Jigyasa Finals 2016 - AFMC

Debate & Quiz Society
Armed Forces Medical College
Jigyasa 2016
QM –Deepanjan Dey
Finals

Rules
• 50 questions
• Buzzer
• Right answer = 10, wrong answer = minus 10
• If nobody buzzes: pass to the team on the left of the one who had answered last
• If the very first question is not buzzed for, the team sitting at the far corner gets the
chance to answer
• In such a case, right answer = 10, wrong answer = 0

Last drawing Typography
Satyajit Ray

• Bahadur Shah Zafar (died in-exile in Rangoon, Burma: 1862)

3.
• The “Land of Fire” was called so by Ferdinand Magellan
• It is divided between two countries
• Name both

4.
• Humphrey Bogart played the lead role which was
otherwise supposed to be played by “X”
• “X” could not do so, as he was in the US Army
serving in the World War II, and because at that
time his promotion to Major was turned down
• Identify “X”

5.
• It took him four years to score his maiden Test century
• During these four years his batting average was 29.33
• Yet, he ended his 20 year long Test career in 1974 with 93 Tests at an
average of 57.78
• No points for identifying this all-time great batsman
• What was special about this maiden Test century?

• He converted his maiden Test century to a score of 365*
• A record that was broken only in 1994 by Brian Lara

6.
• On 26 Jun 1983, Barcelona defeated Real Madrid, in an El Classico
encounter
• “X” was the Barcelona midfielder, who scored in the game, and became
the first Barcelona player ever to be applauded by the fans of arch rivals
Real Madrid
• “Y” is the only other Barcelona player who has ever been applauded
similarly by Real fans (in 2005)
• Lionel Messi is yet to receive such an honour
• No points for identifying “X”
• Identify “Y”

7.
• The Empire State Building was inaugurated in 1931 with the intention
to let giant corporate offices, headquarters and residences for the
New York elite
• However, the inauguration coincided with the Great Depression,
leading to annual net losses that continued for twenty years, with the
first ever profit coming only in 1951
• What was the nickname of the Building during these twenty years?

• “Empty State Building”

8.
• This word means agreement, harmony or union
• There have been disagreements on the spelling of this word between
Harold MacMillan and Charles de Gaulle
• Major Andre Turcat was the first person to test the product which was
called by this word
• What is the word?

9.
• The beautiful city of Vienna on the Danube
• It is called the “City of Music” because of obvious reasons
• Why is it also called the “City of Dreams”?

10.
• Cdr Ian Fleming (creator of James Bond) of the Royal Navy Intelligence
Division, was tasked to lead an operation called “Golden Eye” during
the World War II
• After retirement, he settled in Jamaica and named his house “Golden
Eye”
• What was this Operation “Golden Eye” about?

• To assassinate Gen Francisco Franco of Spain, in case Spain decided to
join the Axis Forces

11.
• The Merchant of Venice: “I will die as chaste as “X”, unless I be obtained by the manner
of my father's will.”
• Romeo and Juliet: “She hath X's wit.”
• All’s Well That Ends Well: “Now, “X”, from thy altar do I fly..”
• Othello: “Her name that was as fresh as X's visage, is now begrim'd and black as my own
face.”
• Twelfth Night: “X's lip is not more smooth and rubious.”
• Identify “X”, used by Shakespeare in several other plays

12.
• Connect these images
John Archibald Wheeler, Manhattan Project

• Black Hole
John Archibald Wheeler, Manhattan Project

13.
• Around 1480, Theoderic Rood brought his wooden
equipment from Cologne to “X”, and began a
speculative business venture
• By 1928, “X” had extended to London, Edinburgh,
Glasgow, Leipzig, Toronto, Melbourne, Cape Town,
Shanghai, Bombay, Calcutta and Madras
• The crest of “X” is shown
• Identify the wooden equipment

• The wooden printing press brought to Oxford
• “X”: Oxford
• Oxford University Press logo

14.
• The origin of the word “X” is debatable
• It may have been derived from Meluḫḫa (Indo-Aryan words Mleccha in
Sanskrit and Milakkha in Pali)
• The Mesopotamians used to address the people of the Indus Valley
civilisation by the word Meluḫḫa
• During Alexander the Great, the Greeks called it Gedrosia
• Identify “X”, the current name which came into being in the 10th century AD

15.
• In April 1961, what was launched by the CIA sponsored Brigade 2506
jointly from two locations in Nicaragua and Guatemala?

