Quiz: looking back at 2020

Hello!
My name is Priyank Trivedi
I will be your quizmaster for
today.
Hope you have fun today.
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“The Answer to the Great Question
Of Life, the Universe and Everything
Is… Forty-two”
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Rules
● 6 sections. 5 questions per section. 2 minute time
after each section to write down answers.
● 2/3/4 Marks per question. Written on question
● Total 100 marks for whole quiz.
● No negative marking. Use your best guesses.
● The more you stare at the question, the more the
answer stares back at you.
● Hints will be given based on mood of quizmaster.
● Final Authority rests within the quizmaster.
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Honor Principle.
● No Googling of any kind. This will ruin fun for both
participants and the quizmaster. Ensure that your
teammates also adhere to this principle. Stay away
from internet for this duration.
● Remember goal is to have fun!
● No answer sharing of any kind is also allowed, at
the end its a competition and you have to win. 😉
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1.
India
Let’s start with top headlines of our Country

1. Which city? (+2)
● In 2020, Donald trump became the sixth US
President to visit India. A huge event was hosted to
welcome Trump to India which was attending by
over 1.2 Lakh people.
● The event , originally called “Kem Cho Trump” was
renamed to “Namaste Trump” to promote
Nationalism over regionalism.
● Tell me the city that hosted this event.
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2. Name this person (+4)
● 2020 saw the death of a prominent Indian
entrepreneur due to Cardiac arrest.
● In 2017, the Economic Times reported that he was
the FMCG sector’s highest paid CEO drawing a
salary of Rs 21 crore.
● He was bestowed with Padma Bhushan, the
country’s third-highest civilian award, in 2019.
● Part points for name. Full points for full name.
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3. What happened? (+2)
● The last year saw the consummation of a 134 long
battle that has time and time again challenged this
country’s secularism.
● Prime minister Modi played an integral role in
seeing through the fulfillment of this event. After all
it was one of the core promises as a part of his
manifesto.
● Modi’s political career was tarnished in the past as
a result of this secular battle. This had also casted
doubts on his competency as a leader. 9

4. Full Forms please (+4)
● The GHMC elections for Hyderabad took place in
November 2020 with TRS & AIMIM Coalition
claiming victory.
● X who was a corporator of Banjara Hills division
was elected the new mayor of Hyderabad.
● She is the daughter of Rajya Sabha MP and TRS
general secretary K. Keshava Rao
● Give me full forms of TRS & AIMIM as well the
name of Hyderabad’s new female mayor.
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5. What is being talked about? (+3)
● “It was horrific, as if evil had pervaded and housed
itself in the hearts of the mob,”
● “I thought I was going to die. I'm back from hell, ”
● “His body bears many torture marks. You tortured
my brother brutally and murdered him. Do you
know what a nice person he was? Did you not
hesitate to kill him?”
● “I visited morgues of two hospitals. I could not find
my father’s body there. Every day one or two bodies
are being recovered from drains and other places” 11

1. Which city? (+2)
● In 2020, Donald trump became the sixth US
President to visit India. A huge event was hosted to
welcome Trump to India which was attending by
over 1.2 Lakh people.
● The event , originally called “Kem Cho Trump” was
renamed to “Namaste Trump” to promote
Nationalism over regionalism.
● Tell me the city that hosted this event.
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Ahmedabad!
Melania’s just happy it’s not her
who has to hug him.
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2. Name this person (+4)
● 2020 saw the death of a prominent Indian
entrepreneur due to Cardiac arrest.
● In 2017, the Economic Times reported that he was
the FMCG sector’s highest paid CEO drawing a
salary of Rs 21 crore.
● He was bestowed with Padma Bhushan, the
country’s third-highest civilian award, in 2019.
● Part points for name. Full points for full name.
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Mahashay
Dharampal Gulati
He was 97 when he died.
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3. What happened? (+2)
● The last year saw the consummation of a 134 long
battle that has time and time again challenged this
country’s secularism.
● Prime minister Modi played an integral role in
seeing through the fulfillment of this event. After all
it was one of the core promises as a part of his
manifesto.
● Modi’s political career was tarnished in the past as
a result of this secular battle. This had also casted
doubts on his competency as a leader. 17

