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Sunday, August 31, 2008

Brand Origins!!

It was earlier known as Konishiroku Kogaku. Konishiroku in turn is the short for Konishiya Rokubeiten which was the first name of the company established by Rokusaburo Sugiura in the 1850s. What is being talked about here??

For The Want Of A Better Question...

He had a cameo appearance in the film Bridget Jones's Diary based on the book of the same name, which is itself full of literary in-jokes. On May 12, 2006, X was a guest host on The Charlie Rose Show, where he interviewed Indo-Canadian filmmaker Deepa Mehta, whose work has faced violent protests, about her 2005 film, Water. He also appears in the role of Helen Hunt's obstetrician-gynecologist in the film adaptation (Hunt's directorial debut) of Elinor Lipman's novel Then She Found Me. Name x.

Saturday, August 30, 2008

Easy one!!

*147 X are consumed every second.
*38 million X are produced every day.
*It takes the equivalent weight of 2 elephants to press a X.
*Almost 40 million pound revenue is generated by sale of X annually.

What is X?

What's This...

1.X is a word coined in 1931 by American writer Charles Fort to describe the strange disappearances and appearances of anomalies, which he suggested may be connected.Similar is apport, an earlier word used to describe what today might be called X; and bilocation, when something or someone described as being a magician is said to be able to occupy two places simultaneously. Fort's first formal use of the word was in the second chapter of his 1931 book, Lo! "Mostly in this book I shall specialize upon indications that there exists a transportory force that I shall call X." Though, with his typical half-serious jokiness, Fort added, "I shall be accused of having assembled lies, yarns, hoaxes, and superstitions. To some degree I think so, myself. To some degree, I do not. I offer the data."
What's X?

Thursday, August 28, 2008

Who am I?

I have an asteroid named after me, a crater on the planet mercury too, a programming language and an entire city in Canada. I happen to be an Englishman by the way and a some people believe that I was a bisexual.

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

WE ALL ARE MERELY PLAYERS

From a recent quiz...
—Popular legend holds that the composition of X has religious, metaphysical, or astronomical significance: typical numerological elements of the explanation are four seasons, the 13 phases of the lunar cycle, day and night, the number of weeks in a year, and finally, the number of days in a year and even those in a leap year are accurately represented. What is X??

What is being advertised over here??

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Current Affair!!!

What is the claim to fame of the band shown above who call themselves "Ravers Clavers"?

Monday, August 25, 2008

Logo fever!!

X's new logo unveiled in 2006 interprets itself and the company's consumer operations. The three circles constructed on the well known interlocking red and yellow circles of the X's brand reflects the company's unique, three-tiered business model. These are franchiser, processor and advisor.It's new corporate tagline "The Heart of Commerce" was introduced at the same time.Which brand is being talked about here??

singing happy happy..

According to the Guinness Book of World Records, "S" is the second-most popular song in the English language, following "Happy Birthday to You" and followed by "Auld Lang Syne."

"S" is a British and American song which is sung to congratulate a person on a significant event, such as a retirement. The melody originates from that of the French song "Marlbrough s'en va-t-en guerre."

Please sing this song "S" .... ??

Cheers,
Abhi Binani

Sunday, August 24, 2008

Saturday, August 23, 2008

Connect.......









attitude huh..... ;)

A sitter....

When the American Film Institute released its all-time memorable movie quotes, this movie line came at No. 1

"FRANKLY MY DEAR, I DON'T GIVE IT A DAMN "

Guys you just name me the movie from which this quote has been taken.......??

Hail Quizzing.... !!

Friday, August 22, 2008

Picture Perfect


Explain the significance of the above picture & put fundaes.
Answers in www.rot13.com format only

Thursday, August 21, 2008

What's this ?


What is being shown here ..?

Crack this

The theme song of this Indian Club in its local language stresses on the three basic fundamentals of a sport and team work to reach the desired goal i.e." work-fight-win." The Captain of this team is an ex-Indian captain.
Name the team and give me the slogan.

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Great India!!!

9 Weddings, a heart attack,kidnapping,a song and dance sequence involving 14 actors, 12 actresses, a villain, supporting artistes and a cast and crew of 3026 were all crammed into a 24-hour schedule to make this the fastest full length feature film ever made. Name the film

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Monday, August 18, 2008

double treat....

"I fail to understand how these large birds could be the agents of
deadly diseases." This was the gist of a letter sent to the prestigious
journal "Nature".

In what context?
even the funda will work....

p.s: from qutopia archives

quote of the day....

“For the first time in this decade something from Microsoft has been shipped on time”

“Regardless of the problems in this one, calling Microsoft wont help”

These were two famous statements made by Bill Gates on a particular subject.

