Junior General School Quiz(Classes 6-8)

Bosco Jubilee Quiz 2019 The Junior General Quiz QMs – G.O.V.B
• From GOVB,
• Dipan Adhikary
• Avishek Ghosh
• Aditya Narayan Sen
• Soumalya Chakraborty
• Shamsuddin Haider
• Thirtharaj Sarkar

RULES
• 26 questions for the prelims.
• The answers start with A-Z as mentioned in the
slides.
• Look for the highlights for hints.
• Quizmaster is God for today.

A
Simply identify the company from its first logo.
Image follows.

B
• The origin of the word has several theories.
One of them states that it is derived from
beriyan, which means “to fry” or “to roast” in
Persian. Another theory states that it comes
from the Persian word for rice, i.e. birinj.
• What is the good word?

C
Which famous term comes from an Arabic word
“Shah-Mat” meaning “The king is dead”?

D
• It (Japanese:ドラえもん) is a
Japanese manga series written and illustrated
by Fujiko F. Fujio. The series has also been
adapted into a successful anime series
and media franchise.
• The story revolves around a futuristic feline. It
was named the “anime ambassador” of Japan
in 2008.
• Name the manga/anime.

E
• The term was used by Spanish explorers of
Latin America to refer to the mythical “Land of
Gold”.
• Simply identify the place.

F
• This island country in Oceania has 37%
population having roots in the Indian
subcontinent. The country also has Hindi as
one of its official languages.
• Name the country.

G
Identify the film featured in this Amul ad.

H
Which celebration, characterized by pumpkin
carvings and horror themed dresses gets its
name from the fact that it is celebrated on the
evening before the All Saint's Day?

I
• This Moroccan set out of his home at the age
of 21 years in 1326 for a Hajj to Mecca, but
ended up travelling far and wide, including
India and China, before returning home after a
long 24 years.
• Identify him.
• Image follows

J
How do we know Clark Kent, Diana Prince, Bruce
Wayne, Barry Allen and Victor Stone together
fighting against injustice?

K
Jobe Charnock, a member of the British East
India Company came to India in the year 1690.
He bought the villages of Sutanuti, Gobindapur
and ______ from a local zamindar Sabarna Roy
Chowdhury and established what, named after
the third village?

L
• Also known as the “Father of Modern
Chemistry”, he was credited for renaming “vital
air” from the Greek root word meaning the
“taste of acids”.
• Identify him.

M
• Founded by famous sculptor Marie _____, this
museum in London has many small branches
throughout the world featuring eminent
historical figures, popular film and television
personalities, sport stars, musicians, etc. In Jules
Verne’s “Around the World in 80 days”, the
author said that the only thing the figures
lacked is speech.
• What is the name of the museum?

N
• Among the 196 countries of the world only one
country has a unique flag which is triangular in
shape. The shape is a representation of a world
famous entity which is near and dear to the
country.
• The entity was named after the Surveyor
General of India, Sir George _______.
• Which entity and what is the name of the
country(starts with N)?

O
• The largest member of the avian family, which
species is believed to be the fastest land animal
on two legs?

P
Identify the iconic movie from the Google
doodle honouring its world famous director.
Image follows

Q
• In the next slide, we can see a sign board
baring the entry of a chivalrous Spanish
gentleman inside windmill fields. Identify this
gentleman who went on many adventurous
journeys with his squire.
• His surname starts with Q.
• Image follows

R
• This game originated in China in around 200
BC, but the Japanese version became Popular.
The game is based on the principle that A beats
B, B beats C, and C beats A. In Japan, the most
popular characters in the game are snake-slug-
frog, and fox-headman-hunter.
• By what name do we know the most popular
version of this game today?

S
• Self-Contained Underwater Breathing
Apparatus is a technology used mainly for
some special research and rescue purposes and
some adventure sports. It was developed
during the WWII by two French engineers.
Normally it comes in two types “open circuit”
and “close circuit”.
• How do we better know this technology?

T
• Which day of the week gets it’s name from the
Norse God of Thunder?
• Name the God as well.

U
Sweetness, Sourness, Saltiness, Bitterness are the
four of the five basic tastes. Which is the fifth
one?

