4. • 5 questions.
• Each question carries 5 marks.
• Full house ensure 5 bonus.
6. Which entertainer
modelled his look
after getting
inspired from this
toon-character?
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Elvis Prisley
10. Two simpleton peasants, Tahei and Matashichi in
the Kurosawa’s The Hidden Fortress, supposedly,
inspired a filmmaker to create which two iconic
movie characters?
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11. Which iconic artwork is said to have been
inspired by the melting of a Camembert Cheese
after getting exposed to the sun?
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12. What did this recruitment
poster of WWI,
reportedly, inspire?
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13. Who is said to be the inspiration for the physical
features of the Super-Clone in ‘Asterix and the
Falling Sky’?
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14. On 23rd July 2013,
Yeovil Town FC
announced the
signing of Alan
Tate on loan from
Swansea City.
This peculiar way
of announcing the
signing is inspired
from which age-
old tradition?
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17. Two simpleton peasants, Tahei and Matashichi in
the Kurosawa’s The Hidden Fortress, supposedly,
inspired a filmmaker to create which two iconic
movie characters?
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R2D2 & C3PO
19. Which iconic artwork is said to have been
inspired by the melting of a Camembert Cheese
after getting exposed to the sun?
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‘Persistence of Memory’ by Dali
21. What did this recruitment
poster of WWI,
reportedly, inspire?
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Climactic scene from Dr. Strangelove, where
Major Kong straddles the atomic bomb
23. Who is said to be the inspiration for the physical
features of the Super-Clone in ‘Asterix and the
Falling Sky’?
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Arnold Schwarzenegger
25. On 23rd July 2013,
Yeovil Town FC
announced the
signing of Alan
Tate on loan from
Swansea City.
This peculiar way
of announcing the
signing is inspired
from which age-
old tradition?
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Buckingham Palace’s traditional way of
announcing the birth of the ‘Royal Baby’
29. • 18 questions.
• Infinite Bounce + Pounce.
• Flat scoring of 10 points.
• Half points, if any, is totally
QM’s discretion.
31. Though its roots can be found in a noted
institution based in Central Kolkata, it was
relocated to a new address named ‘Amrapali’ in the
early ‘50s.
What?
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Indian Statistical Institute
35. To please Ganesha’s constant demand of marriage,
Brahma created two beautiful women – Riddhi
(representing wealth and prosperity) and Siddhi
(representing intellectual and spiritual powers).
Who are the two sons of Ganesha from them
representing auspiciousness and profit?
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Shubh - Labh
38. The question was – “What do you know about the
textile heritage of India and what’s your wardrobe
like?” The answer was – “As far as I know, the
textile heritage of India dates back to Gandhi and
the khadi movement. And no, my wardrobe has no
khadi in it, although I love ethnic clothes”.
What was decided by this apparently, not-so-
intelligent answer?
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The 1994 Miss India winner was decided.
Sush prevailed over Ash, courtesy this reply
41. Fill in the blank with a 10-letter word from this
extract from the Holmes’ story ‘The Musgrave Ritual’,
which came into news in the recent times :
He (Sherlock) lifted bundle after bundle in a tender,
caressing sort of way. “They are not all successes,
Watson,” said he. “But there are some pretty little
problems among them. Here’s the record of the
Tarleton murders, and the case of Vamberry, the wine
merchant, and the adventure of the old Russian
woman, and the singular affair of the aluminium
crutch, as well as a full account of Ricoletti of the
club-foot, and his _____ wife.”
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Abominable
44. Using techniques typically used to solve crimes,
retired medical artist Richard Neave recently
created a portrait of a person whose original
physical description is not found in any written
records.
Whose portrait did he create?
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Jesus Christ
49. Just a few years back, Aditya Pratik Singh went to
attend the wedding reception of one of his
relatives in a remote village in Haryana. Amidst all
the fun and frolic in that Punjabi-wedding, he saw
an old lady was feeling very irritated and
vehemently requesting the village musicwala to
play a particular Hayanvi folk song.
