2. 42 Questions – 1 point each
8 star marked
Top 5 get points on the leader board
Questions have been almost equally divided on the
following topics –
1. History
2. Geography
3. Pop Culture
4. Movies
5. India
6. Sports
7. Business
8. Literature
3. The Sultan in Istanbul originally gave the golden
key to the Church of Nativity to the Bethlehem
Roman Catholics, calling them the true
protectors of Christians in the Ottoman Empire.
TheTsar protested, forcing the keys to be
handed over to the Orthodox monks in
Bethlehem.
What conflict thus arose ?
Hint :The coat of arms & flag of that place, after
which the conflict is eponymously named are
given in the next slide.
8. Mary Antoinette Perry
was an American
actress, director and co-
founder of the American
TheatreWing.
A series of awards, called
the Antoinette Perry
Awards has been given in
her honour since 1947.
How are these awards
popularly known ?
10. Aandhi (1975) was released amidst controversy
and rumours that it was based on the life of
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. Some of film's
posters also hyped the similarity, with lines
like, “See your Prime Minister on screen” and
“the story of a great woman political leader in
post-Independence India”. After the
release, similarity was seen in the dressing and
mannerism of the lead character,Aarti Devi and
Mrs Gandhi, including the saris and streak of
white.
Who played the role of Aarti Devi ?
12. The film depicts the
story ofWest Auckland
F.C. a team of part
time players who
represented England in
a
tournament, sometime
s described as the
"FirstWorld Cup“ and
held inTurin in 1909
13. Italy, Germany and Switzerland sent their most prestigious
professional club sides to the competition, butThe Football
Association of England refused to be associated with it and
declined the offer to send a team. Not wishing to
have Britain unrepresented in the competition, X invitedWest
Auckland FC, an amateur side from County Durham and mostly
made up of coal miners, to take part.
West Auckland won the tournament and returned to Italy in 1911
to defend their title. In this second competition, West Auckland
beat Juventus 6-1 in the final, and were awarded the trophy
outright.
The trophy was named after X, who is a well known English
businessman and a great sports enthusiast, having competed
unsuccessfully at the America’s Cup five times.
Id X, also the name of a well-known brand in the modern world.
15. 6..mp3
a) Where have we heard this song recently ?
b) Identify the singer.
c) For a song in the soundtrack of which movie
series did the singer receive an Academy
Award Nomination ?
2/3 for part points
17. Tracy Chevalier bought the poster as a nineteen-
year-old, and it hung wherever she lived for sixteen
years. Chevalier notes that the "ambiguous look" on
the girl's face left the "most lasting impression" on
her. She describes the girl's expression "to be a
mass of contradictions: innocent yet
experienced, joyous yet tearful, full of longing and
yet full of loss." She began to think that the girl had
directed all these emotions at the painter, and
began to think of the "story behind that look“.
What is the name of that story, also the name of a
2003 movie ?
18.
19. <video removed – Gandhi>
There are 5 actors in the video. 2 of them are
British, the other two are Sir Ben Kingsley and
Amrish Puri. Identify the third.
You probably would have guessed which
movie this is.
20.
21. Apart from being the princely states of Rajputana in British
India, something launched in 1982 connects the following –
1. Alwar
2. Bharatpur
3. Bikaner
4. Bundi
5. Dholpur
6. Dungargarh
7. Jaisalmer
8. Jaipur
9. Jhalawar
10. Jodhpur
11. Kishangarh
12. Kota
13. Sirohi
14. Udaipur
Where can we find them ?
22. They are the names of the 14 coaches of the
Palace on Wheels.
23. Some of the feats performed by this gentleman are –
freeing an angry bear from a painful-looking bear
trap
shooting a pool trick shot before an Indian audience
catching a marlin while cavorting in a Hemingway-
esque scene with a beautiful, young woman
winning an arm-wrestling match in a South
American setting
surfing the killer wave
bench pressing two young East Asian women in a
casino setting, each woman being seated in a chair.
24. Portrayed by actor Jonathan Goldsmith and
his deeds narrated byWill Lyman, this person
encourages people to consume a product
meaning 20 in Spanish, which was first
developed by the German-born Mexican
Wilhelm Hasse in 1897.
Tell me, by what title do we know the
gentleman, who has entered popular culture
in recent times ?
25.
26. In the NDA Cadet dining hall, among the usual
dining tables is also a table set for one person.
