The General quiz of MVM Silchar.

2. Respected Teachers for their support. Juniors
for their enthusiasm and help.

3. Disclaimer
This a general quiz of 4 rounds.
 We have tried to include questions from all
topics but you may find similar questions
popping up from “our” favorite topics.
 Quizmasters are mere mortals. They may
make mistakes.
 In case of any dispute, Quizmaster’s decision
would be final.
 We have tried to maintain originality. Any
resemblance is purely coincidental.
 Hints can be provided unless any team
objects

5.  8 Questions clockwise
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 +10/-5 for pounce
 +5/0 on pass

6. 1) Following is a tweet by X as a reaction to
Donald Trump winning the presidency in US
elections .Id X
(Hint :- X is closely associated with America)

8. Chris Evans aka Captain America!!!
ANSWER

9. Here is the tweet :-

10. 2) This is an ad by Amul . Which recent event
inspired it?

12. ANSWER

13. 3) Ad for which product??

15. Crocin
ANSWER

16. 4) This doodle was published was published by
Google on 27th September 2009 to
commemorate something. What was the
thing?

18. Google’s 11th Birthday
ANSWER

19. 5) The following is a list of what?
 Tesseract
 Aether
 Orb
 Sceptre
 Eye of agamotto

21. Infinity Stones as seen in Marvel Cinematic
Universe
ANSWER

22. 6) The “Battle of the Billionaires “ was a match
during WrestleMania 23 on 1st April
2007. The then Intercontinental
Champion Umaga (representing Vince
McMahon) fought ECW Champion Bobby
Lashley (representing X), with Steve
Austin serving as the special guest referee,
Id X (Pic in next slide)

25. X = Donald Trump.
ANSWER

26. 7) X (born October 20, 1964) is an American
lawyer, politician, and member of
the Democratic Party, who has been
the 32nd and current Attorney
General of California since 2011. X is the
first Indian-American, attorney general in
California. Amidst the collapse of Democrats,
X defeated Loretta Sanchez in the 2016 U.S.
Senate election. There is media speculation
that X could become a presidential candidate
in 2020, potentially running against Donald
Trump. Id X (pic in the next slide)

29. X= Kamala Harris

30. 8) How would you connect the following
personalities? (non-exhaustive list)
Steve Martin, Greta Garbo, James Stewart,
Satyajit Ray , Jackie Chan

32. They are all recipients of the Honorary
Academy Awards.

33.  8 Questions anticlockwise
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 +20/-10 on pounce

34. 1) In the 1960's the CIA spent 5 years and over
$20 million training special "agents" as they
were stealthy , fast and could jump tall
objects. After 5 years of training the CIA felt
that they could get their special "agents" to
move in specific directions and go to specific
locations on commands (as long as they
didn't get distracted or bored or hungry
which was quite common for them).The
whole project was a complete Disaster .
Who were these "agents"?

36. Cats!!!!
ANSWER

37. 2) It is speculated that X under whom India’s
nuclear program made giant strides, was
killed by the CIA in order to halt India’s
progress in extracting power from thorium
reserves. There is, however, no evidence to
support this hypothesis by conspiracy
theorists.
Given below is a picture of X with a famous
scientist Y who proposed an atomic model
after the failure of Rutherford’s atomic model
Give me X and Y.? (pic in the next slide)

40. X = Homi Bhaba , Y= Neils Bohr ( Bohr’s
Atomic Model)
ANSWER

41. 3) X is a song by American DJ duo Y .Andrew
Taggart (one-half of the duo) has also
provided his vocals to the song. The song
became the duo’s first number one single
on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was
performed live for the first time at the
2016 MTV Video Music Awards. Its Official
music video was released on October 2016.
Id X and Y

43. X= Closer Y = The Chainsmokers

44. 4) Raymond Samuel “Ray” Tomlinson was an
American Computer Programmer who
implemented the first email program on
the ARPANET system, the precursor to the
Internet, in 1971. The Internet Hall of Fame
in his account of his work commented
“Tomlinson’s email program brought about
a complete revolution, fundamentally
changing the way people communicate”.
Tomlinson is internationally credited as the
inventor of the email.
What significant work he did to facilitate the
email communication?

