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1. QUIZOHOLIC, AVENTINE 2016
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06.05.2016
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RESEARCHED & CONDUCTED BY :
GAUTAM PRIYAM MAHANTA.

2. ALL THE BEST !!

3. Q.
It’s a map that shows
the seven hills on
which the ancient city
of Rome was built –
the city walls marked
red. Barring one, the
names of six
constituting hills could
be seen here. What’s
the seventh, whose
name is erased name?

4. ANSWER

5. AVENTINE !!

6. Q
The literal meaning of the
name of this constructed
international auxiliary
language is “one who
hopes”, developed by L. L.
Zamenhof of Poland, in the
book Unua Libro, published
in 1887 under the
pseudonym Doktoro ____.
What is the language?

7. ANSWER

8. Esperanto.

9. Q
In this photo, you can see Major
General Syed Ahmed El Edroos
(right) surrendering to Major
General Joyanto Nath Chaudhuri
of Indian Army at Secunderabad,
on 18 September, 1948, after
their defeat in the Indian Army
action known as Operation Polo.
Whose force did Major General
Syed Ahmed El Edroos lead, and
what happened next?

10. ANSWER

11. Hyderabad, under Nizam Osman Ali Khan. This military
action led to the integration of the Hyderabad state with
India.

12. • Q
• X is a teeth cleaning twig made from the Salvadora
Presica tree (known as Arak in Arabic), which is
found in the Arabian peninsula, the Horn of Africa,
North Africa, Central Asia, Southeast Asia, as well
as in the Indian subcontinent. There are a number
of Hadiths in which Prophet Muhammad has
recommended its use; for example –
• "Were it not that I might over-burden the Believers
I would have ordered them to use ____ at the time
of every Prayer.“ &
• "Make a regular practice of ____ for verily it is the
purification for the mouth and a means of the
pleasure of the Lord."
• What is X?

13. ANSWER

14. Miswak /
Meswak.

15. Q
This is a portrayal of the
Roman goddess of
youth, X. A football club
is also named after her.
What is X?

16. ANSWER

17. Juventus.

18. Q.
Although linen is a textile made from the fibre of the flax
plant, scientifically known as Linum Usitatissimum, other
fibres like cotton are sometimes also woven in the linen
weave pattern. Generally referred to as cotton linen, this kind
of fabric has a specific name, X, given after the name of a
village in Andhra Pradesh where the British had set up a cloth
factory. What is X?

19. ANSWER

20. Madapolam.

21. Q.
X is a word used in English to describe an overwhelming
force that is unstoppable and destructive. This usage has
reference to the reputation of temple vehicles of Y which
used to crush overcrowded devotees under their wheels.
Give me X and Y.

22. ANSWER

23. X – Juggernaut, from Y – Jagannath.

24. Q.
This genre of fiction depicts the adventures of a ‘roguish’
hero from lower social class, and is written in a realistic
style, with satirical elements. The genre got its name from
the Spanish word for ‘rogue’ or ‘rascal’. About this kind of
novels, the critic duo Thrall and Hibbard commented,
“The behaviour of a ____ hero or heroine stops just short
of criminality. Carefree or immoral rascality positions the
____ hero as a sympathetic outsider, untouched by the
false rules of society.” What is the genre?

25. ANSWER

26. Picaresque novel. (from ‘picaro’).

27. Q.
In boxing, X is the term given to
the normal stance of a left-
handed boxer, where the boxer
has his right hand and right foot
forward, leading with right jabs,
and following with a
left cross right hook. This can be
called the reverse mirror-image
of the typical right handed
stance known as ‘orthodox’.
What is X?

28. ANSWER

29. Q.
Cereal is the term used to denote the edible components
of grains of cultivated grass varieties like rice, wheat,
millet, maize, oats, barley etc. What is the source of the
name, cereal?

30. ANSWER

31. Named after the Roman
goddess of agriculture
and grains, Ceres.

32. Q.
One from the tinsel world. This is
a photo that has gone viral very
recently. This pic was uploaded
by Navya Naveli Nanda on her
Instagram page alongside her
friend and classmate Aryan
Khan, the son of Shah Rukh Khan
on the last day of their school
Sevenoaks School in Kent, UK.
The question is, who is the
illustrious maternal grandfather
of Navya Naveli Nanda?

33. ANSWER

34. Amitabh Bachchan.
She is the daughter of Nikhil Nanda and
Shweta Bachchan.

35. Q.
In the 2004 Lords Test between England and the touring West
Indies, there were several incidents of on field interactions and
sledge between Andrew Flintoff and Tino Best, the most
remembered one being the remark of Andrew Flintoff standing at
slip directed at Tino, who was batting in the WI second innings.
With the remark, he could provoke Tino into trying to hit sixes off
Ashley Giles, and in the process he was out stumped in the very
next ball. Now that Tino Best has recently released his
controversial autobiography, he used the Flintoff sledge as its title.
What is the autobiography / Flintoff remark?

