Maffick General Quiz MANIT Bhopal 2019 Prelims

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 20 Questions, +1 per correct answer, no negatives. Top 8 teams to finals.
 Starred Qs for inbuilt tie-breaker; on-stage tie-break if still no result.
 Marks of Prelims will be used as tie-breaker in finals – so don’t fool around.
 No mobile phones, no chitchat with another team, no water break, no
bathroom break, no personal life. This is war.
 Written round. Anyone blurting out any answer will attract -2 points.
 The quizmaster is Supreme Leader for the duration of the quiz.
 Take every rule VERY seriously.
Let’s begin…
Rules of the Game

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 Dr V. S. Wakankar, a famous Indian archeologist, also known as the "Pitamaha"
of Rock Art School in India, had carried out extensive work on Rock Art in India
and abroad since 1954. In 1957 Wakankar discovered something, the scale and
true significance of which was discovered and reported only in the 1970’s. Since
then, more than 750 such sites have been identified in and around the place.
 What did Dr Wakankar discover, that was declared as a world heritage site by
UNESCO in 2003?
1) The good samaritan

 Shashi Tharoor’s 1989 bestseller The Great Indian Novel draws brilliant parallel
between Mahabharata and the Indian freedom struggle.
 If Mohammed Ali Jinnah is Karna, Jayaprakash Narayan is Drona, and Indira
Gandhi is Kauravas (one daughter equivalent of a thousand sons); which real-life
Indian, who was brought up by his parents as a girl till 12-13 years of age (and
having a nose ring), is aptly drawn parallel to Shikhandi?
2) One who must not be loved

 Before the French revolution, Anna Maria ___ mostly made famous portraits
of celebrities such as Benjamin Franklin and Voltaire. However, once the
revolution started, she was called upon to make death masks of individuals
executed by guillotine and whole body casts of prominent figures at the time,
including Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, Marat, and Robespierre.
 In 1802, she moved to London, and in 1835, after 33 years touring Britain, she
established her first permanent exhibition in Baker Street.
 How do we better know Anna Maria ___ as?
3) Picturing a death mask

 In one of those “only ’90s kids will get this” funda (not really, though), where
do you see Shakespeare, Einstein, a superhero dog called Power Pup, an origami-
esque cat called Scribble, a robot called Hoverbot and a paper clip together?
4) Such intelligent folks!

 Among many other speculations, according to the Flat Earth Society, which
multi-billion dollar ‘film’ project was produced by Walt Disney, based on a script
by Arthur C. Clarke and directed by Stanley Kubrick?
5) So much for small films!

 Which Bollywood movie did people think “A Star is Born” a remake of, over
which Indians were going gaga for a few days a few months back, before
realizing that both the movies are remakes of another 1937 Hollywood film?
6) Phir Hera-Pheri

 Which breed of animal gets its name from the fact that they were originally
used as baits in fights like the one shown below?
7) Sunday bloody Sunday

 Who?
 #kolstylz
8) Can money buy beauty?

 There are multiple mnemonic devices around the world to remember the
difference between two often-confused words and their definitions. A few of the
top one are:
 "When mites crawl up, they pull their tights down.”
 “___ hold tight to the ceiling, and ___ might grow to meet them.”
 “C is for ceiling and G is for ground.”
 What is being talked about?
9) Stories everywhere

 The Laver Cup, named after Rod Laver, is an international indoor hard court
men's tennis tournament between two teams: Europe vs rest of the world.
 In the inaugural edition of the cup in 2017, which two Europeans teamed up to
win the double against Sam Querrey and Jack Sock?
10) Battle of the giants

 Ryugyong Hotel is an unfinished 105-story, 330-metre-
tall skyscraper. The building has been planned as a
mixed-use development, which would include a hotel.
The building is currently listed by Guinness World
Records as being the tallest unoccupied building in the
world.
 Which city and country is it situated in?
11) Height of emptyness

 In paleontology, a/an ___ taxon is a taxon that has been misidentified as
having re-emerged in the fossil record after a period of presumed extinction, but
is not actually a descendant of the original taxon, instead having developed a
similar morphology by convergent evolution. This implies that the extinction of
the original taxon is real, and one taxon containing specimens from before and
after the extinction would be polyphyletic.
 The term was coined by D. H. Erwin and M. L. Droser in a 1993 paper, “(we)
suggest that such taxa should be known as ___ taxa, in recognition of the many
___ impersonators who have appeared since the death of him.”
 FITB.
12) Bad impressions?

