4. Q2
In mid 2018, Mr. Collins came into prominence when he painted a portrait of a
royal member using X and diamond dust.
X being one of its kind material to be used for painting, was chosen in accordance
with the symbol of the person. Collin’s artwork makes reference to the necessary
breakthrough in public perception of X, but also highlights that some myths have
refused to disappear.
What did Collins use alongside diamond dust which was met with praise online?
6. Q3
In 2017, FDA reprimanded a certain bakery for including a specific
element mentioned in its snack bar. Since it is not a popular or ordinary
name for an ingredient, it is regarded as an intermediary material.
Commenting on the allegations posed by FDS, CEO of the bakery said it's
cool that this artisan bakery can tell there's ____ in it and make customers
happy. FDA not counting it as an ingredient because it could be
manipulative just makes me laugh, he further said. What ingredient?
8. Q4*
A week before April Fool's Day, a particular corporation agreed to alter its
identity by modifying a single letter in their name to reflect their
commitment towards electric vehicles.
It didn't go as intended, as the media descended on the company's
headquarters to confirm the move, which was later revealed to be a fake
by the company.
What change?
10. Q5
What is being employed here at the end of the bait in this photograph by
Hawaiian anglers due to its ability to float better than a cardboard and also
being a cheaper commodity?
12. Q6*
What corporation has created a new line of swimwear in its signature
colour scheme to boost its commitment to the environment, and what
“utensil” was used to create them?
16. Q8.
X syndrome occurs in people who have a compulsive need to pluck and
eat their own hair. This results in various complications in their stomach
and intestines.
Give X, which is referring to a popular character.
18. Q9.
The desire to reach a wider audience influenced one of X’s major
decisions in the presentation of his book Y. A friend had warned X that
every equation that he added would halve the sales of the book.
Consequently, X removed all equations except Einstein’s energy mass
equivalence one.
Which pop-sci book am I talking about?
20. Q10.
XY was a joint venture first started in 2001, in a bid to be a market leader
in mobile phone technology.
Another thing that compelled Y to partner with X was a fire that destroyed
the factory of its previous associate.
The partnership ended in 2011 after X bought out Y’s stake in the
company.
Give XY.
22. Q11.
X’s live streaming service was shut down last year, after its monthly active
viewers were way smaller compared to competitors.
X had officially launched in 2016, and was acquired by Y soon after. They
launched exclusivity deals with a couple of popular streamers, like Blevins
and Grzesiek, but ultimately failed in amassing a large user base.
Give X and Y.
24. Q12.
The 64-bit version of X had a pretty nasty bug where the primary object
would simply act like a ghost, because of which it could not be included
with Y.
Moreover, X was not originally written by Z, but was rather obtained via
licensing from a company. This means that there are restrictions on what
can be done with the program, as spelled out by the license agreement.
So while a team at Z tried to revive X, they could not release it because
release as an independent product was not included in the terms of the
deal.
Give X,Y and Z.
26. Q13.
The X society of America has a page dedicated to clarify that X and Y are
completely different.
They point out that Y, the belief that a person’s body can be frozen at
death to bring to life later, is completely different from X, and subsequently
state that they do not endorse Y, nor do they find it to be a sound idea.
Give X and Y.
30. Q15.
The company X revealed the body of its mascot after an odd request by
television host Y to do so.
Y had wondered whether X was tall or short, whether he have a lot of
body hair or if he was completely smooth, or whether we would get to
know how the nipples of the mascot looked like.
However, X’s response was pretty vanilla, showing a normal guy in a red
suit.
Give X and Y.
32. *Q16.
X started his eponymous company in the 1980s after getting in touch with
an Indian business magnate.
It started becoming popular after it started associating itself with the
American hip-hop scene, with many rappers and musicians back then
sporting its clothes. Some people have also recounted that X used to offer
free clothes to the MCs—and in the neighborhoods where they came
from.
This popularity subsided however, after several rumours (could be fake or
real, probably fake) started spreading that X was in fact incredibly racist
and did not want black people wearing his clothes.
Give X.
34. Q17.
X ______ is not named after the colour, but rather after a scientist who
studied the motion of inanimate particles.
The graphic representation of the signal mimics a Xian pattern. And unlike
its white counterpart, it has higher intensities at lower frequencies,
resembling a waterfall or a heavy rainfall.
Give X.
36. Q18.
Many places, including a province or two in China have been considering
putting a ban on X.
This is because X is massively resource intensive. According to somer
researchers, it uses as much carbon as the entire country of New
Zealand, and accounts for roughly 0.5% of total global electricity
consumption.
Since in these provinces, which rely heavily on electricity generated from
fossil fuels, policy makers figured that banning X would be helpful in
reducing the energy intensity.
Give X.
38. Q19.
The name X is a shortened version of the German word for __________.
It was developed by a confectioner who was also an anti-smoking
advocate, seeking to make something that would help consumers who
were anxious to cut down on smoking or overeating, in addition to
refreshing their breath.
They were however, sold in tins or rolls,before they patented their now
iconic container design in the late 1940s/ early 50s. Also changed their
marketing to target kids more, instead of focusing on the anti-smoking
aspect.
Give X.
40. Q20.
X will be shut down soon. The platform has been operating since 2005,
and in the years since its relevance as a meme haven has remained intact
while its practicality as a forum has waned during the rise of Reddit,
Quora, and other competing internet hangouts.
X’s parent company was founded in 1994, who made a directory of
websites organized hierarchically. It grew rapidly at first, but then
gradually waned and isn’t worth much now.
Give X.
42. Q42/2.
At a time when charges were extremely high, Xs used to be extremely
popular in India. X’s would function as sort of code between two people,
which would usually be decided in advance. It had become so
commonplace as to vex the country’s telecom operators: X clogged up
over 30% of phone lines but generated no revenue.
Some companies also took advantage of this, providing automated texts
and callbacks that delivered live cricket scores,deals, Bollywood songs, or
celebrity tweets.All it took was “signing up” with a X, giving access to
some of the features of internet without paying for the data. Give X.
