Siliguri Super Six Quiz Championship Roundup

What’s in Offer……
• Mixed Bag.(10)
• Written Round.(5)
• Mixed Bag II.(10)
• Written Round II.(5)
• Mixed Bag III.(10)
• Written Round III.(5)
• Mixed Bag IV.(10)

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• Look for the underlined words to answer.
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What’s in Offer….
 Q. 01 to 10
 Infinite Bounce + Pounce
 Marks for each correct answer :--
+ 10 marks : (Bounce)
+ 10 / - 05 : (Pounce)
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Siliguri Super Six (Grand Finale) I Quiz Master : Somnath Chanda
Q. 1 || FINALE
Wielding great strategic importance, it presently
occupies the trans-Morang region. Though known
since ancient times, it s importance rose after the
British rule.
What?

A. 1 || FINALE
Siliguri

Q. 2 || FINALE
Though it will never make it to the Michelin Guide, it is
almost certainly one of the world s exclusive eatery.
Opened in 2010, the most noted feature of this Subway
outlet was conceptualised as the 30-minute lunch break
of the prospective customers actually ran longer
because they had to wait for the elevators to ferry
them up and down. Thus, keeping up with the
development, this outlet gradually moved up .
Where can this unique eatery, set up inside a shipping
container, be found?

A. 2 || FINALE
New WTC Construction Site

Q. 3 || FINALE
Deeply influenced by Australian artist Shaun Tan and
British illustrator Quentin Blake s style, the creator
conceived this series pretty casually. Chronicling the life
of these two protagonists, it created quite a sensation
and made that already-popular person more
popular.
a) Identify the creator of these works. (vis – 1)
b) What is the inspiration behind this particular
artwork? (vis – 2)

Q. 3 || FINALE
1

Q. 3 || FINALE
2

A. 3 || FINALE
a) Upal (of Chandrabindoo)

A. 3 || FINALE
b) Chipko Movement

Q. 4 || FINALE
Since time immemorial, certain practice is followed to
maintain the sanctity and purity of the dohyō . Just
few years ago, it created news for the wrong reasons
when the Governor of Osaka was told to follow the
tradition, during the prize distribution ceremony of an
annual tournament. A similar thing happened recently
when Ryozo Tatami, the 67-year old mayor of a
Japanese town collapsed while giving a speech in
presence of a large gathering.
Which practice is that?

A. 4 || FINALE
Women are not allowed in a Sumo Ring

Q. 5 || FINALE
Alternatively known as Passport to Danger 97 ,
the James Bond-inspired crime thriller was directed
by Lamberto Avellana. Distributed by 20th Century Fox,
the multi-starrer film went unnoticed in the US and
was not released in the country it was intended to but
landed up in a dubbed version in the Philippines.
Who made her movie-debut by playing a character
named Reeta in that film which has since become very
popular among the trivia-hunters and quizzers?

Q. 5 || FINALE

A. 5 || FINALE
Zeenat Aman

A. 5 || FINALE

Q. 6 || FINALE
X Wars , authored by Mrs. Deborah Y raises the
question of the piety of the three noted Quaker
families - Y, Rowntree and Fry clans that dominated
the British food business in the 1920s. The companies
often tried to steal trade secrets by sending spies,
posing as employees, into the other s factories. All these
created a lot of drama and tension between them.
What, inspired by those drama-filled days, came out
around four decades later?

A. 6 || FINALE
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

A. 6 || FINALE

Q. 7 || FINALE
The Gandhian, featured in this
commemorative stamp, served
as the second CM of Gujarat. He
took part in Bardoli Satyagraha
and was sentenced to jail during
the Quit India Movement.
Despite all these, he is mostly
known for something else that
is presently giving a nightmare
to the administration.
What was he famous for?

A. 7 || FINALE
Panchayat System

Q. 8 || FINALE
After his schooling, X joined his father s construction
company. The first project under his supervision, a
cricket stadium for the Government College, had to be
abandoned because of the cross-border tension. Then
one fine day, X found some workers playing with the
local boys at that site. X got hooked and unknowingly
learnt a skill playing in that field littered with
construction materials. He later used that skill in
bigger stages with devastating effect.
a) Identify X.
b) What skill did he learn?

A. 8 || FINALE
a) Sarfraz Nawaz

A. 8 || FINALE
b) Reverse Swing

Q. 9 || FINALE
Vayu is a primary Hindu deity,
the Lord of the Winds, the
father of Bhima and the
spiritual father of Hanuman.
For what unholy reason, this
god came into discussion in
the recent times?

