The prelims set from the U25 general quiz of VQF 2022, organized by Team Vencedores.

2. PRELIMS

3. VQF Team:
Karan (President)
Soumya (Secretary)
Thirtharaj, Kuntal, Arkajyoti, Ashin (Convenor), Souptik,
Chirodeep, Haider & Dipan

4. QMs:
Ashin, Souptik, Chirodeep, & Thirtharaj

5. Guidelines:
1. 24 Questions. +1 for single part questions, +2 for
double parts.
2. There are star marked questions. Star marked
questions shall be used to resolve ties, after that
first-strike.
3. Go for obvious guesses, (for a question pertaining to
70’s English Band, think like “70s er kotai ba English
Band ache”)
4. QM’s decision is final and binding.
5. All the Best. Top 8 Teams go to finals.

7. 1.
Just identify this Japanese
tradition that happens
once a year within the
grounds of Nishi-Arai
Temple.
PRELIMS QM - ASHIN YOU 25?

8. 2.
On Christmas Eve, 1888, in the small Provençal town of Arles,
police found a young Dutch in his bed, bleeding from the head,
self-bandaged and semi-conscious, in a run-down residence
which was known as the Yellow House for its peeling exterior .
A few hours before, the Dutchman gave something to a whore
or maid in brothel as a early Christmas gift.
Many researchers said that feud with original version of Gagan
Bihari Paul lead to this above action or some suspected that
the news of brother's engagement was the cause of action.
So Id the Dutchman and what did he gift ? (No part points)
PRELIMS QM - ASHIN YOU 25?

9. 3.
Mary Russell is a fictional character and the protagonist of the
Mary Russell & X mystery series by American author Laurie R.
King.When 15-year-old Mary Russell (born 2 January 1900)
meets a man in his mid-50s who she realizes is X, now retired
to the country and does beekeeping as a hobby. X remains
throughout the series as a secondary main character, first as
Russell's mentor and father figure, and later as her husband
and detecting partner. Laurie R. King said of her choice of
protagonist, "I did not write X stories, I wrote Mary Russell
stories".
Laurie R. King has described Russell as "what X would look like
if X, the Victorian detective, were (a) a woman, (b) of the
Twentieth century, and (c) interested in theology". Id X or
Mary Russell's husband ?
PRELIMS QM - ASHIN YOU 25?

10. 4.
X and Margaretta is a 19th-century
wooden "double sculpture" which
now resides in the Salar Jung
Museum in Hyderabad, India. The
dichotomy of good and evil is
emphasized by the innocence of
the female figure, a demure
woman holding a prayer book in
her hand, contrasting with the
depiction of evil exemplified by X.
However, the leader of a certain
quad mistakenly expresses his joy
and happiness without knowing X's
original character. Id X
PRELIMS QM - ASHIN YOU 25?

11. 5.
The following picture shows two sportsman
acting as pallbearer to their then deceased
colleague. The three of them are collectively
associated with an act of defiance which sparked
a global outcry.
What was this act of defiance which is
considered to be a massive turning point for
human rights across the globe?
PRELIMS QM - CHIRODEEP YOU 25?

13. 6.
The act occurred at the intersection of Phan
Đình Phùng Boulevard (now Nguyễn Đình Chiểu
Street) and Lê Văn Duyệt Street (now Cách
Mạng Tháng Tám Street) (10.7750°N 106.6868°
E), a few blocks southwest of the Presidential
Palace. Photographs of the act circulated around
the world and John F Kennedy commented “No
news picture in the world has generated so
much emotion around the world as this one.” So
what is the act i am talking about?
PRELIMS QM - CHIRODEEP YOU 25?

14. 7.
It all started in Clermont-Ferrand (a small French town) in
1889, when brothers Andre and Edouard founded their
world-famous tyre company, fuelled by a grand vision for
France’s automobile industry at a time when there were
fewer than 3,000 cars in the country.
To help motorists develop their trips - thereby boosting
car and tyre sales and in turn - the brothers produced a
small red guide filled with handy information for
travellers, such as maps, information on how to change a
tyre, where to fill up with fuel, and for the traveller in
search of respite from the adventures of the day.
What did this ultimately give rise to?
PRELIMS QM - CHIRODEEP YOU 25?

