Nihilanth Lone Wolf Elims at IIT Bombay set by Suraj Menon.

1. NIHILANTH 2013
THE LONE WOLF
QUIZ

3. Identify the singer ( audio removed)
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5. Who‟s last words were “Don‟t worry, they don‟t
usually swim backwards.” ???
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7. Opened in Lens last month as part of an initiative taken by the
government to expand cultural horizons for its people. This is
the first ever branch of what??? 3

9. Constructed on images captured by the National Geospatial-
Intelligence Agency. What was this a model of?? 4

11. What event does this cover represent??? 5

13. This small, privately run museum opened in Vienna, Austria in
2005. What is so unusual about this museum??? 6

15. What one word
has been
blanked out
from the title of
this movie???
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17. Only discovered by accident in 2008,in the remote Fuja
Mountains of Indonesia what popular nickname did this frog
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species get from its resemblance to a character in literature

19. Identify all three people being played in this still from a recent 9
movie

21. They derive their name from a Persian word behesht, meaning
paradise, and the name is said to have been given to the community
on account of their ministering to Muslim soldiers at a battle.
They claim descent from one of the uncles of the Prophet
Mohammad, Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib, hence they are also known
as Abbasis.
What community???????
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22. Bhishtis or water carriers

23. Who is Neville Cardus talking about
“I once asked Ted Wainwright, the Yorkshire cricketer,
what he thought of, and Wainwright said, „X, he never
made a Christian stroke in his life‟. Why should he have
done? The style is the man, and X belonged to the land of
Hazlitt‟s jugglers, where beauty is subtle and not plain and
unambiguous.”
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25. Identify this chap (in the red jacket) who headed the New
Zealand Ross Sea support team for the Commonwealth Antarctic
Expedition 12

27. Illustration from an essay titled The Indian Crow, written during his
stay at Bombay‟s Watson Hotel. Who is the chap pictured???? 13

29. What place in Bombay has a name that as per the Bombay
City Gazetteer means "four channels" and is “evidence of
the inroad of the tide before the western foreshore was
reclaimed "
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31. In 1976, Utpal Dutt starred in a Bengali film called Xer
Meye ( the girl of X) in which he searches for a bride for his
son, the only condition being that she support X, unaware of
the fact that his son is already in love with someone who
supports Y.
In the 90s, a movie called Yer Chele ( The boy of Y) was
released with a similar storyline.
Id X & Y. No half points.
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33. Minimalist poster
referencing what
work of art????
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35. About what often controversial and divisive book did
Dorothy Parker say “This is not a novel to be tossed
aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force.”
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37. A train was started between Howrah and Tatanagar which
was given a name meaning steel.
Today the route has been extended from Tatanagar all the
way upto Titlagarh in Orissa.
What is the name of this train???
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39. The success of a1975 single Black Superman released by
Johnny Wakelin & The Kinshasa Band was thought to have
prompted DC to release a comic book pitting him against
Superman. Wakelin himself followed it up with another hit
single called In Zaire in 1976.
Who was the subject of both these songs???
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41. Over the course of the last six months or so, the LA
Times issued instructions to its journalists to use “punk
group with a profane name” as a substitute for what
name???
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43. Identify the person reciting this poem by Faiz Ahmed Faiz
Audio removed Daag Daag Ujala – From the film Firaaq
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45. What is this
the first few
bits of the
ABCD of???
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47. “30 for 30” is a series of
documentaries which chronicles
30 stories from the „ESPN
era‟, each of which detail the
issues, trends, people, teams, or
events that transformed the sports
landscape. One such documentary
was called, “The 16th Man”
following his involvement in a
particular sporting achievement in
1995.
Who?
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49. Following what recent sporting achievement was this ad
released??? 24

51. Relased for download in November 2004 by Scottish company
„Traffic Games‟, why did this game face major controversy 25

53. Identify the subject of this Amul ad
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55. In 2004, Blackie was auctioned off and the proceeds
donated to a drug and alcohol rehab clinic- the Crossroads
Centre.
It was purchased by an American music chain for
$959,500, a then world record.
Who did it belong to ???
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57. Identify the person speaking
Audio from the IQ2 debates
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59. Identify both these gentlemen 29

61. What genus of plant gets its name from a Greek root
word meaning testicle due to the shape of its roots (in
middle english it was also referred to as the ballockwort
as a result) ??
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