The document provides rules for the ANTARGYAN 2020 prelims quiz competition. It states that there will be 20 multiple choice questions, with 15 questions worth 1 mark each and 5 questions marked with an asterisk worth 2 marks each. Doubts about answers will only be clarified after all questions have been shown. Decisions by the quizmasters will be final in any disputes. The questions cover topics about films, people, events and monuments from around the world.

1. ANTARGYAN 2020
Prelims

2. Rules for the prelims
● No mobile phones
● 8 teams to be selected to the finals
● 20 questions
● Of the 20, 15 Questions carry 1 mark each
● In case a question has multiple answers, each answer will be given equal
portion of points. For example, if a question has two answers then each
answer carries half point.
● The other 5 (* marked) will carry 2 each and will be used to resolve ties if any
● Doubts are to be clarified once answers to all the questions are shown
● Decisions taken by the quizmasters will be final in case of disputes

4. 1. Burton Leon Reynolds Jr. was an American actor, director, and producer. He
first rose to prominence when he starred in several different television series
such as Gunsmoke ,, Hawk and Dan August .Reynolds was voted the world's
number one box office star for five consecutive years (from 1978 to 1982) in
the annual Top Ten Money Making Stars Poll, a record he shares with Bing
Crosby. After a number of box office failures, Reynolds returned to television,
starring in the sitcom Evening Shade . He was nominated for the Academy
Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Boogie Nights
(1997).Hal Brett Needham (March 6, 1931 – October 25, 2013) was an
American stuntman, film director, actor and writer. He is best known for his
frequent collaborations with actor Burt Reynolds, usually in films involving fast
cars, such as Smokey and the Bandit, Hooper, The Cannonball Run and
Stroker Ace.Both of them had a close friendship even outside shooting sets
and shared a property for 12 years.Which recently released American film’s
main characters are said to have been inspired by the friendship between
these two?
*

5. 2. Built in 1863-1864 this is the oldest shopping mall in India.It still stands, but forgotten and not
well-flogged as it used to be during its prime but in a different building reconstructed after the 1983 fire in
the building.Designed by W N Pogson name this building which is located aside the famous Anna Salai
(Mount Road) in Chennai.

6. 3. Identify the film
Identify the Indian film from the poster of this
2019 Mandarin film.

7. 4. Who is the famous daughter mentioned here?
● “Scenes from the heart” is a 2018 book by
Swedish Opera Singer Malena Ernman,
her husband and their daughters.
● The reader follows Ernman and her family
as they tour Europe for her singing
career.
● The book also details her elder daughter’s
trouble with school and diagnosis of
Asperger’s Syndrome.

8. 5. Identify this company
● X is a company incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered at Beijing’s Haidan
district.
● The name X means “countless times” in Mandarin.
● X is currently the fourth largest website according to the Alexa Internet
Rankings.
● X has also diversified into various other fields including an online
encyclopedia and self-driving cars.

9. 6. Identify the ad.Where was it played for the first
time?

10. 7. What does this poster pay tribute to?

11. 8. Who is the latest entrant to this list?
● Zac Efron
● Barack Obama
● Shaquille O’Neal
● Roger Federer
● Brie Larson
● Narendra Modi

12. 9. Name the dance form shown in the video

13. 10. Identify this inventor and his invention.

14. 11. Sri Lankamalleswara Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary
headquartered in Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh, India.It is a home to nearly 176
families of vegetation and living organisms.But the striking factor is that it is the
only habitat in the world which provides home for the X, a critically endangered
species. The bird was first discovered in 1848 by the surgeon-naturalist Thomas
C. Jerdon and was thought to be extinct until its rediscovery in 1986. The bird now
inhabits the sparse scrub regions and forests of the Sri Lanka Malleshwara
Sanctuary where the topography and weather conditions are compatible with its
existence.Identify X.(Image in next slide)