Ram mandir
Bhumi Pujan
They should’ve just let Yogi
Adityanath perform the
ceremony.
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4. Full Forms please (+4)
● The GHMC elections for Hyderabad took place in
November 2020 with TRS & AIMIM Coalition
claiming victory.
● X who was a corporator of Banjara Hills division
was elected the new mayor of Hyderabad.
● She is the daughter of Rajya Sabha MP and TRS
general secretary K. Keshava Rao
● Give me full forms of TRS & AIMIM as well the
name of Hyderabad’s new female mayor.
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Gadwal
Vijayalakshmi
TRS - Telangana Rashtra Samithi
AIMIM - All India Majlis-e-
Ittehadul Muslimeen
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● “It was horrific, as if evil had pervaded and housed
itself in the hearts of the mob,”
● “I thought I was going to die. I'm back from hell, ”
● “His body bears many torture marks. You tortured
my brother brutally and murdered him. Do you
know what a nice person he was? Did you not
hesitate to kill him?”
● “I visited morgues of two hospitals. I could not find
my father’s body there. Every day one or two bodies
are being recovered from drains and other places” 21

Delhi communal
riots 2020
Worst Thing to happen in 2020.
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2.
World
Because there’s not enough news in India

1. Who is she?(+2)
2020 was a rough year for
Donald Trump. He lost his
presidency and also his twitter
account.
Why is this lady so happy that
Donald Trump lost the election?
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2. Give Funda (+4)
● Ammonium nitrate is a crystal-like white solid
commonly used as a source of nitrogen for
agricultural fertiliser. But it can also be combined
with fuel oils to create an explosive used in the
mining and construction industries
● Experts say that ammonium nitrate is relatively
safe when stored properly.
● However, if you have a large amount of material
lying around for a long time it begins to decay.
● What is the connection of this compound with 26

3. Connect these people (+2)
● Donald Trump - USA
● Boris Johnson - UK
● Prince Charles - UK
● Jair Bolsonaro - Brazil
● Emmanuel Macron - France
Notable people not part of these list includes
● Narendra Modi - India
● Jacinda Ardern - New Zealand
● Vladimir Putin - Russia
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4. Give X and Y (+4)
● #Blacklivesmatter became one of the biggest
protests against police brutality and discrimination
towards black people.
● The movement became popular after the killing of
46 year old person X, when a police officer knelt on
his neck for nearly 8 minutes.
● Another woman Y, was shot in her house when law
enforcement officers forced entry in her house as
part of an investigation.
● X and Y became the face of the protests worldwide 28

● This practice was single handedly responsible for
the destruction of 15,000 acres of land in
September 2020.
● Originating in English speaking countries in 2010s,
It is done in various manners, each one becoming
more extravagant than the other
● This practice has often been criticized by public,
especially the LGBTQ community as it reinforces
binary gender stereotypes.
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1. Who is she?(+2)
2020 was a rough year for
Donald Trump. He lost his
presidency and also his twitter
account.
Why is this lady so happy that
Donald Trump lost the election?
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American Vice
President Kamala
Harris
She was congratulating Joe
Biden on that phone call.
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2. Give Funda (+4)
● Ammonium nitrate is a crystal-like white solid
commonly used as a source of nitrogen for
agricultural fertiliser. But it can also be combined
with fuel oils to create an explosive used in the
mining and construction industries
● Experts say that ammonium nitrate is relatively
safe when stored properly.
● However, if you have a large amount of material
lying around for a long time it begins to decay.
● What is the connection of this compound with 33

Beirut Explosion
As the old saying goes, never put
all your ammonium nitrate in one
basket.
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3. Connect these people (+2)
● Donald Trump - USA
● Boris Johnson - UK
● Prince Charles - UK
● Jair Bolsonaro - Brazil
● Emmanuel Macron - France
Notable people not part of these list includes
● Narendra Modi - India
● Jacinda Ardern - New Zealand
● Vladimir Putin - Russia
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Covid infected
world leaders
It seems that there is some
permanent damage done by the
virus to Boris Johnson’s hair.
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4. Give X and Y (+4)
● Black lives matter became one of the biggest
protests against police brutality and discrimination
towards black people.
● The movement became popular after the killing of
46 year old person X, when a police officer knelt on
his neck for nearly 8 minutes.
● Another woman Y, was shot in her house when law
enforcement officers forced entry in her house as
part of an investigation.
● X and Y became the face of the protests worldwide 37

