The Third Entry

On one of the Thursdays... Quiz master was Niraj Chaudhary

1. In between 1587 and 1983, during the canonization process by the Roman Catholic Church, the "Promoter of the Faith" was appointed by the Church to argue against the canonization of the proposed candidate. It was his job to take a skeptical view of the proceedings, to look for holes in the evidence and to argue that the miracles attributed to the candidate were fraudulent, etc. This "promoter of Faith" was better known as?

2. ______ is commonly known as Chilena or Chalaca in most of Latin America because it was Chilean teams which first impressed with its use in a tournament. There are different stories regarding its origin. Generally, the credit for this invention goes to Ramón Unzaga Asla, a Spanish-born midfielder playing for Chile in the 1910s and 1920s and Leônidas da Silva of Brazil from the 1930s. But, Leônidas himself attributed the invention to another Brazilian player, Petronilho de Brito. In Italy, the invention is usually credited to Carlo Parola. Other than this, Aston Villa Chairman Doug Ellis claimed in his autobiography that he was the inventor of _________. What invention we are talking about?

3. CAPTCHA (an acronym for “Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell C_______ and H_______ Apart") test is also known as "Reverse Turing Test". Where do we generally encounter the test?

4. What found in India are classified as the monocled, the spectacled and the King?

5. What was the name of language that was used for communication throughout the medieval and early modern Middle East as a diplomatic language? It was a mix of mostly Italian with a broad vocabulary drawn from Turkish, Persian, French, Greek and Arabic.

6. If,
he can speak his mind.
And know when to shut up.
if he can pat your back.
And kick your butt.
If he can share
a hearty meal;
A good joke;
A sunset.
If he acts neither big nor small
But just medium.
And lets you be you.
Then he is the answer to your need.
He is……. (hints: This is an old Indian ad, not very old though.)

7. What is the theme of the ad or for full points what's the punch line that goes with this?

8. The name of the company was derived from Moby-Dick, although not in as direct a fashion as many assume. One of the company's founders, an English teacher, Jerry Baldwin, a Moby-Dick fan, had suggested the name "Pequod" after the ship in the novel. Thinking it sounded a little too much like a slang term for urine, the other founders voted it down. Another suggestion was "_____", the name of a mining camp on Mount Rainier. The Moby-Dick idea and "_____" came together and the company ended up named for the Pequod's first mate, _________. Which company?

9. Sometime during late 16th century, Aztec emperor Montezuma raised a toast in a golden bowl "Ma Xipatimeni con ________" (farewell, may you be well with _______) in honor of Spanish guest Hernando Cortez, where ______ was a bitter and spicy drink, which Aztecs associated with Xochiquetzal, the goddess of fertility. Originally brought by Columbus, Cortez introduced it more widely to Spain, where chefs replaced pepper with sugar. This drink was made eatable by British chefs who started adding it the cakes. The present popular form came after Swiss chefs added milk to it. Which dish I am talking about?

10. Simple. Whose advertisement or for what?

11. Use of the term "paparazzi" derives from "Paparazzo", the surname of a freelance news photographer character in one of the most famous movies of all time. In the film, Paparazzo discovers that he can earn sixty times his usual fee for photographs where he has incited confrontation with celebrities. Which film?

12. The designer of X formulated the original parameters of it several years before it was commissioned. However its production only became financially viable when it was backed by the Third Reich and Nazi government. A savings scheme was also launched that would enable the common people to buy the car with ad line, “Five marks a week must you put aside- If in your own car you want to ride”. What's X?

13. Year: 1960, Movie: Love in Shimla. Director R K Nayyar wanted her heroine, one Ms Shivdasani, to camouflage her broad forehead and what he recommended became one of the famous style statement from Bollywood. what are we talking about?

14. What is known as:
•Käfer in Germany
•Sedan, then Fusca in Brazil
•Coccinelle in France
•Maggiolino in Italy
•Kuplavolkkari (kupla meaning bubble) in Finland
•kotseng kuba (kotseng means 'hunchback')/"pagong" (turtle) in the Philippines
•Kodok (frog) in Indonesia
•Garbus (literally, 'Hunchback') in Poland
•Косτенурка (Kostenurka) in Bulgaria (meaning turtle)
•Bagge (short for skalbagge) or bubbla (bubble) in Sweden
•Boble (bubble) in Norway

15. This Knight was born as Krishna Bhanji on December 31, 1943 and his father, Harji Bhanji, was a Kenyan-born Gujarati-Hindu medical doctor. His mother, Anna Lyna Mary, was a fashion model and actress and one of his maternal grandparents was a Jewish immigrant from Russia. One of the reasons for his fame is his portrayal of another Gujarati. Who am I talking about?