16. 12. This tweet shows none other than the Uruguay international Luis Suarez
taking on the role of a goalkeeper during a friendly match held at the Estadio
Centenario in Montevideo,Uruguay.The match was held as a farewell match to an
Uruguay football legend who has played for notable clubs and won many
accolades including the golden ball for the 2010 FIFA football world cup.He also
appeared for Mumbai City FC during the third edition of the Hero ISL.Identify him.
Also identify the “first time” meant by the editor in the tweet.(bigger image follows)
*

18. 13. Most soups are served hot but there are exceptions,the most famous one
being the vichyssoise .According to legend, its origin starts with X,suspicious that
people would poison him, ordered that all his food be sampled by an official
taster.The king’s taster felt the need for his own taster,who, in turn had his own
taster and so on that by the time the hot creamed leek and potato soup got to the
king, it was cold and so it has been eaten in that way ever since.Identify X.
*

19. 14. In early February 1976, two French Foreign Legion units were involved in an
important hostage rescue mission in Loyada, a small village situated at the border
between today’s Djibouti and Somalia, in the Horn of Africa. Their objective was to
save 31 French children kidnapped by local militants from a pan-Somali guerrilla
organization supported by the Somali government.Name the 2019 film based on
the execution of this rescue operation.

20. 15. Identify.(Bigger image follows)

22. 16. What is this list showing as an edition for this year?

23. 17. Self-portrait of….(zoomed image in next slide)
*

25. 18. Name the material of construction of the Expo 2010 Shanghai pavilion by
Portugal.

27. 19. Name the two figures involved in the controversy depicted by this Amul topical
that took place last November, involving a former Indian cricketer and a Bollywood
actress.

28. 20. X is a comprehensive treatise that deals with the properties of the flora of the
Western Ghats region principally covering the areas now in the Indian states of
Kerala, Karnataka and Goa.Written in Latin, it was compiled over a period of
nearly 30 years and published in Amsterdam during 1678–1693. The book was
conceived by Hendrik van Rheede, who was the Governor of Dutch Malabar at the
time. It mentions plants of the Malabar region which in his time referred to the
stretch along the Western Ghats from Goa to Kanyakumari. The book gives a
detailed account of the flora of Kerala, along with sketches and detailed
descriptions. Apart from Latin, the plant names have been recorded in other
languages including Malayalam, Konkani, Arabic and English. Identify X.
*

29. ANSWERS

30. 1. Burton Leon Reynolds Jr. was an American actor, director, and producer. He
first rose to prominence when he starred in several different television series
such as Gunsmoke ,, Hawk and Dan August .Reynolds was voted the world's
number one box office star for five consecutive years (from 1978 to 1982) in
the annual Top Ten Money Making Stars Poll, a record he shares with Bing
Crosby. After a number of box office failures, Reynolds returned to television,
starring in the sitcom Evening Shade . He was nominated for the Academy
Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Boogie Nights
(1997).Hal Brett Needham (March 6, 1931 – October 25, 2013) was an
American stuntman, film director, actor and writer. He is best known for his
frequent collaborations with actor Burt Reynolds, usually in films involving fast
cars, such as Smokey and the Bandit, Hooper, The Cannonball Run and
Stroker Ace.Both of them had a close friendship even outside shooting sets
and shared a property for 12 years.Which recently released American film’s
main characters are said to have been inspired by the friendship between
these two?
*

32. 2. Built in 1863-1864 this is the oldest shopping mall in India.It still stands forgotten and not well-flogged
as it used to be during its prime but in a different building reconstructed after the 1983 fire in the
building.Designed by W N Pogson name this building which is located aside the famous Anna Salai
(Mount Road) in Chennai.

33. Spencer Plaza

34. 3. Identify the film
Identify the Indian film from the poster of this
2019 Mandarin film.

35. Drishyam

36. 4. Who is the famous daughter mentioned here?
● “Scenes from the heart” is a 2018 book by
Swedish Opera Singer Malena Ernman,
her husband and their daughters.
● The reader follows Ernman and her family
as they tour Europe for her singing
career.
● The book also details her elder daughter’s
trouble with school and diagnosis of
Asperger’s Syndrome.

