1. The document provides a quiz on Kerala with questions ranging from literature to cinema. It gives the rules for participants to shout out answers. 2. The first question is about the autobiography of Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai where he describes moving to a village called X. 3. Subsequent questions cover authors, actors, films, historical events and places related to Kerala to test the cultural knowledge of participants. Images are provided as clues for some questions.

1. കേരളപ്രശകനോത്തരീയം

2. Rules
• It’s a general quiz based Kerala. But if you find
more questions based on movies, that is quite
deliberate.
• In dry rounds, if you know the answer
straightaway, shout ‘I AM THE ANSWER!!’ and
show your answer to QM. No other cries are
accepted..  The bounce system in
conventional quizzes also runs along.

3. 

4. 1
• "It had all begun this way: in 1956 my sister got a
teaching assignment in the village of X. This was part of
a State scheme to send barefoot graduates to man
single-teacher schools in backward villages."Since it
was hard for a girl to be on her own in a remote village,
my parents had rented a little farmhouse and moved in
with my sister. Meanwhile I had been sacked from the
college where I taught. Jobless and at a loose end, I too
joined them in X to drown my sorrows.... Destiny had
been readying me for _______.”
Who is the speaker? What is he speaking about? Id X too..

6. X- Thasarak in Palakkad

7. 2
• “മരണം രംഗബ ോധമില്ലോത്ത
ക ോമോളിയോണ്”
ഈ പ്രശസ്ത വോച ം ഏതു
മല്യോള ബ ോവല്ില്ോണ് ഉള്ളത്?

10. 3
He served in British Army for 8 years before
Independence. He was a sentinel at Birla House
when Gandhiji’s body was on public display. He
debuted as a playback singer in Thikkurissi’s (who
gave his more popular screen name too) first
directional venture Sheriyo Thetto. Before
appearing on the screen , he had sung around 60
songs and had dubbed for Satyan and Prem Nazir,
before Malayalam movie became ‘professional’ in
1960’s. Identify this actor known for his,
sometimes type casted, yet iconic roles.

13. 4.എഴുത്തു
ോരക
തിരിച്ചറിയു

15. U A Khader

16. 5
• Following a lawsuit, it was missing for a long
time. Finally, it was located in an abandoned
room in Xavier’s Lodge near the Secretariat,
Trivandrum in 1974. It was kept in a thick box
and people were scared to handle it, fearing
that it contained dynamite. What am I
speaking about?

18. Print of Marthanda Varma

19. 6
• 1990- ളുകെ തുെക്കം മുതല്‍
,‍വിവിധ
സംഘെ
ളുകെ,‍പ്രബതേ ിച്ചച കസപ്റ്റം ർ 8ന്‌
െക്കുന്ന സോംസ് ോരി
രരിരോെി ളില്
സജീവസോന്നിധേമോയിരുന്ന ഈ വ ിതകയ
തിരിച്ചറിയു

21. • കേലകകോടന്‍ ആയിഷ-‍ബ രളം
സമ്പൂർണ സോക്ഷരത ബ െിയതോയി
1991 ഏപ്രില് 18-ന്‌ പ്രഖ്േോരിച്ച
വ ിത

22. 7
• അെുത്തു തകന്ന രുറത്തിറങ്ങുന്ന
ഒരു മല്യോള സി ിമ രറയുന്നത്
ഇവരുകെ
ഥയോണ്‍
.‍
തിരിച്ചറിയു ..

25. Moydeen and Kanchana

26. 8
• Gluta travancorica (Tinnelveli Red wood tree)
a near threatened species in IUCN Red List is a
tree native to Southern India. The name of a
river and hence a Wildlife Sanctuary in Kerala
has been inspired from the colloquial name of
this tree. Id the Wild life sanctuary.

28. Shenthurney wildlife sanctuary
• കചന്തുരുണി എന്നോണ് ഇതിന്‌കറ
പ്രോബേശി
ോമം

29. 9
• Identify the popular South Indian instrument having similar
constructional feature to the following. Specify the peculiarity
too..
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Bassoon
Sarussophone
Oboe
Heckelphone
Duduk
Taepyeongso
Dulcian
Sopila

31. Nadaswaram- double reed instrument

32. 10
• ‘Varum varunnu vannu’ is a Malayalam movie
released in 2003. Written by Balachandra
Menon and directed by Ramdas, this was the
comeback movie for actor, Gouthami.
• A person, popular in some other field tried his
luck in movies by playing the character named
Kandamparambil Maani, a rival character of
Balachandra Menon in this movie. Id this
person who is a ‘house’hold name in Kerala.

34. • Wait.. More to come!!

35. ഇ ിയും ഭീ
... 
രത ബരോകരങ്കില്

36. 11
• Recently, P J Cheriyan(pic in the next slide), a
visiting fellow of Oxford University had submitted
a project to the State Govt. to convert a region of
Kerala into an organic garden of spice and
medicinal plants. The project aims at
transforming the region into an eco-friendly
heritage site. It proposes to prevent use of
chemical fertilizers and other chemicals and to
avoid deep-rooted trees. It also want the Govt. to
promote bicycles in the region to reduce Carbon
footprint. Which is the place?

