quizards' gen quiz

GEN QUIZ

-:QUIZ MASTERS:-

MANTRARAJ NAIKSUKRAAT AHLUWALIA

-:INSTRUCTIONS:- There are 20 questions in this round.

Each question contains one mark.

Questions with * marks are tie breaker.

Partial markings will be given according to quiz master’s instruction.

Top 6 teams will go to the final round.

The questions might be easier than they appear

Hint will not be given if at least two people object to the hint.

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ELIMINATION ROUND

(1)Identify the logo.

(2)Summer of 1967. A Charni Road flat. Mrs. Sheela Mane, a 28-year-old housewife is out in the balcony drying clothes. From her second floor flat she can see her neighbours on the road. There are other people too. The crowd seems to be growing larger by the minute. Unable to curb her curiosity Sheela Mane hurries down to see what all the commotion is about. She expects the worst but can see no signs of an accident. It is her four-year-old who draws her attention. Where was that four years old girl?

(3)

•1998-Kuala Lumpur-Wira•2002-Manchester-Kit•2006-Malbourne-Karak•2010-Delhi-(?)•2014-Glasgow-Clyde

(4)Whose mimicry is this?

(5)As an eye witness in assembly bomb case ,his father identified Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt.His father was also a very important contractor in the event of shifting capital from Kolkata to Delhi.Coming to his life,he had returned his ‘Padma Bhusan’ award in protest against the siege of the Golden Temple by the Indian Army in 1984.Who is he?

(6)Who is being talked here?• “Yeah, I have heard that _________ is saying all these.

But I do not remember whether I have met her or not. Maybe I have met her once, but where and when I forgot. If everyone starts claiming like that I will be good friend of many. I have also told my wife that I do not know ________ well and that I have not met her on many occasions as she said. So I do not think that should be a problem between her and me.”

-Tarun Gogoi,Chief Minister,Assam(September 9,2015)

(7)*• During the 30’s, radio shows dominated the entertainment

industry and companies wanted to cash in on it. So it happened that ‘Ma Perkins’, a popular show was sponsored by Oxydoland newly styled as ‘Oxydol’s own Ma Perkins’.This prompted others like Proctor and Gamble and others to gain good advertisement and become household names when associated with the shows they sponsored.What term, still in use, resulted from this?

(8)*The Government of India introduced the most valuable coin ever India have seen in its history for a denomination of Rs. 1000.It was issued in July,2015.Which occasion?

(9)This is a minimalist poster related to entertainment world. Which movie/series does it represent??

10)• Steven Michael Davies is an English cricketer, a wicket-

keeper-batsman who currently plays for Surrey. He is a left-handed batsman who opens the batting in both first-class and limited-overs cricket (though in the former he generally now bats in the middle order). He has played ODI and Twenty20 cricket for England.

• He is famous for what?

11)*• When Rajiv Gandhi required assistance for a project,the

Americans refused fearing it would be used for the development of nuclear weapons. Due to this X was later started as an Indian venture .In 1990 at an expo in Zurich it beat almost all its competitors except for one. Identify X.

12)*• A very famous error in Microsoft Windows is called “Blue Screen of Death”, a somewhat similar issue occurred in the early releases of Microsoft Xbox 360 and was given a similar nickname. Name the nickname

• (Image on the next slide)

(13)*This circled boy was earlier given the name “Inquilaab” but was later given the name ‘X’ after his father(Left in the photo)’s friend advised his father to do so. He became famous by name ‘X’.Who is he?

14)• ‘X’ is the seventeenth spy film in the James Bond series.It is the first film in the series not taken from the work of Ian Flemming.It was also the first bond movie after the dissolution of Soviet Union.It was also the 1st movie for Pierce Brosnan as James Bond.However,it is remebered for a change in the cast which could be seen in the last released Bond movie too and it was something that was never done in any of the Bond Movie.

15) This was the mascot of a company “Gattu” from 1954-2002.Give the name of the company and creator of the mascot.

16)

The story of this cartoon series runs around the character whose original name is Takao Kinomiya. The famous name of this teenager character is different though. This particular series was written by Takao Aoki to promote the toys resembling to spinning tops. Which cartoon series I am talking about?

