Conducted by Quiz Club NITW on 20th March 2023. Themed on fun facts and amazing fundas on general topics. The set above consists of questions from qualifiers round conducted for each branch in NITW.

2. Rules
● There are 20 questions in the branch qualifier.
● Each question carries ten points and there are no negs. So feel free to
guess.
● Part points will be given wherever applicable.
● Mention your Team Name, Members’ Names, Contact Number of one of
the team member on the A4 Paper given and start writing your answers.
● There are in-built tie-breakers.
● Quiz master’s judgement is absolute.
● This quiz is to test your brain, not Google’s.

3. Question 1
The third chapter of Bhagavad Gita deals with Krishna educating Arjun about
the path of action or Karma Yoga. To illustrate this further, he gives the
example of King Janaka in the following verse from 3.20:
कमर्हणैव ह सं सद् धमाि थता जनकादय: |
लोकसंग्रहमेवा प सम्पश्यन्कतुर्हमहर्ह स || 20|
Translating to: By performing their prescribed duties, King Janak and others
attained perfection. You should also perform your duties to set an example for
the good of the world.
It appears that certain government officials were avid readers of this verse and
thus it is somehow connected to all of us here.
Where have we seen this?

4. Question 2
A special agent with US Law Enforcement working on a cold-case homicide
investigations since 1980 came up with a clever idea for solving the cases by
printing the pictures and case information on X and supplied them throughout
US prisons.
Each set of X consisted of 54 different pieces which the inmates would keep
staring at, for many minutes, in their leisure time, thereby stirring a
psychological effect. Inmates who came across these information could give
hints to the officials for few perks. Previously used fliers and footage
techniques did not work as effectively as this method.
ID X

5. Question 3
It was 16th century that marked history when pure and solid _______(7) was
found in mines of Borrowdale, England. The mined mineral, being in same
colour and soft, was confused with another metal ore X and was thus called
with the same name X. This discovery made the mines in Borrowdale extremely
valuable as wrapping brittle little sticks of this solid mineral tightly in sheep
skin became popular. Later when science advanced, it was discovered that
there is no X in the mineral, yet the layman still calls these sticks X.
What are we talking about?

6. Question 4
Eleven babies have been born in X, and none of them died as infants, thereby
making X's infant mortality rate 0%. What's crazier is why the babies were born
there in the first place - these weren't unplanned births.
In the early 1900s, nearby nations like Chile and Argentina began to develop an
obsession with X and a desire to claim it as their own. In 1977, a pregnant
Argentinian woman was flown from Argentina to X where she later gave birth to
the first baby born in X. Argentina essentially thought that since this child was
born in X, he could be the first citizen, making Argentina the rightful owner of
that territory. Even though Chile agreed to this for a year, later they too
become ambitious and sent a Chilean couple to X, where they not only birthed
but conceived a child.
ID X.

7. Question 5 (Video on next slide)
In 1949, Teresa Brewer who was still a struggling artist singing at night clubs,
signed a deal with London Records. After the release of a few singles which did
not catch much attention, they released what was meant to be a throwaway
song titled ‘Put Another Nickel In’ which ended up selling a million copies. The
song was then recreated multiple times and eventually reached the Indian
marketing team of X which sampled the song for the advertisements of their
extremely popular product Y.
ID Y, which is something we’ve loved right from our childhood to this day.

9. Question 6
It is generally assumed that this phrase comes from Native American warfare
practices, from a centuries-old practice involving the literal _______(7), seen
among the Native American tribes of North America. There is an Iroquois folk
legend about two leaders who convinced the five great nations – the Mohawk,
Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Seneca – to stop fighting and form a
confederacy. To celebrate the peace, they hid their weapons under the roots of
a large, white pine tree, and an underground river washed them away. Hence
under certain circumstances, this phrase is used.
ID the phrase.

10. Question 7
These ship containers are being
used for a specific purpose in
some dense colonies of Delhi,
where building a permanent
structure is a challenge due to
space constraints. The purpose
was a flagship initiative of Delhi
Government, for which they
were praised throughout the
world.
What are these being used for?

11. Question 8
Ford recently released a new edition of its iconic explorer SUV to celebrate
something in a new way. In order to commemorate the occasion, Ford released
a video about 2 weeks ago, that includes Bryan Cranston talking about this
particular edition of Ford and the absence of certain essential parts in this
model.
ID the occasion and the reason behind scrapping off these parts.

