CROSSROADS

DAILY Q'S FOR SEPT 29

2005-09-28T12:29:00.000-07:00

DAILY QUESTIONS FOR SEPT 29

1.This geographical feature is halfway up the hills in
the village of Meiringen and crossing which(the hills)
 you reach a certain hamlet of Rosenlaui.Which
geographical feature are we talking about? (Hint: Its
in Switzerland)

2.The Mandarin word Gongye Hezhoushe, or industrial
 cooperative  was used in China, starting in 1938,
to refer to   small, industrial operations that were being
 established in   rural China to replace the industrial centers
 that had been    captured by the Japanese.The
slogan for the industrial  cooperative movement.
Lt. Col. Evans Carlson, US Marine
 Corps was a military attache in  the US embassy

to China in the late-30s. In China,
Carlson reported on both the operations of the Chinese army
in the field as well as the country's industrial capacity
 and was favorably impressed by the industrial
cooperatives. When he  returned to the States and the
 US entered WWII,Carlson was appointed commander  of the 2nd
 Marine Raider Battalion.Recalling his time in China,
Carlson chose the slogan of theindustrial co-operatives as
the motto for his elite battalion and by
late 1942 it was widely adopted.Which motto?

3.What is the Japanese word for "The way of intercepting
 fists"?

4.He believed that the black man would rise up and start
 killing the whites thus creating an inferno of racial revenge.
Black man was not able to hang on to power because of innate
inferiority.According to him, on the day of judgement there
would come another Jesus with his four angels.
Who was this man and who were his angels?

5.The rebels surrendered X to the Romanian authorities at
Constanta.Romanian   authorities returned X to the motherland. In
October X was renamed to "St. Panteleimon".12 years later the name X
was restored.But soon X was renamed again as "Freedom Fighter".5 years
later X was blown up by interventionists.Identify X.

6.In which film does a mad general named Jack D. Ripper, obsessed by the fear that communists were controlling the fluoridation of the US water supply, send the bombers under his command to destroy the Soviet Union?

CROSSROADS 2005 IS ON SEPTEMBER 30 AND OCTOBER 1 2005

IN CASE U DONT KNOW THE RULES ALREADY

Please visit our site http://www.tathva.nitc.ac.in/html/nqr/enquire.htm
for further details regarding CROSSROADS 2005.

There will be 4 questions everyday till September 30 2005 for the warm
up to the Crossroads- The Quiz Fest of National Institute Of
Technology.This is intended to be the build-up and development of
quizzing appetite b4 the Grand Showdown on September 30 And October 1
2005..
For the Daily questions visit our blogspot
www.nqrcrossroads.blogspot.com or
http://www.tathva.nitc.ac.in/html/nqr/dq.htm
manusmad@gmail.com or saurobroto@gmail.com. Please add "Crossroads" to
the Subject Line.

The answers should reach by 11:00 pm on the date the questions are
posted . The answers and the results of the daily questions will be
posted on the blog the next day. and email the answers to

the answers to
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the Subject Line.

ANSWERS TO SEPT 27 DAILY Q'S

2005-09-28T11:57:00.001-07:00

Ans. Pugwash

3. After destroying a number of vessels, he picked up Professor Pierre
Arronax, his assistant Conseil, and harpooner Ned Land, taken from the
`Abraham Lincoln', a science ship which had been hunting him.
Eventually, he was somehow contacted by Campion Bond and asked to help
the British Government. Who?

Ans : Captain Nemo

4."I am by birth a Genevese; and my family is one of the most
distinguished of that republic. My ancestors had been for many years
counselors and syndics; and my father had filled several public
situations with honour and reputation."

Identify the book of which these are the opening lines.

Ans: Frankenstein

5.

Winston Churchill was asked whom he would most like to meet in the
other world.He immediately replied-"............"! Fill up .

