Hi everybody, Quiz#12 1) A Google doodle to start with.. On what occasion was this doodle putup..?  2) The history of this company dates back to 1987 where this company began its business from a small retail shop in London, when the demand for Tamil films within the community of the Tamils in UK increased to a huge extent and which prompted this company to acquire the rights of many Tamil films that became block busters and also proclaimed the audio/ video DVD and VCD rights. It also owns theaters overseas which are focused to canvas Tamil films, like the two theatres in Singapore Golden Village, Yishun and Plaza Entertainment affiliated with twenty theatres in France, Srilanka, Dubai and Canada and an exclusive agreement with Cineworld Cinemas in UK to screen Tamil Films and Franchisees in Malaysia, Australia, Europe, USA and South Africa. What am i talking about..? 3) A Trivia for my Chennai makkal...! Identify this logo ? (Clue: This recently celebrated it's Golden jubilee)  4) The term __X__ was coined by Jorn Barger on 17 December 1997. It's short form was coined by Peter Merholz, who jokingly broke theword __X__ into the phrase we __Y__ in the sidebar of his Peterme.com in April or May of 1999. This was quickly adopted as both a noun and verb.(Clue:- After a slow start, it rapidly gained in popularity: the site Xanga, launched in 1996, had only 100 diaries by 1997, but over 20million as of December 2005. Identify X and Y...??? 5) Connect these...??  6) He studied in Loyola College, Chennai. He was chairman and managing director of ProLease India and InterPro India. He left both these companies in 2005 and has now started his own organisation. He has starred in few Maniratnam's movies. He is currently the Chairman and MD of Talent Maximus. Who am i talking about..?(Courtesy: Sreeman) 7) Who (or which organization) is advertising here...?  8) ___X___ is a renowned architect of British India, born on 21st January, 1841, in Tarbett, Kerry County, Ireland. He is mainly known for his works in Indo-Saracenic style of architecture. He was a member of the Institution of Engineers. He died on 5th August, 1922, at Ooty, India. He had joined Public Works Department (PWD), India in the year 1886. He was a very active architect of India during the last quarter of the 19th century. His most significant works include: Ambas Vilas , the Maharaja's Palace in Mysore. (Clue:- The pic of X is putup below) Identify X...?  9) Bernard Lassimone, a French mathematician, applied for the first patent (French patent #2444) on ___X____ in 1828. In 1847, Therry des Estwaux invented the manual ___X____. John Lee Love invented the portable ___X____ originally made for artists. One source claims that the Hammacher Schlemmer Company of New York offered the world's first electric ___X____, as designed by Raymond Loewy, sometime in the early 1940s. What am i talking about..? 10) Identify this location..?  |
Thursday, August 2, 2007
Hi everybody, Quiz#11 1) To start with a bang.... He used to work with Raja Bahadur on 'Route# 10A' that plied between Majestic and Srinagar. Whom am i talking about..? (No more cluezzz) 2) Connect these...?
