Supratim Chakladar Memorial 20th Century Quiz Finals

30 question Clockwise Infinite
Bounce 10 Questions per QM.
Flat Scoring.

Half points are QM’s prerogative. No
Negatives.

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1) Who is the only lady to have
received the Bharat Ratna
posthumously? She was awarded in
1997 a year after her death.

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The Answer is....

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2) The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
was passed in 1977, in the U.S.,
primarily as a result of the activities
of which company?

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3) Which 1978 Bollywood film was
released in the U.S.A. subtitled
‘Love Sublime’?

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4) Identify the
sculpture and its
creator?

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4) ‘The Kiss’ by Constantin Brancusi

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5) a) X a) X
b) C.C. Biswas b) M.C. Mahajan
c) B.K. Mukherjee c) T. Singh
d) A.S.M. Akram d) Din Muhammad
e) S.A. Rahman e) Muhammad Munir
These two groups of people played a
seminal role in the history of the sub-
continent. Who is X? (Common in both
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6) Opened in 2002, the House of Terror
is a museum to the excesses
committed by the country’s right wing
and left-wing organisations in the 20th
century. In which city is this building,
whose address is, famously mentioned
in an Alistair MacLean classic?
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7) Identify the model of the car.

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8) In the Ukraine who are referred
to as the Samosely (self-settlers)?

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8) People who living voluntarily in
the Chernobyl exclusion zone.
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9) Operation ‘Frequent Wind’, the
largest helicopter evacuation ever,
occurred in which city?

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10) Which item of confectionary
was patented by George Smith in
the United States in 1931? He
claimed to have invented it in 1908.

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11) Identify the two pall bearers
and the deceased?
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12) Brigadier Mohammed Usman
refused to become the chief of
staff of the Pakistan army in 1947
and stayed back in India. Which
glorious record does he hold in the
history of the Indian army?
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12) Till date the highest ranked
Indian officer to die in action
(during the first Indo-Pak war of
1948)

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13) One of the foremost Czech
poets Jan _____ , was a member of
the influential “may school”. How
has he been immortalized in the
20th century?

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13) Ricardo Reyes Basoalto was
inspired by him and took up his title
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14) This song is from a film which
was inspired by a Hollywood film.
Name the original film?
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15) This momentous event of the 20th
century was planned by A. P. Randolph
president of the Brotherhood of Sleeping
Car Porters along with James Farmer, John
Lewis, Roy Wilkins, Whitney Young and
_______, who attained international fame
after the event. Name the event.

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16) Identify the actress famous for
her role in a series of ‘travel’ films.
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16) Sylvia Kristel who was famous
for her ‘Emmanuelle’ series of films.

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17) What happened as a result of
the public outrage over the
unfortunate death of Duk Koo Kim
in 1982 ?

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17) He died in the Boxing ring which
led changes in professional Boxing
for the first time since 1869.

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18) Peter Safar (1924-2003) was an Austrian
physician of Czech origin who was instrumental in
setting up the world famous Dept. of
Anaesthesiology and critical care in Pittsburgh, USA.
However he was nominated for the Nobel prize
thrice for a landmark contribution of his which has
led to saving of millions of lives and led to a
paradigm shift amongst doctors in management of
emergency patients. What landmark contribution
are we talking about?
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19) What was the official reason
given by Gamal Abdel Nasser for
nationalising the Suez Canal?

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20) A dominated any gathering, B suffused it.
A's passion strove to overwhelm opposition, B's
intellect would seek to persuade or
outmanoeuvre it. A was sardonic, B
penetrating. A thought of himself as a
philosopher, B saw his role as an administrator
or a negotiator. A was eager to accelerate
history, B content to exploit its current. Henry
Kissinger on which dynamic duo?
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Audience) Identify and Connect.
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21) She was
credited to have
created
something
which was
iconic. Name
her and the
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22) Mini-
Skirt

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22) What has
just happened?

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23) This man reached the
Rangoon hospital with 9
bullets in his lungs, liver and
kidneys. When he was asked
by the surgeon what had
happened he had replied “I
have been kicked by a
donkey.” Identify this famous
man.
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24) Bryan Rose was dismissed after
scoring 7. Derek Randall tried his
best but was run out on 13. Then a
batsman was promoted with a
specific instruction from the vice
captain. What happened next?
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24) Ian Botham running out Ian
Bothan vs New Zealand in 1978.

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25) The person on
the left at the
famous garden in
the estate of the
person on the
right. Name both?
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25) Georges Clemenceau and
Claude Monet.

