Here is the prelims of PSAXIMO, Inter-School General quiz conducted as part of XENORA'18 - Humanities and Arts fest of BMM English Medium School, Pampady. Bouquets and Brickbats welcome.

1. BMM HUMANITIES FEST GEN QUIZ

2.  20 questions, 25 points in total.
 Questions 11-15 are * rated to resolve ties. If tie still persist,
sudden death from first.
 Questions 16-20 are double pointers.
 Do not Google, Googlers will rot in hell.
 Decision of the Quiz Master/proctor is final.

4.  In 1946, the state of Travancore witnessed a rare event when a
writer was imprisoned on the charge of treason. His short stories
Manthrikkettu and Model were banned in the state.
 A pioneer of the progressive writers' forum and literary writers' co-
operative in Kerala, his writings always upheld social relevance
and combated against many evils that existed in the society during
his days. His debut work Thirumulkazhcha was an instant hit.
 He quit his job at Vernacular Middle School in Pampady in 1942
and entered the freedom struggle.
 Who?

5.  What first of it’s kind was
introduced by Xinhua news
agency?

6.  2002 – Jang Song Aye
 2005 - Jong Ok
 2006 –Steluta Duta
 2008- Steluta Duta
 2010 - Steluta Duta
 2018- Hana Okhota
 What is the list of?

7.  Shirish Pai was a Marathi poet. She is credited with
introducing a technic to Marathi poetry, which usually
involves three phrases typically characterized by three
qualities: "cutting" that is often represented by the
juxtaposition of two images or ideas, 17 phonetic sounds and
a seasonal reference.
 What technic?

8.  Which SouthAsian country’s official flag carrier is simply
known as “Aeroplane” in their local language?

9.  The new Carlo Pizzati book
shares it’s name with an
honorary tilte to Syrian
Christians and to a class of
Muslims in the state of
Kerala, mostly descended
from Arab fathers and
Indian mothers.
 What title?

10.  Douyin is a social media app for creating and sharing videos
as well as live broadcasting which was launched in
September 2016 by ByteDance. It is a leading short video
platform in Asia and has extended to other parts of the
world, becoming one of the fastest-growing apps with a
large community across several countries for short music
videos.
 How is this app commonly known as?

11.  What was the recent claim
to fame for this Platinum
Jar?

12.  What is been portrayed by The Herald Sun cartoonist Mark
Knight, which irked many and turned controversial?

13.  ID this art work which is
depicted on a pumpkin by
Brooklyn Pumpkin Cravers.

14.  The commercialization of his art works were criticized by this
artist and once he sold his canvasses through a pop-up shop
for $60 apiece to unsuspecting customers. Commenting
upon the ‘ The urge to destroy is also a creative urge’, Alex
Branczik said “The shredding is now part of the integral art
work” and they just got ‘______-ed’ through the act.
 FITB.

15.  The Arch of Titus was build by Emperor Domitian in honor of
his brother Titus to commemorate his victories including the
Siege of Jerusalem. This served as model for someone in the
early 20th century, to design a particular monument which
closely resembles the Arch of Remembrance in Leicester’s
Victoria Park.
 Which Indian monument is inspired from the Arch ofTitus?
 Image slide follows.

17.  Samir Singh is an ultra race
runner who hails from
Madhya Pradesh. He is
nicknamed as ‘The Faith
Runner’ and recently he
undertook a mission to run
10,000km in 100 days. But,
he fell short of 36km from
completing the task, and is
affectionately known as
India’s __________ .
 FITB.

18.  Considering the nature of the act, it has the similarity to a
late 18th century phenomena and this came to be known as
South India’s Jallianwala Bagh.
 What act that happened in the early 1920s is this?
 Bigger Image Follows.

20.  Nyctimene wrightae is a recently found fruit bat species
which is seen in the remote areas of Papua New Guinea’s rain
forests. It is named as Hamamas tube-nosed fruit bat after
the Papuan word for 'happy‘. However, the bat received
wider attention due to its enigmatic expression and a wide
smile resembling something else in a good mood.
 What is it resembling/ the other name of this bat?

21.  The match between Chennai
Super Kings and Kings XI
Punjab in IPL 2018 found a
rare move from Dhoni, which
led to a comparison to
another 1937 move by a
famous player. The move
helped him to score the
highest score by a player at
No.7 position.
 Which Player? What move?
 Bigger image follows.

23.  Rush is a 2013 biographical
sports movie featuring Chris
Hemsworth and Daniel Bruhl.
The film shows the rivalry
between two finest drivers in
the F1 histroy.
 ID the drivers.
 Which is the F1 circuit, known
as ‘The Graveyard’ that has
reference in the movie
subject to Bruhl’s character?

24.  A dilapidated colonial era bungalow was turned into a
museum at Motihari district of Bihar. The 3-room house
received much attention, because it was the birth place of
world famous author, whose dystopian writings are still
relevant.
 Motihari, a part of East Champaran district serves an
important part in the freedom movement as Gandhiji
initiated a special movement from here.
 Who?What movement?
 Image Slide follows.

26.  In the nineteenth century Chromolaena odorata escaped from the
botanical gardens at Dacca ,Java, and Peradeniya . In Western
Africa the plant was accidentally introduced with forestry seeds. It
was introduced as an ornamental in Southern Africa, and was
introduced to Ivory Coast in 1952 to control Imperata grasses. It
was first found in Queensland, Australia in 1994 and was perhaps
introduced with foreign pasture seeds. Mid 20th century saw the
introduction of this plant in the southern India, inspiring it’s name
from a historic event- commonly acknowledged to be the first of
its kind in the world.
 How do we better know this plant?What was the historic event?

