The document provides details about a quiz competition including: - It is hosted by Sauvik Senapati with special thanks to sponsors. - The prelims round consists of 20 multiple choice questions worth 1 mark each with no negative marking. The top 6 teams will qualify for the finals. - Participants are not allowed to use electronic devices or shout answers. - The document provides 15 sample questions from the quiz across topics like science, pop culture, history and more. - It concludes by asking participants to submit their answer sheets.

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5. PRELIMS: Twenty-20
• 20 Questions -> 20 Marks
• Each question carries 1 mark
• No negative marking
• Top 6 teams qualify for the final round.
• There will be internal tie-breakers, in case of any tie.

6. What Not To Do ?
• Use of any electronic device while participating in the quiz.
• Shouting answers .
• Any form of malpractice.

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8. Q1.
• Euglossa X is a euglossine bee species found in Brazil
identified by biologists André Nemésio and Rafael R.
Ferrari as distinct, with their findings published in the
December 2012 issue of the journal Zootaxa.
• The authors named the species in honor of the
catchphrase of the character of a popular sitcom and
its younger version is played by Iain Armitage in its
spin-off.
• Nemésio said of the name, “X ', used by him when
tricking somebody, was here chosen to represent the
character. Euglossa has tricked us for some time due
to its similarity to E. ignita, what led us to use ‘X'."
• Give X.

9. Q2.
• Identify the “artist” behind the
design of the sculpture which was
built for U-17 FIFA World Cup and
it is located in the premises of
Yuba Bharati Krirangan Stadium
Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata.

10. Q3. Identify the movie
• With Laxmikant Shetgaonkar as the
director, this 2013 Konkani movie
explored the aspects of life at the place of
same name as the film, from the
perspective of Goans and non-Goans.
• About the title, the first word is a famous
tourist location which always have been
twinned with its adjoining village which is
also visited by the tourists as well. The
second word is one of the reasons for
Goa being famous.

11. Q4.
• X is a fictional island featured in the works of J. M. Barrie and those
based on them. It is an imaginary faraway place, where Peter Pan,
Tinker Bell, the Lost Boys and other mythical creatures and beings live.
Although not all people who come to X cease to age, its best known
resident famously refused to grow up. The term is often used as a
metaphor for eternal childhood (and childishness), immortality, and
escapism. The concept was first introduced in the theatre play Peter
Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up by Barrie, first staged in 1904.
• A certain Sycamore Valley Ranch, California is also known as X and
recently became the subject of a spine-chilling documentary in relation
to a pop artist.
• Give X.

12. Q.5 What is X ?
• shadja (षड्ज),
• rishabha (ऋषभ),
• gandhara (गान्धार),
• madhyama (मध्यम)
• X
• dhaivata (धैवत)
• nishada (निषाद).

13. Q.6 Connect (It is a long list , taken 3 notable
names)
• Kevin Spacey
• Jesse Eisenberg
• Jon Cryer

14. Q7.
• “We weren't being pompous ... We did come from the land of the ice and
snow. We were guests of the Icelandic Government on a cultural mission.
We were invited to play a concert in Reykjavik and the day before we
arrived all the civil servants went on strike and the gig was going to be
cancelled. The university prepared a concert hall for us and it was
phenomenal. The response from the kids was remarkable and we had a
great time. ‘X Song' was about that trip and it was the opening track on
the album that was intended to be incredibly different”, said Robert
Plant, the vocalist of Led Zepellin.
• The song featured in Thor Ragnarok’s trailer as well as in the final cut.
• Which song ?

15. Q8.
•Which singer has
performed the given song
(excerpts from the lyrics)as
a reply to her critics who
always took a dig at the
singer’s personal life ?

16. Q.9
• A right-handed batter and wicket-keeper, Alyssa Healy has featured
for the Australian national cricket team since 2010. Alyssa is the
daughter of Greg Healy, who was part of the Queensland squad, while
her uncle Ian Healy was Australia's Test wicket-keeper.
• As of 21 February 2019, Alyssa broke a Guinness World record
(related to catches) and the activity was set as part of a campaign to
mark one year until the start of the 2020 ICC Women’s T20 World
Cup.
• Former cricketer Nasser Hussain held the world record for a while
after he achieved this in 2016.
• Which record did Alyssa Healy break ?

17. Q10.
• The X , a research and cultural institute founded in 1944 by
industrialist Sahu Shanti Prasad Jain of the Sahu Jain family,
conceived an idea in May 1961 to start a scheme "commanding
national prestige and of international standard" to "select the best
book out of the publications in Indian languages“, laying the
foundation for X award.
• Give X.

