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Postponement of This Week's Questions

noreply@blogger.com (Sharky) — Mon, 6 Dec 2010 22:22:00 +0530

Dear all we apologize for the delay. This is to inform you all that this week's quiz has been deferred due to unavoidable circumstances. We will continue posting new quizzes from next week onwards.

The Sunday Quiz: 04

noreply@blogger.com (Sharky) — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 04:59:00 +0530

Hey All,

Its Sunday night again and the end of yet another scintillating weekend. However just as all good things come to an end so did this one. Work starts tomorrow and to keep you occupied with some quiz dose here is the next set of the meaner and tougher "The Sunday Quiz".

Remember, a correct answer today will earn you 2 QP points and will take you closer to winning goodies from Quiz-o-pedia. All the very best!

Instructions:

There is a central theme connecting the answers of today's quiz. Identify the Theme to earn an extra 5 QP points.

The Sunday Quiz: 04

1. This open source project developed by Mozdev.org, was established in 2000 and it derives its name from a literary character. It provides search engine plugins for web browsers. Name me the project.

2. Who's being commemorated in the given stamp of Austria?

3. This railway station in Manchester England is said to have contributed to the naming of a popular literary figure. Identify me the station or the place.

4. Identify the song. What did it inspire?

http://www.box.net/shared/eggi9naax4

5. This American stage, theatre and film actor has a star on the hollywood walk of fame. In a career spanning over four decades he was most popularly associated as being the voice of an immensely popular character on television during the late 1970s. Identify the character.

6. The follwing are the guidelines followed for something. Identify.

To be written under a pseudonym.
To be of a predictable length.
To always be a part of a series.
To begin with a quick recap.
Might also end with a preview of the next volume in the series.
To be priced at 50 cents.
Characters should not age or marry.

7. A simple connect!!

8. The person in the picture is the father of a famous writer and the grandfather of a reknowned film maker. He had created a children's periodical publication that eventually launched an extremely popular Indian literary character in the mid 1960s. Identify this person.

That's All Folks!

Post your answers as comments to this post and we shall tell you next week, about how well you faired. Keep visiting this space for more of interesting gyaan and trivia.

Have a splendid week ahead.

Happy Quizzing!!

Team Quiz-o-pedia

The Saturday Quiz: 04

noreply@blogger.com (Sharky) — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 03:10:00 +0530

Hey All,

With yet another weekend up for the grabs, here is a set of 10 questions to keep your grey matter occupied over the next week.

Post your answers as comments to this post and the cumulative winner can win cool goodies from Quiz-o-pedia. Remember each right answer on Saturdays will earn you 1 QP point and inch you closer to victory.

Winners and Leader board for last week will be uploaded tomorrow. All the best!

The Saturday Quiz: 04

1. The follwing program is based on an algorithm to solve a very famous puzzle. This puzzle was once estimated to have been played by more than 1/5th of the world's population?

2. Identify the person in this mugshot?

3. Connect the pictures in A to what is being represented in B.

4. Identify the group. There is one person missing in here who completes this list of being the founder of an online file sharing revolution.

5. In the present context of developments between India and China, what are the 56th and 71st division?

6. If "Twist And Shout" came second and "Let It Be" came third, what came first?

7. One of the longest runs on television finally comes to an end. Identify the show in question?

8. Identify this clan. These guys have popped back into news off late in a bigger fashion.

9. What relationship does this aquatic animal have with India.

10. Their is a wide spread international campaign since 2010 to save this lady by her children. She has been awarded a one of a kind punishment. Identify her and name me the event. The second picture may provide you with a context.

That all folks!

Keep watching this space for more such mind f**k questions, and cling onto your quizzing skills for the meaner and tougher "The Sunday Quiz", to be hosted tomorrow.

Happy Quizzing!!

Team Quiz-o-pedia

Answer to The Sunday Quiz: 03

noreply@blogger.com (Sharky) — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 04:58:00 +0530

Hey All,

Its been an awesome week, and here we have the answers for last week's The Sunday Quiz.

