1. The document contains 20 questions for a quiz competition with rules for scoring and tie-breaking. 2. The first 14 questions are on literature and the next 6 are on general topics. 3. Each question carries 1 mark and starred questions will be used to break ties, followed by a countdown from question 1 if needed. 4. The quizmaster's decision is final.

2. Rules
* 20 questions. (First 14 on Lit. & next 6 on Gen. topics)
* Each question carries 1 mark.
* Star-marked questions (Q. 1 & all the multiples of 5, i.e – 5,
10, 15 & 20) will be counted to break the ties.
* If the tie persists, countdown from Q. 1 will be done.
* Every decision of the QM is final.

6. Buzzer Bees Literati – 2017, St. Agnes School, Kharagpur Q.M. - Somnath
The lady (vis) is
considered to be the
patron saint of young
girls. She has been
immortalised in John
Keats’ poem, The Eve
of ____ ____.
Identify her.

7. Buzzer Bees Literati – 2017, St. Agnes School, Kharagpur Q.M. - Somnath
Date – 31st July, 2016.... Google doodle...
Identify the author who has been honoured
on his birthday, thus.

8. Buzzer Bees Literati – 2017, St. Agnes School, Kharagpur Q.M. - Somnath
The _____ _____ Trophy is a prize for the
fastest circumnavigation of the world by any
type of yacht with no restrictions on the size
of the crew. The trophy was first awarded to
the first yacht which sailed around the world
in less than 80 days.
After whom, this trophy is named?

9. Buzzer Bees Literati – 2017, St. Agnes School, Kharagpur Q.M. - Somnath
This painting depicts a scene where a
biographer was presenting the biography to
the ‘subject’.
Which book was that?

10. Buzzer Bees Literati – 2017, St. Agnes School, Kharagpur Q.M. - Somnath

11. Buzzer Bees Literati – 2017, St. Agnes School, Kharagpur Q.M. - Somnath
How does the world know the real name of
the author of these novels?

12. Buzzer Bees Literati – 2017, St. Agnes School, Kharagpur Q.M. - Somnath

13. Buzzer Bees Literati – 2017, St. Agnes School, Kharagpur Q.M. - Somnath
According to the Oxford English Dictionary,
‘take’ with 343, ‘go’ with 368 and ‘run’ with
396 are the words which have the fourth,
third and second most different definitions
in English language, respectively.
Which word comes first in that list, with
over 450 definitions?

14. Buzzer Bees Literati – 2017, St. Agnes School, Kharagpur Q.M. - Somnath
This much-awarded
book is loosely based
on the life and works
of which noted
Nobel laureate?
(The title and the cover of
the book may act as a hint)

15. Buzzer Bees Literati – 2017, St. Agnes School, Kharagpur Q.M. - Somnath
In reply to this question asked by the then
PM of India, Smt. Indira Gandhi, astronaut
Rakesh Sharma uttered the first line of a
famous patriotic poem.
What was that ‘reply’?

16. Buzzer Bees Literati – 2017, St. Agnes School, Kharagpur Q.M. - Somnath
Simply connect.

17. Buzzer Bees Literati – 2017, St. Agnes School, Kharagpur Q.M. - Somnath
Which two states
are highlighted on
the cover?

18. Buzzer Bees Literati – 2017, St. Agnes School, Kharagpur Q.M. - Somnath
William Sydney Porter, was sent to prison
for embezzlement from a bank in Austin,
Texas. He began writing stories in prison
to support his young daughter. After his
release, Porter moved to New York and
worked for New York World, writing one
short story a week from 1903 to 1906.
How is he better known to us?

19. Buzzer Bees Literati – 2017, St. Agnes School, Kharagpur Q.M. - Somnath
Amlaki and Haritaki are two little
villages, separated by a dense forest.
Which two eternally favourite characters,
belonging to these villages respectively,
met for the first time in that forest?

20. Buzzer Bees Literati – 2017, St. Agnes School, Kharagpur Q.M. - Somnath
This is a map of which fictional fantasy
world?

21. Buzzer Bees Literati – 2017, St. Agnes School, Kharagpur Q.M. - Somnath

22. Buzzer Bees Literati – 2017, St. Agnes School, Kharagpur Q.M. - Somnath
Described as ‘the longest poem ever
written’, the original version contains
approximately 1.8 million words and is
roughly ten times the length of
the Iliad and the Odyssey combined.
Name it.

