The winner for this was Arun with a perfect 10. Congratulations!!!
And now, time for the answers -
1. World of business. What are known as "Babyflots"?
Ans: After the break up of USSR its national carrier Aeroflot was broken in to many smaller airlines which were known as Babyflots.
2. This company started as a rubber works company in 1898 and took on the name of the town in which it was setup in the 1920s. After WWII, the rubber company took a majority shareholding in the Finnish Cable Work. The recession of the 1990s forced the company to
focus on a different market and it became a household name even in India. What is the Company and which is its major product line?
Ans: Nokia. GSM Mobile Handsets.
3. Sitter. Identify this Indian corporate bigwig. While at Oxford, he played piano to accompany Einstein's Violin.
Ans: Russi Modi
4. What significance do these people or phrases have :
* Chester Carlson
* Otto Kornei
* Paul Selenyi
* 10-22-38 ASTORIA
Ans: Xerox. Carlson and Kornei found a paper by a Hungarian physicist called Paul Selenyi, on which they based their invention. 10-22-38 ASTORIA was the first phrase reproduced (on a glass slide coated with lycopodium powder) on October 22, 1938 in Astoria, NY. Carlson and Kornei just used the date and the place for testing this invention.
5. Connect J.D.Salinger's Catcher in the Rye with John Lenon.
Ans: Mark Chapman. Lenon was shot by Mark Chapman, who, of course, was inspired by Salinger's book.
6. What is the sub-genre of ancient British Ballad where a human helps a ghost to find peace, called?
Ans: Grateful Dead
7. In music, what is the Mel Tillis Syndrome?
Ans: When a person stutters whilst talking but not while singing.
8. This chief of the Chiricahua Apaches was actually called Goyahkla or "One Who Yawns". He once attacked some Mexicans who called out in Spanish to their patron saint for aid. Goyahkla liked the good saint's name so much that he started calling himself after the saint. After surrendering to Gen.Nelson A.Miles of the U.S. Cavalry, he went on to appear in Buffalo Bill's wild west shows. He died aged 80 when he fell off his horse, literally "dead drunk". What is he better known as ?
Ans: Geronimo
9. In ancient Rome, one out of every ten Roman soldiers who were convicted of mutiny were executed. What English word, meaning "Destroy" comes from this practice ?
Ans: Decimate
10. Which movies title comes from a William Burroughs story about people who supply medical instruments to outlawed doctors who can't obtain them legally? The movie had nothing to do with this but the director liked the name and obtained permission to use it.
Ans: Blade Runner
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Tuesday, June 21, 2005
Ashes Special of 20th June '05
Hi,
Here are 10 questions on Ashes Series. The questions are generally easy, so hoping for high scores from ur side. Send ur answers to shovon76@gmail.com. Answers with scores will be published on Friday, 24th June.
1. "In affectionate remembrance of English cricket which died at The Oval, 29th August, 1882. Deeply lamented by a large circle of sorrowing friends and acquaintances, RIP. NB The body will be cremated and the Ashes taken to Australia."
Australia's first victory on English soil over the full strength of England, on August 29, 1882, inspired a young London journalist, Reginald Shirley Brooks, to write this mock "obituary''. In which newspaper did it appear?
Answer:
2. Which English spinner destroyed Australia in 1972 under controversial circumstances with the help of a fungus that infested the pitch?
Answer:
3. Don Bradman went on an absolute rampage through England in 1930. He scored 4 centuries in the five tests. His scores were 131, 254, ___ and 232. Fill in the blank.
Hint: Think Mark Taylor.
Answer:
4. Which Australian captain told Plum Warner: 'There are two teams out there, Mr Warner, and only one of them is playing cricket.' ?
Answer:
5. The first MCC organised Ashes tour of Australia was played in 1903/04. England won it against the odds and Plum Warner, the England captain, wrote up his version of the tour in his book which repopularised the Ashes myth in England. What is the name of the book?
Answer:
6. 1981, Ashes Series. Australia were set to increase their lead to 2-0 in the third Test at Headingley when they forced England to follow-on 227 runs behind. Famously, an English bookmaker offered odds of 500-1 for an English victory, and two Australian players laid a small bet. But England, banking on the performances of Ian Botham and Bob Willis, won the test match by 18 runs. The two aussie players were later reprimanded for betting on the outcome of a game, but not suspended. Who were the players?
Answer:
7. The 1924-25 Ashes series saw the debuts for Ponsford, Sutcliffe, Maurice Tate and all the tests were played without any time restrictions. This series also saw the first radio commentary of Tests. Australians won the series 4-1. What was the other unique feature that was tried out in the test matches for the first time in that series?
Answer:
8. 1953, Ashes series saw the first professional captain for the England team. Who was the captain?
Answer:
9. It is 122 years old and it has stayed at its present place since 1927. The only time it left for a trip to Australia in 1988, it was flown by a RAAF VIP aircraft and escorted to and from its place to the airport by a police escort. What am I talking about?
Answer:
10. Ashes kept in the urn are the burnt remains of which material?
Answer:
Here are 10 questions on Ashes Series. The questions are generally easy, so hoping for high scores from ur side. Send ur answers to shovon76@gmail.com. Answers with scores will be published on Friday, 24th June.
1. "In affectionate remembrance of English cricket which died at The Oval, 29th August, 1882. Deeply lamented by a large circle of sorrowing friends and acquaintances, RIP. NB The body will be cremated and the Ashes taken to Australia."
Australia's first victory on English soil over the full strength of England, on August 29, 1882, inspired a young London journalist, Reginald Shirley Brooks, to write this mock "obituary''. In which newspaper did it appear?
