Cato-quiz

September Quiz

This is the first monthly quiz at Catechizer , similar ones will follow ...... 


1. Connect

   


Adidas, Adi Dassler created it, Sachin & Beckham endorse it and Taylor Made is its subsidy

2. Identify the recently popular logo

Wikileaks

3. One of the best guarded secrets of the century, the murderer of Mrs. Boyle was a secret from ’58 until Jimmy Wales’s company revealed it to the world. Earlier, if one had to know the secret he had to visit St.Martins at the West end of London; here the secret was revealed an astounding 24,000 times but still it remained a secret to the outside world. The secret murderer was Sergeant Trotter who wasn’t a police officer. What does this describe?

The climax of Agatha Christie's 'Mouse Trap'

4. 

Identify the artist of the above ‘The Courtyard of the Old Residency’, who is a world famous and decorated World War I veteran.

Adolf Hitler

5. 

Which are the 2 cities?

London & Paris

6. It is believed that, during the battle between the devas and asuras for the urn containing nectar (amruth), lord Vishnu flew away with it spilling drops of amruth at four places namely Nashik,Haridwar,Ujjain and Prayag. What ritual has been held there since?

The Kumbha Mela

7. The Andhra Bank is the only bank in the country licensed to sell food products, what does it sell?

8. X syndrome is a term used to describe exceptionally bright people with with a slow development (unlikely to have conversations before age four). Identify X


Einstein, Einstein syndrome

9. Mozambique and Rwanda are special members of the commonwealth as they don’t possess a characteristic seen in the rest of the countries. What makes them stand out?

They weren't ruled by the British

10. The last unfinished story had a plot which saw the protagonist embroiled in the world of modern art, and the story ended as he is about to be killed, encased in Perspex and presented as a work of art. Although it is unknown whether he really dies at the end of the story as the creator died on 3^rd March 1983, leaving the story unfinished. Which comic character are we talking about?

Tintin, author Herge

11. ‘Manz Wear Private Limited’ was the former name of India’s first formal trouser brand. How do we know it today?

Pantaloons

   12. What was preserved by Thomas Stolz Harvey until 1978, when it was discovered being stored in a mason jar within a cider box for over 20 years? 

Einstein's Brain (Sorry 4 d repeat)

   
13. The MIT students calculated my speed to be around 1046 km/sec. The total load weight involved in my transfer is 3210000 tonnes. 214000 living organisms of the same species are involved in my transfer. I have 918 million destinations to reach in 31 hours across 24 time zones visiting 822.6 destinations per second. Who or what am I?

Santa Claus, 3 million tonnes of gifts


14. This is an obituary that once appeared in Times of India
O'CRACY D.E.M., BELOVED HUSBAND OF T.RUTHLOVING FATHER OF L.I.BERTIE,BROTHER OF FAITH, HOPE AND JUSTICEEXPIRED ON 26TH JUNE.
What was it referring to?

Imposition of Emergency


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