V
Superhero avatar based on whom?

W
Identify the tree with a mind of its own, hell bent
on smashing up anyone who approaches it.
(including a boy with a scar on his head and his
best friend)
Image in next slide

X
• Identify the musical instrument. (Starts with X)
• Where have we heard the tune?

• Id this toy which shares it's name with a certain
compulsory fitness test for the Indian players,
in existence since 2016?
• Image follows
Y

Z
• Real Madrid attacking midfielder Eden Hazard
was named as the new cover star of the regular
edition, while Liverpool defender Virgil Van Dijk
was selected for the Champions edition.
• Which legendary attacking French midfielder
with an alliterative name is selected for the
Cover of the Ultimate Edition?
• For which entity which first started its
distribution in 1993 are the covers selected for?

A
Simply identify the company from its very first
logo.
Image follows.

A(contd)

APPLE COMPUTERS

B
The origin of the word has several theories. One
of them states that it is derived from beriyan ,
which means “to fry” or “to roast” in Persian.
Another theory states that it comes from the
Persian word for rice, birinj. What is the good
word?

Biriyani

C
Which famous term comes from a Arabic word
"Shah-Mat" which means, “The king is dead” ?

Check Mate

D
• It (Japanese: ドラえもん) is a
Japanese manga series written and illustrated
by Fujiko F. Fujio. The series has also been
adapted into a successful anime series
and media franchise. The story revolves around
a inventive feline. It was named the “anime
ambassador” of Japan in 2008.
• Name the manga/anime.

Doraemon

E
The term was used by Spanish explorers of Latin
America to refer to the mythical “Land of Gold”.
There are multiple legends surrounding the
existence of this place. Simply identify the place.

El Dorado

F
This island country in Oceania has 37%
population having roots in the Indian
subcontinent. The country also has Hindi as one
of its official languages. Name the country.

Fiji

G
Identify the film featured in this amul ad

Gully Boy

H
Which celebration, characterized by pumpkin
carvings and horror themed dresses gets its
name from the fact that it is celebrated on the
evening before The All Saint's Day?

Halloween

I
This Moroccan set out of his home at the age of
21 years in 1326 for a Hajj to Mecca, but ended
up travelling far and wide, including India and
China , before returning home after a long 24
years. Identify him.
Image follows

Ibn Battuta

J
How do we know Clark Kent, Diana Prince, Bruce
Wayne, Barry Allen and Victor Stone together
fighting against injustice ?

Justice League

K
Jobe Charnock, a member of the British East
India Company came to India in the year 1690.
He bought the villages of Sutanuti, Gobindapur
and ______ from a local Zamindar Sabarna Roy
Chowdhury and established what , named after
the third village?

Kolkata

L
Also known as the “Father of Modern
Chemistry”, he was credited for renaming “vital
air” from the Greek root word meaning the “taste
of acids”. Identify him.

Lavoisier

M
Founded by famous sculptor Marie _____, this
museum in London has many small branches
throughout the world featuring eminent
historical figures, popular film and television
characters, sport stars, musicians, etc. In Jules
Verne’s “ Around the World in 80 days” , the
author said that the only thing the figures lacked
is speech. What is the name of the museum?

Madame Tussauds

N
Among the 196 countries of the world only one
country has a unique flag which is triangular in
shape. The shape is a representation of a world
famous entity which is very near and dear to the
country.
The entity was named after the Surveyor
General of India, Sir George _______.
Which entity and what is the name of the
country(starts with N)?

Nepal, Mt Everest

O
The largest member of the avian family, which
species is believed to be the fastest land animal
on two legs?

Ostrich

P
Identify the iconic movie or the director from the
google doodle honouring it’s World famous
director on his birthday.
Image follows

Pather Panchali

Q
In the next slide, we can see a sign board barring
the entry of a chivalrous Spanish Gentleman
inside windmill fields. Identify this gentleman
who went on many adventurous journeys with
his squire.
Image follows

Don Quixote

Rock Paper Scissors

S
• Self-Contained Underwater Breathing
Apparatus is a technology used mainly for
special research and rescue purposes and in
some adventure sports. It was developed
during the WW II by two French engineers.
Normally it comes in two types “open circuit”
and “close circuit”.
• How do we better know this technology?

