MQF MONTHLY QUIZ MEET – OCTOBER ‘22
FINALS
-Sanjay
• 30 Questions in total, all written.
• +1 for all questions, +2/-1 if you choose to Double.
• Write (D) at the end of each answer if you choose to Double.
• So, a maximum of 60 points up for grabs.
• Please write your names at top of the sheet.
• -5 if anyone says “this was discussed in MQF WhatsApp
group”…even if it is true! ;-)
Entertainment 7
Sports 6
Geography 5
Language 4
Art 2
History 2
Nature 2
Karnataka 1
Travel 1
Grand Total 30
Topics in this Quiz*
* A few topics may overlap. Watch out for Googlies ;p
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1.
• The first wave of Muslim migrants came to Deccani Plateau during the
rule of the Bahamani Sultans and called themselves X.
• The 1952 X Agitation was a political movement to safeguard jobs
in Hyderabad State government for these native residents.
• Even though X sounds like a town near Mangalore, it is a Persian
word and means countrymen.
• X?
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2
2022 Edition Tennis section winning photograph by
David Gray. Id the Player.
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3
Cricket section was won by Muhammad Arbaz.
Who is the Batsman?
Someone whose first name you may find in any Bangalore Bakery, but
turned the other way round!
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4
This is Caladenia melanema, commonly called the X Orchid.
X?
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5
• This brand was founded in 1987 in New Zealand and specializes in
clothing and equipment for travel and the outdoors.
• Named after a certain Asian Capital.
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6
Behind the scene photo from which movie?
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7
What baby names are blocked in Black and Red?
Please write your answer in the format <Black, Red>
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8
X Y
American, European South Asia, Africa
Hump - One Hump - None
Short, Sharp Horns Larger Horns
Thick Beards Beardless
Animals X and Y?
Please write your answer in the format <X, Y>
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9
Cover from a 1992 edition. Who is it?
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10
The Mechanical Bull. A major attraction in which city, a few weeks ago?
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11
• "Our refreshed brand is reinforced by a new
visual identity, starting with a modernised logo
that depicts a more open, engaging and
impactful brand.
• "It honours legacy elements of the logo we have
had since our founding in 1999, such as, a
square that represents the rules and customs of
the game and an equal sign that evokes fairness
with a human touch.“
• Logo of which Organization?
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12
This photo was taken in early August in which city?
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13
What word has been blocked from the
T-shirt?
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14
Poster for which 1954 Hindi
movie? The film is about the
dreams and aspirations of
educated youth being
shattered as they struggle in
the city for employment, in the
ensuing years after India
attained independence.
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15
• The word ‘X’ automatically evokes Kashmir in most.
• The tree can reach a height of 30m and a circumference of more than
12m.
• On Dal Lake, there is an island called ‘Char X’ named because it has
four such trees planted on it.
• Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah titled his autobiography ‘Aatish-e-X’
• X?
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16
The last known photo of the person in
the wheelchair. Who is it?
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17
Visitors to?
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18
The woman in the white hat and the
man are from the same country.
ID the man.
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19
Name the Painting.
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20
Full name of the person on the left?
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21
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22
Found in a place that was opened to
the public on April 21. What is it?
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23
Which city was Nicolo Manucci from?
This city is known for something with overlapping
horizontal slats, which can be raised and drawn together,
by pulling a cord.
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24
• The word X - of Sanskrit origin, is now a recognizable part of the
political discourse in some regions – such as Gujarat and
Maharashtra.
• In Bangla, the poet Sudhin Datta used the word to signify ‘the sense
of specific existence’, but unlike in present-day Gujarat, the word
gained little currency then. The present popularity of the word may
have partly to do with its invocation, by Chimanbhai Patel.
• X?
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25
This is from a _____ to English Phrasebook
_____ is a tonal language (high and low, basically) best
known for its "click consonants" (5 Letters)
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26
Which Jack Black movie? (3 words)
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27
• Federico Babina released a project called Archiatric, which depicts
different mental illnesses/disorders as works of architecture.
Which illness is depicted in the third
picture?
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28
• Connect the 2 with a place in North Karnataka.
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29
• Who is playing Talbot Mercer Papineau, a soldier who
was killed during the Battle of Passchendaele, in the
mini series The Great War?
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30
X Trade or X Queen.
X?
ALL DONE, PLEASE EXCHANGE ANSWER SHEETS.
ANSWER SLIDES AHEAD
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• The first wave of Muslim migrants came to Deccani Plateau during the
rule of the Bahamani Sultans and called themselves X.
• The 1952 X Agitation was a political movement to safeguard jobs
in Hyderabad State government for these native residents.
