The rage being referred to is "Blue Whale Challenge" where this correction product was used by some to hide cut marks.

1. AQC Janeral Quiz
By
Jay, Anshul, Nidhi

2. Q – 1
• Kakasur Madappa worked as a chef for a very famous king who had quite the
sweet tooth.
• The story goes that one fine day, the meal was ready but there was no dessert
made. With time running out and no options in hand, the desperate chef began
experimenting and made a dish out of gram flour, ghee and sugar and
presented it to the king. The delighted king dug into the sweet and liked it so
much that he even asked for a second serving. The chef was called in and asked
the name of the dish. He replied with the first thing that came to his mind.
• What was it which in some way also honours the place of its invention.

3. Q - 2
• X architecture (X means “prewar”, in Latin) is the neoclassical
architectural style characteristic of 19th century Southern United
States, from the time period between the American Independence
and the American Civil War.
• X architecture is especially characterised by Georgian, Neoclassical
and Greek revival style plantation homes and mansions
• Which band derives its name from this architecture style?
(image on next slide)

5. Q – 3

6. • This building formerly known as Watson’s Hotel or Watson’s Esplanade Hotel is
India’s oldest surviving cast iron building. (listed in June 2005 on the list of “100
World Endangered Monuments”)
• Named after it’s original owner John Watson (not the Sherlock Holmes character),
this building was opened as a hotel in 1867 and closed in the 1960s. It was later
subdivided and partitioned into smaller cubicles that were let out on rent or as
homes and offices. At it’s peak, Watson's Hotel employed only English waitresses
in it’s restaurant and ballroom inspiring a common joke at the time, “If only
Watson had imported the English weather as well.”
• This hotel, (if rumours are to be believed), is the setting to a very famous incident
which later literally went on to change the face of Indian hospitality business.
What am I talking about.?

7. Watson’s Hotel today

8. Q – 4
• ______ Jaw (image on next slide) is an occupational disease which was
commonly seen in the workers of a certain industry in the 19th and early
20th century. People with this disease would suffer painful toothaches and
swelling of the gums. Affected bones glowed a greenish-white colour in the
dark. The condition also caused serious brain damage.
• This disease was caused due to exposure to a material used in this industry
till the 1910s. Modern occupational hygiene practices have eliminated the
working conditions which caused this disease.
• Which material caused this disease and which industry used this material?

10. Q – 5
• Pavitra Prabhakar is a simple Indian Boy from a remote
village who moves to Mumbai with his Aunt Maya and Uncle
Bhim to study after getting half a scholarship.
• He is quite nerdy and is often bullied by other students. Only
Meera Jain, a popular girl from his school befriends him.
How do we know this popular story ?

11. Q – 6
• This is Eudardo Kobra, a Brazilian
street artist.
He is notable for painting murals,
usually depicting portraits with a
technique of repeating squares and
triangles.
• He utilizes bright colours and bold lines
while staying true to a kaleidoscope
theme throughout his art. His works are
present throughout the world.
• Where have we seen his work in India?
• (Image follows)

13. Q – 7
• Baluchari sari is a type of sari which originated in Bengal and is worn
by women across India and Bangladesh. It has also been granted a
GI Tag.
• First practised in a small village called Baluchar in Murshidabad
district around 200 years ago, the art later shifted to a nearby
district.
• These sarees are know for the depictions of mythological scenes on
the pallu of the sari which are said to be heavily influenced by a very
famous heritage structure.
• What structure am I talking about ? (Images Follow)

15. Q – 8
Identify the person in question
• Indo American film director, screenwriter, author, producer and actor known for
making movies with contemporary supernatural plots and surprise endings.
• Had an early desire to be a filmmaker when he was given a super 8 camera at a
young age.
• By the time he was 17, this Steven Spielberg fan had made 45 home movies. On
each DVD release of his films, he has included a scene from one of these childhood
movies which he feels is his first attempt at the same kind of film.
• In July 2008, he partnered with Media Rights Capital to form a production
company called “Night Chronicles”.

