A quiz I hosted at the PSG College of Technology.

1. MELAS – Prelim
Aavin Kyyapparaj

2. Nandha K Samy (Guinea Pig)
Association of Serious Quizzers – Team
Coimbatore Quiz Circle
Sincere Thanks

3.  20 questions.
 1,6,11,16 are from the topic of Music, while 2,7,12,17 are from
Entertainment and so on.
 6 Teams in the final.
 Googling will lead to elimination and embarrassment by the
quizmaster.
 Hope you have fun.
 Quizmaster’s decision is final.
Rules & Instruction

4. Watch the video.
1
Q: Which song are the characters from Game of Thrones trying to
sing? (Song and the artist)

5. 2
Q: From the tweet, identify this year’s Akkineni Nagarjuna Rao
award winner.

7. Shown in the picture next slide is Bill Skarsgård, a Swedish actor
best known for his work in a recent movie.
3
Q: Which famous character did he play? (or) tell me the work in
which people saw him?

9. Shown in the pictures are paintings during the period of World
War 1 and World War 2 by one of the most hated personality on
the planet during that time.
4
Q: Identify the painter from the paintings.

13. "the body will be cremated and the _____ taken to Australia” was
the sentence in a British newspaper called The Sporting Times.
5
Q: Which trophy gets its name from this newspaper article?

14. 6
Q: Connect the audio clips.

15. This locality is known for the presence of many IT parks and
research institutions. It is located adjacent to the posh residential
area of Adyar in South Chennai. It is a massive neighborhood in
the IT Expressway.
7
Q: Which recently popular locality is this?

16. ’Inventing the Future’ is a biography written by X.
8
Q: Identify X.

18. Shown in the picture is a self-portrait of a very popular
Coimbatorean, best known for his acting and oratorical skills.
9
Q: Identify this artist from Coimbatore.

20. 10
Q: Fill in the two blanks. (.5 each)
1 2

21. 11
Q: Identify the singer.

22. Shown in the picture is a minimalist poster of a 2017 film.
12
Q: Identify.

24. It is typically characterized by three qualities:
• The essence of _____ is "cutting" (kiru).
• Traditional _____ consist of 17 syllables, in three phrases of 5,
7, and 5 respectively.
• An alternative form of _____ consists of 11 syllables in three
phrases of 3, 5, and 3 on, respectively.
13
Q: Which form of Japanese poetry is this?

25. Shown in the picture is an artwork by street artist Banksy.
It is a satire on a much more popular painting which is considered
as one of the greatest of all time and has also found its way into
various novel plots and cinema stories.
14
Q: Which famous painting does this Banksy artwork satire?

27. Shown in the picture is a VJ called Abishek, who is often
associated with a cinema merchandise store (online and offline).
15
Q1: Identify the merchandise store associated with him.
Q2: Identify the sport from his tweet.
(0.5 each)

29. Shown in the picture is the New York Police sketch of the murder
of a very popular musician on Dec 8, 1980 by a chap named Mark
David Chapman.
16
Q: Identify the musician.

31. Shown in the picture is a world heritage site that has been made
popular, especially among Tamils by the use of this location in a
different context.
17
Q: Identify the Ent connect.

33. 18
Q: In the world of literature and related TV series content, what
would get if you crossbreed a bloodhound and a mastiff?

34. *Pictures next slide*
19
Q: Identify the painter from the paintings.

37. Shown in the picture is Marble Palace, built by Raja Rajendra
Mullick in 1835 in the northern part of Kolkata. However, its
popularity among sports fanatics lies in the fact that it gives its
name to something that had its origins in the palace itself.
20
Q: How is the palace also called? (or) What gets its name from this
marble palace?

