Quiz

1. Agantuk Club
BansberiaPresent
sIts 4th
yearOpen
General
Quiz

2. Today’s Quiz Masters are
Threaten us at your own peril.

3. Rules.There are 35 questions in total in the
elimination round. Each carries 2 marks.
Of them 25 are dries, 5 are audios and 5
are visuals.
There are 6 star mark questions to
determine the finalists in case of tie. They
are 5,10,15,20,30 & 35.
Apart from one question all have part
marking wherever it is applicable.

4. No cross
Whisperi
ng

7. They say there is no English translation of
this word. Rabindranath Tagore coined the
Bengali term in 1935,when he met Rabin
Bhattacharya,a doyen in this field.
When we are not civilized, we would use sign
languages to convey messages. The popular
belief is that this were originally primitive
people conveyed these messages. So what
is the good word?
1.

8. This man was a space scientist
and the former chairman of
the ISRO. He was awarded
Padma Vibhushan in 2017. He
was inducted into the Satellite
Hall of Fame, Washington, on 19
March 2013.
2
.
With this he became the first
Indian to be inducted. He was
also to be inducted in International
Astronautics Federation (IAF) as on 15 May 2016. He
was also the first Indian again to achieve such a feat. Name him
and the moniker he had earned during his lifetime.
(First name is must.)

9. _______ was a student residence that existed between
1905 and 1910 at Cromwell Avenue in Highgate, North
London. With the patronage of lawyer Shyamji Krishna
Varma, it was opened to promote nationalist views
among Indian students in Britain. The building rapidly
became a hub for political activism, one of the most
prominent for overseas revolutionary Indian nationalism.
A number of prominent Indian revolutionaries and
nationalists were associated with it, including Vinayak
Damodar Savarkar, Lala Hardayal and Madan Lal
Dhingra.
Patrons of ________ published an anti-colonialist
newspaper, The India Sociologist, which the British
Raj banned as "seditious".
FITB.
3.

10. An account made of their exploits by
the Revolutionaries of country Y often contained a
reference to a certain X wearing a Phrygian cap. This
pretty girl of legend inspired the revolutionaries, and
looked after those wounded in the many battles across
the country. The official busts of X initially had
anonymous features, appearing as women of the
people. From 1969 however they began to take on the
features of famous women, starting with the
actress Brigitte Bardot.She was followed by Mireille
Mathieu (1978), Catherine Deneuve (1985), Inès de La
Fressange (1989), Laetitia Casta (2000) and Evelyne
Thomas (2003). Give X.
4.

11. However he had an intimate relationship with X and was supposed to
marry her though eventually that did not happen. Who is X here?
*5.
William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne,
addressed as Lord Melbourne, was
a British Whig statesman who served
as Home Secretary (1830–1834)
and Prime Minister (1834 and 1835–
1841). He is best known for his intense
and successful mentoring of Queen
Victoria, at ages 18–21, in the ways of
politics. Melbourne was dismissed
by King William IV in 1834, the last
British prime minister to be dismissed

12. 6.• Y is a French multinational insurance firm
headquartered in the 8th arrondissement of Paris that
engages in global insurance, investment
management, and other financial services.
• XY is a joint venture between X and Y business Group
that operates in India. X shares 51% stake in the
venture while Y Group shares 49% stake. The
company offers general insurance products to retail
and commercial clients.
• The company is the first one in the general insurance
industry to receive dual certifications of ISO
9001:2008 and ISO 27001:2005. It is headed by
Sanjeev Srinivasan, who is CEO and the Managing
Director. So give me XY.
6.

13. Charles Dickens's novel, A Tale of Two
Cities and the cinematic adaptation
featuring Ronald Colman inspired ______ to get
involved in film-making. _______ started as a
sound recording engineer and gradually shifted to
directing.
His first film, Ankush released in 1954, is based
on the Narayan Ganguly story Sainik, which had
an elephant as the central character.
FITB.
7.

