Spectrum 2008

Spectrum is the annual quizzing fest of DCE, as usual it was a great quizzing extravaganza with lots of good questions both in prelims as well as the finals, the prize money was decent too...so here is my attempt to put some ques that I remember....ENJOY



Q. This brand was named after an enzyme which helps the body to digest the food. It was named so because the company claimed that their product is helpful in digestion, which brand?

A. Pepsi (named after the enzyme pepsin)


Q. Name the Pulitzer prize winning only Roman Catholic president of the US?

A. John F. Kennedy


Q. This coffee brand was named after a Yemenese port which used to be at the centre of coffee trade in the 14th and 16th century. Name the brand?

A. Coca


Q. Name the Greek god who gives justice to those wronged?

A. Nemesis


Q. In professional wrestling, there are some wrestlers who are always loved by the audiences and are treated as heroes where as some are villains, what is the official term for these heroes and villains?

A. Faces and Heels


Q. Which airline is the official carrier of Santa Claus?

A. Finn Air


Q. What does 'ibibo' stands for?

A. I build i bond


Q. Connect Shinkasen, TGV, HSL, AVE?

A. All fastest trains of their time


Q. Which couple is known as 'Miss Pinky and Mr. 10%'?

A. Benazir Bhutto and Asif Zardari


Q. Who wins when an elephant and a donkey fights?

A. American President


Q. Which recently launched website uses the Chinese symbol 'yin and yang' as its logo?

A. sulekha dot com


Q. Recently Overdrive magazine has signed a deal with a famous brand to bring out a new magazine. Name the brand?

A. Cricinfo


Q. Connect Taco Bell, KFC, Pizza Hut?

A. All owned by Yum Brands


Q. 'Zabibah and the King' is the book authored by whom?

A. Saddam Hussein


Q. Which Indoseian airline established in 2000 is named after a Hindu mythology character?

A. Jatayu


Q. Connect ketoconazole, zinc pyrithione and selenium sulfide?
[Hint: You find them in bathroom]

A. Antidandruff components of shampoo



Q. Its members include Susmit Sen, Asheem Chakravarthy, Amit Kilam, Rahul Ram....recently a documentary on them called 'Beware Dogs' was shown in Rotterdam. Name the group?

A. Indian Ocean


Q. Identify the country from its everchanging flag?








A. Zaire