1. College of Engineering Chengannur
presents
UTSAV ‘11 – GENERAL QUIZ
FINALS
By: Nigel Thomas

2. ROUND 1
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INFINITE BOUNCE
8 QUESTIONS
5 POINTS
Clockwise

3. 1
X was born at Kayamkulam. X attended
schools in Kayamkulam and Mavelikara. He
drew the sleeping posture of one of the
teachers in classroom, this made the
headmaster angry. But then he was
encouraged by his uncle who saw in him great
potential. After schooling, X studied painting
at Raja Ravi Varma School of Painting at
Mavelikara. X’s drawings attracted even Lord
Willington and Lord Linlithgow. X founded the
Children's Book Trust and later in 1965, the
International Dolls Museum too . Who is X ?

4. Answer is

5. K. Shankar Pillai/ Cartoonist Shankar

6. 2.
• X is a bronze sculpture by Arturo Di Modica that stands
in Bowling Green Park which he installed without
permission in front of _______in December 1989. It
depicts the symbol of aggressive financial optimism
and prosperity. In 2004, Di Modica announced that the
sculpture was for sale, on condition the buyer does not
move it from its present location. The sculpture is both
a popular tourist destination which draws thousands of
people a day, as well as “one of the most iconic images
of New York”. In 2010, a similar X sculpted by Di
Modica which looks "younger" and "stronger" was
installed in Shanghai.
• What is the sculpture X ?

7. Answer is

8. “Charging Bull” in front of
NYSE, Wall Street

9. 3. Identify this Trophy

10. Answer is

11. Ranji Trophy

12. 4.
• _____________is an upcoming Hindi drama,
thriller and black comedy film directed by
Vishal Bhardwaj, based on Ruskin Bond's short
story Susanna's Seven Husbands. It was first
scheduled for release on 21 January 2011, but
has now been postponed to 18 February 2011
i.e. today......
• Name the movie.

13. Answer is

15. 5.
• In Greek mythology X was a goddess who
personified victory, also known as the Winged
Goddess of Victory , X assumed the role of the
divine charioteer to Zeus for the Titan War
against the older deities. X flew around
battlefields rewarding the victors with glory
and fame. The name of an American antiaircraft missile system was put after X. A figure
of X with a vessel was the design of the Jules
Rimet trophy and the later FIFA World Cup
trophy also. Name X.
( pic. in next slide )

17. Answer is

18. Nike

19. 6.
• Starting as an annual literature festival at Powys,
Wales for ten days from May to June, devised by
Norman and Peter Florence in 1988, this festival
was described by Bill Clinton in 2001 as "The
Woodstock of the mind“. The festival has
expanded in recent years and now includes
musical performances and film previews. It has
also expanded internationally and sister festivals
take place in Nairobi, Zacatecas, Maldives, Kerala,
Beirut, Belfast, Cartagena, the Alhambra Palace,
Parc Prison in Bridgend and Segovia.
• Name the Festival.

20. Answer is

22. 7. Identify the female voice

23. Answer is

25. 8. Id this Jumbo

26. Answer is

28. Round 2
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Written Round
Fill in the Blanks type
10 Blanks from A to J
Each answer carries 5 points
‘Bonus’ of 10 points if all answers are correct

29. Socrates Scholasticus, in his Ecclesiastical
History, gives a full description of the
discovery of ‘A’. In it he describes how ‘B’, ‘C’s
aged mother, had the temple destroyed and
the Sepulchre uncovered. ‘C’, who was the
first ‘D’ Emperor to convert into ‘E’ , rebuilt
the city of ‘F’ and name it after him as ‘G’ and
build the Old ‘H’ on the site of martyr of ‘I’ a
disciple of ‘J’ .

30. • Please exchange your answer sheets

31. Answers

32. Socrates Scholasticus, in his Ecclesiastical
History, gives a full description of the
discovery of True Cross (A). In it he describes
how Helena (B), Constantine (C)'s aged
mother, had the temple destroyed and the
Sepulchre uncovered. Constantine (C), who
was the first Roman(D) Emperor to convert
into Christianity(E) , rebuilt the city of
Byzantium(F) and name it after him as
Constantinople(G) and build the Old St.
Peter’s Basilica(H) on the site of martyr of St.
Peter (I) a disciple of Jesus Christ (J) .

