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I recently conducted a quiz at work. It was a general quiz, but not in the usual format. it was done in the format of the IPL cricket auctions. See the screen below.

Every team was given a budget of 10000 INR. The questions were grouped into categories such as Uncapped, batsman, foreigners etc. Each of the categories had a base price , marked within brackets in the header of the category e.g. a bowler question’s base price is 100. Now, teams were shown the question and then had to bid for it. The “runs” that they score if they got the question right are the numbers printed on the buttons. So, the teams have to manage their bidding based on their knowledge of the answer, the number of runs a question would fetch them and the amount of money they have. Also, if a team gave a wrong answer, they got negative runs, equal to the number printed on the square.

The quizzing was interesting with teams fighting it our for questions they were confident about and some teams bluffing knowledge of the question so as to increase the money spent by the other teams. Given below are some of the questions used.

• Gandhari had many children. One of them is Dushala – her daughter. Who were the others?
• Whoever cheats and thereby dishonestly induces the person deceived any property to any person or to make/alter or destroy the whole or any part of a valuable security shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years and shall also be liable to fine. Which section of IPC is this (not the complete description)?
• Which modern-day game was earlier known as Poona as it was originally played in Indian city of Pune?
• Name the country in Asia where you have to be a Sunni Muslim to be its citizen.
• Who is the hero in the comics “Sunare Panjon wala Kekda” & “Tuta Hua kaan”
• Referred to as a sugar pill these contain no active ingredients but people feel better without having any physical effect. What are such medicines known as?
• The world’s number one smoking cessation brand has been launched in India. Name it?
• If you were to win the Golden Bails award which profession would you be in?
• X Mobility Holdings and X Solutions are the two companies which have been formed after X split. Identify X
• Sushruta identified this group of metabolic diseases and associated it with a sedentary lifestyle. He classified it as Madhumeha. What medical condition did he refer to as Madhumeha?
• This term in sports comes from a military term for a man trapped behind enemy lines where he is said to be “away from the strength of his side”. Which term?
• Who fetched the highest amount amongst non-Indians in the recent IPL4 auction?
• One key on the keyboard has its own “day” on October 22 when people observing this day use this key. Which key?
• The Ayodhya verdict was a 3 way split between the Muslims (Sunni Waqf board) Hindus (Ram Lalla) and who?
• Which technology received a patent under the name “Classifying Apparatus and Method”. One of the scientists who came up with this technology said that he received inspiration for the technology by drawing lines in the sand on a beach.
• Which is the first IT company from India to be listed on NASDAQ?
• Which building would you see on the reverse side of a Rs 50 note?
• Which airline in India has aircrafts named Oregano/Fenugreek/Sesame?
• A new breed. The first Indian Crossover. The finesse of a Sedan with the muscle of a SUV. Which vehicle from TATA?
• What is the brand of condoms given in lieu of change in the new Lava A10 mobile phone ad?
• What is classified into the types Pure/Virgin/Extra Virgin?
• In which state were the first Aadhar cards (UID Cards) issued?
• Who established the Missionaries of Charity in 1950 in Calcutta?
• There are 3 national holidays in India: 26 January/15 August and… ?
• His name is Bholu the elephant. What is he the mascot of?
• After Sachin who holds the record for the most number of Test Cricket centuries?
• The Bandra-Worli Sea Link Bridge is officially named after which former Prime Minister?
• Neral – Hardal Hill – Jammapatti Station – Bhekra Station – Mount Barry- Panorama Point – Simpson Point – ? Which is the last station for this train?
• What is the common English name of the Middle Eastern dance form of which there are 2 types – Raqs sharqi and Raqs baladi
• Expand GPRS
• What is the name of the process which converts carbon-di-oxide into organic compounds using the energy from sunlight?
• Which country would appear first in the list of alphabetically arranged country names?
• Expand ATM (where you withdraw cash)
• Of which state/UT is Silvassa the capital?

written by Rajaram S

I did a Cryptic Quiz through @kweezzz on Twitter. Given below are the questions. For answers, see the comments. This is a combination of a quiz question and a cryptic crossword kind of clue. The number of brackets give the number of letters in the answer. Enjoy!