18. Q11.
•Which tennis player
owns this business
enterprise ?

19. Q12.
• In the 1970s, Jim Davis created a comic strip called Gnorm Gnat, which met
with little success. One editor said, "his art was good, his gags were great,"
but that "nobody can identify with bugs." Davis decided to take a long,
hard look at the comics and he saw that dogs were doing very well, but
there were no cats at the time. Davis figured that since he had grown up on
a farm with 25 cats that he could come up with a strip based on a cat.
• He then proceeded to create a new strip with a cat as its main character
and thus created X.
• X, the titular character, was based on the cats Davis was around growing
up; he took his name and personality from Davis's grandfather, James A.
“X” Davis, who was, in Davis's words, "a large, cantankerous man“.
• Give X.

20. Q13.
X Y is an English novel by William Makepeace Thackeray, which follows the lives of
Becky Sharp and Emmy Sedley amid their friends and families during and after the
Napoleonic Wars. It was first published as a 19-volume monthly serial from 1847 to
1848, carrying the subtitle Pen and Pencil Sketches of English Society, reflecting
both its satirisation of early 19th-century British society and the many illustrations
drawn by Thackeray to accompany the text.
It was published as a single volume in 1848 with the subtitle A Novel without a
Hero, reflecting Thackeray's interest in deconstructing his era's conventions
regarding literary heroism.
Give X Y.

21. Q14.
• X is a landmark 1967 novel by Colombian author Gabriel García
Márquez (1982 Nobel Prize winner) that tells the multi-generational
story of the Buendía family, whose patriarch, José Arcadio Buendía,
founded the town of Macondo, a fictitious town in the country of
Colombia.
• García Márquez's son Rodrigo García Barcha, announced that Netflix
was developing a series based upon the book with a set release in
2020.
• Give X.

22. Q15.
• Nazia Hassan (3 April 1965 – 13 August 2000) was a Pakistani pop singer-
songwriter, lawyer and social activist, known for her hits such as Disco
Deewane and Aap Jaisa Koi.
• London-based musician Biddu composed a song, “X" and he wanted Nazia
to sing it. But the retired Hassan refused to sing a song that “might offend
Pakistan” due to its lyrics.
• The song was then offered to Alisha Chinai and it became a chartbuster,
making it synonymous with the latter.
• Which song (X) ?

23. Q16.
• Known for being the pioneers of “Total Football” in the 1970s , which
national football team also shares its nickname with the directorial
venture of Stanley Kubrick due to their ability to pass the ball
precisely like a clock?

24. Q17.
• X involves a running up, and then forceful 'slinging' technique of the ball around
your body, towards the goals. For X, it is allowed to raise the ball at goals, hence
making it a much more deadly alternative to hitting from the penalty corner as
direct hitting shots on goal are not allowed to be above backboard height (460mm)
during these set pieces.
• The action involves a player crouching low down next to the ball and picking it up
on the shaft of the hockey stick. The ball is then pushed along the ground whilst the
stick is moving with a 'slinging' action. This serves to accelerate the ball, which is
eventually released in a goalwards direction, often raised.
• Sandeep Singh, VR Raghunath, and Sohail Abbas are known to be specialists in X.
• Being a popular term in hockey, give X (a 2-word term).

25. Q18. Which Hollywood movie ?

26. Q19.
• "The silk sari is made up of navratna stones like diamond, emerald, ruby,
yellow sapphire, sapphire, topaz, pearl, cat's eye and coral. It also has
embroidered in metals such as gold, platinum and silver," Ramesh Raja, floor
head, silk section, Chennai Silks, told IANS.
• The specially designed saree ‘Vivaah Putu’ also entered into the books of
Guinness World Records in 2008 for being the most expensive saree (41 lakh
INR).
• Apart from the world record and the use of “navratna stones”, the saree is
also a delight to the eyes of any art lover as it features a reproduction of the
work of a famous artist.
• Which artist is being talked about ?

27. Q20.
X is a method of Japanese cooking in which sliced meat or fish is grilled,
pan-fried, roasted or broiled in a special sauce made from soy sauce,
sugar, mirin (sweet Japanese rice wine) and sake (rice wine).
The word “X” is a combination of 2 words, 1st word refers to a shine or
luster given by the sauce, and the 2nd word refers to the cooking
method (grilling or broiling).
Give X.

28. PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR ANSWER-SHEETS

29. ANSWERS

30. Q1.
• Euglossa X is a euglossine bee species found in Brazil
identified by biologists André Nemésio and Rafael R.
Ferrari as distinct, with their findings published in the
December 2012 issue of the journal Zootaxa.
• The authors named the species in honor of the
catchphrase of the character of a popular sitcom and
its younger version is played by Iain Armitage in its
spin-off.
• Nemésio said of the name, “X ', used by him when
tricking somebody, was here chosen to represent the
character. Euglossa has tricked us for some time due
to its similarity to E. ignita, what led us to use ‘X'."
• Give X.

31. Answer
• BAZINGA !

32. Q2.
• Identify the “artist” behind the
design of the sculpture which was
built for U-17 FIFA World Cup and
it is located in the premises of
Yuba Bharati Krirangan Stadium
Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata.

33. ANSWER
• MAMATA BANERJEE

34. Q3. Identify the movie
• With Laxmikant Shetgaonkar as the
director, this 2013 Konkani movie
explored the aspects of life at the place of
same name as the film, from the
perspective of Goans and non-Goans.
• About the title, the first word is a famous
tourist location which always have been
twinned with its adjoining village which is
also visited by the tourists as well. The
second word is one of the reasons for
Goa being famous.

35. ANSWER
• BAGA BEACH

36. Q4.
• X is a fictional island featured in the works of J. M. Barrie and those
based on them. It is an imaginary faraway place, where Peter Pan,
Tinker Bell, the Lost Boys and other mythical creatures and beings live.
Although not all people who come to X cease to age, its best known
resident famously refused to grow up. The term is often used as a
metaphor for eternal childhood (and childishness), immortality, and
escapism. The concept was first introduced in the theatre play Peter
Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up by Barrie, first staged in 1904.
• A certain Sycamore Valley Ranch, California is also known as X and
recently became the subject of a spine-chilling documentary in relation
to a pop artist.
• Give X.

37. • Neverland

38. Q.5 What is X ?
• shadja (षड्ज),
• rishabha (ऋषभ),
• gandhara (गान्धार),
• madhyama (मध्यम)
• X
• dhaivata (धैवत)
• nishada (निषाद).

39. Answer
• Pancham

40. Q.6 Connect (It is a long list , taken 3 notable
names)
• Kevin Spacey
• Jesse Eisenberg
• Jon Cryer

41. ANSWER
• Lex Luthor

42. Q7.
• We weren't being pompous ... We did come from the land of the ice
and snow. We were guests of the Icelandic Government on a cultural
mission. We were invited to play a concert in Reykjavik and the day
before we arrived all the civil servants went on strike and the gig was
going to be cancelled. The university prepared a concert hall for us
and it was phenomenal. The response from the kids was remarkable
and we had a great time. ‘X Song' was about that trip and it was the
opening track on the album that was intended to be incredibly
different”, said Robert Plant, the vocalist of Led Zepellin.
• The song featured in Thor Ragnarok’s trailer as well as in the final cut.
• Which song ?

43. Answer
• Immigrant Song

44. Q8.
•Which singer has performed
the given song (excerpts from
the lyrics)as a reply to people
who always took a dig at the
singer’s personal life ?

45. Answer
• Taylor Swift

46. Q.9
• A right-handed batter and wicket-keeper, Alyssa Healy has featured
for the Australian national cricket team since 2010. Alyssa is the
daughter of Greg Healy, who was part of the Queensland squad, while
her uncle Ian Healy was Australia's Test wicket-keeper.
• As of 21 February 2019, Alyssa broke a Guinness World record
(related to catches) and the activity was set as part of a campaign to
mark one year until the start of the 2020 ICC Women’s T20 World
Cup.
• Former cricketer Nasser Hussain held the world record for a while
after he achieved this in 2016.
• Which record did Alyssa Healy break ?

47. Answer
• The record of catching a cricket ball from the highest elevation (82m).

48. Q10.
• The X , a research and cultural institute founded in 1944 by
industrialist Sahu Shanti Prasad Jain of the Sahu Jain family,
conceived an idea in May 1961 to start a scheme "commanding
national prestige and of international standard" to "select the best
book out of the publications in Indian languages“, laying the
foundation for X award.
• The first recipient of the X award, was the Malayalam writer G.
Sankara Kurup in 1965 and the latest recipient is Amitav Ghosh.
• Give X.