17)This is the photo of Gorakhpur Railway Station.What is so special about it?

(18) Identify X and Y, based on the list given below:

• Rameez Raja• Mohinder Amarnath• X• Mohammed Hafeez• Anwar Ali• Y

(19)

(20)*• The UNHDI, which stands for United Nations Human

Development Index , is an Index used to measure “Human Development” in different countries. The concept was given by a person who had given a different kind of definition of development depending on the different parameters from conventional .

• Who is this person?

ANSWERS

(1)Identify the logo.

(2)Summer of 1967. A Charni Road flat. Mrs. Sheela Mane, a 28-year-old housewife is out in the balcony drying clothes. From her second floor flat she can see her neighbours on the road. There are other people too. The crowd seems to be growing larger by the minute. Unable to curb her curiosity Sheela Mane hurries down to see what all the commotion is about. She expects the worst but can see no signs of an accident. It is her four-year-old who draws her attention. Where was that four years old girl?

Amul Girl

(3)

•1998-Kuala Lumpur-Wira•2002-Manchester-Kit•2006-Malbourne-Karak•2010-Delhi-(?)•2014-Glasgow-Clyde

SHERA

(4)Whose mimicry is this?

ISIS

(5)As an eye witness in assembly bomb case ,his father identified Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt.His father was also a very important contractor in the event of shifting capital from Kolkata to Delhi.Coming to his life,he had returned his ‘Padma Bhusan’ award in protest against the siege of the Golden Temple by the Indian Army in 1984.Who is he?

Khushwant Singh

(6)Who is being talked here?• “Yeah, I have heard that _________ is saying all these.

But I do not remember whether I have met her or not. Maybe I have met her once, but where and when I forgot. If everyone starts claiming like that I will be good friend of many. I have also told my wife that I do not know ________ well and that I have not met her on many occasions as she said. So I do not think that should be a problem between her and me.”

-Tarun Gogoi,Chief Minister,Assam(September 9,2015)

Rakhi Savant

(7)*• During the 30’s, radio shows dominated the entertainment

industry and companies wanted to cash in on it. So it happened that ‘Ma Perkins’, a popular show was sponsored by Oxydoland newly styled as ‘Oxydol’s own Ma Perkins’.This prompted others like Proctor and Gamble and others to gain good advertisement and become household names when associated with the shows they sponsored.What term, still in use, resulted from this?

Soap Opera

(8)*The Government of India introduced the most valuable coin ever India have seen in its history for a denomination of Rs. 1000.It was issued in July,2015.Which occasion?

(9)This is a minimalist poster related to entertainment world. Which movie/series does it represent??

10)• Steven Michael Davies is an English cricketer, a wicket-

keeper-batsman who currently plays for Surrey. He is a left-handed batsman who opens the batting in both first-class and limited-overs cricket (though in the former he generally now bats in the middle order). He has played ODI and Twenty20 cricket for England.

• He is famous for what?

1st International cricketer to accept that he is a Gay

11)*• When Rajiv Gandhi required assistance for a project,the

Americans refused fearing it would be used for the development of nuclear weapons. Due to this X was later started as an Indian venture .In 1990 at an expo in Zurich it beat almost all its competitors except for one. Identify X.

Param Super Computer

12)*• A very famous error in Microsoft Windows is called “Blue Screen of Death”, a somewhat similar issue occurred in the early releases of Microsoft Xbox 360 and was given a similar nickname. Name the nickname

• (Image on the next slide)

Red Ring Death

(13)*This circled boy was earlier given the name “Inquilaab” but was later given the name ‘X’ after his father(Left in the photo)’s friend advised his father to do so. He became famous by name ‘X’.Who is he?

14)• ‘X’ is the seventeenth spy film in the James Bond series.It is the first film in the series not taken from the work of Ian Flemming.It was also the first bond movie after the dissolution of Soviet Union.It was also the 1st movie for Pierce Brosnan as James Bond.However,it is remebered for a change in the cast which could be seen in the last released Bond movie too and it was something that was never done in any of the Bond Movie.

Judi Dench became 1st female M

15) This was the mascot of a company ,“Gattu”, from 1954-2002.Give the name of the company and creator of the mascot.

