A quiz at Reverie,the annual fest of Gargi College(Univ. of Delhi), on 12 Feb 2015. Questions Inc. in association with Quiz Society, Gargi College.
Pls point out errors, if you find any.
Prelims Cut off: 8 Top Score: 13
The document discusses the results of various quiz rounds:
- The first round asks questions about music bands, authors, and historical events.
- The second round asks about Oscar nominations for Leonardo DiCaprio and the subject of a Google doodle.
- The third round includes questions about a former president of India, connections between authors, and the reason a soccer player celebrates goals.
- The fourth round poses questions about a film directed by Aditya Chopra and a word in the Indian national anthem.
General quiz finals Praxis Business SchoolSaurav Sarkar
This document contains a series of trivia questions and their answers on various topics:
1) The first Academy Awards ceremony was held at the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood, California.
2) A connection is made between various slides with the first letter of each slide spelling out "MANGO".
3) Udham Singh assassinated Michael O'Dwyer, the governor of Punjab during the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
The document provides information about various quizzes and events:
1) There are 3 rounds of a quiz in India with no prizes at the end.
2) Details are given about famous brands and their history like Parle-G biscuits.
3) Barack Obama is described pulling out personal tokens he carries with him from an interview, including items from the Pope, a monk and from his travels.
The document describes a thirsty crow finding water. It sees some water in a pot and tries to reach it but cannot. It then sees some pebbles nearby and places them one by one in the pot, raising the water level until it can drink the water. This story illustrates the crow's intelligence in solving its problem.
Urdu is derived from a Turkish/Mongolian word meaning army encampment, hence it is called the language of the army. Armies contained soldiers from various language backgrounds, so Urdu was chosen as it incorporated elements from several languages.
Nek Chand began illegally constructing the Rock Garden in Chandigarh by recycling materials from demolition sites. It grew over 18 years until being discovered in 1975, becoming a 12-acre complex of sculptures.
Bombay Jayashri is identified from the audio clip provided.
Anthony Gonsalves was an Indian musical composer from Goa who attempted to merge Goan and Hindustani styles in 1950s Hindi film music. He taught RD
Socio political impacts of history on pakistani literatureJahanzeb Jahan
The document discusses how important historical events in Pakistan have influenced Pakistani literature in English. It outlines several key events - the 1911 coronation of King George, the 1947 creation of Pakistan, the 1948 Kashmir crisis, the 1971 separation of East Pakistan - and how authors have engaged with these topics. Literature from both before and after independence addresses themes of political corruption, poverty, gender issues, and the losses and upheaval experienced during the partition period. Understanding the historical context is crucial for appreciating how Pakistani literature has developed in engagement with the socio-political realities of the country.
“That is part of the beauty of all literature. You discover that your longings are universal longings, that you're not lonely and isolated from anyone. You belong.”-
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The document discusses the results of various quiz rounds:
- The first round asks questions about music bands, authors, and historical events.
- The second round asks about Oscar nominations for Leonardo DiCaprio and the subject of a Google doodle.
- The third round includes questions about a former president of India, connections between authors, and the reason a soccer player celebrates goals.
- The fourth round poses questions about a film directed by Aditya Chopra and a word in the Indian national anthem.
General quiz finals Praxis Business SchoolSaurav Sarkar
This document contains a series of trivia questions and their answers on various topics:
1) The first Academy Awards ceremony was held at the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood, California.
2) A connection is made between various slides with the first letter of each slide spelling out "MANGO".
3) Udham Singh assassinated Michael O'Dwyer, the governor of Punjab during the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
The document provides information about various quizzes and events:
1) There are 3 rounds of a quiz in India with no prizes at the end.
2) Details are given about famous brands and their history like Parle-G biscuits.
3) Barack Obama is described pulling out personal tokens he carries with him from an interview, including items from the Pope, a monk and from his travels.
The document describes a thirsty crow finding water. It sees some water in a pot and tries to reach it but cannot. It then sees some pebbles nearby and places them one by one in the pot, raising the water level until it can drink the water. This story illustrates the crow's intelligence in solving its problem.
Urdu is derived from a Turkish/Mongolian word meaning army encampment, hence it is called the language of the army. Armies contained soldiers from various language backgrounds, so Urdu was chosen as it incorporated elements from several languages.
Nek Chand began illegally constructing the Rock Garden in Chandigarh by recycling materials from demolition sites. It grew over 18 years until being discovered in 1975, becoming a 12-acre complex of sculptures.
Bombay Jayashri is identified from the audio clip provided.
Anthony Gonsalves was an Indian musical composer from Goa who attempted to merge Goan and Hindustani styles in 1950s Hindi film music. He taught RD
Socio political impacts of history on pakistani literatureJahanzeb Jahan
The document discusses how important historical events in Pakistan have influenced Pakistani literature in English. It outlines several key events - the 1911 coronation of King George, the 1947 creation of Pakistan, the 1948 Kashmir crisis, the 1971 separation of East Pakistan - and how authors have engaged with these topics. Literature from both before and after independence addresses themes of political corruption, poverty, gender issues, and the losses and upheaval experienced during the partition period. Understanding the historical context is crucial for appreciating how Pakistani literature has developed in engagement with the socio-political realities of the country.
“That is part of the beauty of all literature. You discover that your longings are universal longings, that you're not lonely and isolated from anyone. You belong.”-
F. Scott Fitzgerald
This document lists and summarizes 10 prominent Indian writers who wrote in English. Number 1 is Rabindranath Tagore, who was the first Asian to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913. He wrote plays, poems, stories and the national anthems of India and Bangladesh. Number 2 is Premchand, one of the foremost writers of Hindustani literature known for works like Godaan and Gaban. Number 3 is V.S. Naipaul, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature and other awards but also attracted controversy for his remarks about women writers.
This document summarizes several influential historical figures including Bhagat Kabir, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Christopher Paul Gardner, Akbar the Great, and Mother Teresa. It provides biographical details and highlights of each person's life work, including Kabir's emphasis on equality and fraternity, Bhutto's formation of Pakistan's first mass political party, Gardner's struggle with homelessness while raising his son, Akbar's religious tolerance as Mughal emperor, and Mother Teresa's life dedicated to serving the poor in Calcutta.
This document discusses the representation of Islamic identity in Bollywood movies. It notes that Muslims have often been portrayed incorrectly in Hindi films. Some examples of films that provide more positive and secular portrayals of Muslims are discussed, such as Dhool ka Pool from 1959. More recently, films like Haider and Maqbool directed by Vishal Bharadwaj have featured Muslim-centric stories. Overall, the document examines how Muslims have been depicted in Bollywood over time and some efforts to provide fairer and more nuanced representations.
Journal of Literature and Art Studies Vol 4. Issue 11 2014Doris Carly
This document provides a comparative analysis of the protagonists Arif Ali from Syed Waliullah's novel Chander Amabasya and Meursault from Albert Camus' The Outsider. Both characters struggle with existential crises fueled by the impacts of colonialism in their respective settings. Though from different parts of the world and time periods, they both grapple with questions of meaning, responsibility, and morality in the aftermath of colonial oppression in their societies. The analysis explores how both characters represent the recurring feature of existential crisis under colonial and postcolonial conditions.
This document provides biographical information and summaries of literary works for 6 prominent Pakistani poets: Faiz Ahmad Faiz, Muneer Niazi, Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi, Parveen Shakir, Habib Jalib. It includes their dates of birth and death, education backgrounds, genres of work, notable awards received, and examples of famous verses. The document is presented by 5 students who each cover one poet's profile and contributions to Urdu literature.
1. The document discusses a session on Durga Puja hosted by Sanakendu Sutradhar. It includes questions from attendees and Sutradhar's responses summarizing movies, books, brands, and other topics.
2. Some of the questions and answers discussed include identifying movies like Rasputin and the Empress, characters from The Avengers, and brands like the CIA and Emami. Historical figures like Nathuram Godse and cultural topics like East Bengal football club shirts are also summarized.
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This document provides brief biographies of 10 prominent Indian writers. It discusses their major works and accomplishments. Rabindranath Tagore is highlighted as the first Asian Nobel laureate in Literature and the writer of India's national anthem. Other writers profiled include Premchand, V.S. Naipaul, R.K. Narayan, Vikram Seth, Ruskin Bond, Khushwant Singh, Harivansh Rai Bachchan, Vijay Tendulkar, and Amitav Ghosh. Their contributions to Indian and global literature are recognized.
