December 15th quiz for BITSAA event

BITS TRIVIA QUIZ

Rules

All answers have a BITS connect. So even though the question may be vague think about places and things at BITS and you will know the answer

I am sorry if it’s a little low on fundaes from Goa, Hyd and Dubai. Would have loved it if someone from there had collaborated.

Question 1

This was a classification of ships by Lloyds Register of London for insurance purposes. Ships were designated a code based on their age and quality of the materials it was made of. What was the code for a ship of the highest quality ?

Answer

A quiz By A12000 PS 560

Question 2

A fragment of what recovered from the Indian Ocean in 1979 ?

Answer

Question 3

Complete this rhyme from 1939 work “Finnegans Wake” by James Joyce

Three ________ for Muster Mark!Sure he hasn't got much of a barkAnd sure any he has it's all beside the mark

Physicist Murray Gell-Man named a group of (then three) particles after this ditty.

Answer

Quarks

Question 4

In the Disney Classic Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs only one of the dwarfs did not have a beard. Name him ?

Answer

DOP(e)Y

Question 5

What feature derives its current name from ancient Demotic Egyptian “wahe” or “öuahe” which means dwelling place.

Answer

Oasis

Question 6

Connect this province in western Ireland to Rajiv Chowk in Delhi

Answer

Connaught Rajiv Chowk is the Official name for

Connaught place in Delhi

Question 7

On 18 November 2010, Airtel rebranded itself in India in the first phase of a global rebranding strategy. The company unveiled a new logo with 'airtel' written in lower case. The company had decided to crowd source the name for its new brand symbol. What was the winning entry ? 

Answer

Wave

Question 8

If Boreas is for the cold Northern Notus is for the Hot Southern Eurus is for the unlucky and rainy eastern Who is it for the fructifying western ?

Answer

Zephyr(us) ( the Goan equivalent of Bhavan’s night)

Question 9

The last such event occurred on 2012: September 1, September 30 And the next is scheduled for 2015: July 2, July 31 (Note two dates

should give you a hint)

Answer

Blue moon ( second full moon in a month is termed as a blue moon )

Question 10

What is being depictedin this Ravi Verma Painting

Answer

Descent of Ganga , more specifically Shiva steadying Ganga’s flow onto the earth (Shivganaga)

Question 11

Identify the Organisation

Answer

SPIC - MACAY

Question 12

The key material in the manufacture of this product can be any one listed below.

Flint Emery Garnet Aluminium Oxide Silicon Carbide Alminium - Zirconia Chromium (III) Oxide

Incidentely I did my PS-1 in CUMI which is a manufacturer of this

Answer

Sandpaper

Question 13

Identify the paintingBy Vermeer also the

Answer

Girl with a PEARL earring

Question 14

Identify the bomber ?

Answer

B-2 Stealth bomber

Question 15

Identify this helicopter manufactured by HAL under license from France. What is its Indian name ?

Answer

Chetak (After Rana Pratap’s famous horse)

Question 16

 scientia potentia est !

+ =

?

Answer

Gyaan Param Balam Francis Bacon is cretided (wrongly) with

the quote knowledge is power and that’s the param in BITS) ..i know sorry I was running out of questions

Question 17

Never one to “give up” too easily this diminutive Trinidadian was perhaps the first cricketer to be awarded the Man of the Match for his fielding performance. Name him ?

Answer

“Gus” Logie

Question 18

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Question 19

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Question 20

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