https://athenaquiz.wordpress.com/ Prelims for Quizistic 2021

1. Set by Kapish & Sanket
(PRELIMS)
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2. Video must be turned for both participants at all times
Microphone must be turned off if you are not speaking
For communication between the participants, you can
use Meet/Zoom/Call

3. Set by Kapish & Sanket
RULES
1. There are 15 questions in this round.
2. This round will be entirely on the buzzers.
3. Both the participants can register themselves in the buzzing app asTeamName-
MemberName1 &TeamName-MemberName2.
4. There is +10 points for a correct answer and -5 points for an incorrect one.
5. The +10 points can be claimed by one team only.
6. The sequence of answers to be taken will be based on the buzz.The teams buzzing 2nd to
the last will have an option to pass.
7. The team(s) to 40 points qualifies to the Finals automatically and need not buzz anymore.
8. Top 4 teams qualifies to the Finals.
9. If 4 teams cannot be resolved after 10 questions then there will be a SUDDEN DEATH
between the tied teams.
10. The decision of the quiz master will be full and final.

4. Don’t be Evil

5. EKTRY BALL KHILA DE
Complete the list
The Seven Sisters
An Unsettling Peace
Bleed India Into aThousand Cuts
Naya Hindustan
___________

6. 1
In what is considered the first murder in the history of Brookfield,
Connecticut. On November 24, 1981 Arne Johnson was convicted of first-
degree manslaughter for the killing of his landlord.
Johnson’s lawyer argued in court with a rather unbelievable defence,
which the judge ruled out as something that could never be proven and
was therefore infeasible in a court of law. Johnson was subsequently
convicted, though he only served five years of a 10 to 20-year sentence.
This peculiar case has since gained immense popularity in pop-culture
and is known as the ________________________ case, in reference to
Johnson’s story where he claimed that there was something that made
him do the murder.
What popular name has been given to this case?

7. 2
The successful launching of the first Sri Lankan-designed satellite
in June 2019 established the capabilities of two young Lankan
engineers,Tharindu Dayaratne and Dulani Chamika. But the
launching also brought to the forefront of Sri Lankan
consciousness its ancient revered symbols of technology,
aviation, medicine, state craft and music.
It was but appropriate, that the country’s first indigenously
designed satellite was named “_______________: 1”.

8. 3
The name of the show means : An approaching sound
.The Series premired in October 1995, notable actors like
Om Puri, Mandira Bedi,Tom Alter, Ashutosh Rana,
Shivaji Satham,Virendra Saxena.
It was originally started as a suspense thriller until the
first 40 episodes after which a change in genre garnered
immense popularity for the show .

9. 4
In the 30s, radio programs that were aired during
the afternoon started to gain a lot of popularity.
These were specifically targeted at housewives.
This was the time when radio networks also
decided that they could get sponsors for the
programs. Major sponsors were P&G, Lever
Brothers etc.
What originated from this ?

10. 5
Master blender EmmaWalker created this
to celebrate the many achievements of
women.
What was this Limited Edition by Johnnie
Walker named?

11. 6
Tubular Bells a 1973’s instrumental gained worldwide
attention after it was used as the OST to the famous horror
movieThe Exorcist.
An unauthorized adaptation ofTubular Bells can be heard in
a Bollywood thriller released in 1997, for which the piece was
adapted byViju Shah who formed parts of the background
score of this movie.
Identify the movie which has gained a cult status over the
years.

12. 7
What is being depicted on the
cover of this book?

13. 8
This Indian songwriter, singer ,composer found fame
comparatively later in his career. Being the nephew of a very
famous yesteryears actress Meena kumari and the son of a
popular actor (X), he did not find as much fame in acting as he
did in his music.
He found fame with his music albums in the 90s and then
went on to become a successful playback singer as well.
He had a carpet shop in Bangalore’s commercial street but
now lives his life as a farmer focusing on organic produce.

14. 9
X was believed by the Incas to have fallen from the
sky as the tears of the sun god Inti.
Aristotle believed that it was hardened water,
modified by the rays of the sun penetrating
underground. Id X, all of which according to the
modern physicists was created in Supernovas.

15. 10
Microsoft tweeted a fake commercial for a pretend holiday album
called Microsoft Holiday Hits, a not-real, four-CD album that
claims it features “60 festive favourites.”
One of the classics was remade by replacing a single letter in the
song’s title, making it sound like a reference to a Microsoft
product that has never really been able to catch up with
competition.
Give me the modified name of this classic.

16. 11
Most of the rivers in India are revered and worshipped. On the
contrary, X, which is a tributary of sacredYamuna, is believed to
be cursed and its water is considered to beTaamsik (filled with
aggression or rage) which is believed to be the cause for violence
in the region according to the locals.The legend is that the X
area was part of Shakuni’s kingdom and the dice-game played
thereabouts. After the attempted disrobing of Draupadi she
cursed anyone who would drink the water of the river.Thus it is
believed that the curse by Draupadi has helped X to survive
unpolluted by man and its many animal inhabitants including
the mugger and the gharial thrive relatively untouched.The X
remains one of India’s most pristine rivers.

17. 12
Identify.

18. 13
The story goes that in the year 1889, the King Umberto I and his beautiful wife Queen
_______________ of Savoy were on a visit to Naples, the former capital of the
southern kingdom. Historians believe that the Queen grew tired of the gourmet French
cuisine that was popular among royals across Europe at the time and summoned the
most famous chef in Naples, Raffaele Esposito who she commissioned to create 3
different varieties of a dish. However he failed at the first two attempts in creating
something that the Queen would approve.
In his third attempt he created a dish consisting of tomato sauce, basil and cheese,
something that the Queen immediately approved. Raffaele then named the dish
______________ in honour of the Queen, who also gave the dish her royal seal.

19. 14
Samhain & Bealtaine were two of the four main festivals of the
Gaelic calendar, Samhain would mark the end of the harvest and
beginning of winter. It was considered a time when the ‘doorways’
to the Otherworld opened, allowing supernatural beings and the
souls of the dead to come into our world; on the other hand,
Bealtaine was a summer festival for the living, Samhain “was
essentially a festival for the dead”.
With the rise in Christianity the pagan festivals lost followers and
were Christianized, what is the modern-day version of the Samhain
festival celebrations, that marked the onset of winters.

20. 15
Sherlock Holmes , Zorro ,
Flying machine by Da
Vinci is said to have
inspired Bob Kane and Bill
Finger to create X
Id. X