This document summarizes a quiz that was held in 2018 on various topics from that year. It provides the questions and answers to 16 multiple choice rounds covering news events, movies, science, and geography from 2018. The winner of the quiz scored 160 points, with the runner up scoring 110 points. The quiz was hosted by Aravind Anl & Meera Ramdas and covered topics such as the Nobel Prize in Literature not being awarded, the opening of cinemas in Saudi Arabia, and the redefinition of SI base units.

1. QUIZ ON 2018
CPQ-KIDS SERIES SET & HOSTED BY: ARAVIND ANL & MEERA RAMDAS

2. February 2019
in association with
GYANARTHAQUIZCLUB
The Quiz Club of GECThrissur
CPQ-Kids SERIES
Season I Edition VI

3. WITH CONTRIBUTIONS FROM:
▪ FORMER GYANARTHAQUIZ CLUB MEMBERS:
▪ VISHNU S KUMAR
▪ ASWIN MOHAN
▪ ABHIJITH NARAYANAN
▪ GOVIND MENON

4. CPQ KIDS SERIES
LEADERBOARD

5. SECTION 1
▪ 5 Questions
▪ +10 per question
▪ Total = 50 Points.

6. 1.
▪ This place in Ernakulam district, the name of which evolved
from Jayanthamangalam or Choornimangalam - is a rare
geographical combination of rivers, seven islets, a hillock, and
an expanse of green plains. Situated 4 kms from North
Paravur, the region is surrounded by rivers on three sides and
has the confluence of the Periyar and the Chalakkudi river off
its eastern boundary.
▪ This place was the abode of the famousAchans of Paliam,
who were hereditary Prime Ministers to the Maharajas of
Cochin and had their own set of weavers and artisans.Their
handloom industry flourished and have earned them a GI tag.
▪ However, this place was completely washed out after the
Kerala floods and is now trying hard to resurrects itself.
▪ ID the place?

7. Image Slide

8. QUIZ ON 2018

9. Chendamangalam

10. 2.
▪ In 2008, the newly elected President of this country, in an
attempt to reduce the nation's high road accident rate,
passed a law requiring all motorists to carry in their
vehicles this item of high visibility, called “gilet jaune” in
the local language.
▪ Although it was cheap, some refused to buy a gilet, while
others overtly displayed them on the back of car seats to
avoid getting pulled over. Exorbitant fines of around
135€ were charged by police for lacking this item, which
raged the people making it a controversial topic soon.
▪ What item?

11. QUIZ ON 2018

12. Yellow Vests

13. 3.
▪ “Petro”, or “Petromoneda” is a sovereign crypto
currency developed by the government of a country
in 2018.
▪ It is supposed to be backed by the country’s rich
resources, and is intended to supplement the
nation's plummeting currency “_______ Soberano”,
as a means of circumventing U.S. sanctions and
accessing international financing.
▪ ID the country?

14. QUIZ ON 2018

15. Venezuela

16. 4.
▪ Put Funda for this exhaustive list?
▪ 1914-WW1
▪ 1918- WW1
▪ 1935- unknown reason
▪ 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943- WW2
▪ 2018- ?

17. QUIZ ON 2018

18. No Nobel prize
for Literature in 2018
As a result of the Sexual assault allegations against Jean-Claude
Arnault, husband of Swedish Academy member Katarina Frostenson

19. 5.
▪ Known during the colonial rule as " Little England " for its
Anglo – Indian population and English like ambience, X was
the only second township in Asian City afterTokyo to be
electrified , with power coming from the oldest
hydroelectric plant in India.
▪ It was also the center for Neutrino Experiments with the
world's first cosmic ray Neutrino interaction recorded here .
The first case of Siliconosis was also reported here.
▪ ID the place, that came to limelight again towards the end
of last year?

20. QUIZ ON 2018

21. Kolar Gold Fields

22. ROUND 2
▪ 6 Questions
▪ +10 per question
▪ Stake possible for all questions in this round:
+5/-5
▪ Total points at stake: 60 + 30 = 90

23. 6.
▪ This picture of this mango mousse, dubbed
“Spring of the ______ People”, was released on
social media by the hosts prior to an event that
took place at a location in Asia in 27 April 2018.
▪ Although the event at which it was served
deemed to be successful, this dessert sparked
protests from one of the parties participating in
the event, due to a visual representation in it,
who demanded it to be not served at the event.
▪ What created all this uproar?

24. Image Slide

25. QUIZ ON 2018

26. Japan – Korea meet
The dessert featured islandsTakeshima in Japan and Dokdo in Korea
which are disputed territories between Japan and Korea.

27. 7.
▪ Reasons cited by American operator giant
AMCTelevision for what historic event on
April 2018?

28. QUIZ ON 2018

29. Saudi Arabia's first cinema in over 35 years
opens with Black Panther

30. 8.
▪ Who’s debut novel,
published in June 2018?

