Transit 2009 General Quiz- Prelims

Dept of Instrumentation Technology, RVCE TransIT 2009 General Quiz

Siri Padma Govind

Prelims

A painting of William Crabtree depicting the first observation of X

Transit of Venus. Duh!

Petrichor refers to “the blood that flows in the veins of gods” in Greek mythology. The term was used in 1964 by two Australian researchers, Bear and Thomas, for an article in the journal Nature. What do we know it as?

Petrichor = Smell of the Rain on dry earth Petri= Stone Ichor=Blood of the gods

Mario Armando Lavandeira is a notorious American media personality, emerging from online roots. In the past, he briefly worked as a media relations assistant for LGBT rights organization GLAAD; was a freelance writer for gay publications and worked as a receptionist for NYC gay events club Urban Outings. More recently, he posed a controversial question to a, now, also notorious Miss USA contestant. Popstar Fergie has written a song called “Pedestal” in which she criticizes him. What do we know Mario Armando Lavandeira better as?

Perez Hilton

There are several legends about the origin of the humble ____. And much of that has to do with its name. Some say it is called _____because you always got it in sets of four units( ____ in the local language means one-fourth). Another story has it that the Portuguese referred to it as ____ pronounced with a nasal twang. The craziest story about the origin of the word _____ is that it was so named because it was kneaded using the feet — and not the hands — to speed up the work and keep pace with the demand!

Pav

What currency? What does it depict?

Yen, Japanese Cherry Blossoms

ID X or Y

X is a science fiction role-playing shooter game that was developed by Gearbox Software for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. It was first revealed in the September 2007 issue of Game Informer magazine and released on 23rd October 2009. Y is an American rock band from Bowling Green, Kentucky where they were originally known as "Perfect Confusion."

Cage the Elephant

** This story is apparently based on the murder of Alboin, the Lombard king, by his wife Rosagunde. She was the daughter of King Cunimund of the Gepids, who were at that time living in the area of Belgrade. Alboin did actually make Rosagunde drink wine from her dead father's decaying skull, in northern Italy. It is said that after Rosagunde strangled her oppressor, she was given the principality of ________ as a reward for her bravery. _______ is a relatively small principality, which lies between Southern France and Western Italy. In the films, however, it is a small kingdom that lies between France and Spain and resembles Andorra. It is also located by Monaco, a real principality in Europe. The capital of _______ is ________ City. _______ was ruled by Prince Artur Cristoff Phillipe Grimaldi Renaldo until his death. the ruler is now his mother, Clarisse. The royal family also consists of the dowager princess, and his daughter ________ Mignonette Grimaldi X Renaldo.

Genovia

** Connect:

Cyclone Phyan Phyan means “Cherry fallen from a tree” in Burmese

** A few weeks ago, this image created a wide buzz. Funda?

Real Starred question, no?

ID

David Shepherd RIP

What and Who?

Bharat Ratna Nelson Mandela

The 15:30 - London to Paris The Direct-Orient Express The Van Golu (Lake Van) Express The Tehran Express The Night Mail to Meshed The Khyber Pass Local The Khyber Mail to Lahore Junction The Frontier Mail The Kalka Mail for Simla The Rajdhani ('Capital') Express to Mumbai The Delhi Mail from Jaipur The Grand Trunk Express The Local to Rameswaram The Talaimannar Mail The 16:25 from Galle The Howrah Mail The Mandalay Express The Local to Maymyo The Lashio Mail The Night Express from Nong Khai The International Express to Butterworth The Golden Arrow to Kuala Lumpur The North Star Night Express to Singapore The Saigon-Bien Hoa Passenger Train The Hue-Da Nang Passenger Train The Hatsukari ('Early Bird') Limited Express to Aomori The Ozora ('Big Sky') Limited Express to Kyoto The Kodama ('Echo') to Osaka The Trans-Siberian Railway

The chapters of which book?

This statue is the source of the name of an annual festival held in it’s erstwhile location somewhere in India. What?

The statue of King Edward VIII was originally installed outside Elphinstone college. The area came to be known as Kala Ghoda where the annual arts and literature festival is now held.

X was called Kadur district till 1947. The district takes its name from the headquarters town of Y. It is said to have been given as a dowry to the younger daughter of Rukmangada, the legendary chief of Sakrepatna. Another part of the town bestowed on the elder daughter is known as Y.

Chikmaglur (younger daughter’s town) Hiremaglur (elder daughter’s town)

The Harley landed on Indian shores eighteen years ago thanks to some give-and-take between the USA and Indian government. The Indian government’s decision to allow Harley in was ostensibly made to please the US government, which was keen to see Harley-Davidson enter India. In return, Indian exporters of ______ saw their products allowed into the US.

Mango

_______ Panza is a fictional character in the novel Don Quixote written by Spanish author Don Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra in 1602. ______ acts as squire to Don Quixote, and provides comments throughout the novel, known as _____ismos, that are a combination of broad humor, ironic Spanish proverbs, and earthy wit. In the 2008 English novel by first time novelist X, the character Muneeza’s nickname is ______ and hence the title of the novel.

X was born in Glasgow and raised in London. Having attended Woodhouse College he graduated with a double first in Social and Political Sciences at King's College, Cambridge in 2001. He describes himself as a "European social democrat", who believes that markets are "an essential tool to generate wealth" but must be matched by strong democratic governments and strong trade unions or they become "disastrous". He won the Young Journalist of the Year' at the British Press Awards in 2003

Johann Hari

The _______ is a medium-sized, burrowing, nocturnal mammal native to Africa. It is sometimes called "antbear", "anteater", "Cape anteater" (after the Cape of Good Hope), "earth hog" or "earth pig". Afrikaans for pig is varken. The name comes from the Afrikaans/Dutch for "earth pig" or "ground pig“.

The Aardvark

This Swedish band from Gothenburg is considered to be the pioneer of the melodic death metal music genre (also: Gothenburg Metal) along with Dark Tranquility and At the Gates. In 2005, they became the first ever metal band to win a Grammis award (Swedish equivalent of the Grammy Award). They have won 4 grammis till date, more than any other metal band. Which iconic band in the death metal scene is this?

According to some historians , the ______ of Indian mythology are none other than the Assyrians . Their rule in Babylon came to an end in 538 BC and the came to India by land and sea. The immigrants gave settled in northern India and gave their new home names of their native land. For eg ________ was named after Kummah a hilly tract in the north eastern corner of the Mediterranean sea. Give both the blanks

Asuras and Kumaon

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