"A" is a renowned politician.
He is also highly respected in country "B". In fact so much so that when he died, B lowered its flag as a mark of respect to A.
He leaves behind an illustrious family.
His son "C" has followed in his footsteps as a renowned politician himself.
His daughter "D" is a famous author.
Identify A, B, C and D
[4 Points]
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Saturday, January 31, 2009
Friday, January 30, 2009
Question Of The Day - January 30,2009
Identify these people. They have a connect between them which may not necessarily be restricted to just the two of them. What is the connection?2 points for identifying them and 1 point for the connection.
[3 points]
Answer:
Pic1 Dr.Ramakant Panda
Pic2 Dr. Chitranjan S. Ranawat
Dr.Ramakant Panda Operated PM Manmohan Singh for Heart Surgery
Dr. Chitranjan S. Ranawat Operated PM Atal B Vajpayee for Knee Surgery
[3 points]
Answer:
Pic1 Dr.Ramakant Panda
Pic2 Dr. Chitranjan S. Ranawat
Dr.Ramakant Panda Operated PM Manmohan Singh for Heart Surgery
Dr. Chitranjan S. Ranawat Operated PM Atal B Vajpayee for Knee Surgery
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Question Of The Day - January 29,2009
Identify these images and connect them to a famous individual.
[4 Points]
Answer :
Pic 1 Logo of Civitian international
Pic 2 - Logo of March of Dimes an organisation that works against infantile paralysis
Pic 3 Silver Buffalo medal awarded by the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) - their highest award for adults, which is conferred in recognition of distinguished support of youth on a national level
Connect - Franklin D Roosevelt
- FDR was a Civitian
- A victim of infantile paralysis himself, FDR was one of the founders of March of the Dimes
- The BSA conferred this award on FDR
[4 Points]
Answer :
Pic 1 Logo of Civitian international
Pic 2 - Logo of March of Dimes an organisation that works against infantile paralysis
Pic 3 Silver Buffalo medal awarded by the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) - their highest award for adults, which is conferred in recognition of distinguished support of youth on a national level
Connect - Franklin D Roosevelt
- FDR was a Civitian
- A victim of infantile paralysis himself, FDR was one of the founders of March of the Dimes
- The BSA conferred this award on FDR
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Question Of The Day - January 28,2009
These two individuals are very famous and easily identifiable. Furthermore, they have a bond between them which some of US may call intimate. What is that bond?
No points for identifying them. We want a specific answer. A hint lies in the question itself.
[1 Points]
Answer:
They were quizzing partners at IIT Mumbai
[1 Points]
Answer:
They were quizzing partners at IIT Mumbai
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Question Of The Day - January 27,2009
Identify this person. What unique record he is credited with? [2 Points]
Answer:
The player is Ryan Giggs
Record of having scored in every edition of the Premier League since its inception.
Answer:
The player is Ryan Giggs
Record of having scored in every edition of the Premier League since its inception.
Monday, January 26, 2009
Question Of The Day - January 26,2009
Identify the reciter? [1 point]
(You are requested to kindly stand up to pay respect to our national anthem.)
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Answer:
Rabindranath Tagore
(You are requested to kindly stand up to pay respect to our national anthem.)
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Answer:
Rabindranath Tagore
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Question Of The Day - January 25,2009
A is known for his great literary work B.
Most of the characters of B were based on real life people known to A. Two important characters of B were based on his father & mother. Two other characters resemble A himself. Another character was having striking similarity with his wife & sister-in-law.
Before the first version of B was ready, one third of the whole book had been published in a magazine under the title C.
The book B also highlights the contrasting styles of operation of two historic generals, D & E. The character D was from the author's nation and his modest, but effective style actually rescued his country from the aggressive invasion of E.
Identify A,B,C,D & E.
[5 Points]
Answer:
A-Leo Tolstoy
B-War & Peace
C-1805
D-Napoleon
E-General Kutuzov
Most of the characters of B were based on real life people known to A. Two important characters of B were based on his father & mother. Two other characters resemble A himself. Another character was having striking similarity with his wife & sister-in-law.
Before the first version of B was ready, one third of the whole book had been published in a magazine under the title C.
The book B also highlights the contrasting styles of operation of two historic generals, D & E. The character D was from the author's nation and his modest, but effective style actually rescued his country from the aggressive invasion of E.
Identify A,B,C,D & E.
[5 Points]
Answer:
A-Leo Tolstoy
B-War & Peace
C-1805
D-Napoleon
E-General Kutuzov
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Question Of The Day - January 24,2009
Identify the famous personality who is singing (she is not known as a singer). Who is she wishing?
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Answer:
Singer is Norma Jean Baker popularly known as Marilyn Monroe. She is wishing John F. Kennedy on his birthday.
