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2010 Practice
Quiz
Compiled by Mukund Madhav
Credits: Gnosis 10 Quiz, Vikram Sarabhai
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● Sir Walter Scott, commenting on the abdication of
Napoleon Bonaparte in 1814, wrote:
● Although I never supposed that he [Napoleon]
possessed, allowing for some difference of
education, the liberality of conduct and political
views which were sometimes exhibited by the father
X, yet I did think he [Napoleon] might have shown
the same resolved and dogged spirit of resolution
which induced Y to die manfully upon the breach of
his capital city with his sabre clenched in his hand
● Id x and y
 X-Hyder Ali
Y-Tippu Sultan
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●11 British bullets tore through
the flag flying over Fort
McHenry during a
bombardment in the war of
1812. What did it inspire?
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● He was born in the Ayrshire mining village of
Glenbuck , He was one of 5 brothers who went
on to play professional football. He was a fine
player, whose career was interrupted by the Second
World War.His brother Bob was a successful
manager, guiding Dundee to victory in the
Scottish championship in 1962. His tough
upbringing was the basis for his own brand of
humanitarian based socialism, and he would
joke in later life that he never had a bath until
aged 15, and that the poverty brought about a
good sense of humour.Who?
Bill
Shankly
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● She was the recipient of the Rafto Prize and the
Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought in 1990 . In 1992
she was awarded the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for
International Understanding by the Government of India.
● The 2000 song "Walk On" by U2 is about her, according
to Bono. During U2's 2009 tour, the band invited fans to
wear masks of her face (printable from their website)
during the song "Walk On”.
● Who?
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● X was created in 1945 by clergymen Wilbert Awdry to
entertain his sick son.X has been found to help the
learning process in autistic children.X s large eyes and
expressive face are credited with helping victims, who
often find it hard to read people's faces, to distinguish
between different emotions. X has former Beatle Ringo
Starr as narrator. The role is soon to be taken on by
former James Bond Pierce Brosnan.X?
Thomas the tank engine
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● Who are the mythical female figures who decide who
should die in battle ,and brings their chosen to the
afterlife hall of the slain , Valhalla?
Valkyries
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●Sildenafil citrate is the
chemical name for what?
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● Q. What are Janus words ?
● Words with two opposite meanings like bolt, execute,
inflammable, invaluable etc.

● Derived from the name of Janus – Greek god of doors

and choices, who has two faces.
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● Which country has the maximum number of tigers in the
world?
● USA – 7000 captive tigers
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● The highest two storied
bridge in the world,
connects what?
● The Petronas Towers
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● “What I Know Is”
“Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle”
“All Day I Dream About Sports”
“First on Race Day”
“But it’s not Google”

What term used to describe these phrases was coined in

the November 1983 edition of the Washington Post ?
● Backronyms – WIKI, YAHOO, ADIDAS, BING
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● In 1936 Joe Gould was the Jewish manager for the then world
heavyweight champion & he received a call from none other than
Joseph Goebbels requesting a title bout between two men.

Gould : Well for openers I want 300000 dollars here before we get on
the boat
Goebbels : Ya, you haf it.
Gould : And another hundred when we get to Berlin
Goebbels : Ya, you haf it.
Gould : And first class travel & accommodation for 6 people
Goebbels : Ya, you haf it.
Gould : And 25000 training expenses.
Goebbels : Ya, ya you will haf that also. If you come to Berlin right away
we will sign the contract.
Gould took a deep breath : Only one more clause Mr. Goebbels.

What was this final clause that made Goebbels immediately hang up
● Gould wanted Goebbels to release all the Jews from
German concentration camps
The fight would have been between Champion James
Braddock & Max Schmeling
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● What medical condition would a "metabolically
challenged" person be in ?
● He would be dead. You can’t live without metabolism :P
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● In 1667, the Dutch exchanged the city of New Orange for
Suriname, with the British. The name is ironic, because
of a popular nickname for the city used today. Question
is, how do we better know New Orange?
● New Amsterdam -> New Orange -> New York City, USA
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● Traditionally, the photo of the Nepalese king appears on
Nepali banknotes.
● 1945-1955 – King Tribhuvan
● 1955 – 1972 – King Mahendra
● 1972 - 2001 - King Birendra
● 2001 – 2007 – King Gyanendra
● 2007 – present : Who?
● Mount Everest
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● During WW2, men in the combat arm of the SS had
something tattooed on the underside of the left arm,
usually near the armpit. There were only 4 variations of
this tattoo.
What was tattooed on them ?
● Their blood group
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● This activity which involves 30 bone joints & 50 muscles,
has been practised in this country for centuries and
experts believe it is the reason for the country's
dominance in a certain sport. Namr the activity, the sport
& the country ?
● Use of chopsticks
● Tabletennis
● China
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● 3rd March 2009, was celebrated as what?

● Such a day is celebrated 9 times every century.