31. QUIZ ON 2018

32. Bill Clinton

33. 9.
▪ “In recent years as American and indeed the
world's appetite for coffee and coffee-type
beverages have grown, we've put even more
focus on being a beverage-led business. While
the overwhelming majority of X's beverage sales
are still coffee, we are optimistic about
expanding into teas and other categories that
we, as a beverage-led brand, need to get into
and will get into.“
▪ This was the explanation given for what change?

34. QUIZ ON 2018

35. Dunkin’ Donuts → Dunkin name change

36. 10.
▪ This 2018 fashion exhibition byVictoria & Alberts
Museum, presented a never seen before collection
of this iconic person’s wardrobes and personal
artefacts including prosthetics, medicines,
accessories, jewellery, photographs and letters
which were taken outside her home country for the
first time.
▪ Who?

37. Image Slide

38. QUIZ ON 2018

39. Frida Kahlo

40. 11.
▪ This alphabet in this company’s name is believed to have be
chosen by its founder Gulshan Kumar, to represent the
weapon of a Hindu deity that he was a worshipper of. (also
the deity of the temple located right opposite to our venue
– the reason why this region is named so).
▪ Gulshan Kumar, who started his career as a fruit juice seller
in Delhi, took a different route and started this company in
1983 which got its first major break in 1988, thanks to
Aamir Khan’s debut movie ‘Qayamat Se QayamatTak’.
▪ Which company?

41. QUIZ ON 2018

42. T Series

43. Round 3
▪ 5 Questions
▪ +20 per question
▪ No negatives
▪ Total score = 100

44. 11.
▪ What connects the list?
▪ What entry from 17 June 2018 fits this list?
1. 1988- Lousiana state University vs Auburn
University
2. 2011- NFL Seattle Seahawks vs New Orleans
Saints
3. 2016- Leicester vs Norwich city

45. QUIZ ON 2018

46. Fans celebrations triggering earthquakes
Mexico defeats Germany in FIFA WC 2018

47. 12.
▪ What major change, proposed by CIPM earlier last year was
approved by CGPM in November 2018, and will come into place
from May 2019?
▪ Also, complete the list?
1. Planck constant
2. Elementary electric charge
3. Boltzmann constant
4. Avogadro constant
5. Hyperfine structure transition frequency
6. Luminous efficacy
7. X

48. QUIZ ON 2018

49. Redefinition of SI base units
Speed of light

50. 13.
▪ Sometime last year, the officialYouTube channel of
this AmericanTV sitcom posted this video from the
series with the title “The ______ is a _____ _____“,
where the first blank completes the name of the
series and the second blanks a 2018 movie.
▪ This tweets refers to the connection of their actor
John Kraniski to both, as he is also the director of th
movie.
▪ FITB with the names of the series as well as the
movie?

51. Image Slide 1

52. Image Slide 2

53. QUIZ ON 2018

54. The Office
A Quiet Place

55. 14.
▪ The most important activity in NewYear Eve’s
festivities in this location in USA is the ball-dropping
which has special guests of honour every year.
▪ The lady in pictureTarana Burke, whose 2006
initiative created much waves wordwide in 2017,
kicked off the countdown to theYear 2018.
▪ What is her claim to fame?
▪ Where is this celebration held?

56. Image Slide

57. QUIZ ON 2018

58. #MeToo campaign
Times Square

59. 15.
▪ In Sanskrit, this word X means both boat and
savior. X was the traditional patron deity for
sailors and merchants of ancient Odisha, who
worshipped it for safety and success at sea.The
hill shrine in Ganjam district of Odisha dedicated
to X represents reverence for mother deity and
acceptance of mother nature as the protector.
▪ What named after X went around in the news
from late 2017 till mid 2018?
▪ What first is its claim to fame?

60. QUIZ ON 2018

61. INSV Tarini
India’s first all-women circumnavigation expedition

62. 16.
▪ This “one-of-the-greatest” Indian movie X depicts the rivalry
between two lead characters – one whose dash and flair and
oratory skills has attracted masses, and the other who enjoys a
semi-divine status on his own right.
▪ Noted for its vignette style of making, with many single shot
scenes with a fluid camera setup, X is believed to have been
inspired by a Hollywood classic from earlier that decade, Y, which
was initially titled ‘Wise guy’.
▪ The long single-shot scenes in the GauthamVasudev Menon
movie ‘Neethaane En Ponvasantham’ are inspired by these 2
movies.
▪ ID both movies?

63. Video Slide

64. QUIZ ON 2018

65. Iruvar
GoodFellas

66. Aravind Swamy dedicates his body and soul for his homeland
*déjà vu* - Proofreader 42:b

67. Results
▪ Winner:Yeldho Shem Mathew: 160 pts
▪ Runner up: Ryan Joe George – 110 pts
▪ Second Runners up: Abhiram Lokanathan & Noel Antony Alex