Agantuk Quiz 2016
Final
1. Id the deity.
 1. NandrudayanVinayaka,Tamilnadu.
 2. Earth was made chariot with Sun and
Moon as its wheels and Brahma holding its
rein,Mt. Meru became bow,Basuki became
bow string,Vishnu became arrow,Agni
became tip of the arrow andVayu became
feathers of the arrow. Name the rider &
purpose.
 2. Lord Shiva to killTripura(Tripureswar)
 3.This Noida based company was registered on
16th Septenber,2015.Founder Directors are Mohit
Kr. Goyel,Sushma Devi and Rajesh Kumar. Name
the company.
 3. Ringing Bells Pvt. Ltd of Freedom 251 Fame.
 4.Connect:
Gramaphone,ImageOrthiconTube(or CRT)
and Mary Antoinette Perry.
 4. Name of the origins of the Grammy,Emmy and
Tony Awards.
 5.Christian Galano made history by being the 1st of
its kind in football.How did he stick his name in
football history.
 5. He was the first footballer to receive the Green
Card in Football (in Serie B forVacenza) for fair
play.
 6.This famous Bengali was born in 1906 in
Purnia,Bihar.He was engaged in legal profession
for a very short period of time after completion of
BL.He was once chosen the Secretary of Indian
NationalCongress of Purnia district.He was
arrested and detained in Bhagalpur jail for two
terms before independence.Quitting INC,he later
joined Socialist Party in 1948.His first novel was
published in 1946. He won Rabindra Puroskar in
1950 for his above mentioned novel publised in
1946.Id him.
 6. Satinath Bhaduri( novel was Jagari).
 7. Mhow,a small cantonment town in the Indore
district of the Malwa region of Madhya
Pradesh,has been named after X since it is X’s
birthplace. His father,a subedar in the Mahar
Regiment,was staioned there at the time of his
birth in 1891. Id X.
 7. X is Dr. B. R. Ambedkar.Ambedkar Nagar named
after him.
 8. Connect the following words.
I. Sun, II. New, III.Strange, IV. Shine,V. Hidden,
VI. Lazy.
 8. Latin words of these are
Helio,Neo,Xeno,Rado,Krypto and Argo. By adding
‘N’ with them we get the names Nobel gas with
just the exception of Helium.
 9.What is common to Hindi films Meri SuratTeri
Ankhe,Mamta,DoAnjane,Dosti and Bengali films
Mayamriga.(a non-exhaustive list).The answer
should be very specific.
 9. Story writer of all these films was Nihar Ranjan
Gupta. Meri SuratTeriAnkhe was adopted from
Bengali Film Ulka,Mamta from Uttar Phalguni,Do
Anjane from Ratrit Jatri and Dosti from Lalu Bhulu.
 9. X was a SUCI MLA won from Jaynagar
constituency. He was a PWD minister in Ajay
Mukherjee led United Front Government OfWB in
1967. Soma say that he brought such type of our
culture in our political movement that Oxford
English Dictionary included the a specific word
which defines this kind of political movement. Id X.
 9. Subodh Banerjee.
 10. On request of Netaji,TheAnanda Bazar Patrika
and the Hindusthan Standard jointly released a
venyl record of the songVande Mataram,sung in
Desh Raag by X in the 1938 (i.e. the record
releasing year), as a marching song the record was
also played from Singapore radio in the year 1943.
Id X.
 10.Timir Baran Bhattacharya.
 11. In case of online purchasing, Google started a
project i.e. a kind of product delivery system to the
customers by using drones or self –flying vehicles.
Name the project.
 11. ProjectWing.
 12. X was taken to the hermitage of hermitY by X’s
father.Y was sitting mudded in his hermitage. X’s
father requestedY to give his blessings upon his
son.ThenY said that the whole world will take X’s
name with full respect in future,evrentually exactly
that happened. Id X &Y.
 12. X- Rabindra NathTagore.
Y- Bamakhyapa.
 13.This famous Bengali writer wrote a novel
‘Shamuk’ in the year 1957 for participation in a
competition conducted in memory of Manik
Bandyopadhyay. He did not win any prize there.
