Inter-College Quiz 2015 @ Yuva Spandan

ROUND 1
MAY THE QUESTIONS BEGIN!!!!

QUESTION 1 – TEAM A
X has 22 Grand Slam Singles' Titles to her name. She ranks
Third in WTA's all-time singles' titles list. She was ranked
World No. 1 by the WTA, for a record 377 weeks. Her
greatest distinction, perhaps, is winning all the Four Grand
Slam Singles' Titles and the Olympic Gold in the same
calendar year. She is best known for her great footwork and
powerful forehand drive. Billie Jean King has said, "X is
definitely the greatest women's Tennis player of all time."
Identify X.

STEFFI GRAF
AND THE ANSWER IS…

QUESTION 2 – TEAM B
This movie filmed by a certain director was the highest
grossing film of all time until another movie by the same
director overtook it for the top-spot. This movie went on to
get a staggering 14 Academy Award nominations and a
certain song in the movie went on to win the Grammy for
Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for
Television. This movie is the first film to be released on
video(DVD/VHS) while it was still being shown in theatres.
Which movie am I talking about?

QUESTION 3 – TEAM C
Connect :
1. Unfriend
2. Omni-shambles
3. Squeezed-middle
4. Selfie
5. Vape
6.
(Non-Exhaustive List)

OXFORD DICTIONARY WORD OF THE
YEARS

QUESTION 4 – TEAM D
Android version 4.4 was from the letter 'K' and was named
"KitKat" and Android version 5.0 was from the letter 'L' and
was consequently named "Lollipop." A certain Ankur Agarwal,
a co-founder at PriceBaba.com, started a vociferous campaign
first to name the Android version from K as 'X' and when it
failed, re-started the campaign to name the Android version
from L as 'Y.' His initial campaign included mailing boxes of 'X'
to Larry Page and Andy Rubin and later sending boxes of 'Y.'
Give me X and Y.

X – KAJU-KATLI
Y - LADDOO

X was a Carnatic vocalist, who was the first musician ever
to be awarded the Bharat Ratna. Lata Tai gave her the title
“Tapaswini” to X, while Pandit Nehru called her “The
Queen of Music.” She was best-known for her devotional
songs and bhajans. She travelled to London, New York,
Canada and various other international destinations as
India’s cultural ambassador, post independence. There
were reports of Bollywood producing a biopic on X with
Vidya Balan playing X. Identify X.

M.S. SUBBULAKSHMI

AD for which Product….?????

MURPHY RADIO

Which Place?????

SISTINE CHAPEL

Advertisement about what?????
(Audio of the Ad where Grandchildren unite their
Grandparents from India and Pakistan..)

QUESTION 10 – TEAM E
The official motto of this is “Citius, Altius,
Fortius.” The unofficial yet popular motto of
this is “The most important thing is not to
win but to take part!” What am I talking
about?

THE OLYMPIC GAMES

X was a noted Indian poet of the “Nayi Kavita”
literary movement of the early 20th century
Hindi literature. His best-known work is
“Madhushala”, a book of 135 quatrains. He
adopted a certain pen-name, a name which
later became immortal in the Indian Film
Industry. Identify X.

HARIVANSH RAI BACHCHAN

What is so special about this small piece???

“THE ASHES” WAS USED FOR THE
FIRST TIME

Identify the Product…

CONNECT

AIRPORTS OF INDIA

Identify the Brand…
(Ad of a Jewelry Brand where a woman gets married the second
time with her daughter by her side..)

Damodar, Balkrishna and Vasudeo were
revolutionaries. On the spot of present day
Ganeshkhind Road, Pune they assassinated a
certain British officer who was the Plague
Commissioner of Pune and his military escort Lt
Ayerst. They were later hanged on these charges.
How are they better known as?

CHAPHEKAR BROTHERS

FITB :
INDIAN WELLS 2015
 MIAMI OPEN 2015
 FAMILY CIRCLE CUP, CHARLESTON 2015
 --------------------
 --------------------
 GUANGZHOU INTERNATIONAL OPEN 2015
 WUHAN OPEN 2015
 CHINA OPEN 2015
(HALF-POINTS FOR BOTH)

WIMBLEDON 2015
US OPEN 2015
(SANIA MIRZA AND MARTINA HINGIS’
DOUBLES’ TITLES of 2015)

This planet is home to the tallest peak in our Solar
System. Its Moons are named after the horses of a
Roman God, who is also said to rule this planet.
Water exists on this planet as ice beneath a
permanent ice-cap at the South Pole of this planet. A
certain comic character in the world of Looney Tunes
hails from this planet. Which planet am I talking
about?

