QUIESTA THE INTRA BJEM

SCHOOL QUIZQM – SIDDHARTH MISHRA AND ALANKAR DEVTA

Finals Set

Format

There are 6 Rounds in the Finals. With the exception of Round 5, Pounce and Infinite Bounce is

applicable in all rounds.

Round 1 – Google Doodle Round

Rules

This is a written round. Teams will write the answers on a sheet of paper.

8 Questions in this round, all on Google doodles. Identify the occasion/person being celebrated in this round. +5 for each correct answer. +10 for getting all answers right.

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Exchange sheets!

1. Father's Day

2. Mother's Day

3. Teacher's Day

4.India's Independence Day(15th August)

5.Google's Birthday

6.Dmitri Mendeleev/Periodic Table

7.Munshi Premchand

8.UEFA Euro 2016

Round 2 – Dries 1

Rules

8 Questions in this round. +10 for a Direct Question and on the Pass. All Questions open on the Pounce. +10/-10 on the Pounce.

1.

This is Paul Carl Beirsdorf, a 19th century pharmacist from Germany.

Which world-famous brand was founded by him, whose name is derived from the latin wppord 'neveus', meaning "snow-white"?

answer:- NIVEA

2. This is a famous ad by Pizza Hut. Which world famous painting is the inspiration behind this?

answer:-Monalisa by Leonardo Da Vinci

3.

This is the logo of a party named "Awaaz-e-Punjab", which obviously, belongs to the state of Punjab.

The question is, which famous cricketer is the founder of this political party?

ANSWER:- Navjot Singh Sidhu

4. This is an 1000 Austrian

Schilling Note, depicting famous medicine researcher Karl Landsteiner, who also received the Nobel Peace Prize for Medicine in 1930.

What is the biggest contribution of Karl Landsteiner to the world of Medicine?

ANSWER:-

He is credited with the discovery of Blood Groups.

Q5.

The building had seven wings, at the centre of which a central tower served as the fulcrum and was used as an watchtower. The wings forked out of the tower in straight lines, much like the spokes of a bicycle wheel. A large bell was kept in the tower to raise an alarm in any eventuality.

Each of the seven wings had three stories upon completion. There were no dormitories and a total of 698 units. Each unit was 4.5 m x 2.7 m in size with a ventilator located at a height of three metres. The building’s name was derived due to this solitary formation of the units that prevented any form of communication between them.

Which rather (in)famous building is being talked about here?

ANSWER

Cellular Jail, Andaman Islands

Q6.

Till date, there are only 12 men to have accomplished this impressive feat. With the first succesful attempt in 1969, to the the last mission in 1972, 24 different people trained for this particular undertaking.

If Eugene A Cernan was the last person to do it in 1972, what is being talked about here/who was the first person to do?

Hint – think of a famous hospital in Bhubaneswar

ANSWER

Men to have set foot on the moon Neil Armstrong

7.

X was held for the first time in 1960. 95% of students who pass X attend coaching academies, which

has spurned a $3.37 billion industry with annual tuitions of up to $1,700.

Though conducted only in English and HIndi, talks are going on to conduct X in various other Indian Languages.

What is X, which is an integral part of the life of high-school students in India?

ANSWER:-

X- IIT-JEE

8.

This is the poster of a blockbuster movie, made on the life of a famous sportsperson, who died this year. Starring Will Smith in the lead Role, who is he portraying on screen?

ANSWER:-

Muhammad Ali

Round 3 – AV Round

Rules

8 Questions in this round. +10 for a Direct Question and on the Pass. All Questions open on the Pounce. +10/-10 on the Pounce.

Q1.

Identify the cricketer giving a speech at the Sir Donald Bradman Oration 2011.

A1.

Rahul Dravid

Q2.

Identify the eminent Bollywood personality who has lent his voice to this Paper Boat commercial.

A2.

Gulzar

Q3.

Whose Honorary Oscar acceptance speech is this?

A3.

Satyajit Ray

Q4.

Which famous game is this a live action video of?

A4.

Temple Run

Q5.

This is a list of topics covered by a famous farewell speech. Identify the person.

A5.

Sachin Tendulkar

Q6.

From the famous Kapil Sharma show, identify these people/which competition did they recently bring laurels to India in?