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This document outlines a proposed PhD thesis on analyzing James Baldwin's novels in relation to human rights. It will examine 4 of Baldwin's novels - "Go Tell it on the Mountain", "Another Country", "Tell Me How Long the Train’s Been Gone", and "If Beale Street could Talk" - to investigate how the white Americans violated the human rights of African Americans through racial discrimination and injustice depicted in Baldwin's works. The thesis will be divided into 6 chapters, with each chapter providing an in-depth analysis of one of the selected novels and discussing the human rights issues addressed within.
The document discusses an English literature class focusing on Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man. It includes an agenda covering discussions of Ellison's prologue and "Battle Royal" chapter, as well as introductions to authors like Ginsberg. Key discussion topics are outlined, such as inferences that can be made about the narrator from the prologue and implications of his speech mistake. A reading of Ginsberg's poem "Howl" is summarized, noting its themes of individualism and critiques of American society. Postmodern aspects of "Howl" are also highlighted.
Allen Ginsberg was an influential American poet and leader of the Beat Generation. He is best known for his poem "Howl", published in 1956, which brought him fame and defined that era. Ginsberg was a political activist who protested against wars and censorship. He won many honors throughout his career, including the National Book Award for his poetry collection The Fall of America.
This document provides biographical information about several important African American writers and their works. It discusses the Harlem Renaissance period in the early 20th century and how African American writing explored themes of double consciousness, folklore, language, and challenging white cultural norms. Major figures mentioned include Zora Neale Hurston, Margaret Walker, Richard Wright, Ernest Gaines, Oprah Winfrey, Langston Hughes, August Wilson, and James Baldwin.
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Ken Kesey was born in 1935 in Oregon and had a conventional upbringing, but he had a transformative experience in college when he moved to an unconventional neighborhood in California and volunteered for CIA-sponsored LSD experiments. This exposure to psychedelic drugs and unconventional thinkers inspired Kesey to write his acclaimed novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. After its success, Kesey gathered a group of friends known as the Merry Pranksters and lived communally in California, promoting psychedelic and countercultural experiences through their activities.
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This document appears to be a quiz about Indian authors and literature. It contains questions about famous Indian writers, their works, awards won, and controversies surrounding certain books. The questions are divided into multiple rounds covering topics like Indian writing in English, Indian authors in the international scenario, writers and controversies, writers in social media, and a final buzzer round.
Mulk Raj Anand, prominent Indian author with hundreds of novels, short stories, and critical essays in English and is also considered as a founder of the English-language Indian novel.
This document contains 21 clues in the form of cryptic sentences as part of a business quiz. The clues reference people, places, things, wordplay, and require making connections between disparate pieces of information to solve. The goal is to solve the clues and fill in discoveries under the corresponding numbers.
The document provides the rules and clues for a three-turn word game. Each turn consists of clues that lead to words or phrases, with the letters ultimately forming anagrams or acrostics revealing the title of a novel.
Turn one clues lead to words that form the anagram "Acorns Ofay Defence Cud". Turn two clues spell out "Ignatius J Reilly". Turn three clues can be rearranged as "Fa Cay Fender Coo Nudes C" and together the turns reveal the John Kennedy Toole novel "A Confederacy of Dunces".
This document lists and summarizes 10 prominent Indian writers who wrote in English. Number 1 is Rabindranath Tagore, who was the first Asian to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913. He wrote plays, poems, stories and the national anthems of India and Bangladesh. Number 2 is Premchand, one of the foremost writers of Hindustani literature known for works like Godaan and Gaban. Number 3 is V.S. Naipaul, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature and other awards but also attracted controversy for his remarks about women writers.
This document summarizes several influential historical figures including Bhagat Kabir, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Christopher Paul Gardner, Akbar the Great, and Mother Teresa. It provides biographical details and highlights of each person's life work, including Kabir's emphasis on equality and fraternity, Bhutto's formation of Pakistan's first mass political party, Gardner's struggle with homelessness while raising his son, Akbar's religious tolerance as Mughal emperor, and Mother Teresa's life dedicated to serving the poor in Calcutta.
This document discusses the representation of Islamic identity in Bollywood movies. It notes that Muslims have often been portrayed incorrectly in Hindi films. Some examples of films that provide more positive and secular portrayals of Muslims are discussed, such as Dhool ka Pool from 1959. More recently, films like Haider and Maqbool directed by Vishal Bharadwaj have featured Muslim-centric stories. Overall, the document examines how Muslims have been depicted in Bollywood over time and some efforts to provide fairer and more nuanced representations.
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This document provides a comparative analysis of the protagonists Arif Ali from Syed Waliullah's novel Chander Amabasya and Meursault from Albert Camus' The Outsider. Both characters struggle with existential crises fueled by the impacts of colonialism in their respective settings. Though from different parts of the world and time periods, they both grapple with questions of meaning, responsibility, and morality in the aftermath of colonial oppression in their societies. The analysis explores how both characters represent the recurring feature of existential crisis under colonial and postcolonial conditions.
This document provides biographical information and summaries of literary works for 6 prominent Pakistani poets: Faiz Ahmad Faiz, Muneer Niazi, Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi, Parveen Shakir, Habib Jalib. It includes their dates of birth and death, education backgrounds, genres of work, notable awards received, and examples of famous verses. The document is presented by 5 students who each cover one poet's profile and contributions to Urdu literature.
1. The document discusses a session on Durga Puja hosted by Sanakendu Sutradhar. It includes questions from attendees and Sutradhar's responses summarizing movies, books, brands, and other topics.
2. Some of the questions and answers discussed include identifying movies like Rasputin and the Empress, characters from The Avengers, and brands like the CIA and Emami. Historical figures like Nathuram Godse and cultural topics like East Bengal football club shirts are also summarized.
3. The document appears to be a record of an information session where Sutradhar provided concise summaries and explanations to attendees' questions on a variety of topics in 3 sentences or less
This document provides brief biographies of 10 prominent Indian writers. It discusses their major works and accomplishments. Rabindranath Tagore is highlighted as the first Asian Nobel laureate in Literature and the writer of India's national anthem. Other writers profiled include Premchand, V.S. Naipaul, R.K. Narayan, Vikram Seth, Ruskin Bond, Khushwant Singh, Harivansh Rai Bachchan, Vijay Tendulkar, and Amitav Ghosh. Their contributions to Indian and global literature are recognized.
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This document provides brief biographies of several famous authors, including their backgrounds, notable works, and achievements. It includes summaries of Chetan Bhagat, Jane Austen, Jhumpa Lahiri, R.K. Narayan, Ruskin Bond, Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay, and William Shakespeare, highlighting their contributions to literature.
This document outlines a proposed PhD thesis on analyzing James Baldwin's novels in relation to human rights. It will examine 4 of Baldwin's novels - "Go Tell it on the Mountain", "Another Country", "Tell Me How Long the Train’s Been Gone", and "If Beale Street could Talk" - to investigate how the white Americans violated the human rights of African Americans through racial discrimination and injustice depicted in Baldwin's works. The thesis will be divided into 6 chapters, with each chapter providing an in-depth analysis of one of the selected novels and discussing the human rights issues addressed within.
The document discusses an English literature class focusing on Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man. It includes an agenda covering discussions of Ellison's prologue and "Battle Royal" chapter, as well as introductions to authors like Ginsberg. Key discussion topics are outlined, such as inferences that can be made about the narrator from the prologue and implications of his speech mistake. A reading of Ginsberg's poem "Howl" is summarized, noting its themes of individualism and critiques of American society. Postmodern aspects of "Howl" are also highlighted.
Allen Ginsberg was an influential American poet and leader of the Beat Generation. He is best known for his poem "Howl", published in 1956, which brought him fame and defined that era. Ginsberg was a political activist who protested against wars and censorship. He won many honors throughout his career, including the National Book Award for his poetry collection The Fall of America.
This document provides biographical information about several important African American writers and their works. It discusses the Harlem Renaissance period in the early 20th century and how African American writing explored themes of double consciousness, folklore, language, and challenging white cultural norms. Major figures mentioned include Zora Neale Hurston, Margaret Walker, Richard Wright, Ernest Gaines, Oprah Winfrey, Langston Hughes, August Wilson, and James Baldwin.
This presentation is a part of my academic presentations of Indian Writing in English Paper in Semester 1 MA English, Department of English, MKBU. And it is submitted to Pro. Dr. Dilip Barad Sir.
Ken Kesey was born in 1935 in Oregon and had a conventional upbringing, but he had a transformative experience in college when he moved to an unconventional neighborhood in California and volunteered for CIA-sponsored LSD experiments. This exposure to psychedelic drugs and unconventional thinkers inspired Kesey to write his acclaimed novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. After its success, Kesey gathered a group of friends known as the Merry Pranksters and lived communally in California, promoting psychedelic and countercultural experiences through their activities.
