2019 Lone Kid - Finals

Quizzes set by
Sriprada S
Nagaratna Patil
Gautham Shenoy
T N Avinash

• 4 rounds of quizzing
• 2 rounds of 8 questions each + 2 written rounds
• +10 points for correct answer on direct or pass
• No negative points
Guidelines for the quiz

Where in Bengaluru will you find this statue?

Bugle Rock or Kahale Bande
(in Basavanagudi)

It is a Sanskrit compound word for a particular seed consisting of
the name _____ and akṣa, the Sanskrit word for 'teardrops'. Some
interpret it to mean 'eye'.
Thus the seed’s name means _____’s teardrops or _____’s eye.
What are we talking about?

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
publishes a ‘Red List’, which is the world’s most complete
inventory of the status of plants & animals. It puts them into 9
groups, based on their population, decline, distribution etc.
If EX stands for ‘extinct’ on one end of the scale, and LC for
‘least concerned’, what does EW stand for?

He first appeared in the illustrated letters that Hugh Lofting
wrote to his children from the trenches during WWI.
He lives in the fictional English village of Puddleby-on-the-Marsh
in the West Country; Polynesia the parrot, Gub-Gub the pig, Jip
the dog, Dab-Dab the duck, Chee-Chee the monkey, Too-Too
the owl and the Pushmi-pullyu are some of his close friends.
Who is this character?

Extract from a famous speech delivered in August 1963 in
Washington, D.C., USA.
Identify the person speaking.

The First Mourning is an 1888 painting by William-Adolphe
Bouguereau. What event from the Bible is it depicting?

Adam & Eve grieving over the loss of their son Abel,
who was killed by his brother Cain

Once upon a time, such a contraption was used to keep sick
children alive by helping them breathe.
What were these called?
OR
Why were they needed?

Iron Lungs
Polio
(it causes muscle paralysis)

This is the opening of a highly influential television series that
premiered in 1966.
Tell us which landmark TV series.

Written Round
 5 questions – identify the portmanteau word
 +10 for each; no negatives
 +15 bonus if you get all five correct

1. Word meaning –
When you choose to remain & do activities in & around your
home, instead of going somewhere else during a holiday.
10 letters

2. Word meaning –
A small lodge, or accommodation specifically designed with a
parking area for vehicles.
5 letters

3. Word meaning –
Space-saving hybrid form of cutlery, that combines the features
of two common items. Pre-packaged meals often come with a
disposable version of this.
5 letters

4. Word meaning –
Genre of movies/TV shows filmed in the style of a non-fictional
story or report, although the story is actually fictional. Often
used for satirical effect.
Examples: The Office, Spinal Tap, Parks & Recreation etc.
12 letters

5. Word meaning –
Pejoratively used to refer to people who can’t think for
themselves, and just ‘follow the crowd’.
7 letters

1. Staycation
2. Motel
3. Spork
4. Mockumentary
5. Sheeple

Which fictional character are all these people portraying?

Modern versions use cotton or linen fibre blended with polyvinyl
chloride (PVC). Historically, this type of coarse, plain-weave cloth
was made from hemp (Cannabis plant).
Name this fabric that gets its name from the Greek/Latin word
for the hemp plant.

The “mighty & auspicious” humah/homa bird is a creature from
Persian mythology, and is believed to never come to rest, flying
invisibly high above the Earth.
This magnificent representation sat atop the throne of an
Indian ruler, until it was ransacked by British forces in a final
war in 1799.
Which ruler?

A member of the lute family, this instrument’s name is derived
from the Italian for ‘almond’. It usually has 4, 5 or 6 pairs of
doubled metal strings, and is played by plucking with a plectrum.
Name the instrument.
To make it more suitable for Indian classical music what change,
other than switching to an electric version, did this musician
introduce?
You can also just identify him.

Mandolin
(Italian for almond is ‘mandora’)
U Shrinivas replaced the 4 pairs of strings with
4 single strings + a 5th for bass

An old map showing the ‘accepted’ and ‘possible’ origins of
something. An updated map might include the north-west regions
of South Asia also.
What?

Places where agriculture is thought to have
independently originated.

One name for this god comes from
the fact that when he was being
born, the river Ganga carried him
down & secreted him in a forest of
reeds.
Six celestial nymphs (associated with
the Pleiades) came upon the boy &
wanted to nurse him. The god is
supposed to have split into 6 babies
to help them do so. This gives rise to
another name.
Give either name.

Sharavanabhava
(born in a sharavana i.e., reeds)
Kartikeya
(of the Kritikas)

Though use of the term dates from the mid-18th century, its
use has been dated to prehistoric times.
Indian literature from the late medieval period has references
to its usage during ritual Hindu worship. Poetry composed by
Annamayya, the earliest known Telugu musician and poet,
references domatera, which means " _______ ___ " in Telugu.
What simple, yet highly effective method of protection from
pests are we referring to?

The Bibi ka Maqbara in Aurangabad was commissioned in 1660 in
memory of Dilras Banu Begum, the first & most favoured wife of
the emperor. It bears a striking resemblance to another
monument, one which initially had the same purpose, and is
therefore called the Dakkhani ___.
Who was the Emperor?
What older monument does it resemble?

Written Round
 5 Q – identify the people featured on the stamps
 +10 for each correct answer; no negatives
 +10 bonus if you get all five correct
 +10 bonus if you tell us what links all these people

1. Bhupen Hazarika
2. Nelson Mandela
3. JRD Tata
4. Satyajit Ray
5. Dr. BR Ambedkar

All have been conferred
the Bharat Ratna

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