15. 8.
Kakasura Madappa, the head chef known for
preparing sweets, began experimenting, wanting to
present the King Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV with
something unusual. Adding gram flour, ghee and
sugar, he made a soft paaka (or mixture). Madappa
was called in and asked for its name. He said the first
thing that came to his mind - 'X'. The Maharaja loved
the sweet so much that he asked Madappa to open
a sweet shop outside the premises of the palace.
So give me X which is synonymous with a city in
south india.
PRELIMS QM - CHIRODEEP YOU 25?

16. 9.
Bring the Jubilee (1953) by Ward
Moore is an alternative history
novel, which happens to be
based on the alternative history
of which 4 year long conflict In
american history?
PRELIMS QM - CHIRODEEP YOU 25?

17. 10.
In common law jurisdictions, statutory rape is a sexual activity
with a person under the age of consent.
Although it usually refers to adults engaging in sexual contact
with minors under the age of consent, it is a generic term, and
very few jurisdictions use the actual term statutory rape in the
language of statutes.
In some places, however, allowances are made for special
cases in which both the partners are teenagers and to provide
some protection to minor offenders of statutory rape, there
exists x and y laws that act as safeguard and are named after
two inseparable fictional characters who had experienced
tragic outcome.
Identify the fictional characters who “till death did their part”.
PRELIMS QM - THIRTHARAJ YOU 25?

18. 11.
In the 1930s, at the height of the Great Depression, a
down-on-his-luck family man named Charles Darrow invented
something to entertain his friends and loved ones, using an
oilcloth as a surface.
However, researchers have found out that the story of this
had began decades earlier, with an all-but-forgotten woman
named Lizzie Magie, an artist, writer, feminist and inventor.
When she patented her creation, she had one thing in her
mind,i.e, her creation should teach the common mass about
the economic equality. But it lost the connection to Magie and
her critique of American greed, and instead came to mean
pretty much the opposite of what she’d hoped.
So, identify the creation that was meant to teach people about
the evils of capitalism.
PRELIMS QM - THIRTHARAJ YOU 25?

19. 12.
Built in 1930, Jaipur column stands in the middle
of the courtyard in front of Rashtrapati Bhawan.
In 1912, Madho Singh II, the Maharaja of Jaipur
offered to sponsor it's construction mainly for
two reasons; one, to show his allegiance to
British Crown and two, to commemorate or
rather celebrate an eventful change of nearly
1500 Kilometres.
What was the second reason?
PRELIMS QM - THIRTHARAJ YOU 25?

21. 13.
In 1948, H.V. Kamath, one of the members of the Constituent
Assembly asked Dr. B.R. Ambedkar why a specific word was
omitted from the first draft of the Constitution of India.
Kamath’s rationale was that the word honoured one of the
long standing traditions in the history of Indian National
Congress. However, Ambedkar explained that the word was
not used in the English version of the constitution as the Hindi
version was being prepared separately.
So, what was the word Kamath referring to whose English
counterpart is more gender neutral and which recently came
into popular consciousness due to the slip of tongue of a
parliamentarian?
PRELIMS QM - THIRTHARAJ YOU 25?

22. 14.
In 1925 , a certain Victor Lustig posed as the Deputy
Director General of Post and Telegraphs and
organized a confidential meeting. He invited
prominent metal dealers and businessmen and
proposed an idea to rejuvenate the French economy
that was trying to survive from the aftermath of the
brutalities of the great war.
So what was his idea to rejuvenate the French
economy by auctioning and selling something which
according to Writer Alexander Dumas was
"loathsome" to French identity.
PRELIMS QM - THIRTHARAJ YOU 25?

23. 15.
As a countdown to 100 days to Qatar WC, FIFA+
is showcasing 100 Memorable Moments of
World Cup History.
What is the not so apt moment chosen for its
100th Day to Go mailing list, considering the
brilliance of the moment? However it can be
considered a perfect match as the moment's
nomenclature is literally related to the occasion.
PRELIMS QM - SOUPTIK YOU 25?

24. 16.
Which active, but “empty” place’s picture has
been captured via satellite?
PRELIMS QM - SOUPTIK YOU 25?