Ans: Oscar Wilde

The Results

Rohit Nair-4
Indranil Ain-4
Brian Freitas-3
Raghunandan Valluri-3

Congratulation to the winner. Thank U all for posting

ANSWERS TO SEPT 27 DAILY Q'S

2005-09-28T11:57:00.000-07:00

1. To symbolise the intent and spirit of Space Flight
Awareness. NASA gives a special award which represents the astronauts'
own award for outstanding performance contributing to flight safety
or mission success, it is always presented by an astronaut.
Receiving this award is a very special honor, since less than 1 percent of
the space program workforce receive it annually. The award
consists of a sterling silver ________ lapel pin that was flown on a
Space Shuttle mission plus a certificate and commendation letter
signed by the presenting astronaut. Fill in! or whats the award
called?

Ans: Silver Snoopy Award

2.The Village of X gets its name from the Mi'KMaq word
meaning deep water. The Mi'KMaq were early inhabitants of the lands
on both sides of X harbour where they gathered food from the land
and sea. Acadians lived here in the early eighteenth century until the
1755 expulsion by the British. Many families can trace their roots to
the Irish, Scottish, English and United Empire Loyalists. Gaelic
and English street signs remind us of our Scottish heritage.Till
1954.X was just another town, it owes its present glory to one of its
native sons,Cyrus Eaton. Incidently X is the only place on
earth to be awarded a Nobel prize.

Ans: Pugwash from the word Pagweak

3. After destroying a number of vessels, he picked up
Professor Pierre Arronax, his assistant Conseil, and harpooner Ned
Land, taken from the `Abraham Lincoln', a science ship which had been
hunting him. Eventually, he was somehow contacted by Campion Bond
and asked to help the British Government. Who?

Ans: Captain Nemo

4."I am by birth a Genevese; and my family is one of
the most distinguished of that republic. My ancestors had been
for many years counselors and syndics; and my father had filled
several public situations with honour and reputation."

Identify the book of which these are the opening
lines.

Ans: Frankenstein

5.

Winston Churchill was asked whom he would most like to
meet in the other world.He immediately replied-"............"!
Fill up .

Ans:5,Oscar Wilde

The Results

Rohit Nair -4
Indranil Ain- 4
Brian Freitas-3
Raghunandan Valluri-3

Congratulations to the winners. Thank U for posting.

DAILY QUESTIONS FOR SEPT 27

2005-09-26T11:40:00.001-07:00

1. To symbolise the intent and spirit of Space Flight Awareness. NASA gives a special award which represents the astronauts’ own award for outstanding
performance contributing to flight safety or mission success, it is always
presented by an astronaut. Receiving this award is a very special honor, since less than 1 percent of the space program workforce receive it annually. The
award consists of a sterling silver ________ lapel pin that was flown on a
Space Shuttle mission plus a certificate and commendation letter signed by the presenting astronaut. Fill in! or whats the award called?

2.The Village of X gets its name from the Mi'KMaq word meaning deep water. The Mi'KMaq were early inhabitants of the lands on both sides of X harbour where they gathered food from the land and sea. Acadians lived here in the early eighteenth century until the 1755 expulsion by the British. Many families can trace their roots to the Irish, Scottish, English and United Empire Loyalists. Gaelic and English street signs remind us of our Scottish heritage.Till 1954.X was just another town, it owes its present glory to one of its native sons,Cyrus Eaton. Incidently X is the only place on earth to be awarded a Nobel prize.

3. After destroying a number of vessels, he picked up Professor Pierre Arronax, his assistant Conseil, and harpooner Ned Land, taken from the ‘Abraham Lincoln’, a science ship which had been hunting him. Eventually, he was somehow contacted by Campion Bond and asked to help the British Government. Who?

"I am by birth a Genevese; and my family is one of the most distinguished of that republic. My ancestors had been for many years counselors and syndics; and my father had filled several public situations with honour and reputation."

Identify the book of which these are the opening lines.

Winston Churchill was asked whom he would most like to meet in the other world.He immediately replied-"............“! Fill up .

In case u dont know the rules already

There will be 4 question everyday till September 30 2005 for the warm up to the Crossroads- The Quiz Fest of National Institute Of Technology.This is intended to be the build-up and development of quizzing appetite b4 the Grand Showdown on September 30 And October 1 2005..

