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QuizGrand Finale
Format of the Quiz
Round 1 : Mixed Bag
Round 2 : A/V Round
Round 3 : Choose Your Pick
Round 4 : Buzzer Round
Round1
Mixed Bag• 8 questions. (Clockwise)• Traditional format.• Flat scoring of 10 points.• Half points, if any, is totally
QM’s discretion.
It so happened that a quiz contest was aired on Doordarshan in which young
participants could easily answer questions from the Greek mythology, but were unable to give an answer to
the question ‘In the Ramayana, who was Rama’s mother?’.
Feeling sad, a middle-aged gentleman who was watching the show, decided to do something which became a part of
our childhood since 1967.What did he do? Q. M. - SiddharthaFranco Fiesta - 2016 St. Francis Xavier School,
KolkataII
1
is…...
Anant Pai founded Amar Chitra Katha
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1
Bhawana Kanth, daughter of an IOC officer, was versatile in extra curricular activities including
swimming, sports and driving skills. Mohana Singh completed her B.Tech (Electronics) from GIMET, Amritsar
and used to work for Cognizant for few years.
Avani Chaturvedi, daughter of an homemaker-mother, used to idolise
Kalpana Chawla. Why did these ‘three musketeers’
came into news recently? Q. M. - SiddharthaFranco Fiesta - 2016 St. Francis Xavier School,
KolkataII
2
is…...
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2India's first women fighter pilots
According to some sources, these common human emotions were
responsible : anger, pride, jealousy, happiness, sadness, fear, passion,
selfishness, ambition and intellect. Some other sources said, 6 Shastras and 4 Vedas of Hindu religion were
the reason. What popular depiction, since time
immemorial, is being explained thus? Q. M. - SiddharthaFranco Fiesta - 2016 St. Francis Xavier School,
KolkataII
3
is…...
Ten heads of Ravana
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3
These are all earlier and bigger versions of which item found very
commonly inside a school bag?
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4
is…...
Pencil Sharpener
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4
It happened after 26 years. A contingent of 36
members of the Indian Army marched down Rajpath during the 67th Republic
Day Parade in 2016. The troop, so far, has won :---
- 1 Shaurya Chakra, - 6 Sena Medals, - 143 Chief of the Army Staff Commendation Cards & - 6 Vice Chief of the Army Staff Commendation Cards.
What is so special about this army troop?
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5
is…...
K-9 Unit / Dog Squad
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5
In number theory, a perfect number is a positive integer that is
equal to the sum of its proper positive divisors, that is, the sum of its positive divisors excluding the
number itself. (eg. 28 = 1 + 2 + 4 + 7 + 14) Which is the smallest Perfect
Number?Q. M. - SiddharthaFranco Fiesta - 2016 St. Francis Xavier School,
KolkataII
6
is…...
Six (6)
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6
In the state of Odisha, July 30 has been designated as the ‘___ Dibasa’.
The hashtags - #____Dibasa & #WeWontGiveItBack, created on the
occasion, became huge hit among the Odiyas.
Just fill in the blank with something-very-sweet for which the
neighbouring states of WB and Odisha are fighting pretty bitterly for the last
few years. Q. M. - SiddharthaFranco Fiesta - 2016 St. Francis Xavier School, Kolkata
II
7
is…...
Rosogolla
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7
History was made at 9.26 a.m. on 22nd June, 2016 when a 44-metre tall object, started it’s journey. Apart from helping the Indian
government, it also served several international companies from
Indonesia, Canada, Germany and the USA, including Google’s Terra
Bella Division.What is being talked about?
Q. M. - SiddharthaFranco Fiesta - 2016 St. Francis Xavier School, Kolkata
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8
is…...
India’s PSLV blasts off with 20 satellites
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8
Audience Question
How do you connect both the gentlemen in the pic. with an arena for a particular sport, played in the
traditional format?
Q. M. - SiddharthaFranco Fiesta - 2016 St. Francis Xavier School, Kolkata
II
Aud
is…...
Dangal
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Aud
Scores Please!!!!!
Round2
A/V Round• 8 questions. (Anti-Clockwise)• Traditional format.• Flat scoring of 10 points.• Half points, if any, is totally
QM’s discretion.