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The document summarizes the novel "Home Boy" which explores the experiences of Pakistani immigrants in the US after 9/11. It discusses how the main characters Chuck and his friends go from enjoying life in New York to facing social discrimination and arrest due to their Muslim identities after the attacks. The novel examines Chuck's struggle to rewrite his Muslim identity in the face of this cultural trauma and increased social divides between Muslims and Americans in the post-9/11 era.
This document appears to be a quiz about Indian authors and literature. It contains questions about famous Indian writers, their works, awards won, and controversies surrounding certain books. The questions are divided into multiple rounds covering topics like Indian writing in English, Indian authors in the international scenario, writers and controversies, writers in social media, and a final buzzer round.
Mulk Raj Anand, prominent Indian author with hundreds of novels, short stories, and critical essays in English and is also considered as a founder of the English-language Indian novel.
This document contains 21 clues in the form of cryptic sentences as part of a business quiz. The clues reference people, places, things, wordplay, and require making connections between disparate pieces of information to solve. The goal is to solve the clues and fill in discoveries under the corresponding numbers.
The document provides the rules and clues for a three-turn word game. Each turn consists of clues that lead to words or phrases, with the letters ultimately forming anagrams or acrostics revealing the title of a novel.
Turn one clues lead to words that form the anagram "Acorns Ofay Defence Cud". Turn two clues spell out "Ignatius J Reilly". Turn three clues can be rearranged as "Fa Cay Fender Coo Nudes C" and together the turns reveal the John Kennedy Toole novel "A Confederacy of Dunces".
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The document appears to be the rules for an India quiz competition finals with 26 questions. Some key details from the document:
- There will be 26 questions with points awarded or deducted for correct or incorrect answers on direct questions or those bounced to other players.
- Several sample questions are provided about topics in Indian history, culture, and politics. Correct answers are given as well.
- The document provides context and clues to answer trivia questions to test one's knowledge of India.
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The document discusses a Bengali film and song from 1961. It provides context about a fruit seller named Rahmat who comes to Kolkata from a place called A and befriends a local girl. The story is based on a short story by author C. Hindi adaptations of the story were also released in 1961 and 2017. The 1961 film featured a famous song sung by Manna Dey, though originally sung by Rahmat about his homeland B, the song has been used to dedicate to India as well. The summary identifies the need to provide more details like the names of the film, short story, adaptations and song to fully answer the question.
Rajkumari Amrit Kaur was the first health minister of independent India, serving from 1947 to 1957. She was a prominent Gandhian and freedom fighter. After independence, she became part of Jawaharlal Nehru's first cabinet as the health minister, making her the first woman to hold a cabinet position. She played a key role in establishing the framework of India's healthcare system.
An informal quiz on scandals/affairs/controversies Rithwik K
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2. References to letters exchanged between a married woman and the man she fell in love with while her husband lived in Delhi and he in Lahore. They built a romantic relationship through their letters.
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1. A scientist from the 19th century named Kishori Mohan Bandyopadhyay who contributed to medical research but did not receive due credit.
2. An Indian classical music gharana established by Ustad Inayat Hussain Khan that derives its name from two places, one being the court where Khan's family performed and the other being Khan's hometown in Badaun, UP.
3. Sir Kameshwar Singh who inherited vast estates in Bihar and was a pioneer of industries there. He represented a class of Indians at the first two Roundtable Conferences.
Finals of the MELA (Music, Entertainment, Literature and Arts) Quiz conducted by Conquiztadors, the Quiz Society of Sri Venkateswara College in collaboration with the North-east Students Association.
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2. It asks the reader to identify the fans of the Sri Lankan cricket team, members of the band Pink Floyd, comic book characters, and other people and things.
3. The questions provide clues, context, and sometimes images to aid in selecting the right answer from the options provided.
1. The document contains a quiz with multiple choice questions about various topics including cricket, comics, music albums, science fiction works, and more.
2. It asks the reader to identify the fans of the Sri Lankan cricket team, members of the band Pink Floyd, comic book characters, and other people and things.
3. The questions cover a wide range of topics from sports to arts to science to history.
“India teaches me again and again, that the categories into which I try to divide things don’t hold up.” -Dena Moes
Keeping in mind the rich and vibrant cultural diversity of this nation, Quiz Society, SRCC hosted the India Quiz, as part of our annual spring quizzing festival, Quizignia'23.
This quiz can also be viewed and downloaded at: https://www.quizsocsrcc.com/
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The document discusses various women and topics related to them. It provides trivia questions about famous women from history and current events. The questions cover diverse topics like literature, sports, politics and more. The document aims to test one's knowledge about the achievements and accomplishments of notable women from around the world.
These are the qns which were compiled for the prelims of India quiz @ Festember X. The qns are meant to be mass and junta. The cut off for finals was around 20. The finals was a much better in fundas. The questions which came the finals can be seen at :
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India Quiz Prelims With Answers (Interrobang 2016)Lokesh Kaza
This quiz was hosted by Balaji Subramanian at Interrobang 2016, the 3rd Edition of the NALSAR Quiz Fest earlier this year. It was also rerun at the November 2016 Quiz of the Month by Rama Subramanian.
Content by Balaji and members of Quizzing@NALSAR. Feedback/reviews would be appreciated, you can send it in to quizzing@nalsar.ac.in.
The document describes an incident where Mr. Tushar read an article in 1995 about something belonging to his family that had been stored in a bank vault in Orissa, India for 49 years. The bank and government contested his claim for months, but the Supreme Court eventually ruled in his favor. The "X" refers to Gandhi's ashes, with Mr. Tushar being Gandhi's great-grandson. The incident inspired the 2009 film Road To Sangam.
This document contains 30 multiple choice questions about various topics such as history, literature, movies, music and more. Each question is followed by 2-5 potential answer choices. The questions cover people, places, events, inventions and other trivia.
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Mungerilal Ke Haseen Sapne was an Indian adaptation of the James Thurber short story and film The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. Mahesh Bhatt drew inspiration from several women in his life for his work and once landed in controversy for an "incest" kiss. The TV program Mr. Yogi was one of the earliest adaptations of Madhu Rye's book Kimball Raveswoods, which also inspired a film and stage play. Pokémon trading cards and games became immensely popular in the late 1990s, driving sales of related products and spawning additional series.
The document appears to be a quiz containing various questions about history, religion, movies, literature and sports. Some of the questions and answers provided include:
1) Shushant Singh portrayed the character Byomkesh Bakshi in a Dibakar Banerjee film.
2) Wearing a Sudreh vest and Kusti thread would indicate following the Zoroastrian faith.
3) The line "Dinkar's singhasan khali karo ke janta aati hai" is from the Indian national anthem.
4) Martin Scorsese had a cameo in the 1994 film Quiz Show.
This document presents 5 trivia questions about notable people and events:
1. A statue was unveiled in 2014 for a man who did not want any monuments in his honor.
2. A space veteran did not consent to be part of a TV channel's opening campaign, so they modified the idea to use his iconic image instead.
3. The corrupted cry of "Yā Ḥasan! Yā Ḥosain!" during Muharram mourning has given the English word for a festive collection since 1886.
4. Suggest a Hindi name for India's new cloud computing service with the hint being "Cloud".
5. An Akali movement in Punjab
This document presents a series of 5 fictional questions as part of a Fool's Day quiz. It instructs participants to provide their score in the comments without revealing that the questions and answers are made up. The "grand connect" revealed at the end is that the entire quiz was designed to fool people on April Fool's Day. Participants are encouraged to keep the quiz's fictional nature secret and spread it to others.
For most quizzers this would be a simple set to crack.But I had to keep in mind the audience I had to cater too of whom most were having their first brush with quizzing.
Still have fun and try to make a perfect score...and then pat your back! ;)
Anshul Chaudhary hosts an entertainment quiz with 20 multiple choice questions. Five questions are starred and will be used to resolve any tie in scores. Participants can attempt all questions without penalty for incorrect answers. The quizmaster's decisions are final. Contact information is provided to join a Facebook group and follow the quizmaster for future quizzes.
The document is a quiz with 5 questions about various topics:
1. A roasted nut.
2. A square in Srinagar named after left-wing activists who fought the Maharaja.
3. A bacterial infection that causes muscle spasms and lockjaw.
4. A region in southwestern India formerly known as a five-letter word.
5. A robotic arm on the Space Shuttle, named after the country that developed it.
This document provides questions from a quiz about Khushwant Singh's novel and writing career. It includes 5 multiple choice questions asking about:
1. The novel Singh wrote at age 83 that describes the main character Mohan's various sexual encounters.
2. The famous cartoonist who drew Singh as a lightbulb with his work for The Illustrated Weekly magazine.
3. A famous weekly column in newspapers that included gossip, current topics, reviews, and occasional jokes or poems.
4. A newspaper originally founded as the mouthpiece of the Ghadar Party during World War I that has changed ownership over time.