12. Question 9
According to detective Silvano Vincenti, ____(4) Gherardini was married to a
silk merchant, and started living with her daughter after her husband’s death.
After her death due to the plague in mid 1500s, she was buried in beneath a
chapel. He explains that she died aged 63 which might have been the reason for
her having no facial hair. In the expedition in 2011, the bones of Mrs. Gherardini
were found in the same chapel as they were known to be buried at, and c-14
tests almost confirmed Vincenti’s assumption, but her skull couldn’t be
retrieved to reconstruct the face, leaving the question still open.
What was the expedition about?

13. Question 10
North Face, an outdoor recreational products
company, developed these gloves which were
supplied as official merchandise for the 2018
Olympic Winter Games, held in Pyeongchang,
South Korea.
As shown in the image, the gloves have the
thumb and index finger part in red colour to
showcase something perfectly for Instagram
moments.
Why were these gloves made this way?

14. Question 11
The size of the Empire State Building shrinks while moving from bottom to top.
It has five major floor area reductions. This design of the building is inspired
from X which is very commonly used by kids because the architects behind this
building wanted to achieve the tag of tallest building in the world. Even though
it is not exactly the tallest structure, designing it in the form of X gives it such
a look. It even held that record till World Trade Center came up.
What is X?

15. Question 12
Based on the data
released by Apple Inc.
in September 2018,
what does this map
represent?

16. Question 13
UPS is the world's largest shipping and delivery package company.
Reportedly, none of its trucks do X. In the US, people drive on the right side
and as a consequence, there is an issue at signals. UPS estimated that a lot
of time and fuel is getting wasted due to this. Hence the company created an
algorithm that created some special routes which eliminates X most of the
times even if the route is longer.
What is the algorithm about?

17. Question 14
The Toyota Hilux is a series of pickup trucks in production since 1968. Their high
level of durability and reliability despite sustained heavy use has got them to
feature on journeys to the Arctic and even a victory at the Paris-Dakar Rally.
They allow transport of small, heavy items and also shift people around very
quickly.
Over the past decade, they have emerged as the favoured vehicle of choice of
a set of people, where they sport something in black-and-white. This use has
been compared to light tanks used by Germany during their Blitzkrieg
campaigns in World War II.
Where is the Hilux the preferred vehicle of choice?

18. Question 15
One commodity brought from a Portuguese colony in East Africa to India
was a fruit that Indians had not yet seen. It was sold under the name of
the nation from which it came, but Indians could not pronounce it
correctly and soon it got corrupted to the version we all know it as.
ID the fruit and nation.

19. Question 16
A description of a very annoying group of people is explained as follows:
“The Xs may appear quiet but they are the most dangerous creatures on the
planet. A Minimus Wagus is X's natural prey. Minimus Wagus unassumingly
walks into X's vast territory. The X adjusts her posture and is ready to strike.
She attacks with full force with various techniques, causing chaos and
confusion. Minimus Wagus never stood a chance. X is victorious, her meal
comes, her hunger for attention fulfilled.
ID X.

20. Question 17
X released a comedy album that talks about himself and his achievements, with
the title of it being him embracing his famous nickname. Though it was
released around 6 months before he won the world championship in the field he
is known for, most of the poems in the album were apt with the album title. This
also helped in intimidating his opponents before a match and he gained
notoriety as an eloquent trash-talker.
ID X.

21. Question 18
The poet Sappho was an intellect who wrote many love poems to women.
Though many poems were destroyed, the few remaining poems speak clearly to
the poet's love and infatuation with women. Sappho's writings are very erotic,
something uncommon, especially for _____(5) of that era — Sappho may have
been the first _____(5) to do so. As the poet is a resident of the isle of
______(6), an ancient Greek island, the term X came into usage.
ID X.

22. Question 19
Xs didn't just conceal the injuries but also saved the lives of soldiers. After
WW1, many returned home with severe ____(4) injuries that required more
elaborate surgery. Some parts of the body were missing and many worried
about what others would think of their appearance. American sculptor Anna
Coleman Ladd came in and started making Xs. First she would make a cast of
the soldier's ____(4) and then craft X with thin copper. She painted them on
the spot to match the soldier's skin. She also used real hair on X to recreate
some parts.
ID X.

23. Question 20
The makers of this series prepared the script 8-9 years ago, but the research
required for this topic took time and it was released recently. This series
addresses a very serious issue, and the cops dealing with it came up with an
idea X which is the only way to fight it. The word X exactly was not used, but it
was used to invalidate the existing ____, making it worthless.
After X actually happened in 2016, the makers were bombarded with messages
saying what you wrote actually happened, and had to change the entire script
adapting to the new system.
ID X.

