Sunday, July 24, 2011

Wired Differently: Quizbot # 7


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.

I got a total of 6 responses for the last set of Quizbot. As usual, Please post your answers in the comments section below. Here goes # 7:


Set # 7

1. Pictured below is a pan view of a French city. The city lends its name to a famous motor sports event, started 88 years ago. The city hosts the same event, an endurance event. Give me the name of the city.


2. Which famous, mouth-watering Indian eatable is known by the name of 'Zlebia' in some parts of Africa?

3. Take a long, not-too wide strip of paper, twist one end by 180 degrees, and then stick the two ends of paper with adhesive. What do you end up with?


4. An article criticizing Jawaharlal Nehru 12 years before India became independent was published in a journal, written by someone who went with a pen name that was the name of the person who was the principal advisor of Chandragupta Maurya. Give me the real name of the author of this article. A younger picture of him is shown below!


5. The sitter of this set, Recently, which country, with its capital being Juba, became the newest member of the UN?


Quizbot # 6 Answers and Scores:

1. This question remained uncracked! I know it was a bit vague, but the answer has NOTHING do with Harry Potter! The answer is Wallflower, the word features in Emma Watson's next film! (0/6 got it correct)
2. The answer is R&B (Rhythm and Blues) (5/6 got it correct)
3. The answer is as simple as E = mc2. The two people have written books on the equation, and the hidden out text in the other two pictures, is the famous equation! (3/6 got it correct)
4. Its Sigmund Freud. (3/6 got it correct)
5. The sitter, is of course, Mark Zuckerberg! (1/6 got it correct)

And now for the Scores:

1. Palash - 2
2. Sachin - 3
3. Somewhere over the rainbow.... - 3
4. Harsh Joshi - 0
5. Raghav - 3
6. Anonymous - 0

Link to the previous set: Quizbot Set # 6

Later! With more Quizzing!

Atharv

15 comments:

  1. 1. le mans
    2.jalebi
    3.
    4.
    5.South sudan

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  2. 1) Le Mans
    2) Jalebi
    3) Mobius loop
    4) Nehru himself? He's the only person I know with a pen name 'Chanakya'.
    5) South Sudan

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  3. 1.Le Mans
    2.Jilabi
    3.Mobius Strip
    4.SC Bose
    5.South Sudan

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  4. 1. Le Mans
    2. Jalebi
    3. 2 interlocked rings
    5. Southern Sudan

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  5. Le mans
    Jalebi
    a vertical triangle
    DD Kosambi
    South Sudan

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  6. 5 is south sudan

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  7. Hi Atharv,

    This lot is much simpler, and nicely workoutable.

    1. Le Mans
    2. Jalebi
    3. A Moebius Strip
    4. Jawaharlal Nehru
    5. South Sudan

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  8. 3. Mobius Strip
    4. Nehru :)
    5. South Sudan
    Julian

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  9. 1. Le Mans
    2. Jalebi
    3. With some sort of loop
    4. Jawaharlal Nehru himself.
    5.Sudan

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  10. 1.Le Mans
    2.Jalebi
    3.Infinity Symbol
    4.Jawaharlal Nehru himself!
    5.South Sudan

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  11. Answer 1: Le Mans.
    Answer 2: Jalebi.
    Answer 3: Mobius Strip.
    Answer 4: Jawaharlal Nehru himself?
    Answer 5: South Sudan.

    P.S - The sender is Raghav.

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  12. 2)Jalebi
    3) A straight line
    4)JLN
    5)South Sudan

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  13. 1.Le Mans
    2. Jelebi?
    3. Triangle?
    4. ???
    5. South Sudan

    Paul Gatward - Tried to answer before but couldn't be bothered to have to join Google Groups???

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  14. 1. ......?
    2. jalebi (rhymes)
    3. still a strip of paper but a little shorter one though
    4. Jawaharlal Nehru himself as his pen name was chanakya
    5. republic of sudan
    nice quiz, loved answering and please let me now the answer of the first one as soon as possible.waiting....

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  15. 1) Le Mans
    2) Jalebi
    3) Infinity Loop
    4) Jawaharlal Nehru himself..
    5) South Sudan..
    P.S u cud have given the credits to the 4th qn dude.

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