This is the finals of the Gen Quiz conducted by Vyom Vyas and Rohan Shah on 24-7-2014 at L.D.College of Engineering, Ahmedabad.

1. Finals

4. Infinite pass
Each question carries +10 marks
Passed question carries +5 marks
Round 1

5. The Archaeological Institute of America (AIA)
is a North American nonprofit
organization devoted to the promotion of public
interest in archaeology, and the preservation of
archaeological sites. It has offices on the
campus of Boston University and in New York
City.
One of its trustee is a person from
hollywood and also the actor behind the most
famous fictional archeologist we know.
ID.
1.

7. Harrison Ford

8. Noida- have a dot
Mumbai- have a diamond
Hyderabad- have a star
Kolkata- nothing
What am I talking about?
2.

10. Indian coins
Indian coins are mainly produced up in four cities.
The production city puts an identification mark
under the year of issue.

11. The term X most likely comes from an old English
tradition that dates from the Middle Ages. Mead was
drunk in great quantities at weddings, and after the
ceremony nuptial couples were given a month’s supply
of mead—sufficient for one full cycle of the moon. It was
believed that by faithfully drinking mead for that first
month, the woman would “bear fruit” and a child would
be born within the year. Incidentally, raw honey has been
shown in clinical studies to be a powerful fertility booster.
Give X.
3.

13. Honeymoon

14. According to Devi Bhagavatam,Agni the fire god warned Rama
in a dream that Sita will be kidnapped by Ravana and a fake Sita
Mayasita can replace the Sita,who can stay with Agni for
protection.
Mayasita is kidnapped by Ravana,who is then killed by Rama
and Agni returns the real Sita to Rama after war.
The confused Mayasita, now abandoned by Rama, prays to
Lord shiva for a husband, but when Shiva appears, she is so
excited that she expresses her hearts’ desire one too many
times.
Who was she supposedly reborn as?
4.

16. Draupadi
Mayasita supposedly asked for a husband 5
times!!

17. ID the person and what does the pic signify.5.

19. The person in the picture is Bahadur
Shah Zafar the last mughal emperor.
This picture is claimed to be his only
photograph and also is he claimed to
be the only photogrphed mughal.

20. He is credited with
having identified Hitler’s
body after his death.But
what was the proof he
gave?
6.

22. He is Dr. Hugo Johannes Blaschkane Hitler’s
dentist.Hitler had a craving for chocolate cake and
shortly before his death he had a chocolate cake.It was
with the remains of the cake that Dr.Blaschkane
proved hitler’s death.

23. FITB.
7.

27. Seen in next slide is a televised debate held in
October 2012 involving four candidates: Jill Stein,
Gary Johnson, Virgil Goode, and Rocky Anderson.
The debate was moderated by former television host
Larry King. For what post are these candidates vying
for?
8.

30. That of the US President. These were some of the
'third party' candidates that were also standing for
election. From media coverage, it may seem as if there
were only two candidates, but that's not the case.

31. Round 2
Take your pick
Each question contains +10
marks

32. Politics
Entertainment
Sports
Arts

33. What’s blanked out?

35. Politics

36. The given picture is of the first edition of an annual event that
happens every year between february and march.This event
completed its 86th edition this year.The picture was taken at a
private dinner held at Roosevelt hotel in LA.
What am i talking about?

39. Academy awards

40. Auction website eBay has two versions of X
bottle openers on sale - one available for
around £6.50, while another, which is said to
have been created by a company in China,
can be pre-ordered for £3.89.
X’s latest stint has resulted in the creation of
various bottle openers, which are being sold
online.
Who is being referred here?

42. Luis Suare

43. Born:- Lisa Gherardini
15 June, 1479
Via Maggio, Florence, Italy.
Died- 15 July, 1542 or ca. 1551
Convent of Saint Orsola, Florence, Italy.
Spouse:- Francesco del Giocondo
Children:- Piero del Giocondo
Suor Beatrice ( Camilla del Giocondo)
Andrea del Giocondo
Giocondo del Giocondo
Suor Ludovica ( Marietta del Giocondo)
Also raised: Bartolomeo del Giocondo
Parents:- Antonmaria di Noldo Gherardini
Lucrezia del Caccia
What is she well-known for?

45. Subject of Mona Lis

46. Amu-oogle Connect
Written round
+5 for individual
slides
+25 for the main
theme

52. Exchange your sheets

54. And the answers
are.....
•Pandit Ravi Shankar
•C V Raman
•Sachin Tendulkar
•M S Subbulakshmi
•Nelson Mandela

56. The connect
Bharat Ratna winners

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