Quizzat - 2017 (Grand Finale)

SiddharthaSiddhartha
Somnath ChandaSomnath Chanda

What’s in Offer????What’s in Offer????
Round 1Round 1 Round 2Round 2
Round 4Round 4 Round 3Round 3
Round 5Round 5

• 8 questions.8 questions.
• Infinite Bounce.Infinite Bounce.
• Flat scoring of 10 points.Flat scoring of 10 points.
• Half points, if any, is totally QM’sHalf points, if any, is totally QM’s
discretion.discretion.
“Quizzat-17” National High School Q.M. - Siddhartha

• If you are doubly sure about the answer, then you can
double up your score by saying “Double” before giving
out the answer.
• Marks : Correct answer fetches you  +20
Wrong answer fetches you  - 05
DOUBLEDOUBLE

In India, ‘Teacher’s Day’ is celebrated
annually on the birthday of Sarvapalli
Radhakrishnan (i.e, on 5th
September).
But the ‘Student’s Day’ is celebrated all
over the world on 15th
October in memory
of which great person?

A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
1

From an idea born on a train journey to
its creation in an Edinburgh-cafe, a global
phenomenon started. It has sold
over 450 million copies worldwide in 79
languages and also inspired a major
movie franchise.
Celebrated it’s 20th
anniversary in June-2017,
what is being talked about?

Harry Potter Books
2

To promote Finland’s image abroad, the
Finnish govt. has introduced a set of
emojis. The set, including ones on metal
music and sauna bath, also include an
object of national pride, regarded as
‘the Unbreakable’.
What is being represented through that
emoji?

Nokia 3310 Phone
3
The company was founded on 12 May 1865 as a Paper Mill
on the banks of River Nokia in Finland

Vileplume is a blue, bipedal Pokémon
with rudimentary hands and feet. It’s
head is inspired from a very well known
specimen from the natural world that
also holds a particular record.
Identify the entity and explain
the record.

Rafflesia Arnoldii
4
It is the world’s largest flower

Ranbir Kapoor played the role of a deaf-
mute character in the movie Barfi!.
But during the shows of Barfi! in the
movie-theatres, when for the only time
the audience got to hear him speak?

In the tobacco-disclaimer
played before the film
5

As per the Indian mythological sources,
once upon a time there lived three
ferocious asuras – Vidyunmali,
Tarakakshas and Viryavana, together
known as Tripura-asura. They were
charred to death by the fire from the
third-eye of Shiva.
Where can one find their ashes ?

Three rows of ashes on the
forehead of Shiva
6

Tradition proposes that these items,
usually made from a mix of cotton, silk
and satin, are never washed. As the time
goes on, the Whiter ones first turn
Yellowish, then gradually changes to
Greenish to Bluish to Dirty Brown to
finally Dark Black.
What items are being talked about?

Karate / Judo Belts
7

Named after the sisters - Prerna, a
student of Class X and Rachana, a
student of Class IV at St Xavier’s
Institution, Howrah, these devices are
used to successfully complete an
engineering wonder. Thus Kolkata
became the first Indian city to pull off
such an ambitious project.
What are these?

Two tunnel boring machines (TBMs)
that are constructing the underwater
tunnels
8

Todd Fassler of San Diego had to pay a
hospital bill amounting to $153,000 to
treat his injury. Recently, a 27-year old
Bihari gentleman Bikash Singh tried to
imitate Fassler. He was luckily saved by the
doctor’s timely intervention.
What were they actually trying to do?

Take a selfie with a snake
*

• 6 questions.6 questions.
• Traditional Format.Traditional Format.
• Flat scoring of 10 points.Flat scoring of 10 points.
• Half points, if any, is totally QM’sHalf points, if any, is totally QM’s
discretion.discretion.

Whose face has been edited out from
these print ads of yesteryears?

Rabindranath Tagore
1

During his
days at the
Military
Academy…..
who?

Donald Trump
2

This particular doodle was shown on the
Google home page in countries like
Australia and NZ on June 21, 2017.
What was the occasion?

Winter Solstice
3

Explain the significance.

A quick brown fox
jumps over the lazy dog
4
The sentence contains all the English alphabets

Photos taken during June 1969….
Identify this landmark.

Niagara Falls
5

Identify the priest.

Pranab Mukherjee
6

Identify the cricketer playing in the 2017
Women’s Big Bash in Australia.

Harmanpreet Kaur
*

Identify the ‘temple city’ where the boys
are trying to recreate the scenes of
Temple Run.

Angkor Vat
1

A heart wrenching speech…..identify the
speaker.

Charlie Chaplin
(in The Great Dictator)
2

This peculiar skill of Kerlon, a Brazilian
footballer, is inspired from an aquatic
animal.
Name this animal or the move.

Seal or Seal Dribble
3

This is the theme song of a district
which celebrated its 3rd
birthday on
25 June, 2017.
Identify it.