Moti Nandi,Atin bandyopadhyay and Purnendu
Patri won the prizes. His novel was published in
three installments in the magazine ‘Purbomegh’. In
2015,this novel was published in novel form . Name
the famous novelist.
 13. Hasan Azizul Haque.
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Final
14.The person in
the picture was
born on 20
October,1888 in
ChakwalTehsil of
jhelum district in
what is now the
Patohar region of
Pakistan.On 31
October,1914 at
Hallebeke,Belgium
at the age of 26,he
did something of
great worth for
which he is
remembered
mostly to the
Indians. Id him and
his feat.
 14. Khudadad Khan
The feat is that he is the first Indian to receive
Victoria Cross Medal.
 15.FITB and the list is about:-
 I.Mansa Musa:-King ofTimbuktu,Mali.
 lived:1280-1337.
 II.AugustusCaesar:-Founder of Roman empire and its first emperor.
 lived:63BC-14AD.
 III.Emperor Shen Zang:-emperor of Chinese Sang dynasty
 lived:1048-1085.
 IV.____________.
 V.Joseph Stalin:-Premier of the Soviet Union.
 lived:1887-1953.
 VI.Andrew Carnegie:-A steel tycoon of the USA.
 lived:1835-1919.
 VII.john D. Rockefeller:-USA.
 lived:1839-1937.
 VIII.AlanThe Red:Nephew ofWilliam the conquerer.
 Country:England.
 lived:1040-1093.
 IX._____________.
 X.Genghis Khan:Mongolian emperor.
 14. Emperor Akbar & Bill Gates.
List of richest persons of all time according to
2015Time’s Money Magazine compiled list.
 16.He was once a rickshaw puller who loved to read
books.While reading the book 'Agnigarbha' he came
across a word 'jijibisha' several times but failed to
comprehend the meaning of it. So when he got a chance
to ask a passenger,whom he had known beforehand as a
professor,the meaning of the word,he mustered courage
and asked her.The passenger was utterly surprised as she
herself was the author of the book 'Agnigarbha'.That very
incident changed the course of life of the rickshaw puller
who later became an eminent writer and went on to pen
as many as 100 short stories and 9 novels till date.Who is
he?
Agantuk Quiz 2016 Final
Answer
16. Manaranjan
Byapari .
The first Dalit to
win Paschimbanga
BanglaAcademy
Award,the state’s
highest literary
award.
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17.He played 25
tests for his
country. His only
first class century
came in a test in
1960.He shared a
record in test
matches with
Wriddhiman
Saha. However,he
was the last
person to have a
certain distinction
for his country. Id
the person and
the distinction.
 17. Gerry Alexander.
The last white to captain theWest Indian side.
He shares the record of being only wicketkeeper
who scored not ou fifties in both innings of a test
match withWriddhiman Saha.
 18.In 1508 X received a commission from Julius II to
makeY,a masterpiece without precedent.Although
it was not X's trait,he accepted the challenge posed
to him.During the course of doingY,he had several
run-ins with Julius II regarding the contents ofY but
X stuck to his own instinct and finished the work so
efficiently that it has drawn multitude of visitors to
Y,ever since it was revealed five centuris ago. Give
X andY.
Agantuk Quiz 2016 Final
Answer
18.Michelangelo
Sistine Chapel
Celling.
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19.This athlete has a
unique distinction in
the history of
Olympics which is still
intact. He
participated in three
Olympis from 1900 to
1908 and the
Intercalated Games in
1906.Name him and
his record.
 19. Ray Ewry.
Won highest number of individualOlympic Gold
(8) onTruck & Field.
 20.The festival X initiated byY in 1910 is celebrated
during Poush Mela at Shantiniketan every year.To
commemorate first X RabindranathTagore
composed a poem Z.Tagore recited the poem on
every subsequent festival till his death. Id X,Y & Z.
 20. X- Christotsav.
Y- C. F. Andrew.
Z- ShishuTirtha/TheChild.
 21. X became synonymous with the gunpowder
plot,the failure of which has been commemorated
since November 5,1605.X's effigy is traditionally
burned on a bonfire commonly accompanied by a
fireworks display.X's mask is first used in the
graphic novel 'V forVendetta' in 1982,designed by
illustrator David Lloyd. Id X.
