Prashnavali 2017 (Grand Finale)

Format of the Quiz

• Written Round.(5)

• Mixed Bag.(15)

• Written Round II.(5)

• Mixed Bag II.(15)

Round 1

Written

What the round is all about????

Written Round

All the answers are related to this edition

of FIFA U-17 World Cup

There is no underlying theme between

the answers

Marks for each correct answer :--

+ 05 marks (without stake)

+ 10 / - 05 (with stake)

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One of the six venues of this edition, hosted four

international football matches within a span of four days,

just a few years back.

These matches were part of which multi-sports

international meet?

*

2014 Lusofonia Games*


The stadium is J.L. Nehru Stadium, Fatorda, Goa.


This unfortunate incident happened only twice. This

country (vis) had to experience this in the 2009-edition.

Which country faced the same ignominy in 2017?

1.


What is so special about this particular group of

people?

2.


As part of the physical and mental preparation, Chileans

have not left any stone unturned in the bid for their

maiden FIFA U-17 World Cup title. After taking lessons

of Bikram Yoga, a form of hot yoga performed in a hot

environment of 35°C and 95% humidity, Chilean coach

asked for something else which raised a few eyebrows.

What did they do that was also posted on their official

Twitter handle along with this photograph?

3.


The national flag of Niger, one of the debutante nation

of this edition’s FIFA U-17 World Cup, pays tribute to its

geography through it’s designs. As per the common

interpretation, the upper orange band represents the

northern regions of the Sahara Desert and the lower

green band represents the fertile regions of southern

Niger.

What does the central white band represent?

4.


Jonichand, currently playing for Peerless Club in

Kolkata Premier League, is trying very hard to add to

the meagre income of his family. His father K.D. Singh

had to leave his job with the state police in 2015 after

suffering a stroke. The poor family is chiefly dependent

on his mother who is a vegetable-vendor at the

Khwairamband Bazar.

Who is responsible for the sudden change of fortune of

these people and already became a part of history?

5.


This unfortunate incident happened only twice. This

country (vis) had to experience this in the 2009-edition.

Which country faced the same ignominy in 2017?

1.

Nigeria1


Nigeria became the first incumbent title holder,

since Switzerland in 2009, to fail to qualify for the 2017

edition.


What is so special about this particular group of

people?

2.

Female Assistant Referees2



As part of the physical and mental preparation, Chileans

have not left any stone unturned in the bid for their

maiden FIFA U-17 World Cup title. After taking lessons

of Bikram Yoga, a form of hot yoga performed in a hot

environment of 35°C and 95% humidity, Chilean coach

asked for something else which raised a few eyebrows.

What did they do that was also posted on their official

Twitter handle along with this photograph?

3.

They watched

‘Chak De India’

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The national flag of Niger, one of the debutante nation

of this edition’s FIFA U-17 World Cup, pays tribute to its

geography through it’s designs. As per the common

interpretation, the upper orange band represents the

northern regions of the Sahara Desert and the lower

green band represents the fertile regions of southern

Niger.

What does the central white band represent?

4.

River Niger4



Jonichand, currently playing for Peerless Club in

Kolkata Premier League, is trying very hard to add to

the meagre income of his family. His father K.D. Singh

had to leave his job with the state police in 2015 after

suffering a stroke. The poor family is chiefly dependent

on his mother who is a vegetable-vendor at the

Khwairamband Bazar.

Who is responsible for the sudden change of fortune of

these people and already became a part of history?

5.

Jeakson Singh5


Round 2

Mixed Bag


15 Questions

Infinite Bounce + Pounce

Clockwise Round


+ 10 marks (for Bounce)

+ 10 / - 05 (for Pounce)

Half Points will be decided by the QM


The most basic division of the Indian society is of the

Aryans of the north and the Dravidians of the south.

According to this division, nearly 70% of Indians are

Aryans and 30% are Dravidians. Those who prefer to see

mythology as proto-history see a particular story that

retells the epic conquest of fair-skinned cow-loving

Aryans over the dark-skinned buffalo-loving Dravidians.

Which highly celebrated story of Indian mythology is

being referred to here?

*

Battle between

Devi Durga and Mahishasur

*



In the debut novel of sci-fi writer

Philip K. Dick, titled - Solar Lottery,

the plot is centred around a world

dominated by logic and numbers.

Loosely based on a military strategy

employed by U.S. and Soviet

intelligence called Minimax (part of

the game theory), it tells about a new

assassin whose job is to try to kill the

leader of the world government.

By what other name do we better

know this leader?

1.

Quizmaster1


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2.

