K-Circle Quiz 2019 | Non-Competitive Session

K-Circle Session:
07 September 2019
Samyuktha

• 50 Questions in total
• Questions 21-30 form a part of a specific theme.

Q1)
• Hyderabad became the home to
India’s first Amar Chitra Katha
learning centre – ACK Alive. It is
Spread across 10,000sqft adjacent
to Ramanaidu Studios, Jubilee
Hills.
• It is a collaborative effort between
Amar Chitra Katha (ACK), Kishore
Biyani of Future Group and which
other individual with the aim to teach
the 64 art forms to children and
adults who want to re-discover their

Q2)
• Could A Hungry Stupid Ostrich Have Taken Over America?’
• Some Old Hags Can't Always Hide Their Old Age’
• Saints On High Can Always Have Tea Or Alcohol
• Some Old Hippy Caught Another Hippy Trippin' On Acid
These are some of the popular mnemonics used to aid in
memory and retention of what?

Remembering the definitions of Sine,
Cosine, and Tangent

Q3)
• X,Y and Z all made their debut in the same Test series against England.
While Z made his debut in the first match of the series, the other two made it
in the second.
• X told Z before the second match, “You take 5 wickets and I’ll get a century
and we’ll both get featured on the ‘honour’s board. They both agreed for a
friendly deal.
• However, X fell 5 runs short, Z picked a fiver and Y hit a solid 131.
• X rectified his shortcoming in 2011 with an unbeaten century.
• ID X, Y and Z.

• X- Rahul Dravid
• Y- Sourav Ganguly
• Z- Venkatesh Prasad

Q4)
• Thorn: Digital Defenders of
Children, previously known
as DNA Foundation, is an
international anti-human
trafficking organization.
• It was founded in 2009, by a
former film and television
couple .
• The idea for the foundation when
one of the founder was viewing
an MSNBC documentary on
human trafficking of children

Q5)
• Which brand, once sold 18 karat
gold earrings and a matching ring for
about $20k which they called the
‘Chestora Collection’.
• The brand claimed that it was
designed by a freelance artist and it
was "The truly one-of-a-kind set is
encrusted with over 190 black and
white diamonds.“
• Who launched the collection?

Q6)
• Well-known musician, Narasaiyar alias
Narashimha Iyer became synonymous
_________ after King Serfoji, moved by the
musician’s rendition conferred on him the title.
• A story goes that, when Narasaiyar was badly
in need of money, he approached
Ramabadra Moopanar, one of the forefathers
of former Union Minister and TMC leader
G.K. Vasan for 80 Gold Coins.
• What did the musician hypothecate in return
for the 80 Gold Coins which was eventually
redeemed by Kumbakonam Appurayar, a

Q7)
• Alakshmi or Jyestha is the elder
sister of Goddess Lakshmi.
• She represents everything that is
opposite of Lakshmi. She is
the Goddess of misfortune, strife,
poverty, 'durbhagya' or bad luck.
• She likes sour, pungent and hot
things. She is almost always hungry.
• Which common day belief is a direct
result to appease her?

Q8)
• The modern pentathlon comprises five events.
• Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympic
Games, conceived one of the events to reflect the skills needed
by a Napoleonic cavalry officer: He must ride across unfamiliar
terrain; __________ ; swim a river that his steed cannot cross;
exchange fire with his enemies; and run across country.
• Coubertin believed that this event, more than any other, “tested
an athlete’s moral qualities as much as their physical
resources and skills, producing thereby the ideal, complete
athlete.”
• Which event did he introduce?

Q9)
• RasenBallsport Leipzig e. V. is a
German association football club based
in Leipzig.
• The club was formed in 2009 after the
purchase of the license of fifth division
team SSV Markranstadt.
• The team was, rather awkwardly,
named RasenBallsport ("Lawn Ball
Sporting") owing to German Football
Association rules that restrict how a
sponsor's name can be used as part of
a club's identity.

Q10) What does this sonnet by Caroline
J. Kenney talk about?
• O precious hour – return’d to me at last!
Once stolen from a dreary Sat’rday night
To put me in the dark these mornings past
Under false pretense that we’re ‘____’.
For energy we use does not decrease
And I, for one, can shop without the sun.
The farmers have opposed without caprice.
All Hallow’s Eve was dark when I was young.
But when the leaves around begin to turn
To colors -- ah! Vermillion tinged with gold –
And chill o’ertakes the air, I start to yearn
For that sweet stolen time to be paroled.

Q11)
• The following is the beginning of the poem written
by X, who is a Doctor by profession. He was a
lower-order, right-handed batsman and occasional
slow bowler. He scored 231 runs in 18 innings,
with a top score of 43.
• On August 25, 1900 he took the wicket of Y during
a match against London County at Crystal
Palace. Identify X and Y ( whose average is
shown here)

A Reminiscence of Cricket
Once in my heyday of cricket,
One day I shall ever recall!
I captured that glorious wicket,
The greatest, the grandest of all.
Before me he stands like a vision,
Bearded and burly and brown,
A smile of good humoured derision
As he waits for the first to come down.

