QUIZOPEDIA 4

QUIZMASTER- SOURAV SENGUPTA

ROUND - 1…( CLOCKWISE )

NO PARTMARKING NO MORE CONTROVERSY PLZZZ…

ALL THE BEST FOLKS ….

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ID THE VOICE…

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A TRIBUTE TO “DADA” …

ANUPAM ROY , FROM WARRIOR PRINCE

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Age : 38 , DOB : 1st july ,1973 Status : Married with Dimple _____ Children : Three, Aditi(9),& twins Tina &

Arjun(5) Qualification: Engineering Graduate from

Mysore College.Higher Education in Sydney.

As comfortable in a Neheru Jacket ,as he is checking emails on his iPad.

Football & fitness enthusiast. Broke his nose playing right out at his College.

Owns a bicycle worth over 1 lakh. Loves Bon Jovi , Brian Adams ,

Guns’n’Roses , Metallica Amitava Bacchan’s big Fan He is very famous & in the news in recent

days …

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AKHILESH YADAV

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A _______often abbreviated Blvd, is type of road, usually a wide, multi-lane arterial thoroughfare, divided with a median down the centre, and roadways along each side designed as slow travel and parking lanes and for bicycle and pedestrian usage, often with an above-average quality of landscaping and scenery. The division into peripheral roads for local use and a central main thoroughfare for regional traffic is a principal feature of the __________. Larger and busier ______usually feature a median. It was first introduced in the French language in 1435.India has two _______,in New Delhi , & Mumbai …Fill in the blanks …

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BOULEVARD …

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“X” is a novel by “Y” ,first published in England in December 1884 & in the United States in February 1885. Commonly named among the great American Novels , the work is among the first in major American Literature to be written in the vernacular , characterized by local colour regionalism . This novel circled about a friend of Tom Sawyer & narrator of two other “Y”s novels . It is a sequel to ‘The Adventures of Tom Sawyer’. The main protagonist of this novel is a boy about 13/14 years old . Several times this novel adapted in the film … for the 1st time in 1920 it was adapted in a silent movie , directed by William Desmond …

ID “X” & “Y”

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MOHHAMMED YOUSUF KHAN aka DILIP KUMAR

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she was born in Sarnia, .[1] Her father was born in Tibet and raised in Delhi, while her mother (who died in 2008[6]) was from a small town named Nahan in Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh.[1][7] As a young girl, she was very athletic and played street hockey with the boys,[3] enjoyed ice skating on a nearby frozen lake and drinking hot chocolate in front of a fire after playing in the snow all day.[8] she was enrolled by her parents in a Catholic school,[1][9] as it was felt to be unsafe for her to go to public school.[10] There she had her first kiss at 11, lost her virginity to a basketball player at another school at 16, she first worked at a German bakery,[14] a Jiffy Lube,[9] and later a tax and retirement firm.[15] who am I talking about?

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NAME THE MOVIE …

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THE ARTIST …

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NAME THE COMMUNITY … ______ is a tribe of African descent that has made

Karnataka their home for the last 400 years. There is a 50,000 strong _____ population across India,of which more than a third live in Karnataka.Many members of _____ have migrated to pakistan after independence have settled in Karachi,Pakistan. The _____ means leader or master. The majority of _____ are descendents of slaves who were bought from East Africa & Tanzania to Goa by the Portuguese , British , & the Arabs between the 16th & 17th centuries.Among ____ families in Karnataka , there are Roman Catholics Hindus , & muslims .

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THE SIDDI COMMUNITY…

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Route of ________?

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ROUTE OF DURONTO EXPRESS

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Who am I talking about?

X was born into the mallah (boatmen) caste,[2] in the small village of Ghura Ka Purwa) in Jalaun District, Uttar Pradesh. In the 1990s, X served as the president of Eklavya Sena, an organization formed by the Bharatiya Janata Party leader Ganga Charan Rajput to "protect the weaker sections".[13] In 1996, X contested for the 11th Lok Sabha from Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh as a Samajwadi Party candidate and was elected. X was re-elected to the 13th Lok Sabha in 1999. During her career as a Member of the Indian Parliament, X got a train stopped at unscheduled stops to meet her acquaintances in Uttar Pradesh. The railway minister, Ram Vilas Paswan played down the train incident and ordered only a nominal enquiry. In 1998 X claimed that she was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by some members of the British Parliament

