Rainbow Quiz Club Session - 16.09.12

2. * 20 questions.
* Infinite (Bounce +Pounce).
* Marks - Direct : 10
- Bonus : 10

3. 1
 More than 700 are there in the final print.
Spiritual ones include – Aryan, Chakra,
Dharma & Guru. Bindi, Dhoti & Jodhpuri
are some from the Fashion world. Curee,
Basmati, Ghee are some of the
representatives of the field of cuisine.
Some others like Cheetah & Loot are also
present.
 What am I talking about?

5.  Indian words at Oxford English
Dictionary

6. 2
 It is one of the many forms of stop
motion animation. Each animated piece,
either character or background, is
"deformable"—made of a malleable
substance, usually Plasticine clay.
 Name this
technique.

8.  Clay Animation

9. 3
 Members of which unfortunate ‘club’?

11.  27 Club

12. 4
 Identify the singer.

14.  Nutan

15. 5
 ‘Steel’ is a 1997 American superhero
film based on the DC Comics character
John Henry Irons. X, a former
sportsman-cum-singer-cum-tv show
host, earned a Razzie nomination as the
Worst Actor for his performance in the
title role, but lost to Kevin Costner.
 Identify X.
(Bigger visual – next slide)

16. 5

18.  Shaquille O'Neal

19. 6
 Two different entities in the world of
entertainment took their names from
this single by Muddy Waters.
 Identify both the entities.

21.  Rolling Stone (magazine) & The
Rolling Stones (group)

22. 7
 Put funda.

24.  Klondike Gold Rush. Also called
the Yukon Gold Rush, the Alaska Gold
Rush and the Last Great Gold Rush.

25. 8
 This song from the movie ‘Lal Qilla’
was written by Muztar Khairabadi, the
paternal grandfather of Javed Akhtar.
However the song is invariably credited
to another poet by the film credits.
 Identify this poet.

27.  Bahadur Shah Zafar

28. 9
 Connect with a two word term.

30.  Black Widow

31. 10
 ‘When Barry Fairbrother dies
unexpectedly in his early forties, the
little town of Pagford is left in shock.
Pagford is, seemingly, an English idyll,
with a cobbled market square and an
ancient abbey, but what lies behind the
pretty facade is a town at war. …….’
 Plot of which forthcoming novel?

33.  The Casual Vacancy

34. 11
 96 year old Chinese lady Guo Qinlang,
(portrayed in a 1946 Indian movie), died
just a few days back.
 She has been an honoured guest at many
high-level diplomatic functions between
China and India.
 Whom did she marry in 1941?
(Vis – next slide)

35. 11

37.  Dr. Dwarkanath Kotnis. The film was
‘Dr. Kotnis Ki Amar Kahani’.

38. 12
 It was first proposed to be set up in
Kolkata which was ultimately turned
down by the then Chief Minister of West
Bengal Bidhan Chandra Roy. Built with
a grant from the government of New
Zealand, it was opened by Queen
Elizabeth II in 1961.
 What am I talking about?

40.  All India Institute of Medical
Sciences (AIIMS)

41. 13
 Absolut ad. Put funda.

43.  9/11 Incident.

44. 14
 Though successful in his endeavour, the
gentleman (vis – next slide) uttered this famous
line, supporting the artificial elements over the
natural ones.
 The line was later repeated by some other
gentlemen, most famously by a Central
European who applied for US citizenship before
the 1988 Olympics but finally got it in 1992.
 What was that oft-repeated sentence?

45. 14

47.  Grass is for Cows

48. 15
 “A Glass And A Half Full Productions”
is the in-house production unit dedicated
to advertisement campaigns of which
much-liked company?
 The phrase was originally used to
explain the amount of milk in every half-
pound of this product.

50.  Cadbury’s Dairy Milk

51. 16
 This peculiar haircut of Laloo Prasad is
said to be inspired from which Sindhi
fashion icon of yesteryears?

53.  Sadhana

54. 17
 8th July, 2012. Put funda.

