2. Books
• Written ; All Questions Identify the Book
• 10 Questions
• 10 Points Each
3. 1. Acknowledgement
“In the vastness of space and the immensity of time, it is my joy to share a planet and
an epoch with Annie.”
4. 2.Notice
“PERSONS attempting to find a motive in this narrative will be prosecuted; persons
attempting to find a moral in it will be banished; persons attempting to find a plot in it
will be shot.
BY ORDER OF THE AUTHOR,
Per G.G., Chief of Ordnance.”
6. 4. In Memoriam
In Memoriam
Douglas Adams (1952-2001)
'Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are
fairies at the bottom of it too?'
7. 5. Author’s Note
“Maash in Malayalam is taken from School-master in English; Kutti , literally child ,
is a mildly affectionate way of addressing a younger person and is sometimes part of a
name; Yajaman , the servant’s appellation for his master, is a placatory form of address
; Attha , Umma are in the Muslim patois, father , mother. Umma is also a Muslim
woman is addressed; Acchan (fem: Acchi) is a term of respect used for older people and
is usually suffixed to names. Also Ettan , Etta , Annan ; Poothams are familiar
demons and are, at times , comical.”
10. 8.Quote
“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a
merrier world”
11. 9. First Lines
“It was inevitable ; the scent of bitter almonds always reminded him of the fate of
unrequited love”
12. 10. Letter
My Dear ____,
I wrote this story for you, but when I began it I had not realized that girls grow quicker
than books. As a result you are already too old for fairy tales, and by the time it is
printed and bound you will be older still. But some day you will be old enough to start
reading fairy tales again. You can then take it down from some upper shelf, dust it, and
tell me what you think of it. I shall probably be too deaf to hear, and too old to
understand, a word you say, but I shall still be your affectionate Godfather,
________
16. 2.Notice
“PERSONS attempting to find a motive in this narrative will be prosecuted; persons
attempting to find a moral in it will be banished; persons attempting to find a plot in it
will be shot.
BY ORDER OF THE AUTHOR,
Per G.G., Chief of Ordnance.”
20. 4. In Memoriam
In Memoriam
Douglas Adams (1952-2001)
'Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are
fairies at the bottom of it too?'
22. 5. Author’s Note
“Maash in Malayalam is taken from School-master in English; Kutti , literally child ,
is a mildly affectionate way of addressing a younger person and is sometimes part of a
name; Yajaman , the servant’s appellation for his master, is a placatory form of address
; Attha , Umma are in the Muslim patois, father , mother. Umma is also a Muslim
woman is addressed; Acchan (fem: Acchi) is a term of respect used for older people and
is usually suffixed to names. Also Ettan , Etta , Annan ; Poothams are familiar
demons and are, at times , comical.”
32. 10. Letter
My Dear Lucy ,
I wrote this story for you, but when I began it I had not realized that girls grow quicker
than books. As a result you are already too old for fairy tales, and by the time it is
printed and bound you will be older still. But some day you will be old enough to start
reading fairy tales again. You can then take it down from some upper shelf, dust it, and
tell me what you think of it. I shall probably be too deaf to hear, and too old to
understand, a word you say, but I shall still be your affectionate Godfather,
________
35. 1
The following is conversation from the 2015 movie Mr. Holmes starring Ian
Mckellen as an 80 year old Sherlock Holmes between Holmes and co passengers
in a train
“Sherlock Holmes: You shouldn't do that. Tap the glass.
Boy: How did you know I was going to?
Boy's Mother: You must forgive my son, he loves X .
Sherlock Holmes: It isn't a X, it's a Y. Different thing entirely.”
X and Y
38. 2
In an article following the death of X , Economist and MP Bhalachandra
Mungerkar, in an article in DNA , observed that Y had died on the same
day 57 years ago. In the article he also says
“ Perhaps no other two towering personalities of the 20th century had such common
mission, common hardship, common struggle, and common legacy for future generations
as X and Y”
X and Y? Both of whom received the Bharat Ratna in the same year.
41. 3
In an episode of Last Week Tonight by John Olivier , he compares a
problem that President Obama has been promising to fix since taking
office to the album Hotel California stating
“You can never leave and like the album is a permanent stain on America's reputation”
What?
47. 5
X is a standard response to a specific situation. In many countries , X is
used by regimes to conceal censorship . During the Ben Ali regime in
Tunisia , the fake X were used to conceal internet censorship , the people
having found out created an imaginary character ‘Ammar X’ representing
the invisible censor. The end of ‘Ammar X’ was announced not long after
the ousting of Ben Ali
X?