36. ANSWER

37. ‘Mind the Windows’.
(While hitting big
sixes, well into the
nearby buildings.)

38. Q.
Originated as part of the restoration of King Charles II in
1660, ‘Trooping the Colour’ is a ceremony that takes place
every summer on horse guards parade, near London’s St.
Jmes Park, where the British monarch carries out
inspection of parading troops. In 1748, George II linked
another royal celebration with the ceremony. What is it?

39. ANSWER

40. The official birthday celebration of the British King /
Queen. British monarchs celebrate two birthdays a
year – one is his / her actual and the other official,
that takes place in summer, typically in June, due to
favourable weather conditions around that time in
an otherwise gloomy, rainy Britain.

41. Q.
After the death of Prophet Muhammad, Abu Bakr became the
first ever Caliph (democratically chosen successor) of the Islamic
Ummah, followed by Umar ibn Al-Khattab. However, it was during
the helm of the third Caliph (AD 644 – 656) that the important
project in the history of Islam – that of collection and
authorisation of Quranic verses that were, till then, orally
transmitted and sometimes scattered in written forms here and
there was adopted. Ultimately, he released a standard canonised
version of Quran and ordered to burn all other unauthorised and
contrary versions. Give me his name.

42. ANSWER

43. Caliph Uthman (Usman) ibn Affan.

44. Q.
He is a celebrated German Field
Marshal of WWII, Erwin Johannes
Eugen Rommel (1891 – 1944).
However, in the series of battles
that took place in North Africa,
between 1941 to 1943, the British
forces tasted more success due to
better strategy and the German
forces running out of supply and
fuel on occasions. This incident
found a mention in this vintage
print ad from Clarks, the
shoemaking company, promoting
their ‘desert boot’. The question is
what are the omitted words?

45. ANSWER

46. The Desert Fox,
the nickname of
Erwin Rommel.

47. Q.
This is the cover of a
collection of weekly
columns written by
this actress in the
Marathi newspaper
‘Loksatta’. Who is she?

48. ANSWER

49. Sonali Kulkarni.
Hence, ‘So Kul’.

50. Q.
Antirrhinum is a plant
genus native to the rocky
areas of Europe, the
United States and North
Africa, that bears
colourful flowers.
However, it known
popularly known by
another name, X, which
has also been adopted by
a mobile technology
company. What is X?

51. ANSWER

52. Snapdragon.
(Qualcomm
Snapdragon –
the company
that makes
mobile
processor).

53. Q.
It’s the logo of the Australian
NGO ‘Movember Foundation’
that started in Adelaide in
1999. The declared goal of
this foundation is “to change
the face of men’s health”.
Which annual ‘movement’
that has gained increasing
popularity over the years is
their brainchild?

54. ANSWER

55. No Shave November
– to grow moustache / beard in the month of
November to raise awareness about cancer
and to donate the amount saved by abstaining
from shaving for its treatment.

56. Q.
This style of cooking is associated with the Awadh region
of India, attributed to the reign of Nawab Asaf-ud-Daulah
(1748-1797), in which meat and vegetables are cooked
over a very low flame over long period of time, generally
in sealed vessels. What is this cooking method called?

57. ANSWER

58. Dum Pukht.

59. Q.
This is a circa 1890 photograph of
John Lockwood _____, an art teacher,
illustrator and museum curator who
was appointed as the Principal of the
Mayo School of Arts, Lahore as well
as the curator of the Lahore museum
– alongside his son, who became
famous as a writer. Here is a bas-
relief made by him depicting a scene
from his son’s famous work X (next
slide). What is X?

61. ANSWER

62. The Jungle Book.

63. Q.
Salman Rushdie with his book “The Satanic Verses” (1988). In the
aftermath of its release, when a fatwa was issued against him by
Ayatollah Khomeini, how dis the other two writers came to his rescue?

64. ANSWER

65. Joseph Anton.
They are Joseph Conrad and
Anton Chekhov. Rushdie
adopted the name Joseph
Anton obtained from the first
names of these writers as
pseudonym while hiding from
being arrested / attacked.
Joseph Anton is also the
name of the memoir written
by Rushdie about the period.

66. Q.
Mutua Madrilena is a Spanish
insurance company, which
sponsors the tennis tournament,
Madrid Masters. In 2012, the
tournament saw a controversial
change, criticised by players and
media alike, some even alleging
that the step was solely motivated
to providing the title sponsors a
better presence and visibility. What
was that development, which was
withdrawn in the next year?