37. Greta Thunberg

38. 5. Identify this company
● X is a company incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered at Beijing’s Haidan
district.
● The name X means “countless times” in Mandarin.
● X is currently the fourth largest website according to the Alexa Internet
Rankings.
● X has also diversified into various other fields including an online
encyclopedia and self-driving cars.

39. Baidu

40. 6. Identify the ad.Where was it played for the first
time?

41. Iphone
The academy award ceremony 2007

42. 7. What does this poster pay tribute to?

43. Lunch Atop A Skyscraper/ Time Magazine cover

44. 8. Who is the latest entrant to this list?
● Zac Efron
● Barack Obama
● Shaquille O’Neal
● Roger Federer
● Brie Larson
● Narendra Modi

45. Rajinikanth
960 × 540

46. 9. Name the dance form shown in the video

47. Flamenco

48. 10. Identify this inventor and his invention.

49. Chinthakindi Mallesham, The Asu machine

50. 11. Sri Lankamalleswara Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary
headquartered in Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh, India.It is a home to nearly 176
families of vegetation and living organisms.But the striking factor is that it is the
only habitat in the world which provides home for the X, a critically endangered
species. The bird was first discovered in 1848 by the surgeon-naturalist Thomas
C. Jerdon and was thought to be extinct until its rediscovery in 1986. The bird now
inhabits the sparse scrub regions and forests of the Sri Lanka Malleshwara
Sanctuary where the topography and weather conditions are compatible with its
existence.Identify X.(Image in next slide)

52. Jerdon’s Courser.

53. 12. This tweet shows none other than the Uruguay international Luis Suarez
taking on the role of a goalkeeper during a friendly match held at the Estadio
Centenario in Montevideo,Uruguay.The match was held as a farewell match to an
Uruguay football legend who has played for notable clubs and won many
accolades including the golden ball for the 2010 FIFA football world cup.He also
appeared for Mumbai City FC during the third edition of the Hero ISL.Identify him.
Also identify the “first time” meant by the editor in the tweet.(bigger image follows)
*

55. Diego Forlan
Uruguay vs Ghana quarter-final during the 2010 FIFA Football World Cup.

56. 13. Most soups are served hot but there are exceptions,the most famous one
being the vichyssoise .According to legend, its origin starts with X,suspicious that
people would poison him, ordered that all his food be sampled by an official
taster.The king’s taster felt the need for his own taster,who, in turn had his own
taster and so on that by the time the hot creamed leek and potato soup got to the
king, it was cold and so it has been eaten in that way ever since.Identify X.
*

57. Louis XIV of France

58. 14. In early February 1976, two French Foreign Legion units were involved in an
important hostage rescue mission in Loyada, a small village situated at the border
between today’s Djibouti and Somalia, in the Horn of Africa. Their objective was to
save 31 French children kidnapped by local militants from a pan-Somali guerrilla
organization supported by the Somali government.Name the 2019 film based on
the execution of this rescue operation.

59. L’Intervention (or 15 minutes of war)

60. 15. Identify.(Bigger image follows)

62. Antonio Guterres,
Current U.N Secretary General

63. 16. What is this list showing as an edition for this year?

64. List of participants for the Republic Day Tableau Parade on the Rajpath.

65. 17. Self-portrait of….(zoomed image in next slide)
*

67. Adolf Hitler

68. 18. Name the material of construction of the Expo 2010 Shanghai pavilion by
Portugal.

70. Cork

71. 19. Name the two figures involved in the controversy depicted by this Amul topical
that took place last November, involving a former Indian cricketer and a Bollywood
actress.