A. 9 || FINALE
His Mount is a Blackbuck & Bhai killed a
Blackbuck

Q. 10 || FINALE
According to one school of thought, this was the amount
of jewellery left by the women of the Chittor Fort, led
by Queen Padmavati, before committing the Jauhar in
1303. Others thought that it was the weight of the dead
Rajput soldiers when Akbar captured Chittor in 1568.
Nonetheless, the tradition of mentioning this over a
love-letter started way back and all these unfortunate
events added layers to the practice.
Where this particular aspect has been jocularly
depicted in popular culture?

A. 10 || FINALE
Saare Chuattor

 Q. 11 to 15.
 The round is about Mistakes.
 Every question is worth 10 points. In
case of part answers, 5 points will be
awarded.
 For Getting all 5 Correct, extra 15 points
will be awarded.
 All total, 65 points at stake.

Q. 11 || FINALE
Spot the mistake (probably, a
colonial hangover) in this
official 1950 FIFA-World Cup
Poster, concerning one of the
participating nation.

Q. 12 || FINALE
This famous Macintosh logo
was developed for the
introduction of the original
128k Mac back in 1984.
a) After whom it was, wrongly,
named?
b) Which renowned artist
was supposedly the original
inspiration?

Q. 13 || FINALE
In 1995, this bronze statue was
unveiled in front of Oriole Park at
Camden Yards, the home field of the
Baltimore Orioles.
a) Whose statue is this?
b) What is the mistake that evaded
the eyes for many years?

Q. 14 || FINALE
Mistake-laden few minutes at the
Kuwait International Shooting Grand Prix, 2012.
a) What was being played in the background?
b) What should be the correct one?

Q. 15 || FINALE
DDCA unveiled the Virender Sehwag Gate at Feroz
Shah Kotla Ground just a few months ago.
a) Spot the mistake.
b) Whose entry should rectify that mistake?

Q. 15 || FINALE

A. 11 || FINALE
Colonian British-Indian Blue Ensign Flag
emblazoned with the 'Star of India'
emblem in place of the Tricolour National
Flag of Independent India

A. 11 || FINALE

A. 12 || FINALE
a) Picasso

A. 12 || FINALE
b) Henri Matisse

A. 13 || FINALE
a) Babe Ruth

A. 13 || FINALE
b) He was a lefty but the statue was
clutching a right-handed fielder's glove

A. 16 || FINALE
a) The parody national anthem from the
film ‘Borat’

A. 14 || FINALE
b) National Anthem of Kazakhstan

A. 15 || FINALE
a) He is not the ‘Only Indian to score a
triple century in test cricket’.

A. 15 || FINALE
b) Karun Nair scored 303* vs England

 Q. 16 to 25
+ 10 / - 05 : (Pounce)
specified by QM

Q. 16 || FINALE
Literally meaning whimsical or impromptu pictures,
this has been in existence since the 12th century.
Initially when English translations were made, they
flipped the contents and the resultant lateral inversion
enraged the purists. Sanity was soon restored and even
the English translations started to follow the tradition.
What is being talked about which, apart from other
things, have also become a part of the educational
curriculum since 2000?

A. 16 || FINALE
Manga

Q. 17 || FINALE
Considered the father of chemical
warfare, he played a significant role
during WWI. Enthusiastically
supporting the German war effort, he
supervised the first major chlorine
gas attack during the 2nd Battle of
Ypres. He came into bigtime news in
1919 for some of his other works
which ultimately fetched him a
Nobel Prize.
Who?

A. 17 || FINALE
Fritz Haber

Q. 18 || FINALE
Mohan Lal, a cloth merchant from Bhopal and
Nagarmal Bajoria, a social worker from Bhagalpur are
two of the three people to have gained this
name/title mostly because of their single-minded
devotion and zeal to their mission. Financial losses
and social ridicule couldn t deter them. In fact, the
third one in this group have even inspired
a satirical tv-show.
What colloquial name/title has been bestowed upon
these three gentlemen?

Q. 18 || FINALE
Shri Bajoria Screenshot from the tv-show

A. 18 || FINALE
Dharti Pakad

Q. 19 || FINALE
Best known for her Impressionist style paintings,
Belgian artist Anna Boch also liked to promote many
young talents. She held one of the most important
collections of impressionist works of her time. To
help one of her brother Eugene s friends, she once
bought something for 400 Francs in 1890 which in
due course of time, became a favourite piece of
information for the trivia hunters.
What was so special about that buy?

