English quiz on 30th of September 2019

1. Department of
English
Quiz Finals

2. Rounds
1: Current Affairs
2: Literature
3: Visual
4: BumbleBee
5: Audio
6: Rapid Fire

3. GROUND RULES
Two in a team
No prompting of answers
Using electronic gadgets is prohibited
Carry a sheet of paper and pen with you
I AM THE KING AND MY DECISION IS FINAL

4. CURRENT AFFAIRS
ROUND 1

5. RULES FOR THE ROUND
★ QUESTIONS WILL MOVE CLOCKWISE
★ EACH TEAM WILL GET 45 SECONDS TO ANSWER THE QUESTION
★ QUESTION CARRIES 10 POINTS AND PASSED QUESTION WILL CARRY 5
POINTS
★ IF THE TEAM FAILS TO ANSWER THE QUESTION THE QUESTION WILL BE
PASSED
★ NO NEGATIVES
★ I AM THE KING AND MY DECISION IS FINAL

6. Question: 1
X was born on September 23, 63 BC and was the grand
nephew of Julius Caesar. X went on become the first
emperor of the Roman empire. He also introduced the
concept of sharing administrative tasks with elected
consuls. Identify X

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8. ANSWER:

9. Question 2:
The Beatles release _________
was an instant commercial
success, but is today best
remembered for its iconic cover
(inset). Identify this famous
album by the English rock
band.

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11. ANSWER:

12. Question: 3
Greta Thunberg is the 16-year-old Swedish ‘X’ activist, and
three other young crusaders have sought UN action against
‘X’ change and asked for a world without toxic emissions.
What is ‘X’ here?

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14. ANSWER: CLIMATE

15. Question 4:
He is known as the ‘waterman of India’. He founded Tarun
Bharat Sanghi, an NGO based in the village hori-Bhikampura
in Thanagazi tehsil. The NGO has been instrumental in fighting
the slow bureaucracy, mining lobby and helping villagers take
charge of water management in their semi-arid area. Identify
this person.

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17. ANSWER:

18. Question 5:
It’s fair to say that with the release of the latest series of HBO’s
Game Of Thrones and another instalment from Marvel’s
Cinematic Universe, Avenger : Endgame, the “spoiler” has
never had so much power. ‘X’ and ‘Y’ have become no-go
areas for those yet to watch them, while various guides are
offering help on how to live “spoiler-free” online.

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20. ANSWER:

21. Audience Question:
‘X’ , a senior medical student with a passion for old English
motorcycles and football, is heartbroken when his girlfriend is
forced to marry another man. Already struggling with anger
issues, he falls into a self-destructive spiral.
Who is ‘X’

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23. Answer:

24. LITERATURE
ROUND 2

25. RULES FOR THE ROUND
★ QUESTIONS WILL MOVE ANTI-CLOCKWISE
★ EACH TEAM WILL GET 45 SECONDS TO ANSWER THE QUESTION
★ QUESTION CARRIES 20 POINTS AND PASSED QUESTION WILL CARRY 10
POINTS
★ IF THE TEAM FAILS TO ANSWER THE QUESTION THE QUESTION WILL BE
PASSED
★ NO NEGATIVES
★ I AM THE KING AND MY DECISION IS FINAL

26. QUESTION 1:
● He has been called the “Father of American Scholarship and Education".
● His blue-backed speller books taught five generations of American children
how to spell and read, secularizing their education.
● According to Ellis (1979) he gave Americans "a secular catechism to the
nation-state".
● His name became synonymous with "dictionary" in the United States, which
was first published in 1828 as An American Dictionary of the English
Language.

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28. ANSWER:

29. Question 2:
● Although X originally wrote this book mostly for his followers, it grew in
popularity. From the royalties, X was able to afford a Mercedes automobile
while still imprisoned,
● X accumulated a tax debt of 405,500 Reichsmark (about US$ 8 million today,
or €6 million) from the sale of about 240,000 copies by 1933.
● The book was in high demand in libraries and often reviewed and quoted in
other publications.
● By the end of the war, about 10 million copies of the book had been sold or
distributed

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32. Question 3:
When Mrs. Frederick C. Littles second son arrived, everybody
noticed that he was not much bigger than a mouse.
Quote from which book?