50. 6
_____________ is a Madhwa saint who was considered to be an
reincarnation of Prahlada . He performed numerous miracles and is
worshipped by many even today. A building in Chennai named after him
owned by one of his followers was in news for being open to sanitary
workers from various districts. The building was also the stage for three
day fast by Team Anna activists.
FITB and who owns the building
53. 7
In picture is a piece of cutlery combining a fork and a knife . The design
called a ___________ pattern , after a Britisher who was quite
appropriately presented a similar knife in Gold by the Countess Spencer.
56. 8
Reacting to the second Kerala State Film Awards Prem Nazir commented
that though Olavum Theeravum and Kottarakkara were appropriate
choices for Best Film and Best Actor , he award for Best Actress had to go
to X (who was the Second Best Actress) and not Sharada.
X? Who later on managed to win one more State Award in 1987.
59. 9
Four friends on their usual session of weekend debauchery decided to
engage in a children’s game ; each of them drew lots to be King, Minister ,
Police and Thief . The Police had to identify the thief among them and the
game ends with trial and reprimand of the Thief.
Synopsis of which acclaimed literary work.
62. 10
The four arts of the Chinese scholar, were the four main accomplishments
required of the Chinese scholar-gentleman. They were
• Qin – Musical instrument Guqin.
• Qi – _____________
• Shu – Chinese Calligraphy .
• Hua – Chinese Painting.
Qi ? It had been in the news in the last month or so.
65. 11
The ______ ______ Index was introduced in the September 1986 edition
of ‘The Economist’ as illustration of the purchasing power parity between
two currencies. The ______ ______ was chosen because it is available to a
common specification in many countries . One of the major disadvantages
of the index is that it cannot be used in many countries , one of them
being India.
For what specific reason does the index not work in India.
71. 13
‘Three 9/11s choose your own’ was an article written by P Sainath in The Hindu
on the 5th anniversary of the September 11 attacks in which he speaks about two
other incidents where the creators tried to change the world had happened on
September 11
One , happened in South America, he calls a neo liberal 9/11 which exported
terror and not democracy.
The other happened around a 100 years ago in Africa which helped change the
world for the better.
What were the two incidents.
74. 14
The first edition of the event was set to be held from September 1 – 20 ,
1939 . The event was organized to counter the popular event of its times
,which many thought had become a vehicle of Nazi and Fascist
propaganda. On the opening day of events Germany invaded Poland and
the event was cancelled to be revived in 1946 after the end of the Second
World War.
What
77. 15
In 2011 , after the crowd turned violent in a friendly match against
Shakhtar Donetsk, Fenerbahce was ordered to play two matches behind
closed doors. To avoid playing in an empty stadium , the club appealed for
some remission , which was granted.
As a result what was special about the match between Fenerbahce and
Manisapor in September , 2011.
80. 16
Mysore Paints and Varnishes is the only company authorised to make
indelible ink for elections in India. The company was started by Nalvadi
Krishnaraja Wodeyar to manufacture another product exploiting the
supply of raw material from the surrounding forests of Mysore.
What product? Still widely used by ,among others, India Post and the
Election Commission
83. Academy Award for Best
Documentary
• Written
• 10 Questions
• 10 Points Each
84. Best Documentary Feature (2007)
1. The film depicted the campaign of one of the most prominent
campaigners of the cause, who scripted the feature . The producers
decided to make the movie the after they had seen a slideshow presented
by him at the premier of the 2004 movie ‘The Day After Tomorrow'. One
of the taglines used for the movie was “By far the most terrifying film you will
ever see.”
Id the movie and the screenwriter, who later went on to share the Nobel
Prize for Peace ,with an international organization of working on the same
cause.(5+5)
85. 2. ‘The Cove’ directed by Louie Psyhoyos was widely acclaimed but ran
into controversy with Japanese press who accused the film for being filmed
with secret cameras , portrayal of Japanese people and being unfair in
narrative. The film follows an activist, Ric O’Barry in narrating an activity
in Taiji, Japan with death count of about 23,000 . A counter documentary
‘Beyond the Cove’ was later made by filmmaker , Keiko Yagi to counter
the Japan bashing.
What was ‘The Cove’ about.
Best Documentary Feature (2010)
86. 3. ‘One Day in September’ directed by Kevin Macdonald with sparse
narration by Michael Douglas , the film examines an incident of
international significance . The documentary includes interviews with
the victims spouses , the first filmed interview with a surviving
perpetrator and many including security guards narrate the events .