1. Tirunellai Narayana went behind Ms. Universe 1994. That’s great news (9)
2. Greek Island in Charles Boss’ territory (6)
3. The bow and arrow guy was crowned king and became the quizmaster! (7)
4. Foreign intelligence agency turned around and observed  a capital (6)
5. Tail-less rabbit singing a religious song of praise after two hundreds! (9)
6. The States have poles around them for the lazy woman (5)
7. Female undergarments are sick in this country (6)
8. This german beauty loved the kiss from a rose (5,4)
9. African country was cut to make this african country (5)
10. It should not be colder, i hear for this animal (5)
11. The “One” which Joseph Alois flies on, Baa Baa heard (8)
12. First name buddies with Lightyear, he was the second to step on his mom’s last name (4,6)
13. The original chocolate crisp was in my bag with the feline (3,3)
14. The beach ohm goes to, on Pogo (6, 5)
15. I travelled 12.875 kilometres to watch the movie (1,4)
16. Beijing has got 2 Lings and a Qi (5,4)
17. if you get the first rub on the back on “this”, you are extremely popular (6)
18. The black one amongst the “little, black and many” in South Pacific (9)
19. Collision without warning in this movie  (6,6)
20. Though he cannot make the first move, he comes first in the dictionary (6)

Answers moved to the comments section.

written by Rajaram S

Yesterday, i organised a fastest finger first quiz based on India at my work place. A relatively simple quiz, basically a test of who can respond the fastest over Microsoft Communicator either by virtue of knowing the answer or googling for it. Given below are the questions and answers.

• Which Bollywood actor’s real name  is Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia? Akshay Kumar
• which management institute, acc to the economist “is the toughest in the world to get into”? IIM Ahmedabad
• Recent Ad in indian newspapers. Simple. Safe. Secure. fast.www. For what? Google Chrome
• Gandhari had 101 children. One of them, a daughter was Duhshala. Who were the other hundred? The Kauravas
• The name of which place translates to “That which cannot be conquered by war”? Ayodhya
• ——- —— and Gagan Narang won India’s first gold in CWG in2010  the Pairs 10 m Air Rifle Mens event today morning in the CWG. Abhinav Bindra
• What does this map show details of ?

  Pin Code distribution in India

• In which city in India will you find the Veer Savarkar Airport? Port Blair
•  The Ayodhya verdict is a 3 way split between the Muslims (Sunni Waqf board), Hindus (Ram Lalla) and  and who? Nirmohi Akhara
• In Hindi it is called Saunf what is it called in English? Fennel Seeds
• Who is the composer of the song “yaaron, India bulaa liya” ? A R Rahman. This is the theme song of CWG 2010
• Rajana Sonawane of Tembhli village in Maharashtra was the first Indian to get what? UID Card
• Chichen Itza, Christ the redeemer, Colosseum, Great Wall of China, Machu Pichu, Petra and ?. Complete the list Taj Mahal, the new seven wonders of the world
• The movie 3 idiots is based on which Chetan Bhagat’s novel ? Five point someone
• Which film is India’s official entry at the Oscars in 2010? Peepli Live
• What is the name of Vijay Mallya’s formula one team? Force India
• Legend has it that this city is the ancestral village of Guru Dronacharya. In Sanskrit, Guru means teacher and Gram means village. and hence this village was known as Guru-gram. Over time, it has acquired its present name. Which city? Gurgaon
• This game was invented by British Soldiers in Pune in the 19th century and was called Poona originally. What is this game’s current name? Badminton
• Which country walked first in the parade in the CWG opening ceremony on Oct 3rd and why? Australia. The previous host walks out first.
• Which music band’s website is Dhoom.com? Euphoria
• Which song, according to a BBC Radio report filed in 1993, “had all of India hot under the collar”? Choli Ke Peeche Kya Hai
• it was set up as  India’s first national park in 1936. Project Tiger was inaugurated here on 1973. Which park? Jim Corbett National park.
• This Indian state has just four districts named North, East, West and South. Which state? Sikkim
• Which is the national aquatic animal of India? River Dolphin

written by Rajaram S

Now that everyone is talking about the Ayodhya Verdict, how many of us really know beyond the obvious things involved in the verdict. This quiz is a test of how much you googled yesterday to know the details of the verdict. Of course, there are prizes for the knowledgeable ones as well as the ones who take the time to Google.

Like the verdict, the entire prize bucket of 100 rupees will be split 3-way, 33 rupees each for the three winners and the extra 1 rupee would go to any of the below depending on public vote.

• To Kalmadi, as he has anyway been taking a commission on any transaction happenning in the past few months
• To Mayawati, as she desperately needs funds for the state after consuming them all on statues of elephants and humans.
• To Darkha Butt of NondiTV, to buy HALLS for the sore throat she would have got after the incessant shouting yesterday

Ok, now to the quiz. Leave your answers in the comments section. If two people have the same score, the one who submitted earlier would get the preference.

