We named ourselves after the thought of being evergreen and bright. The orange colour in our brand signifies our ability to be adventurous, creative and social.
Oct 31, 2015
Q.1857
Oct 30, 2015
Q.1856
Fill in the blanks.
The previous winners include Nelson Mandela, Taslima Nasrin, Kofi Annan, Malala Yousafzai among others.
Oct 29, 2015
Q.1855
Which nation are we talking about?
Before merging, Tanganyika African National Union and the Afro-Shirazi Party were the sole operating parties in mainland Tanzania and the semi-autonomous islands of Zanzibar, respectively.
Oct 28, 2015
Q.1854
What is the claim to fame of his company?
A 2012 survey of 2,000 people in Britain claimed that it is the country’s second most popular foreign dish to cook, after Chinese stir fry. It is frequently regarded as the ‘National Dish’ of the UK.
Oct 27, 2015
Q.1853
Name the movie.
The winner was selected through an online voting system by the audience. The movie also received an eight-minute-long standing ovation at the festival.
Oct 26, 2015
Q.1852
Identify the sport.
In 2014, Verma bagged the gold medal in the men’s compound archery team event along with Rajat Chauhan and Sandeep Kumar, and the silver medal in the men’s individual compound event at the Asian Games held at Incheon.
Oct 25, 2015
Q.1851
Identify the person in question and what did he resist patenting?
World Polio Day was observed on 24 October 2015. The Day was established by Rotary International to commemorate the birth of Jonas Salk, who led the first team to develop a vaccine against poliomyelitis.
Oct 24, 2015
Q.1850
Why was it in the news in late October 2015?
The new capital city of Andhra Pradesh, Amaravati, is located 19 kilometer away from Vijayawada in Krishna District on the banks of River Krishna. Hyderabad, which is geographically located within Telangana, will remain as the sole capital of Telangana State.
Oct 23, 2015
Q.1849
After which Bharat Ratna awardee did the duo name this unexplored new peak located near Bara Shigri Glacier?
The duo named the peak as Mout Kalam, in honour of former President of India, Dr. Abdul Kalam.
Oct 22, 2015
Q.1848
It has been named after a certain ‘Kong Fuzi’ or ‘The Grand Master Kong’. How do we know him better?
He was awarded for overcoming a number of difficulties and for contributing to building the government, economy and order in the country while continuing to work at the age of 91 actively for African peace.
Oct 21, 2015
Q.1847
In 2015, researchers from the International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas requested a "bank withdrawal" for some seeds. This was because their research centre's gene bank at its headquarters was no longer available, due to a conflict.
If the HQ has now moved to Beirut in Lebanon, where was it previously housed - the largest city in a nearby country?
Oct 20, 2015
Q.1846
In 2015, a place with this name is formally coming to being. Which place?
Oct 19, 2015
Q.1845
Which author?
Oct 18, 2015
Q.1844
Image: National Theatre, UK
The actor Benedict Cumberbatch is seen here on the sets of a 2015 play he is starring in. (This is during a recording of the play, for viewing in cinemas).
Which play is he acting in?
Oct 17, 2015
Q.1843
Which famed author?
Also, play a fun quiz on the Queen of Crime here - how much did you get?
Oct 16, 2015
Q.1842
On the shortlist were places such as Cuba, Palmyra (Syria), and the Spratly Islands. Which is the non-Earth place in this list, because of something that happened in July 2015?
Oct 15, 2015
Q.1841
Who did the A-M half of that series?
Oct 14, 2015
Q.1840
Oct 13, 2015
Q.1839
What is she talking about?
Oct 12, 2015
Q.1838
* A country's General Labour Union (UGTT)
* The same country's Confederation of Industry, Trade and Handicrafts (UTICA)
* Its Human Rights League (LTDH),
* and an Order of Lawyers in the country
Oct 11, 2015
Q.1837
A Super Grand Slam in her sport is when someone completes a "Career Grand Slam" by winning the four biggest tournaments in one's career, and also wins the "Evian Championship".
Which sport does Inbee Park play?
Oct 10, 2015
Q.1836
What's the town called, whose name has an Indian entertainment connection?
Oct 9, 2015
Q.1835
And now everyone's heard of it. Which book?
Oct 8, 2015
Q.1834
Which doctor, who passed away in 2015?
Oct 7, 2015
Q.1833
Oct 6, 2015
Q.1832
Who broke it, and what is this record about?
Oct 5, 2015
Q.1831
The record holder at the time of the speech was a Qantas flight between Sydney and Dallas. In Aug 2015, Emirates announced a longer flight to begin in 2016.
This is slated to link Dubai to which Central American capital city?
Oct 4, 2015
Q.1830
* "Silver Fern (Black, White, Blue)
* Red Peak
* Silver Fern (Red, White, Blue)
* Silver Fern (Black, White)
These is the 5 entries that were shortlisted in Sept 2015. One of them will be selected by a vote in late 2015, and go into a final face-off in March 2016.
What is this all about?
Oct 3, 2015
Q.1829
"Das Reboot" is the name of a 2015 book by Raphael Honigstein. The book is about "How German ____ Reinvented Itself and Conquered the World" after 1998.
What word is in the blank?
Oct 2, 2015
Q.1828
The name of its mainstream Indian release partly refers to the real-life people that inspired the film.
Which film?
Oct 1, 2015
5 years later and the Resumption
Infinite Zounds turns 5 years old today. Thanks for being a part of these last 5 years. I know we have left this blog dormant over the most part of 2015 - and apologies for that - but starting today, we're back in business. We'll also be 'patching in' questions for the missing days of 2015 and we'll surely post them all on our Facebook page.
Happy quizzing and we'll see you around.
Q.1827
What are we talking about?