A Quiz Club IIT Patna quiz conducted by Avnish on 28th January 2022. The theme was general and the quiz contained many deductible questions. The quiz was a great mix of questions pertaining from sports, TV series, history and much more!
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1. There are 3 Rounds having 23 questions in total.
2. All questions carry 10 point each. In case a question has multiple parts,
points for each part will be mentioned.
3. Write the answers in the G-form provided.
4. At the end of the quiz, you have to submit the G-Form with answers
(within the time limit).
5. Don’t be lame trying to Google the answers. It just spoils the fun for
everyone.
6. Star marked questions will be used to resolve ties.
RULES
4. ROUND 1:
The Title Is Wrong
Identify the name of the Person
(Real/ Fictional), Place
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5. Identify X:
• A genius.
• Won the Nobel Prize with his/her husband/wife.
• A car was/is has the same name as X.
• Some of his degrees are Ph.D, Sc.D.
• Calculated IQ of 187.
• Graduated from college at the age of 14.
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8. Before moving to Vienna, he had already been rejected by the city's Academy
of Fine Arts. Though he had passed the initial exam in 1907, his drawing skills
were "unsatisfactory," the admissions committee decided. In the fall of 1908,
he again applied to the Academy of Fine Arts, and again they rejected him.
Over much of the next year, he would move from one cheap rented room to
another, even living in a homeless shelter for a time. Then in 1909, he finally
began earning money by making small oil and watercolor paintings, mostly
images of buildings and other landmarks in Vienna that he copied from
postcards. By selling these paintings to tourists and frame-sellers, he made
enough to move out of the homeless shelter and into a men's home, where
he painted by day and continued studying books at night.
Who?
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11. Q03
To the world X is the nephew of a local politician and a youth
chief who solves people's problems. But in reality, X is a jobless
25 yr antique having no relation with the politician. The show
explores X's adventures as he gets stuck in multiple situations
because of this lie. His family is concerned about his future and is
dismayed at his lack of interest in studying or getting a job.
Identify the show/ movie/ series whose title is also a popular
Hindi slang.
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14. • X (A Publicly Traded Company) released major chunk of their employees citing
budget cuts during the pandemic regardless of making major profits in decades.
• In the third quarter of 2021, Revenue was $255.8 million, an increase of 15% or
$34.2 million.
• X identifies its employees as independent contractors.
• Last week there was a controversy surrounding X related to the name of a Nazi.
• Recently another company sued X for trying to create monopoly by using unfair
means.
• CEO of X is also known for writing hypocritic open letters criticising rivals while
following the same practices.
Identify X.
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17. In the mid 20th
century these X & Y(two nations) went to war resulting in around
35 million non military or civilian casualties including dead, wounded and
missing and around 5 million military casualties on both sides. Chemical
weapons and suicide bomber squads were extensively used.The International
military tribunal for ____ estimated that 20,000 women, including some children
and the elderly, were raped by X’s army. A large number of rapes were
done systematically by the soldiers as they went from door to door, searching
for girls.
The Reverend James M. McCallum wrote in his diary: I know not where to end.
Never I have heard or read such brutality. Rape! Rape! Rape! We estimate at
least 1,000 cases a night and many by day.
The X government has been accused of historical revisionism by allowing the
approval of a few school textbooks omitting or glossing over the its militant past.
Identify the war we are talking about.
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19. SECOND SINO JAPANESE WAR
X – JAPAN
Y – CHINA
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This athlete made his return last year at _______, Chicago, Illinois, described
as one of the greatest comebacks by most of the journalists and media
houses. The videos of his return has more than 1.7 million views and sold
over 100,000 merchandise within a month, which is a record for the
company. TNT went all guns blazing while promoting the return. Only
the rumours that he might make his comeback sold over 20,000 tickets. The
official handle of The Guinness book of World Records commented on
the YouTube video:
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Identify the athlete.
26. Q08
Dwight K. Schrute (a character in the sitcom “The Office”) delivered the
speech after being awarded as the best salesman. The speech had
several excerpts from speeches of two of the most influential dictators.
Some parts of the speech are:
From X’s speech:
Blood alone moves the wheels of history!
I say to you, and you will understand, that it is a privilege to fight!
We are warriors! Salesmen of north-eastern Pennsylvania, I ask you once
more: Rise and be worthy of this historical hour!
From Y’s speech:
No revolution is worth anything unless it can defend itself!
Identify X and Y.
(6+4)
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28. X : MUSSOLINI
Y : LENIN
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29. Identify the logo:
• The logo incorporates the “Shrivasta” symbol, thereby establishing a
connection with Buddhism.
• The concept of numeric character “Zero” ( 0 ) was known by Aryabhatta (place-
value system).
• The saffron and the green bands of this logo represent the colors of the Indian
flag.
• Blue color has been chosen for the text and symbols because it is the color of
the Ashoka.
• The sun within the gear wheel symbolizes the spread of knowledge.
• The Sanskrit “Sloka” “Vidyaarthee Lavathey Vidyaam” means “One who aspires
wisdom, attains it”.
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32. This player played the last game of his professional career in a certain Final, held at
Delhi. Even in his final game, he put his team over his personal interest. His side was
set a target of 203 by the opposition. In response to the mountainous task, the
player demoted himself to no. 8 in the batting order. He walked out to bat in the
17th over, letting every batsman with any kind of power-hitting expertise bat ahead
of him. In the end, he was dismissed while attempting a slog through mid-wicket
when the required run rate was over 10.
