Freshers' Quiz 2014 (Round 4)

2. 22 Questions

3. #1.
Connect

5. Answer- Ghona Da
Also known by the name
‘Dos’.
Created By Premendra
Mitra.
Ghanada is a Jujutsu expert.

6. #2
Based on his novel, Mrinal Sen directed his National Award
winning film “Bhuvan Shome”. His other famous works
include Agniswar, Boitorinir Teere, Haate Bajaare,
Trinokhondo etc. However he is mainly known for his short
stories.When translated to English, his pseudonym means
"the wild flower“.
Identify.

8. Answer- Bonophul (Balai chand Mukherjee)

9. #3
-'X' is a short story written by Mahasweta Devi, in which
the female, lower-caste protagonist actively subverts the
Hindu/Colonial regime.
-Based on 'X', Kalakshetra Manipur, a theatre group,
improvised a play with the same name, directed by
Heinsman Kanhailal.
-'X' was also one of the lead characters of 'Mahabharata'.
Identify ‘X’.

11. Answer-Draupadi

12. #4
Connect

14. Answer-Feluda
1. DoctorMunshi-r Diary
2. Jahangir-er Swarnomudra
3. Seyal Debota Rahasya
4. Joy Baba Felunath
5. Robertson-er Ruby

15. Merriam-Webster defines this Proper Adjective as:
1. foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of
ideals; especially: marked by rash lofty romantic ideas
or, extravagantly chivalrous action.
2. Capricious, unpredictable.
This termappeared after the publication of
El ingenioso hidalgo don ______________ in 1605.
The hero of this novel dreams up a romantic ideal world
which he believes to be real, and acts on this idealism,
which most famously leads him into imaginary fights with
windmills
that he regards as giants, leading to the related metaphor of
"tilting at windmills."
FITB
#5

17. Answer- Quixotic

18. A habitable zone, sometimes called a ___________ zone,
is the region around a star where orbiting planets similar to the Earth
can support liquid water. It is neither too hot, nor too cold.
FITB.
#6

20. Answer- Goldilocks

21. _________ is an adjective describing the situation, idea, or
societal condition that the eponymous writer, whose real name
was Eric Arthur Blair, identified as being destructive to the
welfare of a free and open society. It connotes an attitude and a
brutal policy of draconian control by propaganda, surveillance,
misinformation, denial of truth, and manipulation of the past,
including the "unperson" — a person whose past existence is
expunged from the public record and memory, practiced by
modern repressive governments.
FITB.
#7

23. Answer- Orwellian

24. #8
Which famous poet does
this cartoon depict?

26. Answer: Pablo Neruda

27. #9
Which Harry Potter word was included in the
Oxford English Dictionary in 2003 ?

29. Answer: Muggle (O.E.D defines it as
'a person lacking a particular skill')

30. #10
Legend has it that this Greek God amused himself
by frightening goat herds and sheep into
uncontrollable fear. A very common English word
has its origin in this particular legend pertaining to
that God.
Identify the God and also the English word we are
speaking of.

32. Answer: The Greek God- Pan
EnglishWord- ‘Panic’

33. #11
Which is the first novel in English written by
an Indian writer?

35. Answer: Rajmohan’s
Wife, By Bankim
Chandra Chattopadhyay.

36. #12
This picture is from a Pulp- comic
strip featuring the daredevil
fictional character Koushik Ray,
who appears in a number of such
other strips created by
_____________.

38. Answer: Narayan Debnath (Creator of such enduring
comic characters like ‘Handa- Bhonda’ and ‘Bantul- the Great’)

39. #13
Which famous writer created the fictional town of
'Macondo' where some of his works are set?

41. Answer- Gabriel Garcia Marquez

42. #14
July 3rd, 2013.
Google's tribute to ______________.

44. Answer- Franz Kafka
The 130th birthday of Franz Kafka.
The Franz Kafka Google Doodle displayed a scene from Kafka’s
'Metamorphosis'. The tale behind the Franz Kafka Google
Doodle involves the unfortunate protagonist, Gregor Samsa,
awakening to find that he has transformed into an
undetermined insect.

45. #15
Formerly known as ‘Más a Tierra’, this South Pacific
Island was the home to marooned sailor Alexander
Selkirk, whose story in turn inspired a famous work
of fiction.
What is the present name of this island?

47. Answer- Robinson Crusoe Island

48. #16
By which name is the 19th century mathematician
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson better known as?
Hint- Think Latin.

50. Answer- Lewis Carroll
Charles Lutwidge
Carolus Ludovicus
 Carroll Lewis
 Lewis Carroll

51. #17
The character of Count Dracula in Bram Stoker’s
1897 Horror novel ‘Dracula’ was partly inspired
from this real life, notoriously cruel tyrant.
Who was he?

53. Answer: Vlad Dragolea,
Prince Of Wallachia
(Nicknamed Vlad ‘The
Impaler’)

54. #18
'A Room Of One’s Own’ is a famous essay, observed
by many to be an influential feminist text. The essay
depicts the now famous dictum- “A woman must
have money and a room of her own if she is to write
fiction”.
Who was the essay written by?

56. Answer- Virginia Woolf

57. Identify the work of
literature.
#19
Hint- Think JRR Tolkien.

59. Answer- Beowulf

60. #20
 Picture of the Bombyx
Mori.
This species was in the news
recently (around June),
albeit for an entirely
different reason.
What am I hinting at?

62. Answer- JK Rowling's 'The Silkworm'
Scientific name of Silkworm-
Bombyx Mori.
The entire plot of The
Silkworm revolves around a
controversial manuscript titled
'Bombyx Mori'(which is
supposed to be an unpleasant
mix of sadomasochism,
torture, necrophilia and
cannibalism).

63. #21
Who is being remembered
here?

65. Answer- Maya Angelou

66. #22
'Ajob Chhora’ and ‘Shishu Sathi’ are two popular
collections of children’s poems authored by
_______.

68. Answer-Mamata Banerjee