Agantuk Quiz 2016 Final
Answer
21. Guy Fawks.
 22. He is the only athlete for his country to have
won Gold medals in the 100 meter race at all four
major competitions,the Olympics,theWorld
Championships,the European Championships and
the Commomnwealth Games.He was the first
European to break the 10 second barrier in the 100
meter and still holds the record for his country in
the event.At the age of 32,he was the oldest
person to have captured 100 meter Olympic gold.
Id him and his country.
Agantuk Quiz 2016 Final
Answer
22. Linford Christie
Great Britain.
 23.Valdemar De Brito was the first footballer to
have missed the penalty shot(first shot saved was
CarlosVidal's by AlexThepot in 1930) in a world cup
match in 1934(vs Spain).However he later
amended his reputation by contributing something
to the world of football.What was his great
contribution to Football?
Agantuk Quiz 2016 Final
Answer
23.Valdemar De
Brito discovered
and nurtured Pele.
 24. He was a playwright and a stage actor as
well.Born in 1853,he graduated from the General
Assembly's Institution(Now Scotish Church
College) and later proceeded to the Calcutta
MedicalCollege,from where he dropped out after
two years of study. He debuted in the female role
of ‘Sairindhri’ at the historic inaugural performance
of the Bengal public playhouse in the Indian
NationalTheatre on 7 December 1872.Who is he
here?
Agantuk Quiz 2016 Final
Answer
24. Amritlal Basu.
 25.Argentina's Cesareo Onzari scored a goal
against Uruguay on 2 October 1924.Megan
Raponie of the US women's football team scored
an equalizing goal against Canada in the 54th
minute at OldTrafford at the 2012 London
Olympic. How can you connect this two incidents
with a SoccerWorld cup incident? Explain.
 25. Olympic Goal in SoccerWorld Cup by Marcos
Coll in 1963 Chilie against Russia.
 26. By winning theWomen's single title in Lawn
tennis at Rio Olympic,Monica Puig became the 1st
athlete to win an Olympic Gold while representing
Puerto Rico. However,there is another Puertorican
who won Olympic Gold before Monica Puig but she
represented another country. Name her and the
country she represented.
Agantuk Quiz 2016 Final
Answer
26.Gigi Fernandez.
USA.
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27.The man in the picture is
an Italian Classical
tenor,recording artist and
singer-songwriter.Born
with poor eyesight,he
became permanently blind
at the age of 12 following a
football accident.He has
recorded fifteen solo studio
albums,of both pop and
classical music,three
greatest hit albums,and
nine complete operas
selling over 80 million
records worldwide. Just id
him.
 27. Andrea Bocelli.
 27. Andrea Bocelli.
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28.This IndianWrestler
remains the only Olympian
wrestler to have fought his
bout keeping his beard and
full head of hair earning him
the sobriquet 'Keshdhari'. A
two time olympian though
performed brilliantly at 1960
Rome Olympic to fininsh a
creditable fifth,he was
overshadowed by the
performance of the great
Flying Sikh Milkha Singh
and went into oblivion of
people's memory. Id him.
 28. Madho Singh.
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29.The man in the picture(1905-
1976) was anAmerican
entrepreneur,known during his life
as one of the most financially
successful individuals in the
world.First making a name for
himself as a film producer,he then
became an influential figure in the
aviation industry.Later in life he
became known for his ecentric
behaviour and reclusive lifestyle.As
a maverick film tycoon,he gained
prominence in Hollywood from the
late 1920's,making big-budget and
often controvertial films like
Rocket(1928),Hell's
Angels(1930),TheOutlaw(1943)
etc.Martin Scorcese paid a tribute
to him by making his biopic with
Leonardo D'caprio playing the main
protagonist.
 29. Howard Hughes.
 30. X was a member of 'The Invincible',the 1948
Australian team that toured England. He played only
13 tests with a batting average of whooping 63.05 runs
per innings. He had earned a reputation of being
eccentric and was frequently the subject of
controversy.
Another X (with a different middle name) was an
English professional cricketer who is generally
regarded as one of the greatest ever bowlers. He
played 27 matches from 1901 to 1914,taking 189
wickets at an astonishing average of 16.43,one of
lowest bowling averages ever achieved. Id X.