● Square Root Day

● Half points for Square Day

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● X’s real name was Edward Teach and he was a
compulsive sadist, obsessed with violence. Said
Daniel Defoe 'He frightened America more than
any comet'. Killed by Maynard of the Royal Navy
on the James River, his last words after a swig of
rum were 'Damnation take my soul, if I give it up
or take any quarter'.
● In a fantasy movie made in 1968, X’s ghost was
conjured up and forced to perform a good deed
before his soul could be set free. This movie was
remade in Hindi and starred Naseeruddin Shah
and Shah Rukh Khan.
● Who is X?
Answer : Blackbeard
● (The movie is of course Chamatkar, a remake of
Blackbeard’s Ghost)
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● In June 2008, Germany played Poland in a football
match that ended 2-0.
● This match is now known for someone who made his
debut. Who?
Answer : Paul the Octopus
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The king of X (an Indian princely state) was visiting London
when he realised he had left his riding trousers at home.
These were stitched especially for him by a tailor at home.
Left with no choice, the king disclosed to a tailor in London
the secret of the trousers. These consequently became
popular in England for outdoor activities and have since
been known by the (slightly changed) name of the state.
Name the state.
Answer : Jodhpur (Jodhpurs)
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● X was born in New York in 1919. He became a
professional writer after dropping out of college, and his
first published short story was The Young Folks, in Story
magazine. He wrote a series of short stories on the
fictional Glass family, the first and most famous of which
was A Perfect Day for Bananafish, published in 1948.
His first and only single-story novel was a bestseller and
is still considered one of the all-time greats in literature
for its depiction of the turbulence within the adolescent
protagonist, named Holden Caulfield. Name X.
Answer : JD Salinger
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X, an accomplished Bharatnatyam dancer and film and
television actress, met with an accident in May 1981, as a
result of which she was crippled. She overcame her
disability with the help of a prosthetic tool. A Telugu film
Mayuri, based on her story, was released in 1984. In the
movie she plays herself. In 1986, the Hindi version, Nache
Mayuri, was released where again she played herself.
Answer : Sudha Chandran
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● X, whose latest movie is Endhiran (Robot in

Hindi) debuted in Bollywood with the movie
Dhund. He has since played a number of
different roles in Hindi movies. He is also the
owner of the Dansberg breweries and Dansberg
alcohol brand. Name X.
Answer : Danny Denzongpa
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Archie as Pureheart the powerful, Jughead as

Captain Hero and Betty as Superteen
consist of an organisation called P.O.P which
has its HQ at Pop Tate's Choklit Shoppe.
What does P.O.P stand for?
Answer : Protect Our Planet
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Though the WW-II victory parade was planned to
be the first colour telecast, something else turned
out to be the first colour telecast. What?
[Hint : Irony]
Answer : The funeral of John Logie Baird, the man who
invented TV.
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● In 1932, the British English Dictionary was held up for an
entire year to add a certain word. What was this word?
● Hint: Sport
Answer : Bodyline
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● At a tennis match in Hamburg in 1993, what did Gunter

Parche do that changed tennis definitively at the time?
Answer : He stabbed Monica Seles, the world no. 1 at the
time. Seles was irreparably traumatised by the incident,
and was never the same again.
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Name the OS whose various versions are
Cupcake, Donut, Eclair, Froyo, the soon to be
released Gingerbread and the recently
announced Honeycomb.
Answer : Android OS
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In 1980, the band Eagles broke up. At that time, Don
Henley commented that the band would play together
again "when __________” (3 words). When the band
reunited in 1994, their comeback album was titled
with the same words. What were they?
Answer : Hell Freezes Over
Who is this woman,
whom we have seen in
an entirely different
form?
Lady
Gaga
3 Who is this woman?
 The Duchess of Windsor
(formerly Wallis Simpson)
● The first TIME “woman “ of the year
● American socialite who married, as her
third husband, Prince Edward, Duke of
Windsor, formerly King Edward VIII of the
British Empire , leading to his abdication
from the throne.
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● ID the bird and the logo
on which it is commonly
seen.

● Hint: Sports
● Hint: The name of the
bird appears in the name
of whatever the answer
is.
● Liver bird, Liverpool
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Identify the scientist below, who recently conducted a very
strange experiment on himself.
[Hint : Artificial Intelligence - Extreme!]
Answer : Dr. Mark Gasson, who recently became the first
person known to inject himself with a computer virus.
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● The man shown played a major role in cracking the

encryption of a highly complicated cipher machine
several decades ago. An award was instituted in his
name, for members of the computing community
who make lasting contributions to the field. Name
him.
Answer : Alan Turing, who cracked the Enigma cipher
machine.
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● Identify this well-known comedian and Filmfare awardee.

Answer : Ravi Baswani of Chashme Buddoor and Jaane
Bhi Do Yaaron fame.
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The creature is the same in all three. What is the

significance of the process being shown here?
Answer : The world’s only known “immortal” creature. A
jellyfish, it is capable of returning to it’s polyp stage and
then evolving back into the medusa (intermediate) stage,
then into the fully evolved state. It does this multiple times
over…..giving it a lifespan of 150-160 years. The name is
Turritopsis nutricula.
35. ID
DD. The Doordarshan mascot for high-definition

broadcast of the Commonwealth Games.

Identify this structure.
● Answer: This is the Google headquarters,

Googleplex in California.