As part of the Metallum-2014, conducted this quiz on 13.03.14.

1. Researched and Conducted by:
Somnath Chanda

2. Rules
• 26 questions.
• Each question carries 1 mark.
• Star marked question will be considered only when tie-
breaker situation arises. The teams having scored the
more no. of star marked questions will qualify.
• The n-th answer will start with n-th alphabet, i.e. 1st
answer will start with A, 2nd
answer will start with B and
so on.

6. 1.1.
This book (vis – next slide), published by Harper
Collins, was launched with much fanfare on 29 July
2012 at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi. It has recently
been claimed that almost 80% of the book are lifted
from ‘Bharatiya Raj Vyawastha’ a book written by
Ajay Pal Nagar that was published e few months
earlier.
Identify the author who seems to be always in news
nowadays.

7. 1.1.

8. 2.2.
Claimed to be more aerodynamic than its
predecessor, it is the first of its type to be named by
the fans. The name was selected after it got a
whopping 77.8% of the total votes. Its going to be the
centre-of-attraction within the next few months.
What is being described?

9. 3.3.
The first statue of this gentleman in the UK has been
unveiled, just a few months back, on the occasion of
his 202nd birthday.
Whose statue? (Bigger vis – next slide)

10. 3.3.

11. 4.4.
Identify the iconic
hindi movie from this
minimalist poster.

12. 5.5.
Identify the tv-series from its opening music.

13. 6.6.
After the gruesome murder of Pallavi
Purkayastha, a Mumbai lawyer, which
eminent Indian launched the social campaign
MARD in March 2013?

14. 7.7.
In which Oscar-winning movie of the recent
times, would you hear an Indian character
‘Shariff’, voiced by actor Phaldut Sharma,
singing the first line of the iconic hindi movie
song of the yesteryears ‘Mera Joota Hai
Japani’?

15. 8.8.
Just name the movie.

16. 9.9.
Francisco Román Alarcón Suárez is touted to be
the next big star of the Spanish football. A part of
the UEFA European Under-21 Championship
winning Spanish team (in 2013), he also made his
debut for the senior national team on 6 February
2013 against Uruguay.
How do we better know him?

17. 10.10.
A remote fortress-turned-hotel, Mihir Garh, scooped
the top spot in the recently published list of ‘Top 10
Most Extraordinary Places to Stay in 2014’ by Lonely
Planet.
In which Indian city would you find this hotel?
(Bigger vis – next slide)

18. 10.10.

19. 11.11.
This bengali gentleman,
known as ‘Tutul da’ has
become very popular in the
recent times.
With which ‘entity’ would
you associate him?

20. 12.12.
This cartoon shows the formal switching from
‘Milda’ to ‘Euro’ which took place on 1st
Jan, 2014.
Which country is the latest to embrace ‘Euro’?

21. 13.13.
Gobar Goho (vis) was the first Asian to win the World
Light Heavyweight Championship in the United
States in 1921. One of his famous disciple, who
achieved fame in a completely different field, died in
2013.
Who was he?

22. 14.14.
Though already in use in other countries like France,
Belgium & Bangladesh, the 2013 assembly elections
in Chhattisgarh, Delhi, MP and Rajasthan had
something unique being introduced in India for the
first time.
What?

23. 15.15.
Which premier Indian institution is the
flagbearer of a recent political movement,
which culminated in the much publicised
birth of something, regarded as the ‘29th baby’?

24. 16.16.
Song from a recent bengali movie titled
‘Chhaya Manush’.
Identify the singer.

25. 17.17.
An IIT-K alumnus Arunabh Kumar says, “Luckily
Canon camera, YouTube and my rejection came at
the right time, all three of them coincided. This ____
is a show I had conceived for MTV. That show also
got rejected after a lot of resources went into it. That
was one of the best rejections in my life, else we
wouldn’t have ____ with us…”.
Which recent ‘craze’ is he referring to?

26. 18.18.
This Google Doodle is a tribute to which
‘unsung hero’?

27. 19.19.
This Punjabi-Urdu word X comes from
‘siyaah’ which means dark. Since darkness or
black is considered a symbol of sadness, the
word X came to mean mourning, wailing or
creating a trouble.
What is the good word?

28. 20.20.
Solve the riddle.

29. 21.21.
It was first recommended by The Royal Commission
under the Chairmanship of Lord Lee, in 1924. It
started functioning on October 1, 1926 under the
Chairmanship of Sir Ross Barker. It was given a
Constitutional status with promulgation of
Constitution of India on January 26, 1950.
What am I talking about?

30. 22.22.
Which social etiquette / practise, reportedly,
began in the 17th century in Europe where it
was used to announce the impending arrival of
prosperous aristocratic people to their local
town or their home?

31. 23.23.
Hohenwerfen Castle in Austria was the centerpiece of
which hit WWII movie?

32. 24.24.
Which high-tech device, launched in 2008 with
the code name Venus, got its name from a
common English word, meaning ‘active
participation in events or activities, leading to
the accumulation of knowledge or skill’?

