This India Quiz was held on 11th March,2022 and hosted by Aishani and Zubair for Chakravyuh, 2022, the annual quizzing fest of Quintessence.
Quintessence is the Quizzing Society of Zakir Husain Delhi College, University of Delhi.
This Indonesian YouTuber sat in his room for 2 hours, 20 minutes and 52 seconds making a video which then went viral and received millions of views. During that time he was more worried about his parents calling for him than needing to use the bathroom. The long video earned him significant online attention.
This document provides details about an India quiz including rules, questions, and answers. It consists of two written rounds with 5 questions each worth various points, followed by a "dries" round with 15 questions and infinite opportunities to bounce or pounce questions. The questions cover topics about religious movements in India, directors and TV shows, the selection process for Dalai Lama, no confidence motions in parliament, surveying markers, Indian sailors, the discovery of HIV in India, forms of poetry, a passenger on a ship that helped with a scientific discovery, a monument in Thanjavur, political slogans in India, a tribal fair tradition, and the concept of a national language for India.
- This document contains the rules and questions for a general knowledge quiz competition with 25 questions.
- The top 8 teams will qualify for the finals based on their performance in the preliminary round of 25 questions.
- Questions 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, and 25 are marked as "star" questions and are worth more points.
- Half points may be awarded at the discretion of the quiz master. Using external resources like Google is prohibited.
This document provides 10 multiple choice questions about a quiz competition hosted by RV QuizCorp. The questions cover topics ranging from history and literature to current events and pop culture. Participants are given points for correct answers and deducted points for incorrect answers. The quiz is timed and follows specific rules regarding bouncing and pouncing on questions.
The document appears to be the rules and questions for a preliminary quiz competition held on 26 November 2023 in Agarpara, West Bengal, India. It provides 25 multiple choice questions across various topics ranging from history, literature, pop culture and current events. The questions are numbered 1-25 and questions 3, 5, 6, 8, 20, 25 carry extra points. The top 8 teams will qualify for the finals.
This India Quiz was held on 11th March,2022 and hosted by Aishani and Zubair for Chakravyuh, 2022, the annual quizzing fest of Quintessence.
Quintessence is the Quizzing Society of Zakir Husain Delhi College, University of Delhi.
This Indonesian YouTuber sat in his room for 2 hours, 20 minutes and 52 seconds making a video which then went viral and received millions of views. During that time he was more worried about his parents calling for him than needing to use the bathroom. The long video earned him significant online attention.
This document provides details about an India quiz including rules, questions, and answers. It consists of two written rounds with 5 questions each worth various points, followed by a "dries" round with 15 questions and infinite opportunities to bounce or pounce questions. The questions cover topics about religious movements in India, directors and TV shows, the selection process for Dalai Lama, no confidence motions in parliament, surveying markers, Indian sailors, the discovery of HIV in India, forms of poetry, a passenger on a ship that helped with a scientific discovery, a monument in Thanjavur, political slogans in India, a tribal fair tradition, and the concept of a national language for India.
- This document contains the rules and questions for a general knowledge quiz competition with 25 questions.
- The top 8 teams will qualify for the finals based on their performance in the preliminary round of 25 questions.
- Questions 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, and 25 are marked as "star" questions and are worth more points.
- Half points may be awarded at the discretion of the quiz master. Using external resources like Google is prohibited.
This document provides 10 multiple choice questions about a quiz competition hosted by RV QuizCorp. The questions cover topics ranging from history and literature to current events and pop culture. Participants are given points for correct answers and deducted points for incorrect answers. The quiz is timed and follows specific rules regarding bouncing and pouncing on questions.
The document appears to be the rules and questions for a preliminary quiz competition held on 26 November 2023 in Agarpara, West Bengal, India. It provides 25 multiple choice questions across various topics ranging from history, literature, pop culture and current events. The questions are numbered 1-25 and questions 3, 5, 6, 8, 20, 25 carry extra points. The top 8 teams will qualify for the finals.
The document provides information about several topics:
1. It describes the Italian region of Abruzzo and the character John Abruzzi from the TV show Prison Break, who is named after the region.
2. It mentions the 2007 Indian thriller film No Smoking directed by Anurag Kashyap, which was loosely based on a short story by Stephen King.
3. It asks the reader to identify the instrument featured in a YouTube video, which is identified as an Earth Harp.
4. It provides trivia about actors Richard Harris and the role he played of Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter films.
5. It discusses the reason for an anti
This is the Finals of BOOTUP Quiz conducted by Quiz Club IITJ, especially designed for the freshmen students coming to the college attending the quiz for the first time.
The Quiz was held on 20th December, 2020
The document discusses Don Bosco School in Liluah. It provides details about the school's location and mentions that it was founded in 1958. It has provided quality education to students for over 60 years and is known for its emphasis on moral values and discipline along with academics.
James Augustus Hickey wrote about Christmas celebrations in Calcutta in the 1780s where "Loll Shrub" was served. "Loll Shrub" referred to red wine that was served at parties during that time period.
The seed of the book "A Suitable Boy" by Vikram Seth was planted when the author overheard a conversation where a mother told her daughter "You’ve got to marry someone chosen by me," mirroring a line from the novel.
Stephen Fry arrived at Cambridge as a convicted thief and addict but found love and the chance to entertain through university life, as was discussed in a recent Jaipur Literature Festival talk titled "A Little Bit of Stephen Fry
The General Quiz conducted by Quiz Club NITW on 9th April 2023 as a part of a trilogy of quizzes for the college fest SpringSpree 2023. The set includes both prelims and finals with a wide variety of questions on a number of topics.
This document provides the rules and 20 questions for a quiz on nationalism and India. The questions cover a range of topics related to India including famous people, historical events, films, literature and more. The questions require identifying people, events, movies and the significance of certain achievements or occurrences in Indian history and culture.
Republic Day Special India Quiz - 26 Jan 2024aravindanil
Here's a Republic Day Special India Quiz to Celebrate India's 75th Republic Day!
Its a fun trivial quiz mostly based on the celebrations of this year's Republic Day. Take a look!
Open General Quiz on India by Prithwish Datta and Raktim Kumar Nag at QRIOSIY 2019, Jadavpur University, Kolkata.
The prelims cut-off was 17.5 and 3/3 on tie-break.
The results were:
FIRST - Piyush Kedia, Bhaskar Datta, Samrat Dutta
SECOND - Partha Abarki, Arindam Dutta, Debanjan Bose
THIRD - Samanway Banerjee, Jayashree Mohanka, Sanjay Mukherjee
India unplugged Jan 26 2014 India Quiz for Families organised by Indian Quiz...Indian Quizzing league
This document provides the rules and format for the Grand Finale quiz competition. It will consist of 8 short rounds covering a variety of topics including Mixed Bag, Literature, History & Geography, Sports & Entertainment, Food & Beverages, Art & Architecture, Culture & Mythology, and Business. Each round will have 4 questions in an infinite pounce format and 1 question in a differential scoring format. Points will be awarded for correct answers based on the scoring rules provided. The document also gives examples of questions from the Mixed Bag and Literature rounds to illustrate the quiz format and style.
1. The document provides information about an upcoming pop culture quiz called "Pop It Like It's Hot" including details about the number of questions, point values, and gratitude to those involved in creating the quiz.
2. It then provides context about the Chrome dinosaur game including that it was inspired by prehistoric times and was given the codename "Project Bolan" in reference to the rock band T-Rex.
3. The last part provides context about the popularity of the Chrome dinosaur game including how many times it is played each month and the countries with the most players.
The India Quiz - IIM Ahmedabad and Ahmedabad Quiz ClubQuiz Cetera
This document provides information about an India Quiz being organized by Quiz Cetera, including contact information for the organizers, Aniruddha Mitra, Dhanraj B., Minakhi Misra, and Tauseef Warsi. It also contains 20 sample preliminary quiz questions on topics related to India covering history, pop culture, geography and current events.
The fourth episode of Season 7 - "The Cultured Quiz", was conducted successfully on 14/10/22.
