The document provides 20 trivia questions with visual clues about people, events, places and things. Some of the questions have additional context included to help identify the answer being sought. The questions cover a wide range of topics including sports, entertainment, history, popular culture and current events.

1. Q.M. : Somnath Chanda

3. * 20 questions.
* Infinite Bounce.
* Marks - Direct : 10
- Bonus : 10

4.  According to local belief, shepherd Buta
Malik was once given a bag full of Coal by
a Saint. To his utter surprise, he found the
bag was full of gold coins. He went back
to thank the Saint but couldn‟t find him.
Instead, he found an Ice-structure inside a
cave.
 Which holy place was thus discovered by
Buta Malik?
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6.  Amarnath Cave
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7.  What is so significant about these
monuments situated at different countries?
(Next slide also)
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IndonesiaBrazilEcuador

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Ecuador

10.  Equator Monument.
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11.  This is the 2nd collaboration of this
singer with A. R. Rahman after „Jab
Tak Hai Jaan‟.
 Identify the
singer.
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13.  Rabbi Shergill
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14.  Identify this person (in news for all the
wrong reasons) in the costume of a
Krishnattam dancer, during his visit in the
Guruvayur Temple in early 2013.
(Bigger visual – next slide)
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17.  Shantakumaran Sreeshanth
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18.  A famous historical event is reenacted
every year on the weekend nearest to 18th
June at the site where it actually happened
around 200 years ago. Actors from Great
Britain, Germany, France, Belgium, Poland
and Russia take part.
 What is being reenacted? (Vis – next slide)
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21.  Battle of Waterloo
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22.  Sleeping Policemen are usually
„posted‟ near the educational
institutions, hospitals and other
important public places to look after
the public safety.
 Who / what are the Sleeping
Policemen?
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24.  Speed-breakers
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26.  Both the cartoons depict the same
controversial issue which was a hot topic
of discussion in the last year. Explain.
Audience Q. 1

28.  ‘End of the World Conspiracy’ which
said that the Mayans predicted the end
of the world and hence their calendar
ends on 21st December 2012.
Audience Q. 1

29.  Which popular entertainer took his
stage-name after this type of dog as
“They're basically everything that I
am”?
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31. Pitbull
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32.  The red bar symbolizes the place
as it is today. The green and blue
symbolize future stages in the
possible terraforming of this place
should humanity have the will and
ability to undertake such a task.
 Flag of?
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34.  Mars
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35.  This is Priyanka Chopra – before and
after the make-up. Who is she going to
portray in this upcoming biopic?
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37.  M.C. Mary Kom
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38.  Just find the connection.
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40.  Mustaches
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41.  The title of this tv-series is named after a
volcanic peak in Auckland, New Zealand.
Most of the show's episodes are titles of
songs, bands or albums, like - Life in a
Glass House, The Show Must Go On, The
Lonesome Road.
 Name it.
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43.  One Tree Hill
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44.  Whose unmistakable voice?
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46.  Rituparno Ghosh
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47.  The upcoming adventure of Asterix
will, reportedly, be set in „old time India‟.
It will also feature a new Gaul character
who is named after „the most famous
Indian‟, according to Jean-Yves Ferri, the
present author of Asterix Comics.
 Either name that new member of the Gaul
village or identify the famous Indian after
whom he is named.
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49.  Gandhix, named after Mahatma
Gandhi.
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50.  A Danish tv channel had mistakenly
used this image of the city‟s skyline on a
report about the recent political crisis in
Syria. What was this image actually of?
(Bigger vis – next slide)
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53.  Assassin’s Creed
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55.  The year 2013 marks the 100th edition
of which annual sporting event? It
was first organized to increase sales
for the French newspaper L‟Auto.
Audience Q. 2

57.  Tour De France
Audience Q. 2

58.  Watch very closely. It is a particular
mode of communication used during
emergency situations. What is it
popularly called?
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60.  Message in a Bottle
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61.  What is the significance of this „note‟ in
the Visitor‟s Book?
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64.  Wonders of nature --- how are thse
fishes commonly known to us?
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66.  Handfish
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67.  In which country would you find these
type of traffic signs?
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69.  New Zealand
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70.  What is the subject
of this graphic novel
written by Grant
Morrison and
illustrated by Mohan
Singh?
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72.  The Kurukshetra War
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73.  Song from the latest album of the
singer. Name him.
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75.  Justin Timberlake
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78. * There are 10 visual clues. All the clues will
lead to a particular theme.
* One attempt per team after every clue.
* Marks – shown on the slide.
* Don’t shout out the answer, write it down.

