1. Name the project developed by a Stanford Univ.

graduate, during his free time given

officially by his employer. The name is an old Turkish word, meaning “city of
happiness, pleasure, joy, luck”. >> Orkut
2. ___________is the country named after Lord Jesus, referring him as “The Saviour” in
their native language. >> El Salvador
3. Hotmail –> Microsoft :: PeopleSoft –> Oracle :: Cramer –> Amdocs :: TimesTen –>
________. >> Oracle
4. ___________, a famous American Actor spent a great time on impressions, than his
academics. His future was put into jeopardy, when he was nearly expelled for
assaulting a Teacher in school, as the teacher referred him as a “caveman”. He has
now surpassed the earning power of all other famous Hollywood Stars , with grosses
as a leading man that total over US$3.35 billion. >> Eddie Murphy
5. In a pack of playing cards, “A” (Ace) had the least value, whereas “K” the most
valued. But, after the _______, “A” is considered to have more value than “K”
(King), depicting that the common civilians are more powerful than the King. >> The
French Revolution
6. Identify the brand names for the following tag lines
a. The Passionate Pursuit of Perfection. – ____________________ >> Lexus
b. Like.no.other – ___________________________ >> Sony
c. Sense and Simplicity – ____________________ >> Philips
d. Ideas for life - ________________________ >>Panasonic
7. Connect the following cities: Hong Kong, Singapore, Shanghai, Rotterdam, Antwerp,
New York. >> World’s busiest Sea Ports and Commercial Centers
8. Whenever, we write the name of this famous website’s brand name, we generally end
up in writing the name, which was trademarked by another company (manufacturer
barbecue sauce and knives). What is the name of the website ? >> Yahoo!
9. Identify the Hollywood movie released in November 1980:
The movie is the real-life story of an unlovable, stubborn middle-weight boxing
champion as he struggles to be champion. The director of this movie even though was
not recognized by Oscar, the applause for the movie was so much encouraging, and
finally he hit the OSCAR Award for his recent movie. >> The Raging Bull
10. What is the name of the company, started in 1982, less than 25 years old and their
couple of software products, combined are installed on more than 700 million
connected PCs and devices worldwide. _________. >>Adobe
What are the names of the software products ?? _______and ______>> Acrobat
Reader and Flash Player
11. Dennis Gabor (1900–1979), a Hungarian physicist, received the Nobel Prize in
physics in 1971, for his invention in 1947. His invention added a new dimension in
consumer products labeling technology. What did he invent? _______ >> Holography
12. Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo K.K , a company established in Nihonbashi after the Second
World war, had its brand name as “Totsuko”. In Jan 1958, they chose a new brand
name, because their customers of other nationalities were finding difficult to
pronounce the brand name. This company is now called as ______>> Sony
13. The “CE” Mark, labeled on Toys, machinery, electrical and electronic items , has no
meaning as an abbreviation in English, but the marking is done as an indication of
_______.>> European Conformity (for safety) - Conformitte Europeane (in French)
14. VIACOM (a group which owns Paramount Pictures), started a chain of seafood
restaurants, with the first restaurant in Cannery Row, CA. , inspired by __________,
the movie they produced. The restaurant gained fame for its unique paging system
 consisting of two license plates on the tables. STOP & RUN. (Clue: Movie released in
1994 & a winner of 6 Oscars). >> Forrest Gump
15. i, i*j, i*j*j, i*j*j*j, …. where j is the common ratio and i is the scale factor. In
mathematics the above sequence of numbers are termed as ________ .>> Geometric
Progression
16. _____________, is the term used in Software Engineering to describe a dying project
which has little by little become too complex to be understood even by its own
developers.>> Software Peter Principle
17. Connect the words: Smart, Hero, Fire, Eight O’ Clock, Lift, Coke, Real Gold,
Signature.>>Branded Drinks of Coca Cola Company
18. Admired by the philanthropic efforts by Bill Gates and Warren Buffet, this
multifaceted artist, declared that, when he dies he would donate half of his assets to
charity to help the needy. (Clue : His birth name literally means “born in Hong
Kong”). He is known to us as _______ >> Jackie Chan
19. B . C = Before Christ (Ex., 5th Century B.C)
A . D = _________ (Ex. 20th Century A.D) >> Anno Domini
20. Expand the following acronyms. (0.5 x 4 = 2 Points)
i. B M W - ______________ (Category :Automobile) >> Bayerische Motoren Werke
ii. J V C - ________________ (Category: Electronics) >> Japan Victor Company
iii. H S B C - _______________ (Category: Banking) >> Hongkong Shanghai
