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DHISHNA 2011, The techno-cultural fest of SOE, CUSAT

2011-01-21T18:53:00.006+05:30

True to the great meaning behind its magnificent name,

DHISHNA is an orchestrated articulation of the ideas and efforts

educed from the diversity of 7 specialized engineering branches of

School of Engineering, CUSAT.

Scheduled to be held from 25th to 28th February,

DHISHNA strives to bring the learning process out of the box

and introduces a host of new events and initiatives,

expanding its reach beyond previously unseen level of the symposium.

CONQUERORS OF XPLENDOR

2010-01-20T23:38:00.004+05:30

HERE ARE THE EAGERLY AWAITED RESULTS

FIRST PRIZE(Rs. 500)- TIRTHA TANAY MANDAL,JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY

SECOND PRIZE(Rs. 300)-KUMAR RONAK,SOE,CUSAT

THIRD PRIZE(Rs. 200)-MD.SHAHNAWAZ AHMAD,SOE,CUSAT

FOURTH PRIZE-RAHUL KUMAR,SOE,CUSAT

FIFTH PRIZE-SAURAV KUMAR,SOE,CUSAT

Congratulations to all the contestants of Xplendor Online Quiz. And heartfelt thanks for making it a huge success.

All the winners will be given "participation certificates". The winners will be contacted directly for the dispatch of prizes.

The General Quiz of Xplendor will be held on 24th of January,2010 from 12:00pm onwards at the Open Air Auditorium,CUSAT. Mr. Anil Raghavan of Grey Cells is the quiz master for the event.

The regular online contests of CUSAT QUIZ CLUB will be continuing very shortly.Keep checking this space for more details.We hope for more participation in the future.

DAY-10

2010-01-19T20:32:00.013+05:30

(1)Identify and connect all these pics.[7 points]

Ans-connect is "the stolen arts"

Pics are of (in clockwise order)-a)Beach in Pourville(recovered recently), b)The Concert, c)The Last Judgement, d)The Scream, e)Mona Lisa, f)The storm on the sea of Galili.

(2) Co-relate the famous personalities.[4 points]

Ans:- pic 1- H.G wells,pic 2- J.R.R.tolkien,pic 3- lewis caroll,pic 4- thoreau

connect- all the writers have literary societies named after them

(3) Connect.[4 points]

Ans: pic 1- croquet,pic 2- lacrosse,pic 3- roque,pic 4- basque pelota

connect- sports discontinued from summer olympics

DAY-9

2010-01-18T19:22:00.007+05:30

(1) What connects the answers of all these? [4 points]

a) A quality philosophy born in Motorola and later the concept was expanded by GE, which abstract is increased efficiency, quality and profit at reduced cost.

b)A high-end company owned by Swatch Group, famous for its association with James Bond and Apollo program.

c)A stage during software development in which the software is released outside by the organization or developers to the users, so that any malfunctions these users find in the software can be reported to the developers and can be fixed.

d)In a television series created by Gene Roddenberry, it refers to the 3rd quadrant of an area of the Milky-way Galaxy.

Ans- "Greek Alphabets", (a)six sigma, (b)omega SA, (c)beta, (d)alpha

(2)Connect all the pics. [6 points]

Ans- the connect is "ebay", Pics are of Bridgeville(1st town to be sold on ebay); Meg Whitman(former CEO of ebay); Britney Spears(her hair was listed on ebay for $1 million);

Bumble bee(ebay was featured in Transformer movies); Paypal & cards for online payments(paypal is a subsidiary of ebay).

(3)Connect.[4 points]

Ans- the connect is "Peter F Drucker". Pics are of 'The Age of Discontinuity'one of his famous books(pic1), Presidential medal of freedom,awarded in 2002(pic2), Greatly influenced by John Maynard Keynes(pic3), GM Renaissance center, served as a consultant(pic5) and studied International and public law in Frankfurt University(pic4)

DAY-8

2010-01-17T22:39:00.012+05:30

(1)Identify and connect them.(Not an exhaustive list) [7 points]

Ans-connect is "Forever 27 club". It is a popular culture name for a group of influential rock and blues musicians who all died at the age of 27.