39. ‘Pattanam’ site..
P J Cheriyan is the Director of KCHR
As a follow up, id the people in the below pic . Say, half of
normal points for id each person. No points for the rightmost
person

42. Shashi Kumar, Tariq Ali, Paul Zachariah
and P J Cheriyan

43. 12
• In 1973, a song from the movie Enippadikal
was banned by AIR alleging explicit lyrics. G
Devarajan composed for the 200 year old
lyrics and P Madhuri rendered the song.
• The song was reconstructed(not remixed) in
2010 and was repeatedly used in the last
known film until date for a popular actor,
released in 1999.
• Id the song and the lyricist.

45. • “Prananathan enikku nalkiya...” by Irayimman
Thampi.

46. 13. Connect these places to Kerala..
(bigger images to follow)

50. • Galveston and Barcelona- twin cities of
Thiruonthoram!!

51. 14
• Shikarangal was a 1979 movie starring Jayan,
Sheela, Sukumari etc.
• Yakshaganam is a horror movie released in
1977 starring Madhu, Sheela, Adoor Bhasi and
co.
• Which Malayali in Guinness Book of World
Records had directed the movies??

53. Sheela

54. 15
• Poonilamazha is a 1997 Malayalam movie
starring Sanjay Mitra(Vaishali fame), Thilakan
and Srividya to mention a few.
Who composed the songs for this film(Sole
Malayalam movie)??
• A nice song in the next slide

55. Video removed
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKW9NG
S19JY

57. Laxmikant-Pyarelal

58. 16
• 2001 ിയമസഭോ കതരകെെുപ്പില് ബ പ്പൂർ
മണ്ഡല്ത്തില്
ിന്നച BJP സ്ഥോ ോർഥിയോയി
മത്സരിച്ച പ്രശസ്ത സോഹിതേ ോരൻ
ആരോണ്?
• 1980-ല് ബ പ്ര സോഹിതേ അക്കോകെമി
അവോർഡ്‌ ല്ഭിച്ച ഇബേഹത്തിന്‌കറ
മോസ്കറർരീസ് ബ ോവല് എം രി
സു ുമോരൻ
ോയർ രോമോ ം എന്ന ബരരില്
2009-ല് ചല്ചിപ്തമോക്കി.‍‍ഇതികല്
ോയ
ഥോരോപ്തകത്ത അവതരിപ്പിച്ചച ജഗതി
പ്ശീ ുമോർ പ്രബതേ
ജൂറി രുരസ് ോരവും
രസ്ഥമോക്കി.‍ബ ോവല്ിസ്റ്റിക യും
ബ ോവല്ിബ യും തിരിച്ചറിയു .

61. 17
• “രക്ഷ ോ,‍എന്‌കറ രോര
ഭോരകമല്ലോം തീർക്കബണ...” എന്ന
പ്രശസ്തമോയ പ് ിസ്തീയ
ഭക്തിഗോ ത്തി ു സംഗീതം
ിർവഹിച്ച
ല്ോ
ഹൃേയത്തിന്‌കറ ഉെമകയ
തിരിച്ചറിയു .

63. Tomin Thachankary IPS

64. 18
• In the movie adaptation of a critically
acclaimed Malayalam novel in 1968, Satyan
plays the protagonist(image in next slide). This
is regarded as the first psycho thriller in
Malayalam.
• Id the novel on which the movie is based upon
and the writer.

67. Yakshi by Malayattoor
(Remember that Akam also based on the same novel)

68. 19 Put funda??

70. Kuravan mala and Kurathi Mala prior
to construction of Idukki Dam

71. 20
• Talkhiyan(Bitterness) is a 2012 Pakistani art
drama serial that aired on Express
Entertainment. Directed by Khalil Ahmed, it is
based on which novel?
• The next slides show some stills of Sanam
Saeed who plays the pivotal role.

76. 21
• 2012-ല് മി ച്ച ഗോയി യ്ക്ക്കുള്ള ബേശീയ രുരസ് ോരം
ബ െിയ
ല്ോ ോരി 1986-ല് ഇതികല് ഇ ിയും വരൂ
എന്ന രി ജി വിശവംഭരൻ ചിപ്തത്തില് മമ്മൂട്ടിയുകെ
ോയി യോയി അഭി യിച്ചിട്ടുണ്ടച‍ ൂെോകത
.‍
ി ആർ
ബചോപ്രയുകെ മഹോഭോരതത്തില് ഒരു പ്രധോ കപ്പട്ട
ബവഷം ക
ോരേം കചയ്ക്തിട്ടുണ്ടച‍
.‍തിരിച്ചറിയു .
• (Image on next slide-a screenshot from the serial)