This quiz was a part of our weekly series conducted by our resident legend Pushpendra Bhaiya.
The quiz was definitely on the shorter side(compared to the caption) having one Pounce & Bounce and one written round.
Taglined as a "Hastily made Quiz", the set featured questions from the general domain and was leaned towards MELA.
The quizmaster prepared it well, and most of the questions had not-so-obvious hints pointing toward the answer.
It was an expertly curated quiz, making it an enjoyable experience for all the quizzers.
The document provides details about an intra-school quiz competition including:
- There will be 7 rounds with the rules explained before each round. The quizmasters' decision is final.
- No unacceptable behavior will be tolerated.
- The warm-up round includes 5 sample questions about umbilical cables, songs, flags, goosebumps, and rock-paper-scissors.
- The document thanks various parties for their contribution and support of the quiz competition.
In-house sci-tech filler quiz for HighQ 2023 set by Bisma Khan, Sehajpreet Kaur, Prachi Goyal, Subham Priya, and Mallika Ghosh. HighQ Day-1 (16.02.2023).
The document describes a quiz being conducted on the messaging platform. The quiz contains multiple choice and pictorial questions on topics like famous people, events, and places. Players are encouraged to ask for hints if needed and scoring is based on correctly answering bounce and pounce questions.
The document provides details about an upcoming quiz competition, including that there will be 30 preliminary questions, the top 8 teams will qualify for the finals, and any questions that are multiples of 5 will be considered in the event of a tie. It also states that all electronic devices must be turned off during the prelims and that the quizmaster is human and prone to mistakes. It then provides 12 sample questions from the quiz along with their answers.
The document provides details about a quiz including rules, questions, and answers. It is divided into two sections - Mixed Bag 1.0 and 2.0, each with 12 questions. The questions cover a range of topics and require identifying people, places, events, and more based on clues and details provided. Full responses are required but are revealed on subsequent slides. Scoring rules include points awarded for correct answers in written and theme rounds.
The document contains a transcript of questions from a quiz session. There are 30 multiple choice or short answer questions covering topics like Secret Service code names, Emmy award winning TV shows, figures from Roman history, scientific terms, body fluids, Arabic phrases from the Quran, etymology of words, sports awards, censorship of Chinese talent shows, old advertising slogans, maritime traditions, Indian politicians, places in Delhi, Mughlai cuisine, population of animals, famous baseball games, Indian singers, movie locations, signage on subway platforms, Indian missiles, movie taglines, short movie reviews, and allusions in literature.
Inter College Business Quiz @ College of Business StudiesSreshth Shah
The document is a business quiz with 25 questions and 1 bonus question. It provides the structure of the quiz which will have 25 questions in the prelims round with the top 8 teams qualifying for the finals. Questions 11-20 are starred. Use of cellphones during the quiz will result in instant disqualification. It then lists the questions and their corresponding answers.
The document provides information about several topics:
1. It describes the Italian region of Abruzzo and the character John Abruzzi from the TV show Prison Break, who is named after the region.
2. It mentions the 2007 Indian thriller film No Smoking directed by Anurag Kashyap, which was loosely based on a short story by Stephen King.
3. It asks the reader to identify the instrument featured in a YouTube video, which is identified as an Earth Harp.
4. It provides trivia about actors Richard Harris and the role he played of Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter films.
5. It discusses the reason for an anti
This is the Finals of BOOTUP Quiz conducted by Quiz Club IITJ, especially designed for the freshmen students coming to the college attending the quiz for the first time.
The Quiz was held on 20th December, 2020
The document discusses Don Bosco School in Liluah. It provides details about the school's location and mentions that it was founded in 1958. It has provided quality education to students for over 60 years and is known for its emphasis on moral values and discipline along with academics.
James Augustus Hickey wrote about Christmas celebrations in Calcutta in the 1780s where "Loll Shrub" was served. "Loll Shrub" referred to red wine that was served at parties during that time period.
The seed of the book "A Suitable Boy" by Vikram Seth was planted when the author overheard a conversation where a mother told her daughter "You’ve got to marry someone chosen by me," mirroring a line from the novel.
Stephen Fry arrived at Cambridge as a convicted thief and addict but found love and the chance to entertain through university life, as was discussed in a recent Jaipur Literature Festival talk titled "A Little Bit of Stephen Fry
The General Quiz conducted by Quiz Club NITW on 9th April 2023 as a part of a trilogy of quizzes for the college fest SpringSpree 2023. The set includes both prelims and finals with a wide variety of questions on a number of topics.
This document provides the rules and 20 questions for a quiz on nationalism and India. The questions cover a range of topics related to India including famous people, historical events, films, literature and more. The questions require identifying people, events, movies and the significance of certain achievements or occurrences in Indian history and culture.
Republic Day Special India Quiz - 26 Jan 2024aravindanil
Here's a Republic Day Special India Quiz to Celebrate India's 75th Republic Day!
Its a fun trivial quiz mostly based on the celebrations of this year's Republic Day. Take a look!
Open General Quiz on India by Prithwish Datta and Raktim Kumar Nag at QRIOSIY 2019, Jadavpur University, Kolkata.
The prelims cut-off was 17.5 and 3/3 on tie-break.
The results were:
FIRST - Piyush Kedia, Bhaskar Datta, Samrat Dutta
SECOND - Partha Abarki, Arindam Dutta, Debanjan Bose
THIRD - Samanway Banerjee, Jayashree Mohanka, Sanjay Mukherjee
India unplugged Jan 26 2014 India Quiz for Families organised by Indian Quiz...Indian Quizzing league
This document provides the rules and format for the Grand Finale quiz competition. It will consist of 8 short rounds covering a variety of topics including Mixed Bag, Literature, History & Geography, Sports & Entertainment, Food & Beverages, Art & Architecture, Culture & Mythology, and Business. Each round will have 4 questions in an infinite pounce format and 1 question in a differential scoring format. Points will be awarded for correct answers based on the scoring rules provided. The document also gives examples of questions from the Mixed Bag and Literature rounds to illustrate the quiz format and style.
1. The document provides information about an upcoming pop culture quiz called "Pop It Like It's Hot" including details about the number of questions, point values, and gratitude to those involved in creating the quiz.
2. It then provides context about the Chrome dinosaur game including that it was inspired by prehistoric times and was given the codename "Project Bolan" in reference to the rock band T-Rex.
3. The last part provides context about the popularity of the Chrome dinosaur game including how many times it is played each month and the countries with the most players.
The India Quiz - IIM Ahmedabad and Ahmedabad Quiz ClubQuiz Cetera
This document provides information about an India Quiz being organized by Quiz Cetera, including contact information for the organizers, Aniruddha Mitra, Dhanraj B., Minakhi Misra, and Tauseef Warsi. It also contains 20 sample preliminary quiz questions on topics related to India covering history, pop culture, geography and current events.
The fourth episode of Season 7 - "The Cultured Quiz", was conducted successfully on 14/10/22.
This quiz was a part of our weekly series conducted by our resident legend Pushpendra Bhaiya.
The quiz was definitely on the shorter side(compared to the caption) having one Pounce & Bounce and one written round.
Taglined as a "Hastily made Quiz", the set featured questions from the general domain and was leaned towards MELA.
The quizmaster prepared it well, and most of the questions had not-so-obvious hints pointing toward the answer.
It was an expertly curated quiz, making it an enjoyable experience for all the quizzers.
The document provides details about an intra-school quiz competition including:
- There will be 7 rounds with the rules explained before each round. The quizmasters' decision is final.
- No unacceptable behavior will be tolerated.
- The warm-up round includes 5 sample questions about umbilical cables, songs, flags, goosebumps, and rock-paper-scissors.
- The document thanks various parties for their contribution and support of the quiz competition.
In-house sci-tech filler quiz for HighQ 2023 set by Bisma Khan, Sehajpreet Kaur, Prachi Goyal, Subham Priya, and Mallika Ghosh. HighQ Day-1 (16.02.2023).
The document describes a quiz being conducted on the messaging platform. The quiz contains multiple choice and pictorial questions on topics like famous people, events, and places. Players are encouraged to ask for hints if needed and scoring is based on correctly answering bounce and pounce questions.
