Its a heritage and general quiz that was conducted as a part of our school's heritage club inaugration. It was conducted for class 6-10. Very proud moment for us to conduct and it was conducted by me and my Friend Rohith J akkara

1. HERITAGE QUIZ

2. FINALS

3. RESEARCED AND CONDUCTED
BY
PRAMITH C MENON
&
ROHITH J AKKARA

4. RULES
• 4 Rounds & 6 Questions in each round
• 1 Audience Question after each round
• Quiz Master’s decision will be final

5. 1st Round
• Write Bros
• Theme- Heritageous India
• 6 qns
• 1 mark each
• No negative marking

6. • 1) Pandit Shivkumar Sharma is a famous
percussionist.
• There is a soap named after the instrument he plays.
• Id the instrument

7. • 2)X is located in Kerala, India. The temple is built in an
intricate fusion of the indigenous Kerala style and
the Tamil style (kovil) of architecture associated with
the temples located in the neighbouring state of Tamil
Nadu, featuring high walls, and a 16th-
century Gopuram. While the Moolasthanam of the
temple is the Ananthapuram
Temple in Kumbala in Kasaragod District architecturally
to some extent, the temple is a replica of the Adikesava
Perumal temple located in Thiruvattar, Kanyakumari
District. Id X
•

8. • 3)X, is a town on a strip of land between the
Bay of Bengal and the Great Salt Lake, in the
south Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It’s known
for its temples and monuments built by the
Pallava dynasty in the 7th and 8th centuries.
The seafront Shore Temple comprises 3 ornate
granite shrines. Krishna’s Butter Ball is a
massive boulder balanced on a small hill near
the Ganesha Ratha stone temple.

9. • 4) X is an ancient hindu temple This temple is a classic
example of the architectural style of Kerala and
has monumental towers. Mural paintings depicting various
episodes from Mahabharata can be seen inside the temple.
The temple, along with the mural paintings, has been
declared as a National Monument by India under the govt.of
India . According to popular local lore, this is the first
temple built by Parasurama, thesixth avatar of Vishnu. In
the year 2012 the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)
has recommended 14 sites, including X and palaces,
from Kerala to include in the list of UNESCO World
Heritage Sites. Id X

10. • 5) X is a former palace built by the Dutch in India on X Island of
Mulavukad Panchayat in Kochi, Kerala. One of the oldest existing
Dutch palaces outside Holland, this quaint mansion was built in
1744 by Dutch traders and later extended and gardens were
landscaped around it. The building was then the Governor's palace
for the commander of Dutch Malabar, and in 1909 was leased to
the British. It served as the home of the British governors, being the
seat of the British Resident of Cochin during the British Raj. In 1947,
when India attained independence, the palace became the
property of the state and was converted into a heritage hotel
resort. X has a swimming pool, 9-hole golf course, ayurvedic centre,
and daily Kathakali performances and is a holiday destination for
tourists. There is in a temple dedicated to Shiva that is the first of its
kind in Kerala.Id X

12. • 6) X is a 1913 Indian silent film, directed and
produced by Dadasaheb Phalke. It is often
considered the first full-length Indian feature
film. X features Dattratava Dabke, Anna
Salunke, Bhalchandra Phalke, and Gajanan
Vasudev Sane and is based on the legend of X,
with Dabke portraying the title character. The
film, being silent, had English, Marathi,
and Hindi-language intertitles.Id X.

13. • Exchange your sheets

14. • 1) Pandit Shivkumar Sharma is a famous
percussionist.
• There is a soap named after the instrument he plays.
• Id the instrument

15. • Santoor

16. • 2)X is located in Kerala, India. The temple is built
in an intricate fusion of the indigenous Kerala
style and the Tamil style (kovil) of architecture
associated with the temples located in the
neighbouring state of Tamil Nadu, featuring high
walls, and a 16th-century Gopuram. While
the Moolasthanam of the temple is
the Ananthapuram
Temple in Kumbala in Kasaragod District
architecturally to some extent, the temple is a
replica of the Adikesava Perumal temple located
in Thiruvattar, Kanyakumari District. Id X

17. • Shri Padmanabhaswamy temple, Trivandrum

18. • 3)X, is a town on a strip of land between the
Bay of Bengal and the Great Salt Lake, in the
south Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It’s known
for its temples and monuments built by the
Pallava dynasty in the 7th and 8th centuries.
The seafront Shore Temple comprises 3 ornate
granite shrines. Krishna’s Butter Ball is a
massive boulder balanced on a small hill near
the Ganesha Ratha stone temple.

