Jorhat Quiz Forum-Hub Quiz(Bhargav Saikia)

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2. Q1.
Located on 54 University Avenue, Bahan township, Yangon it came into limelight on
18 September 1989 following a military coup, then in 1995 and again in 2000 lasting
for decade .When Junta came into reign on 20 November 2010 it was in news again for
last time. Now this is a tourist destination.
(Image next slide)
Why was it in news?
Who is the famous owner?

4. Q2.
The Tai ‘X’ people were believed to have migrated from the Shan kingdom Mong
Mao (Muang Mao), Myanmar in the 18th century. The word “X’ has been derived
from the two Tai words meaning well and old.
Prior to their immigration into Assam, they were residents on the banks of the Nam
Turung or Turung Pani. Coming to Assam, they at first settled under their chief
Chow Ta Meng Khuen Meng at a place called Moongkongtat, a little above the
Buridihing.
In the early 19th century the Tai ’X’ people were subjugated by the then Ahom officer
Chandra Gohain who visited the eastern districts with a small force and brought
them from their original habitat to Jorhat. When the Burmese invaded Assam, they
and others of the Shan race were ordered by the Burmese authorities to return to
Mogoung.
Identify ‘X’……

5. Q3.
‘X’ was formed out of four exclaves of former French India, namely ‘X’, Karikal
(Karaikal) Mahe and Yanaon (Yanam). It is named after the largest district, ‘X’, the
territory changed its official name on 20 September 2006. ‘X’ lies in the southern part
of the Indian Peninsula. The areas of ‘X’ and Karaikal are bound by the state of Tamil
Nadu, while Yanam and Mahé are enclosed by the states of Andhra Pradesh and
Kerala respectively.
(Image next slide)
Identify ‘X’………

7. Q4.
On left: Jagjit Singh Aurora
On right: A.A.K Niazi
Date: 16 December 1971
Venue: Ramna Course Garden
(Image next slide)
What is happening here?

9. Q5.
Elisabet _________ Granlund is a Swedish Greek actress and is now based in Mumbai,
India. At age 18, she became the member of Pardesi Dance Group in Sundbyberg and
gave dance performances all over Scandinavia, primarily of Bollywood songs. She has
done some acting projects in Sweden, including 2008 crime drama romance movie,
Förbjuden Frukt. In 2012, she moved to Mumbai, her first major breakthrough with a
lead role in the comedy film, Mickey Virus. In September 2013, she participated in the
reality TV show Bigg Boss 7. In 2015 she appeared in the box office hit Kis Kisko Pyar
Karoon.
Whom am I talking about?

10. Q6.
Broken Chair is an original project of Paul Vermeulen, co-founder and director of
Handicap International Suisse. In October 1996 he commissioned to the artist Daniel
Berset a monumental chair of over 10 meters high, with a torn leg. The objective was
to get the largest possible number of States to sign the Ottawa Treaty on landmines in
December 1997. It’s a memorial to people who lost their body parts to land mines.
Broken leg reminds of the danger land mines pose to humanity.
(Image next slide)
Where can we find this sculpture?

12. Q7.
The GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB) also known by another name is a
large-yield bomb, developed for the United States military by Albert L. Weimorts, Jr.
of the Air Force Research Laboratory. At the time of development, it was touted as the
most powerful non-nuclear weapon in the American arsenal. The bomb is designed to
be delivered by a C-130 Hercules, In 2007, the Russian military announced that they
had tested a thermobaric weapon nicknamed the "Father of All Bombs”; the weapon is
claimed to be four times as powerful as the MOAB. But its existence and specifications
are widely disputed.
(Image next slide)
Why was it in news recently?
What is the other name?

14. Q8.
Dance, comes in a shapely anthropomorphic bottle, “Make your body speak for you
when you want to say something important,” says the advertising copy describing the
fragrance. Dance is manufactured and marketed by the Spanish fashion and fragrance
giant Puig. The company’s line also features five other fragrances including one called
Rock!, and Wild Elixir, billed as “the scent of adventure.”
(Image next slide)
Who is the famous owner of this brand?