Pics are of (in clockwise order)- Robert Johnson, Janis Joplin, Kurt Kobain, Jim Morrison, Jimi Handrix, and Brian Jones.

(2)Identify and connect. [7 points]

Ans-the connect is "Fictional people from London".

Pics are of (in clockwise order)- Jonothon Evan Starsmore(Marvel Comics Superhero also associated with X-Men and New Warriors); Lord Voldemort(Harry Potter novels); Mad Mod(DC Comics); Austin Powers(spoof of James Bond); Sleuth(Disney Comics); and Sherlock Holmes(creation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle).

(3) The car literally is blasting off in this video.However the question is not about the speed demon.Just tell us the name of the highway.[2 points]

Ans- Autobahn Highway. (min. speed limit is 60km/h but no max. speed limit, no overtake rules, etc)

DAY-7

2010-01-16T21:29:00.010+05:30

(1)Connect "A" and "B". What is special about the reversed boots (in pic B)?

[3 points]

Ans:- The connection is Buddha.
The Sanchi's Stupa's nucleus was a simple hemispherical brick structure built over the relics of the Buddha. Afghan people represented the Buddha as a riderless horse.
The riderless horse named Sergeant York, during the funeral procession for the 40th President of the United States, Ronald Reagan, with President Reagan's boots reversed in the stirrups.

(2)Co-relate all the pics. [4 points]

Ans:- The connection is My lai.

1) Indian Peace Keeping Force
2) George Fernandes
3)Location Map of atrocities and losses suffered in Valvettiturai
4) Iconic image of My Lai massacre

1989 Valvettiturai massacre happened on 2nd and 3rd of August 1989 at a small coastal town called Valvettiturai, in Jaffna peninsula, in Sri Lanka where approximately 64 minority Sri Lankan Tamil civilians were killed by the soldiers belonging to the Indian Peace Keeping Force.George Fernandes, who later served as defense minister of India 1998-2004, called the massacre India’s My Lai.

(3) Identify the festival.[2 points]

Ans:- San Fermin Festival

DAY-6

2010-01-15T20:35:00.010+05:30

(1) Connect all these to a recent issue. [2 points]

Ans-The connect is "Titan Rain". It was the US Government's designation given to a series of coordinated attacks on American computer systems since 2003. Titan Rain hackers which are of Chinese origin, gained access to many systems including NASA, White House, Lockheed Martin, etc. Few days back, Chinese hackers had spied on human right advocates around the globe by infiltrating the Google Network, it resulted in Google announcement of abandoning the country.

(2) What is the poster all about?[2 points]

Ans- Soviet propaganda poster "Freedom, American style".

(3) Identify the rather aggressive dance.[2 points]

Ans- Haka

DAY-5

2010-01-14T01:22:00.006+05:30

(1) We all know the famous man.However that is not the question.Just tell us what is special about this picture? [2 points]

Ans:- 1)During World War II, Winston Churchill popularised its use as a "Victory" sign (for V as in victory) initially with palm inwards and later in the war palm outwards.

(2) What do the two images stand for and how are they related to 14th of jan? [3 points]

Ans:- 2)The symbols used in Western astrology to represent the astrological signs Capricorn and Saggitarius.
14th of January is celebrated as Makar Sankranti in India which represents the transition of sun from saggitarius to capricorn.

(3) Identify the guitarist. [2 points]

Ans:- Angus young

DAY-4

2010-01-13T22:19:00.008+05:30

(1)Identify the two pics and connect them.[3 points]

Ans) The connection is Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Interior of the Montgomery Bus in which Rosa Parks travelled.
Rosa Parks in 1955, with Martin Luther King, Jr. in the background

(2)Connect these. [2 points]

Ans) The connection is Armstrong.
Neil Armstrong stands next to the Ambassador of Exploration Award at the Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal.
Lance Armstrong in Tour de Gruene,2008.
370,371 and 407 are Armstrong Numbers.

(3) He made an invention which made Elizabeth I very happy.His invention is widely used in our day to day lives.Name the inventor and his ingenious invention.[2 points]

Ans) Sir John Harington, who is credited with inventing the flushing toilet.

