Finals Quiz Questions

Clockwise Infinite Bounce. In case a
question is unanswered a team gets
another question and then it will pass
to the next team.
Flat Scoring 10 points. Half Points are
Quizmaster’s Prerogative.
All Questions are open on Pounce for
+10/-10
Please raise hand if you know the
answer and write the full answer. No
part marking on pounce.
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Each team has 10 pounces for the duration o
The quiz.

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1) Essayist and philosopher of
randomness, Nassim Taleb is recently
best known for his work on
unexpected rare events. Also the name
of his 2007 book, what does he call
these big-impact, hard-to-predict, &
rare events beyond the realm of
normal expectation ?

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2) Schistosomiasis or Bilharzia is a
parasitic disease most commonly
known as _____ fever after the
intermediary agent between the
parasite and the affected mammals
like humans. Just fill in the blank.

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3) Why were you born when the snow was falling?
You should have come to ___________________,
Or when grapes are green in the cluster,
Or, at least, when lithe swallows muster
For their far off flying
From summer dying.
Fill in the blanks of this Christina Rossetti poem to
identify something in the news recently.

A Scottish watchmaker who plied his trade in Kolkata
and was famous for his other deeds.
1st
Viscount Waverley
Balai Chand Mukhapadhyay
Mrs Mozelle E.D.J. ____ the wife of a renowned
Jewish Businessman of India in the 19th
century.
The two sisters of Lord Auckland Viceroy of India.
4) Connect :
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A Scottish watchmaker who plied his trade in Kolkata
and was famous for his other deeds. David Hare
1st
Viscount Waverley. John Anderson
Balai Chand Mukhapadhyay. Bonophool
Mrs Mozelle E.D.J. ____ the wife of a renowned
Jewish Businessman of India in the 19th
century. Ezra
The two sisters of Lord Auckland Viceroy of India. Eden
4) Connect :
Calcutta Medical College: Blocks or Buildings in CMC.
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5) The first was Natalius in CE 200,
the last officially was Felix V from
1439 to 1449. Who are we talking
about?

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6) Located at a district headquarter town of Madhya
Pradesh on the banks of river Tapti, this building
known as ________ ____’s tomb is often called the
original ___ ____. Which town and fill in the blanks.

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6) Arjumand Banu’s or Mumtaz
Mahal’s tomb in Burhanpur which is
known as the original Taj Mahal.

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7) Connect:
Schmid-Faccaro Syndrome

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8) Identify the film. Yeh Naina Yeah
Kajal (1)

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9) Identify this animal made famous as
a pet of a particular artist.

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10) People gather in a particular
country on April 20 each year to
celebrate and consume something at
4:20 a.m. or p.m. What and why this
date and time?

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10) Marijuana/Cannabis as the law
against its consumption is under
section 420 in USA

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11) A famous case in the history of
cryptography many different codebreakers
during both world wars tried to solve its writing
system. Still unsolved presently in the Yale
University rare book collection. Identify the
artifact.

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12) Only two national flags in the
world have the heptagram or the
seven sided star on them. Identify
the two countries. (.5)

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12) Australia and Jordan

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13) Identify the subject of this film.

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13) Gustave the Giant Crocodile of
Burundi.

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14) This instrument discovered in the
18th
century is majorly used in aircrafts
and other industrial applications. What
is it called and what is it used for?

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15) A very famous type of Saree
made of cotton with Zari brocades.
Identify.

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16) In newspaper parlance what
does the term hibernation
reporting mean? (1)

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16) When a certain person is in the
news older filed reports on this
person is republished as if they are
current news.

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17) In the period of Romanticism (1800-
1850) X came to be denoted as the
classical artist, a skilled mature craftsman,
while Y symbolised the romantic artist,
whose impetuous, passionate and
rebellious nature, as well as his defiance of
formal aesthetic and social conventions,
may ultimately prove to be self-
destructive. Identify the mythical X and Y.

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18) Identify the two players from
the finals of a Davis Cup of 1929.
They had played a legendary match
at Wimbledon two years earlier.

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Fokker: The founder Antony
Fokker’s Nickname…
Davy Jones from Pirates of the
Carribean : Captain of a Ship
named…
Overture from Richard Wagner’s
opera named ….
‘The Flying Dutchman’

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20) This name of this object is
derived from the Latin word
meaning ‘to weigh together or
balance’. In the current world it has
become synonymous with the
creation of Jimmy Wales and earlier
avatars were in high demand for
Quizzers. So what’s the good word?

Special Round of 8 questions on Food
and Beverages.
4 questions clockwise and 4 questions
anti-clockwise. All pounce and bounce
rules apply.
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1) The name of this dish is derived from a Latin
word meaning hulled or crushed grain. In
earlier times Barley was the main ingredient,
later replaced by a ‘new world’ item. Identify.

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2) Asado is the national dish of
Argentina. The term in reality
means a technique or a social
event. Formally the preparation is
done by an assigned Asador. What
does the word Asado mean?

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3)A relative of the more universally known beer. Barley,
millet (finger-millet) or rice grains are used to brew the
drink. Semi-fermented seeds of millet are served, stuffed
in a barrel of bamboo called a ‘dhungro’. Boiling water is
then poured in and sipped through a narrow-bore
bamboo tube called a ‘pipsing’. It is made with boiled
barley which has cooled, some yeast or dried barm is
added and it is left to stand for two or three days when
fermentation begins; this concoction is called glum. The
barm consists of flour and, often has ginger and aconite
added to it. After fermentation is complete, water is
added to the brew and is then ready for consumption.
Identify the drink.

