This document outlines the rules and format for "The General Quiz", including that star marked questions will give an advantage in ties, prompting answers or using devices during the quiz will result in disqualification, and the quizmaster's decision is final. It then provides a sample quiz with multiple choice questions on various topics to test general knowledge.

1. The General Quiz
By Rakshit Sood
18.05.17

2. Rules and regulations
Prelims
The Quizmaster’s
Decision is Final
01
* ( Star ) Marked
questions will fetch
you an advantage if a
tie occurs between
teams
02
Prompting of Answers
will result in your loss
only. The team
prompting will
immediately get
disqualified.
03
Use of Mobile
Phone/Electronic
Gadgets during quiz
will make you
disqualified as well.
04

3. 1
• The idea for X was conceived at the Majors Cabin
Grill restaurant in New York City in 1949. Frank
McNamara was dining with clients and realized
he had left his wallet in another suit. His wife paid
the tab and McNamara thought of a something.
He discussed the idea with the restaurant owner
at the table and the following day with his lawyer
Ralph Schneider and friend Alfred Bloomingdale.
• The story became well-known and is credited by
historians as the beginnings of X.
• What is X?

5. 2
This is a photo of an establishment in Kerala where the property
owners spent Rs 2 lakhs to better of the apex court of India.
What am I talking about?

6. This bar built a maze to the entrance so that it can
exceed the 500m limit of a liquor shop from a National
highway.

7. 3
• In Jan 2017, Finland became the first country
in Europe to officially experiment with this
socio-economic concept. Similar experiments
are scheduled for many Dutch cities and the
Canadian city of Ontario in 2017. In the case
of Finland, the figure is 560 Euros a month.
What concept?

8. A basic income, regardless of one's economic status. The Finnish
experiment is focused first on the currently unemployed, but
they will receive this even if they find a job

9. *4
• The building is the second monument inspired
and developed by Pramukh Swami Maharaj, a
spiritual head, whose 3,000 volunteers helped
7,000 artisans construct it. The X has gained
heavy criticism regarding its location from
environmentalists whom have stated the X which
is built on banks of Yamuna River and is accused
of lacking the environmental clearance and first
culprit in Yamuna bed violation.
• Which building? (X)

10. Akshardham Temple

11. 5
Identify the two states in the book cover.

12. Punjab and Tamil Nadu

13. 6
Funda?

15. 7
Priced between 20-40$, what is the inspiration behind these
wine bottles?

16. HBO is partnering with Vintage Wine Estates to roll out
a number of Game of Thrones-themed wines in the
spring of 2017

17. *8
• The name X is found in the works of the 12th-
century AD Apabhramsha writer Vibudh Shridhar
(VS 1189–1230).
• The name X has been derived from the Sanskrit
words for Hindu god Vishnu and home, meaning
"the Abode of God". However, scholars such as
Muni Lal, Murli Chand Sharma, HA Phadke and
Sukhdev Singh Chib believe that the name comes
from a compound of the words A (Sanskrit Harit,
"green") and B (forest).
• Id X. (X=A+B)

18. X=Haryana
the Hindu god Vishnu- Hari and home- ayana
A=Hari (Sanskrit Harit, "green") and B= Aranya (forest)

19. 9
This book by Dr. Sheridan
Simove is a worldwide
bestseller and sells for $4
on Amazon. Users on
Goodreads rate it at 4.3
on a scale of 5.
What unique distinction
does this book possess?

20. The book is completely blank

21. *10
Minimalist Poster for which movie?

23. 11
• The GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB ) is a
large-yield conventional (non-nuclear) bomb. At the time of
development, it was touted as the most powerful non-
nuclear weapon ever designed, with a yield equivalent to
11 tons of TNT
• Commonly MOAB is known by it’s backronym “X”.
• In response to the American development of MOAB, the
Russians developed “Aviation Thermobaric Bomb of
Increased Power”(ATBIP), a conventional bomb said to be 4
times more powerful than MOAB.
• This bomb was nicknamed FOAB by the Russian Military
• Give X.

