Quiz vidyalay-Finals Round 3

Round 3Choose your Destiny

RULES• Each Team can choose a category of their choice.• Each category consists of three questions.• Questions WILL NOT pass to the next team.• Each correct answer will be awarded 10 points.• Bonus 10 points will be awarded if a team cracks

all three questions in their category.• Team with the lowest score gets to pick the

category first.

Hindu Mythology IPL Politics

HistoryMusicAdvertisement

EntertainmentScienceSports

HINDU MYTHOLOGY Name the wife of Agni1

Swaha

HINDU MYTHOLOGY Name the seven-tier defensive spiral formation, used by Dronacharya, commander-in-chief of the Kaurava army during the Kurukshetra War.

2

Chakravyuha

HINDU MYTHOLOGY

Name this Mythical Creature3

What is the Tagline of Rajasthan Royals ?INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE

1.

Halla Bol

After the IPL 2008, ‘X’ was transferred from RCB to MI and ‘Y’ was transferred from MI to RCB. Name X and Y .

INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE2.

X – Zaheer KhanY – Robin Uthappa

After the IPL 2008, ‘X’ was transferred from Rajasthan Royals to Deccan chargers as coach. Name X.

INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE3.

DARREN LEHMANN

INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE

POLITICSWhose very successful election campaign logo is this?1.

POLITICS

Barack Obama

POLITICSWhich politician is depicted in this doll ?2.

POLITICS

LALUJI

POLITICSName the famous politician who contested from Philibit district in Uttar Pradesh in the recent Lok Sabha election.

3.

POLITICS

VARUN GANDHI (BJP)

ADVERTISEMENTSIdentify the Composer of this Jingle.1.

A.R.Rahman

Which international airline uses the slogan "Smooth As Silk" in its advertisements?

ADVERTISEMENTS2.

Thai Airways

ADVERTISEMENTSIdentify this car manufacturer:3.

MUSICIn Carnatic music _______ is the raga that is supposed to get the rain. In Puranas, its written that in Thretayug, when Ravana set fire to Hanuman's tail, he set fire to entire Lanka. Then Ravana played this raga on his Veena and brought forth rain.

1.

Amruthavarshini

MUSICWhich composer is called the Pitha Maha (Great Father) of Carnatic Music?

2.

Sri Purandaradasa

One of the few artists to have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice, his other achievements include multiple Guinness World Records—including one for "Most Successful Entertainer of All Time"—thirteen Grammy Awards, thirteen number one singles in his solo career, and the sale of 750 million records worldwide. At the time of his death, __________ was preparing for This Is It, a series of 50 concerts that would have been held at The O2 arena in _______ at the beginning of July 13, 2009.

MUSICFill in the blanks3.

Michael Jackson at London

R.I.P. MJ

HISTORYWho was the last mughal emperor in India?

1.

King Bahadur Shah Zafar

Where would you find this?

HISTORY2.

In Pietermaritzburg station, South Africa, Gandhi faced discrimination directed at Indians. He was thrown off a train after refusing to move from the first class to a third class coach while holding a valid first class ticket.

Explain this event that happened on Nov 9,1989

HISTORY3.

This image represents the fall of Berlin wall on Nov 9,1989.

SPORTSIn which country would you find this Formula one Night race track.

1.

SPORTS

Singapore

SPORTS

Who is the FIFA World Player of the Year 2008 ? 2.

SPORTSCristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro

SPORTSWhose shoes are these??3.

SPORTS

Rafael Nadal

SCIENCEWhat physical phenomenon is being displayed in this video?

1.

Static electricity

SCIENCE________is a highly corrosive, fuming yellow or red solution. The mixture is formed by freshly mixing concentrated nitric acid and concentrated hydrochloric acid, usually in a volumetric ratio of 1:3 respectively. It was so named because it can dissolve the so-called royal, or noble metals gold and platinum.

2.

AQUA REGIA

SCIENCE

What is happening here ?SCIENCE

3.

World’s first Zero gravity Wedding . It happened aboard G-Force One , a flight which can provide weightlessness.

SCIENCE

ENTERTAINMENTHe is depicted as a short, pudgy, Italian plumber who lives in the Mushroom Kingdom. He repeatedly stops the plans of Bowser to kidnap Princess Peach and subjugate the Mushroom Kingdom. He must venture through eight challenging worlds, each packed to the brim with monsters and secrets to save Princess Toadstool from Bowser. You will find all sorts of Poisonous Mushrooms, Red Piranha Plants ,Flying Bloober and Bowser's Twin. Name this character from a famous video game.

1.

ENTERTAINMENT

Mario

She was born on October 26, 1985,in Hyderabad, to Joseph, a former CBI officer and Dr.Shelin, who was a surgeon in the Kerala Government hospital. She owns a company that deals with anything from hospital equipment, software, furniture etc. She won a 'best young entrepreneur' award when she was only 14 years old. However, she's a household name in another completely different field. A dam near her hometown is supposedly named after her. Who are we talking about?

ENTERTAINMENT2.

ENTERTAINMENTAsin Thottumkal

ENTERTAINMENTIdentify the movie from the soundtrack:3.

ENTERTAINMENT

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