A Quizzical Treasure House

Quizzotica 1 - Winners & Runners

2010-12-15T10:35:00.005+05:30

Frenz,

We come to the end of the first quarterly Quizzotica contest and a good start it was...

Winner for this first quarter contest is Deepa Vijayakumar. Congratulations!!!

We have 2 second place finishes and include Anupam Hyanki & Kishore Maramraj. Congratulations!!!

I have to mention that the second place finish was super close and with a lots of twists and turns.

Seeing the enthusiasm for the first quarter contest, I will try to present a improved version of Quizzotica for the next quarterly contest. Am planning more question types than just picture connection and if any one has any ideas, please comment on this post. If you want to contribute your own questions to this contest, contact me.

You can access the scoreboard which is now updated with the final scores for this quarter.

Thanks,
Karthick

Quizzotica - Question 12

2010-12-08T14:00:00.001+05:30

Message Board:

The last question for this quarter… I think we practically have a winner, but still a theoretical possibility of another winner exists. The real competition would be for the second place.

Checkout the scoreboard

Last week’s question’s answer is updated. Click here to see it.

Question for the week:

Identify the pics and the connection!!!

No Hints:

Answer:

Pic 1 - Alicia Keys (If I Ain’t Got You)
Pic 2 - John Mayer (Daughters)
Pic 3 - Kayne West (Daughters)
Pic 4 - Tim Mc Graw (Live Like You Were Dying)
Pic 5 - Hoobustank (Live Like You Were Dying)

Connection - All of them were nominated for Grammy Song of the Year in 2005

Quizzotica - Question 11

2010-12-01T14:00:00.001+05:30

Message Board:

We have come to the last 2 questions of this quarter’s contest. Questions are made more challenging. Had to do some image editing to make it tougher! Checkout the scoreboard

Last week’s question’s answer is updated. Click here to see it.

Question for the week:

Simple Question! What is the connection?

No Hints:

Answer:

Figure 1 - Tesla appears in the 1989 novel Moon Palace by Paul Auster
Figure 2 - Tesla is one of the major characters of Jacek Dukaj's novel Ice.
Figure 3 - Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark included a song titled "Tesla Girls" on their album Junk Culture (1984).

Quizzotica - Question 10

2010-11-24T14:00:00.005+05:30

Message Board:

Checkout the scoreboard

Last week’s question’s answer is updated. Click here to see it.

Connection question again. Tricky!!!

Question for the week:

1. Identify the pictures from left to right. Need exact names. What is the connection?

No Hints:

Answer:

I accept any of the following answers - Pi or EMC
1 .The value of PI or PI corporation acquired by EMC.
2. Richard Egan (name sake - its the actor in the pic) is the founder of EMC
3. Albert Einstein (born on Pi day or quoted E=MC2)

Quizzotica - Question 9

2010-11-10T14:00:00.001+05:30

Message Board:

I am traveling when this question is posted. So there will not be any updates through facebook, google-groups & twitter for this question. But the question

We have a new leader. But anyone in the top 5 can be the winner over the last 4 questions. Checkout the scoreboard

Last week’s question’s answer is updated. Click here to see it.

Connection question again. Slightly tricky!!!

Question for the week:

1. Identify the pictures from left to right. Need exact names.

2. What is the connection?

No Hints:

Answer:

1)orkut buyukkokten 2) Jesse Eisenberg - From The Social Network movie as Mark Zuckerberg(facebook ceo) 3) chris dewolfe one of the creators of MySpace

Connection - Social Networking

Quizzotica - Question 8

2010-11-03T14:00:00.001+05:30

Message Board:

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Last week’s question’s answer is updated. Click here to see it.

A classic connection question! Photos carefully done to avoid reverse image search answers J

Question for the week:

1. Identify the pictures from left to right. (Apologies for the quality of figure-1)

2. What is the connection?

Hints:

Connected to one of the most popular and controversial political events in India in the last 2 decades.

