1. 1. SANSKRUTHI QUIZ FINAL
2. 2. ROUND 1 CLASSICAL 10 QUESTIONS 10 Points each +10/-10 for pounce
3. 3. 1.Connect.
4. 4. They represents the seven animals/birds from whose sound the sa ri ga ma pa dha ni of Indian classical music have derived.
5. 5. 2.Identify this person who is perhaps the only person featured in the stamps of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
6. 6. Kazi Nazrul Islam, the national poet of Bangladesh.
7. 7. 3.Identify the singer who got a national award for this song from the 1985 movie Ankahee.
8. 8. Pandit Bhimsen Joshi
9. 9. 4.Connect
10. 10. Both movies are based on works of Munshi Premchand.
11. 11. 5.Who are Known as Ponnani and Singidi?
12. 12. They are the lead and assistant singers in Kathakali.
13. 13. 6. Kambakth Bilkul Aurat ,an Urdu drama directed by Naseerudheen shah is a second in a series of his tribute to one of the greatest female Urdu writers ever. Name her.
14. 14. ISMAT CHUGTAI. This drama is a collection of 3 of her stories.
15. 15. 7.What is the major attraction of Krishnapuram Palace, Kayamkulam?
16. 16. The biggest mural painting of Kerala called Gajendra Moksham is there.
17. 17. 8.How does the two following works are connected?
18. 18. Both were created as reactions to Catherine Mayos Mother India
19. 19. 9.The Indian National Congress session at Haripura in 1939 had pavillions decorated by paintings based on village India which was very atractive like the one shown here. The painter was a person who was deeply influenced by Gandhiji and Tagore and went on to become on of the known artists of India. Name him.
20. 20. NANDALAL BOSE
21. 21. 10.According to an ancient Hinduism book Suddhi Thatvam the list consist of Brahmin, Cow, Fire, Gold, Ghee, Sun, Water and King. The list varies for different occasions and include a variety of things like Rice, Paddy, Tailed Mirror, Sandal, Reddish Kumkum, and Washed Clean Cloth. What is the name of this list?
22. 22. ASHTA MANGALYAM
23. 23. Round 2 POPULAR Same rules Reverse Direction
24. 24. 1. Identify the mother son duo. Mother is known as the queen of Kathak and the son is a musician known for playing drums.
25. 25. SITARA DEVI and RANJIT BAROT
26. 26. 2.Kaufmann Residence is a house designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright in 1935 in rural south western Pennsylvania . It is listed among Smithsonian's Life List of 28 places "to visit before you die. It is considered as one of the most popular houses ever built. What does it popularly called?
27. 27. FALLING WATER
28. 28. 3.What do you call a piece of jewellery, typically oval in shape, consisting of a portrait in profile carved in relief on a background of a different colour?
29. 29. Which also means a short descriptive literary sketch which neatly encapsulates someone or something.
30. 30. 4. Name the popular Indian song immortalised by the Afro-British Band OSIBISA
31. 31. 5. Santa muerte, Saint Death is a deity originated from Aztec and Catholic belief. Jesus Malverde was a Robinhood type of Robber. Who worship these two?
32. 32. The drug traffickers of Mexico.
33. 33. 6.The Man from Chinnamasta is a novel published in 2005 and written by the Jnanpith Award winner Indira Goswami. Set in pre- independence British Assam, it was written with a specific political vision :To protest against a ritual in the most important Shakti temple of the world, Kamakhya. Once published, it took Assam by storm .The Brahmins especially took offence for her frank demand to remove an ancient practice . What was the practice mentioned?
34. 34. Animal sacrifice
35. 35. 7.This Artwork by Claude Monet in 19th century led to an Art Movement which influenced even Music and Literature.It was originated in Paris.Name the Movement
36. 36. IMPRESSIONISM. Soleil levant (Impression, Sunrise)was the name of the painting which provoked the critic Louis Leroy to coin the term in a satirical review published in the Parisian newspaper Le Charivari.
37. 37. 8.Bill Watterson an American cartoonist stopped drawing his famous cartoon strip at the end of 1995 .However In June 2014, three strips of Pearls Before Swine featured guest illustrations by Watterson and he wanted to raise some money for Parkinsons research. What is his most famous comic strip?
38. 38. Calvin and Hobbes
39. 39. 9.This long necklace of pearls, diamonds and emeralds, considered to be one of the most fabulous necklaces in the world was originally belonged to Peshwa Bajirao and was named after the prize he paid for it. After the revolt of 1857, Nanasaheb took it with him to Nepal where it was sold to Rana Jung Bahadur. Later it was bought by the King of Dharbhanga. Satyajith Rai wrote a story called Thief in Bombay based on this necklace. Name it.
40. 40. It means 9 lakhs.
41. 41. 10. This Christmas carol Do You Hear What I Hear?" was written in October 1962, with lyrics by Nol Regney and music by Gloria Shayne Baker .The pair, married at the time, wrote it as a plea for peace. What was the occasion which provoked them to write this?
42. 42. SCORE PLEASE
43. 43. ROUND 3: 5 CLUES 5MARKS EACH +25 FOR CONNECT
44. 44. A TV Channel owned by Malayalam communications Ltd.
45. 45. A River of dispute in South India
46. 46. A temple in Andhra Pradesh known for murals
47. 47. A place mentioned in Chilappathikaram
48. 48. A Singing queen from Gwalior.
49. 49. They are all Government handicraft emporiums.
