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QUIZZITCH

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RAKESH R
GENERAL SECRETARY

SHRI KRISHNAA V N
QUIZ MASTER
SETHURAMAN S
COMPUTER JI

KOUSHIK S
MEME LORD
ARUN KRISHNA
சிந்தனை சிற்பி
VARUN BALAJI
இளம் ரத்தம்

PREETHAM
MEENAAKSHI
SANJEEV K RAM SUNDAR AL PRANAV CHAITANYA

PREMILINARY ROUND
In this round, we have a total of 30 questions.
Participants are asked to type the answer in the given Google Form (1 per
team).
In case of a tie breaker , we will consider star marked questions. ( The team
answering the most star marked questions , if tie persists sudden death for
the teams)
Time allotted for each question is 2 minutes.
We shall have a quick recap at the last.
Try to submit as soon as the time allotted for the last question is over.

What exactly is the ideal time taken to complete
our National Anthem once?
Question 1

Question 2
 Back in the days, when birds were being hunted, they tend to go
inside rough patch of wild hedge and hide themselves.
 Hunters then used logs to tap in places to scare the birds out.
 This gave rise to an Idiom which is used to comment about a
person's expression.
What is the Idiom?

BEAT AROUND THE BUSH
Meaning:-
Discuss a matter without coming to the point

Question 3
 Identify the compound
 It stabilizes our body’s Blood
Pressure.
 It is very famous in its common
name rather than its organic name.
 Meth Junkie,
Coke Junkie,
__________ Junkie.

Question 4
 This famous edible item was first created by an
English bakery to celebrate the royal wedding of an
English Duke and Russian Duchess.
 After the civil war, this was produced in surplus and it
played a crucial role in reuniting the economy.
 However, in India, it is primarily consumed by
different category of people. Although anybody can
eat it. Find the item.

Question 5
FITB:-
___ is the name given to a person for anonymity or a
stranger; having a slight variation for both males and
females.
___ can also be obtained if one expands Vijay's Initials
in Master.
 This corpse is identified as ______.

JOHN DOE FOR MALES
JANE DOE FOR FEMALES
OFTEN USED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT PEOPLE

Question 6
Identify the Minimalist Poster

Question 7
 Son of a RAW spy, he is renowned for predicting
a global scale 2008 event.
 He has taught at renowned universities around
the globe but we all know him in a different
post/designation.
Identify the man.

RAGHURAN RAJAN – EX-RBI GOVERNER

Question 8
 ______ is a famous household board game.
Originally developed by a British born and raised
in Africa.
 The game means ‘ build ' in the native language.
 Played by all age groups, it requires precision
and physical skill. ID the famous board game.

Question 9
It is said that Lord Rama celebrated his 1st
Diwali in Ayodhya, as people celebrated his
return after exile but many Hindus object this
idea. Why?

 We celebrate Diwali since Lord Krishna
killed Demon Narakasura.
 Lord Vishnu came to earth as Krishna only
after the completing his Avatar as Lord
Rama.
 Hence, practically there was no festival
called Diwali during Lord Rama’s reign.

Question 10
 X was one of the greatest inventors, X kept on
improvising a lot of tools.
 X was primarily a doctor, X thought that majority of
soldiers in Civil war died due to diseases, we famously
know him for using an agricultural equipment designed,
in the war.
 Later, the US Navy named a battle ship on his
remembrance.
What was the equipment designed by him?

Question 11
 Name a book series, it was adapted into two movies, but
the A list - lead actor playing the role in those movies did not
have a certain physical trait as appealing as the character in
the book.
 So, as asked by many fans, the author requested the
production to make it into a TV Series with the protagonist
having physical traits resembling the original character.
 Connect it with love for Hitch-hiking.

Question 12
 Identify the Fruit, before ripening these are green in colour,
after ripening it turns into blue, when dries-black in colour.
 The blue colour is not due it’s chemical composition but
because of optical phenomena. These ripen in Oct-Nov.
Predominantly, these are eaten by birds and animals,
rarely by humans (in its best state).
 It also helped in the development of Indian Science and
Mathematics.

Question 13
Identify the word in
the Meme

TWEET
All Social Websites banned Donald Trump
as a whole due to his misbehaviour.
Hence, he is asking someone else to draft a
tweet!!

Question 14
Other than dance
performances, where are
these mudras used?

Question 15
Identify the device
Before After

 Listen to the audio that is being played!!
 It is the starting beat of a legendary song.
Identify the song
Question 16

Question 17
 Identify X, X is one among the bowlers who took their
1st wicket off the 1st ball they bowled.
 His nickname is Gary.
 He was born in an Irish Family.
 He went off on a long leave due to his Imposter
Syndrome and returned back after treatment.
 He is a current player.

NATHAN MICHAEL LYON
He also played his
100th Test Match
against India in
Brisbane this week.

Halwa ceremony
started by R.K.SHANMUGAM CHETTY1st Finance Minister of
India
It was in his period when they started this ceremony of Finance
Minister serving Halwa to everyone before presenting the Union
Budget.

Question 19
ARMY: PARA SF
AIR FORCE: ??
NAVY: MARCOS
Clue:- Connect with a mythical bird

Question 20
What do these
shapes signify?

Question 21
 Till recently, this item was made only in a particular city in
Bihar and it was used only an exhaustive number of times by
Government of India.
 This item reportedly costed around Rs.2000 but the rate
increased as the raw material price increased.
 It is done by pre-ordering through customized specifications
and has never failed India.
(Clue: Some countries use another product in place of this)

HANGING ROPES
These are made by
calculating the BMI of the
prisoner.

Question 22
FITB:-
The user who visits ______ to learn about some subject,
to confirm some matter of fact, is rather in the position of a
visitor to a public restroom.
 It may be obviously dirty, so that he knows to exercise
great care, or it may seem fairly clean, so that he may be
lulled into a false sense of security.
 What he certainly does not know is who has used the
facilities before him.

Question 23
Identify the major Scientific Concept
that is being explained by the Tamil
verse.
Listen to our Master!!!

The verse is QM favourite from
Manickavasagar’s Thiruvasagam

Question 24
Significance of different hair colors shown in these pictures.

Question 25
I was out in a fine blaring sunny normal morning with
my usual clothing and shades. During the walk, took
out my mobile and went fullscreen on a random
YouTube video. But I couldn't see it. Why?
Give me a scientific reason

Polarised Sunglasses
These reduce reflections to the fullest and avoid unwanted glare.
When the phone is kept in horizontal position , polarised
sunglasses blacken out the whole screen.

Question 26
Which traditional dance
form can you derive
from this picture of a
fight between Goddess
and Asura?

Question 27
 This actor, when he first got to know about the role, he
thought his role was named after a well-known animal.
 But then, he realised, it actually represents a different
animal altogether which is endemic to Canada, Russia and
parts of Europe.
 The animal has a nickname which is one of the 7 sins.
Identify both the animals.

Wolf Wolverine
The actor is Hugh Jackman who played the role of
Wolverine.

Question 29
 One of the richest country in 1990s. Voted for socialism in
early 2000s.
 Health Care and Education became free.
 Guns were banned.
 In early 2010s, Political leaders were imprisoned.
 Heavy Famine, High Inflation, Almost no medical care.
 People were deprived of freedom.
Identify the Country.

Question 30
~HE IS TOO CALM TO BE A LUNATIC~
This is a dialogue from a very famous TV Series.
Identify the Series

Phineas and Ferb wishes to thank the following
Senior Quizzards for their contribution.
Preetham Meenakshi
Shajith
Varun Balaji
We also thank Shristi Cultural Association of TCE.

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