Agantuk Quiz 2016 Final
Answer
30. Sidney
(George)
Barnes(above).
Sydney
(Francis)
Barnes(bellow).
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31.This company (logo in the pic)
was founded by Jurgen Mossack in
1977 and joined by Ramon
Fonseca in 1986. It is a Law firm
and Corporate Service Provider
with more than 40 offices and 500
employees scattered all over the
world. However the firm has
received worldwide media
attention in early 2016 for what
 31. Panama Papers Leak.
Concern Mossack-Fonseca.
 32. It is a French word which means ‘relaxation of
tension’. In simple words it means to end the long
lasting cold war between the USA and USSR
through composite dialogues. In the 1950’s French
GeneralCharles de Gaulle used it in the
international diplomatic forum for the first time.
But it was Henry Kissinger,the then security adviser
of the US president Richard Nixon,who made the
word popular in the perspective of Soviet-US
relationship in the 70’s. Give the word.
 32. D’etente.
 33. . X,the king of Shinar believed to live between
2200 BC and 2154 BC,was according to the Book of
Genesis and Books of Chronicles,the son of Cush
and the great grandson of Noah. However he is
mostly remembered for his creation ofY that
earned him reputation as a king who was rebellious
against God. In fact God viewed this behaviour as
rude and disrespectful and confounded people's
speech so that they could no longer understand
each other and scattered them around the
world,this led to the origin of different languages.
Id X &Y.
Agantuk Quiz 2016 Final
Answer
33. Nimrod.
Tower of
Nimrod/Babel.
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34.This man was a
circus performer and
entrepreneur. In 1887
he founded X with all-
Indian team,a first of
its kind in Bengal,and
travelled Bengal,India
and South East Asia
with his team. He is
considered to be one
of the pioneers of
circus in India.Who is
he and what did he
found?
 34. Priyanath Bose
Great Bengal Circus.
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35. Just Id.
 35. Marjorie Gestering,Youngest athlete to win an
Olympic Gold.
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36. Id and
connect.
 36.(From L-R) Doris Hart, Martina Navratilova and
Margaret Court Smith.
Only three to have accomplished the feat of
‘Career Boxed Set’ inTennis.
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37. Fill up and
put funda.
Agantuk Quiz 2016 Final
Answer
37.Angelo Merkel.
Only four women
individually selected
for theTimes
persons of the year
so far.
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38. Id the picture. He
was one of England’s
most popular cricket
captains. He
represented England
in 50 tests.He also
played Rugby Union.
He was England’s
last double
international.
However,he was the
first to have the
distinction of
something in
international cricket.
What distinction
does he have?
 38. Michael John Knight Smith.
First Match Referee in InternationalCricket.(In
1991-92 Ind-Aus series )
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39.This fort was built by
the Royal Rajput family of
the Katoch dynasty,which
traces its origin to the
ancientTrigarta
kingdom,mentioned in the
Mahabharata. It is the
largest fort in the
Himalayas and probably
the oldest dated fort in
India,as the recent
research suggests that the
Katoch dynasty may be
the oldest dynasty in the
world.The name of this
fort also finds mention in
the era of Alexander the
Great. Just name the fort.
 39. Kangra Fort in Himachal Pradesh.
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40.What is the
uniqueness of
this two Charlie
Chaplin’s
movies?
 40.These are the only two Chaplin-directed films
where he didn’t play a major role.
 29. In response to US-led boycott of the previous
Summer Olympic,in 1984 Los Angeles Olympic
Games,fourteen eastern bloc countries including
the Soviet Union,Cuba and East Germany
boycotted the Games. Only two communist bloc
countries attended the games.Who are they?
 15.There are two ruling authorities in the world of
Golf,one is United States Golf Association which
takes care of golfing affairs in the USA and
Mexico.The responsibility of governing the game
throughout the world except those two states rests
with another one.Name that ruling authority.
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13.The woman in the
picture is one of the
pioneers of reading
English news on
Doordarshan.She
was the first English
News reader in the
1970's in what was
then Bombay DD.As
a newsreader,she
had read the news
when Indira Gandhi
was arrested and
when S.D.Burman
died.Besides this,she
was a trained Kathak
and Bharatnatyam
Dancer.