The idea was mooted by an adventurous engineer

Rowland Macdonald Stephenson. During the middle of

the 19th century, work started accordingly. But the

investors backed out, citing non-profitablity of the

project. Franklin Prestage who was fascinated by the

ethereal scenic beauty of the region, took interest and

restarted the project. Gillanders Arbuthnot and Co.

supervised it and the rest is history.

What is being talked about?

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Darjeeling Himalayan

Railway

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3.

As an aftermath of the Las-Vegas Shooting Incident,

this popular slogan by the National Rifle Association -

‘I'll give you my gun when you pry (or take) it from my cold, dead hands’, came back into public memory.

Originally mentioned in a 1976 Report, the slogan’s

popularity owed to a former President of the NRA who

repeatedly mentioned these words (either fully or

partly) in his speeches till his retirement in 2003.

Who?

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Charlton Heston3

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4.

Though the title refers to an European country, the

novel is set in Tokyo during the late 1960s, at a time

when Japanese students, like those of many other

nations, were protesting against the establishment. It

made the author something of a superstar in his

native country. Interestingly, the novel shares its

name with something that is pretty popular among

the quizzers because of an India-connecting trivia.

Which novel is that?

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Norwegian Wood4



5.

As part of the Gravity Recovery And Climate Experiment

(GRACE), two small satellites were launched in March

2002 to investigate the Earth’s shifting water masses and

map their effects on the planet’s gravitational field.

Though it seems that they are chasing each other, in

reality they are maintaining a constant gap of 200 km.

What are they appropriately nicknamed as?

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Siliguri Quiz Club Q.M. - Somnath

5.

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6.

Widely known for developing Amazon’s Kindle line of

e-readers and tablets, Lab126 is the research and

development wing of Amazon.

What is the funda behind the number 126 in it’s name?

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The name derives from

the arrow in Amazon's logo

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It points from A to Z — the 1st and 26th letters in the

English alphabet


7.

The only film written by the Munshi Premchand in

which he also played a cameo, Majdoor (1934) courted

controversy owing to one particular sequence where the

sister incited the workers of a mill to strike against her

own brother who was the owner of that mill. It evoked

inflammatory responses across the country and the film

had to be pulled out of the theatres, in many cases,

through the use of force. Interestingly, workers at one

press in Benares were inspired by this film and called

for a strike against non-payment of wages.

Who was the owner of that well-known press?

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Munshi Premchand himself7



Identify the ‘poet’ of this accidentally-written poem,

which would make the Vogons of the Douglas Adams’

fictional world, proud.

*

Google AI Project*



8.

An international friendly took place in Budapest on

2nd June 1990 where Hungary defeated Columbia 3-1.

Played in front of just 4,000 odd fans, the match is

remembered for some of the craziest antics ever seen

on football ground and another absolutely stoic

reaction by Carlos Valderrama during the ‘crunch

moment’.

What happened on the pitch?

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One-of-a-kind Kick Off8


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9.

Recently, it came into notice that practising

something regularly improve the strength of the

tongue muscles and reduce the ‘fat pads’ in the

throat. This in turn reduces snoring and eases the

symptoms of obstructive sleep apnoea. This quirky

discovery helps that thing to come into mainstream

although Indians are pretty familiar with it because of

a much-talked-about superhit 2001 movie.


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10.

In January 1952, a young copywriter for Esquire left his

job after he was denied a $5 raise. In the very next year,

he took out a mortgage, arranged for a bank loan and

took donations from several ones to kickstart his dream

venture. School teacher Grace Caroline also supported

her son ‘not because she believed in the venture, but because she believed in her son’.

What was thus started?

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Playboy10



11.

Gimp Disco, Split Dickslit, Bitch Piglet and Blood

Fart were all rejected. These were found to be not up

to the mark as head-turners (and strangely, not

enough crowd-repelling).

What was thus finally selected?

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12.

As per the Indian mythology, there is a detailed

underlying meaning to it. One has to take a boat while

crossing a river. But sometimes the river is so shallow

that one can simply walk across. This type of

waterbody is called a Ford, but metaphorically

represent a ____. So as per the mythological beliefs,

____ is crossing from one bank to the other without

anyone’s help.

Just fill in the blank.

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13.

Just a few years ago, an entire collection of paintings,

wood carvings and katum kutum (made from twigs

and branches) of an amateur artist were donated to the

Indian Museum by his family members on the

occasion of his 115th birth anniversary.

Identify this person whose artistic talent was

overshadowed by his other well known talent.

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14.

The opening line of this 2016-blogpost about the

participation of girls in quizzing is inspired from which

classic?

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15.