A. 19 || FINALE
‘The Red Vineyard’ – only painting by
Van Gogh to be sold in his lifetime

Q. 20 || FINALE
Before IPL 2, KKR team management was
contemplating to buy a few players as suggested by
their then-head coach John Buchanan. One of them, an
ambidextrous batsman who was yet to play a single
first class match & another one was a good leg spinner
with a knack of playing quickfire innings.
Who are these two KKR-rejects?

A. 20 || FINALE
Smith & Warner

Q. 21 || FINALE
a) Find the connection between these two clips taken
from two different cinematic ventures around 17
years apart.
b) If we consider the original one, then who was
common to all these three ventures?

A. 21 || FINALE
a) Alam Ara

A. 21 || FINALE
b) Wazir Muhammad Khan

Q. 22 || FINALE
A key figure in the Suffragette Movement, Anasuya
was a pioneer of the women s labour movement in
India. She founded the Ahmedabad Textile Labour
Association, India's oldest union of textile workers, in
1920. She once led a strike against Mill Owner s
Association, headed by a person named Ambalal.
How did that strike and the following legal battle in
the 9 s come back into public consciousness
within the last few decades?

Q. 22 || FINALE

A. 22 || FINALE
Sarabhai vs Sarabhai

Q. 23 || FINALE
Responding to a newpaper ad published by an wealthy,
highly-educated elderly gentleman , Countess Bertha
Kinsky applied for the job of the housekeeper. After a
very short stint, she decided to leave the job and marry
someone else. In the later years, she wrote a famous
book, Lay Down Your Arms which influenced her
previous master a lot.
a) How did her master respond to that?
b) In which way, she became a certain first ?

A. 23 || FINALE
a) Alfred Nobel instituted the Nobel Prize
(specifically for Peace)

A. 23 || FINALE
b) Bertha von Shuttner became the first
female recipient of the award

Q. 24 || FINALE
Ivorian sprinter Murielle Ahoure won lot of plaudits
after clinching the world title in the 60m World Indoor
Championships in Birmingham just a few months ago.
But she won lot more brownie points because of her
presence of mind during the post-race celebration.
What did she do?

A. 24 || FINALE
She celebrated with an Irish Flag after
reversing it

A. 24 || FINALE
Flag of Ivory Coast Flag of Ireland

Q. 25 || FINALE
Created by Dietrich Mateschitz, the
founder of Red Bull, the Taurus Award is
a highly coveted movie award. Instituted
in 2001, some of the films to get it were –
The Perfect Storm Best water work &
Gladiator Best work with an animal .
Jeannie Epper is the first lady to get this
award for Lifetime Achievement.
What is so special about this award?

A. 25 || FINALE
Awards for Stunts

 Q. 26 to 30.
 The round is a Tribute to a Noted Person.
 Marks for each correct answer
is 10 points.
 No points for guessing the subject of the
round.
will be awarded.

General Quiz (Grand Finale) I Quiz Master : Somnath Chanda
Q. 26 || FINALE
What is the common influence of these two musical
pieces?
(1st number is titled Sheep by GonjaSufi & the 2nd one is
titled Reminisce from Onra s dance album . .8.)

Q. 27 || FINALE
The director recently said sorry to his producer-
friend who lost a huge sum of money because of this
superflop movie.
Guess this flop movie which shares it name with this
Dev Anand-starrer.

Q. 28 || FINALE
This record-breaking film resulted a record increase
in the enrolment of no. of students in one particular
subject in different institutions across the world.
Just identify the film.

Q. 29 || FINALE
This second attempt at the Filmfare Awards, coming
three years after her first one, gave her the coveted
trophy.
Which was her first unsuccessful, but none-the-less
pathbreaking, attempt?

Q. 30 || FINALE
These two lovely-hummable numbers inspired
(knowingly or unknowingly) which later-day creation?

A. 26 || FINALE
____________

A. 27 || FINALE
Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja

A. 28 || FINALE
Jurassic Park

A. 29 || FINALE
_________

A. 30 || FINALE
__________

A. 30 || FINALE

 Q. 31 to 40
+ 10 / - 05 : (Pounce)
specified by QM

Q. 31 || FINALE
On December 20th, 2009, Najin & Fatu along with two
others arrived at Ol Pejeta from Dvur Kralove in the
Czech Republic. After the failure of all natural
attempts, the future now depends in the development
of in-vitro techniques and other complicated
procedures that have never before been attempted.
To raise USD 9 million for this mission, a GoFundMe
campaign called Make a _____ has been launched.
Who or what are they?

