LnD QuizSoc Meet 3 on 18/3/16, General Quiz. Disclaimer: All questions are original. Any resemblance whatsoever to other questions of similar kind is purely coincidental.

1. QuizSoc Meet 3
18th March, 2016

2. MIB
Direct:+10(no negatives)
Pounce:+10/-10

3. What is being talked about over here?(pictue
on the next slide)
• 1. On April 26th, ____, the world witnessed the most
expensive accident in history. The _________ disaster,
widely considered to have been the worst _______
accident in history, and is one of the level 7 event (the
maximum classification) on the International _______
Event Scale.
_________ accident was considered the greatest
socio-economic catastrophe recorded history.

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6. Answer: Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster

7. Name this famous place inLondon.(pic in the
next slide)
• 2.The _________ ______ is a landmark of London.
Located in the city of Westminster, it was built to
commemorate the victory of Lord Horatio Nelson
against the navy of Napoleon in the Battle of
_________ in 1805. The centre of the square is
occupied by a large statue of Nelson, surrounded by
four big lion statues and a series of fountains. Statues
of various other famous people adorn the place as
well. The National Gallery and St. Martin-in-the-Fields
Church is located in the proximity of the square.

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10. Answer: Trafalgar Square.

11. •3. Why was a named John Pryke
recently in the news?(picture in
the next slide)

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14. Answer:

15. 4.

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17. Answer:

18. 5.Give me X.(picture on the next slide)
Though selected to represent the national
student’s squad and visited Nigeria, Lebanon and
Uruguay- where the World Students
Championship as held in 1976, he did no play any
match as he was injured. Jean-Luc Arribart,
captain of the recalled:”By the end of that trip X
had almost taken on the role of assistant coach
and team joker rolled into one.

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21. Answer: Arsene Wenger

22. 6.

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25. 7.
• Knowledge of Literature – nil.
• Knowledge of Philosophy – nil.
• Knowledge of Astronomy – nil.
• Knowledge of Politics – Feeble.
• Knowledge of Botany – Variable. Well up in belladonna, opium and poisons generally.
Knows nothing of practical gardening.
• Knowledge of Geology – Practical, but limited. Tells at a glance different soils from each
other. After walks, has shown me splashes upon his trousers, and told me by their colour
and consistence in what part of London he had received them.
• Knowledge of Chemistry – Profound.
• Knowledge of Anatomy – Accurate, but unsystematic.
• Knowledge of Sensational Literature – Immense. He appears to know every detail of every
horror perpetrated in the century.
• Plays the violin well.
• Is an expert singlestick player, boxer and swordsman.
• Has a good practical knowledge of British law.

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27. Answer: Sherlock Holmes

28. 8.Id the singer

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30. Answer: Robert Downey Jr.

31. • POINTS:
These are only for each questions.
Direct:+10 for each correct answer of the questions
Pounce:+10/-10
The connect points are given on top of every question.

32. +100/-90
1)Born in 1966, this actress is best
known for her performance in A room
with a view, and for an Oscar
nominated role in The Wings of Dove.
Who is she?

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34. Helena Bonham-Carter.

35. +90/-80
•2)Which German statesman was known as
the Iron Chancellor?

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37. Otto von Bismarck

38. +80/-70
•3. .This explorer, soldier, poet and one time
court favourite of Elizabeth I was executed
in October 1618.
Who was he?

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40. Sir Walter Raleigh

41. +70/-60
•4. Mini-me, Number 2 and Vanessa
Kensington are fictional characters in which
series of films?

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43. Austin Powers

44. +60/-50
•5. She won an Oscar for Best Supporting
Actress in Moonstruck and is a cousin to the
former governor of Massachusetts, who was
also a Democratic nominee for the
Presidency of the US in 1988. Who is she?

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46. Olympia Dukakis

47. +50/-40
•6. This Canadian PM (1968-79 & 1980-84)
gives his name to Montreal International
Airport. Who is he?

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49. Pierre Trudeau

50. +40/-30
•7. Which singer had a No. 1 single in the 70s
with Annie’s Song?

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52. John Denver

53. +30/-20
•8. What was the nickname given to criminal
Albert de Salvo in the 1960s?

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55. The Boston Strangler

56. +20/-10
•9. What was the name of the NASA Space
Shuttle which blew up over Texas in Feb
2003 killing 7 astronauts?

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58. • Columbia

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60. They contain the names of US State Capitals
• 1. HELENA Bonham-Carter. (MONTANA)
• 2. Otto von BISMARCK (NORTH DAKOTA)
• 3. Sir Walter RALEIGH (NORTH CAROLINA)
• 4. AUSTIN Powers (TEXAS)
• 5. OLYMPIA Dukakis (WASHINGTON)
• OLYMPIA Dukakis (WASHINGTON)
• OLYMPIA Dukakis (WASHINGTON)
• 6. PIERRE Trudeau (SOUTH DAKOTA)
• 7. John DENVER (COLORADO)
• 8. The BOSTON Strangler (MASSACHUSETTS)
• 9. COLUMBIA (SOUTH CAROLINA)