The Final round of the General Quiz of the Prometheans Club organised on 15/03/2019, which was open to all for participation.

2. A combined effort of the Core team of the Club-
Afzal, Prateek, Harsh, Nikhil, Owais, Saurabh, Shubham
GENERAL QUIZ
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5. Operation Steeplechase

6. Round 1
Anti-clockwise

7. RULES
 6 questions
 +20/0 for direct
 +10/0 for pass
 +20/-10 on pounce
 Max. number of pounce per team is 2

8. Audience Question
In 1971, to combat the rapidly spreading naxal movement in East
India, the then Prime Minister Smt. Indira Gandhi launched
Operation X. Indian paramilitary forces and a brigade of para
commandos along with Indian Army and State Police participated
in it.
Such was the secrecy level of this operation that even Lt. Gen. J.F.R.
Jacob’s request to receive the orders in writing was denied by the
army chief, General Sam Manekshaw. Give me X.

9. And the answer is…

10. Operation Steeplechase

11. 1) “ Once I was only 30 metres from the Russians and they were
trying to capture me. I was under bombardment but I was so
peaceful in my heart that I fell asleep. This experience has been
written about in our earliest books. I saw a 120mm mortar shell land
in front of me, but it didn’t blow up. Four more bombs were dropped
from a Russian plane on our headquarters but they didn’t explode.
We beat the Soviet Union. The Russians fled.”
This is an excerpt from an interview published in The Independent
on 6th December, 1993.
Who is recounting his war experience here?

12. And the answer is…

13. Osama bin Laden

14. Nutrition Facts Normal Poultry X
Protein 18% 21-24%
Fat 25% 1.94-2.6%
Cholesterol 218mg/100g 59mg/100g
2) Id X.

15. And the answer is…

16. Kadaknath Chicken

17. 3) Id the singer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ax0gD5lCEgg

18. And the answer is…

19. Hemant Kumar

20. 4) Connect:
 Norway
 Sweden
 Burma
 Austria
 Peru
 Egypt
 Ghana
 South Korea
 Portugal

21. And the answer is…

22. Secretary- Generals of UN have been from these countries.

23. 5) An analysis of these illustrations from 2010 to 2013 showed that
out of 445 personalities they honoured, 62% were white men, while
women accounted for about 17%, and women of colour just 4%.
The study noted that while the “designs have come a long way, the
white male-centric focus really hasn't”. The creators have since
consciously started including a lot more women achievers, making
their underrated efforts known to the public at large.
What group of celebratory features are being analysed here?

24. And the answer is…

25. Google Doddles

26. 6) This is an Indian tribute to a song by an American pop rock
band from Las Vegas. Which band?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHvCAOBHY44

27. And the answer is…

28. Imagine Dragons

29. Audience Question
This small town X was known as ‘Mini England’ due to its weather
conditions being similar to Britain. Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru offered
the resources of this town as security for financial assistance
from World Bank during the first five-year plan.
Probably this is the only town in India which is still known by
English abbreviations.
Name the town ‘X’ which shares its name with a recently
released Kannada blockbuster.

30. And the answer is…

31. Kolar Gold Fields (KGF)

32. Round 2
Clockwise

33. RULES
 6 questions
 +20/0 for direct
 +10/0 for pass
 +20/-10 on pounce
 Max. number of pounce per team is 2

34. Audience Question
X is a qualified physician and holds a Masters degree in General
Surgery. He qualified UPSC combined medical services in 2003 and
joined Hindu Rao Hospital as a medical officer. In 2012, he
unsuccessfully fought a municipal election as BJP’s candidate from
Delhi’s Kashmere Gate.
In 2017, Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) appointed
him as an independent director of ONGC.
Who?

35. And the answer is…

36. Sambit Patra

37. 1) X was the site of the last stand of the 13 Kumaon, defended till
‘last man, last round’ during the Sino-Indian war of 1962. The
company was led by Major Shaitan Singh, who won a
posthumous Param Vir Chakra for his heroics in this battle. While
114 soldiers were martyred on Indian side, more than 1000
Chinese soldiers got killed at X.
Give me X.

38. And the answer is…

39. Rezang La

40. 2) Id the speaker
(Audio- 00:58 onwards)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RaehHesOTE

41. And the answer is…

42. George R. R. Martin

43. 3) X was a British astronomer born on 26 May, 1826. X observed
one of the biggest astronomical activity happen in space (it was
actually a storm) which hit earth on September 1st and 2nd, 1859.
The effect of this storm was so strong that the telegraph systems
all over Europe and North America failed and auroras were seen
all around the world. Later this phenomenon was named after X.
Either give me X or the type of storm.

44. And the answer is…

45. X- Richard Carrington,
Solar Storm/Flare (geomagnetic storm)

46. Theodore Ronald Brailey Pianist
Roger Marie Bricoux Cellist
John F. Clarke Bassist
Wallace Hartley Bandmaster/ Violinist
John Law Hume Violinist
Georges Alexandre Krins Violinist
Percy Cornelius Taylor Cellist
John Wesley Woodward Cellist
4) Many brave things were done that night, but none braver than…

47. And the answer is…

48. The musicians/band of RMS Titanic

49. 5) Ritesh Aggarwal had never stayed at a hotel until he was
picked to represent his school at a trivia competition held in a
town few hours away from his home. He got the idea for this
business few year later, while travelling India on a shoestring
budget. Founded in 2013, this company is a market leader in its
segment today.
Which venture did he start?

50. And the answer is…

51. OYO Rooms

52. 6
6) Who is this ‘Chand ka Tukda’?
(Video-01:46 onwards)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0WPSYFm7iE

53. And the answer is…

54. Saira Banu

55. Audience Question
Id the person (in) and significance of this video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNQXAC9IVRw

56. And the answer is…

57. Jawed Karim; first video on YouTube

58. Round 3
Written Round

59. RULES
 6 questions
 +10/0
 +5/-5 on stake

60. 1) Id him.

61. 2) Id these birds.

62. 3) X was once travelling in a train near the border of Bulgaria and
Serbia and talking to a young woman about how tough it was to live
in a Communist world. Someone called the cops and X was put in
jail for criticising communism.
It was in a dingy cell for next 72 hours without food and water that
X lost all sympathy for communism and made up his mind to
become an entrepreneur who would create thousands of jobs for
the then struggling Indian middle class.
Id X.

63. 4) Id the speaker.

64. 5) Flag of ?

65. 6) Who?

66. 7) Id the singer.

67. 8) Who?

68. Answers
Exchange sheets

69. 1) Id him.

70. Stuart Robertson, the man behind T20

71. 2) Id these birds.

72. Heuglin’s Gull/ Siberian Gull
They visit Sangam at Allahabad every winter.

73. 3) X was once travelling in a train near the border of Bulgaria and
Serbia and talking to a young woman about how tough it was to live
in a Communist world. Someone called the cops and X was put in
jail for criticising communism.
It was in a dingy cell for next 72 hours without food and water that
X lost all sympathy for communism and made up his mind to
become an entrepreneur who would create thousands of jobs for
the then struggling Indian middle class.
Id X.

74. Narayan Murthy

75. (Audio clip)
4) Id the speaker.

76. Tanushree Dutta

77. 5) Flag of ?

78. Jammu & Kashmir

79. 6) Who?

80. Stephen Constantine

81. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vheNbQlsyU
7) Id the singer.

82. Lady Gaga

83. 8) Who?

84. Khaled Hosseini

85. Round 4
Rapid Fire
(Oral Questions)

86. RULES
 8 questions
 +5/-5 on buzzer

87. THANK YOU