This special table is decorated with a rose, a
ribbon and a candle (apart from the usual
cutlery).The bread plate has a slice of lemon
and salt.What is this unusual table set up for?
29. Who played the role of the Minister in
Ji,Mantriji , the Hindi version of the BBC
sitcom Yes Minister ?
The actor become popular as a quizmaster on
a radio show called Quits Quiz contest on
Vividh Bharti.
30.
31. Few lines from the poem “Auguries of
Innocence” byWilliam Blake have been used in a
song byThe Doors in their debut album, “The
Doors”.
The lines contain a two-word phrase, which is
also the name of anAgatha Christie novel, set in
the fields of Gipsy’s acre, in theWelsh Moorland.
Which novel/two-word phrase ?
32.
33. Patrick Bouvier _______ was born by emergency
caesarean section five and a half weeks early . Shortly
after birth he developed symptoms of Hyaline
Membrane Disease, also called Infant Respiratory
Distress Syndrome (IRDS). He was transferred to Boston
Children's Hospital where he died two days later.
The child's death was eclipsed a few months later by a
significant event in American history, but did in time help
spark interest in research on prematurity and led to
innovations in the care of premature infants, which gave
rise to the paediatrics subspecialty neonatology.
FITB
36. Richard Madley is a former junior international
hockey player and Surrey league cricketer. He
joined Phillips Son and Neale in New Bond
Street in 1978. Starting as a saleroom porter, he
now deals with Impressionist Art, Old Master
drawings, fine jewellery and 18th century
furniture.
How, in the world of sports, are we familiar with
Richard Madley’s work ?
37.
38. The woman in the middle is Suzy Miller. She
was portrayed by OliviaWilde in the
movie, Rush (2013) .
The person on the left, X, was her first
husband, also the winner of the 1976 Formula
One Season.
The person on the right, Y, was her second
husband, aWelsh actor, nominated for the
Oscars 7 times.
Don’t give me either X or Y.Tell me who was
Y’s most famous wife, a Hollywood star.
41. _(A)__alpineGaul was the part of Northern
Italy inhabited by Celts since the 4th century BC.
Conquered by the Roman Republic in 220 BC, it
was a Roman province from c. 81 BC until 42
BC, when it was merged into Roman Italy.
Until that time, it was considered part
of Gaul, precisely that part of Gaul on the "hither
side of theAlps" (from the perspective of the
Romans), as opposed to __(B)___alpine
Gaul ("on the far side of theAlps").
FITB
43. TheWall is a huge structure of ice, stone and magic
on the northern border of the Seven Kingdoms. It is
home to the Night'sWatch, a brotherhood sworn to
protect the realms of men from the threats beyond
theWall.TheWall was inspired by Martin's visit to a
certain place in the North of England, close to the
border with Scotland.
Which heritage site is this, about which Martin
looking out over the hills, wondered what a Roman
centurion from the Mediterranean would feel, not
knowing what threats might come from the north ?
45. Gertrude Hoelzer was born in Berlin in 1929. Her
father was running an underground newspaper
against Hitler, but was found out and imprisoned
for two years. So, Gertrude and her mother left
Berlin in 1937, walked across the border to
Czechoslovakia and found sanctuary from
persecution as refugees in England.
Who is Gertrude’s more famous grand-
daughter, an actress and one time playback singer
?
47. Dharmatma (1975) is a Bollywood movie
directed by Feroz Khan. It was the first
Bollywood movie shot in Afghanistan and drew
inspiration from Mario Puzo’s Godfather.
Hema Malini plays the role of a Gypsy
girl, Reshma. Such roles were uncommon in
Bollywood and so, Feroz Khan requested his
friend, X to design costumes for the lead
actress.
48. Now, X is a well known socialite and
philanthropist.
X launched the ‘Heroes Project’ with Richard
Gere, to combat HIV/AIDS in India. She is also on
the board of directors of Indian Hotels and
CineBlitz Publications.
Id X.
52. The plot is based on theVedic story where Manu, the man
surviving after the deluge (Pralaya), is emotionless
(Bhavanasunya). Manu starts getting involved in various
emotions, thoughts and actions.The chapters are named after
these emotions, thoughts or actions.They are –
Chinta, Asha, Shraddha,Kama,Vasna, Lajja, Karma, Irshyaa, Ida,S
wapna, Sangharsh, Nirved, Darshan, Rahasya and Anand
What is the work and the poet ?