24. Answers

25. Question 1
The third chapter of Bhagavad Gita deals with Krishna educating Arjun about
the path of action or Karma Yoga. To illustrate this further, he gives the
example of King Janaka in the following verse from 3.20:
कमर्हणैव ह सं सद् धमाि थता जनकादय: |
लोकसंग्रहमेवा प सम्पश्यन्कतुर्हमहर्ह स || 20|
Translating to: By performing their prescribed duties, King Janak and others
attained perfection. You should also perform your duties to set an example for
the good of the world.
It appears that certain government officials were avid readers of this verse and
thus it is somehow connected to all of us here.
Where have we seen this?

26. Answer
NITW logo

27. Question 2
A special agent with US Law Enforcement working on a cold-case homicide
investigations since 1980 came up with a clever idea for solving the cases by
printing the pictures and case information on X and supplied them throughout
US prisons.
Each set of X consisted of 54 different pieces which the inmates would keep
staring at, for many minutes, in their leisure time, thereby stirring a
psychological effect. Inmates who came across these information could give
hints to the officials for few perks. Previously used fliers and footage
techniques did not work as effectively as this method.
ID X

28. Answer
Playing Cards

29. Question 3
It was 16th century that marked history when pure and solid _______(7) was
found in mines of Borrowdale, England. The mined mineral, being in same
colour and soft, was confused with another metal ore X and was thus called
with the same name X. This discovery made the mines in Borrowdale extremely
valuable as wrapping brittle little sticks of this solid mineral tightly in sheep
skin became popular. Later when science advanced, it was discovered that
there is no X in the mineral, yet the layman still calls these sticks X.
What are we talking about?

30. Answer
Why graphite in pencils are called lead

31. Question 4
Eleven babies have been born in X, and none of them died as infants, thereby
making X's infant mortality rate 0%. What's crazier is why the babies were born
there in the first place - these weren't unplanned births.
In the early 1900s, nearby nations like Chile and Argentina began to develop an
obsession with X and a desire to claim it as their own. In 1977, a pregnant
Argentinian woman was flown from Argentina to X where she later gave birth to
the first baby born in X. Argentina essentially thought that since this child was
born in X, he could be the first citizen, making Argentina the rightful owner of
that territory. Even though Chile agreed to this for a year, later they too
become ambitious and sent a Chilean couple to X, where they not only birthed
but conceived a child.
ID X.

32. Answer
Antarctica

33. Question 5 (Video on next slide)
In 1949, Teresa Brewer who was still a struggling artist singing at night clubs,
signed a deal with London Records. After the release of a few singles which did
not catch much attention, they released what was meant to be a throwaway
song titled ‘Put Another Nickel In’ which ended up selling a million copies. The
song was then recreated multiple times and eventually reached the Indian
marketing team of X which sampled the song for the advertisements of their
extremely popular product Y.
ID Y, which is something we’ve loved right from our childhood to this day.

35. Answer
Y - Maggi

36. Question 6
It is generally assumed that this phrase comes from Native American warfare
practices, from a centuries-old practice involving the literal _______(7), seen
among the Native American tribes of North America. There is an Iroquois folk
legend about two leaders who convinced the five great nations – the Mohawk,
Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Seneca – to stop fighting and form a
confederacy. To celebrate the peace, they hid their weapons under the roots of
a large, white pine tree, and an underground river washed them away. Hence
under certain circumstances, this phrase is used.
ID the phrase.

37. Answer
Bury the hatchet

38. Question 7
These ship containers are being
used for a specific purpose in
some dense colonies of Delhi,
where building a permanent
structure is a challenge due to
space constraints. The purpose
was a flagship initiative of Delhi
Government, for which they
were praised throughout the
world.
What are these being used for?

39. Answer
Mohalla Clinic

40. Question 8
Ford recently released a new edition of its iconic explorer SUV to celebrate
something in a new way. In order to commemorate the occasion, Ford released
a video about 2 weeks ago, that includes Bryan Cranston talking about this
particular edition of Ford and the absence of certain essential parts in this
model.
ID the occasion and the reason behind scrapping off these parts.

41. Answer
Women’s Day
They scrapped off the parts invented by women (rear view mirror, heater, GPS,
etc.) to mark the importance of women in the automobile industry.

42. Question 9
According to detective Silvano Vincenti, ____(4) Gherardini was married to a
silk merchant, and started living with her daughter after her husband’s death.
After her death due to the plague in mid 1500s, she was buried in beneath a
chapel. He explains that she died aged 63 which might have been the reason for
her having no facial hair. In the expedition in 2011, the bones of Mrs. Gherardini
were found in the same chapel as they were known to be buried at, and c-14
tests almost confirmed Vincenti’s assumption, but her skull couldn’t be
retrieved to reconstruct the face, leaving the question still open.
What was the expedition about?