Often cited as one of rock music’s first ‘concept

albums’, this debut studio album by the American

group the ‘Mothers of Invention’, famously inspired a

‘project’ which got both critical and commercial success.

Identify that award-winning project where Gandhiji and

Hitler, along with few others, had their bit roles to play

as per the original plans but were finally debarred.

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Sgt. Pepper's

Lonely Hearts Club Band

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Round 3

Written II


Written Round

All the answers are related to pop-artish

references in the cartoon-world

There is no underlying theme between

the answers


+ 05 marks (without stake)

+ 10 / - 05 (with stake)


This Rick & Morty scene is inspired from a series of

artworks created by C.M. Coolidge for the ad. company

Brown & Bigelow. Works from that series like A Bold

Bluff, and Pinched With Four Aces, were later

reproduced as posters, and calendars also.

What is the name

of that series?

*

Dogs Playing Poker*



During the recent Syrian

crisis, The Spectator

magazine joined the chorus

of protest with its own

powerful cover.

This cover-art is a direct

reference to ‘what’?

1.


Highly criticised

for it’s racy and

sexual content,

what is the

name of this

ongoing

serialised

graphic novel?

2.


Before the release of the 2011

movie Thor, Marvel celebrated by

releasing a ‘Thor Goes to

Hollywood’ variant line, with

parody works depicting Thor in

homage to earlier hit films.

Identify the inspiration behind

this artwork.

3.


Sandra Woosan, debuted in

Richard Dragon, Kung Fu

Fighter, is a martial arts

grandmaster and one of the

most skilled combatants in

the DC Universe.

An assassin-for-hire, a

specialist in killing her foes

with bare hands, how is she

better known?

4.


Ma Beagle and her sons, known as the Beagle Boys are a

notorious clan in the comics universe. They were based

on the real life gangster Mrs. Kate and her sons who were

described by former FBI Chief J. Edgar Hoover as ‘the

most vicious, dangerous and resourceful criminal brains

of that era’.

In the world of pop-culture, how is that lady being

immortalised other than the character of Ma Beagle?

5.


During the recent Syrian

crisis, The Spectator

magazine joined the chorus

of protest with its own

powerful cover.

This cover-art is a direct

reference to ‘what’?

1.

‘Guernica’ by Picasso1



Highly criticised

for it’s racy and

sexual content,

what is the

name of this

ongoing

serialised

graphic novel?

2.

Agent Rana2



Before the release of the 2011

movie Thor, Marvel celebrated by

releasing a ‘Thor Goes to

Hollywood’ variant line, with

parody works depicting Thor in

homage to earlier hit films.

Identify the inspiration behind

this artwork.

3.

Saturday Night Fever3



Sandra Woosan, debuted in

Richard Dragon, Kung Fu

Fighter, is a martial arts

grandmaster and one of the

most skilled combatants in

the DC Universe.

An assassin-for-hire, who

specializes in killing her

targets with her bare hands,

how is she better known?

4.

Lady Shiva4



Ma Beagle and her sons, known as the Beagle Boys are a

notorious clan in the comics universe. They were based

on the real life gangster Mrs. Kate and her sons who were

described by former FBI Chief J. Edgar Hoover as ‘the

most vicious, dangerous and resourceful criminal brains

of that era’.

In the world of pop-culture, how is that lady being

immortalised other than the character of Ma Beagle?

5.

‘Ma Baker’ by Boney M5


Round 4

Mixed Bag II


15 Questions

Infinite Bounce + Pounce

Anti-Clockwise Round


+ 10 marks (for Bounce)

+ 10 / - 05 (for Pounce)

Half Points will be decided by the QM


*

Romanian govt., to stop certain crimes, decided for a

remedial measure. As a part of that plan, an official

announcement was made in Feb, 2017. But after huge

protests from different quarters, the decision was

reversed.

What did the Romanian govt. want to implement that

also made them a kind of laughing stock to others?

Legalised Bribes*

Bribes upto €50,000 were legalised



1.

As promised to a merchant named Raj Kumar Shukla, Gandhiji along with a band of lawyers

decided to visit in a non-descript district on April 10, 1917. What followed thereafter had a great impact in

the days to come.

To celebrate the centenary of that momentous occasion, India Post has issued these stamps.

Explain, the appropriateness of thecolour-scheme of these stamps.

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Indigo coloured stamp

for the Indigo Satyagraha at Champaran

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2.

Representing a trustful and reliable relationship

between a buyer and a seller, this cordial gesture is

said to be the real inspiration.

But in common parlance, an English alphabet is

thought to be the reason.


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The Logo of Hyundai2



3.

Probably, in an

unique instance in

the world history,

how are these two

15th century

monuments – one

in Chittorgarh and

another one in

Mandu, connected

to each other?

