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• 5 questions on the – ‘Postage Stamps
featuring Literary Creations’.
• Written Round.
• Flat scoring @ 10 marks.
• Full House will give 15 extra.
• Total (50+15) 65 Points at stake.
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This particular stamp was issued as a tribute
to which well known author?

R.K. Narayan*

Issued in 1960, this stamp is based on which
famous literary work?

Released in 2002 to mark the 150th
Anniversary of Great Ormond Street
Children’s Hospital, this stamp is based on
which popular children’s classic?

These stamps depict an iconic scene from
which famous play?

Originally created to impart the lessons of
life to some young princes, on which literary
work are these stamps based on?

These stamps were issued by Royal Mail,
UK in January 2015 as a tribute to which
children’s classic?

‘Abhigyan Shakuntalam’
or ‘Shakuntala’
1

Peter Pan2

Hamlet3

Panchatantra4

Alice in Wonderland5

• 10 questions.
• Infinite Bounce.
• Flat scoring of 10 points.
• Half points, if any, is totally
QM’s discretion.
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• If you are doubly sure about the answer, then you can
dou le up your s ore y saying Dou le efore giving
out the answer.
• Marks : Correct answer fetches you  +20
Wrong answer fetches you  - 05
DOUBLE

Who has been awarded the Nobel Prize in
literature for ‘his profoundly sensitive, fresh
and beautiful verse, by which, with
consummate skill, he has made his poetic
thought, expressed in his own English
words, a part of the literature of the West’?

Rabindranath Tagore*

Published in 1923, these series of paintings
depict a part of a poem taken from a 1881
novel which created a lot of noise during
that time.
Identify the poem.

Vande Mataram1

From an idea conceived on a train journey
to its creation in this Edinburgh-cafe (vis), a
global phenomenon started.
This cafe is said to be the birthplace of
whom?

Harry Potter2

Fans who call themselves ‘pilgrims’ travel to
Meiringen dressed as characters, both major
and minor, from a certain series. There, they
take part in a re-enactment of the events
which made this village and the waterfalls
a must-visit for the fans and also the general
tourists.
What happened at this place?

Fight between Holmes and Prof.
Moriarty at the Reichenbach Falls
3

The latest book
by well known
author Anand
Neelakanthan
is the
fictionalised
biography of
whom?

Sivagami / Sivagami Devi4

The Guinness Book
of World Records
keeps us updated
about all the world
record entries.
Which book holds
the dubious record
for being the most
often stolen book
from public
libraries?

Guiness Book of World Records5

Noted Sanskrit scholar
and poet from Kerala, P.C.
Devassia won the Sahitya
Academy Award for
Sanskrit in 1980 for his
epic poem
‘Kristubhagavatam’.
Who is the subject of this
poem?

Jesus Christ6

Due to huge public interest, this
autobiograhy was published in utter secrecy.
At the printing plant, the book was given
the code name ‘Neil Armstrong’, after the
‘first person to walk on moon’.
Either, identify the superstar or name that
best-selling book.

‘Moon Walk’
by Michael Jackson
7

As a birthday gift to Queen Mary, in 1947,
a 30-minute radio drama called Three
Blind Mice was initially written by Queen’s
favourite author. Five years, and several
rewrites later, the play had its stage
premiere at the Theatre Royal,
Nottingham, under its current title.
Which record-breaking play is this?

The Mousetrap8

First published almost 300 years ago, the
original title of this book was - Travels
into Several Remote Nations of the
World. In Four Parts. By ____ ____, First
a Surgeon, and then a Captain of several
Ships.
Just fill in the blanks.

Lemuel Gulliver9

Two books,
released
during the
time of
Durga Puja,
were written
by ‘rivals’.
Identify the
author of
Karal
Kumbhir.

Jatayu or Lalmohan Ganguly10

When Nilanjana Sudeshna was admitted
in a kindergarten in Kingston, Rhode
Island, her teacher decided to call her by
her pet name, because it was easier to
pronounce than her ‘proper name’. That
nickname ultimately becomes her
identity.
Who?

Jhumpa Lahiri*

• 8 questions.
• Traditional Format.
• Flat scoring of 10 points.
• Half points, if any, is totally
QM’s discretion.

Identify this hugely popular author who
is sharing his life experiences.

Ruskin Bond1

This peculiar skill of Kerlon, a Brazilian
footballer, is inspired from a fun loving
specimen of animal kingdom.
Name this animal or the move.

Seal/Seal Dribble2

Coined by Rabindranath Tagore, this word
has its root in the phrase ‘Harek rokom
boll bole jey’ (one who speaks many
languages).
What is this dying art of mimicry called?

Harbola3

Where this song has been picturised?

Grand Canyon4

Identify this species of fish who always
follow this unique method to capture their
prey.