43. Answer
To confirm whether Lisa Gherardini was the
inspiration behind of Mona Lisa

44. Question 10
North Face, an outdoor recreational products
company, developed these gloves which were
supplied as official merchandise for the 2018
Olympic Winter Games, held in Pyeongchang,
South Korea.
As shown in the image, the gloves have the
thumb and index finger part in red colour to
showcase something perfectly for Instagram
moments.
Why were these gloves made this way?

45. Answer
Designed to show a heart in red when making the Korean finger heart gesture

46. Question 11
The size of the Empire State Building shrinks while moving from bottom to top.
It has five major floor area reductions. This design of the building is inspired
from X which is very commonly used by kids because the architects behind this
building wanted to achieve the tag of tallest building in the world. Even though
it is not exactly the tallest structure, designing it in the form of X gives it such
a look. It even held that record till World Trade Center came up.
What is X?

47. Answer
Pencil

48. Question 12
Based on the data
released by Apple Inc.
in September 2018,
what does this map
represent?

49. Answer
Most used messaging app by nation

50. Question 13
UPS is the world's largest shipping and delivery package company.
Reportedly, none of its trucks do X. In the US, people drive on the right side
and as a consequence, there is an issue at signals. UPS estimated that a lot
of time and fuel is getting wasted due to this. Hence the company created an
algorithm that created some special routes which eliminates X most of the
times even if the route is longer.
What is the algorithm about?

51. Answer
It eliminates all the routes that have left turns from the drivers’ paths

52. Question 14
The Toyota Hilux is a series of pickup trucks in production since 1968. Their high
level of durability and reliability despite sustained heavy use has got them to
feature on journeys to the Arctic and even a victory at the Paris-Dakar Rally.
They allow transport of small, heavy items and also shift people around very
quickly.
Over the past decade, they have emerged as the favoured vehicle of choice of
a set of people, where they sport something in black-and-white. This use has
been compared to light tanks used by Germany during their Blitzkrieg
campaigns in World War II.
Where is the Hilux the preferred vehicle of choice?

53. Answer
Why so many Toyotas are used by ISIS

54. Question 15
One commodity brought from a Portuguese colony in East Africa to India
was a fruit that Indians had not yet seen. It was sold under the name of
the nation from which it came, but Indians could not pronounce it
correctly and soon it got corrupted to the version we all know it as.
ID the fruit and nation.

55. Answer
Mousambi and Mozambique

56. Question 16
A description of a very annoying group of people is explained as follows:
“The Xs may appear quiet but they are the most dangerous creatures on the
planet. A Minimus Wagus is X's natural prey. Minimus Wagus unassumingly
walks into X's vast territory. The X adjusts her posture and is ready to strike.
She attacks with full force with various techniques, causing chaos and
confusion. Minimus Wagus never stood a chance. X is victorious, her meal
comes, her hunger for attention fulfilled.
ID X.

57. Answer
Karen

58. Question 17
X released a comedy album that talks about himself and his achievements, with
the title of it being him embracing his famous nickname. Though it was
released around 6 months before he won the world championship in the field he
is known for, most of the poems in the album were apt with the album title. This
also helped in intimidating his opponents before a match and he gained
notoriety as an eloquent trash-talker.
ID X.

59. Answer
Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay)

60. Question 18
The poet Sappho was an intellect who wrote many love poems to women.
Though many poems were destroyed, the few remaining poems speak clearly to
the poet's love and infatuation with women. Sappho's writings are very erotic,
something uncommon, especially for _____(5) of that era — Sappho may have
been the first _____(5) to do so. As the poet is a resident of the isle of
______(6), an ancient Greek island, the term X came into usage.
ID X.

61. Answer
Lesbian

62. Question 19
Xs didn't just conceal the injuries but also saved the lives of soldiers. After
WW1, many returned home with severe ____(4) injuries that required more
elaborate surgery. Some parts of the body were missing and many worried
about what others would think of their appearance. American sculptor Anna
Coleman Ladd came in and started making Xs. First she would make a cast of
the soldier's ____(4) and then craft X with thin copper. She painted them on
the spot to match the soldier's skin. She also used real hair on X to recreate
some parts.
ID X.

63. Answer
Face masks

64. Question 20
The makers of this series prepared the script 8-9 years ago, but the research
required for this topic took time and it was released recently. This series
addresses a very serious issue, and the cops dealing with it came up with an
idea X which is the only way to fight it. The word X exactly was not used, but it
was used to invalidate the existing ____, making it worthless.
After X actually happened in 2016, the makers were bombarded with messages
saying what you wrote actually happened, and had to change the entire script
adapting to the new system.
ID X.

65. Answer
Demonetization

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