1. The verdict is a 3 way split between the Muslims (Sunni Waqf board), Hindus (Ram Lalla)  and who?
2. What is the legal term associated with Deoki Nandan Agarwal who represented Bhagwan Sri Ram Virajman ?
3. Who was the actor whose name was competing for the top few spots on twitter and google trends yesterday along with terms associated with Ayodhya?
4. Which are the cities in Thailand and Indonesia named after Ayodhya?
5. The excavations carried out by ASI uncovered various artifacts at the disputed site including a 12 foot statue of who?
6. Who is he and why is he in the news?
7. Ayodhya lies on the bank of which river?
8. Who is the judge who was in the news a lot because he is retiring today?
9. What according to the judges happened on the nights of December 22/23, 1949?
10. Message on Twitter: Dear X,Y,Z. Today, I am not worried if India will behave responsibly. It is the 3 of you i am worried about. Identify X,Y and Z.
11. Why is the Supreme Court judgement of Ismail Farooqui relevant to yesterday’s verdict?
12. Connect Chandresh Pandey, the Makrana mines in Rajasthan and yesterday’s verdict.
13. Who should the leftover 1 Rupee go to ?

All the best.

written by Rajaram S

The quizzing bug has also hit twitter bigtime. Kweezzz holds daily quizzes on various topics. Check out their facebook page for the complete schedule. Kweezzz was also mentioned on TOI recently and this would have contributed to a big increase in their followers. To participate in their quiz, all you have to do is to follow @kweezzz and start answering questions. That’s it. Many quizzers conducts these quizzes and the questions can be found on the twitter page. But the problem is that almost all the questions have external links and browsing them is difficult. So, the aim of the kweezzz pages is to document each of these wonderful quizzes for all to enjoy.

Madras Quiz conducted by @lavsmohan

• My dear kudimagans and kudimagals, tell me, what does TASMAC stand for? Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation
• I know I look bad and Imma let you finish but I was the smartest ship OF ALL TIME! Who am I?
  SMS Emden
•  Name the first airconditioned theatre in Chennai. Shanti Theatre
• Chennai Madras Kus. 9841072571. P.James Magic Show
• Mildly cryptic. “The angry bull is very close to the mother”. Which area am I talking about? Yes, the answer is Poes Garden. Angry bull being Murattu Kalai – Rajni and The mother being..the mother.
• Identify the station.
  
  Light House
• The recently inaugurated library, the yet to be opened secretariat have something in common with an older but highly prominent structure in the city. Name the structure, and what’s common between them. A: The answer I was looking for was SAME CONTRACTOR! East Coast Constructions India Limited.
• Car:Accent::Bike:_______. A: So TVS Apache it is. We are talking police vehicles
• Keera vadai. Keera vadai is = karpagambal mess. Keera vadai is equal to karpagamabal mess but brain masala is equal to what? The answer is Velu Military Mess. World famous
• The non renewal of this Landmark’s 99 yr old lease was followed with much media hype and the landmark’s eventual death. Name the lessor.A:  The landmark was undoubtedly Woodlands but I had asked for the LESSOR. The Lessor was the Agro Horticultural Society right opposite
•  Established in 1884, I had called for an order to evict all the German members following the onset of WW I, only to find out that they had already fled. Who am I? Yesss. Gymkhana Club was indeed guilty of that historical bulb.
•  ”There is a gentleman in the central station”. Identify the college. A: the answer is Ethiraj – from the song chikku bukku rayile from gentleman. “indha ponnenna padipadhu ethiraj-a”
• Connect: Santhome and Shakila. Which place am I talking about? A: Parangimalai = St. Thomas Mount = Santhome. And Shakila, well. heh.
• When you catch an auto, how much over the metre fare does the auto man ask you for? Rs. 10 or Rs.20? “Meter ot metre” ? No metre only, from where metre fare?
•  If I wanted to go to the airport through the local trains, my best bet would be buying a ticket to the Meenambakkam station. Yes/No? A: Tirusulam, which is riight opposite the airport!
•  Connect again: Kamadhenu, Ram and Raja Muthiah. Peepeepee Dumdumdum, Marriage halls indeed, although Kamadhenu and Ram were previously cult theatres
• Give me the pincode for DoomingKuppam. A: 600004, Dooming kuppam is in Santhome

written by Rajaram S