TELL ME WHAT IT WAS.
... ??

p.s: from qutopia archives

Sunday, August 17, 2008

Logo Mania!!



Just give me the name of the brand associated with this logo!!

Friday, August 15, 2008

Thursday, August 14, 2008

What's in a name.....

In the November, 1937 issue of the Calcutta-based journal Modern Review, an article entitled 'The Rashtrapati' severely criticized Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru. The anonymous author acknowledged Nehru's initiative and innate drive but also pointed out glaring streaks of autocracy, saying that Nehru’s character was marked by "intolerance of others and a certain contempt for the weak and inefficient". The author, who signed himself "Chanakya", added that Nehru's conceit was "already formidable", and worried that soon "Jawaharlal might fancy himself as a Caesar".
Sooner it was revealed who CHANAKYA was, and he was
rewarded with congress presidency.
WHO WROTE UNDER THE PENNAME CHANAKYA ?

courtesy to Saurabh Rai.....
this question is from his last quiz presentation..
Nice Work Dude... ;)

Cheers
Abhi Binani

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Comments Moderation.. its simple quizzing

Hii friends.. a little change has been done in the blog. For posting the answers you dnt hv to use this rot13 feature any more. Simply post the answers in the comments section below. The comments have been moderated and wont be seen during the whole time duration of one day till the post has been posted. The comments will be displayed with the CORRECT answer positively on the very next day. Its even more simple and enhanced. So have fun and hail quizzing..... ;)

Thanks Abhi Binani

Who am I?

Well this is my first contribution to the blog and I start off with an easy one. "I am probably the only actor /actress in bollywood to have been awarded a Filmfare for my portrayal of different characters such as a hero/heroine, a supporting role and a villain i.e., awards in three different categories.. Identify me." (in http://www.rot13.com/ format of course!!!)

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

I am an Assasin!!

______X_____is a preparation of cannabis composed of the compressed trichomes collected from the cannabis plant. It contains the same active ingredients but in higher concentrations than other parts of the plant such as the buds or the leaves. Psychoactive effects vary between types of _____X ____ but are usually the same as those of other cannabis preparations. ____X ___ is generally prohibited to the same extent as all other forms of cannabis.It is believed that ____X____ first originated from Central Asia, as this region was among the first to be populated by the cannabis plant, which may have originated in the Hindu Kush.___x__ use declined significantly in the United States starting in the 1980s for several reasons, including U. S. political pressures against Afghanistan and the ensuing Soviet invasion and a huge jump in price.Too long a story.. Give me X. (in http://www.rot13.com/ format of course!!!).

Monday, August 11, 2008

Its Movie Time...

X is a Tamil feature film which means 'The Hero' or 'The Leader' in Tamil.

X has been called "The Godfather" of Tamil cinema, as it portrays the life of an underworld don in Bombay. While the film draws inspiration from The Godfather trilogy, it is adapted to an Indian scenario. The story revolves around the life of a real-life underworld don called Varada or Varadarajan Mudaliar. The film sympathetically depicts the struggle of South Indians living in Mumbai.

The lead character is played by the actor Y. The cast also includes Saranya, Karthika, Nassar, Delhi Ganesh and Janagaraj. The film soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The film helped Y secure a Indian National Award for his performance.

X is in the Time Magazine "All-Time 100 Best Films" list, issued in 2005.

Identify X & Y.

Sunday, August 10, 2008

Identify!!

An easy way to visually tell X and Y apart is that X has a small black nose (it looks a bit like a chocolate chip) and one centered protruding tooth, whereas Y has a big red nose and his two prominent canines exposed. X is also depicted as having smooth, short fur atop his head while Y's tends to be ruffled.X is considered to be smarter than Y.Identify X and Y!!

Connect




Saturday, August 9, 2008

Quizz Time

An _________ is a person or agency considered to be a source of wise counsel or prophetic opinion; an infallible authority, usually spiritual in nature. It may also be a revealed prediction or precognition of the future, from deities, that is spoken through another object.Fill in the blanks??(For hints check out the comments section)

FIRST POST

Hi all..

Finally.. after lots of thinking and speculations.. Qutopia, the quizzing society of KIIT UNIVERSITY is out on a blog.. We have decided that we will be posting one question everyday. Just attempt the question and leave your answers within the comments block in a coded format using rot13.com or post it to qutopia.kiit@gmail.com The correct answer will be posted the very next day. Use Google,Wiki,Watever..just attempt the questions for the sake of quizzing..

p.s : do NOT use plain text for leaving the answers. Use the above mentioned site rot13.com, o/w that comment would be immediately deleted.

cheers!
rishabh

ONCE A QUIZZER,ALWAYS A QUIZZER