Quiz Master- Prateek Kumar The Final round of the General Quiz of the Prometheans Club for the term July 2018 organised on 27/08/2018

2. GENERAL QUIZ
FINALS

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4. Rules:
1. +20 for Direct answer
2. +10 for Pass
3. +20/-10 on Pounce
4. Limited Pounce, max. 6 per team
5. No negative marking on Direct question

5. ROUND 1

6. Audience
Question

7. Safety Slide

8. Answer-
Charlie Brown from Peanuts

9. (1) Bharat Ratna is India’s highest civilian award. Till
date, it has been awarded to 45 people. In 1992, the
Government of India announced a posthumous Bharat
Ratna for an individual which was met with
widespread criticism.
Following Supreme Court’s decision, the press
communique announcing the Award to ‘X’ was
cancelled. It is the only time when the award was
announced but not conferred.
Name X.

10. Safety Slide

11. Answer-
Subhas Chandra Bose

12. (2) Currently, the Reserve Bank of India acts as a
banker to the Central govt. as well as to all the
State govts., including the Union Territory of
Puducherry, except one state.
Which one?

13. Safety Slide

14. Answer-
Sikkim

15. (3) One of the leading stand-up comedians of
India, ‘X’ graduated in Civil Engineering from IIT-
BHU. Apart from stand-up comedy, he has
scripted ‘Masaan’ & the lyrics for ‘Gangs of
Wasseypur’. He is also the lead writer of Netflix’s
first original Indian production ‘Sacred Games’.
Who?

16. Safety Slide

17. Answer-
Varun Grover

18. (4)Former F1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone was once
mugged by 4 men who took his ‘X’ watch. ‘X’, a Swiss
luxury watchmaker came up with an ad campaign
featuring bruised face of Ecclestone with the tagline-
“See what people will do for a X”.
Endorsed over the years by the likes of Diego
Maradona, Jet Li, Usain Bolt & Rohit Sharma, which
brand is being talked about?

19. Safety Slide

20. Answer-
Hublot

21. (5)During the 1990s, to counter insurgency in
Kashmir, a new force, like the Assam Rifles was
needed which could be permanently located in the
area to counter the insurgents. Initially raised as a
para-military force, ‘X’ personnel receive 25% more
salary than regular army personnel & additional
benefits, thus often making it a coveted deputation.
Which counter-insurgency force of the Indian army is
this?

22. Safety Slide

23. Answer-
Rashtriya Rifles

24. (6)Mark William Calaway, better known by his ring
name ‘X’, is widely regarded as one of the greatest
professional wrestlers of all time. Known for his
finishing moves such as Last Ride, Hell’s Gate &
Chokeslam, he entertained us for quarter of a century
before retiring in 2017.
Identify X.

25. Safety Slide

26. Answer-
The Undertaker

27. ROUND 2

28. Audience
Question

29. Safety Slide

30. Answer-
States (7) with Bicameral legislature

31. 1.

32. Safety Slide

33. Answer-
Countries which have their Independence Day
on 15th August

34. 2.

35. Safety Slide

36. Answer-
NOKIA

37. 3.

38. Safety Slide

39. Answer-
Fontgate/ Panama Papers

41. Safety Slide

42. Answer-
Monuments on new MG series notes.

43. 5.
AI852

44. Safety Slide

45. Answer-
Ravindra Gaikwad’s scuffle with Air India staff

46. 6.

47. Safety Slide

48. Answer-
Operations of Indian Government

49. Audience Question
CONNECT:
Ashwathama
Halahala
Sarama
Pretakalpa
Rudra

50. Safety Slide

51. Answer-
Episodes of Sacred Games series

52. ROUND 3

53. 1

54. Safety slide

55. Answer-
DD National Signature
tune

56. (1) Identify the actress in the video clip.
Contd. to next slide

58. Safety Slide

59. Answer-
Nanda

60. 2.

61. Safety Slide

62. Answer-
Ghatam

64. Safety Slide

65. Answer-
Faiz Ahmad Faiz

66. 4.

67. Safety Slide

68. Answer-
Shilpa Rao

69. 6.

70. Safety Slide

71. Answer-
Rahul Dravid

73. Safety Slide

74. Neville Chamberlain

75. ROUND 4

76. SIYASAT DHANDE KI BAAT
RASOI
FIFA MANIA
FILMISTAN KITABI KEDA
MAIDAN-E-JUNG IN THE NAME OF
GOD

77. RASOI-1
This popular Indian dessert got its name from the
Persian word for a ‘covered cup’, which indicates
its making process, where it is placed in a tightly-
lid vessel for the whole night. Its origin dates back
to the Mughal era.
Ain-i-Akbari mentions the use of salt peter &
transportation of a certain Himalayan product for
making this dessert.
Which distinctive Indian dessert?

78. Safety Slide

79. Answer-
Kulfi

80. RASOI-2
According to a certain legend, when Napoleon
Bonaparte & his army were travelling through
Southern France, they decided to rest for the night
near the town of Bessieres. The local innkeeper
out there greeted them & offered Napoleon with a
feast of X. The X was so new & delicious to
Napoleon that next morning, he gathered the
townspeople & ordered them to make a huge X &
distribute it among his soldiers. Some believe that
this is how X came into light as an easy &
delightful dish. Guess X.

81. Safety Slide

82. Answer-
Omelette

83. IN THE NAME OF GOD-1
Built in the 9th century CE during the reign of Sailendra
dynasty, ‘X’ was abandoned following the 14th century
decline of Hindu kingdoms in Java in the aftermath of
Javanese conversion to Islam. Worldwide knowledge of
its existence was sparked in 1814 by Sir Thomas
Stamford Raffles, then the British ruler of Java who
was advised of its location by native Indonesians.
Heavily influenced by Gupta art, X is a shrine to Lord
Buddha, a UNESCO World Heritage site & the single
most visited tourist attraction in Indonesia.
Id X.

