2. INSTRUCTIONS
• The prelims contain 30 questions.
• Questions 21-30 are ‘*’ marked and will be used to
resolve ties.
• Sudden Death to be used, in case of a tie in number of
correct ‘*’ marked questions.
• All questions have one or two word answers.
• Teams found solving the quiz through unfair means
would be disqualified.
• Part Points on QM’s discretion
• No negatives throughout the prelims.
• Top 6 qualify
3.
4. 1)
• It is derived from the Greek word “__“, which may be
translated as "not drunken".
• __X__ was considered to be a strong antidote against
drunkenness, which is why wine goblets were often carved
from it.
• According to a 16th century French poem, Dionysus, the god
of intoxication, of wine, and grapes was pursuing a maiden
named __ , who refused his affections. She prayed to the gods
to remain chaste, a prayer which the
goddess Artemis answered, transforming her into a white
stone.
• Humbled by her desire to remain chaste, Dionysus poured
wine over the stone as an offering, thereby changing the
colour of the crystal to what we know it today .
6. 2)
• Australia - Peter Dodds McCormick
• Bangladesh - __X__
• People's Republic of China - Tian Han
• France - Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
• Pakistan - Hafeez Jullundhri
• USA - Francis Scott Key
10. 4)
• After graduating from Montclair High School in
1946, __X__ turned down a full scholarship offer
from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
and went to the United States Military Academy
at West Point, New York.
• The nickname “__Y__" originated in childhood:
the younger of his two elder sisters
mispronounced "brother" as "buzzer", and this
was shortened to __Y__, which he later made it
his legal first name in 1988
16. 7)
• The gentleman on the left
is H.N. Bahuguna, a
former chief minister of
Uttar Pradesh.
• He contested against
__X__ in the 1984
parliamentary elections
from Allahabad
constituency, and lost by
approximately 1,87,000
votes.
• __X__??
18. 8)__X__??(No points for _Y__)
• “Young ____” is a series of five young adult spy
novels by Charlie Higson featuring __X__- an iconic
literary character, created by __Y__.
• The series depicts __X__ a young teenage boy
attending school at Eton College in the 1930s. The
series was originally planned to include only five
novels; however, after the release of the fifth novel, a
second series was considered by Higson as a possibility.
• Since the release of the first novel in 2005, the series
has become very successful and has led to further
works including games, a graphic novel and even a
supplemental travel guide.
22. 10)
• Although predominantly used in South-Asian cuisine, __X__ is used in
several foreign countries as well.
• Egyptians make a product called samna baladi, identical to __X__ in terms
of process and result.
• In Ethiopia, niter kibbeh is made and used in much the same way as
__X__, but with spices added during the process that result in a distinctive
taste. Moroccans take this one step further, aging spiced __X__ for
months or even years, resulting in a product called smen.
• In northeastern Brazil, an unrefrigerated butter very similar to __X__,
called manteiga-de-garrafa(butter-in-a-bottle) or manteiga-da-
terra (butter of the land), is common.
• Among pastoralist communities in East Africa, __X__ and flocculated
byproducts , were traditionally used as cooking oil.
26. 12)
• The image is of
“Crossroads Centre”- a
rehabilitation facility in
Antigua.
• It was founded in 1999
by __X__ , a musician
who himself suffered
with drug addiction
throughout his career.
• __X__??
30. 14)Who??
• After leaving school, __X__ considered joining the Indian Army and spent
a few months hiking in the Himalayan mountains of Sikkim and West
Bengal.
• __X__ led the first team to circumnavigate the UK on a personal
watercraft or jet ski, taking about 30 days, to raise money for the Royal
National Lifeboat Institution and entered the Guinness Book of Records, as
the youngest from the nation, at 23, to summit Mount Everest.
• __X__ claimed to have broken a new world record by flying a Parajet
paramotor over the Himalayas, higher than Mount Everest. __X__ took off
from 4,400 metres (14,500 ft), 8 miles south of the mountain and
eventually reached 9,000 metres (29,500 ft), almost 3,000 metres (10,000
ft) higher than the previous record of 6,102 metres (20,019 ft).
• While __X__ initially planned to cross over Everest itself, the permit was
only to fly to the south of Everest, and he did not traverse Everest out of
risk of violating Chinese airspace.
• __X__ set a Guinness world record in 2008 for the longest continuous
indoor freefall.
32. 15)
• “Operation Cactus” was a military operation
conducted by the Indian Army in 1988, to carry
out rescue efforts in the country __X__.
• A coup d'état was attempted by the rebels, with
assistance from the armed mercenaries of a
Tamil secessionist organisation from Sri Lanka,
the People's Liberation Organisation of Tamil
Eelam (PLOTE), to overthrow the __X __
government.
• Name the country?
36. 17)__X__??(No points for _Y__)
• As the years progressed, __X__'s behaviour became more erratic,
unpredictable, and outspoken. After the United Kingdom broke off
all diplomatic relations with his regime in 1977, __X__ declared he
had defeated the British and conferred on himself the decoration of
CBE (Conqueror of the British Empire).