56.  The Scottish Flag has replaced one of
two Union Jacks flying above 10
Downing Street, in support of Andy
Murray, during the Men’s Singles Final
match in Wimbledon Championship.

57. 18
 After the murder of the Captain of the
ship 'Heartsease' by Eskimos in 1612, a
practice was born, which is followed
even today almost all over the world.
 What practice are we talking about?

59.  Flying the flag at
half mast as a
mark of respect to
the deceased.

60. 19
 This type of hat-trick is a very rare
achievement in professional football
matches.
 What is it called?

62. Perfect Hattrick. When a player score
goals using his both the feet and head,
it is called a perfect hat-trick.

63. 20
 The author (X) of the book ‘In the
Wonderland of Numbers’ has alleged that
Aamir Khan has stolen the basic story idea
for his award-winning movie Taare
Zameen Par from that book. X has stated
that the nine-year-old protagonist of her
book was also dyslexic.
 Identify the author who literally loves to
deal with numbers in real life also.

65.  Shakuntala Devi

68. • Written Round.
• Each correct answer fetches 5 marks, full house
gives you 5 marks extra.
• Marks for the theme, is mentioned on each slide.
• One attempt for the theme after every clue.
• Non-exhaustive.

70. 1
 Identify this lady who has made her tv
debut in this episode of ‘Neighbours’ in
1986.

71. 2
 "Liberian Girl" was a single from
Michael Jackson's 1987 album Bad.
Whom did he dedicate this song to?

72. 3
 On 3rd November, 2007, Kibbutz won the
Victorian Derby in Australia. The owner
of the horse is holding aloft the trophy.
 Name him.

73. 4
 Born in Toronto to a Bengali Hindu
father and a Polish mother, she became
the first brand ambassador for Rado
Watches in India.
 Who?

74. 5
 A very selected list of achievers. Who is
missing from this list?

75. 6
 This serial which shares its name with a
famous novel-cum-film, was telecasted in
Sony TV in 2007. Who was the director of
that serial?

76. 7
 Captain India is an
upcoming computer
-animated film,
directed by Manny
Bains. The story is
said to be loosely
based on the life of
which Indian
sportsman?

77. 8
 Named after this Dallas Cowboys wide
receiver (vis), he became a professional
triathlete and became national sprint-
course triathlon champion in 1989 and
1990 at 18 and 19, respectively. He also
won the Triathlon magazine's Rookie of
the Year Award in 1988.
 Who?

78. ExchangE Your
PaPErs

80. 1
 Identify this lady who has made her tv
debut in this episode of ‘Neighbours’ in
1986.

81. Kylie Minogue

82. 2
 "Liberian Girl" was a single from
Michael Jackson's 1987 album Bad.
Whom did he dedicate this song to?

83. Elizabeth Taylor

84. 3
 On 3rd November, 2007, Kibbutz won the
Victorian Derby in Australia. The owner
of the horse is holding aloft the trophy.
 Name him.

85. Simon O’Donell

86. 4
 Born in Toronto to a Bengali Hindu
father and a Polish mother, she became
the first brand ambassador for Rado
Watches in India.
 Who?

87. Lisa Ray

88. 5
 A very selected list of achievers. Who is
missing from this list?

89. Robert De Niro

90. 6
 This serial which shares its name with a
famous novel-cum-film, was telecasted in
Sony TV in 2007. Who was the director of
that serial?

91. Anurag Basu

92. 7
 Captain India is an
upcoming computer
-animated film,
directed by Manny
Bains. The story is
said to be loosely
based on the life of
which Indian
sportsman?

93. Yuvraj Singh

94. 8
 Named after this Dallas Cowboys wide
receiver (vis), he became a professional
triathlete and became national sprint-
course triathlon champion in 1989 and
1990 at 18 and 19, respectively. He also
won the Triathlon magazine's Rookie of
the Year Award in 1988.
 Who?

95. Lance Armstrong

96. The theme is….
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