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3. 30 Questions-15 by each
Quizmaster
All Questions carry One Point. Half
points are QM’s prerogative. No
Negatives.
All multiples of 5 are starred questions
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devices with internet access. Non
compliance will result in immediate
disqualification.
Best of Luck to all teams.
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4. 1) 1, Cherry Street New York City
was the address of whose first
house?
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6. 2) Why was November 15th
selected as Jharkhand’s Foundation
Day?
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8. 3) How do we better know an Arabic
word that means “Talking to
Women”?
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10. 4) The physical
appearance of this
character was
modelled on
whom?
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12. *5) Before facing the man on the left
the man in the hat said something.
What were these famous words?
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13. *5) “The bigger they are the harder
they fall.”
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14. 6) Who was America’s first
billionaire?
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16. 7) Alphonse Penaud’s rubber-band
powered ‘helicopter’ was gifted by the
Bishop of the United Brethren Church in
1878 to his kids. Who were they?
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18. 8) This element is used to give a
greenish colour to fireworks, used
in glass making, electronics (to
remove traces of gases in vacuum
tubes) Most commonly in a medical
test. Name this element?
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20. 9) Which European city currently
has more Obelisks than all of Egypt?
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22. *10) Vithaldas Patel, Sardar Patel’s elder
brother, also a Nationalist, first Indian
President of the Legislative assembly, was
imprisoned in 1930, leading to failed
health and early death in 1933 in Vienna.
To whom did he bequeath 2 lakh rupees
for the cause of Indian independence?
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24. 11) Identify the website?
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26. 12) Over 20 Cathedrals are named
after this person, who as a 19 year
old warrior saved Russia from
invasion from the Northwest.
Raised to sainthood despite being a
vassal of the Golden Horde.
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28. 13) Connect the
two films shown in
the visuals?
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29. 13) Gerard Depardieu
Producer of Sakha
Prosakha and acted in
Life of Pi.
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30. 14) The bright red flannel boating
jackets worn by the Lady Margaret
Boat Club, St. John's College,
Cambridge, gave their name to
what?
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31. 14) Blazer
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32. *15) Who said: “I have the perfect
cure for a sore throat. Cut it”
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34. 16) In which ground did Sourav
Ganguly make his international
debut?
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36. 17) Who wear these shoes?
(Generic Answer)
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37. 17) Ballerinas
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38. 18) By what name is King Kaushika
better known in Hindu Mythology?
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40. 19) The house of a famous person now an
interpretive centre on the individual’s life. Name the
city and the individual? (Connected with City of Joy)
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41. 19) Mother Teresa House in Skopje
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42. *20) Named by Eva Bonsdorff and Eeva
Jalavisto who studied an initial idea by Paul
Carnot studying red blood cell production. Used
for human treatment it later became the
medium for providing a significant increment of
VO2 max and was codenamed as Zumo (Spanish
for Juice) or after an American author famous
for his tales of macabre. Name this now
infamous compound?
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43. *20) Erythropoietin or EPO
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44. 21) The name of this Hindustani
Classical music Gharana is often
mistaken to have its origins from an
occupation. In reality it is named
after a town in the Shamli district of
Uttar Pradesh. Name this Gharana?
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45. 21) Kirana Gharana
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46. 22) These are
the most
common
symbols of
certification of
what in USA?
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47. 22) Kosher Food
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48. 23) Recently challenged by the
proposed Ram Temple to be built by
Mahavir Sthan Nyas Samity in
Ismailpur Bihar this is the tallest
Hindu temple to be built. To be
opened in 2016. Where is this being
built? (Visual Next two slides)
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51. 23) Mayapur.
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52. 24) Which Formula One Champion
has finished Runner-Up most
number of times in the
championships?
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54. *25) Traditionally
served at weddings and
important functions
name this dessert which
means crunch in the
mouth when its name is
translated?
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56. 26) Name the singer?
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58. 27) Song from the soundtrack of
which film?
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60. 28) Identify the Group?
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62. 29) Identify the Composer?
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64. *30) Name the female voice?
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