• His full self-bestowed title ultimately became: "His Excellency,
President for Life, Field Marshal Al Hadji Doctor __X__ , VC, DSO,
MC, Lord of All the Beasts of the Earth and Fishes of the Seas and
Conqueror of the British Empire in Africa in General and __Y__ in
Particular", in addition to his officially stated claim of being the
uncrowned King of Scotland.
• He was not a recipient of a Distinguished Service Order (DSO) or
a Military Cross (MC). He conferred a doctorate of law on himself
from Makerere University, and the Victorious Cross (VC) was a
medal made to emulate the British Victoria Cross.
38. 18)
• “.me” is the Internet country code top-level
domain for country __X__ , which had declared
its independence on 3rd June 2006.
• After it had gained independence, it replaced the
“.yu” country code.
• In 2008 in terms of the number of web pages
indexed by Google among all TLDs, “.me” sites
have enjoyed the fastest growth with more than
50% a month.
• Name the country __X__, which has registered
this TLD.
42. 20)
• The image is of the title
of the anglicised version
of a book written by
Alberto Granado, an
Argentine-Cuban bio-
chemist.
• The book gives an
account of his travels
with __X__.
• __X__??
44. 21*)__X__??(No points for __Y__)
• “The __X__ principle” refers to a 1990s satirical observation
by cartoonist __Y__ stating that companies tend to
systematically promote their least-competent employees
to management, in order to limit the amount of damage they
are capable of doing.
• __Y__ explained the principle in a 1995 Wall Street
Journal article.
• He then expanded his study of “The __X__ principle” in
a satirical 1996 book of the same name, which is required or
recommended reading at some management and business
programs.
• In the book, __Y__ writes that, in terms of effectiveness, use
of the principle is akin to a band of gorillas choosing an alpha-
squirrel to lead them. The book has sold more than a million
copies and was on the New York Times bestseller list for 43
weeks.
48. 23*)
• Bhagwat Jha __ was a member of Lok Sabha and
the chief minister of Bihar from 14 February
1988 to 10 March 1989.
• He took active part in the Quit India movement in
1942, where was hit by a bullet in his leg.
• His son was a part of the Indian squad that won
the 1983 Cricket World Cup, and is now a
Member of Parliament.
• Name the son??
50. 24*)
• The __X__ has been used as a political symbol of Ireland for centuries. Its
origin is lost in the mists of time, but from the evidence of the ancient oral and
written literature, it has been present in one form or another since at least the
6th century or before.
• According to tradition, Brian Boru, 'High King' of Ireland , played the __X__, as
did many of the gentry in the country during the period of the Gaelic Lordship
of
• In traditional Gaelic society every clan and chief of any consequence would
have a resident __X__ player who would compose eulogies and elegies , in
honour of the leader and chief men of the clan.
• __X__ was adopted as a symbol of the Kingdom of Ireland on the coinage from
1542, and in the Royal Standard of King James in 1603 and continued to
feature on all English and United Kingdom Royal Standards ever since, though
the styles of the __X__ depicted differed in some respects.
• The __X__ is also traditionally used on the flag of Leinster, a province in the
east of Ireland.
52. 25*)
• Although rarely used in actual fighting today, __X__ has remained popular
as a combat sport and is often showcased during Sikh festivals.
• Since India's independence from colonial rule, it has been managed and
promoted in India by the “Punjab __X__ Association” and the “__X__
Federation of India”. The latter organization formulated and standardized
rules and regulations for __X__ as a sport, and provided training through
seminars, workshops and camps under the new rules.
• The Punjab Education Department has introduced __X__ into the school
sports calenders in the state, while the School Games Federation Of India
also incorporated it into the 56th national school games calendar 2011-
2012.
• To promote and popularise the art outside India, “the Asian __X__
Federation”, “Commonwealth __X__ Federation” and “International __X__
Federation” have also been constituted.
• Competitions are held annually during a sporting event in the rural Indian
city of Kila Raipur, and the Sikh community of Malaysia often holds
demonstrations during certain festivals.
54. 26*)The following are the disambiguation of
a 2 word term, which is known to us in a
completely different context. The term??
• A Linux software management tool
• A Belgian house/electronica production act
• A community in the south-east quadrant of Calgary,
Canada
• A part of the storyline in the Greek
tragedy Agamemnon, from the trilogy The Oresteia,
by Aeschylus (458 BC)
• A United Airlines airport lounge
• Echis pyramidum aliaborri, a viper species known as
the __X__ viper
• Xanthorhoe decoloraria, a moth commonly known as
__X__
56. 27*)What are these the odds for
(As of 11th Feb 2013)??
NAME ODDS
Francis Arinze of Nigeria 7-4
Peter Turkson of Ghana 2-1
Marc Ouellet of Canada 5-1
Angelo Scola of Italy 8-1
Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga of Honduras 10-1
58. 28*)
• The late broadcaster Andrés Montes is generally
credited with coining and popularizing the
phrase __X__ during his television
commentary for the 2006 FIFA World Cup,
although the term was already in colloquial use
in Spanish football and may originate with Javier
Clemente.
• The phrase's origin may be or derived from a
juggling toy named __X__ in Spanish
(clackers in English).
