GENERAL QUIZ , HBTI KANPUR

1. REQUIZITE 2014

2. SHERLOCK HOLMES

3. I)PRELIMS :
25 questions in total .
One point for each correct answer .
No negative marking .
5 star marked questions , deciders in
case of tie.
A total of 6 teams to go on Stage
Reservations :- 1.First year team
2.All Girls Team

4. LET’S BEGIN ……

5. 1.* This is one of the most controversial SELFIES
taken recently, criticized due to the occasion at which
it was taken. What occasion was it ??

6. NELSON MANDELA‟S FUNERAL

7. 2. Who‟s logo was designed by Atul Pande and
consists of the Sun and a fingerprint. The opening
lines of its theme song are:-
Bhor hui jeevan mein
Shuru nai udaan
Mili hume pehchaan
Khule naye ab dwaar

8. Aadhar Card

9. 3.Whose Coat of Arms ??

10. POPE FRANCIS

11. 4.We are talking about one of the most
sought after day of the year. In the Indian
state of West Bengal, it almost coincides
with Saraswati Puja and is celebrated by
offering prayers to the goddess of learning
specially by urban youth. This day also
finds a mention in Shakespeare‟s play
HAMLET.
Which day it is ??

12. Valentines Day

13. 5. AD for what ??

15. 6."Travails of Chachi" is a non-fiction book
set in New Delhi and UP, and is authored
by Louise Khurshid, wife of Union
Minister Salman Khurshid. The book was
unveiled at the 2014 Jaipur Literature
Festival in January 2014.The book was
launched by the socially ubiquitous Suhel
Seth, after the original guest was unable to
come. Who was this guest?

16. Shashi Tharoor, whose wife Sunanda Pushkar
died a couple of days before this event, amidst
scandal.

17. 7. Just for fun is the tagline
of which image based social
media website.

19. 8.Identify this fictional criminal
mastermind who is most popularly
recognised as the "NAPOLEON OF
CRIME” and has been played onscreen by Andrew Scott , Jared
Harris etc.

20. Professor James Moriarty

21. 9.The ‘X’ is a car manufactured by Hindustan Motors.
It has been in production since 1958 and is based on
the Morris Oxford III model, first made by the Morris
Motors Ltd. at Cowley, Oxford in the United
Kingdom. Sale of ‘X’ had been banned since April 1,
2011, a year after BS IV norms were rolled out in11
Indian cities.
It comes in models such as Nova, Grand, Encore,
Classic & Avigo.

22. Ambassador

23. 10.Identify the singer
.

24. Alia Bhatt

25. *11.AMUL ATTRIBUTION of what ??

26. Wendy Doniger THE HINDUS

27. 12. X is named after Madam Green who
used to practice Horse-Riding here in
1940's.This is the only one of its kind in
India where students Gallery is available.
X has the largest manually operated
scoreboard in the world. What is X ???

28. Green Park Stadium

29. 13.The format of the show „X‟ is mixed, with
„Y‟ acting out skits on stage with supporting
characters, while also interacting with
members in the audience and the guest . The
show is similar in context to the British show
The Kumars at No. 42. „X‟ started his career
from Punjabi channel mh1 with 'hasde
hasounde raho' but was second runner up.
GIVE ME THE NAME OF THE SHOW .

31. *14.Arunabh Kumar, an IIT Kharagpur
alumni, founded this group after quitting a
US Air force Job. He was the assistant
director of Om Shanti Om. After a few years
of working in the industry, he moved to a
more open, informal and unconventional
form of media. This form has gained huge
popularity in very less time.
What is being talked about ??

32. The Viral Fever (Q-tyapa )

33. 15. Who has been blanked out ???

35. Rubik‟s 360, a spherical version of Rubik‟s cube

36. 17.Its name is a blend of the name of Spanish
painter Pablo Picasso, the Spanish for “my house”
and the colloquial word for what it primarily deals
with. It was originally created by a company named
Lifescape. After its acquisition in 2004 by another
company, it was offered as a freeware. What?

37. Picasa

38. *18.The flag is designed to portray the "future history"
of „X‟. The red bar, which lies closest to the mast,
symbolizes „X‟ as it is today. The green and blue
symbolize stages in the possible transformations in the
future . There is no government presently existing in „X‟
hence there are no official documents confirming the
same , nonetheless the flag is used hugely by
organizations all over the world.

39. Mars

40. *19. IDENTIFY THE SPEAKER .

42. 20.„X‟ had applied for the position „Y‟ , once shortly
after graduation and the next time in a few years .He
was rejected the first time citing his young age to be a
factor ,but the second rejection came primarily due to
the fact of his character deviation . The year after he
left , the position has been marred by multiple
switches and changes where no suitor lasted more than
a year . Some speculate the position to be jinxed,
while others just blame it on the unworthy candidates .
Give me X && Y.

43. X: VOLDEMORT
Y: DEFENCE
AGAINST THE
DARK ARTS

44. 21.What has been blacked out ?

46. 22.PUT FUNDAE

47. Wayne Rooney Signs
$104 Million Contract
With Manchester United

48. 23.“ I had a terrible dream yesterday with
military helicopters and the Taliban. I have had
such dreams since the launch of the military
operation in Swat. My mother made me
breakfast and I went off to school. I was afraid
going to school because the Taliban had issued
an edict banning all girls from attending schools.
My three friends have shifted to Peshawar,
Lahore and Rawalpindi with their families after
this edict. ”
Who’s words ???

50. *24. SIMPSON SPOOF OF WHAT ??

52. *25. PUT FUNDAE or give me the
happening that made this tweet quite ironic in
relation to a recent event .

53. FACEBOOK ACQUISITION OF WHATSAPP