Quiz Grand Finale Format and Rounds

Format of the Quiz
Round 1 : Mixed Bag
Round 2 : A/V Round
Round 3 : Choose Your Pick
Round 4 : Buzzer Round

• 8 questions. (Clockwise)
• Traditional format.
• Flat scoring of 10 points.
• Half points, if any, is totally
QM’s discretion.

It so happened that a quiz contest was aired on
Doordarshan in which young participants could
easily answer questions from the Greek mythology,
but were unable to give an answer to the question ‘In
the Ramayana, who was Rama’s mother?’.
Feeling sad, a middle-aged gentleman who was
watching the show, decided to do something which
became a part of our childhood since 1967.
What did he do?
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1

Anant Pai founded Amar Chitra Katha
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1

Bhawana Kanth, daughter of an IOC officer, was
versatile in extra curricular activities including
swimming, sports and driving skills.
Mohana Singh completed her B.Tech (Electronics)
from GIMET, Amritsar and used to work for
Cognizant for few years.
Avani Chaturvedi, daughter of an homemaker-
mother, used to idolise Kalpana Chawla.
Why did these ‘three musketeers’ came into news
recently?
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2

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2
India's first women fighter pilots

According to some sources, these common human
emotions were responsible : anger, pride, jealousy,
happiness, sadness, fear, passion, selfishness,
ambition and intellect.
Some other sources said, 6 Shastras and 4 Vedas of
Hindu religion were the reason.
What popular depiction, since time immemorial, is
being explained thus?
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3

These are all earlier and bigger versions of which
item found very commonly inside a school bag?
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4

It happened after 26 years. A contingent of 36
members of the Indian Army marched down Rajpath
during the 67th Republic Day Parade in 2016.
The troop, so far, has won :---
- 1 Shaurya Chakra,
- 6 Sena Medals,
- 143 Chief of the Army Staff Commendation Cards &
- 6 Vice Chief of the Army Staff Commendation
Cards.
What is so special about this army troop?
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5

In number theory, a perfect number is a positive
integer that is equal to the sum of its proper
positive divisors, that is, the sum of its positive
divisors excluding the number itself.
(eg. 28 = 1 + 2 + 4 + 7 + 14)
Which is the smallest Perfect Number?
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6

In the state of Odisha, July 30 has been designated
as the ‘___ Dibasa’. The hashtags - #____Dibasa
& #WeWontGiveItBack, created on the occasion,
became huge hit among the Odiyas.
Just fill in the blank with something-very-sweet for
which the neighbouring states of WB and Odisha
are fighting pretty bitterly for the last few years.
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7

History was made at 9.26 a.m. on 22nd June, 2016
when a 44-metre tall object, started it’s journey.
Apart from helping the Indian government, it
also served several international companies
from Indonesia, Canada, Germany and the USA,
including Google’s Terra Bella Division.
What is being talked about?
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8

India’s PSLV blasts off with 20 satellites
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8

How do you connect both the gentlemen in the
pic. with an arena for a particular sport, played
in the traditional format?
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Aud

• 8 questions. (Anti-Clockwise)
• Traditional format.
• Flat scoring of 10 points.
• Half points, if any, is totally
QM’s discretion.

The song titled ‘Black Superman’, released in
1975, is a tribute to whom?
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1

As of June 2016, over 106 million copies had
been sold, thereby making it the best-selling
PC game to date.
Just name it.
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2

This is Blake Shelton singing live his hit
country song - ‘Friends’.
Where have you recently ‘seen’ this song?
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3

This particular scene from the movie Har Har
Byomkesh is a tribute to another very popular
bengali movie of yesteryears.
Identify the earlier movie.
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4

Why did this horrific accident, which took
place more than 40 years ago, came into news
in the recent months?
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5

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5
The Gerua-Plane in the movie Dilwale

This popular 5-a-side game is said to be the
Twenty20 version of football.
Name the game.
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6

Identify the singer of this song from the 2015 movie
‘Meeruthia Gangster’.
(This non-singer, who is very popular in some other field, agreed to
sing this song because of his deep rooted connection with Meerut.)
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7

Match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in the
ICC U-19 World Cup, 2016…..something strange
happened just 3 balls later in that same over.
What?
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8