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35. Question 4:
Dr. Joseph Bell was a doctor in Victorian England. He had a
habit of asking his patients a lot of questions about
themselves, as well as making observations regarding them.
He served as an inspiration for one of his students to create
a famous character. Who was the student? Also, which
character was inspired by Dr. Bell?
Both answers are required!

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37. ANSWER:

38. Question 5:
Fill in the blanks: Letter from Rev. W.V. Audry to his son:
“ Dear Christopher, here is your friend ______, ___ ____ ______.
He wanted to come out of his station-yard and see the
world.These stories tell you how he did it.I hope you will like
them because you helped me to make them.
Your Loving Daddy”

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40. ANSWER:
THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE

41. Audience question
Who wrote the original Panchatantra

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43. ANSWER:
VISHNU SHARMA

44. VISUALS
ROUND 3

45. RULES FOR THE ROUND
★ QUESTIONS IS OPEN TO ALL
★ 45 SECONDS TO ANSWER THE QUESTION
★ YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO WRITE THE ANSWERS IN SHEET OF A
PAPER
★ CORRECT ANSWER WILL GIVE YOU 30 POINTS
★ NO NEGATIVES
★ I AM THE KING AND MY DECISION IS FINAL

46. Question 1: Identify the book and the
person who forwarded

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48. ANSWER:

49. Question 2: What is the significance of
this book?

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51. ANSWER:
FIRST PRODUCT SOLD ON AMAZON.COM

52. Question 3: Connect to an Author

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55. Question 4: Connect

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58. Question 5: What is unique about this
book?

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60. ANSWER:
ALL 200 PAGES IN THE BOOK ARE BLANK

61. Audience Question:
Google Doodle dedicated to whom?

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63. ANSWER:

64. BUMBLEBEE
ROUND 4

65. RULES FOR THE ROUND
★ QUESTIONS WILL MOVE CLOCKWISE
★ EACH TEAM WILL GET 45 SECONDS TO ANSWER THE QUESTION
★ QUESTION CARRIES 20 POINTS
★ NEGATIVES WILL BE HALF OF THE STAKE
★ IT’S MCQ SO DON’T ASK ME FOR PASS
★ I AM THE KING AND MY DECISION IS FINAL

66. Question 1: Choose the Correct Spelling!
A)Sepulchral
B)Sepalchrl
C) Sepilchrle
D)Sepalchrul

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68. ANSWER:
A)Sepulchral
B)Sepalchrl
C) Sepilchrle
D)Sepalchrul

69. Question 2: Choose the Correct Spelling!
A)Adultarate
B)Adeldurate
C)Adulterat
D)Adulterate

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71. ANSWER:
A)Adultarate
B)Adeldurate
C)Adulterat
D)Adulterate

72. Question 3: Choose the Correct Spelling!
A)Klepptomania
B) Klaptomania
C) Kleptomania
D)Kleptemania

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74. ANSWER:
A)Klepptomania
B) Klaptomania
C) Kleptomania
D)Kleptemania

75. Question 4: Choose the Correct Spelling!
A)Accommodation
B)Acommodation
C)Accomodaton
D)Acomodation

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77. ANSWER:
A)Accommodation
B)Acommodation
C)Accomodaton
D)Acomodation

78. Question 5: Choose the Correct Spelling!
A) Treachrous
B) Trecherous
C) Trechearous
D) Treacherous

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80. ANSWER:
A) Treachrous
B) Trecherous
C) Trechearous
D) Treacherous

81. Audience Question: Choose the Correct
Spelling!
A)Enterpreneur
B) Entrepreneur
C) Entreorenure
D) Enterprenure

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83. Audience Answer:
A)Enterpreneur
B) Entrepreneur
C) Entreorenure
D) Enterprenure

84. AUDIO
ROUND 5

85. RULES FOR THE ROUND
★ QUESTIONS IS OPEN TO ALL
★ 45 SECONDS TO ANSWER THE QUESTION
★ YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO WRITE THE ANSWERS IN A SHEET OF
PAPER
★ CORRECT ANSWER WILL GIVE YOU 50 POINTS
★ AUDIO WILL BE ONLY PLAYED ONCE
★ NO NEGATIVES
★ I AM THE KING AND MY DECISION IS FINAL

