The Indrayani Express Quiz Round 4 A General Quiz

1. The Indrayani Express Quiz
Round 4
Research and QM: Aditya Kendki

2. Question 1
Whose special
appearance in
the Nana Patekar
Starrer Prahaar
(1991)

3. General V. K. Singh

4. Question 2
This is a group
image of an
Asian Rock
Band called
Seventeen.
Why was it in
the news last
week?

5. They were swept away by the Tsunami while
performing on stage

6. Question 3
Where would you find this train station?

7. Sanjay Gandhi National Park

8. Question 4
Faraday Future is an
American technology
start-up founded in
2014. Although in
sever in financial
distress currently, it
was once expected to
rival which market
leader in the
segment? Either
name the market
leader or the
segment.

9. Tesla/Electric Cars

10. Question 5
X is one of many alternative
names for a dead end,
sometimes called a dead-end
street, a street with only one
inlet/outlet. X is usually used for
a dead end that has a circular
end. In Canada, Australia and US
America, it is sometimes
referred to as a court and in rare
cases, a cove.
In literature, X may also be used
to denote a futile endeavor.
Identify X, a word of French
origin.

11. Cul-de-sac

12. Question 6
This is SaReGaMa’s newest
launch in the Caravan series.
Aimed at the Punjabi
Heartland with a collection
of spiritual bhajans and
songs, it’s aptly called
Carvaan ______. FITB with
the Punjabi word used to
refer to the compositions by
Sikh Gurus.

13. Gurbani

14. Question 7
He was the Warden of the Royal Mint between 1696-99. He took up an
even more responsible position as the Master of the Mint in 1700 and
continued till 1727. In 1717, he was the one to put Britain on a Gold
Standard. However, we know him for his pioneering exploits in a
completely different field.

15. Isaac Newton

16. Question 8
The term _______ _____ stock in rail transport industry refers to any
vehicles that move on a railway. It usually includes both powered and
unpowered vehicles, for example locomotives, railroad cars, coaches,
and wagons. FITB (7,5)

17. Rolling Stock

18. Question 9
Usain Bolt here is seen
imitating the celebration
of the man standing
here to his right. You
may try to identify him
from the colour of his
sportswear. He too, is a
superstar. He is the most
successful track athlete
for his country, winning
the Gold for the 5000m
as well as 10000m at
both the 2012 and 2016
Olympics. Identify

19. Mo Farah

20. Question 10
This is the ______ village
in Malta. The place
hosted the film-set of a
1980 Robin Williams
Musical Comedy Film
based on a sailor. The
film was produced by
Paramount Pictures and
Walt Disney. The name of
the village is derived from
this very sailor.

21. Popeye

22. Question 11
The Battle of the Thames, also known as the Battle of Moraviantown,
was a decisive American victory in the War of 1812 against Great
Britain and its Indian allies in Tecumseh's Confederacy. It took place on
October 5, 1813 in Upper Canada, near Chatham, Ontario. The British
lost control of western Ontario as a result of the battle; Tecumseh was
killed and his Confederacy largely fell apart. In 2016, another Battle of
the Thames took place, this time on the actual Thames in London. But
it wasn’t fought with real ammunition. It was just a token flotilla war
with the usual idiotic antics that the English are fond of. What was the
2016 Battle for the River Thames all about?

23. Brexit

24. Question 12
This was the originally proposed
Panaman flag, created taking the US
Flag as a template. It was possibly on
account of the American hand in
Panamanian independence. Retaining
the thirteen stripes, the white stripes
were changed to yellow, emphasizing
the Panamanian connection to
Colombia and Spain (whose flags both
prominently feature red and yellow).
The stars representing the states in the
blue canton with two interconnected
yellow suns. What’s the funda behind
these two interconnected suns?

25. The Atlantic and Pacific Oceans connected by the
Panama Canal

26. Question 13
This image is part of a
United Colors of Benetton
Ad Campaign directed by
the ever controversial
Oliviero Toscani. It
featured a real AIDS
patient on the deathbed
with his family, and
wanted to spread
awareness about the
disease. While some
praised the concept,
others criticized it heavily.
One of the reasons for the
criticisms it faced was that
it closely resembled a
famous religious sculpture
created by Michelangelo,
housed at the St. Peter’s
Basilica, Vatican City.
Which sculpture?

27. The Pieta – With the Virgin Mary cradling the
Dead Body of Jesus

28. Question 14
We all know that Ajit Wadekar led India to a Test Series Victory against the West
Indies in 1971. But not many know this funny incident which happened between
Wadekar and the great Windies captain Garfield Sobers in the 1st Test which was
drawn. India scored 387 in the 1st innings and West Indies were bowled out for 217.
Still, Wadekar asked Sobers to follow on in the 2nd innings, catching him by surprise.
Wadekar was right and Sobers really shouldn’t have been surprised. Put Funda.
Please look at the below hint from the match summary from ESPN Cricinfo. You
may also have a look at the scorecard without looking at any other news articles.
http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/17261/scorecard/63066/west-indies-vs-india-
1st-test-india-tour-of-west-indies-1970-71

29. The first day had no play and a lead of 150 is
enough to force a follow-on in a 4 day game

30. Question 15
This is the Fur Elise, Beethoven’s most widely recognized composition.
Known for it’s soothing effect, it is widely used in Pendulum Clocks as
well as in elevators. It’s also abused as a vehicle reverse horn in India.
Although it remains a highly successful composition, it had failed to
achieve its original objective as per a popular legend. Put funda. Need
complete answer. No hints for this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lkcvrxj0eLY

31. The legend goes like this. Beethoven composed it for his student,
Therese. He was once invited by her family for dinner. At her home, he
played it propose her but she turned her down. The composition was
then discovered only after Beethoven’s death and was misrepresented
as Fur Elise instead of Fur Therese. The rest is history.

32. THANK YOU