General Quiz finals as part of Metallum-2014 at BESU, Shibpur.

1. Researched and Conducted by:
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2. • Rule 1 : The decision of the
Quizmaster is always final.
• Rule 2 : Never argue with the QM – try
to do that at your own risk.
• Rule 3 : Forget all this crap ……..and
get along with the quiz.
RULES

3. RoundsRounds

5. • 5 questions.
• Written Round.
• Each question carries 5 marks.
• Full house ensure 5 bonus.

7. 1.1.

8. 2.2.

9. 3.3.

10. 4.4.

11. 5.5.

14. 1.1.

16. 2.2.

18. 3.3.

20. 4.4.

22. 5.5.

26. • 25 questions
• Each question carries 10
marks
• Infinite Bounce

27. Every team will get the chance to pounce in any 6
questions out of 25
Score : +15 (for a correct one) /-10 (for a wrong one)
One can pounce on their direct question also

28. 1.1.
From an initial list of seven, the Govt. of India
shortlisted it to five, as per the recommendation of
the Anandakrishnan Committee. Regarding the
upgradation status of certain ‘entities’, the shortlisted
ones are Varanasi, Cochin, Hyderabad and
Vishakapatanam.
Who/what tops this elite list?

31. 2.2.
The United States Air Force Academy, a premier
military academy, is also one of the largest tourist
attractions in Colorado. At USAFA, Cadet Squadron
40 is nicknamed ‘P-40 Warhawks’. But its original
nickname reminds about something which,
reportedly, originated in the 18th
Century.
What was the earlier nickname of
Cadet Squadron 40?

34. 3.3.
Some of the international celebrities to get this
special honour are JFK, Queen Elizabeth and
Abraham Lincoln. Some of the noted Indians in this
list are Arjun, Bhima, Raja Ram Mohan Roy, J.L.
Nehru and Mother Teresa. Latest entrant in this list
is Sonia Gandhi.
What am I talking about?

37. 4.4.
With respect to a certain parameter, two bollywood
movies share a common link with these Bond flicks.
Name both the bolly-movies.

40. 5.5.
Identify this eagerly awaited ‘remake’ which is
currently being shot at Surat.

43. 6.6.
In 2011, there were a series of bomb blasts carried out
by the Taliban in Afghanistan, where they hid the
bombs inside their dresses. US Army coined the term
TBIED to describe this type of mercenary activities,
but the media coined a more ‘colloquial’ term for it.
What is that one-word term, very well known to the
Indians for a completely different reason?

47. A-1.A-1.
Who has been awarded an hon. BAFTA for being the
most ‘memorable Bond girl yet’, on April, 2013?

50. 7.7.
This piece of paper wasn’t
designed to make history,
but it became a part of
history.
Put funda.

53. 8.8.
Who is their Indian counterpart?

56. 9.9.
To solve a recent ‘mystery’ in the literary world, a
group of computer scientists at the
Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, were given 5
books for reference. With the help of Signature ( a
linguistic software) and a test that searched for
“character n-grams”, the ‘mystery’ was finally solved
in July, 2013.
What was the ‘mystery’ all about?

59. 10.10.
Richard III, the last British king to be killed and die
on British soil, has been a favourite subject of several
authors and filmmakers. One of the takes on Richard
III is a popular & award winning documentary titled
‘Looking for Richard’.
Who made his directorial debut with that project?

62. 11.11.
Started as a fun event, it has now become an annual
fixture at the 10 day Tradewise International Chess
Festival, Gibraltar. Surya Shekhar Ganguly and Tania
Sachdev were part of this years proceedings which
took place in early February. The most publicised
event of this type (in any sporting discipline)
happened on Sep 20, 1973.
Which 4-word phrase am I talking about?

65. 12.12.
Identify this Byomkesh story.

68. 13.13.
The name for which high end PC hardware
company was chosen because of the founders’
fondness for the hit television series, ‘The X-
Files’?
(Hence the theme to their products, with names
such as Area-51, Hangar 18 and Aurora)

71. 14.14.
Clip from the BBC documentary series ‘South
Pacific’.
Who is the narrator?

75. A-2.A-2.
Seen during the India-SA ODI series in Dec, 2013.
Put funda.

78. 15.15.
Ads of …….

81. 16.16.
‘The Glasgow Kiss’, also known as ‘Liverpool Kiss’
gained significant prominence during a global
sporting event in 2006. Very recently, someone
planted a Glasgow Kiss on David Meyler, a not-so-
well known sportsperson in UK.
What is a ‘Glasgow Kiss’?

84. 17.17.
In the 1978 Filmfare Awards, the unsuccessful
nominees in a particular category were -----
Who won that award?

87. 18.18.
Being billed as ‘India’s largest public arts
programme’, it consists of a 3 km long display wall
with 7,000 artefacts and works by 1,500 artists curated
by Rajeev Sethi. Called ‘Jaya He’, it is part of a space
inaugurated by PM Manmohan Singh in January
2014.
Where exactly can you find it?
(Vis – next 2 slides)

88. 18.18.

