qfi quiz ramesh natarajan 20 dec

QFI Quiz

Ramesh NatarajanDec 20

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• Founded to inspect and examine the physical structure and equipment of merchant vessels, Lloyd's graded ship hulls on a lettered scale, and ship's fittings (masts, rigging, and other equipment) were graded by number.

• The top classification was called ______, from which an expression is derived, and it first appeared in the 1775–76 edition of the Register.

• FITB

• And the answer is …

• A1

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• It is one of Chennai’s efforts into turning public spaces into works of urban art. The project has been launched by the Goethe Institute in collaboration with multiple Chennai schools and corporations.

• The project has been named _______ ___ ________, considering the fact that walls across the city will be ________ by artists.

• Conquer the Concrete

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• This term is sometimes mistakenly believed to have been coined by a British journalist Henry Fairlie, who in a Sept.1955 issue of The Spectator defined it is a “a network of prominent, well-connected people”. The term was thereafter picked up by newspapers and magazines all over London.

• However, this term had been used by Ralph Waldo Emerson as well, a century earlier.

• What’s the term?

• The Establishment

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• The most recent US president to have this was William Howard Taft (1909-1913). The last major party candidate for President to have it was Thomas Dewey, in 1944 and 1948.

• Pundits have claimed that the reason Dewey lost to Harry S.Truman was because of this as women particularly did not favor it.

• What’s “this”?

• Facial Hair !

5• The BeagleBoard is a low-power open source hardware

single board computer produced by Texas Instruments. The board was developed by a small team of engineers as an educational board that could be used in colleges around the world to teach open source hardware and software capabilities.

• The size of the board is kept to a specific measurement – 75mm by 75mm – and with rounded corners so that it can be fit neatly inside a particular kind of a box.

• What box is this which most of us would have seen/used?

• Altoid Tins.

6• A ______ is a piece of luggage, usually made of leather

and opening into two equal parts. Some are large, upright, and unhinged at the back and enable hanging up clothes in one half, while others are much smaller bags with two equally sized compartments.

• The word comes from a combination of two French words, one meaning “to carry” and another meaning “coat”.

• What’s the good word?

• Portmanteau

7• The ______ ______ rule is an informal strategy used by authors

to evade libel lawsuits.

• It was described in a New York Times article in 1998:"...For a fictional portrait to be actionable, it must be so accurate that a reader of the book would have no problem linking the two," said Mr. Friedman. Thus, he continued, libel lawyers have what is known as 'the ______ ______ rule.' One way authors can protect themselves from libel suits is to say that a character has a _______ _______, Mr. Friedman said. "Now no male is going to come forward and say, 'That character with a very _______ ________, that's me!' "

• It was referenced in a 2006 dispute between Michael Crowley and Michael Crichton. Crowley alleged that after he wrote an unflattering review of Crichton's novel State of Fear, Crichton libeled him by including a character named "Mick Crowley" in the novel Next. In the novel, Mick Crowley is a child rapist, described as being a Washington-based journalist and Yale graduate with a _______ _______.

• Small Penis

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• __________ architecture, meaning “prewar”, is a neoclassical architectural style characteristic of 19th century Southern US. It is especially characterized by Georgian, Neo-Classical, and Greek Revival style plantation homes and mansions.

• Clue - The name of a music band also contains this word.

• And the answer is ..

• Antebellum

• Ante – Pre/Before• Bellum - War

9• Arsenal; Big Warehouse; Chaplain's House; Clive's House;

Garrison Engineer's Depot; Guard Room; King's Barracks; Last House on the left of Snob's Alley; Nursing Sister's House; Old British Infantry Officer's Mess; Rampart, Gates, Bastion, Ravelins with Vaulted Chambers and Water Cisterns Underneath; Moat and Defence Walls All Round with Glacis to the extent of the existing barbed wire fence; St Mary's Church; Wellseley's House; David Yale and Joseph Hymner’s Tomb.

• This is an exhaustive list of what? Apart from the last one, all the others are in the same location.

• Archaeological Survey of India’s list of protected monuments in Chennai.

• Except the last one which is at Law College, George Town, all the others are in Fort St. George.