The document provides details about an upcoming quiz competition, including that there will be 30 preliminary questions, the top 8 teams will qualify for the finals, and any questions that are multiples of 5 will be considered in the event of a tie. It also states that all electronic devices must be turned off during the prelims and that the quizmaster is human and prone to mistakes. It then provides 12 sample questions from the quiz along with their answers.
The document provides details about a quiz including rules, questions, and answers. It is divided into two sections - Mixed Bag 1.0 and 2.0, each with 12 questions. The questions cover a range of topics and require identifying people, places, events, and more based on clues and details provided. Full responses are required but are revealed on subsequent slides. Scoring rules include points awarded for correct answers in written and theme rounds.
The document contains a transcript of questions from a quiz session. There are 30 multiple choice or short answer questions covering topics like Secret Service code names, Emmy award winning TV shows, figures from Roman history, scientific terms, body fluids, Arabic phrases from the Quran, etymology of words, sports awards, censorship of Chinese talent shows, old advertising slogans, maritime traditions, Indian politicians, places in Delhi, Mughlai cuisine, population of animals, famous baseball games, Indian singers, movie locations, signage on subway platforms, Indian missiles, movie taglines, short movie reviews, and allusions in literature.
Inter College Business Quiz @ College of Business StudiesSreshth Shah
The document is a business quiz with 25 questions and 1 bonus question. It provides the structure of the quiz which will have 25 questions in the prelims round with the top 8 teams qualifying for the finals. Questions 11-20 are starred. Use of cellphones during the quiz will result in instant disqualification. It then lists the questions and their corresponding answers.
1. This document outlines the details of an open sports quiz held on March 31st 2013 in Kolkata, including the names of finalists and qualifiers.
2. It provides 25 questions on various sports topics to be answered in the preliminary written round, with questions 11-20 marked as starred questions.
3. The top 8 scoring participants would move on to the finals round, with answers to be provided afterwards.
Women’s Day Quiz - Amity DepartmentSreshth Shah
1. The document summarizes the rules and questions from a quiz being conducted to celebrate International Women's Day. It consists of 5 rounds with questions about famous women from India and around the world.
2. The quiz is being conducted in teams of two members and will have elimination rounds after every 3 rounds. It will progress in both clockwise and anti-clockwise directions over the course of the competition.
3. The questions cover topics like famous Indian women, women leaders from politics and business, sports personalities, authors and artists. The final round aims to highlight the achievements and accomplishments of influential women.
The Return Gift Quiz - Kutub Session (General Quiz)Sreshth Shah
The document appears to be a quiz with multiple choice questions about various topics. It includes questions about:
- A 1784 shipwreck off the Cayman Islands and the legend of what King George III declared for the locals.
- Details about an individual whose fame has resulted in him being featured in films sharing the same name.
- A publishing house in Spain that plans to sell facsimiles of a famous book for €7,000 to €8,000 each.
- Megan Ellison and the name of her film company, Annapurna Pictures.
- The earliest partnership between Coca-Cola and the Olympics.
- The origins and rise in use of a term on the internet
This document outlines the details of an inter-college quiz conducted by Sreshth Shah at Arcania @ Xenia 2016, including:
- The preliminary round involved 25 questions for teams of 3 or less, with the top 8 teams qualifying.
- The document provides 20 sample questions from the preliminary round across various subjects, with answers.
- The finals round involved 36 total questions - 18 asked clockwise with a +10 point bounce, and 18 anticlockwise with a +10 point bounce.
- The first sample question from the finals round is provided.
Freshers quiz 2015 at Jindal Global University, Sonepat Sreshth Shah
A quickly compiled quiz created for the students at Jindal, Sonepat as part of their Orientation Week celebrations - July 2015.
Prelims answers from slide 55.
MELA College Quiz - Antaragni IIT Kanpur 2015Sreshth Shah
Here's the quiz I did as part of the Quiz fest at IIT Kanpur (October 2015) - Highest was 18/30, cutoff was a low 7/30. Bouquets and Brickbats welcome. Media isn't available.
Sreshth Shah
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+918285219568
The document provides instructions for the written preliminary round of a quiz competition. It states that the round will consist of 30 questions, with each correct answer worth 1 point and no negative points for incorrect answers. The top 8 teams with the highest scores will qualify for the final stage of the quiz, and in the case of a tie the team that answers more questions marked with an asterisk will advance.
This document provides the rules and questions for the Kolkata Quiz Festival sports quiz. It consists of 50 multiple choice questions about various sports topics. Teams of up to 3 members can participate. Questions are worth 1 point each unless otherwise stated. Ties will be broken by the number of questions marked with an asterisk that were answered correctly. Accurate spelling is not required as long as the answer sounds phonetically correct.
The document appears to be notes from a cricket quiz held in Kolkata in June 2013. It provides details about the preliminaries of the quiz such as the number of teams, highest prelim score, and cutoff to advance to the finals. It then lists some contributors and "guinea pigs" who helped with the quiz. The main body of the document outlines the rules for the prelims, which involve a 30 question written test with some starred questions for tiebreakers. It provides 30 questions as part of the quiz preliminaries.
CQC Culture and Children Quiz by Hari NarayanSurya Narayanan
This document contains multiple choice quiz questions about various topics related to culture and children from different parts of the world. Questions cover festivals, cartoons, celebrations, monuments, historical figures, and more from countries like Japan, Mexico, Bolivia, India and others. The questions test knowledge about the specific names of festivals, celebrations, cartoons, monuments, historical figures, and other cultural topics.
This document provides the details of a quiz round consisting of 5 written questions worth 5 points each. If a team answers all 5 questions correctly, they receive an additional bonus of 5 points, for a maximum of 30 points available from this round. The questions cover identifying animated TV shows, companies, dances, celebrities, and where cheats could be found in school exams. The document also provides the scores after 15 questions in the quiz.
This document provides 50 questions for the BIFFES World Cinema Quiz. It includes questions about films, directors, actors, and other personalities from world cinema. The questions cover topics from a wide range of countries and eras of film history. It also provides some context about the quiz itself, such as that it has 50 questions, is all written, and ties are broken by stars.
The document contains the rules and questions for the Barefoot Quiz Festival Sports Quiz for under-25s held on June 11, 2016 in Kolkata, India. It includes 25 multiple choice questions across a variety of sports topics, with questions about cricket, chess, football/soccer, Olympics, and more. Scores will be tallied and the top 8 will qualify for the finals.
The document appears to be from an online quiz club called Tack On Quiz Club. It contains 6 rounds of trivia questions on various topics like companies, products, and historical events. The questions are numbered and include clues but don't provide the answers. The format includes company and product names written as "X" to be identified by participants. The document outlines the rules of scoring and competition between quiz participants.
This document contains 30 multiple choice questions about various topics including business, sports, science, and current events. The questions are related to identifying companies, products, people, and their connections to recent news stories or historical events. The responses provide short, concise answers to each question.
This document outlines the rules and format for a quiz finals competition. It contains 32 multiple choice questions across two sets posed by quiz masters. The scoring is outlined as 10 points for each correct answer, with half points at the quiz master's discretion. Teams will get one extra question if none are answered in a round. The competition also includes a theme round where teams must correctly identify people or characters across 10 slides for additional points.
This four-member quiz was a part of Enquiry's (the Jadavpur University quiz club) 11th annual quizfest - Qriosity 2014. The event was held on October 19.
The cut-off for the Prelims was 16.5 (open) and 15.5 (college).
Quiz Meet Quiz: General Quiz (Mixed Bag) conducted by Rajdeep, Shaurya and Aditya on 25th September, 2016.
Disclaimer: All questions are original. Any resemblance whatsoever to other questions of similar kind is purely coincidental.
This document contains 26 multiple choice questions testing knowledge of various sports, athletes and entertainment. The questions cover topics like different versions of a sport originating in South America, quotes by a particular artist, movies based on Indian sportsperson's lives, sports governed bodies and more. The questions require identifying names, sports, movies, songs and connecting various terms and phrases related to sports and entertainment world.
