General Quiz (Elims + finals), Srijan 2014, Jadavpur University

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The General Quiz
@ Srijan 2014
Researched and Conducted by:
The Deyvil and Chazz

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30 Questions.
*-ed questions to break ties.
Mark the *-ed questions in your answer sheet.
In case of further ties, “best streak rule” to be
applied.
• 8 – team final.
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1.
• Kumar, Keshu, Tulsi, Karan, Shyam,
Gangu and Arjun were a team of 7
brothers who were active during the 70s
and 80s.
• They are considered to be the pioneers of
something in India.
• Give me their surnames

2.
• A 1897 novel by HG Wells
• A short story by GK Chesterton
• A 1952 novel by Ralph Ellison

3.
• Since 26th January 2014 the locals in the
town of Saint-Barthélemy have started
referring to their town by what name ?

4.
• What title did Hemu take when he
acceded to the throne of Delhi on 7
October 1556 ?

*5.
• It was invented by John Thompson in
1918 and was also known as the "Trench
Broom", "Trench Sweeper", "Chicago
Typewriter", "Chicago Piano", "Chicago
Style", "Chicago Organ Grinder" and
"The Chopper.
• How do we know it better ?

6.
• This Asian football club is based on an
island whose name means “Deer island”.
Which team ?

8.
• Where did the wedding of Moni Mule
Pati and Pem Dorjee take place in 2004
?

10.
• He is the only Chief Minister in India
who has no house or a car on his name.
Even his wife takes a rickshaw while
traveling, with no personal security
guards. He donates his full salary to his
party and in return, gets Rs. 5,000 per
month as his allowance. Who ?

11.
• This hospital was started in the early
1900s by a man named Amadeus who was
hoping to treat patients like his mother
Elizabeth who had been suffering for long
with mental illness.
• As fate would have it, a few years after the
institute started Amadeus ended up being
admitted here after himself losing his
marbles. He breathed his last within the
walls of this institute
• Name the institute

*12.
• Which element, discovered in the year
1803 by William Hyde, gets its name
from the Greek word for ‘rose’?

13.
• X syndrome is an extremely rare
intestinal disorder in humans resulting
from eating hair
• The syndrome is named after a
character whose origins have been
traced back to the 3rd century Saint
Barbara and the 10th century tale of
Princess Rudaba of Kabul
• Who is X ?

*14.
• Bruce Lee got his first big break in
Hollywood playing this role in a 1966 TV
series
• The role had previously been played by
Keye Luke (1940) and much later by Jay
Chou (2011)
• Name the character.

15.
• Tyrone "Muggsy" Bogues (5 ft 3 in) is the
first name on this list and Gheorghe
Mureșan (7 ft 7 in) is the last name on
this list.
• What list ?

16.
• In the middle ages, the residing
Venetians named their land after
mountains such as this.
• Which place am I talking about?

17.
• A Carnatic composer Purandas, wrote
“Saviour of the poor, enhancer of good
food, even to think of you is difficult…. I
saw you green, then turning redder…”
• What was he describing?

18.
• Connect: Zakiruddin, Nasiruddin,
Jalaluddin, Shahabuddin, Moinuddin,
Muhiuddin, Qutbuddin, Muizuddin and
Muinuddin.

19.
• The research nickname of the cancer
causing POK erythroid myeloid
ontogenic gene was changed to Zbtb7 in
2005, when a company threatened to
take legal action against the
researchers.
• Which company?

*20.
• Born in Lucknow in 1919 just after the
first World War, this person was named
“new happiness” because wartime was
over and it was the time for peace.
• ID this bigshot from the Bollywood
industry.

21.
• Definition according to Platt’s Dictionary of
Urdu, Classical Hindi and English: One
who lives on the earnings of his wife’s
prostitution; a term of abuse, a blockhead,
dolt.
• Name of an Assamese community (they
were banned from FB) who share the same
spelling but a slightly different
pronunciation.
• What am I talking about here?