A6.

Paralympics team

Q7.

The Chausath Yogini Temple, is an ancient temple, located in Morena district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, now declared as an ancient historical monument by the Archaeological Survey of India.

The temple is formed by a circular wall with 64 chambers and an open mandapa in the centre, separated by a courtyard, which is circular in shape, where Lord Shiva is deified.

Famous in its own right, this temple serves as the inspiration for which powerful building, a source of much debate and discussion, inside and outside its walls?

A7.

Parliament Building

Q8.

Which recently unveiled gaming console is this an advertisement for?

A8.

Nintendo Switch.

Round 4 – Dries 2

Rules

8 Questions in this round. +10 for a Direct Question and on the Pass. All Questions open on the Pounce. +10/-10 on the Pounce.

1. Mileva Maric was a famous

female Serbian physicist from the early 20th century.

She was the only woman among X's fellow students at the Zurich Polytechnic and was the second woman to finish a full program of study.

She married X in 1903, and had 3 children, before divorcing in 1919.

Who is her husband X, one of the most famous personalities of all time?

ANSWER:- X- ALBERT EINSTEIN

2. This is a type of boat which is

found in Maldives, an island nation located to the south of Indian Peninsula, in the Indian Ocean.

Most of these boats are used for fishing purposes,while other big ones are used for transportation purposes.

What are these boats called, which may remind you of a blockbuster 2016 Bollywood Movie?

ANSWER:-

DHONI

3. The steam digester was

invented by French physicist Denis Papin in 1679.

It is a device for extracting fats from bones in a high steam environment, which also renders them brittle enough to be easily ground into bone meal.

The question is, what everyday device was inspired from this steam digester, something you see daily in your homes?

ANSWER:- PRESSURE COOKER

4. This is the lego version of which famous incident from the 1986 FIFA World Cup?

ANSWER:-

Diego Maradona's "HAND OF GOD"

5. This a novel titled "Rau", written by

eminent novelist Nagnath S. Inamdar, who is popular for his historical novels.

The question is, which famous 2016 Bollywood movie didi it inspire?

ANSWER:- BAJIRAO MASTANI

6. Pavithreshwaram is a

small town in the Kollam district of Kerala.

Normally, this small town doesn't often come to limelight.

But, this place has a very unusual temple, much to the surprise of the entire nation.

To which mythological character from The Mahabharata is this this temple dedicated to?

ANSWER:- Duryodhana

7.This is a very

famous painting by the very famous Indian painter Raja Ravi Varma.

Which mythological lady does he depict here?

ANSWER:-

SHAKUNTALA (FROM ABHIGYANASHAKUNTALAM, written by KALIDASA)

8. According to some sources, one day Sita left Luv in the custody of Sage

Valmiki, and went to the forest to collect firewood. But, when he left for his daily prayers, Luv wandered into the forest, and followed

his mother. Upon returning, Sage Valmiki became tensed when he couldn't find Luv

anywhere, and his search for Luv went in vain. What happened next?

ANSWER:-

He created Kush

Round 5 – Grid Round

Rules

Each team gets to choose one category. The Question is available only to the team that chooses the

category. There is no pounce or pass in this round. +10 for the right answer, no negatives.

Automobiles Video Games Etymology Food

Indian Mythology

Sports Business

Greek Mythology

Animals Technology QM’s Choice

Automobiles

Shown in the image is a 1952  Mercedes-Benz 300SL race car.

This car is famous for pioneering a new kind of door design, one that takes its name from its similarity to the motion performed by a certain kind of bird.

What are these doors called/what bird are they named after?

Answer

Gull Wing Doors Named so because they

resemble the shape of a seagull.

Video Games

Guardian of the Skies is the first Campaign based air combat game play on the mobile platform. It also sets new benchmark in graphic and game play optimization techniques and has the most elaborate collection of flying missions ever seen on a mobile platform.

Which famous Indian organization is behind the development of this game?

Answer

Indian Air Force

Etymology

This precious substance has been known by many names, but the word used now, which dates to the 16th century, is derived from an Old French word for "Turkish", because it was first brought to Europe from Turkey, from the mines in historical Khorasan Province of Iran. Pliny the Elder referred to the mineral as callais, the Iranians named it "phirouzeh" and the Aztecs knew it as Teoxihuitl.

