GENERAL QUIZ QM MANISH PRADHAN ADITYA SHANKAR

1. PRELIMS

2. THE DEAL
• 20 QUESTIONS
• TOP 6 TEAMS QUALIFY
• FEW QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN STARMARKED TO
RESOLVE TIE
• DECISION OF THE QUIZ MASTER IS FINAL
• NO NEGATIVES MOST OF THE QUESTIONS ARE
WORKABLE SO FEEL FREE TO GUESS
• SCORE OF PRELIMS * 10 WOULD CARRY
FORWARD TO THE FINALS

3. Q 1* This is a manipulated version of a photograph that
was originally taken in 2005, when a two-year-old Barbary
lion named Samson underwent a CAT (Computer Aided
Tomography) scan after falling ill at an Israeli zoo. What
according to fake reports did this picture inspire ?

5. Q2 Connect with a well known physical entity
• Theodore Roosevelt
• George Washington
• Abraham Lincoln
• Thomas Jefferson

6. Q3 What keyword on google trends
would lead you to these particular
images?

8. Q 4 Who’s tombstone?

9. Q 5 What purpose does the
encircled port serve in a laptop?

10. Q 6* The eight members of this band were
booked through C.W. & F.N. Black,
in Liverpool. They boarded at Southampton and
traveled as second-class passengers. They were not
on the White Star Line's payroll but were
contracted to White Star by the Liverpool firm of
C.W. & F.N. Black, who placed musicians on almost
all British liners. One of the person defines their
service as “Many brave things were done that
night, but none were more brave than those done
by these men. The music they played served alike
as their own immortal requiem (prayer for the
dead) and their right to be recalled on the scrolls
of undying fame.” What great service did they
provide to get such appreciation ?

11. Q 7 The ouroboros or uroborus is an
ancient symbol depicting a serpent or dragon
eating its own tail. What according to the famous
scientist M it is said to have inspired ?
(I don’t M .Just tell me what did it inspire)

12. Q 8 Name the Latin expression that refers to a
written account of one’s past history and is loosely
translated as ‘Course of Life’ in Latin.

13. Q 9 One of the first reference to this word is by Garth
Kidd in February 1996 . It is described as “tendency
to identify everything in the world as being made of
four squares and attempt to determine where it fits
in”. What effect?

14. Q 10 “Hockey in M is more than a sport, it’s a way
of life, especially in our tribal regions where
children learn to walk with hockey sticks. No
wonder M has produced India’s finest hockey talent.
This is a first where a state government will not just
be promoting a sport within its boundaries but will
also support and nurture India hockey.

15. Q11* What title did the Mughal Emperor
Aurangazeb bestow on the rulers of Jaipur, feeling
that they were 25 percent more brave and
handsome than the rest of the world?

16. Q 12 First outlet of which famous
company?

17. Q 13 They are considered the largest, most
famous, and most expensive in their field of
expertise. Which organization is this which
has the motto “Our word is good as gold” ?

18. Q 14 Proposed map of what?

19. Q15* Which item of clothing gets its name from the
fact that the excess length falls into folds and appears
like a set of bangles resting on the ankle?

20. Q 16 On what did Jimmy Kimmel comment upon as
“The two worst haircuts in the world” ?

21. Q17 M is now accepted to be approximately 1.4 times
the mass of the sun; any white dwarf with less than
this mass will stay a white dwarf forever, while a star
that exceeds this mass is destined to end its life in
that most violent of explosions: a supernova. How do
we more popularly know this fact ?

22. Q 18* One day, Mozart taunted Haydn that the
latter would never be able to play a piece which
Mozart had just written. Haydn sat at the
harpsichord, began to play from the manuscript,
then stopped abruptly. There was a note in the
center of the keyboard while the right hand was
playing in high treble and the left hand in low
bass(they were at the extreme ends of the piano).
“Nobody can play this with only two hands,” Haydn
exclaimed. “I can,” Mozart said quietly. How did
Mozard play the piece completely?

23. Q 19* Connect Blue Origin a company whose
motto is Gradatim Ferociter, Latin for Step by Step,
Ferociously with another company whose slogan is
“Earth's Most Customer- centric Company” .

24. Q 20* You would find these sculptures on
Queen Victoria street London .It depicts a
very famous speech written by William
Shakespeare's . Name the speech and the
play.(1/2 points for each answer)

27. ANSWERS

29. Q 1* This is a manipulated version of a photograph that
was originally taken in 2005, when a two-year-old Barbary
lion named Samson underwent a CAT (Computer Aided
Tomography) scan after falling ill at an Israeli zoo. What
according to fake reports did this picture inspire ?

