The document discusses various literary references and questions related to poetry, authors, and cultural works, particularly focusing on Odia literature and notable figures like Martin Luther King Jr., Bob Dylan, and P.B. Shelley. It includes trivia about Vedic texts, a famous poem by a prominent Odia poet, and connections between different literary and cultural icons. Additionally, the document outlines significant themes in novels, comic book details, and puzzles related to creative thinking.

1. Presents

2. The word X literally means ‘put together, joined, union’ and ‘a methodically, rule
based combination of text or verses’. It also refers to the earliest, archaic part of
Vedas. Among the four style of Vedic texts, X contain mantras and benedictions hence
sometimes identified as Karma-kanda. One of the famous mantra is Gayatri Mantra
which is found in Rig X.
X is also the name of a magazine that started in 1946 and will currently be published in
its 70th Edition.
What is X?
1)

4. Who is this famous odia poet who among many other works have written
a famous poem which have made him immortal?
2)

5. Kanta Kabi Laxmikanta Mohapatra

6. Akhada is a book written by Saurabh Duggal is the authorized biography of
which personality who is recently been in the news?
3)

8. This phrase is written in Black Speech, which is used in the land of ---------------. Where have
you seen this phrase??
Ash nazg durbatulûk, ash nazg gimbatul,
Ash nazg thrakatulûk agh burzum-ishi krimpatul.
4)

9. One ring to rule them all, one ring to find them,
One ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.

10. It is a story about the childhood experiences
of fraternal twins whose lives are destroyed by
the "Love Laws" that lay down "who should be
loved, and how. And how much." The book
explores how the small things affect people's
behaviour and their lives. It is the only fictional
novel of the author till date.
Identify the book and author
5)*

12. Martin Luther King Jr.
Mikhail Gorbachev
Barack Obama
Jimmy Carter
What is this list of?
Who is the recent addition to this list?
6)

13. Bob Dylan
People who have own Nobel and Grammy….
Grammy give an award in Best Spoken Word category

14. X
Y
According to researchers at acncestry.com X and Y are related to each
other and in fact are 16th cousin. Give X and Y.
7)

16. P B Shelly was a prominent English writer, poet and finest of lyricist. Among his different
famous work is X. X was a Greek name for the Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II. Shelley
began writing his poem in 1817, soon after the announcement of the British’s acquisition of
a large fragment of a statue of Ramesses II from the thirteenth century BC, leading some
scholars to believe that Shelley was inspired by this. Following is a part of X:
And on the pedestal these words appear:
'My name is X, king of kings:
Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!'
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away
Some say that Shelly wrote it in competition with Horace Smith who wrote a
similar poem with similar name just at that time. Though many of us may not
have not known X from the poem but we mainly know it for another reason which
make it acquire a quite unique achievement.
What is X?
8)

18. This is one of the earliest edition of UK version of first Harry Potter. This cover raised
few questions among the fans. What was the confusion about this cover?
9)
P.S :- Another train being shown is not the answer ;-)

19. Harry wearing Gryffindore Scarf even before getting sorted

20. Detective Comics #27
Action Comics #1
All Star Comics #8
All American Comics #16
Detective Comics #225
Showcase Comics #4
More fun comics #73
What’s the connecting link??
10)*

21. First Comic book appearance of 7 original Justice League Members

22. He Kabisekhar, -------- Birabar
Koti Utkal Santane ,
Aji nabajuge , Dhanya dhanyabad karuchhanti
Tumbha name,
Gae tumbha gita sabhare pandita ,
Pathaprante hrustamana
Bile bole chasa , antapure josha
nrutyangane barangana'
It’s an extract from “Abakash Chinta” poem of X where X praises about the work of
another famous odia poet Y.
Give X and Y.
11)
ହେ କବି ହେଖର, -------- ବୀରବର
ହକୋଟି ଉତ୍କଳ ସନ୍ତୋହେ,
ଆଜି େବଯୁହେ, ଧୋେୟ ଧେୟବୋଦ କରୁ ଛନ୍ତି ତୁ ମ୍ଭ େୋହେ;
େୋଏ ତୁ ମ୍ଭ େୀତ ସଭୋହର ପଂଡିତ, ପଥପ୍ରୋହନ୍ତ େୃଷ୍ଟେେୋ
ବିହେ ହବୋହେ ଚଷୋ, ଅନ୍ତପୁହର ହଜୋଷୋ
େୃତୟୋଙ୍ଗୋହେ ବୋରୋଙ୍ଗେୋ..

