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#QOVID-21
Format
• 1-5 Dry Questions
• 6-10 On beverages
• 11-17 Questions by Anindita

#QOVID-21Q1.
This is a _______ Oambhal,
cooked with a vegetable, jaggery
and tamarind.
This is a baked
version of the
same vegetable.
FITB with the
National
Vegetable of
India.

#QOVID-21Q2.
Microsoft _____ is a cloud computing
service created by Microsoft for building,
testing, deploying, and managing
applications and services through
Microsoft-managed data centers.
FITB with the name of a color.

#QOVID-21Q3.
What is blanked out?
One main ingredient of
this flavor.

#QOVID-21Q4.
What inspired the design of the
Olympics built for the 1992 Barcelona
Olympics by Frank Gehry?

#QOVID-21Q5.
This clothing is
inspired from
what?

#QOVID-21Q6.
This is the recipe of which drink?
Muddle mint leaves with sugar and lime juice.
Add a splash of soda water and fill the glass with
cracked ice. Pour the rum and top with soda
water. Garnish with sprig of mint leaves and
lemon slice. Serve with straw.
Beverages

#QOVID-21Q7.
Some say that the name of this beverage is
derived from an English equivalent for ‘fast’.
However, it is borrowed from Italian, word
that mean “pressed-out coffee”.
What are we talking about?
Beverages

#QOVID-21Q8.
Which Irish drink are we talking about?
“Studies claim that ________ can be beneficial to the heart.
Researchers found that ‘antioxidant compounds’ in the
________, similar to those found in certain fruits and
vegetables, are responsible for health benefits because they
slow down the deposit of harmful cholesterol on the artery
walls.”
Beverages

#QOVID-21Q9.
The name of which Indian soft-drink concentrate
means ‘taste’ in Sanskrit?
Beverages

#QOVID-21Q10.
Which Taiwanese tea-
based drink invented in the
1980s traditionally consists
of tapioca balls?
Beverages

#QOVID-21Q11.
• She was born in a Bengali family at Ranaghat in the Nadia district, West
Bengal, in the early hours of 15 August 1947, just hours after
the declaration of independence of India.
• While still a teenager, she had an arranged marriage to Bengali
journalist/film director Ajay Biswas, which ended shortly thereafter.
• At the Filmfare, she has been nominated 16 times (8 for Best Actress and
8 for Best Supporting Actress), making her the overall most-nominated
performer in the female acting categories alongside actress Madhuri Dixit.
• Who are we talking about?

#QOVID-21Q12.
Which divine being is worshipped at temples at
#1 Chigateri which is 50 km away from Davanagere, Karnataka
#2 Korva which is 29 km north-east of Raichur in Karnataka?
Purandara Dāsa is considered to be an avatara of this being.

#QOVID-21Q13.
X was a founding member of Indian People's Theatre Association, an
organization known for its leftist leaning, but left it after a couple of years,
when he started his theatre group. He wrote and directed what he called
"Epic Theatre", a term he borrowed from Bertolt Brecht, to bring about
discussion and change in Bengal. His Brecht Society, formed in 1948, was
presided by Satyajit Ray. He also remained a teacher of English at the South
Point School in Kolkata. He wrote and directed controversial Bengali political
plays, and also Maxim Gorky's Lower Depths in Bengali in 1957. Through the
1970s three of his plays; Barricade, Dusswapner Nagari (City of Nightmares)
and Ebaar Rajar Pala (Now it is the King's turn), drew crowds despite being
officially banned. Who is X?

#QOVID-21Q14.
It is a title and a suffix name, used in the Indian subcontinent especially in
the Indian states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Maharashtra.
It is also one of the cognate Hindi variations of the (originally Hindu) title
Raja(h) (like Rawal and Rawat), used as equivalent royal style in certain
princely states, notably of former British India. North Indians use it as a title,
Maharashtrians mostly use it as a suffix to their first names whereas down
south, it is mostly used as a surname.
What are we talking about?

#QOVID-21Q15.
X is the current mutawalli or caretaker, the only female one so
far, of the Auqaf-e-Shahi of Bhopal. Auqaf-e-Shahi refers to all
those princely endowments or properties that are of religious or
charitable significance. The mutawalli is responsible for the
upkeep of mosques, dargahs and Islamic shrines belonging to the
erstwhile Bhopal princedom. Id X.

#QOVID-21Q16.
He was born in Khagaria
district of Bihar. He made
his film debut with the 1982
film Gandhi which won the
Academy Award for Best
Picture that year. His partial
filmography is given below.
Whose voice?

#QOVID-21Q17.
In a quiz contest aired on Doordarshan in February 1967,
participants who could easily answer questions pertaining to
Greek mythology, were unable to reply to the question "In the
Ramayana, who was Rama's mother?“ X who was shocked by
this started Y in an attempt to teach Indian children about
their cultural heritage. He was surprised that Indian students
were ignorant of their own history, mythology and folklore.
Identify X and Y.

#QOVID-21
Answers Follow

#QOVID-21Answers
• Pumpkin
• Azure
• Skittles
• Gold Fish
• Aurora Borealis
• Mojito
• Espresso
• Guinness
• Rasna
• Bubble Tea
• Rakhee
• Narad Muni
• Utpal Dutt
• Rao
• Saba Ali Khan
• Alok Nath
• Anant Pai and Amar
Chitra Katha

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