89. 18.18.

92. 19.19.
In the 1st
century B.C, according to Cicero, someone
actually copied all 24 books of Homer’s Illiad in a
handwriting miniscule enough to fit in a _____
_____. This gave rise to a phrase which has come to
mean something done in a very brief or concise
manner.
Identify the phrase.

95. 20.20.
This song, performed by Joni Eareckson Tada, a
noted quadriplegic Evangelical minister, recently
came into news because of all the wrong reasons.
Why?

98. 21.21.
The following is the excerpts from someone’s Noble-
acceptance Speech --- “My regiment was stationed
near a small marsh and suffered badly, while another
regiment situated only a mile leeward of the same
marsh escaped……..”.
Identify this polymath who had also made his
contributions in the field of Mathematics and poetry.

102. A-3.A-3.
This is the new uniform of the tourist police in
South Korea. What inspired its design?

105. 22.22.
Which current singing sensation is informally
performing this Amy Winehouse hit?

108. 23.23.
What is
happening?

111. 24.24.
Much to the amusement of the public, this recently
launched political outfit is actually looking for the
corrupt and fraudsters to join it as members. It’s
slogan: ‘We will steal the attention of the masses long
enough to make them vote for us’.
Name the party.

114. 25.25.
Very much part of todays
pop culture. Who?

119. • Written Round.
• 10 words.
• Each word carries 3 marks.
• Full house ensure 5 bonus.

120. Here’s a letter grid, containing 10 names associated
with
SACHIN TENDULKAR.
Rules :
* Look vertically & horizontally. Some may
overlap.
* Standard Crossword rules will not apply.
Find them…….

121. P A C Y O R K S H I R E
O D S B V P A T S E G X
R I I H N T E J H O B W
A D L A N J A L I W A O
J A H R U W R E V R O R
Y S T A G S J U A M I L
A Q F T K L U N J T W D
S A G R I T N W I A I T
A Y K A M B L I P B S E
B P I T O P R L A Q D L
H I A N W G H N R P E Y
A D B A L Z A I K Y N C

124. P AA C YY OO RR KK SS HH II RR EE
O DD S BB V P A T SS E G X
RR II I HH N T E J HH O B WW
AA DD L AA NN JJ AA LL II W A OO
JJ AA H RR U W RR E VV R O RR
YY SS T AA G S JJ U AA M I LL
AA Q F TT K L UU N JJ T WW DD
SS A G RR I T NN W II A II TT
AA Y KK AA MM BB LL II PP B SS EE
BB P I TT O P R L AA Q DD LL
HH I A NN W G H N RR P EE Y
AA D B AA L Z A I KK Y NN C

127. • 5 questions.
• Written Round.
• Each question carries 5 marks.
• Full house ensure 5 bonus.

129. 1.1.
Clue : Golf

130. 2.2.
Clue : Football

131. 3.3.
Clue : Cricket

132. 4.4.
Clue : Chess

133. 5.5.
Clue : Athletics

136. 1.1.
Clue : Golf

138. 2.2.
Clue : Football

140. 3.3.
Clue : Cricket

142. 4.4.
Clue : Chess

144. 5.5.
Clue : Athletics

148. • 25 questions
• Each question carries 10
marks
• Infinite Bounce

149. Every team will get the chance to pounce in any 6
questions out of 25
Score : +15 (for a correct one) /-10 (for a wrong one)
One can pounce on their direct question also

150. 1.1.
The X Space Observatory, built and
operated by the European Space
Agency, was the largest infrared
telescope ever launched. It was
named after X who made the most
important discovery of his life on
13th
March, 1781.
What was the discovery?

153. 2.2.
This building (vis) was the house of the Russian
Parliament from 1991 to 1994. In 1994, the reformed
Russian Parliament (Duma) was moved to another
building.
What is it’s name? (Bigger vis – next slide)

154. 2.2.

157. 3.3.
Originally published in the Sept 1905 issue of
‘Bhandar’ magazine, which bengali song has
been deeply influenced by this kirtan?

160. 4.4.
He was a sports fanatic and even became the
President of IFA during the pre-independence era.
How has he been immortalised in the history of
Indian sports? (Bigger vis – next slide)

161. 4.4.

164. 5.5.
The Regretful Climb, The Fanlight, The Mill
of Silence, The Widow, The Patriotic
Shortener and The National Razor were some
of the nicknames (albeit translated) of which
dreaded invention which didn’t even spare its
own inventor?

167. 6.6.
Just, identify the movie.

171. A-1.A-1.
What is being
depicted
through this
cartoon?

174. 7.7.
The name of this beautiful lady in this painting by
Raja Ravi Varma, literally means ‘one who is without
ugliness’. Though Rabindranath Tagore interpreted
her as a symbol of stone-like, infertile land.
Who?
(Bigger vis – next slide)

175. 7.7.

178. 8.8.
Which chemical element possibly takes its
name from the Greek name for the planet
Venus?