Answer:

Figure-1: Rajiv Goswami (Attempted self-immolation against Mandal Commission implementation)
Figure-2: B.P.Mandal - Mandal commission chairman
Figure-3: V.P.Singh - implemented Mandal Commission

Connection: Mandal Commission

Quizzotica - Question 7

2010-10-27T14:00:00.002+05:30

Message Board:

Checkout the scoreboard

Last week’s question’s answer is updated. Click here to see it.

No hints for this week’s question as well. But it is a pretty easy one.

Question for the week:

From left to right, identify the pictures and what is the connection?

No Hints:

Answer:

Pic 1: Sydney Poitier
Pic 2: Denzel Washington
Pic 3: Jamie Foxx
Pic 4: Forest Whitaker

Connection: They are all African American men who have won the Academy Award for best actor

Quizzotica - Question 6

2010-10-20T14:00:00.001+05:30

Message Board:

Checkout the scoreboard

Last week’s question’s answer is updated. Click here to see it.

Raising the bar a little more!!! No hints for today’s question.

Question for the week:

Identify the pictures and their connection.

Hints: None

Answer:

1) Padma Lakshmi - Ex-Wife of Salman Rushdie
2) Ayatollah Seyyed Khomeini - Issued a fatwa against Salman Rushdie
3) Symbol of knighthood conferred on Salman

Connection - Salman Rushdie

Quizzotica - Question 5

2010-10-13T14:00:00.002+05:30

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New rule changes are in place. Check out rules and regulations page.

We have a clear leader after 4 questions answered. Checkout the scoreboard

Last week’s question’s answer is updated. Click here to see it.

With 4 questions done, we are one-third of our way through the contest. After the easy questions, now is the time to raise the bar. And hence a small rule change. The question needs to be answered within 24 hours of posting, and that means if a question once posted by 2pm Wednesday should be answered by 2 PM Thursday (the next day).

Question of the week:

Who are they and what is the connection?

Hints:

Start with figure-2 and try to solve this question.

Answer:

1. George Waters of Pink Floyd 2. Rahul Dravid 3. Pink Floyd The Wall (Film). Depiction of Wall. CONNECTION: Wall

Quizzotica - Question 4

2010-10-06T14:00:00.002+05:30

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Question-3 opened up the scoreboard. We have 4 people tied for the top-spot at this point of time.

Checkout the scoreboard

Last week’s question’s answer is updated. Click here to see it.

It is very important to write your full name when answering questions, else there is no way I can find out who has answered and you stand to lose a point you deserved.

Question for the week:

How are these people connected and who are they?

Hints:

If you are an Indian you should know him..

Answer:

Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Thomas Steitz, Ada Yonath were jointly awarded the Nobel prize for Chemistry for 2009.

Quizzotica - Question 3

2010-09-29T14:00:00.002+05:30

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Question-2 had an even bigger response and thanks for the enthusiasm. Keep it up.

By popular demand, Big change in the scoring rule!!! The first 2 correct entries will receive 3 & 2 points respectively. Rest of them will receive 1 point.

To check who is leading, click on the scoreboard

Last week’s question’s answer is updated. Click here to see it.

Question for the week:

1. Identify the figures

2. What connects them?

Hints:

1. Matrix. Now come on, that’s a throw away hint.

2. The figures are strategically cut and one has a nice throwaway clue. J

Answer:

The answer I was expecting is "Wachowski brothers - Andy and Larry Wachowski". But I am also accepting the answer "Burlyman Entertainment" as an answer to this question.

In future, I would expect much more specific answers and any answer(s) closer to the correct one would still not be considered.

K-Circle Quiz contest in ISB

2010-09-28T11:57:00.001+05:30

K-Circle India Quiz is happening this year at Indian School of Business (ISB) this year. You can find more details about the quiz contest by clicking http://sites.google.com/site/kckcircle2/events

Thanks,
Karthick

Quizzotica - Question 2

2010-09-22T14:00:00.002+05:30

Message Board:

We had a super response for the first question of Pega Quizzotica and expecting the same enthusiasm for the rest of the questions to be posted on this blog. This week I am following up with another easy question. Have fun!!!

There are people who have not subscribed and still answered the question. Request them to subscribe to win the prizes.