50. 50. ROUND 4 CONTEMPORARY BUZZER ROUND +20/-10
51. 51. 1.The weavers from Bhagalpur, Barabanki and Chanderi were shortlisted for this project.They were to make silk angavastrams in an eco friendly way. The products were hugely appreciated and the sales of these clusters increased. What are these products?
52. 52. The shawls given to the winners of commonwealth games 2010.
53. 53. 2.CONNECT.
54. 54. Prime minister played all these during his recent visits to Japan and Mongolia.
55. 55. 3. Identify the singer.
56. 56. Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Insaan
57. 57. 4. Raunaq: Conversation of Music and Poetry is a 2014 studio album composed by A. R. Rahman. The album is described as a conversation of music and poetry that takes one on a journey of varied emotions. Selected tracks of the album depict social scenario of India .The album was a result of an anthology of poems to which Rahman added visuals from Raja Ravi Varmas paintings, thus, developing songs and corresponding videos to it. Who wrote the poems of this album?
58. 58. KAPIL SIBAL
59. 59. 5.A recent novel named Faking it by Amrita Choudhari is based on her works. She was an inspiration behind Aurora Zogoiby, a character in Salman Rushdie's 1995 novel "The Moor's Last Sigh and a famous Urdu play, by Javed Siddiqi, Tumhari______. Who is she?
60. 60. AMRITA SHERGILL
61. 61. 6.Which company used this tune for their 2014 world cup ad?
62. 62. Macdonalds
63. 63. 7.Name this Artist who is a pioneer in Graphic Novel in India with works like The Corridor and The Barn Owl's Wondrous Capers. His project ,the Gallery of losers, was on display on billboards DURING THE London Olympics 2012.
64. 64. SARNATH BANERJEE
65. 65. 8.This background music is done by the violin brothers Ganesh and Kumaresh. Interestingly, the original score composed for the tele serial Malgudi days was also done by a violinist who have two violinist brothers. Name the original composer.
66. 66. L.Vaidyanathan
67. 67. 9.This Genus of Ferns is named after a popular singer because of the ferns bear a close resemblance to her costume from the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards and also bear a distinct DNA sequence similar to her name. Who is the artist?
68. 68. LADY GAGA. On of the ferns have base pair sequence "GAGA" (guanine, adenine, guanine, adenine) in its DNA.
69. 69. 10.Coming from a family of bamboo weavers and graduated from Trissur college of Art, he was the youngest artist featured in the second edition of Cochi Musiris Bienelle. His work ,a wall with individual paintings on each brick was heavily appreciated and was also featured in the Sharjah Bienelle. Name the artist.
70. 70. C.UNNIKRISHNAN
71. 71. SCORE PLEASE
72. 72. ROUND 5 FOLK and TRIBAL DIRECT +10 POUNCE +10/-10
73. 73. 1.Identify the language of the song.
74. 74. Jaintia.
75. 75. 2.Muga silk is the product of the silkworm Antheraea assamensis endemic to Assam. Name the town in Assam known for producing Muga as well as Eri and Pat silk.
76. 76. 3. The emblem of central cottage industries emporium is an artefact from West Bengal . Name it.
77. 77. BANKURA HORSE
78. 78. 4.The picture here is aTibetan Buddhist painting on cotton, or silk appliqu, usually depicting a Buddhist deity or scene,. They are traditionally kept unframed and rolled up when not on display. Most of them were intended for personal meditation or instruction of monastic students.A central "deity" is often surrounded by other identified figures in a symmetrical composition. Name it.
79. 79. 5.This dance form is performed around a clay lantern with a light inside representing the fetus in the womb.The dancers thus honour Durga, the feminine form of divinity. Identify the dance form.
80. 80. GARBA
81. 81. 6.Approximately a dozen manuscripts of this script were recovered from Gunjala, a village in Adilabad district of Telangana recently. It is used to write a language which was using Devnagri or Telugu scripts till now. Identify the language.
82. 82. 7.History states that Queen Ahilya Bai Holkar brought skilled weavers and made them set up looms to teach the art of weaving to the local population.The patterns created by the waves of the Rehwa river was supposed to be an inspiration to the designs of this handloom. When this tradition was in loss, the Holkar family once again stepped in .Richard and Sally Holkar created the Rehwa Society. While retaining traditional designs, this society introduced new concepts. Now it is a very popular handloom known for its silk and cotton sarees. Name the product.
83. 83. MAHESHWARI SARI
84. 84. 8. Identify the town in Karnataka known for its metal ware which came to prominence in the Bahamani sultans in the 14th15th centuries. It is of Persian origin. It was brought to India by the followers of Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti. The art form developed in the kingdom was a mix of Turkey, Persia and Arabic countries .
85. 85. BIDAR The art is known as BIDRI
86. 86. 9.Name this musical instrument which is a long hollow tube filled with small pebbles or beans. It is believed to have been invented by the Aztecs. Originally it was made of dried Cactus.
87. 87. RAIN MAKER OR RAIN STICK
88. 88. 10. The Dao is a multi- purpose weapon. It is used to fell trees, cut fowls, divide meat, carve posts and kill enemies - in fact for any kind of work involving cutting. The weapon consists of a blade about twelve inches long, its breath being more at the tip than at the base. The blade is fitted into a wooden handle which is tightly bound with cane . Some decorate their Dao handle with goat's hair. The Dao is carried in a holder at the back. Who uses it?
89. 89. The NAGAS
90. 90. Thank you