AGM Quiz at Samagam-2017 (Grand Finale)

Format of the Quiz
• Write Bros.Write Bros.
• Lit-Quotient.Lit-Quotient.
• Gridlock.Gridlock.
• Write Again, Bros.Write Again, Bros.
• Mixed Bag.Mixed Bag.

Please RememberPlease Remember…..
• Bold words in the questions are distinct
clues. Try to decipher the clues judiciously.
• Look for the underlined words to answer.
• The icons used in the question slide has
certain meanings :----
Visual Video Audio

Round 1
Write Bros.Write Bros.

What’s in Offer….What’s in Offer….
 Written RoundWritten Round
 The round is aboutThe round is about the Boy Wizard and histhe Boy Wizard and his
universeuniverse
 Marks for each correct answer :--Marks for each correct answer :--
+ 10 marks : (without stake)+ 10 marks : (without stake)
+ 15 / - 05 : (with stake)+ 15 / - 05 : (with stake)

Questions by SomnathQuestions by SomnathAGMQ - Grand FinaleAGMQ - Grand Finale Samagam-2017, Loreto CollegeSamagam-2017, Loreto CollegeI
Among the different uses it has, some of the
‘normal’ ones are – oven cleaner, spot remover
and a cure for verruca.
Identify it that has appeared in various colours,
from green to scarlet, in different HP books and
movies.
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Dragon BloodDragon Blood*
Questions by SomnathQuestions by SomnathAGMQ - Grand FinaleAGMQ - Grand Finale Samagam-2017, Loreto CollegeSamagam-2017, Loreto CollegeI I

Identify the narrator who also likes to write
pretty regularly apart from doing many other
things. So far, he has written four novels, several
non-fiction works and three volumes of
autobiography.
1
I

In the HP Universe, where would you find ‘home’,
‘school’, ‘work’, ‘travelling’, ‘lost’, ‘hospital’,
‘prison’, and ‘mortal peril’?
(During the Second Wizarding War, ‘mortal peril’
was always highlighted)
2
I

Which awful creatures from the HP World have
now made the transition from fantasy to scientific
literature, as they are now the namesake of a newly
discovered species of cockroach wasp?
3
I

British actress Miranda
Richardson played
which character in the
HP movies whose works
that included
biographies of Prof.
Dumbledore and Prof.
Snape, were mostly
considered
‘enchantingly nasty’?
4
I

Half a dozen bedsteads beside curtained windows…
candles burning in brackets beside each bed,
illuminating the wooden paneled walls…
thirteen Sickles would ensure a cup of hot chocolate,
while fifteen would ensure a hot water bottle and a
toothbrush in any colour.
Where?
5
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Stephen FryStephen Fry1
His autobiographies – ‘Moab Is My Washpot : An Autobiography’; ‘The
Fry Chronicles : An Autobiography’ and ‘More Fool Me :
A Memoir’

Family Clock of theFamily Clock of the
WeasleysWeasleys
2

DementorsDementors3
The biological name Ampulex dementor was chosen through public
voting and has been described by Stefanie Krause and her team at the
Natural History Museum in Berlin.

Rita SkeeterRita Skeeter4
She was the witch journalist who worked for the Daily Prophet.

Knight BusKnight Bus5

Round 2
Lit-QuotientLit-Quotient

 Infinite Bounce + PounceInfinite Bounce + Pounce
 10 Questions10 Questions
 Clockwise RoundClockwise Round
+ 10 marks : (Bounce)+ 10 marks : (Bounce)
+ 10 / - 05 : (Pounce)+ 10 / - 05 : (Pounce)

Published in 1923, these series of paintings depict a
part of a poem taken from a 1881 novel which
created a lot of noise during that time.
Identify the poem.
*
I

*
I

Vande MataramVande Mataram*

After losing his tv job, he started writing the novel
Killing Floor. One night his wife said him to
accompany her to the supermarket. Every time
they went there, old ladies and kids asked for his
help in reaching out to things kept in upper racks.
And then his wife jocularly said that if his writing
career don’t work out, he could help others to
reach for the items in a supermarket.’
Who, appeared so far in 22 books and 2 movies,
thus got his surname?
2
I

Jack ReacherJack Reacher1

Identify the film (from this edited still photo) which
was based on an eponymous novel.
2
I

English, AugustEnglish, August2

This bankrupt person went on an around-the-
world stand up comedy tour in 1895. He was so
taken up with India in his three months here that he
wrote, “Nothing has been left undone, either by
man or nature, to make India the most
extraordinary country that the Sun visits on his
round”.
Identify this ‘great humorist’ who was able to
recover most of his money with his acts in India.
3
I