84. Safety Slide

85. Answer-
Borobudur

86. IN THE NAME OF GOD-2
Although located in the extreme east of the modern-
day Turkey, Mount Ararat has been considered a
sacred mountain by Armenians & is the principal
national symbol of Armenia. The reason, apart from
the historical roots to the Armenian kingdom of past,
lies embedded in the Biblical accounts of Genesis.
Obviously, the access to mountain peak is restricted
unless a military permission is granted.
What is the biblical reason for Armenians granting it
such significance?

87. Safety Slide

88. Answer-
Believed to be the landing site of Noah’s Ark

89. MAIDAN-E-JUNG-1
The Battle of the Coral Sea (4-8 May, 1942), was a
major naval battle between the Imperial Japanese
Army & the naval and air forces of US and Australia.
The battle was an important part of the war in the
Pacific arena when Japan decided to occupy Port
Moresby in modern Papua New Guinea.
This battle’s claim to fame however comes from the
use of a new military innovation, ‘X’, which has since
then, changed the method of modern warfare.
Id X.

90. Safety Slide

91. Answer-
First recorded use of Aircraft Carriers

92. MAIDAN-E-JUNG-2
In AD 732, Abdul Rahman, General of the Umayyad
forces in Spain or ‘al Andalus’ marched in France with
around 20,000-25,000 strong Arab Berber army. To
combat their Muslim advance, Franks under their
leader Charles Martel rallied a grand army which
eventually defeated the Arabs. This event marked the
boundaries of Muslim empire in Europe for next 700
years as never ever any Muslim army penetrated area
north of this point.
Name this iconic battle highly romanticised in
European traditions.

93. Safety Slide

94. Answer- Battle of Tours/Poitiers

95. SIYASAT-1
EMS Namboodripad famously claimed in 1957
that he had spearheaded the first instance of ‘X’
ever happening. However, he was wrong as the
PCI Party in San Marino had beaten him to that
record by 12 years.
What is X?

96. Safety Slide

97. Answer-
World’s first democratically elected
Communist government

98. SIYASAT-2
C.P. Joshi, former Union minister, was the then
CM candidate during the 2008 Rajasthan
Assembly polls. But he lost the election to BJP’s
Kalyan Singh Chauhan & earned a dubious
distinction in the election history, only to be
second after A.R. Krishnamurthy.
Which rare distinction?

99. Safety Slide

100. Answer-
Lost the election by the margin of 1 vote

101. KITABI KEEDA-1
Following his party’s poor show in the 1928 elections, ‘X’
believed his loss was due to the public’s misunderstanding of
his ideas, & sought to correct this by retiring from the public
eye & writing what is today known as ‘Zweites Buch’, an
effort that aimed to expand on the ideas presented in ‘Y’, &
focussed more on foreign policy.
Only two copies of the original were made, & both remained
hidden for several decades. The book is still unedited, & a
half-decent translation was only made available in 2003.
Identify X and Y.

102. Safety Slide

103. Answer-
X: Adolf Hitler
Y: Mein Kampf

104. KITABI KEEDA-2

105. Safety Slide

106. Answer-
Jai Shankar Prasad

107. FIFA MANIA-1
Italy: 1950
Brazil: 1966
France: 2002
Italy: 2010
What is the funda that connects these?

108. Safety Slide

109. Answer-
Defending champions who got knocked-out in
the 1st stage of FIFA World Cup.

110. FIFA MANIA-2
FIFAWomen’sWorldCupstartedin1991.Oneofthemost
famousmomentsofall seventournamentsso farisX’s
celebrationafterscoringthewinninggoal inpenalty
shootoutin1999inWorldCupfinals.‘X’tookoffherjersey
&waveditoverherhead(asmenoftendo).Theimageof
hercelebrationisarguablythemostfamousphotographof
awomancelebratinganathleticvictory.Hergoal
celebrationfeaturedonthecoversofSportsIllustrated,
Time&Newsweekaswellasinnumerousnewspapers
aroundtheworld.
IdX.

111. Safety Slide

112. Answer-
Brandi Chastain

113. DHANDE KI BAAT-1
On 14th March 1932, George Eastman committed
suicide with a single gunshot to the heart, leaving a
note which read, ‘My work is done. Why wait?’
Which famous company did Eastman found?
[Hint: Aphrase associated with this company is- “You press the
button & we do the rest”. ]

114. Safety Slide

115. Answer-
Kodak

116. DHANDE KI BAAT-2
It was established in Calcutta in 1818 by Bipin Behari
Dasgupta & others. Europeans in India were its
primary target market & it charged Indians heftier
premiums. It also funds close to 24.6% of Indian
government’s expenses.
What?

117. Safety Slide

118. Answer-
Life Insurance Corporation (LIC)

119. FILMISTAN-1
According to Motion Picture Association of
America, these highly condensed series of movie
shots cannot exceed 2.5 minutes, usually start
with a green or red band and include rating cards.
The name comes from the fact that they were
originally shown at the end of a feature film
screening.
What term are we talking about?

120. Safety Slide

121. Answer-
Movie trailer

122. FILMISTAN-2
When this movie was released, Filmfare said that
the film was an unsuccessful mincing of Western
style with Indian milieu, making it a western
imitation- neither here nor there”. The movie won
only one Filmfare award- film editor M.S. Shinde
won for editing.
Which film is this?

123. Safety Slide

124. Answer-
Sholay

125. Thank you