Fresher's Quiz conducted during Fresher's Week -2017, at IIT Guwahati.

1. Fresher’s QuizAditya Parashar

3. QUIZZING 101
Typical school quiz questions:
Q1. Who was the first man on the moon?
Q2. Who was the first woman to go to space?

4. A Proper College-Level
Quizzing Question
Who is welcoming whom during latter’s
visit to Yuri Gagarin centre in Russia?

5. How to attempt solving this?
Clearly something to do with space, given
the man in the back. You need to identify a
gentleman and a lady.
Here where the GK helps. The lady, a very
few of them would fit the timeline, would be
easy to guess, due to lack of choices. The
gentleman, 1970? Famous? What would
make the answer really cool?

6. Answer:
Valentina Tereshkova
Neil Armstrong

7. Enough of the lectures, let the fun begin !!

8. RULES
• There are 22 questions in the prelims.
• Each question carries 1 mark.
• Give your team a cool name, and write your team members name
and write your phone numbers.
• Multiples of 5 numbered questions are star marked, to be used
as tie-breakers.
• Eight teams in the Finals

9. Prelims

10. 1.
To which recent(1-2 years) Indian film did
this Ben Elton bestseller of 2002 allegedly
act as an inspiration for?

11. 2.
When Mughals invaded India, they brought along their own cuisine. They did
not take to any Indian food items except one item. They adopted the Indian
tradition with respect to this item and decided that no feast is complete
without this item. Which item that is an integral component of any feast in
India am I talking about?

12. 3.
What plagiarism complaint did Paul
Major the CEO of the Colorado-based
Telluride Foundation register in
2011?

13. 4.
In the IPO filing for Google in 2004, rather than a typical round-number
amount of money, the company announced its intention to raise
$2,718,281,828.
What is the significance of this number?

14. 5.
For a certain role, of an NRI, it is rumored that Saif Ali Khan, and even Tom
Cruise were considered (eventually played by SRK). This role was named
after a legendary movie actor, suggested by Aditya Chopra. Identify this
character.

15. 6.
The first convincing evidence of use of this ‘wearable’ dates back to 500 A.D.
in caves of France. It was made out of animal intestines, linen, silk and
questionably leather. There have been reportedly used in road building and
to protect guns from damage and water transportation, none of which was
it’s primary purpose.

16. 7.
Legend has it that sage Manu stepped off his ark in X to recreate human life
after a great flood had deluged the world. The valley is often referred to as
the 'Valley of the Gods'. Old X village has an ancient temple dedicated to sage
Manu.
Name the place X, named after Manu.

17. 8. An easy one
Which website, founded by Jack Dorsey, Evan Williams and Biz Stone,
literally means “a short burst of inconsequential information”?

18. 9.
Sometimes called the ‘American Tolkien’, his blog is named ‘Not a Blog’, and
does all his writings on a DOS machine running Wordstar 4.0.
Name him.

19. 10.
The Wolf of Wall Street is a 2013
American biographical black comedy
film directed by Martin Scorsese. It
features Leonardo Di Caprio, Jonah Hill,
Margot Robbie among others.
On which real life stockbroker is this
movie based on?

20. 11.
Kazuhito Kosaka better known by his stage
name Daimaou Kosaka is a Japanese comedian.
He is most famous for X. He needs a BGM for
fitness programs, he created X to allow trainers
have fun but at the same time, he wants
everyone to stay healthy.
What is his creation, that was a rage last year?

21. 12.
The name for the website was chosen by voting in April 2008 by readers of
Coding Horror, Jeff Atwood's popular programming blog, and was created by
him and Joel Spolsky.
Users of this website can earn reputation points and "badges"; for example, a
person is awarded 10 reputation points for receiving an "up" vote on an
answer given to a question, and can receive badges for their valued
contributions, which represents a kind of gamification of the traditional Q&A
site or forum.
Which website am I talking about?

22. 13.
The tragic end of the dodos occurred because Dutch sailors brought pigs to
the island of Mauritius, which plundered the dodos' nests and ate their eggs
and ultimately drove the birds to extinction. It is a misconception that the
sailors ate the dodos themselves - they rarely did so as the meat tastes bad.
What, in the world of technology, is a magnificent historical reconstruction
of this tale ?