49. Answer
• Bhartiya Jnanpith

50. Q11.
•Which tennis player
owns this business
enterprise ?

51. Answer
• Venus Williams

52. Q12.
• In the 1970s, Jim Davis created a comic strip called Gnorm Gnat, which met
with little success. One editor said, "his art was good, his gags were great,"
but that "nobody can identify with bugs." Davis decided to take a long,
hard look at the comics and he saw that dogs were doing very well, but
there were no cats at the time. Davis figured that since he had grown up on
a farm with 25 cats that he could come up with a strip based on a cat.
• He then proceeded to create a new strip with a cat as its main character
and thus created X.
• X, the titular character, was based on the cats Davis was around growing
up; he took his name and personality from Davis's grandfather, James A.
“X” Davis, who was, in Davis's words, "a large, cantankerous man“.
• Give X.

53. • Garfield

54. Q13.
X Y is an English novel by William Makepeace Thackeray, which follows the lives of
Becky Sharp and Emmy Sedley amid their friends and families during and after the
Napoleonic Wars. It was first published as a 19-volume monthly serial from 1847 to
1848, carrying the subtitle Pen and Pencil Sketches of English Society, reflecting
both its satirisation of early 19th-century British society and the many illustrations
drawn by Thackeray to accompany the text.
It was published as a single volume in 1848 with the subtitle A Novel without a
Hero, reflecting Thackeray's interest in deconstructing his era's conventions
regarding literary heroism.
X Y also happens to be a magazine owned by Conde Nast Publications.
Give X Y (No part points).

55. Answer
• Vanity Fair

56. Q14.
• X is a landmark 1967 novel by Colombian author Gabriel García
Márquez (1982 Nobel Prize winner) that tells the multi-generational
story of the Buendía family, whose patriarch, José Arcadio Buendía,
founded the town of Macondo, a fictitious town in the country of
Colombia.
• García Márquez's son Rodrigo García Barcha, announced that Netflix
was developing a series based upon the book with a set release in
2020.
• Give X.

57. • 100 Years of Solitude

58. Q15.
• Nazia Hassan (3 April 1965 – 13 August 2000) was a Pakistani pop singer-
songwriter, lawyer and social activist, known for her hits such as Disco
Deewane and Aap Jaisa Koi.
• London-based musician Biddu composed a song, “X" and he wanted Nazia
to sing it. But the retired Hassan refused to sing a song that “might offend
Pakistan” due to its lyrics.
• The song was then offered to Alisha Chinai and it became a chartbuster,
making it synonymous with the latter.

59. • Made in India

60. Q16.
• Known for being the pioneers of “Total Football” in the 1970s , which
national football team also shares its nickname with the directorial
venture of Stanley Kubrick due to their ability to pass the ball
precisely like a clock.

61. Answer
• The Netherlands Football Team aka Clockwork Orange

62. Q17.
• X involves a running up, and then forceful 'slinging' technique of the ball around
your body, towards the goals. For X, it is allowed to raise the ball at goals, hence
making it a much more deadly alternative to hitting from the penalty corner as
direct hitting shots on goal are not allowed to be above backboard height (460mm)
during these set pieces.
• The action involves a player crouching low down next to the ball and picking it up
on the shaft of the hockey stick. The ball is then pushed along the ground whilst the
stick is moving with a 'slinging' action. This serves to accelerate the ball, which is
eventually released in a goal wards direction, often raised.
• Sandeep Singh, VR Raghunath, and Sohail Abbas are known to be specialists in X.
• Being a popular term in hockey, give X (a 2-word term).

63. Answer
• Dragflicking

64. Q18. Which Hollywood movie ?

65. Answer
• Mean Streets

66. Q19.
• "The silk sari is made up of navratna stones like diamond, emerald, ruby,
yellow sapphire, sapphire, topaz, pearl, cat's eye and coral. It also has
embroidered in metals such as gold, platinum and silver," Ramesh Raja, floor
head, silk section, Chennai Silks, told IANS.
• The specially designed saree ‘Vivaah Putu’ also entered into the books of
Guinness World Records in 2008 for being the most expensive saree (41 lakh
INR).
• Apart from the world record and the use of “navratna stones”, the saree is
also a delight to the eyes of any art lover as it features a reproduction of the
work of a famous artist who depicted female musicians in this painting.
• Which artist is being talked about ?

67. Answer
• Galaxy of Musicians by Raja Ravi Varma

68. Q20.
X is a method of Japanese cooking in which sliced meat or fish is grilled,
pan-fried, roasted or broiled in a special sauce made from soy sauce,
sugar, mirin (sweet Japanese rice wine) and sake (rice wine).
The word “X” is a combination of 2 words, 1st word refers to a shine or
luster given by the sauce, and the 2nd word refers to the cooking
method (grilling or broiling).
Give X.

69. Answer
• Teriyaki

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