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Singer is Norma Jean Baker popularly known as Marilyn Monroe. She is wishing John F. Kennedy on his birthday.
Friday, January 23, 2009
Question Of The Day - January 23,2009
A sight a lot of us would love to see!!! The question is.....Who is hiring?
[1 point]
Answer:
YouTube.
[1 point]
Answer:
YouTube.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Question Of The Day - January 22,2009
Name the people circled in ghis group. What is the connection between all the members of the group?
Answer:
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar & Nathuram Godse
The people in the group were accused in the Mahatma Gandhi assissination case.
[3 points]
Answer:
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar & Nathuram Godse
The people in the group were accused in the Mahatma Gandhi assissination case.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Question Of The Day - January 21,2009
Who is the player? What is his claim to fame?
[2 points]
Answer:
Bernard Tomic. He became the youngest ever male tennis player to win a match at the senior tournament at the Australian Open by beating Potito Starace of Italy two days ago
[2 points]
Answer:
Bernard Tomic. He became the youngest ever male tennis player to win a match at the senior tournament at the Australian Open by beating Potito Starace of Italy two days ago
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Question Of The Day - January 20,2009
Identify this famous ad legend? [1 Point]
Answer:
William (Bill) Bernbach, a legendary figure in the history of American advertising. One of the three founders of Doyle Dane Bernbach (DDB) and directed ad campaigns such as "Think Small" for Volkswagen Beetle.
William (Bill) Bernbach, a legendary figure in the history of American advertising. One of the three founders of Doyle Dane Bernbach (DDB) and directed ad campaigns such as "Think Small" for Volkswagen Beetle.
Question Of The Day - January 19,2009
Connect these companies. The list is not exhaustive. 1 point
[1 Points]
[1 Points]
Answer:
All these Indian companies have been featured in Harvard Business School case studies.
All these Indian companies have been featured in Harvard Business School case studies.
Question Of The Day - January 18,2009
A was the private secretary to B.
A is known as the founder of C which is arguably one of the cornerstones of consumer rights.
He is also regarded as the father of D (a subject) in India.
B was the youngest son of a large family. Having achieved world wide reknown, he was undoubtedly the most illustrious scion of his family.
However, other members of his family too had their own claim to fame. One of his brothers E was famous for a first as an administrator.
Identify A, B, C, D, E
[5 Points]
Answer:
A. P.C. Mahalanobis
B. Rabindranath Tagore
C. Indian Statistical Institute
D. Applied Statistics
E. Satyendranath Tagore
A is known as the founder of C which is arguably one of the cornerstones of consumer rights.
He is also regarded as the father of D (a subject) in India.
B was the youngest son of a large family. Having achieved world wide reknown, he was undoubtedly the most illustrious scion of his family.
However, other members of his family too had their own claim to fame. One of his brothers E was famous for a first as an administrator.
Identify A, B, C, D, E
[5 Points]
Answer:
A. P.C. Mahalanobis
B. Rabindranath Tagore
C. Indian Statistical Institute
D. Applied Statistics
E. Satyendranath Tagore
Question Of The Day - January 17,2009
The three cricketers shown below have performed a unique feat in Indian Cricket.
Actually 3 more players have achieved the same feat.
Identify these three cricketers and name the missing 3.
One point for each name and one point for naming the feat. Totally 7 points.
[7 Points]
Answer:
1) Vijay Hazare 130 and 101
2) S C Khanna 111 and 128
3) S Mushtaq Ali 109 and 130
4) Hanumant Singh 109 and 113
5) Sachin Tendulkar 140 and 139
6) Rohit Sharma 141 and 108
Connect all have scored centuries in both innings in Ranji Trophy finals
Actually 3 more players have achieved the same feat.
Identify these three cricketers and name the missing 3.
One point for each name and one point for naming the feat. Totally 7 points.
[7 Points]
Answer:
1) Vijay Hazare 130 and 101
2) S C Khanna 111 and 128
3) S Mushtaq Ali 109 and 130
4) Hanumant Singh 109 and 113
5) Sachin Tendulkar 140 and 139
6) Rohit Sharma 141 and 108
Connect all have scored centuries in both innings in Ranji Trophy finals
Question Of The Day - January 16,2009
Identify and connect all the four to a landmark in India?For identifying each and every picture and expalining each pictures,you get 4 points and 1 point for the overall connect.Contributed by Pragyanand Mishra.