The train fromVaranasi to Mumbai has the same name as the
work of literature, asVaranasi was the birthplace of the poet.
55. In the Skin of a Lion is a novel, which fictionalises
the lives of the immigrants whose contributions to
buildingToronto in the early 1900s never became
part of the city's official history.
___ _______ _______ is a novel by the same
author and was in part a sequel to In the Skin of a
Lion, continuing the characters of Hana and
Caravaggio, as well as revealing the fate of this
novel's main character, Patrick Lewis.
The actress who played the character of Hana, in
the movie adaptation of the sequel, won an
Academy Award for her performance.
56.
57. JB Bernstein set up an Indian realityTV contest
called ___ _______ ______ ___ , which was
aired on ZeeTV.The winners were to receive a
prize of one million United States dollars, and
formal training in the United States with the
possibility of being selected as a pitcher for
a Major League Baseball team.The two 2008
winners, Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel, were
signed to the Pittsburgh Pirates.
This forms the basis for which 2014
movie, produced byWalt Disney pictures ?
60. <Audio removed – Zooropa by U2>
The song describes two characters in a setting with
a dull and grey appeal, who emerge from
blinking neon signs into a brightly lit modern city.
The lyrics in the song begin with an advertising
slogan and the first three verses feature references
to slogans for other brands, including Colgate
, Daz, Fairy , and Zanussi .
61. The advertising slogan with which the song
begins was coined by Sir John Hegarty, in the
mid 1980s when he saw a faded poster on a
factory wall.
Which brand has used this advertising slogan
ever since it was coined in 1982 ?
62. Audi
(what do you want?)
(what do you want?)
Zooropa...vorsprung durch technik
Zooropa...be all that you can be
Meet our winner
Eat to get slimmer
Zooropa...a bluer kind of white
Zooropa...it could be yours tonight
We're mild and green
And squeaky clean
63. This city was named by the Canterbury Association ,
which settled the surrounding province
of Canterbury.The name was agreed on at the first
meeting of the association on 27 March 1848. It was
suggested by John Robert Godley, who had
attended a certain college in Oxford. It became a
city by Royal Charter on 31 July 1856, making it
officially the oldest established city in the country.
The city's name is often abbreviated by the locals to
Chch.
Which city ?
65. It is a belief of the Hindus of Jammu city that
the river X was brought to Jammu by 'Raja
Pehar Devta' to cure his father and was given
the throne of Jammu City and was declared
as the King of Jammu.
After crossing Jammu city, the river X crosses
into Pakistan's Punjab and joins the Chenab.
Identify X.
67. Inspired by Henry Lawson's 1887 poem, "Flag of the
Southern Cross“, the following lyrics were penned –
“Under the SouthernCross I Stand
A sprig of wattle in my hand
A native of my native land
________ you little beauty.”
This chant began as a patriotic song in the late
1890s, was turned into a military drinking song in
the 1940s, and then finally developed into the
victory song of a particular team
Which team ? Or, FITB.
68.
69. According to a theatrical superstition, called
the Scottish curse, speaking the
name _______ inside a theatre will cause disaster.
As a result, what is called as The Scottish Play ?
72. Oldest Man, died at the
age of 969 years
Assyrian King Presented a gift to Jesus
after his birth
73. King of Babylon, ordered the
construction of the Hanging Gardens
Presented a gift to Jesus after his birth
74. In order –
Jeroboam, Rehoboam, Methuselah, Salmana
zar, Balthazar, Nebuchadnezzar & Melchior
Names of wine/champagne bottles
75. What name, kept in honor of camel drivers who
arrived in Australia in the late 19th century, is
given to the first rail service from Adelaide to
Darwin on the north-south route across
Australia ?
76.
77. The Ghan from The Afghan Express in honor
ofAfghan camel drivers
Mark
Waugh
78. The book (pic in next slide) details the creation
and use of apergy, a form of anti-
gravitational energy, and details a flight
to Mars in 1830.
The book contains what was probably the
first alien language in any work of fiction. Apart
from this, which word, now used in a different
context (but in the same field of work), was the
name given to the narrator’s spacecraft ?