This document contains the details of a general quiz competition including 21 total questions, rules of the competition, and sample questions from different categories and rounds. Some of the key details include that there are 21 questions worth 1 mark each, teams can only have 2 members, and tiebreaker questions are marked with an asterisk. Sample questions cover topics like movies, music, celebrities, sports, and more. The competition also includes categories, infinite bounce, and instant rounds.
20170106 Indian Social Club - Grand FinaleAnantha Kumar
The document provides guidelines for a quiz competition being held by the Indian Social Club in Sohar. It outlines 3 rounds of questions, with details on scoring, time limits, subjects covered, and rules for answering and passing on questions between teams. It also notes that occasional questions may be posed to the audience.
The document summarizes the rules and questions for Mosstermind Week 05 Fun ‘n Fundas trivia game played in sets of questions. Teams of up to 4 people can participate by writing down their answers to multiple choice or fill in the blank questions covering topics like television shows, celebrities, history, and geography.
KQA College Solo 2013 Common prelims answerssantoshjs
The document provides the rules and questions for the KQA Collegiate Solo Championship prelims. Contestants will answer 24 multiple choice questions without negative marking. The top 8 overall scores and 8 PU (undergraduate) scores will advance to the finals. Questions cover topics in history, literature, science, music and more.
This is the set of questions for the Heritage Quiz Festival (HQF) 2016. HQF is the annual quiz festival organised by Atmadweep, the quiz and debate club of Heritage Institute of Technology.
This is the set of questions for the prelims.
Presenting 'The Lords of the Rings', the written Olympics Quiz for teams of 3 members or less, which I conducted as part of the 1st edition of the Kolkata Sports Quiz Festival on May 26, 2019 at the Space Circle Club.
The Average Score across teams was 23 (out of a maximum of 52).
The top 3 place holders were:
Gold (47): Deepanjan Deb, Kunal Malhotra, Prithwish Datta
Silver (37): Nikhil Sarkar, Titash Banerjea, Souptik Das
Bronze (35): Bishanka Dassarma, Debasish Mukherjee, Saahil Sharma.
The document discusses various topics including:
1. A graphic novel set in 3392 AD about the last kingdom of humans inside a city called Armagarh. It was an adaptation that differed in some subplots from the original.
2. Roger Ebert discussing a specific shot used by Kubrick where a character glowered up at the camera from below lowered brows, implying they had "lost it".
3. Gary Gilmore gained notoriety for demanding his death sentence be carried out after two murders in Utah. His last words were discussed in a famous book or film.
4. Tintin's final appearance was in the last panel of the unfinished book Tintin and Alph-
The document provides details of a sports quiz, including 25 multiple choice questions related to various sports topics. It provides clues and context for each question, but leaves blanks to be filled in. The questions cover a range of sports from different eras and ask participants to identify athletes, terms, events, disputes and more based on the information given. An answers section at the end provides the solutions to the 25 questions.
The document describes a quiz competition with 40 questions divided into rounds. It provides details of some of the questions asked, including questions about potpourri, Stanley Matthews, the Billy bookcase, Mesut Ozil and Ilkay Gundogan, and the Rotterdam airport. It also references Pavit and includes a map of Montreal's underground city.
This document provides the rules for the game show "Infinite Pounce". It states there are 12 questions with +10 points for a direct answer and +10/-5 points for a pounce. There is no going negative, one pounce attempt is allowed, and the pounce window is 10 seconds.
The document provides details about an event organized by Somnath Chanda including different rounds: a written round with 5 questions worth 5 marks each, an infinite bounce round with 20 questions worth 10 marks each where teams can bounce on questions, and a theme-based round with clues leading to a theme answer. It provides sample questions and clues about movies, literature, history and politics but does not give any outcomes of the event.
Top IPTV UK Providers of A Comprehensive Review.pdfXtreame HDTV
The television landscape in the UK has evolved significantly with the rise of Internet Protocol Television (IPTV). IPTV offers a modern alternative to traditional cable and satellite TV, allowing viewers to stream live TV, on-demand videos, and other multimedia content directly to their devices over the internet. This review provides an in-depth look at the top IPTV UK providers, their features, pricing, and what sets them apart.
Odia New Web Series at your fingerprint.mikedanoffice
Stay ahead of the curve with the latest in Odia entertainment! Our Odia new web series promise an exciting blend of fresh narratives, talented performances, and engaging plots. Immerse yourself in the evolving world of Odia storytelling with our curated selection of cutting-edge web content. for more visit: https://aaonxt.com/series
Leonardo DiCaprio House: A Journey Through His Extravagant Real Estate Portfoliogreendigital
Introduction
Leonardo DiCaprio, A name synonymous with Hollywood excellence. is not only known for his stellar acting career but also for his impressive real estate investments. The "Leonardo DiCaprio house" is a topic that piques the interest of many. as the Oscar-winning actor has amassed a diverse portfolio of luxurious properties. DiCaprio's homes reflect his varied tastes and commitment to sustainability. from retreats to historic mansions. This article will delve into the fascinating world of Leonardo DiCaprio's real estate. Exploring the details of his most notable residences. and the unique aspects that make them stand out.
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Leonardo DiCaprio House: Malibu Beachfront Retreat
A Prime Location
His Malibu beachfront house is one of the most famous properties in Leonardo DiCaprio's real estate portfolio. Situated in the exclusive Carbon Beach. also known as "Billionaire's Beach," this property boasts stunning ocean views and private beach access. The "Leonardo DiCaprio house" in Malibu is a testament to the actor's love for the sea and his penchant for luxurious living.
Architectural Highlights
The Malibu house features a modern design with clean lines, large windows. and open spaces blending indoor and outdoor living. The expansive deck and patio areas provide ample space for entertaining guests or enjoying a quiet sunset. The house has state-of-the-art amenities. including a gourmet kitchen, a home theatre, and many guest suites.
Sustainable Features
Leonardo DiCaprio is a well-known environmental activist. whose Malibu house reflects his commitment to sustainability. The property incorporates solar panels, energy-efficient appliances, and sustainable building materials. The landscaping around the house is also designed to be water-efficient. featuring drought-resistant plants and intelligent irrigation systems.
Leonardo DiCaprio House: Hollywood Hills Hideaway
Privacy and Seclusion
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1. The 2nd Annual (sic!) FEST Quiz!
Sreshth Shah
Titash Banerjea
December 30th, 2012.
2. Rules!
• Open to teams of three members or less.
• The quiz covers the broad subjects of Film,
Entertainment, Sports and Technology.
• The quiz consists of two stages
– Stage I – 30 question written preliminary round.
– Stage II – 8 team final.
3. Stage I – Written Preliminary Round
• 30 question written preliminary round
• Top 8 scoring teams move on to the final round
• Questions 11 – 20 are starred questions – these
questions will be used to break ties.
• Give yourself a team name and write your names
on the top of the sheet.
• Cellphones and tablet devices OFF please!
• Don‘t look around too much – use of unfair means
equals immediate disqualification!
• Goodluck!
4. Special Thanks
To Jayashree Mohanka – for previewing the quiz!
To Avinash Mudaliar – for helping out with some
‗fundas‘!
To Sounak Chakrabarti – for being such a helpful
guinea pig!
5. 1
Who is the only man in the open era to win the
final of a grand slam after facing a match point
against himself ? (He is also the only player to
win the final of a grand slam after losing the
first set 0 – 6)
The final score read: 0-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, 8-6
8. 3
‗The Conquest‘ is a 2011 movie about the rise (and
fall?) of someone we are all familiar with. The
subtitle of the movie reads: ―The Man behind
the Woman behind the Man.‖. Associated Press
described the movie this: ―A Vivid Re –
Imagining of _______________ ‗s rise to
power and the simultaneous unraveling of his
marriage.‖ Who is the movie about?
10. 5
What used in the media and entertainment
industry works on the principle that ‗colors
furthest away from the skin tone‘ allow for this
process to work?