5. Singh's second to last book about the friendship between a Hindu, Muslim
This document contains 5 questions about topics ranging from chemistry to history to popular culture. The questions are:
1) The name of the process for making ammonia taught in high school chemistry.
2) The origin of the word "hooligan".
3) The name of a 3-word exclamatory expression and title of an Indian TV drama.
4) The question being answered by the explanation that wood turns yellow over time when exposed to air and sunlight due to lignin.
5) The crowd-pleasing 10-second music piece that a question is referring to.
This document is a quiz containing 6 questions related to history, people, and events. It asks the reader to identify two individuals mentioned in a passage from a newspaper article, the historian who wrote the article, a ruler who declared himself a "citizen," an occurrence during a cricket match, and what is being discussed regarding frequency and viscosity. The reader is prompted after each question to provide their answer on the next slide.
This document contains 6 questions about famous people and events from India. Each question provides context clues about a person or incident and asks the reader to identify who or what is being referred to. The questions cover topics like a famous Indian astronaut, Bollywood actors, scientists, a cricket match, and a famous essay on population growth.
The document is a quiz containing 5 questions:
1. The name of the graphic war novel launched by the army chief about a Param Veer Chakra awardee who destroyed 5 enemy tanks single-handedly in the 1971 war.
2. As the DM of Samastipur, Bihar in 1990, what order did recently retired Union Home Secretary RK Singh follow that now seems ironic after joining the BJP.
3. The mythological figure after which the unique ficus plant with convoluted lower leaves, found in Bangalore, Agra, and the author's backyard, gets its scientific and local name, as he used to hide stolen food in its leaves.
4.
- A secretive Google facility near Googleplex oversees projects like self-driving cars and augmented reality glasses.
- In the Indian Army, an orderly's original term was changed to orderly; the original term is still used in the Pakistani army.
- Through analyzing hair samples from barber shops in Kahuta in 1978, Indian intelligence confirmed Pakistan had a uranium enrichment facility there, which could be used to make nuclear weapons.
This document poses 5 multiple choice questions about various topics including a water dispute, voting blocks, a waterfall, a media organization, and a pirate flag symbol. The answers to the questions are provided on the following slide for the reader to check their knowledge and report their score in the comments.
FICCI was established in 1927 on the advice of Mahatma Gandhi to be the largest and oldest business organization in India, representing over 1500 corporate members.
The 2010 Bollywood film "Dunno Y... Na Jaane Kyun" faced controversy with censors over its explicit love making scenes, as it was India's first gay-themed movie.
Ranjana Sonawane from Maharashtra became the first Indian woman to scale Mount Everest from the Tibetan side in 2013.
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Leonardo DiCaprio, A name synonymous with Hollywood excellence. is not only known for his stellar acting career but also for his impressive real estate investments. The "Leonardo DiCaprio house" is a topic that piques the interest of many. as the Oscar-winning actor has amassed a diverse portfolio of luxurious properties. DiCaprio's homes reflect his varied tastes and commitment to sustainability. from retreats to historic mansions. This article will delve into the fascinating world of Leonardo DiCaprio's real estate. Exploring the details of his most notable residences. and the unique aspects that make them stand out.
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Leonardo DiCaprio House: Malibu Beachfront Retreat
A Prime Location
His Malibu beachfront house is one of the most famous properties in Leonardo DiCaprio's real estate portfolio. Situated in the exclusive Carbon Beach. also known as "Billionaire's Beach," this property boasts stunning ocean views and private beach access. The "Leonardo DiCaprio house" in Malibu is a testament to the actor's love for the sea and his penchant for luxurious living.
Architectural Highlights
The Malibu house features a modern design with clean lines, large windows. and open spaces blending indoor and outdoor living. The expansive deck and patio areas provide ample space for entertaining guests or enjoying a quiet sunset. The house has state-of-the-art amenities. including a gourmet kitchen, a home theatre, and many guest suites.
Sustainable Features
Leonardo DiCaprio is a well-known environmental activist. whose Malibu house reflects his commitment to sustainability. The property incorporates solar panels, energy-efficient appliances, and sustainable building materials. The landscaping around the house is also designed to be water-efficient. featuring drought-resistant plants and intelligent irrigation systems.
Leonardo DiCaprio House: Hollywood Hills Hideaway
Privacy and Seclusion
Another remarkable property in Leonardo DiCaprio's collection is his Hollywood Hills house. This secluded retreat offers privacy and tranquility. making it an ideal escape from the hustle and bustle of Los Angeles. The "Leonardo DiCaprio house" in Hollywood Hills nestled among lush greenery. and offers panoramic views of the city and surrounding landscapes.
Design and Amenities
The Hollywood Hills house is a mid-century modern gem characterized by its sleek design and floor-to-ceiling windows. The open-concept living space is perfect for entertaining. while the cozy bedrooms provide a comfortable retreat. The property also features a swimming pool, and outdoor dining area. and a spacious deck that overlooks the cityscape.
Environmental Initiatives
The Hollywood Hills house incorporates several green features that are in line with DiCaprio's environmental values. The home has solar panels, energy-efficient lighting, and a rainwater harvesting system. Additionally, the landscaping designed to support local wildlife and promote
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In the realm of entertainment, few names resonate as Orpah Winfrey Dwayne Johnson. Both figures have carved unique paths in the industry. achieving unparalleled success and becoming iconic symbols of perseverance, resilience, and inspiration. This article delves into the lives, careers. and enduring legacies of Orpah Winfrey Dwayne Johnson. exploring how their journeys intersect and what we can learn from their remarkable stories.
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Early Life and Backgrounds
Orpah Winfrey: From Humble Beginnings to Media Mogul
Orpah Winfrey, often known as Oprah due to a misspelling on her birth certificate. was born on January 29, 1954, in Kosciusko, Mississippi. Raised in poverty by her grandmother, Winfrey's early life was marked by hardship and adversity. Despite these challenges. she demonstrated a keen intellect and an early talent for public speaking.
Winfrey's journey to success began with a scholarship to Tennessee State University. where she studied communication. Her first job in media was as a co-anchor for the local evening news in Nashville. This role paved the way for her eventual transition to talk show hosting. where she found her true calling.
Dwayne Johnson: From Wrestling Royalty to Hollywood Superstar
Dwayne Johnson, also known by his ring name "The Rock," was born on May 2, 1972, in Hayward, California. He comes from a family of professional wrestlers, with both his father, Rocky Johnson. and his grandfather, Peter Maivia, being notable figures in the wrestling world. Johnson's early life was spent moving between New Zealand and the United States. experiencing a variety of cultural influences.
Before entering the world of professional wrestling. Johnson had aspirations of becoming a professional football player. He played college football at the University of Miami. where he was part of a national championship team. But, injuries curtailed his football career, leading him to follow in his family's footsteps and enter the wrestling ring.
Career Milestones
Orpah Winfrey: The Queen of All Media
Winfrey's career breakthrough came in 1986 when she launched "The Oprah Winfrey Show." The show became a cultural phenomenon. drawing millions of viewers daily and earning many awards. Winfrey's empathetic and candid interviewing style resonated with audiences. helping her tackle diverse and often challenging topics.
Beyond her talk show, Winfrey expanded her empire to include the creation of Harpo Productions. a multimedia production company. She also launched "O, The Oprah Magazine" and OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network, further solidifying her status as a media mogul.
Dwayne Johnson: From The Ring to The Big Screen
Dwayne Johnson's wrestling career took off in the late 1990s. when he became one of the most charismatic and popular figures in WWE. His larger-than-life persona and catchphrases endeared him to fans. making him a household name. But, Johnson had ambitions beyond the wrestling ring.
In the early 20
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Leonardo DiCaprio is synonymous with Hollywood stardom and acclaimed performances. has a unique connection with one of America's most beloved sports events—the Super Bowl. The "Leonardo DiCaprio Super Bowl" phenomenon combines the worlds of cinema and sports. drawing attention from fans of both domains. This article delves into the multifaceted relationship between DiCaprio and the Super Bowl. exploring his appearances at the event, His involvement in Super Bowl advertisements. and his cultural impact that bridges the gap between these two massive entertainment industries.
