2. • There are 24 questions.
• No negatives. Feel free to guess. Innovative
guesses will be appreciated..
• Top 6 teams to the finals.
• QM is Supreme till the end of the quiz.
3. In Cricket, they say ‘Catches
win matches’
But here, guessing wins
quizzing
4. 1
A Malayalam movie of 1987 directed by A.T.Abu,
starring Prem Nazir(his last movie), Jayaram,
Jayabharathi, Thilakan, Shobhana(to mention a
few) also had Vaikom Muhammed Basheer
doing a cameo. It is also the only Malayalam
movie for which Noushad composed the music
score. Which movie?
6. 2
• The parliamentary election at Tellicherry
constituency held in 1962 was of great
interest to all literary-buffs as its strong
contenders were two prominent literary
figures-one an already established writer who
later won the Jnanpeet Award and the other
at the start of his career(who died recently).
Finally, the victory went with the veteran.
Who are the contenders I’m speaking
about?(One point each)
8. 3
Id X
• X debuted in a bout recently beating the
American Richard Dawson in a heavyweight
boxing championship held recently at
Manchester. X was the busier fighter in four
scrappy two-minute rounds though and ended
39-38 ahead on the scorecard.
• Later X admitted that his first fight may also be
his last however, adding: "We'll see how we go.
It's not natural to me, I've had to work so hard.”
10. 4
• “We came across the word ‘X’ and it was just
perfect. The definition was a short burst of
inconsequential information and chirp from
birds and that’s exactly the product was..”
• An entrepreneur is speaking about his
product. Id both(No part points)
12. *5
• Uniting for Consensus(UfC) is a movement formed in
1995 by Pakistan, Mexico and Egypt under the initiative
of Italy. They were soon joined by South Korea, Spain,
Turkey, Canada, Argentina and now the group spans
about 50 countries. The group aims at countering the
bids for permanent seats in Security Council by G4
nations (Brazil, Germany, India and Japan) and is calling
for a consensus before any decision is reached on the
form and size of the Security Council.
• What is the popular nickname of this group?
23. 10. Put funda. The names of both add up to
give a car model.
24. Mahindra Bolero
• The person is Anand Mahindra, the Chairman
of Mahindra group.
• The jackets of the kind shown are called
Bolero jackets.
25. 11
• Eric Hollies, who played 515 first class
matches mostly for Warwickshire and 13 test
matches for England, was a leg spin bowler. He
was well known for his accuracy and efficient
variations in his long spells of bowling. He also
had a record of taking more number of
wickets than the total runs he scored.
• What incident in 1948 made his name an
unforgettable one in Cricketing history?
26. • Eric Hollies got Don Bradman out for a duck
when he needed just four runs to ensure an
average of 100 in international cricket.
27. 12
• A 2012 reunion of a girl who gained worldwide attention 40
years ago and the person who is responsible for her fame. Id
both.
29. *13
• The South of Sanity is a British horror movie
written and directed by Matthew Edwards and
Kirk Watson, both of whom starred in the film.
The movie has got some uniqueness as
concerned with the location it was shot. Tell
me what it is..
• (Image follows)
32. *14
There is an annual festival for transgenders and
transvestites in Koovagam district in Tamilnadu. The
festival is dedicated to a character from
Mahabharatha to whom Vishnu(as Mohini) was
married to for a night before he was killed in the
war. To react the myth, the participants marry the
deity. The very next day, they mourn for his death
by ritualistic dances. An annual beauty pageant and
several other competitions like singing contests are
held. To whom does this fest dedicated to?
36. *16
• This is a movie in 1973 directed by Fred
Zinnemann based on the book of the same name
by Frederic Forsyth. The film is about a
professional killer hired by OAS to kill President
Charles de Gaulle and the French Action Service’s
pursuit after him. The killer is nicknamed ‘X’(a
part of the film’s title) but his original identity is
unknown. The film ends with the remark- “If the
‘X’ is not Calthrop, then who the hell is he?”
• Id the movie.
37. The day of the Jackal
• The killer was nicknamed ‘The Jackal’
38. 17
A photograph from Cannes Film festival 2010. A chair
had been reserved for a certain person, but it
remained unoccupied throughout the fest. Who is
the person?
40. 18
• In 2012, NASA granted $100,000 for a supersonic aircraft with
virtually no sonic boom, which could rotate 90 degrees in the
air. The aircraft is named so because it looks like a ______
with two sides extended out and the other two much shorter.
As the plane takes off from the ground, it has to have the
longer wings on either side, making the plane appear shorter
in length and longer in width. Normal commercial airplanes
have such significant wings because they need to use that
wingspan to gain enough momentum to get off of the ground.
While the large wingspan is needed to take off, it creates too
much drag for the plane when it reaches supersonic speeds.
Hence this aircraft is so designed that once it reaches the
supersonic atmosphere, the plane will then rotate 90 degrees
so that it is longer and thinner than when it took off.
43. 19
• The title of a recent movie, based on a book
by a popular author, means ‘I have cut the
kite’ , a cry of jubilation at the popular kite
flying competitions. Either name the movie or
the name of the novel.
47. *21
• The Jalian Walla Bagh massacre was an unforgettable event which
arouse the sense of nationality in every Indian. Every Indian kept a
fire of revenge against the people concerned. Shaheed Uddham
Singh along with Bhagat Singh, Chandrasekhar Azad, Rajguru and
Sukhdev, were the more famous names out of scores of young
firebrand freedom fighters in the early part of 20th-century India.
Uddham Singh was in jail at the time of execution of Bhagat Singh,
Raj Guru & Sukhdev. After his release, he escaped to Europe,
reached London via Germany. At a function in Caxton Hall, he shot
Michael’o Dyer, who was the Governor of Punjab during the Jalian
Walla Bagh massacre. Uddham Singh didnt try to escape and he was
arrested ant put to trial.
• During trial, the Justice Atkinson asked his name. He replied- “I am
____ ____ ____ ____”, which demonstrated his transcendence of
race, caste, creed, and religion.
• What was his famous reply?
50. 22
This is how different scholars have translated the title of
the book, which was rediscovered in 1909 by R.
Shamasastry.
• R.P. Kangle – "science of politics," a treatise to help a
king in "the acquisition and protection of the earth."
• A.L. Basham – a "treatise on polity"
• D.D. Kosambi – "science of material gain"
• G.P. Singh – "science of polity"
• Roger Boesche – "science of political economy"
Id the book
53. Sloth
• The seven deadly sins are wrath, greed, sloth,
pride, lust, envy, and gluttony.
54. 24
• The song in the next video is from the movie
Naya Daur. Composed by O P Nayyar and sung
by Muhammed Rafi and Asha Bhonsle, the
song had inspired a slower tempo jingle of a
recent cookware ad. Id the advertiser.