33. Round 3
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Infinite Bounce
8 questions
5 points
Anti clockwise

34. 1.
Identify this renowned
musician at his youth

35. Answer is

37. 2. Name the Indian Cartoon series
from the characters
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Meera Jain
Auntie Maya
Uncle Bhim
Nalin Oberoi
Hari Oberoi

38. Answer is

39. Pavitr Prabhakar
Spider Man India
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Meera Jain – Mary Jane Watson
Auntie Maya – Aunt May
Uncle Bhim – Uncle Ben
Nalin Oberoi – Norman Osborn
Hari Oberoi – Harry Osborn

40. 3. X is a Southern California-based chain of
two sports-themed restaurants is formally
owned by Y. The first X opened in Baltimore
proved to be a cornerstone in the
development of Baltimore's Inner Harbor. X’s
most notable event is the Ultimate Couch
Potato Competition, where four competitors
try to out-sit each other while watching nonstop sports. Bathroom breaks are permitted
only every eight hours and there is a five
minute stretch-break every hour; they may eat
and drink as much as they want.

41. Answer is

43. 4.
X made his full international debut against
Hungary at the age of 18. He was substituted on
during the 63rd minute, but was sent off on the
65th minute because the referee, Markus Merk,
found he had headbutted defender Vilmos
Vanczák, who was tugging his shirt. He returned
to the team in Y's 1–0 World Cup qualifier away
defeat to Paraguay. He became the youngest
player to represent Y at a World Cup when he
came on as a substitute. Within minutes of
entering the game he scored the final goal
making him the youngest scorer in the
tournament and the sixth youngest goal scorer in
the history of the World Cup.
Id X and Y.

44. Answer is

46. 5. Doodle for whom?

48. Answer is

49. Google doodle on 70th anniversary of
John Lennon's birthday

50. 6.
Identify the place

51. Answer is

52. The Exorcist stairs

53. 7.
• This image was first created for a Christmas
card for the Museum of Modern Art in 1964. It
was put on an eight-cent US Postal Service
postage stamp in 1973, the first of their
regular series of “____ stamps.“ The sculpture
showing the Hebrew word ahava is displayed
at The Israel Museum in Jerusalem, Israel. A
similar variation on ____ for Google was
displayed in place of the search engine site's
normal logo.

54. Answer is

56. 8.
• Non Je Ne Regrette Rein , this song was
featured in a movie flick last year.

57. Answer is

59. Round 4
Theme Round

60. 7 Questions
All connected by a Central Theme
Non-exhaustive Theme
Each question carries + 5 points
Cracking the theme gives points
20,15,12.5,10,7.5,5,2.5 in 1st,2nd,3rd...7th question
• Constant Negative of -5 throughout
• Write down the answer or theme
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61. 1.
• X is a lightweight cotton fabric with typically
patterned texture and plaid design, used
primarily for summer clothing—pants, shorts,
dresses and jackets. The fabric takes its name
from the former English name of the Indian city Y
.During the 1960s X was called bleeding X. It used
dyes that were not colorfast in a typically plaid
design, resulting in bleeding and fading colors
that yielded a new look to the fabric each time it
was laundered. C. P. Krishnan Nair was one of the
pioneers of the Bleeding X fabric. This fabric is
also mentioned in the Hindi movie, Badmaash
Company.

62. 2.
• X was a tiny South Indian kingdom at the tip of
the peninsula. The kings of X traces their indirect
ancestry back to the Sangam Chera to the Ays
and to the Kolathiris and was the forerunner to
the modern Kingdom of Travancore, established
by king Marthanda Varma. The capital of Ay
dynasty was at Nelcynda near present day
Thiruvalla, included most of modern day Kollam,
the Thiruvananthapuram districts of Kerala, and
the Kanyakumari District of Tamil Nadu. The
name is believed to derived from Ay vel
(Ay=shepherd, Vel=king). X pls...

63. 3.
• This is a popular event conducted on the second
Saturday of August every year and is a major
tourist attraction. When the first Prime Minister
visited this event, he was given a roaring
reception by the people escorted. Having gone
through the tremendous excitement he donated
a rolling trophy to be awarded to the winners of
the event. The event has found place in the
Guinness. The organizers of London Olympics
2012 are finding the event an opportunity to
include it as an Olympic event.

64. 4.
• National Geographic Magazine listed this
place as “ONE OF THE TEN PARADISES IN THE
WORLD” , Transparency International ranked
this place as the least corrupt in the country in
2005 , the ports here were the busiest among
all trade and travel routes in the history of the
world.
• Which is the place being mentioned ?

65. 5. ______ as seen from ______

66. 6.
• The German equivalent is "upper-middle class
car” (Obere Mittelklasse) within the classification
maintained by Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt. Another
designation for the class is "E-Klasse" (E-Class).
• What Class of Cars ?
(A Specific answer is expected, no part points)

67. 7.
• X belongs to the Treta yuga, He fought back the
advancing seas thus saving the lands of Konkan
and Malabar. X is said to be the first warrior saint.
It is said that when X saved some coastal parts of
Kerala from the advance of the sea it became the
start of the Kollam Era (AD 825) for the
Malayalam Calendar. He placed statues of various
deities in 108 different places and introduced
martial arts ("Kalari Payattu") to protect the
temple from the evils.