79. Roopa Ganguly

80. 22
•
•
ബ
രളത്തില്ും ഇബന്തോ ചി യില്ും ഒകക്ക വേോര മോയി
ോണകപ്പെുന്ന ഒരു സസേത്തിന്‌കറ ശോസ്പ്ത ോമം Coccinia
Grandis എന്നോണ്.‍ഇതിക രറി ഒരു ഐതിഹേം
ില്വില്ുണ്ടച‍
.
പ് ോഹ്മണ ോയ വരരുചിക്കച രറയി സ്പ്തീയില് ജ ിച്ച
മക്കകള രല്രോണ് വളർത്തിയത്‍
.‍രിന്നീട്‌ വർഷങ്ങള്‍ക്ക്കു
ബശഷം അച്ഛ ു പ്ശോദ്ധം ഊട്ടുവോൻ എത്തിബച്ചർന്ന മക്കള്‍ക്
ബമഴബത്തോള്‍ക് അഗ്നിബഹോപ്തിയുകെ ഭവ ത്തില് ഒത്തുബച്ചർന്നു.‍
പ്ശോദ്ധത്തി ു രോക്ക ോർ ക ോണ്ടുവന്നത് ചത്തരശുവിന്‌കറ
അ ിട്‌ ആയിരുന്നുവബപ്ത.‍മോംസം
ണ്ടച ബ ോരിഷ്‌ഠ ോയ
അഗ്നിബഹോപ്തി രശുവിന്‌കറ മോംസം രുറബത്തയ്ക്ക്കച
വല്ികച്ചറിെു.‍കരകട്ടന്നച ഈ അ ിട്‌ ഒരു കചെിയോയി
മോറികയന്നും രശുവിന്‌കറ അ ിെിബ ോട്‌ സോമേമുള്ള X
ഉണ്ടോകയന്നും ആ
ോ രറിച്ചച രോക്ക ോർ അച്ഛ ു പ്ശോദ്ധം
ഊട്ടികയന്നും
ഥ. പ് ോഹ്മണർ ഇന്നും ഇത് ഒരു മോംസഹോരം
ആയി
ണക്കോക്കുന്നു

82. ബ
ോവയ്ക്ക്ക(Ivy Gourd)

83. 23. Id the name of the website
(The clue is in the LHS)
Bigger image to follow

86. Garshom

87. 24
• There is a particular scene which features in the
movies like Rowdy Rajamma, Hridayam oru
kshetram, Kaadu, Hridayathinte nirangal etc even
if the scene have no specific purpose as the
movie plot is concerned.
• The scene shows a boy driving cocks(Ahem! The
non flying creature with beak and feathers.. )
away.
• What does these scenes imply??

89. These are Merryland movies. And they spare no chance
to troll Udaya Studio. Remember that the logo of Udaya
studio features a cock.

90. 25
• In 2008, she was conferred a Doctorate for her
thesis on the rehabilitation of rural woman in
Karnataka by Bangalore University, thus
becoming the only actress in India to achieve
such a feat. Id her.
• (image)

93. Jayamala

94. 26
• Which person, associated with the structure in
the next slide was featured in a movie starring
Prem Nazir in 1966 and a popular TV Serial?

97. Kadamattathu Kathanar

98. 27
• In African-American culture, X refers to
an amulet consisting of a flannel bag
containing one or more magical items. It is a
"prayer in a bag," or a spell that can be carried
with or on the host's body.
• X may also refer to a board game and a Marvel
Comics supervillain.
• What in popular culture of Kerala inspired its
name from X?

100. Music Mojo

101. തീം തരി ിെ ബതോം!!

102. • Connect these exhaustive clues to a common
theme.
• 10 points for id each slide and the points for
theme differs in each clue.
• Write down the answers to the individual
questions.
• For every slide, the region/country goes into
the clue for theme.

103. Id the dog species Peculiar to a
particular country.(40/-20)

104. Id the leader in the Western
Hemisphere(40/-20)

105. Id the monument.(30/-15)

106. Home and away football jersey for
which national team?(30/-15)

107. • Person who said to have inspired many forms
of art. Sudheer played him in his new gen
avatar last year. Id the person on the
right(20/-10)

108. Official name of a country in their
official script. Id the country(20/-10)
•ព្រះរាជាណាចព្ររម្ពុជា

109. 10/-5
• Cricket association of

110. Flag of?(10/-5)

111. Mo Yan!!(5)
• Id the flag

112. EXCHANGE!!!!!

113. • Let me show the answers first. The chance for
guessing the theme is still open for each team
for the same points as in the last slide.

114. Id the dog species. Peculiar to a
particular country.

115. Komondor/Hungarian guard dog

116. Id the monument.

117. Kumsusan Palace of the sun in
Pyongyang

118. Id the leader in the Western
Hemisphere

119. Daniel Ortega
• of Nicaragua

120. Home and away football jersey for
which national team?

121. Germany

122. • Person who said to have inspired many forms
of art. Sudheer played him in his new gen
avatar last year. Id the person on the right

123. Vlad Drakule
• Who inspired a humbly presented movie in
the last year.

124. Official name of a country in their
official script. Id the country
•ព្រះរាជាណាចព្ររម្ពុជា

125. Cambodia- Khmer script

126. • Cricket association of

127. USA

128. Flag of?

129. Vietnam

130. Mo Yan!!
• Id the flag

131. Poland

132. THEME tharikida thom!! 

133. And the theme is.....

134. Video removed(Sandesham Poland
scene)
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WU8bUc
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