General Quiz by Saket Nayal

QUIZ
- By Saket Nayal,
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Rules
● Limited Pounce Window On Several Question (30 seconds),
● Single Pounce for each Question,
● Marking will be based upon Pounce and Bounce format,
● Direct Question : +10 and No Negative,
● Pounce : +20 and -10. (Part Points only on selected questions),
● An Incomplete Pounced answer may fetch -ve marking.
● A person can opt for pouncing even if the ques is directed to him,
● No Blocking allowed until asked,
● Avoid Giving Hints on your Own.

The Origination of X dates back to 3000 years ago, in various
parts around the Globe (especially America).
When the Britishers brought X to India, they first cultivated it
in present day (state) Himachal Pradesh, and Hence, the
name of the district is still used to refer X in Northern India
and Pakistan.
A Paper published by Prof. Emma Cale in 2011 describes X as,
“An excellent source of laxative (purgative) and pain relief.”
ID X.

Question 1.
(Gandhi Ques Ahead)

● Mahatma Gandhi once confessed that the greatest
regret of his life was that there were two people he had
not been able to convince. One was Mohammed Ali
Jinnah and the other was X.
● X's entire life was spent rebelling against everything
Gandhiji believed in.
While Gandhi espoused nonviolence, X's business at one
point depended on the continuation of the Second world
war.
● X was an alcoholic gambler trading in imported British
clothes when Gandhiji was urging a boycott of Foreign
Goods.
Identify X.

Harilal Gandhi - Eldest
son of Gandhi

● Above entities relate to X,
● What Remarkable feat. had X achieved, which is till now only been subjected twice
only.

George Bernard Shaw.
First man to win both
Academy awards and
Nobel Peace Prize

Hans Zimmer, a 4 time Grammy winner
and 1 time Academy Award Winner is a
German composer, mostly notable for
integrating electronic music sounds with
traditional orchestral arrangements.
From the eerie soundtracks of Dunkirk to
riveting Sounds of The Lion King, Zimmer
had been responsible for success of many
Blockbuster movies.
Given here is a list of Songs, composed by
Zimmer for a Notable Movie.
ID the film.
1. "Vespertilio"
2. “Eptesicus"
3. “Myotis"
4. “Barbastella""
5. “Artibeus"
6. “Tadarida"
7. “Macrotus"
8. “Antrozous"
9. “Nycteris"
10. “Molossus”
11. “Corynorhinus”
12. “Lasiurus”
List

1. "Vespertilio"
2. “Eptesicus"
3. “Myotis"
4. “ B arbastella""
5. “ A rtibeus"
6. “ T adarida"
7. “ M acrotus"
8. “ A ntrozous"
9. “ N ycteris"
10. “ M olossus”
11. “Corynorhinus”
12. “Lasiurus”

● Menachem Begin
● Aung San Suu Kyi
● Yassir Arafat
● Mikhail Gorbachev
● Abiy Ahmed Ali
● Henry Kissinger
What specifically Ironic Common funda does the
above personalities share ?

Connect : Nobel peace prize winners
responsible for Mass Killings/Wars.

X a profession by Nature.
If we talk about its History then As early as the 18th century BC,
ancient Mesopotamia, In the Code of Hammurabi, provisions were
found that addressed to X also.
According to Samuel Charlsling an Economist, During the Great
Depression, X was a profession which had taste for money, Due to
which it saw huge influx of people.
When Nokia released their mobile phone with the name Lumia,
they had forgot to do a translation check. Lumia also means X in
Old Spanish/Roma.
What is X, which at times is also referred as The World's Oldest
profession.

Almost 50 years ago, at Highfield Road, Coventry City's
forward Ernie Hunt (pictured, below) scored against the
champions Everton City with what was to become known as
the ‘______kick’.
Everton were certainly caught completely unaware by the
routine, as they waited for a traditional 'dead-ball strike'.
It won BBC Goal of the Year, but the incredible '_____ kick '
free-kick routine was banned at the end of the season.
FITB (Image in the Next Slide might help.)