26. 17.
X (1966)
Dr. Prafulla Chandra Roy,
founder of Bengal Chemicals,
who is alive in the heart of
Bengalis and an unknown
filmmaker whose wife used to
provide famous film magazines
as fuel to the stove.
Y (1972)
Dr. BC Roy, CM of West Bengal
VP Naik, CM of Maharashtra
Rahul Sankrityayan, an Indian
independence activist, writer
and a polyglot who wrote in
Hindi
Mahakavi Harindranath,
Chandrashekhar Thakkur, from
whom he learnt Ayurveda
A non exhaustive list where Y is an remake of X.
Identify any one.
PRELIMS QM - SOUPTIK YOU 25?

27. 18.
The US soldiers during WW2 had a great time in the
continent with the war widows and lonely wives.
During this time, they would use certain terms to
describe their conquests, while in the open and
within earshot of the conquered/their family and
friends, which the US soldiers were certain the
continental Europeans would be unfamiliar with,
and from those humble beginnings this phenomena
spread across the globe.
Put Funda.
PRELIMS QM - SOUPTIK YOU 25?

28. Two Parters Start Now

29. 19.
This song is from the film Tarana starring Dileep
Kumar and Madhubala. Identify the two singers
who were in news in 2022, for similar reasons.
PRELIMS QM - SOUPTIK YOU 25?

30. 20.
Identify these 2 babies.
The baby on the right got
his F1 license before he
was even legalised to drive
a car in his country.
(Please mark L and R to
your answers.)
PRELIMS QM - SOUPTIK YOU 25?

32. 21.
X was a slogan used during the late 1960s and early 1970s as a
symbol of passive resistance and nonviolence.
The expression was coined by the American Beat poet Y in
1965 as a means to transform war protests into peaceful
affirmative spectacles.
In a November 1965 essay titled How to Make a
March/Spectacle, Beat poet Y advocated that protesters should
be provided with "masses of ___" to hand out to policemen,
press, politicians and spectators.
Id X and Y .
PRELIMS QM - ASHIN YOU 25?

33. 21.
PRELIMS QM - ASHIN YOU 25?

34. 22.
This cocktail was made by a bartender in Broock’s Club,
London by mixing dark stout and a white sparkling wine, like
champagne. This drink was made as a symbol of mourning for
Prince Albert such that “even the champagne should be
mourning”. However, its use is not restricted to mourning
occasions now. Name the cocktail that smoothly symbolized
sorrow in 1861.
A variant of this fabricated cocktail is a much popular dessert
that originated in Maryland. Made with anthocyanin-rich
cocoa, this desert served as a compliment from a product of
nepotism to a Moroccan born Canadian dancer.
Name the desert.
PRELIMS QM - SOUPTIK YOU 25?

36. 23.
For Pandavas to win the Kurukshetra war, it required sacrificing
a life to Goddess Kali. At this time, Lord Aravan, son of Pandava
Arjuna (and Naga Princess Ulupi) offered to sacrifice his life for
their victory in the battle. His last wish before death was to get
married and experience marital life for once.
Since no woman would agree to marry a man who was
supposed to die the next day; it was Lord Krishna who took the
form of a woman named 'Mohini.' In one night, the marriage
took place, and Aravan sacrificed his life on the next day.
X, festival(a village in the Ulundurpettai taluk in Kallakurichi
district, Tamil Nadu) commemorates this mythological incidents
and is celebrated by various Y's. just id the festival and Y.
PRELIMS QM - ASHIN YOU 25?

37. 24.
In 1593 during his once a century visit to a East
side London pub to share a drink and catch up
with Hob Gadling, Dream comes across a
struggling playwright complaining about how he
couldn’t come up with fantastical stories. Dream
makes a contract with the playwright and gives
him the ability of fantastical dreaming on the
only condition that he makes fantastical plays.
So what was the play regarding a royal wedding
did the playwright create ? Who was the
playwright?
PRELIMS QM - CHIRODEEP YOU 25?

38. Exchange Sheets

39. 1.
Just identify this Japanese
tradition that happens
once a year within the
grounds of Nishi-Arai
Temple.
PRELIMS QM - ASHIN YOU 25?