• Bay of Pigs invasion
• Failure - defeated by Fidel Castro within three days

16.
• If one wants a basket of KFC sitting at the Egyptian bordering territory “X”, the
order needs to be placed by an international call to the vendor in the Sinai, Egypt
• A man would deliver it to the face of the black market tunnel, that runs for half a
mile underground, from Egypt into “X”
• It would then be picked up at the “X” end of the tunnel, and delivered, the total
cost = $5.65
• What is the popular nickname given to these products of KFC?

17.
• In 1964, Indrajal Comics was launched by the
Times of India, along with Bennett &
Coleman
• From the 33rd issue onwards, the comics
began Mandrake, Flash Gordon, Rip Kirby,
Mike Nomad and Garth
• What did the first 32 editions contain?

18.
• Toyota motors are owned by the Toyoda family
• Initially it was called Toyoda Motors, after Kiichiko
Toyoda, the founder
• What was the reason for changing the name to
Toyota (トヨタ )?

• Eight stroke word brings wealth and fortune

19.
• The 5-story exterior is designed like a
honeycomb; 953 “windows” with
lattice work
• The lattice allows cool air to blow by
the Venturi effect (doctor breeze)
through the intricate patterns,
thereby air conditioning the whole
area during summers
• What are these “windows” called?

20.
“A sword and a dagger he wore by his side,
Of manye a man the bane;
And he was clad in his capull-hyde,
Topp and tayll and mayne
‘I dwell by dale and downe,’ quoth he,
‘And Robin to take I’m sworn;
And when I am callèd by my right name,
I am the good “_____________”

21.
• “X” was made as a silent film in 1925
• “Y” wanted to be remembered by the world for “X”
• After the Annual Academy Awards (Oscars) came into being, “Y” re-released
the film in 1942, this time with audio and music
• Thus “X” became the first silent film by “Y” that was converted into a talkie
• No points for identifying “Y”

22.
• This cartoon appeared in
1902 in The Washington Post
• Which popular article got its
name after being inspired by
this cartoon?

• Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt
Teddy’s Bear

23.
• “12 pentagons and 20 hexagons forming a truncated Archimedean
solid icosahedron with a pressure of 8.7 to 16.1 psi at sea level”
• What are we talking about?

• 14-16 oz
• 27-28” circumference

24.
• Who did Die Brüder Grimm (The Grimm
Brothers) call Aschenputtel in German
which became known as Cenerentola in
Italian?

25.
• KG Badlani, IAS
• 11 Aug 1961
• Under what circumstances did this Officer become the Prime Minister
for that one day?

• Was sent as Administrator to Dadra and
Nagar Haveli after the Indian Military took
over Goa, Daman and Diu
• KG Badlani was designated the Prime
Minister for a day so that he could sign
the treaty of integration with the Union of
India

26.
• Ballast are used to lay railway tracks
• During the laying of the Lahore-Karachi line (1856), British engineers
John and Bill Brunton had a shortage of supply for ballast
• Finally they managed ballast from a source, that accounted for the
ballast for a 93-mile section
• Name the source

• Brahminabad, a part of the Indus
Valley Civilisation, as pointed out
by local villagers
• The entire ruined city was reduced
to ballast by these British
engineers, causing severe damage
to the remains of the ancient city

27.
• Dudhwa National Park
• What was introduced here in the
1980s?

• The Great One-horned
Rhino

28.
• Queen’s logo or crest
• Designed by Farrokh Bulsara aka
Freddie Mercury
• What do the lions, the crab and
the fairies depict?

29.
• Alpes in Latin = High mountains
• Himalaya in Sanskrit = Snowy abode
• Karakoram in Turkish = Black gravel
• Antisuyu in Quechua = East region (of the Inca)
• “X” in Tibetan = Precious Jewel of Snows
• Identification of “X” is not required
• What is “X” popularly known as

30.
• This memorial is located in Wroclaw, Poland
• Which historical event does this depict?

