The document outlines the structure and content of the Illuminati India quiz finals, detailing the format of questions and answers as well as specific questions involving Indian culture, history, and notable personalities. It includes trivia about famous figures such as Sukumar Ray, Satyajit Ray, and capt Vikram Batra, as well as connections to cultural achievements and iconic institutions in India. The quiz emphasizes various subjects, including literature, music, statistics, and cuisine, encouraging participants to identify and connect diverse themes.

1. Illuminati India Quiz
FINALS
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2. Infinite Rebound.
• +10 FOR CORRECT ANSWER. NO NEGATIVES.
• QUESTION BOUNCES TILL SOMEONE ANSWERS AND NEXT QUESTION GOES TO
NEXT TEAM.
• TOTAL 12 QUESTIONS.
• TWO POUNCES PER TEAM.

3. 1. Identify X, Y and Z.
● X (1887-1923) was a Bengali humorous poet, storywriter and playwright who mainly wrote for children.
‘Aboltabol’ was one of his most famous works. X is the father of Y, who has directed 36 films, won 32 Indian
National Film awards and a Bharat Ratna in 1992. He was awarded an honorary Oscar for lifetime
achievement by Audrey Hepburn in 1992. One of X’s much-loved poems is “The ‘Z’ Cow”. Z is an English
word, derived from a Hindi/Urdu root, meaning “foreigner” and which was used as a term of endearment for
British soldiers posted in colonial India.

5. X- Sukumar Ray
Y- Satyajit Ray
Z- Blighty (from “vilayati”)

6. 2. What mega event is being talked about?
Triangulation means simply ‘triangle-ing’, or conceiving three mutually visible
reference points, usually on prominent hills or buildings, as the corners of a
triangle. Knowing the exact distance between two of these points, and then
measuring at each the angles made by their connecting sight-line with those to the
third point, the distance and position of the third point can be established by
trigonometry. One of the newly determined sides of this triangle then becomes the
base for a second triangle embracing a new reference point whose position is
determined in the same way. Another triangle is thus completed and one of its
sides becomes the base for a third, and so on. A web, or chain, of triangles results;
and Everest’s’s job was to extend this web of triangulation over the whole Krishna-
Godavari region.

8. ● The Great Trigonometrical Survey Of India

9. 3. X and Y
● Egyptian actor Omar Sharif won the Academy Award for Best
Supporting actor for his role in David Lean’s ‘Lawrence of
Arabia’.
● However, Lean had first approached a leading Bollywood actor
of that era. But after the latter turned down the proposal, Lean
contacted Sharif.
● Identify this gentleman X, famous among many other, for
portraying the role of the belligerent lover of the Mughal court
dancer Anarkali, in the epic movie Y.

11. X-Dilip Kumar
Y-MUGHAL-E-AZAM

12. 4.
Identify and connect the famous
Indian musicians in the next slide.

15. Clockwise from top left: M Balamuralikrishna, Pt Bhimsen
Joshi, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Lata Mangeshkar, Suchitra
Mitra
Playback singers for the soundtrack of the famous national
integrity song “Mile Sur Mera Tumhaara”, 15 August 1988.

16. 5. Connect

18. Satyendra Nath Bose

19. 6. Name this iconic institution.
● Only two educational institutions have been awarded Royal British Battle Honours.
One is McGill University in Canada which got them for contributions during World
War I. The other is located in India and the honours were awarded for contributions
during the Mutiny Of 1857. The school was granted the right, on ceremonial
occasions, to carry a British Army regimental-style 'colour' or flag bearing its own
coat of arms with a picture of the Residency and the words "Defence of Y, 1857".
The flag has not been displayed publicly since 1947 as the subject caused some
ambivalence. Satish Bhatnagar, author of Bright Renown: X Y comments: "I once
asked the principal why the school is hiding the honour. He said he didn't know how
the Indian government would take it."

21. La Martinière College, Lucknow

22. 7. Connect the following pictures of medical and surgical procedures.

