Boithoki Quiz Quizzers Jalpaiguri August 2018

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COLLADO MEDIANO is a town situated in
GUADARRAMA Mountains, 48 km north-west
from Madrid.
Which well- known top- ranked sportsperson,
who has been conferred the JAMEO DO ORO,
one of Spain's highest civilian honor given to a
foreigner, resides here?

Director: JohnTiffany
Choreographer: Steven Hogget
Written by: JackThorne (Script & Story)
X (Story)
JohnTiffany
Movie & X.

▪Harry Potter
and The Cursed
Child
▪X- J K Rowling

▪ In 1935, Karl Vaughan Otiski, a famous German
reporter won the Nobel Prize for peace. He left
behind another world- famous personality X,
whose nomination was declined by the British
Govt. It is assumed that the rejection was to
take revenge on X.
▪ Identify X.

▪ William Marston was an American psychologist
whose experiments regarding blood pressure
later was used to make LIE DETECTOR.
▪ But Marston is more famous to us as the creator
of X.
What is X?

Actual Name Venkata Satyanarayana XRaju
Uppalapati
Born Oct 23, 1979
Nationality Indian
Parents
Uppalapati Suryanarayana Raju (father)
Shiva Kumari (mother)

▪ Id the film with characters inspired
from them:
▪ Henry Ford
▪ Leonardo daVinci
▪ Frederick Douglas
▪ Thomas Jefferson
▪ Stephen Hawking
▪ Dmitri Mendeleev
▪ George Washington
▪ Robert Boyle or Robert Hooke
▪ Thomas Edison
▪ Isaac Newton
▪ Galileo Galilei
▪ MotherTeresa (her last name is
▪ Agnes)
▪ Charles Darwin
▪ Albert Einstein
▪ Sigmund Freud
▪ Benjamin Franklin
▪ WinstonChurchill
▪ Mozart
▪ Aristotle

The maze Runner
▪ ■ Henry - Henry Ford
▪ ■ Lee - Leonardo daVinci
▪ ■ Doug - Frederick Douglas
▪ ■ Jeff -Thomas Jefferson
▪ ■ Stephen - Stephen Hawking
▪ ■ Dmitri - Dmitri Mendeleev
▪ ■ George - George Washington
▪ ■ Rob - Robert Boyle or Robert Hooke
▪ ■Thomas -Thomas Edison
▪ ■ Newt - Isaac Newton
▪ ■ Gally - Galileo Galilei
▪ ■Teresa - MotherTeresa (her last
▪ name is Agnes)
▪ ■ Chuck - Charles Darwin
▪ ■ Alby - Albert Einstein
▪ ■ Frypan (Siggy) - Sigmund Freud
▪ ■ Ben - Benjamin Franklin
▪ ■Winston -WinstonChurchill
▪ ■ Zart - Mozart
▪ ■ Aris - Aristotle

▪ His father could not reach the local birth registry office
in time for a heavy blizzard, that is why his birth date
was registered two days later the actual date. He also
worked for the Italian Army.
But later he became famous for his car manufacturing
company.
Who is he?

X is the most common backdrop material used by
photographers for formal portrait backgrounds. In a
video production, it is used as a cheap green screen or
blue screen.
X gets its name from a city of Iraq, where it was first
manufactured.
Id X.

Look carefully
at the image
and tell us two
brands
blanked out.

▪ What in this world, for common people comes in only
four colors:
▪ Red- the most common. Most members of the EU,
Communist countries (of course, in different shades!)
▪ Blue- the second most common- USA, India. It
symbolizes the new world.
▪ Black- New Zealand, Zambia, Congo, etc.
▪ Green- Islamic countries.

“Twenty July Plot”
&
“OperationValkaire”
are the plans to assassinate which world
known personality?

▪ Like the formation of the nation itself,
Pakistan started its ______ quite earlier than
that of India, and the Pak organization is
named SUPARCO, while the Indian
counterpart is named X. While X has 77 of a
certain achievement, SUPARCO has only 2 of
those till date.
▪ Name X, often creating news for its efficiency.