31. Q2 Connect with a well known physical entity
• Theodore Roosevelt
• George Washington
• Abraham Lincoln
• Thomas Jefferson

33. Q3 What keyword on google trends
would lead you to these particular
images?

34. DID YOU MISS ME xD

35. Q 4 Who’s tombstone?

37. Q 5 What purpose does the
encircled port serve in a laptop?

38. Kensington Security Slot

39. Q 6* The eight members of this band were
booked through C.W. & F.N. Black,
in Liverpool. They boarded at Southampton and
traveled as second-class passengers. They were not
on the White Star Line's payroll but were
contracted to White Star by the Liverpool firm of
C.W. & F.N. Black, who placed musicians on almost
all British liners. One of the person defines their
service as “Many brave things were done that
night, but none were more brave than those done
by these men. The music they played served alike
as their own immortal requiem (prayer for the
dead) and their right to be recalled on the scrolls
of undying fame.” What great service did they
provide to get such appreciation ?

41. Q 7 The ouroboros or uroborus is an
ancient symbol depicting a serpent or dragon
eating its own tail. What according to the famous
scientist M it is said to have inspired ?
(I don’t M .Just tell me what did it inspire)

42. • KEKULE STRUCTURE OF BENZENE RING

43. Q 8 Name the Latin expression that refers to a
written account of one’s past history and is loosely
translated as ‘Course of Life’ in Latin.

44. Curriculum vitae

45. Q 9 One of the first reference to this word is by Garth
Kidd in February 1996 . It is described as “tendency
to identify everything in the world as being made of
four squares and attempt to determine where it fits
in”. What effect?

47. Q 10 “Hockey in M is more than a sport, it’s a way
of life, especially in our tribal regions where
children learn to walk with hockey sticks. No
wonder M has produced India’s finest hockey talent.
This is a first where a state government will not just
be promoting a sport within its boundaries but will
also support and nurture India hockey.

49. Q11* What title did the Mughal Emperor
Aurangazeb bestow on the rulers of Jaipur, feeling
that they were 25 percent more brave and
handsome than the rest of the world?

50. SAWAI

51. Q 12 First outlet of which famous
company?

53. Q 13 They are considered the largest, most
famous, and most expensive in their field of
expertise. Which organization is this which
has the motto “Our word is good as gold” ?

54. THE GOLDEN COMPANY

55. Q 14 Proposed map of what?

57. Q15* Which item of clothing gets its name from the
fact that the excess length falls into folds and appears
like a set of bangles resting on the ankle?

58. CHUDIDAAR

59. Q 16 On what did Jimmy Kimmel comment upon as
“The two worst haircuts in the world” ?

61. Q17 M is now accepted to be approximately 1.4 times
the mass of the sun; any white dwarf with less than
this mass will stay a white dwarf forever, while a star
that exceeds this mass is destined to end its life in
that most violent of explosions: a supernova. How do
we more popularly know this fact ?

62. • CHANDRASHEKHAR LIMIT

63. Q 18* One day, Mozart taunted Haydn that the
latter would never be able to play a piece which
Mozart had just written. Haydn sat at the
harpsichord, began to play from the manuscript,
then stopped abruptly. There was a note in the
center of the keyboard while the right hand was
playing in high treble and the left hand in low
bass(they were at the extreme ends of the piano).
“Nobody can play this with only two hands,” Haydn
exclaimed. “I can,” Mozart said quietly. How did
Mozard play the piece completely?

64. WITH HIS NOSE

65. Q 19* Connect Blue Origin a company whose
motto is Gradatim Ferociter, Latin for Step by Step,
Ferociously with another company whose slogan is
“Earth's Most Customer- centric Company” .

66. • JEFF BEZOZ

67. Q 20* You would find these sculptures on
Queen Victoria street London .It depicts a
very famous speech written by William
Shakespeare's . Name the speech and the
play.(1/2 points for each answer)

68. • ALL WORLD’S A STAGE
• AS YOU LIKE IT

69. WAIT FOR THE FINALS
IN A QUIZ EITHER YOU LOSE OR YOU LEARN

70. • ROUND 1
DRIES
CLOCKWISE
+30/-15 ON POUNCE OF ALL PARTS
+20/-10 ON POUNCE OF 2
+10/-5 ON POUNCE OF 1 PART
+10/0 ON DIRECT ON ALL PARTS
+5 ON PART DIRECT
YOU CAN POUNCE ON YOUR OWN DIRECT

71. Q 1 Who is the author of the book ‘Surviving at the
Top’. He alongside National Broadcasting Company
(NBC) owns “The Miss Universe Organization” ?