81. Sounding refers to the act of measuring depth of a given point
in a body of water. Data taken from soundings are used
in bathymetry to make maps of the floor of a body of
water, and were traditionally shown on nautical
charts in fathoms and feet.
Traditional terms for soundings are a source for common
expressions in the English language, notably "deep six" (a
sounding of 6 fathoms).
On the Mississippi River in the 1850s, the leadsmen also used
old-fashioned words for some of the numbers and thus when
the depth was two fathoms, they would call "by the ____
_____".
Which former riverboat pilot took his pen name from this cry ?
83. ___(X)_____ ___(Y)___ is a public art installation
and sculpture inAmarillo,Texas, U.S. It was
created in 1974 by Chip Lord, Hudson
Marquez and Doug Michels, who were a part of
the art group Ant Farm. It consists of what were
(when originally installed during 1974) either
older running used or junk
___(X)______s, representing a number of
evolutions from 1949 to 1963, half-buried nose-
first in the ground, at an angle corresponding to
that of the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt.
84.
85.
86. X (a cricketer) has been a prodigious fundraiser for
charitable causes, undertaking a total of 12 long-
distance charity walks. His first, in 1985, was a 900-
mile trek from John o' Groats to Land's End.
His efforts were inspired after a visit
toTaunton's Musgrove Park Hospital whilst
receiving treatment for a broken toe; when he took
a wrong turn into a children's ward, he was
devastated to learn that some of the children had
only weeks to live, and why.
Since then, his efforts have raised more than £12
million for charity, with Leukaemia
Research among the causes to benefit.
88. John Frum is a figure associated with cargo cults on the
island ofTanna inVanuatu. He is often depicted as an
AmericanWorldWar II serviceman who will bring wealth and
prosperity to the people if they follow him.
The people of the Yaohnanen village on the southern island
ofTanna inVanuatu believe that X is a divine being; the pale-
skinned son of a mountain spirit and brother of John Frum.
According to ancient tales, the son travelled over the seas to
a distant land, married a powerful lady and would in time
return.The Resident Commissioner ofTanna suggested that
X send them a portrait of himself.
Identify X.
93. Books by which author?
1. Asceticism and Eroticism in the Mythology of
Siva (1973)
2. Hindu Myths: A Sourcebook(1975)
3. The Origins of Evil in Hindu Mythology (1976)
4. Women, Androgynies, and Other Mythical
Beasts (1980)
5. The RigVeda: An Anthology, 108 HymnsTranslated
from the Sanskrit (1981)
6. Tales of Sex andViolence: Folklore, Sacrifice, and
Danger in theJaiminiya Brahmana (1985)
7. Textual Sources for the study of Hinduism (1988)
95. The Indian HockeyTeam, captained by Jaipal
Singh Munda, landed at theTilbury docks
near London on March 10, 1928, en route to
Amsterdam.After witnessing this team play
in the Folkstone Sports Festival, defending
champions Great Britain, gold winners at the
1908 and 1920 Olympics, lost their
enthusiasm.
What happened as a result ?
96. Great Britain did not participate in Field
Hockey at the Olympics till 1948, i.e. by the
time India had gained independence
97. _______ ________ is a story of the love triangle
between Jagat
Singh, a Mughal General,Tilottama, the daughter of
a Bengali feudal lord and Ayesha, the daughter of a
rebel Pathan leader against whom Jagat Singh was
fighting.
The story is set in the backdrop of Pathan-
Mughal conflicts that took place in south-western
region of the modern-day Indian state ofWest Bengal
during the reign of Akbar.
It is the first Bengali novel written by Bankim Chandra
as well as the first major Bengali novel in the history of
Bengali literature.
100. A ___(X)_____ __(Y)__ is a concrete scar caused
by a mortar shell's explosion that was later filled
with red resin. Mortar rounds landing on
concrete create a unique fragmentation pattern
that looks almost floral in arrangement.
Because ____(X)____ was a site of intense urban
warfare and suffered thousands of shell
explosions during the Siege of ___(X)_____, the
marked concrete patterns are a unique feature
to the European capital city.
103. Sir Henry Percy was known as one of the most
valiant knights of his day, and was a significant
captain during the Anglo-Scottish wars. He later
led successive rebellions against Henry IV of
England, and was slain at the Battle of
Shrewsbury in 1403 at the height of his career.
His title is also taken by a Premier
League football club, which incidentally was the
first football club to undertake an IPO in 1983 ?