24. Buzzer Bees Literati – 2017, St. Agnes School, Kharagpur Q.M. - Somnath
In India, ‘Teacher’s Day’ is celebrated
annually on the birthday of Sarvapalli
Radhakrishnan (i.e, on 5th September).
But the ‘Student’s Day’ is celebrated all
over the world on 15th October in memory
of which famous Indian?

25. Buzzer Bees Literati – 2017, St. Agnes School, Kharagpur Q.M. - Somnath
What is the name of this mascot of the
ongoing 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup?

26. Buzzer Bees Literati – 2017, St. Agnes School, Kharagpur Q.M. - Somnath
Vileplume is a blue, bipedal Pokémon
with rudimentary hands and feet.
It’s head-design is inspired from which
well known entity from the natural world?

27. Buzzer Bees Literati – 2017, St. Agnes School, Kharagpur Q.M. - Somnath
Who is singing?

28. Buzzer Bees Literati – 2017, St. Agnes School, Kharagpur Q.M. - Somnath
A Pepsi-ad featuring some of the
members of the Dada-gang….who hit
that monstrous six which might have put
their life in danger?

29. Buzzer Bees Literati – 2017, St. Agnes School, Kharagpur Q.M. - Somnath
Identify this historical
building/complex.

33. Buzzer Bees Literati – 2017, St. Agnes School, Kharagpur Q.M. - Somnath
The lady (vis) is
considered to be the
patron saint of young
girls. She has been
immortalised in John
Keats’ poem, The Eve
of ____ ____.
Identify her.

34. Saint Agnes1
Buzzer Bees Literati – 2017, St. Agnes School, Kharagpur Q.M. - Somnath

35. Buzzer Bees Literati – 2017, St. Agnes School, Kharagpur Q.M. - Somnath
Date – 31st July, 2016.... Google doodle...
Identify the author who has been honoured
on his birthday, thus.

36. Munshi Premchand2
Buzzer Bees Literati – 2017, St. Agnes School, Kharagpur Q.M. - Somnath

37. Buzzer Bees Literati – 2017, St. Agnes School, Kharagpur Q.M. - Somnath
The _____ _____ Trophy is a prize for the
fastest circumnavigation of the world by any
type of yacht with no restrictions on the size
of the crew. The trophy was first awarded to
the first yacht which sailed around the world
in less than 80 days.
After whom, this trophy is named?

38. Jules Verne3
Buzzer Bees Literati – 2017, St. Agnes School, Kharagpur Q.M. - Somnath

39. Buzzer Bees Literati – 2017, St. Agnes School, Kharagpur Q.M. - Somnath
This painting depicts a scene where a
biographer was presenting the biography to
the ‘subject’.
Identify the biographer.

40. Buzzer Bees Literati – 2017, St. Agnes School, Kharagpur Q.M. - Somnath

41. Abul Fazal4
Buzzer Bees Literati – 2017, St. Agnes School, Kharagpur Q.M. - Somnath

42. Buzzer Bees Literati – 2017, St. Agnes School, Kharagpur Q.M. - Somnath
How does the world know the real name of
the author of these novels?

43. Buzzer Bees Literati – 2017, St. Agnes School, Kharagpur Q.M. - Somnath

44. Agatha Christie5
Buzzer Bees Literati – 2017, St. Agnes School, Kharagpur Q.M. - Somnath

45. Buzzer Bees Literati – 2017, St. Agnes School, Kharagpur Q.M. - Somnath
According to the Oxford English Dictionary,
‘take’ with 343, ‘go’ with 368 and ‘run’ with
396 are the words which have the fourth,
third and second most different definitions
in English language, respectively.
Which word comes first in that list, with
over 450 definitions?

46. Set6
Buzzer Bees Literati – 2017, St. Agnes School, Kharagpur Q.M. - Somnath

47. Buzzer Bees Literati – 2017, St. Agnes School, Kharagpur Q.M. - Somnath
This much-awarded
book is loosely based
on the life and works
of which noted
Nobel laureate?
(The title and the cover of
the book may act as a hint)

48. Ronald Ross7
Buzzer Bees Literati – 2017, St. Agnes School, Kharagpur Q.M. - Somnath

49. Buzzer Bees Literati – 2017, St. Agnes School, Kharagpur Q.M. - Somnath
In reply to this question asked by the then
PM of India, Smt. Indira Gandhi, astronaut
Rakesh Sharma uttered the first line of a
famous patriotic poem.
What was that ‘reply’?

