Senior category quiz.pptx

QUIZ MASTER:
NIVEDITA
CHOWDHURY
QUESTIONS SET
BY:
SUGANDHA BORA

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1. X IS A WORLD FAMOUS WONDER THAT HAS
A WEIGHT OF WHOOPING 450,000 POUNDS.
HUGE AMOUNTS OF 100 AND 125 TONNES OF
COPPER AND STEEL WERE USED FOR ITS
CONSTRUCTION.
X RECEIVED IMMENSE CRITICISM DURING
THE TIME OF ITS CONSTRUCTION AS WELL AS
INAUGURATION.
IDENTIFY X AND THE REASON BEHIND ITS
CRITICISM (5+5)

STATUE OF LIBERTY
Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi (the sculptor) was
French and Americans didn’t want an
outsider to construct American Monuments.
Also, the Economic depression compelled
some Americans to think that money
shouldn’t be spent to support the statue.

2. X is the use of a mild or pleasant word or phrase instead
of something that is unpleasant or offensive. The
following pictures are examples of X.
Identify X.

3. This technique is known as chirped pulse amplication, CPA. Take a short
laser pulse, stretch it in time, amplify it and squeeze it together again. When a
pulse is stretched in time, its peak power is much lower so it can be hugely
amplified without damaging the amplifier. The pulse is then compressed in time,
which means that more light is packed together within a tiny area of space – and
the intensity of the pulse then increases dramatically. This technique had taken
the field of laser technology by storm.
What was the aftermath of this very breakthrough invention?

NOBEL PRIZE FOR PHYSICS 2018 FOR THE
INVENTORS, GERARD MOUROU AND
DONNA STRICKLAND

4. X is a medical condition in which patients develop speech
patterns that are perceived as a foreign accent that is different from
their native accent, without having acquired it in the perceived
accent's place of origin.
X usually results from a stroke, but can also develop from head
trauma, migraines or developmental problems. The condition was
first reported in 1907, and between 1941 and 2009 there were 62
recorded cases.
What is X?

AUDIENCE QUESTION
IDENTIFY THIS MAMMAL.

5. The picture below signifies the Trojan Room coffee pot, that
gave the inspiration for the world’s first-ever webcam, after the
camera was connected to the Internet a few years later.
What was the reason behind the inspiration? Name the place where
the Trojan Room coffee pot was set up. (5+5)

To save people working in the building of University of
Cambridge, England from the disappointment of
finding the coffee machine empty after making the trip
to the room, a camera was set up providing a live picture of
the coffee pot to all desktop computers on the office
network.

6. The Statue of Unity stands tall at 182 metres - 23 metres
taller than China's Spring Temple Buddha statue and
nearly two times taller than America's Statue of Liberty (93
metres), making it the world’s tallest statue.
However, the Statue of Unity might remain the world's
tallest statue just for three years. If everything goes as
planned by X, a statue of Y could become the world's
tallest.
X has said that the statue of Y would be ready by 2021,
standing tall with a height of 212 metres.
Identify Y.

7. This house has been designated as a UNESCO protected
property within the World Heritage Site. X visited this
place in 1751 while travelling with his ailing brother, Y.
This house is in Z, the only country that Y had ever
visited outside its native nation.
Identify Y and Z (5+5)

Y – GEORGE WASHINGTON
Z - BARBADOS

8. This location featured in the 2013 blockbuster ‘Yeh Jawaani Hain Deewani’.
Surrounded by a cedar forest at the foot of the Himalayas, the sanctuary is built
over a huge rock jutting out of the ground which is worshipped as the image of a
deity of demon lineage from Mahabharata. The structure was built in 1553.
Identify the location.

HIDIMBA DEVI TEMPLE (DHUNGIRI TEMPLE),
MANALI

AUDIENCE QUESTION
IDENTIFY THIS LOCATION

9. The evolution of this animal’s signature feature
was only recently unearthed. The history of its
development is not concerned to the animal’s
aquatic past.
Its ancestors led a burrowing lifestyle and
flattened ribs provided stability, when it was
lying down or digging. But this modification
restricted movement of the legs. Hence, another
modification evolved to counter this, thereby
forming the feature as we know of it now.
What feature of what animal is being talked about?