X- Arthur Conan Doyle, Y- WG Grace

Q12)
• Maurice Tillet was a Russian-born
French professional wrestler, better
known by his ring name, The
French Angel.
• Tillet was a leading box office draw
in the early 1940s and was twice
recognized world heavyweight
champion by the American
Wrestling Association run by Paul
Bowser in Boston.
• There have been strong opinions
that he was the inspiration for a

Q13) Due to its shape, what are such lists called?

Q14) Connect to an
‘American financier’.

JP Morgan
• Supposed to have been a
passenger in Titanic.
• Gemstone Morganite named
in his honour

Q15)
• Grazing Goat Pictures is an Indian
film and TV production house
launched in 2011.
• Its first production was the official
remake of ’The Man Who Sued
God’.
• Its founder has made a guest
appearance in all of its productions
except one- 72 Miles.
• The venture launched its Internet
division Grazing Goats Digital, whose
second product was India's first Hindi
fashion channel called FOMO

Q16)
• A boxperson has a selection of tools at hand to complete the
testing process.
• He uses an electronic micrometer to measure each side of it
and determine if it is sized correctly.
• He inserts it into a balancing caliper, which ensures all sides are
weighted equally.
• A steel set square allows him to check that all corners and
edges are square, while a simple magnet will reveal any added
metal.
• He also takes a closer look to make sure there are no visible
defects, including nicks, burrs, extra dots or marks.

Q17)
• He was known to have popularized
his ideas through his
newspaper The Dearborn
Independent and the book The
International Jew.
• He was also a prolific inventor and
was awarded 161 U.S. patents.
• He also entered the aviation
business during World War I,
building Liberty engines and was a
dear friend of Thomas Edison.
• Who?

Q18)
• The makeup follows an accepted code, that helps the audience
easily identify the characters.
• The most common make-up types
include Pachcha (green), Pazhuppu (ripe), Kathi (knife), Kari,
Thaadi, Minukku and Teppu.
• Pachcha (green) with lips painted brilliant coral red portrays
noble characters and sages such
as Krishna, Vishnu, Rama, Shiva, Surya, Yudhishthira, Arjuna,
Nala and philosopher-kings.
• Tati (red) is the code for someone with an evil streak such
as Ravana, Dushasana and Hiranyakashipu.

Q19)
• It began publishing classics of
Indian literature in January 2015.
• The books, which are in dual-
language format with the original
language and English facing, are
published by Harvard University
Press.
• The library was established through
a $5.2 Million gift from its donor
whose alphabet is somewhere
camouflaged in the logo shown.
• Who?

Rohan Murthy- RM seen in the Elephant

Q20)
• Nitish Roy is an Indian film art
director, production designer.
• His work (production design, art
direction) for Oscar winning
Hollywood blockbuster Gladiator
fetched him international fame.
• For which ‘work-of-art’ was Nitish
Roy hired in mid 90s by a Padma
Vibhusan awardee?

Celebrities in Business!
10 Questions on Celebrities and the businesses they run.

Q21)
• Ocher Studios Private Limited is a Private
incorporated on 20 September 2005.
• In 2007, Ocher Studios signed an agreement
with Warner Bros Entertainment to partner
up in producing and distributing films in the
regional content.
• In 2010, Reliance Media Works (RMW)
slapped a suit against Ocher Studios, after
failing to recover outstanding dues worth Rs
11.59 crore.
• Long story short, who owns the production
house ( Surname will suffice)

Q22)
• Pranavam Arts International (formerly
known Pranavam Arts) is a film
production company whose first
production was the 1990 film His
Highness Abdullah.
• Several of the films produced under
Pranavam Arts have received National
and State Awards including Bharatham,
Kaalapani, Olympiyan Anthony Adam,
Vanaprastham among others.
• The production company was named
after the founder’s son. Identify the

Q23)
• Nickels is a Canadian casual dining restaurant chain that has
an extensive menu ranging from complete breakfasts to
hamburgers, milkshakes, pizza, chicken, ribs, salads.
• Nickels has since expanded to several franchised restaurants
located primarily in Quebec and Ontario.
• It is now a part of the Foodtastic group of restaurants which
also includes: La Belle & La Boeuf, Souvlaki Bar, Carlos &
Pepe's, and Vinnie Gambini's Italian Restaurants.
• Which Canadian singer along with four other friends opened
Nickel’s first restaurant in 1990?

Q24) Among other endorsements, who
connects these brands?