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Built by the opposing rulers who

both claimed victory in the same battle

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Though history books suggest that Rana Kumbha

decisively defeated Mahmud Khilji in the Battle of

Mandalgarh and Banas in 1443

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4.

These non-veg heavy thalis (vis), containing a huge

variety of dishes of chicken, fish etc. are especially in

demand in North Indian restaurants during the time

of Dusshera.

What’s the catchy name given to this type of Thalis,

taking some reference from Hindu mythology?

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4.

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5.

After fighting in the Italian Wars, Juan Sebastián

Elcano became a merchant ship captain. After breaking

laws by surrendering a ship to Genoan bankers in

repayment of a debt, he sought a pardon from the

Spanish King Charles V, by signing on as a subordinate

officer for a first of it’s kind project. Though, he was the

one to have completed it, he was completely

overshadowed by someone else and almost became a

forgotten figure in the world history.

Who got the credit instead?

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Ferdinand Magellan5



6.

Prof. Otto Lindenbrock, with the help of his nephew

Axel cracked the above-mentioned runic cryptogram.

As a result of that, what started in Snæfellsjökull, an

old stratovolcano with a glacier on its summit and

ended in Stromboli, another volcanic island, popularly

known as the ‘Lighthouse of the Mediterranean’?

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6.

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Journey to the Centre

of the Earth

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7.

Identify the poet.

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Nawab Wajid Ali Shah7



*

After a short and whirlwind marriage in the 1950s, Mary

Louise Bell – ‘a platinum blonde with a penchant for

high heels and tight clothes’, asked for divorce. She

wrote in her complaint that ‘he begins working calculus problems in his head as soon as he awakens. He did

calculus while driving, while sitting in the living room and while lying in bed at night.’

Who was that genius husband?

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Richard Feynman*



8.

The idea of building this arena, the second-largest ice

hockey arena in Europe, came on the heels of the

‘golden era’ of Czech ice hockey : winning the gold

medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics and three golds in a

row at the World Championships. The construction was

finally finished in time to host the 2004 Men’s World

Championships.

What happened in this ice hockey stadium for three days

in the month of September, 2017?

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8.

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9.

Once her idols can be found at the doors of nearly every

temple and beside city gates (vis). Described as a very

beautiful woman, voluptuous and fecund, carrying a

pot of water in one hand, she is also depicted in the

symbol of Makara rashi, Capricorn.

Who?

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9.

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10.

This custom-made coffin (vis) was unveiled at the

Funermostra-2017, an annual expo that showcases the

latest products and services available in the funeral

worlds.

Offered to the die-hard fanatics to fulfill their wish of

spending eternity as close as possible to their beloved

ones, which ‘organisation’ is behind this plan?

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10.

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11.

It was the early ‘50s. Meetings between the music-team

of ‘Shri 420’ was taking place almost regularly. One day

when they were driving past a bus-stop, one half of the

composer-duo, Jaikishen saw a pretty girl. He turned

around instinctively to take a look. Lyricist Shailendra

said Jaikishen not to do that again and immediately

started writing down few lines.

Which song was thus born on road?

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12.

The troops of Duke Godfrey III

of Leuven were battling against

the troops of the Berthouts, in

1142. Considering his tender

age, the Duke didn’t engage in

the battle in person but, standing

on top of a tree, ‘helped’ his

troops in the only way he could.

In the end, his troops won.

How that ‘brave’ act by the

Duke has been commemorated?

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The Manneken Pis in Brussels12



13.

Held in the Italian town of Consonno, the 2017 edition

of ‘Nascondino World Championship’ is a much talked

about event. A team from Italy won the gold after

defeating around 80 teams from 5 continents.

Which ‘childhood pasttime’ is being played in this

championship?

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14.

Operation ___ ____ was the post-WWII operation by

the War Shipping Administration to repatriate over 8

million US Army personnel from the European, Pacific

and Asian territories.

Operation ___ ____ was an operation between June

1949 and September 1950 that brought 49,000 Yemenite

Jews to the new state of Israel.

As featured in literature, movies and video games, ___

____ is used to transport humans very quickly to their

destination.

FITB.

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Magic Carpet14



15.

Sir Rajendranath Mukherjee, a noted alumnus of 1883

batch of this institute, was a pioneering industrialist.

Co-founder of Martin & Co., he was the Chief

Engineer of the Howrah Bridge, and also the Victoria

Memorial. His name is associated with another iconic

structure (not as a designer but as a donor) which has

since become the identity after it was installed in 1921.

What is being described?

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The Clock Tower

of IIEST, Shibpur

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