Quiz Society, SRCC conducted the Welcoming Quiz, a quiz on all the general comings and goings of the world.
We present to you a golden opportunity to gain a unique experience and insight into Quizzing, an activity which is not merely centred in the realm of academia, but indulges and enquires on a myriad of topics ranging from the FIFA World Cup to the Panchatantras.
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2. First of all, a very warm Welcome to the Welcoming Quiz,
QuizSoc Orientation and SRCC.
A woman found this painting at an art gallery in Delhi and
posted it on Twitter, which prompted several reactions online.
A similar sort of painting was found at the India Habitat Centre
in Delhi and the picture got viral immediately.
Where did we all see this painting in 2007, made by an
accentric and dominating personality?
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9. The technique was used for the first time in 1773 vis-à-vis
the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Waterford, Ireland. It was used
in India in 2020 for four luxury waterfront apartments in
front of Vembanad Lake in Kochi’s Maradu for violating
Coastal Regulation Zone regulations.
So, where did Mumbai-based Edifice Engineering in
partnership with South Africa’s Jet, emulate the same
technique in Noida this year?
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11. In 1969, the newly formed Haryana decided to opt for X as its
second language, even though there were practically no X
speakers in the state at that time.
Ex-bureaucrats say this was done just to give a rebuff to Punjab.
Since it was the Punjabi Suba agitation that had led to the
formation of Haryana, Chief Minister Bansi Lal wanted any
language other than Punjabi be the second language of the state.
Some others say that this was done by Bansi Lal to highlight how
different Haryana was from Punjab, that Haryana had more in
common with the speakers of X than Punjabis.
ID X, which remained the second language of Haryana until 2010,
when it was changed to Punjabi.
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13. In this short clip from the trailer of Asterix & Obelix: The
Middle Kingdom, we see a cameo from a larger-than-life
personality, who makes his acting debut in the film, playing
a Roman gladiator. Simply ID this guy, who proclaims to be
the ‘God’ of a Roman city where he currently plies his trade
in a completely different field.
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16. In this McDonald’s themed deck of playing cards, the company
made it sure to design the cards in such a manner that The Queen
is holding the burger and The King is holding the fries, and not the
other way round. Why did McDonald’s follow this specific
arrangement?
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19. This is a clever replica of a pre-historic monument
made by X using portable toilets. ID the artist X and
what is this a replica of, something which X terms
as a ‘pile of crap’?
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22. Give Funda . Brownie points for X.
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Marie Curie
Pierre Curie
Irène Joliot-
Curie
Manne Siegbahn
Kai M. Siegbahn
William Bragg
Lawrence Bragg
Niels Bohr
Aage N. Bohr
Hans von Euler-
Chelpin
Ulf von Euler
Arthur Kornberg
Roger D. Kornberg
J. J. Thomson
George Paget
Thomson
Sune Bergström
X
24. We got a good glimpse of the Volvo XC90 R sometime in 2009
touring the roads of India, such as at IGI Airport,
Shimla, Bangalore, Chail and even Ladakh.
Where have we all seen it?
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27. For close to a decade, Ramesh Sikarwar stalked the
ravines of Chambal, the mere mention of his name
eliciting fear and dread. He once killed 13 cowherds in one
day, and at the time of his surrender in 1984 had amassed
a rap sheet that included 91 cases of murder and kidnapping.
Now 72, Ramesh Sikarwar been offered the role of
“_______ mitra”, which will see him travelling through
the villages he once lorded over to sensitise
residents towards their new ‘neighbours’.
What new role did the Madhya Pradesh forest department
find for Ramesh/ FITB?
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29. Protection of the Cheetahs brought from
Namibia in Kuno National Park
Cheetah Mitra
30. What is this a list of? Alternatively, give X.
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Test Cricket
X: Bill Brown,
Australia v India, 1947
Charlie Griffith: Ian Redpath,
Australia v West Indies, 1969
Ewen Chatfield: Derek Randall,
England v New Zealand, 1978
Alan Hurst: Sikander Bakht,
Pakistan v Australia, 1979
Men ODIs
Greg Chappell: Brian Luckhurst,
England v Australia, 1975
Deepak Patel: Grant Flower,
Zimbabwe v New Zealand, 1992
Kapil Dev: Peter Kirsten,
South Africa v India, 1992
Sachitra Senanayake: Jos
Buttler, England v Sri Lanka, 2014
32. “D’OCracy, D.E.M., beloved husband of T. Ruth, loving
father of L.I. Bertie, brother of Faith, Hope, Justicia,
expired on June 26.”