DAY-3

2010-01-12T23:08:00.008+05:30

(1) "Z" is a prefix from latin that means "beyond"."Z" was a code name for cryptographic intelligence used in world war ii."Z running" are the endurance races at distances typically beyond marathon."Z 's" are the fervent supporters of a sports team."Z man" is a DC comics super villian.Give us the all important "Z".[ 3 points]

Ans- Ultra

(2)Connect the two pics. [2 points]

Ans- Connect is "Europian Union"

The blue lighted Eiffel tower (in the background of pic-1) is to mark the France's presidency in EU and Herman Van Rompuy (pic-2) is the EU's new president.

(3) Identify the Video clip.[ 2 points]

Ans- Sesame Street, an American Educational children television series and a pioneer of the contemporary educational television standard combining with education and entertainment.

DAY-2

2010-01-11T22:48:00.009+05:30

1) In Greek mythology,'A' was created when each god gave 'A' unique gifts.'B' ordered Hephaestus to create 'A' , and all the gods joined in offering 'A' seductive gifts.According to the myth, ‘A’ opened a ‘C’, in modern accounts referred to as "A’s D", releasing all the evils of mankind.There is an older mention of Cs containing blessings and evils bestowed upon mankind in Homer's ‘E’.The word ‘A’ has been used in several places.The most recent one being a fictional moon used as a setting for sci-fi epic film.Identify A,B,C,D,E. [3 points]

Ans- A)Pandora, B)Zeus, C)Pithos, D)Box, E)Illiad

2) An ‘X’ is a diplomat of the highest formal class.’X’ is the most popular car in India and is perceived to be best suited to the harsh Indian terrain.Many theatres across the world as in Dublin,New york,St,Louis ,London have been named after ‘X’.India uses another name in place of ‘X’ for the same purpose in commonwealth countries.Just tell us what is ‘X’. [2 points]

Ans- Ambassador

3)Combine the answers of (a), (b) and (c) to find a name and then connect it with the picture given below.

(a) A deity worshiped and played a vital role in Mahabharata.

(b) An honor conferred to an expert of any subject or field, especially in Indian classical music.

(c)The hindi word for "sister's daughter".

[4 points]

Ans- (a)Krishna +(b)Pandit +(c)Bhanji ==> Ben Kinsley (original name is Krishna Pandit Bhanji)

The connect is "Teen Patti" an upcoming bollywood movie starring Ben Kinsley with Richard Gere has a guest appearance in it.

DAY-1

2010-01-10T23:39:00.008+05:30

1) What connects a premier b-school, a research university and one of the older, primary Upanishads? [hint:- think this quiz] . [1 point]

Ans:- The connect is the sanskrit shloka 'Tejasvinavadhithamastu'.It is the motto of CUSAT(Cochin university of science and technology

) and the logo of IIM-B also bears it.It has been taken from the taittiriya upanishad.

2) One word that connects all these pictures. [2 points]

Ans:- The one word connect is KERALA.

pic-1 Kalarippayattu
pic 2- Lord Parashurama with Saraswat brahmin settlers commanding Lord Varuna to make the seas recede to make the Konkan and Kerala.
pic 3- Hon'ble Mr. Justice K.G. Balakrishnan,Chief Justice of India hails from kerala.
pic 4- Grand Kerala Shopping Festival.

3) What connects this video to a recently released Bollywood blockbuster? [3 points]

Ans:- The connect we were looking for is OPERA.The video shows an opera in progress and the movie 3 idiots had boman irani listening to opera everyday.

XPLENDOR10 ONLINE QUIZ

2010-01-10T15:58:00.003+05:30

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING,CUSAT proudly presents XPLENDOR10 (www.xplendor.org),the first edition of its annual techno-management fest.XPLENDOR is organizing an ONLINE QUIZ from 11th to 21st of january .There are prizes worth Rs 1k and participation certificates to be won!!.

The quiz starts from 00:00 hrs on the 11th of jan.For the format and rules click here

So get cracking and happy quizzing.

