This document provides the rules and questions for a quiz competition with 3 rounds. The rules state there will be 3 rounds, the use of unfair means is prohibited, the quiz master's decision is final, and to enjoy the quiz. Round 1 has multiple choice questions about topics in history, literature, and current events. Round 2 is a written round with 10 questions across various topics. Round 3 is an anticlockwise bounce pounce round with 18 additional questions.
2. Rules
1. There will be 3 rounds.
2. Usa of any unfair means is not
allowed during the quiz.
3. Quiz Master’s decision will be
final.
4. Enjoy the Quiz
(Please take note of Rule4)
4. Q 1
The philosophy behind XY Cities is to act as alternative centres of growth so that the
incoming migrants get attracted towards them and lessen the burden in the already
overpopulated metros. Gwalior, Ambala, Patiala, and Jaipur are some examples of cities
acting as XY for Delhi. Identify this two word term which could also be looked at as the
opposite of a commonly mentioned object in Physics textbooks.
7. Q 2
Few individuals significantly alter the course of history.
Fewer still modify the map of the world.
Hardly anyone can be credited with creating a nation-state.
X did all three.
This is how Indologist Stanley Wolpert describes the subject of his biography and
is arguably one of the best biographical works on the said individual. Identify X.
10. Q 3
According to the recently released Hurun India Rich List of 2017, Mukesh Ambani has
expectedly topped the list for the 6th consecutive year. The report describes Ambani’s net
worth being 50% more than the GDP of the country of his birth (X). Which country is
being talked about, the second largest in the Arabian Peninsula?
14. Q 4 Contd...
In the previous slide, you see two portraits by Chandrakant Bhide, a one of a kind artist in
the country, probably the world. Look at the images carefully and tell me what is so
unique about his style or how does he make these portraits?
17. Q 5
M.N. Srinivas, the great Indian sociologist is famous for coining terms like
‘Sankritization’ and ‘dominant caste’ in his rigorous academic work. He also coined
another popular term/word in his 1955 paper titled ‘The Social System of a Mysore
Village’. He used it in the context of political influence exerted by a patron over a
client but now has a somewhat different connotation. What is this word, heard all
around during election times?
20. Q 6
It was Tupac Shakur along with Randy Walker who formed the hip hop group XY in
1992, soon joined by others, releasing their only album, eponymously titled XY :
Volume 1 in 1994. The group later disbanded post Shakur’s death in 1996. What did
they call themselves, known pervasively courtesy excessive youtube usage in a
different context?
23. Q 7
Team8 is a Cleveland, Ohio based sports management company formed by Tony
Godsick in partnership with X. It has players like del Potro and Dimitrov among its
growing roster. It partnered with with a billionaire Brazilian to create Y whose next
edition will take place in Chicago, Illinois, after the inaugural edition in Prague this
year. Identify X (closely associated with Y) & Y.
26. Q 8
The company X’s website describes it as the largest manufacturer and wholesale
supplier of Green tea and Pasta in India. Established in 1956 by founder chairman
Satpal Malhotra with his two brothers with the motto “to bring the food products
industry of India on the forefront of the world food industry.” Identify this Pune
based company that started by selling three products to the local market -
Cornflour, Custard Powder and Baking Powder, but now has a plethora to offer.
29. This is Vishnu, resting on
Sheshnaga, the king of all serpents
(nagas). It is seen as a manifestation
of Vishnu and is said to have
descended on Earth in two human
avatars. Identify both the avatars,
brothers of more famous Gods.
(no part points)
Q 9
32. Q 10
“What is the use of it, none can conjecture,
What it will carry, there is none can define,
And in spite of George Curzon’s superior lecture,
It is clearly naught but a X line”.
The above lines by the British MP Henry Labouchere describe the railway line of
an African country Y. Enormous chasms, prohibitive cost, hostile tribes, men
infected by the hundreds by diseases, and man-eating lions pulling railway
workers out of carriages at night almost justified the name given to it (X). Tell me
both the country and what the railway line was nicknamed, now operated by the
said country (Y) and Kenya.
35. Q 11
This American giant, founded by Charles Lazarus in 1957 has been described
unanimously as the largest standalone chain in the world in its segment and a world
leader at it. Due to excessive piling debt, it filed for bankruptcy in September this
year. Identify this retailer with more than 1800 stores worldwide which entered
India recently in association with LuLu group’s Tablez division, setting up its first
store in Bangalore.