The film accuses the security being lax and the rescue operations
being unprepared.
Incident?
Best Documentary Feature (2000)
87. 4. ‘When We were Kings’ directed by Leon Gast shows the build up to an
event in the 1970s hosted by a central African country. The two
protagonists of the event joined the film crew in receiving the Oscar as a
token of peace and friendship between them.
Event or the two protagonists. (10 or 5+5)
Best Documentary Feature (1997)
88. 5. ‘The Times of ________ ______’ is about a US politician who was
assassinated in 1978 . His work has elevated him to iconic martyr status in
the community he campaigned for and among whom he was the first
elected . He was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009.
His portrayal in a later movie brought the actor significant glory.
FITB title with his name
Best Documentary Feature (1985)
89. 6.‘From ___to ______: Isaac Stern in China ‘ documents the rehearsals
and performances of famous violinist and music teacher Isaac Stern , the
first American to collaborate the Chinese Cultural Symphony Society and
hence portraying the breaking in of Western Culture in Chinese society.
Fill the appropriate title of the movie with the names of two men of
considerable significance in their respective fields.
(Both names start with the same alphabet)(No part Points)
Best Documentary Feature (1980)
90. 7.‘Saving face’ directed by Shamreen Obaid Chinoy and Daniel Junge was
the first Oscar won by a Pakistani production , in addition it also won the
Emmy for Best Documentary . The film follows London based Pakistani
surgeon performing reconstructive surgeries. The film ran into trouble
when the one of the subjects of the film Rukhsana claimed that Chinoy
had not given her the promised compensation and her husband had
disowned her for working in the film. A suit was filed by a Karachi based
organization to not screen the film in Pakistan to protect victim identities ,
which Chinoy agreed. Chinoy won her second Oscar this year for her film
‘A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness’ on honor killings in
Pakistan.
What was the ‘Saving Face’ about.
Best Documentary Short (2012)
91. 8. ‘Smile Pinki’ directed by Megan Mylan shot in Hindi and Bhojpuri was
the story of Pinki Sonkar a five year old from Rampur UP , whose life gets
transformed after corrective surgery for cleft lip. Pinki and he surgeon Dr
Subodh Kumar Singh attended the award ceremony . Her international
fame after the film had led to her being invited and performed a decisive
task at an annual London event.
What decisive task.
Best Documentary Short (2009)
92. 9. ‘White Wilderness’ directed by James Algar was about the wildlife in
Artic produced by Walt Disney Productions . The documentary is noted
for the scenes showing a misconstrued phenomenon. The documentary
attracted controversy when a 1982 documentary ‘Camera Cruelty’ showed
that the footage was not real but staged by Disney, the phenomena was not
voluntary but forced by the film crew using rotating platform.
What phenomenon .
Best Documentary Feature (1951)
93. 10. Man on ______ directed by James Marsh , is about Phillipe Petit and a
group of friends performing an unauthorized act on August 7th 1974 in
New York City. The film structured like a heist film shows Petit and
friends planning and executing the act. Though charged with offenses
including trespassing , they were dropped in exchange of a similar
performing a similar act at Central Park for children.
What act, based on which another movie was made in 2015 , did Petit
perform.
Best Documentary Feature (2009)
95. Best Documentary Feature (2007)
1. The film depicted the campaign of one of the most prominent
campaigners of the cause, who scripted the feature . The producers
decided to make the movie the after they had seen a slideshow presented
by him at the premier of the 2004 movie ‘The Day After Tomorrow'. One
of the taglines used for the movie was “By far the most terrifying film you will
ever see.”
Id the movie and the screenwriter, who later went on to share the Nobel
Prize for Peace ,with an international organization of working on the same
cause.
97. 2. ‘The Cove’ directed by Louie Psyhoyos was widely acclaimed but ran
into controversy with Japanese press who accused the film for being filmed
with secret cameras , portrayal of Japanese people and being unfair in
narrative. The film follows an activist, Ric O’Barry in narrating an activity
in Taiji, Japan with death count of about 23,000 . A counter documentary
‘Beyond the Cove’ was later made by filmmaker , Keiko Yagi to counter
the Japan bashing.
What was ‘The Cove’ about.
Best Documentary Feature (2010)
99. 3. ‘One Day in September’ directed by Kevin Macdonald with sparse
narration by Michael Douglas , the film examines an incident of
international significance . The documentary includes interviews with
the victims spouses , the first filmed interview with a surviving
perpetrator and many including security guards narrate the events .