A. 31 || FINALE
Last two Northern White Female Rhinos

Q. 32 || FINALE
In 1958, engineer Medardo Fantuzzi built special
padding around the cockpit of a Maserati 250F and a
cushion to enable easier access to the pedals. The car
and the driver, much to the surprise of the crowd did
exceedingly well. Had it not been for the breaking of
the con-rod, history could have been a little different.
What was so special about this entire episode?

A. 32 || FINALE
Maria Teresa became the first woman
driver in F1

Q. 33 || FINALE
One of the most talked about digital radio channels,
Third Rock Radio plays the best new rock out there –
really out there! interspersed with regular news and
updates about the parent organisation.
Why is it named so?

A. 33 || FINALE
Earth being the ‘Third Rock’ from the Sun

Q. 34 || FINALE
Mathematician Paul Erdos had a special vocabulary.
Children were referred to as epsilons. People who
stopped doing mathematics had died . Music (except
classical music was noise whereas alcohol was
poison .
As per Erdos, who/what were captured and
liberated ?

A. 34 || FINALE
Married & Divorced

Q. 35 || FINALE
Regarded as a key element of the marine ecosystem, this
single celled plant-like organism was collected in the
South Atlantic but is found throughout the world's
oceans. It has been officially christened as
Syracosphaera azureaplaneta.
What is so unique about it s naming?

A. 35 || FINALE
Only organism to be named after a
tv-show

Q. 36 || FINALE
Writer of two autobiographies, innovatively titled –
One Life and The Second Life was famous for many
things, including his numerous affairs with rich and
famous ladies. Jokingly called the Doctor of Hearts,
one of his unfulfilled dreams was winning the Nobel
Prize. The reason, according to him, was his white
complexion.
Who?

A. 36 || FINALE
Dr. Christian Bernard

Q. 37 || FINALE
In the 4th season of immensely popular tv-show The
Odd Couple, the th episode was titled - The Pig Who
Came to Dinner. It showed the face-off between two
guest actors in a game/sports, famously associated
with diplomatic affairs.
Why the episode was so named?

A. 37 || FINALE
Billie Jean King gifted Bobby Riggs a
piglet, symbolic of male chauvinism

Q. 38 || FINALE
This 1568-built structure is pretty well known for it s
porcelain floor Chinese tiles. Every single tile is hand
painted and uniquely designed. The Chinese influence
happened because of the Spice Trade that was then
majorly controlled by the community who patronized
the landmark.
Which Indian but foreign-influenced landmark is this?

Q. 38 || FINALE

A. 38 || FINALE
Paradesi Synagogue or Mattancherry
Synagogue

Q. 39 || FINALE
A local cricket match between Calcutta Cricket Club and
Mohun Bagan in 1928, was abandoned under
controversial circumstances. One of the Bagan players
who reached late, didn t change into his cricket gears and
started to play in his dhoti-kurta. The opposition didn t
object. But when he got 2 wickets in 4 deliveries, CCC
raised an objection regarding that player s native attire.
In protest, MB came out of the field and after that for 6
years no match was played between these two teams.
Who was that deadly bowler?

A. 39 || FINALE
Goshto Pal

Q. 40 || FINALE
Originally supposed to be launched during a historic
occasion in 2016, the plan was put on hold for the
unexpected dictum. This limited edition item, part of
an iconic brand, has now been formally launched in
early 2018. For every unit made, $1 will be donated to
the organizations supporting women s causes.
Which gender-bender brand, sharing it s name with a
former tv-actress, is this?

A. 40 || FINALE
Jane Walker

 Q. 41 to 45.
 The round is about Inspirations.
 Every question is worth 10 points. In
case of part answers, 5 points will be
awarded.
will be awarded.

Q. 41 || FINALE
Acclaimed crime writer
Lawrence Block edited this
anthology of stories that uses
moody scenes found in the
works of which man-of-art to
create a host of stylised, often
harrowing tales?

Q. 42 || FINALE
This commemorative stamp, issued by the Turks &
Caicos Islands, celebrated the 150th birth anniversary
of an author.
a) Issued in 1985, which astronomical feature has
been highlighted?
b) The designing of the stamp is clearly inspired from
which pop-culture phenomena?

Q. 42 || FINALE

Q. 43 || FINALE
The first in a series, by
the debutante author
and certified Auto Geek,
is inspired from the
author s own
experiences while
growing up.
Identify the multi-
millionaire author .