 6) With the Indian Economy booming drastically in all sectors, and the mad rush among people in acquiring property and real estates..... A very basic question pertaining to loans. Expand EMI..? 7) Identify the logo. (Clue: The World is not enough)  8) The Strip (a.k.a Arrowhead Highway, Salt Lake Highway, U.S. Highway 91) was reportedly named by police officer Guy McAfee, after his hometown's Sunset Strip, in Los Angeles. (Clues: Stratosphere, Treasure Island, The Mirage, The Venetian, Tropicana, Monte Carlo, New York-New York, MGM Grand) 9) How do we better know Dieter Hallervorden..? 10) Identify this location... (Clue: A song in the movie Shivaji was shot at this location.... no more cluezzz)  |
Hi everybody, Quiz#10 1) Can you identify the logo..?  2) Identify this personality who was(and is) in news recently..?  3) It's a fast food restaurant chain based in Louisville and is now a division of Yum! Brands. The company adopted the abbreviated form of its name in 1991. Three reasons are commonly speculated: de-emphasis of chicken, as the chain was moving to offer other foods; the unhealthy connotations of "fried"; or a shorter name that would be considered more appealing to youth. What am i talking about..?(A clue for my Chennai makkal...! It's recently opened it's outlet in chennai.) 4)Identify this famous landmark and also it's location..?  5) Lets get down to business..... Established in 1946 by K. M. Mammen Mappillai, the company has grown to become a INR 30 billion enterprise. It's a major manufacturing company located in Chennai, India and is mainly involved in making vehicle tyres. It is India's largest tyre manufacturing company, and also exports to more than 75 countries worldwide. It is also involved in a range of other activities via subsidiaries. Funskool India, a major toy manufacturing company is a joint venture between them and Hasbro. Which company am i talking about..? 6) Can you make a connect among these four pics below..?  7) The idea came to Georges de Mestral, a Swiss engineer after he took a close look at the Burdock seeds which kept sticking to his clothes and his dog's fur on their daily walk in the Alps, during the summer. Georges de Mestral examined their condition and saw the possibility of binding two materials reversibly in a simple fashion. As a result he developed something which is still in use. What am i talking about..? 8) Yet another sitter.... Connect all these..?  9) The khadi-duck is an unconventional type of weave that meshes three threads into a weave as compared to two weaves used in conventional weaving. This type of weaving is extremely rare, and there are fewer than a dozen weavers in India professing this skill. The guidelines also state that there should be exactly 150 threads per square centimetre, four threads per stitch, and one square foot should weigh exactly 205 grams. These are the finely crafted measurments of a very famous thing. What is that..? 10) Can you identify this landmark..?  |
Hi everybody, Quiz#9 1) To start with a sitter, Connect all these four...? Greenfield Stadium, Trelawny ; Kensington Oval, Bridgetown  2) A Trivia for my Chennai makkal...! The name is derived from the TODA word "othakal-mund" which means house in mountains." It stands at 7,347 feet above sea level. It was founded in the 19th century stands at 7,347 feet above sea level, and served as the summer headquarters of the Madras Presidency. What am i talking about..? 3) It's cricket time..!NEO sports: India :: _____________ : Pakistan. (Clue: As you might be aware of the controversy between Nimbus communications and Doordarshan about the 7-min delay in cricket match telecast) 4) Connect all these....?(Clue:The pic on the last is of a famous railway station)  5) Flock : Sheep :: ________ : Ferrets. 6) Can you identify to which country this registration plate belong to..?  7) It all began in 1924 with the establishment of the Mavalli Tiffin Room, on Bangalore, India by the Maiyya family. This restaurant is a city landmark today and people still stand in queue to savour its unique, completely authentic dishes. It was once featured on the Discovery Channel series Globe trekker. What am i talking about..? (No clues) 8) Yet another connect: Italian word meaning 'to rock, roll'.  9) How do we better know Dennis Hwang, or Hwang Jung-mok..? 10) A Connect to end with... Connect these...? Lalbagh Road,Bangalore, India.  |
Hi everybody, Quiz#8 1) A sitter to start with. On what occasion was this doodle put up..?  2) M.H.Hasham lost his family business of rice exports when the Govt. nationalised it in 1940. Unfazed he plunged into the oil business setting up Western India Vegetable Products in 1945. At the time of partition he was invited by Mohd. Ali Jinnah to join his ministry in Pakistan. He refused and chose to stay on in India. His company did not grow too much and at the time of his death in 1967 had just two fairly successful Vanaspati brands Sunflower and Camel. Which company am i talking about..? 3)He was born near the town of Tikrit, to a family of shepherds from a tribal group. His mother named him ______, which in Arabic means “One who confronts.” He never knew his father, who disappeared six months before he was born. He was in the news headlines in recent times. Who am i talking about..?? 4) Can you identify the landmark ....???  5) Javed Akhtar and Yash Chopra have been directors of this company. Recently, Shah Rukh Khan was also made a director. Which company am i referring to? 6) Which company is listed on the Nasdaq as ERTS? 7) Can you figure out this famous place..???( i need the whole trivia)  8) How do we better know "id est" ? 9) HOw do we better know the "Sleeping Beauty Castle"..?? (Clue: Inspired from the architecture of Neuschwanstein castle) 10) The story of this establishment began more than 150 years ago in 1849 when two scotsman Peter Orr and George Gordon started a partnership company at Broadway Chennai. When Gordon retired, Peter carried the bussiness under his name. It was in 1863 when Peter's two sons James and Robert became partners. Which establishment am i talking about..? (Clue: A famous landmark in chennai) |
Hi everybody, Quiz#7 1) On November 19, the ____ Trust launched a National Right To Information Act (RTI) helpline that will help people across the country in using the Right To Information Act. Inaugural Calls were made by Mr.N.R.Narayana Murthy, Chairman and Chief Mentor,Infosys and Ms.Kiran Bedi. What am i referring here...?(Clue: We still remember you machan..) 2) A Tech trivia... What was co-founded along with Jack Smith at Firepower Systems that influenced millions of users all over the world(and also microsoft) in a big way? 3) Identify the Doodle..?
