Prashnavali at BESU.

1. Elimination Round

2. Rules
• 26 questions.
• Each question carries 1 mark.
• Star marked question will be considered only when tie-
breaker situation arises. The teams having scored the more
no. of star marked questions will qualify.
• The n-th answer will start with n-th alphabet, i.e. 1st answer
will start with A, 2nd answer will start with B and so on.

5. * Identify the author.

6. * Which forthcoming Indian movie,
reportedly, took it’s title from the last words
spoken by main protagonist’s father, during
the communal riots of Indian-Partition?

7. * It started its journey in Telugu and Tamil in July
1947. Kannada edition first appeared in July 1949
followed by Hindi in August 1949. Marathi and
Malayalam editions appeared in April 1952
followed by Gujarati in 1954, English in 1955,
Oriya and Sindhi in 1956, Bengali in 1972,
Sinhala in 1978, Sanskrit in 1984 and Santali in
2004. It ceased its operation in 1998, but revived
a
year later.
* What am I talking about?

8. * Representation of ………

9. * Name this super-group.

10. * Named after this building (vis), which
superfast train connects Howrah to
Secundrabad? (Bigger vis – next slide)

12. * It is the flag of ……………

13. * This talk show was used to be broadcasted
on national television and radio stations every
Sunday at 11:00 AM. It did not have a fixed
ending time, but usually ended by 5:00 PM, or
as the program dynamics permitted. After
airing more than 300 episodes, it stopped
recently.
* Who hosted this show?

14. * Govinda’s is a chain of pure vegetarian
restaurants, found in different cities around
the world, offers Indian, Mexican, Italian,
Chinese and Thai cuisines.
* Which international organisation own
this restaurant chain?

15. * This locality of historical importance
gets its name from a family which owned the
land. One of the members of that family,
Sardar Himmat Singh, was a Noble in
Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s court. The place,
recently came into news because of a visit
by a foreign dignitary.
* Identify the place.

16. * To whom, is this temple at Nrityagram
(near Bangalore), dedicated?

17. * During his early years. Who?

18. * This surname, originally used as a ‘royal
title’, is derived from a Persian term which
literally means ‘child of the ruler’ or ‘child
of the commander’.
* Which surname?

19. * This chemical element was discovered by
the English chemist Charles Hatchett in
1801 and was named Columbium after
Columbia, the poetical name for America.
* Identify this element which is used in
various superconducting alloys and magnets
of MRI scanners.

20. * Which annual ‘festival’ started as a part of
the celebration of their marriage?

21. * Excerpts from which iconic film?

22. * How their ‘face-off’ and subsequent events
have been immortalised in popular culture?

23. * This popular no. is part of which Indian
film’s soundtrack?

24. * Identify this newsmaker.

25. * How this elderly gentleman, a noted
columnist, is associated with Indian tv world?

26. * Originally recorded by Elvis Presley and
used in the movie Blue Hawaii, it has been
covered many times.
* Which group sang this chart-topping
version?

27. * A song from a recent bengali movie. Who
is the singer?

28. * The five parts of one of the most important
literary pieces of the 20th century are titled:
-- The Burial of the Dead;
-- A Game of Chess;
-- The Fire Sermon;
-- Death by Water &
-- What the Thunder Said.
* What is being talked about?

29. * The discovery of the 'tenth planet' in 2005
led to a huge debate and the subsequent
demotion of Pluto as a planet. It has been
renamed Eris, after the Greek goddess of
discord.
* What was it originally named?
(Clue – next page)

31. * Whom do you get from the given clues?

32. * The military term for half an hour after
midnight has been in news for the last
couple of months.
* What is that term?

34. * Identify the author.

35. Ashwin Sanghi

36. * Which forthcoming Indian movie,
reportedly, took it’s title from the last words
spoken by main protagonist’s father, during
the communal riots of Indian-Partition?

37. Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

38. * Started its journey in Telugu and Tamil in July
1947. Kannada edition first appeared in July 1949
followed by Hindi in August 1949. Marathi and
Malayalam editions appeared in April 1952
followed by Gujarati in 1954, English in 1955,
Oriya and Sindhi in 1956, Bengali in 1972,
Sinhala in 1978, Sanskrit in 1984 and Santali in
2004. It ceased its operation in 1998, but revived
a
year later.
* What am I talking about?

39. Chandamama

40. * Representation of ………

41. Doppler Effect

42. * Name this super-group.

43. Elders

44. * Named after this building (vis), which
superfast train connects Howrah to
Secundrabad? (Bigger vis – next slide)

46. Falaknuma Express, named after
Falaknuma Palace

47. * It is the flag of ……………

48. Greenland

49. * This talk show was used to be broadcasted
on national television and radio stations every
Sunday at 11:00 AM. It did not have a fixed
ending time, but usually ended by 5:00 PM, or
as the program dynamics permitted. After
airing more than 300 episodes, it stopped
recently.
* Who hosted this show?

50. Hugo Chavez

51. * Govinda’s is a chain of pure vegetarian
restaurants, found in different cities around
the world, offers Indian, Mexican, Italian,
Chinese and Thai cuisines.
* Which international organisation owns
this restaurant chain?

52. Iskcon

53. * This locality of historical importance
gets its name from a family which owned the
land. One of the members of that family,
Sardar Himmat Singh, was a Noble in
Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s court. The place,
recently came into news because of a visit
by a foreign dignitary.
* Identify the place.

54. Jallianwala Bagh

55. * To whom, is this temple at Nrityagram
(near Bangalore), dedicated?

56. Kelucharan Mohapatra

57. * During his early years. Who?

58. Lance Armstrong

59. * This surname, originally used as a ‘royal
title’, is derived from a Persian term which
literally means ‘child of the ruler’ or ‘child
of the commander’.
* Which surname?

60. Mirza

61. * This chemical element was discovered by
the English chemist Charles Hatchett in
1801 and was named Columbium after
Columbia, the poetical name for America.
* Identify this element which is used in
various superconducting alloys and magnets
of MRI scanners.

62. Niobium

63. * Which annual ‘festival’ started as a part of
the celebration of their marriage?

64. Oktoberfest

65. * Excerpts from which iconic film?

66. Pulp Fiction

67. * How their ‘face-off’ and subsequent events
have been immortalised in popular culture?

68. Quiz Show

69. * This popular no. is part of which Indian
film’s soundtrack?

70. Raangrezz

71. * Identify this newsmaker.

72. Shikhar Dhawan

73. * How this elderly gentleman, a noted
columnist, is associated with Indian tv world?

74. Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah
Chashmah

75. * Originally recorded by Elvis Presley and
used in the movie Blue Hawaii, it has been
covered many times.
* Which group sang this chart-topping
version?

76. UB40

77. * A song from a recent bengali movie. Who
is the singer?

78. Vishal Dadlani

79. * The five parts of one of the most important
literary pieces of the 20th century are titled:
-- The Burial of the Dead;
-- A Game of Chess;
-- The Fire Sermon;
-- Death by Water &
-- What the Thunder Said.
* Name it.

80. Waste Land

81. * The discovery of the 'tenth planet' in 2005
led to a huge debate and the subsequent
demotion of Pluto as a planet. It has been
renamed Eris, after the Greek goddess of
discord.
* What was it originally named?
(Clue – next page)

83. Xena

84. * Whom do you get from the given clues?

85. Yo Yo Honey Singh

86. * The military term for half an hour after
midnight has been in news for the last
couple of months.
* What is that term?

87. Zero Dark Thirty