14. • X's name is taken from William Shakespeare's The
Winter's Tale;Y said that she wanted it to be unusual
since if fewer girls shared her name, fewer girls would
get teased for itand it seemed that "a pair of
professional dentists, who liked to prove how clever
they are...gave [her] an unusual name that no-one
could pronounce."Her original last name was
"Puckle", but Y felt the name "did not suit her at all",
and so the less frivolous Z made it into the books.
• Give X,Y and Z.
8.

15. • A significant number of ordinary Britons supported X. Y,
who claimed X was "the man who saved India", is alleged
to have started a benefit fund which raised over £26,000
sterling, including £50 contributed by Y himself for
X. Subhash Chopra in his book Y Sahib – the Raj
Patriot (2006),though denied this allegation which was
also endorsed by the ‘Morning Post’ newspaper that it
was the newspaper who started the fund.
• Y did pay his tribute to X at least twice, with brief but
definitive words of edification, once at X’s funeral services
and later by penning a tribute to X at the request of X’s
memorial committee regarding the donation of beds and
even a ward at the Walker Hospital in Shimla.
• Who are X and Y here?
9.

16. “X”, a French diplomat, attempted to repeat a feat-which
he did in an Afro-Asian region in 1869 that provided a
great deal of advantage to a certain community of
people-in the Central American region during the 1880s,
but the project was devastated by epidemics
of malaria and yellow fever in the area, as well as beset
by financial problems, and the planned project was
never completed. Eventually, the project was bought out
by the United States, which solved the medical
problems and changed the design to a large extent that
was previously done. It was eventually completed in
1914. So who is “X” here?
*10.

17. Name another
two to complete
the list and also
tell me what is
the list about?
11.

18. Neofelis nebulosa is a wild cat occurring from
the Himalayan foothills through mainland Southeast
Asia into China. Since 2008, it is listed as
Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Its total population
is suspected to be fewer than 10,000 mature
individuals, with a decreasing population trend, and
no single population numbering more than 1,000
adults. It is the state animal of the Indian state
of Meghalaya. By what good name we know this
creature and what is it doing in a quiz contest in this
month?
12.

19. When the Nawab of Junagadh acceded his state
to Pakistan in 1947, X headed a government-in-
exile created by citizens of Junagadh to reflect
the wishes of its majority population who wished
the state to become part of India instead.
When Indian forces entered Junagadh and its
principalities, Mangrol and Manavadar, the
Nawab fled to Pakistan and his dewan, Y invited
X to accept the reins of the state but X refused.
X and Y?
13.

20. Just Author?14.

21. ID the sculpture
and the sculptor.
*15.

22. Film?
16.

23. ID the Singer.
17.

24. ID the fictional
character from
this creature’s
image.
18.

25. ID the brand
from this still
image ad.
19.

26. _______ is a subregion of Oceania, made up of over
1,000 islands scattered over the central and southern Pacific
Ocean. The indigenous people who inhabit the islands of ______
are termed ______n and they share many similar traits
including language family, culture, and beliefs. Historically, they
were experienced sailors and used stars to navigate during the
night.
The term “________" was first used in 1756 by the French writer
Charles de Brosses, and originally applied to all the islands of the
Pacific. In 1831, Jules Dumont d'Urville proposed a restriction on
its use during a lecture to the Geographical Society of Paris.
Historically, these islands have also been referred to as the South
Sea Island.
FITB.
*20.

27. Film.
21.

28. Identify both the singers.
(no part marking.)
22.

29. Film.
23.

30. If Durgacharan Rakshit is
the first then who is the
last ?
24.

31. Why is Gunter’s Chain
used in Cricket ? Cha
25.

32. Christiano Ronaldo won Salon d’Or
award for the past three
consecutive years (2014-2016). In
which field, the award was awarded
to him ?
26.

33. What is common to Vatican
City, San Marino and
Lesotho ?
27.

34. Which epic literary work was
compiled during 1669 to 1708,
containing works of Ramanand,
Sheikh Farid, Kabir, Ravidas, Beni,
Namdev, Bhikhana, Parmanand,
Sain, Dhanna, Pipa, Surdas,
Jayadev & Trilochon ?
28.