Good morning to you, Good morning to you, Good morning, dear children, Good morning to all. What is the claim to fame of this piece of ditty..? 5) The Nawab of Arcot gifted a piece of land to Syed Khan in 1730 which literally means Syed’s domain. How do we better know it in the recent times..? (A Clue: Very close to our Alcatel-Lucent,chennai) (Courtesy: QFI chennai quiz) 6) How do we better know NXP Semiconductors as..? 7) What did newly wed Earl G Dickson, employee of _______ come up with in1920 because his wife, who was inexperienced in the kitchen kept burning and cutting herself?(i need both the company and the idea he came up with..?  10) This phrase was taken from the story of Hansel & Gretel, who found their way through the forest on their way back home. On a website this phrase is used to denote a navigation tool that allows a user to see where the current page is in relation to the website’s hierarchy. Give the phrase. |
Hi everybody, Quiz#6 1) A Google Doodle to start with. Identify..?  2) Born on January 3, 1969, in Hürth Hermülheim, near Cologne. He was the son of a bricklayer. His mother worked in the canteen.He married Corinna Betsch in August 1995. They have two children together, daughter Gina-Maria (b. 1997) and son Mick (b. 1999), and reside in Gland, Switzerland, near Lake Geneva. Who am i talking about..? 3) Connect: Clippit, The dot, F1, Merlin, Mother Nature, Links, and Rocky( A sitter for Tech Geeks) 4) In the movie Titanic the nude portrait of Kate winslet (Rose DewittBukater) was sketched by X. Also in the screen it was X's hand shown drawing and not De Caprio's as we visualize. Identify X. 5) Identify the most famous painting.
7) Identify the logo...? (No clues..) |
Hi everybody, Quiz#5 1) A tech trivia to start with… Why did Bill Gates took everyone into a submarine, during the launch of Windows 95…??? 2) Identify the Google Doodle which was there recently..?  3) This company was started in Ponzano, which was once a sleepy little village, half an hour drive from Venice. It is where Luciano and Guiliana, the world’s 35th richest family’s descendants have laid down their roots. Their global empire, now 40 years old spans continents and products-from the high street label which retails at 5000 outlets in over 120 countries to nearly two-thirds of Italy’s motorways and a chain of roadside restaurants. What am I talking about..???4)Identify this picture..???  5) Whose ticker symbol on NYSE is ACN? 6) Compagnie Générale d'Electricité (CGE) was started in May 31, 1898, by a French engineer Pierre Azaria with the aim of of taking on the likes of AEG, Siemens and General Electric. Which company am i referring here..??? 7) Identify the logo..???  8) By 1861, this product produced in USA, enjoyed higher sales abroad than in the USA. In Africa salesman had to customise the machine because the tribesmen wanted it to be noisier, because they believed ‘good iron made more noise’. Mahatma Gandhi described it as ‘One of the few useful things ever invented. What am I talking about..?? 9) Identify the personality..?  10) A sitter to end with…. Dimensions: Overall length 3335 mm Overall width 1440 mm Overall height 1405 mm Wheelbase 2175 mm Minimum turning radius 4.4 m Ground clearance 170 mm Seating Capacity 4 persons What am i referring to here...? |