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26) Invented in Venezuela by Ken
Vezina and Paul Iria in 1865
although earlier examples are
present throughout history. What is
this product which became popular
when marketed by the Wham-O
Company in the mid 50s?
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27) He was known as the ‘Einstein of
Structural Engineering’. The lifetime
achievement medal awarded by
Council on Tall Buildings and Urban
Habitat is named after him. Sears
Tower and John Hancock Centre are
amongst his innovative designs. Name
him? FINALS

27) Fazrul
Rahman Khan
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28) The largest number of death
sentences for a single proper court case
was 172 out of 228 put on trial.
Described by M.N. Roy as legalised
murder, the verdict was reviewed by the
high court and resulted in 19 death
sentences and 110 life sentences. What
was this case? FINALS

29) A very rare
photograph of
somebody
contemplating his
uncertain future.
Who?
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30) Identify the happening which
was possible after 32 years.
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30 question Anti-Clockwise Infinite
Bounce 10 Questions per QM.
Flat Scoring.

Half points are QM’s prerogative. No
Negatives.

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31) Which word was selected by the
American Dialect Society as its word
of the 20th Century?

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32) Identify.
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32) HAL HF-24 Marut

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33) The British urban planner Sir
Patrick Geddes, designed the core
area of which city in the 1930s? The
city has the most number of
Bauhaus style buildings.

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34) Which politician, as PWD
minister was instrumental in
removing from Kolkata in late 60s
the statues of the British era?

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34) Subodh Banerjee

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35) Carlos Saura’s upcoming movie
on Picasso is titled ‘33 Days’. Why?

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35) The time he
took to paint
‘Guernica’.

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36) Along with Burma which other
territory was detached from British
India in 1937?

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37) Identify the two lead guitarists?

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38) First published in 1964, this book was written with
the help of John Macdonald, chief economist of
Fortune. It was the memoir of X who had been the
president and, subsequently, chairman of a Fortune
500 corporation. The 1990 edition had an
introduction by Y, who had been invited to study that
corporation from 1943 to 1945 but whose resultant
1946 book did not find favour with X. X’s memoirs
were written partly as a rebuttal of the 1946 work. Id
X and Y.
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39) Jack Ryan, a part of the design
team for the Sparrow and Hawk
missiles, also helped design an
iconic 20 century product
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launched in 1959. What product?

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40) “I immediately thought of doing
the same thing with a giant Gorilla”
wrote Merian C. Cooper, in 1926. He
ended up producing the 1933 version
of King Kong. What was the ‘thing’
which inspired Cooper?

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42) Who is being portrayed on-screen?
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43) ‘Dekhi nai fire’ by Samaresh
Basu is a book of articles on which
famous Bengali of the 20th
century?

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44) This is a conversation during a
very important discovery of the 20 th

Century:
A: “Can you see anything?”
B: “Yes. Wonderful things”
Identify A and B.
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45) Lord Carnavon and Howard Carter

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45) Connect and Explain.

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46) This man is the first ‘chairman’ of
which organisation.
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47) The youngest winner of the Ashok
Chakra, there is a road in Ghatkopar,
Mumbai named after to honour the
individual. Identify

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47) Neerja Bhanot
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48) Dutch for 'seal island" it was used as a
leper colony and animal quarantine station
in the 19th century. In the 20th century the
place gained prominence because of the
fact that it ‘housed’ two of the country's
[where it is situated]future presidents for
some time. Identify this geographical entity
which has also been the site of several
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shipwrecks

49) Name the actor and the real life
person his character is based on?
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50) ."When Matisse dies, he would be the
only painter left who understands what
colour is". This is how Picasso described
him. Which 20th century, great whose
paintings inspired many, including the
naming of a Musical based on a Joseph
Stein book, are we talking about? Also
name the musical.
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50) Fiddler on
the Roof by Marc
Chagall.

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Audience) United Tasmania group in
Australia and Free Values of New
Zealand were the first organizations of
their kind which later on gained
widespread popularity in the western
world and its politics. In what way
were they pioneers ?
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Audience) First Green Parties.

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51) Identify this legend.
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52) Francis Gary Powers

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53) Identify the film and the music
director.
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54) Identify the
two iconic
performers.

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54) Rudolf Nuryaev and Margot Fontaine.

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55) The Soviet 588 Bomber
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Regiment was nicknamed
‘Nachthexen’ or night witches by
the Germans. Why?

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55) All women pilots.

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56) Who playing who on-screen?
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57) Identify the popular name of this
piece of music which was named after
the location of its famous first
performance. FINALS

58) The lady on the left is Birute
Galdikas name the other two and their
collective nickname.
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58) Jane Goodall, Diane Fossey and
Leakey’s Angels
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59) This province rich for its diamond
mines broke away from its parent
country in 1960. The name was used as
that of a character in Raiders of the
Lost Ark and the film ‘Wild Geese’ was
based on the supposed rescue of its
president. Name this province?
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Vote of Thanks

The family of Supratimda for gracing the occasion

Sanjoy Mukherjee for the wonderful trophy

The entire quizzing community of Kolkata for
their unwavering support.
My fellow Quizmasters for their cooperation and
patience while being bombarded by my tough
questions which they rightly rejected.

60) This European derby match has its
origins in the clubs being founded in the
posh central district of the capital in 1908
and the nearby working class port city in
1925. The derby is named ‘Derby of eternal
enemies’. The older club shares its logo
with that of a famous Scottish club. Name
both clubs.
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