Mark TwainMark Twain3

The dialogue (marked with an arrow) in the last
panel of ‘Asterix in Spain’ is a direct reference to
what?
4
I

Richard IIIRichard III4

Which word has been
coined after this Greek
mythological character,
a hunter by profession,
featured in this postage
stamp?
5
I

NarcissismNarcissism
(after Narcissus)(after Narcissus)
5

American novelist George Saunders recently wrote
about the happenings which took place over the
course of a single evening. It was about the death
of a boy named William Wallace, his grief-
stricken father, and a Buddhist concept of death
and rebirth.
Identify the father of William.
6
I

Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln6

The original title, ‘The Last Man in Europe’ was
straightaway rejected by the publisher in favour of a
short one. There has been a lot of speculation about
the chosen one. It might be a little tweak by the
author to honour the year it was scheduled to
release. Some scholars thought it might be done to
honour his late wife, poet Eileen Maud
O'Shaughnessy, who wrote a poem, ‘End of the
Century’.
What is being talked about?
7
I

198419847

In 2002, we were told through a book by a hot-
headed genius to not to be serious. But in 2017,
through the second installment of his
autobiography, he literally emphasised on
seriousness.
Who is this genius?
8
I

John McEnroeJohn McEnroe8

Home Secretary, William Joynson-Hicks, engaged
the writers Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Dorothy
L. Sayers, for their expertise on the subject. Conan
Doyle, who was interested in the occult, took a
discarded glove to a medium, while Sayers visited
the suspected spot, later using it in the novel
Unnatural Death.
What was the issue?
9
I

Disappearance ofDisappearance of
Agatha ChristieAgatha Christie
9

Identify the author who provided the source
material for this tele-series.
10
I

Neil GaimanNeil Gaiman10

These are some of the lesser known adaptations
of a literary classic.
Which is the most well known and multi-Oscar
winning one?
I
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My Fair LadyMy Fair Lady*

Round 3
Quiz RouletteQuiz Roulette

 A Grid with numbers 1 - 10A Grid with numbers 1 - 10
 Teams will blindly pick their numbersTeams will blindly pick their numbers
+ 10 marks :+ 10 marks : (direct)(direct)
+ 15 / - 05 :+ 15 / - 05 : (bonus only on pounce)(bonus only on pounce)
 Ascending Order will be maintainedAscending Order will be maintained

Number-GridNumber-Grid
1 4
5 8
9 10
2 3
6 7

The muhurat was done on the pious occasion of
Gandhi Ji’s birthday on 2nd
October. Few years
later, the final product saw the light of the day on
15th
August after certain changes were made to
tone down the excessive violent content.
What, considered to be an iconic one, is being
talked about?
1
I

SholaySholay1

The ‘way of combining forces’ is actually a
combination of three components – i) joining or
unifying; ii) spirit or energy & iii) way or path.
What is being described that is enjoying a sudden
surge of interest after a recent revelation?
2
I

AikidoAikido2

3
I
Who ended this chain?

Mumtaz MahalMumtaz Mahal3

4
I
Identify this singer whose grandfather was one
of the music teacher at Shantiniketan, and also
a freedom fighter for India.

Ash KingAsh King4

5
I
Father was a shot-putter, while his mother Maria
threw the discus. Both of his sisters played
volleyball. Interestingly, all of them represented
their country in international stage.
Identify him, (probably) the most well known
member of this sporty family.

Gianluigi ‘Gigi’ BuffonGianluigi ‘Gigi’ Buffon5

6
I
Who made his/her acting debut in this Pavan Kaul
directed (very aptly titled) video-movie
‘Abhishek’?
(The star cast included Aditya Pancholi, Nitish
Bharadwaj, Archana Puran Singh and many
others)

Farah KhanFarah Khan6

7
I
This famed 14-year old rivalry, considered by
some to be the ‘Greatest’, saw 38 encounters so
far. In the recent past, these two eternal rivals
joined hands which enthralled their legion of fans
and it culminated in a sweet victory.
Where did this unthinkable actually happen?
(It is scheduled to take place for the 2nd
time in
Chicago in 2018)

Laver CupLaver Cup7

8
I
On July 17, 2017 Empire
State Building was lit up in
a special shade of yellow.
What did it celebrate?

EmojiEmoji8

9
I
X’s professional career include – a short stint as a
social scientist in the Urban Transport and
Pollution Sector with TERI in New Delhi and as
an econometrician and business analyst in IRI
Symphony, Bangalore.
Just connect X with the following songs from
the movies, directed by Aparna Sen, Mainak
Bhaumik and Ravi Kinagi, respectively.

