General Quiz 2018 General Quiz 2018 November Kerala quiz

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2.  Padmadalakshan started his career as a drama
artist. His role in the drama ‘Samasya’ fetched him the
Best Comedian Award. Ramu Kariat andVincent were
impressed by his performance in ’Mudiyanaya
Puthran’ and gave him chance to act in the
film ’Moodupadam’. His first noted role was in ’Bhargavi
Nilayam’.The name of his character in the film stayed
with him for the rest of his life. Id

7.  Direct question to each teams.(Clockwise)
 Correct answer fetches you +10 points & no negatives.
 +5 for passed questions.
 No negatives so feel free to guess!

11.  An interesting exchange between two
geniuses : ‘X’ to ‘Y’ :What I most admire
about your art is that, you don’t say a word
and the rest of the world understands you.
 ‘Y’ to ‘X’ : It is true but your glory is ever
greater !The whole world admires you even
though they don’t understand a word you
say !

20. What ailment is named
after a German
physician who
observed certain
deposits in a 51 year old
female with pre senile
dementia affecting the
frontal brain ?

26.  He was declared as the wrestling champion in Kerala in
1977-78. He has won several accolades in the sport. He
was also selected for the National championship which
was to be held at New Delhi. But he missed it as he was
called for an audition for his debut film which was
directed by Fazil.Thus, He went on to become one of
the best actors of India and did not pursue wrestling as
a profession

31.  Clockwise questions , all questions are open for pouncing .
 Direct qn gets +20 (no negatives) passes get +10.
 Pouncing gets +20/-10.
 A team can pounce for a question only twice.
 Normal bounce system.

35.  Catherine Hettinger, a chemical engineer by training,
was initially credited by some news stories as having
been the inventor of the X.
 Hettinger filed a patent application for a
"____ toy" in 1993 and a patent was issued, but she
allowed the patent to lapse in 2005.
 A May 2017 Bloomberg News article showed that she
was not the inventor of the X, and she agreed.

38. In an acidic solution, the
‘lawsone’ molecule (henatonic
acid) can react via a process called
Michael addition with keratin to
create a stain.

This stain is used by Indian and
also other Asian nations’ girls for
decorating themselves.What do we
know this process as?

40. Henna
(Mehandi)

41.  Rooted from the ‘Natya Shastra’, it follows the Lasya
style- a dance which is delicate, eros filled and feminine
with a carnatic style hybrid dialects called
‘Manipravalam.’
 Which Indian dance form that is performed solo am I
talking about?

44.  The yellow line in this company’s logo is intended to
be two things. Firstly, the position of the yellow line
forms a visible smile with each “a” in the word acting
as the eyes. Secondly, the yellow line is also an arrow,
beginning at the first “a” and spanning over to “z”.
This signifies the diversity among this company’s
products. ID the company.

48.  X , in Kerala, is the most visited
backwater and lake in the state. X
is second only in size to
the Vembanad estuary ecosystem
of the state.
 The word X means 'eight braids'.
The lake is also called the gateway
to the backwaters of Kerala and is
well known for its houseboat and
backwater resorts.

51.  The name that we know him now was originally given by
his classmate. He was credited by the name Sajin in his 3
rd movie.
 He has been a professional volleyball player and has
enjoyed the sport from his youth. He even desires that
today’s youngsters should take up this sport, and he even
promotes it very well. He is the brand ambassador of
KeralaVolleyball League, that promotes young talented
volleyball players
 Name this legendary actor??

58.  Born as Marie Grosholtz in 1761 in Strasbourg,her first
sculptor was that ofVoltaire in 1777 and she settled down in
Baker Street,London.What popular organization/monument
is located at thislocation or how do we better know Marie
Grosholtz.
 Hint: One can see range of people from Sachin to Kim
Kardashian if you go there.

61.  This is the Kankaria lake
in Ahmedabad district
of Gujarat. It is the
source of inspiration for
the logo of a well
reputed financial
situation in India.
 Whose logo?

64.  X was born on November 18 ,1984.
 She was born as Diana Mariam Kurien in a Malayali Nasrani
(Syrian Christian) family to an Indian Army Officer ,Kurien
Kodiyattu, & Omana Kurien, in Bangalore.
 d
In 2003, while in college, she was spotted by director
Sathyan Anthikkad who cast her in a Malayalam movie.Two
years later, she went on to act inTamil
(Ayya),Telugu(Lekshmi) & Kannada movies.

67.  This is a sculpture
located at the
Indira Gandhi
International
Airport.
 What does it
depict?

70.  Arthur Sasse was an American photographer. In 1948,
his pictures were exhibited at a show at the Bronx
Zoo.
 He is best known for his photo of X ”doing
something”.The photo was taken on 14 March 1951,
after X's 72nd birthday celebration at The Princeton
Club. He made the iconic shot, but the other
photographers surrounding the car missed it.

75.  POUNCE ONLY!
 +20/-10
 No explanation for any question unless needed.

97.  The straight line distance between these 2 places is 925 miles
(1,489 kilometres).The driving distance is 1,062 miles (1,709
kilometres), or 16 hours and 41 minutes via the I-95 S.
 Connect to a very famous Malayalam movie dialogue
 Image next slide

104.  Howard Hughes

114.  Connect to a Malayalam movie dialogue