23. 14. What is blacked out?

24. 15.
Evanna Lynch’s obsession with Harry Potter is almost legendary. While
hospitalized as an 11 year old, she was allowed to sneak out for an hour to
collect a signed copy of the book. She also maintained an epistolary
relationship with JK Rowling throughout her childhood. In a fairytale
moment, Evanna also won the role of a character in the Harry Potter series
and was described by Rowling as “perfect”.
Which character does Evanna Lynch play?

25. 16.
For “X" Urban Dictionary says, is an acronym that stands for “________
___________ _____," or a shortened version of something else affectionate, and,
which hilariously means, poop in Danish. In addition, “X" has appeared in
rap songs and countless web memes since the mid-2000's.

26. 17.
French : “Le trône de fer”
German : “Eisenthron”
Spanish : “Juego de tronos”
English: ?

27. 18.
X is a fictional antihero appearing in American comic books published by
Marvel Comics. Created by artist/writer Rob Liefeld and writer Fabian
Nicieza, the character first appeared in The New Mutants #98 (cover-dated
February 1991). Initially X was depicted as a mercenary when he made his
first appearance in The New Mutants and later in issues of X-Force, but later
evolved into his more recognizable antiheroic persona. X is a disfigured and
mentally unstable mercenary with the superhuman ability of an accelerated
healing factor and physical prowess. He is known as the "Merc with a Mouth"
because of his talkative nature and tendency to break the fourth wall, which
is used by writers for humorous effect and running gags.

28. 19.
What do you mean by Spermology?
”Things are not always as they seem; the first appearance deceives many” :P

29. 20.
David Crane and Marta Kauffman, began
developing X under the title Insomnia Café in
November 1993.
• Filming took place at Warner Bros. Studios in
Burbank, California in front of a live audience.
• The finale, first aired on May 6, 2004, was
watched by 52.5 million American viewers,
making it the fourth most-watched series finale
in television history.
• The series won many awards and was
nominated for 63 Primetime Emmy Awards.
Id X.

30. 21.
But this year I’ll go further,
Listen closely to my song:
Though condemned I am to split you
Still I worry that its wrong…
Where have you heard these lines?

31. 22. Ingredients for what?
100% Colombian dark roast __________
2 teaspoons of sugzabab
A cup of milkeke
A large tortililulululululululullul
A large muvgaga

33. 1.
To which recent(1-2 years) Indian film did
this Ben Elton bestseller of 2002 allegedly
act as an inspiration for?

34. 1. Udta Punjab

35. 2.
When Mughals invaded India, they brought along their own cuisine. They did
not take to any Indian food items except one item. They adopted the Indian
tradition with respect to this item and decided that no feast is complete
without this item. Which item that is an integral component of any feast in
India am I talking about?

36. 2. Paan

37. 3.
What plagiarism complaint did Paul
Major the CEO of the Colorado-based
Telluride Foundation register in
2011?

38. 3. Rio Olympics logo

39. 4.
In the IPO filing for Google in 2004, rather than a typical round-number
amount of money, the company announced its intention to raise
$2,718,281,828.
What is the significance of this number?

40. 4. It is 1 billion times e

41. 5.
For a certain role, of an NRI, it is rumored that Saif Ali Khan, and even Tom
Cruise were considered (eventually played by SRK). This role was named
after a legendary movie actor, suggested by Aditya Chopra. Identify this
character.

42. 5. Raj in DDLJ

43. 6.
The first convincing evidence of use of this ‘wearable’ dates back to 500 A.D.
in caves of France. It was made out of animal intestines, linen, silk and
questionably leather. There have been reportedly used in road building and
to protect guns from damage and water transportation, none of which was
it’s primary purpose.

44. 6. Condoms

45. 7.
Legend has it that sage Manu stepped off his ark in X to recreate human life
after a great flood had deluged the world. The valley is often referred to as
the 'Valley of the Gods'. Old X village has an ancient temple dedicated to sage
Manu.
Name the place X, named after Manu.

46. 7. Manali

47. 8. An easy one
Which website, founded by Jack Dorsey, Evan Williams and Biz Stone,
literally means “a short burst of inconsequential information”?

