3. RULES
A quiz master can do no
wrong on his day. So his
decision is final and binding
upon all at least for the next
four hours.
4. 30 QUESTIONS, BEST EIGHT TEAMS WILL QUALIFY FOR THE
FINAL.
2 MARKS FOR EVERY CORRECT ANSWER.
PART MARKING FOR TWO PART QUESTION
* MARKED QUESTIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR BREAKING
TIE, IF NECESSARY.
MARKS OBTAINED IN PRELIMINARY ROUND WILL BE CARRIED
FORWARD TO THE FINAL.
ALL MOBILE PHONES MUST BE SWITCHED OFF.
LET US START.
8. 2
• This term is derived from the legend that,
though Xs are mute during the rest of their
lives, but sing beautifully and mournfully just
before their death.
• Now the word is used figuratively and most
commonly to refer to 'farewell tours' or 'final
performances‘.
What is the good word?
12. 4
• X was in pursuit of a female to make her
perform in his dream project but could not find
anyone, not even a prostitute or a dancing girl
agreed to do so. Finally he discovered Y, a
cook/waiter in a restaurant on Grant Road
Mumbai who gave his nod to participate in the
project and the rest was history.
• Identify X and Y.
16. 6
In ancient Greek mythology X are
the inspirational goddesses
of literature, science and the
arts.
In current English usage, X can
refer to a person who inspires an
artist.
A very popular English word Y
refers to a place wherein the Xs
were worshipped.
ID both X and Y.
18. 7
• This king was part of a core group
including Jagat Seth, Mir Jafar, Omichund, Ray
Durlabh and others, that conspired against Siraj-
ud-Daulah and colluded with Robert Clive. He
remained in friendly terms with Robert Clive.
This relationship managed to reprieve him in
1760s from the execution order of Nawab Mir
Qasim by Robert Clive, who not only overruled it
but honoured him with the title ‘Maharaja’. He
is believed to be the pioneer of introducing a
famous religious festival in Bengal. Id the king
and the festival.
20. 8*
The Observer put the derby at the top of their list of
"50 sporting things you must do before you die”. The
Daily Telegraph ranked this match as the "biggest
club rivalry in world football.”
Name the derby and identify both the teams.
22. 9
Discovered in the cloud forest
of Bolivia, this Sehuencas
water frog, named X was
once thought to be the
world's 'loneliest' frog due to
being the last of its kind. But
after a long hunt of ten years
its female mate, named Y has
been discovered in 2019 in
Bolivia to reprieve X from
eternal solitude.
How are X and Y aptly named
by the scientist?
24. 10
• Known as Pachadi in southern India
this condiment is made with yogurt
together with raw or cooked vegetables
or often fruit.
• Identify the side dish, served with a
main course and traces its naming
origin from two Sanskrit words meaning
pungent and black mustard.
26. 11 During picturisation of this song, poster of
another movie of the same producer is
prominently displayed in the background as a
part of advertisement campaign. Identify the
movie being displayed during this song.
28. 12
If this female only exhaustive series
has to be gender neutral, fill the void
by the missing entrant & the logic to
connect all of them.
29. Ans
Chile’s Marcelo Rios, Tennis players
who achieved no. 1 ranking without
winning any Grand Slam ever.
30. 13
• She became the chief Mughal empress for a
very short stint of three months only in 1627
during the troubled time of the Mughal reign
and was held captive after the brutal killing
of her husband Emperor Shahryar by
Shahajan.
• Identify the tragic queen of Indian history
who is also the subject of a Bengali literary
classic.
32. 14*
The island nation comprising
thirty two atolls, shown within
the box is always the first
country in the world to witness
the New Year on being the
easternmost country of the
world.
That apart, the country holds
one of the rarest unique features
due to its location.
Name the country and what
unique identity does it hold?
33. Ans
• Kiribati
• It’s the only country to exist simultaneously
in all the four hemispheres of the world
(North, South, East and West).
39. 17
• A new representation of Sherlock Holmes
reversing the genders in which Dr. John
Watson is a female with the name Dr. Joan
Watson and nemesis of Sherlock Holmes
Jim Moriarty as Jamie Moriarty played by
Lucy Liu and Natalie Doromer respectively.
The series has been directed by Robert
Doherty. Name the series I am talking
about.
43. 19
• This Fort is believed to
have been built in the
14th or 15th
century by king
Ramachandra, from the
Jitari Dynasty. The
capital city of one of
the states of India is
also named after this
fort. Name the capital
city.
45. 20. In an exclusive list of three Indians in
certain logic if left one is the first and right one
is the last, then who will be in the middle and
what is their unique achievement?
47. 21
• This area was part of Shakuni’s kingdom and
named after the river which goes through it. It is
believed that the dice-game was played there
and after the attempted disrobing of Draupadi,
she cursed the river for being mute witness to
her humiliation that any one who would drink
the water of the river would be filled with an
unquenchable thirst for vengeance. Thus it had
helped the river to survive unpolluted by man
and remains one of India’s most pristine rivers.
• Name this river.
51. 23
• Dina Sanichar, an
Indian from the late
19th century is
widely believed as
the real-life
inspiration for a
popular fictional
character. Id this
famous fictional
character.
55. 25*
• The members of ‘The Institute of the Blessed
Virgin Mary’ are commonly known as the
Sisters of X. It is a Roman Catholic religious
congregation of women dedicated to
education founded by an
Englishwoman, Mary Ward, in 1609. The
congregation takes its name from X in Italy
where Ward used to pray. What is X?
57. 26
• During Raj Days Dacoits used to strangulate
innocent passersby with a lasso like rope, before
taking away with all their belongings. But if they
were caught, they were publicly “hanged” from
the trees in a certain area of Kolkata.
• The present name of this place derived from the
fact that the British couldn’t pronounce the
Bengali word properly and anglicized the name
with a more decorative English name.
• Which area of Kolkata is it?
58. Ans - Fancy Lane
• The name Fancy is surprisingly
derived from “phansi”-
meaning hanging.
61. 28*. What would you Put in the
QUESTION mark to get a catch
phrase?
62. Ans – Japan se leke Russia, Australia
se lekar Amercia…
63. 29
• This plant is native to Africa. There is a story
that a Sheikh Omar, a doctor-priest from
Yemen during exile, tried chewing berries
from this plant but found them to be bitter.
When he boiled them, the resultant soup
sustained him for days. He was apparently
made a saint for this discovery. What is this
soupy thing?