11. 6
He got the nickname ‗kojak‘ because around the
age of 27, he contracted a severe form of
alopecia – resulting in his distinctive bald look.
When he worked, he was very popular in Turkey,
because whenever he was involved – Turkey
never lost. In 2004, he was awarded ‗Doctor of
Science‘ by Hull University ‗for his outstanding
contribution to sport.‘ Who is this great man?
12. 7
What ‗academy award‘ feat connects the following
hollywood personalities? The List is not
exhaustive, but the list is exhaustive in their own
respective domains. (six images next slide)
13.
14. 8
Who won the silver medal at London 2012 in the
men‘s high jump F – 42 category with a jump of
1.74 meters using the scissors technique, being
only the 8th person from his country to win a
medal at the games?
15. 9
Which ‗sensational‘ television personality – Post
Graduate from Oxford and visiting fellow at
Cambridge and author of ‗Combating terrorism:
The Legal Challenge‘ was awarded the
―Assamese of the Year‖ award for 2009 by
News Live channel in early 2010?
18. 11*
Bob Anderson represented Great Britain at the
Olympic Games in 1952 and in world
championships till 1979. He was also a coach for
actors and was involved in movies such as The
Master of Ballantrae, Barry Lyndon, The Mask of
Zorro, The Lord of the Rings, The Pirates of the
Caribbean etc. He famously made his appearance
on the big screen in only two movies, uncredited,
during the early 1980s. Which famous role did he
play? (specific)
19. 12*
Originally from Italy, his family moved to New
York in the 1870s. His uncles is believed to have
brought the first seeds of a plant belonging to
the cabbage family to USA. He started his career
as an assistant director on The Outlaw (1943),
directed by Howard Hawks and produced by
Howard Hughes. After the World War two, he
started to finance films. Who are we talking
about?
20. 13*
This little bulb is from two localities between
Rawsonville and Villiersdorp in the heart of the
Cape Floral Region. The colorful, flared flowers
and their massed, synchronous appearance has
resulted in its appropriate name. What has this
flower been named after? (image next slide)
21.
22. 14*
The Chicago Bulls drafted him in the 1984 NBA Draft as
the 208th overall pick, although he had played neither
high school nor college basketball. He never played in the
NBA. A poll on the NBA's website ranked him second to
Lusia Harris, the only woman to be drafted by the NBA,
as the most unusual pick in the history of the NBA Draft.
Also, though he did not play football in college, he was
drafted as a wide receiver in the 12th round of the 1984
NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys. He never played in
the NFL.
Who are we talking about?
23. 15*
This sporting team – having the colors, Orange
and Black as their primary jersey color (to
represent an animal) plays at the Paul Brown
stadium? This team started off with the ‗no
huddle offense‘, the ‗west coast offense‘ and the
‗zone blitz‘ into the sport. Which team?
24. 16*
The film's title comes from the nickname invented
by students and staff for detention at New Trier
High School, the school attended by the son of
one of John Hughes' (director) friends. Thus,
those who were sent to detention were designated
members of ―__ ______ ___". ―__ ____ _____‖
at that school probably took its name in turn from
the title of American radio's longest running
network entertainment show, broadcast from
Chicago, 1933 to 1968. Name the title.
25. 17*
Hollywood - In the early 1930s, X‘s doctor told him
he had been working too hard. X went to Europe
and stayed a lot longer than planned. When he
returned, he was told there was now a "new" X -
an unknown actor needed a better name for
films, so the studio had reversed X's initials and
created a name that sounded similar - Y. Name X
and Y.
26. 18*
England's Jonathan Trott, South Africa's Faf du
Plessis and Kane Williamson of New Zealand
are the only three Test cricketers to do what this
year?
29. 20*
While watching TV, on one channel she observed
people competing on a reality show and on
another she saw footage of the invasion of Iraq.
The two "began to blur in this very unsettling
way" and the idea was formed. The Greek myth
of Theseus served as basis for the story and
Roman gladiator stories formed the framework.
What are we talking about?
32. 22
_______ is known for its rich historical, agricultural, cultural
and literary legacy. It has produced many famous poets,
theatre artistes, scholars, actors, scientists and
academicians. The great ____ Ramalinga , well known for
poetry and wit was born in this place. The famous
Martyr‘s Memorial at Ranarangam Chowk is a famous
symbol of this place. This was unveiled in the year 1959
to mark the sacrifices made by seven martyrs in the Quit
India Movement. The memorial has a statue of Mother
India holding a dying child in her arms with 7 pillars as a
backdrop representing 7 freedom fighters who sacrificed
their life. Name the place/personality.
33. 23
Games in this sporting league were unusual – each game
had four quarters of 17.5 minutes each, different from
how the game is usually played where there are only two
halves of a longer time duration in each half. If a game
was decided in regulation time, the winner got three
points and the losing team got no points. But, if the game
was decided after extra time, the winner got 2 points and
the losing team got 1 point. If the game wasn‘t decided
even after extra time, there was a shootout which took
place like how it takes place in another popular variant of
the sport. Which league am I describing?
34. 24
The origin of this word, (completely unrelated to
its sporting origin) although used in a sporting
context nowadays, is derived from what the
Chinese pound (the unit of weight, ofcourse!) is
referred to as. A tea _____ (the same word) is a
box, jar or canister used to store tea and until
about 1800 were often called tea cannisters
rather than ____ies. In the next slide, you can
see what a tea _____ looks like.
37. 26
In 1983, the Korean Air Lines Flight 007was flying
from New York to Seoul carrying 269 civil
passengers including Lawrence McDonald, a sitting
member of the United States Congress. Soviet
interceptor Su-15 shot down this plane over the Sea
of Japan. The incident was one of the most tense
moments of the Cold War, and resulted in an
escalation of anti-Soviet sentiment, particularly in
the United States. What was the contribution of
this incident to our lives? (Atleast in the West,
although some of us in India make use as well!)
38. 27
Top two contenders (they alternate as winner and
runner up very often) at which ‗sport‘? (Larger
image next slide)
39.
40. 28
‗You will find many interpretations of my lyrics but
none of them by me.... Sorry to leave you all on
your own like this but long ago I realized that
songwriters should make their statements and move
on, maintaining a dignified silence.‘ Generally
avoiding direct questions about the song‘s lyrics, he
only acknowledges the part about a piece of news
he read on the newspaper on the morning of
February 3rd, 1959.
Which song?
41. 29
He wanted to roam around, sing, dance and have
fun at this place referred to in the map. What‘s
the place in the map? (larger image next slide)
42.
43. 30
―La accendiamo?‖ - Italy
―Son kararınız mı?‖ - Turkey
―C'est votre dernier mot?‖ - France
―¿Respuesta definitiva?‖- Venezuela
―Lukitaanko vastaus?‖ – Finland
―____ ____ ____?‖ – India
Fill in the blanks.
44. Thank you so much!
• Please make sure you write your team names
clearly and your own names on the sheet.
• Please give a telephone number on the sheet as
well.
• Stay put, answers will be revealed in a minute or
two!
46. 1
Who is the only man in the open era to win the
final of a grand slam after facing a match point
against himself ? (He is also the only player to
win the final of a grand slam after losing the
first set 0 – 6)
The final score read: 0-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, 8-6
51. 3
‗The Conquest‘ is a 2011 movie about the rise (and
fall?) of someone we are all familiar with. The
subtitle of the movie reads: ―The Man behind
the Woman behind the Man.‖. Associated Press
described the movie this: ―A Vivid Re –
Imagining of _______________ ‗s rise to
power and the simultaneous unraveling of his
marriage.‖ Who is the movie about?
55. 5
What used in the media and entertainment
industry works on the principle that ‗colors
furthest away from the skin tone‘ allow for this
process to work?
57. 6
He got the nickname ‗kojak‘ because around the
age of 27, he contracted a severe form of
alopecia – resulting in his distinctive bald look.
When he worked, he was very popular in Turkey,
because whenever he was involved – Turkey
never lost. In 2004, he was awarded ‗Doctor of
Science‘ by Hull University ‗for his outstanding
contribution to sport.‘ Who is this great man?
