G- the geeky General quiz 2.0. Prelims Cut Off 11 with 3 stars, Highest 17.

1. Researched & Conducted by
Dr. Aakash Roy

2.  27 Question Prelims. 8Teams Qualify
 1 Point for every correct answer.Total 33 Points.
 2,11,16,19,21,25 are Star Marked Questions.
 In case of a tie star marked Questions and Count back
Method to be applied to break the tie.
 In case of a tie after Finals, Prelims scores will get
precedence.
 Mobile Phones to be kept switched off/ in silent mode

3.  Kadvee Khatti Meethi was a sequel to an
immensely popularTV show that aired briefly
in 2006. However, despite introducing the
proverbial next generation, it failed to make a
mark like its predecessor.
 WhichTV show was its prequel ?

5.  Nevado Ojos del Salado is a stratovolcano in
the Andes on the Argentina–Chile border.
 On 21 April 2007, the Chilean duo of Gonzalo
Bravo G. and Eduardo Canales Moya reached
that altitude with a modified Suzuki Samurai.
 How did this activity affect an incorrect citation
regarding a place which acts as a gateway to the
Shyok and NubraValleys ?

7.  Who is seen here wearing leopard style kitten
heels, her signature style since 2002 ?

9.  Which Oliver Goldsmith creation is she wearing
that shares its name with a cocktail made
with whiskey, sweet vermouth, and bitters ?

11.  The musical
instrument shown
in the image is used
by an ethnic clan
and has been used
as a motif for the
trophy of a
particular sporting
tournament.
 What ?

13.  ______ Labs was a start-up incubator that
hired entrepreneurs and technical talent to
build mobile ventures conceived of within the
lab.
 Tinder, the online dating app is the most well
known business incubated at the ______.
 FITB with an appropriate word to identify the
company that gave birth toTinder.

15.  In Hebrew this word means “God’sVineyard”.
In reality this was an ancient Israeli town in
Judea and shares its name with a Biblical
mountain.
 How can you connect the name of this
town/mountain with an institution located at
41 Gariahat Road, South ?

17.  This UNESCOWorld Heritage site was built by
the Portuguese in 1588 and later on fortified by
the Dutch in 1649.
 According to the citation, it is an urban
ensemble which illustrates the interaction of
European architecture and South Asian
traditions from the 16th to the 19th centuries.
 In What context, are we familiar with this place ?

20.  X began nearly 160 years ago as a family-owned
business in Brooklyn.They used to manufacture citric
acid , a key ingredient in soft drinks and other beverages.
 In 1917 X hired James Currie, a food chemist, who had
the daring idea of producing citric acid without using
citrus. Currie knew that fermentation of a fungus
called Aspergillus niger could convert sugar into citric
acid.
 Why was this deep tank fermentation process by X
designated a National Historic Chemical Landmark by
the American Chemical Society ?
 Also, ID X.

22.  What are the 6-lettered names of these two
different types of embroidery?

24.  “It happened one night” is a 1934 rom -com
starring Clark Gable.Throughout the film, the
_______ __ _______ is used as a metaphor for the
social barrier that hinders the union of an out of
work journalist with a millionaire’s daughter.
 In the penultimate scene the millionaire receives a
telegram from PeterWarne (Gable), saying that
______ __ _______ is toppling, to which his father-
in-law replies “let them topple”.
 FITB with a Neolithic age structure dating back to
8000 BC.

26.  Miss Fury, one of the
earliest superwomen in
the world of Comics has
an antagonist named
EricaVon Kamph, a Nazi
spy whom she teaches a
lesson in an unique way,
that can remind us of a
2009 cult movie.
 What did Miss Fury do ?

28.  How can you connect these actresses with a clock
that has stopped twenty minutes to nine ?

30.  ‘From Future
Memories, is an
enticing series of
digitally created
imaginary globes
by Australian visual
artist Catherine
Nelson.
 What does the
imaginary globe on
the right imagine
the world as ?

32.  Jack Dempsey’s
opponent in this
proposed fight has
been immortalised
in Bollywood
through a certain
Yusuf Khan’s
portrayal in a 1970s
blockbuster.
 Who is the
concerned person ?

34.  According to a source the good word derives from
the occupants of a psychiatric hospital in Kent in
the early 19th century.
 Another account says that it is derived from old
English for the froth from fermentation of yeast.
 The most popular origin seems to be from the
pronunciation of a homophonic term, meaning
foolish.
 Which word is this, popularised due to a
quintessentially English ‘regiment’ ?

36.  This is Pradipta Kumar Roy, the
first Indian athlete to become
the Kukkiwon overseas master.
He is currently involved with a
project in Kolkata, that has
raised a lot of eyebrows in the
social circles.
 What project is this, that can be
laterally connected to the
gentleman in the picture below ?

38.  This is the Fountain
of _______ in
Messina, Italy.
 Which cosmological
entity has been
named after this
person ?

42.  These are the lawns of the Newport Casino in
Rhode Island. What started out in these lawns in
August 1881 ?
 Why will this place remain “one of its kind” in a
certain Indian’s career ?

44.  This person was often referred as the
‘Marathon Man’ or ‘Iron Lungs’ for his ability
to carry on commentary ofTest match cricket
without a break. His unmistakable voice
helped popularise the Pentangular in other
parts of India.
 Who is this person, who was invited by Radio
Pakistan to coverTest Matches in India’s
inaugural test tour in 1954 ?

46.  Manzilat Fatima, lives at Mirza Ghalib Street in
Kolkata and runs a semi-professional catering
business for small parties and conferences in the
city.
 Her expertise in cooking Biriyani in a particular
gharana is undisputed. However her ancestor
had a role to play to shape this gharana in a
particular way in Kolkata.
 Who is Mrs. Fatima’s ancestor ?

48.  Which word originally meaning an official in
ancient Rome chosen by the plebeians to
protect their interests, currently, forms part
the names of a few prominent newspapers
around the globe ?

50.  In the 1480s, the great Italian Renaissance artist
Sandro Botticelli was commissioned by Lorenzo
Medici to make a series of drawings. But the
project was never completed and the sheets were
scattered. More than 500 years after their creation,
all 91 existing and very fragile vellum sheets were
found and an exhibition was held around the turn
of the millennium.
 What project was Botticelli commissioned with ?

53.  This 1970 film’s opening sequence features a
baarati band playing the immensely popular
tune of a song featured in a movie by the
same director-actor(hero) combination.
 Incidentally the 1970s movie soundtrack finds
a fleeting reference in the opening verses of a
popular Feluda story.
 Which movie and What song ?

55.  Purnima Barman, a nominee for 2017Whitley
Awards has been mobilising a team of all female
conservationists called the ________ army.
 The women pray, sing hymns, weave scarves
and other items with the motifs of a bird to
create awareness about the need to protect the
species, only 1,200 of which survive in the world.
 What is the bird they aim to protect and FITB
with an appropriate native term ?

58.  Zheng He was a mariner, admiral, explorer and a
diplomat during China’s early Ming dynasty (14th
Century A.D.)
 During one of his many expeditions, he reached
the Malabar coast.There he introduced
something unique which till today bears the
mark of his nationality.
 What did he introduce, very much visible even
to this day ?