For the Daily questions visit this blogspot OR http://www.tathva.nitc.ac.in/html/nqr/dq.htm and email the answers to manusmad@gmail.com or saurobroto@gmail.com. Please add "Crossroads" to the Subject Line.

The answers should reach by 11:00 pm on the date the questions are posted . The answers and the results of the daily questions will be posted on this blog the next day.

THE QUIZMASTER FOR CROSSROADS 2005

2005-09-25T09:52:00.000-07:00

ARUL MANI teaches English at St. Joseph's College, Bangalore and is Vice President of the Karnataka Quiz Association. He was a semifinalist on the inaugural 1998 edition of Mastermind India, won the All-India title in the World Quizzing Championships of 2005 and was placed World No. 5 in their rankings for the current year.
One of the most popular quizmasters of The Bangalore Quizzing Circuit He writes quiz columns for The Asian Age and India Today and has also researched for Mastermind India and University Challenge. He has travelled all over India as quizmaster and has conducted events at Nihilanth - the Inter-IIT-IIM Quiz fest, at IIT Kharagpur, BITS Pilani, IIM-Indore, IIM-Kozhikode and
IIM-Bangalore.

DAILY QUESTIONS FOR CROSSROADS 2005

2005-09-25T05:51:00.000-07:00

There will be 4 questions everyday till September 30 2005 for the warm up to the Crossroads- The Quiz Fest of National Institute Of Technology.This is intended to be the build-up and development of quizzing appetite b4 the Grand Showdown on September 30 And October 1 2005.
For the Daily questions visit this blogspot OR http://www.tathva.nitc.ac.in/html/nqr/dq.htm and email the answers to manusmad@gmail.com or saurobroto@gmail.com. Please add "Crossroads" to the Subject Line.

The answers should reach by 11:00 pm on the date the questions are posted . The answers and the results of the daily questions will be posted on this blog the next day.

INVITATION FOR CROSSROADS 2005 AT NITC

2005-09-21T10:14:00.000-07:00

Seasoned Quizzers face the challenge of a lifetime.....and quiz fans
get to participate in the adrenaline pumping edge of your seat clashes
between these modern day quizzing gladiators. And for the purely
materialistic... A chance to get their hands on pots and pots of
moolah…

Welcome to The Crossroads, the Quiz Fest conducted by Enquire, the
Official Quiz Club Of National Institute Of Technology, Calicut
(NITC) under the aegis of Tathva 2005, NITC's All India Technical
Festival.
The quizzes are

1. Mostly Harmless
(Conducted By Arul Mani)

Basic General Trivia. Quiz OPEN FOR ALL.2 per team.
Prizes: 1st Rs 3000
2nd Rs 2000
3rd Rs 1000
Date: October 1st, 2005
Time:10 A.M

2. Last Man Standing
(Conducted By Arul Mani)

The Lone Wolf Quiz In Crossroads. OPEN FOR ALL.
Prizes : 1st Rs 3000
2nd Rs 2000
3rd Rs 1000
Date: October 1st, 2005
Time: 1:30 AM

3. No Strings Attached
(Conducted by Enquire)

The Sci-Tech Quiz. 2 per Team
Prizes: 1st Rs 3000
2nd Rs 2000
3rd Rs 1000
Date: September 30th, 2005
Time 10 AM

4. Unreal Tournament
(Conducted by Enquire)

The Sports And Entertainment Quiz. 2 per team.
Prizes: 1st Rs 3000
2nd Rs 2000
3rd Rs 1000
Date: September 30 2005
Time: 3 PM.

ON THE SPOT REGISTRATION POSSIBLE. Accomodation will be provided for
teams contacting us in advance.
For accommodation details contact rahuljayan@rediffmail.com
For advance registration and any queries contact pramoyp@gmail.com

The quizzers attending The open quiz Of IIT Madras on October 2 will
not have any problem .There is a Madras Mail leaving at 5:30 pm on
October 1st .All quizzes will end before that.