Siuli Seal quiz 2012 prelims with answers
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This document provides a quiz with 30 multiple choice questions covering topics from current events, history, arts, literature and pop culture. It explains the format of the preliminary quiz round, noting there are 30 questions with no negative marking, and questions 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 act as tiebreakers. Additional questions will be given if needed to break any ties.
Siuli Seal quiz 2012 prelims with answers
- 2. PRELIM ROUND Total Questions: 30 No negative marking. Mix of dry, audio, video and 2-part questions. Questions 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 are star- marked questions, acting as tiebreakers. In case of a tie still existing, additional questions will be given to the contesting teams.
- 4. 1. GOOGLE DOODLE FOR?
- 5. GOOGLE DOODLE ON REPUBLIC DAY OF INDIA
- 6. 2. IDENTIFY THE ACTOR WHOSE NAME HAS BEEN BLANKED OUT.
- 8. 3. X is the oldest business school in India, founded in 1949 by Father Quinn Enright, S.J. and is constantly rated among the top 5 in India. The Chairman of the Board of Governors for X is B. Muthuraman the Ex- Managing Director of Tata Steel. Name X.
- 9. XAVIER LABOUR RESEARCH INSTITUTE (XLRI)
- 10. 4. FROM THE WORLD OF LITERATURE, WHO IS THIS BRAVE GIRL?
- 11. ANNE FRANK
- 12. 5. WHICH PLACE?
- 13. VENICE
- 14. 6. WHO IS THE PRESENT DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE?
- 15. KATE MIDDLETON
- 16. 7. INSPIRATION FOR WHAT BOTTLE OF BEVERAGE?
- 17. COCA COLA
- 18. 8. FLAG OF WHICH RECENTLY FORMED COUNTRY?
- 19. SOUTH SUDAN
- 21. AB DE VILLIERS
- 22. 10. WHICH MUSICAL INSTRUMENT IS THIS?
- 23. ACCORDION
- 24. 11. In which computer game would you come across enemies called Blinky, Pinky, Inky and Clyde?
- 25. PAC MAN
- 26. 12. AND NOW FROM THE WORLD OF FAIRY TALES. WHO IS THIS OLD MAN?
- 27. RUMPELSTILTSKIN
- 28. 13. This anamorphic painting (picture in the next slide) was gifted by a street artist to X, a famous Indian on his birthday. The artist promised to reveal the sense behind it to X. However, X died at the age of 89 in Switzerland and the secret was revealed later. The painting now resides in a famous museum in India. ID X.
- 29. 13.* (CONTD.)
- 30. J.R.D. TATA
- 31. 14. This word in Tamil means “murderous rage”. Which latest sensation are we talking about?
- 32. KOLAVERI
- 33. 15. An ad for which famous brand? TWIST LICK DUNK
- 34. OREO!
- 35. 16. IDENTIFY THIS AUTHOR.
- 36. SALMAN RUSHDIE
- 37. 17. For the year 2011, Foreign Policy magazine has named him among top 100 global thinkers. He has been ranked as the most influential person in Mumbai by a national daily newspaper.
- 38. ANNA HAZARE
- 39. 18. The Belgian’s real name is George Prosper Remi. What creation do we remember of his?
- 40. TINTIN
- 42. STEVE JOBS
- 43. 20. SHE IS THE HEAD OF THE GOVERNMENT OF WHICH COUNTRY?
- 44. ANGELA MERKEL, CHANCELLOR OF GERMANY
- 45. 21. What are OakShaft, Moontimmer, Silver Arrow, Firebolt, Tinderblast , Swiftstick, Shooting Star and Trigger all types of?
- 47. 22. A 'NAUGHTY' ONE. WHO ARE THIS PAIR? WHICH COMIC STRIP IS THE INSPIRATION BEHIND IT?
- 49. 23. The Greeks have the longest and the Japanese have the shortest. Ours is 52 seconds. Guess what?
- 50. NATIONAL ANTHEM
- 51. 24. WHY WAS THIS PLACE IN NEWS RECENTLY?
- 52. BUDDHA INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT, DELHI WHERE INDIAN F1 GRAND PRIX WAS HELD
- 53. 25. WHERE WILL THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BE HELD?
- 55. 26. National Science Day is celebrated in India on February 28 every year to mark the discovery of ______ effect by Sir _______. The event is commemorated in honour of Sir ______for his legacy and discovery of the ______effect on February 28, 1927, for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1930. Fill in the blank.
- 56. C.V. RAMAN
- 57. 27. Mascot of which Indian organisation which also happens to be the largest employer in the world?
- 58. INDIAN RAILWAYS
- 59. 28. Other than the UEFA Champions League Final, El Clásico is the most followed club football match in the world, watched by hundreds of millions of people. El Clásico refers to rivalry between which two football clubs?
- 60. REAL MADRID CF VS FC BARCELONA
- 61. 29. WHOSE VOICE?
- 63. 30. WHAT IS THIS COLLEGE DROPOUT BIGGEST CONTRIBUTION TO THE WORLD OF INTERNET SOCIALIZING?
- 64. FACEBOOK
- 65. TIME FOR THE FINALS!
- 66. It is an ancient system of aesthetics believed to use the laws of both Heaven (astronomy) and Earth (geography) to help one improve life by receiving positive Qi. The term literally translates as "wind- water" in English. Identify.
- 67. ID the logo.