Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Wired Differently: Quizbot # 8


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.

As usual, Please post your answers in the comments section below.

Quizbot # 7 was amazing, with 15 responses, and I was happy that the questions were crackable and workable :-)... This set comes after a little delay:


Set # 8

1. The image given below has the formula for making the 'perfecto' what? PS. This will really help you enjoy your breakfast!


2. Following are clues to a place, and are not necessary the etymology of the place name. The first part of this town's name is the name of the current month in the Hindu Calendar. The second part is Kannada for "White Pond." The place is one of the many Jain pilgrimage centres. Name it.

3. What sweet item, also manufactured in Pune and enjoyed all over India, gets its name from an English County? The cakes look something like this:


4.Revenge!!! Who is burning with revenge, waiting for their chance? PS. Funda plz.


5. The Sitter of this set. You've seen or heard this term before. This word is typically used for softwares that have been recently made available to the masses, or a software that is undergoing modifications. What word?

Quizbot # 7 Answers and Scores:

1. Ya! The answer is Le Mans, famous for the Annual Endurance Event. (11/15 got it correct)
2. It is the Mouth-Watering, Jalebi! (13/15 got it correct)
3. If you follow the steps, you end up with a Mobius Strip! (5/15 got it correct)
4. It was indeed, Jawaharlal Nehru himself :). And yeah! Thanks to my friend Akash Kulkarni for this question! (9/15 got it correct)
5. South Sudan. Nothing else to be said! (15/15 got it correct)

And now for the Scores:

1. Althaf - 3
2. Mangesh - 5
3. Nanda - 4
4. Satya Mathur - 3
5. Gaurav - 3
6. Anonymous 1 - 1
7. Anniesen - 5
8. Julian - 3
9. Palash - 4
10. Viken - 4
11. Raghav - 5
12. Anonymous 2 - 3
13. Paul - 3
14. Aniruddha - 3
15. PHS QLog - 4

Link to the previous set: Quizbot Set # 7

Thanks for the response ppl!

Atharv

9 comments:

  1. 1. Toast
    2. Shravanabelagola
    3. Shrewsbury cake (sorry, I Googled this one. Don't count it)
    4. Angry Pigs revenge... Apparently, it's a second rate game that was, as the name suggests, to take revenge on the birds. Rip off off the original.
    5. Open source software.

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  2. 2) Sharavanbelegola
    5) beta

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  3. 1. Breakfast cereal?
    2. Shravanbelagola
    3. Shrewsbury
    4. The Pigs, a.k.a. The Angry Birds' arch-enemies.
    5. Beta

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  4. Answer 1: An equation to make really good toast?
    Answer 2: Shravanabelagola.
    Answer 3: Shrewsbury Cake.
    Answer 4: Angry Pigs.
    Answer 5: Open Source.

    P.S: The sender is Raghav.

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  5. 5) Open source
    4) Angry Birds ?
    3)Shrewsbery cake

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  6. 1.espresso coffee!
    2.shravanbelgol!
    3.shrewsburry biscuits
    4.
    5.alpha
    -devendra s.prabhune,yavatmal.

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  7. 2. sravanabelagola

    4. angry pigs?
    5. beta version

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  8. 1) To find how long a biscuit can be dipped in tea without getting soft
    2) Shravanabelagola
    3)Shrewsbury cake
    4)Angry Birds
    5) Beta version

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