The film accuses the security being lax and the rescue operations
being unprepared.
Incident?
Best Documentary Feature (2000)
101. 4. ‘When We were Kings’ directed by Leon Gast shows the build up to an
event in the 1970s hosted by a central African country. The two
protagonists of the event joined the film crew in receiving the Oscar as a
token of peace and friendship between them.
Event or the two protagonists. (10 or 5+5)
Best Documentary Feature (1997)
103. 5. ‘The Times of ________ ______’ is about a US politician who was
assassinated in 1978 . His work has elevated him to iconic martyr status in
the community he campaigned for and among whom he was the first
elected . He was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009.
His portrayal in a later movie brought the actor significant glory.
FITB title with his name
Best Documentary Feature (1985)
105. 6.‘From ___to ______: Isaac Stern in China ‘ documents the rehearsals
and performances of famous violinist and music teacher Isaac Stern , the
first American to collaborate the Chinese Cultural Symphony Society and
hence portraying the breaking in of Western Culture in Chinese society.
Fill the appropriate title of the movie with the names of two men of
considerable significance in their respective fields.
(Both names start with the same alphabet)(No part Points)
Best Documentary Feature (1980)
107. 7.‘Saving face’ directed by Shamreen Obaid Chinoy and Daniel Junge was
the first Oscar won by a Pakistani production , in addition it also won the
Emmy for Best Documentary . The film follows London based Pakistani
surgeon performing reconstructive surgeries. The film ran into trouble
when the one of the subjects of the film Rukhsana claimed that Chinoy
had not given her the promised compensation and her husband had
disowned her for working in the film. A suit was filed by a Karachi based
organization to not screen the film in Pakistan to protect victim identities ,
which Chinoy agreed. Chinoy won her second Oscar this year for her film
‘A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness’ on honor killings in
Pakistan.
What was the ‘Saving Face’ about.
Best Documentary Short (2012)
109. 8. ‘Smile Pinki’ directed by Megan Mylan shot in Hindi and Bhojpuri was
the story of Pinki Sonkar a five year old from Rampur UP , whose life gets
transformed after corrective surgery for cleft lip. Pinki and he surgeon Dr
Subodh Kumar Singh attended the award ceremony . Her international
fame after the film had led to her being invited and performed a decisive
task at an annual London event.
What decisive task.
Best Documentary Short (2009)
111. 9. ‘White Wilderness’ directed by James Algar was about the wildlife in
Artic produced by Walt Disney Productions . The documentary is noted
for the scenes showing a misconstrued phenomenon. The documentary
attracted controversy when a 1982 documentary ‘Camera Cruelty’ showed
that the footage was not real but staged by Disney, the phenomena was not
voluntary but forced by the film crew using rotating platform.
What phenomenon .
Best Documentary Feature (1951)
113. 10 .Man on ______ directed by James Marsh , is about Phillipe Petit and a
group of friends performing an unauthorized act on August 7th 1974 in
New York City. The film structured like a heist film shows Petit and
friends planning and executing the act. Though charged with offenses
including trespassing , they were dropped in exchange of a similar
performing a similar act at Central Park for children.
What act, based on which another movie was made in 2015 , did Petit
perform.
Best Documentary Feature (2009)
116. 1
In 1955 , Pope Pius established the Feast Day of St. Joseph the _______ .
The date for the feast was chosen to coincide with another celebration to
counter balance the its impact . The day is supposed to instill dignity and
spirituality in _________ , to whom St Joseph is the patron saint.
What celebration does this coincide with ?
119. 2
"Did Shivaji commit a sin in killing Afzal Khan or not ? The answer to that question can
be found in the Mahabharat itself. Srimat Krishna's advice in the Gita is to kill even our
own teachers and kinsmen. No blame attaches to any person if he is doing deeds without being
actuated by a desire to reap the fruits of his deeds. Shri Shivaji did nothing with a view to fill
the void of his own stomach. With benevolent intentions he murdered Afzal Khan, for the
good of others. If thieves enter our house and we have not sufficient strength t drive them out,
we should without hesitation shut them up and burn them alive. God has not conferred upon
the foreigners the grant, inscribed on a copperplate, of the Kingdom of Hindustan. The
Maharaja (Shivaji) strove to drive them away from the land of his birth. He did not thereby
commit the sin of coveting what belonged to others. Do not circumscribed your vision, like a
frog in a well; get out of the Penal Code, and enter the extremely high atmosphere of the
Srimat Bhagavad Gita, and consider the actions of great men."