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  • 1.
  • 2.
  • 3.
     2. Earthwas made chariot with Sun and Moon as its wheels and Brahma holding its rein,Mt. Meru became bow,Basuki became bow string,Vishnu became arrow,Agni became tip of the arrow andVayu became feathers of the arrow. Name the rider & purpose.
  • 4.
     2. LordShiva to killTripura(Tripureswar)
  • 5.
     3.This Noidabased company was registered on 16th Septenber,2015.Founder Directors are Mohit Kr. Goyel,Sushma Devi and Rajesh Kumar. Name the company.
  • 6.
     3. RingingBells Pvt. Ltd of Freedom 251 Fame.
  • 7.
  • 8.
     4. Nameof the origins of the Grammy,Emmy and Tony Awards.
  • 9.
     5.Christian Galanomade history by being the 1st of its kind in football.How did he stick his name in football history.
  • 10.
     5. Hewas the first footballer to receive the Green Card in Football (in Serie B forVacenza) for fair play.
  • 11.
     6.This famousBengali was born in 1906 in Purnia,Bihar.He was engaged in legal profession for a very short period of time after completion of BL.He was once chosen the Secretary of Indian NationalCongress of Purnia district.He was arrested and detained in Bhagalpur jail for two terms before independence.Quitting INC,he later joined Socialist Party in 1948.His first novel was published in 1946. He won Rabindra Puroskar in 1950 for his above mentioned novel publised in 1946.Id him.
  • 12.
     6. SatinathBhaduri( novel was Jagari).
  • 13.
     7. Mhow,asmall cantonment town in the Indore district of the Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh,has been named after X since it is X’s birthplace. His father,a subedar in the Mahar Regiment,was staioned there at the time of his birth in 1891. Id X.
  • 14.
     7. Xis Dr. B. R. Ambedkar.Ambedkar Nagar named after him.
  • 15.
     8. Connectthe following words. I. Sun, II. New, III.Strange, IV. Shine,V. Hidden, VI. Lazy.
  • 16.
     8. Latinwords of these are Helio,Neo,Xeno,Rado,Krypto and Argo. By adding ‘N’ with them we get the names Nobel gas with just the exception of Helium.
  • 17.
     9.What iscommon to Hindi films Meri SuratTeri Ankhe,Mamta,DoAnjane,Dosti and Bengali films Mayamriga.(a non-exhaustive list).The answer should be very specific.
  • 18.
     9. Storywriter of all these films was Nihar Ranjan Gupta. Meri SuratTeriAnkhe was adopted from Bengali Film Ulka,Mamta from Uttar Phalguni,Do Anjane from Ratrit Jatri and Dosti from Lalu Bhulu.
  • 19.
     9. Xwas a SUCI MLA won from Jaynagar constituency. He was a PWD minister in Ajay Mukherjee led United Front Government OfWB in 1967. Soma say that he brought such type of our culture in our political movement that Oxford English Dictionary included the a specific word which defines this kind of political movement. Id X.
  • 20.
     9. SubodhBanerjee.
  • 21.
     10. Onrequest of Netaji,TheAnanda Bazar Patrika and the Hindusthan Standard jointly released a venyl record of the songVande Mataram,sung in Desh Raag by X in the 1938 (i.e. the record releasing year), as a marching song the record was also played from Singapore radio in the year 1943. Id X.
  • 22.
     10.Timir BaranBhattacharya.
  • 23.
     11. Incase of online purchasing, Google started a project i.e. a kind of product delivery system to the customers by using drones or self –flying vehicles. Name the project.
  • 24.
  • 25.
     12. Xwas taken to the hermitage of hermitY by X’s father.Y was sitting mudded in his hermitage. X’s father requestedY to give his blessings upon his son.ThenY said that the whole world will take X’s name with full respect in future,evrentually exactly that happened. Id X &Y.
  • 26.
     12. X-Rabindra NathTagore. Y- Bamakhyapa.
  • 27.
