ENIGMA’16General Quiz

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KAPISH ROUND :PP.S-As the tradition goes

Rules:

• 26 Question Prelims• Alphabet Soup type answers(A-Z)• Top 8 teams qualify• K,A,P,I,S,H are starred questions which shall resolve ties.• If the tie persists then Sudden Death applies.• Quizmaster is God

1.The place-value system, first seen in the 3rd-century Bakhshali Manuscript, was clearly in place in X’s work. While X did not use a symbol for  ___, the French mathematician Georges Ifrah argues that knowledge of ___ was implicit in X's place-value system as a place holder for the powers of ten with null coefficients.However, X did not use the Brahmi numerals. Continuing the Sanskritic tradition from Vedic times, he used letters of the alphabet to denote numbers, expressing quantities, such as the table of sines in a mnemonic form.Who is being referred to as “X” ?

Aryabhata

2.The name “X” is usually translated as "Western education is forbidden". .’X’ has also been translated as "Western influence is a sin" and "Westernization is sacrilege". Since the current insurgency started in 2009, “X” has killed 20,000 and displaced 2.3 million from their homes. Who or What is being referred to as “X”?

Boko Haram

Primitive forms of ‘’Y’’ were essentially “the product of relatively straightforward attempts to increase the range and penetrating power of missiles by strengthening the bow which propelled them.An invention by the ancient Greek, A ’’Y’’ is a ballistic device used to launch a projectile a great distance without the aid of explosive devices—particularly various types of ancient and medieval siege engines.

The Indian King of Magadh Ajatshatru is recorded in Jaina texts as having used a “Y’’ in his campaign against the Licchavis.

What is ‘Y’?

3.

CATAPULT

4.He was the Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1991.He compiled 7487 runs in 116 Test matches at an average of 42.29, his highest Test innings coming against England in 1984 with 184 off 395 balls. He is one of the few Test batsman to have been dismissed handled the ball, falling in this fashion against India on 24 November 1983. He is also one of the few players to have scored a century on an ODI debut. As of today’s date, he remains one of the only two players in the history of ODI cricket to have scored century on both debut and last match played, the only other being English batsman Dennis Amiss.Which famous veteran cricketer is being talked about?

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DESMOND HAYNES

5.Like other rotor machines, this machine is a combination of mechanical and electrical subsystems. The mechanical subsystem consists of a keyboard; a set of rotating disks called rotors arranged adjacently along a spindle; and one of various stepping components to turn at least one rotor with each key press. Early models were used commercially from the early 1920s, and adopted by military and government services of several countries, most notably Nazi Germany  before and during World War II. Deciphering its functionality was one of the turning points of second world war.WHAT IS BEING TALKED ABOUT ?

ENIGMA MACHINES :P

6."Mine own invention, my masterpiece; the crowning achievement of my career. Bottled good fortune. Brewed correctly the drinker of this potion will be lucky in all their endeavour , but be warned … excessive consumption is highly toxic and can cause extreme recklessness. Fans of Quidditch were quick to protest that a potion which gives the drinker good luck was hardly fair and use of my potion was banned, quite rightly, from all competitive events … except potion-making tournaments.“

-- A quote by it’s inventor . What is being talked about ?

FELIX FELICIS

7. Identify this person -----

Hint- A Song of Ice & Fire

George R. R. MartinHe is best known for his international bestselling series of epic fantasy novels, A Song of Ice and Fire, which was adapted into the HBO dramatic TV series Game of Thrones.

8.CAST OF WHICH FAMOUS INDIAN SITCOM ?

HUM PAANCH

9.In 2013, it was ranked as the 13th most-developed country in the world by the United Nations' Human Development Index. It has the smallest population of any NATO member and is the only one with no standing army, its lightly armed coast guard being in charge of defence. This nation runs almost completely on renewable energy.

ICELAND

10.In what can be called one of the greatest discoveries of the 20th century, X discovered the remedy(the first of it’s kind) to one of the biggest global crisis of that time - Polio.

In a very famous American interview from the 1950’s When asked who owned the patent to it, X said, "There is no patent. Could you patent the sun?".

Studies say that X would have been richer by $7 billion if his discovery were patented, which he did not for the greater good of mankind.

Jonas Edward

Salk

11.

▪ In December 2014, this over a century year old legendary manufacturing company spent  $380,000 for their rebranding campaign where they introduced this new logo of theirs. The logo comes with the name in their native language. It supplies to over 27 countries apart from its own in terms of its products.

IDENTIFY THE COMPANY/LOGO.

Hint -- ? English version slogan

Kalashnikov

Concern

12. He is the youngest male TENNIS player ever

to be ranked no. 1 in the world in singles, at the age of 20. His most notable career achievements include winning the 2001 US Open and 2002 Wimbledon men's singles titles, the 2000 US Open men's doubles title, winning back-to-back Tennis Masters Cup (now called the ATP World Tour Finals) titles in 2001 and 2002, and winning the Davis Cup with Australia in 1999 and 2003.

Who are we talking about ?

Lleyton Hewitt

13.Identify the Organisation

▪ The formation of the agency was initially announced in the 2015 Union budget of India in February 2015.It was formally launched on 8 April.It will provide its services to small entrepreneurs outside the service area of regular banks, by using last mile agents.It will classify its clients into three categories , namely :

Shishu (शि��ु)Kishore (कि��ोर)Tarun (तरुण)

Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency Bank (or MUDRA

Bank)The bank will classify its clients into three categories and the maximum allowed loan sums will be based on the category:

Shishu (शि��ु): Allowed loans up to ₹50,000 (US$740)Kishore (कि��ोर): Allowed loans up to ₹5 lakh (US$7,400)Tarun (तरुण): Allowed loans up to ₹10 lakh (US$15,000)

14.

