A set of 30 questions prepared by the members of G.O.V.B

1. G.O.V.B Omnibus: Vol II
A set of 30 questions from Team GOVB

2. Team G.O.V.B
Aditya Narayan Sen, Amlan Sanyal, Ankan Ray, Annway Ghosh, Arijit Mondal, Arnab
Mandal, Arunabha Banerjee, Avinash Mishra, Avishek Ghosh, Bodhisattva Basu, Debanjan
Mahapatra, Dipan Adhikary, Fahad Taslim, Indrayudh Ghosh, Piyush Kedia, Prateen Dhara,
Samyo Sengupta, Santonab Chakrobarty, Saswata Acharya, Shamsuddin Haider, Shankha
Ghosh Dastidar, Shiladitya Roy, Soumalya Chakrobarty, Soumya Brata Mahapatra, Soumya
Majumder, Souptik Das, Sourasis Bose, Sourav Bose, Sourjo Sengupta, Subhadeep Sarkar,
Sutanu Banerjee, Thirtharaj Sarkar.

3. 1
He wrote, “Each man kills the thing he loves, but a coward does it with a kiss”
and for more than a decade his innumerable fans have been stupidly proving
his point. Their wild affection is proving to be a harm to his tombstone.
So, Martin Holland, the 66-year-old grandson of this author, with the help of
Sheila Pratschke, the director of the Irish Cultural Centre in Paris
re-dedicated a cleansed and restored tomb in Pele Laiche cemetery of Paris,
now surrounded with a glass screen.
Identify this earnest man who died in Parisian exile in 1900, bankrupt and
disgraced by the British establishment and his own folly. Also, what caused
the decaying of his tombstone?
(Image next slide)
Avishek Ghosh

5. 1
Oscar Wilde, Lipstick stains
Avishek Ghosh

6. 2
Even though the country’s economy has seen several ups and downs over the
years, one industry has always thrived in a town in eastern India, well at least
the illegal one. Important places of the town like Chuabagh and Topkhana are
named after key ingredients from the industry. Even the soil of the region is
contains high amounts of Potassium Nitrate making it an ideal abode.
Which industry is this?
Which royal figure from Indian history was largely responsible for creating
this industry after shifting his capital to this town?
Sourasis Bose

7. 2
Munger Gun Industry, Mir Qasim
Sourasis Bose

8. 3
In one of her stories, Alolika Mukhopadhyay, a non-resident Bengali writer,
describes a Queens neighbourhood as Jaikishangunj, because of the high
population of Indians, Bangladeshi and Pakistani immigrants residing there.
Commonly shown in the Sub-continental Popular culture as a desi abode in
the heart of the largest metropolis of USA, identify this neighbourhood.
Arijit Mondal

9. 3
Jackson Heights
Arijit Mondal

10. 4
The artist wanted to create art through destruction. Hence, he asked Willem
de Kooning and Kooning helped him by drawing some lines with a pencil on a
canvas. In the following slide, you’ll see an infrared scan of the product, that
was ultimately created, featuring Kooning pencil drawings.
The artist considered the final product as an anachronistically created
spiritual precursor to his most famous multi-panel work from 1951.
What did he do to create the final product or What is its title? Who is this
artist?
The multi-panel work later went on to inspire a close friend of his, a
captivating genius in a different field. What did he create?
Debanjan Mahapatra

12. 4
Erase de Kooning, Robert Rauschenberg
4'33" by John Cage
Debanjan Mahapatra

13. 5
According to the American Library Association, a 1954 novel is the eighth most
frequently banned and challenged book in the nation. Critics have often
decried the the language and violence of the novel. Bullying is one of the main
plot lines, many have also interpreted a pro slavery ideology. Other than that,
the title of the book has been a source of discomfort for conservative
Americans who believe it references a demonic figure.
What is the book?
What is the source of discomfort for conservatives?
Amlan Sanyal

14. 5
Lord of the Flies, Beelzebub
Amlan Sanyal

15. 6
Identify the following winner of the Polar Music Prize , founded by Stig
Anderson, from his description.
2001: for his design of the _______, the first compact, easy-to-use
synthesizer, which paved the way to the realm of electronic sounds that has
revolutionized all genres of music during the past half-century."
Shankha Ghosh Dastider