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PHOOLAN DEVI

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ID THE VOICE …

AND THE ANSWER IS …

AYUB BACCHU,FROM THE FILM 8.08 ER BONGAON LOCAL

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The system was made famous by the Franco-Argentine trainer Helenio Herrera of Internazionale in the 1960s who used it to grind out small-score wins, such as 1-0 or 2-1, over opponents in their games.[it was influenced by the verrou (also "doorbolt/chain" in French) system invented by Austrian coach Karl Rappan.[3] As coach of Switzerland in the 1930s and 1940s. Rappan's verrou system, proposed in 1932, when he was coach of Servette, was implemented with four fixed defenders, playing a strict man-to-man marking system, plus a playmaker in the middle of the field who played the ball together with two midfield wings. Rocco's tactic, often referred to as the "real" X, was shown first in 1947 with Triestina:. The key innovation of X was the introduction of the role of a libero ("free") defender, also called "sweeper", who was positioned behind a line of three defenders.Id X

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CATANECCIO FORMATION

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“X” are a group of small to medium size birds brightly coloured . They have cosmopolitan distribution,with most species being found in the Old world , & Australia . There are roughly 90 species of ‘ X’ .All have large heads, long ,sharp,pointed bills,short legs and stubby tails. For the Dusan people of Borneo , the “X” is considered a bad omen ,& warriors that see one on the way to battle should return home . X are divided into three families … like River “X” , Tree “X” , Water “X” ..

Which bird am I talking about?

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KINGFISHER BIRD

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Who?

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FIDEL CASTRO

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CONNECT –EXHAUSTIVE …

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THEY INVENTED THE SHOT & THE SHOT NAMED AFTER THEM .MARRILIAR SCOOP,DILL SCOOP,VILL SCOOP

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ID THE VOICE …

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SIBAJI CHATTOPADDHAY , FROM THE MOVIE 1942,A LOVE STORY

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It is an acronym for the design principle articulated by Kelly Johnson, lead engineer at the Lockheed Skunk Works. There was no implicit meaning that an engineer was stupid; just the opposite.[4] The principle is best exemplified by the story of Johnson handing a team of design engineers a handful of tools, with the challenge that the jet aircraft they were designing must be repairable by an average mechanic in the field under combat conditions with only these tools. This time he said this principle .. The acronym is used by many in the United States Air Force and field of software development. Name it …Hints – VIRENDER SEHWAG use it as his ‘MANTRA ‘

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Name this picture & the paint form.

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ARDHNARISWARMADHUBANI ART

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“X” is a Biographical film based on the life of “Y” , “Z” portrayed the life of “Y” in the film …. The film was directed by Phyllida Llyod . “Z” received Academy awards , Golden Globe awards , BAFTA awards for “Z”’s acting for the role of “Y” … the film review said that Z’s performance was considered as one of the finest of Z’s career . The film begins against the backdrop of news of the Islamabad Marriot Hotel Bombing in 2008 . As of April, 2012 “X” has grossed $54,159,077 in the United States & Canada ,along with $90,900,000 in the other territories , for a worldwide total of $145,059,077…

ID X ,Y,Z …

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X= THE IRON LADY

Y=MARGARET THATCHER

Z= MARYL STRIP …

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AND THE ANSWER IS …

1-Thierry Henry 2-Derek Jeter 3-Kenan Sofuoglu 4-Shoaib Malik 5-Park Ji-Sung 6-Tiger Woods 7-Rahul Dravid 8-Roger Federer 9-Michael Clarke

The only sportspersons as Roger Federer, Tiger Woods, Shoaib Malik, Derek Jeter, Thierry Henry, Kenan Sofuoglu, Park Ji-Sung, Rahul Dravid, and Michael Clarke are sponsored by the Gillette.

There were calls to boycott Gillette products given their association with Thierry Henry, after a handball by Henry went undetected by referees and allowed France to knock Ireland out of a major soccer competition.

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Which company am I talking about? The company founded by Koo-In-Hwoi , in

1947. in 1952 “Lak-Hui”(LUCKY) became the first Korean company to enter the plastics industry.as the company expanded its plastics business , it established Goldstar Co.Ltd..in 1958.Both Lucky & Goldstar merged & formed Lucky-Goldstar. Goldstar produced South Korea’s 1st Radio. The company’s logo presented in the form of a smilling human face.