The song titled ‘Black Superman’, released in 1975, is a tribute to
whom?
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1
is…...
Md. Ali
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1
As of June 2016, over 106 million copies had been sold, thereby making it the best-selling PC
game to date. Just name it.
Q. M. - SiddharthaFranco Fiesta - 2016 St. Francis Xavier School, Kolkata
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2
is…...
Minecraft
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2
This is Blake Shelton singing live his hit country song - ‘Friends’.
Where have you recently ‘seen’ this song?
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3
is…...
The Angry Birds Movie
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3
This particular scene from the movie Har Har Byomkesh is a
tribute to another very popular bengali movie of yesteryears.
Identify the earlier movie.
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4
is…...
Joy Baba Felunath
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4
Why did this horrific accident, which took place more than 40
years ago, came into news in the recent months?
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5
is…...
Q. M. - SiddharthaFranco Fiesta - 2016 St. Francis Xavier School, Kolkata
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5The Gerua-Plane in the movie Dilwale
This popular 5-a-side game is said to be the
Twenty20 version of football.Name the game.
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6
is…...
Futsal
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6
Identify the singer of this song from the 2015 movie ‘Meeruthia Gangster’.
(This non-singer, who is very popular in some other field, agreed to sing this song
because of his deep rooted connection with Meerut.)
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7
is…...
Suresh Raina
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7
Match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in the ICC U-19 World Cup,
2016…..something strange happened just 3 balls later in that
same over.What?
Q. M. - SiddharthaFranco Fiesta - 2016 St. Francis Xavier School, Kolkata
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8
is…...
Left-handed bowler Kamindu Mendis started to bowl right handed in the same over
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8
Audience Question
Whom was Sonu Nigam impersonating?
Q. M. - SiddharthaFranco Fiesta - 2016 St. Francis Xavier School, Kolkata
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Aud
is…...
Kumar Sanu
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Aud
Scores Please!!!!!
Round3
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II
Topics
Internet Kolkata Heritage
Complete The
List
Controversy
Chronology Sports
Popular Culture
Geography Sid’s Choice
Safety Slide
Find a connection
between these two
2016-google
doodles.
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Second Sunday of May
Third Sunday of June
“Internet”
is…...
Mother’s Day & Father’s Day
Q. M. - SiddharthaFranco Fiesta - 2016 St. Francis Xavier School, Kolkata
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“Internet”
Which recent ‘appointment’ ellicited such vicious response
from the netizens?
Q. M. - SiddharthaFranco Fiesta - 2016 St. Francis Xavier School, Kolkata
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“Controversy”
is…...
Former Indian cricketer Chetan Chauhan was appointed as the Chairman of NIFT
Q. M. - SiddharthaFranco Fiesta - 2016 St. Francis Xavier School, Kolkata
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“Controversy”
Noted palaentologist Mary Anning contributed greatly to the study of prehistoric zoological species. She
was usually seen around the seashores collecting specimens. How is she remembered in the
popular culture?(vis – next slide)
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“Popular Culture”
Q. M. - SiddharthaFranco Fiesta - 2016 St. Francis Xavier School, Kolkata
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“Popular Culture”
is…...
She Sells Sea Shells…..
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“Popular Culture”
What is being explained by this chronological progression?
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b XV
“Chronology”
is…...
Naming of Mt. Everest
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“Chronology”
During the IPL-2016 matches involving Mumbai Indians, the on-field umpires carried an extra bail for a particular reason. Though it
was not needed in all the MI matches, it helped immensely to
protect the costly LED bails, when used.
For what apparently-strange but practical reason, umpires carried
that extra bail? Q. M. - SiddharthaFranco Fiesta - 2016 St. Francis Xavier School, Kolkata
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“Sports”
is…...
K. Pollard used to mark his crease with that bail
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“Sports”
As the Mayor of Calcutta Corporation, Netaji Subhash
Chandra Bose originally planned the ‘Congress House’ and the foundation
stone was laid by Rabindranath Tagore. But, disappearance of Netaji stopped the construction work and
after independence Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy had to step in to complete the construction.