23. X= Gobandhu Das
Y= Upendra Bhanja

24. The Midas Touch: Why Some Entrepreneurs Get Rich And Why Most Don’t is book written
by two authors who previously have written the book Why We Want You To Be Rich(2006). In
the Midas Touch book they decided to use a hand to symbolize the Midas touch, and each
finger represents an aspect of successful entrepreneurship. The book contain five chapters,
one for each finger. One of the authors is Robert T. Kiyosaki. Who is the other writer.
12)

26. These are a series of waterfalls on the stream of same name in Bernese
Oberland region of Switzerland. Name these waterfalls
13)

29. The Reichenbach Fall

30. In 2004, these were the items stolen
X
Gold pocket watch
Gold bangles
Antique Saree
Gold ring
Several silver utensils
Some articles made of ivory
It was believed that X was smuggled out of the country to a nearby country. Though it was never
recovered, replica of X was presented and restored.
Recently in Nov 2016, a baul singer was arrested for his alleged involvement in the theft.
What is X? and where this robbery took place??
14)

31. Nobel Medal of Rabindranath Tagore
Shantiniketan

32. Following are the some characters of a popular satirical novel based on Mahabharat and
Indian Freedom Movement.
VV ji – Ved Vyas and C. Rajgopalchari
Ganga Datta – Bhisma and Mahatma Gandhi
Dhritarasthra – Jawaharlal Nehru
Pandu – Netaji Subash Chandra Bose
Draupadi Mokrasi (D Mokrasi) – Democracy
Shakuni Shankar Dey – Siddharth Shankar Dey
Bhim – Indian Army
Arjun – Indian News Media
Ekalavya – V V Giri
What is the name of the Novel and who is the writer?
15)*

34. What is the Connecting Link in the following Sherlock Holmes short stories:
His Last Bow
The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone
The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier
The Adventure of the Lion’s Mane
16)

35. Storied not narrated by John Watson

36. 17)
This poem is written a prominent odia writer who have won Jnana Pitha award and Sahitya Academy
Award.
Who is the poet??

37. Sachi Routray

38. “Joy to the World” is the eleventh episode of 5th season House. In the episode,
during one scene house receives a gift of X’s Manual of Operative Surgery and note
containing a message, “Greg, It made me think of you”. The team though it’s a
woman and went to Wilson to ask about it. There Wilson tells them that there was
a woman named Y whom House saved by a last minute diagnosis. This mention of X
and Y in this episode clear indication of to which the show is often references.
X was Scottish lecturer at the medical school of the University of Edinburgh in the
19th century.
Y is also the name of a character from the X-Men. In the comics, she was a
precognitive known as "Destiny", and also the best friend of Mystique, who played
a prominent role in all three X-Men movies. 'House' Executive Producer Brian J.
Singer also co-wrote and directed the first two X-Men films.
Who are X and Y?
18)

39. X = Dr Joseph Bell
Y = Irene Adler

40. This is the trailer of movie based on the novel of same name which is written by
Ian Flemming, author of James Bond. Though we might not be familiar with the
movie or novel we know its name from another pop culture.
19)

42. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Remember GTA Sandreas

43. What is the connecting
link???
Think odia literature…
20)*

44. First of Odia Literature
Padmamali -1st odia Novel
Utkal Deepika – 1st Odia Magazine
Babaji – 1st Odia Play
Rebati – 1st Odia Short Story

45. These novels, novellas, short stories and comics are divided into 2 categories.
1 in CANON another is LEGENDS.
To denote its occurrence these are given by ABY or BBY.
This franchise is quite popular which also includes feature films and tv series.
Which franchise?
21)

46. Star Wars
BY = Battle of Yavin

47. 22)
This is a popular puzzle in which the task is to join 9 dots arranged in a square shaped area
with 4 continuous straight lines without lifting the pen off the paper. The solution to this
puzzle is believed to be origin of certain phrase which is quite seen among the poets,
writers; what is the phrase??

48. “Out of the box” thinking

49. The Five Fists of Science
is a graphic novel showing X,
his (real-life) friend Mark
Twain and Bertha von
Suttner combine forces to try
to bring about world peace
through superior firepower.
They are soon confronted by
dark forces led by the
dastardly Y (X‟s real-life arch-
rival), John Pierpont Morgan,
Andrew Carnegie, and
Guglielmo Marconi. This is the cover
picture of the book.
• Identify X and Y.
23)

50. X = Tesla
Y = Edison

51. What is the connecting link?
24)

52. All are based on works of Stephan King

53. This video is the trailer of a movie by Prafulla Mohanty based on short story
of same name by a famous odia writer. It speaks of importance of cultural
traditions and about not forgetting one’s roots. The movie won Silver
Lotus at National Film Awards 2002. What is the name of the movie/short
story and who is the writer?
25)*

55. Magunira Sagada By Pt. Godabarish Mohapatra