86. Question: 1 - Identify the movie

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89. Question: 2 - Identify this personality

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92. Question : 3 - Identify this personality &
the event

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95. Question : 4 - Identify the Voice and
Movie

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98. Question : 5 - Identify this personality

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100. ANSWER:

101. RAPID FIRE
ROUND 6

102. RULES FOR THE ROUND
★ YOU WILL BE SELECTING YOUR LUCK
★ EACH QUESTION CARRIES 10 MARKS
★ NEGATIVES WILL BE 5 IN CASE OF WRONG ANSWER
★ WE WILL DISPLAY THE QUESTION FOR 60 SECONDS AND YOU HAVE TO
ANSWER IT IN PAPER
★ THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL
★ I AM THE GOD AND MY DECISION IS FINAL

103. Choose your Luck!
Literature Current Affairs World News
Technology Entertainment Science

104. Literature
1: The Novel “Great Expectations” was written by?
2: Judy Balan and Kishore Manohar are authors of which book that has a
title similar to one of the best-selling of Chetan Bhagat?
3: The first English translation of Bhagavad Gita was done by?
4: “Wings of Fire” is an autobiography of which personality?
5: Connect- Quichotte: Midnight’s Children: The Satanic Verses - to a Brit-
Ind novelist.

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106. ANSWERS:
1: Charles Dickens
2: Half-boyfriend
3: Charles Wilkins
4: APJ ABDUL KALAM
5: Salman Rushdie

107. Current Affairs
1:Which film has been nominated for Oscar 2019 as India’s official entry
2: Which city hosted the Howdy Modi event wherein PM Narendra Modi and
US President Donald Trump shared the stage together
3: Which country is going to give online tourist visa for the first time
4: Which among the following travel giants collapsed recently due to
bankruptcy?
5:Name the Aerospace company has delivered its 11th C-17 Globemaster III
Transport Aircraft to the Indian Air Force(IAF) in order to boost the airlift
requirements?

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109. ANSWER:
1) Gully boy
2) Houston
3) Saudi arabia
4) Thomas cook
5) Boeing

110. World News
1) An impeachment inquiry was launched this week against President Donald
Trump over his phone calls with the president of what country
2) Who is the president of China?
3) The Prime Minister of what country was given their first chance to form a new
government this week, after last week's elections failed to produce a clear winner?
4) The Emmy Awards were presented again this past Sunday. What popular
television show won for outstanding drama series?
5) What popular candy bar debuted a limited edition version with pecans
Wednesday, selling out in less than a day?

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112. ANSWER:
1) Ukraine
2) Xi Jinping
3) Israel
4) Game of thrones
5) Snickers

113. Technology
1: Who is the Ceo of Microsoft
2: Connect- Paypal: SpaceX: Tesla - to a personality.
3: First US telecom company to rollout 5G services?
4: “Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company” was the old name of
which tech giant that is headquartered in United States?
5: Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow is a book on technology
changing the tomorrow! Who is the author?

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115. ANSWER:
1: Satya Nadella
2: Elon Musk
3: Verizon
4: IBM
5: Yuval Noah Harari

116. Entertainment
1: Who is regarded as the Father of Indian Cinema?
2: The conceptualized version of Bigg Boss (the Indian TV reality show)
was taken from which European Country?
3: Who is the richest actor in the world
4: How many Oscar was awarded to the movie “TITANIC”
5: Which actor has won the Guiness Record for the most number of films
acted?

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118. ANSWER:
1: Dadasaheb Phalke
2: Netherlands
3: Dwayne Johnson
4: 11
5: Tamil actress Manorama

119. Science
1: What is the name of the condition that destroys a person’s memory cells and
other important mental functions. That is also currently incurable?
2: Who is the founder of Sun pharma?
3: How long does it take for light to travel from the Sun to Earth?
4: It is estimated that 20% of Earth’s oxygen is produced by this rain forest. Name it.
5: What is the hardest substance available on the Earth?

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121. ANSWER:
1)Alzheimer
2)Dilip Shanghvi
3)8 minutes 20 sec
4)Amazon Rainforest
5)Diamond

122. QUIZ MASTER: PRINCE AND PRASANNA

123. THANK YOU