The official literary quiz of Technika'15 at BIT Patna

1. By: Literary Events Team, Technika BIT Mersa, Patna Campus
Quizmasters: Aishwarya , Gaurav

2. Rules
 This quiz consists of three rounds.
 They are:
1. LITTBOOST
2. LITTBUZZER
3. LITTFIRE
 We will go into details for each round as they come around.
 Discretion of the quizmaster in any case will be binding on the participants.

3. LITTSTART
This round, as the name
suggests, gives a
jumpstart to this quiz.
This round shall have 10
questions, 2 for each
team.
+20 for right answer.
No negative marking
Questions not answered
will be passed to the
next team in the line and
so on.
+10 for right answer
No negative marking

4. Question No 1
In this self made billionaire’s series of novel, the protagonist of the novel series called this
character “The bravest man I ever knew”.
Name the character he/she talks about.

5.  Severus Snape

6. Question 2
 Dan Brown was a pop singer and songwriter before becoming a novelist.
 Dan Brown's 1994 CD, Angels and Demons used the same am bigram which would later be
used in the book of the same name.
 This am bigram was designed by graphic designer John __________ . Dan thanked him by
naming protagonist in his honor.
The blank represent a part of that name. What was it?

7.  Langdon

8. Question 3
Gary J Bass wrote a very famous non-fiction “BLOOD TELEGRAM”about an event of very high
importance in our South Asia.
This book takes name from an historical telegram sent by Archer Blood who was posted in
Dhaka then.
What event are we talking about?

9.  1971 Indo Pak War/ Liberation of Bangladesh

10. Question 4
 R. K. Narayan (10 October 1906 – 13 May 2001), full name Rasipuram Krishnaswami Iyer
Narayanaswami, was an Indian writer, best known for his works set in the fictional South
Indian town of Malgudi.
 His novel “The Guide” which was also made into a movie by the same name won one of
the highest awards in the field of literature in India.
 Name that Award.

11.  Sahitya Akademi Award

12. Question 5
 Bestselling British author ___________, an avid follower of cricket and a big fan of the late
Indian cricket captain Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, conducted an auction on behalf of the
Pataudi Trust to raise money for the blind in India.
 He was also a MP in Britain.
 Name this Mystery and Thriller Novelist?

13.  Jefferey Archer

14. Question 6
This English novelist, essayist, journalist and critic. His work is marked by lucid prose,
awareness of social injustice, opposition to totalitarianism, and commitment to democratic
socialism.
He was born in Champaran, Bihar.
Name this very famous English Author?

15.  George Orwell

16. Question 7
 A Nobel leaurate has been credited with national anthems of two countries.
 He is only one of that repute.
 Name those two countries who use his composition as their National Anthems.

17.  India and Bangladesh

18. Question 8
 The 2012 Jaipur Literary festival was held from 20–24 January, with the talk show host Oprah
Winfrey and author “X” among the names announced in advance. “X” later cancelled,
and indeed cancelled his complete tour of India citing possible threats to his life as the
primary reason.
 Name this famous English Author.

19.  Salman Rushdie

20. Question 9
 During The Emergency, Jayaprakash Narayan had attracted a gathering of one lakh
people at the Ramlila Grounds and recited this poet’s famous poem: Singhasan Khaali
Karo Ke Janata Aaati Hai (Devanagari: ससिंहासन खाली करो कक जनता आती है; "Vacate the
throne, for the people are coming").
 Name the poet.

21.  Ramdhari Singh Dinkar

22. Question 10
 This Amazon company and "social cataloging" website was founded in December 2006
and launched in January 2007 by Otis Chandler, a software engineer and entrepreneur,
and Elizabeth Chandler. The website allows individuals to freely search its extensive user-
populated database of books, annotations, and reviews.
 Name the Website.

23.  Good Reads

24. LITTBUZZER
This round as
the name
suggest is a
buzzer round.
+20 for correct
answer
-5 for wrong
answer.
No passing is
allowed in this
round.

25. Question 1
 In the Gupta Age, Varahmihira wrote the famous book, Brihat Samhita.
 On which subject was this a treatise on?

26.  Astronomy

27. Question 2
Who is the author of collection of poems called Golden Threshold?

28.  Sarojani Naidu

29. Question 3
Who wrote the biography of Steve Jobs?

30.  Walter Issacson

31. Question 4
 “Jo rahim uttam prakirti ka kari sakat kusang!
Chandan vish vyapat nahi lipte rahat bhujang”-
 What is the full name of the poet of this doha?

32. Abdul Rahim Khan-e-khana

33. Question 5
I was hopelessly boring and she was endlessly fascinating. So I walked back to my room and
collapsed on the bottom bunk, thinking that if people were rain, I was drizzle and she was
hurricane.”
Who wrote these lines?
Mention the novel and the author.

34.  Looking for Alaska
 John Green

35. LITTFIRE
This is a team
based round.
3 questions to
each team
+20 for each
correct.
No negative
marking.
No passing is
allowed.

37. Question 1
Which wizard helped Sauron in Lord of the Rings?

38.  Saruman

39. Question 2
Who wrote the book :”Train to Pakistan?

40.  Khushwant Singh

41. Question 3
Aragon dies in the fifth book of Harry Potter. (T/F)

42.  False

44. Question 1
Who was told “ Beware of Ides of March”?
 Julius Caesar
 Augustus Caeser
 Mark Anthony
 Cleopatra

45.  Julius Caesar

46. Question 2
 Who Composed the book “Prithvirajraso”?

47.  Chandrabai

48. Question 3
 Valmiki composed Mahabharata?
 True Or False

49.  False

51. Question 1
 Who wrote the line:’A thing of beauty is joy forever’?

52.  John Keats

53. Question 2
 Who authored the ‘Gitanjali’ ,an anthology of Poems?

54.  Rabindra Nath Tagore

55. Question 3
 Chetan Bhagat composed the book “One Day at the call center”.
 True or False

56.  False

58. Question 1
Holmes never falls in love - but he does admire one woman.
To Holmes who is always the woman?

59.  Irene Adler

60. Question 2
 Who wrote the poem “Jhansi Ki Rani”?

61.  Subhadra Kumari Chauhan

62. Question 3
 My experiment with truth is the work of Mahatma Gandhi.
 True or False

63.  True

65. Question 1
“Payoji maine ram rattan dhan paayo”, is a lyric composed by whom?

66.  Mirabai

67. Question 2
 Godan was composed by Munsi Premchand.
 True or False

68.  True

69. Question 3
 How many years did JK Rowling take to complete Harry Potter series?

70.  10 years

72. THANK YOU!!