The General Quiz document provides the rules for a 20 question general knowledge quiz. It states there will be 1 mark per question, partial marks for multi-part questions, questions marked with stars will be used as tie-breakers, the quizmaster's decision is final, and cheating will result in disqualification. It instructs participants to write their team name, name, college, contact info and email.
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A quiz that i set and presented for high school students along with varna suresh.
Sponsored by
Underblu Studios
Underblu Studios, an Underblu venture, is a VFX,Motion graphics and Branding Studio based out of Chennai,India.
www.underblustudios.com
https://www.facebook.com/underblustudios
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3. Rules
20 questions. All questions carry 1 mark each.
For questions containing parts, part points are available.
Multiples of 4 are star marked and would be considered in case of a tie.
Decision of the quizmaster will be final and binding.
Use of unfair means will lead to disqualification.
Write down Team Name, Participant’s Name, College, Contact no. and
Email address.
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5. _______ _________
What a wonderful phrase
_______ _________
Ain't no passing craze
It means no worries
For the rest of your days
It's our problem-free philosophy
_______ __________
Why, when he was a young warthog
When I was a young wart- hoooog!
Very nice!
Thanks!
He found his aroma lacked a certain appeal
He could clear the Savannah after every meal
I'm a sensitive soul, though I seem thick-skinned
And it hurt that my friends never stood downwind
And oh, the shame
(He was ashamed!)
FITB.
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7. X digital data storage is defined as the process of encoding and decoding
binary data to and from synthesized X. Although X data storage became a
popular topic in the 21st century, it is not a modern-day idea. Its origins date
back to 1964-65 when Mikhail Neiman, a Soviet physicist, published his works
in the journal Radiotehnika. Neiman wrote about general considerations
regarding the possibility of recording, storage, and retrieval of information on
X molecules.
On January 21, 2015, Nick Goldman, one of the original authors of the 2013
Nature paper, announced the Davos Bitcoin Challenge at the World Economic
Forum annual meeting in Davos. During his presentation, X-tubes were
handed out to the audience with the message that each tube contained the
private key of exactly one bitcoin, all coded in X. The first one to sequence and
decode the X could claim the bitcoin and win the challenge.
Give X.
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9. ________ _________ is a 1921 silent Indian film directed by Kanjibhai Rathod
and made under Kohinoor Film Company banner. In this film the Hindu
mythological character ________ was moulded on the personality of
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. The film came just after Rowlatt Act was
passed in India. The character of _______ was reportedly portrayed imitating
Mahatma Gandhi, his personality. There were scenes in the film where
_______ appeared like Gandhi wearing Gandhi cap, Khaddar etc. Many more
contemporary political events of India were shown as reference in the film.
As a result, the film was restricted, as the censor board concluded– "We
know what you are doing, it is not _______, it is Gandhiji, we won't allow it.“
It was also written in the censor's report– "It is likely to excite dissatisfaction
against government and incite people to non co-operation".
FITB and What ‘first’ did the movie make? (Part points)
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11. The _____ effect occurs when an attempted solution to a problem
makes the problem worse, as a type of unintended consequence. The
term is used to illustrate the causes of incorrect stimulation in economy
and politic.
The term was coined in reference to the following anecdote.
The British government was concerned about the number of _____ in
Delhi. The government therefore offered a bounty for every dead
_____. Initially this was a successful strategy. Eventually, however,
enterprising people began to breed _____ for the income. When the
government became aware of this, the reward program was scrapped,
causing the _____ breeders to set the now-worthless _____ free. As a
result, the _____ population further increased. The apparent solution
for the problem made the situation even worse.
FITB. (specific answer needed)
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13. When PM Narendra Modi arrived for the G20 Summit in Buenos Aires, there was a
controversy. An Argentine news channel aired an image of Y, a fictional character
of Indian ethnicity. The character has been characterized for racial stereotyping.
The channel also ran a caption reading ‘Llego Y’ which in Spanish means Y arrives.
Give Y.
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15. __________ factor refers to the tendency among managers and owners of a
company to pursue ambitious new projects that eventually fail to earn
sufficient returns, thus harming the long-term financial health of the
company. For instance, a new product launched to capture market share
from competitors can deplete the existing cash reserves of the company or
even increase its debt burden and other costs without a commensurate
increase in income. It is named after the Greek mythological character
_________ who, in his excitement to fly with his new wings made of wax,
flew too close to the sun despite advice to the contrary and fell to his death
as a result.
FITB.
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17. “X is a phrase used in contemporary 21st-century political analysis in
the media and elsewhere to describe the perception of a turn towards left-
wing governments in Latin American democracies straying away from
the neoliberal economic model. The shift represented a move toward
more progressive economic policies and coincides with a parallel trend
of democratization of Latin America following decades of inequality.
The logic behind the term X is that it indicates moderate form of socialist ideas that
gained strength.
The X was followed by the conservative wave, a political phenomenon that
emerged in the mid-2010s in South America as a direct reaction to the X and the
victory of what has been described as far-right candidates
in Paraguay, Honduras and Brazil, something referred to as being a possible “Y" (in
reference to the colour ______, normally associated with fascism).
Give X and Y
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19. The 21 grams experiment refers to a scientific study published in 1907 by
Duncan MacDougall, a physician from Haverhill, Massachusetts. MacDougall
hypothesized that ____ have physical weight. MacDougall stated his
experiment would have to be repeated many times before any conclusion
could be obtained. The experiment is widely regarded as flawed and
unscientific due to the small sample size, the methods used, as well as the
fact only one of the six subjects met the hypothesis. The case has been cited
as an example of selective reporting. But still, many people who have just
heard of this experiment believe the claims to be true.
