Askqance college quiz - Prelims

AsKQAnce 2015
Junior College &
Inter-College Quiz
Prelims
QMs – Sai Ganesh, Varun Shenoy &
Sohan Maheshwar

Which is the first animal to
be listed in the
Oxford English Dictionary?
1

The Sequel to the 1868 book, revolves around a
group of young orphans who are students at a
school run by two characters from the 1868 book-
Jo March and her husband, Professor Friedrich.
The next book [i.e. 3rd book]was called “Jo's Boys”
and features the orphans as adults and shows how
their lives changed as a result of interacting with
the March family.
Identify the original 1868 novel.
2

Little Women - > Little Men - > Jo’s Boys

After Suni passed away last year, efforts
have been on to get either Fatu [15] and
Najin [25] to mate with X [named after the
African country he was born in].
Identify X and explain the situation.
3

Sudan – the last surviving male
White Rhino

This British writer died on St.George’s day in
1616(it was also his 52nd Birthday). Therefore, in
certain parts of Britain both the occasions are
commemorated on the same day.
Identify the writer.
4

Id the chap standing next to England bowling
coach Otis Gibson, bowling at the Lord’s nets
5

What word was chosen by Oxford
Dictionary as the 2014 word of the
year, meaning “to suck on an
electronic cigarette”?
6

Term was first coined in the “Global Economics View“ by
Citibank, 6th Feb’12. By Willem Buiter & Ebrahim Rahbari.
First, we raise our estimate of the likelihood of
___X___ to 50% over the next 18 months from
earlier estimates of ours which put it at 25-30%.
Second, we argue that the implications of
____X___ for the rest of .. the world would be
negative, but moderate, as exit fear contagion
would likely be contained by policy action.
7

Grexit [Greek exit from the EA]

List of EPL Winners:
• Manchester United
• Manchester City
• Arsenal
• Chelsea
And which other club?
8

The good doctor once famously said:
“The stage lost a fine actor, even as
science lost an acute reasoner, when
he became a specialist in crime.”
Who about whom?
9

Which New York-born Indian model / actress acted in the recent Jason
Statham-Jude Law-Melissa McCarthy action-comedy starrer - Spy?
10

The name
‘Helvetia’ is used
to describe the
female
personification
of which
country?
11

Who is seen here posing with an Indian jawan somewhere in
the eastern sector after taking over as Army chief in 1969?
12

This movie holds the Guinness World Record for
the largest poster of all time(over 50,000 feet).
Identify the movie
13

Name the third largest city
of Scotland that had the
nicknames Granite City or
Grey City, since granite
was the backbone of its
industry for 300 years,
before oil was discovered
in mid-20th Century and
the city was later
nicknamed as the Oil
Capital of Europe or the
Energy Capital of Europe.
14

The Gho is a knee-length robe tied at the waist
by a cloth belt known as the kera, and is the
traditional and national dress for men in which
Asian country?
The government requires all men to wear the
gho if they work in a government office or
school. Men are also required to wear the Gho
on formal occasions.
Which country?
15

This activity was created and
is owned by Colombian dancer
and choreographer Alberto
"Beto" Perez during the 1990s.
Contrary to popular belief that
it is a generic name for the
activity, it is actually a
trademark owned by him.
What?
16

After whom is this type of pushup named?17

In 1883 a printer working on a
telephone directory ran out of
white paper and used a different
paper instead.
What resulted thus?
18

What French word for buttonhole is used to
describe the flower on the suit seen on grooms
during weddings?
19

India grew rapidly in the 1950s, and in the late
1950s the Planning Commission started to face
a shortage in quality manpower in a large
number of public sector enterprises especially
in the industrial policy.
The Planning Commission in 1959 invited
Professor George Robbins of the University of
California to help on this matter.
What resulted from his recommendations?
20

What word, during Roman times, was used for
‘commander’, and was a title conferred on a victorious
general in the Republic and on the emperor in the
Empire?
The word was used for the title of this character in a
recent movie. Identify the word and the movie.
21

Known as the Unicorn of the Sea, this is one of two
living species of whale in the Monodontidae family,
along with the Beluga Whale.
It is distinguished by a long, straight, helical tusk,
which is actually an elongated upper left canine.
Identify the animal.
22

One of the best preserved buildings in the
world, a 2,000-year-old testament to the
immense power and wealth of an empire.
Identify the famous landmark.
23

Oberammergau in Bavaria, Germany is famous for a play that used to be
performed every 10 years since 1634.
This is the result of a vow made by the inhabitants of the village that if God
spared them from the effects of the bubonic plague then sweeping the region
they would perform a passion play every ten years
The 2010 performance involved over 2000 actors, singers, instrumentalists
and technicians, all residents of the village.
What is the subject of this play?
24

Which country dropped posters
& leaflets such as these during
the WWII?
25

Identify.(Performed by London
Philharmonic orchestra)
26

Military camouflages from across
the world

In December 2014, Chinese Premier Xi Jinping
visited the city of Macau for the 15th
anniversary of its return to China. It was a rainy
day and all the visitors attending were drenched
and not allowed to use an umbrella.
One of the many faux reasons given included “it
is too windy to safely unfurl an umbrella.”
What was the real reason?
28

Because of symbolism attached to the umbrella
during the Hong Kong democracy protests(aka
The Umbrella movement)

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