Q. 44 || FINALE
In DC Comics Suicide Squad #35, X announced that
the US had finished making Y, a govt-funded super-
soldier having impressive weaponry fitted with A.I.
Interestingly, Y went rogue and as was revealed in
Suicide Squad #39, Y possessed all of Washington D.C.
with some sort of mind control, including X himself.
If X is clearly inspired from Donald Trump,
who/what is the supposed inspiration behind Y?

Q. 44 || FINALE

Q. 45 || FINALE
Picturisation of this Kamal Hassan sung number
titled Neela Vaanam from the movie Manmadan
Ambu was inspired by which videshi creation?

A. 41 || FINALE
Edward Hopper

A. 42 || FINALE
a) Halley’s Comet

A. 12 || FINALE
b) Climax scene of ‘Dr. Strangelove’

A. 43 || FINALE
John Cena

A. 44 || FINALE
The Wall

A. 45 || FINALE
‘Scientist’ by Coldplay

 Q. 46 to 55
+ 10 / - 05 : (Pounce)
specified by QM

Q. 46 || FINALE
Professor R. K. Joshi was an academic type designer
and calligrapher. Apart from designing the core Indian
fonts used in Microsoft Windows, he also designed
something in 1984. The colour orange, representing
the Indian ethos, along with the letter in Gurmukhi
conceptually complement each other. The enclosing
circle also symbolises a belief of security.
What is being described?

A. 46 || FINALE
Logo of PNB

Q. 47 || FINALE
A political
cartoon that
created
enough news
for obvious
reasons….
explain, what
was
happening?

A. 47 || FINALE
Signing of the Declaration of Emergency
by the then Indian President, F.A. Ahmed

Q. 48 || FINALE
In the late 1960s, Nike was planning to introduce a
running show named Aztec . But after it came to
notice that Adidas already had one named Azteca
Gold , Nike was forced to change the name.
In a game of upmanship, why did Nike finally choose
Cortez ?

A. 48 || FINALE
Named after Hernan Cortez who led an
expedition that caused the fall of the
Aztec Empire

Q. 49 || FINALE
There are only five instances of it. They are as follows :-
* Black : Sept. 11 commemoration.
* Green : On 2008 Earth Day.
* Silver : 10th anniversary of Sept 11.
* Silver : Barack Obama was bestowed with a
special honour in Dec, 2012 &
* Gray : Honouring the 100 most influential
photographs of all time in 2016.
What is being talked about?

A. 49 || FINALE
Non-Red Borders of TIME Magazine

Q. 50 || FINALE
In few important sequences of Yaadein, several
characters were introduced. On one occasion, silhoutte
of Nargis was used. The second such sequence
happened when a large number of characters were
required. To execute it perfectly, a much sought after
person was engaged.
What method was used?

A. 50 || FINALE
Cartoons of Mario Miranda was used

Q. 51 || FINALE
Hugely popular in different parts of the world,
Jarlsberg cheese has been described as clean and
rich, with a slightly sweet and nutty flavour.
Emmental is a yellow, medium-hard Swiss cheese that
originated in the area around Emmental, Bern. It has
a savory, but mild taste.
As per popular belief, where either of these two
feature prominently and said to be a cause of
mayhem many-a-times?

Q. 51 || FINALE

A. 51 || FINALE
Tom & Jerry Cartoons

Q. 52 || FINALE
According to govt. records, a Chinese tea trader by the
name of Tong Achew landed on the banks of Hooghly,
during the late 18th century. He was granted 650 bighas
of land for an annual rent of Rs 45 to set up a sugar
cane plantation and sugar factory by the then
Governor General Warren Hastings.
As per the popular belief, how Achew s contribution
to the society is still being remembered?

A. 52 || FINALE
Sugar is popularly called Chini/Cheeni
because of him
Memorial of Achew

Q. 53 || FINALE
In return to his job as a good samaritan, Mohammed
Din Jagir apparently asked for a transistor and
government help to get married to a girl he fancied.
Both his wishes were duly fulfilled. Moreover, he was
given the Padma Shri award.
What did he actually do?

A. 53 || FINALE
He helped Indian army to spot Pakistani
army men who entered from Kashmir
during 1965

Q. 54 || FINALE
Five of them started together. But Trinidad, San
Antonio, Concepción and Santiago couldn t make it.
History was ultimately made by Victoria which
unfortunately didn t provide due recognition to Juan
Sebastián Elcano.
What was it all about?

A. 54 || FINALE
Ferdinand Magellan’s Circumnavigation
around the World

Q. 55 || FINALE
Taken from an interview…What is being talked about?

A. 55 || FINALE

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