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92. The answer is …………

95. * 20 questions.
* Infinite Bounce.
* Marks - Direct : 10
- Bonus : 10

96.  In his debut ODI against Australia
in Visakhapatnam in Oct, 2010, he made a
duck. In his T-20 debut against West
Indies in June 2011, he scored 5 in 11
deliveries. But things changed after his
sensational Test debut.
 Identify this newsmaker, whose surname
literally means „runner‟ or „messenger‟.
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98.  Shikhar Dhawan
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99.  As per reports in 2005, worldwide sales
of wooden pencils, which were thought
to be outdated, suddenly increased upto
700%, especially in railway stations and
airports.
 What new-age fad was said to be
responsible for this?
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101.  Sudoku
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102.  These three book covers are actually
designed upon which famous piece of art?
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104.  Pieta by Michaelangelo
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105.  Name this very popular video game
developed by Halfbrick Studios in
Brisbane, Australia.
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107.  Fruit Ninja
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108.  These 6 teams are going to compete in the
first edition of which sporting event --
* Hyderabad Hotshots (Hyderabad)
* Banga Beats (Bangalore)
* Lucknow Warriors (Lucknow)
* Mumbai Masters (Mumbai)
* Pune Vijetas (Pune) &
* Rajdhani Smashers (Delhi)?
(Clue – Aamir Khan and Deepika Padukone
are the brand ambassadors of this event)
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110.  Indian Badminton League
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111.  What is so special about this speech?
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115.  Who is he?
Audience Q. 3

117.  Joustin Beaver
Audience Q. 3

118.  After 163 years‟ service in India, „it‟ is
finally going to stop on 15th July, 2013.
Modern technology is said to be the reason
behind it‟s sad demise. „It‟ has a special
place in Indian freedom struggle as the
historians pointed out that „it‟ played a
very important role during the 1857 Sepoy
Mutiny.
 What is „it‟?
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120.  Telegram
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121.  I want the name of a very popular
tele-serial from this photograph of a
well known Gujarati author.
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124.  Which important device, in the
world of technology, was originally
known as „X-Y Position Indicator For
A Display System‟?
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First prototype of the device

126.  Computer Mouse
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127.  Its an award winning ad of ……….
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129.  Baygon
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130.  This office complex at
Doha, Qatar, opened just a few weeks
ago, is creating a lot of buzz
internationally.
 Why?
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132.  First office by the Talibans
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133.  Where this particular scene from an
Indiana Jones movie has been shot?
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135.  Petra, Jordan
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136.  This recently introduced high-tech pen
can be used either in „Calligraphy Mode‟
or „Orthography Mode‟ to maximise its
effects. The pen is already creating a huge
debate among the educationists that
whether it is discouraging or encouraging
bad penmanship.
 What is so special
about it?
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138.  Digital Pen Vibrates To Indicate
Bad Spelling, Grammar and
Penmanship
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139.  When famous explorer Amerigo Vespucci
was going through South America, he saw
these type of structures which reminded
him about similar features in an Italian city.
He thus named that South American
country after that city.
 Which country is this? (Bigger vis – next
slide)
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142.  Venezuela after Venice
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144.  Music composed by ………
Audience Q. 4

146.  Vishal-Shekar
Audience Q. 4

147.  It is the logo of an autonomous
national body established on 25th
Jan, 1950. Recently, it came into news
for the activities of one of it‟s state
unit.
 Whose logo is this?
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149.  Election Commission of India
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150.  This coin was released by RBI on May
9, 2010 to kick-off the 150th Birthday
Celebration of which famous Indian?
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152.  Rabindranath Tagore
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153.  This confectionary is usually made with
condensed milk and sugar. Other varieties
include that of besan, cashew and pista.
It‟s name is derived from the Persian word
for ice or snow.
 It came into news for a completely
different reason in 2012.
 What am I talking about?
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155.  Barfi
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156.  A centuries-old tradition.
Explain, what is happening?
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158.  Selection of Pope
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159.  This is a song from the soundtrack
of a 2013 movie. Identify the singer.
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161.  Akshaye Kumar
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163.  I am looking for a 2-word phrase.
* The first word is said to be derived from
the name of a Germanic tribe, who
invaded the modern-day France during
the Migration period.
* The second word is used to denote a
communal religious feast to honour a
patron saint.
 What am I talking about?
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