67. ANSWER

68. Blue coloured clay was used.
Blue is the Mutua Madrilena colour.

69. Q.
Connect these four pictures.

70. ANSWER

71. Shaktiman.
Parle-G, the title sponsor of TV series Shaktiman, Geeta,
the leading lady there, Mukesh (Ambani) represents
Mukesh Khanna, who played the title character, and the
fourth is infamous BJP MLA of Mussoorie, Ganesh Joshi,
who was responsible for attacking Shaktiman, the
police horse, who later succumbed to the injuries.

72. Q.
This is a pic taken from the speech of a politician, whose
shadow can be seen here. Identify him from the slogans.

73. ANSWER

74. Ted Cruz, who is running for Republican Presidential
nomination in the USA Presidential Elections, 2016.

75. Q.
This plant is known by
many other names
like blue daisy, blue
dandelion, blue
sailors, blue
weed, coffeeweed, cornflo
wer, horseweed, wild
bachelor's buttons etc. Its
roasted and ground root is
used as a popular coffee
additive and substitute.
What is it?

76. ANSWER

77. Chicory.

78. Q.
Identify the Italian helicopter manufacturers from its logo.

79. ANSWER

81. Q.
Mad Men is an American period
drama TV series that run between
2007 and 2015. Mad Men is set
primarily in the 1960s, initially at the
fictional Sterling Cooper advertising
agency at Madison Avenue – the
hub of American advertising
industry – in New York City, and later
at the newly created firm, Sterling
Cooper Draper Pryce (later Sterling
Cooper & Partners). As declared
there, what was the reason behind
the series being named ‘Mad Men’?

82. ANSWER

83. The advertising professionals of Madison Avenue
referred to themselves as ‘Mad Men’.

84. Q.
He is Joe Wright, director of films like Pride & Prejudice,
Atonement, Anna Karenina, etc. He is married to X, a world
famous musician. Who is X?

85. ANSWER

86. Anoushka
Shankar.

87. Q.
This 1975 film “Barry Lyndon” by the eminent
director Stanley Kubrick was based on a novel
by a British writer who was born in Calcutta
in British India in 1811. Who was he?

88. ANSWER

89. W. M. Thackeray.

90. Q.
She is Anita Dongre, an Indian
fashion designer, and that is a
creation by her which was
displayed in the Lakme Fashion
Week in early April, 2016 as
part of her collection, Love
Notes. However, a certain
development on 10th of April
this year meant that the design
attracts overwhelming public
attention and her website
crashed as a result. What is /
was the development?

91. ANSWER

92. Duchess of
Cambridge Kate
Middleton
choosing it to wear
on the first day of
her India visit.

93. Q.
He was a pioneer British agriculturist
responsible to a great extent for
British agricultural revolution that
flourished between the mid-17th to
late 19th centuries AD. This
progressive rock band is also named
after him. Name him / the band.

94. ANSWER

95. Jethro Tull.

96. Q.
This number sung by Talat Mahmood featured in a 1964
movie which was named after and based on the life of a
historical personality. Give me the name of this film.

97. ANSWER

98. Jahan Ara.

99. Q.
This is a ghazal from the Jagjit Singh-
Chitra Singh album titled ‘Someone
Somewhere’. This was the last recorded
album of Chitra Singh after which she
stopped singing publicly. The question
is, whose photo was used in the album
cover?

100. ANSWER

101. Vivek Singh,
their son who
died in a car
crash at an age
of 19.

102. Q.
Connect this song ‘Roz Roz Aankhon Tale’, this company
Jyothy Laboratories and this cricketer, M. S. Dhoni.

103. ANSWER

104. Jeeva. (The name of the film from where the song is
taken, the name of a soap brand owned by Jyothy
Labaratories and of course the daughter of M. S.
Dhoni – Ziva).

105. Q.
This song featured in the 2002 musical film ‘Dil Vil Pyar Vyar’,
which used as many as 16 songs originally composed by R. D.
Burman with some rearrangements. The movie also had a
tagline, which was inspired by a 1965 Hollywood musical.
What is the tagline?

106. ANSWER

107. ‘The New Sound of Music’,
from the musical ‘The Sound of Music’.

108. Q.
How can you relate the tv commercial of Bharti AXA Life
Insurance to this 1971 movie ‘Kal Aaj Aur Kal’, starring Prithviraj
Kapoor, Raj Kapoor and Randhir Kapoor, who played three
generations of a family?

109. ANSWER

110. ‘Aap Yahaan Aaye Kisliye’. The song used in the ad is taken
from this movie.

111. Q.
It’s the title song of a 2013 album by Danish singer Agnes
Obel. Identify the song / album.

112. ANSWER

113. AVENTINE !!

114. THE END