Contest

2010-01-08T22:22:00.009+05:30

2 DAYS TO GO......

DECEMBER SET-4(send your answers before 29th december)

2009-12-16T18:32:00.018+05:30

1) Weave the three pics to a singer and a civil rights activist.[4 points]

Ans:- Miriam makeba

2) What is the cute rabbit advertising?[1 point]

Ans:- Energizer batteries

3) Connect the images to the most famous works of an artist.Give us the name of the works and the artist.[5 points]

Ans:- Vincent Van Gogh

4) Link to a literary figure.[4 points]

Ans:- Gabriel garcia marquez

5) Link to an erstwhile barrier.[4 points]

Ans:- Berlin Wall

6) Connect.[3 points]

Ans:- Inca civilization

7) Connect to a famous institution.[4 points]

Ans:- Carnegie Mellon University

8) Co- Relate the pics. to a giant in the field of business.[4 points]

Ans:- Vodafone

9) Link the images to a publication series.[5 points]

Ans:- Asterix and Obelisk

10) Just tell us what causes the rather unusual voice.[2 points]

Ans:- Helium gas

DECEMBER SET-3(Send your answers before 18/12/09)

2009-12-10T21:50:00.015+05:30

1) Correlate the images to a significant event.[ 3 points]

Ans:- Pic 1 is the magic square of 15.The image to the right is the Bella center where the COP-15 summit is taking place.Connect:- COP-15

2) Identify the art form. [4 points]

Ans:- Graffiti

3) Interconnect the pics to a famous artist. [4 points]

Ans:- Luciano pavarotti

4) Connect to a literary figure .[ 3 points]

Ans:- Ayn Rand

5) The pics relating to a person has propounded principles,which are of great relevance right now.Who am i talking about? [5 points]

Ans:- John Maynard Keynes

6) Link the three images to an iconic motion picture. [4 points]

Ans:- Mario Puzo(pic 1),Simpsons parodying Godfather(pic 2), Francis Ford Coppola

(pic 3).Connect:- The Godfather

7) Yup the baby is really quite.however that is not the question.Give me the name of the company for which the pic is an advertisement.(observe d pic closely) [2 points]

Ans:- Michelin

8)In Roman mythology, "A" was associated with wild animals and the moon. Along with her main attributes, "A" was an emblem of chastity. According to mythology, "A"was born with her twin brother "B" on the island of Delos, daughter of Jupiter and Latona. At "C", "A" was incorporated into the Olympian iconography with which "D", the"B"-like "Sun King" liked to surround himself. In Shakespeare's play"E", many references are made to "A".In comic book lore, the character of "F"is written to be a descendant of the Gods, and named after "A".In the funeral oration of Princess"A", her brother drew an ironic analogy between the ancient goddess "A" and his sister .Identify A,B,C,D,E,F. [3 points]

Ans:- A- Diana

B- Apollo

C- Versailles

D- Louis XIV

E- Romeo and Juliet

F- Wonder Woman

9)Connect the pics to an amazing entrepreneur [4 points]

Ans:- Lee Iacocca
10) Identify the rather weird sport. [3 points]

Ans:- Curling

DECEMBER, SET-2(Send your Answers before 10/12/09)

2009-12-03T23:19:00.019+05:30

1)Name the instrument playing by the guy.[1 point]

Ans:- Rawanhattha

2)'Alpha' is a brief introductory statement of a document 'Beta' which is the longest document in the world but not an integral part of 'Beta'.It took 2 years 11 months and 18 days to complete the 'Beta'. The starting and finishing phrases of 'Alpha' were adopted from a similar document of 'Gamma'. Identify 'Alpha' , 'Beta' and 'Gamma'. [3 points]

Ans:- Alpha = Preamble of the Indian Constitution
Beta = Constitution of India
Gamma = Constitution of Ireland

3)He was named after his father, who was a politician but the son acquired the more fame than father. He was born as a Christian but changed his name after joining the Nation of Islam, subsequently converting to Sunni Islam and later Sufism. He is a legend of his own field.Identify him. [1 point]