George Floyd
Breonna Taylor
#Blacklivesmatter
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● This practice was single handedly responsible for
the destruction of 15,000 acres of land in
September 2020.
● Originating in English speaking countries in 2010s,
It is done in various manners, each one becoming
more extravagant than the other
● This practice has often been criticized by public,
especially the LGBTQ community as it reinforces
binary gender stereotypes.
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Gender reveal
Parties
It’s a Boy ?
It’s a Girl ?
No stupid, Its a wildfire
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3.
The Covid Dictionary
This pandemic taught us new words

What do u think these words mean
(+3 for each word. +5 extra if u get all )
Zumping
Doomscrolling
Fomite
Zoonosis
Staycation
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Here are the definitions
Zumping - Dumping someone over zoom
Doomscrolling - act of consuming a large quantity of negative online news
at once
Fomite - Any object / surface that can transfer infectious diseases
Zoonosis - Infectious disease cause by pathogen transferred from an animal
Staycation - Holiday spent staying home / in same city
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4.
Business and Sports
Believe me, this section will be fun

1. Give me the kid’s name (+3)
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2. Why was he defaulted? (+4)
● Novak Djokovic was disqualified from US open 2020 after he
did what is termed as an “offending incident”.
● The Grand Slam rulebook calls for a disqualification for
“abuse of ball” when it is struck with “negligent disregard for
consequences.’’
● “You’re going to choose a default in this situation? My career,
Grand Slam, center stage,” Djokovic could be heard saying in
his defense to the umpire.
● What happened ?
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3. Name the company(+2)
● This company launched a completely in house advertising
campaign in late 2020. This campaign took everyone by the
storm and they became a household name.
● The Ads’ YouTube description reads, “One thing is clear
though: we are not in the ad making business, we are in the
[REDACTED] business. Unfortunately, this means that the
making of our first major ad continues. Till then a voice-over
will have to do.”
● The Ad campaigns were written by AIB writers Devaiah
Bopanna, Nupur Pai and Tanmay Bhat,
● What company are we talkin about
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4. Name the company? (+4)
● During the Covid-19 pandemic, funding is hard to get, but this
company managed to get a total funding of $20 billion last
year over the course of 10 corporate funding rounds.
● They managed to raise $5.7 billion in April in a single funding
round. With this they surpassed China’s Tenglong Holding
Group’s who managed to raise $3.7 billion Series A in 2019.
● Over the course of this year, the company sold about 33%
stake to investors from USA, United Arab Emirates & Saudi
Arabia.
● Name the company
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5. Name this player? (+2)
● For a person whose father is a daily wage worker earning Rs 1,500
per day and mother is a street vendor making Rs 300 a day, getting a
paycheck of Rs 3 crore from Kings XI Punjab in 2017 meant a lot.
● He didn’t get a chance to play and showcase his hard work. He got
bought out by another team the next year and was an on and off
presence. Last year’s IPL proved to be turning point for him as he
impressed everyone with his performance and secured a permanent
spot in his team, playing all matches.
● 2020 indeed proved to be an amazing year for him as he received his
maiden team India callback and he rightfully received the man of the
series award for his performance against Australia.
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1. Give me the kid’s name (+3)
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2. Why was he defaulted? (+4)
● Novak Djokovic was disqualified from US open 2020 after he
did what is termed as an “offending incident”.
● The Grand Slam rulebook calls for a disqualification for
“abuse of ball” when it is struck with “negligent disregard for
consequences.’’
● “You’re going to choose a default in this situation? My career,
Grand Slam, center stage,” Djokovic could be heard saying in
his defense to the umpire.
● What happened ?
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He hit the lines
woman with ball
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3. Name the company(+2)
● This company launched a completely in house advertising
campaign in late 2020. This campaign took everyone by the
storm and they became a household name.
● The Ads’ YouTube description reads, “One thing is clear
though: we are not in the ad making business, we are in the
[REDACTED] business. Unfortunately, this means that the
making of our first major ad continues. Till then a voice-over
will have to do.”
● The Ad campaigns were written by AIB writers Devaiah
Bopanna, Nupur Pai and Tanmay Bhat,
● What company are we talkin about
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CRED
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Nobody gets it
Or did someone get this
one ?