The first ever theme of Quiz-o-pedia would have went uncracked, though Saket Ranjan did it again and got the theme BINGO!! Congrats Saket, we have updated the leader board, so check out where does your name feature.

Grand Theme:

Answers to The Sunday Quiz: 03

1. A ____________ is an electronic device powered by a source other than a battery, it converts the electric source to a allowed DC voltage that may be used by another device which is designed to be powered by batteries.

Ans: Battery eliminator

Connection to Theme: Motorola started in Chicago, Illinois as Galvin Manufacturing Corporation (at 847 West Harrison Street) in 1928, with its first product being a battery eliminator.

2. Identify the occasion which is commemorated on the stamp.

Ans: First Man on Moon 1969 Issue 10c

Connection to Theme: In 1969, Neil Armstrong spoke the famous words "one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind" from the Moon on a Motorola Radio.

3. Who is this gentleman. He is considered The Father of a revolutionary business management strategy.

Ans: Bill Smith - Father of Six Sigma

Connection to Theme: In 1986, Motorola invented the Six Sigma quality improvement process. This became a global standard.

4. Post WWII Company X regrouped and began to provide Japan with radios, appliances and bicycles. The owner's brother-in-law, founded Y as a subcontractor for components. Y grew to become a competitor to X. Identify X and Y.

Ans: X - Panasonic, Y - Sanyo

Connection to Theme: In 1974, Motorola divested itself of its television and radio-manufacturing division, which included the popular Quasar brand of electronics. This division was acquired by Matsushita, already well-known under its Panasonic brand in North America, where it was looking to expand.

5. Identify the group.

Ans: A picture of the official Mac Design Team taken by Norman Seeff for Rolling Stone, in the lobby of Bandley 3. From left to right, it's George Crow, Joanna Hoffman, Burrell Smith, Andy Hertzfeld, Bill Atkinson and Jerry Mannock.

Connection to Theme: The 68000 family of microprocessors manufactured by Motorola are used in Atari ST, Commodore Amiga, Color Computer, and Apple Macintosh personal computers.

6. What is being described here.

Ans: Explorer 1 Satellite

Connection to theme: Beginning in 1958 with Explorer 1, Motorola provided radio equipment for most NASA space-flights for decades including during the 1969 moon landing. A year later, it established a subsidiary to conduct licensing and manufacturing for international markets.

7. X in today's world are considered a type of electronic waste, regarded as one of the hardest type to recycle. They have high content of phosphorous and lead, both of which are necessary for the display, which lead to to difficult disposing process. Identify X.

Ans: Cathode Ray Tube (CRTs)

Connection to Theme: In 1963, Motorola, which had very successfully begun making televisions in 1947 introduced the world's first truly rectangular color TV picture tube which quickly became the industry standard.

8. Identify this super fast sportsman.

Ans: Robby Gordon of NASCAR

Connection to Theme: Sponsored by Motorola

9. This appeared first in 1969, though is now replaced. What?

Ans: Bell Laboratories

Connection to Theme: The first cellular phone was the culmination of efforts begun at Bell Labs, which first proposed the idea of a cellular system in 1947, and continued to petition the FCC for channels through the 1950s and 1960s, and research conducted at Motorola.

10. Simple one to end with again. Identify the device.

Ans: Atari ST PC

Connection to Theme: Same as Question 5

Congratulations to all those who cracked the questions right.

Happy Quizzing and wishing you a great week ahead!!

Team Quiz-o-pedia

The Saturday Quiz: 03 (Answers)

noreply@blogger.com (Sharky) — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 01:46:00 +0530

Hi all,

The answers to the last week's quizzes are uploaded in the blog itself. Winners will be shortly updated on leader board.