SARS stands for Severe Acute Respiratory
Syndrome. The latest novel Coronavirus is also
belongs to similar family.
Surprisingly on October 2020, Nigeria saw a
decentralised mass protest against SARS.
However the motive of the protest does not
included concern for any Respiratory (or any)
disease.
What is this Social Movement called, which takes
it name from a slogan started in 2017 as a Twitter
campaign?
Also give the funda behind the protest.

ENDSARS (Special Anti
Robbery Squad),
Police Brutality.

Muscular Dystrophy is a genetic disease that cause
progressive weakness and loss of muscle mass,
resulting in shortening of life span and early death.
Same was the Case of X, Born in Madhya Pradesh, X
studied in BHU and moved to another neighbouring
state after getting a job.
In 1974 when X was diagnosed with the above disease
he was left physically impared. Within a decade the
company he had been working for closed down. It is
then he embarked on a new journey which started
from his dining table in the mid 1980s and by 90s, he
was firmly established. His 'success' attracted others
and over the years, an entire economy grew around
what he started.
Who is this Gentleman who defied the Doctors and
remains active still in his 70s.

Vinod Bansal of Bansal
Classes.
(Bansal Sir)

What does the Image is trying to depict.

Intermittent Fasting
Or 16/8 Fasting

There are two versions of this X.
The more extreme version claims that the Y literally
invented the term X in the sense that the words
“________” and “_____” had never been used before in
combination.
A more moderate version acknowledges that the term X
existed before, but claims that the Y intentionally created
its negative connotations and so turned the label into a
tool of political propaganda.
Id X and Y.
To Simplify :- X is a 2 word phrase made up of both
blanks.

X - Conspiracy theory,
Y - CIA.

Connect for X :-
● Design work started in 1945 and got Completed in 1947.
● There are somewhere between 75 and 100 million X
worldwide — or one for every 60 people on earth.
● In some parts of the world, an X can be purchased for as
little as $10. However, In most places, one can be bought
for $100 – $300,depending upon the hostilities in the
area.
● While more than 20 countries currently produce X, China
is the world’s largest producer of them. However, the
country in which X was invented stopped making it. But
has large stockpiles of it.

Connect these Images to an infamous event/entity in India.

Bofors Scam.
● Alfred Nobel Owned Bofors.
● The Officer K Madhavan who investigated
Bhopal Gas Tragedy also investigated
Bofors Scam.
● The Hindu Was the Newspaper who
unveiled the Scam

Connect these Images to a Recent Event.

Budweiser sent 644 bears to 160
Goalkeepers, After Messi broke Pele’s
Record.

The term X is derived from the 1970 "X" sketch of the
BBC television comedy series Monty Python's Flying
Circus.
The sketch, set in a cafe, has a waitress reading out a
menu where every item includes X.
The excessive amount of X mentioned is a reference to
the ubiquity of it and other imported canned meat
products in the UK after World War II (a period of
rationing in the UK) as the country struggled to rebuild
its agricultural base. Today we use this quite a popular
word X in a whole different sense.
Id X.

● X was supposed to play Cedric Diggory in Harry
Potter and Edward Cullen in Twilight, but
producers thought he was too old for the role.
● X was supposed to play James Bond but was
considered to be too young for the character.
● X was supposed to play Superman in Superman
Returns but was turned down at the last
moment.
● He has often been touted as the Most Unlucky
Man in Hollywood.
● Who is this Gentleman who finally got his due
credit in 2013 Blockbuster Movie.

Before becoming the first president and chief executive of
X, Harry J Sonneborn was a VP at Taste-e-freeze.
He founded something that came to be known as
'Sonneborn Model'.
The idea was to accelerate the growth and investment
grade of X by : "Owning the real estate that future
franchises would be built on".
Harry Sonneborn was hired and his plan was executed
through forming a separate company called Franchise
Realty Corp.
The new company signed leases and took out mortgages
for both lands and buildings, in turn then passing these
costs on to the franchisee with a 20-40% markup and a
reduced initial deposit of $950.
The "Sonneborn model" of real estate ownership within
the franchise persists to this day, possibly being the most
important financial decision in the company's history.
Which Company is being talked about ?

