QuizBuzz 2017

Dr Madhu VamsiDr Sharath Teja

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Rules

•Unlimited entries.

•3 players per team. Top 6 teams will be selected for the Finals.

•No cross college. Cross batch allowed. That is, players must and should be from the same institute, need not be from the same batch.

•Write team name, insitute name and players' names.

•20 questions in total. 1 point for each question.

• Starred to resolve ties. Sudden death, if it persists.

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•Usage of phones will lead to disqualification.

•Write answers legibily and with correct question numbers.

•Otherwise mentioned, give only the complete answers.

•Quizmasters are Gods. Their decisions are final.

•Wikipedia and Google are our sources. All hail internet!

• Syllabus: Everything under the Sun.

•Descending order of choosing places. Thus, don't think of just qualifying rather think of topping.

Let the games begin! *Bane's voice*

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1.

Shayara Bano

Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan

Ishrat Jahan

Atiya Sabri

Gulshan Parveen

Aafreen Rehman

Above is an exhaustive list of petitioners against _____?

Triple Talaq, also known as Talaq-e-biddat or instant talaq.

2.

Identify the Hollywood movie explained by this poster?

Interstellar by Christoper Nolan

3.

X is dish originated in Middle East but popular in Middle East, Central Asia and Indian subcontinent.

X is a high calorie dish made of wheat, barley, meat (beef,mutton or chicken), lentils and spices, sometimes rice is also used. This dish is slowly cooked for seven to eight hours, which results in a paste-like consistency, blending the flavors of spices, meat, barley and wheat.

Identify X?

HALEEM - Who doesn't love Haleem!?

4.

X became a major source of revenue for All India Radio. The usual slots on AIR are sold for Rs.1500 per 10 seconds, but a 10-second ad slot for X costs Rs. 2 lakhs. X was started on October 4th, 2014. Former President of USA, Obama, was part of X which was aired on 27th January, 2015.

Identify X.

Mann Ki Baat

PM Modi addresses the nation every month on All India Radio.

5.

In this ad of Amul, Amul Baby is warning to not use something.

Name it.

Blue Whale

6.

Since the goal is to get 3 in a row, each person must switch taking turns, first X, then O. Players must use the board given to them, they cannot add extra sides on to the board. In order to win, the 3 letters must all connect in a straight line in one direction, up or down, left or right, or diagonally.

These are rules of which paper and pencil game?

Tic-tac-toe

Noughts and crosses

Xs and Os

x o x

x o o

x x o

*7.

As we travel by road from Cochin to Kohima in a car, the minimum number of states travelled in India are __.

PS: This question was asked in UPSC Prelims 2016.

As we travel by road from Cochin to Kohima by road (follow the blue line):1. Kerala (Cochin)2. Tamil Nadu 3. Andhra Pradesh4. Orissa5. West Bengal6. Assam7. Nagaland (capital is Kohima)Answer is 7.

*8Right side image is an artistic concept of X's orbit insertion around Saturn.X is an unmanned spacecraft sent to the planet Saturn. X is the fourth space probe to visit Saturn and the first to enter orbit. It has studied the planet and its many natural satellites since arriving there in 2004.The spacecraft decommissioning has happened on September 15, 2017.What is X?

Cassini-Huygens or simply Cassini

*9.

Who acted in these movies?

Raghuram Rajan, former RBI governor.

*10.

Kapus (in Andhra Pradesh) and Jats (in Haryana) have agitated for providing reservation in India.

X is a numerically and politically strong community in Karnataka, who have agitated demanding a religious group seperated from Hindus. X are the followers of 12th century social reformer, Basavanna or Basaveshwara. However, Xworship Shiva and have a concept of Ishta Linga (personal God).

X?

The Lingayats

*11.

X got infected with Hepatitis B in 1982 through a blood transfusion after an accident on the sets of a film. Xshowed no symptoms for close to 18 years after being infected. In 2000, X was told that the liver was infected and had lost 75 percent of its function.

X was appointed as WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Hepatitis in South-East Asia.

Identify X.

Amitabh Bachchan

Other campaigns:

Tuberculosis

Childhood immunisation

Polio

'Clean India' campaign

*12

GomtiGhagharaGandakKosiMahanandaTamsaSonPunpun

These are the tributaries of river Z.

Z?

The mighty river Ganges/Ganga.

13. “Y” is an American global company that sells document

solutions and services in more than 160 countries.

The company is particularly concerned about the ongoing use of “Y” as a verb as this places the trademark in danger of being declared a generic word. The company is engaged in an ongoing advertising and media campaign to convince the public that “Y” should not be used as a verb.

Despite their efforts, many dictionaries continue to include the use of “Y” as a verb, including the Oxford English Dictionary. In 2012, the Intellectual Property Appellate Board of India declared "Y" a non-generic term but as of 2015, most Indians still use it as a synonym for photocopying.

Y?

Xerox

It is a synonym of photocopy and also a company which is having a legal battle over its usage.

14.

X is a fictional language created by Madhan Karky (dialogue writer and Tamil lyricist).

While Karky was pursuing PhD in Australia, he thought it would be fun to create a new language that could be easily understood by children. Basic words were first made up and opposites were represented by word reversals - me was min and you was nim. The language which introduced 100 new words was called "Click" to highlight its simplicity.

X consists of at least 750 words and more than 40 concrete grammar rules. It was designed to be an intuitive and ferocious language.

Identify the language (X).

Kilikili language

Used in the Baahubali by Kalakeya tribe.

15. “This morning I got up at night!”

“Politics is everywhere, it's in your shirts, it is in your pants!”

“Poverty is just a state of mind...”

“If India is a computer, Congress is its default programme.”

“10 out of 7 youths in Punjab have a drug problem.”

“For a community to achieve, it needs the escape velocity of Jupiter.”

“Gujarat is bigger than the United Kingdom. In fact, bigger than Europe and United States put together.”

Which famous politician said these extraordinary words?

Vice President of Indian National Congress, Shri Rahul Gandhi ji.

16.

They are Indira Gandhi & Nehru. Name the third person.

Charlie Chaplin

17.

X has been recognized by the government of India as its National Aquatic Animal.

X is the official animal of the Indian city of Guwahati.

X is an endangered animal which locates through echolocation.

X is found in the Indian Rivers of Ganga and Brahmaputra.

X is useful in the determination of health of rivers by its population.

Identify X.

The Gangetic River Dolphin (Platanista gangetica)

18.

The official playing time of the full version of the Indian national anthem is approximately ____ seconds.

52 seconds

19.

If one is Usain Bolt, who is the other legendary athletedepicted in this Amul Baby ad.

Justin Gatlin. He relegated Bolt to third position in his final 100m race.

20.

If one is Adolf Hitler, identify the individual who is circled.

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose

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And the finalists are...

(decreasing order of choosing places)