X is a Goddess from Egypt. She was first worshipped in ancient
Egyptian religion and later worshipped throughout the Roman
Empire. X literally means “Throne.” However, today we all
know her name in a very different context, in fact one could
say we know her name in a very opposite context than the one
mentioned above. The abbreviation of a certain organization
originated in the Middle East is X. What is the X I am talking
about?

X began its journey on Jan 19, 2006. Weighing a
little over 400 kg, X was never supposed to stop at
its intended destination. X did manage to cruise
past its destination on July 14, 2015. This one of its
kind journey was a success and X will always be
remembered for what it is. Identify X.

NEW HORIZONS PROBE

INCREDIBLE INDIA

QUESTION 1
List down all the Prime Ministers of India post
Independence.

Jawaharlal Nehru
Gulzarilal Nanda
Lal Bahadur Shashtri
Indira Gandhi
Morarji Desai
Charan Singh
Rajiv Gandhi
VP Singh
Chandra Shekhar
PV Narsimha Rao
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
HD Deve Gowda
IK Gujral
Manmohan Singh
Narendra Modi

QUESTION 2
List down India’s Summer Olympic Individual
medalists post Independence. (with the sport in
which they won the medal.)

KD Jadhav - Wrestling
Leander Paes - Tennis
Karnam Malleswari - Weightlifting
Rajyavardhan SIngh Rathore - Shooting
Abhinav Bindra - Shooting
Vijender Singh - Boxing
Sushil Kumar - Wrestling
Vijay Kumar - Shooting
Saina Nehwal - Badminton
Gagan Narang - Shooting
MC Mary Kom - Boxing
Yogeshwar Dutt - Wrestling

List down the Products with their respective Tag-Lines given :
 Fresh and Juicy
 The Taste of India
 Har Ghar Kuch Kehta Hai
 Swad Zindagi Ka
 Where ever you go, our network follows
 Taste Bhi, Health Bhi
 Desh ki Dhadkan
 Dobara Mat Poochna
 Bujhaye Pyaas, Baki Sab Bakwaas
 Jee Lalchaye, Raha Na Jaye
QUESTION 3

Frooti
Amul
Asian Paints
Dairy Milk
Hutch
Maggi
Hero Honda
Chlormint
Sprite
Alpenlibe

CRICKET SCIENCE &
TECHNOLOGY
HARRY
POTTER
BOLLYWOOD
INDIAN
HISTORY
INDIAN
MYTHOLOGY
FAMOUS
PERONALITIES
LITERATURE

BOLLYWOOD – 10 POINTS
How are these names better known in the Hindi
Film Industry?
 Kumudlal Ganguly
 Kalyan Ganguly
 Abhas Ganguly

Ashok Kumar
Anoop Kumar
Kishore Kumar

Johanesburg : Andres Iniesta’s Wankhede : MS Dhoni’s Winning
Winning Goal Sixer
California’s Sun Rains of Mumbai
Blueberry Cheesecake Gajar Ka Halwa
“Phantom of the Opera” at ________________________
Broadway
FITB:

DDLJ @ MARATHA MANDIR
(YEH JAWAANI HAI DEEWANI)

IDENTIFY THE FILMS

BARFI!
HAIDER
VICKY DONOR

Which movie????

CONNECT

BOLLYWOOD DIRECTORS WHO MADE
REMAKES

CRICKET – 10 POINTS
X was nicknamed Jammy because X’s father worked
in a company that manufactured Jams. X also went
on to star in a Kissan Jam Advertisement in his early
days. A local school tournament named after X, the
Jammy Cup, is held in Bengaluru and the Player of
the Match gets the “Jammy of the Day “ award.
Identify X.

RAHUL DRAVID

Name the Batsman…..
(Video of Shane Warne’s Ball of the 20th
Century...)

MIKE GATTING

What has been Blanked Out???

RICHIE BENAUD

MOMs IN WORLD CUP CRICKET FINALS

Connect :
 Captain Roop Singh Stadium, Gwalior
 Holkar Stadium, Indore
 M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
 Eden Gardens, Kolkata
 Manuka oval, Canberra
 Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington
(Non-Exhaustive List)

INDIVIDUAL 200s IN ODI CRICKET

FAMOUS PERSONALITIES – 10 POINTS
Born in Lahore, X has portrayed iconic
villains in Indian and international
cinema. X has worked with well-known
playwrights such as Satyajit Dubey and
Girish Karnad. X’s movies , among many,
include Aitraaz, Damini, Karan-Arjun
and movie in the Indiana Jones series.
Identify X.