Alipurduar
4

Used as the main theme-track of the
2007 sci-fi film Transformers, this song
titled - What I’ve Done has been sung by
which in-the-news rock group?

Linkin Park
5

This video was posted on the occasion of
the Father’s Day.
Who is the most famous daughter of this
elderly gentleman?

Vidya Balan
6

In which country, Mr. Modi had been
given such a wonderful reception?

South Africa
*

Marocain is a ribbed crepe
fabric used in women’s
clothing in some African
countries. It recently came
into big news when it got
the better of ‘marram’ (a
beach grass) and helped
to break a nerve wracking
45-minute long tie.
Explain please.

Ananya Vinay won the
Scripps National Spelling Bee
1

On July 14, Mumbai-businessman
Inderpal Patil went to Mahuli Fort with
his friends. Seeing the nearby waterfall,
he tried to replicate something which
caused grievous injuries to the persons
who attempted that earlier.
What was he actually trying to do that
ended on a very tragic note?

He tried to copy the
Waterfall Jump In Bahubali
2

In reply to the Right to Information
(RTI) application filed by a certain
gentleman named Sayak Sen in April,
2017, the GoI said that all the previous
reports quite evidently point to some fatal
incident which really happened on
the 18th
August, 1945.
Which ‘mystery’ was supposedly put to
rest thus?

Death of Netaji in
Taihoku Air-Disaster
3

These tourists are enjoying their boat
ride in the locality of Dakshin Rai and
Kalu Rai.
Where are they actually visiting?

Sunderbans
4
These are all names given by the locals. They call the tiger
by the name - Dakshin Rai and the crocodile is called by
the name – Kalu Rai.

It all started with the sundial. With the
movement of Sun in the sky, the shadow
cast on the opposite side of the sundial
moves with the same sense of
rotation. Clocks with hands were first
built in the Northern Hemisphere and
they were made to work like sundials.
This is said to be the explanatory answer
of which question?

“Why Clockwise direction
is so called?”
5

Connect them.

Highest wicket-takers in ODIs
6
Matches : 350
Wickets : 534
Matches : 164
Wickets : 195

Wheaton is a modern-day unit for the
net-savvy generation. As per the
standard practice, 1 milliwheaton is
equal to 500. Kate Perry, the popular
singer has the whopping number of
200 Wheatons to her credit.
What is Wheaton the unit of?

Twitter Followers
7

The ticket sales for the upcoming FIFA
U-17 World Cup was launched on
Tuesday, May 16, 2017. The online
counter went live on exactly 19:11 hours.
Why that particular time has been
chosen?

To pay homage to the 1911
IFA Shield Victory of Mohun Bagan
8

• 7 questions, one against each letter of QUIZZAT.7 questions, one against each letter of QUIZZAT.
• In Ascending Order, teams will get a chance toIn Ascending Order, teams will get a chance to
pick their letter and accordingly, their question.pick their letter and accordingly, their question.
• Remember, it’s aRemember, it’s a non-bonus roundnon-bonus round..
• Scoring : - Correct answer : +20Scoring : - Correct answer : +20
- Wrong answer : -10- Wrong answer : -10
- Passing the question : 0- Passing the question : 0

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UU
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ZZ
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AA
TT

Quiz Master’s ChoiceQuiz Master’s Choice

Afonso de Albuquerque,
a Portuguese General,
brought ‘something’ to
India during his visits to
Goa in the early 16th
century. With time, it
became very popular all
over the India and came to
be known by his name.
What is being referred to?

Alphonso Mango
Q

Ustadon Ke UstadUstadon Ke Ustad

Who is this ‘drummer’?

Ustad Zakir Hussain
U

India Meri JaanIndia Meri Jaan

Noted sound designer Nakul Kamte’s one
of the most challenging project was to shoot
the cricket match of ‘Lagaan’. To get the
desired sound-effect, he decided to use a
part of recorded sound from an Ind-Aus test
match played at Wankhede Stadium,
Mumbai. However, 95 % of the recording
was found to be unfit for use in that movie,
depicting the pre-Independence India.
What was said to be the reason for this
wastage?

‘Sachiiiin…Sachiin’ Chant
I

Zero – The HeroZero – The Hero

After England’s James Anderson was out
for a ‘king pair’ in the 2016 Vizag Test
match, ‘Tweeter King’ Virender Sehwag
was quick to remind James that it was
payback time for him.
As per the tweet, who was being paid
tribute to by getting out in zero?

Aryabhatta
Z

An award winning ad….identify the
company.

Royal Enfield
Z

Instituted by Napoléon Bonaparte, the
Legion of Honour is the highest
French Order of Merit for military and
civil merits. Some noted Indians to win
this award are - Pt. Ravi Shankar,
Amartya Sen & Amitabh Bachchan.
Till date, who is the last Indian to join
this illustrious list?

Soumitra Chatterjee
A

Taare Zameen ParTaare Zameen Par

The flag design of the Indian Home Rule
Movement was clearly inspired from
which celestial group?

Saptarshi Mandal
T

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