Language:
How do you pronounce 'Feyn' in physicist Richard Feynman's name: Feign or Fine?
A : Fine
Literature: In which Bengali children's literature classic do you come across a fictional animal called Bunip?
A : Chander Pahar by Bibhutibhusan Bandyopadhyay
Sports: In the first-ever encounter between East Bengal and Mohun Bagan, which team won the match?
A : East Bengal, Nepal Bhattacharjee scored the goal
Bollywood: In the film Guide, what was the name of the guide?
A : Raju
Geography: At the Yellowstone National Park, what is Old Faithful?
A : a Geyser
Harry Potter: What is the name of Hermione Granger's cat?
A : Crookshanks
Mathematics: Which mathematician's biography is titled 'The Man Who Knew Infinity'?
A : Srinivasa Ramanujan, it is by Robert Kanigel
Computers: Which four-letter word connects Sun Microsystems, coffee and Man?
A : Java
Physics: Which is the only subatomic particle named after an Indian scientist?
A : Boson
Grammy: Which is the first computer company to win a Technical Grammy?
A : Apple Computers
Sports: Leander Paes' father Vace is an Olympic medal winner. What was his discipline?
A : Hockey
Invention: Who was the first author to use a typewriter to type his manuscripts?
A : Mark Twain
Awards: Which company started honouring various Puja committees in Kolkata with Sharad Samman?
A : Asian Paints
Events: If it is not raining, on which September day every year maximum number of kites are seen in the skies above Kolkata?
A : September 17
Exobiology: Which of Jupiter's moons is widely believed to be ideal for harbouring life?
A : Europa
India: Which city did Jawaharlal Nehru describe as the 'Oxford and Cambridge of India'?
A : Pune
Nursey Rhymes: In the nursery rhyme 'Jack and Jill' which liquid did Old Dame Dob use to patch Jack's nose?
A : Vinegar
Religion:Of which religion is Yellow Hat a sect?
A : Buddhism
Mythology: With which of King Dasaratha's daughters-in-law does the river flowing by Panaji shares its name?
A : Mandovi, Bharata's wife
Feluda: Who is the only Italian Renaissance painter to have his name as part of a Feluda adventure title?
A : Tintoretto, in Titoretto-r Jishu
Food: Which will be you be if you are eating squid koliwada at Mahesh Lunch Home?
A : Mumbai
Kolkata: In which building is Gaganendra Shilpa Pradarshansala housed?
A : Kolkata Informantion Centre or Kolkata Tathya Kendra
Final Round 1
Board Game: What was invented after studying the front page of the New York Times for months to calculate how often each of the 26 letters in the Roman alphabet is used in English words?
A : Alfred Butts invented Scrabble in 1931
Mathematical Modelling: According to researchers Victor Eguiluz and Martin Zimmermann, of the Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Study, Mallorca, Spain, which group of professionals are driven by herd instinct, just as sheep move en masse across a hillside, or as migrating wildebeest pour across the plains of Africa?
A : Stockbrokers
Prizes: If you received the Aventis Prize for writing, what was subject of your book?
A : Popular Science
Current Affairs: Who granted himself a series of increasingly grand titles, including President of Life, Conqueror of the British Empire, and even King of Scotland?
A : Idi Amin
Music History: In 1969, on August 15 as India celebrated its 22nd Independence Day, what did a crowd of 40,000 people attend in New York?
A : The Woodstock Music and Art Festival
Painting: Which painter in his early years signed his name Ruiz Blasco after his father, but decided to use his mother's name from about 1901?
A : Pablo Picasso
Music: Who is often reffered to as by some rap music fans as the 'great white hope'?
A : Eminem
Transport: In Finland, what is known as rautatie or iron road?
A : Railway
Final Round 2
European History: What was known in the communist world as an "antifascist wall of protection"?
A : Berlin Wall
Invention: Which invention did the inventor demonstrate to the Royal Institution and a reporter from The Times on January 26, 1926 in the Soho district of London?