10. It was said that Charlie Chaplin was the only person in
Hollywood X wanted to meet. On 2 February, he got his
chance to talk to the actor at the premiere of the film, ‘City
Lights’.
X said that what he admires the most about his art is his
universality. X said, “You don’t say a word, yet the world
understands you.”
To this, Chaplin replied, “True. But your glory is even
greater! The whole world admires you, even though they
don’t understand a word of what you say.”
Identify X.

11. This word is derived from a Latin root,
referring to a person that wants to remain
anonymous to the world and others.
This word has also featured in the titles of
movies, TV shows, comics, novel, music
albums, and Operating system.
It was also a comic-book series published by
Marvel comics.
What is the word?

12. Born on January 13’ 1949, Rakesh Sharma is a
former Indian Air Force Pilot and flew aboard as a
part of the Intercosmos Programme on April 3’
1984. As everyone knows, he was the first ever
Indian to go to space.
In the first interview after he returned, when asked
by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi how India
looked from space, the prompt reply of India’s first
cosmonaut Rakesh Sharma which had instilled a
fresh sense of pride among Indians.
What was his reply?

AUDIENCE QUESTION
_________ Earth’s Center or _________ Nature Park is a park and
tourism centre at Chadayamangalam in Kollam district of Kerala. It
stands at an altitude of 350m(1200ft) above MSL. Designed by Rajiv
Anchal, this rock-theme nature park is about 38 km (24 mi) away
from Kollam and 46 km (29 mi) away from the state
capital, Thiruvananthapuram. It is the first PPP tourism initiative in
the state of Kerala under the BOT model.
When open, it will hold the distinction of having the world’s
largest bird sculpture (200 feet (61 m) long, 150 feet (46 m) broad,
70 feet (21 m) in height and having 15,000 square feet (1,400 m2) of
floor area) of the great bird __________ .
FILL IN THE BLANK BY IDENTIFYING THE NAME OF THE
MYTHICAL BIRD.

13. X dynasty is the longest unbroken dynasty
in the history of India. It had an unbroken
reign of over 600 years.
X called their kingdom the ‘casket of gold’
in their native language.
Identify X

14. X, also known as the Assamese Gold,
is only produced in Assam and not
anywhere else in this world. X is simply
magnificent and almost as worthy and
expensive as gold.
Earlier, X was reserved for the use of
royalty.
Identify X

15. This place is the only floating park in the world, located
in the state of X in Northeast India. It is also the only
home to the endangered X’s Eld’s deer or brow-antlered
deer listed as an endangered species by IUCN.
Identify this place and the state where it is located in?

KEIBUL LAMJAO NATIONAL PARK,
MANIPUR

16. The word X is derived from the
contraction of the Old English phrase,
“God be with you”. Back in the day,
people would use this phrase to the other
person saying, “God be with ye.” Over
time, they got lazy and shortened it,
which eventually became the word we
know and use today.
What is X?

AUDIENCE QUESTION
For centuries, X had been a tyrant who had almost
300 disagreeing religious people burned at the
stake, which are recorded in John Foxe's Book of
Martyrs. Due to this, many called her Y.
Y is also a cocktail containing vodka, tomato juice,
and combinations of other spices and flavourings
including Worcestershire sauce, hot sauces, garlic,
herbs, horseradish, celery, olives, salt, black
pepper, lemon juice, lime juice and/or celery salt.
What is Y?

17. Taj Mahal is undoubtedly considered
to be a classic sign of love. This wonder
of the world was built by Emperor Shah
Jahan in the loving memory of his
beloved wife, Mumtaz Mahal.
Contrary to this, this monument was
built by a wife for her husband.
Identify the monument.

HUMAYUN’S TOMB, BUILT ON THE
ORDERS OF HAMIDA BANU BEGUM

18. This is an ancient temple dedicated to this character
from the Mahabharata at Pavithreswaram in Kollam
District of Kerala, inspite of the negative role it played
in the Hindu epic. A throne believed to have been used by
this character is found in this ancient temple. No Puja or
tantric rituals are performed at the temple. The temple is
maintained by the Kuravar community of the region.
Identify the character.

19. X is a symbol of the fearsome animal passions of
nature and also represents the Incarnation of Jesus,
making it the national animal of Scotland.
The original shield of the kings of Scotland was a
red lion, rampant, on a field of gold with a red
double-treasure, flory around the edge, supported
by two Xs - collared, but with their chains broken.
When James the VI of Scotland became James I of
Greater Britain, he replaced one X with a lion.
Identify X.