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Leonardo DiCaprio: The Hollywood Icon
Early Life and Career Beginnings
Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio was born in Los Angeles, California, on November 11, 1974. His journey to stardom began at a young age with roles in television commercials and educational programs. DiCaprio's breakthrough came with his portrayal of Luke Brower in the sitcom "Growing Pains" and later as Tobias Wolff in "This Boy's Life" (1993). where he starred alongside Robert De Niro.
Rise to Stardom
DiCaprio's career skyrocketed with his performance in "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" (1993). earning him his first Academy Award nomination. He continued to gain acclaim with roles in "Romeo + Juliet" (1996) and "Titanic" (1997). the latter of which cemented his status as a global superstar. Over the years, DiCaprio has showcased his versatility in films like "The Aviator" (2004). "Start" (2010), and "The Revenant" (2015), for which he finally won an Academy Award for Best Actor.
Environmental Activism
Beyond his film career, DiCaprio is also renowned for his environmental activism. He established the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation in 1998, focusing on global conservation efforts. His commitment to ecological issues often intersects with his public appearances. including those related to the Super Bowl.
The Super Bowl: An American Institution
History and Significance
The Super Bowl is the National Football League (NFL) championship game. is one of the most-watched sporting events in the world. First played in 1967, the Super Bowl has evolved into a cultural phenomenon. featuring high-profile halftime shows, memorable advertisements, and significant media coverage. The event attracts a diverse audience, from avid sports fans to casual viewers. making it a prime platform for celebrities to appear.
Entertainment and Advertisements
The Super Bowl is not only about football but also about entertainment. The halftime show features performances by some of the biggest names in the music industry. while the commercials are often as anticipated as the game itself. Companies invest millions in Super Bowl ads. creating iconic and sometimes controversial commercials that capture public attention.
Leonardo DiCaprio's Super Bowl Appearances
A Celebrity Among the Fans
Leonardo DiCaprio's presence at the Super Bowl has noted several times. As a high-profile celebrity. DiCaprio attracts
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The notion of Dwayne Johnson kidnapping seems straight out of a Hollywood thriller. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, known for his larger-than-life persona, immense popularity. and action-packed filmography, is the last person anyone would envision being a victim of kidnapping. Yet, the bizarre and riveting tale of such an incident, filled with twists and turns. has captured the imagination of many. In this article, we delve into the intricate details of this astonishing event. exploring every aspect, from the dramatic rescue operation to the aftermath and the lessons learned.
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The Origins of the Dwayne Johnson Kidnapping Saga
Dwayne Johnson: A Brief Background
Before discussing the specifics of the kidnapping. it is crucial to understand who Dwayne Johnson is and why his kidnapping would be so significant. Born May 2, 1972, Dwayne Douglas Johnson is an American actor, producer, businessman. and former professional wrestler. Known by his ring name, "The Rock," he gained fame in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) before transitioning to a successful career in Hollywood.
Johnson's filmography includes blockbuster hits such as "The Fast and the Furious" series, "Jumanji," "Moana," and "San Andreas." His charismatic personality, impressive physique. and action-star status have made him a beloved figure worldwide. Thus, the news of his kidnapping would send shockwaves across the globe.
Setting the Scene: The Day of the Kidnapping
The incident of Dwayne Johnson's kidnapping began on an ordinary day. Johnson was filming his latest high-octane action film set to break box office records. The location was a remote yet scenic area. chosen for its rugged terrain and breathtaking vistas. perfect for the film's climactic scenes.
But, beneath the veneer of normalcy, a sinister plot was unfolding. Unbeknownst to Johnson and his team, a group of criminals had planned his abduction. hoping to leverage his celebrity status for a hefty ransom. The stage was set for an event that would soon dominate worldwide headlines and social media feeds.
The Abduction: Unfolding the Dwayne Johnson Kidnapping
The Moment of Capture
On the day of the kidnapping, everything seemed to be proceeding as usual on set. Johnson and his co-stars and crew were engrossed in shooting a particularly demanding scene. As the day wore on, the production team took a short break. providing the kidnappers with the perfect opportunity to strike.
The abduction was executed with military precision. A group of masked men, armed and organized, infiltrated the set. They created chaos, taking advantage of the confusion to isolate Johnson. Johnson was outnumbered and caught off guard despite his formidable strength and fighting skills. The kidnappers overpowered him, bundled him into a waiting vehicle. and sped away, leaving everyone on set in a state of shock and disbelief.
The Immediate Aftermath
The immediate aftermath of the Dwayne Johnson kidnappin
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5. _____ was the only female invitee in the Brahma-Yagna performed by Janak, the King
of Videha (father of Sita). During that yajna, she had a debate with sage Yajnavalkya on
several subjects including the soul or 'atman' and proved her supremacy by defeating
the most eminent sage of that time. Along with Ghosha, Lopamudra and Maitreyee,
_____ is considered one of the 4 female pillars of Vedic wisdom.
7. Khushwant Singh had once referred to him as "our own Art Buchwald ". His post 9/11
creation is a super-hero signifying the military might and muscle of a country. But
what makes him lethal is the wit he matches with that of the head of that state.
Who and what?
8.
9. In November 1970, the former French president Charles de Gaulle died in his home
village of Colombey-les-Deux-Églises, due to ruptured blood vessel eight days after a
disaster in a nightclub, the Club Cinq-Sept fire, which caused the death of 146 people.
The magazine released a cover spoofing the popular press's coverage of this disaster,
headlined “Tragic Ball at Colombey, one dead." As a result, the weekly was banned.
Name the weekly & it’s other name.
13. It’s a device that attaches to a computer to control access to a particular application
and provides the most effective means of copy protection. Typically, the device
attaches to a PC's parallel port. While on Macintoshes, it sometimes attaches to
the ADB port. Because the device passes through all data coming through the port, it
does not prevent the port from being used for other purposes. In fact, it's possible to
attach several such devices to the same port. What device is being talked about here?
17. ‘X’ is a Pakistani political party that was founded by rights activist from Gujranwala
Arslan Ul Mulk and recognized by Election Commission of Pakistan on 1 January 2014, as
published on The List of Political Parties as enlisted on ECP's record and aims to stand on
anti-corruption issues. Briefly detained on 3 February under Maintenance of Public
Order Ordinance, Mr. Mulk has embarked on a series of Hunger Strike Camps in various
cities across Pakistan.
19. Although most followers of this religion were atheistic though,
there were some important theistic figures as well. Only Shiva and
Vishnu however appear to be the gods of the followers. The major
pieces of literature of this religion are Divyam, Autpatam and
Bhaumam. This was a system of ancient Indian philosophy and
an ascetic movement of the Mahajanapada period in the Indian
subcontinent. It was primarily a heterodox Indian (Nāstika) system.
The subscribers may simply have been a more loosely-organized
group of wandering ascetics. Some of its prominent figures
were Makkhali Gosala and Sanjaya Belatthaputta. It reached the
height of its popularity during the rule of Mauryan emperor
Bindusara around 4th century B.C. Which religion?
21. This Ruskin Bond novel is set in 1857. The mutiny is on and
the family of a British officer who got killed, escapes. In a
twist of events they land in a feudal chieftain, Javed Khan’s,
home. Javed begins liking Ruth, the daughter of the officer,
and wants to marry her. But is opposed bitterly by her
mother, Miriam. As the novel ends both Miriam and Ruth
reach England safely. While Javed is killed as the British
forces overcame the Indian mutineers.
This novel was adapted for the silver screen by an ace
director in 1979. The following year the film won both, the
Filmfare and the National award, for best film.
Which classic?
22.
23. Time scale: From the 20th century to now. Connect the following.
-James Garfield
-Herbert Hoover
-Gerald Ford
-George H. W. Bush
-Bill Clinton
-Barack Obama
27. The 23 minute pilot was called The ______ Chronicles and was made for the NBC. The
show later went on air but now it was called simply ______. It was a semi-fictional
version of it’s lead actor’s life. The show predates Friends and influenced it in several
ways. Which show am I talking about?
28.
29. ______ an elegiac poem written to commemorate the martyrdom and valour
of Hussain ibn Ali and his comrades of the Karbala. Even a short poem written to
mourn the death of a friend can be called _____. Thus, Lord Alfred Tennyson's poem
'In Memoriam' can rightly be called _____. The sub-parts of _____ are called Noha and
Soz which means lamentation and burning of heart respectively. FITB.
31. Following are a few facts about a great personality…
-He was brand ambassador for Louis Vuitton.
-He starred in a Pizza Hut commercial once.
-Won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1990.
-Founder of Green Cross International.
Who?
32.
