peculiar sponsorship deal in 2013 with Columbia
Pictures . The deal had soon got on the nerves of fans , especially memorabilia
collectors, who had to keep up with the ‘frequent changes’ to the jerseys that
were demanded of the club by the sponsors. What change?

Answer
The front-of-shirt sponsor logos were all of movies produced by Columbia
Pictures — Eg. Spider-Man, Resident Evil 2 — Apocalypse etc.

Answer
English words derived from Tamil :)
Cash - காசு (kaasu)
Cheroot - சுருட்டு (suruttu)
Catamaran - கட்டுமரம் (kattumaram)
Betel - வெற்றிலை (vetrilai)

Q17
Freedom Trophy is a Cricket Trophy that is awarded to the winner of Test
Series, known as Gandhi-Mandela Series between India and South Africa. It
was first awarded in 2015.
The BCCI requested for the trophy to be made from something procured from
two different locations of the same kind, which was denied by the Indian
Government, stating that defacement of heritage property cannot be allowed.
What was BCCI’s idea? Name at least one of those locations.

Answer
BCCI suggested using the rods of the cells in which Mahatma Gandhi and
Nelson Mandela were imprisoned.
Locations : Yerwada Jail in Pune, Robben Island in South Africa.

Q19
Complete the list and identify the connection between these three places in
the world of cricket. (X , and a personality associated with X is needed !)
(i) X
(ii) Trinidad and Tobago
(iii) Los Angeles

Answer
X- Kolkata. Knight Riders’ franchises owned by Shah Rukh Khan

Q20
● The name of the instrument X is the union of the two Sanskrit words for
clay or earth and body, as early X were made of hardened clay.
● In mythology , Nandi is said to have played the X during Shiva's
primordial tandava dance , causing a divine rhythm to resound across the
heavens.
● Immediately prior to use in a performance, the leather covering the wider
aperture is made moist and a spot of paste made from rice flour and water
is applied to the center, which lowers the pitch of the left membrane and
gives it a very powerful resonating bass sound.

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