35. Dum Laga Ke Haisa is a musical
restaurant which was opened at
Sector V this year during the Durga
Puja. It is a restaurant as well as a
musical museum. Which famous
singer is the person behind this
restaurant ?
29.

36. Birthname of “X” was Hema. “X”
appeared in the films such as
Maajhe Baal, Chimukla Sansar,
Jeevan Yatra, Badi Maa etc. “X”
produced some films like Vadal,
Jhaanjhar, Kanchan & Lekin. “X”
also produced Hindi T.V. serial
“Kuchh Paya Kuchh Khoya” in
1989. Id “X”.
30.

37. What was the surname of
Sidho & Kano, the great
rebel of Santhal Rebellion ?
31.

38. 32.
What is common to the
following construction
companies : (a) M/s Ballardie,
Thompson & Mathews Pvt. Ltd.
and (b) M/s H.K. Sen &
Associates.

39. In the UK & Ireland, an old
saying goes “Football is a
gentlemen’s game played by
thugs and _______ is a thug’s
game played by gentlemen
FITB.
33.

40. “X” is Akshar Pathak’s brain child
that began in February, 2012. It
captures the true essence of each
film/T.V. show that is portrayed
graphically in the limited space that
he works on. Id “X”
34.

41. All over the world the name of this
bird is “Turkey” except Turkey (the
country). In Turkey, the name of
the bird is “X” which is also the
name of another country. (This is
the only instance of naming a bird
with the names of two different
countries).
*35.

42. Please Submit
Your answer sheet

43. Answer is coming shortly….
Don’t go away.

44. Here are the answers.

45. They say there is no English translation of
this word. Rabindranath Tagore coined the
Bengali term in 1935,when he met Rabin
Bhattacharya,a doyen in this field.
When we are not civilized, we would use sign
languages to convey messages. The popular
belief is that this were originally primitive
people conveyed these messages. So what
is the good word?
1.

46. Harbola.

47. This man was a space scientist
and the former chairman of
the ISRO. He was awarded
Padma Vibhushan in 2017. He
was inducted into the Satellite
Hall of Fame, Washington, on 19
March 2013.
2.
With this he became the first
Indian to be inducted. He was
also to be inducted in International
Astronautics Federation (IAF) as on 15 May 2016. He
was also the first Indian again to achieve such a feat. Name him
and the moniker he had earned during his lifetime.
(First name is must.)

48. Udupi Ramchandra Rao.
The Satellite Man Of
India.

49. _______ was a student residence that existed between
1905 and 1910 at Cromwell Avenue in Highgate, North
London. With the patronage of lawyer Shyamji Krishna
Varma, it was opened to promote nationalist views
among Indian students in Britain. The building rapidly
became a hub for political activism, one of the most
prominent for overseas revolutionary Indian
nationalism. A number of prominent Indian
revolutionaries and nationalists were associated with it,
including Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, Lala Hardayal
and Madan Lal Dhingra.
Patrons of ________ published an anti-colonialist
newspaper, The India Sociologist, which the British
Raj banned as "seditious".
FITB.
3.

50. India House.

51. An account made of their exploits by
the Revolutionaries of country Y often contained a
reference to a certain X wearing a Phrygian cap. This
pretty girl of legend inspired the revolutionaries, and
looked after those wounded in the many battles across
the country. The official busts of X initially had
anonymous features, appearing as women of the
people. From 1969 however they began to take on the
features of famous women, starting with the
actress Brigitte Bardot.She was followed by Mireille
Mathieu (1978), Catherine Deneuve (1985), Inès de La
Fressange (1989), Laetitia Casta (2000) and Evelyne
Thomas (2003). Give X.
4.

52. X-Marianne,a national
symbol of the French
Republic,
a personification
of liberty and reason,
and a portrayal of
the Goddess of Liberty.
Y- France.

