Prometheus Finals

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• 5 Rounds
• We will be Bouncing and Pouncing
• 10 Points for every question
• No negatives except for the Theme round
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Round 1
Around the Globe
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Whose Security
Guards?
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The Thrown of England
(Queen’s Guard/
Queen’s Life Guard)
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Having its original name as Cabo das Tormentast,
it was later renamed by John II of Portugal as
“XXXX XX XXX" because of the great optimism
engendered by the opening of a sea route
to India and the East. ID the landmark.
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Cape of Good Hope!
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The wailing wall/ The Eastern wall
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Being known as ‘The Gateway to Asia’ this city
has the origin of its name from the word
‘Isthmus’ which means a narrow strip of land
connecting two larger land areas, usually with
water on either side.
ID the city.
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Round 2
The soul of India
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Mathur village in Karnataka, is only one of
a kind in India, because its natives speaks
a peculiar language. ID the language.
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Sanskrit
(India’s only Sanskrit-speaking village)
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Sri Santeswara Temple,Bijapur district,
Karnataka caught world wide attention
recently, thanks to a bizzare age old
ceremony in the temple. The ceremony is
throwing ------ from the top of the 30 foot
tall temple on to a cloth held below. The
ceremony is held in the first week of
December every year. The Karnataka
Commission for the Protection of -----
Rights is investigating the festival. ID the
ceremony!
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The Baby tossing Ceremony
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It is a tradditional sport in South India during
Pongal celebrations on Mattu Pongal day. It
has got the old Tamil phrases eruthazhuvuthal
or manju virattu. The game is based on the
concept of "flight or fight". Palamedu, is very
famous for hosting this event every year. There
has been lot of vows from activists against the
sport and now it is running under a special Act
passed by the concerned state Government.
ID the sport.
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Karni Mata Temple, Rajastan
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Identify and put funda
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Sundarban People,
To confuse Tigers
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ID this dance form
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Round 3
Gods own Country
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Which age old festival of ancient Kerala is
related with the following historic remnants?
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Mamankam, Thirunavaya
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Muzhuppilangad Drive-In Beach
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XXXX begins at the courtyard of
Vadakkunnathan Temple around 2.30 PM,
and goes for around four continuous hours.
The base of XXXX is the Tripura Thaalam.
Correct number of instrumentalists
participating in XXXX is 222. But more than
250 instrumentalists assemble because of its
prominence and various other reasons. Tens
of thousands of spectators assemble every
year for this awesome instrument fusion.
ID XXXX.
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What is the name given to the Kerala
Tourism's international campaign?
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The Legislative Assemby of Kerala has got the
strength of 141 members including a nominated
from the Anglo – Indian community. Who is the
current nominated MLA in the house?
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ID this ritualistic ceremony, which will end with
torching the Yagasala, symbolises man’s submission
to all those elements that he has taken for the
conduct of the week long yaga.
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Round 4
The Rapid Fire
Round
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• Each team may pick one of the given choices
• 5 Questions on each choice, carrying 10 points for
every correct answer
• No passing
Rules
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Sports Business History The Silly Six
Logos Faces Indian Cenema
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Round 3
Indian Cenema
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What is the relevance of the 1963 April 19
released Tamil movie ‘Kalai Arasi’ in India’s
film history?
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First science fiction film in India!!!
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Id the revolutionary leader whose real life story
was portrayed by Abhishek Bachan in the movie
“Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey” ?
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Id this legendary Indian
Filmmaker..
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Dhundiraj Govind Phalke
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How many keralites have received
Dadasaheb Phalke Award?
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Only One!!
Adoor Gopalakrishnan (2004)
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Manoj Night Shyamalan
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You may have read ‘ON I.G.S’ a lot on
envelops. What do I.G.S stands for?
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India Government Service
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What is today’s Malayalam Date?!!
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Kolla Varsham 1189, Meenam, 21..!!
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How many Kilobytes together makes
a Megabyte?
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Where would you find them together?!!