AMRISH PURI

X has a Star to X’s name in the Hollywood Walk of
Fame for his/her’s business reality show. On June
16, 2015, X formally announced his/her candidacy
for president in the 2016 election, seeking the
nomination of the Republican Party. X is best
known for his/her’s anti-immigration politics which
has earned him/her support among the working
class population. Identify X.

DONALD TRUMP

Identify her and the Company she heads….

INDRA NOOYI
PEPSI Co.

X was an American entrepreneur, cartoonist, voice actor and
is a widely popular cultural icon. X won an astonishing 7
Emmy Awards and 22 Academy Awards in his/her lifetime. X
was portrayed by Y in a famous Hollywood movie.
Incidentally, Y is also a two time Academy award winner.
After Spenser Tracy, Y is the only person to have won back-
to-back Best Actor Academy Award once in 1993 and in
1994. Identify X and Y.

X - Walt Disney
Y – Tom Hanks

X has coined the term “Radioactivity.” X’s greatest
achievements include the development of the theory
of radioactivity, techniques for isolating radioactive
isotopes and the discovery of two elements, one of
which X named after the country of X’s birth. X shared
the Physics Nobel in 1903 and won the Chemistry
Nobel in 1911. Identify X and the element named
after the country of X’s birth.

X - MARIE CURIE
POLONIUM

HARRY POTTER – 10 POINTS
FITB :
Arnold - “Pygmy-Puff”
Hedwig - “Snowy Owl”
Buckbeak - “Hippogriff”
Norbert - “Norwegian Ridgeback”
Aragog - ___________

ACROMANTULA

This spell was first used in “The Goblet of Fire.” Barty
Crouch Junior used this spell to make the Death Eaters
aware of the existence of the Dark Lord at the Quidditch
World Cup, when the Death Eaters were making sport of
the Muggles. This spell has been numerously used since
then, just not explicitly mentioned. The spell was used
almost towards the end of “The Half Blood Prince”, which
had disastrous consequences. What spell am I talking
about?

MORSEMORDRE

Name the Four Triwizard Champions and
the respective Dragons they faced during
the First task of the Triwizard Tournament
in “The Goblet of Fire.”

VIKTOR KRUM – CHINESE FIREBALL
CEDRIC DIGGORY – SWEDISH SHORTSNOUT
FLEUR DELACOUR – WELSH GREEN
HARRY POTTER – HUNGARIAN HORNTAIL

____________ Pig Snout Wattlebird
Fortuna Major Flibbertigibbet Oddsbodikins
Scurvy Cur Balderdash
Banana Fritters Fairy Lights
____________ Alea Iacta Est
Abstinence _________ Dilligrout
Tapeworm Quid Agis
FITB :

CAPUT DRACONIS
MIMBULUS MIMBLETONIA
BAUBLES
(GRYFFINDOR HOUSE PASSWORDS)

FITB :
 Tom Riddle frames Hagrid for accusing of opening the Chamber of Secrets and
Aragog is the monster in the chamber.
 Igor Karkaroff’s trail.
 Ludo Bagman’s trial.
 The Lestranges and Barty Crouch Jr’s trial.
 The House of Gaunt.
 Tom Riddle at his orphanage.
 Tom Riddle asking Professor Slughorn about “Horcruxes.”
 Hepzibah Smith and Hokey.
 Tom Riddle seeks the post of Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher.
 ________________________
________________________

SLUGHORN’S REAL HORCUX MEMORY
THE PRINCE’S TALE
(MEMORIES HARRY VISITED THROUGHT
THE SERIES)

INDIAN HISTORY – 10 POINTS
Identify these esteemed Freedom Fighters….

LAL-BAL-PAL

How do we better know Maheshdas Bhat
in the history of Medieval India?

RABINDRANATH TAGORE’S LETTER
RENOUNCING HIS KNIGHTHOOD

X was a revolutionary. Born in Calcutta, he first
joined the revolutionary group, Anushilan Samiti,
and then participated in the Non Co-operation
movement in 1921. X later joined the HSRA and
participated in bomb making with Bhagat Singh
and his comrades. He died in Lahore at the age of
25 after a continuous hunger strike of 63 days.
Who is X?

JATIN DAS

Love, Courage, Patience, Peacefulness, Kindness, Goodness,
Faithfulness, Gentleness, Self-Control, Selflessness, Self-
Sacrifice, Truthfulness, Righteousness, Justice, Mercy,
Graciousness, Humility, Empathy, Sympathy, Supreme
Knowledge, Supreme Wisdom, Supreme Moral, Love for All
Beings, Hope, Trust or Faith in the goodness of God and
Nature.
How are these virtues represented in modern India?

