Anniversary Quiz 2. Indian Quizzing League (IQL) 15 th 21 st October, 2010

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1 Anniversary Quiz 2 Indian Quizzing League (IQL) 15 th 21 st October, 2010

2 Rules Each correct answer carries the points as indicated in the question. No negative marking for guesses Total: 40 points Answers are to be left as comments to this post by 22:00 hrs on October 21, 2010 Results, answers and the Top 3 winners will be up before 10:00 hours, October 22, 2010 at along with a new quiz In case of a tie, the person who sent the answers earlier will be given preference All the best

3 Question 1 (2 points) Connect these 4 movies. The list is not exhaustive (Images on next slide)

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5 And the answer is All these 4 movies started out as skits/sketches on Saturday Night Live, and later were made into full-fledged movies. (Partial points for mentioning that they are spoofs, without mentioning SNL)

6 Question 2 (2 points for the total funda) Who are the 2 persons pictured, and in what context? (Image on next slide)

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8 And the answer is They are the two Miliband brothers. David Miliband (left) hugs his younger brother Ed Miliband (right) after Ed won the Labour leadership election last month (Sep., 10) at Manchester, England.

9 Question 3 (3 points) The gentleman was executed by firing squad by his own countrymen after the WW-II. Who? (Image on next slide)

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11 And the answer is Vidkun Quisling, Norway. The word quisling is now commonly associated with traitor

12 Question 4 (1 point) This famous horse was owned and bred by a X whose father is better known to have lent his name to a thoroughbred horse race held every June in New York. While he was in the army to serve his country at the age of 65 in WW-1, his wife named a new foal in his honor. This horse was later sold in 1918 to a certain gentleman from Pennsylvania. Which famous horse?

13 And the answer is Man o War

14 Question 5 (2 points) Identify the gentleman on this TIME cover (Image on next slide)

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16 And the answer is Bruce Springsteen

17 Question 6 (2 points) This happens to be the signature tune of which entity? (Click on link to download) (Enter the code at top-right, and then wait for around 20 seconds before you can click Regular Download to download the file. It s just 353 kb in size and worth 2 points )

18 And the answer is All India Radio (or Akashwani)

19 Question 7 (2 points) Sticking to music : Identify this famous band of the 60s. They have sold almost 100 million records worldwide (Image on next slide)

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21 And the answer is The Mamas & the Papas

22 Question 8 (1 point) She is the maternal half-sister of which world-famous personality? (Image on next slide)

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24 And the answer is She is the half-sister of Barack Obama, and her name is Maya Soetoro-Ng

25 Question 9 (1 point) One of the hastily-signed signatures of this famous painter. Name him. (Image on next slide)

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27 And the answer is Pablo Picasso

28 Question 10 (2 points) Which country issues such stamps?

29 And the answer is The United States of America

30 Question 11 (2 points) He s supposed to be the patron saint of what?

31 And the answer is He is Saint Isidore of Seville, the patron saint of the Internet

32 Question 12 (1 point for each image and 2 points for the proper detailed connect) Identify all the 3 images on the next slide and connect them.

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34 And the answer is Rayalaseema Chilukuri Narayana Rao (top-left) suggested the name Rayalaseema as the Rayala Dynasty of the Vijayanagara Empire ruled mainly this region Map of Rayalaseema (bottom-left) Statue of Shri Krishna Deva Raya (of the Rayala dynasty), with his queens at Tirupati

35 Question 13 (2 points) What is the nickname given to this model of aircraft? (Image on next slide)

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37 And the answer is The Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft, when it releases the so-called Angel flares, is sometimes referred to as The Angel of Death (Anything with Angel gets partial points)

38 Question 14 (2 points) Connect the two movies shown on the next slide.

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40 And the answer is Apoorva Raagangal (bottom-left) was the debut movie of Rajinikanth, and it inspired the movie Ek Nai Paheli in Hindi (1 point will be deducted if the Rajinikanth debutfact is not mentioned)

41 Question 15 (1 point) In the Indian Railways, what would T.T.E. stand for?

42 And the answer is Travelling Ticket Examiner

43 Mythology round 5 teaser questions from Indian mythology

44 Question 16 (2 points) Just before the start of the great war, Dharmaraja made a fervent appeal to all warriors on the side of the Kauravas to join his army. One of them actually responded to his appeal and joined the Pandava army. Who was it?

45 And the answer is Yuyutsu

46 Question 17 (2 points) His other names are: Adhirathi, Adityatanaya, Angaraja, Kaunteya, Kuruvira, Radheya, Suryaja, Suta, Suryaputra, Suryasambhava. By what name do we know him more commonly?

47 And the answer is Karna

48 Question 18 (2 points) Which famous Mahabharata character's birth is described thus: He was born with a crown on his head and armour on his body. He carried over his shoulders a bow, a quiver full of arrows and a sword in his hand. He immediately ran into a chariot and sat in it. He was named so because of his boldness, impatience and vigour.

49 And the answer is Drishtudyumna

50 Question 19 (2 points) According to legend, Sri Krishna got this affectionate name because he could be properly understood by Manana, Dhyana and Yoga. Which name?

51 And the answer is Madhava

52 Question 20 (2 points) Brahma, the maker, kept it with him during the first 1000 years. After Prajapati took over it for another 1000 years, Indra used it for 3585 years. After that Chandra kept it for 500 years with him, and then Varuna came in possession of it for 100 years, and then passed it on to X (through Agni), who used it for 65 years. What are we talking about?

53 And the answer is Gandeeva, the bow used by Arjuna

54 And the scores are as follows 33 Soumya K. Ghosh 32 Jatin Nagpal, Gaurav Makker 28 Harikrishnan V 18 Vinod 16 Chetan Soni 10 Vivek Ram The overall standings are on the next slide "Indian Quizzing League", 2010

55 And the overall scores are as follows 63 Soumya K. Ghosh 62 Jatin Nagpal 58 Gaurav Makker Merely five points separate the Top-3 The 3 rd (and final) Quiz carries 50 points in total. May be best man win The remaining scores are in the next slide

56 And the overall scores are as follows 30 Gopinath, Pritish Jana, Ajay Parasuraman, Sriram 28 Chetan Soni, Harikrishnan V 27 M. Santhosh Anirudh 20 Arjun, Kamal Rathi, Noopur Raval 18 Vinod 15 Sourabh Shukla 14 Dhananjay 10 Vivek Ram

57 Thank you