38. Q 12
Urban Dictionary defines X, with its origin in Jamaica as, “ a philanderer, a man who
has sex with many women, a womanizer”, among other similar definitions. What
term is it, brought into popular consciousness last year by a Canadian in
collaboration with a French duo?
41. Q 13
In the next slide, on the right side you see the best possible way to hold a pizza
slice if you don’t want your toppings to slide off. Behind it lies a robust
mathematical result about curved spaces that X came up with, calling it Theorema
Egregium, Latin for excellent theorem. Who is to be credited for this much useful
discovery allowing you to enjoy all the contents of the surface?
45. Q 14
This is a trailer of a 2017 documentary called ‘Love Means X’, on the life and times
of the legendary tennis coach Nick Bollettieri. Enjoy the trailer, think and then tell
me what is X, making it an apt title for the documentary.
Video
48. Q 15
The great political cartoonist Ajit Ninan has worked for Times of India, India Today
among other ventures. On the next slide you will see one of his most famous
creations called XY with his pet dog Pooch. It was created as a comic strip for the
youth magazine Target, but got discontinued in 1991. What is the character’s two
word name which it shares with the comic strip, first part of which refers to his
profession while other coming from his distinctive feature? (NO PART POINTS)
52. Q 16
Anil Dalpat was a lower order batsman and wicketkeeper who played 9 Tests and
15 ODIs in the early 1980s. He had modest success only having made 25 dismissals
with his highest score of 52 coming against New Zealand during his short test
cricket stint. The ODI performance is equally unremarkable. So, what actually
makes him unique, worthy of being featured in a quiz, being the first instance of
something which is mistakenly accorded to his much more successful first cousin?
55. X often begins with mild spasms in the jaw muscles—also known as lockjaw or
trismus. The spasms can also affect the facial muscles resulting in an appearance
called risus sardonicus. Chest, neck, back, abdominal muscles, and buttocks may
be affected. Back muscle spasms often cause arching, called opisthotonos. Its
origin lies is from ancient Greek teinein, meaning “to stretch”.
What is X?
Q 17
58. Q 18
Its origin is attributed to Sir Walter Scott in a work published in 1816,
which is in fact a mistranslation of an expression from the Vulgate Bible.
The first recorded use of the expression was in 1816 by Sir Walter Scott in
the Scots language, in The Antiquary.
This expression is a mistranslation of the Latin phrase dederunt umerum
recedentem from the Book of Nehemiah 9.29 from the Vulgate Bible,
which actually means "stubbornly they turned their backs on you",
which comes from the Septuagint Bible's Greek equivalent ἔδωκαν
νῶτον ἀπειθοῦντα.
62. Rules
Round 2
1. This will be a written Round
2. There will be 10 questions.
3. Each question carries 5 points.
4. All the relevant hints will be
read out by the QM
5. Bonus 10 points if all answered
correctly.
86. What are we talking about in
the table on the right?
(not the blanks but overall,
what is this about?)
Q 19
LAP Lyman-Alpha
Photometer
1.97 kg
(4.3 lb)
MSM Methane Sensor for --
---
2.94 kg
(6.5 lb)
MEN
CA
---- Exospheric Neutral
Composition Analyser
3.56 kg
(7.8 lb)
TIS Thermal Infrared
Imaging Spectrometer
3.20 kg
(7.1 lb)
MCC ---- Colour Camera 1.27 kg
(2.8 lb)
89. Q 20
Caspar X (image on next slide) was a creation of H.T. Webster for his cartoon series,
The Timid Soul. He deliberately decided to misspell the character’s name of a bland
breakfast item, usually associated with someone having a weak stomach. The
character’s popularity led to the entry of the term in American English to refer to
someone “weak and ineffectual” or “plain and unadventurous”. You would find X in
most American English dictionaries but not others. Identify X.
99. Answer
The Burger Icon in
Google keyboard
vs Apple keyboard
Pic Credits: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com
100. Q 23
The Yellow Fleet was the name given to a group of fifteen ships trapped
in the Suez Canal (in the Great Bitter Lake section) for 8 years. The name
Yellow Fleet derived from their yellow appearance as they were
increasingly covered in a desert sand swept on board. After eight years,
the only ships that were able to return to their home port under their own
power were the German ships Münsterland and Nordwind.
Why this delay?