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ID THE VOICE…

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MANISHA MURALI NAYAR

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NOW THE 2ND ROUND

ANTI-CLOCKWISE

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BIRTH CERTIFICATE OF WHOM ?

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MARILIYN MONROE

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“X” manufactured by a Italian , Piaggio . Piaggio emerged from the conflict with its Pontedera fighter plane plant demolished by bombing. Italy’s crippled economy & the disastrous state of the roads did not assist in the re – development of the automobile markets . Enrico Piaggio , the son of Piaggio’s founder Rianaldo Piaggio , decided to leave the aeronautical field in order to address Italy’s urgent need for a modern & affordable mode of transportation for the masses . That’s why “X” was made . The inspiration for the design of the “X” dates back to Pre-world War II . The colour of “X” was Italy is basically Olive Green . The U.S.military had used “X” to get around Nazi defence tactics of destroying roads & bridges in the Dolomites ( a section of the Alpes) & the Austrian border areas. …….Id “ X”

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VESPA SCOOTERS…

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X is a 1970 romance novel by American writer Y. The book's origins were in that of a screenplay, Y wrote and was subsequently approved for production by Paramount Pictures. Paramount requested that Y adapt the story into novel form as a preview of sorts for the film. The novel was released on February 14, 1970, Valentine's Day.[1] Portions of the story originally appeared in The Ladies' Home Journal.[2] X became the top-selling work of fiction for all of 1970 in the United States, and was translated into more than 20 languages. The novel stayed for 41 weeks in The New York Times Best Seller list, reaching the top spot. A sequel, Oliver's Story, was published in 1977. The film based on the novel named X’ was released on December 16, 1970.

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ID THE VOICE …

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NORAH JONES

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The site was established in 1997 by Info Edge (India) Ltd. Info Edge is a listed company on the Bombay Stock Exchange and National Stock Exchange. It went public in November 2006.[3] As of March 31, 2009 it had a database of about 17 million registered seekers, and over 70,000 live listners from Corporate Customers. During the Fiscal year 2008-09 it serviced approximately 34,000 Corporate Customers, respectively. An average of over 14,000 resumes were added per day to the it’s database in Fiscal year 2009.[4]

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NAUKRI.COM

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‘X’ recorded the song in his Los Angels studio. According to ‘X’, ‘Y’ is a character driven film , and hence he had to make use of rock music and guitars . While working on the song ‘Z’ the team of ‘X’ agreed that they needed a fantastic lead guitarist to justify the tempo & the lyrics of the song . while X & the director of the film,had short listed several indian & international musicians they had Orianthi on the top of their list,given her incredible body of work and her huge international success. He made her hear the track and Orianthi immediately agreed to be a part of the film,[1] hence X's first collaboration with Orianthi. X recorded the song in his Los Angeles studio. The Singer ‘ W’ says, "I spent an entire day trying to record the song with “X’saab. But couldn't get it right. The next day, I did a take when he was yet to arrive and it sounded perfect."[3] The process took six hours, while the director of the film witnessed the entire process through Skype.

ID- “ W, X ,Y , Z”

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W=MOHIT CHAUHAN,X=A.R.RAHMANY=ROCKSTARZ=SADDA HAQ

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Which thing am I talking about? It were considered to be one of the Seven

Wonders of the ancient World & the only one of the wonders that may have been purely legendary. It were attributed to the king Nebuchadnezzar –II ,who ruled between 605 & 562 BC. He is reported to have constructed X to please his homesick wife ,Amytis of Media . X were said to have been destroyed by several earthquakes after the 2nd century BC. X were documented by ancient writers , including Starbo,Diodorus Siculus & Quintus Curtius Rufus .

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THE HANGING GARDENS OF BABYLON

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RAVINDRA SHANKAR CHAUDHURY aka PANDIT RAVISHANKAR

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What is X ? X is a traditional war cry,dance .it is a posture

dance performed by a group , with vigorous movements & stamping of the feet with rhythmically shouted accompaniment . X are not only performed by men,it also performed by women,other by mixed group.X are performed for various reasons : for amusement ,as a hearty welcome to distinguished guests,or to acknowledge great achivements or occasions. The various types of ‘X’ are – ‘whakatu waewae’,’tutu ngarahu’, &’peruperu’.