This was a small obituary, only 22 words long, which
came out among the classified ads in the Times of India
on June 28, 1975, three days after a certain event.
It was written by the then 26-year-old Deputy Editor of
the Indian edition of Reader’s Digest, Ashok
Mahadevan, based on a similar but longer obituary he
read in a Sri Lankan newspaper.
What event?
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35. This is a farm whose in Ranchi name is derived from
the Kumaoni word for mother, with the owner
possibly acknowledging his Pahadi roots. This is the
only account that its owner follows on Instagram
apart from those of his wife, daughter and Amitabh
Bachchan. ID the very famous owner of this farm.
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44. Onnyx Electronisys Pvt. Ltd. is a professionally managed ISO
9001-2008 certified company involved in the business of X, with
over 17 years of experience in Design, Manufacture, Installation
and Maintenance of X including complete hardware & software.
Onnyx has nationwide presence and has been working in major
cities including Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Mumbai, Bhopal,
Jammu & Kashmir etc. In fact they are handling the maximum
number of X among all the companies operating in India.
What is X, something which we see almost everyday and
something which regulates the speed at which we live our
lives?
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47. 2step is a track by Ed Sheeran from his album '=', the official
video for which came out in April this year. The video,
however, was shot in the country X some days before a
'major development' took place in that country.
This prompted the local pop-rock band Antytila to release
another video of 2step, one which was shot after and amidst
the 'major development' that took place. Simply ID X, the
country in which both these videos were shot.
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50. A TikTok user by the name of rxelei was playing The Last of
Us: Part 1 and looking for a place to hide from enemies in
what seemed like just a random abandoned building.
However, rxelei noticed that the layout of the room looked
remarkably similar to something, which led to the discovery
of another easter egg in the game. Where had he seen the
room before?
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56. Stadium 974 is a football stadium in Ras Abu
Aboud, Doha, Qatar. Opened 30 November 2021, it
is a temporary venue made from 974 recycled X's
that will host matches during the 2022 FIFA World
Cup (it hosted yesterday's game between Mexico
and Poland), after which it will be dismantled,
making it the first temporary venue in FIFA World
Cup history.
What is the stadium made from/ Give X.
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62. X is a residential colony located at a walking distance from
SRCC, named after William Stephen Raikes _ _ _ _ _ _, a British
leader of irregular light cavalry having played a significant role
in crushing the rebellion of 1857. He was also responsible for
the execution of the last Mughal Princes. Name X/ FITB, one of
the favoured hangouts of North Campus students, mostly
known for its cafes and restaurants.
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64. Below is a picture of Thomas Gilbert, a powerful member
of the X gang sporting his signature overcoat and
peaked cap. Which iconic British series, also called X, did
this gang inspire?
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67. Ashneer Grover's recently announced autobiography
is titled "_________- The Hard Truth about life and
start-ups". FITB with a word which became
synonymous with him during his stint at 'Shark Tank
India' and was heavily used by memers.
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70. ____ "EDM" ____ is a verified artist on Spotify with
8,497 monthly listeners. His most famous single was
launched on his "Emo G" Records site on SoundCloud in
2020 with the genre tag #Anime.
The artist claims that he wrote the lyrics and that also
performed the vocal duties, and to silence any
possibledoubters, which he has aplenty, he also shared a
fewphotos from the studio.
ID the artist/FITB
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75. He was great with building machines and built one used for
bowling cricket balls. A stained glass window in a dining hall at
Cambridge commemorates his work. However, we better
know him for his contribution to the world of logic and
mathematics. Who? (Surname is sufficient)
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78. Baraye is a 2022 protest song by Shervin Hajipour. The band
Coldplay recently interrupted their concert in Buenos Aires to
give a tribute to Hajipour (who was under arrest) and sing
Baraye. Baraye is the protest song of which country?
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81. X was designated as a training and practice venue for Rugby
7s and Wrestling games for the 2010 CWG Games. To facilitate
the participating teams to practice Rugby a sprawling ground
of international standard was developed. An indoor stadium
was built adjacent to the Rugby ground for Wrestling
participating team. Just identify X
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