A : Television
Egyptology: What was the name of Queen Nefertiti's famous stepson?
A : Tutankhamen
Food: Citrate Caffein, 1 oz; Ext. Vanilla, 1 oz; Flavouring, 2.5 oz; F.E. Coco, 4 oz; Citric Acid, 3 oz; Lime Juice, 1 Qt; Sugar, 30 lbs; Water, 2.5 Gal; Caramel sufficient; Mix Caffeine Acid and Lime Juice in 1 Qt; Boiling water add vanilla and flavouring when cool. Flavouring: Oil Orange, 80; Oil Lemon, 120; Oil Nutmeg, 40; Oil Cinnamon, 40; Oil Coriander, 40; Oil Neroli, 40; Alcohol, 1 Qt. Let stand 24 hours.
A : Coca Cola
Films: The setting for Jane Campion's film 'The Piano' is a country known to its original inhabitants as Aotearoa (pronounced as AO-TEA-ROA). How do we know it better?
A : New Zealand QM's info: It is the Maori name for the island country. March 27, 2001 is the day of the Oscars and 'The Piano' won 3 Oscars for Holly Hunter, Ann Paquin and Jane Campion.
Sports: In 1936, members of an organization named Hanuman Vyayam Pracharak Mandal from Amraoti (pronounced as: AAM-RAO-TEE) found themselves in Berlin. What were they doing there?
A : To present kabaddi as a demonstration sport at the Olympics
Food: Which is the most widely known Kashmiri meat dish in India?
A : Rogan Josh
Politics: Which Indian politician and party chief is the son-in-law of the former Indian test cricketer Sadashiv Shinde?
A : Sharad Pawar
Final Round 3
General Knowledge:Which two Shakespearean characters represent two letters of the 'International identification System'?
A : Romeo and Juliet
Harry Potter: In the Harry Potter series, Ali Bashir is an angry wizard. His anger is about an embargo. What is the embargo on?
A : Flying Carpets
Slogans: Whose motto is "In God we trust, everything else we check"?
A : Airline Pilots
Kolkata: Which form of Kolkata entertainment owes its origin to a Russian?
A : Theatre, Lebedev was the person who started it
Language: Which is the only English word that originated from the name of a Hindu God?
A : Juggernaut from Lord Jagganath
Entertainment: T'Pau is a music group that got its name from a character from an NBC TV series. Name T'Pau's enterprising son?
A : Mr Spock, of Star Trek
Science: Light travelled in one 299,792,458th of a second. What?
A : Definition of a Metre
Cartoon: Which cartoon character collects decorated belt buckles?
A : Shaggy Rogers of Scooby Doo
Final 'What Connects' Round
Which five-letter word links: 'Individual Psychology' and 'The Woman' (as in Sherlock Holmes)?
A : Adler; Alfred A. Adler and Irene Adler
Which five-letter word links: Tombaugh's discovery, Walt Disney and nuclear fissionable?
A : Pluto, Planet discovered by Clyde Tombaugh; Pluto the dog and Plutonium
Which five-letter word links: Epius; Marx Brothers; hippopotamus; 30o N and S?
A : Horse: The man who built the Trojan Horse; Horse Feathers(film); means river horse; horse latitudes
Which three-letter word links: Warren Beatty, Belgium Soccer and Tintin?
A : Red, The Reds(film); Red Devils; Red Rackham's Treasure
Which four-letter word links: Ringo Starr, Cassini division and nursery rhyme with plague connection?
A : Ring, Rings on hand; separation between Saturn's rings and Ring-a-ring-a roses
Which five-letter word links: An energy drink brand, Nurse and Bull, Greg Norman?
A : Shark
Which four-letter word links: Ratnakar, Ashok Banker and Arthur C. Clarke?
A : Rama, first two with Ramayana and Clarke wrote Rendezvous With Rama
Which five-letter word links: Murray Gell-Man, James Joyce and Strange?
A : Quark
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