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• In an interview on television, Soundarya Rajinikanth claims that she had an important role to play in the rendition of the song ‘Lungi Dance’ in Chennai Express. When Shah Rukh Khan had initially sent the song to her to listen (before release), she felt something could be added to the song to make it even more peppier. She made the suggestion, SRK accepted, added it to the song, and the rest as they say is history.

• What was Soundarya Rajinikanth’s contribution?

• The “Thalaiva” bit.

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• The 2014–15 FIA Formula E season was the inaugural season (from Sept. 2014 – June 2015) of a new FIA championship for what kind of cars?

• Also who, the son of a three-time F1 world champion, was the winner of the first season?

• For electrically powered cars.• Nelson Piquet Jr.

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• “Many years ago when I played tennis at Wimbledon, I would walk around in ____(X) ____ and spend meditative afternoons there. Those who know London regard the place as central cultural heritage. I took the name of what I created from X”

• For the animated logo of X, the person speaking took another London landmark Y.

• Who is speaking? X? Y?

• Ashok Amritraj• Hyde Park/Hyde Park Entertainment• Tower Bridge.

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• Where have these floodlights been installed and why has this particular design been chosen?

• Headingley, Leeds.

• To resemble the Yorkshire White Rose.

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• Memoranda is a point and click 2D adventure game with a protagonist who has forgotten her name. What has inspired this game?

• < Video Removed >

• Video link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvt7B6i3y90

• The works of Haruki Murakami.

15• Why were all these monuments lit in this manner on Oct.24,

2015?

• And the answer is..

• To mark the 70th anniversary of the United Nations.

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• _____ ______ is a Latin phrase meaning “Where are you going?”.

• In popular culture, a book with this phrase ____ _____ : A Narrative of the time of Nero has been made into motion pictures several times including a 1951 version that was nominated for eight Academy Awards.

• This phrase has also been used in a sandal range by Bata.

• Quo Vadis?

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• A _______ shower is a very long, hot shower taken to disinfect and decontaminate oneself from environmentally acquired smells such as smoke and food. The term stems from the surname of one Karen ________ who was a chemical technician who died under mysterious circumstances after raising issues of contamination at the plant where she worked.

• A movie ________ was made in 1983 starring Meryl Streep and Kurt Russell about the same topic.

• FITB. All blanks are the same.

• Silkwood Shower

18• TIME magazine, in 1941, in a public service initiative to

differentiate between whom published the following points -• X are tall (average 5ft.5in.); virtually all Y are short (average

5ft.2 1/2in.)• Y are likely to be stockier and broader-hipped than short X.• Y are seldom fat. They often dry up and grow lean as they age.

The X often put on weight, particularly if they are prosperous.• Most X, not as hairy as Y, seldom grown an impressive

mustache.• The X's expression is likely to be more placid, kindly, open; the

Y more positive, dogmatic, arrogant.

• Solve for X and Y.

• X – Chinese, Y – Japanese.

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• Google search trends for which physicist and why the spike?

• Werner Heisenberg . Due to Breaking Bad.

20• Why did these four organizations come into

prominence in October 2015?

• These are the 4 organizations that comprise the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet, which won the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize.

• The Tunisian General Labour Union• The Tunisian Confederation of Industry, Trade, and

Handicrafts• The Tunisian Human Rights League• The Tunisian Order of Lawyers

21• _______ ________ is a new species of cockroach wasp native to

Thailand, described in 2014 by Michael Ohl of the Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin, Germany. The species name was selected by visitors to the museum, in efforts to connect members of the public to issues of taxonomy and the description of biodiversity.

• The name of the species has been derived from the world of fiction, where a creature performs a similar function as this wasp, by leaving its victims in a vegetative state after feeding on their souls.

• Looking for one keyword.

• Dementor Wasps

22• What were these plaques a part of in 1972 and 1973, who

designed them, and what was their purpose?

• They were part of the Pioneer space probes and were designed by Carl Sagan.

• The reason, of course, being that if the spacecraft were intercepted by extra-terrestrials, a message should be carried to them.

Follow up - 23• In this image, according to Carl Sagan, there are two reasons

why the female genitalia is not represented i.e., the vertical line is not shown. What are they?

• NASA would have rejected such an explicit depiction of a woman’s genitalia for being too obscene.

• The drawings are based on Greek sculptures, and in them, a line is not included to depict a woman’s genitalia.