16. Q - 9
• These are two paintings (images on next slide) titled "The Plum" by
Edouard Manet and "The Absinthe Drinker" by Edgar Degas.
• Many art critics and historians have compared the subject matter
and the setting of these two paintings with another painting made
by a famous American artist in 1927.
• Which painting? Which American artist?

18. Q – 10
Shadow Puppetry has been a very important part of ancient Indian
culture. It is known by different names across differnet reigons like:
• Keelu Bommalu and Tholu Bommalata in Andhra Pradesh
• Charma Bahuli Natya in Maharashtra
• Tholpava Koothu in Kerela and
• Ravanchhaya in Orissa.
Legends from the Hindu epics Ramayana and Mahabharata
dominate their repertoire. Why is it called Ravanchhaya; when
traditionally Hindus consider Ram as the hero of Ramayana.

19. Q - 11
• Which eponymous dish was
invented by this person in 1924 in
Tijuana, Mexico, when a rush of
diners on the Fourth of July
strained his kitchen’s resources and
he had to make do with whatever
ingredients were left on hand?

20. Q – 12
• This very profillic artist made his debut in the Industry in 1966.
• Although immensely popular in a different field, he has provided voiceovers for
various artists like Rajnikanth, Salman Khan, Anil Kapoor, Gemini Ganesan, Girish
Kannad etc…
• For the Telugu version of the movie Dashavatarm he gave voice to seven of the
ten characters played by Kamal Hassan (including the female character).
He was awarded the Nandi Award for Best Male Dubbing Artist for the films
Annamaya and Sri Sai Mahima.
• He dubbed for Ben Kingsley in the Telugu dubbed version of Gandhi and has also
given his voice to Anil Kapoor’s character in the movie Slumdog Millionaire.
• Who am I talking about ?

21. Q – 13
• A famous Indian chemist, educator and entrepreneur, he was the founder of
Bengal Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals, India’s first pharmaceutical company. He
is also known to have donated money to a lot of social causes during his time like
The famine in Bengal in 1923, Sadharan Brahmo Samaj, Brahmo Girl’s school and
Indian Chemical Society.
• In addition to writing over 107 papers in all branches of chemistry has also
contributed to articles in Bengali to many monthly magazines, particularly on
scientific topics.
• Identify this famous personality.

22. Q - 14
• Naturally produced by several species of large evergreen
broad-leaved tree in the genus Elaeocarpus, these are said to
be the result of someone's deep pain and sorrow.
• What am I talking about?

23. Q - 15
• Sampson ______ was a surgeon at
the Queen's Hospital in Birmingham,
England. He pioneered aseptic
surgery, and in 1880 he invented
______ Tissue, an absorbent cotton
wool and gauze surgical dressing.
• Which fictional character is named
after him?

24. Bounce Pounce 2
Anti Clockwise

25. Q - 1
• Astraeus Airlines was a British airline founded in 2002. It was
established as a charter airline, and ceased it’s operations in 2011.
• Which famous lead singer worked as a pilot and Marketing Director
for Astraeus Airlines, while not performing with his/her band?

26. Answer
Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden

27. Q – 2
What connects the following
● Provocative shots of teenage
girls
● Sexually morphed images of
women
● Graphic depiction of violence
against women
● Hacked Sony files
● Naked pictures of famous
celebrities
● Hatred against obesity
● Child Trafficking circles
● Anti-Black Racism
● Violence against leftism

28. ● Jailbait
● CreepShots
● BeatingWomen
● TheFappening
● SonyGOP
● FatPeopleHate
● PizzaGate
● Chimpire
● Physical_Removal
Answer
The only subreddits which were banned by Reddit

29. Q - 3
• There are many stories of how this place came to be called X.
• Some say it is because of the famous ancient plastic surgeons of the
region who were known to provide plastic surgery for royals who
wanted to improve their looks and warriors who had lost facial
features during wars.
• Other stories claim that the entire valley got its name from the
area's fort which was built in the shape of an ear.
• Name the place.

30. Answer
Kangrah

31. Q - 4
• Which company launched its own cryptocurrency called “Kin” in
2017 with an intention of raising around $125 million in an Initial
Coin Offering (ICO)?

