INDIAN SOCIAL CLUB, SOHARTHE INTERMEDIATE ROUNDS -

ROUND 1GUIDELINES/RULES:1. 3 rounds of quizzing. Total 15 questions2. Round 1 - Current Affairs/General round (5 questions).3. Round 2 - Specialized topic round (5 questions). A choice of

10 subjects shall be displayed. No pounce and no passing4. Round 3 - Buzzer round (5 questions). Open to all teams on

the buzzer. Whoever hits the buzzer first, gets to answer. No passing (except that it would go to the audience)

INDIAN SOCIAL CLUB, SOHARTHE INTERMEDIATE ROUNDS

5. Round 1 will not have negative marking. No passing as well to the next team. Unanswered questions will go to the audience.

6. For round no. 2 (Specialized topics), on a direct question, a correct answer would fetch 10 points, while an incorrect/pass answer will not fetch any negative points. Unanswered questions will go to the audience

7. For round no. 3, negative marking shall be applied. +10 for a correct answer and -10 for an incorrect/pass answer.

8. All unanswered questions would pass onto the audience, where the first preference is given to children and later, if unanswered, to the adults.

QUESTION 1Which international retailer announced that Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is the best selling book in the year 2016?

QUESTION 2Back in 1930, Juan Carlos Ceriani, a school teacher in Uruguay, created a version of a world-famous sport for recreation in the YMCA. The objective of this sport was basically to play indoors and on basketball courts. The idea behind creating this game came to the school teacher after Uruguay won the inaugural 1930 FIFA WC and the gold medals in the 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics. Which game, which is gaining tremendous popularity in Oman also now-a-days, are we talking about?

QUESTION 3

Why was one Omani personality, Said Al Gamboosi (picture in the next page), in the headlines in all newspapers during the month of August 2016?

QUESTION 4Mohammed Abdel Rahman, a world-renowned leader, was born in Cairo, Egypt on August 24, 1929, was a civil engineer (from Cairo's King Fuad University), by qualification, before plunging into the Arab political arena. He was amongst the first world leaders, who accepted the UN Security Council Resolution no. 242. How do we remember this Nobel Peace Prize winner (in whose name - a $7 million museum was opened in November 2016), who was described by the former French President Jacques Chirac as "a man of courage", better as?

QUESTION 5Why was Chanakya II, a flower-head cichlid fish, which was swimming in a small fish tank at a Chennai-based NGO Indian Community Welfare Organization (ICWO), in the news during November 2016? (Hint/clue: It has nothing to do with the demonetization)

This beverage (pic) made of iced tea and lemonade has been named after a world-famous sportsperson from America, as he was in the habit of drinking this beverage not only at home but also at the pub. Which sportsperson are we looking for, who passed away in Sept. 2016?

Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum __________, a German blacksmith, goldsmith by profession, introduced a very important invention in 1439, which went onto lay the foundation for knowledge-based economy. What landmark invention did he give?

In UK, a particular act of 1864 outlawed children doing what job, for which they were often employed as they were smaller than adults and it was thought they could do a better job as a result?

Sheriff Woody Pride and Buzz Lightyear are major characters in which series of films?

This Asian leader has an award named after him, which is known as Asia’s Nobel Prize. What award am I referring to?

The whole of Japan, once every year, gets glued to their TV sets (for at least three hours) to see the laurels being bestowed on the best organization, whose quality benchmarks are measured (courtesy - this gentleman). What am I talking about?

About which American computer professional, is this book all about?

Identify the name of this animal, whose Dutch version name, lends to the formation of the name of a world-famous footwear brand

The idea for creating this came up from one Mr. EM Stuart, its volunteer president in 1953. The objective was to create a means to "maintain the glory of a community whose name means glamor and excitement in all the four corners of the world". The creation, over a period of time, became a world-famous tourist destination with a reported 10 million visitors in 2003 and continuing to bulge. What am I talking about?

The HQ of this company is located in San Bruno, California. This company, which provides services throughout the world, was created by three former PayPal employees, Chad Hurley, Steve Chen and Jawed Karim in February 2005. Since, November 2006, it is owned by Google, after they purchased this service for around US$ 1.65 bn. Which company are we referring to?

QUESTION 11

This Spanish priest and later turned into a bishop (in a church) in Segura, authored a book (in 1561) by name Libro de la invencion liberal y arte del Juego del Axedrez, which was one of the first definitive books in 1561 about modern chess in Europe, preceded earlier by Pedro Damiano's 1512 book. He was born in Zafra near Badajoz and studied and lived in Salamanca. Back in 1560, he won a match against Leonardo di Bona in Rome. Between 1574-75, he lost the first known international Chess Tournament, which was held at the invitation of King Phillip II of Spain. Who is this priest and how do we remember him even on this day (as he lent his name for a very famous opening in chess)?

QUESTION 12

Born in Knoxville, Tennessee, this lad ______ Jeong-Mok, who had a very normal childhood, moved to Gwacheon, South Korea, when he was around five years old. After completing schooling and middle schooling, he returned to Knoxville and graduated from Bearden High School. He hit upon a passion for creativity, which, those days, were frowned upon by various critics and friends alike. However, this passion of his, are now his source of income as well as pleasure. When he was awarded an Appalachian Arts Fellow Award at the World's Fair park, by the-then Mayor Victor Ashe, Ashe went onto proclaim, "Mr. ______'s work is impressioned hundreds and millions of time each week and reaches all corners of the globe. He is arguably Knoxville's most persistent artist". How do we know _____ Jeong-Mok better as and what did give to the world, which we live in?

QUESTION 13

Why is it that the buttons in a lady's shirt are stitched on the left flap, while those of men, are stitched on the right flap?

QUESTION 14

Back in the early 60s, France witnessed quite a good number of road accidents. To sort out the imbalance between the no. of car accidents and police force, the French Government recruited more police force to patrol the streets. However, the very next year - the number of accidents increased tremendously, inspite of more police on the roads. What was the main cause of increased accidents, inspite of heavier patrolling?

QUESTION 15