1. Pantheon ‘14
presents
Karnataka Quiz
 -By, Pradeepa Gopinath
Amruth C.K

2. Prelims
 Written round
 25 questions.
 1 mark for each correct part. No negative markings.
 1,10,20 have 2 parts.
 Multiples of 5 questions are starred questions and it will be
used to resolve the ties.
 -50 if you are caught using cell phones for answers :P
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3. 1) 2004-Tamil
2005-Sanskrit
2008-Telugu and ________
2013-Malayalam
2014-Oriya language
 FITB and what is this list about?

4. Language and the year in which the
languages got the classical language status.

5. 2)X is a type of a regional art. They perform primarily during
the day and only men take part (including female roles).
While entertainment is the main objective, they also educate
villagers about mythology and social issues with their
performances.
A Kannada film by same name was released in 2000, a film
written, directed by Barguru Ramchandrappa.
ID X.

6.  Hagaluvesha

7. 3)Minimalist poster of which movie?

8. Gauri Ganesha

9. 4) A few sat together and hit upon the name
X for the toy broadcasting station, a name to
be borrowed and adopted for its stations
across the country by the AIR later. The
Kannada word thus became a popular
name for the entire broadcasting system in
the country and continues till today.
X means celestial announcement.

10. Akashavani

11. 5) The KKGSS which was set up in 1957 was
established in Bengeri,Hubli, is the only unit
in India that is authorized to manufacture and
supply something and it conforms to the Bureau of
Indian Standards.
What does it supply?

12. Indian National Flag

13. 6)What is common to these places?
Bangalore
 Mangalore
Hubli
Belgaum
 Hampi
Bellary
 Mysore

14. Only places to have airport in
Karnataka.

15. 7) This singer is affectionately known as the "Nightingale of
Karnataka" and a Rajyotsava Prashathi recipient from the
State Government of Karnataka.
She owns an audio company called "Kinnari Audio" that
focus on encouraging the new budding musical talents to
launch their own musical albums. She also owns a popular
music band “_______& Party" that conducts various musical
programs across Karnataka state.
ID this singer.

16. B.R Chaya

17. 8)Connect maaDi!

18. The 4 towers constructed by
Kempe Gowda that are present in
these locations.

19. 9) ID the singer.

20. Vijay Prakash

21. 10) Snehanjali, a 2007 Kannada film entered the Guinness world
record for a particular reason , the leading actor is a son of
businessman-actor Suresh Sharma.
Actor shot to fame in the 2011 non-professional men's cricket league
in India scoring the most numbers of runs.
ID the actor and the reason for it to be included in the record books.

22. Dhruva Sharma. He is mute and deaf and was the lead actor of
the movie

23. 11) Name this highest peak in Karnataka,situated in
Chikmaglur district.

24. Mullayanagiri.

25. 12) This town X is nicknamed „silk town’ as 50
tonnes of cocoon arrive at the town in a day.
This district has 4 taluk's
X
Kanakapur
Channapatna
Magadi
X region yavdu?

26. Ramnagara.

27. 13) Samosapedia definition of what?
Local way of asking if everything is ok with
you? Almost like a customary "how are you?" in
passing. Fitting response is “ha _____ sir ,
neevu?”

28. Arama?

29. 14) In 1963, he wrote the dialogues for the first time for
the movie „Santha Thukaram‟
He has composed more than 3000 kannada songs.
„Banigondu elle ellide’ and ‘innu ananda na thalare’
are few of his most famous works
Who is this lyricist?

30. Chi.Uday Shankar

31. 15) X is a major Kannada newspaper which has its
headquarters in Bangalore. It was started on 10
December 1982. It was the first South Indian
language newspaper to be put onto the World Wide
Web in the year 1998.
It was chosen "No. 1 Kannada Newspaper" by a
Microsoft survey in 2001.
It has a tagline, ‟.
X?

32. Sanjevani

33. 16) Republic day parade tribute to whom? It
sparked a few debates on twitter.

34. Tippu Sultan

35. 17) This actor played the role of young Vijay
Chauhan in Agneepath(1990), which was played
by Amitabh Bachchan.
However he is famous for this day for his role in
1987 work that fetched him six international, one
national and a state award.
Who is this actor?

36. Master Manjunath,actor who
played Swami in Malgudi days.

37. 18) Kapil Dev asked this player why he always
takes a long time to ready. In reply he told him
„You just need to shave your face but I need to
shave my head as well.‟
Who is this cricketer?

38. Syed Kirmani

39. 19) The main attraction of this temple is 56 musical
pillars when tapped gently these pillars produce
musical sounds. These pillars are popularly known
as Musical Pillars or SAREGAMA Pillars.
This is the most amazing monument in Hampi and
is portrayed as the icon for Hampi.
Name the temple.

40. Vijaya Vittala temple.

41. 20) X Fort is situated in the northern plateau
of Karnataka. Sultan Alla-Ud-Din Bahman shifted his
capital from Gulbarga to X in 1427 and built his fort
along with a number of Islamic monuments.
A very popular handicraft ______ is from this region,
an art form with 800 years history with linkage to the
Persian art, from which it evolved during the rule of
the Bahamani Sultans.
Name the fort and the handicraft art.

42. Bidar and Bidareware

43.  21) The discovery of this sweet was quite incidental. Once,
Jakku Marwadi was boiling milk in his kitchen. In a hurry,
he forgot to switch the stove off and the milk continued
boiling for a long time.
 Gradually, the milk had taken a solid form by the time he
came back, it tasted sweet. Then, he mixed some khowa
into the milk and started boiling it for long hours. This time
the taste was even better.
 Yav sweet idu?

44. Belagaviya KUNDA

45. 22) This character is a lawyer who is a short tempered man and
always comes to the rescue of the oppressed. He wins all his
cases.
The court scenes are elaborate and goes on for weeks together
and yet the audience ask for more!!
Usually the ratings soar when he makes an appearance.
Which is this character?

46. Chandrashekhar Prasad(CSP)

47. 23) The Sangama formed in Srirangapatna is a confluence of
3 holy rivers.
One being Kaveri river, name the other 2 rivers.

48. Kabini and Hemavathi rivers.

49. 24) X held various positions like Vice President of
India and Governor of Orissa.
He declined to sign the order and broke the tradition
of the President accepting the advice of the Cabinet
when he was the acting president after the death of
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed.
Who is this Politician?

50. B.D Jatti.

51. 25)______ _____ is a most important tourist spots in Madikeri of Coorg
district. It got it‟s name from the fact that it was Kodagu king‟s favorite
spot to watch the setting sun, and spend time with their queens .
The structure is built on a high level ground with a commanding view
of the cliffs and valleys to the west. It is a small square in brick and has
four pillars .
It also has a toy train for children.
Name the tourist spot.

52. Raja’s Seat

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