Questions from the final rounds of the quiz titled Inquizzitive at NEIGRIHMS, Shillong on 14-09-2016. Audiovisual questions excepted.

1. INQUIZZITIVE
• Questions from final rounds of the quiz
conducted at NEIGRIHMS, Shillong on 14-09-
2016- named INQUIZZITIVE- an inter-
institutional quiz.
• Audio visual round omitted.
• Selected questions from the Rapid fire round
included.
• Please leave feedback.

2. 1
During the Rajasuya yagna done by the
Pandavas, Sahadeva went to the south to ask for
allegiance from the Kings there. The only
resistance he met was by King Nila who later
also participated in the Mahabharata war and
was designated a ‘Rathi’ and was said to have
worn coat of mail of blue colour.
Of which kingdom/city was Nila the ruler? (Hint:
Current affairs)
Myth, Current affairs

3. MAHISHMATI
not the same as that of
the Bahubali movie
franchise

4. 21
Various mutual funds are mandated to have
investor education programmes by the
Government. As such, fund houses have come
up with their unique mascots. Tata mutual funds
have Professor Simply Simple as their mascot.
He is seen to be teaching the basics of investing
to a simpleton- in fact, probably one of the most
well known and loved fictional simpletons in
India- the idea probably being ‘if he can
understand, so can you.’ Who is this simpleton
that I am talking about?
Myth, Current affairs

5. SUPPANDI

6. 3
Who owns this production house? It is said that
the 9 in the name refers to nine of the owner’s
previous exploits (not officially confirmed as
being the reason for the numeral in the name).
Myth, Current affairs

7. KAPIL SHARMA
Some say the 9 refers to the number of reality
TV contests he has won.

8. 1
Chequered flag Session has ended
Yellow flag Danger
Red Flag
Session stopped-
accident/poor track
conditions
Green Flag
All clear. Driver has passed
potential danger point and
restrictions due to yellow
flag lifted.
Blue Flag ???
4. FLAGS AT F1 RACES- an inexhaustive list

9. A driver is about to be lapped, and
to let the faster car overtake.

10. 15“Hello,
I'm Orkut. I'm so excited that you're here with
me. You may not know who I am but I've spent
my entire career helping people connect online.
I believe the world is a better place when we get
to know each other a little better. When we
connect with other people, we expand our
possibilities in life. We build new friendships,
collaborate on new ideas and business ventures,
and find true love.
---continued---

11. ---
That's why I've created Y. Y is the first social
network built on loves, not likes. Y makes it easy
for you to connect with people who share your
passions. I want Y to be a community where
everyone feels welcomed and included and no one
feels judged. I want you to make new friends on Y
who you genuinely care about in the real world.
On Y, I want you to just be you! On Y, I want you
to always love yourself. When we express our
authentic selves, our genuine passions, interests
and feelings, we begin to head down the road to
self-love, which is the most important thing you
can have in this world.” -----continued---

12. This is an excerpt from the inspiration page
taken from the new social network launched by
Orkut Buyukkokten- the founder of the
previously popular social networking site
‘Orkut’. What is it called?

13. hello

14. 6
This is a family of confections made with sugar
or honey, roasted nuts, whipped egg whites and
sometimes chopped candied fruit. It is chewy in
consistency and is used in a variety of candy
bars and chocolates. The name comes from the
Latin for ‘nut bread’ and it comes in three
varieties- White, Brown and Viennese/German.
What are we talking about, which probably will
be majorly associated with people in a non-
foodlike way?

15. NOUGAT
Android’s latest OS is Android Nougat

16. 7Bangalore based food company Zzungry had
come up with two special dishes that were
available on the menu from August 26th to
September 2nd, as a way to pay tribute to X.
‘Ulundu kozhukattai’ and Kova kozhukattai’ a
savory and sweet dish respectively were
marketed as Savoury X and Sweet X. According
to Zzungry, one dish was inspired from Madhya
Pradesh cuisine, which is X’s birthplace, and the
other from Tamil Nadu cuisine, that connects to
X’s origins. Who is X?
Pictures of dishes next slide.

