Questions from the finals of Overbooked, a literature quiz held at IIT Madras on April 3, 2016 as part of inaugural edition of Saahitya, IITM's litfest.
Questions were set by Vishal Katariya, Shubhajit Das and Gerleo Nimalan.
Ashwin Murali (PGP 2013) has done it again. Barely a month after his inaugural quiz, he managed to grip the audience yet again with his questions!
If you're a book lover, give this quiz a view for the brain tickling questions. If you're not, give it a view anyway, there is so much to learn. :D
Questions from the finals of Overbooked, a literature quiz held at IIT Madras on April 3, 2016 as part of inaugural edition of Saahitya, IITM's litfest.
Questions were set by Vishal Katariya, Shubhajit Das and Gerleo Nimalan.
Ashwin Murali (PGP 2013) has done it again. Barely a month after his inaugural quiz, he managed to grip the audience yet again with his questions!
If you're a book lover, give this quiz a view for the brain tickling questions. If you're not, give it a view anyway, there is so much to learn. :D
English in India: History, evolution and futureHema Goswami
History of English,Colonial Period
,Post independence, Evolution,Future of English
,Rabindranath Tagore,Sarojini Naidu, Malgudi Days
, Swami and Friends ,K.R Srinivasa Iyengar’s Indian Writing in English
A Very Simple Fantasy Quiz covering the following 5 universes - Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, A Song of Ice and Thrones (Game of Thrones), The Hunger Games, and the Chronicles of Narnia. Three Questions per Universe 3X5. Hosted at IIM Ahmedabad
2137ad - Characters that live in Merindol and are at the center of main storiesluforfor
Kurgan is a russian expatriate that is secretly in love with Sonia Contado. Henry is a british soldier that took refuge in Merindol Colony in 2137ad. He is the lover of Sonia Contado.
English in India: History, evolution and futureHema Goswami
History of English,Colonial Period
,Post independence, Evolution,Future of English
,Rabindranath Tagore,Sarojini Naidu, Malgudi Days
, Swami and Friends ,K.R Srinivasa Iyengar’s Indian Writing in English
A Very Simple Fantasy Quiz covering the following 5 universes - Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, A Song of Ice and Thrones (Game of Thrones), The Hunger Games, and the Chronicles of Narnia. Three Questions per Universe 3X5. Hosted at IIM Ahmedabad
2137ad - Characters that live in Merindol and are at the center of main storiesluforfor
Kurgan is a russian expatriate that is secretly in love with Sonia Contado. Henry is a british soldier that took refuge in Merindol Colony in 2137ad. He is the lover of Sonia Contado.
Explore the multifaceted world of Muntadher Saleh, an Iraqi polymath renowned for his expertise in visual art, writing, design, and pharmacy. This SlideShare delves into his innovative contributions across various disciplines, showcasing his unique ability to blend traditional themes with modern aesthetics. Learn about his impactful artworks, thought-provoking literary pieces, and his vision as a Neo-Pop artist dedicated to raising awareness about Iraq's cultural heritage. Discover why Muntadher Saleh is celebrated as "The Last Polymath" and how his multidisciplinary talents continue to inspire and influence.
Hadj Ounis's most notable work is his sculpture titled "Metamorphosis." This piece showcases Ounis's mastery of form and texture, as he seamlessly combines metal and wood to create a dynamic and visually striking composition. The juxtaposition of the two materials creates a sense of tension and harmony, inviting viewers to contemplate the relationship between nature and industry.
2137ad Merindol Colony Interiors where refugee try to build a seemengly norm...luforfor
This are the interiors of the Merindol Colony in 2137ad after the Climate Change Collapse and the Apocalipse Wars. Merindol is a small Colony in the Italian Alps where there are around 4000 humans. The Colony values mainly around meritocracy and selection by effort.
2. Question 1
Which was the most sold
comic book?
Answer:-
"One Piece" by Eiichiro Oda
published by Shueisha which
is buied buy
516.5 millio people's.n
3. Question 2
Which is the most selled comic magazine
in the world?
Weekly Shōnen Jump is the best-selling
comic magazine. This list is for comic
magazines, which are anthology
magazines that serialize multiple
different unrelated comic series. This list
includes Japanese manga magazines,
European comic magazines, and English-
language comic magazines.
4. About Rabindranath Tagore
Gitanjali (Bengali: গীতাঞ্জলি, lit. ''Song
offering'') is a collection of poems by the
Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore. Tagore
received the Nobel Prize for Literature, for
its English translation, Song Offerings,
making him the first non-European to
receive this honour.
5. Question 3
Which is the book which
Bharatiyar said in Tamil as
heart-pounding
book(நெஞ்சினை அள்ளும்
நூல்)?
Bhartiyar said
silapathikaram(சிலப்ப-
திகாரம்) as hot pounding
book. it's author is Ilango
adigal.
Story:-
The Silappathikaram tells of
the young merchant Kovalan's
marriage to the virtuous
Kannaki (Kannagi), his love for
the courtesan Matavi, and his
consequent ruin and exile in
Madurai, where he is unjustly
executed after trying to sell
his wife's anklet to a wicked
goldsmith who had stolen the
queen's anklet and charged ..
Ilango Adigal Kannaki
6. 4.Which is the most selled
comics in 2006?
Civil war 2 by Marvel
7. about the book India
2020
India 2020: A Vision for the New
Millennium is a book, written by the 11th
President of India A P J Abdul Kalam and Y.
S. Rajan. The book was written by the duo
in the year 1998, before Kalam's tenure as
President. It talks about Kalam's prediction
for India's future and for developing India.
8. Question 5
What were these
poetic lines refers
to?
this is the poetic
lines of Nidhineri
villakam(நிதிநந
றி விளக்கம்) 8th
song by
Kumarakubarar
9. Questions Answers
Questions 6-8
6. Who said:Great deeds
cannot die:They with the sun
and moon renew their light
Forever, blessing those that
look on them.
7. Who wrote "The Red Badge
of Courage"?
8 .For what is Griff House
noted?
6.Alfred,Lord Tennyson
7.The Red Badge of Courage is
a war novel by American
author Stephen Crane (1871–
1900).
8.Griff House is the childhood home of George
Eliot, on the road to Coventry, south of
Nuneaton, where Eliot (as Mary Ann Evans)
lived from the age of 1 to 21.
10. Questions 9 to 12
Questions
9.Which is the best seller of comics
in 2023?
10.What is the name of the world
first comics?
11.What is the first comics written
in Tamil?
12.Who invented Comics?
Answers:-
9.Batman: Knight Terrors #2by
Joshua Williamson
10.The Adventures of Obadiah
Oldbuck, which was published in
Europe in 1837.
11.The first issue of Muthu comics
was published in 1971 as a
monthly (128 pages, INR 0.90).
The Swiss schoolmaster Rodolphe
Töpffer (1799–1846)