Quiz of 20.02.02 By Debamitro Chakraborti and Syamantak Das
Dry Rounds
by Debamitro Chakraborti
What is the Duryodhana Award given for?
A : The most violent film of the year (awarded on 8 March)
De Brazza monkeys once flourished along the swamps of equatorial Africa. Now they're found in the Kakamega forests of Kenya. They have a peculiarity. Name it.
A : They keep their population fixed at 35
In the 1970s , Sanjeev Kumar set a record for playing 9 different roles in Naya Din Nayee Raat. Someone will be equalling this record very soon. Who?
A : Shekhar Suman.
The first two were called Bardot and Hearsay. The third is yet to be named. What are we talking about?
A : Popstars -- Channel V's project for launching a 5-member all-girl band (the British and Australian bands were Hearsay and Bardot resp.)
Which personality of the entertainment industry is associated with Golden Harvest Productions?
A : Jackie Chan
This man grew up in New York's Hell's Kitchen. He was once a railroad clerk , and later also served for Germany in WWII. He also co-wrote the first two Superman movies. (His last work was Omerta). Who is he?
A : Mario Puzo
Whose recent book of poems is entitled 'Quiver'?
A : Javed Akhtar
This Hungarian word is nearly the same as its equivalent in Hindi. The Japanese is inu, the French is chien. Give the English equivalent.
A : Dog. The Hungarian is kutya.
What is the official song for the 2002 FIFA World Cup?
A : 'Boom' by Anastacia
Don Wimmer and Karen Kemlo currently draw what?
A : Ripley's Believe it or Not
Caverta from India was an answer to what?
A : Viagra.
What was invented on the vessel 'Sully' in its journey from Italy to America in 1830?
A : The Morse code
Name the official partners of the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
A : Yahoo!
A day in the year (5th Nov) was named from the Gunpowder Plot of 1605. Name it.
A : Guy Fawkes' Day
He inventeda portable chess set for travellers. He devised the earliest way of seeding Tennis players. He wrote a 'First Book of Euclidean Geometry'. Who is he?
A : Lewis Carroll.
Which musician took his name from the capital of Colorado?
A : John Denver.
Why does a whip make a charcteristic 'crack' sound?
A : It causes a miniature sonic boom as the tip moves at supersonic velocity.
This band was initially called '6-to -1'. What were they finally named as?
A : Westlife.
by Syamantak Das
We have heard of a 'Mexican Wave'.But what is a 'Mexican raise'? (hint:office)
A : promotion without increase in salary
Fidel Castro unveiled a statue of this person on his 20th death anniversary and described him as a 'revolutionary'.This reversed Cuba's official viewpoint 'bout this person. Who was he?
A : John Lennon.He was considered biggest screwball by Cuba officially during his lifetime.
American scholar Clement Moore's 1822 poem,'A visit from St.Nicholas' gave rise to what popular tradition?
A : Santa Claus.
What anachronism can be found in Shakespeare's 'Julius Caesar'?
A : A 'clock' is mentioned in the text - and clocks were not invented then.
During the French Revolution, what or who were the TUMBRILS ?
A : carts carrying persons to be guellotined.
While tapping phone lines used by smugglers on Bengal-Bangladesh border,the police often heres two lingos 'Kalo kutta' and 'No.1'.What are these?
A : Kawasaki Bajaj and Hero Honda.
In between the five concentric corridors of the Pentagon, at the center
courtyard there is a building named 'Ground Zero', What does it house?
A : Cafeteria.
According to Hindu mytholoy,who are supposed to be the four sons of Saraswati?
A : Wrik,Sam,Yojur and Atharba.
What does a Grabatologist collect?
A : Ties.
What word do we get from Greek for 'Instruction in the circle of arts and
sciences'?
A : Encyclopaedia.
Satyajit Ray used the services of three classical maestros to compose music
for his films. Name them, and the movies they composed for.
A : Ustad Vilayat Khan (Jalsaghar), Pt.Ravi Shankar (the Apu Trilogy and Parash Pathar), Ustad Ali Akbar Khan (Debi).
Sports Half Round
by Syamantak Das
The Maharajkumar of Vizianagaram (after whom the Vizzy Trophy is named) had a
long standing rivalry against this eminent cricketer, about whom he and his
followers coined this rhyme - 'Baahar se kaala, Andar se bhi kaala, Bada
badmaash hai saala, yeh Indore waala'. Name the cricketer about whom this rhyme
was coined - perhaps the only cricketer to represent his country over a span of
six decades. [obviously, he was from Indore]
A : CK Naidu.
Who in old Australian cricket is said to have 'got a bag'?
A : A person who has dropped a catch.
Who describes his own batting technique as 'a run a ball'?
A : Michael Bevan.
Who is known as a 'pugilist'?
A : Boxer
'When it happens you are more in a shock and you want to tell your family what has happened.........there was no anger there.'
A : Steve waugh after being sacked as captain.
With which sports would you associate on-guard,feint,parry,thrust?
A : fencing
Special Round : 'Common To'
by Debamitro Chakraborti
Connect 14th February, and the numbers 51 and 8.
A : Antimony (Sb, at. no. 51) and Oxygen (O, at. no. 8) form the compound Valentinite (Sb2O3).
Connect the arrival of a train, a sea bath, a demolition, workers leaving the factory.
A : Topics of the first movies shown by the Lumierre brothers.
Connect WD and HO.
A : Wills. (initials of the Wills brothers were HO and WD).
Connect Michael Schumacher and Sachin Tendulkar.
A : Both have signature cars in their names.
What is common to the names Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, and Marlon?
A : Names of members of the Jackson Five (Michael was the fifth and youngest member).
What is common to the film The Lodger , London's East End and prostitutes?
A : Jack the Ripper (he murdered at least 7 prostitutes at East End and The Lodger was film on him).
What is common to carrion, fish, hooded, sinaloa, and common?
A : Types of crows.
What is common to Mozart, Mahatma Gandhi and Hamlet?
A : Films in their names have won best picture Oscars (Amadeus - 1984, Gandhi - 1982, Hamlet - 1948).
Connect mouth , skirt and basket.
A : They are parts of a hot-air balloon in descending order.
Connect Atmo- and Nulmo-.
A : Types of Spheriks - 2002 World Cup mascots.
Connect Europe with Kangaroos.
A : Euro (a large species of kangaroo, also called wallaroo).
What is common to Quark, Massive Quark and Cyclops?
A : All unfinished positions of Rubik's Cube.
Visuals
by Syamantak Das
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Steven Spielberg
Dustin Hoffman
Ernets Hemmingway
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