What came out of this funny incident?
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52. Though men’s list is pretty longer, women’s list has
only two names - Canada-born Nicola Payne and
New Zealand-born Rowan Milburn.
What is the eligibility criteria to get into this list?
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Played cricket for two different countries
55. On the penultimate day of the Kurukshetra War,
after Arjuna killed Karna, Kunti requested the
Pandavas to perform the rites for Karna. When they
protested, she revealed the true identity of Karna.
They were shocked to find that they had
committed fratricide. Yudhishtira, furious with his
mother, then cursed all the women of this universe.
This story is said to be the reason behind what
common saying/occurence?
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Women would never be able to keep a secret
58. Said to have been invented in the 1860s by British
potter Harvey Adams, this new item spread all over
the European continent and soon, every famous
potter-house was making them. Some of the well-
known manufactories were Meissen, Royal Crown
Derby, Imari, Royal Bayreuth and Limoges.
Which common health-related hazards did these
items help to prevent during that era?
(vis – next slide)
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These were Moustache Cups
Often, moustache wax was applied to the moustache to keep it
nice and stiff, with every hair in place. When steaming hot cups
of tea or coffee were carried up to the mouth for sipping, the
steam melted the wax and sent it right into the cup and caused
stomach-ache.
62. In May, 2015, accepting an invitation by a Turkish
band to sing a ‘last song for peace’ at a dinner
hosted by Turkey near the Mediterranean city of
Antalya, foreign ministers from NATO’s member
states linked arms on a stage and sang a karaoke
rendition of a song which won three Grammy
Awards, one American Music Award, and a People’s
Choice Award among many others.
Which song is that?
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66. Which animal is being
de-skinned by Laxmana,
as depicted in this
mythological painting?
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Blackbuck
70. In the world of sports, what lasted 14 seconds (on
Feb 28), 34 seconds (on Aug 1) and 59 seconds (on
Nov 14) in 2015?
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Ronda Roussey’s fights
73. Akbar Shah II was the
penultimate Mughal Emperor
of India. After he was ill
treated by the EIC, he had
sent someone to the British
Parliament to argue on his
behalf. In the process, he did
something for which he is
mostly remembered.
What’s his most important
contribution?
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Conferred the title ‘Raja’ to Rammohan Roy
76. These are some of the paintings depicting Mughal
period by a painter who had not met any Mughals
in his entire life.
Identify him.
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Rembrandt
79. This multi-faceted French started his career as a silk
weaver, then worked as an armyman in the French
Army and later in the British East India Company
and also rose to the rank of Major General. He was
the chief architect of a major north Indian city. Later
in his life he became a successful indigo merchant
and a self taught surgeon. Despite all these, he is
mostly remembered as the founder of a noted chain
of institutions which is also found in Kolkata.
Who was he? Also, identify the institution.
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Claude Martin & La Martinier Schools
82. Prakash Vir Shastri, an
Arya Samaj leader and a
noted parliamentarian,
was actually the first
Indian to do something
unusual in the world stage
but the credit is wrongly
attributed to another
UPwala.
What’s his claim to fame?
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First Indian to speak in Hindi at the UNO
85. As stated by the lyricist, the inspiration behind the
lovely lyrics is his wife, a pretty successful lady in
her own right.
Identify the lyricist.
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Vidhu Vinod Chopra
88. Founded in 1668, it is the
3rd oldest of its type to be
still in operation. It’s motto
literally means - Herefore
strength and safety.
What did it decide to do as
part of the celebration of
its 300th anniversary?
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Constituted the Nobel Prize for Economics
91. This former Man U and Barca player, who played
alongside Eric Cantona during his hey days, is
now the Sports Director of Israeli club Maccabi
Tel Aviv. Apart from appearing for his own
country, he played a few matches for Catalonia
also.
But despite all his moderate records, why he is
keenly followed by the media worldwide?