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HAKA DANCE

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NAME THE FILM

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SAVING FACE …

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The history of the area can be traced back to 200-300AD . A ruin of a city built by Chand Sadagar has been found in the Baghmara Forest Block . During the Mughal period , the Mughal kings leased the forestes of this place to nearby residents . Many criminals took refuge in this place from the advancing armies of Emperor Akbar . Many of the buildings which built by them later fell to the hands of the Portuguese pirates , salt smugglers & dacoits in the 17th century . The property rights of this place was confiscated from the Mughal Emperor Alamgir II by the British East India Company in 1757 ..

Which place am I talking about ?

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SUNDARBANS

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It is a 2001 Hindi movie directed by the successful pair Abbas-Mustan. It is probably the first Bollywood movie to handle the taboo issue of surrogate childbirth. Some of the scenes in the film have been borrowed from Pretty Woman (1990), and the storyline is similar to Doosri Dulhan by Lekh Tandon. In 2001, the CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) seized prints of this film, after it was discovered the movie was funded by the Mumbai underworld, which has resulted in a well publicised controversy known as The Bharat Shah Case.Just name the movie …

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MUSIC SCORED BY MR.ZAKIR HUSSAIN …(EXHAUSTIVE)

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His name means "Cloth Sack,"[and comes from the bag that he is conventionally depicted as carrying. X is traditionally depicted as a fat bald man wearing a robe[3][4] and wearing or otherwise carrying prayer beads. He carries his few possessions in a cloth sack,[3] being poor but content. He is often depicted entertaining or being followed by adoring children. X in folklore is admired for his happiness, plenitude, and wisdom of contentment. He is usually identified with (or as an incarnation of) Maitreya, so much so that the X image is one of the main forms in which Maitreya is depicted in East Asia.Id X

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Who?

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YOKO ONO

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In 1932, salesman Herman W. ____ opened a snack food operation in Nashville, Tennessee and, in 1938, he purchased the Atlanta, Georgia "Barrett Food Company, " renaming it "H.W. _____ Lingo & Company."[he criss-crossed the southern United States selling the product from the trunk of his car. in 1944 it became the first snack food manufacturer to purchase television commercials, with Bert Lahr as a celebrity spokesman. His signature line, "so crisp you can hear the freshness," became the its' first slogan along with "de-____-sious!. In Colombia it sold under the name Margarita. In Vietnam, it is distributed as Poca.in India,Indian cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni endorse it.Which think am I talking about?

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NAME THE MUSIC DIRECTOR

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LAXMIKANT-PYARELAL

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“X" is a short story written by F. Scott Fitzgerald and first published in Colliers Magazine on May 27, 1922. It was subsequently anthologized in his book, Tales of the Jazz Age, which is occasionally published as X and Other Jazz Age Stories.[1] Development rights to the story were held for years by the late Hollywood mogul Ray Stark. Stark retained those rights until his death in 2004, when they were purchased from his estate and used for an adaptation of the story as the 2008 film of the same name, directed by David Fincher.NAME THE SHORT STORY

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IPL – CITI RISING STAR,2008,2009,2010,2011

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X born 18 January 1972, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. he Joined Lok Bharati Party and was made vice-president of the party.In the 2009 Vidhan Sabha election, he Contested from Vikhroli, Mumbai as a Lok Bharati Party candidate. He lost the election.[8] Though he continues to do social work. In 2011, He supported Anna Hazare's campaign India against Corruption.he married fashion Model Andrea Hewitt; the couple has a child born in June 2010.he has also appeared as an actor in two films, 2002 Annarth, 2009 Pal Pal Dil Ke Ssaat… who?

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He was born 7 January 1950, in Ossalapalle, Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh. While working, he entertained his co-workers in the factory by imitating Elvis Presley. At one of the functions at his factory he was asked to perform and show his talent. His popularity among coworkers and officers of the factory by his performance earned him the nickname “________". He started to perform in musical shows (orchestras) and after earning fame, joined the group of Kalyanji-Anandji, a legendary music direction duo. He did a lot of shows and world tours with them, one of his first big tours being with Amitabh Bachchan in 1982. At one of his shows, actor Sunil Dutt noticed his talent and potential and offered him his first movie Dard Ka Rishta. In 1986, he performed in a charity show called "Hope 86", in front of the whole Hindi film industry as a filler and was loved by audience. Name the actor …

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ID THE VOICE …

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ELVIS PRISLEY

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