Season II Quiz VII

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1. What is the term used to define a country that is predominantly controlled by the companies?

2. Identify the person standing. Ie, later he went to become a great ally of greatest Standup Comedian commander & warrior, George Bush.




3. Identify this conman.



4.Identify this person who to whom two of our PMs can strike a lineage?

5. Onether woman for the day, Identify this person who has inspired the greatest nonviloent movement next only to the Great Indian Freedom Struggle.

Season II Quiz VI Answers

1. This American president was a great enthusiast of Bicycling. Being a president he could not bicycle in Washington D.C. This made him an enthusiast of Golf. He commission two agents of secret service to paint the golf balls in Black during winter, so that the golf balls could be found even in Snow. Who is this US President?

Ans. Woodrow Wilson, the founder of league of nations. One of the finest heroes ever.

2. Identify this epic movie. It is also considered the first Block Buster of Hollywood. It is still regarded as one of the Most Controversial movies ever made.

Ans. Birth of a Nation by D.W. Griffith. It has provoked great controversy for its treatment of white supremacy and its positive portrayal of the Ku Klux Klan. As late as the 1970s, the Ku Klux Klan continued to use the film as a recruitment tool.

3. Identify this 'flower' whose murder was a matter of national debate (U.S.) and is considered the first ever media publicised murder of U.S.

Ans. Easy one it is Black Dahlia. The first ever publisised murder in the history. Several novel and film adaptations have come in the past 60 years.

4. Connect

Ans. Many of you cracked it right! It is Hannibal. ( It was a good idea by one of my coleagues not include Sir Anthony Hopkins photo)

5. Identify this famous place which has added to the prosperity of our country and also "brought in" disasters and raiders.

Ans. This is Khyber pass that has allowed both merchants and also raiders into India

Season II Quiz VI

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Every week we will publish 5 questions on Friday Evening by 5 pm. The answers are expected by Tuesday Noon of the following week. The answers and names of the top scorers will be published with in two days that is on Thursday by 5 pm. Please spread the quizzing to as many friends of you as possible. The Entries for this quiz will close on 23rd April by 12 pm. Please send your answers to neoquizspotweeklychallenge@gmail.com

1. This American president was a great enthusiast of Bicycling. Being a president he could not bicycle in Washington D.C. This made him an enthusiast of Golf. He commission two agents of secret service to paint the golf balls in Black during winter, so that the golf balls could be found even in Snow. Who is this US President?

2. Identify this epic movie. It is also considered the first Block Buster of Hollywood. It is still regarded as one of the Most Controversial movies ever made.

3. Identify this 'flower' whose murder was a matter of national debate (U.S.) and is considered the first ever media publicised murder of U.S.

4. Connect

5. Identify this famous place which has added to the prosperity of our country and also "brought in" disasters and raiders.

Season II Quiz V Answers

1. What term is used to denote word directly taken into one language from another, otherwise with little or no translation?

Ans. Loan Word. The words like Police(French), Cummerbund(Hindi) are the greatest examples of this.

2. The person in the photo is a very normal photographer, but one photograph of this guy has a lot of 'Social' 'cultural' and 'economic' impact and the impact is visibly seen in the pop culture. What are we talking about?



Ans. The Guy is Alberto Korda. He is famous for the photograph Guerrillero Heroico. A photograph of Che after the La Coubre disaster. This went on become probably the greatest photograph ever and generated merchandise worth billions.

3. The guy in the photograph has 'connected people' (But any case he is not a Nokia Employee!) . What made him famous?




Ans. The guy is Tim Berners Lee. The father of internet.

4. Which American actress’s middle name is Karuna. She and her siblings spent time in Almora, India as children, and the Dalai Lama sometimes visited their home. As a child, she suffered bouts of body dimorphic disorder. Which 'Pulpy' woman are we talking about?

Ans. Uma Thurman. Famous for her potrails in Pulp Fiction and Poison Ivy in Batman and Robin. She was also the wife of Gary Oldman. She is a Buddhist now.

5. Who is the person in the photograph. If we were to mislead you by adding some trivia.. he is the Nephew of John Mathai, the second fiance minister of India, who resigned from the cabinet because of the increasing power of Mahanalobis.



Ans. Varghese Kurien Sir. The father of White Revolution.