59. 7
What ‗academy award‘ feat connects the following
hollywood personalities? The List is not
exhaustive, but the list is exhaustive in their own
respective domains. (six images next slide)
62. 8
Who won the silver medal at London 2012 in the
men‘s high jump F – 42 category with a jump of
1.74 meters using the scissors technique, being
only the 8th person from his country to win a
medal at the games?
64. 9
Which ‗sensational‘ television personality – Post
Graduate from Oxford and visiting fellow at
Cambridge and author of ‗Combating terrorism:
The Legal Challenge‘ was awarded the
―Assamese of the Year‖ award for 2009 by
News Live channel in early 2010?
69. 11*
Bob Anderson represented Great Britain at the
Olympic Games in 1952 and in world
championships till 1979. He was also a coach for
actors and was involved in movies such as The
Master of Ballantrae, Barry Lyndon, The Mask of
Zorro, The Lord of the Rings, The Pirates of the
Caribbean etc. He famously made his appearance
on the big screen in only two movies, uncredited,
during the early 1980s. Which famous role did he
play? (specific)
71. 12*
Originally from Italy, his family moved to New
York in the 1870s. His uncles is believed to have
brought the first seeds of a plant belonging to
the cabbage family to USA. He started his career
as an assistant director on The Outlaw (1943),
directed by Howard Hawks and produced by
Howard Hughes. After the World War two, he
started to finance films. Who are we talking
about?
73. 13*
This little bulb is from two localities between
Rawsonville and Villiersdorp in the heart of the
Cape Floral Region. The colorful, flared flowers
and their massed, synchronous appearance has
resulted in its appropriate name. What has this
flower been named after? (image next slide)
76. 14*
• The Chicago Bulls drafted him in the 1984 NBA Draft as
the 208th overall pick, although he had played neither
high school nor college basketball. He never played in the
NBA. A poll on the NBA's website ranked him second to
Lusia Harris, the only woman to be drafted by the NBA,
as the most unusual pick in the history of the NBA Draft.
• Also, though he did not play football in college, he was
drafted as a wide receiver in the 12th round of the 1984
NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys. He never played in
the NFL.
• Who are we talking about?
78. 15*
This sporting team – having the colors, Orange
and Black as their primary jersey color (to
represent an animal) plays at the Paul Brown
stadium? This team started off with the ‗no
huddle offense‘, the ‗west coast offense‘ and the
‗zone blitz‘ into the sport. Which team?
80. 16*
The film's title comes from the nickname invented
by students and staff for detention at New Trier
High School, the school attended by the son of
one of John Hughes' (director) friends. Thus,
those who were sent to detention were designated
members of ―__ ______ ___". ―__ ____ _____‖
at that school probably took its name in turn from
the title of American radio's longest running
network entertainment show, broadcast from
Chicago, 1933 to 1968. Name the title.
82. 17*
Hollywood - In the early 1930s, X‘s doctor told him
he had been working too hard. X went to Europe
and stayed a lot longer than planned. When he
returned, he was told there was now a "new" X -
an unknown actor needed a better name for
films, so the studio had reversed X's initials and
created a name that sounded similar - Y. Name X
and Y.
84. 18*
England's Jonathan Trott, South Africa's Faf du
Plessis and Kane Williamson of New Zealand
are the only three Test cricketers to do what this
year?
89. 20*
While watching TV, on one channel she observed
people competing on a reality show and on
another she saw footage of the invasion of Iraq.
The two "began to blur in this very unsettling
way" and the idea was formed. The Greek myth
of Theseus served as basis for the story and
Roman gladiator stories formed the framework.
What are we talking about?
93. 22
_______ is known for its rich historical, agricultural, cultural
and literary legacy. It has produced many famous poets,
theatre artistes, scholars, actors, scientists and
academicians. The great ____ Ramalinga , well known for
poetry and wit was born in this place. The famous
Martyr‘s Memorial at Ranarangam Chowk is a famous
symbol of this place. This was unveiled in the year 1959
to mark the sacrifices made by seven martyrs in the Quit
India Movement. The memorial has a statue of Mother
India holding a dying child in her arms with 7 pillars as a
backdrop representing 7 freedom fighters who sacrificed
their life. Name the place/personality.
95. 23
Games in this sporting league were unusual – each game
had four quarters of 17.5 minutes each, different from
how the game is usually played where there are only two
halves of a longer time duration in each half. If a game
was decided in regulation time, the winner got three
points and the losing team got no points. But, if the game
was decided after extra time, the winner got 2 points and
the losing team got 1 point. If the game wasn‘t decided
even after extra time, there was a shootout which took
place like how it takes place in another popular variant of
the sport. Which league am I describing?
97. 24
The origin of this word (completely unrelated to
its sporting origin) although used in a sporting
context nowadays, is derived from what the
Chinese pound (the unit of weight, ofcourse!) is
referred to as. A tea _____ (the same word) is a
box, jar or canister used to store tea and until
about 1800 were often called tea cannisters
rather than ____ies. In the next slide, you can
see what a tea _____ looks like.
102. 26
In 1983, the Korean Air Lines Flight 007was flying
from New York to Seoul carrying 269 civil
passengers including Lawrence McDonald, a sitting
member of the United States Congress. Soviet
interceptor Su-15 shot down this plane over the Sea
of Japan. The incident was one of the most tense
moments of the Cold War, and resulted in an
Escalation of anti-Soviet sentiment, particularly in the
United States. What was the contribution of this
incident to our lives? (Atleast in the West, although
some of us in India make use as well!)
107. 28
‗You will find many interpretations of my lyrics but
none of them by me.... Sorry to leave you all on
your own like this but long ago I realized that
songwriters should make their statements and move
on, maintaining a dignified silence.‘ Generally
avoiding direct questions about the song‘s lyrics, he
only acknowledges the part about a piece of news
he read on the newspaper on the morning of
February 3rd, 1959.
Which song?
109. 29
He wanted to roam around, sing, dance and have
fun at this place referred to in the map. What‘s
the place in the map? (larger image next slide)
112. 30
―La accendiamo?‖ - Italy
―Son kararınız mı?‖ - Turkey
―C'est votre dernier mot?‖ - France
―¿Respuesta definitiva?‖- Venezuela
―Lukitaanko vastaus?‖ – Finland
―____ ____ ____?‖ – India
Fill in the blanks.
114. Thank you so much!
• Please make sure you write your team names
clearly and your own names on the sheet.
• Please give a telephone number on the sheet as
well.
• Stay put, answers will be revealed in a minute or
two!
115. Finals
Five Rounds
Round 1 – 16 questions by Titash Banerjea
Round 2 – 12 questions by Sreshth Shah
Round 3 – LVC by Titash Banerjea
Round 4 – 12 questions by Sreshth Shah
Round 5 – 8 Questions by Titash Banerjea
116. Special Thanks
To Jayashree Mohanka – for previewing the quiz!
To Avinash Mudaliar – for helping out with some
‗fundas‘!
To Sounak Chakrabarti – for being such a helpful
guinea pig!
118. 1
• Contrary to rumours, X has not stopped
working post 'Swades'. X has worked on a
Marathi film for filmmaker Jayprasad Desai. X is
working on a television serial called Mahabharat.
X is putting together a book on Kolhapur, X‘s
home town. X made news recently for returning
one of her prized possessions. Name X
120. 2
• Silencia has been taken over by a supremist government,
led by Major Minus. His aim is to take sound and colour
off the streets. The story follows two lead characters - X,
a "silencer", who is one of an army tasked to hunt and
track down "sparkers", people who harness light and
energy and use it to create "sparks", comparable to
graffiti in real life. He comes across B, a sparker who is
the most wanted by Major Minus. Through B, A
discovers his sparker abilities and his affiliation with the
"Car Kids", a major sparker faction founded by A's
parents Akio and Leela. Identify A and B.