33. 25.25.
As per records, this gentleman
got his most popular nickname
from the fact that ‘he was crazy
about eating chicken: fried,
baked, boiled, stewed, anything.
Down there in the South, all
chickens are called ___.’
What was that nickname?

34. 26.26.
What are they doing?

37. 1.1.
This book (vis – next slide), published by Harper
Collins, was launched with much fanfare on 29 July
2012 at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi. It has recently
been claimed that almost 80% of the book are lifted
from ‘Bharatiya Raj Vyawastha’ a book written by
Ajay Pal Nagar that was published e few months
earlier.
Identify the author who seems to be always in news
nowadays.

38. 1.1.

40. 2.2.
Claimed to be more aerodynamic than its
predecessor, it is the first of its type to be named by
the fans. The name was selected after it got a
whopping 77.8% of the total votes. Its going to be the
centre-of-attraction within the next few months.
What is being described?

42. 3.3.
The first statue of this gentleman in the UK has been
unveiled, just a few months back, on the occasion of
his 202nd birthday.
Whose statue? (Bigger vis – next slide)

43. 3.3.

45. 4.4.
Identify the iconic
hindi movie from this
minimalist poster.

47. 5.5.
Identify the tv-series from its opening music.

49. 6.6.
After the gruesome murder of Pallavi
Purkayastha, a Mumbai lawyer, which
eminent Indian launched the social campaign
MARD in March 2013?

51. 7.7.
In which Oscar-winning movie of the recent
times, would you hear an Indian character
‘Shariff’, voiced by actor Phaldut Sharma,
singing the first line of the iconic hindi movie
song of the yesteryears ‘Mera Joota Hai
Japani’?

53. 8.8.
Just name the movie.

55. 9.9.
Francisco Román Alarcón Suárez is touted to be
the next big star of the Spanish football. A part of
the UEFA European Under-21 Championship
winning Spanish team (in 2013), he also made his
debut for the senior national team on 6 February
2013 against Uruguay.
How do we better know him?

57. 10.10.
A remote fortress-turned-hotel, Mihir Garh, scooped
the top spot in the recently published list of ‘Top 10
Most Extraordinary Places to Stay in 2014’ by Lonely
Planet.
In which Indian city would you find this hotel?
(Bigger vis – next slide)

58. 10.10.

60. 11.11.
This bengali gentleman,
known as ‘Tutul da’ has
become very popular in the
recent times.
With which ‘entity’ would
you associate him?

62. 12.12.
This cartoon shows the formal switching from
‘Milda’ to ‘Euro’ which took place on 1st
Jan, 2014.
Which country is the latest to embrace ‘Euro’?

64. 13.13.
Gobar Goho (vis) was the first Asian to win the World
Light Heavyweight Championship in the United
States in 1921. One of his famous disciple, who
achieved fame in a completely different field, died in
2013.
Who was he?

66. 14.14.
Though already in use in other countries like France,
Belgium & Bangladesh, the 2013 assembly elections
in Chhattisgarh, Delhi, MP and Rajasthan had
something unique being introduced in India for the
first time.
What?

68. 15.15.
Which premier Indian institution is the
flagbearer of a recent political movement,
which culminated in the much publicised
birth of something, regarded as the ‘29th baby’?

70. 16.16.
Song from a recent bengali movie titled
‘Chhaya Manush’.
Identify the singer.

72. 17.17.
An IIT-K alumnus Arunabh Kumar says, “Luckily
Canon camera, YouTube and my rejection came at
the right time, all three of them coincided. This ____
is a show I had conceived for MTV. That show also
got rejected after a lot of resources went into it. That
was one of the best rejections in my life, else we
wouldn’t have ____ with us…”.
Which recent ‘craze’ is he referring to?

74. 18.18.
This Google Doodle is a tribute to which
‘unsung hero’?

76. 19.19.
This Punjabi-Urdu word X comes from
‘siyaah’ which means dark. Since darkness or
black is considered a symbol of sadness, the
word X came to mean mourning, wailing or
creating a trouble.
What is the good word?

78. 20.20.
Solve the riddle.

80. 21.21.
It was first recommended by The Royal Commission
under the Chairmanship of Lord Lee, in 1924. It
started functioning on October 1, 1926 under the
Chairmanship of Sir Ross Barker. It was given a
Constitutional status with promulgation of
Constitution of India on January 26, 1950.
What am I talking about?

82. 22.22.
Which social etiquette / practise, reportedly,
began in the 17th century in Europe where it
was used to announce the impending arrival of
prosperous aristocratic people to their local
town or their home?

84. 23.23.
Hohenwerfen Castle in Austria was the centerpiece of
which hit WWII movie?

86. 24.24.
Which high-tech device, launched in 2008 with
the code name Venus, got its name from a
common English word, meaning ‘active
participation in events or activities, leading to
the accumulation of knowledge or skill’?

88. 25.25.
As per records, this gentleman
got his most popular nickname
from the fact that ‘he was crazy
about eating chicken: fried,
baked, boiled, stewed, anything.
Down there in the South, all
chickens are called ___.’
What was that nickname?

90. 26.26.
What are they doing?