FKQC 

Weekly Quiz

Round 1

Dries

Infinite bounce

+10 points for a right answer

-10 for a wrong answer on a pounce

1

WHAT is this sculpture commemorating?

1

ANSWER

Suryanamaskar

2

What are we talking about

"Thou art the ruler of the minds of all people" is the first line and it ends with "Victory, victory, victory to thee"

2

ANSWER

Jana Gana Mana

3

Name the word

During canonization in the Catholic church, the Promoter of the Faith, popularly known as X was appointed by the church to argue against the canonization of the candidate.

It was the person's job to take a skeptical view of the candidate's character and look for holes in the evidence of the miracles attributed to the candidate.

The office was established by Pope Sixtus V in 1587 and lasted till 1983 under Pope John Paul II.

3

ANSWER

Devil's advocate

4

What are we talking about?

Thom Feeny of the UK started a crowdfunding campaign earlier this year which gained worldwide interest.

He titled this a campaign for the people, by the people. 

With a €1,600,000,000 goal, he managed to raise €1,930,577
by 108,654 people in 8 days .

Possible rewards for contributors included a signed postcard, a food basket, a holiday for two and a lot of gratitude. 

4

ANSWER

Greek bailout

5

FITB

It began in Switzerland when Jules _______ took over his father's mill, aiming to improve the nutritional intake of worker's families.

_____ was the first to bring a protein rich legume meal to the market. Followed by a  with a ready-made soup based on legume meal in 1886.

5

ANSWER

Maggi

6

WHAT

The company Steinway Musical Instruments is listed on the NYSE and their ticker symbol is LVB.

What does LVB stand for?

6

ANSWER

Ludwig Van Beethoven

7

WHo

The passive resisters soccer club was started in 1913 by X in Pretoria & Johannesburg.

"What fascinated X in in particular was the notion he had of football's nobility. At the time the idea of team play was much stronger than that of a 'star' player"

-Poobalan Govindasamy, president of SA indoor soccer association

7

ANSWER

Mahatma Gandhi

end of round 1

Round 3

Dries

Infinite bounce

+10 points for a right answer

-10 for a wrong answer on a pounce

1

Connect

Fact 1:

The Japanese forces surrendered to the Supreme Allied Commander of Southeast Asia in August 1945

Fact 2:

Anything born on a Friday would be doomed.

1

Answer

The choice of August 15th 1947 as India's Independence Day.

The Japanese forces surrendered to Lord Mountbatten on August 15th 1945.

Nehru's astrologers advised him against selecting a Friday and hence a Thursday midnight was selected.

2

FITB

Just as you have the phrase _______ ______ (X) where everyone at the table chips in to foot the bill, you now have a new term __________ ________ (Y) where people eat, drink and make merry, but when the bill arrives they simply stand up and show their empty pockets and express their inability to pay.

2

ANSWER

X= going Dutch

Y= going Greek

3

What phrase?

This is a phrase originating due to the use of mattresses supported by ropes. A certain action done to ensure a stable mattress gives rise to what phrase?

3

ANSWER

Sleep tight

4

WHat

Budai or Hotei in Japanese is a Chinese folklore deity. His name means "Cloth Sack" and comes from the bag he is conventionally depicted as carrying.

He is usually identified with, or as an incarnation of Maitreya so much so that the Budai image is one of the main forms in which Maitreya is depicted in East Asia.

His nickname in Chinese, the X. Many westerners confuse X with Y

4

ANSWER

X= Laughing Buddha

Y= Gautama Buddha

5

Name the word

the meaning of this gesture online is the same as in real life, it expresses frustration, disappointment, shock, embarrassment or sarcasm.

It's use online is to portray emotions and feelings otherwise not clearly expressible through words.

5

ANSWER

Face palm

6

FITB

"Bud, that's crazy!", I told him. "We've hardly even started yet. There's no way we can get it done by then."

"I know," he responded, in a low voice, almost a whisper.

"You know? If you know the schedule is off-base, why don't you correct it?"

"Well, it's Steve. Steve insists that we're shipping in early 1982, and won't accept answers to the contrary. The best way to describe the situation is a term from Star Trek. Steve has a _______ __________ _____

"A what?"

"A _______ __________ _____. In his presence, reality is malleable. He can convince anyone of practically anything. It wears off when he's not around, but it makes it hard to have realistic schedules. And there's a couple of other things you should know about working with Steve."

6

ANSWER

Reality distortion field

7

What is this

7

ANSWER

Selfie safety brochure