17. Savoury rice flour dumpling
stuffed with medium spicy
mixture of urad dal,
tempered with curry leaves
and spices, steamed and
served with chutney
Sweet rice flour dumpling
stuffed with cardamom
flavoured mixture of khoya
with dry fruits, simmered
in rose flavoured milk

18. DR RAGHURAM RAJAN

19. 8
Considered the Australian
counterpart to the Emmy
awards, these awards
celebrate the best of
Australian television, and
have been around since
1960. The name of these
awards is apt, considering
the medium it celebrates.
What are these awards
called?

20. LOGIE AWARDS
After John Logie Baird

21. 9
YWC fashion is a new fashion line launched
recently by X. X has vowed to direct all the
profits from the clothing line to the NGO
‘YouWeCan’. YWC’s motto is ‘Live, Dare,
Inspire!’ and includes casual as well as a
premium high range fashion line called ‘Gold
collection’. Who is X (the promoter of the line)?

23. 10
‘The Sorrows of Young Werther’ is one of the
best known works of Johann Wolfgang von
Goethe. So inspired was Korean businessman
Shin Kyuk-Ho from the novel that he named his
newly founded company after a female
character from the novel. It is South Korea’s 8th
largest business conglomerate and has
businesses in finance, confectionaries,
departmental stores, entertainment etc. Which
business conglomerate am I talking about?

25. 11. What are these small devices, mostly made of rubber
and supposedly serving a particular function, called?

26. VIBRATION DAMPENER/GUMMIES

27. 12
It is a solid mass made of melted nuclear fuel
mixed with lots and lots of concrete, sand, and
core sealing material that the fuel had melted
through. It is located in a basement area under
the original location of the Chernobyl core. With
the help of a remote camera, an intensely
radioactive mass was found in the basement of
Unit 4, more than two meters wide and
weighing hundreds of tons (pic in next slide),
which was given its name for its wrinkled
appearance. What was the name that was given
to this mass?

29. THE ELEPHANT’S FOOT

30. 13
‘Paint drying’ is a 607 minutes long crowd
funded British film made by filmmaker Charlie
Lyne. The film consists of 607 minutes of film
showing paint drying. For what purpose did Mr
Lyne make the movie- a reason that actually
found resonance in India due to recent events?

31. To protest against censorship and
mandatory classification
The certification members had to watch the
whole film spread over two days as they are
allowed to watch a maximum of 9 hours of
material in a day, and they have to watch the
complete movie, as per rules.

32. 14
It was started in 1900 with the intention of
boosting the demand for cars, and
consequently for car tyres. Initially, it was given
away free of charge, and contained useful
information for motorists, including maps,
instructions for repairing and changing tires, and
lists of car mechanics, hotels and petrol stations.
In 1931, the present day, well known hierarchy
was introduced. Majority of its employees are
anonymous, with their expenses paid for by the
employer. What am I talking about?

33. MICHELIN GUIDE

34. 15
Written as a ‘gift’ for a queen consort, the rights
for the performance of this play were gifted to
Mathew Prichard- the grandson of the author.
The play has had two movie
adaptations/inspirations – Myshelkova
(Russian) and Chupi Chupi Aashey (Bengali).
Which play am I talking about?

35. THE MOUSETRAP
By Agatha Christie
Originally written as a 30 minute radio drama
called ‘Three Blind Mice’, it is the longest
running play in history and has been running
continuously since 1952.

36. 16
He was one of the co-founders of the Bombay
Progressive Artists’ Group which set out to break free
from the European realism in Indian art and bring Indian
inner vision into the art. Most famous for his Bindu
series of paintings, he is also known for his works
centered around Kundalini, Nagas and the Mahabharat.
Just identify this recently deceased Indian painter.

37. SYED HAIDER RAZA

38. 17
This word originates from the Roman custom of a
father acknowledging his child by placing the child on
his knee. Which word which you may associate with
‘being authentic’?

39. GENUINE
Genu being the Latin for knee.

40. 18
Literally meaning ‘half cold’ in Italian, this is a class of
semi-frozen desserts. The principal ingredients are
generally eggs, sugar and cream, and has the texture
of a frozen mousse. Just name it.

41. SEMIFREDDO

42. 19
What connects these three pics?