74. Q 2 A limited edition of X rebranded as “Y "
will be sold throughout the month of March
in honor of Women's History Month and
International Women's Day.
X and its parent company, Diageo, are
rebranding the name and logo. The iconic
logo will be replaced with a female wearing a
top hat similar to that in the original male
logo.

77. Q3 Certain officials are not permitted to use their mobile
phones or any other forms of communication. The basement has
one telephone line, which can only receive calls. The documents
are guarded so closely that these employees typically don’t talk
to their families for the duration of the lock-up. All
communication is in the presence of an intelligence officer. A
powerful mobile phone jammer is installed inside North Block to
block
calls and prevent leakage of information. There are no phones
inside the Printing Press for outward communication. The
intelligence agency also monitors landline telephone numbers
installed in the chambers of the bureaucrats through
intercepting mechanism. The IB chief may conduct surprise
inspection. Besides, armed security personnel, dog squads often
make rounds.
Why is this protocol required off such high ranking government
officials and what marks the end of this protocol ?

80. Q 4 The original song has been translated into many
languages. For example, in Bengali, there exist
several translations (audio) , some of which are
quite well known. One Bengali version of the song
became an important anthem for
the Naxalite revolutionary movement in the 1970s
and thus has significance for Bengali intellectuals
in Kolkata society. Id the original song.

82. • JAMAICAN FAREWELL

83. Q 5 In the epic Mahabharata, a newly-wedded Draupadi
returns home to be given a task by her mother-in-law
Kunti. The Pandavas were on exile and Kunti wanted to
test if her new daughter-in-law would be able to manage
with the scarce resources.
So she gave Draupadi some leftover potato sabzi and just
enough wheat dough to make one puri, instructing her to
make food that would satisfy the hunger of all five of her
sons. It is believed that this was when the new bride
invented M. Impressed with her daughter-in-law’s
ingenuity, Kunti blessed the dish with immortality.
Which dish is popularly believed to have it’s origin lying in
this anectode?

86. Q 6 This piece of artwork is more famously
known as “The broken rim tree". Put funda
what makes this piece of art unique ?

88. Shaquille O Neal Dunk Breaks Backboard

89. • ANTICLOCKWISE

90. Q 1 O locally known as Boro (means big in Bengali)
match, is the football match between M and N. The
rivalry between these two teams is almost 100 years
old, and features in the FIFA’ s classic derby list. The
matches witness large audience attendance and
rivalry between patrons. It is considered to be Asia's
Biggest rivalry.

92. • Mohun Bagan
• East Bengal
• Kolkata Derby

93. Q 2 One of the theories as to why Mr M did not
get a Nobel peace prize is the assassination of Mr
N took place in in 1948 so the Nobel committee
decided not to give a Nobel peace prize so as to
give respect to Mr N. Mr M was nominated twice
for the Nobel Peace Prize, in 1948 by more than 50
qualified nominators and was almost sure to win
the prize but since the above mentioned incident
took pace he did not get a prize in 1948 and Mr M
himself was killed around 1947-48 which is
uncertain and owing to the fact that Nobel prize is
given to only living personnel Mr M did not get it
afterwards .Id Mr M who is one of the unsung
war hero's of WW2?

95. Roul Wallenburg

96. Q 3 M was created as a response to M's rival brand
Polson's. The idea was conceived in 1967 once ASP
(Advertising, Sales and Promotion) clinched ,it was
executed by Sylvester Da Cunha, the owner of the
agency and his art director Eustace Fernandez on
hoardings, painted bus panels and posters in
Mumbai. The mascot, since then, has been mobilized
to comment on many events of national and political
importance .

98. Q 4 I was proud to be appointed England captain recalls
Former English batsman Chris Cowdrow. I went for the
toss wearing my whites and England blazer . Mr M
Came out wearing a Bob Marley T-shirt ,Surfing shorts
and flip-flops .As a England captain should read our
team sheet to the opposing captain. I got no further
than four names when Mr M said “Play who you want
,man ain’t going to make any difference” ?
Id Mr M.