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4) Heat three tablespoons oil in a pan, add ginger,
garlic and onion and sauté for two to three minutes.
Roughly chop Brassica Juncea leaves. Add to pan and
stir. Roughly chop spinach and melde leaves. Add to
pan and stir. Break green chillies and add to the pan.
Add salt to taste and stir well. Let it cook till the
greens turn soft. Add cornmeal dissolved in a little
water and continue to cook till the greens are
completely cooked. Cool and grind to a coarse paste.
Transfer back into the pan. Add the remaining oil and
mix. Simmer for two to three minutes. Garnish with
butter. Serve with unraised corn bread . Identify the
dish.

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5) This has two names one translates to
thousand leaves and the other was originally
after an city but later altered to that of a
similarly sounding personality. Identify this
confectionary.

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5) Mille Feuille or Napoleon Cake

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6) Cocktail named
Black Death. The
main ingredients
are Vodka and
what? (1)

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7) Which Indian sweet is made from
this vegetable known as Ash Gourd.

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8) This Calcutta Restaurant was the
favourite haunt of the American GIs
during the Second World War. This
was due its authentic steak, well
stocked bar, great ambience and
impeccable service. Identify this
Restaurant.

Back to the Normal Round
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21) The temple trusts of Sri
Ranganathswamy temple Srirangam, Thillai
Nataraja temple Chidambaram and
Meenakshi Temple Madurai have jointly
lodged a case in the New Delhi high court
against the HiT Entertainment UK in 2007.
The case has been transferred to Jim
Pattison Group since 2008 and is yet to be
resolved. What is this case all about? (1)

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21) Guinness Book of World
Records adjudging that Akshardham
Temple is the largest functioning
temple in the world. These temple
trusts refute the claims.

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22) Identify the Voice. Bhoy
Dekhash Na Please.

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23) This monument was inaugurated
on 16th
June 2013 as a
commemoration. To whom is it
dedicated to?

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23) Valentina Tereshkova
celebrating 50 years of her flight.

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24) Directed by Baz Luhrmann as a part
of The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s
series “Impossible Conversations”.
Judy Davis is playing one legend while
the other is in person having an
imaginary conversation over dinner.
Identify both (.5)

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25) Referred to as ‘New World Pigs’,
identify this animal found in
southwestern North America and the
whole of Central and South America.

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26) A cabinet minister of an European
country but his most famous legacy is a
creation of 1971 a result of his African
experiences. Identify him and his creation.

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26) Bernard Kouchner who was the co-
founder of

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27) The
hometown of
Yelena Isinbayeva
and the subject
of the film
‘Enemy at the
Gates’

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28) Daniel (David) Nathan, alias
Frederic Dannay (1905– 1982) and
Manford (Emanuel) Lepofsky, alias
Manfred Bennington Lee (1905–1971)
were cousins who wrote together
under a pseudonym and also founded
a magazine that is most influential of
its kind. What was their pen name?

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29) What was this person talking
about?

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30) Nike released
these shoes named ‘SB
Dunk Lows’. Who or
what is the inspiration
behind these shoes?
(Look at them you
should get the answer
bigger slide next)

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31) Name this type of wooden furniture
which fine lacquer work on indigenous
woods and hails from which region of the
country? (Do not give me the state) (1)

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31) Sankheda furniture from Saurashtra

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32) Which Kingdom was believed to
have been founded by a
descendant of the Yadavs of
Mahabharat named Arakalla and
the last king was Veera Ballala III
(1292-1343)?

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32) Hoysala Kingdom or Empire

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33) The most expensive mosque in the
world which houses the largest carpet
in the world. Where is this mosque
located? (1)

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34) Identify the singer and the film. Jab
Nahin Aye The Tum

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35) Which country has 32 Restaurants
which are rated three star by the
Michelin food guide the highest
possible rating? (As per 2012 Guide)

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36) An example of a _______ Lake. Fill
in the blank.

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37) The rift valley rivalry is generally
between which two countries in
which sport? (Be a bit specific on
the sport)

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38) Kintoor village named after Kunti the
mother of the Pandavas in Barabanki
district is supposedly the location for the
only of its kind in the world. It has
widespread references in Hindu religious
myth and legend. Efforts to recreate it
have failed till date. Its age has been
calculated to around 5000 years. What are
we talking about?

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39) Gangkhar Puensum is the
number one on this list. What list
and what is the reason for its top
ranking which will not change in the
near future?

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39) The highest unconquered
mountain peak (7570 m.) in the world.
Located in a remote area of north
Bhutan on the border with China. Since
1994 climbing beyond 6000 metres
was banned in Bhutan due to religious
beliefs and mountaineering has been
completely forbidden since 2003.

My Thanks to:
Nirban, Avradeep and Niladri from the
Calcutta Medical College Lobotomists
quiz team who invited me to do this
quiz. This is a great endeavour keep it
going.
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The participants and the audience
Aniruddha Bhattacharjee aka Anida for being
Partial Guinea Pig.

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40) The inspiration of the first was
from the Jivaro tribe of the Amazon
basin. The name of the second is
however a tongue in cheek reference
to the favourite pastry of the author a
small yeast cake saturated in hard
liquor usually Rum. What are we
talking about?

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40) Arumbaya and the Rumbaba tribes
from:

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