16. 6
Robert Moog
Shankha Ghosh Dastider

17. 7
In 1928 a European newspaper organized a contest for young Kids. The prize
of the contest was a chance to go around the world in less than 80 days.
What was the occasion which prompted the paper to organize such a
contest?
A 15-year-old boy named Palle Huld won the contest and he circumnavigated
the world. The following year, a globetrotting boy reporter – fresh-faced with
a shock of bright red hair made his first appearance.
Who made his first appearance in 1929?
After the completion of his journey, Palle Huld was invited to America and he
met a British war veteran whose legacy doesn't end here.
Whom did Palle meet?
(Image next slide) Shamsuddin Haider

19. 7
100 year celebration of Jules Verne, Tintin , Baden-Powell
Shamsuddin Haider

20. 8
This policy came into force in the 1950s when an Australian doctor fell sick
with this on the Heard Island. In the early 1960s, Dr. Leonid Rogozov had to do
it himself with assistance from few laymen. As this thing is not necessary for
healthy living, Aussie doctors, who agree to join for an 8-9 month stay, do not
hesitate to have this scar.
Which scar is being talked about?
Saswata Acharya

21. 8
Appendix Operation before visiting Antarctica
Saswata Acharya

22. 9
Which artwork does this panel from “Asterix the Legionary” pay homage to?
The painting made a “tremendous inspiration” on another French artist, who
in fact modelled for one of the figures in it.
The influence can be clearly seen in the latter artist’s most influential work,
where, similar to this painting, a figure is seen lifting a flag, albeit for a very
different reason.
Which painting was inspired from said artwork?
(Image next slide)
Arnab Mandal

24. 9
The Raft of Medusa by Gericault; Liberty Leading the People by Delacroix
Arnab Mandal

25. 10
After starting off as a promising striker in Vasco Da Gama, he lost his way
slugging away in the lower leagues of Brazillian football, before finding himself
in Indian football striking up a deadly partnership with the Sikkimese Sniper.
Simply, name this striker whose predatory instincts of chasing down even the
goalkeeper for lost balls would eventually cost him dearly.
Souptik Das

26. 10
Christiano Junior
Souptik Das

27. 11
X was a mythical scholar, eminent physician and one of the important
members of the seven greats. He is believed to have contributed a lot to the
Indian medicinal and sacred texts.
Closer home, one of his namesakes failed to provide the daily medicinal
supplement of a piece of Allium sativum to his employer, snapping his daily
routine since 1986. His small mistake was easily caught by someone practicing
his observation skills.
Identify X and his employer.
Bodhisattva Basu

28. 11
Bharadwaj, Lalmohan Ganguly/Jatayu
Bodhisattva Basu

29. 12
The figure (Image in next slide) was discovered by drones and further
processed and recreated with the help of AI as recently as November 2019.
What were researchers having another look at when they came across this
figure in addition to other well known zoomorphic designs? Greenpeace were
greatly criticised for their handling of a campaign that wanted to make these
designs the symbols of an ecologically sustainable future.
Which platform was used by researchers after being trained to answer the
questions about the mysteries and make sure that the designs were never in
jeopardy like in the case of Greenpeace?
Arunabha Banerjee

31. 12
Nazca Lines in Peru, IBM Watson
Arunabha Banerjee

32. 13
The following instrument is used by some brands of Kraft and Del Monte
among many others to test the quality of their products by identifying the
point on the scale to which their products have progressed during testing.
Tell me what does it test or what is this instrument called?
Image follows
Prateen Dhara

34. 13
Consistometer to measure the viscosity of the product (ketchup, mustard
etc)
Prateen Dhara

35. 14
The Lofoten Islands of Norway is a hostile place to live in because of its
closeness to the North Pole. A group of scientists tried to find out how Vikings
survived in this region in such a low amount of sunlight and found that they
used to get the desired amount of Vitamin D from a member of the Gadidae
family. The island still depends on this member a lot and thus, a Financial
Times article gave this island a three word nickname, changing the first word
of a sobriquet used most famously for an Indian state.
What source is this and what nickname was given to the island?
Saswata Acharya

36. 14
Codfish, Cod's Own Country
Saswata Acharya

37. 15
This movie released in an era where the video game had only just penetrated
the Indian market. Hordes of fascinated children had abandoned their
primitive playthings and got hooked onto PCs and consoles.
Soon, however, shops across the country reported a substantial jump in sales
of a particular wooden object (along with its associated knickknacks) - a
curious phenomenon which proved that the movie had more than earned its
qualifications.
Even as parents worried about their kids picking up unsanitized language,
they were happy that, at least momentarily, they had been cured of an
unhealthy addiction in favour of a royal target.
Identify the movie. Which object's dipping sales did it help revive, thus giving a
new lease of life to a dying pastime?
Sourjo Sengupta

