QuizUPPRELIMS

RULES• 15 Questions• Each question carries 1 mark.• * marked questions would be tie breakers.• Quiz Master’s Decision is final.

*1• X was first created by Pietro Ferrero in Italy during World War 2 due

to the shortages in supply of cocoa. It was initially termed “Giandujot” and also led to the creation of the Ferrero company on 14 May 1946.• Later, Pietro’s son, Michele improved upon the recipe and coined the

termed X.• ID X.

2• The Pierre de Coubertin medal is a rare honour awarded to a select

few at the Olympics. Till now, only 17 athletes, officials or promoters have received this medal.• Why is this medal awarded?

3• Put funda to the tweet

4• At the request and with the assistance of Rep. Duke Cunningham, X

testified before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labour, Health and Human Services and Education in April 2002, urging support for increased funding in music education.• The fact is, X is not human!• ID X

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6• Termed by one of the legends of the field as “the biggest superstar of

that business” X is an Canadian actor and producer. X was originally billed as “Rocky Maivia” and is considered semi retired from the mentioned field. He was paid $5.5 million dollars a world record for an actor in his first starring role. He continues to be in the news for similar reasons.• ID X.

7• Y is a product of company X which was released in 1992 but sales

were stopped in 1993 as it was not a success.• Y was recently re-released in Canada and USA in response to product

of their rival company Z.• ID X and Y.

*8• Born in Glasgow, Scotland, in a Maharastrian family, X has a diploma

in Electrical Engineering. X is closely related to Mylene Jampanoi, a French actress known for her role in Valley of Flowers. X was in news recently for all good reasons.• Identify X.

9• A team of students from ETH Zurich and Lucrene University fabricated

an electric car named “grimsel”. This car holds what record in the automobile industry?

10Tweeted by whom?

*11Scarpa Francisco Filho, one of the richest and most powerful people in Brazil created an uproar in 2013 when he announced what he was about to do something to one of his expensive possessions.On the day of the event, he revealed it was just an act to promote organ donation.What is the act he was planning on?

12• Logo of which fictional organization

13• Gmail was launched on 1 April 2004 but before that another website

offered a free webmail service known as G-mail at the address gmail.X.com.• What is the name of the website X?

14• X is the mascot of French tire manufacturer Michelin and is popularly

known as the Michelin Man.• In Latin, X means “to drink”.• What is X?

15• At 15 tests, Vernon philander and Sydney Barnes both had 87 wickets

while England pace bowler George Lohmann had 88 wickets. But the current record is 90 wickets in 15 tests.• Who holds this record?

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ANSWERS

*1• X was first created by Pietro Ferrero in Italy during World War 2 due

to the shortages in supply of cocoa. It was initially termed “Giandujot” and also led to the creation of the Ferrero company on 14 May 1946.• Later, Pietro’s son, Michele improved upon the recipe and coined the

termed X.• ID X.

Nutella

2• The Pierre de Coubertin medal is a rare honour awarded to a select

few at the Olympics. Till now, only 17 athletes, officials or promoters have received this medal.• Why is this medal awarded?

Exemplary show of sportsmanship

3• Put funda to the tweet

SRK detained at USA airport

4• At the request and with the assistance of Rep. Duke Cunningham, X

testified before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labour, Health and Human Services and Education in April 2002, urging support for increased funding in music education.• The fact is, X is not human!• ID X.

Elmo

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Chuck Lorre

6• Termed by one of the legends of the field as “the biggest superstar of

that business” X is an Canadian actor and producer. X was originally billed as “Rocky Maivia” and is considered semi retired from the mentioned field. He was paid $5.5 million dollars a world record for an actor in his first starring role. He continues to be in the news for similar reasons.• ID X.

Dwayne “Rock” Johnson

7• Y is a product of company X which was released in 1992 but sales

were stopped in 1993 as it was not a success.• Y was recently re-released in Canada and USA in response to product

of their rival company Z.• ID X and Y.

X – PepsiCoY – Pepsi Crystal

*8• Born in Glasgow, Scotland, in a Maharastrian family, X has a diploma

in Electrical Engineering. X is closely related to Mylene Jampanoi, a French actress known for her role in Valley of Flowers. X was in news recently for all good reasons.• Identify X.

Milind Soman

9• A team of students from ETH Zurich and Lucrene University fabricated

an electric car named “grimsel”. This car holds what record in the automobile industry?

Fastest accelerating electric car

10Tweeted by whom?

Vijay Goel

*11Scarpa Francisco Filho, one of the richest and most powerful people in Brazil created an uproar in 2013 when he announced what he was about to do something to one of his expensive possessions.On the day of the event, he revealed it was just an act to promote organ donation.What is the act he was planning on?

Burying his Bentley

12• Logo of which fictional organization

Hydra

13• Gmail was launched on 1 April 2004 but before that another website

offered a free webmail service known as G-mail at the address gmail.X.com.• What is the name of the website X?

www.Garfield.com

14• X is the mascot of French tire manufacturer Michelin and is popularly

known as the Michelin Man.• In Latin, X means “to drink”.• What is X?

X - Bibendum

15• At 15 tests, Vernon philander and Sydney Barnes both had 87 wickets

while England pace bowler George Lohmann had 88 wickets. But the current record is 90 wickets in 15 tests.• Who holds this record?

Yasir Shah

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