16. Q9.
What is this map depicting?

17. Q10.
In 1854 when six private banking firms in Basel, pooled their resources to form the
Bankverein, a consortium that acted as an underwriting syndicate for its member
banks. In 1871, the Bankverein coordinated with the German Frankfurter Bankverein
and following the years 1885 and 1886, the bank merged with the Zürcher Bankverein
and acquired ‘X’.
The ‘Y’ emerged in 1912 when the Bank in Winterthur fused with the Toggenburger
Bank. The Bank in Winterthur, focused on providing financing for industry and other
companies. The Toggenburger Bank was founded in 1863 and specialized as a savings
and mortgage bank for individual customers,
In June 1998, ‘Z’ resulted as merger of ‘X’ and “Y’. Its logo of three keys stands for the
company's values of confidence, security, and discretion.
(Image next slide)
Identify ‘X’, ‘Y’ and ‘Z’……….

19. Q11.
Put fanda…..

20. Q12.
The city of ‘X’ is named after Kasthamandap temple. In Sanskrit, Kāṣṭha means
"wood" and Maṇḍap means "covered shelter". This temple, also known as Maru
Satal in the Newar language, was built in 1596 by Biseth in the period of King Laxmi
Narsingh Malla. The two-story structure was made entirely of wood, ancient
manuscripts, dated as late as the 20th century; refer to ‘X’ as Kāṣṭhamaṇḍap
Mahānagar. Mahānagar means "great city". During medieval times, the city was
sometimes called Kāntipur. This name is derived from two Sanskrit words –
Kānti and pur. "Kānti" is a word that stands for "beauty" and is mostly associated
with light and "pur" means place. Thus, giving it a meaning as "City of light".
Identify ‘X’…….

21. Q13.
Identify the flag……

22. Q14.
What is this list of?
USA 96
NETHERLANDS 1
SWITZERLAND 1
ISRAEL 1
KAZAKHSTAN 1
UAE 1
INDIA 3

23. Q15.
What was the event?
Date: 28 August 1896

24. Q16.
_________________ is a railway bridge which connects the town of Rameswaram to
mainland India. Opened on 24 February 1914, it was India's first sea bridge, and was
the longest sea bridge in India until the opening of the Bandra-Worli Sea Link in 2010.
The rail bridge is, for the most part, a conventional bridge resting on concrete piers,
but has a double-leaf bascule section midway, which can be raised to let ships and
barges pass through. On 23 December 1964, storm surge struck the island,
overturning a passenger train killing all 150 passengers on board.
(Image next slide)
Fill in the blanks……

26. Q17.
Identify the route…..

27. Q18.
George Washington Parke Custis, grandson of Martha Washington, acquired the land
and began its construction (the name is ultimately derived from the village in,
Gloucestershire, England, where Custis' family was originally from). The estate passed
to Custis' daughter, Mary Anna, who had married United States Army officer and
Confederate General Robert E. Lee. Custis. Also known as Custis mansion in July 16,
1862, Congress passed legislation authorizing the U.S. federal government to purchase
the land to commemorate American Civil war casualties. The government acquired at a
tax sale in 1864 for $26,800, equal to $410,000 today.
(Image next slide)
What is this place better known as today?

29. Q19.
Identify both of them…..
What is the relation between them?

31. Q20.
This is video song from the new bollywood release “Noor”.
Name the original film where this song could be first heard……

32. Q21.
What is the significance of this place……….

33. Q22.
Also known as Kangleipak, the Kingdom of ‘X’ was one of the princely states.. By the late
1930s,the princely state of ‘X’ negotiated with the British administration its preference
to be part of India, rather than Burma. These negotiations were cut short with the
outbreak of World War II. On 21 September 1949, Maharaja of ‘X’ signed a Treaty of
Accession In 1949, in Shillong, where he signed the instrument of accession to merge
the kingdom into India. Thereafter the legislative assembly was dissolved, and ‘X’
became part of the Republic of India in October 1949. It was made a Union Territory in
1956 and a fully-fledged State in 1972. Identify ‘X’……