38. 15
Carrom, Munna Bhai MBBS
Sourjo Sengupta

39. 16
Standing on 1 W 72nd St, New York, NY 10023, USA this Grotesque house has
many stories ingrained in its spooky quarters. Usually at the time of
construction it was far from Manhattan in a less crowded area. Named after a
state of Mississippi plains, this building has been pivotal for two movies.
In later half of 60s, this building was turned in to a gloomy apartment where
the lead conceives and gives birth to her Demonic offspring.
In first half of 80s, first in the series of three, shows a motley group of four
going on a mission to free this apartment from Zuul, loyal servant of Sumerian
Evil goddess of shapeshifting and sadism who is worshipped by satanic cults.
Give me the films. What un-peaceful event took place here in 1980 broke
millions of heart?
Subhadeep Sarkar

41. 16
Rosemary's baby, Ghostbusters, Assasination of Lennon
Subhadeep Sarkar

42. 17
Nvidia is a company primarily known for making graphics chips for the
desktop and data centre. However, they also make the Tegra X, a chip for
autonomous vehicles.
It is probably named so because of his mental prowess and his ability to locate
people all over the world and is especially deft at locating a certain subsection
of people.
Just give me X.
Indrayudh Ghosh

43. 17
Xavier
Indrayudh Ghosh

44. 18
In this movie from the past five years , despite the gravity of the situation, a
bunch of uniformed men sit down for lunch in the wilderness. Over the course
of their meal, they are served thinly sliced and salted beetroot.
What do they exclaim on seeing it, punning on their primary opponents'
customary greeting?
Which movie?
Piyush Kedia

45. 18
Laal Salad
Newton
Piyush Kedia

46. 19
DAG Museum, along with Victoria Memorial, has been organising several
online exhibitions in the lockdown. A recent exhibition depicts the Bengali
artist Chitto Prasad Bhattacharya and his fearless depiction of the troubled
situation of the proletariat in the country.
A professor from Jadavpur University, associated with the exhibition, referred
to this exhibition with the first line of a poem, making it apt with respect to
the artist as well as the theme.
Give me the line.
Debanjan Mahapatra

47. 19
Chitto Jetha Bhoy Shunyo
Debanjan Mahapatra

48. 20
Made by the Burmese cooks skilled in curdling techniques and molded under
the supervision of their Portuguese employers, the item soon amalgamated
into the local cuisine. Though it was always somewhat of a niche food, an
essential item in the culinary history of Bengal is only made in the villages of
Tarakeshwar and Bishnupur nowadays, unlike its suffix.
Today as the shopping mall revolution is sweeping Calcutta and its suburbs
pushing old establishments away, this institution, situated in the heart of the
city’s elite precinct and designed and completed by the East India Railway
Company, still enjoys the monopoly of this product.
Item and the establishment, please.
Avishek Ghosh

49. 20
Bandel Cheese , S.S Hogg Market(New Market)
Avishek Ghosh

50. 21
A certain Joseph Mallord, who is much famed for his expressive colourisations,
imaginative landscapes and turbulent oceanic paintings, painted this. Who’s
the artist, whose surname is the noun form of an art mastered by Shane
Warne,Murli?
The place depicted in this painting finds mention in different literary pieces of
Shakespeare ,Oscar Wilde in mobydick etc. The beautiful game of cricket used
to take place here in specific time of the year which unfortunately stopped in
2003. In 2006 a BBC crew tried to play the stunt of cricket here but it was
stopped randomly and even caused death threats.
How did Cricinfo describe it with three words, “Real ____ ___”, as the last
two words saw multiple instances in the 2019 WC?
Shamsuddin Haider

52. 21
JMW Turner, Wash Out
Shamsuddin Haider

53. 22
Revered for his acclaimed works as a set designer in films like Jodha Akbar,
Devdas and Lagaan, Nitin C. Desai managed to pull off the job of his lifetime, in
less than two days. Approximately 9000 sq. ft in size and 30 m in height, the
set of the climactic sequence of what is said to be the most riveting thriller of
recent times, was designed by Desai and modelled on the historic Raigad Fort.
What is being talked about?
Arijit Mondal

54. 22
Stage for Maharasthra CM’s oath taking ceremony
Arijit Mondal

55. 23
Identify the establishment which this plaque honours, often erroneously attached
to a certain painter. (IMAGE)
What happened here on a certain date around a decade ago? (IMAGES)
#kolstylz
Sourjo Sengupta

