Exquizme - 2012 at Rajabazar Science College, Kolkata

1. Researched and Conducted by:
Somnath Chanda

2. Rules
• 26 questions.
• Each question carries 1 mark.
• Star marked question will be considered only when tie-
breaker situation arises. The teams having scored the
more no. of star marked questions will qualify.
• The n-th answer will start with n-th alphabet, i.e. 1st
answer will start with A, 2nd answer will start with B and
so on.

4.  With whom would you connect the
following clues?

5.  Identify the cartoonist.

6.  Though part of the soundtrack of a
2007 comedy-drama film, this musical
piece originally belongs to which mid-
60’s movie?

7.  Some claimants of the first song of this
genre are - Manu Dibango's "Soul Makossa"
(1972), Jerry Butler's "One Night Affair"
(1972), the Hues Corporation's "Rock the
Boat" (1973), George McCrae's "Rock Your
Baby" (1974) and "Kung Fu Fighting" (1974)
by Carl Douglas. In 1974, New York
City's WPIX-FM premiered the first radio
show of this type of music.
 Which type / genre of music?

8.  This popular theatre artist from Rajasthan
caught everyones attention by his acting
prowess in a national level drama meet in
the early ‘70s in Lucknow. Later on, as
Nabi Ahmed Shakir, he was sent on a
special mission. He died in unfortunate
circumstances in the foreign soil.
 Why was he again in news in
2012? (Bigger vis – next slide)

10.  Discovered by Marguerite Perey in
1939, it was the last chemical
element to be found naturally.
 Identify this element which was
formerly known as eka-caesium.

11.  Which illustrous Indian family?

12.  Which field of academics get its
name from a Greek word which
literally means ‘inquiry, knowledge
acquired by investigation’?

13.  Officially or unofficially, all of them are
associated with which ‘title’?

14.  The motto of the Recession Party,
formed a few years ago, was to
improve the bank balance of their MPs,
by looting the voters. Their all-black
uniform represented black money in
Indian politics.
 Who was the founder of that party?

15.  Who is singing this rabindrasangeet?

16.  After reading a book, currently in
news, Barrack Obama wrote the
following words to the author – “It is
a lovely book — an elegant proof of
God and the power of storytelling.”
 Which book?

17.  An Indo-American collaboration.
Who is singing?

18.  Often referred to as the ‘guru of
backward integration’, the gentleman
(marked in the visual), a chemist by
profession, founded a company in 1969
whose present turnover is more than
Rs. 3550 crores.
 Which company did he found?
(Bigger vis - next slide)

20.  Barjinder Singh Sangha and Mandeep
Singh Sandhu have been charged
recently with the attempted murder of
the person (vis), the hero of a
controversial mission.
 Which mission was that?
(Bigger vis – next slide)

22.  According to recent reports, it causes
around 6,00,000 premature deaths per year.
To highlight this issue, these specific ads
were created.
 Identify the context.

23.  Proposed by Murray Gell-Mann and
George Zweig in 1964, it is of six types
(known as flavors) -- up, down, top,
bottom, strange and charm.
 What is being described?

24.  According to records, Raja Ramlochun
Ray, a petty zamindar, bought this piece of
land around 1842 AD. Following the Sepoy
Mutiny, mostly the Muslim merchants,
businessmen, butchers and cattle traders
from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh had settled
in this place.
 Which Kolkata locality is this?

25.  Whose voice?

26.  The original version was sung by the
Guns N' Roses. Who is singing this
particular version?

27.  Name this multiple Filmfare Award
winning movie, which also marked
the debut of the director.

28.  This is the only
instance when
the Amul Girl
cried. For whom?

29.  According to recent intelligence reports,
China is opening its narrow border with
Afghanistan with roads and probably a
tunnel through this strategically placed
location (map), skirting J&K. India risks
losing the political influence it has over the
Afghans because of these latest
developments.
 Name this place. (Bigger
vis – next slide)

31.  Which multi-
national company
started its journey
in 1906 as The
Haloid Photo-
graphic Company?

32. His golfing debut took place in the
2008 Russian Open, with a not-so-
encouraging results. Who?

33.  This is the satellite image of which
geographical entity?

36.  With whom would you connect the
following clues?

37.  Amitabh Bachchan

38.  Identify the cartoonist.

39.  Bal Thackeray

40.  Though part of the soundtrack of a
2007 comedy-drama film, this musical
piece originally belongs to which mid-
60’s movie?