19. • Mahabalipuram/Mammalapuram

20. • 4) X is an ancient hindu temple This temple is a classic
example of the architectural style of Kerala and
has monumental towers. Mural paintings depicting various
episodes from Mahabharata can be seen inside the temple.
The temple, along with the mural paintings, has been
declared as a National Monument by India under the .
According to popular local lore, this is the first temple
built by Parasurama, the sixth avatar of Vishnu. In the
year 2012 the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has
recommended 14 sites, including X and palaces,
from Kerala to include in the list of UNESCO World
Heritage Sites. Id X

21. • Vadakkunnathan Temple

22. • 5) X is a former palace built by the Dutch in India on X Island of
Mulavukad Panchayat in Kochi, Kerala. One of the oldest existing
Dutch palaces outside Holland, this quaint mansion was built in
1744 by Dutch traders and later extended and gardens were
landscaped around it. The building was then the Governor's palace
for the commander of Dutch Malabar, and in 1909 was leased to
the British. It served as the home of the British governors, being the
seat of the British Resident of Cochin during the British Raj. In 1947,
when India attained independence, the palace became the
property of the state and was converted into a heritage hotel
resort. X has a swimming pool, 9-hole golf course, ayurvedic centre,
and daily Kathakali performances and is a holiday destination for
tourists. There is in a temple dedicated to Shiva that is the first of its
kind in Kerala.Id X

24. • Bolgatty Palace

25. X is a 1913 Indian silent film, directed and
produced by Dadasaheb Phalke. It is often
considered the first full-length Indian feature
film. Raja Harishchandra features Dattatraya
Damodar Dabke, Anna Salunke, Bhalchandra
Phalke, and Gajanan Vasudev Sane and is based
on the legend of X, with Dabke portraying the
title character. The film, being silent, had
English, Marathi, and Hindi-language intertitles.
•

26. • Raja Harischandra

27. Audience Question
• Connect: Shankar Mahadevan, Sunidhi
Chauhan, Shaan, Ayushmann Khurrana,
Armaan Malik, Swanand Kirkire, Kanika
Kapoor, Shekar Ravjiani, Neeti Mohan and
Shiamak Davar on a special song. It was
released on which day?

28. • Tik Tik Tik plastic tikna payere
• World environment day 2018

29. 2nd Round
• Pounce and Bounce clockwise

30. • 1) X began his career as a mimicry artist in a
troupe named "Calicut Friends". He later
joined troupes such as Calicut Super Jokes and
V4 Calicut. He made his television debut in
the Malayalam comedy reality show, Comedy
Festival, aired in Mazhavil Manorama. He
made his film debut in the 2014 Malayalam
film, Ulsaha Committee.Id X

31. And the answer is

32. • Hareesh Kanaran

33. • 2) X (4 August 1929 – 13 October 1987; born Abhas Kumar
Ganguly)was an Indian playback singer, actor, music
director, lyricist, film story writer, film director, producer and
screenwriter. He is considered as one of the most popular and
successful singers of Hindi film industry and from soft
numbers to peppy tracks to romantic moods, X sang in
different genres but some of his rare compositions which
were considered classics were lost in time.

34. And the answer is

35. • Kishore Kumar

36. • 3) X made his ODI debut in December 2004 against Bangladesh,
and played his first Test a year later against Sri Lanka.
• In 2012, SportsPro rated X as the sixteenth most marketable
athlete in the world
• In June 2015, Forbes ranked X at 23rd in the list of highest paid
athletes in the world, estimating his earnings at US$31 million.
• 2018: Padma Bhushan, India's third-highest civilian award.
• 2009: Padma Shri
• 2007−08: Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, India's highest honor given for
achievement sports.
• Id X

37. And the answer is

38. • MS Dhoni

39. • 4)X began his schooling at Mudavanmugal LP School, , from there
he moved to Model School, Thiruvananthapuram. It was there, he
found a platform for his acting skills. He did his under graduation
at Mahatma Gandhi College, Thiruvananthapuram. There he was
able to make an association with like-minded fellow students,
who were passionate about theater and feature films.X also owns
a hotel.Id X

40. AND THE ANSWER IS

41. • MOHANLAL

42. • 5)X had founded 3 football teams. Since his
days studying law in England, he was well
acquainted with the sport. Thus, he used his
little knowledge about this sport to evolve and
skill the three teams for Durbin, Pretoria and
Johannesburg. He named them all ‘Passive
Resisters.But we know him in another field. Id
x.