120. 2
These words invited sedition(IPC Section 124(A)) charges to writer as it
had supposedly insisted a violent act in the next week marking one of the
early revolutionary terrorism activity in the Indian freedom struggle.
Who?
126. 4
The year long centenary celebrations of a Kerala venture was inaugurated
by John Paul II in 1986 . The organization claims to work on the noble
goals set by the founding fathers.
• To represent the needs of the common man to the rulers.
• To protect and safeguard the inalienable rights of the people.
• To fight for Truth, Justice and Freedom and to unite the separated
brethren of Kerala.
What?
129. 5
There is no documental evidence proving this. In 2015 , an Argentine
journalist on assignment to the country reported about a Taxi driver who
vividly remember the incident. A newspaper from the country calls it a
local joke summing up the changes that has happened in the world.
What?
135. 7
• No Alcohol Drinking / Smoking during business hours.
• Wearing White Cap during business hours.
• Carry Identity Cards.
• No Leave without Prior Notice.
Rules of conduct to be followed by a group of people with origins in the
late 19th century known worldwide for their discipline and efficiency .
138. 8
X1 is a multiple participant crime employing X tactics. Multiple people
executes a crime like looting a store simultaneously and swiftly where the
employees get overwhelmed by the sheer the number of offenders . The
number of offenders gives an implied threat of violence and therefore it is
more akin to a robbery. X1 is a slight play on the word X , a popular
activity in recent times.
X or X1
141. 9
Yakutia is one of the coldest settlements on
Earth and is under threat from climate
change. They presented this statue , materials
donated or gathered by the natives , especially
women was presented to someone , who
posted this picture on social media.
Who?
144. 10
“Great human achievements are always the result of combined endeavours in which
numerous people take part. It may be that one person takes the last step, but the other
persons also count and should not be forgotten. For us to show a narrow and deplorable
nationalism in such matters is not to add to the credit of our country but to lead people
to think that we are petty in outlook and suffering from some kind of inferiority
complex”
Excerpts from a letter Nehru wrote to Chief Ministers. What controversies
regarding a Historic landmark event is he addressing here.
145.
146. Conquest of Mt Everest
• Controversy regarding who reached the top first , Tenzing or Hillary
• Controversy regarding the nationality of Tenzing .
147. Promotional images used by Guatemalan newspaper Publinews , on the
launch of a edition of the newspaper which they claim to be first of its kind
in Americas. What was special about the edition.
11
150. 12
These form border between Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. They
were named by Columbus after St Ursula and her followers , which later
got shortened to the present name. The Eastern parts are governed by
Britain and the Western parts by US. The flag of the British territories
feature St Ursula and lamps of her followers , and the flag of the US
territory features the acronym of the name of the area.
What?
153. 13
Cricketers Ian Botham and Bob Willis teamed up with long term friend
and winemaker Geoff Merrill launched there own brand of wine , which
upon release got nicknamed __________ by the people . This prompted
lawyers of a European company to call Botham regarding the use of their
name for the wine ,to which Botham claims to have replied
“…..I won’t make any cars if you promise not to make any wine”
FITB
156. 14
One of the first hoaxes to reach mass audience in the internet was, in
1994, the Microsoft acquisition of the X. The hoax included a press
release state that Microsoft has acquired the X , in exchange of an
unspecified number of shares of the Microsoft common stock. The head
of the institution X was supposed to become a Senior Vice President in
Microsoft , and the combined efforts of both organizations will be used to
tap the growing market X was in. The services provided by X would be
available online and Microsoft would have exclusive online rights over the
texts associated with X.
Microsoft later made an press release debunking claims
X?
159. 15
A satirical news websites Waterford Whispers News published an article
about the first _______ ____ parade being held at Berlin and alleged
clashes with a rival group of dyslexic protestors . The story was
plagiarized by some of the reputed media firms in India and reported as
news prompting the content creator for WWN , Colm Williamson to
comment
“Of course, it’s fake. We’re having a good laugh reading the articles being reported.”
FITB
162. 16
He was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis , characterised by
inflammation in joints , most commonly in the wrist and hand. His
condition makes it painful for him to perform tasks associated with his
profession in a conventional manner , his flamboyant style is thus
attributed to mitigating pain and need to keep his body fluid , according to
himself the style is “0/50 reality/show”. The unconventional style is often
criticized ; for instance a recently deceased compatriot of his likened him
to ‘Bozo the Clown”
Who ?