FITB.
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21. The X was a small prison or dungeon in Fort William where troops of Siraj
ud-Daulah, the Nawab of Bengal, held British prisoners of war for three
days on 20 June 1756. John Zephaniah Holwell, one of the British
prisoners and an employee of the East India Company, said that, “after the
fall of Fort William, the surviving British soldiers, Anglo-Indian soldiers,
and Indian civilians were imprisoned overnight in conditions so cramped
that many people died from suffocation and heat exhaustion, and that
143 of 164 prisoners of war imprisoned there died but I escaped because I
am British.”
According to Hong-Yee Chiu, a long-time astrophysicist at NASA, the X was
the inspiration for the term ___ __ referring to regions of space-time
resulting from the gravitational collapse of very heavy stars.
Give X. (Blank is a part of X)
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25. X was the name of a lead American comic strip character that ran from
1895 to 1898 in Joseph Pulitzer's New York World, and later William
Randolph Hearst's New York Journal. It was one of the first Sunday
supplement comic strips in an American newspaper, although its graphical
layout had already been thoroughly established in political and other,
purely-for-entertainment cartoons.
X is also famous for its connection to the coining of the term Y. The idea of
"Y" was the sensationalized stories for the sake of selling papers, which was
named from the "X" cartoons.
Give X and Y. (Image follows)
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27. X – The Yellow Kid
Y – Yellow Journalism (no points for Tabloid Journalism)
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28. Martin Niemöller was a national conservative and initially a supporter
of Adolf Hitler, but he became one of the founders of the Confessing Church,
which opposed the Nazification of German Protestant churches.
For his opposition to the Nazis' state control of the churches, Niemöller was
imprisoned in Sachsenhausen and Dachau concentration camps from 1938 to
1945. He narrowly escaped execution. After his imprisonment, he expressed
his deep regret about not having done enough to help the victims of the
Nazis. He turned away from his earlier nationalistic beliefs and was one of the
initiators of the Stuttgart Declaration of Guilt.
While many of us might not remember Niemöller, most of us would surely be
aware of his popular piece of work which was about the cowardice of
German intellectuals and the dangers of political apathy. What?
#ThrowbackNCERT
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30. Dictamnus albus is a flowering plant from the Rutaceae family. It is
found in open woodlands in North Africa and much of Asia. The plant
produces a volatile oily substance that contains isoprene. This oil can
be lit by a small spark and can burn without affecting the bush at all.
This has led researchers to believe this could be the plant which
features in a pivotal point in the Bible. The American College in
Madurai has this plant as its logo with the Latin phrase purificatus non
consumptus as the motto (Purified, not Consumed).
What is the common name of the plant (inspired from the Biblical
story) and who in the Bible is supposed to have encountered one of
these? (Part Points)
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32. The aphorism "X" is associated with the idea that improvements in the
general economy will benefit all participants in that economy, and that
economic policy, particularly government economic policy, should
therefore focus on the general macroeconomic environment first and
foremost. The expression also applies to free-market policies, in that
comparative-advantage production and subsequent trade would
theoretically increase incomes for all participating entities. X was often
used to support the idea of Trickle-Down Effect. The phrase is commonly
attributed to John F Kennedy, who used it in a 1963 speech to combat
criticisms that a dam project he was inaugurating was not a great
investment.
Give X.
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34. Following is the recipe of a unique type of English Trifle. ID the person who
accidently invented it because the pages in the recipe book got stuck.
• a layer of ladyfingers
• a layer of jam
• custard (made from scratch)
• raspberries,
• more ladyfingers
• beef sautéed with peas and onions
• a little more custard
• sliced bananas
• and whipped cream
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36. The latest change was made keeping in mind continuing climate change
and Trump administration's abandonment of U.S. efforts to lead world
toward decarbonization; U.S. withdrawal from JCPOA and Intermediate-
Range Nuclear Forces Treaty; U.S. and Russian nuclear modernization
efforts; information warfare threats and other dangers from "disruptive
technologies" such as synthetic biology, artificial intelligence, and cyber
warfare.
What change and reference am I talking about?
(Image follows)
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39. X was a very bashful person and his overriding feelings of modesty prevented
him from having intercourse in the company of other humans. To satisfy his
sexual desires, X used his powers to turn himself into a deer and took a
female deer as mate. Once he and his mate were having intercourse in the
woods. Y of Hastinapur, who had been hunting there, shot them mistaking
them for deers, seriously injuring them. Enraged X (still in deer form) berated
the king for having killed him before he had finished the act of copulation.
Before dying, X cursed Y that he would die the moment he engaged in
intercourse with any woman.
After a long period, Y could no longer contain his desires. As soon as he
attempted intercourse with Z, he died. Z immolated herself in her husband’s
pyre.
Id X,Y and Z. (0.5, 0.25, 0.25)
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41. Football freaks over devote themselves to their respective teams and often cross
the limits. In a similar event, two Southampton fans were detained by police for
their ‘sick’ gestures towards Cardiff City supporters inside St Mary’s Stadium on
February 9th, 2019.
What gesture and why it was controversial?
(Image follows)
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46. Kaatru Veliyidai is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language romance film produced,
written and directed by Mani Ratnam.
Set in the backdrop of the Kargil War of 1999, the film narrates the story
of an Indian military pilot who recalls his romance with a doctor in the
lead up to the war, while being kept as a prisoner of war at a jail
Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
X’s father who is an Air Marshall in Indian Air Force was involved in this movie
as a consultant for the film.
Who is X?
(Image follows)
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