▪ The X (also formerly known during its run as the
McDowell Open, Gold Flake Open, Chennai Open and
the Tata Open) is a professional men's tennis
tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is
currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the
Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) World Tour.
It is held annually in January in India. It is owned by
IMG and organized by IMG Reliance.
▪ Identify X.

Maharashtra
Open – India’s
only ATP
event

▪ Goa is the only state in India to offer this form
of transport.They are driven by Pilots, and the
passenger is allowed to carry only a backpack.
▪ What form of transport, easily recognizable
across the state due to its yellow background?

▪ Nikhil Dhurandhar is a professor of Nutritional Sciences at Texas Tech
University. He came into the limelight a couple of years ago, after the
results of a successful protocol which he had asked one of his patients
to follow. This client had to put on (and subsequently lose) multiple
kilos of fat, but also simultaneously gain muscle.
▪ Speaking of this experience, Dhurandhar says, “In 2015, I met
someone who would prove to be one of my most challenging patients
ever. So I put him on a very specific, highly calibrated protein-powered
diet. He is an extraordinarily disciplined and capable individual who,
with his sustained efforts, reached the desired goal of having only 10
per cent body fat.”
▪ Who was this individual and why was this drastic transformation
needed?

LIST IT
(MINIMALISTIC POSTERS)

Exchange your papers
and wait for the answer

SINGLE FINITE POUNCE
If given any wrong answer while pouncing, there
will not be any negative marking but you will
not be allowed to pounce anymore in
this round!

▪Australia’s bid
for FIFA World
Cup 2022
which was
eventually won
by Qatar

▪ India’s first president Dr Rajendra Prasad visited Motihari in
1950 and was greeted by a huge crowd that had gathered at the
Railway Station to welcome him. Just then, he witnessed a
commotion near the entrance as a old cook named Batak Mian
tried to make his way towards him. Recognizing him instantly,
Prasad walked up to him, hugged him and gave him a chair next
to his. On learning about the hardships faced by the cook’s
family, he also ordered the collector of the region to give 24
acres of land to Batak Mian and his three sons as a token of
appreciation from the nation.
▪ If it weren’t for Batak Mian, India’s history would have been
different.
▪ What was his claim to fame?

He refused to poison Mahatma Gandhi

▪ Meer Taj Mohammad Khan was an independence
activist, living in Peshawar, present day Pakistan.
▪ He was affiliated to the Indian National Congress
and a follower of Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan.
▪ He may not be famous because of his independence
adventures.
▪ What would be his claim to fame?

▪ There are currently 7 members in ‘The Giga
Society’, found in 1996 by Paul Cooijmans.
Few people can cross the benchmark to be a
member of this society. One out of a billion is
the member of this society.
▪ What is the eligibility criterion to be a member
of this society?

▪The people having
I.Q. over 190 of
the Wechsler
Scale and over
196 of the
Stanford- Binet
Scale can be a
member of this
society.

X is a phrase literally translating to ‘Be and it is’,
that occurs several times in theQur'an. It refers to
creation byAllah.
•X was used in a qawwali in a 2011 Bollywood
movie.
IdX.

▪ It was given to the Asiatic Society of Mumbai by the then
governor of Bombay and President of the Society
Mountstuart Elphinstone from 1819–1827 and bears his
signature.
▪ In 1930, the Italian government under Benito Mussolini
offered the society one million pounds, calling it a national
treasure. Mussolini believed that the offer could not be
refused, but to his shock, the Society turned down his
request stating that it was donated by an ex- member of
the Society and hence it was their property.
▪ What was this so called ‘NationalTreasure’?

