Malancha Sabuj Sangha Quiz -Final Round-I

2. For the day-
 Quizmaster’s decision is final and binding....
 No Googling please.....
 Infinite Bounce and Pounce is on....
 Every correct answer fetches 10 points...
 -10 in case of incorrect pouncing....
 In case of 2 part questions, part marking is
discretionary...
 Keep on guessing...

3. So let’s start....

4. Question-1
 This organisation, founded on 1st of July 1955 had a
“Banyan Tree” as its first logo but later abandoned the
logo as it drew criticism from all across that a banyan tree
doesn’t let any other tree to grow near it. One Sekhar
Kamat of National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad had
designed the present logo, inspired by Kankaria Lake of
the city (pic at next slide).
 Identify the organisation.

5. Question-1continues…

6. The Answer is …………..

7. Answer-1

8. Question-2
 This toy is a cross between
puppet and paper doll and its
origin dates back to
thousands of years. Popularly
thought of as a European toy,
some sources say it has an
Egyptian connection also.
Suspended from a string it
had a peculiar movement
style.
 Name the toy which rendered
a Bollywood hero of
yesteryears his nickname.

9. The Answer is …………..

10. Answer-2
JUMPING
JACK

11. Question-3
 The rather unfamiliar
two stanzas, of a poem
titled “In Exile” by a
Nobel Laureate, are as
beside.
 Where would you find
inscribed the more
famous stanzas ?
 Half stunned I looked
around
And see a land of death –
Dead bones that walk the
ground
And death bones
underneath:.
 A race of wretches caught,
Between the palms of need
And rubbed to utter nought,
The chaff of human seed.

12. The Answer is …………..

13. Answer-3
Ronald Ross
Memorial
in Kolkata

14. Question-4
 His acting career started with The Man From Hell's River (1922)
followed by My Dad in the same year. But his first starring role was
in Where The North Begins (1923), playing alongside silent screen
actress Claire Adams. This film was a huge success and has often
been credited with saving Warner Bros. from bankruptcy. It was
followed by 24 more screen appearances. Each of these films was
very popular, making such a profit for Warner Bros. that he was
called "the mortgage lifter" by studio insiders. Although he received
the most votes for Best Actor at the first Academy
Award competition in 1929, he was removed as a choice and the
votes were cast once more and German actor Eamil Jennings won the
Best Actor award. In a ceremony on February 8, 1960, he was
honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1627 Vine
Street.
 Identify the actor.

15. The Answer is …………..

16. Answer-4
RIN TIN TIN,
THE DOG

17. Question-5
 For the inaugural issue of
which journal on February
11, 1933 did Rabindranath
Tagore rendered a free
English translation of the
Bengali poem “ Methar”
by Satyendra Nath Dutta ?

18. The Answer is …………..

19. Answer-5

20. Question-6
 On being asked about this aberration, the creator
explained it giving two reasons, one artistic and another
financial.
1. It was too many and would have looked like a
bunch of bananas.
2. If you multiplied the time that animators saved by
not drawing it on every one of the 45,000 drawings that
make up a six and a half minute short film, the studio
saved millions of dollars.
 What aberration?

21. The Answer is …………..

22. Answer-6
 Mickey Mouse having four fingers in each
hand.

23. Question-7
 Connect the countries as the only five in a certain
respect. Also name the countries.

24. The Answer is …………..

25. Answer-7
 The only five “Communist Country” at present in this
world.
 China, North Korea, Laos, Vietnam and Cuba

26. Question-8
 The most seen/known/spoken about incident is the one
that took place on September 2, 1945 but actually there
were a series of some other too, on a smaller scale
involving-
1. Hatazo Adachi in New Guinea
2. Kaida Tatsuichi in Timor
3. Mastane Kanda in Bougainville Island, Papua
New Guinea
4. Masao Baba in Labuan, British Borneo
 Which incident and how do we recognise it most?

27. Answer-8
 Japanese military officials surrendering to Allied troops
 The most well known is aboard USS Missourie

28. Question-9
 Started as a pharmaceutical
company in 1893 by Nageswara
Rao in Mumbai, this company has
now diversified its range of
products which includes
beverage(Brand name- Fruitnik)
and Ready to eat foods (Brand
Name- Kitchen Delights) among
others.
 Name the company that is famous
to us for its first ever product even
today.

29. The Answer is …………..

30. Answer-9
Amrutanjan Limited

31. Question -10
 There is an inscription at the entryway
to…………………… which reads “ If you can meet with
triumphs and disaster/ And treat those two imposters just
the same…”, the lines from Rudyard Kipling’s poem “If”.
 Just fill in the blank.

32. The Answer is …………..

33. Answer- 10
 Centre Court of Wimbledon

34. Question-11
 Poly Methyl Methacrylate
is an organic compound. A
specific thing made of it
by an Australian and used
till date by himself only
has been in the news in the
sporting arena in recent
times.
 Identify the thing in
question and its inventor.

35. The Answer is …………..

36. Answer- 11
 Forearm Shield invented and used by Umpire Bruce
Oxenford

37. Question-12
 Identify the lady with the tennis racquet.

38. The Answer is …………..

39. Answer-12

40. Question-13
 Who was Amul poking at with this ad?

41. The Answer is …………..

42. Answer-13
 Telecom Regulatory Authority of India(TRAI)

43. Question-14
 This 1784 painting named
“ Oath of Horatii” by French
artiste Jacques Louis David is
believed to serve as an inspiration
for something popular in Ancient
Rome. Later on another evolved
version earned immense popularity
in the late 1920s in Europe and
became a distinctive gesture of a
particular group in the subsequent
years.
 What got inspired from this work
of art?

44. The Answer is …………..

45. Answer-14
NAZI SALUTE The earlier version is the
Roman Salute

46. Question-15
 They are the gotra(clan) of Jat, found in the eastern
uplands of Sargodha and Gujrat districts of Punjab,
Pakistan. The most famous person of this clan goes by the
name “Dheedo”. But the name of the clan is immortalised
in an another way.
 Which gotra/clan am I talking about?

47. The Answer is …………..

48. Answer-15
 Raanjha of Heer-Raanjha love story

49. Audience Question
 In February 1967 in a quiz
contest aired on
Doordarshan, a certain
team missed out on the
question “Who was Rama’s
mother in the Ramayana?”
Being shocked at this what
was stated by one called
Anant Pai only to teach the
Indian students about
Indian Culture and
heritage.

50. The Answer is …………..

51. Answer
 Amar Chitra Katha

52. Audience Question
 This is the cover page of
the book “Raau” by
Marathi novelist R.S.
Inamdar. It was first
published in 1972 by
Continental Prakashan in
Marathi.
 Which Bollywood venture
of recent times is based
upon this historical
fiction?

53. The Answer is …………..

54. Answer
 Bajirao Mastani by Sanjay Leela Bansali.