33. An article in India Today describes the term-
“The term _____ came from Bhim, who was the king of Mahim province in Mumbai.
[…] Whenever he had to assign a difficult task, he would call a meeting at his Mahim
fort where warriors used to be given a sumptuous feast. After the feast, a plate
containing a betel leaf would be placed in the middle of the gathering and the man who
picked the leaf was entrusted with the difficult task…”
Which term is described here?
35. According to him, the song is about expressing and conveying feelings of love "eye to
eye". The video of "Eye to Eye" features him, with his long curly hair locks, dressed in a
white suit with matching white shoes, in a white background with white furniture,
where he sings about "sensational eyes, emotional eyes, colourful eyes, exciting eyes,
fabulous eyes, spectrum eyes, human eyes, my eyes, your eyes...".
Identify this funny man!
36.
37. Historian and author Philip Orbanes wrote in 2004 that it is believed that the character
is based on either the calling cards of Albert Edward Richardson (Parker Brother’s first
travelling salesman), the character of “Little Esky” from Esquire magazine, or a
combination of the two. Orbanes later wrote in 2006 that the character was also
partially influenced by the stature and dress of financier and banker J. P. Morgan.
What am I talking about?
39. DESTROY THIS MAD BRUTE - a famous World War I recruitment
poster from 1917. While England and France were depicted as
“civilization,” Germany was shown as a “mad brute” — here, a
giant, drooling gorilla wielding the club of German culture and
carrying the limp, half-naked body of a woman. It became the
center point of a controversy in April 2008 as it became an
inspiration for a famous photo shoot involving 2 superstars of
their respective fields.
40. Lebron and Gisele Bündchen
Lebron became the first black man on the cover of Vogue.
But the image stirred up controversy, with some
commentators decrying the photo as perpetuating racial
stereotypes. It's an image some have likened to King
Kong and Fay Wray that it conjures up this idea of a
dangerous black man.
41. Who is being challenged here and what is being endorsed?
42.
43. अगर वह अपनी छाती पर एक कील
गाड़ने दे तो सोचता हूँ--
उस भखे लड़के की देह पर
एक तख़्ती लटका दूँ ।
"यह 'संसद' है--
यहाूँ शोर करना सख्त मना है ।
The lines were written by a famous extremist Hindi poet who died a young death. A
known alcoholic for years was known for his brave poems which seldom followed the
poetic grammar and unmasked the hypocrisies of his times. In 2006 the BJP raised an
objection in the parliament on one his radical poems, "Mochiram", in the NCERT
Hindi textbooks, which, subsequently, was replaced by one of his other poems –
"Ghar Main Wapsi". Who?
45. September 20th, 1973
Houston, Texas
Shortly before the match, She entered the Astrodome in Cleopatra style, carried aloft
in a chair held by four bare-chested muscle men dressed in the style of ancient slaves.
And then He followed in a rickshaw drawn by a bevy of scantily-clad models.
Opening of what?
49. “I shall hunt them down, one at a time until all they can see around them are the bodies
of their treacherous brothers. But I’ll spare some of them, twelve of them to be exact
and display them to the world as a prize.. A species endangered, soon to be extinct and
destines to bite the dust like the rest.”
Who is the speaker and what is he talking about?
53. She graduated from LSR. In 1973 she was to model for
DCM’s towel campaign. But overnight the campaign
hoardings and other form of advertisements were
brought down. This was because she got engaged to a
high profile person.
Who is she?
56. Tala‘ al-Badru ‘Alaynā is a traditional Islamic song known as ‘X’ and is arguably the
oldest song in the Islamic culture as old as 1400 years. It was sung to Prophet
Muhammad PBUH upon his arrival at Yathrib after completing the Hijra in 622 of the
Common Era. ‘Daff’ were also played with the song enhancing the effect of music.
Although the Qur’an, the Hadith and other Islamic traditions prohibit singing of ‘X’,
they are very popular throughout the world. What kind of songs are ‘X’?
58. There is one common name blacked out. It is an initiative which began publishing
classics of Indian literature started in January 2015. The books, which are in dual-
language format with the original language and English facing, are published
by Harvard University Press. Started by the son of an entrepreneur. Who?
60. It was probably the first social marketing campaign of free India, which kick started during
the 60s. But the name suggested for it had to be changed because the then President of
the INC, K. Kamraj Nadar, had a similar name. The name which was finally accepted came
from a student of IIM. It took sometime, as the 70s came, for the campaign to take off. The
concerning industry which came up due to it became the biggest of it’s kind in the
following decades. Which govt. campaign, before Amul gave India another success story,
can you think of?
61.
62. Talimeren’s father’s last wish from him was to become a doctor and serve the Naga
people. He became one. Once, the British principal of the Carmichael Medical College,
where he studied, granted him a year’s leave on account of his duties to serve India
during 1947-48 . On the sports field the doctor lead team India in a first. What?
63. He captained the Indian football side on it’s first
appearance at the Summer Olympics in 1948
64. Surendra Mohan Pathak is a prominent name of Indian
pulp fiction. Vimal, Sudhir & Sunil are his most famous
protagonists & their series have been hugely successful.
Pathak on several occasions has lifted plots directly from
James Hardly Chase and Mario Puzo novels. But he can be
credited of giving the Indian underworld it’s own identity,
especially a new name which has gained currency over the
years. How did he address the underworld in his novels?
65.
66. Recalling his 1974 family holiday to Amarnath, in an interview to Barkha Dutt, Zubin
Mehta told how he woke his son up to listen to a violin piece played by Mehli Mehta,
Zubin’s father. The tune was composed by Walter Kauffman. Which famous tune was he
referring to?
67.
68. "X" is a phrase that was often used by public address announcers following his concerts
to disperse audiences who lingered in hopes of an encore. The phrase has since become
a popular culture catchphrase and punch line, used to refer to anyone who has exited in
some sense. For instance, it might be used when someone makes a dramatic exit, such
as at the end of an argument, partly to relieve tension among those who remain.
69.
70. Ae aaftaab! Rooh-o-rawaan-e-jahaan hai tuu
Shiraazaa band-e-daftar-e-kaun-o-makaan hai tuu
Baais hai tuu wajood-o-aadam ki namood ka
Hai sabz terey dam se chaman hast-o-bood ka
Qaayam yeh ansaaron ka tamaashaa tujhi se hai
Har shai mein zindagi ka taqaazaa tujhi se hai
Har shai ko teri jalwaagari se sabaat hai
Tera yeh soz-o-saaz saraapa hayaat hai
Woh aaftaab jis se zamaane mein noor hai
Dil hai, khird hai, rooh-e-rawaan hai, shaoor hai
Ae aaftaab! Hum ko zia-e-shaoor de
Chasm-e-khird ko apni tajjaali se noor de
Hai mehfil-e-wajood ka saamaan taraaz tuu
Yazdaan-e-sakinaan-e-nashaib-o-faraaz tuu
Tera kamaal har hasti-e-har jaandaar mein
Teri namood silsilaa-e-kohsaar mein
Har cheez ki hayaat ka parwardigaar tuu
Zaaidgaan-e-noor ka hai taajdaar tuu
Nahi ibtedaa koi, na koi intehaa teri
Azaad-e-quaid-e-awwal-o-aakhir zia teri
What you read is ‘Aaaftab’ by Allama Iqbal. It’s an Urdu translation, from Sanskrit, of?
71.
72. The Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station is a US scientific research station at
the Geographic South Pole . Summer Season is about three months, from November
15th to February 15th. During the summer, there are about 160 people living, the
temperature is around -18F, and the sun shines 24/7. During the winter, which is Feb
15th to Nov 15th, 50 people live there, the temperature gets down to -100F, and it is
dark all the time. Wintering-over presents notorious dangers and stresses, as the station
population is almost totally isolated. An annual tradition is a double feature viewing of
‘X’ (a 1982 horror film set in Antarctica) once everybody has arrived and ‘Y’ (a 1980
horror film about an isolated winter caretaker) after the last flight has left for the winter.
ID both.
73.
74. The 22nd Amendment of the constitution of the United States of America was passed by
the Congress in 1947 and ratified by the requisite number of states in 1951. What
important change did it bring in American Politics?
81. Anjan Srivastav, though a student of acting, had a hard task master on the sets of his
first big break, a TV serial. He had to play a role inspired by an iconic character. And
therefore the person who was directing Anjan on the set was the creator of the
character himself. The original program had only 13 episodes. But later a spin-off came
out too. Name the creator and his most iconic creation which made Anjan and his
character a household name.