Left-handed bowler Kamindu Mendis started to bowl
right handed in the same over
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8

Whom was Sonu Nigam impersonating?
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Aud

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Topics
Internet
Kolkata
Heritage
Complete The
List
Controversy Chronology Sports
Popular
Culture
Geography Sid’s Choice

Find a
connection
between these
two 2016-google
doodles.
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Second Sunday of May
Third Sunday of June
“Internet”

Mother’s Day & Father’s Day
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“Internet”

Which recent ‘appointment’ ellicited such
vicious response from the netizens?
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“Controversy”

Former Indian cricketer Chetan Chauhan was
appointed as the Chairman of NIFT
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“Controversy”

Noted palaentologist Mary Anning contributed
greatly to the study of prehistoric zoological
species. She was usually seen around the
seashores collecting specimens.
How is she remembered in the popular culture?
(vis – next slide)
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“Popular Culture”

She Sells Sea Shells…..
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“Popular Culture”

What is being explained by this chronological
progression?
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b X
“Chronology”

Naming of Mt. Everest
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“Chronology”

During the IPL-2016 matches involving
Mumbai Indians, the on-field umpires carried
an extra bail for a particular reason. Though it
was not needed in all the MI matches, it helped
immensely to protect the costly LED bails,
when used.
For what apparently-strange but practical
reason, umpires carried that extra bail?
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“Sports”

K. Pollard used to mark his crease with that bail
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“Sports”

As the Mayor of Calcutta Corporation, Netaji
Subhash Chandra Bose originally planned the
‘Congress House’ and the foundation stone was
laid by Rabindranath Tagore. But,
disappearance of Netaji stopped the
construction work and after independence Dr.
Bidhan Chandra Roy had to step in to complete
the construction.
How do we presently know this building better?
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“Kolkata Heritage”

Mahajati Sadan
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“Kolkata Heritage”

According to meteorologists, two ‘kids’ – a little
boy and a little girl, are majorly influencing the
weather patterns all across the globe, including
India.
Which ‘kids’ are being talked about?
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“Geography”

Next in line is Kyant, followed by Nada, Vardah
and Asiri.
Which is the last one, till date, in this dreaded
list?
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“Complete the List”

Roanu
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“Complete the List”

LIVE question
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“Sid’s Choice”

Jacket
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“Sid’s Choice”

• 9 questions.
• Follow the ESPERANZA while answering. The
first answer will start with E, 2nd with S and so on.
• Flat scoring of +10/-5 points.

Created by a Polish ophthalmologist, which
internationally recognised language literally
means ‘one who hopes’?
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The great Scottish king Robert Bruce
was once defeated by the English and
driven out of his kingdom. The
heartbroken king sought refuge in a
small dark cave. The incidents, which
happened thereafter, filled him with
new hope and courage.
‘Who’ taught him a valuable lesson of
life that eventually motivated him to
win the battle?
II

The ‘new hope’ of Indian gymnastics, Dipa
Karmakar is one of the five gymnasts ever to
perform this ‘vault of death’ successfully.
What is the name of this ‘vault’?
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Produnova Vault / Produnova
II

This particular experiment was conducted in
the hope of breaking new grounds in the study
of physics.
What has been discovered as a result of this
experiment?
II

As a ‘symbol of hope’, International Olympic
Committee has decided to introduce a new
team in Rio-2016 comprising 10 athletes, chosen
from more than hundreds of hopeful
candidates.
What is so special about this new team which
has athletes from Ethiopia, South Sudan, Congo
and Syria?
II

This pic. symbolically represents the title of the
autobiography of a person who always inspired
others to scale newer heights and reach for the sky.
Who?
II

This former model became the youngest
recipient of India’s highest peacetime award for
bravery - the Ashok Chakra, because of her
inspirational activities in a foreign land just two
days before her 23rd birthday in 1986.
Just name her.
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In 1948, what was introduced for the first time
by the concerned authority, in a hope to tackle
high no. of injuries and deaths of people,
especially the children and the older
generation?
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The female singer of this Indo-Aussie
melodious venture is somewhat connected
with the theme of Franco Fiesta 2016.
Identify her.
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