     13.This famousBengali writer wrote a novel ‘Shamuk’ in the year 1957 for participation in a competition conducted in memory of Manik Bandyopadhyay. He did not win any prize there. Moti Nandi,Atin bandyopadhyay and Purnendu Patri won the prizes. His novel was published in three installments in the magazine ‘Purbomegh’. In 2015,this novel was published in novel form . Name the famous novelist.
  • 28.
     13. HasanAzizul Haque.
  • 29.
    Agantuk Quiz 2016 Final 14.Theperson in the picture was born on 20 October,1888 in ChakwalTehsil of jhelum district in what is now the Patohar region of Pakistan.On 31 October,1914 at Hallebeke,Belgium at the age of 26,he did something of great worth for which he is remembered mostly to the Indians. Id him and his feat.
  • 30.
     14. KhudadadKhan The feat is that he is the first Indian to receive Victoria Cross Medal.
  • 31.
     15.FITB andthe list is about:-  I.Mansa Musa:-King ofTimbuktu,Mali.  lived:1280-1337.  II.AugustusCaesar:-Founder of Roman empire and its first emperor.  lived:63BC-14AD.  III.Emperor Shen Zang:-emperor of Chinese Sang dynasty  lived:1048-1085.  IV.____________.  V.Joseph Stalin:-Premier of the Soviet Union.  lived:1887-1953.  VI.Andrew Carnegie:-A steel tycoon of the USA.  lived:1835-1919.  VII.john D. Rockefeller:-USA.  lived:1839-1937.  VIII.AlanThe Red:Nephew ofWilliam the conquerer.  Country:England.  lived:1040-1093.  IX._____________.  X.Genghis Khan:Mongolian emperor.
  • 32.
     14. EmperorAkbar & Bill Gates. List of richest persons of all time according to 2015Time’s Money Magazine compiled list.
  • 33.
     16.He wasonce a rickshaw puller who loved to read books.While reading the book 'Agnigarbha' he came across a word 'jijibisha' several times but failed to comprehend the meaning of it. So when he got a chance to ask a passenger,whom he had known beforehand as a professor,the meaning of the word,he mustered courage and asked her.The passenger was utterly surprised as she herself was the author of the book 'Agnigarbha'.That very incident changed the course of life of the rickshaw puller who later became an eminent writer and went on to pen as many as 100 short stories and 9 novels till date.Who is he?
  • 34.
    Agantuk Quiz 2016Final Answer 16. Manaranjan Byapari . The first Dalit to win Paschimbanga BanglaAcademy Award,the state’s highest literary award.
  • 35.
    Agantuk Quiz 2016 Final 17.Heplayed 25 tests for his country. His only first class century came in a test in 1960.He shared a record in test matches with Wriddhiman Saha. However,he was the last person to have a certain distinction for his country. Id the person and the distinction.
  • 36.
     17. GerryAlexander. The last white to captain theWest Indian side. He shares the record of being only wicketkeeper who scored not ou fifties in both innings of a test match withWriddhiman Saha.
  • 37.
     18.In 1508X received a commission from Julius II to makeY,a masterpiece without precedent.Although it was not X's trait,he accepted the challenge posed to him.During the course of doingY,he had several run-ins with Julius II regarding the contents ofY but X stuck to his own instinct and finished the work so efficiently that it has drawn multitude of visitors to Y,ever since it was revealed five centuris ago. Give X andY.
  • 38.
    Agantuk Quiz 2016Final Answer 18.Michelangelo Sistine Chapel Celling.
  • 39.
    Agantuk Quiz 2016 Final 19.Thisathlete has a unique distinction in the history of Olympics which is still intact. He participated in three Olympis from 1900 to 1908 and the Intercalated Games in 1906.Name him and his record.
  • 40.
     19. RayEwry. Won highest number of individualOlympic Gold (8) onTruck & Field.
  • 41.
     20.The festivalX initiated byY in 1910 is celebrated during Poush Mela at Shantiniketan every year.To commemorate first X RabindranathTagore composed a poem Z.Tagore recited the poem on every subsequent festival till his death. Id X,Y & Z.
  • 42.
     20. X-Christotsav. Y- C. F. Andrew. Z- ShishuTirtha/TheChild.
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     21. Xbecame synonymous with the gunpowder plot,the failure of which has been commemorated since November 5,1605.X's effigy is traditionally burned on a bonfire commonly accompanied by a fireworks display.X's mask is first used in the graphic novel 'V forVendetta' in 1982,designed by illustrator David Lloyd. Id X.