Q25)
• The New Beverly Cinema is a
historic movie theater located in Los
Angeles, California and is one of the
oldest revival houses in the region.
• The 300-seat New Beverly Cinema
was designed by architects John P.
Edwards and Warren Frazier Overpeck
and opened in 1929.
• Who has owned the studio since 2007
and is attributed to the quote "As long
as I'm alive, and as long as I'm rich,
the New Beverly will be there, showing

Q26)
• She is an engineering in
computer science from Guru Tegh
Bahadur Institute of Technology in
New Delhi and worked as a software
engineer.
• She had developed an app called as
‘FontSwap’ in the final year of her
engineering course, which was
basically for changing the fonts used
in an iPhone.
• She also runs an Event Management’
firm named ‘The Wedding Factory’

Q27)
• Which actor in 2018 ventured himself into the world of
business by launching a clothing brand titled Rowdy Club?
• The actor also released a website with the name
Rowdyclub.in to provide a platform for the people to
purchase the apparels from the brand.
• He also released a brand anthem “I am You- I am the
ROWDY you”

Q28)
• Rheson brands itself as “The
trendiest fashion crafted especially
for India's young women” and the
name is a portmanteau of the two
founders. It sells its products on
Amazon and runs campaigns as
shown.
• Which ‘fashionable’ duo floated
Rheson?

Q29)
• Which former Indian Team Captain
, through his startup Spektacom
Technologies, has introduced the
concept of the ‘Power Bat’ which
is a regular cricket bat with a credit
card sized, sticker chip that
uses Microsoft Cognitive AI
Services for Real-time transfer of
data from the sticker to
Spektacom App / APIs through
Azure Cloud?

Q30)
• This star’s first-ever restaurant
opened in Colombo's newest 5-
star hotel, Shangri-La Hotel,
Colombo, and is called Kaema
Sutra.
• She partnered with the Sri Lankan
celebrity chef, Dharshan
Munidasa. Munidasa is a
renowned chef, whose
restaurants--Nihonbashi and The
Ministry of Crab--have been
ranked among Asia's 50 Best

Q31) Whose alter egos?
1.Heroic spacefarer who narrates his experience in the third
person. Battles aliens with a ray gun named Zorcher. -
Creator admitted to have modelled this as a parody of the Star
Wars movies.
2.A detective often depicted in dark shady comic strips.
Portrayed with a stylish Fedora hat and waistcoat and hardly
shows his face.
3.A superhero in disguise, wearing a red mask and a red cape
made by his mother. Narrates his own adventures while at it.
Often suffers defeats at the hands of his opponents and when
asked if he has ever won any battle, says all his battles are
moral victories.

Q32)
• Friends, Voters, Countrymen
• Lend Me Your Ears
• Aspire Ever Higher / University Policy for the 21st century
• Have I Got Views For You
• The Perils of the Pushy Parents: A Cautionary Tale
Which King's Scholarship awardee at Eton College and a
former journalist at The Times, and The Daily Telegraph
correspondent authored the stated books?

Q33) What has been blanked out in the
XKCD Comic?

Q34)
• It is a British Crown
dependency, located near the
coast of Normandy, France.
• It is the second closest of the
Channel Islands to France,
after Alderney.
• In medieval times this island
were known for knitting woolen
fabrics. The name of this fabric
which is gained from the name
of this island is used commonly
in the world. It is typically
something that you find it in the
world of sports.

Q35)
• This name derives from the Arabic meaning “servant of Allah,
nobility of faith, nobility of religion, nobility of the faith”.
• This name is believed to have been popularized by Disney,
although the credit for getting the name to was actually added
to a particular compilation in the 18th century by Frenchman
Antoine Galland, who acquired it from a
Syrian Maronite storyteller Hanna Diyab.

Q36)
• Which term was popularized from the ‘Lightening Round’ of a
quiz is defined according to the Urban Dictionary as
• “An office job where one’s role/responsibility is not clearly
defined, but is a combination of data entry and analysis. This sort
of role is difficult for the employee to describe to friends or family,
often sounding boring or confusing or both to those outside the
office environment.”

Q37)
• The name of the band is said to be inspired by Muhammad Ali
and Its existence was secret until May 2011.
• Mick Jagger, English musician and the lead vocalist of rock
band The Rolling Stones, announced its formation on 20 May
2011.
• “It was Dave Stewart's idea. Inspired by the sounds washing
into his home in St Ann's Bay, Jamaica, Stewart urged Jagger to
fuse their sound with that of Indian orchestras. Stewart and
Jagger had mutual liking for Indian orchestrations”.
• Identify the name of the band and the name of its Piano and
synthesizers lead.