Asian PaintsR.K.Lakshman

16)

The story of this cartoon series runs around the character whose original name is Takao Kinomiya. The famous name of this teenager character is different though. This particular series was written by Takao Aoki to promote the toys resembling to spinning tops. Which cartoon series I am talking about?

17)This is the photo of Gorakhpur Railway Station.What is so special about it?

Longest Platform in India(1.35km)

(18) Identify X and Y, based on the list given below:

• Rameez Raja• Mohinder Amarnath• X• Mohammed Hafeez• Anwar Ali• Y

X=Inzamam Ul Haq , Y=Ben Stokes

(19)

(20)*• The UNHDI, which stands for United Nations Human

Development Index , is an Index used to measure “Human Development” in different countries. The concept was given by a person who had given a different kind of definition of development depending on the different parameters from conventional .

• Who is this person?

Dr.Amartya Sen

F INAL ROUND

MINI CONNECT(ROUND-1)

30/-25

20/-15

10/-5

Commander James A. Lovell, Jr.

Command Module Pilot William A. Anders

Lunar Module Pilot Fred W. Haise, Jr.

Position Name

THE ANSWER IS

APOLLO 11

Amul:Har poster kuchh Kehta he…

ROUND-2

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ANSWERS

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Round-3

Infinite Pounce15/-10 on pounce

10/0 for direct

(1) According to a story, X was a large cannon, which was strategically placed on the wall. A shot from a Parliamentary cannon succeeded in damaging the wall beneath X which caused the cannon to tumble to the ground. The Royalists, or Cavaliers attempted to raise X on to another part of the wall, but because the cannon was so heavy that they couldn’t place it back.What is being talked about?

(2)

Rahul Ram-Indian Ocean Band

Mona Lisa

Madonna on the Rocks

The Supper at Emmaus

The Coronation of Napoleon

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All kept in the Louvre Museum.

(4)

•The dedication in the book, written by ‘X’ , ‘Report on Planet Three ‘ , reads ,"In accordance with the terms of the “X-Y” treaty, the second-best science writer dedicates this book to the second-best science-fiction writer .“ Who is X and who is Y?

XArthur Clarke

YIsaac

Asimov

(5)Afraid of What?

(6)Pehchan Kaun???????

(7)Identify the country.• India recognized this country in 1950 but did not make

any official diplomatic relations with this country. However ,the official diplomatic relations were built with this country during P.V. Narsimharao’s tenure. Mr. Jyoti Basu, the erstwhile CM of West Bengal, broke the ground when he visited this country before Jashwant Singh and LK Advani followed the suit. Ariel Sharon was the first

• PM of this country to visit India in 2003.• Which country I am talking about?

(8)Origin of which term?• This phrase was originally used to describe a method of

testing for gold using conc. HNO3.• Gold is resistant to the effects of HNO3, but an object

made of some other metal will show signs of corrosion if immersed in it.

• This became the reason for the origin of which term?

(9)Identify the island.• This island of Papua New Guinea is geographically and

ecologically a part of the Solomon Islands. An independence movement led to civil strife from the 1970s, culminating in peace talks that led to autonomy being granted in 2005. The island was named for a French explorer, after whom a genus of South American ornamental creeping shrub is also named. Name this island, the setting of the so- called Coconut Revolution.

(10)Flag of which former country?

British India

SCORES PLEASE

Minimalist Posters:-

Write Brothers-2

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MEGA CONNECT

MEGA CONNECTHint:You might need to use the Hindi words for the answers of individual slides.

+80/-75• ____________ is an Android-based tablet computer

promoted by the Government of India as part of an initiative to link 25,000 colleges and 400 universities in an e-learning program. It is produced by the British-Canadian company DataWind.It was launched by erstwhile HRD Minister Kapil Sibbal.Name the tablet.

+70/-65

60/-55

50/-45Poster of which game?

40/-35 Which type of weapons?

+30/-25

20/-15• In ancient Roman religion a is the god ond myth, Vulcan is

the god of ___________ as well as of metalworking and the forge.He is the god of _________ of volcano also.The name volcano was derived from the name ‘Vulcan’ only.

• The word in the blank is the answer of this slide.

10/-5

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MEGA CONNECT

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