122. 3
• It stands 22 inches tall and weighs 7 pounds. It is
entirely made of sterling silver
• The words ―---- ------ -----" along with the roman
numerals of that year's event on the base. After
the trophy is awarded, it is sent back to Tiffany's
to be engraved with the names of the
participating teams, the date, location, and the
game's final score. What trophy?
126. 5
• The chassis was typically provided with an
ornate and florid decorative case façade. The
ornate case façades frequently had different
instruments such as the xylophone or drums.
There were often ornate human figures such as a
conductor whose arm moved in time to the
music or women whose arms would strike bells.
They were designed to mimic the musical
capabilities of a typical human band.
• What is being described here?
128. 6
• In Edgar Allan Poe's only novel The Narrative of Arthur
Gordon Pym of Nantucket, published in 1838, X is a
mutinous sailor on the whaling ship Grampus.
• In 1846, the Francis Spaight foundered at sea. Apprentice
X was among the twenty-one drowning victims of that
incident.
• In both these cases X had the same name, recently in
limelight. X please?
131. Answer
• Woody Allen movies
– To Rome with love
– Midnight in Paris
– Hannah and her sisters
– Manhattan
– Purple Rose of Cairo
132. 8
• Described as a "neat and polished batsman", he was
a leading Somerset amateur who at the time of his
death was England's oldest living Test player. He
topped the Somerset averages for five seasons out
of six between 1921 and 1926. He was wounded
and captured at the battle of Couteau in August and
spent the war as a POW in Holland. He was in the
British hockey side that won gold at the 1920
Antwerp Olympics. Identify him/ the unique place
he occupies in test history?
133. Batting and fielding averages
Answer
Jack Macbryan
Run
Mat Inns NO HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
s
Tes
1 - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0
ts
134. 9
• The preteen age is referred to by this name
• This name also refers to a basketball player
– who is able to play two (or more) positions equally
well, or
– whose skills and physical attributes do not precisely
fit any one position
• What name/ term also used in another sport are
we referring to?
137. Answer
• Major league baseball teams
– San Francisco Giants
– St Louis Cardinals
– Chicago Cubs
– Houston Astros
– Los Angeles Angels
– Miami Marlins
138. 11
• It was in principle a "bullet with wings", its shape
closely resembling a Browning .50-caliber (12.7
mm) machine gun bullet.
• The rocket propulsion system was a four-chamber
engine built by Reaction Motors, Inc. This rocket
burned ethyl alcohol diluted with water with a
liquid oxygen oxidizer. The fuel turbopumps,
necessary to raise the chamber pressure and
thrust while making the engine lighter, were built
by Robert Goddard. What am I talking about?
139. Answer
• The Bell X1- the 1st supersonic airplanes christened by
Chuck Yeager as the glamorous glennis
140. 12
• It emerged from the EXPO 67 cultural context.
Corporation co- founders Graeme Ferguson, Roman
Kroitor and Robert Kerr all participated in some of the
popular large- and multiple-screen film experiments that
were part of the Montréal Expo. Along with engineer
William Shaw, another co-founder, they developed a
camera system that allowed for high-resolution images
and enlarged projection. The Fuji group commissioned
them to produce a large-format film for the Osaka,
Japan, Expo 70. The film was Tiger Child. Which
company am I talking about?
143. Answer
• Like a Rolling stone by Bob Dylan
• You never turned around to see the frowns on the jugglers and the clowns
When they all come down and did tricks for you
You never understood that it ain't no good
You shouldn't let other people get your kicks for you
You used to ride on the chrome horse with your diplomat
Who carried on his shoulder a Siamese cat
Ain't it hard when you discover that
He really wasn't where it's at
After he took from you everything he could steal.
How does it feel
How does it feel
To be on your own
With no direction home
Like a complete unknown
Like a rolling stone?
Princess on the steeple and all the pretty people
They're drinkin', thinkin' that they got it made
Exchanging all kinds of precious gifts and things
But you'd better lift your diamond ring, you'd better pawn it babe
You used to be so amused
At Napoleon in rags and the language that he used
144. 14
• Peter Ustinov relates in his autobiography, Dear Me, that
the director Mervyn Leroy summarized the manner in
which he envisioned Ustinov should play his role, as ―--
---...He plays with himself, nights.‖ At one point in the
film ------shows his court a scale model illustrating his
plans for rebuilding Rome. This model was originally
constructed by Mussolini's government for a 1937
exhibition of Roman architecture—the film's producers
borrowed it from the postwar Italian government.
Name the movie and the role played by Peter Ustinov.
148. 16
• Name this bird, and what relevance does it have
in todays quiz?
149. Answer
• The Golden Snidget
• The Snidget was first introduced into Quidditch
in 1269, when the newly appointed Chief of the
Wizards' Council, a man by the name of Barberus
Bragge, released a Snidget during a Quidditch
match and offered 150 Galleons to the player who
was able to catch it
• Later on this bird was replaced by the Golden
Snitch
151. 1
His most notable buildings were the 27-floor Balfron Tower
and the adjacent eleven-storey Carradale House & 31-
floor Trellick Tower in North Kensington. He was known
as a humourless man given to notorious rages. He
sometimes fired his assistants if they were inappropriately
jocular, and once forcibly ejected two prospective clients
for imposing restrictions on his design. After hearing
about this architect, ‗another person‘ decided to
immortalize him in his work.
Who is this another person & how did he immortalize the
work?
152. Ian Fleming named his villain Auric
Goldfinger after Erno Goldfinger.
153. 2
O'Connor (1909–1992) was a New York State
Senator at the time of the trial. He went on to
become district attorney of Queens County
(New York City, New York), president of the
New York City Council and an appellate-court
judge.
Which 1956 film was based on his life & why is
the film unique?
155. 3
Jay Sarno wanted an entity whose name would
sound European, yet at the same time appeal to
Americans, and, in 1964, he, alongside Mallin and
Harris, began to build the entity. The idea was at
first met with skepticism, because many considered
a European style in the middle of an American
desert to be a business failure in the making.
What resulted, popular to fans of a particular sport?
156.
157. 4
‗Petite merveille‘ and ‗La pequena maravilla‘ is
what it was referred to as in France and Latin
America. An engineer from ‗United
Robotronics‘ invented this ‗petite merveille‘. The
public first saw this ‗La pequena maravilla‘ on
September 7, 1985 until May 20, 1989 – but all
of us have seen this engineer‘s creation too.
What am I talking about?
158.
159. 5
He first suffered an epileptic fit at the age of 14, during a
tennis game. Successfully controlling the condition with
medication and self-management, largely by sleeping as
and when he could during Test Matches, few knew about
it for much of his playing career. He was often
forewarned by auras. In 1971-72, he collapsed on the field
during his first match for Eastern Province and half a
dozen teammates were required to hold him. The incident
was explained away as heat stroke thanks to sympathetic
media and team management. Which cricketer, who
played a major chunk of his cricket with this problem?
161. 6
• A semi-legendary child-martyr of the 3rd
century. He was martyred at Caesarea.
• Born in prison to parents who had been jailed
because they were Christian.
• He was later thrown to the lions, but managed to
make the beasts docile. He preached to animals in
the fields, and a lion remained with him as
companion. Accompanied by the lion, he visited
Duke Alexander, who condemned him to
death.He was struck in the stomach with
a trident. Bleeding, he dragged himself to a spot
near a theater before his soul was carried into
heaven by angels
• WHICH FAMOUS LOCATION GETS ITS
NAME FROM HIM? (larger image next slide)
162.
163. Answer
Saint Mammes, lends his name to Athletico
Bilbao‘s homeground San Mamés Stadium and
hence is nicknamed "the football cathedral".
164. 7
According to the newspaper columnist L. M. Boyd
(around 1970), "Blended in with that voice are the
growl of a dog, a trill sung by a soprano, a note
played on a violin's G string and the howl of a
hyena recorded backward." According to Bill
Moyers, it was created by combining the recordings
of three men: one baritone, one tenor, and one hog
caller from Arkansas.Another widely published
notion concerns the use of an Austrian yodel
played backwards at abnormally fast speed.
What?