40. Daruma Doll Burning

41. 2.
On Christmas Eve, 1888, in the small Provençal town of Arles,
police found a young Dutch in his bed, bleeding from the head,
self-bandaged and semi-conscious, in a run-down residence
which was known as the Yellow House for its peeling exterior .
A few hours before, the Dutchman gave something to a whore
or maid in brothel as a early Christmas gift.
Many researchers said that feud with original version of Gagan
Bihari Paul lead to this above action or some suspected that
the news of brother's engagement was the cause of action.
So Id the Dutchman and what did he gift ? (No part points)
PRELIMS QM - ASHIN YOU 25?

42. Van Gogh gifted his ear

43. 3.
Mary Russell is a fictional character and the protagonist of the
Mary Russell & X mystery series by American author Laurie R.
King.When 15-year-old Mary Russell (born 2 January 1900)
meets a man in his mid-50s who she realizes is X, now retired
to the country and does beekeeping as a hobby. X remains
throughout the series as a secondary main character, first as
Russell's mentor and father figure, and later as her husband
and detecting partner. Laurie R. King said of her choice of
protagonist, "I did not write X stories, I wrote Mary Russell
stories".
Laurie R. King has described Russell as "what X would look like
if X, the Victorian detective, were (a) a woman, (b) of the
Twentieth century, and (c) interested in theology". Id X or
Mary Russell's husband ?
PRELIMS QM - ASHIN YOU 25?

44. Sherlock Holmes

45. 4.
X and Margaretta is a 19th-century
wooden "double sculpture" which
now resides in the Salar Jung
Museum in Hyderabad, India. The
dichotomy of good and evil is
emphasized by the innocence of
the female figure, a demure
woman holding a prayer book in
her hand, contrasting with the
depiction of evil exemplified by X.
However, the leader of a certain
quad mistakenly expresses his joy
and happiness without knowing X's
original character. Id X
PRELIMS QM - ASHIN YOU 25?

46. Di la Grandi “Mephistopheles”. Yaak
Yaak

47. 5.
The following picture shows two sportsman
acting as pallbearer to their then deceased
colleague. The three of them are collectively
associated with an act of defiance which sparked
a global outcry.
What was this act of defiance which is
considered to be a massive turning point for
human rights across the globe?
PRELIMS QM - CHIRODEEP YOU 25?

49. Black Power Protest/Salute

50. 6.
The act occurred at the intersection of Phan
Đình Phùng Boulevard (now Nguyễn Đình Chiểu
Street) and Lê Văn Duyệt Street (now Cách
Mạng Tháng Tám Street) (10.7750°N 106.6868°
E), a few blocks southwest of the Presidential
Palace. Photographs of the act circulated around
the world and John F Kennedy commented “No
news picture in the world has generated so
much emotion around the world as this one.” So
what is the act i am talking about?
PRELIMS QM - CHIRODEEP YOU 25?

51. Burning Monk

52. 7.
It all started in Clermont-Ferrand (a small French town) in
1889, when brothers Andre and Edouard founded their
world-famous tyre company, fuelled by a grand vision for
France’s automobile industry at a time when there were
fewer than 3,000 cars in the country.
To help motorists develop their trips - thereby boosting
car and tyre sales and in turn - the brothers produced a
small red guide filled with handy information for
travellers, such as maps, information on how to change a
tyre, where to fill up with fuel, and for the traveller in
search of respite from the adventures of the day.
What did this ultimately give rise to?
PRELIMS QM - CHIRODEEP YOU 25?

53. Michelin star ratings.

54. 8.
Kakasura Madappa, the head chef known for
preparing sweets, began experimenting, wanting to
present the King Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV with
something unusual. Adding gram flour, ghee and
sugar, he made a soft paaka (or mixture). Madappa
was called in and asked for its name. He said the first
thing that came to his mind - 'X'. The Maharaja loved
the sweet so much that he asked Madappa to open
a sweet shop outside the premises of the palace.
So give me X which is synonymous with a city in
south india.
PRELIMS QM - CHIRODEEP YOU 25?