83. A ___________ is a possession which its owner cannot dispose of and whose cost,
particularly that of maintenance, is out of proportion to its usefulness. The term
derives from the story that the kings of Siam were accustomed to make a present of
one of these ____________ to courtiers who had rendered themselves obnoxious in
order to ruin the recipient by the cost of its maintenance. In modern usage, it is an
object, scheme, business venture, facility, etc., considered without use or value.
FITB
85. If legends were to be believed, the debate between Adi
Sankara and Xwent on for 21 days and X’s wife, who was
the judge, decided in favour of Adi Sankara. Hence X
became his disciple, took the name Suresvaracharya, the
first head of Sringeri Mutt, one of the four Mutts
established by Adi Sankara. The loss of X, is regarded as
the reason why Buddhism was uprooted almost completely
from the North India and pretty much from the whole of
India, the land of its genesis. Identify this great Hindu
philosopher, who wrote on the Mīmāmsā
and Advaita systems of thought and practised Karma
Mimansa all his life.
87. This is a tweet by Keith Flett, founder of a British Interest Group X advising Hashim
Amla as he approached his triple hundred at 2012 Oval test match against England.
The group presents an award at the end of the year, previous winners for which have
been Andrew Flintoff, Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin, Zach De la Rocha of Rage Against
the Machines, Andrew Symonds and Mutthiah Muralitharan.
88. Beard Liberation Front campaigns in support of
beards and opposes discrimination against
those who oppose them
89.
90.
91. The Man Who Wasn't There is a 2001 British-American neo-
noir film written, produced and directed by Joel and Ethan
Coen. Billy Bob Thornton stars in the title role. Roderick
Jaynes, the editor of the film described by The Coens as a
cantankerous British chap whose in his late 80s or early 90s
had come up with the title. In probably his only interview
with The Guardian in 2001 he says "my musings on their
personal vacuity bore me to what I thought was not a bad
title for their film: "The Man Who Wasn't There". Absolutely,
not a bad title considering ‘he’ came up with it. Why?
93. Antonio X (1644 – 18 December 1737) was an Italian crafter of string instruments. He is
considered the most significant and greatest artisan in this field. The Latinized form of
his surname is often used to refer to his instruments. It is estimated that he made
1,000 to 1,100 instruments and that around 650 of these instruments survive. An ‘X’
made in the 1680s, or during his "Long Pattern" period from 1690 to 1700, could be
worth hundreds of thousands to several million U.S. dollars at today's prices. It is
rumored that one X belonging to Napoleon was sold in 2010 at $3,600,000. Vice
magazine reported in May 2013 that "in recent years, ‘X’ investment funds have started
to appear, pushing already astronomical prices even higher.”
Name ‘X’, which has also become a superlative often associated with excellence; to be
called "the X" of any field is to be deemed the finest there is.
95. A term was coined by critic Nino Frank in 1946, but was rarely used by film makers,
critics or fans. The classic era of such cinema is usually dated to a period between the
early 1940s and the late 1950s. Typically American crime dramas or psychological
thrillers, they had a number of common themes, plot devices and many distinctive visual
elements. Characters were often conflicted antiheroes, trapped in a difficult situation
and making choices out of desperation or nihilistic moral systems. Visual elements
included low-key lighting, striking use of light and shadow, and unusual camera
placement. What am I talking about here?
97. Unlike other mammals _____ are venomous at times. Historically, they were believed to
be aggressive and cruel. Therefore a person with such dispositions was often described
as a _____. It inspired Shakespeare too. FITB
102. Differential
0 if everybody answers and subsequently +5 each time
the number of team diminishes by one
(A chain of missing elements where guessing one leads to the next. Total ten such blanks to identify.)
103. A
B C
D E
F
G H
I
J
(MAP FOR CONVENIENCE. PLS NOTE IT DOWN.)
104. Awas one of the foremost Buddhist thinker. He also founded a Madhyamika school of
Sunyavada or dependent origination. The theory of Sunyavada emphasizes the
conditional character of things and their constant mutability and indeterminate nature.
The conditionality of things makes their nature uncertain, either as real or unreal. There
are at least two popular mathematical propositions of this theory in modern science as
B& C….
106. The character Dtook the pseudonym which fittingly reflected the duality of his person.
To sum up one can say while Dwas meek, average and weak, in contrast the alter ego
was ruthless and shrewd.
107. C, was the most famous work of this Nobel Laureate but not the one to fetch him the
Nobel. Two major reasons which are often cited are – the work couldn’t be verified
conclusively and his political position.
Alfred Nobel is the connect to our next question, E …
108. Alfred Nobel bought a company, E, in 1894 and headed it till his death. Ewas founded
as a state owned company during the first half of 1600 and more than three centuries
later it is still in business. This company is the strange link between Nobel and F…
109. When Mehmood saw Fwith his brother Anwar Ali , he instantly thought of casting him
in his next, Bombay to Goa. Anwar laughed at his brother’s suggestion because
Mehmood was oblivion of the young man's background . Fstarted his reluctant career
on hope but it took a plunge as it progressed. Of the several bad decisions which marred
his life one concerning Gis considered the worst. And for all the success G’s family
bagged they should be thankful to H, a man who of the 19th century….
110. Anita Pratap was one fearless journalist of the 80s and 90s era. To her credit are stories
where she was the only journo (disguised as a kar-sevak) to witness the demolition of
Babri, an interview of Bal Thackeray for the TIME magazine which created controversy
and several documentaries on many untouched issues of India. But her big moment
was in 1983 when an infamous person, gave her, his first interview ever. Until then the
world knew little about him. Later she worked for CNN and also got the prestigious
George Polk award for TV reporting. She was the inspiration for a female character in a
2013 Hindi film. She was the first person to interview G…
111. Hassembled a vast ornithological collection in his house Rothney Castle at Jako Hill in
Shimla. But this was no Victorian gentleman's amateur passion. In 1872 he launched as
principal editor and founder Stray Feathers, A Journal of Ornithology for India and Its
Dependencies and later a lavishly illustrated three-volume, The Game Birds of India,
Burma and Ceylon. He donated his vast collection of Indian bird-skins, nests and eggs to
the British Museum of Natural History. Salim Ali, a prominent ornithologist himself, said
that he was the ‘father of Indian Ornithology’. But we know him for an entirely different
reason. I…
112. I is precisely 130 years old now. It was described as system by a prominent academician, J, as
113. Jwas an institution builder. He founded the Centre for Study of Developing Societies
(1963), a research institute which did pioneering work in the field of caste, identity and
politics. He was also one of the first presidents of People's Union for Civil Liberties and a
former Planning Commission member. He was also "one of the original three members"
of the team that laid down the outlines for establishing the Jawaharlal Nehru
University(JNU).
115. Awas one of the foremost Buddhist thinker. He also founded a Madhyamika school of
Sunyavada or dependent origination. The theory of Sunyavada emphasizes the
conditional character of things and their constant mutability and indeterminate nature.
The conditionality of things makes their nature uncertain, either as real or unreal. There
are at least two popular mathematical propositions of this theory in modern science as
B& C….
119. The character Dtook the pseudonym which fittingly reflected the duality of his person.
To sum up one can say while Dwas meek, average and weak, in contrast the alter ego
was ruthless and shrewd.
120. The character of Walter White in Breaking Bad has an alter ego “Heisenberg”
121. C, was the most famous work of this Nobel Laureate but not the one to fetch him the
Nobel. Two major reasons which are often cited are – the work couldn’t be verified
conclusively and his political position.
Alfred Nobel is the connect to our next question, E …
122.
123. Alfred Nobel bought a company, E, in 1894 and headed it till his death. Ewas founded
as a state owned company during the first half of 1600 and more than three centuries
later it is still in business. This company is the strange link between Nobel and F…
125. When Mehmood saw Fwith his brother Anwar Ali , he instantly thought of casting him
in his next, Bombay to Goa. Anwar laughed at his brother’s suggestion because
Mehmood was oblivion of the young man's background . Fstarted his reluctant career
on hope but it took a plunge as it progressed. Of the several bad decisions which marred
his life one concerning Gis considered the worst. And for all the success G’s family
bagged they should be thankful to H, a man who of the 19th century….
126.