48. 8. Twitter

49. 9.
Sometimes called the ‘American Tolkien’, his blog is named ‘Not a Blog’, and
does all his writings on a DOS machine running Wordstar 4.0.
Name him.

50. 9. George RR Martin

51. 10.
The Wolf of Wall Street is a 2013
American biographical black comedy
film directed by Martin Scorsese. It
features Leonardo Di Caprio, Jonah Hill,
Margot Robbie among others.
On which real life stockbroker is this
movie based on?

52. 10. Jordan Belfort

53. 11.
Kazuhito Kosaka better known by his stage
name Daimaou Kosaka is a Japanese comedian.
He is most famous for X. He needs a BGM for
fitness programs, he created X to allow trainers
have fun but at the same time, he wants
everyone to stay healthy.
What is his creation, that was a rage last year?

54. 11. PPAP

55. 12.
The name for the website was chosen by voting in April 2008 by readers of
Coding Horror, Jeff Atwood's popular programming blog, and was created by
him and Joel Spolsky.
Users of this website can earn reputation points and "badges"; for example, a
person is awarded 10 reputation points for receiving an "up" vote on an
answer given to a question, and can receive badges for their valued
contributions, which represents a kind of gamification of the traditional Q&A
site or forum.
Which website am I talking about?

56. 12.

57. 13.
The tragic end of the dodos occurred because Dutch sailors brought pigs to
the island of Mauritius, which plundered the dodos' nests and ate their eggs
and ultimately drove the birds to extinction. It is a misconception that the
sailors ate the dodos themselves - they rarely did so as the meat tastes bad.
What, in the world of technology, is a magnificent historical reconstruction
of this tale ?

58. 13.

59. 14. What is blacked out?

60. 14. Ed Sheeran

61. 15.
Evanna Lynch’s obsession with Harry Potter is almost legendary. While
hospitalized as an 11 year old, she was allowed to sneak out for an hour to
collect a signed copy of the book. She also maintained an epistolary
relationship with JK Rowling throughout her childhood. In a fairytale
moment, Evanna also won the role of a character in the Harry Potter series
and was described by Rowling as “perfect”.
Which character does Evanna Lynch play?

62. 15. Luna Lovegood

63. 16.
For “X" Urban Dictionary says, is an acronym that stands for “________
___________ _____," or a shortened version of something else affectionate, and,
which hilariously means, poop in Danish. In addition, “X" has appeared in
rap songs and countless web memes since the mid-2000's.

64. 16. BAE

65. 17.
French : “Le trône de fer”
German : “Eisenthron”
Spanish : “Juego de tronos”
English: ?

66. 17. Game of Thrones

67. 18.
X is a fictional antihero appearing in American comic books published by
Marvel Comics. Created by artist/writer Rob Liefeld and writer Fabian
Nicieza, the character first appeared in The New Mutants #98 (cover-dated
February 1991). Initially X was depicted as a mercenary when he made his
first appearance in The New Mutants and later in issues of X-Force, but later
evolved into his more recognizable antiheroic persona. X is a disfigured and
mentally unstable mercenary with the superhuman ability of an accelerated
healing factor and physical prowess. He is known as the "Merc with a Mouth"
because of his talkative nature and tendency to break the fourth wall, which
is used by writers for humorous effect and running gags.

68. 18. Deadpool

69. 19.
What do you mean by Spermology?
”Things are not always as they seem; the first appearance deceives many” :P

70. 19. Study of trivia
Expecting lot of funny answers :P

71. 20.
David Crane and Marta Kauffman, began
developing X under the title Insomnia Café in
November 1993.
• Filming took place at Warner Bros. Studios in
Burbank, California in front of a live audience.
• The finale, first aired on May 6, 2004, was
watched by 52.5 million American viewers,
making it the fourth most-watched series finale
in television history.
• The series won many awards and was
nominated for 63 Primetime Emmy Awards.
Id X.

72. 19. F.R.I.E.N.D.S.

73. 21.
But this year I’ll go further,
Listen closely to my song:
Though condemned I am to split you
Still I worry that its wrong…
Where have you heard these lines?