32. Answer
Kik Interactive

33. Q - 5
• Often confused with a lotus, this logo actually represents a trishul.
The third eye depicted in it is a powerful metaphor for “Inner
Perception” of Lord Shiva and surrounding it is a 24 gear teeth. The
24 teeth in the gear represents working throughout the 24 hours of a
day.
• What logo is being talked about?

34. Answer
IIT Kanpur’s logo

35. Q - 6
• The “X Effect” is a phenomena in which the exaggerated portrayal
of forensic science on various crime TV shows influences people’s
perception about real-life police investigation.
• This term was coined in 2004 in a USA Today article. It mostly
refers to the belief that jurors have come to demand more forensic
evidence (DNA analysis, fingerprinting etc.) in criminal trials,
thereby raising the effective standard of proof for prosecutors.
• The “X Effect” is named after a famous TV show. Which TV show?

36. Answer
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

37. Q - 7
• When asked in an interview about the company’s name, the founder said -
• “We didn’t want to put up a French name, as mostly all ________ has a
French connection with respect to the names. We wanted a name that will
particularly resonate with the customer once the customer has possibly
been exposed to the brand or has interacted with the brand. So, X is a
Hebrew word, which means radiance or splendor and Y is something that
I’ve added so that it becomes ‘radiance Y’. Also, it lends a premium hint to
it without sounding too luxurious or too broad.”
• Which company?

38. Answer
Zivame

39. Q - 8
• Receiving mixed reviews, Amazon Prime’s web series Inside Edge has often been bizarre in
its plot. However, sometimes, the show does get bizarre, in a good way. An example is a
Haryanvi farmer-turned-business tycoon-turned-PPL team owner playing ‘X’ loudly in his
fields because it helps his crops.
• The German workers' movement began the tradition of performing ‘X’ on New Year's Eve
in 1918. Performances started at 11pm so that the X's finale would be played at the
beginning of the new year. This tradition continued during the Nazi period and was also
observed by East Germany after the war.
• X is traditionally performed throughout Japan at the end of the year.

40. Answer
Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9

41. Q - 9
• “Krasava” is the Russian colloquial term used to express high praise,
particularly for a striking piece of play. This emotional word has
reached places across the word and was most recently heard at a
major sporting event, not only from the mouths of Russian
spectators, but many other.
• What is the sporting event in discussion?

42. Answer
Fifa Confederations Cup / Fifa U-17 World Cup.
Krasava is the official football for the tournaments.

43. Q - 10
• Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park & Mortuary is a
cemetery and mortuary located in the Westwood Village area of Los
Angeles. It is located at 1218 Glendon Avenue in Westwood, with an
entrance from Wilshire Boulevard.
• The cemetery was established as Sunset Cemetery in 1905, but had been
used for burials since the 1880s and was renamed with current name in
1926. Initially coming to light in 1962, this place became news recently.
Give both references. (Image Follows)

45. Answer
Marilyn and Hugh Hefner’s Graves

46. Q - 11
• This is a rating scale (next slide) devised by the chemist X in 1986 for
reporting the subjective effects of a Y.
• Id X and Y.

47. ● MINUS - There were no effects observed.
● PLUS - The level of effectiveness of a Y that indicates a threshold action.
● PLUS ONE - The Y is quite certainly active, but the nature of the Y's effects are not yet
apparent.
● PLUS TWO - The nature of the action of the Y are unmistakably apparent. But you still have
some choice as to whether you will accept the adventure, or rather just continue with your
ordinary day's plans.
● PLUS THREE - Ignoring the Y’s action is no longer an option. The subject is totally engaged
in the experience.
● PLUS FOUR - A rare and precious transcendental state, which has been called a "peak
experience", a "religious experience", "divine transformation" and many other names in other
cultures. It is a state of bliss, a connectedness with both the interior and exterior universes, which
has come about after the ingestion of a Y. If a Y were ever to be discovered which would
consistently produce a plus four experience in all human beings, it is conceivable that it would
signal the ultimate evolution.