THE 24 SPOKES ON THE ASHOK CHAKRA

INDIAN MYTHOLOGY – 10 POINTS
X was the son of Rishi Bharadwaj and a disciple
of Lord Parshuram. It is said X had no mother
and was instead born from a vessel of leaves. X
was a master in advance military arts and had
great knowledge of divine weapons. X’s love for
his son cost him his life.

Known for his terrible oath, He was an
unparalleled archer and warrior of his time. Son
of a king, he was blessed with wish-long life. He
was the Vasu Prabhasa in his previous life and
cursed for stealing a cow. Usually known by the
name he got after making the terrible oath, what
was his (birth) name??

X was a great Rakshasa warrior who resided in Lanka and had
two younger brothers. He is considered as the most powerful and
the only warrior ever had the three ultimate weapons of Trimurti
,i.e., Brahmanda Astra, Vaishnava Astra and Pashupatastra. He
had defeated Indra and was said to be an invincible warrior, until
a descendent of Raghu defeated and slayed him. Said to have
slayed 670 million Vanaras in a day, name this powerful son of a
powerful father.

Harishchandra
Bhagiratha
Aja
Dilipa
Sagara
Raghu
Prasenajit
22 of the 24 Jain Tirthankars
(Not the Complete List)
Connect :

DESCENDNTS OF RAM – IKSHAVKU
DYNASTY

He is said to be the Personification of Dwapara Yuga. He
had two sons, Uluka and Bhasmasur. His sister’s horoscope
showed that she would become a widow after her first
marriage and hence, his sister was married to a Goat first
and the goat was killed to fulfill of the prophecy. His
sister’s second marriage did not please him. He did make
his dissent known but he was paid no heed. Legend says
that a certain device, which was made from his father’s
bones, went on to destroy fates of not one, not many but
all. Who am I talking about?

LITERATURE – 10 POINTS
Connect :
 Mark Twain
 Lewis Carroll
 Saki
 Orrin Henry
 Robert Galbraith
 Mary Westmacott
 Emily Bronte
 Voltaire

PEN-NAMES

X was started by Y, to teach Indian children about
their cultural heritage. The first 10 titles of X were
in Kannada and the 11th title was the first in
English. X has seen over 400 titles. Over the years
titles of X have been translated into 20 Indian
languages and some have been even translated
into foreign languages such as French, Spanish,
German, Swahili, etc. Indentify both X and Y.

X – AMAR CHITRA KATHA
Y – ANANT PAI

Connect :
 Edwin Rodriques
 Jamshed Singh Rathore aka Jimmy Stetson
 Wasiullah Khan aka Musafir
 Nicolai Vronski
 Keemat Lal
Modhusudhon Tarafdar
 Jesus Christ
(Exhaustive List)

SUSANNA’S SEVEN HUSBANDS
(7 KHOON MAAF)

FITB :
“--------------” is a verse referred five times in the Quran. It is
referred to symbolize God’s power. The first word of this phrase
means “To be” or “To Exist”, while the second word means “It
Is.” In the Quran, on one such occasion the phrase appears as
follows :
“The originator of the Heavens and Earth. When He decrees a
matter, he only says to it : “Be! And It Is.” This phrase became
very popular in song in a 2011 Bollywood movie.

KUN FAYAKUN

Connect :
 Christopher Marlowe’s “The Jew of Malta.”
A Story in “A Simpleton” by Giovanni Fiorentino in
1565.
 “Gesta Romanorum” translated by Richard Robinson
in 1577.
 “The Jew”, a play in the ‘Schoole of Abuse’ by Gosson
in 1579.

THE MERCHANT OF VENICE

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY – 10 POINTS
HOW DOES THE WORLD BETTER KNOW THEM AS???

HEWLETT-PACKARD

X was an American inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical
engineer, physicist and futurist, whose best known
contribution is the design of the modern AC electrical
supply system. Known for his eccentric personality, X was
rivals with Thomas Edison. He obtained around 300 patents
for his inventions. His best known invention, named after
him, perhaps is an electrical resonant transformer circuit,
which is used to produce high voltage, low current, high
frequency, AC electricity. Identify X.