24. X- Mother of all bombs
The bomb dropped by US against Islamic State
of Iraq and Syria militants in Afghanistan

25. *12
• On a trip to Paris in the 60s, Jaikishen and Hasrat
Jaipuri visited a night club. Getting mesmerized
by the glittering costumes of the dancers under
the flashy lights, Jaikishen started to hum a tune
and wrote a few words on a piece of paper.
Hasrat Jaipuri completed the song and they
record it immediately after returning to Mumbai.
• Which hit song was made which was picturized
on Shammi Kapoor?

26. Badan Pe Sitare Lapete Hue
http://www.sjmusic.org/respage.php?Type=Interviews&ResId=25

27. 13
• Which bank was the first to introduce ATMs in
India?
• HINT : This is a foreign bank

28. HSBC

29. Mains
3 Rounds

30. Round 1
• 20 questions
• Direct Question +10
• Passed Question +5

31. 1
• Ajay Singh Bisht born on 5 June 1972 is an
Indian priest and politician. He was the
youngest member of the 12th Lok Sabha at
26. He has been elected to the Parliament for
five consecutive terms (in 1998, 1999, 2004,
2009 and 2014 elections).
• Who is he?

33. 2 Who ?
• Waiter in Shool (1999)
• Pickpocketer in Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (2003)
• Asgar Muqadam, Tiger Memon's secretary in
Black Friday (2007)
• Zilgai, former 9/11 detainee in New York
(2009)
• Special appearance in song “Emotional
Atyachar” in Dev D (2009)

34. Nawazuddin Siddiqui

35. 3
• Chaudhary Rehmat Ali coined this term in
1933.
• The word is made from the letters of Punjab,
Afghania, Kashmir and Sind, with the suffix
from Baluchistan.
• Which word?

36. Pakistan

37. 4
MP Jay Panda posted this on twitter. What
is the significance of this picture?

38. There is no seat no. 420 in the parliament

39. 5
• Whose autobiography?
Was released in Dec,
2016.
Trivia: He was the first
sportsperson to be
nominated to Rajya
Sabha in 2003. He
served his term till
2009.

41. 6
• X is a fictional, nonphysical place where
people out of touch with reality live and
where nonsensical ideas come from; often
used sarcastically pertaining to where one's
mind has gone. Sometimes it refers to the city
of Y in USA. ID both X and Y.

42. X-La La Land
Y-Los Angeles

43. 7
• The duo Shanta and VP
Dhananjayan are
accomplished Bharatnatyam
dancers. They are a product of
Rukmini Devi Arundale's
'Kalashetra', now recognized
as a "Institute of National
Importance".
• This septuagenarian couple
was also honored by the
Government of India and are
Padma Bhushan recipients.
• What's the cause of their
newly found popularity?

44. Vodafone ad

45. 8
• What is the common name of this herb from
the mint family that you would perhaps
associate with pizza. Also known as Wild
Marjoram?

46. Oregano

47. 9
• X, also known as X Prison, built in the 15th century and in
use as a prison since 1718, is a fictional prison on an island
in the middle of the North Sea. It serves the community
of Great Britain as a penitentiary for convicted criminals of
a different kind.
• The prison is believed to be unplottable and is thought to
be bigger on the inside.
• As of 1730s or 1740s, a graveyard had been established on
the island to accommodate those who died of despair.
• Which place is this?

48. Azkaban

49. 10
• When once asked by a fan as to how the Harry
Potter books would read like from X's
perspective, JK Rowling tweeted this image.
Whose name has been blanked out ?

51. 11
Minimalist Posters for?

53. 12
• PricewaterhouseCoopers, headquartered in
London, is one of the Big Four auditors and it has
been ranked by ‘Vault’ as the most prestigious
accounting firms for seven consecutive years.
• They have been overlooking a particular job for
the past 83 years and did an immaculate job, if
we overlook a mistake in 1964, until this year.
• What am I talking about?

54. Envelope mix-up at Oscars

55. 13
• In 1984, X contested Allahabad's seat of 8th Lok
Sabha against H. N. Bahuguna, former Chief
Minister of Uttar Pradesh and won by one of the
highest victory margins in general election history
(68.2% of the vote).
• His political career, however, was short-lived: he
resigned after three years, calling politics a
cesspool. The resignation followed the
implication of X and his brother in the "Bofors
scandal" by a newspaper, which he vowed to take
to court.