22.
• The name of which pigment, originally
made by grinding Lapis Lazuli into
powder, is the Latin for 'beyond the sea'
because it used to be imported from Asia
by sea?

23.
• If one indulges in ego-surfing on Google,
he/she might find someone completely
different, but who shares the same
name. What term is used to describe
such people?

24.
• Their names were chosen by their father’s
best friend at the time, poet Sumitra
Nandan Pant. "He was a godfather figure,"
recalls Y.
• "The names that were chosen for us are
Bengali names. X means the light that
cannot be extinguished. Y means the light
you cannot conquer; it also means the sun.”
• X and Y please.

25.
• It is the official drink of Puerto Rico and
its name refers to the strained juice of
the fruit Ananas Comosus that is one of
the principal ingredients.
• Identify this ‘in the news’ drink.

26.
• Which word, initially used by
antiquarians to describe the medieval
prose narratives of Iceland and Norway,
has since 1857 been used to refer to any
long or convoluted story?

27.
• Carolyn Hopkins in New York, Emma
Clarke in London and Shammi Narang
in Delhi.
• What am I talking about?

*28.
• Xs are ceremonial positions in England,
Wales and India. In Australia, Canada
and Ireland Xs are legal officials similar
to bailiffs and judges in Scotland.
• X comes from the old English for a
peacekeeping official (a ‘reeve’) for a
county on behalf of the king.

*30.
• Until 1936, the only organized cricket
tournament in India was the Bombay
Quadrangular. The four participating
teams were the Europeans, the Parsees,
the Hindus and the Mohammedans.
Then a fifth was added and it became
the Pentangular until the advent of the
Ranji Trophy.
• What was the name of the fifth team?

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• Ramsay brothers
• Pioneers of Desi B grade horror flicks

• Stan-Barthélemy (After Wawrinka)

• Thompson Submachine gun or the
Tommy gun

• Sulabh international toilet museum in
Delhi

*14.
• Bruce Lee got his first big break in
Hollywood playing this role in a 1966 TV
series
• The role had previously been played by
Keye Luke (1940) and much later by Jay
Chou (2011)
• Name the character

• Kato
• Green Hornet’s assistant

• List of players to have played in the
NBA arranged in ascending order of
height

17.
• A Carnatic composer Purandas, wrote
“Saviour of the poor, enhancer of good food,
even to think of you is difficult…. I saw you
green, then turning redder…”
• What was he describing?

• Chilies (This was the first recorded
mention of chilies in India)

• Voices (Announcement system) of the
Subway/Tube/Metro

• Farrah Fawcett
• Charlie’s Angels
get you half
points.

FINALS
•45 dry questions.
•2 Written Rounds.
•1 Long Visual Connect.

Ze Beeg Written Round
•12 Answers.
•5 points per correct answer.
•+20 for a full house.

#deyvilsays
+20/-10 for pounce.

• Country names prefixed with “The”
• The Gambia and The Bahamas are the
only 2 official ones
• The Netherlands, The Ukraine, The
Phillipines and The Yemen use the
“The” prefix unofficially. There are many
other countries which use “The”
unofficially

2.
• Man: “Tumne Sholay picture dekhi
hain?”
• P: “Haan. Dus Baar”
• A quips mockingly: “Iske baap ne likhi
hogi”
• Give me P & A and explain.

• This is from Andaz Apna Apna
• Salman’s father Salim Khan actually cowrote Sholay

3.
• The value of this was £87.3 million in 199192.
• It has come down significantly in recent
years.
• In 2009-10 it was £38.2 million
• In 2012-13 it was £33.3 million
• It has been set at £36.1 million for the
2013-14 financial year
• Who or what receives this grant ?