53. However he had an intimate relationship with X and was supposed to
marry her though eventually that did not happen. Who is X here?
*5.
William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne,
addressed as Lord Melbourne, was
a British Whig statesman who served
as Home Secretary (1830–1834)
and Prime Minister (1834 and 1835–
1841). He is best known for his intense
and successful mentoring of Queen
Victoria, at ages 18–21, in the ways of
politics. Melbourne was dismissed
by King William IV in 1834, the last
British prime minister to be dismissed

54. Emily Eden

55. 6.• Y is a French multinational insurance firm
headquartered in the 8th arrondissement of Paris that
engages in global insurance, investment
management, and other financial services.
• XY is a joint venture between X and Y business Group
that operates in India. X shares 51% stake in the
venture while Y Group shares 49% stake. The
company offers general insurance products to retail
and commercial clients.
• The company is the first one in the general insurance
industry to receive dual certifications of ISO
9001:2008 and ISO 27001:2005. It is headed by
Sanjeev Srinivasan, who is CEO and the Managing
Director. So give me XY.
6.

57. Charles Dickens's novel, A Tale of Two
Cities and the cinematic adaptation
featuring Ronald Colman inspired ______ to get
involved in film-making. _______ started as a
sound recording engineer and gradually shifted to
directing.
His first film, Ankush released in 1954, is based
on the Narayan Ganguly story Sainik, which had
an elephant as the central character.
FITB.
7.

58. Tapan Sinha.

59. • X's name is taken from William Shakespeare's The
Winter's Tale;Y said that she wanted it to be unusual
since if fewer girls shared her name, fewer girls would
get teased for itand it seemed that "a pair of
professional dentists, who liked to prove how clever
they are...gave [her] an unusual name that no-one
could pronounce."Her original last name was
"Puckle", but Y felt the name "did not suit her at all",
and so the less frivolous Z made it into the books.
• Give X,Y and Z.
8.

61. • A significant number of ordinary Britons supported X. Y,
who claimed X was "the man who saved India", is alleged
to have started a benefit fund which raised over £26,000
sterling, including £50 contributed by Y himself for
X. Subhash Chopra in his book Y Sahib – the Raj
Patriot (2006),though denied this allegation which was
also endorsed by the ‘Morning Post’ newspaper that it
was the newspaper who started the fund.
• Y did pay his tribute to X at least twice, with brief but
definitive words of edification, once at X’s funeral services
and later by penning a tribute to X at the request of X’s
memorial committee regarding the donation of beds and
even a ward at the Walker Hospital in Shimla.
• Who are X and Y here?
9.

63. “X” was a French diplomat and later developer of the Suez
Canal, which in 1869 joined the Mediterranean and Red Seas,
substantially reducing sailing distances and times
between Europe and East Asia.
He attempted to repeat this success with an effort to build
a Panama Canal at sea level during the 1880s, but the project
was devastated by epidemics of malaria and yellow fever in the
area, as well as beset by financial problems, and the planned
“X” Panama Canal was never completed. Eventually, the project
was bought out by the United States, which solved the medical
problems and changed the design to a non-sea level canal
with locks. It was eventually completed in 1914.
So just ID “X”.
*10.

64. Ferdinand
De Lesseps.

65. Name another
two to complete
the list and also
tell me what is
the list about?
11.

66. Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods.
Only these five to accomplish the feat of
career grand slam in golf.
In previous slide they are Ben Hogan,Gary
Player and Gene Sarazen.

67. Neofelis nebulosa is a wild cat occurring from
the Himalayan foothills through mainland Southeast
Asia into China. Since 2008, it is listed as
Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Its total population
is suspected to be fewer than 10,000 mature
individuals, with a decreasing population trend, and
no single population numbering more than 1,000
adults. It is the state animal of the Indian state
of Meghalaya. By what good name we know this
creature and what is it doing in a quiz contest in this
month?
12.

69. When the Nawab of Junagadh acceded his state
to Pakistan in 1947, X headed a government-in-
exile created by citizens of Junagadh to reflect
the wishes of its majority population who wished
the state to become part of India instead.
When Indian forces entered Junagadh and its
principalities, Mangrol and Manavadar, the
Nawab fled to Pakistan and his dewan, Y invited
X to accept the reins of the state but X refused.
X and Y?
13.