24. All these procedures were famously described by
Sushruta in his Sushruta Samhita

25. ● The company X was founded in 1971 and was one of the very few private industries given
permissions which was largely due to the managing director’s “close” relations to PM Indira
Gandhi. It went into liquidation in 1977. It was nationalised in 1981 to revive the company and
in 1982 Y entered into a Joint Venture Agreement with 60:40 sharing. Production of their most
iconic product began in 1983.XY became a huge success with the launch and continues to be
a market leader in the segment. In 2006 govt. sold all its shares in JV to private investment
group and the company became a subsidiary of the parent Y. In 2015 XY became the first
subsidiary in the world to valued more than its parent company when its value crossed $19.1
billion.
● ID X&Y
8.

27. X- Maruti
Y- Suzuki

28. 9. Param Vir Chakra citation for whom?
CITATION
X
13 JAMMU AND KASHMIR RIFLES (IC 57556)
● During ‘Operation Vijay’, on 20 June 1999, X, Commander Delta Company was tasked to attack Point 5140. X
with his company skirted around the feature from the East and maintaining surprise reached within assaulting
distance of the enemy. X reorganised his column and motivated his men to physically assault the enemy
positions. Leading from the front, he in a daredevil assault, pounced on the enemy and killed four of them in a
hand-to hand fight. On 7 July 1999, in another operation in the area Pt 4875, his company was tasked to clear a
narrow feature with sharp cuttings on either side and heavily fortified enemy defences that covered the only
approach to it. For speedy operation, X assaulted the enemy position along a narrow ridge and engaged the
enemy in a fierce hand –to-hand fight and killed five enemy soldiers at point blank range. Despite sustaining
grave injuries, he crawled towards the enemy and hurled grenades clearing the position with utter disregard to
his personal safety, leading from the front, he rallied his men and pressed on the attack and achieved a near
impossible military task in the face of heavy enemy fire. The officer, however, succumbed to his injuries.
Inspired by his daredevil act, his troops fell upon the enemy with vengeance, annihilated them and captured
Point 4875.
● He was often called as ‘'Sher Shah'’ in the intercepted messages of the Pakistan army. In the movie LOC Kargil
his role was portrayed by Abhishek Bachchan.

30. ● Capt Vikram Batra

31. 10. Identify the speaker and occasion.

33. ● Shashi Tharoor at the Oxford Union
Debate on the Motion “This house
believes Britain owes reparations to
her former colonies”

34. 11. Identify
● This family was settled in the small town of Kintoor, just outside
Lucknow, the capital of Awadh.
● X’s paternal grandfather, Seyyed Ahmad Musavi Hindi, was born in
Kintoor. He left Lucknow in 1830 on a pilgrimage to the tomb of Imam
Ali in Najaf, Mesopotamia (now Iraq) and never returned.
● In 1834 Seyyed Ahmad Musavi Hindi visited Persia, and in 1839 he
settled in Khomein.
● He continued to be known as Hindi, indicating his stay in India, and X
even used Hindi as a pen name in some of his ghazals.

36. AYATOLLAH Ruhollah KHOMEINI

37. 12.
● P C Mahalanobis was a Cambridge trained physician and statistician, who brought
modern stats to india. In 1931, he set up X, in Kolkata which within a decade
became a world class centre for training and research.
● In 1950, he helped establish Y and CSO in 1951. these were set up to collect reliable
data on changing living standards in India-wages, employment, consumption etc.
and are the reason why india has a set of official statistics more reliable than
anywhere else in the non western world.
● In 1954, Mahalanobis wrote a note on unemployment in india, which impressed Pt
Nehru so much so that he assigned X the job of drafting the SECOND FIVE YEAR
PLAN, instead of the Planning Commission.
● ID X&Y

39. X- Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata
Y- National Sample Survey Organisation(NSSO)

40. Foods of India
• EACH SLIDE HAS A PICTURE AND NAME OF A DISH.
• RECOGNISE THE STATE FROM WHERE THE DISH ORIGINATES.
• +5 FOR EACH. BONUS +15 IF YOU GET ALL OF THEM CORRECT.

