Quizzing for Quizzers - Session 3

1. Quizzing for Quizzers – Session 3
Date – 22.09.12
Q.M. – Priyanka Mukherjee
&
Somnath Chanda

2. Somnath’s

3. * 20 questions.
* Infinite Bounce.
* Marks -- Direct : 10 / Bonus : 10

4. 1
 Anand Singh Kushwaha – a tea seller
from Gwalior; Narendranath Dubey –
a lawyer from Varanasi; Om Prakash
Agarwal – a retired LIC officer from
Delhi; Mitt Singh Sehjra – ex-army
man --- are some of the lesser known
candidates in the race.
 Who defeated them all in that high
profile contest this year?

6.  Pranab Mukherjee

7. 2
 Traditionally, this ancient musical
instrument weighs over 10 kg. Not
many female exponents are known
as it was believed that this heavy
instrument would create
complications in pregnancy.
 Identify this instrument which is
rarely played nowadays.

9.  Rudra Veena

10. 3
 What is a specially designed harbour
with moorings for pleasure crafts and
small boats called?
(A geographical feature in India, very
popular among the tourists, also shares
its name with it)

12.  Marina

13. 4 4
 ‘X’ is a unit of measurement for the
speed and movement direction of a
computer mouse. The two types of
directional movement are
--Horizontal X Count and Vertical X
Count. One X is appr. 1/200th of an
inch.
 What is ‘X’?

15.  Mickey

16. 5 5
 In the world of fiction, how do we
better know Alexandra Medford, Jane
Spofford and Sukie Ridgemont?
(Cher, Michelle Pfeiffer and Susan
Sarandon immortalised them in a 1987
movie)

18.  The Witches of Eastwick

19. 6
 Put funda.

21.  Sindbad and the giant roc, mentioned
in the Second Voyage.

22. 7
 “All right, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready
for my close-up.“ --- it is the 7th in
the list of AFI’s 100 Most Memora-
ble Movie Quotes.
 Name the movie.

24.  Sunset Boulevard

25. 8
 Pippa Middleton is presently
involved with George Percy, heir to
the Duke of Northumberland.
 How did Mr. Percy get his popular
nickname “Earl of Hogwarts”?

27.  Alnwick Castle, his family home, is
the movie setting for Harry Potter's
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft &
Wizardry.

28. 9
 Ad of Louis Vuitton. Identify both
the ‘legends’.

30.  Michael Phelps & Larissa Latynina

31. 10
 This former capital city of Kazakh-
stan literally means ‘city of apples’. It
was a bidder to host the 2014 Winter
Olympic Games.
 Identify this city which is associated
with an International Conference on
Health Care.

33.  Almaty

34. 11
 Which Indian film, an official entry
for the Academy Awards Best Foreign
Film category, was centred around the
people of a fictional state named
‘Mukhya Pradesh’?

36.  Peepli Live

37. 12
 This type of watch (vis – next slide)
came into use by the military during
WW I, as pocket watches were not
practical in combat. It was a
transitional design between pocket
watches and wrist watches,
incorporating features of both.
 Name it.

38. 12

40.  Trench Watch

41. 13
 Identify this tennis player who is
nicknamed the ‘Lady Gaga of Tennis’.

43.  Bethanie Mattek-Sands

44. 14
 Her original surname is Cruz. The
new, more UK-friendly, last name
was chosen from a phone directory.
Neneh Cherry, a Swedish singer-
songwriter, is said to be a distinct
inspiration for her.
 Who is she?

46.  Lara Croft

47. 15
 Bestowed by the US President in the
name of Congress, the Medal of
Honor is the highest military
decoration awarded by the US
government.
 Who is the only US President to get
this award?

49.  Theodore Roosevelt was awarded
the Medal of Honor for his actions
during the Spanish American War in
1898. But it was awarded decades
later, posthumously, by President Bill
Clinton.

50. 16
 This animal (vis – next slide) which
lives primarily in open savannahs
and dry woodlands, has suffered a
30% decline in population in the
last decade. But it has came into
news recently for a different reason.
 Explain.

51. 16

53.  Brazilian three-banded armadillo
would be the official mascot for
the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

54. 17
 This particular shade of blue in the
national flag of Somalia is a tribute to
whom?

56.  UN Peace Keeping Force

57. 18
 A long-lost essay by Agatha Christie that
was commissioned in 1945 to sing the
praises of British crime fiction has finally
seen the light of day. The piece sees
Christie writing admiringly of Conan
Doyle, “the pioneer of detective writing“.
 About whom did she wrote, – “a master
magician … the supreme conjurer, the
King of the Art of Misdirection“?

59.  John Dickson Carr

60. 19
 This much-in-news term traces its
etymology from Old French, Latin,
and Middle English. In Latin, it
means “dissension“ or “civil
disorder” and is literally formed
from the words for “separation“.
 Which word?

62.  Sedition

63. 20
 A campaign in UK is currently
underway to replace a particular word
with “Excellence”, because it was a
“jingoistic relic” of Britain’s colonial
past. The Queen wants to put off any
change until Prince Charles becomes
King.
 What is the issue?