20. Big Major Cay, also known as X beach, is an uninhabited
island (or cay) located in Exuma, the Bahamas. The island
takes its unofficial name from the fact that it is populated by a
colony of X that live on the island and in the surrounding
shallows.
The Xs are said to have been dropped off on Big Major Cay by a
group of sailors who left these Xs, but later intended to come
back. The sailors, though, never returned; the Xs survived on
excess food dumped from passing ships. One other legend has
it that the Xs were survivors of a shipwreck and managed to
swim to shore, while another claims that the Xs had escaped
from a nearby islet. Others suggest that the Xs were part of a
business scheme to attract tourists to the Bahamas.
Identify X.

AUDIENCE QUESTION
IDENTIFY THE POPULAR MAHARASHTRIAN DESSERT WITH THE HELP OF THE
GIVEN CLUES.
(HINT: FANS OF ‘SACRED GAMES’ CAN TRY RECALLING A CERTAIN EPISODE
WHERE IT FEATURED.)

21. According to one of the famous articles of the
Reader’s Digest (Travel) by Morgan Cutolo, There’s just
a one in 1,384,594 chance of being killed by sharks in
the United States. However, it turns out that this
animal turns out to be shockingly deadlier than
sharks for Americans.
An estimated 28 Americans are killed by this animal
each year; that’s compared to the 44 percent of us that
own one. Unfortunately, many of these attacks are
carried out by those animals that were mistreated by
humans in their past.
Which animal surprisingly turns out to be deadlier
than the deadliest?

22. Lenin's Mausoleum, also known as Lenin's Tomb,
situated in Red Square in the centre of Moscow, is
a mausoleum that currently serves as the resting place
of Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin. His preserved body
has been on public display there since shortly after his
death in 1924, with rare exceptions in wartime.
The visitors aren't allowed to do something while
they're inside. Men aren't allowed to do two things.
One of them is that they can't wear hats inside.
However, the other thing can't be done by women
either.
What is it?

TO PUT HANDS INSIDE THEIR
POCKETS

23. Based on the true story of Anneliese Michel, a young German woman who
suffered a similar fate to the fictional character of this blockbuster horror
movie in the 1970s, and "The Exorcism of Anneliese Michel", an account of
the subsequent court case by expert witness Felicitas D. Goodman, an
anthropologist called in as an expert on possession.
Michel's parents and the two priests who performed her exorcism were
prosecuted, though the prosecution asked that the parents be excused from
punishment as they had "suffered enough". Ultimately, the accused were
found guilty of manslaughter resulting from negligence, and the two
clergymen were sentenced to six months in jail (which was later suspended)
and three years of probation.
The most significant differences are that Michel periodically fasted for several
months as part of her exorcism and remained on medication until her death,
while the fictional one was incapable of eating due to demonic forces and
decided herself to stop taking her medication with the consent of her
care-providers. The story was heavily adapted for cinematic purposes.
Which movie is being talked about here?

THE EXORCISM OF EMILY ROSE
(2005)

24. The X or between-the-legs shot is a difficult tennis
shot where a player hits the ball between his or her legs. It is
typically performed facing away from the opponent, when the
player attempts to recover a lob and has no time to turn back
around, and hits the ball backward between their legs.
Forward-facing X, sometimes called "front X", are also
occasionally employed. In competitive matches, the X is a
crowd-pleasing, seldom used last resort, but it is a common
trick shot in exhibitions. Players who famously executed the
backward shot include the pioneer Guillermo Vilas (whose
version was called the "Gran Willy"), Yannick Noah, Ilie
Nastase, Gabriela Sabatini (whose version became known as
"the Sabatweenie"), Roger Federer, Juan Martín del Potro, Nick
Kyrgios, Daria Kasatkina, Agnieszka Radwańska and Simona
Halep.
What is X, i.e., the other name of this shot?

AUDIENCE QUESTION
IDENTIFY THE ORGANIZATION WITH THE
HELP OF THE GIVEN HINTS

25. "Since I'm very close to my mother, I think
a mother deserves love and respect, I don't
think it's just about salary but about love and
respect you give to someone and I think my
mom has always been the biggest inspiration
in my life and all mothers they sacrifice so
much for their kids. So I think the
profession of highest respect and salary
should be that of a mother."
Identify the person who has been quoted
above.