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KeyHole, a California based software
company was acquired by Google on
2004. Later, it was rebranded in a new
name. How do we know keyhole now?
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Which brand name emerged from the
devanagiri usae ‘Daktar Burman’ which the
rural people of West Bengal used to call
Dr. S.K Burman?
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The arch rivalry between which two global
brands made Herzogenerauh, a small
town in Germany known as ‘The town of
Bentnecks’?!!
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The Toyota Bow
(Half a million Toyota Prius Models had to
be recalled due to engine problems)
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Real Vs. Barca = El Clasico
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Then what do we call this?!!
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What do we call this??
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Who is the first and only Indian Lady to win
a Gold Medal in a World Athletic
Championship?
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What do ATP stands for?
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Association of Tennis Professionals
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Why was Herschelle Gibbs nicknamed “The man who
dropped the World Cup” ? Whose catch did he drop ?
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1st November 1956 marks the Birth of the
State of kerala. Which Act made the
formation possible?
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States Reorganisation Act 1956
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Which Olympics witnessed the abduction
of 11 Israeli Olympians, who were later
killed by the Palestinian hostile group
‘Black September’?
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Munich Summer Olympics, 1972
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The year 1961 marked the success of
Indian Army’s Operation Vijay. The
territories of Goa, Daman and Diu were
liberated with this operation. Who was our
Opponent?!!
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Lord Pethick Lawrence, Sir Stafford Cripps
and A. V. Alexander are together called in
the Indian Independence history as
what?!!
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Cabinet Mission Commission
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Question Direct Answer Right Theme Wrong Theme
1 10 Points + 120 -60
2 10 Points +100 -50
3 10 Points +80 -40
4 10 Points +60 -30
5 10 Points +40 -20
6 10 Points +20 -10
Points Distribution
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ID the female Singer
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This movie tells the true
story how X inspired his
‘almost lost’ National
Rugby Team ‘the
Springboks’ whose minds
were shuffled by the
post-Apartheid era in the
country and made them
win the 1995 Rugby
World Cup which his
country has hosted.
ID X.
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Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
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X was born in 1933, Santiniketan in Bengal
Presidency (The then West Bengal). Rabindranath
Tagore is said to have given X his name, which
means ‘immortal’. In May 2007, X was appointed
by the Government of India as chairman of
Nalanda Mentor seeking to revive the ancient
center of higher learning which was present in
India from the 5th century to 1197.
ID X.
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On 2 May 2012, X was nominated to seat number
103 in the Rajya Sabha and took the oath on 4
June. Three of his co-members in the house,
expressed their surprise on X’s entry because X
was still active in the ‘business’ that they used to
do a while ago! Later X refused to take the
bungalow allotted to him in New Delhi calling it
"waste of tax payer's money" as he resides in
Mumbai. Id X.
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Marudhur Gopalan Ramachandran/ MGR
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X was born on 1913 in Dumraon, Bihar,. He mastered the
use of a subcontinental wind instrument of the oboe
class. X had the rare honor of performing at Delhi's Red
Fort on the eve of India's Independence in 1947. He also
performed raga Kafi from the Red Fort on the eve of
India’s first Republic Day ceremony, on January 26,
1950. His recital had become a cultural part of India's
Independence Day celebrations, telecast on
Doordarshan every year on August 15. He is often
referred to by the honorific title ‘Ustad’. ID X.
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Ustad Bismillah Khan
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The theme is....!!
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This brand was introduced by the Arvind
Mills as a ready to stich denim cloth for the
rural people in India. Akshay Kumar was
made the Brand Ambassador. Later
readymade models was made and the
brand was an instant hit. It featured the
style of youth in the late 80s and early 90s.
But it suffered severe market setbacks and
put into freezer. In 2004, it was remarketed
in arrangements with the Big Bazar. Its
name call for its lasting and tough
character. ID the brand.
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Who s on red..who s on blue?!!!
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Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson
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Russia – USA, The Alaska deal!
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