24• It was designed by Serge Kampf himself. At first the young

entrepreneur hired a small agency to put forward some suggestions. They came up with 3 ideas ; a bee (symbolizing, fruitful work) ; a toothed wheel meant to represent a magnetic tape drive ; and an ace of clubs , symbolizing good luck and happiness.

• However Serge Kampf rejected these ideas and adopted another ace – the ace of spades –because it is the highest value card in bridge (a game he played a lot when he was a student). But he chose a deformed ace of spades with a crushed base and therefore original enough to be noticed.

• Story behind the logo of which company?

• Capgemini.

25• The name ________, attributed to Bjarne Däcker, has been

presumed by those working on the telephony switches (for whom it was designed) to be a reference to Danish mathematician and engineer Agner Krarup _________ or the ubiquitous use of the unit named for him – a dimensionless unit that is used in telephony as a measure of offered load on service-providing elements such as telephone circuits or telephone switching equipment.

• It has come into prominence recently as it is used in Whatsapp.

• FITB?

• Erlang, the programmig language.

26• This fish, called the Lagoon Triggerfish, is

popularly known as the _________ triggerfish, because the shapes on it resemble someone’s works. What’s its popular name?

• Picasso Triggerfish.

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• In a few footballing nations, the national team is called the ‘National Selection’, meaning that these players have been selected to represent their country.

• Now, just tell me what’s the Portugese word for ‘The Selection’.

• Selecao

28• What are these people trying to recreate?

• They are recreating the legacy of mail runners/dak runners. This was done as part of the India Post’s postal week celebrations.

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• Henry ________ Rice was an early 20th-century American sportswriter known for his elegant prose. His writing was published in newspapers around the country and broadcast on radio.

• X launched Y on June 8, 2011 and named Y after him to honor his legacy.

• FITB and X?

• Grantland. His full name being Henry Grantland Rice.

• X – Bill Simmons who launched Grantland.com.

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• It is believed that this term comes from the age of sailing when salted meat was kept in barrels. After the barrel was finished, there was a _______ mix of fat and salt left over which was saved and then sold at port, and the funds were used to purchase luxury for the crew.

• The term is primarily used in political dealings. • What term?

• Slush Funds

31• This is a new initiative by Google called “India In A Day”, a crowd-

sourced documentary that will put together from videos shot by anyone in India.

• The initiative primarily involves three people who will put it together – Anurag Kashyap, Richie Mehta and X.

• The reason X has been chosen is because this concept has been borrowed from his first film ‘Boy and Bicycle’, made in 1965. Shot in West Hartlepool, UK, the 27-minute film follows a day in the life of X’s younger brother.

• Identify X. < Video removed.>

• Ridley Scott.

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• The story of _____ began in 1898, when Sir William Ramsay and Morris Travers chilled a sample of air and systematically removed known gases (at that time) from it. After nitrogen,oxygen, argon, and krypton were taken out, Ramsay and Travers submitted the remaining gas to an electrical charge. “The blaze of crimson light from the tube told its own story and was a sight to dwell upon and never forget”, Travers would write.

• This is the story of the origins of what, which found a lot of commercial purpose after the 1920s?

• Neon.

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• The __________ is a Tongan group dance where the performers largely stand still and make gestures with their arms only. It is considered as the national dance of Tonga and is a part of UNSECO’s intangible human heritage. It is the ideal dance at formal occasions, like the birthday of the king or opening of a church.

• The following image will certainly help.

• The Lakalaka

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• Getafe have one of the smaller fan bases in La Liga. Last season, they had the second lowest average attendance with just 7,753.

• Struggling to fill the seats at the Coliseum Alfonso Perez, the club has decided to do something about it. They have created something called the Getafinder.

• What is Getafinder and what does it do?

• A Tinder-style dating app.• < Video Removed >

• Video Link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cxxdTruzNc

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• They were first introduced by fashion designer Sonja de Lennart in 1948. The pants’ name derives from the Italian isle of _______, where they rose to popularity in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

• A line of handbags from the VIP group also gets its name from the same place.

• Name the piece of clothing and the line of handbags.

• Capris.• Caprese.

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• In the next slide is the cover image of a book written by Alexander Wolff, about how basketball played an influence in Barack Obama’s life. He believes the game helped Obama explore his identity, keep a cool head, impress his future wife, and define himself as a candidate.

• Name the book.

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