To check who is leading after the first question click on the scoreboard

Last week’s answer is updated. Click here to see it.

Question for the week:

1) Identify people in figures 1, 2 & 3

2) What is the connection?

Hints:

1) No hints. It’s too easy :)

Answer:

1. Abhijat Joshi, Shantanu Moitra, Chetan Bhagat

2. All connected to the movie "3 Idiots"

Quizzotica - Question 1

2010-09-15T14:00:00.004+05:30

Welcome all Pega Quizzers to this quarterly quiz contest starting today and thanks for participating. I am going to start with a easy picture connection question for this week. Details below -

Question:
1) Identify figures 1, 2 & 3.
2) What connects figures 1, 2 & 3?

Hint:
Figures 1 & 2 are pretty easy. For figure 3, the hint is EADS.

How to Answer:
Please post your answers as blog comments. Post your answers with your full name. Comments will not be opened for public viewing, until the answer is posted next Wednesday.

Answer:
1) Mac OS-X (Called Tiger), Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi (Tiger Pataudi), Eucopter EC 665 (Tiger)
2) Tiger is the connection

Pega Quizzers FAQ

2010-09-06T17:01:00.024+05:30

Hey fellow Pega quizzer. Welcome to the treasure quizzing blog!!!

What is Treasure Quiz?
It’s a quizzing blog to be short. I used to conduct a quiz competition through this blog by posting questions on a daily basis and quizzers getting back to me with the answers. This blog used to be quiet active a couple of years back and more recently was active during the football world cup in South Africa. But off late busy work life is making difficult for me and for that matter all of us to pursue our extra -curricular activities. This is an effort to make life at Pega a little more fun filled through a little bit of quizzing.

What are the new rules & regulation of this quiz competition?
I will be posting a trivia for you to answer on a weekly basis (every Wednesday of the week). And you can get back to me with the answer to the question before the next question is posted (the next week). More details in the rules & regulations section.

How do I participate in this quiz competition?
You can participate in the quiz competition in by following me on any of the following 3 mediums.

Twitter:
Follow me on Twitter (@tallkarthick)
FaceBook
Join me on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001033790740)

Google Groups
Join the Google group – “treasurequiz”

NOTE:Use the side panel to follow me on facebook/twitter/google-groups

Who can participate in this quiz contest?

Right now this quiz contest is open only to Pega employees. Rest of the world can answer the questions.

Should I be a quizzer to answer the questions?
Not necessary. Most of the questions are answerable by just using the web search facilities like google and wikipedia. Sufficient clues would be given in case the picture is difficult to recognize on the first go. In fact your web searching skills will be put to test also by this quiz contest

What is the duration of this quiz contest?
This quiz contest will be conducted for 3 months (approximately 12 weeks). The next quarter a new quiz contest will be in place.

Treasure Quiz - July 12, 2010

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Question: 1)Identify the footballers in the pic 2)What unique record do they share between them with respect to FIFA world cups?

Answer: 1) Dino Zoff, Iker Casillas, Gianpiero Combi 2)Only 3 goal keepers to lift the foot ball world cup as captains.

Treasure Quiz - July 06, 2010

2010-07-06T13:30:00.001+05:30

Question: 1)Get me the names of people in the pics 2)Get me the connections between pic 1 & 2 (by names) and Pic 1&3 (by nation)

Answer: 1)Larrisa Riquelme - the lingerie model, Juan Roman Requelme - Argentinian midfielder, Santa Cruz - Paraguayan striker 2)Riquelme surname, Paraguay nation

Treasure Quiz - July 05, 2010

2010-07-05T13:30:00.001+05:30

Question: Easy one. Left to right the players are arranged in some order for a record. 1)Who are the players, 2)What is the record?

Answer: Rolando (15), Gerd Muller (14), Miraslov Klose (14) - the top goal scorers in all the FIFA world

Treasure Quiz - July 01, 2010

2010-07-01T13:55:00.004+05:30

Question: The person in the picture was a goal-keeping revelation. He holds a unique record in FIFA world cup history. 1) Who is this? 2)What is the record.