99. • Vivian Richards

100. Q5 What was a main ingredient and the reason
for creating Coca- Cola?

102. • Caffine to reduce morphine addiction

103. Q 6
PUT
FUNDA

105. • Left Handed Sharpners

106. • BIDDING ROUND
Get your bids right to get +30 on each question
More or less leads to +10 on each correct

107. Q 1 a, am, and, anywhere, are, be, boat, box, car,
could, dark, do, eat, eggs, fox, goat, good, green,
ham, here, house, I, if, in, let, like, may, me, mouse,
not, on, or, rain, Sam, say, see, so, thank, that, the,
them, there, they, train, tree, try, will, with, would,
you.
Connect these 50 words to be precise to a well
known English writer .Put funda (Half marks for
each)

108. Q 2 The Real Animated Adventures of Doc and
Mharti is a short story which begins with Mharti
McDonhalds upset due to his kite getting stuck in a
tree. Mharti's friend Doc Smith arrives and decides
to take Mharti back in time to before the kite got
stuck, much to Mharti's happiness. What was this
an attempt to and what did it more popularly
inspire?

109. Q 3 Booked for tax
evasion .Why does meme
of this certain individual
surface over the internet
during a specific week of
the year?
(half points for
individual’s name and
other half for the funda)

110. Q 4 Tintin is always accompanied by his faithful dog
Snowy but what was his original name and why was
he named so?

111. • Q 5 Connect

112. Q 6 Contrary to the popular belief which was
accelerated by the final movie’s ending scenes
,Luna and Neville do not end up together.
Instead Luna married Rolf X , who co-
incidentally happens to be the grandson of ZX a
renowned name in a similar filed in which
Neville later works that is a herbologist.

113. Q7 Only 3 movies have ever won all the top 5 Oscar categories
(best picture , actor , actress, director, adapted screenplay ).Name
them

114. Q 8 What made the book carol stand out among the rest
of the competition of the time?
Put funda too.(half points for each)

115. Q 9 In Asterix and Cleopatra at the end Asterix mentions a
certain object which would be connected to the French
only centuries later . What is this object he loosely refer
to?

116. Q 10 Connect Ogier the Dane (a knight of Charlemagne
and legendary hero of the chansons de geste) ,La
Hire (French warrior) , Hector (mythological hero of
the Iliad) and Lancelot or Judas Maccabeusfor.

118. Q 1 a, am, and, anywhere, are, be, boat, box, car,
could, dark, do, eat, eggs, fox, goat, good, green,
ham, here, house, I, if, in, let, like, may, me, mouse,
not, on, or, rain, Sam, say, see, so, thank, that, the,
them, there, they, train, tree, try, will, with, would,
you.
Connect these 50 words to be precise to a well
known English writer .Put funda (Half marks for
each)

119. • Theodor Seuss Geisel or Dr seuss
Green eggs and Ham

120. Q 2 The Real Animated Adventures of Doc and
Mharti is a short story which begins with Mharti
McDonhalds upset due to his kite getting stuck in a
tree. Mharti's friend Doc Smith arrives and decides
to take Mharti back in time to before the kite got
stuck, much to Mharti's happiness. What was this
an attempt to and what did it more popularly
inspire?

121. • Rick and Morty
• Parody on back to the future

122. Q 3 Booked for tax
evasion .Why does meme
of this certain individual
surface over the internet
during a specific week of
the year?
(half points for
individual’s name and
other half for the funda)

123. • Al capone

124. Q 4 Tintin is always accompanied by his faithful dog
Snowy but what was his original name and why was
he named so?

125. • Milou nickname of Herge’s first girlfriend

126. • Q 5 Connect

127. All started as kickstart projects

128. Q 6 Contrary to the popular belief which was
accelerated by the final movie’s ending scenes
,Luna and Neville do not end up together.
Instead Luna married Rolf X , who co-
incidentally happens to be the grandson of ZX a
renowned name in a similar filed in which
Neville later works that is a herbologist.

129. NEWT SCAMMANDER

130. Q7 Only 3 movies have ever won all the top 5 Oscar categories
(best picture , actor , actress, director, adapted screenplay ).Name
them

131. • SILENCE OF THE LAMBS
• IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT
• ONE FLEW OVER CUCKOO’S NEST
•

132. Q 8 What made the book carol stand out among the rest
of the competition of the time?
Put funda too.(half points for each)

133. • Only transgender book to have a happy ending

134. Q 9 In Asterix and Cleopatra at the end Asterix mentions a
certain object which would be connected to the French
only centuries later . What is this object he loosely refer
to?

135. Q 9 In Asterix and Cleopatra at the end Asterix mentions a
certain object which would be connected to the French
only centuries later . What is this object he loosely refer
to?

136. SUEZ CANAL

137. Q 10 Connect Ogier the Dane (a knight of Charlemagne
and legendary hero of the chansons de geste) ,La
Hire (French warrior) , Hector (mythological hero of
the Iliad) and Lancelot or Judas Maccabeusfor.

138. • JACKS IN GAME OF CARDS

139. • THAT’S ALL FOLKS