SCUBA

Thursday and Thor

Umami

Virat Kohli

W
Identify the tree with a mind of its own, hell bent
on smashing up anyone who approaches it. (
including a boy with a scar on his head and his
best friend)
Image in next slide

W(contnd)

Whomping Willow

Xylophone, Super Mario

Yo-Yo

Z
• Real Madrid defender Eden Hazard was named
as the new cover star of the regular edition,
while Liverpool defender Virgil Van Dijk was
selected for the Champions edition. Which
legendary attacking French midfielder with an
alliterative name is selected for the Cover of the
Ultimate Edition? For which entity which first
started it’s distribution in 1993 are the covers
selected for?

Zinedine Zidane, FIFA 2020

• Four Rounds.
• Dry Round 1 (clockwise, 8 questions)
• List it
• Pick your Poison
• Dry Round 2 (anti-clockwise, 8 questions)
RULES

• Direct +10
• Pounce +10 and -5
• Infinite Bounce and Pounce will be applied.
Rules

1
• This Geneva based humanitarian institution is
the recipient of the most number of Nobel
Peace prizes for protecting the interest of
victims of international and internal armed
conflicts.
• Which organization?

Answer

Red Cross

2
• During a T-20 international match between
Australia and New Zealand, Australian bowler
Glenn McGrath ran and bowled an under arm
delivery to NZ’s Kyle Miller. Due to his
misbehaviour, the umpire Billy Bowden decided
to punish him using means from a different
sport?
• What did Billy Bowden do to punish him?

Billy Bowden showed McGrath a
red card

3
• This large glass and metal pyramid designed by
Chinese-American architect I.M Pei serves as
the main entrance of which famous European
Art museum. The museum features one of the
most adored artworks of the World, inspired by
the smile of a certain Lisa Gherardini.
• Give me both the painting and the museum.
• Image follows

Louvre, Mona Lisa

4
• Created in 1971 for a Hindi magazine Lotpot,
its creator Pran described that each family has
a wise old man who solves problems with
common sense and a lot of humour.
• Who is this man whose attire includes a turban,
a waist-coat and a wooden stick?

Chacha Chaudhary

5
• Which Indian organisation has the motto, “An
Ocean of opportunities”?

Indian Navy

6
• Consisting a concert hall, a drama theatre, a
playhouse, a recording studio and many other
amenities, this harbour side building was
completed in the year 1973.
• Identify the building from it’s construction
picture.
• Image follows

Sydney opera house

7
• Marie Curie-Pierre Curie
• Irene Curie-Frederic Joilot
• Gerty Cori-Carl Cori
• Alva Myrdal-Gunnar Myrdal
• May Britt Moser-Edvard Moser
• Who are the latest entrants to this list, making
our city proud again for the 6th time?

Abhijeet Banerjee, Esther Duflo

8
Identify the scientist being honoured in the
following google doodle

Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose

List it
List down seven sister states along with their
capitals.
+5 for each state and capital. Writing either one
won’t fetch any marks.
+10 bonus for a full house.

Answers

Pick your Poison
• 8 questions.
• Direct questions and Pounce only round.
• +10 for each answer.
• +10 bonus for a full house.

Film
• The following slide contains an image from a
movie, where the protagonist was separated
from his parents for boarding a wrong flight.
• A series of adventures took place since then. In
one scene in the film, the owner of the Plaza
Hotel where the scene was shot appears in a
cameo.
• Identify the film(or the franchise) and the man
who came into public consciousness in the year
2016.

Home alone 2, Donald Trump

Fandom
• In the year 2006, Dalai Lama honoured Georges
Remi with The Truth Of Light award for his
significant contribution into the public
consciousness of Tibet. Remi, known by a
different name to us created a young reporter
who, along with his dog and a certain Captain
Archibald went to search a young boy named
Chang in the Tibetan mountains.
• Who is this young reporter?