Answer: Peter Shilton: Most finals matches by a goalkeeper without conceding a goal:10 matches 1982 to 1990.

Treasure Quiz - June 28, 2010

2010-06-28T13:30:00.004+05:30

Question: As you can see, he is a Aussie player. Question is what record does he hold with respect to FIFA world cups? There are sufficient hints in the picture to crack this question easily

Answer: Archie Thomson scored 13 goals, for Australia in their 31:0 win over American Samoa on 11 April, 2001. This is the "Most goals scored by a player in qualifiers"

Treasure Quiz - June 25, 2010

2010-06-25T13:30:00.003+05:30

Question: In a match played between two teams on June-23, 2010 a unique record was set with respect to the two players in the picture above. One hint is they are brothers. 1) Identify the players 2)What teams? 3)What is the record?

Answer: For the first time in World Cup history, two brothers lined up against each other. Jerome Boateng represented Germany and his elder half-brother Kevin-Prince Boateng represented Ghana.

Treasure Quiz - June 24, 2010

2010-06-24T13:30:00.002+05:30

Question: This is the goal scoring celebration of a Danish player from the 1998 FIFA world cup match. This goal also established a unique record for this person in FIFA world cup history.
1)Name the person 2)What is the record?

Answer:
1)Denmark's Ebbe Sand against Nigeria in FIFA98 2)Fastest goal by a substitute

Treasure Quiz - June 23, 2010

2010-06-23T13:30:00.002+05:30

Question: Very easy question. This person is one of the all time greats of Argentinian football. Who is he? What unique record he holds in FIFA world cup history?

Answer: Gabriel Omar Batistuta - the first player to score a hat trick in 2 world cups

Treasure Quiz - June 22, 2010

2010-06-22T13:30:00.001+05:30

Question: Everyone know who is the person with the green jersey - Roger Milla. Question is who is the person with the white jersey. What unique record he holds in FIFA world cup history?

Answer: That is Oleg Salenko of Russia, who scored 5 goals against Cameroon in the 1994 FIFA world cup. The record is 5 goals in a match is the record of scoring most goals in a single game in FIFA world cup history.

Treasure Quiz - June 21, 2010

2010-06-21T13:30:00.002+05:30

Question: From the pic, who is the person with a white jersey? what unique record does he hold in world cups?

Answer: Bora Milutinovic
One of the 2 coaches, who made 5 countries to reach the world cups - Mexico(1986), Costa Rica(1990), USA(1994), Nigeria(1998) & China(2002).

Other one is Carlos Alberta Pereira - Kuwai (1982), UAE(1990), Brazil(1994, 2006), Saudi Arabia (1998) and South Africa(2010)

Treasure Quiz - June 17, 2010

2010-06-17T13:30:00.004+05:30

Question: (L->R) Identify the 3 people in the picture. What is the connection?

Answer: The Palacios brothers - Johny, Wilson and Jerry. First ever time three brothers have been called up to the national squad for the world cup.

Treasure Quiz - June 15, 2010

2010-06-15T14:13:00.003+05:30

Question: Identify the figure and what is its significance? If you are not able to view the picture you can view it by clicking here

Answer: Orange, purple and blue (respectively) futuristic, computer-generated creatures. Collectively members of a team of "Atmoball" (a fictional football-like sport), Ato is the coach while Kaz and Nik are players. The three individual names were selected from shortlists by users on the Internet and at McDonald's outlets in the host countries.

Treasure Quiz - June 14, 2010

2010-06-14T14:07:00.001+05:30

Not able to upload the picture into the blog. So click here to goto the picture

Question: Left to right, identify the players. And among them, what unique record they hold?

Answer:
Scored opening goals of FIFA world cups in 2002, 2006 & 2010
1.Bauba Diop of Senegal in 2002
2.Lahm of Germany in 2006
3.Tshabalala of South Africa in 2010

TreasureQuiz - June 10, 2010

2010-06-10T08:23:00.005+05:30

Another simple question: I say the last football world cup winners are as listed in the table above, what am I talking about?

Answer: 2009 Beach soccer world cup winners.