Gen Quiz done for school, PUC and Open quizzers as part of the SJU Open Day on 30 September.

1. DOUBLE TAKE
GEN QUIZ

2. Setters
Sanjana Vinod: Q1-18, 30-34
Arul Mani: Q19-29

3. 1. In 1998, US Senator Richard Shelby called
this "the biggest failure of our intelligence
gathering agencies in the past ten years or
more”. What is the context of his statement,
which also caused the Clinton administration
to slap sanctions on India?

4. A: Nuclear Tests conducted in secret.

5. 2. X is a plant native to Mexico,
where it grows in small amounts.
However, it spread very quickly in
India, destroying local plant
populations, and causing
allergies and respiratory distress
in humans. More familiarly known
as ‘Congress’ or ‘Gajar Ghas’
due to its resemblance to a carrot
plant, what is the name of X?

6. A: Parthenium

7. 3. Due to being located on a fault line, the
iconic dome of X collapsed due to an
earthquake and had to be re-built. Showcasing
both Christian and Islamic art and architecture,
it was much-visited in the years it stood as a
museum. Identify X, most recognised by its
fifth-century name translating to “Great
Wisdom”.

8. A: The Hagia Sophia

9. 4: Initially brought to the USA in the 1800s as
an exotic pet for the wealthy, this beautiful
bird has since become ‘feral’, multiplied to a
significant population. While some residents
consider its decorative feathers a mascot to
their neighbourhood, others believe it is a
nuisance, damaging of cars and keeping
residents awake by loudly squawking. Identify
the bird.

10. A: Peacock

11. 5. The planet Jupiter and its moons are
named after the Roman God and his lovers
respectively. In 2011, to better investigate
Jupiter, NASA launched a spacecraft. What
was the name given to this spacecraft?

12. A: Juno
(Roman Goddess, Wife of Jupiter)

13. 6. The illustration of this game's iconic
mascot, who sports a white mustache and a
hat, was modeled after X, then responsible for
one of the largest banks in the world. It wasn't
until the 40s, that this character was given the
name which we now know him by, which is
also the game’s name. Identify both X and the
game.

14. A.X - JP Morgan
Game - Monopoly

15. 7. Markus Alexej Persson is a game
developer and designer, most famous for
creating X, the most best-selling video game
in history. He sold the company he founded to
Microsoft for billions, but was not invited to the
game's 10th anniversary celebration due to
his controversial comments. What is X?

16. A.Minecraft

17. 8. The English word
“Alphabet” is actually a
combination of the first two
letters of this language,
which is also one of the
oldest written language still
in use. Name this language.

18. A.Greek
(Alphabet is composed of the letters ‘alpha’
and ‘beta’)

19. 9. Stranded indoors by a storm, X and her
friends challenged themselves to write a
horror story. There, X not only invented a new
genre, but also created a ‘monstrous’ story
that mortified everyone. Alternatively titled
The Modern Prometheus, it is more commonly
known by another title. Identify X OR her
book.

20. Mary Shelley
Frankenstein

21. 10. It originated in the royal courts of Italy and
France where it was performed as a display of
strength and athleticism by male courtiers.
Now, it is associated with both genders,
usually with a distinctive outfit and footwear.
What 6-letter form?

22. A.Ballet

23. 11. Giula X was a professional poisoner who
sold poison to women who wanted to murder
their abusive husbands. She was the inventor
of the famous colourless and tasteless poison
Aqua X, which is partially named after her.
Name X or the chemical element that pllayed
a major part in this.

24. A.Aqua Tofana/Arsenic

25. 12. Although associated with country X,
this dish originated in China as a means of
preservation to store fish for over a year.
Another ingredient grown in the country’s
fields was also added to encourage
fermentation. Identify X OR the dish.

26. A.X - Japan; Sushi

27. 13. Mendicant Bias and Offensive Bias are
fictional AIs in what “holy” video game
franchise that shares its name with a Beyonce
song?

28. A.Halo

29. 14. Which vegetable was the first
to be grown in space - and was
also shown in the movie
“Martian”?

30. A.Potato

31. 15. Movie X, part of a popular franchise
directed by Steven Spielberg, includes a man
pulling the still-beating heart of another man
who is lowered into lava, and was rated
family-friendly, as it didn’t meet all the
parameters needed for an R-rating. The
reaction of parents made the director suggest
for other tiers of rating like PG-13, PG-14 to
exist. Identify X.

32. A.Indiana Jones: Temple of Doom

33. 16. In November 2021, when British PM Boris
Johnson lost his place in his notes for a
speech, he regaled business leaders with an
anecdote on his visit to X theme park, and
was “surprised” some hadn’t been there.
Name X, an animated British television show
for kids featuring talking animals.

34. A.Peppa Pig

35. 17. Actor X auditioned for this book-adapted with a black
eye, having fought a person the previous night for being
rude to the woman he was dating. This bruise convinced
the cast director he was the right person to play the
character, as he displayed similar characteristics like
honour. As he has never watched the controversial finale
aired years ago, X still knows nothing about how it ends.
Who is X, and what is the TV series?

36. A.X: Kit Harington
Game of Thrones

37. 18. This word, starting with ‘j’, is a Spanish,
Greek and Portuguese term for a civil
deliberative or administrative council. But in
English, the term takes on a slightly more
ominous meaning, frequently referring to a
military-led authoritarian state. What is it?