Answers to The Saturday Quiz: 03

1. Simple one to start with. Connect the following pictures.

Ans. To quote Saket, "a.1st mention of the term in Argosy magazine. b.Conspiracy theory behind disappearance of Flight 19--group of five TBM Avenger fighter-bombers of the U.S. Navy in the Bermuda Triangle. c. Poster of the 1979 movie "The Bermuda Triangle""

2. Identify this gentleman. His name is a "Riddle".

Ans. Ralph Fiennes - The actor who portrayed Tom Marvolo Riddle or popularly Lord Voldemort.

3. Where would you find these sad faces. Print Campaign.

Ans. The losers campaign in the "in flight" magazine of Indigo Airlines.

4. Identify this person, his life and death represents the realities of "Reality TV".

Ans. Lakshman Prasad Ahirwar, The man for Jhansi, MP who committed suicide after being humiliated in the controversial show "Rakhi ka Insaaf" on NDTV Imagine.

5. Connect the first three pictures to an honour currently with the last movie.

Ans. Movies named after the all the above personalities(Gandhi, 1982; Amadeus, 1985; Hamlet, 1948) have won the Academy Award for the Best Picture, the title that currently rests on "The Hurt Locker".

6. Ad for?

Ans. Mentos by Pefetti VanMelle

7. Identify this founder of an international following.

Lord Baden Powell of the International Scouts and Guides fame.

8. What's so special about this edition.

Ans. The first Braille edition of Palayboy Magazine, 1970.

8. In the recent turn of Indo-American Relationship, solve this equation, if "A:B::C:D". Identify D.

A B

Ans.

10. Easy one to end as well. Identify the logo.

Ans. Airtel

Congratulations to all those who cracked the question successfully.

A new set of questions are uploaded now. Leader board will be updated tomorrow.

Happy Quizzing!

Team Quiz-o-pedia

The Sunday Quiz: 02

noreply@blogger.com (Roshan) — Sun, 7 Nov 2010 11:55:00 +0530

Hey All,

Here comes another Sunday and here we are with the next "The Sunday Quiz" with as promised a lot meaner and stranger questions. The results and the leaderboard have been updated, kindly check on the comments section of "The Sunday Quiz: 01" for the answers to last week. Remember you earn 2 QP points with each right answer today.

All the best!!

The Sunday Quiz: 02

1. Connect with something from the world of technology.

2. What do these images represent?

3. X was preceded by the first person and succeeded by the second. Identify X.

4. A great man connects all of them. Give me the name.

5. Identify the logo. The colors throw a great hint.

6. Advertisement for?

7. Identify the character.

8. Identify the person. He is recently said to be resisting arrest.

9. Who wrote this and when?

10. Advertisement For? (Download link is provided below in case the embedded video doesn't respond)

Download Link

That's all folks!!

Kindly put your answers as comments to the post. Results and solutions will be updated next week.

Keep answering more and more questions to win some cool goodies from Quiz-o-pedia.

Happy Quizzing!

Team Quiz-o-pedia

The Saturday Quiz: 02

noreply@blogger.com (Sharky) — Sat, 6 Nov 2010 21:53:00 +0530

Hey All,

The long wait ends as Quiz-o-pedia returns with The Saturday Quiz: 02.

However before that, thank you very much for supporting this initiative through your responses, emails and comments. Its been an awesome experience sharing knowledge and fundaes with you guys. Hope you have started experiencing the "wow" effect we mentioned about earlier.

The answers for last week's The Saturday Quiz are updated in the comments section. The leader board is updated in the "Hall of Fame" tab above. Hearty congratulations to all of you guys.

The Saturday Quiz: 02

1. Connect: Winston Churchill's declaration of end of WWII, a mathematical sign, A movie featuring Vasantsena, A Hrishikesh Mukherjee's masterpiece, Goa's Liberation Movement, "Au", Dumbledore's pet, Mickey Mouse, Synonym for Unity, A 'w' in www, A mysterious high school subject and King Kong.