71. Just Author?14.

72. Kazuo Ishiguro.
The Remains of
The Day.

73. ID the sculpture
and the sculptor.
*15.

74. Triumph of
Labour (Marina
Beach)
Debi Prasad
RoyChowdhury.

75. Film?
16.

77. ID the Singer.
17.

78. Shyamashree Majumder.

79. ID the fictional
character from
this creature’s
image.
18.

80. Yoda.
Star Wars.

81. ID the brand
from this still
image ad.
19.

82. Pears.

83. _______ is a subregion of Oceania, made up of over
1,000 islands scattered over the central and southern Pacific
Ocean. The indigenous people who inhabit the islands of ______
are termed ______n and they share many similar traits
including language family, culture, and beliefs. Historically, they
were experienced sailors and used stars to navigate during the
night.
The term “________" was first used in 1756 by the French writer
Charles de Brosses, and originally applied to all the islands of the
Pacific. In 1831, Jules Dumont d'Urville proposed a restriction on
its use during a lecture to the Geographical Society of Paris.
Historically, these islands have also been referred to as the South
Sea Island.
FITB.
*20.

84. Polynesia.

85. Film.
21.

87. Identify both the singers.
(no part marking.)
22.

89. Film.
23.

91. If Durgacharan Rakshit is
the first then who is the
last ?
24.

92. Soumitra
Chattopadhyay.

93. Why is Gunter’s Chain
used in Cricket ? Cha
25.

94. To measure
the length &
width of the
pitch.

95. Christiano Ronaldo won Salon d’Or
award for the past three
consecutive years (2014-2016). In
which field, the award was awarded
to him ?
26.

96. Best Hair
Style.
Magazine
“Goal” of
Russell Brand
conferred this
award.

97. What is common to Vatican
City, San Marino and
Lesotho ?
27.

98. Only three landlocked countries
surrounded by a single country.
Vatican City by & San Marino
are surrounded by Italy and
Lesotho is surrounded by South
Africa.

99. Which epic literary work was
compiled during 1669 to 1708,
containing works of Ramanand,
Sheikh Farid, Kabir, Ravidas, Beni,
Namdev, Bhikhana, Parmanand,
Sain, Dhanna, Pipa, Surdas,
Jayadev & Trilochon ?
28.

100. Guru
Granth
Sahib.

101. Dum Laga Ke Haisa is a musical
restaurant which was opened at
Sector V this year during the Durga
Puja. It is a restaurant as well as a
musical museum. Which famous
singer is the person behind this
restaurant ?
29.

102. Kumar Sanu.

103. Birthname of “X” was Hema. “X”
appeared in the films such as
Maajhe Baal, Chimukla Sansar,
Jeevan Yatra, Badi Maa etc. “X”
produced some films like Vadal,
Jhaanjhar, Kanchan & Lekin. “X”
also produced Hindi T.V. serial
“Kuchh Paya Kuchh Khoya” in
1989. Id “X”.
30.

104. The Great Lataji.

105. What was the surname of
Sidho & Kano, the great
rebel of Santhal Rebellion ?
31.

106. Murmu

107. 32.
What is common to the
following construction
companies : (a) M/s Ballardie,
Thompson & Mathews Pvt. Ltd.
and (b) M/s H.K. Sen &
Associates.

108. They were the architects,
planners, estimators and
constructor of Vivekananda
Yuba Bharati Krirangan.

109. In the UK & Ireland, an old
saying goes “Football is a
gentlemen’s game played by
thugs and _______ is a thug’s
game played by gentlemen
FITB.
33.

110. Rugby.

111. “X” is Akshar Pathak’s brain child
that began in February, 2012. It
captures the true essence of each
film/T.V. show that is portrayed
graphically in the limited space that
he works on. Id “X”
34.

112. Minimal Poster
Of Bollywood.

113. All over the world the name of this
bird is “Turkey” except Turkey (the
country). In Turkey, the name of
the bird is “X” which is also the
name of another country. (This is
the only instance of naming a bird
with the names of two different
countries). What is X?
*35
.

114. Peru.