(vis – next slide)
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Jordi Cryuff, son of Johan Cryuff
95. Filmmaker Anant Mahadevan said about a
particular sequence of The Xpose, “We have a
similar scene where producers of a particular
movie release an actress’ last recording which was
originally dubbed by a dubbing artiste. The
resultant ‘sympathy wave’ for that leading lady
made their film a hit.”
This particular sequence was actually based on
which real life incident?
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‘Pakeezah’, which flopped initially got an
impetus after the release of a tape which was
supposedly the ‘last recorded message’ of Meena
Kumari. But in reality, it was dubbed by Padma
Khanna.
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116. • 5 questions.
• Each question carries 5 marks.
• Full house ensure 5 bonus.
118. Which Oscar winner is being mimicked by Matt
Damon?
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Matthew McConaughey
122. Who is Sonu Nigam impersonating?
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123. Which actor, named the third greatest male screen
legend of the Golden Age Hollywood by the AFI, is
being mimicked by Spacey?
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124. Which former great is being mimicked?
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129. Who is Sonu Nigam impersonating?
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Kumar Sanu
131. Which actor, named the third greatest male screen
legend of the Golden Age Hollywood by the AFI, is
being mimicked by Spacey?
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Jimmy Stewart
133. Which former great is being mimicked?
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Michael Holding
141. • 18 questions.
• Infinite Bounce + Pounce.
• Flat scoring of 10 points.
• Half points, if any, is totally
QM’s discretion.
143. Manmohan Desai wanted to ‘recreate a golden
page from India’s thrilling past’ with Rajesh
Khanna and Hema Malini. But all his efforts
proved futile and the film was unfortunately
shelved.
Why that particular jinxed project came into news
recently?
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Bajirao Mastani
148. In paleontology, a ____ taxon is a taxon that
disappears for one or more periods from the fossil
record, only to appear again later. The term refers
to the biblical story in which Jesus Christ performed
a miraculous job.
The term again came back to public memory
because of an emotional reason.
What is that one-word term?
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Lazarus
151. Syrian rebels in the town of Kafranbel had such a
realistic grasp of the workings of publicity that they
hold up a giant banner in 2015 addressed to X,
offering to rename their city in ‘her’ honour if they
could be free.
Who is X?
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Caitlyn Jenner
154. As per folklore, King Trishanku became suspended
between heaven and earth because of ego hassles
between Viswamitra and Indra. But, Vishwamitra
knowing that Trishanku would eventually fall to earth
unless held up by physical means, propped him up
with a long pole. The pole eventually turned into the
stem of a tree and Trishanku’s head became its fruit.
The fibre around the fruit is his beard. After peeling
the fruit, one can see his eyes peering at him.
This is supposedly the origin of which tree?
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Coconut
157. Stephen Harper, the pianist and lead vocalist of the
band The Van Cats once said that he coined the
name after the address of his one-time residence 24
Sussex Drive.
What is so special about this naming?
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Stephen Harper was the former PM of Canada.
The no. 24 in French is Vingto Quarte which sounds similar to
Van Cats.
160. The US Ambassador to the WTO in Geneva,
Michael Punke allegedly came up with the idea to
write his most popular novel while on an airplane,
after reading a couple of lines in a history book
about real-life braveheart. The book took a total of
four years to complete and he actually caught
pneumonia at least four times during the
painstaking research work.
Which book did he write?
(It came into news in the recent times)
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The Revenant
163. Just a few weeks ago, scores of whale death were
reported in Tuticorin due to beaching (stranded out
of the water). Apart from natural causes like El Nino,
there have been some other factors like - pollution,
SONAR activities etc also associated with beaching.
As reported by the Indian Express, which major
subcontinental crisis caused last such mass beaching
of whales on the shores of Tuticorin?
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1971 Indo-Pak War
166. This organisation, the second largest after the United
Nations in terms of international representation,
employ these celebrities as the brand ambassadors to
highlight different causes.