43. BING
Matthew Perry essayed the role of Chandler
Bing in the series ‘Friends’, the American singer
and actor Bing Crosby and Microsoft’s search
engine is Bing.

44. 20
This is a picture of twins
Cathleen and Colleen Wade,
trying to recreate a picture of
them, which they are
holding, shot in 1967 by
Diane Arbus. That picture
supposedly inspired a famous
filmmaker in depicting two
‘characters’ in a famous
movie of his. Just name the
movie where you probably
saw the picture being
echoed.

45. THE SHINING
The picture was called Identical Twins, Roselle,
N.J. 1967

46. 21
Why is this 1956 movie in
which Waheeda Rahman
made her screen debut and
Mehmood was the villain,
and which starred Dev
Anand, Shakila and Johnny
Walker, in the news these
days?

48. 22
This word (an adjective) meaning self-pityingly
and tearfully sentimental derives from a figure in
Christianity who, according to the Bible, traveled
with Jesus as one of his followers. The figure was
very much in the news a decade ago as part of a
fictional book and an associated controversy. The
current sense of the word derives from allusion
to pictures showing the person weeping. Which
word?

49. MAUDLIN
From Mary Magdalene

50. 23
With what feat would you connect these three
people? (Exclusive as of 14-09-2016)

51. INDIAN INDIVIDUAL GOLD MEDAL
WINNERS IN PARALYMPICS
Indian Gold Medal winners in Paralympic games
in 1972 (Murlikant Petkar, Swimming, 50m
freestyle), 2004 (Devendra Jhajhariya, Javelin
throw) and 2016 (Mariyappan Thangavelu, T42
High jump)

52. 24
Cardamom, Chili, Coriander, Saffron, Mint, Fennel,
Cardamom, Pepper, Dill, Rosemary, Thyme, Basil,
Mustard, Cinnamon, Tamarind, Clove, Anise,
Oregano, Fenugreek, Sesame. Apart from being
what they are, how will you connect them to the
world of business?

53. SPICEJET FLIGHTS
All are named after spices

54. 9.
25. Swarbhanu is the name of an asura in Hindu
mythology. His name literally means ‘splendour
of radiance’. We, however, have heard and
known about his body parts- they being the
reason behind something, according to myth.
What body parts of Swarbhanu are we talking
about?

55. RAHU AND KETU
Rahu is the head and Ketu the trunk. During the
amrita distribution, Swarbhanu managed to get
a few drops of amrita. Surya and Chandra saw
him and indicated to Vishnu in the Mohini form,
who promptly decapitated him. As a result,
Rahu and Ketu have enmity towards Sun and
Moon causing solar and lunar eclipses.

56. 9.
26. He is Amrik Singh Shera- head constable in the
Punjab Police at Kapurthala. Why is he in the news
now for something that he did 26 years ago?

57. LYRICIST FOR THE SONG ‘KAALA
CHASHMA’

58. 9.
Audience. Why was his namesake, from around his
era, in the news recently?

59. Michael Phelps breaking Leonidas
of Rhodes’ 2168 years old record
of 12 individual Olympic medals

60. 9.
Audience. If you made an arborglyph, what would
you have done?

61. Writing on trees

62. LONG VISUAL CONNECT

63. RULES
• 5 slides in all, each containing three pictures.
• All the pictures are connected by a common
theme.
• Points decrease as we move through the
slides. The points are mentioned in the slides
itself.
• One attempt per slide per team.
• Negative marks for wrong answers.

64. SLIDE 1
+30/-25

65. SLIDE 1

66. SLIDE 2
+25/-20

67. SLIDE 2

68. SLIDE 3
+20/-15

69. SLIDE 3

70. SLIDE 4
+15/-10

71. SLIDE 4

72. SLIDE 5
+10/-0

73. SLIDE 5

74. Answer follows

75. DOCTORS FAMOUS PRIMARILY IN
OTHER FIELDS
• AYMAN AL-ZAWAHIRI
• BASHAR AL-ASSAD
• MUKUL SANGMA
• Stamp commemorating
ROGER BANNISTER’S 4-
minute mile
• W G GRACE
• ALI BACHER
• ANTON CHEKHOV
• MICHAEL CHRICHTON
• ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE
• KHALED HOSSEINI
• W SOMERSET
MAUGHAM
• DEVDUTT PATTANAIK
• CHE GUEVARA
• PALASH SEN
• TALIMERAN AO