 X was asked by a magazine to interview mental patient Simmons who was
under death row. Simmons had attempted to escape the prison a year earlier by
bribing a prison guard; but the guard betrayed him, taking his money, keeping
the door locked and shooting him down. He was only saved by the skilled prison
doctor.
 X then interviewed the doctor, about how he treated the gunshot wounds and
stopped the bleeding. When X left doctor’s office and asked the warden about
the doctor, only then he realized “The doctor is a murderer. As a surgeon, he
could package his victim in a surprisingly small box.”
 What was thus inspired?
13) The twist in the tale

 Colloquially known as El Libertador, or the
Liberator, this political leader led the secession of
what are currently the states of X, Y, Colombia,
Ecuador, Peru, and Panama from the Spanish
Empire.
 What are X and Y, both of which countries are
named after him?
14) Father of the (multiple) nation(s)

 During the Second World War there was a shortage of clothing in X. According
to Jack Lightbourn, former Executive Vice President of the Bank of X, two
employees were concerned that their employees would not have suitable
clothing to wear, and arranged for a local tailor to make specific type of cloth.
This slowly started becoming business attire in X.
 As a tradition, during the opening ceremonies of Olympics and Paralympics, X's
delegation still wears that type of cloth.
 Identify X. Alternatively, give me the name of the cloth.
15) little thing goes a long way

 9th November was initially considered for the German Unity Day, the national
day of Germany, due to several reasons –
i) Proclamation of German republic (and end of monarchy) on 9th Nov 1918
ii) Defeat of Hitler’s first coup on 9th Nov 1923; and
iii) _________________
 However, 9th Nov was also the anniversary of the first large-scale Nazi-led
massacre against Jews in 1938, where 300+ Jews were killed and 30000+ were
sent to concentration camp the next day. Therefore 3rd October was chosen
instead for the German Unity Day.
 What was the major (and most famous) reason for considering 9th Nov in the
first place?
16)* The Day of Fate

 When his father died in 1966, this Stanford electrical engineering graduate
came back to India to manage the vegetable and refined oil business his father
established in Amalner, Maharashtra. In the next two decades, it diversified its
business to soap, talcum powder, heavy-duty industrial cylinders, diagnostic and
imaging products, tipping systems and hydraulic products, among other things.
 Identify the personality and the company, whose 3%+ share worth 3000 Cr are
still owned by the villagers of Amalner.
17)* The titans

 Nobel Prize-winning physicist Leon M. Lederman and science writer Dick Teresi
wrote a popular science book in 1993, titled ___ ___ ___. Explaining the title,
Lederman said that it’s mainly because the publisher wouldn't let them use the
word “Goddamn”, ‘though that might be a more appropriate title, given its
villainous nature and the expense it is causing’ – so they had to resort to the title
___ ___ instead.
 Which famous moniker came from the title of the book?
18)* Blistering barnacles!

 During the second Test of India's tour of Australia on 13 December 1947, in
Sydney, Bill Brown was run out by X. This was the second time X had dismissed
Brown by run out on the tour – creating an uproar in the cricket community.
 In 2001, during a high-profile India-England match, the roles were reversed
when an Indian cricketer was run out this time, in a similar fashion.
i) Identify X.
ii) Which famous India-England match am I talking about?
19)* Eye for an eye?