34. Q23.
The Shungetser Lake in Arunachal Pradesh's Tawang district was the perfect location for
Bollywood song “tanhai tanhai” in Rakesh Roshan's Koyla, visualizing Bollywood icon ‘X’.
The first Bollywood movie to be shot in Arunachal attracted droves of tourists to
Shungetser, a sacred lake for the Buddhist Monpa tribe of Tawang.
However, after the film's shooting in 1996, the lake lost its original name. The notorious
tour guides sold it to the tourists as ‘X’ Lake, after the film star.
Land records say the lake was created by a flash flood following the 1950 earthquake in the
region. But, many come here to see ‘X’ Lake. Identify ‘X’……

36. Q24.
This video showcases a famous festival of Manipur. Name it…

37. Q25.
It is located in southern Peru. They were designated as a UNESCO
World Heritage Site in 1994.. Although some local geoglyphs resemble
Paracas motifs, scholars believe that they were created between
500 B.C. and A.D. 500. The figures vary in complexity. Hundreds are
simple lines and geometric shapes; more than 70 are zoomorphic
designs of animals, such as birds, fish, llamas, jaguars, and monkeys,
or human figures. Other designs include phytomorphic shapes, such
as trees and flowers.
(Image next slide)
What am I talking about?

39. Q26.
It was the heated and frequently violent reaction of Muslims to the publication of
‘X’ novel ‘Y’, which was first published in the United Kingdom in 1988. Many
Muslims accused ‘X’ of blasphemy or unbelief and in 1989 the Ayatollah Ruhollah
Khomeini of Iran issued a fatwa ordering Muslims to kill ‘X’. Numerous killings,
attempted killings, and bombings resulted from Muslim anger over ‘Y’.
Identify ‘X’ and ‘Y’……

41. Q1.
Located on 54 University Avenue, Bahan township, Yangon it came into limelight on
18 September 1989 following a military coup, then in 1995 and again in 2000 lasting
for decade .When Junta came into reign on 20 November 2010 it was in news again for
last time. Now this is a tourist destination.
(Image next slide)
Why was it in news?
Who is the famous owner?

44. House arrest of Aaung sung syu kyi
Owned by Aaung sung syu kyi

45. Q2.
The Tai ‘X’ people were believed to have migrated from the Shan kingdom Mong
Mao (Muang Mao), Myanmar in the 18th century. The word “X’ has been derived
from the two Tai words meaning well and old.
Prior to their immigration into Assam, they were residents on the banks of the Nam
Turung or Turung Pani. Coming to Assam, they at first settled under their chief
Chow Ta Meng Khuen Meng at a place called Moongkongtat, a little above the
Buridihing.
In the early 19th century the Tai ’X’ people were subjugated by the then Ahom officer
Chandra Gohain who visited the eastern districts with a small force and brought
them from their original habitat to Jorhat. When the Burmese invaded Assam, they
and others of the Shan race were ordered by the Burmese authorities to return to
Mogoung.
Identify ‘X’……

47. X: Phake (Tai Phake)

48. Q3.
‘X’ was formed out of four exclaves of former French India, namely ‘X’, Karikal
(Karaikal) Mahe and Yanaon (Yanam). It is named after the largest district, ‘X’, the
territory changed its official name on 20 September 2006. ‘X’ lies in the southern part
of the Indian Peninsula. The areas of ‘X’ and Karaikal are bound by the state of Tamil
Nadu, while Yanam and Mahé are enclosed by the states of Andhra Pradesh and
Kerala respectively.
(Image next slide)
Identify ‘X’………

51. X: Pondicherry/ Puducherry

52. Q4.
On left: Jagjit Singh Aurora
On right: A.A.K Niazi
Date: 16 December 1971
Venue: Ramna Course Garden
(Image next slide)
What is happening here?

55. Pakistan Instrument of surrender (Surrender of Pakistan forces in Bangladesh Liberation War)

56. Q5.
Elisabet _________ Granlund is a Swedish Greek actress and is now based in Mumbai,
India. At age 18, she became the member of Pardesi Dance Group in Sundbyberg and
gave dance performances all over Scandinavia, primarily of Bollywood songs. She has
done some acting projects in Sweden, including 2008 crime drama romance movie,
Förbjuden Frukt. In 2012, she moved to Mumbai, her first major breakthrough with a
lead role in the comedy film, Mickey Virus. In September 2013, she participated in the
reality TV show Bigg Boss 7. In 2015 she appeared in the box office hit Kis Kisko Pyar
Karoon.
Whom am I talking about?