65.  Campaign to remove the word
“Empire” from awards such as the OBE
or CBE.

66. * 20 questions.
* Infinite Bounce.
* Marks -- Direct : 10 / Bonus : 10

67. 21
 Which popular theory has been
defied by the recent conflicts
between Georgia and Russia, 2006
conflicts between Israel and
Lebanon and the NATO’s military
operations against the Federal
Republic of Yugoslavia during
the Kosovo War?

69.  Golden Arches Theory.
“No two countries with McDonald’s
franchises have ever gone to war” – by
Thomas Friedman

70. 22
 Which Kolkata landmark was built as
an imitation of the mausoleum of
Emperor Akbar at Sikandra, Agra?
(The gateway resembles the Buland
Darwaza at Fatehpur Sikri)

72.  Nakhoda Mosque

73. 23
 He is the first author to have #1 new titles
simultaneously on The NYT adult and
children's bestsellers lists and is the only
author to have 5 new hardcover novels
debut at #1 on the list in one year—a feat
he’s accomplished every year since 2005.
He holds the NYT record for most
Hardcover Fiction bestselling titles by a
single author (76 total), which is also a
Guinness World Record.
 Who?

75.  James Patterson

76. 24
 Etymologically derived from two
French words meaning ‘to carry’ and
‘cloak’, this word was, reportedly, first
used by Lewis Carroll in his book
’Through the Looking-Glass’(1871) .
 Which word?

78.  Portmanteau

79. 25
 During the 1860s, the following ad
used to appear in newspapers –
‘Wanted: Young, skinny, wiry fellows
not over eighteen. Must be expert
riders willing to risk death daily.
Orphans preferred.’?
 What was the job all about?

81.  A rider for the
Pony Express.

82. 26
 ‘Kashmiri Kidnapping’, a book by B.
K. Bakshi, former Chairman of Indian
Oil Corp. tells the story of real-life
kidnapping of K. Doraiswamy, former
Executive Director (Engineering &
Planning), IOC.
 Which early 90s celluloid venture is
partially based on that incident?

84.  Roja

85. 27
 This rare phenomenon last took
place on 31st August, 2012. Next
likely occurence will be in the
month of July, 2015. 1999 was the
last time when it happened twice, in
January and March.
 What am I talking about?

87.  Blue Moon

88. 28
 This not-so-well-known Indian poet,
novelist, librettist and musician has
earlier written four volumes of
poetry: These Errors Are Correct,
English, Apocalypso and Gemini.
But his debut novel has made him a
household name.
 Who is he?

90.  Jeet Thayil

91. 29
 Based after Nick Velillari, a close
friend of the author, this character
was voted by the AFI to be the
greatest hero in American film
history.
 Identify the character.
(The surname of the character is the
same as that of the author’s mother)

93.  Atticus Finch

94. 30
 Founded in July 1, 1906, this multi-sports
club has won many laurels in athletics,
boxing, archery, chess, billiards and many
other sports. But it is more well-known in
another sport where it won the national
league championship 18 times. Recently,
the activities of this club is being followed
very keenly by the Indians.
 Which club?

96.  Sporting Lisbon (officially Sporting
Clube de Portugal)

97. 31
 Flag of ……?

99.  Esperanto

100. 32
 Connect.
* A five-day conflict between the
forces of the United States 7th Army
and Nazi Germany during WW II.
* A brutal face-off between The
Navigators and The Orange in June,
2006, which was won by the former.

102.  Battle of Nuremberg

103. 33
 Who is the only tennis player, male
or female, to achieve a Golden Slam
in both singles and doubles?

105.  Serena Williams

106. 34
 According to legends, this geogra-
phical entity is often called Shankari,
i.e., daughter of Shankar (Lord Shiva).
The lingam shaped stones, on its bed,
called Banalinga, are much sought
after for daily worship.
 Which Indian geographical entity?

108.  Narmada River

109. 35
 Reportedly, first seen on 1 December
1971 by Hungarian József Vágvölgyi,
he, the last of his kind, was named
after a character played by American
actor George Gobel.
 Who am I talking about?

111.  Lonesome George, a male Pinta
Island tortoise.

112. 36
 Wisteria Lane in the town of
Fairview, Eagle state is the setting of
a cult modern-day tv series which
officially ended on 13th May, 2012.
 Name it.

114.  Desparate
Housewives

115. 37
 According to folklore, once Maharaja
Manindrachandra of Cossimbazar,
Murshidabad ordered his chef to
make a unique sweet. The royal chef
made a sweet which is neither
rosogolla nor pantua. This popular
sweet recently became a ‘weighty’
issue in the political circles.
 Which sweet is this?

117.  Chhanabora

118. 38
 There are several opinions regarding
the etymology of this South Indian
surname ---
* derived from Ayya, a Prakrit version
of the Sanskrit word Arya, meaning
noble, or
* one who has undergone 5 purifi-
cation rituals.
 Which surname?

120.  Iyenger

121. 39
 The oldest botanical garden in the
world, a UNESCO World Heritage
Site, is situated in an Italian city
which is the setting for most of the
action in Shakespeare's ’The Taming
of the Shrew’.
 Which city?

123.  Padua
(or Podova)

124. 40
 Two different cartoons regarding
the same controversy. Explain.

126.  End of the World conspiracy which
says that the Mayans predicted the
end of the world and hence their
calendar ends on 21st December
2012.