[5 Points]
[5 Points]
Answer:
the answer is IISC bangalore.. cv raman was the first indian director.. The land and other facilities for the institution were pitched in from krishnaraja wodeyar 4, the Maharaja of Mysore, jamshed ji tata was involved in settin up the thing..(from a famous conversation with vivekanada) and the other 1 is sir william ramsay(noble gases)..who was deeply associated with the management
the answer is IISC bangalore.. cv raman was the first indian director.. The land and other facilities for the institution were pitched in from krishnaraja wodeyar 4, the Maharaja of Mysore, jamshed ji tata was involved in settin up the thing..(from a famous conversation with vivekanada) and the other 1 is sir william ramsay(noble gases)..who was deeply associated with the management
Question Of The Day - January 15,2009
[1 Points]
Answer:
Julie Andrews posing with the 7 people who played the role of Von Trapp children in the movie 'The Sound of Music'(in the background are the puppets used in a song, 'Goat herd' in the movie)
Julie Andrews posing with the 7 people who played the role of Von Trapp children in the movie 'The Sound of Music'(in the background are the puppets used in a song, 'Goat herd' in the movie)
Question Of The Day - January 14,2009
Identify the visual.During which festival,we see this.
[2 points]
[2 points]
Answer :
The visual shown is Jallikattu a bull taming sport played in Tamil Nadu.It is held in the villages of Tamil Nadu on the eve of Mattu Pongal, one of the four days of Pongal festival.
The visual shown is Jallikattu a bull taming sport played in Tamil Nadu.It is held in the villages of Tamil Nadu on the eve of Mattu Pongal, one of the four days of Pongal festival.
Question Of The Day - January 13,2009
Identfy her. What is her claim to fame?
Answer:
Louise Joy Brown is the world's first baby to be conceived by in vitro fertilisation.
Louise Joy Brown is the world's first baby to be conceived by in vitro fertilisation.
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Question Of The Day - January 10,2009
The theme for this week is Music (Important)
Identify the highlighted instrument.
This instrument is a part of what set of instruments?
Name the rest of the instruments.
One point for identifying the instrument
One point for identifying the name of the set
One point for naming all the other instruments in the set (no partially correct answer is acceptable here)
[3 Points]
Answer :
1. The instrument is the Kombu
2. The set of instruments is known as the Panchvadyam
3. Timila, Maddalam, Ilathalam and Idakka are the other 4 instruments
1. The instrument is the Kombu
2. The set of instruments is known as the Panchvadyam
3. Timila, Maddalam, Ilathalam and Idakka are the other 4 instruments
Question Of The Day - January 9,2009
Contributed by Karthik Narayanan
The theme for this week is Music (Important)
Name this song and tell us its significance
Hint : It is linked to a very popular sport
One point for naming the song and one point for its significance.
[2 Points]
Answer:
name of song: Blue is the colour significance: Anthem of chelsea football club.
The theme for this week is Music (Important)
Name this song and tell us its significance
Hint : It is linked to a very popular sport
One point for naming the song and one point for its significance.
[2 Points]
Answer:
name of song: Blue is the colour significance: Anthem of chelsea football club.
Question Of The Day - January 8,2009
Contributed by Karthik Narayan
The theme for this week is Music (Important)
Identify this instrument. We want a specific name please.
Name its creator. 2 Points
[2 Points]
Answer:
The instrument is the Mohan Veena created by Pandit Vishnu Mohan Bhatt
The theme for this week is Music (Important)
Identify this instrument. We want a specific name please.
Name its creator. 2 Points
[2 Points]
Answer:
The instrument is the Mohan Veena created by Pandit Vishnu Mohan Bhatt
Question Of The Day - January 6,2009
Contributed by Karthik Narayanan
The theme for this week is Music (Important)
The image shown below is an artist's depiction of the flag of a famous Indian mythological character. Give us his name.
[1 Points]
Answer:
Ravana, the king of Lanka used to have a flag with a Veena as his standard.
The theme for this week is Music (Important)
The image shown below is an artist's depiction of the flag of a famous Indian mythological character. Give us his name.
[1 Points]
Answer:
Ravana, the king of Lanka used to have a flag with a Veena as his standard.
Question Of The Day - January 5,2009
Contributed by Karthik Narayanan
The theme for this week is Music (Important)
Connect
1. Fe2O3
2. CrO2
3. Fe3O4
[1 Points]
Answer :
Materials used for the coatings of Audio Cassettes.
The theme for this week is Music (Important)
Connect
1. Fe2O3
2. CrO2
3. Fe3O4
[1 Points]
Answer :
Materials used for the coatings of Audio Cassettes.
Question Of The Day - January 4,2009
Name all the four parts.
One point for identifying each part of the visual and One point for the overall concept..
Total 5 points
[5 Points]
One point for identifying each part of the visual and One point for the overall concept..
Total 5 points
[5 Points]
Answer :
The four temperaments choleric(Top-Left); melancholic(Bottom-Left); sanguine(Bottom-Right); phlegmatic-(Top-Right).
The four temperaments choleric(Top-Left); melancholic(Bottom-Left); sanguine(Bottom-Right); phlegmatic-(Top-Right).