Srijit MukherjeeSrijit Mukherjee
as Lyricistas Lyricist
9

10
I
In this group of 72 luminaries, some of the noted
ones are -- Pierre-Simon Laplace (astronomer &
mathematician), Antoine Lavoisier (chemist), Paul
Broca (anthropologist) & Charles-Augustin de
Coulomb (physicist). But none of the fairer sex is
part of this ‘highly placed’ group.
Where would you find them all together?

Eiffel TowerEiffel Tower10

Round 4
Write AgainWrite Again

 Indian Currency Notes feature 17Indian Currency Notes feature 17
different languages out of 22 Officialdifferent languages out of 22 Official
LanguagesLanguages
+ 03 marks+ 03 marks
 Full House gives 10 extraFull House gives 10 extra
 Total time – 3 minutesTotal time – 3 minutes

*

 Infinite Bounce + PounceInfinite Bounce + Pounce
 10 Questions10 Questions
 Anti-Clockwise RoundAnti-Clockwise Round
+ 10 marks : (Bounce)+ 10 marks : (Bounce)
+ 10 / - 05 : (Pounce)+ 10 / - 05 : (Pounce)

This book was written as
a result of a bet made
with Bennett Cerf, the co-
founder of Random
House.
What was the challenge
all about?
*
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Write a book with fiftyWrite a book with fifty
or fewer distinct wordsor fewer distinct words
*

Traditionally, where can one find (this eclectic
mix of) practitioners of the below-mentioned
occupations standing together maintaining the
order from left-to-right?
Gambler, City guard, Moneychanger, Doctor,
Weaver, Inn keeper, Blacksmith & Farmer.
1
I

They are the PawnsThey are the Pawns
on a Chessboardon a Chessboard
1

In the wake of the Harvey Weinstein Scandal in
2017, a survey was conducted by the Quartz
magazine. As a measure of power or influence in
the film industry, the survey revealed that
Weinstein was #3 on the list of most entities
thanked by Oscar winners in the last 50 years.
Who topped that list after putting ‘God’ in the 2nd
place?
2
I

Steven SpielbergSteven Spielberg2

This group photo featured a
lady named Blanche Rachel
Mirra Alfassa and her 2nd
husband Paul Richard along
with their friends in Japan.
How did the lady come to
be known by others in her
later years?
3
I

The MotherThe Mother3

The Greek Army-General Seleucus mentioned it’s
popularity among the Indians. The Moroccan
traveller, Ibn Battuta mentioned it in his writing. In
Ain-i-Akbari, seven variations were vividly
described. In fact, there is a very popular
Akbar-Birbal story featuring it.
Which in-the-news item is it?
4
I

KhichdiKhichdi4

He was the son of American Christian missionaries
of Swiss German ancestry. After migrating from
Ohio, his family reached Sialkot where his father was
born. After the Partition, his family came to India and
in 1954 his parents started an ashram in
Uttarakhand, called ‘Massihi Dhyaan Kendra’.
Identify this sportsbuff whose son Jamie used to
write for ESPNCricinfo, CricBuzz and was also the
former sports editor of The ToI.
5
I

Tom AlterTom Alter5

Acknowledging a
recent
‘upgradation’ in
the tech-world,
ICC ‘jocularly’
mentioned these
four cricketers
in an official
announcement.
Put funda.
6
I

Twitter doubled theTwitter doubled the
character limit of tweets to 280character limit of tweets to 280
6

Contrary to the popular belief, five ratnas were said
to be the main reasons behind the ensuing battle and
bloodshed. These were: a Swan who could sing, a
Gem filled with nectar, a magic-stone called Paras
which could turn anything into gold, one hunter
named Shardul who could kill any animal at king’s
behest and one royal bird Lagna who could kill small
animals and birds with ease.
But who/what was thought to be the actual reason?
7
I

Rani Padmini/PadmavatiRani Padmini/Padmavati7

Hemambika Temple in Palakkad district is known
for it’s deity. As per folklore, once Goddess Parvathy
jumped into the water fearing attacks from demons.
She asked for help while she was drowning. Lord
Shiva came to her rescue seeing her hands.
Since late 1970s, why this temple started to enjoy
elevated status and greater number of footfalls?
8
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8
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Hand Symbol of CongressHand Symbol of Congress
Party came from this templeParty came from this temple
8

This multi-lingual progressive rock album, titled
‘Wake Up’ has been reviewed by the Rolling
Stone magazine as ‘New Age neoclassicism’.
Who is the main lyricist of this album?
(He also provided some additional vocals in the
album)
9
I

Pope FrancisPope Francis9

The Cross signifies ‘Salvation’. The Sacred Heart
is said to be the source of love of God for the
mankind. Another Heart signifies the human
model. The Anchor symbolises the eternal hope.
Where can you find them together?
10
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The Crest ofThe Crest of
Loreto CollegeLoreto College
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