56. Amitabh Bachchan

57. 14
• In 1991, a different kind of ego clash was seen.
Two films got released in that year, one had
Bappi Lahiri and other had Laxmikant-Pyarelal
as music composers. Both the films shared a
very similar tune in one of their songs and it
was never clear who had copied whom. In
actuality, both the songs were copied from a
song by Mory Kante, an African singer. Give
the song(s)

58. Tamma tamma
Jumma Chumma de de

59. 15
• After numerous deaths in football stadiums,
Brazil passed a law in 2003 out lawing alcohol
sales in stadiums.
• FIFA demanded that Brazil allow alcohol sales at
the World Cup because X, was a major World Cup
sponsor, a role it had played since 1986.
• In response, Brazil passed a law paving the way
for alcohol sales in the World Cup, nicknamed the
“X Bill“
• Give X.

61. 16
How can you connect these four nations with
one more nation?

62. India
Bahrain, Republic of Congo, South Korea and Liechtenstein also
celebrate Independence Day on 15th August

63. 17
• Between 2011 and 2016, the following people (among
others) have all been identified as which
pseudonymous entity?
• Dr. Vili Lehdonvirta and Irish student Michael Clear,
then a graduate student in cryptography at Trinity
College Dublin in 2011
• Max Keiser, inventor of the Hollywood Stock Exchange
• Shinichi Mochizuki, Japanese mathematician in 2013
• Jed McCaleb, founder of Ripple Labs in Oct 2013
• Nick Szabo, former law professor at George
Washington University in Dec 2013
• Craig Steven Wright, an Australian computer scientist
and businessman in Dec 2015

64. Satoshi Nakamoto, the person(s)
behind the creation of Bitcoin

65. 18
Connect
• Baaz
• Shamsher
• Vajra
• Bahadur
• Gajraj
• Sutlej
• Kiran
Not Exhaustive

66. Hindi names given by Indian Air Force
to it’s Aircrafts
• Baaz – MiG 29
• Shamsher –SEPECAT Jaguar
• Vajra – Dassault Mirage 2000
• Bahadur – MiG 27
• Gajraj - Il 78 (Cargo Plane)
• Sutlej –An 32(Cargo Plane)
• Kiran – HAL HJT-16(Trainer Aircraft)

67. 19
• In 1999, a Pakistani reconnaissance aircraft
named Atlantique veered into Indian air space
in the Kutch region of Gujarat, despite
warnings. Two MiG-21s took off and shot it
down killing all 16 on board.
• This was the last instance. Which is the
current?

68. India-Pak trial at the ICJ
Kulbushan Jadhav case

69. 20
Put funda behind this Happy New Year- tweet by Kroos

70. Germany’s 7-1 victory over Brazil in
2014 FIFA World Cup

71. Audience Connect

72. BRICS

73. Round 2
Written round
Identify the Amul Ads
5 questions
+10 for each

74. 1

75. 2

76. 3

77. 4

78. 5

79. Answers

81. Govt banning red beacon on all
vehicles from May 1

82. France's youngest President
Emmanuel Macron

84. Decommissioning of INS Viraat in March 2017

85. Audience
1

87. 2

88. Sonu Nigam’s Controversy

89. Round 3
2 Long Visual Connect
• Points on respective slides for
connect
• One attempt max per slide

90. Set 1
8 Visuals

91. +80/-40

92. +70/-35

93. +60/-30

94. +50/-25

95. +40/-20

96. +30/-15

97. +20/-10

98. +10/0

100. Actors who’ve played James Bond on
Film/TV
1. Barry Nelson
2. David Nivens
3. Sean Connery
4. George Lazenby
5. Timothy Dalton
6. Roger Moore
7. Pierce Brosnan
8. Daniel Craig

101. Set 2
9 Visuals

102. +100/-50

103. +80/-40
• First duke of Goa

104. +70/-35

105. +60/-30
• The Battle of X was a notable military
engagement between the Mughal emperor,
Humayun, and the Afghan, Sher Shah Suri. It
was fought on 26 June 1539 at X, 10 miles
southwest of Buxar in modern-day Bihar,
India.

106. +50/-25

107. +40/-20

108. +30/-15

109. +20/-10

110. +10/0

112. Varieties of Mangoes
1. Mallika
2. Alphonso (Afonso de Albuquerque)
3. Safeda (Populus ciliata trees)
4. Chausa
5. Neelam
6. Sindoori
7. Kesari
8. Badami
9. Dussheri