46. He used @ sign to separate the user name from the
name of their machine.

47. 5) X was from Hindu Mythology. Y was from
Greek Mythology. Both X and Y were Great
Warriors. While X played an important role in
the Mahabharata , Y played a significant role
in The Trojan War. Both X and Y died in the
same way.
Id X and Y

49. X= Krishna Y = Achilles
Both were shot in the heel with an arrow.

50. 6) This is a temple which is situated in
Monera district of Madhya Pradesh. The
temple is formed by a circular
wall with 64 chambers and an open
mandapa were Lord Shiva is to worshipped
What is it’s significance in Indian
Architecture? (pic in the next slide)

53. The Parliament of India

54. 7) Why was this Doodle Published?

56. To commemorate instant noodle inventor
Momofuku Ando

57. 8) What is common between these things?
Magnetic stipe cards
Hard disk drives
RAM
Floppy Disk
Smartphone
Universal Product code (Barcode)

59. All were introduced by IBM

60.  8 questions Clockwise
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 +30/-10 (pounce)

61. 1) Who is the Lady in the middle who recently
visited India?

63. British PM Theresa May
ANSWER

64. 2) X is a malt powder that is mixed with hot or
cold water or milk to produce a beverage
popular in many parts of the world. X was
originally developed by Thomas
Mayne in Sydney, Australia, in 1934. It is
marketed and sold in many countries
around the world.
X was a 6th-century BC wrestler from
the Magna Graecian city of Croton, who
enjoyed a brilliant wrestling career and won
many victories in the most important athletic
festivals of ancient Greece. In addition to his
athletic victories, X is credited by the ancient
commentator Diodorus Siculus with leading
his fellow citizens to military triumph over
neighboring Sybaris in 510 BC. Id X

66. X = Milo .

67. 3) X originated from Richard Dawkins 1976
book “The Selfish Gene” . X is defined as an
idea , behavior or style that spreads from
person to person within a culture. After the
internet revolution , X became a popular
means of conveying or supporting any
particular idea . Id X (which is mispronounced
by many )

69. X = Meme (spelled as Meem)

70. 4) Who was the first Prime Minister in India to
demonetize High Value Currency? When did
he do it?

72. In 1978, the then Prime Minister Morarji Desai
had banned all currency above Rs 100.

73. 5) X were invented in 1818 by an English
engineer named Sir William Cubitt, son of a
miller. Noting idle prisoners at Bury St
Edmunds gaol, he proposed using their
muscle power to both cure their idleness and
produce useful work. What is modern form of
X that we all have seen /used .
(Hint:- Two of your Quizmasters need it the
most!!!!)
Pic in the next slide

76. Treadmill

77. 6) Id this flag .
In Robert A. Heinlein's novel Stranger in a
Strange Land :-
Official flag:-

79. The flag of Mars !!

80. 7) The X Attack is a chess opening that begins
with the moves:
1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5. With his second move,
White intends to exchange his bishop for
Black's knight, inflicting doubled pawns upon
Black in the process.
In World Chess Championship Match being
played in New York, reigning world champion
Magnus Carlsen created a buzz when he
choose X as an opening attack.
X bears phonetic resemblance to a newly
elected “leader”

82. X = Trompowsky Attack

83. 8) Nearly nine months after quitting Ogilvy &
Mather, Kawal Shoor and Navin Talreja,
announced the launch of their new ad agency
called "The Womb." In fact they claim that
their work done on X with the "Y" campaign
has already delivered 30% growth to a brand
that is already the market leader, within 3
months
Id the brand X
Also Id “Y “which became intensely popular all
over India around late 2015?

85. X= Fogg , Y= Fogg Chal Raha Hain
ANSWER

86.  8 Minimal Posters ( 4 Bollywood/4 Hollywood)
 +20/-5 each
 Written round.
Objective :- Identify the Movies from the
Minimal Posters