Answer:
2. Which English spinner destroyed Australia in 1972 under controversial circumstances with the help of a fungus that infested the pitch?
Answer:
3. Don Bradman went on an absolute rampage through England in 1930. He scored 4 centuries in the five tests. His scores were 131, 254, ___ and 232. Fill in the blank.
Hint: Think Mark Taylor.
Answer:
4. Which Australian captain told Plum Warner: 'There are two teams out there, Mr Warner, and only one of them is playing cricket.' ?
Answer:
5. The first MCC organised Ashes tour of Australia was played in 1903/04. England won it against the odds and Plum Warner, the England captain, wrote up his version of the tour in his book which repopularised the Ashes myth in England. What is the name of the book?
Answer:
6. 1981, Ashes Series. Australia were set to increase their lead to 2-0 in the third Test at Headingley when they forced England to follow-on 227 runs behind. Famously, an English bookmaker offered odds of 500-1 for an English victory, and two Australian players laid a small bet. But England, banking on the performances of Ian Botham and Bob Willis, won the test match by 18 runs. The two aussie players were later reprimanded for betting on the outcome of a game, but not suspended. Who were the players?
Answer:
7. The 1924-25 Ashes series saw the debuts for Ponsford, Sutcliffe, Maurice Tate and all the tests were played without any time restrictions. This series also saw the first radio commentary of Tests. Australians won the series 4-1. What was the other unique feature that was tried out in the test matches for the first time in that series?
Answer:
8. 1953, Ashes series saw the first professional captain for the England team. Who was the captain?
Answer:
9. It is 122 years old and it has stayed at its present place since 1927. The only time it left for a trip to Australia in 1988, it was flown by a RAAF VIP aircraft and escorted to and from its place to the airport by a police escort. What am I talking about?
Answer:
10. Ashes kept in the urn are the burnt remains of which material?
Answer:
Dry Round of 10th June '05
Hi, here's a bunch of 10 dry questions which I had posted to quizfunda on 10th June. I will put up the answers tomorrow i.e. 21st June, 2005. Meanwhile, take a crack and reply to shovon76@gmail.com with your answers.
1. World of business. What are known as "Babyflots"?
Ans:
2. This company started as a rubber works company in 1898 and took on the name of the town in which it was setup in the 1920s. After WWII, the rubber company took a majority shareholding in the Finnish Cable Work. The recession of the 1990s forced the company to
focus on a different market and it became a household name even in India. What is the Company and which is its major product line?
Ans:
3. Sitter. Identify this Indian corporate bigwig. While at Oxford, he played piano to accompany Einstein's Violin.
Ans:
4. What significance do these people or phrases have :
* Chester Carlson
* Otto Kornei
* Paul Selenyi
* 10-22-38 ASTORIA
Ans:
5. Connect J.D.Salinger's Catcher in the Rye with John Lenon.
Ans:
6. What is the sub-genre of ancient British Ballad where a human helps a ghost to find peace, called?
Ans:
7. In music, what is the Mel Tillis Syndrome?
Ans:
8. This chief of the Chiricahua Apaches was actually called Goyahkla or "One Who Yawns". He once attacked some Mexicans who called out in Spanish to their patron saint for aid. Goyahkla liked the good saint's name so much that he started calling himself after the saint. After surrendering to Gen.Nelson A.Miles of the U.S. Cavalry, he went on to appear in Buffalo Bill's wild west shows. He died aged 80 when he fell off his horse, literally "dead drunk". What is he better known as ?
Ans:
9. In ancient Rome, one out of every ten Roman soldiers who were convicted of mutiny were executed. What English word, meaning "Destroy" comes from this practice ?
Ans:
10. Which movies title comes from a William Burroughs story about people who supply medical instruments to outlawed doctors who can't obtain them legally? The movie had nothing to do with this but the director liked the name and obtained permission to use it.
Ans:
1. World of business. What are known as "Babyflots"?
Ans:
2. This company started as a rubber works company in 1898 and took on the name of the town in which it was setup in the 1920s. After WWII, the rubber company took a majority shareholding in the Finnish Cable Work. The recession of the 1990s forced the company to
focus on a different market and it became a household name even in India. What is the Company and which is its major product line?
Ans:
3. Sitter. Identify this Indian corporate bigwig. While at Oxford, he played piano to accompany Einstein's Violin.
Ans:
4. What significance do these people or phrases have :
* Chester Carlson
* Otto Kornei
* Paul Selenyi
* 10-22-38 ASTORIA
Ans:
5. Connect J.D.Salinger's Catcher in the Rye with John Lenon.
Ans:
6. What is the sub-genre of ancient British Ballad where a human helps a ghost to find peace, called?
Ans:
7. In music, what is the Mel Tillis Syndrome?
Ans:
8. This chief of the Chiricahua Apaches was actually called Goyahkla or "One Who Yawns". He once attacked some Mexicans who called out in Spanish to their patron saint for aid. Goyahkla liked the good saint's name so much that he started calling himself after the saint. After surrendering to Gen.Nelson A.Miles of the U.S. Cavalry, he went on to appear in Buffalo Bill's wild west shows. He died aged 80 when he fell off his horse, literally "dead drunk". What is he better known as ?
Ans:
9. In ancient Rome, one out of every ten Roman soldiers who were convicted of mutiny were executed. What English word, meaning "Destroy" comes from this practice ?
Ans:
10. Which movies title comes from a William Burroughs story about people who supply medical instruments to outlawed doctors who can't obtain them legally? The movie had nothing to do with this but the director liked the name and obtained permission to use it.
Ans:
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