55. Mysore Pak

56. 9.
Bring the Jubilee (1953) by Ward
Moore is an alternative history
novel, which happens to be
based on the alternative history
of which 4 year long conflict In
american history?
PRELIMS QM - CHIRODEEP YOU 25?

57. American Civil War

58. 10.
In common law jurisdictions, statutory rape is a sexual activity
with a person under the age of consent.
Although it usually refers to adults engaging in sexual contact
with minors under the age of consent, it is a generic term, and
very few jurisdictions use the actual term statutory rape in the
language of statutes.
In some places, however, allowances are made for special
cases in which both the partners are teenagers and to provide
some protection to minor offenders of statutory rape, there
exists x and y laws that act as safeguard and are named after
two inseparable fictional characters who had experienced
tragic outcome.
Identify the fictional characters who “till death did their part”.
PRELIMS QM - THIRTHARAJ YOU 25?

59. Romeo and Juliet

60. 11.
In the 1930s, at the height of the Great Depression, a
down-on-his-luck family man named Charles Darrow invented
something to entertain his friends and loved ones, using an
oilcloth as a surface.
However, researchers have found out that the story of this
had began decades earlier, with an all-but-forgotten woman
named Lizzie Magie, an artist, writer, feminist and inventor.
When she patented her creation, she had one thing in her
mind,i.e, her creation should teach the common mass about
the economic equality. But it lost the connection to Magie and
her critique of American greed, and instead came to mean
pretty much the opposite of what she’d hoped.
So, identify the creation that was meant to teach people about
the evils of capitalism.
PRELIMS QM - THIRTHARAJ YOU 25?

61. Monopoly

62. 12.
Built in 1930, Jaipur column stands in the middle
of the courtyard in front of Rashtrapati Bhawan.
In 1912, Madho Singh II, the Maharaja of Jaipur
offered to sponsor it's construction mainly for
two reasons; one, to show his allegiance to
British Crown and two, to commemorate or
rather celebrate an eventful change of nearly
1500 Kilometres.
What was the second reason?
PRELIMS QM - THIRTHARAJ YOU 25?

64. Transfer of Capital from Calcutta to
Delhi

65. 13.
In 1948, H.V. Kamath, one of the members of the Constituent
Assembly asked Dr. B.R. Ambedkar why a specific word was
omitted from the first draft of the Constitution of India.
Kamath’s rationale was that the word honoured one of the
long standing traditions in the history of Indian National
Congress. However, Ambedkar explained that the word was
not used in the English version of the constitution as the Hindi
version was being prepared separately.
So, what was the word Kamath referring to whose English
counterpart is more gender neutral and which recently came
into popular consciousness due to the slip of tongue of a
parliamentarian?
PRELIMS QM - THIRTHARAJ YOU 25?

66. Rashtrapati

67. 14.
In 1925 , a certain Victor Lustig posed as the Deputy
Director General of Post and Telegraphs and
organized a confidential meeting. He invited
prominent metal dealers and businessmen and
proposed an idea to rejuvenate the French economy
that was trying to survive from the aftermath of the
brutalities of the great war.
So what was his idea to rejuvenate the French
economy by auctioning and selling something which
according to Writer Alexander Dumas was
"loathsome" to French identity.
PRELIMS QM - THIRTHARAJ YOU 25?

68. He sold the “Eiffel Tower”

69. 15.
As a countdown to 100 days to Qatar WC, FIFA+
is showcasing 100 Memorable Moments of
World Cup History.
What is the not so apt moment chosen for its
100th Day to Go mailing list, considering the
brilliance of the moment? However it can be
considered a perfect match as the moment's
nomenclature is literally related to the occasion.
PRELIMS QM - SOUPTIK YOU 25?

70. Maradona’s Goal of the Century

71. 16.
Which active, but “empty” place’s picture has
been captured via satellite?
PRELIMS QM - SOUPTIK YOU 25?