74. 21. The Sorting Hat Song

75. 22. Ingredients for what?
100% Colombian dark roast __________
2 teaspoons of sugzabab
A cup of milkeke
A large tortililulululululululullul
A large muvgaga

76. 22. Covfefe

77. And the Finalists are..

78. Finals
• There are three rounds in the Finals
•ROUND 1 : 9 Questions, clockwise +20/-10 on pounce and +10/0 on direct.
•ROUND 2 : Written Round
•ROUND 3 : 9 Questions, anticlockwise +20/-10 on pounce and +10/0 on
direct.

80. ROUND 1
• 9 Questions
• Clockwise
•+20/-10 on pounce
•+10/0 on bounce

81. 1. What Phrase?
There are plenty of theories for the “__X__ __Y__ ___Z___” being into existence. One such
theory has its roots in the Second World War where trucks were often run on petrol when there
was a shortage of diesel. Petrol, being highly unstable in nature, would cause the trucks to
explode at the slightest accident. Hence a warning would be painted on the back saying “__X__
___Z___, On Petrol”.
Gradually this became a norm and is still seen on most trucks even today. • Another possible
explanation is that during the blackout on lights during the Second World War, if a car had to
overtake a lorry in the night, it had to honk. For this purpose, there used to be a red light under
the truck which the truck driver would switch on to signal that it was __Y__ to overtake. It was
the __Y__ in the middle that would light up.

82. SAFETY SLIDE

83. 1. Horn OK Please

84. 2. Connect

85. SAFETY SLIDE

86. 2. All share their name with cities around
the world

87. 3.
Julius Michael Johannes X (Frauenfeld, Switzerland, 9 October 1846 –
Küsnacht, 19 October 1912) was a Swiss entrepreneur, inventor of
precooked soups and X sauce.
The company originally started in Switzerland in 1885, when Julius X took
over his father's mill. He quickly became a pioneer of industrial food
production, aiming to improve the nutritional intake of worker families. X
was the first to bring protein-rich legume meals to the market, and followed
up with a ready-made soup based on legume meals in 1886. In 1897, Julius X
founded the company X GmbH in Singen, Germany where it is still based
today.
What is X?

88. SAFETY SLIDE

89. 3. Maggi – your staple diet for the next
four years :P

90. 4. Who is X?
X tried to sue an author for $5,000,000,000 (yes, billion). Reason? The author called him a
millionaire instead of a billionaire.
In the mid 80's SPY magazine sent the richest people in the world checks for 13 cents. X was
one of the only two to actually cash the check.
X's grandfather, Friedrich Drumpf, made it rich in the Klondike gold rush by opening a
restaurant, just like many other immigrants since.
X once tried to trademark the phrase "You're Fired"
X made a cameo in Home Alone 2.

91. SAFETY SLIDE

92. 4. Donald Trump

93. 5.
In 1988,Warner Bros. bought the Summy Company for $25 million.With
this,They also got the rights to something the company owned, itself valued
at $5 million.This has been the subject of a lot of legal debate.What?
Hint :You can hear this once a year for a particular person

94. SAFETY SLIDE

95. 5. Happy Birthday to you

96. 6.
It traces its history to 1855, when five stockbrokers would gather under
banyan trees in front of the city’sTown Hall. The location of these meetings
changed many times as the number of brokers constantly increased.The
group eventually moved to it’s present location in 1874 and in 1875 became
an official organization known as "The Native Share & Stock Brokers
Association".
What am I talking about?

97. SAFETY SLIDE

98. 6. Bombay Stock Exchange

99. 7.
Founder of a famous Airline, who is the author of Losing my Virginity, Screw
it – Let’s Do It.?

100. SAFETY SLIDE

101. 7. Richard Branson

102. 8.
“Fish and chips” is a popular take-away food in the United Kingdom, Ireland,
Australia, New Zealand and Canada. It consists of battered fish which is
deep-fried and served with chips. The Oxford English Dictionary notes as its
earliest usage of "chips" in this sense the mention in Dickens' A Tale of Two
Cities (published in 1859). How do we better know these “chips” today?