127. Anita Pratap was one fearless journalist of the 80s and 90s era. To her credit are stories
where she was the only journo (disguised as a kar-sevak) to witness the demolition of
Babri, an interview of Bal Thackeray for the TIME magazine which created controversy
and several documentaries on many untouched issues of India. But her big moment
was in 1983 when an infamous person, gave her, his first interview ever. Until then the
world knew little about him. Later she worked for CNN and also got the prestigious
George Polk award for TV reporting. She was the inspiration for a female character in a
2013 Hindi film. She was the first person to interview G…
129. Hassembled a vast ornithological collection in his house Rothney Castle at Jako Hill in
Shimla. But this was no Victorian gentleman's amateur passion. In 1872 he launched as
principal editor and founder Stray Feathers, A Journal of Ornithology for India and Its
Dependencies and later a lavishly illustrated three-volume, The Game Birds of India,
Burma and Ceylon. He donated his vast collection of Indian bird-skins, nests and eggs to
the British Museum of Natural History. Salim Ali, a prominent ornithologist himself, said
that he was the ‘father of Indian Ornithology’. But we know him for an entirely different
reason. I…
130.
131. I is precisely 130 years old now. It was described as system by a prominent academician, J, as
133. Jwas an institution builder. He founded the Centre for Study of Developing Societies
(1963), a research institute which did pioneering work in the field of caste, identity and
politics. He was also one of the first presidents of People's Union for Civil Liberties and a
former Planning Commission member. He was also "one of the original three members"
of the team that laid down the outlines for establishing the Jawaharlal Nehru
University(JNU).
139. There is a tehsil in Meerut called Sardhana. Begum Samru ruled this place once and it’s
said that her stature rose in the Mughal court gradually. People in Sardhana spoke a
local Hindi dialect and the Begum’s growing influence in the regional affairs gave new
impetus to it. Which common dialect comes from this region?
141. Deluded by a legend, Francisco Orellana and Gonzalo Pizarro departed from Ecuador
in 1541 in a disastrous expedition towards the Amazon Basin; they did not find any
gold or lost cities but Orellana became the first person to navigate the entire Amazon
River. What were they seeking?
142.
143. An arterial dissection is a tear in the lining of an artery. When that tear happens in a
major artery in the head and neck (also known as the carotid or vertebral arteries) it can
close off blood flow to the brain. It is a rare but increasingly recognised cause of stroke
in patients younger than 45 years and can be caused either spontaneously or as the
result of a blunt trauma to the neck. There are only about 100 cases ever reported.
Name, probably, the last person to suffer such a condition.
144.
145. In 1850 the United States and Great Britain negotiated the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty to
reign in rivalry over a proposed canal. The Anglo-American canal, however, never went
beyond the planning stages. The French in their attempts went bankrupt after nine
years of labor. In spite of such setbacks, American interest in a canal continued
unabated. Following heated debate over the location of the proposed canal U.S. Senate
voted in favor of a place. Within 6 months, Secretary of State John Hay signed a treaty
with Colombian Foreign Minister Tomás Herrán to build the new canal. The financial
terms were unacceptable to Colombia’s congress, and it rejected the offer. President
Roosevelt responded by dispatching U.S. warships and hence the political map of the
world changed once again. How?
147. He is Yellapragada Subbarow, an Indian biochemist who
developed methotrexate for the treatment of cancer. Most of
his career was spent in the United States. He lead some of
America's most important medical research during World War
II. But he made a major contribution to science by discovering
the function of a specific nucleoside claiming it to be the
"molecular unit of currency”. A popular biological acronym one
must have come across several times.
149. The term known to most of us from North India and very much in news these days for
the wrong reason refers to baseless gossips, gossips with no foundation. Often used to
show dominance in the group of people around. Can be taken in positive as well as
negative sense.
150.
151. It is the second largest day for consumption of food and drinks for Americans behind
Thanksgiving Day. Dips and spreads are the top choice of food to eat during it, followed
by chicken wings and pizza. Americans consume estimated 50m cases of beer on this
day. Which day?
152.
153. “Rory’s First Kiss”, “Oliver’s Arrow”, “Magnus Rex” and “Flora’s Letter” are all amazing
stories. Though we know these stories with different names as the above names were
used by the creator only during their making. Can you name them?
154. Working titles of Nolan movies like Interstellar, Inception etc. These are also
the names of kids.
155. The term is derived from the Latin words- many and writing. Originally used for authors
who could write on many topics, the term was applied in the 19th century to a machine
that duplicated writing. One owned by Thomas Jefferson is shown in the picture. The
same term is used nowadays for a device which records several physiological indices at
the same time. What is the device called?
158. The spot is named so because the first elected Premier of
the region wanted to name it after left-wing activists who
were inspired by the Russian Revolution & fought against
the Maharaja. It is often in news when the separatist
resort to violent means to make the government listen to
them.
Which square?
160. In 1937, when William Schultz released this product, he based it on his mother's
potpourri, with notes of rose, spice, and herbs. And while the men's version was
released a year later, it was pretty much the same. The original ladies' product was
hugely popular, but soon the men's version eclipsed it, and the branding was changed
to reflect this, with manly ships instead of flowers.
161.
162. Arriving in the United States in 1924 from Russia, his first job was as a wooden toy
designer and maker. While on the job, he lost his middle finger to a saw. Using a
wooden mold, he made himself a replacement plastic finger of such craftsmanship that
even his friends did not realize his loss until long after the incident.
In 1959 he started his own business with a sport he loved. He also started making the
essential equipment required in that sport on a part time basis and gifting them to his
friends. Due to excellent quality of his product, demand for it rose among professional
players and he decided to pursue it full time. He became an innovator in this field. He
was later regarded as the “Stradivarius” of his field. It is estimated that he produced
between 1,000 and 1,200 cues during his lifetime and are considered as collections
equivalent to Rembrandts and Van Gogh’s with each piece valuing an average 50000
dollars. Also, a wider recognition came in 1986 after an onscreen reference.
Name the man.
164. The instrument was invented by a young Russian physicist
named Lev Sergeevich Termen in October 1920.
The instrument is unique because it is played without physical
contact. The artist stands in front of the instrument and moves
his hands in the proximity of two metal antennas. The distance
from one antenna determines frequency (pitch), and the
distance from the other controls amplitude (volume). Higher
notes are played by moving the hand closer to the pitch
antenna. Louder notes are played by moving the hand away
from the volume antenna.
Used in classical music concerts used by Orchestras though in
popular music the likes of Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin and The
Beach Boys have used a slight variation in some of their songs.
The instrument?
166. This is Clare Tory whose career mainly has been as a session
singer (singing on a number of 1970s UK TV adverts) and as a
live backing vocalist for many a artists talking on her most
famous work for which she was paid the standard flat fee of
£30 for Sunday studio work “I went in, put the headphones on,
and started going 'Ooh-aah, baby, baby – yeah, yeah, yeah.'
They said, 'No, no – we don't want that. If we wanted that we'd
have got Doris Troy.' They said, 'Try some longer notes', so I
started doing that a bit. And all this time, I was getting more
familiar with the backing track. ... "That was when I thought,
'Maybe I should just pretend I'm an instrument.' So I said, 'Start
the track again.”
170. In the 1500s most people would live in homes with thatched roofs, which would not be
able to stand against strong winds. So, humans for some reason didn't want their pets
shitting inside their homes and so they were always kept outside. The animals would
keep themselves warm in the little nooks in the thatching on the roofs and store their
food and porno up there for a rainy day. When an especially rainy day did come along,
the animals would either get washed off of the roof or would come leaping down
looking for better cover. This is considered as one of the stories for a popular phrase.
171.
172. The major objective in embarking on this grandiose project was to provide employment
for people in the region for almost a decade while the famine lasted. It is said that
ordinary people used to work in the day building up the edifice, while noblemen and
other elite worked at night to break down anything that was raised that day. It was a
project that preceded a Keynesian like intervention for employment generation.
Which project in 18th century India?
176. On June 7th 1989 an airplane carrying the Kleurrijk Elftal ('Colourful Team'), a special
team of Dutch-Surinamese footballers, crashed into the jungle near Paramaribo's
Zanderij Airport. There were few survivors and 178 people died, including Ajax's
reserve goalkeeper, Lloyd Doesburg. Several other Dutch Eredivisie players and
coaches were also killed. During the 1994 World Cup a bomb threat was phoned in on
a plane by a journalist who was late for the flight. This incident along with the 1989
incident led to something in the world of sports. What?
177. Both these contributed to Dennis Bergkamp’s fear of flying and
hence he came to be known as the non-flying Dutchman
178. It was coined by the shadow Ministry of Information at some point between 27 June
and 6 July 1939 a series of three posters that would be issued in the event of war. The
other two read –
‘Your Courage, Your Cheerfulness, Your Resolution; Will Bring Us Victory’ and
‘Freedom is in Peril; Defend it with all Your Might’.
While the third was never officially issued and only a very small number of originals
have survived to the present day. Reportedly they were burnt once the war ended.
Give the funda of the poster.
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