181. 9.9.
What is so peculiarWhat is so peculiar
about the soundtrack ofabout the soundtrack of
the 2005 moviethe 2005 movie
Batman BeginsBatman Begins??
(Bigger vis – next slide)(Bigger vis – next slide)

182. 9.9.

185. 10.10.
The 9-feet bronze statue, weighing 500 kg is
modelled after a local deity ‘Telangana Talli’
(vis). The work on the statue by the master artisan,
BVS Prasad of Sri Saibaba mega Silpashala, began on
December 9, 2013 and will be installed in a temple
called ‘Shanti Vanam’ near the Bangalore-Hyderabad
highway.
Which statue? (Vis – next slide)

186. 10.10.

189. 11.11.
On 24 April 1996, history was created during this
international friendly between Estonia and Iceland.
What happened?

192. 12.12.
Till 1954, commuters on the Villupuram
Passenger train would have to pass through an
international border checkpoint at a
nondescript wayside station named
Chinnababusamudram.
Why?

195. 13.13.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, ‘timber
cutter’ is one of the most dangerous jobs in America,
with an annual fatality rate of 117.8 per 1,00,000
workers or 0.12%. But, technically, the annual fatality
rate of persons associated with a very different kind
of job is much higher than that. In the last 226 years,
the annual fatality rate is 3.7%.
Which job is that?

198. 14.14.
Currently classified as a subspecies of the Grey Wolf,
these animals probably sailed from Asia with traders
around 3500 years ago. As per the zoologists, ‘it is
inevitable that pure breeds of these animals will
become extinct in the next 50 to 100 years due to
crossbreeding with dogs’.
Which animal is this?

202. A-2.A-2.
It’s the recently released remix version of a
hit song from a 1990 movie.
Name the movie.

205. 15.15.
This iconic sequence from the 1968 movie ‘2001: A
Space Odyssey’ has been spoofed time and again in
various projects.
But, how it is being immortalised in the tech-world?
(Bigger vis – next slide)

206. 15.15.

209. 16.16.
Who undertook this journey?

212. 17.17.
As mentioned in Raj Kapoor's daughter Ritu
Nanda’s latest book, RK once quoted – “I visualised
the story of a man falling for a woman with an
ordinary countenance but a golden voice and wanted
to cast X in the role”. But, (thankfully) X refused to act
in that movie.
Identify X who was said to be the inspiration behind
RK’s ‘Satyam Shivam Sundaram’.

215. 18.18.
Shaped like a human hand with fingers splayed, the
area covers only about 7 acres, having designated
spots numbered KV1 to KV63. KV1 was properly
investigated by Edwin Brock in 1984-85 whereas
KV63 has been discovered in 2005.
Which ‘World Heritage Site’ is being described?

218. 19.19.
While reporting an event that occurred on April 8,
2013, Thailand's Channel 5 used Meryl Streep and
Taiwan's CTi Cable channel chose to go with Queen
Elizabeth II. Somewhat similar in nature, another
case was reported in Chennai on 20 Dec, 2013,
involving Morgan Freeman.
What were the issues?

221. 20.20.
Who is singing this bhajan?

224. 21.21.
Connect : Satara (1848), Jaitpur (1849),
Sambalpur (1849), Nagpur (1854), Jhansi
(1854), Udaipur (1856), Awadh (1856).

227. 22.22.
This word, used as a surname, in Norwegian and
German means ‘Rock’ or ‘Stone’. It is also used as a
part of surnames of people belonging to a particular
religion or sect. However, as a word by itself, it is not
associated with that religion.
What is the good word?

231. A-3.A-3.
These are just a few from a looooong list. Whom do
you get from these clues?

234. 23.23.
“Who am I? I am 46. I've been married for 22 years
and have 3 kids. Many who know me say I am also
defined by my curiosity and thirst for learning. I buy
more books than I can finish. I sign up for more
online courses than I can complete. So family,
curiosity and hunger for knowledge all define me.”
--- who started his new innings of his professional
career by introducing himself with these lines?

238. 24.24.
It is the first single from the bestselling album,
‘Whenever You Need Somebody’ and was adjudged
the Best British Single at the 1988 Brit Awards.
20 years later, in 2008, the singer won the MTV EMA
awards for "Best Act Ever" for this song.
What caused this
renewed interest?

241. 25.25.
This phrase has been in use in Spanish-speaking
countries for some time. It was used in the popular
song ‘Looking for a New Love’, by Jody Watley.
Though it came to the wider attention of the English-
speaking world via a hit 1991 sci-fi film.
Which phrase?

245. 11.11.
I was born in 1893 on the holy day of Rath Yatra in
Gurap, Hooghly. With the blessings of Sir Ashutosh
Mukhopadhyay, I started my professional career as a
teacher in Mitra Institution, Kolkata and retired from
there as the head master. In the 40s, I actively
participated in Quit India Movement and was jailed a
few times. But my claim to fame is perhaps my
notebooks, which were first published in 1941.
Who?