• Tiananmen Square Massacre
• 04 Jun 1989

31.
• What was the common effect of these events upon the countries
shown against them?
Event Country
Independence of Eritrea Ethiopia
Separation of Montenegro Serbia
War of the Pacific Bolivia
Treaty of St Germain (1919) Austria
Treaty of Trianon (1920) Hungary

• They became landlocked countries
• A serious threat to international trade and economy
• The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea: a landlocked
country has the right of access to and from the sea without taxation of
traffic through transit states
• Doubly landlocked countries: surrounded by landlocked countries!!!
e.g. Liechtenstein (Austria & Switzerland)
Event Country
Independence of Eritrea Ethiopia
Separation of Montenegro Serbia
War of the Pacific Bolivia
Treaty of St Germain (1919) Austria
Treaty of Trianon (1920) Hungary

32.
• Città de Vaticano
• The Gendarmerie Corps is the Vatican
Police and the Pontificial Swiss Guards are
the de facto military of the city
• Why has the city never
employed the Italian Army
as its protector?

• The Vatican is neutral, and cannot accept military favours from any
country
• The Swiss Guards have been there since the 16th century and are paid
1300 euros/month by the Vatican, and NOT by the Swiss Govt

33.
• A letter to a Hindu was a letter written by “X” in reply to Dr Tarak Nath Das (Prof of
Political Science, Columbia University) who had formed the Anti-British cell in the USA
in 1908
• The letter from “X” was published in Das’ journal titled Free Hindustan, printed in
Seattle
• In Durban, MK Gandhi read the letter, and sought permission from “X” to print it in his
own South African newspaper Indian Opinion
• MK Gandhi considered this letter to be the basis of his philosophy of non-violence

34.
• One of the most rare and expensive stamps
today
• First printed in China under Mao Zedong
• Recalled after a few hours of release due to a
glaring error noticed by the Govt.
• Which error?

• Taiwan being shown in white !!

35.
• In the 16th century, “X” died at this spot, immediately after descending
from the Karakoram Pass
• Hence, the name of this place literally means “X died” in the Yarkandi
language
• At 16,614 feet above sea level, it has the highest airstrip in the world
• What is the name of this place (“X” died)?

36.
• Johnathan Harker killed him with his Khukhri, while Quincey Morris
stabbed him simultaneously with a Bowie knife
• Who is being killed here?

• Count Dracula of Transylvania

37.
• “X” is the first name of a fictitious character
• In 2012, it became the fastest rising name to be given to new born
girls in America
• How is the name “Margaret” related to “X”?

• “X” : Arya
(Arya Stark)
• Played by Margaret “Maisie” Constance Williams (ENG)

38.
• “X” is a semi-precious stone known since
antiquity
• The Af-Pak region has been the primary
site of mining since ages, and still is
• During the Middle Ages, Europeans
powdered “X” and converted it into
“ultramarine”

“X”: Lapis Lazuli
Ultramarine
Gli Azzurri

39.
• In 1819, Capt John Smith of 28 Cavalry,
discovered the Ajanta Caves in the jungle, while
tiger hunting
• Standing upon a pile of rubble in Cave no 10, he
had scratched his name on the wall, which
presently is at a height of around 12 feet from
the ground, and cannot be seen by tourists
• The Ellora Caves lie about 67 miles from Ajanta
• How were the Ellora Caves discovered?