2. Logo of what?

3. Connect the pictures.(Don't pain yourself in finding the answer, go for the obvious)

4. This statue served as the inspiration for something else. Name it and what did it inspire. (Hint: MDCCLXXVI)

5. Where would you find them?

6. Sitter: Identify the movie.

7. A print ad for what?

8. An indegenous achievement for India? Connect.

9. What historic incident is being referred to in the picture.

10. Where would you find these characters. You'll love the answer.

That's all folks! Kindly post your answers as comments and we will let you know soon.

Check this space out tomorrow for the tougher and meaner "The Sunday Quiz", if you still haven't answered last week's Sunday Quiz, you have less than 24hrs to make up for it. Remember each right answer on Sundays can earn you 2 QP points.

Happy Quizzing!

Team Quiz-o-pedia

The Sunday Quiz: 01

noreply@blogger.com (Sharky) — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 23:58:00 +0530

Hello,

We hope you had a fun time cracking yesterday's questions. Anyways there is still a week before the answers are out so if you still haven't fought it out, there's still chance.

Coming down to today's quiz, here is the first edition of The Sunday Quiz, and you bet need to put in more lateral thinking and logic into these questions. Remember, the stakes are high, every question today carries 2 QP Points.

1. Identify the Title Song.
https://sites.google.com/site/3110qp1/3110

2. Etymology: Originally referred to a person suspected of participating in a mischief. In the years to come it related to any type of activity and later to a type of occupation. Which word?

3. Connect and name me a movie.

4. Which organisation issued this in 1956?

5. A(product) was the predecessor of B(patent picture). Identify both of them. B was in news very recently.

6. Identify the occasion.

7. Sitter: The most recent distinction for India.

8. Connect:

9. What is the significance of this location?

10. Name the blanked out gentleman, who is very popular in another vocation in India, however is trying his hand at Malayalam Cinema recently.

That's all folks. Answers and Leader board, next Sunday. Keep watching this space for more fun and interaction.

Happy Quizzing

Team Quiz-o-pedia

The Saturday Quiz: 01

noreply@blogger.com (Sharky) — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 23:35:00 +0530

Hello,

As the countdown runs down to zero, we start with the very first set of questions for our fellow Quizopedics. The answers should be provided in the comments section. All the very best!

1. Fill in the blanks in this famous Dilbert Strip:

2. Identify the Gentleman:

3. The numbers in the bracket are highly relevant, put in fundaes and explain the prediction, oops.. connection.

4. A Sitter! Identify the movie.

5. The movie X was released in 1984. Y was supposed to debut in this movie playing the role of a disco killer. However, since the movie exceeded its scheduled length, the director edited the entire role of Y. Y later debuted in another movie Z, and went on to win the National Award on Debut for this movie. Identify X, Y and Z.

6. What came in next?

Beretta 418
Colt Police Positive
Long Barrel Colt 45
.35 calibre Russian
Colt Detective Special
Remington Model 30
Champion speargun
.38 Colt Detective Special
Luger, Hugo Drax's
Red Grant's
.38 Police Positive
.45 Colt Army Special
_______________