27.  Air New Zealand came up with their new Christmas ad which
received much public attention for its humor and fun
element taking cue from a recently occurred embarrassing
situation. They promoted the Christmas season with a one
word change to a globally acknowledged phrase.
 What situation is the ad making fun of? What is the original
phrase?
 Video

29.  In 1946, the state of Travancore witnessed a rare event when a
writer was imprisoned on the charge of treason. His short stories
Manthrikkettu and Model were banned in the state.
 A pioneer of the progressive writers' forum and literary writers' co-
operative in Kerala, his writings always upheld social relevance
and combated against many evils that existed in the society during
his days. His debut work Thirumulkazhcha was an instant hit.
 He quit his job at Vernacular Middle School in Pampady in 1942
and entered the freedom struggle.
 Who?

31.  What first of it’s kind was
introduced by Xinhua news
agency?

33.  2002 – Jang Song Aye
 2005 - Jong Ok
 2006 –Steluta Duta
 2008- Steluta Duta
 2010 - Steluta Duta
 2018- Hana Okhota
 What is the list of?

35.  Shirish Pai was a Marathi poet. She is credited with
introducing a technic to Marathi poetry, which usually
involves three phrases typically characterized by three
qualities: "cutting" that is often represented by the
juxtaposition of two images or ideas, 17 phonetic sounds and
a seasonal reference.
 What technic?

37.  Which SouthAsian country’s official flag carrier is simply
known as “Aeroplane” in their local language?

39.  The new Carlo Pizzati book
shares it’s name with an
honorary tilte to Syrian
Christians and to a class of
Muslims in the state of
Kerala, mostly descended
from Arab fathers and
Indian mothers.
 What title?

41.  Douyin is a social media app for creating and sharing videos
as well as live broadcasting which was launched in
September 2016 by ByteDance. It is a leading short video
platform in Asia and has extended to other parts of the
world, becoming one of the fastest-growing apps with a
large community across several countries for short music
videos.
 How is this app commonly known as?

43.  What was the recent claim
to fame for this Platinum
Jar?

45.  What is been portrayed by The Herald Sun cartoonist Mark
Knight, which irked many and turned controversial?

47.  ID this art work which is
depicted on a pumpkin by
Brooklyn Pumpkin Cravers.

49.  The commercialization of his art works were criticized by this
artist and once he sold his canvasses through a pop-up shop
for $60 apiece to unsuspecting customers. Commenting
upon the ‘ The urge to destroy is also a creative urge’, Alex
Branczik said “The shredding is now part of the integral art
work” and they just got ‘______-ed’ through the act.
 FITB.

51.  The Arch of Titus was build by Emperor Domitian in honor of
his brother Titus to commemorate his victories including the
Siege of Jerusalem. This served as model for someone in the
early 20th century, to design a particular monument which
closely resembles the Arch of Remembrance in Leicester’s
Victoria Park.
 Which Indian monument is inspired from the Arch ofTitus?
 Image slide follows.

54.  Samir Singh is an ultra race
runner who hails from
Madhya Pradesh. He is
nicknamed as ‘The Faith
Runner’ and recently he
undertook a mission to run
10,000km in 100 days. But,
he fell short of 36km from
completing the task, and is
affectionately known as
India’s __________ .
 FITB.

56.  Considering the nature of the act, it has the similarity to a
late 18th century phenomena and this came to be known as
South India’s Jallianwala Bagh.
 What act that happened in the early 1920s is this?
 Bigger Image Follows.

59.  Nyctimene wrightae is a recently found fruit bat species
which is seen in the remote areas of Papua New Guinea’s rain
forests. It is named as Hamamas tube-nosed fruit bat after
the Papuan word for 'happy‘. However, the bat received
wider attention due to its enigmatic expression and a wide
smile resembling something else in a good mood.
 What is it resembling/ the other name of this bat?

61.  The match between
Chennai Super Kings and
Kings XI Punjab in IPL
2018 found a rare move
from Dhoni, which led to a
comparison to another
1937 move by a famous
player. The move helped
him to score the highest
score by a player at No.7
position.
 Which Player? What move?

63.  Rush is a 2013 biographical
sports movie featuring Chris
Hemsworth and Daniel Bruhl.
The film shows the rivalry
between two finest drivers in
the F1 histroy.
 ID the drivers.
 Which is the F1 circuit, known
as ‘The Graveyard’ that has
reference in the movie
subject to Bruhl’s character?

65.  A dilapidated colonial era bungalow was turned into a
museum at Motihari district of Bihar. The 3-room house
received much attention, because it was the birth place of
world famous author, whose dystopian writings are still
relevant.
 Motihari, a part of East Champaran district serves an
important part in the freedom movement as Gandhiji
initiated a special movement from here.
 Who?What movement?
 Image Slide follows.

68.  In the nineteenth century Chromolaena odorata escaped from the
botanical gardens at Dacca ,Java, and Peradeniya . In Western
Africa the plant was accidentally introduced with forestry seeds. It
was introduced as an ornamental in Southern Africa, and was
introduced to Ivory Coast in 1952 to control Imperata grasses. It
was first found in Queensland, Australia in 1994 and was perhaps
introduced with foreign pasture seeds. Mid 20th century saw the
introduction of this plant in the southern India, inspiring it’s name
from a historic event- commonly acknowledged to be the first of
its kind in the world.
 How do we better know this plant?What was the historic event?

70.  Air New Zealand came up with their new Christmas ad which
received much public attention for its humor and fun
element taking cue from a recently occurred embarrassing
situation. They promoted the Christmas season with a one
word change to a globally acknowledged phrase.
 What situation is the ad making fun of? What is the original
phrase?
 Video