50. Sare Jahan Se Accha8
Buzzer Bees Literati – 2017, St. Agnes School, Kharagpur Q.M. - Somnath

51. Buzzer Bees Literati – 2017, St. Agnes School, Kharagpur Q.M. - Somnath
Simply connect.

52. Palindromes9
Buzzer Bees Literati – 2017, St. Agnes School, Kharagpur Q.M. - Somnath
RACECAR RADAR
NOON KAYAK

53. Buzzer Bees Literati – 2017, St. Agnes School, Kharagpur Q.M. - Somnath
Which two states
are highlighted on
the cover?

54. Punjab & Tamilnadu10
Buzzer Bees Literati – 2017, St. Agnes School, Kharagpur Q.M. - Somnath

55. Buzzer Bees Literati – 2017, St. Agnes School, Kharagpur Q.M. - Somnath
William Sydney Porter, was sent to prison
for embezzlement from a bank in Austin,
Texas. He began writing stories in prison
to support his young daughter. After his
release, Porter moved to New York and
worked for New York World, writing one
short story a week from 1903 to 1906.
How is he better known to us?

56. O. Henry11
Buzzer Bees Literati – 2017, St. Agnes School, Kharagpur Q.M. - Somnath

57. Buzzer Bees Literati – 2017, St. Agnes School, Kharagpur Q.M. - Somnath
Amlaki and Haritaki are two little
villages, separated by a dense forest.
Which two eternally favourite characters,
belonging to these villages respectively,
met for the first time in that forest?

58. Goopy Gayen & Bagha Bayen12
Buzzer Bees Literati – 2017, St. Agnes School, Kharagpur Q.M. - Somnath

59. Buzzer Bees Literati – 2017, St. Agnes School, Kharagpur Q.M. - Somnath
This is a map of which fictional fantasy
world?

60. Buzzer Bees Literati – 2017, St. Agnes School, Kharagpur Q.M. - Somnath

61. Narnia13
Buzzer Bees Literati – 2017, St. Agnes School, Kharagpur Q.M. - Somnath

62. Buzzer Bees Literati – 2017, St. Agnes School, Kharagpur Q.M. - Somnath
Described as ‘the longest poem ever
written’, the original version contains
approximately 1.8 million words and is
roughly ten times the length of
the Iliad and the Odyssey combined.
Name it.

63. Mahabharata14
Buzzer Bees Literati – 2017, St. Agnes School, Kharagpur Q.M. - Somnath

65. Buzzer Bees Literati – 2017, St. Agnes School, Kharagpur Q.M. - Somnath
In India, ‘Teacher’s Day’ is celebrated
annually on the birthday of Sarvapalli
Radhakrishnan (i.e, on 5th September).
But the ‘Student’s Day’ is celebrated all
over the world on 15th October in memory
of which famous Indian?

66. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam15
Buzzer Bees Literati – 2017, St. Agnes School, Kharagpur Q.M. - Somnath

67. Buzzer Bees Literati – 2017, St. Agnes School, Kharagpur Q.M. - Somnath
What is the name of this mascot of the
ongoing 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup?

68. Kheleo16
Buzzer Bees Literati – 2017, St. Agnes School, Kharagpur Q.M. - Somnath

69. Buzzer Bees Literati – 2017, St. Agnes School, Kharagpur Q.M. - Somnath
Vileplume is a blue, bipedal Pokémon
with rudimentary hands and feet.
It’s head-design is inspired from which
well known entity from the natural world?

70. Rafflesia17
Buzzer Bees Literati – 2017, St. Agnes School, Kharagpur Q.M. - Somnath

71. Buzzer Bees Literati – 2017, St. Agnes School, Kharagpur Q.M. - Somnath
Who is singing?

72. Parineeti Chopra18
Buzzer Bees Literati – 2017, St. Agnes School, Kharagpur Q.M. - Somnath

73. Buzzer Bees Literati – 2017, St. Agnes School, Kharagpur Q.M. - Somnath
A Pepsi-ad featuring some of the
members of the Dada-gang….who hit
that monstrous six which might have put
their life in danger?

74. 19
Buzzer Bees Literati – 2017, St. Agnes School, Kharagpur Q.M. - Somnath

75. Buzzer Bees Literati – 2017, St. Agnes School, Kharagpur Q.M. - Somnath
Identify this historical
building/complex.

76. Hijli Detention Camp20
Buzzer Bees Literati – 2017, St. Agnes School, Kharagpur Q.M. - Somnath