76. The quick and the dead
• Rapid fire round.
• 6 questions to be answered in 60 seconds.
Following six topics to be covered in given order:
MEGHALAYA
INDIAN OLYMPIC MEDAL WINNERS
ADVERTISEMENT TAGLINE
LITERATURE
WORLD HISTORY
CURRENT AFFAIRS

77. Selected questions from Rapid Fire
Round

78. 1
• This geographical structure in Meghalaya is
supposedly named after a grieving mother
who went on to take her own life. Which
structure?

79. NOHKALIKAI FALLS

80. 2
• The movie ‘Rudali’ was based on the work of
the same name by which recently deceased
author?

81. MAHASHWETA DEVI

82. 3
• He was the Chief Minister of Meghalaya from
1988-1990 and was defeated by Pranab
Mukherjee in the 2012 Presidential elections.
Who am I talking about?

83. P A SANGMA

84. 4
• In which specific event did Abhinav Bindra win
the individual gold in the 2008 Beijing
Olympics?

85. 10 M AIR RIFLE

86. 5
• By what name is the trilogy of the books- ‘Sea
of Poppies’, ‘River of Smoke’ and ‘Flood of
Fire’ by author Amitav Ghosh known? It is
named after the ship in which most of the
characters meet for the first time?

87. IBIS TRILOGY

88. 6
• How is ‘Ka Kshaid Lai Pateng Khohsiew’ better
known because of its supposed resemblance
to an animal?

89. ELEPHANT FALLS

90. 7
• This is a novel in verse which shares its name
with an iconic landmark of SanFrancisco. The
author is the son of the first female chief
justice of Delhi High court. The name of the
novel please.

91. THE GOLDEN GATE

92. 8
• Who was the twelfth and final ruler of the
Qing dynasty of China, on whose life the
Hollywood movie- ‘The Last Emperor’ was
made?

93. PU YI

94. 9
• Meghalaya provides a great opportunity for
the practice of Speleology in India. What is
Speleology concerned with?

95. CAVES

96. 10
• “Ka Duitara Kshiar” (The Golden Harp, 1925) is
one of the most distinguished works of which
Khasi poet?

97. U SOSO THAM

98. 11
• Fernando Meligeni’s loss to which Indian
sportsperson gave India their first individual
Olympic medal after 44 years since Helsinki
1942?

99. LEANDER PAES

100. 12
• Kwame Nkrumah led his country to
independence from the British and was the
first President as well as Prime Minister of his
country. Which country?

101. GHANA

102. 13
• This Ramon Magsaysay award winner was the
Chief Election Commissioner of India from
2001-2004. Just name him

103. J M LYNGDOH

104. 14
• A bronze medallist at Beijing, 2008, he made
his Bollywood debut with the movie ‘Fugly’.
Who?

105. VIJENDER SINGH

106. 15
• Infotel Broadband Services was renamed in
January, 2013. How do we know it as?

107. RELIANCE JIO

108. 16
• This Welsh missionary is attributed as ‘The
Founding Father of the Khasi alphabets and
literature.” Just name him.

109. THOMAS JONES

110. 17
• This Colombian writer was the recipient of the
1982 Nobel Prize in Literature and was a
proponent of magic realism in his works. He is
associated with the fictional town of
Macondo. Which famous writer?

111. GABRIEL GARCIA MARQUEZ

112. 18
• What was the name of the narrow gauge
mountain railway in Meghalaya that was
basically named after the two places that it
connected, and which was destroyed in the
earthquake of 1897?

113. CHERRA COMPANYGUNGE STATE
RAILWAYS

114. 19
• Born to Indian national volleyball players, with
the father being an Arjuna awardee, who is
the more famous daughter, also an Arjuna
awardee?

115. P V SINDHU

116. 20
• Which event in world history was the
backdrop for the climactic scenes of the
movie- “X-Men: First Class”?

117. CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS

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