7. Connect! You better stick to a one word answer!

8. What is being described here?

"Quantum fluctuation. Inflation. Expansion. Strong nuclear interaction. Particle-antiparticle annihilation. Deuterium and helium production. Density perturbations. Recombination. Blackbody radiation. Local contraction. Cluster formation. Reionization? Violent relaxation. Virialization. Biased galaxy formation? Turbulent fragmentation. Contraction. Ionization. Compression. Opaque hydrogen. Massive star formation. Deuterium ignition. Hydrogen fusion. Hydrogen depletion. Core contraction. Envelope expansion. Helium fusion. Carbon, oxygen, and silicon fusion. Iron production. Implosion. Supernova explosion. Metals injection. Star formation. Supernova explosions. Star formation. Condensation. Planetesimal accretion. Planetary differentiation. Crust solidification. Volatile gas expulsion. Water condensation. Water dissociation. Ozone production. Ultraviolet absorption. Photosynthetic unicellular organisms. Oxidation. Mutation. Natural selection and evolution. Respiration. Cell differentiation. Sexual reproduction. Fossilization. Land exploration. Dinosaur extinction. Mammal expansion. Glaciation. Homo sapiens manifestation. Animal domestication. Food surplus production. Civilization! Innovation. Exploration. Religion. Warring nations. Empire creation and destruction. Exploration. Colonization. Taxation without representation. Revolution. Constitution. Election. Expansion. Industrialization. Rebellion. Emancipation Proclamation. Invention. Mass production. Urbanization. Immigration. World conflagration. League of Nations. Suffrage extension. Depression. World conflagration. Fission explosions. United Nations. Space exploration. Assassinations. Lunar excursions. Resignation. Computerization. World Trade Organization. Terrorism. Internet expansion. Reunification. Dissolution. World-Wide Web creation. Composition. Extrapolation?"

9. Fill in the blanks.

"I'd rather you shot at tin cans in the back yard, but I know you'll go after birds. Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember__ __ ___ __ __ __ ___ ____!

10. Last Question: Can't miss this Gentleman, Name me the movie.

That's All Folks!!

Answers next week, but check this space again for Tomorrow's Quiz.

Thanks and Happy Quizzing!!

Team "Quiz-o-pedia"

Welcome to "Quiz-o-pedia"!

noreply@blogger.com (Sharky) — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 20:56:00 +0530

Hello,

Since we begin in the next 2 hrs, here is all what you need to do, to be a part of the best quizzing experience online!

Quiz-o-pedia will be hosting two quizzes (10 odd questions each) every Saturday and Sunday. Fellow "Quizopedics" need to answer these questions in the comments section of the post. The answers and the leader board will be posted next week along with a fresh set of questions.

The Saturday Quiz:

The Saturday quiz will consist of an easier lot of questions, split across various themes. A good level for the beginners and amateur quizzers who can put in fundaes and trivia to crack them.

The Sunday Quiz:

Sundays will be more action packed with the level of quizzing being taken to newer heights. This will be Pro level quizzing and is the right level for the seasoned quizzer to feast upon.

Scores and Points:

A right answer on Saturday will earn you 1(one) QP point.

A right answer on Sunday will earn you 2(two) QP points, unless explicitly mentioned.

Redemption:

The cumulative scores over the weeks will be registered and those meeting cut off points criteria would be rewarded with redemption coupons where they can convert their QP points to cool goodies from Quiz-o-pedia.

Details about the redemption plan will be communicated at a later stage.

Rules and Timelines:

1. Their will be an exact six days deadline for the submission of answers as comments. Late entries are thus not encouraged.

2. "Googling" is absolutely allowed, however we request you to give it your best logical shot first. Google helps in finding the answer, not the satisfaction of answering.

3. The Quiz Master discretion will be final and abiding.

Surprises and More:

There are a host of other things that we plan to bring across to you gradually, that will keep you entertained and enlighten you at the same time. Will be sharing the details in our further posts.

Thanks and Happy Quizzing!

Team "Quiz-o-pedia"

The Beginning!

noreply@blogger.com (Sharky) — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 20:35:00 +0530

Quizzing has always been a passion. The pleasure that one gets while cracking a question and the obvious "wow" effect when you get to know the answer is what makes the passion even stronger.

There is one thing though that I regret, why didn't I start earlier, why was this passion unfelt for a lot many years, the reason, well could be ignorance on my part or just the lack of avenues to give me that one start initially.

Quiz-o-pedia is an initiative that will build the fundamental blocks of reason, and as the great Mr. Holmes puts it, it will be "Elementary, my dear Watson!".

Here is for everyone who will soon experience the "Wow" of their lives and for those for whom its still not late to start Quizzing.. my passion!

Now lets get started! Happy Quizzing!