15 questions to explore your mind.

1. QuizBuzz 2016
Madhu Vamsi
Sharath Teja

2. PRELIMS

3. Rules & Regulations
• 15 questions in total. 30 seconds & 1 mark for each question.
• Appropriate marks will be rewarded for part questions.
• Questions 7 to 12 are starred, to resolve ties.
• Top four from each batch will be selected to represent their batch.
• If four individuals in a batch are already decided, you can refrain
from taking part.
• Write down your batch name and personal name on the answer
sheet provided (top left).

4. Rules & Regulations
• Give the complete answer, otherwise it will be specified.
• Write answers with correct question numbers.
• No smartphone zone.
• Don't peep into someone elses sheet, because they know nothing.
• Quizmasters are Gods. Their decisions are final.
• Surprisingly, Wikipedia and Google are found to be correct.

5. Let the games begin!

6. Safety Slide

7. Q1.
Who is the author of the book from which this famous TV show has
been adapted?
(next slide)

8. Official Poster

9. Safety Slide

10. Q2.
Who holds the highest number of sixes in One Day Internationals for
India?
a) MS Dhoni
b) Sourav Ganguly
c) Rahul Dravid
d) Azharuddin

11. Safety Slide

12. Q3.
Name the country where FIFA Under-17 World Cup is being held in the
year 2017?
a) India
b) China
c) Japan
d) Iran

13. Safety Slide

14. Q4.
Which place in India has the headquarters of the Tibetan Government
in Exile?

15. Safety Slide

16. Q5.
Who is the present Governor of Reserve Bank of India?
a) Raghuram Rajan
b) Urjit Patel
c) Arundathi Bhattacharya
d) Chanda Kochar

17. Safety Slide

18. Q6.
Which Indian capital city has been conferred with the 'Cleanest City
Destination' by Union Ministry of Tourism on September 30th by
Prime Minister in New Delhi?
a) Vadodara
b) Gangtok
c) Agartala
d) Surat

19. Safety Slide

20. * start

21. Q7.
Who is the chief of Awami League party in Bangladesh?

22. Safety Slide

23. Q8.
The concept of the game,'X',was conceived in 2014 by Satoru Iwata and
Tsunekazu Ishihara as an April Fools' Day collaboration with Google.
'X' was credited with popularizing location-based and augmented
reality gaming, promoting physical activity and curing autism. However,
'X' attracted controversy for contributing to accidents and becoming a
public nuisance at some locations.
Identify the game X?

24. Safety Slide

25. *Q9.
In January 2015, this photographer interviewed Barack Obama in the
Oval Office. He is famous for the blog (X) and bestselling book featuring
street portraits and interviews collected on the streets.
Identify the famous blog (X)?
(next slide)

26. *

27. Safety Slide

28. *Q10.
As part of its golden jubilee celebrations, which Indian cricketing
legend is being awarded with Lifetime Achievement Award by the
Sports Journalists' Association of Mumbai (SJAM) on the fourth day of
fourth test match between India vs England?
a) Sunil Gavaskar
b) Dilip Vengsarkar
c) Kapil Dev
d) Mohinder Amarnath

29. Safety Slide

30. *Q11.
Krungthepmahanakhon Amonrattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilokphop
Noppharatratchathaniburirom Udomratchaniwetmahasathan Amonphimanawatansathit
Sakkathattiyawitsanukamprasit is the full ceremonial name of an Asian city.
The name, composed of Pali and Sanskrit root words, is listed in Guinness World Records
as the world's longest place name.
Identify the famous city?
a) Bangkok
b) Kuala Lumpur
c) Macau
d) Singapore

31. Safety Slide

32. Q12 - Part Question (1/2 + 1/2)
(next slide)

33. What is the name of this trend of photography (#) and the city
in which these two pics were clicked by its trendsetter?

34. * end

35. Safety Slide

36. Q13. What is the place indicated on Indian 20 Rupees note?
a) Port Blair
b) Lakshadweep
c) Pondicherry
d) Goa

37. Safety Slide

38. Q14. Part Question (1/2 + 1/2)
Identify this personality and his
nationality.

39. Safety Slide

40. Q15. Easiest to end.
Identify the movie depicted by
this minimal poster?

41. Safety Slide

42. Hand over the papers.
Answers coming up.
Fingers crossed.

43. Q1.
Who is the author of the book from which this famous TV show has
been adapted?
(next slide)

44. Official Poster

45. A1. George R. R. Martin.
The famous TV Show, Game of
Thrones, is adapted from a series
of fantasy novels, A Song of Ice
and Fire. The first of which is A
Game of Thrones.