41. Khandvi

42. Thalipeeth

43. Bebinca

44. Kalaadi Cheese

45. Chhena Poda

46. Malai Ghewar

47. Litti Chokha

48. Awan Bangwi with Wahan Mosdeng
and Khundrupui Leaf

49. Bal Mithai

50. Bhutte ka Kees

51. Khandvi - GUJARAT
It is a delicious savoury snack made from gram flour
and yoghurt, tempered with sesame, mustard seeds
and flavoured with green chillies, sprinkled coconut
and coriander.

52. Thalipeeth - MAHARASHTRA
This is a multi-grain pancake made from roasted chana
daal, urad daal, wheat, sorghum, millet, rice and mildly
spiced with coriander seeds, cumin seeds, onion, fresh
coriander etc. It is nutritious, has bursts of flavour and is
served best with buffalo milk cream.

53. Bebinca - GOA
Along with its dominant seafood cuisine, Goa is
famous for this authentic and exquisite pudding
dessert. The traditional Bebinca is made of 16 layers
and is served warm with cold ice cream.

54. Kalaadi Cheese - JAMMU AND KASHMIR
Kalaadi is a traditional local hill cheese, indigenous to the
state of Jammu and Kashmir. It is very dense, usually
made from cow’s milk.

55. Chhena Poda - ODISHA
This is an Oriya dessert made from baked
ricotta cheese. It is a sort of ‘Indian cheesecake.’

56. Malaai Ghewar - RAJASTHAN
Malai Ghewar is a round shaped Rajasthani festive dessert.
It is made from milk, flour and pure ghee. You may find this
dish in other parts of India, but the ones from Rajasthan are
incomparable and divine.

57. Litti Chokha - BIHAR
This lip-smacking, crunchy dish from Bihar consists of
Litti (wheat balls stuffed with Pitthi – roasted and spiced
gram flour) and Chokha (char-grilled aubergines or
mashed potatoes). It tastes delicious with pure desi ghee
on the side.

58. Awan Bangwi with Wahan Mosdeng and Khundrupui
Leaf - TRIPURA
Awan Bangwi is an ethnic Tripuri cake made from guria
rice, onion, ginger, cashew-nuts, raisins, ghee, pork
pieces and lard and garnished with various herbs. The
cake is wrapped in a special leaf called ‘Lairu’.

59. Bal Mithai - UTTARAKHAND
It is a chocolaty coloured fudge, made by roasting
evaporated milk cream with cane sugar and is coated
with white sugar balls. This exquisite dessert is a
delicacy of the state of Uttarakhand.

60. Bhutte ka kees - MADHYA PRADESH
Bhutte ka kees is a spicy grated sweetcorn dish from
the land of magical chaats, Indore.

61. The Taste Of India
FOLLOWING ARE 5 AMUL CARTOONS. ID PLEASE.
DIFFERENTIAL SCORING: RIVAL’S LOSS IS YOUR GAIN
1 TEAM- 15 POINTS
2 TEAMS-12 POINTS EACH
3 TEAMS-9 POINTS EACH
4 TEAMS-6 POINTS EACH
5 TEAMS-3 POINTS EACH
ALL 6 TEAMS ANSWER CORRECTLY- 1 POINT EACH

62. 1.

63. 2.

64. 3.

65. 4.

66. 5.

67. Answers Follow.
Exchange Sheets Please.

68. Mirage 2000 Fighter jet lands on Yamuna Expressway

69. Jhonty Rhodes names his daughter India.

70. Satnam Singh becoming first Indian to play in NBA.

71. Donald Trump announces candidacy for US President.

72. International Yoga Day.

73. Long Visual Connect
• 5 SLIDES WITH IMAGES WHICH SHARE A COMMON THEME.
• +5 FOR IDENTIFYING EACH IMAGE
• MARKS FOR CONNECTING AT EACH SLIDE SHOWN ON THE
SLIDE.
• ONE ATTEMPT PER TEAM FOR THE CONNECT.

74. +35/-25

75. +30/-20

76. +25/-15

77. +20/-10

78. +10/-0

79. Answers

80. Oscar Winners and Nominees from India
● Ismail Merchant
● Bhanu Athaiya
● Pt. Ravi Shankar
● Bombay Jayashri
● Rasool Pookutty
● Satyajit Ray
● Mother India
● Salaam Bombay
● Gulzaar
● AR Rahman
● Lagaan