103. SAFETY SLIDE

104. 8. French Fries

105. 9.
X is a series of three American action-comedy films. The films were directed by Jay Roach;
produced, written by and starring Mike Myers as both the title character and Dr. Evil; and
distributed by New Line Cinema.
The franchise parodies numerous James Bond, Derek Flint, Matt Helm, and Jason King, films,
characters, and incorporates myriad other elements of popular culture as it follows a British
spy's quest to bring his nemesis down. The character represents an archetype of 1960s
Swinging London, with his advocacy for free love, his use of obscure impressions and his
clothing style.
The films poke fun at the outrageous plots, rampant sexual innuendo, and two-dimensional
stock characters characteristically associated with 1960s spy films, as well as the cliché of
the ultra-suave super spy. Contrary to the handsome, super-smooth leading men of the James
Bond genre, X is not conventionally attractive.
Give me X.

106. SAFETY SLIDE

107. 9. Austin Powers

108. Round 2 : Minimal Poster Round

109. •This is a written round.
•Write down the films, whose minimal posters are being shown in the coming
slides.
•5 Posters in total, +10 for one correct.
•+100 for all correct.

110. 1.

111. 2.

112. 3.

113. 4.

114. 5.

115. Exchange Sheets

116. 1.

117. 1.Reservoir Dogs

118. 2.

119. 2. Prestige

120. 3.

121. 3. Hera Pheri

122. 4.

123. 4.Forrest Gump

124. 5.

125. 5. Mera Nam Joker

126. ROUND 3
• 9 Questions
• Anti -Clockwise
•+20/-10 on pounce
•+10/0 on bounce

127. 10. What has been blacked out?

128. SAFETY SLIDE

129. 10. Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

130. 11.
Long ago, in the villages of Germany, lovers whose families opposed their
marriage would jump off a cliff to prove their love. But women, when their
turn came after seeing their men jump off, would get cold feet and return
home, and marry someone else. Which famous phrase came into existence
due to this ?
Hint: It is used nowadays to accord respect .

131. SAFETY SLIDE

132. 11. Ladies First

133. 12.
X has sought equality on the pitch in terms of gender. One of the most strict
requirements is that "each team [is] to have at least two players on the field
who identify with a different gender than at least two other players. As of
2013, the X has created Title 9 ¾, a branch, that actively promotes advocacy
and awareness as well as gender equality and inclusivity
Which sports organisation?

134. SAFETY SLIDE

135. 12. International Quidditch Organization

136. 13.
US : The Medal of Honor
UK : The Victoria Cross
Russia : The Gold Star
France : The Legion of Honour
India : ?

137. SAFETY SLIDE

138. 13. Param Vir Chakra

139. 14.
In 2013, after more than 20 years of soda being America's number one
beverage, X has taken over as Americans' favorite drink.
This trend was perhaps started a few years earlier when most soda
companies came out with bottled X.
Identify X

140. SAFETY SLIDE

141. 14. Water

142. 15.

143. SAFETY SLIDE

144. 15. Brands endorsed by Neerja Bhanot

145. 16.
This actor, who is shown wearing a brown paper bag during the red carpet
premiere of one of his films with "I am not famous anymore"(a reference to
one of his rather eccentric tweets), declared his retirement from public life
and ended it(his retirement) in three week
Identify this famous Hollywood actor.

146. SAFETY SLIDE

147. 16. Shia Labouef

148. 17.
Shown on next slide is the image of Paul Blackthorne playing the role of
Quentin Lance in the popuar American TV series Arrow. Interestingly, he
made his film debut in a bollywood movie in 2001. Which movie?

150. SAFETY SLIDE

151. 17. Lagaan

152. 18.
“Though both the royal ladies never came face to face with each other. I am sure X
would have bowed and touched the feet of Y, that much she was dignified in her
upbringing”, remarked Patil.
Ashutosh Patankar, a descendant of Y argues that Y suffered for a debilitating kind
of arthritis at a very young age. Hence it was out of question for her to be dancing
with X. Patankar adds that Y was a learned lady and had her own library of
books. A fact that Dr. Vishwas Patil too agrees to, “Y was not only suffering, but was
also plump. Moreover, both Y and X maintained distance in public. They never came
together. ’’
Who are(X & Y) being discussed here?

153. SAFETY SLIDE

154. 18. X = Kashibai , Y = Mastani