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    Agantuk Quiz 2016Final Answer 21. Guy Fawks.
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     22. Heis the only athlete for his country to have won Gold medals in the 100 meter race at all four major competitions,the Olympics,theWorld Championships,the European Championships and the Commomnwealth Games.He was the first European to break the 10 second barrier in the 100 meter and still holds the record for his country in the event.At the age of 32,he was the oldest person to have captured 100 meter Olympic gold. Id him and his country.
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    Agantuk Quiz 2016Final Answer 22. Linford Christie Great Britain.
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     23.Valdemar DeBrito was the first footballer to have missed the penalty shot(first shot saved was CarlosVidal's by AlexThepot in 1930) in a world cup match in 1934(vs Spain).However he later amended his reputation by contributing something to the world of football.What was his great contribution to Football?
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    Agantuk Quiz 2016Final Answer 23.Valdemar De Brito discovered and nurtured Pele.
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     24. Hewas a playwright and a stage actor as well.Born in 1853,he graduated from the General Assembly's Institution(Now Scotish Church College) and later proceeded to the Calcutta MedicalCollege,from where he dropped out after two years of study. He debuted in the female role of ‘Sairindhri’ at the historic inaugural performance of the Bengal public playhouse in the Indian NationalTheatre on 7 December 1872.Who is he here?
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    Agantuk Quiz 2016Final Answer 24. Amritlal Basu.
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     25.Argentina's CesareoOnzari scored a goal against Uruguay on 2 October 1924.Megan Raponie of the US women's football team scored an equalizing goal against Canada in the 54th minute at OldTrafford at the 2012 London Olympic. How can you connect this two incidents with a SoccerWorld cup incident? Explain.
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     25. OlympicGoal in SoccerWorld Cup by Marcos Coll in 1963 Chilie against Russia.
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     26. Bywinning theWomen's single title in Lawn tennis at Rio Olympic,Monica Puig became the 1st athlete to win an Olympic Gold while representing Puerto Rico. However,there is another Puertorican who won Olympic Gold before Monica Puig but she represented another country. Name her and the country she represented.
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    Agantuk Quiz 2016Final Answer 26.Gigi Fernandez. USA.
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    Agantuk Quiz 2016 Final 27.Theman in the picture is an Italian Classical tenor,recording artist and singer-songwriter.Born with poor eyesight,he became permanently blind at the age of 12 following a football accident.He has recorded fifteen solo studio albums,of both pop and classical music,three greatest hit albums,and nine complete operas selling over 80 million records worldwide. Just id him.
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    Agantuk Quiz 2016 Final 28.ThisIndianWrestler remains the only Olympian wrestler to have fought his bout keeping his beard and full head of hair earning him the sobriquet 'Keshdhari'. A two time olympian though performed brilliantly at 1960 Rome Olympic to fininsh a creditable fifth,he was overshadowed by the performance of the great Flying Sikh Milkha Singh and went into oblivion of people's memory. Id him.
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    Agantuk Quiz 2016 Final 29.Theman in the picture(1905- 1976) was anAmerican entrepreneur,known during his life as one of the most financially successful individuals in the world.First making a name for himself as a film producer,he then became an influential figure in the aviation industry.Later in life he became known for his ecentric behaviour and reclusive lifestyle.As a maverick film tycoon,he gained prominence in Hollywood from the late 1920's,making big-budget and often controvertial films like Rocket(1928),Hell's Angels(1930),TheOutlaw(1943) etc.Martin Scorcese paid a tribute to him by making his biopic with Leonardo D'caprio playing the main protagonist.
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     30. Xwas a member of 'The Invincible',the 1948 Australian team that toured England. He played only 13 tests with a batting average of whooping 63.05 runs per innings. He had earned a reputation of being eccentric and was frequently the subject of controversy. Another X (with a different middle name) was an English professional cricketer who is generally regarded as one of the greatest ever bowlers. He played 27 matches from 1901 to 1914,taking 189 wickets at an astonishing average of 16.43,one of lowest bowling averages ever achieved. Id X.