4. Name the company? (+4)
● During the Covid-19 pandemic, funding is hard to get, but this
company managed to get a total funding of $20 billion last
year over the course of 10 corporate funding rounds.
● They managed to raise $5.7 billion in April in a single funding
round. With this they surpassed China’s Tenglong Holding
Group’s who managed to raise $3.7 billion Series A in 2019.
● Over the course of this year, the company sold about 33%
stake to investors from USA, United Arab Emirates & Saudi
Arabia.
● Name the company
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Reliance JIO
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Mukesh be like “Gujarati
Bhayde ne kaisa chakkar
chalaya”

5. Name this player? (+3)
● For a person whose father is a daily wage worker earning Rs 1,500
per day and mother is a street vendor making Rs 300 a day, getting a
paycheck of Rs 3 crore from Kings XI Punjab in 2017 meant a lot.
● He didn’t get a chance to play and showcase his hard work. He got
bought out by another team the next year and was an on and off
presence. Last year’s IPL proved to be turning point for him as he
impressed everyone with his performance and secured a permanent
spot in his team, playing all matches.
● 2020 indeed proved to be an amazing year for him as he received his
maiden team India callback and he rightfully received the man of the
series award for his performance against Australia.
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T Natarajan
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Massive respect for this
guy. Do read up on him

1. Which song is being
talked about?(+4)
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2. What was in the music video (+2)
● X is an independent musician that mainly posts
himself covering songs.
● He was born and brought up in Turkey where he
played music in the streets and eventually started a
youtube channel.
● He shot to overnight success when one of his
videos went viral and he became a household
name.
● Describe the music video to me.
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4. Id the song & the artist (+2)
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5. Which hindi song is described? (+4)
● The guy praises the girl’s walk by saying that she can makes other guy’s
heart’s blink, stop their breath and make them lose their minds.
● The he builds up on the praise by saying her body is like butter because she
only eats butter.
● The guy goes on to say confidently say that the girl is such a bad batsman,
that he can talk her wicket, even though he doesn’t play cricket.
● After a series of weird analogies, as if rabindranath tagore has blessed this
song, the lyrics take a poetic turn with the words
“Hey, you daughter of a rich man you have long hairs,
I shall put red marigold flowers in your hair”
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1. Which song is being
talked about?(+4)
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WAP
This was the most SFW photo I
can find.
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2. What was in the music video (+2)
● X is an independent musician that mainly posts
himself covering songs.
● He was born and brought up in Turkey where he
played music in the streets and eventually started a
youtube channel.
● He shot to overnight success when one of his
videos got went viral and gained 16 million views.
● Describe the music video to me.
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Cat Vibing meme
Can’t stop vibing to this song!
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3. ID the song and movie(+3)
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Song: Mind Block
Sarileru
Neekevvaru
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4. Id the song & the artist (+2)
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I’m still standing
Elton John
I get the guy’s like 74, but this
video is damn funny
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5. Which hindi song is described? (+4)
● The guy praises the girl’s walk by saying that she can makes other guy’s
heart’s blink, stop their breath and make them lose their minds.
● The he builds up on the praise by saying her body is like butter because she
only eats butter.
● The guy goes on to say confidently say that the girl is such a bad batsman,
that he can talk her wicket, even though he doesn’t play cricket.
● After a series of weird analogies, as if rabindranath tagore has blessed this
song, the lyrics take a poetic turn with the words
“Hey, you daughter of a rich man you have long hairs,
I shall put red marigold flowers in your hair”
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6.
Movies
Identify this movies from minimalist posters
Each movie is worth +3 points. +5 extra if u get all movies

Thanks!
● Hope I didn’t
completely suck!
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