• The British Royal family receives this
grant from the British parliament for
their maintenance

4.
• In what is still considered a huge Oscar
upset, a romcom rated 7.2 by IMDB won
the Best Picture award over an all time
classic film rated 8.6 by IMDB.
• The unexpected win is thought to be a
result of a massive pre Oscar publicity
campaign, worth almost US$ 6 million,
carried out by the Producer Harvey
Weinstein.
• Give me both 7.2 and 8.6

• Shakespeare in Love
• Saving Private Ryan

5.
• Although there are many similarities
between A and B there are a few
differences as well.
• Camel and Shellfish are permissible
according to A but not according to B
• C is absolutely forbidden according to A but
permissible according to B
• ID A, B & C

• A-Halal
• B-Kosher
• C-Alcohol

• Wartime gallantry awards:
• Param Veer Chakra (Supercomputer
Param)
• Maha Veer Chakra (Mahavir)
• Veer Chakra (Still from Salman’s Veer)
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Peacetime gallantry awards:
Ashok Chakra (Still from SRK’s Ashoka)
Kirti Chakra (Cricketer Kirti Azad)
Shaurya Chakra (Still from the film
Shaurya)

7.
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436 – Champawat (Nepal/Northern India)
400 – Panar (Northern India)
200+ – Gustave (Burundi)- Rumored
150 – Central Provinces (Central Provinces of
India)
135 – Tsavo (Kenya)
125+ – Rudraprayag (India)
113 – Gévaudan (France)
50+ – Chowgarh (India)
42 – Gummalapur (India)
40 – Paris (France)

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436 – Champawat Tiger (Nepal/Northern India)
400 – Leopard of Panar (Northern India)
200+ – Gustave (crocodile) (Burundi)- Rumored
150 – Leopard of the Central Provinces (Central
Provinces of India)
135 – Tsavo Man-Eaters (lions) (Kenya)
125+ – Leopard of Rudraprayag (India)
113 – Beast of Gévaudan (France)
50+ – Tigers of Chowgarh (India)
42 – Leopard of Gummalapur (India)
40 – Wolves of Paris (France)

• Scored EPL hat tricks coming on as subs

9.
• Johan Jambor saved a severely injured
X’s life during the Battle of Somme. X
recovered but is rumored to have become
monorchismic as a result of his injuries.
• ID X and what is monorchism ?

• Hitler
• Monorchism: Presence of only one
testicle

10.
• She was created in 1861 and named the
Amazon. The name was changed in
1869.
• Between November 24, 1872 and
December 4, 1872 her whereabouts are
unknown.
• She was destroyed by her owner in 1885
who was hoping to claim the insurance.
• Who or what am I talking about ?

11.
• The first book in this literary subgenre was
written by Henry Haggard in 1885.
• This was followed by quite a few other
novels with the same general theme
written by various authors like Conan
Doyle, Kipling, Edgar Rice Burroughs, HP
Lovecraft and our very own Bibhuti
Bhushan.
• A book written in 1912 shares it’s name
with this literary subgenre.
• Which book ?

12.
• He was born as McKinley Morganfield
on April 4, 1913 in Issaquena County,
Mississippi and was raised by his
Grandmother after the early death of his
mother
• She gave him a nickname because he
loved playing in the water of the nearby
Deer Creek
• How do we better know him ?

• Balarama, Lakshmaṇa, Ramanuja,
Manavala Mamunigal, Nityananda
Prabhu and Patanjali are all considered
avatars of Sheshnaga or Adishesha

14.
• The US interstate highway system
requires that one mile in every five be
straight.
• Why this requirement ?

• These straight sections function as
airstrips in times of war and other
emergencies.

15. ID these two Oriental fruits.

#chazzspeak
+20/-10 for pounce.

1.
• The name of this British dish
dates back to 1919 and was
popularized during World
War II as it could be made in
large quantities relatively
quickly.
• The first part of the name
comes from the fact that the
type of sausage used to make
the dish tended to explode
under high heat if not cooked
carefully. The second part of
the name comes from an
abbreviated form of a very
common addition to most
continental dishes.
• Identify the dish.