Tintin

Indian Sports
• The Maharaja of Vizianagaram was the one and
only Indian Captain to hold this post until a few
days back. R E Grant Govan was the first to
hold this post. The post has also been held by
the likes of M. A. Chidambaram, M.
Chinnaswami, S. K. Wankhede.
• Which post and who holds the post currently?

BCCI President, Sourav Ganguly

Art & History
• Painted by the French artist Jacques-Louis
David between 1801 and 1805, this painting
shows a strongly idealized view of a historic
real crossing of a conqueror and his army made
across the Alps through the Great St. Bernard
Pass in May 1800.
• Who?

Napoleon Bonaparte

Science
Identify the lady from the
poster of her biopic.

Marie Curie

Popular Culture
• It is the largest land-dwelling species of the
family Mustilidae. It is a stocky and muscular
carnivore, more closely resembling a
small bear. It has a reputation for ferocity and
strength out of proportion to its size, with the
documented ability to kill prey many times
larger than itself with it’s claws as strong as
steel.
• The name of the animal is similar to a popular
character from pop culture with similar features
as given in the clues. Identify the character.
• Image follows

Wolverine

Literature
• This famous personality’s name literally
translates into “someone with fine/beautiful
locks(Hair)”. Though his first name is typically
used as a surname which originated in Ireland,
there are many theories behind such name of
this person.
• One popular theory states that he was name
after two cricket players of Nottingham county
1. Francis Joseph (Frank) Shacklock – a bowler
2. Mordecai Sherwin – a wicketkeeper
• Id the literary character.

Sherlock Holmes

Mythology
The Hakgala Botanical Garden, one pf the five
botanical gardens in Sri Lanka, is believed to be
the present day location of what?

Ashok Vatika

1
• Private Henry Tandey, the most decorated
British private of WW1encountered a wounded
German soldier and refused to shoot him. By
sparing the life of that wounded German Lance
Corporal during the first World War, he
unconsciously made a mistake that will have
monumental repercussions.
• Who was this German soldier?

Adolf Hitler

2
• According to the historical point of view,
Maharaja Ram Singh selected the colour as a
colour of hospitality to honour the visit of
Prince of Wales and Queen Victoria to India.
The Maharaja painted the entire city in the
colour to welcome the guests which gave the
city a unique nickname.
• Which city am I talking about?

Jaipur, known as the Pink City

3
• In mythology, Ogres are often depicted as
inhumanly large and tall and having a
disproportionately large head, abundant hair,
unusually colored skin, a voracious appetite,
and a strong body.
• In which 2001 feature, we can see an ogre
going on an adventurous journey in the quest
of his lady love, Princess Fiona with his only
companion, a donkey?

Shrek

4
• Many random theories have advanced to
explain the meaning of a literary work. Some
says this is a complaint against taxes levied on
the Medieval English wool trade. Some says
thing is associated with slave trades or it is
about wools which could be made into dark
cloth without dyeing.
• Which iconic work that starts with a question?

Ba Ba Black Sheep!

5
Jimin, Jung Kook, V, Suga, Jin, RM and J-Hope
together formed which band which has won
several accolades in the recent times?

BTS

6
• Out of the1000, 900 of them were fake while
other 100 ones were real. The idea was to
confuse the enemies attacking the palace and
when they tried to escape, Emperor's guards
would get enough time to catch them.
• Identify the grand palace named after its most
distinct feature.

Hazarduari

7
• During the time of exile in forest Kunti gave
Draupadi some Flour and Potato which could
only meet hunger of one person but Draupadi
was so smart that she kneaded dough and
made a type of Indian flat bread and filled
them with spicy mixture of potatoes and water.
• This unique dish met the hunger of everyone
and Kunti even blessed Draupadi that this dish
would live forever.
• Which popular dish is being talked about?

Fuchka/Pani Puri/ Gol Gappa

• X had been popularly known as the patron
saint of illusionists, on 30 January 2002, Silvio
Mantelli petitioned Pope John Paul II to
formally declare X the patron of stage
magicians.
• Catholic stage magicians who practice gospel
magic venerate X by offering free magic shows
to underprivileged children on his feast day.
• Who is being talked about?
8

Don Bosco/John Bosco

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