How do we presently know this building better? Q. M. - SiddharthaFranco Fiesta - 2016 St. Francis Xavier School,
KolkataII
“Kolkata Heritage”
is…...
Mahajati Sadan
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“Kolkata Heritage”
According to meteorologists, two ‘kids’ – a little boy and a little girl,
are majorly influencing the weather patterns all across the globe,
including India.Which ‘kids’ are being talked
about?
Q. M. - SiddharthaFranco Fiesta - 2016 St. Francis Xavier School, Kolkata
II
“Geography”
is…...
El Nino & La Nina
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Next in line is Kyant, followed by Nada, Vardah and Asiri.
Which is the last one, till date, in this dreaded list?
Q. M. - SiddharthaFranco Fiesta - 2016 St. Francis Xavier School, Kolkata
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“Complete the List”
is…...
Roanu
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“Complete the List”
LIVE question
Q. M. - SiddharthaFranco Fiesta - 2016 St. Francis Xavier School, Kolkata
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“Sid’s Choice”
is…...
Jacket
Q. M. - SiddharthaFranco Fiesta - 2016 St. Francis Xavier School, Kolkata
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“Sid’s Choice”
Scores Please!!!!!
Round4
Buzzinga!!!!• 9 questions. • Follow the ESPERANZA while answering.
The first answer will start with E, 2nd with S and so on.
• Flat scoring of +10/-5 points.
Created by a Polish ophthalmologist, which
internationally recognised language literally means ‘one who
hopes’?
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is…...
Esperanto
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The great Scottish king Robert Bruce was once
defeated by the English and driven out of his kingdom.
The heartbroken king sought refuge in a small dark cave. The incidents,
which happened thereafter, filled him with new hope and
courage. ‘Who’ taught him a valuable lesson of life that eventually
motivated him to win the battle?
Q. M. - SiddharthaFranco Fiesta - 2016 St. Francis Xavier School, Kolkata
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is…...
Spider
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The ‘new hope’ of Indian gymnastics, Dipa Karmakar is one
of the five gymnasts ever to perform this ‘vault of death’
successfully.What is the name of this ‘vault’?
Q. M. - SiddharthaFranco Fiesta - 2016 St. Francis Xavier School, Kolkata
II
is…...
Produnova Vault / Produnova
Q. M. - SiddharthaFranco Fiesta - 2016 St. Francis Xavier School, Kolkata
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This particular experiment was conducted in the hope of breaking
new grounds in the study of physics.
What has been discovered as a result of this experiment?
Q. M. - SiddharthaFranco Fiesta - 2016 St. Francis Xavier School, Kolkata
II
is…...
Electron
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As a ‘symbol of hope’, International Olympic Committee has decided to introduce a new team in Rio-2016
comprising 10 athletes, chosen from more than hundreds of
hopeful candidates. What is so special about this new
team which has athletes from Ethiopia, South Sudan, Congo and
Syria?(vis – next slide) Q. M. - SiddharthaFranco Fiesta - 2016 St. Francis Xavier School,
KolkataII
Q. M. - SiddharthaFranco Fiesta - 2016 St. Francis Xavier School, Kolkata
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is…...
Refugee
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This pic. symbolically represents the title of the autobiography of a person who always inspired others to scale newer heights and reach for the sky.
Who?
Q. M. - SiddharthaFranco Fiesta - 2016 St. Francis Xavier School, Kolkata
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is…...
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
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This former model became the youngest recipient of India’s highest peacetime award for bravery - the Ashok Chakra, because of her inspirational
activities in a foreign land just two days before her 23rd birthday in
1986. Just name her.(vis – next slide)
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Q. M. - SiddharthaFranco Fiesta - 2016 St. Francis Xavier School, Kolkata
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is…...
Neerja Bhanot / Neerja
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In 1948, what was introduced for the first time by the concerned
authority, in a hope to tackle high no. of injuries and deaths of
people, especially the children and the older generation?
Q. M. - SiddharthaFranco Fiesta - 2016 St. Francis Xavier School, Kolkata
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is…...
Zebra Crossing
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The female singer of this Indo-Aussie melodious venture is
somewhat connected with the theme of Franco Fiesta 2016.
Identify her.
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is…...
Asha Bhonsle
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