41.  Charulata

42.  Some claimants of the first song of this
genre are - Manu Dibango's "Soul Makossa"
(1972), Jerry Butler's "One Night Affair"
(1972), the Hues Corporation's "Rock the
Boat" (1973), George McCrae's "Rock Your
Baby" (1974) and "Kung Fu Fighting" (1974)
by Carl Douglas. In 1974, New York
City's WPIX-FM premiered the first radio
show of this type of music.
 Which type / genre of music?

43.  Disco

44.  This popular theatre artist from Rajasthan
caught everyones attention by his acting
prowess in a national level drama meet in
the early ‘70s in Lucknow. Later on, as
Nabi Ahmed Shakir, he was sent on a
special mission. He died in unfortunate
circumstances in the foreign soil.
 Why he was again in news in
2012? (Bigger vis – next slide)

46.  Ek Tha Tiger

47.  Discovered by Marguerite Perey in
1939, it was the last chemical
element to be found naturally.
 Identify this element which was
formerly known as eka-caesium.

48.  Francium

49.  Which illustrous Indian family?

50.  Gurtu

51.  Which field of academics get its
name from a Greek word which
literally means ‘inquiry, knowledge
acquired by investigation’?

52.  History

53.  Officially or unofficially, all of them are
associated with which ‘title’?

54.  Iron Lady

55.  The motto of the Recession Party,
formed a few years ago, was to
improve the bank balance of their MPs,
by looting the voters. Their all-black
uniform represented black money in
Indian politics.
 Who was the founder of that party?

56.  Jaspal Bhatti

57.  Who is singing this rabindrasangeet?

58.  Kavita Krishnamurty

59.  After reading a book, currently in
news, Barrack Obama wrote the
following words to the author – “It is
a lovely book — an elegant proof of
God, and the power of storytelling.”
 Which book?

60.  Life of Pi

61.  An Indo-American collaboration.
Who is singing?

62.  Michael Bolton

63.  Often referred to as the ‘guru of
backward integration’, the gentleman
(marked in the visual), a chemist by
profession, founded a company in 1969
whose present turnover is more than
Rs. 3550 crores.
 Which company did he found?
(Bigger vis - next slide)

65.  Nirma

66.  Barjinder Singh Sangha and Mandeep
Singh Sandhu have been charged
recently with the attempted murder of
the person (vis), the hero of a
controversial mission.
 Which mission was that?
(Bigger vis – next slide)

68.  Operation Bluestar

69.  According to recent reports, it causes
around 6,00,000 premature deaths per year.
To highlight this issue, these specific ads
were created.
 Identify the context.

70.  Passive Smoking

71.  Proposed by Murray Gell-Mann and
George Zweig in 1964, it is of six types
(known as flavors) -- up, down, top,
bottom, strange and charm.
 What is being described?

72.  Quarks

73.  According to records, Raja Ramlochun
Ray, a petty zamindar, bought this piece of
land around 1842 AD. Following the Sepoy
Mutiny, the Muslim merchants,
businessmen, butchers and cattle traders
from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh had settled
in this place.
 Which Kolkata locality is this?

74.  Raza Bazar

75.  Whose voice?

76.  Sunil Gangopadhyay

77.  The original version was sung by the
Guns N' Roses. Who is singing this
particular version?

78.  Tom Cruise

79.  Name this multiple Filmfare Award
winning movie, which also marked
the debut of the director.

80.  Upkar

81.  This is the only
instance when
the Amul Girl
cried. For whom?

82.  Verghese Kurien

83.  According to recent intelligence reports,
China is opening its narrow border with
Afghanistan with roads and probably a
tunnel through this strategically placed
location (map), skirting J&K. India risks
losing the political influence it has over the
Afghans because of these latest
developments.
 Name this place. (Bigger
vis – next slide)

85.  Wakhan Corridor

86.  Which multi-
national company
started its journey
in 1906 as The
Haloid Photo-
graphic Company?

87.  Xerox

88. His golfing debut took place in the
2008 Russian Open, with a not-so-
encouraging results. Who?

89.  Yevgeny Kafelnikov

90.  This is the satellite image of which
geographical entity?

91.  Zimbabwe