• Unlike Ajanta, Ellora was never lost

40.
• The 1996 Olympics venue was the hometown of “X”
• Despite having the great advantage of being at home, “X” was
outperformed by “Y”
• This was one of the many instances of overt rivalry between “X” and
“Y”, a rivalry that extended for many a decade
• The rivalry is known as “Z”. Identify “Z”

• “X”: Coca Cola
• “Y”: Pepsi
• “Z”: Cola Wars

41.
• “X”-ware is a blue and white pottery of “X”
• Since the 1950s, miniature houses made of “X”-ware, filled with
jenever ( a kind of gin) are gifted to the passengers of KLM
• The guests are not charged, and KLM writes off the expenses as “a
drink offered on the house”

• “X”: Delft
• Delftware: the Dutch pottery

42.
• Link the picture at the centre with the ones around it

• Beretta
• Fabbrica d’Armi Pietro Beretta estd 1526

• This famous one-time original shot was obtained by using eight
cameras at different angles
• Name the head of state of the country where this particular shot was
taken, the person who was present to witness the filming of this
scene
• 1957

• SWRD Bandaranaike, Prime Minister of Ceylon

44.
• During his first voyage across the Atlantic, Christopher Columbus landed
at the island “X”, which he named “The Spanish Island”
• It is the second largest island in the Caribbean after Cuba
• Today, the island is shared between two countries
• Along with the Cayman Islands, Puerto Rico and Jamaica, what are these
four islands called together?

• “X”: Hispaniola
• Greater Antilles

45.
• “X” is a brand of Indian menswear, started in 1989 as a division of the
Aditya Birla Group
• In 1830, the Duke of Orleans overthrew Charles X of France and
became “X”, the Citizen King
• Alexandre Dumas wrote “The Three Musketeers” while serving for “X”

46.
• Cathy Freeman of Australia won the Gold in
the women’s 400 m race at the Sydney
Olympics in 2000
• What flag is she seen carrying after completing
her race?

• Australian Aboriginal Flag

47.
• Lt Col AD Loganathan, along with Maj Mansoor Ali Alvi, Lt
Mohammed Iqbal, Lt Suba Singh and Stenographer Srinivasan landed
at the Lambaline Airport on 22 Feb 1944
• On 21 Mar 1944, they established their Headquarter at the Aberdeen
Market
• Which Headquarter was established?

• Headquarter of the Arzi Hukumat-e Azad Hind
(Provisional Govt of Free India)

48.
• In 1887, who got his visiting card printed in a different name, after
being released from two years of imprisonment, followed by an exile
of three years in France, till his death in 1900?

• Oscar Wilde (Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde) of Ireland

49.
• A statement made in 2006 by Geir Lundestad in Oslo:
• "The greatest omission in our 106-year history is undoubtedly that
“X” never received the “Y”. “X” could do without “Y”, but whether the
“Y” can do without “X” is the question”
• No points for identifying “X” or “Y”
• Later, when “Z” received “Y”, it was a part of a tribute to “X”
• Identify “Z”

• “Z”: His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama
• “X”: MK Gandhi
• “Y”: Nobel Peace Prize

50.
• The Battle of Arnhem (Operation Market Garden) was an important
battle fought in the Netherlands during the World War II
• Link this battle with Cornelius Ryan and Sir Richard Attenborough

Tie breaker
• Long visual connect

• The assassination occurred in the city “A”
• It was done by assassin “B”, who was a member of the secret Serbian
outfit called “C”
• The mode of assassination was “D”
• In response, Austria-Hungary issued a formal letter to Serbia, which
became known as “E”
• Kaiser “F” soon agreed to join Austria-Hungary to settle matters with
Serbia, followed by the country “G”, and one year later, in 1915, by
country “H”, leading to World War I
• During the War, the ship named “I” was sunk by a German U-boat
• Earlier, in 1912, “I” was the first to reach the site where “J” had given
out its distress signal before it had sunk into the Atlantic

• The assassination occurred in the city “Sarajevo”
• It was done by assassin “Gavrilo Princip”, who was a member of the
secret Serbian outfit called “Black Hand”
• The mode of assassination was “Pistol shots”
• In response, Austria-Hungary issued a formal letter to Serbia, which
became known as “July Ultimatum”
• Kaiser “Wilhelm II” soon agreed to join Austria-Hungary to settle
matters with Serbia, followed by the country “Turkey”, and one year
later, in 1915, by country “Bulgaria”, leading to World War I
• During the War, the ship named “Carpathia” was sunk by a German
U-boat
• Earlier, in 1912, “Carpathia” was the first to reach the site where
“RMS Titanic” had given out its distress signal before it had sunk into
the Atlantic

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