73. “Barren Island” Volcano, the only
active volcano in subcontinent

74. 17.
X (1966)
Dr. Prafulla Chandra Roy,
founder of Bengal Chemicals,
who is alive in the heart of
Bengalis and an unknown
filmmaker whose wife used to
provide famous film magazines
as fuel to the stove.
Y (1972)
Dr. BC Roy, CM of West Bengal
VP Naik, CM of Maharashtra
Rahul Sankrityayan, an Indian
independence activist, writer
and a polyglot who wrote in
Hindi
Mahakavi Harindranath,
Chandrashekhar Thakkur, from
whom he learnt Ayurveda
A non exhaustive list where Y is an remake of X.
Identify any one.
PRELIMS QM - SOUPTIK YOU 25?

75. X - Golpo Holeo Shotti; Y -
Bawarchi

76. 18.
The US soldiers during WW2 had a great time in the
continent with the war widows and lonely wives.
During this time, they would use certain terms to
describe their conquests, while in the open and
within earshot of the conquered/their family and
friends, which the US soldiers were certain the
continental Europeans would be unfamiliar with,
and from those humble beginnings this phenomena
spread across the globe.
Put Funda.
PRELIMS QM - SOUPTIK YOU 25?

77. Use of Baseball Metaphors for
describing intimation

78. Two Parters Start Now

79. 19.
This song is from the film Tarana starring Dileep
Kumar and Madhubala. Identify the two singers
who were in news in 2022, for similar reasons.
PRELIMS QM - SOUPTIK YOU 25?

81. Lata Mangeshkar; Sandhya Mukherjee

82. 20.
Identify these 2 babies.
The baby on the right got
his F1 license before he
was even legalised to drive
a car in his country.
(Please mark L and R to
your answers.)
PRELIMS QM - SOUPTIK YOU 25?

84. L - Mick; R - Max

85. 21.
X was a slogan used during the late 1960s and early 1970s as a
symbol of passive resistance and nonviolence.
The expression was coined by the American Beat poet Y in
1965 as a means to transform war protests into peaceful
affirmative spectacles.
In a November 1965 essay titled How to Make a
March/Spectacle, Beat poet Y advocated that protesters should
be provided with "masses of ___" to hand out to policemen,
press, politicians and spectators.
Id X and Y .
PRELIMS QM - ASHIN YOU 25?

86. 21.
PRELIMS QM - ASHIN YOU 25?

87. 21.
Flower Power
Allen Ginsberg
PRELIMS QM - ASHIN YOU 25?

88. 22.
This cocktail was made by a bartender in Broock’s Club,
London by mixing dark stout and a white sparkling wine, like
champagne. This drink was made as a symbol of mourning for
Prince Albert such that “even the champagne should be
mourning”. However, its use is not restricted to mourning
occasions now. Name the cocktail that smoothly symbolized
sorrow in 1861.
A variant of this fabricated cocktail is a much popular dessert
that originated in Maryland. Made with anthocyanin-rich
cocoa, this desert served as a compliment from a product of
nepotism to a Moroccan born Canadian dancer.
Name the desert.
PRELIMS QM - SOUPTIK YOU 25?

90. Black Velvet; Red Velvet

91. 23.
For Pandavas to win the Kurukshetra war, it required sacrificing
a life to Goddess Kali. At this time, Lord Aravan, son of Pandava
Arjuna (and Naga Princess Ulupi) offered to sacrifice his life for
their victory in the battle. His last wish before death was to get
married and experience marital life for once.
Since no woman would agree to marry a man who was
supposed to die the next day; it was Lord Krishna who took the
form of a woman named 'Mohini.' In one night, the marriage
took place, and Aravan sacrificed his life on the next day.
X, festival(a village in the Ulundurpettai taluk in Kallakurichi
district, Tamil Nadu) commemorates this mythological incidents
and is celebrated by various Y's. just id the festival and Y.
PRELIMS QM - ASHIN YOU 25?

92. Koovagam Festival; Transgender
(Woman)

93. 24.
In 1593 during his once a century visit to a East
side London pub to share a drink and catch up
with Hob Gadling, Dream comes across a
struggling playwright complaining about how he
couldn’t come up with fantastical stories. Dream
makes a contract with the playwright and gives
him the ability of fantastical dreaming on the
only condition that he makes fantastical plays.
So what was the play regarding a royal wedding
did the playwright create ? Who was the
playwright?
PRELIMS QM - CHIRODEEP YOU 25?

94. William Shakespeare; Midsummer’s
Night Dream

95. See you in the Finals