A general quiz for juniors comprising sports, tech, ent, current affairs

3. ROUND 1 - KEEP IT STRAIGHT

4. 1.
The story goes that in Dublin theatre, a property owner by the
name of Richard Daly made a bet that he could, within forty-
eight hours, make a nonsense word known throughout the
city, and that the public would supply a meaning for it. After a
performance one evening, he gave his staff cards with the
word X written on them, and told them to write the word on
walls around the city. The next day the strange word was the
talk of the town, and within a short time it had become part
of the language.
ID the word X.

6. 2.

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10. 4.

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14. 6.

16. ROUND 2 - WHO AM I ??

17. 1.
• X is an ancient city which was ruled by many rulers. Till 1781, X was
ruled by a Muslim descendant of Raja Sayed Khan of Nupur State.
From the end of the 17th century, this region was the part of the
princely state – Nurpur and was ruled by the Rajputs. Mukteshwa
Mahadev Temple, Pracheen Shiv Mandir Kathgarh, Shahpurkandi
fort are some of the famous tourist spots here.
• The name X comes from Pathania Rajput, who was the king
of Nurpur. X was the capital of Nurpur prior to 1849. It is at the
meeting point of Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir.
• On 2 January 2016, a heavily armed group attacked X Air Force
Station, part of the Western Air Command of the Indian Air Force.

19. 2.
• Y was created by artist Bob Kane and first appeared in Detective
Comics (May 1939). The character is referred as the "Caped Crusader“
and the "World's Greatest Detective“.
• Y’s secret identity is Bruce Wayne, an American billionaire,
playboy, philanthropist and owner of Wayne Enterprises.
• Y vs Superman : Dawn of Justice is an upcoming action movie also
featuring the Wonder Woman.

21. 3. • X was born in Chennai on 12th July, 1972 to Lakshmi and
Raghunathan. His father was a senior electrical engineer in General
Electric Company. He grew up in a two-room apartment on 46th
Street, 7th Avenue, in Ashok Nagar, Chennai; completed his Class X at
Jawahar Vidyalaya, Ashok Nagar and completed the Class XII from
Vana Vani school located in the IIT campus, Chennai.
• He went on to earn his degree from IIT Kharagpur in Metallurgical
Engineering. He holds an M.S. from Stanford University in Material
Sciences and Engineering and a MBA from the Wharton School of the
University of Pennsylvania.
• He was announced as the CEO of Google on August 10, 2015 and has
hold the post since then

23. 4. • Y is the capital city of a state with the same name Y in Brazil. Founded
in 1565 by the Portuguese, part of the city has been designated as
a World Heritage Site, named “Y: Carioca Landscapes between the
Mountain and the Sea", by UNESCO on 1 July 2012 as a Cultural
Landscape.
• Y is one of the most visited cities in the Southern Hemisphere and is
known for its natural settings, Carnivals and samba. Most famous
landmarks include the giant statue of Christ the
Redeemer atop Corcovado mountain and the Maracanã Stadium, one
of the world's largest football stadiums.
• Y is going to host the upcoming Olympics this year.

25. 5. • X features Red, The Blues, Chuck, Bomb, Matilda, Hal, Bubbles and
Stella.
• X is a video game franchise created by Finnish computer game
developer Rovio Entertainment.

27. 6. • Y became India's first licensed pilot in 1929. In 1983, he was awarded
the French Legion of Honor and in 1992, India's highest civilian award,
the Bharat Ratna.
• 1932 : founded Tata Airlines/Air India
1945 : founded Tata Motors
1968 : founded TCS

29. ROUND 3 : CHOOSE YOUR FORTE

30. CATEGORIES
SPORTS
AUTO
ENTERTAINMENT
HISTORY
LITERATURE
SCIENCE &
TECHNOLOGY
ROUND 4

32. What are these
called ?
AUTO 1

34. AUTO 2
•Full Face
•Off/Road
•Modular
•Open Face
•Half
Types of What ?

36. MENU

38. SPORTS 1
Who was the first person to score a double
century in a One Day International?

41. SPORTS 2
•RUGBY
•KITE SURFING
•?
Mark Twain – “It is a good walk spoiled.”
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43. •An iconic image of
modern history.
What does it
signify?
HISTORY 1

45. HISTORY 2
• At birth he was named Badruddin, because
he was born on the night of a badr (full
moon).
• People erroneously think that his popular
name was given by his subjects, but he was
named after his maternal grand father
Shaikh Ali ____Jami .
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47. ENTERTAINMENT 1
• Which movie is India’s official entry in the Best Foreign
Film category in the upcoming 88th Academy Awards,
2016 ?

49. ENTERTAINMENT 2
• In which recently concluded first season of American
sitcom Priyanka Chopra plays Alex Parrish, a promising
FBI agent who becomes a prime suspect in a terrorist
attack. Framed, she goes into hiding to track down
those responsible and clear her name ?
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51. SCI & TECH 1

53. SCI & TECH 2
X is an American multinational provider of on -
demand Internet streaming media. The company, headquartered
in Los Gatos, California, was established in 1997 and as of
October 2015, it is reported to have 69.17 million subscribers
worldwide.
On 6th January, 2016, X confirmed that it is now available in 130
new countries, including India.
ID X.
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55. LIT 1

57. LIT 2
X is a Belgian detective and is one of Y’s most famous and
long-lived characters, appearing in 33 novels and more than
50 short stories. One of his descriptions include :
He was hardly more than five feet four inches but carried
himself with great dignity. His head was exactly the shape of
an egg, and he always perched it a little on one side. His
moustache was very stiff and military.
ID X.
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59. ROUND 4: AUDIO VISUAL

60. 1.

62. 2.

66. 3.

69. 4.

71. 5.

73. 6.