Ans:- Muhammad Ali

4)'X' which has more than a million members among 200 countries was founded by an American lawyer 'Y' and the second largest organization by membership behind 'Z'. Inspired by the commitment of 'X' to one of their most notable global projects 'P', many famous global organizations like WHO, UNICEF, and United Nations share their partnership with 'X' for the success of the project.'X' had also been portrayed in various movies, novels and TV shows,etc. This organization was named 'X' because the initial meetings of the organization were rotated to each member's office each week. Identify X, Y, Z and P. [3 points]

Ans:- X = Rotary International
Y = Paul P Harris
Z = Lions Club
P = PolioPlus

5)Connect to a famous personality.[2 points]

Ans:- The Connection is Mrinal Sen. The first pic is of Mrinal Sen's movie Bhuvan Shome which is to be screened in the Mrinal Sen Retrospective Category at IFFK 2009 at Trivandrum (second pic)

6)Connect to an organization.[2 points]

Ans:- The connection is Indian Space Research Organisation(ISRO)

7)Identify this character.[1 point]

Ans:- Zac,a virtual cool dude launched by Idea Cellular

8)Connect.[2 points]

Ans:- The Connect is Nicholas Negroponte. He is the founder of MIT media lab (first pic) and and One laptop per Child(second pic)

9)Connect.[2 points]

Ans:- The connection is Amrita Shergill
The pics are Flag of Hungary(Amrita Shergill was born in Budapest,Hungary),Self Potrait By Amrita Shergill and Amrita Shergill is Known as India's Frida Kahlo.

10)Name the art being shown in this video. [3 points]

Ans:- Opera

DECEMBER, SET-1(Send your Answers before 3/12/09)

2009-11-27T01:29:00.011+05:30

(1)Connect. [4 points]

Ans-Connection is New entry to the 2010 Formula One Season

The pics are of logo of Manor Motorsports,Youtube and Campos Grand Prix

The new teams are Campos Meta1 S.A.,Manor Grand Prix Racing and Team US F1(Chad Hurley,co founder of Youtube is the team's primary investor)

(2)'X' was a national level football player and holds a distinct Limca World records for a totally different field. During 2003 ICC world cup 'X' was somehow associated with 'Y' ,a very famous personality in his own field and is currently the chairman of 'Z' . 'X' is now the brand ambassador of products 'P1 and P2' replacing very famous bollywood actresses 'B1 and B2'.

Identify X,Y,Z,P's and B's. [5 points]

Ans-X--Genelia D'Souza

Y--Krishnamachari Srikkanth

Z--Selection Committee of the Indian National Cricket Team

P1--Fanta

P2--Perk

B1--Rani Mukherjee

B2--Preity Zinta

(3)Identify the logo. [1 point]

Ans-Logo of the miss world event

(4)Name this item used as a sales promotion technique.[2 point]

Ans-mannequin

(5)Identify this movie. [2 points]

Ans-Harishchandrachi Factory

In September 2009, it was elected as India's official entry to Academy Award in the best foreign language film category.

(6)Identify him and his claim of fame. [2 points]

Ans-Ian fleming, creator of James Bond character.

(7)Give the funda. [2 points]

Ans-XKCD Webcomic titled "Wikipedian Protestor".The comic is a parody of the wide-spread Citation needed template on the English Wikipedia. Citation needed template is used to identify questionable claims which lack a citation to a reliable source. The comic messages that politicians should state their sources (and stop telling lies), just like Wikipedia tries to.

(8)Connect. [3 points]

Ans-Anju mahendru and Neena gupta Both were having an affair with West Indies cricketers namely Garry Sobers and Vivian Richards respectively.

(9)Identify. [2 points]

Ans-Denis Hwang

(10)The song 'X' was originally composed for a bollywood movie, but was turned down by its director who thought the song was unsuitable for some reasons. Fortunately the song became globally popular and in March 2009, the music company which holds the song's copyright, received $200,000 from a political party to for its use in its election campaign .Identify 'X'.

[2 points]

Ans-Jai Ho....

NEW SEASON STARTS

2009-11-20T00:25:00.005+05:30

Charge up your batteries and get your grey cells to work because we are ready to blast off this series of connections that can be decrypted by only those who have a proper synchronization between their cerebral and ocular armory.

So what are we waiting for?Let the questions roll and here we go.