58. 23
Nandalal Bose , Baishe Shrabon movie was shot here.
Sourjo Sengupta

59. 24
What Panini called Vidura('far away city') was in-fact the most important
mining center of the mineral in South India and there might have been more
than one- for example, one in Tamil Nadu, housing a famous engineering
college in present time and one in Karnataka.
The one is Karnataka shares its name from something closer home, west to
the Hooghly River, a place for pilgrimage for people all over the world across
religions.
The Greeks took the word and modified it, the Latin did it further and now the
word we know of, sits at the top in the second row of the Periodic Table.
Explain the etymology of the word in question
Avinash Mishra

60. 24
Beryllium, coming from Belur.
Avinash Mishra

61. 25
Instead of putting X , one of the notorious Nazi butchers behind the bars for
his atrocities towards Jews , the US govt. recruited him as a deep cover spy in
Latin America to accomplish their prime objective , i.e , to thrash the rise of
communism . Though there is not enough evidence to prove X’s boasting of a
certain deadly act , he was directly or maybe indirectly associated with a
heinous crime that had revolutionary repercussions later on both of the
continents and on the whole world.
Identify X , whose surname will remind you of a certain Mrs. R Handler’s
brainchild and What did he boast of?
Thirtharaj Sarkar

62. 25
Klaus Barbie boasted of Hunting down Che Guevara
Thirtharaj Sarkar

63. 26
Goddess Rán and the jötunn Ægir both personify the sea, and together they
have nine daughters who personify waves. Each daughter's name reflects
poetic terms for waves. Scholars have theorized that these daughters may be
connected to X's birth as X was the son of nine different mothers.
X, also known as the whitest of all the gods, has a form of cosmic awareness
making him able to sense a variety of things across the vastness of time and
space.
Id X, whose 2011 portrayal caused a many tides of indignation.
What was the controversy all about?
Dipan Adhikary

64. 26
Heimdall, Black actor Idris Elba to play Heimdall, the whitest god
Dipan Adhikary

65. 27
This myth had its origin in Germany and in Scandinavian countries in the 19th
century, inspired by Norse gods who are pictured wearing similar objects.
Also, several romantic plays in the late 19th century, especially designs by Carl
Emil Doepler for production of Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of
the Nibelung) was credited for inspiring this. The object in question can be
found associated with several sports team, big ones including one in
Minnesota and one in Kolkata. While the one depicted for Minnesota is the
myth,the one depicted in Kolkata is more or less the correct representation.
What myth is talked about here?
Aditya Narayan Sen

66. 27
Horns in Viking Helmet
Aditya Narayan Sen

67. 28
It was Margaret Donnelly who first setup this business in Bengal in 1855 as the
industry in Scotland preferred to establish production hub near raw materials.
During industrial revolution, this Scottish city thrived with marmalade
industry and journalism whereas the main reason for the city to grow was the
aforementioned business.
Identify the business and the city.
Donnelly started six factories in total, his second one was in October, 1856
when he was struggling a bit to get local investors.
Who was the main investor of that factory situated just on the banks of
Ganges in Kolkata?
Sutanu Banerjee

68. 28
Jute , Dundee , Wajid Ali Shah
Sutanu Banerjee

69. 29
To trace a certain El Dorado , Zac O'Yeah , a Swedish writer , extensively
spent 3 days to find clues that would lead him to it. He found out that the
post office have a zip code 577411, which belongs to Agumbe, a town in Malnad
district. Upon going there, he found the house of Kasturi akka (Image in next
slide) and the "circle" statue of Frederic Lawley.
What was he trying to trace?
His recent book "Once upon a time in Scandanavistan", that mirrors the
current social scenario, is about a ghettoed swedish minority group in
Goutampuri( nee Gothenburg) India.
For which supposed crime were they Ghettoed?
Subhadeep Sarkar

71. 29
Malgudi.
For consumption of beef.
Subhadeep Sarkar

72. 30
This courtyard, divided into red & white squares is named after which
ancient Indian game in which the maximum one can score is 25 ?
(Image follows)
The palace which houses this court is located in a heritage city in UP
founded in 1571 to celebrate the victorious campaign of the Badshah in
Gujarat.
Which city?
Soumya Brata Mahapatra

74. 30
Pacheesee, Fatehpur Sikri
Soumya Brata Mahapatra

75. For bouquets and brickbats
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