Archer Fish5

The looks of the character played by RK
and some of the plotlines in the movie
Jagga Jasoos are said to have been inspired
from whom/what?

Tintin6

The 2002-music album Samvedna was a
meeting of great minds. The preface,
written by Javed Akhtar, was spoken by
Amitabh Bachchan. The video featuring
SRK was shot by Yash Chopra.
Identify the poet whose poems from the
book ‘Meri Ikayvan Kavitayaen’ has been set
to music by Jagjit Singh.

Atal Behari Bajpayee7

Which alarming reality are these chefs
trying to exhibit through this campaign?

Effect of Global Warming8

On whose story, this superhit movie was
based?

Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay*

• Ascending Order.
• Traditional Format.
• Marks :
* Direct -- +10 / Bonus -- +15

The X is a unit of measurement for the
speed and movement direction of a
computer mouse. The directional
movement can be of two types - horizontal
count and vertical count.
One X is approximately 1/200th of an inch.
What is X?

Mickey*

The Banias are an occupational community
of bankers and merchants. Long ago, a few
of that community started selling perfumes
and scented products and eventually came
to be known with a particular surname.
Which famous surname originated thus?

Gandhi*

This mixture of sugar, honey, ghee, amla,
sesame oil, berries, herbs and various
spices, is still prepared as per the
instructions suggested in Ayurvedic texts.
The Royal Physicians of the Devas, Ashwini
Kumar twins, first prepared this formulation
for Chyawan Rishi.
How do we know it today?

Chyawanprash*

Which musical instrument, associated with
Lord Shiva’s divine bull Nandi, literally
means ‘an earthen limb’ or ‘a limb made
by clay’?

Mridangam8
Mrid or Mrit (clay/earth) & Anga (limb)

A historic
route….
identify the
destination
of this
journey.

Dandi*

Identify the sport (lots of clues within the pic),
in which Australia emerged as the
winners of the 2016 World Cup.

Quidditch*

Whose name has been blanked out from this
congratulatory tweet by Ravindra Jadeja
after Rohit Sharma’s record-breaking
innings of 264 vs SL in an ODI played on
12th Nov, 2014?

Lord Ram*

Pride*
Collective Noun – Parliament of Owls & Pride of Lions

Why did this Indian gold-winning
weightlifter come into news recently?

Kavita Devi*
1st Indian lady to take part in WWE

Abid Hasan was Netaji’s secretary and
interpreter while they were in Germany. He
was appointed as the Major of INA.
What greeting, currently-in-news for a
certain controversial decision, did he
propose that was adopted for the first time
in the INA?

Jai Hind1

Baobab trees, found
mainly in
Madagascar, are
considered to be the
oldest flowering
plants. But their age
is difficult to verify
because of a peculiar
reason.
Why?

Absence of Age-Rings2

Several reasons are cited for this peculiar
design. Two of the more accepted ones are -
* It represent two ruling families - the Shahs
and the Ranas &
* It represent two main religions of the
region - Hinduism and Buddhism.
Which peculiarity thus being explained?

Flag Design of Nepal3

After retirement from cricket, if Yuvraj
Singh wants to play polo, he will not be
allowed to do so. But Virat Kohli will not
face any sanction like that.
Why such disparity?

Left handers are not allowed
to play Polo
4

It all started with the sundial. With the
movement of Sun in the sky, the shadow
cast on the opposite side of the sundial
moves with the same sense of
rotation. Clocks with hands were first
built in the Northern Hemisphere and
they were made to work like sundials.
This is said to be the explanatory answer of
which question?

“Why Clockwise direction
is so called?”
5

A special kid since his very childhood,
Laxman Singh Bisht is used to be bullied
by the neighbourhood children. A firm
believer of Gandhian values, he has been
given a nickname for his feeble-
mindedness.
What is that nickname?

Tubelight6

On 26th January, 1988 a Post Office was
inaugurated under the Goa Postal Division.
Mr. G. Sudhakar Rao was appointed the
first Honorary Postmaster. Indian PM and
President sent special message on the
occasion.
What is so unique about this post office?

Dakshin Gangotri P.O.7

Located in MP, Pench National Park is
one of the most well-known national
parks in India. Established as a tiger
reserve in 1992, this park and the
adjoining area is also the original setting
for a hugely popular literary work.
Which work?

Jungle Book8

About 4500 years old, this lady is 10.5
centimetres tall. The name given to her is
an assumption of her profession. Few years
back, she unintentionally became the
centre of some diplomatic tensions
between the govt.s of India and Pakistan.
Where did Ernest Mackay find her in 1926?

Mohenjo-daro9

Presently the fourth largest city of the
state, it was once part of a Kingdom that
existed between 1687 and 1886 in the
eastern part of India. It got it’s name
from the twelfth king of the Mallabhum.
Which city am I talking about?

Kharagpur10

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