Banking Corporation
iv. N C R - ________________ (Category: ATMs , Technology) >> National Cash
Register
21. On July 17, 2007, an Airbus A320 (Passenger Airliner), during its landing, slipped,
overran the runway of Cogonhas Airport in Sao Paulo (Brazil), crashing into a
warehouse. This is the deadliest air crash in Latin America, with no survivors on
board. The plane was operated by __________ airlines. >>TAM Airlines
22. ______ , a famous Greek Mathematician, is “The Father of Geometry”. His unique
way of solving the theorems, by logical reasoning and a set of accepted first
principles, still serves as the backbone of mathematics. (Clue : He is from a city,
which is not a part of Europe) >>Euclid
23. This song is considered to be the one hit wonders of all time. Brazilian Air Force used
this song in its advertisement in the second half of the ’80s, in the Brazilian TV
network and was also played at the closing ceremony of the 1988 Summer Olympics
in Seoul, South Korea. Identify the song.>> The Final Countdown
24. The Tennis Championships at Worple Road, Wimbledon, London has been started
since 1877. Who is the youngest-ever winner of Men’s singles title @ Wimbledon ?
>> Boris Becker
25. Hollywood star _______, sued the owners of the Florida airport, where he’s looking
to land his jumbo jet, claiming that the airport owners falsified their 2006 records to
show that the landing field could not accommodate large planes. >> John Travolta
26. The following Internet domain extensions are assigned to countries that are from the
same continent. Identify the countries for the following extensions. (Ex., *.cy –
Cyprus)
i. .ng : _______________________ >> Nigeria
ii. .za : _______________________ >> South Africa
iii. .zm : _______________________ >> Zambia
iv. .zw : ________________________>> Zimbabwe
 27. Ethanethiol which gives a pungent and repulsive odour, is added to natural gas (used
as fuel), for easy identification of the fuel leakage and its disaster. This additive is
popularly known as _______________ >> Marcaptans
28. People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), distributed ________, free of cost,
to the people in city of HamBurg in USA, asking them to accept for changing their
city’s name, during its campaign against cruelty to animals. >> Veggie Burger
29. Airbags deployed in cars, is a marvelous invention in the field of crash science &
safety engineering. In cars its denoted as SRS Airbag, where SRS refers to
_________. >> Supplementary Restraint System
30. The US Federal Government signed a law in July,2002 in response to the major
scandals in corporate accounting. (Companies : Tyco, Enron etc.,) President George
W. Bush signed it and stating it included “the most far-reaching reforms of American
business practices, since the time of Franklin. D. Roosevelt”. This world famous US
corporate law is named after its sponsors and is known to as ________. >> Sarbanes-
Oxley Act or SOX
31. In 1892, two major electric companies, Edison General Electric Company and its
business rival Thomson-Houston Electric company, merged to form the General
Electric Company (GE). The merger was arranged by __________, a famous
financier in US. >> J.P.Morgan
32. A five year, intercontinental project of study of human anthropology, worth US$40m
is sponsored by the National Geographic Channel, IBM and Waitt family foundation.
This is referred as “moon shot of anthropology”. The name of the project is _______.
>> The Genographic Project
33. Which is the home country of third largest film industry in the world next to US
(Hollywood) and India (Bollywood) ? >> Nigeria
34. In which country, it is illegal to chew gum, as it causes a uncontrollable public
nuisance ? >> Singapore
35. After winning the World War II, United States fought a battle with Japan to re-capture
this territory. (Clue : The motto of this territory is “Where America’s Day Begins”)
i. What is the name of the territory ? ____________ Guam
ii. what is the name of the battle ? ____________ Battle of Guam

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3 Responses to “Quiz questions from a recent quiz event”

1. 1. Malcaluffin Says:
September 10th, 2007 at 11:30 pm

1.Orkut
2.San Salvador
3.Warner
4.Brad Pitt
5.Renaissance
6.Lexus, Sony, Philips, Ikea
7.Sister Cities
8.?
9.some Scorcese flick..?
10.Intel?
11.Bar Code
12.TDK
13.Electronic Euro standards
14.?
15.fibonacci
16.stale venture
17.Match box btands??
18.Jackie Chang
19.Anno Domini
20.Bayrische Motor Works, Japan Victor Corporation, Hong Kong and Shanghai
Banking Corporation, National Census Region!!
21.Varig
22.Euler
23.Whoopee!!
24.Boris Becker
25.John Travolta
26.Nigeria, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Poland
27.LPG
28.?
29.?
30.Sarbannes Oxley
31.Rockefeller?
32.Project Caveman?
33.China
34.Mexico
35.?