The document summarizes a middle school quiz competition that took place called "asKQAnce 2012". It provides details on the format of the quiz which included written, clockwise, and anti-clockwise rounds consisting of visual and audio questions. Sample questions are provided from the different rounds. The document concludes by announcing there will be final scores and winners.
31. 1
“I came in with _____ _____in 1835. It is coming
again next year, and I expect to go out with it. It
will be the greatest disappointment of my life if I
don't go out with _____ _____. The Almighty has
said, no doubt: 'Now here are these two
unaccountable freaks; they came in together,
they must go out together.‘”
A few months later, in his 76th year, Mark Twain
died.
What is he talking about?
34. 2
This word comes from the Greek term for “of first
or primary importance”.
When it was recognized in the 18th century as a
distinct class of molecules, the examples
included albumin from egg whites.
Early scientists believed that it was the most
important nutrient for maintaining the structure
of the body.
What?
40. 4
This is one of the oldest mosques in India
(located in Hyderabad) and is called ______
Masjid, since soil from this place was brought to
build this.
What name?
43. 5
This happened for the first time in 1992 at
Kingsmead, Durban for the South Africa vs. India
series, and involved this player getting run out.
What happened?
46. Unbiased at least he was when he arrived on his mission, 6
Having never set eyes on this land he was called to ________
Between two peoples fanatically at odds,
With their different diets and incompatible gods.
'Time,' they had briefed him in London, 'is short. It's too late
For mutual reconciliation or rational debate:
The only solution now lies in separation.
The Viceroy thinks, as you will see from his letter,
That the less you are seen in his company the better,
So we've arranged to provide you with other accommodation.
We can give you four judges, two Moslem and two Hindu,
To consult with, but the final decision must rest with you.‘
Who and what is this poem about?
49. 7
This place was originally a large swamp settled by
fishermen. In the 14th century it was known as
the "sea town" and the East India Company laid a
claim for it in 1819.
The present day name came about when a visiting
prince encountered a strange looking animal,
which he mistook for a lion.
How do we know this place today?
52. 8
• The Cobra
• His twin brother, Derek
• The Clay Camel
• The Brass Monkey
• Aleena, the Enchantress
Main villains for which famous fictional
character?
69. 1
This is the magazine of
the American Vegan
Society.
The person who started
this wanted to link
Veganism with the
principles of a religion
and so, gave the tagline
to the magazine.
Which word is
blanked out from the
tagline?
75. 3
This symbol is one of the recent entries into the
English Dictionary.
In many early religious texts, it was linked to the
soul. As early as the 15th century, it was
commonly used as one of the suits in a deck of
playing cards.
Its use in modern popular culture, can be traced
back to the wildly popular slogan designed by
Milton Glaser as a tourism logo in the 1970s.
Which symbol and which tourism campaign
made it popular?
78. 4
The person on the left is the son of David and one of the
great kings of Israel. On the right is the Egyptian great
royal queen who was the wife of Pharaoh Akhenaten.
In which comic strip would you find their names
together?
83. At least one of these colours was on
the flag of every country in the
world in 1896
84. 6
The Great Trigonometrical Survey of India started
on 10 April 1802 with the measurement of a
baseline near Madras. The East India Company
thought that this project would take about 5 years
but eventually it took more than 60 years! The
project among other things, measured the heights
of various geographical entities.
Who was the leader of this survey through
most of the 19th century?
87. 7
In 1882-1883, Rabindranath Tagore stayed at
_______. According to a story, he went on a boat
ride upstream along the river Kali; inspired by
what he saw and experienced, Tagore wrote
“Prakritir Pratishoota” or 'Nature’s Revenge', a
dramatic poem, and his very first play.
Which place in Karnataka?
90. 8
The deer in ‘Bambi’ as originally written by
Austrian author Felix Salten looked like this. It
was changed in the Disney movie release.
Why was it changed?
92. Roe deer do not inhabit the US, so they
changed it into a deer that audiences
would identify with
93. 9
The story is set in a small village of Himachal
Pradesh, where a little girl, Binya, trades her
leopard claw necklace for a pretty, frilly ____
______. The shopkeeper in the town becomes
envious of the _____ and employs a boy to steal
it. One day the girl finds her ______ missing.
Soon after the shopkeeper gets a similar ______
in red. With this, the centre of attraction shifts
from Binya to the shopkeeper. Finally, she gifts it
to him.
Name this short story made into a feature
film and the author
96. 10
The Batu caves, a limestone complex near Kuala
Lumpur contain some remarkable temples from
the 1860s. They are the site of the famous Thai
Pusam festival.
At the base of the caves stands a 43-meter gold
statue of ________, the largest in the world.
What / who’s statue?
101. HD Deve Gowda, who hails from there
became India’s 14th Prime Minister
102. 12
Spread over 156 acres, it is arguably the largest
functioning Hindu temple complex in the
world. In the Vaishnava parlance, the term
"KOIL" signifies this particular temple.
With 7 enclosures and 21 towers, this 236 feet
tall gopuram here is the tallest in Asia. Myth
has it that the coast of Ceylon can be seen from
its top.
Which is this place?
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