16. The company logo is a siren (sometimes referred to as a mermaid, but it is more likely a “melusine” since it has two tails). The logo has changed over the years to avoid offense. In the first version, the siren had bare breasts and a fully visible, double fish tail. In the second, streamlined version, her breasts were covered by hair, but her navel was still visible, and the fish tail was cropped slightly. In the current version, her navel and breasts are not visible at all, and only vestiges remain of the fish tails. The original logo can still be seen at its first outlet at Seattle's Pike Place Market. Which company?

17. Whose ad and what's the theme?

18. Whose complete filmography reads like following?
i>.Agneepath (1990) (grateful thanks) ... aka The Path of Fire
ii>Silsila (1981) (lyricist) ... aka The Affair (India: English title)
iii>Alaap (1977) (lyricist)

19. When prince Ludwig I married princess Therese on Oct 17, 1810, a 5-day festivity was announced to celebrate the wedding. The key item in the festivity was a horse race. The festival was a huge success. So the citizens of ________ started replicating it every year. With time, this celebration became popular for something else. How is it known today?

20. This is a mail, in which identify X and Y?
19-Sep-82 11:44 Scott E Fahlman

From: Scott E Fahlman <<>Fahlman at Cmu-20c<>>

I propose that the following character sequence for joke markers:
X
Read it sideways. Actually, it is probably more economical to mark things that are NOT jokes, given current trends. For this, use
Y

21. The belt of low pressure around the equator is often known as the Intertropical Convergence Zone. Early sailors, in sailing ships, could not steer or navigate in that region due to the complete lack of winds caused by the low pressure, and so their name for this region came to be used as a word meaning mental depression. What word?

22. In 2003, Mexico City passed an ordinance requiring that all taxis have four doors, citing safety concerns. While the existing green-and-white two door taxis were a symbol of the city, they were also popular with kidnappers. Trapped behind the driver and with the assailant blocking the passenger door, victims couldn't escape. This ordinance ended an era. What am I talking about?

23. Mirabilis was founded by four young Israelis: Yair Goldfinger, Arik Vardi, Sefi Vigiser and Amnon Amir. After AOL bought it on June 8, 1998 for $287 million in cash, it was managed by Ariel Yarnitsky and Avi Shechter. In 1996, they developed X, which, in June 2004, celebrated its 300 millionth download from www.download.com, where it remained the most popular program for 7 consecutive years. Identify X.

24. X is responsible for the invention of speedometer and cow-catcher . He was also the first to realize that the width of a tree ring depended on the weather in the corresponding year. He also holds credit for standardizing the Postage system. Although primarily known as an inventor, X was a cryptanalyst too. His greatest achievement in this field is the cracking of the Vignere Cipher. The turning point in X's scientific career occurred in 1821, when he and the astronomer John Herschel were examining a set of mathematical tables used as the basis for astronomical, engineering and navigational calculations. One set of tables, the Nautical Ephemeris for Finding Latitude and Longitude at Sea, contained over 1,000 errors. Disgusted by this X went on to invent something which paved way for a new branch of science. Identify X.

25. The Rituale Romanum was first written in 1614 under Pope Paul V. It gives a formal description of a particular ritual. According to Malachi Martin, a Jesuit professor the various stages involved are namely The Presence, Breakpoint, The Voice, The clash and Expulsion. What ritual are we talking about?

26. This place is Asia’s largest wholesale market. Built by a king for his daughter to ship all that she wanted to, this market place derives its name from the canals filled with water that sparkled like silver in the moonlight. What place in contemporary Asia is this?

27. Where would you find "Miss Sibyl Thornton in her flowing nightie"?
hint: Sibyl was nickname of a certain Eleanor Thornton, who was model for something also called “silver lady” or “flying lady”.