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    Agantuk Quiz 2016Final Answer 30. Sidney (George) Barnes(above). Sydney (Francis) Barnes(bellow).
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    Agantuk Quiz 2016 Final 31.Thiscompany (logo in the pic) was founded by Jurgen Mossack in 1977 and joined by Ramon Fonseca in 1986. It is a Law firm and Corporate Service Provider with more than 40 offices and 500 employees scattered all over the world. However the firm has received worldwide media attention in early 2016 for what
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     31. PanamaPapers Leak. Concern Mossack-Fonseca.
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     32. Itis a French word which means ‘relaxation of tension’. In simple words it means to end the long lasting cold war between the USA and USSR through composite dialogues. In the 1950’s French GeneralCharles de Gaulle used it in the international diplomatic forum for the first time. But it was Henry Kissinger,the then security adviser of the US president Richard Nixon,who made the word popular in the perspective of Soviet-US relationship in the 70’s. Give the word.
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     33. .X,the king of Shinar believed to live between 2200 BC and 2154 BC,was according to the Book of Genesis and Books of Chronicles,the son of Cush and the great grandson of Noah. However he is mostly remembered for his creation ofY that earned him reputation as a king who was rebellious against God. In fact God viewed this behaviour as rude and disrespectful and confounded people's speech so that they could no longer understand each other and scattered them around the world,this led to the origin of different languages. Id X &Y.
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    Agantuk Quiz 2016Final Answer 33. Nimrod. Tower of Nimrod/Babel.
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    Agantuk Quiz 2016 Final 34.Thisman was a circus performer and entrepreneur. In 1887 he founded X with all- Indian team,a first of its kind in Bengal,and travelled Bengal,India and South East Asia with his team. He is considered to be one of the pioneers of circus in India.Who is he and what did he found?
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     34. PriyanathBose Great Bengal Circus.
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     35. MarjorieGestering,Youngest athlete to win an Olympic Gold.
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     36.(From L-R)Doris Hart, Martina Navratilova and Margaret Court Smith. Only three to have accomplished the feat of ‘Career Boxed Set’ inTennis.
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    Agantuk Quiz 2016 Final 37.Fill up and put funda.
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    Agantuk Quiz 2016Final Answer 37.Angelo Merkel. Only four women individually selected for theTimes persons of the year so far.
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    Agantuk Quiz 2016 Final 38.Id the picture. He was one of England’s most popular cricket captains. He represented England in 50 tests.He also played Rugby Union. He was England’s last double international. However,he was the first to have the distinction of something in international cricket. What distinction does he have?
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     38. MichaelJohn Knight Smith. First Match Referee in InternationalCricket.(In 1991-92 Ind-Aus series )
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    Agantuk Quiz 2016 Final 39.Thisfort was built by the Royal Rajput family of the Katoch dynasty,which traces its origin to the ancientTrigarta kingdom,mentioned in the Mahabharata. It is the largest fort in the Himalayas and probably the oldest dated fort in India,as the recent research suggests that the Katoch dynasty may be the oldest dynasty in the world.The name of this fort also finds mention in the era of Alexander the Great. Just name the fort.
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     39. KangraFort in Himachal Pradesh.
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    Agantuk Quiz 2016 Final 40.Whatis the uniqueness of this two Charlie Chaplin’s movies?
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     40.These arethe only two Chaplin-directed films where he didn’t play a major role.
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     29. Inresponse to US-led boycott of the previous Summer Olympic,in 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games,fourteen eastern bloc countries including the Soviet Union,Cuba and East Germany boycotted the Games. Only two communist bloc countries attended the games.Who are they?
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     15.There aretwo ruling authorities in the world of Golf,one is United States Golf Association which takes care of golfing affairs in the USA and Mexico.The responsibility of governing the game throughout the world except those two states rests with another one.Name that ruling authority.
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    Agantuk Quiz 2016 Final 13.Thewoman in the picture is one of the pioneers of reading English news on Doordarshan.She was the first English News reader in the 1970's in what was then Bombay DD.As a newsreader,she had read the news when Indira Gandhi was arrested and when S.D.Burman died.Besides this,she was a trained Kathak and Bharatnatyam Dancer.
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