38. A.junta

39. 19.
This is a Latin word for to function or to perform
which later developed the current sense of replacing
something. It thus has nothing to do with
mushrooms. We know it as the middle part of a
three-word phrase that is attracting a lot of attention.
What is this 8-letter word?

40. A.FUNGIBLE
NFT ETC

41. 20.
A system called AVOID has been
commissioned into use to help aircraft
protect themselves from a hazard that is
hard to spot or predict. What is that
hazard?

42. A.VOLCANIC ASH
AIRBORNE VOLCANIC OBJECT INFRARED
DETECTION

43. Nagattara, who was a vassal of the Ganga
king Ereyapparasu, lost his son
Buttannapathi and his adopted son
Pervonasetti in a battle in 890 AD. How is
this event commemorated and
remembered?
21

44. A.BEGUR VIRAGALLU
FIRST MENTION OF BENGALURU

45. 22.
What culinary item is put together with
mashed banana, curd, salt, sugar, baking
soda, and flour? Two-word name.

46. A.MANGALORE BUNS

47. 23.
Sun Pictures was recently at the receiving end of a
case heard in the Delhi High Court and were
forced to quietly change a certain detail. Who
sued them? OR What did they have to alter?

48. A.RCB
ONE OF THE KILLERS IN JAILER WAS
WEARING AN RCB T-SHIRT

49. 24.
In July this year, the Internet saw a flurry of
RIP Larry hashtags. What were these
people responding to?

50. A.LARRY THE BIRD, FORMER TWITTER
LOGO

51. 25.
The YRF Spy Universe attracted a lot of
attention with a fourth item earlier this
year, but what does the abbreviation
stand for? Or tell us what the fourth
item was.A

52. A.YASH RAJ FILMS
PATHAN

53. 26. 12th century creation found in Neshabur. From which country? What is it called in that
country? This name is borrowed, from their neighbours who created it–what is the original
name? What did it become in Europe? Why is it different from what we are familiar with?

54. A.PERSIA
B.SHATRANJ
C.CHATURANGA
D.CHESS
E.ABSTRACT FIGURES SINCE ISLAM
FORBIDS HUMAN REPRESENTATION

55. 27.
Wayne Thiebaud is an American painter who passed away in 2021. His
evocations of American childhood such as in this painting, titled Enclosed
(1)_______, inspired the celebrity (2)A’s approach to a different art. A’s most
recent work celebrates the 64-year-old Ms. (3)_____ Millicent Roberts, whose
world is in 1:6 relationship with ours, a value known as (4) ________ (9
letters). Ms. Roberts is known to have siblings named Chelsea, Stacie and (5)
________.

56. A.CAKE
B.GRETA GERWIG
C.BARBIE
D.PLAYSCALE
E.SKIPPER

57. 28.
These objects are called A (7 letters), and they are
designed to nestle inside a larger object, B (5 letters)
that was launched in 2002 with a prototype model
called Beach.
Another brand in the same space is C, from Europe,
whose idea of a fussbett, a contoured lining made of
the natural material D won them loyal customers.
A third brand E from Brazil refers to a familiar
American holiday destination by name but is actually
inspired by the Japanese zori, made of rice straw.
Name A, B, C, D and E

58. A.JIBBITZ
B.CROCS
C.BIRKENHEAD
D.CORK
E.HAWAIANA/HAWAII SLIPPERS

59. 29.
29. The Indian word for this unit A is derived from the Arabic
word for rib. The English word B comes from a Latin word
meaning to draw apart. Karnataka has 31 of these, of which
the most recent X was created by dividing Y in 2020 and
harks back to a celebrated kingdom. In 1986, the Hegde
government created the first new one in a long time when
they divided Z into Urban and Rural. Give A,B,X, Y and Z.

60. A.ZILLA
B.DISTRICT
C.X:VIJAYANAGARA
D.Y: BALLARI/BELLARY
Z. BANGALORE

61. 30. Monument X was
dedicated to Y’s first
wife, and bears a
striking resemblance to
the Taj Mahal, the
monument his father
built to honour his own
wife and which also
houses their graves.
Name X and Y.

62. A: X - Bibi Ka Maqbara
Y - Aurangzeb

63. 31.Artist X, famous for
her self-portraits, was
featured on country Y’s
bill, released to mark
the centennial of its
Revolution. Identify
both X and Y.

64. A.Frida Kahlo

65. 32. To animate a certain
thing X correctly, animators
of movie Y travelled to the
cold region of Jackson Hole,
Wyoming. They wore a huge
skirt and walked around to
accurately understand the
movements characters
would have make and been
restricted to. Name X and Y. Jackson Hole, Wyoming

66. A.X - Snow ; Y - Frozen

67. 33. This is an illustration
known as “The Muse’s
Revenge.” It criticises the
famous modernist and
surrealist artist X, who
famously disregarded
women, especially his
models, as “either
goddesses or doormats,”
and “machines for
suffering.” Identify X. Ilya Milstein’s The Muse’s Revenge

68. A.Pablo Picasso

69. 34. King Arthur’s Questing Beast
is said to have the neck of a
snake, body of a leopard,
haunches of a lion and feet of a
deer. Centuries later, it was
realised that despite the
monstrous appearance in the
book, this description perfectly
matched an animal that we can
easily see in zoos. Identify this
animal. Illustration of the Questing Beast

70. A.Giraffe