Identify.

Answer

Turquoise

Food

It is a thin bread from the northern part of India and Pakistan and a traditional element in Mughlai cuisine. The first part of the food item literally means handkerchief in Urdu and Hindi. During the Mughal period, the roti was used like a cloth to wipe off the excess oil off the hands after the completion of an oil rich food laden with meat and fat.

What food item is being talked about here?

Answer

Rumali Roti

Indian Mythology

Situated in Kollam, Kerela, which mythological figure is this park dedicated to?

Answer

Jatayu

Sports

He was the 34th Sultan of Perak, Malaysia and an eminent personality in his nation. An avid supporter of the sport, he headed the country’s federation of the same sport and founded one of the most prestigious annual tournaments of the sport.

Identify him, or the tournament he initiated.

Answer

Sultan Azlan Shah

Greek Mythology

Pactolus is a river near the Aegean coast of Turkey. Around 630 BC, the Lydians started to produce gold coins from the electrum deposits in the river, which formed the basis of the Lydian economy. Electrum is an alloy of gold and silver.

What reason is attributed to the presence of electrum deposits in the river?

Answer

King Midas lost his golden touch here

Business

In January 2016, a well known entity from the world of social media organized a first-of-its-kind photo exhibition in Kolkata. The formal invitation from the entity said – “The event has been organized to curate community-generated ________ posts around the theme — Celebrating Diversity of Bengal. The exhibition will feature a combination of images covering festivals of West Bengal and images from the local ________ community capturing diversity of the state in landscape, people, food, wildlife, architecture, and more”

The three day exhibition showcased 17 different images, with most viewers remarking that there was a marked difference in the physical display of these images.

Which entity was behind the exhibition? (image on next slide)

Answer

Instagram!

Animals

In the 13th century, Marco Polo saw these animals for the first time on his travels to Indonesia and thought they were the much fabled unicorns.

He described them as follows – “hair like that of a buffalo, feet like those of an elephant, head resembles that of a wild boar, and they carry it ever bent towards the ground.”

Which animal had he seen?

Answer

Rhinos!

Technology

The early recipes of white X were found in a Middle Eastern book in Baghdad in the 10th century where it was borrowed from Central Asia,that X was called ناطف (nāṭif). One of these recipes indicates that the nāṭif comes from Harran, a city located between Urfa (now in southeast Turkey) and Aleppo, Syria.

Largely associated with the Christmas season, X is known as "Turrón" in France, "Torró" is Spain, "Cupedia" in Latin, "Mandolato" in Greece, "Qubbajd" in Malta and in the city of Tabriz in Iran.

ID X, which has taken the entire world by storm since August/September 2016.

Answer

Nougat

QM’s Choice

Nerds is a hit Broadway musical, featuring one of the most famous rivalries from the world of technology. According to the program’s brochure – “Before X and Y were the undisputed titans of technology, they were Nerds. Join America's favorite garage inventors on a hilarious musical journey from the floppy disc era to the _____ phenomenon, and the epic competition in between, that would revolutionize modern culture as we know it. Fittingly, the production will feature the most progressive technology seen on Broadway.”

Who are the duo being talked about? (image on next slide)

From the show’s brochure -

Answer

Bill Gates and Steve Jobs.

Round 6 - LVC

Rules

8 images will be shown. All the images will be connected by an underlying theme. The number of positive and negative points for identifying the

right/wrong theme will be displayed at the top of each slide. NO POINTS WILL BE AWARDED FOR IDENTIFYING

INDIVIDUAL IMAGES.

1.(+100/-50)

2.(+80/-40)

3.(+70/-35)

4.(+60/-30)

5.(+50/-25)

6.(+40/-20)

7.(+20/-10)

8.(+10/0)

(+5/0) ANSWERS:- 1. Dr. Hargobind Khurana 2. Subrahmanyam Chandrashekhar 3. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan 4. Saint Teresa 5. Amartya Sen 6. Sir Chandrashekhar Venkata Raman 7. Rabindranath Tagore 8. Dr. Kailash Satyarthi

Final Attempt for theme!

THEME:-

NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS FROM INDIA

Thank You!