43. AND THE ANSWER IS

44. • Mahatma gandhi

45. • 6) On his first visit to Khetri X stayed there from 4 June
1891 to 27 October 1891. During his time as a
wandering monk this was X's longest stay at a single
place. To protect him from hot wind of Rajasthan, Ajit
Singh suggested that X wear a turban and showed him
how to wear it in the Rajasthani style. X learned the
technique very quickly and later invented a few other
variations of wearing it. Later in his life, the turban
became a part of his common dress. During his stay X
closely observed the culture and lifestyle
of Rajputana and later praised it in his lectures and
letters.Id X

46. AND THE ANSWER IS

47. • Swami Vivekananda

48. Audience question
• X is a fitness test which players have to clear to
enter the Indian national cricket team. X involves
a player shuttling between two cones that are set
20 metres apart on flat ground. He starts on a
beep and needs to get to the cone at the other
end before the second beep goes. He then turns
back and returns to the starting cone before the
third beep. That is one "shuttle". Raina was the
first big-name player to have failed the test since
it came into effect in mid-2016, when Anil
Kumble took over as India coach. X has the name
of a toy which children often use.

49. • Yo yo test

50. • Scores please

51. Round 3
• Write Bros
• Theme -Current Affairs and General
Knowledge

52. • 1)Identify who is the owner and creator of this
app

53. • 2) Article X of the Indian constitution gave
special status to Jammu and Kashmir—a state
in India, located in the northern part of the Indian
subcontinent, and a part of the larger region
of Kashmir, which has been the subject of dispute
between India, Pakistan, and China since
1947[1][2]—allowing it to have a separate
constitution, a state flag and autonomy over the
internal administration of the state.The
government of India revoked this special status in
August 2019 through a Presidential Order and the
passage of a resolution in Parliament. ID X

54. • 3)

55. • 4. The word X means "that which may be
inherited," from Old French language and
ultimately from Latin, meaning "condition or
state transmitted from ancestors“. According to
the Webster dictionary, definition of X is
1: property that descends to an heir
• 2: something transmitted by or acquired from a
predecessor : Legacy
• 3: something possessed as a result of one's
natural situation or birth : BIRTHRIGHT
• Id X.

56. • 5. Connect : Harbajan Singh and Irfan Pathan.
Who is the latest addition to this exhaustive
list.

57. • 6. Connect: Messi in 2011, Andres Iniesta in
2012, Franck Ribery in 2013, Ronaldo in 2014,
Messi in 2015, Ronaldo in 2016, Ronaldo again
in 2017, Modric in 2018. What is this list and
who is it in 2019?

58. • Exchange Your Sheets

59. • 1)Identify who is the owner and creator of this
app

60. • Sachin Tendulkar

61. • 2) Article X of the Indian constitution gave
special status to Jammu and Kashmir—a state
in India, located in the northern part of the Indian
subcontinent, and a part of the larger region
of Kashmir, which has been the subject of dispute
between India, Pakistan, and China since
1947[1][2]—allowing it to have a separate
constitution, a state flag and autonomy over the
internal administration of the state.The
government of India revoked this special status in
August 2019 through a Presidential Order and the
passage of a resolution in Parliament. ID X

62. • 370

63. • 3)

64. • Jallianwalabagh Massacre

65. • 4. The word X means "that which may be
inherited," from Old French language and
ultimately from Latin, meaning "condition or
state transmitted from ancestors“. According to
the Webster dictionary, definition of X is
1: property that descends to an heir
• 2: something transmitted by or acquired from a
predecessor : Legacy
• 3: something possessed as a result of one's
natural situation or birth : BIRTHRIGHT
• Id X.

66. • Heritage

67. • 5. Connect : Harbajan Singh and Irfan Pathan.
Who is the latest addition to this exhaustive
list.

68. • Only Indians to take hat-tricks in test Cricket
• Jasprit Bumrah

69. • 6. Connect: Messi in 2011, Andres Iniesta in
2012, Franck Ribery in 2013, Ronaldo in 2014,
Messi in 2015, Ronaldo in 2016, Ronaldo again
in 2017, Modric in 2018. What is this list and
who is it in 2019?