Harsha Bhogle, in the comm box, said 'In a career that is marked by grace, style
and beautiful batsmanship, it's a slog that has ended this player's career. But
once again, it was what was needed’.
Also, this player has better T20i strike rate than Rohit Sharma, ABD, Virat Kohli, Chris
Gayle.
“ID the player in question and this particular final ”. (7+3)
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36. Q1
1
The general idea behind this 4 word phrase can be traced back to the days of
sailing ships, when the wives of sailors sometimes accompanied their
husbands on long voyages. As privacy was scarce aboard these ships, the
story goes that if a woman gave birth during the voyage, the delivery would
often take place in the most secluded place available: between the cannon’s
on the ship’s ______ deck. The child’s birth would then be noted in the ship’s
log as the phrase in the question.
An American urban myth also proposes that the saying originated in a story
reported in 1864 about a woman impregnated by a bullet that went through
a soldier’s testicles and into her womb. The story about the woman was a
joke; though some readers thought the story was real.
Identify the phrase?
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38. SON OF A GUN
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39. Q12*
In 2013 JEE Mains asked the following question:
Which gas leaked in the Union Carbide Bhopal Gas Tragedy ?
In 2011-12 there were several reports that India may boycott the 2012
London Olympics.
What’s the relation between these two?
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42. Fritz Haber won the 1918 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the Haber – Bosch
Process for synthesizing ammonia which eradicated famine from large parts
of the world because of its use in manufacturing of fertilisers.
Ironically, though it saved a lot of lives, Haber and his process of nitrogen
production is largely denounced by young German students today.
Why?
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44. He developed the gas warfare
which was used in WW1
and later
his research was developed into
Zyklon process which was used by
Nazis in concentration camp
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45. Amul is well known for its ad – campaigns. Identify the inspiration behind these
titles of the ad- campaigns :
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A:
B: C:
(3+4+3)
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48. Q15*
In America, the earliest documented case of the phrase appears in a 1975
episode of Saturday Night Live (SNL).
However, the phrase is a twist of a much older British phrase that tracks
back more than a century to some point in the Edwardian period
(1901-1910). There, the line was "as the actress says to the bishop,“.
That phrase has been used with some frequency in film and literature,
including in a test reel for Alfred Hitchcock’s Blackmail, where it was turned
into "as the girl said to the soldier.“
Identify the phrase.
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51. Q16
Yusuf Meherally, who was a freedom fighter and socialist leader, played a
leading role in peasants' organisations and trade unions.
He was elected Mayor of Bombay in 1942 while he was imprisoned in
Yerawada Central Prison. He was imprisoned eight times during the
freedom movement.
But he is mostly remembered in popular consciousness for having coined
two of the most famous slogans which were used at different points in
India's struggle for independence. Identify both the slogans.
(5+5)
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53. A16
QUIT INDIA & SIMON GO BACK
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54. In 2018, the Parliamentary sessions of the Indian Government
were affected by sudden appearance by monkeys. The visits by the
notorious apes created havoc in the parliament and distracted MPs
from their sessions. Several guidelines were issued by the civic
authorities in order to prevent the monkeys from attacking the
parliament.
The media houses of the country covered this incident with
considerable interest and quoted the incident as "X". This word
was a pun on a broadcasting concept of the ruling government.
This word was even used by the opposing parties to take a dig at
the ruling government.
What is X here?
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57. Rankings of some countries in a particular list across years are:
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Year : 2019
7. New Zealand
13. Germany
16. Austria
88. Israel
121. Afghanistan
133. UAE
140. India
142. Pakistan
153. Belarus
175. Sudan
Year : 2020
9. New Zealand
11. Germany
18. Austria
88. Israel
122. Afghanistan
131. UAE
142. India
145. Pakistan
153. Belarus
159. Sudan
Year : 2021
8. New Zealand
13. Germany
17. Austria
86. Israel
122. Afghanistan
131. UAE
142. India
145. Pakistan
158. Belarus
159. Sudan
Which list are we talking about?
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60. According to a Palaeontologist this word X means A state of total
awareness. Only by achieving true X you can be prepared for any
danger that may befall you.
According to Oxford Dictionary X is freshwater eel used as an
ingredient in Japanese cooking.
Identify the word.
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66. A20
OSCAR WINNING ACTRESSES
1. Cate Blanchett (Hela) Oscar for Best supporting actress for "The
Aviator" (2004), best leading actress for "Blue Jasmine" (2013)
2. BRIE LARSON (CAPTAIN MARVEL) for BEST LEADING ACTRESS FOR
ROOM(2015)
3. NATALIE PORTMAN (JANE FOSTER) FOR Best leading actress for "Black
Swan" (2010)
4. ANGELINA JOLIE (Thena)Best supporting actress for GIRL, INTERRUPTED
(2000)
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What is common between these cricketers (non exhaustive list) :
- Morne Morkel
- Kyle Abbott
- Rilee Rossouw
- Grant Flower
- Faf Du Plessis
- Dwayne Smith
- Wayne Parnell
72. A22
INDIAN RAMON MAGSAYSAY AWARD WINNERS
RAVISH KUMAR (2019)
ARVIND KEJRIWAL (2006)
SATYAJIT RAY (1967)
JP NARAYAN (1965)
KIRAN BEDI (1994)
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75. A23
PRIME MINISTERS WHO WERE MEMBER OF RAJYA
SABHA WHEN APPOINTED AS THE PM
1. MANMOHAN SINGH
2. H D DEVE GOWDA
3. INDIRA GANDHI
4. INDER KUMAR GUJRAL
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