46. Q2.
Who holds the highest number of sixes in One Day Internationals for
India?
a) MS Dhoni
b) Sourav Ganguly
c) Rahul Dravid
d) Azharuddin

47. A2. MS Dhoni
Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) - 351
Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka)- 270
Chris Gayle (West Indies) - 238
Brendon McCullum (New Zealand) - 200
MS Dhoni (India) - 196
Sachin Tendulkar (India) - 195
Saurav Ganguly (India) - 190

48. Q3.
Name the country where FIFA Under-17 World Cup is being held in the
year 2017?
a) India
b) China
c) Japan
d) Iran

49. A3. India
This will be the first time India will host an international football competition.

50. Q4.
Which place in India has the headquarters of the Tibetan Government
in Exile?

51. A4. McLeod Ganj, Dharamsala

52. Q5.
Who is the present Governor of Reserve Bank of India?
a) Raghuram Rajan
b) Urjit Patel
c) Arundathi Bhattacharya
d) Chanda Kochar

53. A5. Urjit Patel
He became 24th RBI Governor
after taking over from Raghuram
Rajan on 4th September, 2016.

54. Q6.
Which Indian capital city has been conferred with the 'Cleanest City
Destination' by Union Ministry of Tourism on September 30th by
Prime Minister in New Delhi?
a) Vadodara
b) Gangtok
c) Agartala
d) Surat

55. A6. Gangtok, Sikkim

56. *Q7.
Who is the chief of Awami League party in Bangladesh?

57. A7. Sheikh Hasina
She is the current Prime Minister
of Bangladesh, in office since
January 2009. She has led the
Bangladesh Awami League since
1981.
Hasina is one of the most
powerful women in the world,
ranking 36th on Forbes' list of The
World's 100 Most Powerful
Women in 2016.

58. *Q8.
The concept of the game,'X',was conceived in 2014 by Satoru Iwata and
Tsunekazu Ishihara as an April Fools' Day collaboration with Google.
'X' was credited with popularizing location-based and augmented
reality gaming, promoting physical activity and curing autism. However,
'X' attracted controversy for contributing to accidents and becoming a
public nuisance at some locations.
Identify the game X?

59. A8. Pokemon Go by Niantic

60. *Q9.
In January 2015, this photographer interviewed Barack Obama in the
Oval Office. He is famous for the blog (X) and bestselling book featuring
street portraits and interviews collected on the streets.
Identify the famous blog (X)?
(next slide)

61. *

62. A9. Humans of New York (HONY)
Photographer is Brandon Stanton,
the founder.

63. *Q10.
As part of its golden jubilee celebrations, which Indian cricketing
legend is being awarded with Lifetime Achievement Award by the
Sports Journalists' Association of Mumbai (SJAM) on the fourth day of
fourth test match between India vs England?
a) Sunil Gavaskar
b) Dilip Vengsarkar
c) Kapil Dev
d) Mohinder Amarnath

64. A10. Sunil Gavaskar

65. *Q11.
Krungthepmahanakhon Amonrattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilokphop
Noppharatratchathaniburirom Udomratchaniwetmahasathan Amonphimanawatansathit
Sakkathattiyawitsanukamprasit is the full ceremonial name of an Asian city.
The name, composed of Pali and Sanskrit root words, is listed in Guinness World Records
as the world's longest place name.
Identify the famous city?
a) Bangkok
b) Kuala Lumpur
c) Macau
d) Singapore

66. A11. Bangkok, capital city of Thailand.
The name translates as:
City of angels, great city of immortals, magnificent city of the nine
gems, seat of the king, city of royal palaces, home of gods incarnate,
erected by Vishvakarman at Indra's behest.

67. *Q12 - Part Question (1/2 + 1/2)
(next slide)

68. What is the name of this trend of photography (#) and the city
in which these two pics were clicked by its trendsetter?

69. A12.
Trend of Photograhy - #FollowMeTo started
by Murad Osmann and Natalia Zakharova.
City - Varanasi

70. Q13. What is the place indicated on Indian 20 Rupees note?
a) Port Blair
b) Lakshadweep
c) Pondicherry
d) Goa

71. A13. Port Blair, Andaman & Nicobar

72. Q14. Part Question (1/2 + 1/2)
Identify this personality and his
nationality.

73. A14.
Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of
Canada (nationality).
He has become the country's first
head of government to take part
in Toronto's annual gay pride
parade.

74. Q15. Easiest to end.
Identify the movie depicted by
this minimal poster?

75. A15. Baahubali - The Beginning.

76. RESULTS
Get ready for the FINALS!