70. • UEFA Best Player of the year Award
• Virgil Van Dijk

71. Audience question
• Born as Ali Gurshasp, X was the second and the most
powerful ruler of his dynasty. X conquered the
kingdoms of Gujarat (raided in 1299 and annexed in
1304), Ranthambore (1301), Chittor (1303), Malwa (13
05), Siwana (1308), and Jalore (1311). These victories
ended several Hindu dynasties, including
the Paramaras, the Vaghelas, the Chahamanas
of Ranastambhapura and Jalore, the Rawal branch of
the Guhilas, and possibly the Yajvapalas. X is also an
important but negative character in an epic period
drama in Bollywood. Id X and the movie.

72. • Alauddin Khilji
• Padmaavat

73. • SCORES PLEASE

74. • Round 4
• Anti clock wise pounce and bounce
The
ENDGAME

75. • 1) X is a product used for the care of a particular body
part. The word X entered the English language from the
Indian subcontinent during the colonial era. It dates to
1762 and is derived from a Hindi word which itself is
derived from the Sanskrit word chapati which means to
press, knead and soothe.
• Sake Dean Mahomed, an Indian traveler , surgeon and
entrepreneur is credited with introducing the practice
of X to Britain in 1814. He described X in a local
newspaper as “ A cure to many diseases and giving full
relief when everything fails, gout, stiff joints, old
sprains, lame legs, aches and pains in the joints“. Id X.

76. And the answer is

77. • Shampoo

78. • 2. Mattur is a village in Shimoga district near
the city
of Shivamogga in Karnataka state, India,
known for doing a particular thing which is
done only in this village in the whole of India.
They use something which is the oldest of its
kind in India. What is the specialty of this
village?

79. And the answer is

80. • Only Sanskrit speaking village in India

81. • 3) “ We owe a lot to the ancient Indians,
teaching us how to count. Without which
most modern scientific discoveries would have
been impossible. “ Which famous German said
these words?

82. And the answer is

83. • Albert Einstein

84. • 4. X is an Indian author best known for her novel Y,
which won the Man Booker Prize for Fiction in 1997
and became the biggest-selling book by a non-
expatriate Indian author. She is also a political
activist involved in human rights and environmental
causes. X began writing her first novel,Y, in 1992,
completing it in 1996. The book is semi-
autobiographical and a major part captures her
childhood experiences in Aymanam.
• The publication of Y catapulted X to international fame
and was listed as one of The New York Times Notable
Books of the Year. Id X and Y

85. And the answer is

86. • Arundathi Roy
• God of Small Things

87. • 5) The Sher Mandal (Sher Shah's Pavilion) is a
16th-century historic building within the Purana
Qila fort located in Delhi , India. It was previously
believed to have been constructed by Sher Shah
Suri, but has since been ascribed to someone
else. Designed in a blend
of Timurid and Safavid architecture, it is the only
surviving palace structure within the fort and has
become a tourist attraction. But this building is
famous for another reason. What reason? Image
follows.

89. And the answer is

90. • Humayun’s death

91. • 6) X is one thof e most famous and largest of its
kind in South India. It was built by Raja Raja
Chola I between 1003 and 1010 AD. It is a world
heritage site and the word X composes of two
Sanskrit words literally meaning “ Great Lord” in
English. Built out of granite, it was, in all
likelihood , one of the tallest structures in the
world at the time of its construction. X has a
massive corridor and one of the largest Y in
India It is also famed for the quality of its
sculptures. Y is a thing used to worship a
particular god. Id X and Y.

92. And the answer is
• Thanjavur Brihadeshwara Temple
• Shiva lingam

93. Audience question
• . X is a group of monuments in India which is also a UNESCO
World heritage site. The monuments are famous for
their nagara-style architectural symbolism and their erotic
sculptures. Most of the monuments in X were built
between 950 and 1050 by the Chandela dynasty. Historical
records note that X had 85 temples by the 12th century,
spread over 20 square kilometers. Of these, only about 25
temples have survived, spread over six square kilometers.
X was built together but were dedicated to two
religions, Hinduism and Jainism. The name X, is derived
from ancient Sanskrit with its first half meaning date
palm, and second half meaning "one who carries" or
bearer. Id X.

94. • Khajuraho

95. • Scores please

96. The End