166. 8
In 2006, he authorized a children's picture book titled Super
____ published by Simon and Schuster and released in his
name. The book was written by noted children's
author Mark Shulman and illustrated by children's
illustrator Lisa Kopelke. The book tells the story of
young ____ as a daydreamer, who uses his great physical
ability to prepare an elaborate picnic for his entire
neighborhood in just fifteen minutes. Written in English
and Spanish, the book received unanimously positive
reviews
Who?
168. 9
The Ben Lomond mountain in Ogden, Utah is
‗apparently‘ (no certain proof, but the following
theory seems most convincing) used as the
model for something else. This was because,
William Hodkinson, the founder of the
company, was a native of the Ogden area and
drew the mountain on a napkin during a meeting
in 1914. Inspiration for what?
170. 10
His reputation rests chiefly on his opera, Hansel
and Gretel, which he composed in 1890. A
certain musician who lived in Madras till the age
of ten, changed his name to that of the opera
composer, since he felt the name was so unique
that there was no possible chance that anyone
who heard the name once, ‗would ever forget it‘.
Who is this opera composer / name musician?
172. 11
A particular phenomenon that occurred from
18:16 UTC on June 17, 2008 to 18:16 UTC on
June 18, 2008 resulting in millions of users not
being having to see blank screens, time outs and
404 errors. However, its effect has officially been
recognized as a Guinness World Record . What
are we talking about?
173. Answer
Mozilla Corporation now holds the Guinness World
Record for the most software downloaded in 24
hours. From 18:16 UTC on June 17, 2008 to 18:16
UTC on June 18, 2008, 8,002,530 people
downloaded Firefox 3. This also caused a huge load
on the servers of Mozilla which crashed for a
couple of hours resulting in millions of users not
being having to see blank screens, time outs and
404 errors. Despite this, the record attempt was still
successful
174. 12
A speed of 1 ‗Terahertz‘ and memory of 1 ‗Zeta
byte‘ is the primary configuration of which 2010
invention?
176. A Common Thread
•12 visuals connected by a single theme
•+25 for getting the theme in visuals 1-3
•+20 for getting the theme in visuals 4-6
•+15 for getting the theme in visuals 7-9
•+10 for getting the theme in visuals 10-12
•1 attempt per team per set
•-5 for each wrong attempt
192. 1
What ‗tech‘ innovative way do the players of the
Mexican Primera Division side, Jaguares, display
their names on their jersey as a part of their new
marketing strategy?
193. Answer
Twitter Handles
In a bid to get its players and beer sponsor a few
more followers, the club replaced the players'
names on the back of its shirts with each
players' individual Twitter handle along with that
of the beer sponsor, Sol
194. 2
Harlequin India tied up with Karan Johar to release a
special series of eight Mills and Boon books as a
part of the marketing exercise for one of his
productions. The hero represents the quintessential
Mills & Boon romantic lead because of his on
screen character; a strong cynic in the power of love
and eventually a convert.
What is the name of these novels and who is the
hero?
196. 3
A thin black hair rubber band with
two big pearly beads at the end
that would peek out of the hair
bun worn by Asha Parekh in a
particular film became extremely
popular because of which this
type of a band was named after
the film.
Arundhati Roy mentions this ‗hair
rubber band‘ in the second
chapter of her 1997 book 'The
God of Small Things'.
Which film?
197. Answer
'Love in Tokyo' hair band
To quote the God of Small Things
“Love in Tokyo was a 1964 hit movie
directed by Pramod Chakravorty
featuring a young woman whose
ponytail was held by two beads
on a rubber band. Like Estha's
puff, her "fountain in a Love-in-
Tokyo" becomes Rahel's
symbol.‖
198. 4
Scientists at the Royal Society feel that they have
created a ‗remorselessly grim‘ reputation for
atomic energy and as something dangerous that
could be wielded by megalomaniacs with
aspirations to world domination. People saw
them present nuclear technology being a
"barely-controllable force for evil".
Who have they blamed for the bad image of
nuclear power?
200. 5
During a episode of KBC where Shahrukh Khan
was the guest, they spoke about how something
that Amitabh Bachchan once wore weighed 16
kilograms on just his arms while the entire suit
that Shahrukh wore was just about 11-12
kilograms.
What were they both referring to respectively?
209. Answer
Zara Phillips takes the medal from Princess Anne
(mother)
– she became the first member of the royal family
to receive an olympic medal in the eventing
competition
210. 10
He was a young boy of eighteen
and was standing in a relaxed
mood before a 'paan' shop. A
well known writer, Walli Sahib,
fanatically on the look-out for a
young man to fit the villain's
role for a Punjabi film named
Yamla Jatt, was taken by this
confident looking young man
and instantly offered him the
role.
Whose career began thus in 1940?
212. 11
It is the state animal of
Arunachal Pradesh and
Nagaland with the
binomial Bos frontalis.
To the Adi people, the
possession of it is the
traditional measure of a
family's wealth. Also
known as Gaur, by what
other name is it commonly
known?
214. 12
Austrian gymnast, Nicole Oetl, runs numerous
‗gymnastics to stay fit‘ classes in Austria, but the
number of students wishing to enrol in her
classes has tripled over the past few weeks – so
much that she has stopped training everyone,
except European celebrities. Why the sudden
interest in Nicole Oetl‘s gymnastics classes/who
is Nicole Oetl?
216. Round 5 – Infinite Pounce
•8 questions
•10 points for every correct answer
•Teams have the chance to pounce (i.e attempt
the answer in writing) for + 10/ -10
217. 1
• It weighs around 4.75 to 5.50
grams (0.168 to 0.194 oz).Part
of its name is reportedly
derived from its back and
forth motion during the game,
resembling the motion of the
object shown on the right.
What am I talking about?
218. Answer
• Shuttle Cock
– The object on the right is the
shuttle of the loom used in weaving
– A shuttle is a tool designed to
neatly and compactly store or a
holder that carries the thead across
the loom. weft yarn while weaving.
Shuttles are thrown or passed back
and forth through the shed,
between the yarn threads of the
warp in order to weave in the weft
219. 2
• He featured in 9 test matches, with his debut
being in the India- South Africa test match at
Durban in Nov 1992 and made his name in the
record books immediately, his last test match at
Johannesburg in Nov-Dec 1995 in the England vs
South Africa test match. His career in ODIs
spanned 33 matches with his debut in Feb 27,
1992 to his last match on Jan 14, 1996. His middle
name is Eugene. Who am I talking about?
223. 4
• In the film, Jajantaram Mamantaram directed by
Saumitra Ranade, this place is depicted as a
remote island whose residents are one-tenth in
size in comparison to the normal human beings.
Aditya, a resident of Mumbai reached there after
a boat capsize and killed a demon, Jhamunda in
order to save the residents of from him. Name
this place. Incidentally, a place of the same name
featured in another movie, very well known to
us all.
225. 5
• She started out her career by playing lead roles in TBS's The
Bill Engvall Show and in the independent films The Burning
Plain and Winter's Bone. At age 20, she became the second
youngest actress ever to be nominated for the Academy
Award for Best Actress.
• In 2012, she achieved wider recognition starring in The
Hunger Games marking her as the highest-grossing action
heroine of all time. In 2011 she played the role of a comic
book supervillain
• Who am I talking about? And what supervillain role am I
talking am I referring to?
229. 7
Made by Shreve, Crump and Low of Boston,
Massachusetts, it was originally a lone sterling
silver punchbowl. The three plinths have since
been added to accommodate the engraved
plaques. It is currently 110cm high, 107cm in
diameter at its widest point, and weighs 105kg.
What am I talking about?
231. 8
• His instrument was nicknamed 'Sphyggy' by the press
who covered Larsons exploits in the 1920s and 30's;
'Sphyggy' because they couldn‘t pronounce
'Sphygmomanometer.‗ It ranks at 10 in the
Rankopedia‘s Best Inventions of 1920‘s. The first
instrument of Larson is now at the Smithsonian
Institution in Washington, D.C.. It first appeared in
action in a moving picture in 1926 in the silent police
serial ‗‘Officer 444‘‘.
• What instrument?