▪ X is the first ever and to-date the only actress to have
won bothThe Best Actress and the Best Supporting
Actress awards in a single year at the Film fare Awards.
She did so at the 50th anniversary of the Film Fare
Awards, when having already won the Best Supporting
Actress award forY, she also added the Best Actress
Award for her film, Z.
▪ ID X,Y,Z

X= Rani
Mukherjee
Y= Yuva
Z= Hum
Tum

▪ September 5 has long been celebrated as Teacher's Day in India. But this year,
Lucknow celebrated something else on Sept 5. Here's a news excerpt:
▪ Lucknow: It’s morning as usual on Tuesday and as the sun wore on a mad
rush for____ began in the city. Though __ have been a staple part of the Indian
diet, few knew that September 5 was celebrated as World ___ Day. Raju, a
worker at the famous Sharma tea stall in Lalbagh, said, “We had the usual
stock of___, but after 10 am, there was mad rush like never before. We could
not understand the reason, until one of the buyers told us it was World__ Day.
Then we replenished our stocks and by evening we sold thrice the amount of
our usual sales.” The stall sells only___, buns and tea and is one of the most
famous___ joint in. Talking about variations of a___, deputy manager of a five
star hotel, Shabahat Hussain, said, “There are more than 14 variations of___
in Lucknow and the difference lies in their filling.”
▪ Fill in the blank.

▪ The flat area shown in the image (on next slide) amongst the
mighty Himalayan hills of Uttarakhand is the location of
Drongiri village. The villagers are known to be extremely
friendly and welcoming, as the accounts of various trekking
enthusiasts state. This inherent virtue in their ancestors was
probably exploited by a certain ill-informed well-wisher many
years ago. The state govt., in 2016, even announced an INR 25
crore govt. funded expedition to find the truth behind the
incident. The grudge held by the villagers on account of that
incident, although fading, is most evident during the 9 days of
Navratri, when a part of the festivities, declared as an
‘Intangible cultural heritage of humanity’ by UNESCO, is done
differently here compared to the rest of the country.
▪ What is done differently here during Navratri?

They omit the parts with Hanuman from Ramleela,
because they blame him for not returning the
mountain peak that he had uprooted, to get Mrita
Sanjeevani, hence leaving their village flat.
Harmonium

▪ Guanajuato is a city in central Mexico. It's known for its
silver mining history and colonial terraced architecture that
is going up steep hillsides — very brightly colored and
layered.
▪ Its network of narrow cobbled streets, alleyways and
tunnels is typified by the Callejón del Beso (Alley of the
Kiss), so named because the balconies are close enough for
a couple to reach across and kiss.
▪ Where are you supposed to have come across Guanajuato,
or what did it serve as the inspiration for?
▪ Image on the next slide.

LAND OF THE DEAD in ‘Coco’

Just identify the
characters and get
points

▪ Which state of India has recently declared
SATURDAY as NO SCHOOL BAG DAY?

▪ This is an excerpt from the conversation of two world famous
personalities in different field:
▪ X: You know why I respect your works so much?You don’t
speak a single word but the whole world understands you very
easily.
▪ Y: It’s true. But your efficiency is much more than me.The
whole world respects you but they can’t understand a single
word of yours.
▪ Identify X andY.

X- Albert
Einstein
Y- Charlie
Chaplin

▪ Name the author:
▪ 1. Dreams from My Father
2.The Audacity of Hope

Which eminent scientist said:
“I would rather have questions that can’t be
answered than answers the can’t be questioned.”

▪ If we go by the definition as defined by an act of
Parliament from 1977, Ram Subhag Singh was the
first person to be recognized as X from 17 December
1969 to 27 December 1970. He was followed by Shri
Y.B. Chavan from 1 July 1977 to 11 April 1978.
▪ We have had 11 different people recognized as X with
the last leaving office on 18 May 2014.
▪ What is X?

Leader of the opposition
in the Lok Sabha

Italy : Napoleon
Pakistan : Md.AliZinnah
Bangladesh : Shibnarayan Das
then ,
India : ______________
What will be in the blank space & what is the connection?

Pingali
Venkaiah
(All of them
designed the
national flag of
their own
country)

▪ Career: 18 years
▪ Surgeries: 12
▪ Captains: 8
▪ ODIs: 235
▪ 6Wickets per match:Twice
▪ Fastest bowled by an Indian: 149.5 km/h
▪ Guess who?