3
• The construction of the Aswan Dam had
led to removal and re-installation of the
Abu Simbel and other temples in the
area which, otherwise, would have been
submerged due to flooding of the area.
The whole project was carried out by
UNESCO and had $40 million donated
by other countries.
• What did this subsequently lead to?

• The formation of the UNESCO World
Heritage Committee

4.
• X is a Latin phrase which literally means
“for this”. It generally signifies a solution
designed for a specific problem or task,
non-generalizable, and not intended to be
able to be adapted to other purposes.
• It can also mean makeshift solutions,
shifting contexts to create new meanings,
inadequate planning, or improvised events.
• ID the term.

5.
• As the story goes Mary Godwin and Percy
Shelley were visiting Lord Byron near
Lake Geneva when the weather suddenly
became too cold to participate in outdoor
activities. The friend suggested that they
have a competition to see who writes the
best ghost story and thus, Frankenstein
was born.
• What natural phenomenon is given credit
for initiating this whole thing?

• The eruption of Tambora in 1815

6.
• The components of what are usually the
chaquetilla (a jacket), the taleguilla
(three-quarter breeches made of silk and
ornamented with rich gold braids),the
corbatin (a narrow black necktie), the
camisa (a ruffled lace shirt), the medias
(pink silk socks or stockings), the
zapatina (flat ballerina-like slippers)
and the montera (a winged black hat)?

7.
• Initially cloths and rags were used as
Xs. Then came the plastic model which
tended to move out of place and would
sometimes shatter on impact. Nowadays
Xs are made from high density plastic
which is shatter proof and distributes
the absorbed impact evenly. Identify X
which is also known as Hector Protector.

10.
• The artist usually has an assistant and an inhouse photographer at external sessions, but
when they take place at the Merlin Studio the
artist can also expect assistance from additional
Merlin Studio artists - experts in assessing hair,
eyes and skin colouring and discussing
wardrobe requirements. A sitting can very from
15 minutes to 4 hours where the pose,
expression and image is discussed with the
sitter. The main process after that can take up
to 6 months.
• What is being talked about here?

• Making a wax statue at Madam
Tussauds

11.
• The red and white
stripes on Athletico
Madrid’s crest
symbolize the colour of
their jersey. The stars
and the bear are taken
from the coat of arms
of Madrid, where
bears and strawberry
trees were plentiful at
one point of time.
What are the stars a
reference to?

12.
• There have been many fan-made theories
about the logo of this company being
criticized for having dark references. Some
say the there are three 6s hidden in the
logo which, of course, refers to the number
of the beast. The most common allegation
is that, the company has paid a tribute to
the KKK due to the prominent presence of
what looks like a drop of blood on their
logo.
• ID the company.

13.
• Whenever a tab closes unexpectedly or a
page has to be killed we can see either of
two error messages.
• One is a fairly common expression
indicating a sudden realization; a sort of a
mild swear word.
• The lesser seen one is that of something
famously uttered by a character previously
portrayed by DeForest Kelley and now by
Karl Urban.
• No half points. Gimme both.

14.
• Founder of his namesake studio, Marc Friedland
Couture Communications, and his agency Creative
Intelligence, Inc., Marc Friedland has created
custom invitations, visual branding and social
marketing for 27 years.
• He is popularly known as “The godfather of
invitations” and boasts of a rich list of clientele. His
success in the field led him to get a project in 2011
which he has been continuing till date. About his
creation(s) that year , Tom Hanks rightly
commented: “These are a works of art in
themselves”.
• What project was bagged by Friedland?

15.
• What is defined as: “A Psychic
automatism in its pure state, by which
one proposes to express—verbally, by
means of the written word, or in any
other manner—the actual functioning of
thought. Dictated by the thought, in the
absence of any control exercised by
reason, exempt from any aesthetic or
moral concern.”?

#deyvilspeaksagain
+20/-10 for pounce.