X is an Indian singer, Lyricist, Rapper and actor. He started
his career with writing the lyrics of the song "License“.
Also, his single "47" was ranked on UK Singles chart.
He studied at Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College,
Ludhiana and graduated in Electrical Engineering in 2016.
He made his debut in Punjabi cinema with the film
titled ”Yes I Am Student” under his own production
company.
X’s name is inspired by a village in Punjab in which he is
born.

This is the transcript of a video:
“All right, so here we are in front of the, uh,
elephants, and the cool thing about these guys is
that, is that they have really, really, really long,
um, trunks, and that's, that's cool, and that's
pretty much all there is to say.”
Who featured in this ICONIC video, and what's
the significance?

X is officially known as “the oceanic pole of
inaccessibility,” or, more simply put, the point in the
ocean that is farthest away from land.
The spot is quite literally the middle of nowhere,
surrounded by more than 1,000 miles of ocean in every
direction.
It is one of the hardest places to get to on earth.
A person on this island will be closer to the astronauts
in the International Space Station than any other
human on land. X is a two word name and second
word is a latin word which means “no one” in English.

Just like in 1928 Olympics, the problem of
expenses came up again. In 1933, The Indian
Hockey Federation had to grapple with the task
of raising funds to go as far as Los Angeles. The
IHF thought that a public appeal in the name of
X would help them raise funds for the trip.
The IHF sent its representative, Mr. Charles
Newman, to meet X, who was then in Simla. After
Newman told him the reason for his visit, He
simply asked: what is hockey.
ID X.

A German company Cairos Technologies AG in
partnership with Adidas is responsible for pioneering
this defining feature of the sport.
According to the patent filed by the company, the
Cairos system - as it has come to be known - involves
embedding thin cables in the turf of the desired area
The electrical current that runs through the cables
generates a magnetic field. A sensor measures the
magnetic fields as soon as the object comes into
contact with them and then transmits the required
data to a central computer
What feature is being talked about that has finally seen
the light of day following an infamous incident in a
crucial 2010 game?

By 1920s Socialism had became a Global Phenomena,
inspiring and attracting persons around the world.
During 1930s In India also a young man Inspired by
Socialism having Anarchist and Marxist ideologies gain
Nationwide Popularity.
As a member of Hindustan Republican Association in
1926 he founded Naujawan Bharat Sena.
He Wrote down a famous essay termed “Why I Am an
Atheist”, criticizing all Religions followed in India.
Who is being talked about here.

At a nationwide talent hunt held in 2015, Sennheiser (a
German music equipment company) ranked X as the
No. 1 emerging band.
Following this win, the band released their acclaimed
debut album in September 2015.
X's Second Album was released in January 2018.
According to the band, their second studio album
touches upon a plethora of topics ranging from
existential crisis to the frustration of getting nowhere in
life and suffering that stems from communalism.
First of this album song aims at portraying the primal
rush we feel while pursuing what we deeply desire.
It was a massive success and went on to win 'Platinum
Film of the year in the Music Video Category'.
ID the X/Band.

● Before the Release The Censor Board asked its
makers to reshoot the ending and several scenes
because they were thought to be "Extremely
violent".
● When this movie was released Filmfare said that
the film was an unsuccessful mincing of Western
style with Indian milieu, making it a "...imitation
western-neither here nor there”.
The movie won only one Filmfare Award:
Film editor M. S. Shinde won for editing.
Which well known movie is being talked about
here?

In Buddhism, X is thought to be where the sons of
Okkaka founded a city.
Also Ajanavana, an ancient forest (deer park) near X
was where Gautam Buddha once stayed and
preached.
X can be alternatively used for Heaven or Vaikuntha
in Hindu epics, where liberated souls dwell.
In 1932, famous Hindi poet Maithili Sharan Gupt
wrote a modern version of Ramcharitmanas also
termed as X.
Identify X

• Abraham Lincoln
• Forbes Burnham
• Franklin D Roosevelt
• Zakir Hussain
• Nur Muhammad Taraki
• Ramon Magsaysay
• Karl Renner
• Ziaur Rahman
• Ranasinghe Premadasa
• Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq
Connect :-
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