Friday, July 3, 2009

Summer Bonanza #9

This is a Long Connect with 5 Questions:---

1) As an only child, X, nicknamed Y, is very pampered as an extra treasure because his parents are already elderly when he is born. At school, X is a brilliant student, appointed as Head Boy without being a prefect, and said to have been a talented player of Quidditch.In the film version, X's name is listed on a plaque as a Seeker on his Quidditch team; however, he was intended in the book to be a Chaser. Y is the connect.

2) It is a small carnivorous mammal.Its range in the wild originally extended through European Russia to Poland and Scandinavia.While hunting of them is still common in Russia, most fur in the market is now commercially farmed. Which mammal?

3) X is a subsidiary of Y, both of which manufactures similar commodities. X was originally named after its founders in 1895 but was renamed in 1958. The company's founders found the name in a dictionary won in a race by one of them as a boy; the dictionary was a South African edition, hence the spelling. X is the connect.

4) Orange uses a variation of a philosophy in their motto, "I am who I am because of everyone". Which philosophy?

5) They are a percussion instrument consisting of the hembra (female) and macho (male) parts. It is associated with a steady patter of eighth-notes known as the hammer. Which instrument?

4 points for each of the questions and 20 points for the connect.

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Summer Bonanza #5 and #6 Answers

Summer Bonanza #5:

Nicknames given by Fake IPL Player
Big Brother -- Raj Kundra
Boy George -- Joy Bhattacharya
Lordis (Hard rock/heavy metal band from Finland) -- Sourav Ganguly
Shakespeare --Akash Chopra
Deewar --Rahul Dravid
Kishen Kanhaiya -- Ravi Shastri
Mangal Pandey --Lakshmi Ratan Shukla
Big Mac -- Matthew Hayden
Castro --Fidel Edwards
Bunty aur Babli -- Ness Wadia and Brett Lee
Prince Charles(of Patiala) -- Yuvraj Singh
Hawaii Chappal --Greg Chappell
Ganji Hangar -- Sanjay Bangar
Appam ---- Sreeshanth
Candy Nickel -- Andy Bichel
(Bhooka ) Naan -- John Buchanan
Calypso King --Chris Gayle

Points for this Set:

Vivek Nabhi: 40

Sumeet Nayak: 40

Rithwik Kallandy: 40

Summer Bonanza #6:

1) The Sun Temple, Konark

2) The claim here is that the hull number assigned to the titanic by its shipbuilders, Harland and Wolff was 390904 a number when viewed in the mirror spells NOPOPE

3) The zoo -zoos from the Vodafone ad

4) The connect is the U2 lead Bono.
He is actively involved with the live aid.
He sang the title song " the hand that built america" from the movie.
The remembrance day bombings which inspired the song "sunday bloody sunday".
"Bono Vox" is an alteration of Bonavox, a Latin phrase which translates to "good voice." It is said he was nicknamed "Bono Vox" by his friend Gavin Friday, after a hearing aid shop they regularly passed in Dublin's Talbot Street because he sang so loudly he seemed to be singing for the deaf. Initially, Bono disliked the name. However, when he learned it loosely translated to "good voice", he accepted it.

Points for this Set:

Vivek Nabhi: 30

Sumeet Nayak: 40

Deepu: 40

Friday, June 12, 2009

Summer Bonanza #8

1. Who is the man beside Gandhiji in the picture?


2. Connect these people.


3. What drink did Asterix introduce among the British?

4. Identify.


5. What is the significance of the following words:

"Take your hat",said he.
"You wish me to come ?"
"Yes, if you've nothing better to do."

6. Ad for what?

Friday, May 29, 2009

Summer Bonanza #7

Note: All answers should be mailed to quizinc.nitdgp@gmail.com. Do not post your answers as comments.


1. These are the images from a gaming website launched by a famous company along with the third part of "________ ________" continuing their ad campaign which features a fantasy world. Name the company and fill in the blanks.








2. Identify.


3. Connect






4. Logo of what?


5. Name this building of historical importance.


6. Ad for what?

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Summer Bonanza #3 and #4 Answers

Summer Bonanza #3:

1. Janta Dal
2. Maharani Gayatri Devi
3. Digvijaya Singh---- Senior Congress (I) politician in India and has been the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh state for two five-year terms.
4. Kim Il-sung---- Korean communist who led North Korea from its founding in 1948 until his death.
5. Traveling Wilburys---- (Clockwise from top Left) Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne.

Points for this Set:

Vivek Nabhi: 40

Sumeet Nayak: 40

Rithwik Kallandy: 20

Summer Bonanza #4:

1. Fistful of Dollars
2. High and Low (Tengoku to Jigoku)
3. 12 Angry Men
4. The Seventh Seal
5. Raging Bull

Points for this Set:

Vivek Nabhi: 50

Sumeet Nayak: 50

Summer Bonanza #1 and #2 Answers

Summer Bonanza #1:

Only 3 women to be nominated for the Best Director Academy Award-- none of them won:

Sofia Coppola for 2003's Lost in Translation

Jane Campion for 1993's The Piano

Lina Wertmuller for 1976's Seven Beauties

Points for this Set:

Vivek Nabhi : 10

Sumeet Nayak: 10

Rithwik Kallandy: 10

Summer Bonanza #2:

Duo 1. William Hewlett and david Packard
Duo 2. John Calvin and Thomas Hobbes
Duo 3. Richard Nixon and David Frost

Points for this Set:

Vivek Nabhi : 30

Sumeet Nayak: 30

Rithwik Kallandy: 30