Saturday, January 3, 2009
Question Of The Day - January 3,2009
Identify the images and connect them to a famous individual
One point for identifying each image and One point for the connect.
[3 Points]
Answer :
1) THE STAINED GLASS WINDOW FROM THE FABIAN SOCIETY - This is the stained-glass window from the Beatrice Webb House in Surrey, England, former headquarters of the Fabian Society. It was designed by George Bernard Shaw and depicts Sidney Webb and Shaw striking the Earth with hammers to "REMOULD IT NEARER TO THE HEART'S DESIRE," a line from Omar Khayyam.
2) The LSE Coat of Arms, displaying the School's Beaver mascot Connect: The window is now on display at the London School of Economics (LSE), which was founded by Sydney and Beatrice Webb. The window was purchased by the Webb Memorial Trust and now is on loan to the LSE where it is displayed in the schools Shaw Library.
In April of 2006, the window was officially unvieled by a ceremony attended by British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who is a member of the Fabian Society.
One point for identifying each image and One point for the connect.
[3 Points]
1) THE STAINED GLASS WINDOW FROM THE FABIAN SOCIETY - This is the stained-glass window from the Beatrice Webb House in Surrey, England, former headquarters of the Fabian Society. It was designed by George Bernard Shaw and depicts Sidney Webb and Shaw striking the Earth with hammers to "REMOULD IT NEARER TO THE HEART'S DESIRE," a line from Omar Khayyam.
2) The LSE Coat of Arms, displaying the School's Beaver mascot Connect: The window is now on display at the London School of Economics (LSE), which was founded by Sydney and Beatrice Webb. The window was purchased by the Webb Memorial Trust and now is on loan to the LSE where it is displayed in the schools Shaw Library.
In April of 2006, the window was officially unvieled by a ceremony attended by British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who is a member of the Fabian Society.
Friday, January 2, 2009
Question Of The Day - January 2,2009
Identify the personalities (A-Pic-1 and B-Pic-2). Name the companies they started (C -The company by "A' and D-The company by "B") Respectively.
[4 Points]
[4 Points]
Answer:
Pic 1 Adi Dassler
Pic 2 Rudi Dassler
C = Adidas D = Puma
Thursday, January 1, 2009
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2. Results will be out on January, 10
3. There will be 10 questions of varying difficulty (with the simplest one being difficult) and differing scores
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6. On closure of the quiz, any unsubmitted answers will be flagged as submitted and scored based on what has been submitted.
7. The user to achieve maximum score will be declared the winner. In case of a tie, the user who has submitted earlier will be declared the winner.
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So ladies and gentlemen....boys and girls....we (http://marchahead.co.in/) present you...'THE NEW YEAR QUIZ'.
And one more important thinggggggg.......the prizesssssss are:
A Titan Octane watch from Titan Industries
Rs.3000
Rs.2000
Isn't it tempting.......so the rules are simple:
1. The quiz will start on January 1, 2009(i.e. today) and end on January 7, 2009.
2. Results will be out on January, 10
3. There will be 10 questions of varying difficulty (with the simplest one being difficult) and differing scores
4. There will be 1 grand prize and possibly more prizes for successful participants
5. Each user can submit answers only once. However, there is a provision to save answers already guessed on the site itself.
6. On closure of the quiz, any unsubmitted answers will be flagged as submitted and scored based on what has been submitted.
7. The user to achieve maximum score will be declared the winner. In case of a tie, the user who has submitted earlier will be declared the winner.
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Question Of The Day - January 1,2009
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYBODY!!!! MAY THIS YEAR BRINGS MORE HAPPINESS, MORE JOY & MORE CHEER IN YOUR LIFE AND OF YOUR LOVED ONES!!!!
So the first question of this year issssss............................
What is the title conferred on him by his country?
What is he recognised in India for?
[3 Points]
Answer :
1.Muhammad Iqbal
2.Muffakir-e-Pakistan ("The Thinker of Pakistan"), Shair-e-Mashriq ("The Poet of the East"), and Hakeem-ul-Ummat ("The Sage of Ummah")and also Alamma (scholar). Alamma is the title conferred by his nation Pakistan.
3.He wrote Tarana -e-Hind (sareh jahan se achha)
So the first question of this year issssss............................
What is the title conferred on him by his country?
What is he recognised in India for?
[3 Points]
Answer :
1.Muhammad Iqbal
2.Muffakir-e-Pakistan ("The Thinker of Pakistan"), Shair-e-Mashriq ("The Poet of the East"), and Hakeem-ul-Ummat ("The Sage of Ummah")and also Alamma (scholar). Alamma is the title conferred by his nation Pakistan.
3.He wrote Tarana -e-Hind (sareh jahan se achha)
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