48. Answer
X - Alexander Shulgin
Y - Psychedelic Drug

49. Q - 12
Inspired by the lead singer, Dan Reynolds' experiences with
ankylosing spondylitis in 2015, this song peaked at number four on
the US Billboard Hot 100 and played heavily on advertisements
such for the Nintendo Switch and various movie trailers and
television shows.
Which song?

50. Answer
Believer by Imagine Dragons

51. SVC
3 SVCs
A-B-C

52. SVC - A
Arts

53. +30/-20

54. +20/-10

55. +10/0

56. Answer
Mona Lisa
● Once Owned by Napoleon
● Picasso was once suspected of
stealing it
● The bridge in the background of
Mona Lisa is Ponte a Buriano

57. SVC - B
Business

58. +30/-20

59. +20/-10

60. +10/0

61. Answer
2000 Rupees Note
All these appear on the rear of the note
● Lotus, Elephant and Peacock
● Swatch Bharat Logo
● Mangalyan

62. SVC - C
Current Affairs

63. +30/-20

64. +20/-10

65. +10/0

66. Answer
Paradise Papers
● German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung
● The documents originate from the offshore law firm Appleby
● The corporate services providers Estera and Asiaciti Trust

67. Bounce Pounce 2
Anti Clockwise

68. Q - 1
• John Terry is Chelsea's most successful captain, having led them to five Premier
League titles, four FA Cups, three League Cups, one UEFA Europa League and
one UEFA Champions League title since 2004.
• He is one of five players to have made over 500 appearances for Chelsea and is
also the club's all-time highest scoring defender.
• Apart from his sporting career, John Terry has made his ‘appearance’ elsewhere,
in India, for a completely differently field of business. What is being talked about?
(Image Follows)

70. Answer
John Terry’s image is used as statutory warnings on Gold Flake Cigarettes

71. Q - 2
• Which company’s logo is
inspired from this 1850 painting
by Jean Francois-Millet titled
“The Sower”?
• This company’s logo is a
representation of the act of
disseminating knowledge.

72. Answer
Simon & Schuster

73. Q - 3
• Wilhem Koreska, grandfather of the present owner of this stationary
products company established the mother company in Vienna in
1887. Their first product was hand-made carbon paper.
• Identify this company.
• Developed by the same company, Erez Ex Diluter is white ink
correction product. A 2017 rage, an alarming state, has got this
product shot to fame. What rage is being talked about?

74. Answer
Kores
Kamlesh’s Solution is a mixture of this white ink diluter

75. Q - 4
• This grave near Mount Airy,
North Carolina (White Plains
Baptist Church) is not ordinary.
• Give Funda.

76. Answer
1st Siamese Twins

77. Q - 5
• Connect (Non-Exhaustive)
• What is the latest addition to these, which happened on 30/8/17?

78. Answer
Monuments with Twitter Account. Latest addition – Kaaba (Hajj)

79. Q - 6
Who replied to Donald Trump with
this tweet, insisting to read this
children’s book?

80. Answer
Hillary Clinton

81. Q - 7
• ‘X’tina Francesca Francia Mariam Alicia Utonium was created by Professor Utonium out of
sugar spice and everything nice.
• She is capable of teleporting across short distances, and projecting white energy from her
body that neither her sisters nor their 1998 counterparts possess, beyond the regular
superhuman strength, durability, enhanced agility, and flight.
• Her unique abilities are difficult for her to control and she sometimes releases exceptionally
powerful and destructive bursts of pure white energy that she cannot control properly when
her emotions get too extreme.