At the time of its release, many reviewers felt that _____ was the best first-person shooter since 1998's critically acclaimed  game Half-Life. After receiving several Game of the Year awards in the press, a special Game of the Year Edition was released in 2001, which included an additional mission. Players control female protagonist Cate Archer, who works for a secret organization that watches over world peace.During the story of the game, Archer is sent on missions to a number of locales, including Morocco, East and West Germany, the Caribbean, and the Alps, where she gets into intense situations, such as scuba diving a shipwreck, free-falling from an airplane without a parachute, and exploring a space station in outer space, all the while fighting armed villains.  Which game is being talked about ?

NO ONE LIVES FOREVER

15.

From an early time, ____ was farmed out to associations or private individuals, and so great were the abuses which arose from the system that the ___ was abolished during the FRENCH REVOLUTION. But such a drastic measure meant the stoppage of all municipal activities, and in 1798 Paris was allowed to re-establish its ___. Other cities were allowed gradually to follow suit, and in 1809 a law was passed laying down the basis on which ____ might be established.In present times, ___ is applicable in Maharashtra and Gujarat and the charges fluctuate as per the Government regulations. It is payable by the recipient at the time of delivery.

OCTROI

16. He was described by one of his his

former clubs  as a "powerful, skillful, and creative" player who has "an eye for goal and a penchant for the spectacular.“At under-20 level, he captained his nation to victory at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup and took home the Best Player award for his performances during the tournament.In January 2016, he was named to the 2015 UEFA Team of the Year as well as the 2015 FIFA FIF Pro World XI.

Which footballer is being talked about here ?

PAUL POGBA

17.Two former Facebook employees, Adam D'Angelo and Charlie Cheever. D'Angelo resigned from their position at Facebook in January 2010 to create X.

According to Robert Scoble (American technical blogger) , X succeeded in combining attributes of Twitter and Facebook..

n 2010, D'Angelo and Cheever were among five named "Smartest Engineer runner-up" in the "smartest people in the tech" article by CNNMoney.They were also both listed in Inc. magazine's "Top 30 Under-30" entrepreneurs list of 2011

X is ?

Quora

18.

An international criminal mastermind whose ultimate goal is a world in perfect environmental balance. He believes that the best way to achieve this balance is to eliminate most of humanity. He usually tries to assault the world's human populace with a biological weapon, such as a genetically-engineered virus. He is aided in this quest by the  special reservoirs of rejuvenating chemicals that restore the dead and dying to life; which have also granted him a lifespan of several centuries.

Who is he?

Ra's al Ghul 

19. Id. The Missing Artist

Suresh Raina

In 2016, a specific release caused what the BBC described a "social media frenzy". The Twitter hashtag-- #X trended in Pakistan, India and the United Kingdom with the event.It became 3rd top h #hashtag trending in the world.

Identify X

20.

Taher Shah- #TaherShah

21.

 It is named after the Southern African philosophy of ____ (literally, "human-ness"), which often is translated as "humanity towards others" or "the belief in a universal bond of sharing that connects all humanity"?Development of _____ is led by UK-based Canonical Ltd. a company owned by South African entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth. Canonical generates revenue through the sale of technical support and other services related to ______.What is being talked about ?

Ubuntu

22. _____ from Old Norse , were Germanic Norse

 seafarers, speaking the Old Norse language, who raided and traded from their Scandinavian homelands across wide areas of northern and central Europe, as well as European Russia, during the late 8th to late 11th centuries. Popular, modern conceptions of the _____ —the term frequently applied casually to their modern descendants and the inhabitants of modern Scandinavia—often strongly differ from the complex picture that emerges from archaeology and historical sources. A romanticized picture of ___ as noble savages began to emerge in the 18th century; this developed and became widely propagated during the 19th-century  ____ revival.

VIKINGS ( below picture is that of a traditional Viking longboat)

23.

Logo of What?Known as as Asda in the United Kingdom, as Seiyu in Japan, and as Best Price in India. It is the world's largest company by revenue, according to the Fortune Global 500 list in 2014, as well as the biggest private employer in the world with 2.2 million employees.

24.

What is being talked about ?

The common custom of placing "X" on envelopes, notes and at the bottom of letters to mean kisses dates back to the Middle Ages, when a Christian cross was drawn on documents or letters to mean sincerity, faith, and honesty. A kiss was then placed upon the cross, by the signer as a display of their sworn oath. It was also used in early Christian history as much of a display of the same.If you look at each letter like it was representing two people from a bird's eye view, one represents the arms of those persons hugging each other while the other is evocative of two people kissing each other.

XOXO expression

25.

An ancient text, it is a compilation of ritual offering formulas that were said by

a priest while an individual performed ritual actions such as those before the 

yajna fire . The exact century of it’s composition is unknown, and estimated by scholars to

be around 1200 to 1000 BCE.

What?

Yajurveda

26.

The infection, known as  ______ fever, often causes no or only mild symptoms, similar to a mild form of dengue fever. It is treated by rest. Since the 1950s, it has been known to occur within a narrow equatorial belt from Africa to

Asia. It spread eastward across the Pacific Ocean 2013–2014 ___ outbreaks in Oceania to

French Polynesia, New Caledonia, the Cook Islands, and Easter Island, and in 2015 to

Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America, where the ___ outbreak has reached pandemic levels. As of 2016, the

illness cannot be prevented by medications or vaccines.Been in news recently.

ZIKA VIRUS

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