• 1.
• This is a still from a
promotional event for
a 2013 Dreamworks
film.
• We can see a former
F1, IndyCar, World
Sportscar
Championship and
NASCAR driver who
is a part of the voice
cast for the film.
• Which film and who is
the F1 champ ?

2.
• Only one athlete from this country
competed at the Helsinki Olympics.
• This was the first time the country took
part in the Olympics.
• They did not take part in any of the
Summer or Winter games after Helsinki
until the Los Angeles Olympics where they
fared quite well, winning 32 medals.
• Which country ?

3.
• The lyrics for the original song were
written by an African American
Reverend, Charles Tindley in 1901.
• A slightly changed version of the song
was heard all around the US and the
world in the 1960s
• A hindi version was penned by Kidar
Sharma.
• Which song ? It’s been in the news

4.
• It was named because it resembled a
miniature pine cone and it has been
found to be photosensitive in many nonmammalian vertebrates.
• What am I talking about ?

5.
• Anna Boch (1848-1936) was a Belgian
painter, born in Saint-Vaast, Hainaut.
• She is believed to be the only person to
have done what ?

• Bought a painting (The Red vineyard at
Arles) from Van Gogh

6.
• This somewhat derogatory term is used
to describe a pair of siblings born within
12 months of one another.
• It has it’s origins in the common
perception that Catholics from a certain
region use no birth control and thus
have children in quicker succession.
• Just give me the term

7.
• “Who killed X ?” Is a 2013 book by Susan Williams that
delves deeper into an accident that took place 52 years
back.
• Her findings identify several governments, companies, and
individuals with both the opportunity and motive to kill X.
• Included in the list of potential culprits are the
governments of Rhodesia, the United Kingdom, and South
Africa along with Western European business interests
(mostly Belgian and French mining companies) that
operated in Katanga as well as rogue elements of the CIA
or MI5. It is quite possible, even likely, that the plot was
implemented by some combination of these individuals.
• Who is X ?

• Tarkeswari Sinha and Indira Gandhi
• Suchitra Sen’s role in Aandhi was based
on them

9.
• They are created by the War Khasis
using the unique properties of the Ficus
elastica and can take up to 15 years to
become functional. Some of the oldest
currently existing ones are over 500
years old.
• What am I talking about ?

• The living root bridges of Cherrapunji

10.
• In the 1996 World cup game between Sri
Lanka and Kenya, Sri Lanka who batted
first racked up a mammoth 398 in their
allotted 50 overs. What was special
about the last over of the Kenyan
innings ?

• Hasan Tilekeratne bowled 3 balls right
handed and 3 left handed

11.
• Which King's college educated lawyer
and judge , passed an eponymous act in
1919 to effectively authorize the British
government to imprison , without trial ,
any person suspected of terrorism in
British India?

• Sir Sidney Arthur Taylor Rowlatt.

12.
• The term is believed to have originated
in the 17th century from the French
words for “Pretty” and “Red” which were
used to describe a red flag seen on
certain vessels
• What term ?

• Jolly Roger from Joli Rouge

• The monument to the Party Founding
• Pyongyang

14.
• Which film earned Aamir his first
National Award ?

• Animals that did the killing in different
Sherlock Holmes stories
• Lions Mane jellyfish
• Speckled band (Swamp Adder)
• Silver Blaze
• The Hound of Baskervilles

Rules
• 5 Questions.
• +5 for each part.
• +10 for full house.

Answers
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1. Star Wars, Han Solo and Chewbacca
2. Back to the future, Doc and Marty
3. Pulp Fiction, Vince and Jules
4. Hunger Games, Katniss and Peeta
5. The Shining, the Grady twins

Characters from Moby Dick
• Captain Boomer (Acquaintance of Captain
Ahab who lost his right arm to Moby Dick)
• Dough Boy (Steward)
• Starbucks (First mate)
• Flask (Third mate)
• Elijah (Elijah Wood)
• Ishmael (From Ismail Darbar)
• Moby (Herman Melville’s descendant)
• Captain Ahab (King Ahab from the Bible)

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