Sunday, June 19, 2011

Wired Differently: Quizbot # 2





Quizbot is a weekly quiz initiated by yours truly in an attempt to reach far out in everyone's quest for Curiosity. Besides, Quizzing is one of my hobbies and thanks to SEQC, now one of my passions.

After a successful Quizbot # 1 (Look for answers and scores below), I present to you Quizbot # 2.


Set # 2

1. The Japanese word for 'a Warning', used in a popular game is also the name of a video game company, whose logo is given below. Give me the word.


2. A Reluctant Revolutionary, he ushered in a revolution in the early 1900s. Name him.


3. The local name of the city is shared by a village in western central Yemen. The city is in a country which is currently in news due to protests. The city is referred to in a 1942 movie as well. Name it. Logo given below.



4. This globally used symbol (pictured below) is green and depicts a plant, seated inside a circle. The symbol indicates that a food product is free of something, which shot into global headlines 3 months ago. Name the symbol.


5. The sitter - Give me the term used in Sci-Fi for a being with a fusion of biological (natural) and artificial parts.

Please post your answers in the comments section below.


Quizbot # 1 Answers and Scores:

The first set of Quizbot saw a reasonable response, with 10 comments, and 9 of them being answers. The answers below:

1. The chap in question is Edward Witten. (4/9 got it correct)
2. The webcomic is Abstruse Goose. (Only 1/9 got it correct, one of the good guesses was Drunk Duck)
3. The historian is William Dalrymple. (6/9 got it correct)
4. The band is Ace of Base. (4/9 got it correct)
5. The answer is, obviuosly Geronimo. (Yes, the official name was Neptune Spear, but I was looking for Geronimo, (8/9 got it correct).

Scores:

1. Tai Kamiya: 3
2. Anonymous: 0
3. Nanjundeshwara: 1
4. Mangesh: 5 (Waytago!)
5. Jeevan: 2
6. Amit: 3
7. PHS Quizzing Log: 3
8. Girish: 4 (Awesome!)
9. Satya: 2

Link to the Previous Set: Quizbot Set # 1

Thanks for the response, and wish you good quizzing.

Later!


13 comments:

  1. 1) Atari, I think
    2) Max Planck (easy)
    3) Casablanca
    4) I guess it's Radara or Radura or something, I'm not sure...
    5) Cyborg

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  2. 1.atari
    2.max plank
    3.
    4.radura
    5.cyborg

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  3. 1. Atari
    2. Max Planck
    3. Casablanca
    4. Radura
    5. Android

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  4. 2. Max Planck
    3. ville de casablanca
    4. irradiated food
    5. cyborg

    --- Shreehari U ---

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  5. 1.Atari
    4.radura for radurization
    5.Cyborg

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  6. 2. Rudyard Kipling
    3. Toronto
    4. Radura

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  7. 1. Atari
    2. Ernest Rutherford
    3. Sanaa
    4. Endosulfan
    5. Cyborg

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  8. Answer 1: Atari
    Answer 2: Max Planck
    Answer 3: Sana'a
    Answer 4: RADURA
    Answer 5: Cyborg
    P.S: The sender is Raghav (codename 'Tai Kamiya')

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  9. 1. ATARI.
    2. MAX PLANC.
    3. CASABLANCA.
    4. RADURA.
    5. CYBORG.

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  10. 1)Atari
    2)Max Planck
    3)Casa Blanca
    4)Radura
    5)Cyborg

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  11. 1.Atari
    2. no idea! :P
    3. Casablanca
    4. its the food irradiation symbol. Food is free of irradiation...
    5. Cyborg?

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  12. 1.ATARI
    2.I've seen him somewhere..
    4.Radura
    5.Cyborg

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