Hi everybody, Quiz#4 1) A Google Doodle to start with... Identify it..???  2) When ____ was a Stanford research project, it was nicknamed BackRub because the technology checks backlinks to determine a site's importance. Identify it... (Very famous and people use it often...)3) Wolfsburg is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located on theRiver Aller, northeast of Braunschweig (Brunswick). The city is very young, since it was planned by the Nazis in order to build a town for the workers of ______? 4) Connect these:  5) By what common name are the large bombs developed in the early years of World War II by the Royal Air Force known? They weighed around 4000 pounds and were carried by Wellington and Lancaster bombers on raids into Germany. 6) What does TIMES stand for in the name of TIMES Television, the Television division of Bennett and Coleman Ltd? 7) What is the claim to fame of this piece of poem below....??? I used to live in an Orphanage. It was dark and cold and lonely. At night, I looked up at the sparkly sky and felt better. I dreamed I could fly there. In America, I can make all my dreams come true..... Thank-you for the "Spirit" and the "Opportunity" ----Sofi collis, Age 9. 8) Korea was originally spelt with a `c' and there has been a recent move to revert to this, why was it earlier changed to K? 9) During Wimbledon 1995 Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi played a mock tennis match at Trafalgar Square in London. Why? 10) What was launched in 1959 in Kansas by the Carney Brothers? |
Hi everybody, Quiz#3 1) Identify this Google Doodle..? 2) Douglas Engelbart received patent US3541541 on November 17, 1970 for an "X-Y Position Indicator for a Display System". How do we commonly know this patent as..?3) This phrase has been derived from an old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb. Which phrase? 4) On September 12th, 2001, the day after the September 11th terrorist attacks against New York City and Washington, DC, a person posted a message on his website that included the passage: "Many families have been devastated tonight. This just is not right. They did not deserve to die. If someone did this to get back at Bush, then they did so by killing thousands of people who DID NOT VOTE for him! Boston, New York, DC, and the planes' destination of California — these were places that voted AGAINST Bush!" Who posted this message? 5) Identify the person here..?  6) Which famous phrase (clue: linked to creativity) originated from a puzzle where one has to connect 9 dots arranged in a square grid with 4 straight lines drawn continuously, without your pen leaving the paper? 7) The Architecture of the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Dubai is unique in a way, i.e the structure/layout of the building represents something. What..? 8) What is the claim to fame of the line below..? (along with many other dialogues) ----"Bridget is my age and lives across the street. For the first twelve years of my life, these qualifications were all I needed in a best friend. But that was before Bridget's braces came off and her boyfriend Burke got on, before Hope and I met in our seventh grade Honors classes" 9) Identify this building which was there in the news very recently..?  10) Celine Dion - "A new day has come"-- whats the controversy??? |
Hi everybody, Quiz#2 2) How do we better know Rowan Atkinson as...? 3) Identify the Company and it's headquarters...?  4) ----- is a famous landmark in Los Angeles, California, spelling out the name of the area in 45-foot high white letters. It was created as an advertisement in 1923, but garnered increased notoriety after its initial purpose had been fulfilled. In 1932, actress Peg Entwistle committed suicide by jumping to her death from the letter "H". The sign is a frequent target of pranks and vandalism, and has undergone periodic restoration over the years. The sign is now a registered trademark and cannot be used without the permission of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, which also manages the Walk of Fame. 5) Identify the google doodle...?