OnThe Hindu’s masthead, which figure from
Hindu mythology do you see on the left?

▪ Give the funda or the effect of them:
▪ Fact 1:The Japanese forces surrendered to the
Supreme Allied Commander of Southeast Asia,
on August, 1945.
▪ Fact 2: Anything born on a Friday would be
doomed.

India’s “Freedom at Midnight”.
▪ Lord Mountbatten personally decided the date of Aug 15 as he
considered that date to be “very lucky” for his career as he was
himself the commander of the allied forces.
▪ 15 Aug-1947 was a Friday and considered “unfortunate &
unholy” . Alternative dates were suggested but Lord
Mountbatten was adamant on Aug 15 (since it was his
lucky date). As a workaround, the astrologers suggested the
midnight hour between Aug 14 and 15 due to the simple
reason that the day according to English starts at 12 AM, but
according to Hindu calendar, starts at sunrise.

▪ The X Company is an American corporation,
manufacturer, retailer and marketer of non-
alcoholic beverages. The company is best known for
its flagship product of the same name, invented in
1886 by pharmacist John Smith Pemberton in
Atlanta, Georgia.
▪ Id X.

▪ X is a multinational corporation, founded and
headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Germany, that
designs and manufactures shoes, clothing and
accessories. The company was started by Adolph
Dassler in his mother’s house and he was joined by his
brother in 1924 under the name Dassler Brothers Shoe
Factory.
▪ Id X.

▪ The X is an American multinational technology
company headquartered in Armonk, New York, with
operations over 170 countries. Founded by Charles
Ranlett Flint , the company began in 1911 as the
Computing- Tabulating- Recording Company (CTR)
and later was renamed X in 1924.
▪ Id X.

International
Business
Machine

▪ X is a German conglomerate company
headquartered in Berlin and Munich and the largest
industrial manufacturing company in Europe with
branch offices abroad. It was founded by Werner Von
X and Johann George Halske on Oct 12, 1847.
▪ Id X.

▪ X is a German multinational company which
currently produces luxury automobiles and
motorcycles, and also produced aircraft engines
until 1945. The company was founded in 1916 and it
started production of automobiles from 1928. It was
founded as Rapp Motorenwerke Bayerische
Flugzeugwerke by Karl Rapp.
▪ Id X

Companies that served/ were
associated with the Nazis

Extra 1
▪ 1. Algeria
▪ 2. Azerbaijan
▪ 3. Comoros
▪ 4. Malaysia
▪ 5.The Maldives
▪ 6. Mauritania
▪ 7. Pakistan
▪ 8.Tunisia
▪ 9.Turkey
▪ 10.Turkmenistan
▪ 11. Uzbekistan
▪ 1. India
▪ 2. United States of
America
▪ 3. Former Soviet Union
▪ 4. China
▪ 5. Japan

1. The countries have moon on
their flag.
2. These countries have their flag
on the moon.

Extra 2
▪ In Latin this word means a female animal used for
breeding. In Geology it is the natural material
surrounding a metal or gem. In Biology it is the
intercellular substance of a tissue.The commonest
use of the word, however, is in Mathematics.
▪ Also appearing in the title of a 1999 film with superb
special effects, which word is it?

Extra 3
▪ Oulipo (Ouvroir de littératurepotentielle) is a loose gathering of
(mainly) French speaking writers and mathematicians who seek to
create works using constrained writing techniques. It was founded
in 1960 by Raymond Queneau and François Le Lyonnais.
▪ • “AVoid” is an example of one such work.Translated from the
original French “La Disparition” (The Disappearance), it is a 300-
page novel written in 1969 by Georges Perec, with an interesting
constraint X.
▪ • “Les Revenentes”, written in 1972 by the same author, is
considered to be a fitting reply to “AVoid”, with the constraintY.
▪ • ID X andY.

▪ X – NO ‘E’
▪ Y – ONLYVOWEL IS ‘E’

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