Q38)
• Each of the male characters has a signature clothing article that
is worn in virtually every episode:
A) T-shirts worn over long-sleeve shirts
B) Hoodies worn over a T-shirt and under a jacket
C) Sweater-vest worn over a shirt and usually under some type
of outerwear
D) False T-shirt worn under some type of outerwear

Q39)
• It is a British series of children's puzzle books created by
English illustrator Martin Handford, was published on 21
September 1987.
• The books consist of a series of detailed double-page spread
illustrations depicting dozens or more people doing a variety of
amusing things at a given location.
• It is believed to that it would take the illustrator up to eight
weeks to draw a two-page sketch of the elusive protagonist
and the characters surrounding him.
• Identify the protagonist who is a time travel aficionado and
always dresses in red and white.

Q40)
• He is Benedict Taylor,
a British avant-
garde violist, violinist and composer.
• He is leading figure within
contemporary composition, modern
string performance & improvised
music in the British & European new
music world and a large part of his
composition is in film and theater
scoring, writing soundtracks.
• Identify his ‘omni-present’ wife,
whom he in 2011 in London, during

Q41)
• He once donned a Mohawk wig and
performed at a company celebration.
• He has likened himself to Steven
Spielberg's beloved extraterrestrial ET.
• He once dressed up as the
Terminator on stage with Arnold
Schwarzenegger.
• Who?

Q42)
• He is a Sri
Lankan cricketer who
plays for Colombo
Cricket Club.
• He is
an ambidextrous bow
ler and has bowled
both right and left-arm
deliveries during the
same over.
• He made his
international debut for

Q43)
• It was traditionally created by the women of various
communities in the Mithila region of the Indian subcontinent.
• It is a local belief that, it started when King Janaka
commissioned regional artists to paint murals in his palace to
prepare for his daughter Sita’s marriage to Lord Rama.
• It is generally associated with its five distinctive styles- Bharni,
Katchni, Tantrik, Godna and Kohbar.
• What?

Q44)
Widely attributed reasons to justify which activity?
• It comes under the purview of Coinage act of 2011 which
tookover the Coinage act of 1940. Further it is not included as
per section 24(1) of the RBI Act 1934.
• It is the base unit and not promissory in nature.
• It is an Asset and not a Liability.

One Rupee Note being signed by the
Finance Secretary

Q45)
The expression __________ is derived from __________
messenger,
a colloquial term for an express messenger in the days of
stagecoach travel.
However, the phrase itself was not coined until 1919. It was later
used in print
and especially film depictions of stagecoaches and wagons in the
Old West in danger of beingrobbed or attacked by bandits: a
special armed employee would sit in the coach to provide an
armed response in case of threat to the cargo, which was usually

Calling Shotgun -> Riding Shotgunm

Q46)
"I was thinking that's when you say
the American dream, this is the real
American dream," said Edgar
Martirosyan on Piers Morgan Live. "I
was just shocked.
It was really a great moment for me."
A run of the mill, routine task,
something which he does for a living,
that he performed on a Sunday
evening in 2014 led to amazing
popularity and millions of dollars
worth of free advertising.

Q47)
• Who partnered with the
eponymous designer
label Satya Paul and
unveiled the shown line
of saris, tunics and
scarves ?

Q48)
• X is a term for a master-craftsman, or supervisor of manual
workers in India.
• However, X is nowadays being replaced with "supervisor" and
other terms, as with the Indian Railway who replaced it with
supervisor in 2005. The term was adopted into Gujarati from the
Portuguese word meaning "master" or "teacher".
• The word X in Maharashtra and Gujarat is identified with people
who are experts in architecture or in building constructions.
• X also means carpenter. However, the word X got corrupted
down south and trickled into Thamizh and has stayed with the
masses ever since as Y.

Q49)
• In the beginning they called themselves Sigma 6.
• Later, Sigma 6 went through a number of other transitory
names, including the Meggadeaths, the Abdabs and the
Screaming Abdabs, Leonard's Lodgers, and the Spectrum Five
before settling on the Tea Set.
• Syd Barrett created the name ______ ______ Sound on the
spur of the moment when he discovered that another band, also
called the Tea Set, were to perform at one of their gigs. They
later became world famous and removed the word ‘Sound’ from
it.
• Who are we talking about?

Q50)
• “ First it starts with eight in the game
• Hoping to eviscerate all else with a cane
• Then two fused to play a combined game (1989)
• The sun sparkles, and sprinkles down the rain
• One more opts to share the pain or gain (1998)
• while blackly rocks boil with languid summer rain
• Alas, one died due to utter shame (2002)
• Leaving _____ in the game..!! ”

Evolution of ‘BIG 8’ accounting firms into the (current) ‘BIG 4’
• Ernst & Whinney
• Arthur Young & Co.
• Deloitte Haskins & Sells
• Touche Ross
• Peat Marwick Mitchell (Later KPMG)
• Price Waterhouse
• Coopers & Lybrand
• Arthur Andersen

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