37th Leo Inter School Quiz Competition | Gyan Infleoenza
INSTRUCTIONS: This e quiz consists of 30 multiple-choice questions. Time allotted is 6pm till today Each correct answer will fetch 4 (four) points. Each wrong answer will be awarded -1 (minus one) points. Each Question not answered will be awarded -2 (minus two) points. Only ONE Tick sign (ü) per question is allowed. More than one tick signs would be treated as a wrong answer. Do fill your complete details in the answer sheet otherwise the same will not be accepted. All the best!
- 1.Which country's Antarctic claim covers the greatest swath of longitude?
- A.
China
- B.
Russia
- C.
USA
- D.
Australia
- 2.What is the catchphrase of Daleks, the fictional race of metallic mutants who feature in the much-loved sci-fi programme, Doctor Who?
- A.
EX-TERM-I-NATE!
- B.
IN-TERM-I-NATE!
- C.
GERM-I-NATE!
- D.
FULM-I-NATE!
- 3.In which English county is true Stilton cheese not currently being made?
- A.
Hampshire
- B.
Yorkshire
- C.
Derbyshire
- D.
Wales
- 4.In the 'Garfield' comic strip, what is the name of Garfield's rubber chicken?
- A.
Skew
- B.
Dew
- C.
Chickee
- D.
Stretch
- 5.What is the process responsible for producing photons in a diode laser?
- A.
Pumping
- B.
Electron-hole recombination
- C.
Electron-Proton Neutralisation
- D.
Photo production
- 6.In the United States the television broadcast standard is...?
- A.
NTSC
- B.
USNC
- C.
USSC
- D.
NSSC
- 7.In which decade was the first solid state integrated circuit demonstrated?
- A.
1940s
- B.
1950s
- C.
1960s
- D.
1930s
- 8.Which Intel chip was the first to support a 32-bit bus architecture?
- A.
286CK
- B.
386DX
- C.
486AX
- D.
186DX
- 9.The Central Processing Unit is an embedded chip that acts as the 'brains' of a computer. What Intel chip was used in the Altair (the first real personal computer)?
- A.
6068
- B.
6060
- C.
8086
- D.
8080
- 10.Undertaker wrestled Yokozuna at the 1994 "Royal Rumble". This was a Casket Match. Undertaker wrestled in another Casket Match at the 1998 "Royal Rumble". Who did he wrestle?
- A.
Kane
- B.
Yokozuna
- C.
Shawn Micheals
- D.
Hulk Hogan
- 11.Name the VIP who has habit of playing with her wedding ring whenever under stress.
- A.
Princess Diana
- B.
Margaret Thatcher
- C.
Queen Elizabeth
- D.
Sarojini Naidu
- 12.Which artist’s pencil sketch has a friendly witch on the broomstick looking down on a cheerful cat?
- A.
J.K. Rowling
- B.
M.F.Hussain
- C.
R.K.Narayanan
- D.
Satyajit Ray
- 13.Name the fictional Kazakh journalist, created by comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, who made it to GQ magazine’s annual list of top 100 most powerful people.
- A.
Angus Howarth Borat
- B.
Julius Caesar
- C.
Angus Bowarth Horat
- D.
Nirad C. Chaudhary
- 14.A South Asian Centre for Arts and Culture is coming up in a seven-decade old building where a very important person lived once. Name the person.
- A.
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
- B.
J.N. Nehru
- C.
M.K. Gandhi
- D.
S.V. Patel
- 15.Name an Ex-President of an Asian country who admits that his wife is responsible for improving his written and spoken English.
- A.
K.R. Narayanan of India
- B.
Pervez Mussharaf of Pakistan
- C.
Asif Ali Zardari of Pakistan
- D.
APJ Abdul Kalam of India
- 16.Tell the nationality of Maddox, child adopted by Hollywood idol Angelina Jolie.
- A.
Cambodian
- B.
Egyptian
- C.
Australian
- D.
American
- 17.Audrey Hepburn in her famous black dress reminds us of which classic film?
- A.
Breakfast at Tiffany’s
- B.
Evening at Paris
- C.
Dinner at Tiffany’s
- D.
Luncheon
- 18.“The boy who stood on the burning deck, whence all but him had fled” (author: Felicia Dorothea Hemans). Who was the boy?
- A.
Oliver Twist
- B.
Bill Sykes
- C.
David Copperfield
- D.
Casabianca
- 19.Name the two brothers who clashed over strategy of the footwear company they had founded in 1924, and formed two separate companies in the 1940s.
- A.
Rudolf and William Diesel
- B.
Adolf and Charlie Nikey
- C.
Adolf and Rudolf Dassler
- D.
Jerry and Oliver Fleming
- 20.Name the Indian cricketer whose mother has won the Vikram Samman of Vikram’varsity for her contribution in the field of painting.
- A.
Sachin Tendulkar
- B.
Rahul Dravid
- C.
M.S. Dhoni
- D.
Vikram Rathore
- 21.Writer Kurt Vonnegut who studied for a Master’s in anthropology at Chicago University was awarded a degree, a century later. He was allowed to use his novel as his thesis. Name his novel.
- A.
The Count of Monte Cristo
- B.
Humming Bird Tales
- C.
Cat’s Cradle
- D.
Oliver Twist
- 22.How long would the TV coverage of Football World Cup 2006 go if run in one single channel non-stop?
- A.
991 hours 32 minutes
- B.
More than 8 years
- C.
31 days
- D.
More than 51 years
- 23.Name the Bharat Ratna awardee who shares his/her birthday with Rabindranath Tagore
- A.
R.T. Kamat
- B.
Lata Mangeshkar
- C.
Asha Bhonsale
- D.
P.V. Kane
- 24.Who is known for the Mary Poppins books?
- A.
Pamela Anderson
- B.
Pamela Travers
- C.
Julliane Sykes
- D.
Minnie Mathur
- 25.What type of system did Paul Nipkow, John Baird, and Charles Jenkins all invent?
- A.
Transistor
- B.
Television
- C.
Personal Computer
- D.
LED Display
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