Friday, June 12, 2020

General Quiz

1:43 PM

Q1. This scene from the 2019 movie, The Lighthouse draws inspiration from what?


Q2. The fez in the picture belongs to the members of an international fraternal organisation which is devoted
to a famous act. It was created by John McCabe who wrote their authorized biography. The group even has a
satirical constitution and its motto is  "Two blank slates on which nothing has been written". To whom is this
organisation dedicated to?


Q3.  These two pictures are parody creations of the cat zarathrusta of famous artwork by which artist?
Q4.  This book recounts the tale of the authors family who were Polish Jews during the time of the holocaust.
The entire account was based on his father's narrative of what happened to them since the beginning of the
second world war upto their liberation from Nazi concentration camps. Much of the story revolves around the
authors troubled relationship with his father, and the absence of his mother, who committed suicide when
he was 20. Which work is this which went on to become the first graphic novel to win a Pulitzer prize?


Q5. Seeking inspiration from nature and culture, scientists at MIT have started creating these material
which end up providing an enhanced grip by accentuating the friction with the surface. This could be used
in any field ranging from basketball sneakers to orthopedic implants. They were created using an ancient
Japanese paper technique which instantly transforms a 2D to structure to 3D .They work on the principle
that every time they come in contact with a surface in order to enhance grip they are stretched and drawn out.
Which japanese art is used to create these and what was the inspiration for them from nature?


Q6. The game is not really popular in India with its official governing body in India was created in 1982.
It is quite popular in the state of Manipur though from where majority of the players hail. In the recent Asian
Games this team went on to win a bronze. Which sport is this?


Q7. A symbol commonly assosciated with the state, the _____ is off various types, namely the Sorudoi,
Bordoi,Panidoi,Garakhiya, Pitha and Tupi. Each of them signifying different occupations,strata of society or
occasions. Made from a local palm/bamboo, the _____ dates as far back as to the days of Hiuen Tsang who
was welcomed to the region with it. What is being referred to here?


Q8. In 1938 following the sulfanilamide disaster the United States passed the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act which gave the rights  to oversee the safety of food, drugs, medical devices, and cosmetics to
the US FDA. This decision was met with opposition by ____ ____________ which prior to this used to
issue its own "Seal of Approval" for products and a two year warranty for the products it show cased.
The parent company opposed the policy in spirit, and began publishing a monthly tabloid attacking federal
oversight.In 1939t he Federal Trade Commission filed a complaint against ____ ____________ for "misleading
and deceptive" guarantees including its Seal of Approval, and "exaggerated and false" claims in its
advertisements. After two years of battling it out in court the company lost the case.  Fill in the blanks.


Q9. James Stagg, was a Scottish Meteorologist who worked with the Met Office. In a rather important event in
history, Stagg was crucial in calling for its delay citing that there would probably be a storm the following
day and that it should be postponed by a day. In the days when meteorology wasnt an exact science as there
were no computers, this decision went on to be known as the "Greatest Weather Forecast in History" for which
Stagg was appointed officer of OBE and officer of US Legion of Merit. What did Stagg propose/name the
historic event.


Q10. In order to complete such an extensive project without missing on any content, the creation of X was
aided by volunteer labour involving thousands of individuals across Britain. The general populace was asked
to send in quotation slips as shown in the picture. They could include rare or even ordinary content and the
response to this request was huge with the creators getting almost 2,500,000 slips. What was created thus
which went on to be a one of its kind creation?

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