OCTOBER RESULTS

The Winner for the month of October is Kapinjal Sharma. He is an IIT ian from Guwahati. A reputed quizzer, he is a regular on the Assam quizzing scene. He was the champion of TATA Crucible 2010 Campus edition. He had also stood second in Prahelikaa 2010 held in Digboi by DQF.

Scores:

1. Kapinjal Sharma: 15 points

2. Wonkyo Weingken: 14 points

3. Vinay Upadhyay: 8 points

4. Abhilash Patowary: 6 points

5. Subham Kashyap: 6 points

6. Deepjyoti Deka: 2 points

7. Nabajyoti Bharali: 2 points

8. Anirban Baruah: 2 points

9. Surabhi Kar Khound: 1 point

10. Sujay Chakraborty: 1 point

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QUIZZERIAA 2010

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OCTOBER SET 4(OPEN till 21st)

1. WHOSE GRAVE?

Ans: Bahadur Shah Zafar's grave in Rangoon (Yangon).

2. Identify this philosopher.

Ans: Baha Ullah, the founder of the Bahai faith.

3. CONNECT THE ABOVE PICTURES.

Ans: The first pic is of baby Hitler. The second pic is of Valkyrs. Operation Valkyrie was launched to assasinate Hitler. The last is a mural on which is the oldest reference to the Swastika, made infamous by Hitler and his band of brown shirt clad Nazis.

4. It is the oldest law enforcement agency in the US reporting directly to the Treasury Secretary. One of its two principal functions is to safeguard currency notes. What is its other job?

Ans: Guarding the most powerful person on earth, the US president.

5. This word is used as part of a phrase in a commonly used term in Poker. It is a forced bet in which each player places an equal amount of money or chips into the pot before the deal begins. In games where the acting dealer changes each turn, it is not uncommon for the players to agree that the dealer provides it for each player. What?

Ans: Ante, as in Upping the ante.

OCTOBER SET 3 (OPEN TILL 16th)

1. Literateur, entreprenaur, freedom fighter, nationalist and an articulator of a free and autonomous Asom. Just identify this man we revere.

Ans: AMBIKA GIRI RAICHOWDHURY.

2. WHERE WOULD ONE SEE THIS.

Alternatively

TELL US WHEN WOULD YOU SEE THIS ALL ILLUMINATED LIKE THIS?

Ans: Mysore Palace on Dussehra

3. CONNECT THE THREE ABOVE PERSONS. A BIT CRYPTIC BUT CANT HELP.

Ans: TROPHIES NAMED AFTER THE RESPECTIVE GENTLEMAN.

ZR Irani, Ranjitsinghji, Dwight Davis

4. Who was the winning candidate from Tezpur Assembly constituency in 1967 defeating his nearest rival by 671 votes?

Ans: Bishnu Prasad Rabha

5. It is a form of acute malnutrition which is caused by the excess consumption of any kind of a lean meat, with less fats and oil, added with a lack of paucity sources of nutrients usually in combination with other factors, such as severe cold or dry environment. Symptoms include diarrhea, headache, fatigue, low blood pressure and heart rate, and a vague discomfort and hunger that can only be satisfied by consumption of fats or carbohydrates or oils. What is such a medical condition called?

Ans: Rabbit Starvation

OCTOBER SET 2 (OPEN TILL 11th)

1. CONNECT THE THREE ABOVE PICTURES.

Ans: GOOGLE

2. This flight is about to land at an international airport. The runway is just a few metres from the beach making this airport one of the wackiest airports in the world. Which one?

Ans: Princess Juliana Interntaional Airport, Saint Marteen.

3. Identify him.

Ans: Pandit Ram Prasad Bismil

4. The creation of what in 1672 by Swargadeo Udayaditya Singha at Hoolungapara 16 km from Jorhat?

Ans: Lachit Borphukan's maidam

5. This product created shockwaves when it was unveiled in March 2009 in Beijing by a Chinese manufacturer. They say it is durable and hence its name.Although this is not being endorsed by the legend himself, its makers claim that the users will score in the bedroom like he does on the pitch. What?

Ans: David beckham brand of condoms

OCTOBER SET 1 (OPEN TILL 6th)

1. CONNECT THE ABOVE PICTURES.

Ans: SERIES OF STEPHENIE MEYER (TWILIGHT,NEW MOON, ECLIPSE)

2. WHICH CITY?

Ans: MALE (Maldives)

3. WHOSE GRAVE?

Ans: Lord Charles Cornwallis

4.

•He was the captain of the state hockey team for 3 years before leaving the sport with a wrist injury. He later joined politics and became an MP from his home state in the Lok Sabha. What?

Hint: Assam

Ans: Rajen Gohain, BJP MP from NAGAON

5.

•In America, ______________ Tablets were sold as a candy, offered in a glass bottle resembling an aspirin jar. These tablets were used during World War II as an energy boosting treat by U.S., UK and other soldiers. Later when the world ended, a mountain was named __________ mountains in its honour. What??

Ans: HORLICKS