68. Answers

69. 1.
• X is a lightweight cotton fabric with typically
patterned texture and plaid design, used
primarily for summer clothing—pants, shorts,
dresses and jackets. The fabric takes its name
from the former English name of the Indian city Y
.During the 1960s was called bleeding X. It used
dyes that were not colorfast in a typically plaid
design, resulting in bleeding and fading colors
that yielded a new look to the fabric each time it
was laundered. C. P. Krishnan Nair was one of the
pioneers of the Bleeding X fabric.This fabric is also
mentioned in the Hindi movie, Badmaash
Company.

70. X- Madras Y- Chennai

71. 2.
• X was a tiny south Indian kingdom at the tip of
the peninsula. The kings of X traces their indirect
ancestry back to the Sangam Chera to the Ays
and to the Kolathiris and was the forerunner to
the modern Kingdom of Travancore, established
by king Marthanda Varma. The capital of Ay
dynasty was at Nelcynda near present day
Thiruvalla, included most of modern day Kollam,
the Thiruvananthapuram districts of Kerala, and
the Kanyakumari District of Tamil Nadu. The
name is believed to derived from Ay vel
(Ay=shepherd, Vel=king)

72. Venad

73. 3.
• This is a popular event conducted on the second
Saturday of August every year is a major tourist
attraction. When the first Premier visited this
event he was given a roaring reception by the
people escorted. Having gone through the
tremendous excitement he donated a rolling
trophy to be awarded to the winners of the
event. The event has found place in the Guinness.
The organizers of London Olympics 2012 are
finding the event as an opportunity to include it
as an Olympic event.

74. Nehru Trophy Boat Race at
Punnamada Lake, Alappuzha

75. 4.
• National Geographic Magazine listed this
place as “ONE OF THE TEN PARADISES IN THE
WORLD” , Transparency International ranked
this place as the least corrupt in the country in
2005 , the ports here were the busies tamong
all trade and travel routes in the history of the
world.
• Which is the place being mentioned ?

77. 5. ______ as seen from ______

78. Sabarimala as seen from
Ponnambalamedu

79. 6.
• The German equivalent is "upper-middle class
car” (Obere Mittelklasse) within the classification
maintained by Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt. Another
designation for the class is "E-Klasse" (E-Class)
• What Class of Cars ?
(A Specific answer is expected, no part points)

80. Executive Cars

81. 7.
• X belongs to the Treta yuga, he fought back the
advancing seas thus saving the lands of Konkan
and Malabar. X is said to be the first warrior saint.
It is said that when X saved some coastal parts of
Kerala from the advance of the sea it became the
start of the Kollam Era (AD 825) for the
Malayalam Calendar. He placed statues of various
deities in 108 different places and introduced
martial arts ("Kalari Payattu") to protect the
temple from the evils.

82. Parashuraman

83. Theme
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Madras Mail / Chennai Mail
Venad Express
Alleppey Express
Express Trains
Kerala Express
running through
Sabari Express
Kerala
Executive Express
Parasuram Express

84. Round 5
LONG VISUAL CONNECT (LVC)

85. • All the 15 upcoming slides have a common
connection
• +50 - if connect identified in first three (1-3
slides)
• +40 – for (4-6 slides)
• +30 – for(7-9 slides)
• +20 – for ( 10 – 12 slides )
• +10 – for ( 13- 15 slides)
• -5 for wrong attempts
• Any no. of attempts before cracking the
Theme.

86. 1.

87. 2.

88. 3.

89. • Theme ???

90. 4.

91. 5.

92. 6.

93. • Theme pls…

94. 7.

95. 8.

96. 9.

97. • Theme still pls ???

98. 10.

99. 11.

100. 12.

101. • Theme pls…

102. 13.

103. 14.

104. 15.

105. • Theme ???

106. Answers....

107. 1. mixi.jp

108. 2. blackplanet.com

109. 3. hi5.com

110. 4. cyworld.co.kr

111. 5. deviantart.com

112. 6. taringa.net

113. 7. linkedin.com

114. 8. xt3.com

115. 9. badoo.com

116. 10. twitter.com

117. 11. orkut.com

118. 12. myspace.com

119. 13. bigadda.com

120. 14. ibibo.com

121. 15. facebook.com

122. 1.
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mixi.jp
blackplanet.com
hi5.com
cyworld.co.kr
deviantart.com
taringa.net
linkedin.com
xt3.com
badoo.com
twitter.com
orkut.com
myspace.com
bigadda.com
ibibo.com
facebook.com

123. Long Visual Connect is....

124. Social Networking Websites

125. Special Thanks to
• Jimmy and Larry (Wikipedia)