102. Answer
After the 1967 Six Day War, Israeli forces occupied the Sinai peninsula, including
the entire east bank of the Suez Canal.
Unwilling to allow the Israelis to use the canal, Egypt immediately imposed a
blockade which closed the canal to all shipping until 5 June 1975.
As a result, 15 cargo ships, known as the "Yellow Fleet", were trapped in the
canal for over eight years.
103. Q 24
“The complex houses married and single soldiers and their families.”
“The horse raced past the barn fell.”
“Have the students who failed the exam take the supplementary.”
These are examples of what are called as garden path sentences.
What are they?
105. Answer
A garden path sentence is a grammatically correct sentence that starts in such a
way that a reader's most likely interpretation will be incorrect; the reader is
lured into a parse that turns out to be a dead end or yields a clearly unintended
meaning. "Garden path" refers to the saying "to be led down [or up] the garden
path", meaning to be deceived, tricked, or seduced.
106. Q 25
This is the trailer of a 2017 film called ‘The Hungry’ by Bornila Chatterjee,
screened at TIFF. Naseeruddin Shah plays the protagonist Tathagat Ahuja.
The director calls it a modern adaptation of a lesser known Shakespearean
work X. It is often said to be his first tragedy, about a general in Roman
army, labelled as his most violent and least respected plays, although the
opinions have changed since latter half of 20th century. Which work?
Video
109. Q 26
The Paika Rebellion was an armed rebellion against the British East India
Company's rule in Odisha in 1817. The Paikas rose in rebellion under their
leader Bakshi Jagabandhu and, projecting Jagannath as the symbol of
Odia unity, the rebellion quickly spread across most of Odisha before
being ruthlessly put down by the company's forces.
Why was this in the news very recently?
115. Q 28
This UNESCO World Heritage Site was where Christopher Columbus received
royal endorsement for his expedition at X.
X means ‘The Red One’ in Arabic. X endures as an atypical example of Muslim
art in its final European stages.
Moorish poets described it as "a pearl set in emeralds," considering its buildings
and the woods around them. The palace complex was designed with many forms
of technology were considered.
X was extended by the different Muslim rulers who lived in the complex.
However, each new section that was added followed the consistent theme of
"paradise on earth".
Identify X
121. Q 30
In medieval England there were laws that related the price of bread to
the price of the wheat used to make it. Bakers who were found to be
“cheating” their customers by overpricing undersized loaves were
subject to strict punishment, including fines or flogging. Even with careful
planning it is difficult to ensure that all of your baked goods come out the
same size; there may be fluctuations in rising and baking and air content,
and many of these bakers didn’t even have scales to weigh their dough.
What is this is this generally accepted to have led to?
124. Q 31
Healing Hearts is a
UP based band
formed in 2007. Since
then this 12 member
band has played at
Republic Day and
several wedding and
private parties. What
2017 event has
brought them into
popular
consciousness?
127. Q 32
X ranks as the No. 1 among the best tourist and pilgrimage spots in Delhi,
according to a 2017 survey.
X, originally a bungalow, belonged to Raja Jai Singh, a 17th century ruler and was
known as Jaisinghpura Palace located in the historic locality of Jaisinghpura,
demolished to create its present location, probably the most famous shopping
district of India.
What is X now famously known as?
130. Q 33
X is the most populous state and largest economy that is not a member of the
United Nations.
Its former name comes from a Portuguese word, literally translating to “beautiful
island”.
This country holds a special place, associated with one of the most captivating
conspiracy theories in India’s history.
Identify X.
133. Q 34
The XY syndrome talks of a culture where people of high status face resentment,
are attacked, cut down or criticised simply because they are seen as superior to
their peers. Having its origin in Herodotus’ ‘Histories’, it has travelled a long way to
become a commonly used phrase in the English-speaking world.
PC: tvtropes.org
136. Q 35
The X principle takes its name from one of the most famous novels, voted in 2007
by Time magazine as “the greatest book ever written”. It states that a deficiency in
any one of a number of factors dooms an endeavor to failure. Consequently, a
successful endeavor (subject to this principle) is one where every possible
deficiency has been avoided.
For example, in order for a family to be happy, it must be successful on each
criteria, from money issues to religion, failing which would lead to unhappiness.
140. Q 36
‘X’ is a practice where the couple is
declared divorced after the husband breaks
a twig into two.
X has been aptly named as --- ?
PC: The quint
