This is the Inter-House Quiz Prelims for Indus Valley World School. The quiz is called "Inquizzitive".

1. inQuizzitive
2018
Seniors Edition

2. PREL
IMS
HOUSE RULES:
1.PRELIMS ARE
WRITTEN.
2.3-MEMBERED
TEAMS.
3.NO CROSS-HOUSE
TEAMS.
4.NO TALKING
AMONG TEAMS.
5.26 QUESTIONS,
EACH ANSWER
BEGINNING WITH
THE STIPULATED
LETTER.
6.C. G, K, R AND U

3. A.
Born in the East
Harlem
neighbourhood of
New York City, A
was known to his
friends as “Sonny”.
Initially, he aspired
to be a professional
baseball-player, but
then delved into
acting under the
guidance of his
mentor, Charlie
Laughton. Today, he

4. A.

5. You just
heard “Girl
From
Ipanema”.
In which
country is
Ipanema?
B.

6. B.
Brazil

7. Text messaging, FRIENDS,
Facebook, Google. Oasis, Harry
Potter, Spice Girls, Instagram,
Whatsapp, Pokémon, Harry Kane,
Netflix, DVD, Dial-up internet,
smartphones, iPod, Tesla, Skype,
Uber, Ola, Spotify, iPad, AirBNB.....
This is an inexhaustive list all
connected by a certain logic. It was
made very popular on
Reddit/Twitter in recent times. I am
looking for a very specific item that is
also a part of this list. Give me the
*C.

8. Croatia
*C.

9. Identify this
iconic duo.
D.

10. D.
DAFT PUNK

11. E.
Literally meaning “I await my
protector”, what incantation
will result in a
cat/otter/wolf/stag etc.?

12. E.

13. **F.What is the
answer to
life, the
universe and
everything?

14. **F.

15. *G.
This jewellery enthusiast was
not above killing his best friend
just because he loved his
jewellery so much. He also has a
weird habit of speaking in the
third person about himself.
Sadly(?), he loses his life in a
natural furnace.

16. *G
.
GOLL
UM

17. H. In the Greek
pantheon, H is the
messenger of the
Gods. In the
Roman pantheon,
he is equivalent to
Mercury. He is the
son of Zeus and
Maia. He is also
viewed as the
protector and
patron of roads and

18. H.
Hermes

19. I.
I is the principal
antagonist in
Shakespeare’s
tragedy Othello. I
is also the name of
an outspoken
parrot belonging to
Jafar, the main
antagonist of
Disney’s Alladin.

20. I.
Iago

21. J.
• Born on 1st September 1997,
this young artist is universally
adored. He is also exceptionally
talented and trained in many
different styles while he lived in
Los Angeles.
• Although it was his dream to
become a badminton player
when he was a child, he has
since become a part of the
world’s most popular and
influential musical groups.

22. J.
Jungkoo
k

23. This 2-word phrase is used
in contemporary times to
refer to any crudely or
irregularly operated court,
such that a fair trial is
absolutely impossible. This
phrase has its origins in the
fact that the British colonial
settlers assumed that
Australian Courts could not
*K.

24. Kangaroo
Courts
K.

25. L. How do we
better know
Stefani Joanne
Germannotta
AKA Mother

26. L
.
Lady
Gaga

27. M
.
Coined by Douglas
Coupland in his 1991
Novel “Generation M”,
after a famous food-
chain, this phrase
means “a low-paying
job with few benefits

28. M
.

29. N
.
The 15th Tintin adventure,
Land of Black Gold began
serialisation in La Petit
Vingtieme in September
1939 until May 1940. Then,
the serialisation went on
hiatus for 8 years until 1948.
Herge continued the
serialisation of the volume
again in 1948.

30. N
.
Nazi
occupation
of Belgium.
The comic
could not be
continued
as the main
antagonist
was a

31. O.• This ubiquitous 2-
syllable word has
disputed origins.
• Some believe it comes
from the name of a
Puerto Rican rum
which was called Aux
Quais.
• Some believe it

32. O.

33. P.
This word originates from a
Greek compound word
that literally means
“person eating at
another’s table”.

34. P.

35. Q.Conn
ect.

37. A R is a visible ghost or
an animated corpse that
is believed to have been
revived from death to
haunt the living. R is also
the name of a critically-
acclaimed 2015 film which
led to a great man finally
achieving something he
has long deserved.
*R
.

38. *R
.

39. S.
S is the stage name of a musician
who earned the moniker when he
performed at a gig wearing a yellow
sweater with black stripes early in
his career. The name stuck and now,
‘Gordon’, which is his real name,
claims that even his mother and kids

40. Sting
S.

41. T.
Also called the john,
powder room, can etc.
where people occasionally
go to powder their nose.
What place am I talking
about?

42. T.

43. *U
.
• Both Egyptian and Roman
citizens of all sexes used U
as far back as 7000 years
ago.
• The ladies version of this
was called a subligaculum in
Rome.
• U is a generic term for
these items, generally made
out of cloth or cloth-like

44. *U
.
Underw
ear

45. V.
Greece : Olympus
Hindus : Amravati
Christians: Heaven
Muslims : Jannat
Nords : V
Identify V.

46. Valhalla
V.

47. W. Who is this
beloved
character
from
Charles M.
Schulz’s
hugely
popular

48. Woodstoc
k.

49. X. William Roentgen
discovered X in 1895.
He didn’t know
what it was. And so
he names it such.
Identify X.

50. X.
X-Rays

51. Y. Origin
of
which
mem
e?

52. Y-U-No?
Y.

53. Alphabetically,
which is the last
element of the
periodic table?
Z.

54. Zirconium
Z.