The document discusses various topics including:
1. A popular Marathi folk song about Shivaji's victory over Shaista Khan.
2. Madhumala Chattopadhyay, the first Indian woman to have friendly contact with the Sentinelese tribe in the Andaman Islands in 1991.
3. A phrase used to comment on a photo of pregnant Serena Williams that was created by Jewish atheist Dylan Chenfeld.
2. The war in which Shivaji defeated the
Mughal general Shaistha khan and his
army is legendary and known as “That
one war”.
There are popular Marathi folk songs
which depicts this story.
Why this song is popular in Kerala
especially among netizens?
3. The song “Ekach War (that one war)
became Ye Kachuva in Malayalam to
troll .
4. The name of the
bud of this flower
is familiar to us as
a movie name as
well as a person.
Name it.
5.
6. During 1996,US Vice President Al Gore, having a
reputation for stiffness, made a joke about doing the X
dance during his speech.
He said, "I would like to demonstrate for you the Al
Gore version of the X," then remained motionless for a
few seconds, and eventually asked, "Would you like to
see it again?“
Name X which is the name of a popular song of 1995
and the same word was used in a Tamil song of Vijay
and Shilpa Shetty.
12. Chess is a musical with music by the
band X.
The 1976 defection of Y from Soviet
Union to Netherlands is thought to
have inspired in part the plot of the
musical.
Name X which is supposed to
reunite soon.
Name Y , who never became world
champion though he defeated every
World champions since second world
war in individual games.
13.
14. Madhumala Chathopadyaya, an
Anthropologist came to media attention
recently for something she done in
1991.
This became news now because of a
recent incident.
What has she done?
16. Dylan Chenfeld, a self-
described Jewish atheist is
said to have created this
phrase.
Recently , the phrase has
been used to comment
the photo of pregnant
Serena Williams.
Give me the phrase.
17.
18. Though 2.0 is the
second official
appearance of Chitti,
the robot after the
2010 Enthiran, he can
be seen doing a cameo
in a 2011 movie.
Name the movie where
people believe that he
was created using only
graphics.
19.
20. The Arabs were very protective about
coffee and they allowed it to be
exported only in roasted form.
But in 1600, Baba Budan was able to
smuggle coffee beans to India.
How was he escaped from frisking at
the port?
22. Dr. Parakala Prabhakar is a
trained and qualified political
economist and a well known
commentator on political,
economic and social affairs.
He served as Communications
Advisor, held a cabinet rank
position in Andhra Pradesh
Government between July
2014 and June 2018.
Who is his more famous wife?
23.
24. According to the terms of this contest,
participants are eligible to win if they
have a baby born in the U.S. on
September 9 and give the child the
legal name Harland.
Which famous company came up with
this “Baby Harland” contest named
after its founder?
25.
26. This temple is in Kolar,
Karnataka.
The fans installed one crore
Shiva lingas at the temple
which has a huge Shiva linga
at its centre.
To whom is this temple
dedicated?
27.
28. Margaret Court Arena renamed
in early 2003, as a tribute to
World’s most successful female
tennis player is an Australian
tennis and multi-purpose sports
and entertainment venue
located in Melbourne.
A social media campaign was
instigated in 2017 to boycott
events at the venue until it
received a change of name.
Why?
29. Court who is a pastor now
has been a severe critic of
homosexuality for several
decades.
Her letter to The West
Australian decrying
Qantas airlines for being a
corporate supporter of
same-sex marriage and
claiming she would
boycott the airline created
the furore.
30. Prince X is an Indian character from
Roald Dahl's children's novel Charlie
and the Chocolate Factory (1964).
The prince orders Willy Wonka to build
a palace of chocolate in India but the
palace melts in the hot sun.
Name X.
34. X Unveiled: A Master-Key to the
Mysteries of Ancient and Modern
Science and Theology, published in
1877, is a book by Madame
Blavatsky of Theosophical
movement.
The name X was a major goddess
in ancient Egyptian religion but
now we connect this term to
something totally different.
Name X.
35.
36. For the Detroit Red Wings ,an ice
hockey team the year 2017 was a
"Farewell Season at The Joe" as
the team prepares for the 2017-
18 season at the state-of-the-art
Little Caesars Arena leaving their
old place called Joe Louis Arena .
As part of this farewell ceremony
, they came up with limited
edition souvenirs (only 3000 in
number).
What is the souvenir?
38. It was first banned in 1912, but some
continued with this practice in secret.
Some of the last survivors of this barbaric
practice are still living in Southern China's
Yunnan province.
This was once considered as a symbol of
beauty and nobility in China.
What are we talking about?
39.
40. The meaning of this phrase is “involving
or characterized by mystery, intrigue, or
espionage. “
It is also a fictional superhero duo
appearing in Marvel Comics.
Name them whose actual names are
Tyron( a black man) and Tandy(a white
woman).
41.
42. The Malayalam name for this animal is
confusing as the name does not suggest its
appearance.
This is because the first part of the name
actually depicts hill in Tamil from where the
name came from.
The English name denotes the name of the
hill terrain where it can be seen.
Name the animal.
43.
44. Mansoor Khan who shot to fame with his super hit
film ‘Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak’, in which he launched
his super star cousin Aamir Khan, decided to leave the
star spangled life of tinsel town to don the muddy
boots of a farmer.
Now in Coonoor he has Acres Wild 22 acre, family-run
organic x making farm and farm stay.
Name X which have varieties like Gouda and
Mascarpone.
45.
46. As he took the silver medal
in Rio Olympics, Feyisa Lilesa
crossed his arms above - a
gesture made by the Oromo
people who have suffered
brutal police crackdowns in
the country X.
The country came into news
56 years ago because of Y
who won the same event .
Identify X and Y.
47.
48. During Hyder Ali’s attack , many Tamil
families from Madurai had fled to Kerala.
They had settled in places bordering
Tamilnadu.
This history has been remembered recently
when a descendent from such a family got
killed.
Whom am I talking about?
52. Assam Police shared a creative post
warning against fake news recently.
They altered the name of an iconic
song as well as its lyrics(eg: lie
instead of die) and used the lead
singer’s photo too in this ad.
Identify the band/song.
53. Open your eyes,
Look up to the skies
and see,
Real life is not a
fantasy.
Fact check before you
forward,
There's no escape
from reality.
Mama, I don't wanna
lie.
54. Precipitin test determines the presence of
blood and is very important in forensic
science and medicine.
The introduction scene of an iconic
character shows him finding a substance
which can be used in this kind of test.
In 2002, the Royal Society of Chemistry
bestowed an honorary fellowship to him.
Identify the character .
55.
56. Magnus Carlsen only needed 12 seconds on the clock
to checkmate X.
Carlsen was to meet X as guests in the talk show
Skavlan and part of it was a game of chess, which didn't
last very long.
For this blitz game, played in a studio in London,
Carlsen was given 30 seconds on the clock against 2
minutes for X.
Name X who gave us Chess Titans a chess game with 3D
graphics.
57.
58. A Wikipedia entry states that “Gangadhar was
born as a Muslim by the name of Ghiasuddin
Ghazi and changed his name to escape British.”
It also states that the son of Gangadhar was
actually called Moinudheen who was born in a
brothel.
All these are in a wiki page on X who is the son of
the so called Moinudheen.
Identify x.
59.
60. The first letter of the name is an
indication of the place where X is from.
But the etymology came from “one
who survived dirt”.
Identify X who is going to be a
superhero in an upcoming series soon.