• Even though X sounds like a town near Mangalore, it is a Persian
word and means countrymen.
• X?
SAFETY SLIDE
2
2022 Edition Tennis section winning photograph by
David Gray. Id the Player.
SAFETY SLIDE
SAFETY SLIDE
3
Cricket section was won by Muhammad Arbaz.
Who is the Batsman?
Someone whose first name you may find in any Bangalore Bakery, but
turned the other way round!
SAFETY SLIDE
SAFETY SLIDE
4
This is Caladenia melanema, commonly called the X Orchid.
X?
SAFETY SLIDE
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5
• This brand was founded in 1987 in New Zealand and specializes in
clothing and equipment for travel and the outdoors.
• Named after a certain Asian Capital.
SAFETY SLIDE
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6
Behind the scene photo from which movie?
SAFETY SLIDE
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7
What baby names are blocked in Black and Red?
Please write your answer in the format <Black, Red>
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8
X Y
American, European South Asia, Africa
Hump - One Hump - None
Short, Sharp Horns Larger Horns
Thick Beards Beardless
Animals X and Y?
Please write your answer in the format <X, Y>
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•X – Bison
•Y - Buffalo
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9
Cover from a 1992 edition. Who is it?
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10
The Mechanical Bull. A major attraction in which city, a few weeks ago?
SAFETY SLIDE
BIRMINGHAM
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11
• "Our refreshed brand is reinforced by a new
visual identity, starting with a modernised logo
that depicts a more open, engaging and
impactful brand.
• "It honours legacy elements of the logo we have
had since our founding in 1999, such as, a
square that represents the rules and customs of
the game and an equal sign that evokes fairness
with a human touch.“
• Logo of which Organization?
SAFETY SLIDE
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12
This photo was taken in early August in which city?
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People release paper lanterns on the Motoyasu River
beside the Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion
Hall, commonly known as the atomic bomb dome, to
mark the 77th anniversary of the world's first atomic
bomb attack in Hiroshima. It is estimated that 140,000
of Hiroshima's 350,000 population were killed in the
blast, with thousands more dying from radiation
sickness in the weeks, months and years that
followed.
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13
What word has been blocked from the
T-shirt?
SAFETY SLIDE
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14
Poster for which 1954 Hindi
movie? The film is about the
dreams and aspirations of
educated youth being
shattered as they struggle in
the city for employment, in the
ensuing years after India
attained independence.
SAFETY SLIDE
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15
• The word ‘X’ automatically evokes Kashmir in most.
• The tree can reach a height of 30m and a circumference of more than
12m.
• On Dal Lake, there is an island called ‘Char X’ named because it has
four such trees planted on it.
• Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah titled his autobiography ‘Aatish-e-X’
• X?
SAFETY SLIDE
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16
The last known photo of the person in
the wheelchair. Who is it?
SAFETY SLIDE
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17
Visitors to?
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18
The woman in the white hat and the
man are from the same country.
ID the man.
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Not Bayern Munich anymore, of course!
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19
Name the Painting.
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20
Full name of the person on the left?
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21
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22
Found in a place that was opened to
the public on April 21. What is it?
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Clothes Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated in.
At the Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya
SAFETY SLIDE
23
Which city was Nicolo Manucci from?
This city is known for something with overlapping
horizontal slats, which can be raised and drawn together,
by pulling a cord.
SAFETY SLIDE
SAFETY SLIDE
24
• The word X - of Sanskrit origin, is now a recognizable part of the
political discourse in some regions – such as Gujarat and
Maharashtra.
• In Bangla, the poet Sudhin Datta used the word to signify ‘the sense
of specific existence’, but unlike in present-day Gujarat, the word
gained little currency then. The present popularity of the word may
have partly to do with its invocation, by Chimanbhai Patel.
• X?
SAFETY SLIDE
SAFETY SLIDE
25
This is from a _____ to English Phrasebook
_____ is a tonal language (high and low, basically) best
known for its "click consonants" (5 Letters)
SAFETY SLIDE
SAFETY SLIDE
26
Which Jack Black movie? (3 words)
SAFETY SLIDE
SAFETY SLIDE
27
• Federico Babina released a project called Archiatric, which depicts
different mental illnesses/disorders as works of architecture.
Which illness is depicted in the third
picture?
SAFETY SLIDE
SAFETY SLIDE
28
• Connect the 2 with a place in North Karnataka
SAFETY SLIDE
SAFETY SLIDE
29
• Who is playing Talbot Mercer Papineau, a soldier who
was killed during the Battle of Passchendaele, in the
mini series The Great War?
SAFETY SLIDE
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30
X Trade or X Queen.
X?
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THANK YOU!

MQF Monthly Quiz October Finals