Verve Quiz 2009 Prelims

VERVE QUIZ ‘09Banana“There are no stupid questions, just stupid people.”-Herbert Garrison

Founded in 1889, X’s first product was handmade hanfuda cards. By 1963, the company had tried several small niche businesses, such as a cab company, a love hotel, a TV network and a food company. Eventually, it entered its current business becoming one of the most influential in the industry and third biggest company in its home country, Japan with a market value of more than $85b.According to X's Touch! Generations website, the name “X" translated to English means "Leave luck to Heaven“ID XQ1

What’s common to these TWO matches?i. France Vs Italy-9th July 2006ii. Inter Milan Vs Sampdoria-29th January 2007Q2

Materazzigots the headbutteds!

Originally created with the intentions to "come up with a good, marketable character", X has become commercially successful, with merchandise earning $750 million to $1 billion annually. The strip has spawned several animated television specials, two animated television series, two theatrical feature-length live-action films and three CGI animated direct-to-video movies. Part of the strip's broad appeal is due to its lack of social or political commentary; though this was the creator's original intention, he also admitted that his "grasp of politics isn't strong". Named after the creator’s grandfather who was a large cantankerous man.ID XQ3

“During WWII, in Nazi occupied France, a group of Jewish - American soldiers were chosen to spread fear throughout the Third Reich. They were to do this by scalping and brutally killing whatever Nazi scumbag got in their way. This group of people were known as the __________”Fill in the blank.Q4

X is a term used for the hottest, most hatable days of summer. It can also be used for describing a time period which is/was stagnant, devoid of any progress or development. Originally coined by the Greeks. Romans called it 'caniculares dies', as they felt the Sirius was brightest on these occasions.In parts of South India, notably Tamil Nadu, it is referred to as 'kathiri veil', or 'akninakchathram' (each of whose meanings I'll be damned if I know).The term has also found usage in US stock markets, as summer time is considered a slow time for the market. ID X. What? You thought the question was going to be something else? (Attica!)Q5

T was born MaqsoodMehmood Ali on Sep 19, 1958, second of eight children. Father was a Muslim, mother Madhuri was a Bengali. He got into the drug habit pretty young, causing a lot of tension between him and Dad. He used to breed race horses, run a carpet cleaning business, and work in an oil rig before ending up doing what made him famous. Has two wives, both of whom converted to Islam after marriage. His first movie role was in ‘YehiHaiZindagi’ (1977), alongwithSanjeev Kumar and UtpalDutt. ID Mr. T.(Hint - Listen, Zero, Reflection, Sometimes I feel)Q6

The ____ __ ___ _______usually refers to a chess game played between Donald Byrne and 13-year old Bobby Fischer in the Rosenwald Memorial Tournament in New York City on October 17, 1956. Bobby Fischer then, became the world’s youngest grandmaster at the age of 15.5 in 1958.Q7

“On the offside first there is God, then there is Ganguly“–we’ve all heard this. Who coined it?(He arguably had the best seat in the house on that fateful day)Q8

In Hindustani music, if a raaga has a name with the prefix 'Miyaanki', then who composed it?Q9

'M' literally translates to 'one who makes people cry'. According to SrimadBhagvat, he is the actual father of Seeta. He was once given Boon Water by Shiv, who told him to give it to his (M's) wife. On the journey back, M got very thirsty and drank a bit of that water, and got impregnated (wtf?!). Next morning, he coughed so hard, The Baby That Was To Be Sita ejected from his mouth and landed in Janakpuri, the kingdom of Janak, and was found by Janak. 'N' was originally a fortress built by Vishwakarma for Kuber, the god of wealth. In Mahabhaarat, Sahadev visited N during Yudhishthir'sRajasuya campaign. M et N?Q10

1995 - Shallow Grave1996 - _______________1997 - A Life Less Ordinary2000 - The Beach2002 - Alien Love Triangle2002 - 28 Days Later..2004 – Millions2007 – Sunshine2008 - __________ ___________Q11

When AK was listening to the scratch version of a song from his new film, during a line 'ibkehovegaaggeyaar', he misheard 'aggeyaar' as 'Q'. He then added the word 'P' before it, and asked his composers to make it into a song, creating pop culture history. According to AK, 'That's the entire film in those two words.' What on earth is PQ then?Q12