58. Elli Avram

59. Q6.
Broken Chair is an original project of Paul Vermeulen, co-founder and director of
Handicap International Suisse. In October 1996 he commissioned to the artist Daniel
Berset a monumental chair of over 10 meters high, with a torn leg. The objective was
to get the largest possible number of States to sign the Ottawa Treaty on landmines in
December 1997. It’s a memorial to people who lost their body parts to land mines.
Broken leg reminds of the danger land mines pose to humanity.
(Image next slide)
Where can we find this sculpture?

62. United Nations Headquarters, Geneva

63. Q7.
The GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB) also known by another name is a
large-yield bomb, developed for the United States military by Albert L. Weimorts, Jr.
of the Air Force Research Laboratory. At the time of development, it was touted as the
most powerful non-nuclear weapon in the American arsenal. The bomb is designed to
be delivered by a C-130 Hercules, In 2007, the Russian military announced that they
had tested a thermobaric weapon nicknamed the "Father of All Bombs”; the weapon is
claimed to be four times as powerful as the MOAB. But its existence and specifications
are widely disputed.
(Image next slide)
Why was it in news recently?
What is the other name?

66. US Air Force Bombarded ISIS hideouts in Afghanistan using MOAB
Mother of All Bombs

67. Q8.
Dance, comes in a shapely anthropomorphic bottle, “Make your body speak for you
when you want to say something important,” says the advertising copy describing the
fragrance. Dance is manufactured and marketed by the Spanish fashion and fragrance
giant Puig. The company’s line also features five other fragrances including one called
Rock!, and Wild Elixir, billed as “the scent of adventure.”
(Image next slide)
Who is the famous owner of this brand?

70. Shakira Isabel Marak

71. Q9.
What is this map depicting?

73. Chernobyl disaster impact in Europe

74. Q10.
In 1854 when six private banking firms in Basel, pooled their resources to form the
Bankverein, a consortium that acted as an underwriting syndicate for its member
banks. In 1871, the Bankverein coordinated with the German Frankfurter Bankverein
and following the years 1885 and 1886, the bank merged with the Zürcher Bankverein
and acquired ‘X’.
The ‘Y’ emerged in 1912 when the Bank in Winterthur fused with the Toggenburger
Bank. The Bank in Winterthur, focused on providing financing for industry and other
companies. The Toggenburger Bank was founded in 1863 and specialized as a savings
and mortgage bank for individual customers,
In June 1998, ‘Z’ resulted as merger of ‘X’ and “Y’. Its logo of three keys stands for the
company's values of confidence, security, and discretion.
(Image next slide)
Identify ‘X’, ‘Y’ and ‘Z’……….

77. X: Swiss Bank
Y: Union Bank of Switzerland
Z: UBS (United Bank of Switzerland)

78. Q11.
Put fanda…..

80. Air India Flight 182 explosion

81. Q12.
The city of ‘X’ is named after Kasthamandap temple. In Sanskrit, Kāṣṭha means
"wood" and Maṇḍap means "covered shelter". This temple, also known as Maru
Satal in the Newar language, was built in 1596 by Biseth in the period of King Laxmi
Narsingh Malla. The two-story structure was made entirely of wood, ancient
manuscripts, dated as late as the 20th century; refer to ‘X’ as Kāṣṭhamaṇḍap
Mahānagar. Mahānagar means "great city". During medieval times, the city was
sometimes called Kāntipur. This name is derived from two Sanskrit words –
Kānti and pur. "Kānti" is a word that stands for "beauty" and is mostly associated
with light and "pur" means place. Thus, giving it a meaning as "City of light".
Identify ‘X’…….