 Theme song of which iconic TV series?
20)* Jaane kahaan gaye woh din

Please submit your answer sheets

 Dr V. S. Wakankar, a famous Indian archeologist, also known as the "Pitamaha"
of Rock Art School in India, had carried out extensive work on Rock Art in India
and abroad since 1954. In 1957 Wakankar discovered something, the scale and
true significance of which was discovered and reported only in the 1970’s. Since
then, more than 750 such sites have been identified in and around the place.
 What did Dr Wakankar discover, that was declared as a world heritage site by
UNESCO in 2003?
1) The good samaritan

Bhimbetka Rock Shelters

 Shashi Tharoor’s 1989 bestseller The Great Indian Novel draws brilliant parallel
between Mahabharata and the Indian freedom struggle.
 If Mohammed Ali Jinnah is Karna, Jayaprakash Narayan is Drona, and Indira
Gandhi is Kauravas (one daughter equivalent of a thousand sons); which real-life
Indian, who was brought up by his parents as a girl till 12-13 years of age (and
having a nose ring), is aptly drawn parallel to Shikhandi?
2) One who must not be loved

 He killed Ganga Datta ji.
Nathuram Godse

 Before the French revolution, Anna Maria ___ mostly made famous portraits
of celebrities such as Benjamin Franklin and Voltaire. However, once the
revolution started, she was called upon to make death masks of individuals
executed by guillotine and whole body casts of prominent figures at the time,
including Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, Marat, and Robespierre.
 In 1802, she moved to London, and in 1835, after 33 years touring Britain, she
established her first permanent exhibition in Baker Street.
 How do we better know Anna Maria ___ as?
3) Picturing a death mask

Madame Tussauds

 In one of those “only ’90s kids will get this” funda (not really, though), where
do you see Shakespeare, Einstein, a superhero dog called Power Pup, an origami-
esque cat called Scribble, a robot called Hoverbot and a paper clip together?
4) Such intelligent folks!

MS Office Assistants

 Among many other speculations, according to the Flat Earth Society, which
multi-billion dollar ‘film’ project was produced by Walt Disney, based on a script
by Arthur C. Clarke and directed by Stanley Kubrick?
5) So much for small films!

Apollo Moon landing

 Which Bollywood movie did people think “A Star is Born” a remake of, over
which Indians were going gaga for a few days a few months back, before
realizing that both the movies are remakes of another 1937 Hollywood film?
6) Phir Hera-Pheri

Aashiqui 2

 Which breed of animal gets its name from the fact that they were originally
used as baits in fights like the one shown below?
7) Sunday bloody Sunday

 Who?
 #kolstylz
8) Can money buy beauty?

 Youngest “self-made” billionaire
Kylie Jenner

 There are multiple mnemonic devices around the world to remember the
difference between two often-confused words and their definitions. A few of the
top one are:
 "When mites crawl up, they pull their tights down.”
 “___ hold tight to the ceiling, and ___ might grow to meet them.”
 “C is for ceiling and G is for ground.”
 What is being talked about?
9) Stories everywhere

Stalactites and Stalagmites

 The Laver Cup, named after Rod Laver, is an international indoor hard court
men's tennis tournament between two teams: Europe vs rest of the world.
 In the inaugural edition of the cup in 2017, which two Europeans teamed up to
win the double against Sam Querrey and Jack Sock?
10) Battle of the giants

Federer and Nadal

 Ryugyong Hotel is an unfinished 105-story, 330-metre-
tall skyscraper. The building has been planned as a
mixed-use development, which would include a hotel.
The building is currently listed by Guinness World
Records as being the tallest unoccupied building in the
world.
 Which city and country is it situated in?
11) Height of emptyness

Pyongyang, North Korea

 In paleontology, a/an ___ taxon is a taxon that has been misidentified as
having re-emerged in the fossil record after a period of presumed extinction, but
is not actually a descendant of the original taxon, instead having developed a
similar morphology by convergent evolution. This implies that the extinction of
the original taxon is real, and one taxon containing specimens from before and
after the extinction would be polyphyletic.
 The term was coined by D. H. Erwin and M. L. Droser in a 1993 paper, “(we)
suggest that such taxa should be known as ___ taxa, in recognition of the many
___ impersonators who have appeared since the death of him.”
 FITB.
12) Bad impressions?