X was born on 6th January, 1959 in Chandigarh. He was a student at DAV school and in 1971 joined DeshPrem Azad. He was the only Asian founding member of the Laureus foundation in 2000. In 2005, he picked up 5% stake in Zicom electronics. He has written three autobiographical works, two of which are ____ ______ ________(1985) and Straight from the Heart (2004). He established a company called ‘(his surname) Musco Lighting Private Limited’ in partnership with Musco Lighting to install floodlights in major stadiums and sports venues in India. He was the first star brand on Indian television with his Palmolive dajawabnahin. On September 24, 2008 X joined the Indian Territorial Army and was commissioned as a Lieutenant Colonel by General Deepak Kapoor, Chief of the Army Staff. ID X.Q13

X was a mythical Greek king of Thebes. He fulfilled a prophecy that said he would kill his father and marry his mother, and thus brought disaster on his city and family. This legend has been retold in many versions, and was used by Y to name something.X aur Y mujhe de thakurQ14

Connect: ‘YadaYadaYada’, ‘master of your domain’, ‘shrinkage’, ‘no soup for you’, ‘Not that there’s anything wrong with that’ and ‘re-gifter’.Q15

Catchphrases from ‘Seinfeld’

X is a character created by novelist Thomas Harris. X is also a historical character famous for leading the Carthaginian army in the Second Punic War against the Roman Republic, and is known best in modern times for crossing the Alps with war elephants (We bullshit you not)The X?Q16

The addictiveness of BlackBerry has earned it a nickname (from the world of drugs). This nickname was also termed 'New Word of the Year' by Webster's New World College Dictionary in 2006. What's the nickname? Q17

The most famous branch of this fictional chain store is operated by a Mr. Nahasapeemapetilon who always says,”Thankyou,come again ” in a funny accent. The chain was started somewhere in the Himalayas where the world’s first convenient store still stands. Visiting pilgrims are allowed to ask 3 questions to the resident all knowing guru. Which store. ? Q18

Small,spherical and containing 75 calories apiece, these consist of a whole roasted hazelnut cased in a thin wafer shell filled with hazelnut cream n covered in milk chocolate and hazelnuts. In Hong Kong they are a popular gift during holidays especially during Chinese New Year as the Chinese culture associates the gold of the packaging with good fortune and wealth. What am I talking about.? Q19

The year X was born (1835), Y was observed. X vowed that he would not die until he saw Y again. Then, just before X died (1910), Y was observed again. He died the next day.?X?YQ20

X - Mark TwainY - Halley’s Comet

The colour of music, soul of Bangalore, X is the country's first and only international hit station. This is a Jupiter Capital venture. X is the only radio station in the country that plays contemporary international music. Playing all the hits all the time, X caters to Bangalore and Goa's long-standing tradition and a vibrant community of music aficionados. The station plays a vibrant array of genres like pop, classic rock, hip-hop, jazz, world music and much more. X has deployed the best technology in the world. including top of the line studio equipment like 'Studer' and 'Tascam' consoles and a technologically advanced 'Rhode and Schwarz Transmitters.Q21

What specific thing would connect the following? Kun Lun Mountains, HunzaValley, Ojai Valley, Khamin Yunnan province, LijiangZhongdian, andThe abandoned city of Tsaperang.Q22

X is an Indian American internX graduated from IITX is also trained to sleep only on national holidays, a trait that he allegedly carried over from his alma mater.X was trained during his time at the Indian Institute of Technology in telekinesis.X has the ability to reheat his tea by holding a cup to his forehead and thinking about fire.X died while on a test of a moon shuttle prototype of his company following which X used his advanced shape shifting and guided reincarnation skills (learned at the Indian Institute of Technology) to come back to the universe of _________Id X and the blank.Q23

Some Basic Rules of Nomenclature - a)Names can only be taken from a pre-approved list. b)Names alternate between male and female. c)Names are taken alphabetically from the list in chronological order. Thus the first one has a name that starts with A, next B and so on, using alphabets from A to W, excluding Q and U. d)There are six lists that rotate. e)Only when the shit gets serious, that a name is retired, and another takes its place.What the flying f*** are we going on about?Q24

Theoretically speaking, what is the max no. of people that can be present on a cricket field (legally) during a match? (What, you want a clue for this?)Q25

Connect OR Complete the list OR Put funda OR ….Wait, that’s it. Q26

The Usual Suspects/ Kevin Spacey/ Keyser Soze/ …Wait, that’s it.

The entire Steve Jobs ‘Oh Shit he’s dead! Wait, no he’s not.’ thing.

LASER Alfred Hitchcock Ray Charlesd. Andy WarholE. Van Gogh

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