82. Answer
Bliss – The Fourth Powerpuff Girl

83. Q - 8
• On June 19th, 1998, The Walt Disney Company released their animated feature film
Mulan, the story of a brave daughter who posed as a man and enrolled into the
Chinese military to take her wounded father's place in the fight against the Hun
invasion. To coincide with the upcoming Disney film, McDonald's released a new
limited-time condiment, Szechuan teriyaki dipping sauce. It was created to mimic
traditional Chinese Szechuan Sauce, and it came complete with Happy Meal Chicken
McNuggets and one out of a set of eight Mulan toys. After the promotion, the sauce
was removed from all McDonald's restaurants.
• Why, after 20 years, has this risen back to fame? (Image Follows)

85. Answer
Rick and Morty

86. Q - 9
• Usually everyone belongs to one particular zodiac sign. However, if
you were born within a few days of the Sun's move from one zodiac
sign to the next, this means you were born "on the X," and you'll feel
the influence from both zodiac signs.
• The word ‘X’ literally means a pointed end where two curves meet or
a point of transition between two different states.
• What is the word?
• Image showing different ‘X’ follows.

88. Answer
Cusp

89. Q - 10
• The makers of India’s first survival drama ‘X‘ had explored 22 buildings before
finalising on the perfect location. The location of the building where the
protagonist is has utmost importance. The director Vikramaditya Motwane
wanted precise geography of the neighborhood with the layout of the flat and
found it in Parel, Mumbai.
• The film was canned in a flat on the 30th floor of the building, so as to provide it
a realistic approach but elevator was operational only till the 25th floor. The crew
would climb the remaining five floors daily with their heavy equipment. There were
days when the elevator would not work at all and the crew had to climb thirty
floors with the heavy equipment and other necessary items needed for the shoot.
• X?

90. Answer
Trapped

91. Q - 11
• In 2005, Bobby Henderson, a 24 year old
Physics graduate, sent an open letter to
the Kansas State Board of Education
criticising the Board’s decision to permit
teaching Creationism as an alternative to
Theory of Evolution in public school
biology classes.
• This letter lead to the foundation of what?

92. Answer
Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster (Pastafarianism)

93. Q - 12
• The Mudhol Hound is also known as Caravan Hound. It is an Indian
breed of dog of the sighthound type and the feathered variety is
commonly referred to as a Pashmi.
• It is also called Karwani and it is a common pet amongst villagers in
India's Deccan Plateau, who use it for hunting and guarding.
• In 2017, this breed was in news because of its recruitment. Who
recruited the dogs of this breed? (Image Follows)

95. Answer
Indian Army

96. Rejects

97. Q - 28
• In February 1964, four paintings (image on next slide) by a previously unknown
French artist named Pierre Brassau were exhibited at an art show in Göteborg,
Sweden.
• Art critics praised the paintings with one of them stating - "Pierre Brassau paints
with powerful strokes, but also with clear determination. His brush strokes twist with
furious fastidiousness. Pierre is an artist who performs with the delicacy of a ballet
dancer."
• However, one lone critic panned Brassau's work, declaring, "Only a/an
_________ could have done this." As it turned out, this critic was correct.
• What was unique about Pierre Brassau?

99. Answer
Pierre Brassau was a chimpanzee

100. Q - 4
• "From the earliest of times, containers and vessels have been adorned with designs and
images of symbolic meaning. The act of decorating such containers as vases, cups,
cauldrons, amphora, and pots has had an almost religious significance, suggesting that the
container and the content are symbolically related. In this sense, the decoration of ‘X’ is no
different," says Anthony Pennock, the artist.
• These murals require 60 gallons of paint. While they can loosely be referred to as ‘folk art,’
the images and scenes captured portray the rich and diverse history of southern New
Mexico.
• The painting of these murals are completed in well under a year’s time. The murals are
painted in shades of earth, sky and water, and because they are painted on a ‘round
surface’, the murals change as you walk or drive around them.
• What’s the canvas for these murals? (Images Follow)

102. Answer
Las Cruces Water Tank Murals

103. Q – 6
• Developed around the 1770’s by __(X)__, these were known as
the “Flying Plagues” by the British Soldiers.
• The distinctiveness of their design lay in their use of iron rather
than wood tubing used earlier.
__(X)’s__ descendent even set up military research facilities akin
to today’s R&D centres across their kingdom.
• Identify __(X)__ and the object in question.

104. Answer
• (X) = Hyder Ali
(Tipu Sultan being the
descendent)
• Object =
Mysore Rockets