Kip Thorne, an American theoretical physicist, is known for his
contributions in gravitational physics and astrophysics. He also
is one of the world’s leading experts on the astrophysical
implications of Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity. His first
full book for non-scientists is “Black Holes and Time Warps.”
He acted as a scientific consultant to the Sci-Fi film X. His
second book is “The Science of X” which was released as a
follow up to the movie X. This entire text connects to the
movie X. Which movie am I talking about?

INTERSTELLAR

X Syndrome, also known as capture-bonding, is a Psychological
phenomenon in which hostages express sympathy and empathy
and have positive feelings toward their captors. X Syndrome,
named after a certain Scandinavian city, takes its name after the
Norrmalstorg robbery of ‘Kreditbanken, at Norrmalstorg in the
said certain Scandinavian city. In popular culture, various movies
have depicted this Syndrome. Some of these films are, ‘Never Say
Never Again’, ‘Beauty and the Beast’, ‘Crouching Tiger Hidden
Dragon’, and the Bollywood productions ‘Highway’ and ‘Kidnap.’
What is X?

STOCKHOLM SYNDROME

X was the assigned codename of India’s first successful
nuclear bomb test on May 18, 1974. The bomb was
detonated on the army base, Pokhran Test Range (PTR),
in Rajasthan by the Indian Army under the supervision of
several key army officials. The operation was code named
such because May 18, that year, happened to be _______
Jayanti. Give me the code name…

SMILING BUDDHA

1. Connect Los Angeles, London, Paris, Stockholm and Athens.
Ans) They have hosted the Summer Olympics more than
once.
2. One of the most famous mountain climbers in history, he is one of the first two individuals known to
reach the summit of Mt. Everest. His autobiography is titled, "Tiger of the Snows." Who am I talking
about?
Ans) Tenzing Norgay
3. Complete the List...
DLF, Pepsi, ________
Ans) Vivo
4. Whose autobiography is titled "My Country, My Life?"
Ans) Lal Krishna Advani
5. Sachin Tendulkar's First Test century came against which country?
Ans) England
TEAM A

TEAM B
1. According to Hindu Mythology which mountain did Lord Krishna pick up with his little finger to
protect the people of Vrindavan from torrential rains unleashed on them by Lord Indra?
Ans) Mount Govardhan
2. Which country sports a Maple leaf on their Flag?
Ans) Canada
3. If Jaipur is India's Pink City, which is India's Blue city?
Ans) Jodhpur
4. According to a popular story, from where has the name "Nylon" originated?
Ans) New York and London
5. Which brand's tag-line is "The Smartphone Network?"
Ans) Airtel

TEAM C
1. The first Muslim ruler of Delhi, Qutub-ud-din-Aibak, commenced the construction of the iconic monument
Qutub Minar. Which ruler constructed the fifth and last storey and completed the monument?
Ans) Firoz Shah Tughlak
2. Rabindranath Tagore wrote the national anthems of two nations. One is India, which is the other?
Ans) Bangladesh
3. On whose birth anniversary do we celebrate National Sports Day?
Ans) Major Dhyanchand
3. He is a wrestler turned actor. His best-known role, perhaps, is the portayal of Lord Hanuman in Ramanand
Sagar's "Ramayan." Who am I talking about?
Ans) Dara Singh
5. Which international sports icon is the global brand ambassador of Tata Motors?
Ans) Lionel Messi

TEAM D
1. Which Indian city is better known as Steel City?
Ans) Jamshedpur
2. In the year 2000 :
If Miss Universe was Lara Dutta; if Miss Asia-Pacific was Dia Mirza; then who was Miss World?
Ans) Priyanka Chopra
3. Who is the creator of the character "Mowgli?"
Ans) Rudyard Kipling
4. Which Indian state has two capitals - one for Summer and one for the Winter? Name the cities which serve
as the capitals?
Ans) Jammu and Kashmir; Srinagar and Jammu
5. Which well-known, present day Bollywood director has endorsed Fevicol?
Ans) Rajkumar Hirani

TEAM E
1. The Indian government has levied a Swachh Bharat cess of how much percent?
Ans) 0.5
2. Which film is India's official entry to the Oscars 2016?
Ans) Court
3. He was best-known for his creation__________ for the daily comic strip "You Said It" in the Times of India.
(FITB)
Ans) Common Man
4. Find the odd one out. TCS, Vistara, Titan, Vivanta, Westside, Timex.
Ans) Timex - The others are all subsidiaries of Tata Sons
5. Which famous Bollywood couple have been roped as the Brand Ambassadors of Haryana state?
Ans) Hema Malini and Dharmendra

THANK YOU…….
DHANYAVAD…….
ARIGATO GOZAIMASU…….
MERCI…….
GRACIAS…….

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