72. Anushka Sharma
Farokh Engineer

73. 20. X is a comprehensive treatise that deals with the properties of the flora of the
Western Ghats region principally covering the areas now in the Indian states of
Kerala, Karnataka and Goa.Written in Latin, it was compiled over a period of
nearly 30 years and published in Amsterdam during 1678–1693. The book was
conceived by Hendrik van Rheede, who was the Governor of Dutch Malabar at the
time. It mentions plants of the Malabar region which in his time referred to the
stretch along the Western Ghats from Goa to Kanyakumari. The book gives a
detailed account of the flora of Kerala, along with sketches and detailed
descriptions. Apart from Latin, the plant names have been recorded in other
languages including Malayalam, Konkani, Arabic and English. Identify X.
*

74. Hortus Malabaricus

75. ANTARGYAN 2020
Prelims tie-breaker

76. No. 12225 is named after?

77. According to some Roman sources, while on his way to the garden of the
Hesperides on the island of Erytheia, Hercules had to cross the mountain that was
once Atlas. Instead of climbing the great mountain, Hercules used his superhuman
strength to smash through it. By doing so, he connected the X to Y. One part of the
split mountain is rock of Z and the other is either Monte Hacho or Jebel Musa.
These two mountains taken together have since then been known as the Pillars of
Hercules, though other natural features have been associated with the
name.Identify X,Y and Z.

78. What is being talked about here?
In 2001, Lyndon “Duke” Hanson and his friends went on a boating trip to Mexico.
At that time, Scott was working with a Canadian company that made boating
shoes, but the company couldn’t sell them. Scott was an inventor at heart and
tried on their product. He loved that it was comfortable, slip-resistant, could float,
and didn’t stink like most products do. He made a modification to this design and
patented it.
This was the beginning of a particular product, which has many rip-offs all over the
world.

79. Last but not the least
Whose name has been removed
from this tweet?

80. What does Darryl do to convince Max?
In 1986, Martin Scorsese directed a 18-minute short film based on a script by
novelist and screenwriter Richard Price. The video portrays a teenager Darryl ,
who has just completed a term at an expensive private school. He returns to the
city and takes the subway back to his neighbourhood. Darryl finds his home is
empty and is greeted by his old friends. The leader of the group is Mini Max
(played by Wesley Snipes). After a friendly yet awkward conversation, Mini Max
realizes how Darryl has changed over the years and has grown averse to their
criminal background. Darryl tries to prove to his friends that he is still the same by
robbing an old man at the subway station but has a change of heart at the last
minute. Max chastises him and Darryl goes on to prove Max wrong.

81. ANSWERS

82. No. 12225 is named after?

83. Kaifi Azmi/Kaifiyat Express

84. According to some Roman sources, while on his way to the garden of the
Hesperides on the island of Erytheia, Hercules had to cross the mountain that was
once Atlas. Instead of climbing the great mountain, Hercules used his superhuman
strength to smash through it. By doing so, he connected the X to Y. One part of the
split mountain is rock of Z and the other is either Monte Hacho or Jebel Musa.
These two mountains taken together have since then been known as the Pillars of
Hercules, though other natural features have been associated with the
name.Identify X,Y and Z.

85. X- The Atlantic Ocean
Y- The Mediterranean Sea
Z- Gibraltar

86. What is being talked about here?
In 2001, Lyndon “Duke” Hanson and his friends went on a boating trip to Mexico.
At that time, Scott was working with a Canadian company that made boating
shoes, but the company couldn’t sell them. Scott was an inventor at heart and
tried on their product. He loved that it was comfortable, slip-resistant, could float,
and didn’t stink like most products do. He made a modification to this design and
patented it.
This was the beginning of a particular product, which has many rip-offs all over the
world.

87. Crocs

88. Last but not the least
Whose name has been removed
from this tweet?

89. Anurag Kashyap

90. What does Darryl do to convince Max?
In 1986, Martin Scorsese directed a 18-minute short film based on a script by
novelist and screenwriter Richard Price. The video portrays a teenager Darryl ,
who has just completed a term at an expensive private school. He returns to the
city and takes the subway back to his neighbourhood. Darryl finds his home is
empty and is greeted by his old friends. The leader of the group is Mini Max
(played by Wesley Snipes). After a friendly yet awkward conversation, Mini Max
realizes how Darryl has changed over the years and has grown averse to their
criminal background. Darryl tries to prove to his friends that he is still the same by
robbing an old man at the subway station but has a change of heart at the last
minute. Max chastises him and Darryl goes on to prove Max wrong.

91. Dance!