39. Prelims - Answers
Kavin Ayyapparaj

40.  20 questions.
 1,6,11,16 are from the topic of Music, while 2,7,12,17 are from
Entertainment and so on.
 6 Teams in the final.
 Googling will lead to elimination and embarrassment by the
quizmaster.
 Hope you have fun.
 Quizmaster’s decision is final.
Rules & Instruction

41. Watch the video.
1
Q: Which song are the characters from Game of Thrones trying to
sing? (Song and the artist)

42. Taylor Swift’s Look What You Made Me Do.
1

43. 2
Q: From the tweet, identify this year’s Akkineni Nagarjuna Rao
award winner.

45. SS Rajamouli.
2

46. Shown in the picture next slide is Bill Skarsgård, a Swedish actor
best known for his work in a recent movie.
3
Q: Which famous character did he play? (or) tell me the work in
which people saw him?

48. Pennywise from ‘IT’.
3

49. Shown in the pictures are paintings during the period of World
War 1 and World War 2 by one of the most hated personality on
the planet during that time.
4
Q: Identify the painter from the paintings.

53. Adolf Hitler.
4

54. "the body will be cremated and the _____ taken to Australia” was
the sentence in a British newspaper called The Sporting Times.
5
Q: Which trophy gets its name from this newspaper article?

55. Ashes.
5

56. 6
Q: Connect the audio clips.

57. Sung by Super Singers.
6

58. This locality is known for the presence of many IT parks and
research institutions. It is located adjacent to the posh residential
area of Adyar in South Chennai. It is a massive neighborhood in
the IT Expressway.
7
Q: Which recently popular locality is this?

59. Taramani.
7

60. ’Inventing the Future’ is a biography written by X.
8
Q: Identify X.

62. Elon Musk.
8

63. Shown in the picture is a self-portrait of a very popular
Coimbatorean, best known for his acting and oratorical skills.
9
Q: Identify this artist from Coimbatore.

65. Sivakumar.
9

66. 10
Q: Fill in the two blanks. (.5 each)
1 2

67. Neymar and Mbappe.
10

68. 11
Q: Identify the singer.

69. Mysskin.
11

70. Shown in the picture is a minimalist poster of a 2017 film.
12
Q: Identify.

72. Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk.
12

73. It is typically characterized by three qualities:
• The essence of _____ is "cutting" (kiru).
• Traditional _____ consist of 17 syllables, in three phrases of 5,
7, and 5 respectively.
• An alternative form of _____ consists of 11 syllables in three
phrases of 3, 5, and 3 on, respectively.
13
Q: Which form of Japanese poetry is this?

74. Haiku.
13

75. Shown in the picture is an artwork by street artist Banksy.
It is a satire on a much more popular painting which is considered
as one of the greatest of all time and has also found its way into
various novel plots and cinema stories.
14
Q: Which famous painting does this Banksy artwork satire?

77. Mona Lisa.
14

78. Shown in the picture is a VJ called Abishek, who is often
associated with a cinema merchandise store (online and offline).
15
Q1: Identify the merchandise store associated with him.
Q2: Identify the sport from his tweet.
(0.5 each)

80. 1. Fully Filmy.
2. Kabaddi.
15

81. Shown in the picture is the New York Police sketch of the murder
of a very popular musician on Dec 8, 1980 by a chap named Mark
David Chapman.
16
Q: Identify the musician.

83. John Lennon.
16

84. Shown in the picture is a world heritage site that has been made
popular, especially among Tamils by the use of this location in a
different context.
17
Q: Identify the Ent connect.

86. Thalaivar danced to ‘Kilimanjaro’ from ’Robot’ here.
17

87. 18
Q: In the world of literature and related TV series content, what
would get if you crossbreed a bloodhound and a mastiff?

88. The Hounds of Baskerville.
18

89. *Pictures next slide*
19
Q: Identify the painter from the paintings.

92. Hansika Motwani.
19

93. Shown in the picture is Marble Palace, built by Raja Rajendra
Mullick in 1835 in the northern part of Kolkata. However, its
popularity among sports fanatics lies in the fact that it gives its
name to something that had its origins in the palace itself.
20
Q: How is the palace also called? (or) What gets its name from this
marble palace?

95. Mohun Bagan AC.
20

96. 
FINALISTS and FINALS shortly