7) Ofcourse it's Air Deccan's logo... Who designed this logo and gimme the funda of it's name..? 8) What's MMR Vaccine..? Expand..? 9) ---- was an enthusiastic owner of sports cars, including a Ferrari. There are several versions of why ----- started his own company, all of them involving a conflict between himself and Enzo Ferrari. ----- went to meet Enzo Ferrari at the Ferrari factory to complain about the quality of the clutch in his Ferrari 250 GT. Enzo Ferrari sent him away telling him to go and drive tractors because he was not able to drive cars. ---- went back to his factory, had his Ferrari's clutch dismantled and realized that the clutch manufacturer was the same who supplied the clutches for his tractors. In his warehouse he found a spare part which he thought suitable, and when it was installed the problem was solved. Who are we talking about..? (Given ample of clues..) 10) A sitter... Identify the dudes and the organization they started..?  |
Hi everybody, Quiz#1 1) Ofcourse a FIFA question to start with....How do we better know the football used in this world cup 2006...? 2) Identify the google doodle...?
4) The picture below is a satellite image of which, widely used and famous landmark...?  5) A sitter..! Identify this bridge and the place...?  6) Yet another sitter..! Identify this famous place with winding streets..?  7) What connects Charlemagne, King David, Julius Caesar and Alexander...? 8) What is the epitaph that we find on this grave of Mel Blanc and its significance in todays world...? 9) What do the colours blue, yellow, green and orange have to do with the world of computers...? 10) Identify the logo...?  |
Answers for Quiz-o-maniac series are as follows: Quiz#14b 1) Halloween's day 2007. 2) The famous "Iruttu kadai"(dark shop) Halwa from Tirunelveli. 3) World bank's logo. 4) BSA motorcycles and bicycles company. 5) 007 is the calling code for Russia. That's the trivia for James bond 007. 6) KFC or The Kentucky Fried Chicken. 7) Google earth image of the Hoover Dam. 8) X = BNP Paribas; Y = Paribas. 9) The United Arab Emirates(UAE) 10) Google through the 'Open Handset Alliance' (OHA), which's a business alliance comprising Google, HTC, Intel, Motorola, Qualcomm, T-Mobile, and NVIDIA. Quiz#15 1) Earth day. 2) Voltas. 3) Yellow pages. 4) Falkirk wheel. 5) Woodland's Drive-in. 6) Etihad's logo. 7) Memristors. 8) Los Angeles International Airport ? Los Angeles, California, United States. 9) Zeppelin. 10) Nargis(cyclone). 11) Earth Hour. Quiz#16 1) ICICI. A Sitter..! 2) 25 Years of TCP/IP which also happened to be the very start of the year 2008. i.e., January 1, 2008; Belated Happy Newyear.... :-) 3) Budapest( Or even just Hungary'd do) and that was where the first Grand Prix took place, which led to the development of the Hungaroring circuit. 4) The pic on the left is 'The Beluga Whale' or 'White Whale'. The pic on the right is the logo of Airbus which inturn produces the Airbus Beluga, the design of which is inspired from the above said whale. Airbus Beluga or 'The Super Transporter' is basically a cargo carrier which is specialised in carrying aircraft parts to & from assembly line. 5) Ferihegy International Airport - Budapest, Hungary. 6) The Happening directed by M. Night Shyamalan 7) Airbus Beluga or 'The Super Transporter'. Refer Question#4 for more details. 8) Saidapet, derived from the Tamil word "Syed-oda-Paetai" which literally translates to "syed's land". 9) SUN Microsystems. 10) DODGE TOMAHAWK. Quiz#17 1) Invention of the First Laser - May 16, 2008. 2) A First Information Report or FIR is a written document prepared by the police in India and Pakistan when they receive information about the commission of any offence.3) That's the Procedure followed to get the "Sand for the hourglass". 4) J2ME. 5) The Boeing 747 Large Cargo Freighter (LCF), known as the Dreamlifter, is a modified Boeing 747-400 used exclusively for transporting aircraft parts to Boeing from suppliers around the world. 6) Tube Investments is none other than TI cycles which manufactures bicycle and bicycle parts. 7) Chennai Egmore is a railway station in Egmore, Chennai, South India. This station is known in Tamil as Ezhumbur. 8) Lockheed Martin. 9) Complan Boy(Shahid Kapoor) and Complan Girl (Ayesha Takia). 10) They are some of the best Casino's in Las Vegas. |