1) The document is a quiz containing 20 questions and answers conducted by Hirok Nayan Bhuyan at the AEC Quiz Club pre-Puja event on 27/08/2014. 2) The questions cover topics like history, sports, science, literature and geography and ask the participants to identify people, places, events and inventions. 3) Some of the notable questions and answers include identifying the inventor of the night vision goggles, the stadium that houses Father Time at Lords Cricket Ground in London, and the first organization to provide a loan to independent India.

1. AEC Quiz Club
PRE-PUJA HUB QUIZ
Hub Quiz on 27/08/2014
By
Hirok Nayan Bhuyan
5th Semester, Electrical
Assam Engineering College, Guwahati- 13

2. Q1) Connect-Name the person
in news.

3. K Radhakrishnan

4. Q2) US engineer William Spicer
was the first to develop this in
1942 using a light sensitive
photocathode which can release
electrons. These electrons are
accelerated towards a phosphor
screen to emit/project light.
What ???

5. Night Vision Googles

6. Q3) Whose ad campaign is this ?

7. Volkswagen Beetle

8. Q4)After the invention of battery
by Volta, he invented the first
lamp powered by electrical
source using around 2000 voltaic
cells in 1809 ; long long before
Edison’s electric bulb came into
being.
Who ?
What is the lamp called ?

9. Sir Humphry Davy
Arc Lamp

10. Q5) Which La Liga team plays its
home matches at the Mestalla?

11. Valencia

12. Q6)In which stadium would you
find this?

13. Father Time at Lords
Cricket Stadium

14. Q7) Who holds the world record
for most gold medals earned by a
female at a single track meet? (5
gold medals in 100,200,400m
sprints, 400m hurdles and 4x400m
relay )

15. P T Usha

16. Q8) The X Cup is the trophy presented
to the winner of the Kontinental
Hockey League (KHL) playoffs in
Russia. It was named after X because
the final match of the inaugural KHL
season took place on April 12, an
important milestone in Russian history.
Who is X?

17. Gagarin Cup

18. Q9) Celebrity
endorsements begin
way back in 19th
century when
Queen Victoria
endorsed a product.
This brand is still in
existence. Name it

19. Shikha Sota

20. Q10) Identify the person or tell
me his claim to fame. Look the
picture carefully. (picture in
next slide)

22. He is KARUNABHIRAM RAJKHOWA.
(কৰুণাভিৰাম ৰাজখ াৱা)
One of the members of the
winning team of the First Quiz
held in India at Cotton College,
Guwahati in July 30,1964.
An ex AECIAN !!!

23. Q11) ______ lent $34 million to
India for railway reconstruction
and development on August 19,
1949.
Which organization gave this loan ?
Significance ?

24. World Bank
First Bank loan in Asia
First Bank loan signed by a
woman

25. Shikha Sota
Q12) This business was found
by former lawyer named
Ardershir ______. This group
supplied 1.7 million ballot for
Independent India’s first
General Election in 1951 and
produced the first animal fat
free soap, 1918.

26. Founded by Ardershir Godrej

27. Q13) This British television show devised
by Bill Wright drew inspiration from his
experiences of being interrogated by
the Gestapo during World War II.
Which show?

29. Q14)He known by title of
“Natyacharjya”
Pioneer of Kohinoor Theatre in
Assam.
Who ??

30. Brajanath Sarma
ব্ৰজনাথ শমমা

31. Q15) He wrote only four books
in his lifetime. An infamous
leader of yesteryears.
His first book “Zabira”
His 4th and last book “The King”

32. Saddam Hussein

33. Q16) Which Assam Sahitya
Sabha president and noted
historian was conferred upon
the title “Raibahadur”?

34. Surya Kumar Bhuyan
সূৰ্যময কুমাৰ িূঞা

35. Q17) This 141m tall bridge is
slated to become the tallest in the
world from the point of view of
pillar height surpassing the
existing tallest of Mala-Rijeka
viaduct on Belgrade-Bar railway
line in Europe where the height of
pillars is 139 m. Where is it being
constructed ??

37. Jiribam – Tupul
(Jiribam-Tupul- Imphal
Railway Project, Manipur,
India)

38. Q18) What is Schoveille Scale used to
measure ??

39. Hottness of a chilly

40. Q19) Whose
autobiography ??

41. 14th Dalai Lama.

42. Q20) Who is the only person
to have won medals in both
Olympics and Paralympics ???

43. Eddie Egan