Who is the first and till date the only Indian to get
that honour?
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SRK
169. An iconic photograph
taken from the Cricinfo
archive……what is
being, reportedly, said by
the ‘deshbhakt’ spectator
to the amused batsman
Brijesh Patel?
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Requested Patel to tell Sunil Gavaskar to score a
little quickly during his landmark innings of 36*
172. After learning classical vocal music for 15 years, he
got mesmerised by a radio recital of Pandit
Bholanath and decided to change his track. As per
the legend goes, to pursue his new dream, he
shoplifted from a local musical-instrument shop
and started his practice.
Identify this maestro who was once a disciple of
Annapurna Devi.
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Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia
176. Harold Clayton Lloyd Sr. (vis) was one of the most
popular comedians of the silent film era. He made
nearly 200 comedy films, both silent and ‘talkies’,
between 1914 and 1947. He is best known for his
‘Glasses Character’ (often named ‘Harold’ in the
silent films), a resourceful, success-seeking go-getter
who was perfectly in tune with 1920s era America.
He, however, is remembered for what reason in the
pop culture?
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Reportedly, the physical appearance of Clark
Kent is based on him
181. Because of all the hype and hoopla, the project was
kept under wraps. Relatives of Doubleday
employees were hired as couriers to deliver of the
portions of the book from the company’s head
office in Manhattan to the printing plant in
Fairfield, Pennsylvania. It was given the codename
‘Neil Armstrong’ for obvious connection.
Which project was this?
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Moonwalk – autobiography of Michael Jackson
184. 19 years older than the oldest political party of India,
it started its operation on 2 Jan, 1866. The numbers
1 Up/2 Dn bore signs of its early service. It’s most
famous hour came when Netaji used it during his
Great Escape from his house arrest in Kolkata in
1941.
Also featured in a short story by Satyajit Ray, what
am I talking about?
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Kalka Mail
187. In 2015, Anand and Punita Baid of Bengaluru,
along with their kids Yash (12) and Dhriti (8), went
on an epic trip exploring through 11 countries over
111 days in a FIAT Linea.
What did this Indian family-of-four christen
themselves?
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LIFE (Little Indian Family of Explorers)
190. This title-track and also the title of this recent
family drama is said to be a tribute to which
well-known song?
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193. The 100th Amendment to the Indian Constitution
came into force since the 1st of August 2015.
Because of this amendment, more than 30,000
people will legally get the right to celebrate the
Independence Day on 15th of August.
What the amendment is all about?
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Land distribution between India & Bangladesh
196. Apparently the characterizations, namely - ‘sharp’,
‘principal’ and ‘diffuse’ were devised first by the
British chemists George Liveing and Sir James
Dewar in the 1870s. ‘Fundamental’ was added later,
due to the work of Arno Bergmann around 1907.
What are these?
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spdf Orbitals
199. When Saint Patrick went to Ireland to convert the
Druidic peoples to Christianity, he was challenged
by a local chief to the Christian idea of the Trinity,
three gods in one person.
In that hour of crisis, how did Saint Patrick
convince him?
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He plucked a Shamrock from the ground and
pointed to its three leaves growing from one
stem. The rest is history…….
202. Tom Cruise’s Top Gun was one of the first films
that made heroes out of fighter pilots. In the film,
Tom Cruise and his squadron squared off
successfully against the Soviet MiG 28 aircrafts.
What was the most glaring mistake in the military
action?
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MiG fighter planes were always denoted by odd
numbers 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 27, 29 and 31
205. On a trip to the hills, Rabindranath Tagore noted
that a lady from his touring entourage was
purchasing a miniature elephant statue made of
black wood. When the poet queried, she replied
that his husband had a habit of collecting these.
Gently Tagore looked at the dark complexioned
and rather healthy looking lady and quipped, “Well
now I know why he married you”!
Who was the husband-wife duo?
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P.C. Mahalanobis & Nirmalkumari Devi