 X was asked by a magazine to interview mental patient Simmons who was
under death row. Simmons had attempted to escape the prison a year earlier by
bribing a prison guard; but the guard betrayed him, taking his money, keeping
the door locked and shooting him down. He was only saved by the skilled prison
doctor.
 X then interviewed the doctor, about how he treated the gunshot wounds and
stopped the bleeding. When X left doctor’s office and asked the warden about
the doctor, only then he realized “The doctor is a murderer. As a surgeon, he
could package his victim in a surprisingly small box.”
 What was thus inspired?
13) The twist in the tale

 X = Thomas Harris
Hannibal Lecter

 Colloquially known as El Libertador, or the
Liberator, this political leader led the secession of
what are currently the states of X, Y, Colombia,
Ecuador, Peru, and Panama from the Spanish
Empire.
 What are X and Y, both of which countries are
named after him?
14) Father of the (multiple) nation(s)

Bolivia and (Bolivarian Republic of) Venezuela; Simon Bolivar

 During the Second World War there was a shortage of clothing in X. According
to Jack Lightbourn, former Executive Vice President of the Bank of X, two
employees were concerned that their employees would not have suitable
clothing to wear, and arranged for a local tailor to make specific type of cloth.
This slowly started becoming business attire in X.
 As a tradition, during the opening ceremonies of Olympics and Paralympics, X's
delegation still wears that type of cloth.
 Identify X. Alternatively, give me the name of the cloth.
15) little thing goes a long way

Bermuda/ Bermuda shorts

 9th November was initially considered for the German Unity Day, the national
day of Germany, due to several reasons –
i) Proclamation of German republic (and end of monarchy) on 9th Nov 1918
ii) Defeat of Hitler’s first coup on 9th Nov 1923; and
iii) _________________
 However, 9th Nov was also the anniversary of the first large-scale Nazi-led
massacre against Jews in 1938, where 300+ Jews were killed and 30000+ were
sent to concentration camp the next day. Therefore 3rd October was chosen
instead for the German Unity Day.
 What was the major (and most famous) reason for considering 9th Nov in the
first place?
16)* The Day of Fate

Fall of Berlin Wall (9th Nov 1989)

 When his father died in 1966, this Stanford electrical engineering graduate
came back to India to manage the vegetable and refined oil business his father
established in Amalner, Maharashtra. In the next two decades, it diversified its
business to soap, talcum powder, heavy-duty industrial cylinders, diagnostic and
imaging products, tipping systems and hydraulic products, among other things.
 Identify the personality and the company, whose 3%+ share worth 3000 Cr are
still owned by the villagers of Amalner.
17)* The titans

Azim Premji, Wipro

 Nobel Prize-winning physicist Leon M. Lederman and science writer Dick Teresi
wrote a popular science book in 1993, titled ___ ___ ___. Explaining the title,
Lederman said that it’s mainly because the publisher wouldn't let them use the
word “Goddamn”, ‘though that might be a more appropriate title, given its
villainous nature and the expense it is causing’ – so they had to resort to the title
___ ___ instead.
 Which famous moniker came from the title of the book?
18)* Blistering barnacles!

The God Particle

 During the second Test of India's tour of Australia on 13 December 1947, in
Sydney, Bill Brown was run out by X. This was the second time X had dismissed
Brown by run out on the tour – creating an uproar in the cricket community.
 In 2001, during a high-profile India-England match, the roles were reversed
when an Indian cricketer was run out this time, in a similar fashion.
i) Identify X.
ii) Which famous India-England match am I talking about?
19)* Eye for an eye?

Vinoo Mankad; the match from Lagaan

 Theme song of which iconic TV series?
20)* Jaane kahaan gaye woh din

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