83. Kathmandu

84. Q13.
Identify the flag……

86. Indian National Army

87. Q14.
What is this list of?
USA 96
NETHERLANDS 1
SWITZERLAND 1
ISRAEL 1
KAZAKHSTAN 1
UAE 1
INDIA 3

89. 104 Satellite launch by ISRO

90. Q15.
What was the event?
Date: 28 August 1896

92. Anglo-Zanzibar war (World’s Shortest War)

93. Q16.
_________________ is a railway bridge which connects the town of Rameswaram to
mainland India. Opened on 24 February 1914, it was India's first sea bridge, and was
the longest sea bridge in India until the opening of the Bandra-Worli Sea Link in 2010.
The rail bridge is, for the most part, a conventional bridge resting on concrete piers,
but has a double-leaf bascule section midway, which can be raised to let ships and
barges pass through. On 23 December 1964, storm surge struck the island,
overturning a passenger train killing all 150 passengers on board.
(Image next slide)
Fill in the blanks……

96. Pamban Bridge

97. Q17.
Identify the route…..

99. Dakar Rally

100. Q18.
George Washington Parke Custis, grandson of Martha Washington, acquired the land
and began its construction (the name is ultimately derived from the village in,
Gloucestershire, England, where Custis' family was originally from). The estate passed
to Custis' daughter, Mary Anna, who had married United States Army officer and
Confederate General Robert E. Lee. Custis. Also known as Custis mansion in July 16,
1862, Congress passed legislation authorizing the U.S. federal government to purchase
the land to commemorate American Civil war casualties. The government acquired at a
tax sale in 1864 for $26,800, equal to $410,000 today.
(Image next slide)
What is this place better known as today?

103. Arlington National Cemetery

104. Q19.
Identify both of them…..
What is the relation between them?

106. Ifthikar Ali Khan Pataudi
Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi
Relation: Father and Son

107. Q20.
This is video song from the new bollywood release “Noor”.
Name the original film where this song could be first heard……

109. The Train

110. Q21.
What is the significance of this place……….

112. Facebook Headquarters

113. Q22.
Also known as Kangleipak, the Kingdom of ‘X’ was one of the princely states.. By the late
1930s,the princely state of ‘X’ negotiated with the British administration its preference
to be part of India, rather than Burma. These negotiations were cut short with the
outbreak of World War II. On 21 September 1949, Maharaja of ‘X’ signed a Treaty of
Accession In 1949, in Shillong, where he signed the instrument of accession to merge
the kingdom into India. Thereafter the legislative assembly was dissolved, and ‘X’
became part of the Republic of India in October 1949. It was made a Union Territory in
1956 and a fully-fledged State in 1972. Identify ‘X’……

115. Manipur

116. Q23.
The Shungetser Lake in Arunachal Pradesh's Tawang district was the perfect location for
Bollywood song “tanhai tanhai” in Rakesh Roshan's Koyla, visualizing Bollywood icon ‘X’.
The first Bollywood movie to be shot in Arunachal attracted droves of tourists to
Shungetser, a sacred lake for the Buddhist Monpa tribe of Tawang.
However, after the film's shooting in 1996, the lake lost its original name. The notorious
tour guides sold it to the tourists as ‘X’ Lake, after the film star.
Land records say the lake was created by a flash flood following the 1950 earthquake in the
region. But, many come here to see ‘X’ Lake. Identify ‘X’……

118. Madhuri Lake

120. Q24.
This video showcases a famous festival of Manipur. Name it…

122. Yaoshang

123. Q25.
It is located in southern Peru. They were designated as a UNESCO
World Heritage Site in 1994.. Although some local geoglyphs resemble
Paracas motifs, scholars believe that they were created between
500 B.C. and A.D. 500. The figures vary in complexity. Hundreds are
simple lines and geometric shapes; more than 70 are zoomorphic
designs of animals, such as birds, fish, llamas, jaguars, and monkeys,
or human figures. Other designs include phytomorphic shapes, such
as trees and flowers.
(Image next slide)
What am I talking about?

126. Nazca Lines

127. Q26.
It was the heated and frequently violent reaction of Muslims to the publication of
‘X’ novel ‘Y’, which was first published in the United Kingdom in 1988. Many
Muslims accused ‘X’ of blasphemy or unbelief and in 1989 the Ayatollah Ruhollah
Khomeini of Iran issued a fatwa ordering Muslims to kill ‘X’. Numerous killings,
attempted killings, and bombings resulted from Muslim anger over ‘Y’.
Identify ‘X’ and ‘Y’……

129. X: Salman Rushdie
Y: Satanic Verses