MANUSHI CHILLAR (MISS WORLD
2017)
THE ANSWER TO HER QUESTION
IN THE FINAL ROUND

26. Originally created and developed in 1893 by Caleb Bradham and
introduced as Brad's Drink, it was renamed as X-Y on August 28, 1898,
and then as X in 1961.
Bradham introduced the drink at his drugstore where the drink was sold,
as he sought to create a fountain drink that was appealing and would aid
in digestion and boost energy.
In 1903, Bradham moved the bottling of X-Y from his drugstore to a rented
warehouse. That year, Bradham sold 7,968 gallons of syrup. The next year,
X was sold in six-ounce bottles, and sales increased to 19,848 gallons. In
1909, automobile race pioneer Barney Oldfield, the American pioneer
automobile car racer, was the first celebrity to endorse X-Y, describing it as
"A bully drink...refreshing, invigorating, a fine bracer before a race."
The advertising theme "Delicious and Healthful" was then used over the
next two decades.
What is X-Y?

27. The word X comes from the latin tri-vium,
meaning the intersection of three roads.
In the Middle Ages, local towns would post their
news on billboards nearby that were at the
intersection of three or more roads, so as to
maximize the number of travellers who would see
it and get to know about the news.
It served as a great source of awareness for the
people?
What is X?

28. Haggis is a savoury pudding containing sheep’s pluck (heart, liver, and
lungs); minced with onion, oatmeal, suet, spices, and salt, mixed
with stock, and cooked while traditionally encased in the
animal's stomach though now often in an artificial casing instead.
According to the 2001 English edition of the Larousse Gastronomique:
"Although its description is not immediately appealing, haggis has an
excellent nutty texture and delicious savoury flavour".
Although the name "hagws" or "hagese" was first recorded in England c.
1430, the dish is considered traditionally of ________. It is even the
national dish, as a result of poet Robert Burns' poem Address to a
Haggis of 1787.
Haggis is traditionally served with "neeps and tatties", boiled
and mashed separately, and a dram (a glass of Scotch whisky).
Fill in the blank by identifying the place.

29. A three-millimetre long hopping insect known as Issus
Coleoptratus has been discovered to have an unbelievable feature.
Malcolm Burrows and Gregory Sutton, a pair of biologists from
the University of Cambridge in the U.K., discovered that juveniles of the
species have an intricate ________ system that locks their back legs
together, allowing both appendages to rotate at the exact same instant,
causing the tiny creatures jump forward.
The finding, which was published in Science, is believed to be the first
functional ________ system ever discovered in nature.
The reason for this, they say, is coordination: To jump, both of the insect’s
hind legs must push forward at the exact same time. Because they both
swing laterally, if one were extended a fraction of a second earlier than the
other, it’d push the insect off course to the right or left, instead of jumping
straight forward.
What is this feature of this insect?

30. “The information to _____________
about his date of execution being
preponed was conveyed to him by senior
jail warden. A disturbed and grief-stricken
warden suggested to __________ that he
recite the name of god. But, he was busy
reading a book on Russian revolutionary,
Vladimir Ilyich Lenin.”
Which famous person is being talked
about here in the extract above?

31. Find the connection between these four pictures:

OWNED BY THE SAME COMPANY
(FERRARO SpA)

32. X is an Indian Bollywood actress and singer who
appears in Bollywood movies.
X initially aspired to pursue a career in investment
banking, but after obtaining a triple honours degree in
business, finance and economics from Manchester
Business School, she returned to India during the 2009
economic recession and joined Yash Raj Films as a public
relations consultant. Later, she signed a deal with the
company as an actress.
X was also India’s topper in class 12 board examination and
has also been felicitated by the then President of the
country.
Identify X.

AUDIENCE QUESTION
NAME THIS FAMOUS SOCIAL MEDIA STAR AND THE REASON BEHIND HER FAME.

MILA STAUFFER
KNOWN FOR THEIR INSANELY
POPULAR VIDEOS ON INSTAGRAM
UPLOADED ON HER MOTHER’S
ACCOUNT, KATIE STAUFFER

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