22 Questions

#1.

Connect

Answer- Ghona Da

Also known by the name ‘Dos’.

Created By Premendra Mitra.

Ghanada is a Jujutsu expert.

#2Based on his novel, Mrinal Sen directed his National Award winning film “Bhuvan Shome”. His other famous works include Agniswar, Boitorinir Teere, Haate Bajaare, Trinokhondo etc. However he is mainly known for his short stories.When translated to English, his pseudonym means "the wild flower“.

Identify.

Answer- Bonophul (Balai chand Mukherjee)

#3-'X' is a short story written by Mahasweta Devi, in which the female, lower-caste protagonist actively subverts the Hindu/Colonial regime.

-Based on 'X', Kalakshetra Manipur, a theatre group, improvised a play with the same name, directed by Heinsman Kanhailal.

-'X' was also one of the lead characters of 'Mahabharata'.

Identify ‘X’.

Answer-Draupadi

#4 Connect

Answer-Feluda

1. Doctor Munshi-r Diary

2. Jahangir-er Swarnomudra

3. Seyal Debota Rahasya

4. Joy Baba Felunath

5. Robertson-er Ruby

Merriam-Webster defines this Proper Adjective as: 1. foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals; especially: marked by rash lofty romantic

ideas or, extravagantly chivalrous action.2. Capricious, unpredictable.

This term appeared after the publication of El ingenioso hidalgo don ______________ in 1605. The hero of this novel dreams up a romantic ideal

world which he believes to be real, and acts on this

idealism, which most famously leads him into imaginary

fights with windmills that he regards as giants, leading to the related

metaphor of "tilting at windmills."

FITB

#5

Answer- Quixotic

A habitable zone, sometimes called a ___________ zone, is the region around a star where orbiting planets similar to the Earth can support liquid water. It is neither too hot, nor too cold.

FITB.

#6

Answer- Goldilocks

_________ is an adjective describing the situation, idea, or societal condition that the eponymous writer, whose real name was Eric Arthur Blair, identified as being destructive to the welfare of a free and open society. It connotes an attitude and a brutal policy of draconian control by propaganda, surveillance, misinformation, denial of truth, and manipulation of the past, including the "unperson" — a person whose past existence is expunged from the public record and memory, practiced by modern repressive governments.

FITB.

#7

Answer- Orwellian

#8

Which famous poet does this cartoon depict?

Answer: Pablo Neruda

#9

Which Harry Potter word was included in the Oxford English Dictionary in 2003 ?

Answer: Muggle (O.E.D defines it as 'a person lacking a particular skill')

#10

Legend has it that this Greek God amused himself by frightening goat herds and sheep into uncontrollable fear. A very common English word has its origin in this particular legend pertaining to that God.

Identify the God and also the English word we are speaking of.

Answer: The Greek God- PanEnglish Word- ‘Panic’

#11

Which is the first novel in English written by an Indian writer?

Answer: Rajmohan’s Wife, By Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay.

#12

This picture is from a Pulp- comic strip featuring the daredevil fictional character Koushik Ray, who appears in a number of such other strips created by _____________.

Answer: Narayan Debnath (Creator of such enduring comic characters like ‘Handa- Bhonda’ and ‘Bantul- the Great’)

#13Which famous writer created the fictional town of 'Macondo' where some of his works are set?

Answer- Gabriel Garcia Marquez

#14

July 3rd, 2013.

Google's tribute to ______________.

The 130th birthday of Franz Kafka.

The Franz Kafka Google Doodle displayed a scene from Kafka’s 'Metamorphosis'. The tale behind the Franz Kafka Google Doodle involves the unfortunate protagonist, Gregor Samsa, awakening to find that he has transformed into an undetermined insect.

Answer- Franz Kafka

#15

Formerly known as ‘Más a Tierra’, this South Pacific Island was the home to marooned sailor Alexander Selkirk, whose story in turn inspired a famous work of fiction.

What is the present name of this island?

Answer- Robinson Crusoe Island

#16

By which name is the 19th century mathematician Charles Lutwidge Dodgson better known as?

Hint- Think Latin.

Answer- Lewis Carroll

Charles Lutwidge

Carolus Ludovicus

Carroll Lewis

Lewis Carroll

#17

The character of Count Dracula in Bram Stoker’s 1897 Horror novel ‘Dracula’ was partly inspired from this real life, notoriously cruel tyrant.

Who was he?

Answer: Vlad Dragolea, Prince Of Wallachia (Nicknamed Vlad ‘The Impaler’)

#18

'A Room Of One’s Own’ is a famous essay, observed by many to be an influential feminist text. The essay depicts the now famous dictum- “A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction”.

Who was the essay written by?

Answer- Virginia Woolf

Identify the work of literature.

Hint- Think JRR Tolkien.

#19

Answer- Beowulf

#20 Picture of the Bombyx

Mori.

This species was in the news recently (around June), albeit for an entirely different reason.

What am I hinting at?

Answer- JK Rowling's 'The Silkworm'

Scientific name of Silkworm- Bombyx Mori.

The entire plot of The Silkworm revolves around a controversial manuscript titled 'Bombyx Mori'(which is supposed to be an unpleasant mix of sadomasochism, torture, necrophilia and cannibalism).

#21

Who is being remembered here?

Answer- Maya Angelou

#22

'Ajob Chhora’ and ‘Shishu Sathi’ are two popular collections of children’s poems authored by _______.

Answer-Mamata Banerjee