Research, Presentation & Conduction by : SOMNATH CHANDA

Rounds

Round1

5 questions. Each question carries 5 marks.Full house ensure 5 bonus.

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1st ever Playboy Cover

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1st Budget Speech by Shanmukham Chetty

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1st vote was casted by Shyam Sharan Negi

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1st lady to go into space

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1st 3rd-umpire decision

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1st woman on top of Mt. Everest

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Round2

13 questions. Infinite Bounce + PounceScore : +10 (B) & +10/-05 (P) Half points, if any, is totally QMs discretion.

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The men in charge was Brian Trubshaw along with John Cochrane and Brian Watts. On 9th April, 1969, after carrying out the specified test items G-BSST made its approach to RAF Fairford that had been equipped as the main test centre. Despite some technical snags, Brian Trubshaw completed the task with elan.

What did the Brits achieved on that day which their European partners had done few months earlier?1

1st Concorde flight by the British

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Garben Zaagsma, a historian of modern Jewish history has commented about a recent revelation that Effectively, X split up the legacy of Y which one could say has created a bit of a mess ever since. As a result of this whole issue, the copyright of something has been extended upto the end of 2050 which in earlier count is about to end on Jan 1, 2017.

What is being talked about? 2

Anne Franks Diary

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An ardent fan of polo, he was a member of the Fourth Hussars Team in India. Once at a grand dinner to mark the end of the annual inter-regimental polo tournament, he waxed eloquent on how polo was the most noble and soul-inspiring contest in the whole universe.

Identify this polo-fanatic who once came to India in 1899 solely to take part in that prestigious Inter-Regimental Tournament.3

Winston Churchill

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Usually, the Parsee surnames originate from their family trade or professions. Like, cloth merchants became Kapadia and wine merchants became Daruwala.

Likewise, if someones surname is Dubash, what would his family profession be?4

Interpreter or Translator

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The 1892-invention by German engineer Philip H Diehi was modified by Mr. R.S. Sharma, a cardiologist in Government Medical College in Jabalpur, MP in 2013to address a serious social issue. This modified-invention which he completed using plain common sense, recently came into news courtesy a proposed-solution by a fiesty lady.

What is it all about?5

Suicide-Proof Ceiling Fan

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Classified as BM-13, BM-8, and BM-31 and also some later versions, it was once given the nickname Stalins organ by the Germans. But it got its most popular name from this love-song which gained fame duringWWIIas an inspiration to defend ones land from the enemy.

What am I talking about?6

Katyusha Rocket Launcher

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These are the two unsuccessful candidates among the shortlisted-three, chosen because of a sudden matter of concern which affected global market.

Who/what is the successful one?7

Tata Tiago

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5-Year Plans play an important role in shaping up the Indian Economy since its implementation in 1951.

What is said to be the primary inspiration behind the formulation of this govt. policy? 8

Travelogues of Rabindranath Tagore

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*Identify the instrumentalist.

*Pt. Ravi Shankar

9Built as the country home of politician-cum-poet John Sheffield, it was upgraded in 1820 by architect John Nash. But he got the flak after the completion of the project on the charge of overspending. In 1834, after a massive fire-accident in a nearby building, it was projected, for a brief period, as its probable replacement.

How do we know it today which, in 2009, has been voted as one of the most disappointing of the national tourist attractions of the world?

Buckingham Palace

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The lady, belonging to a great cultural family, recently made her bengali-movie debut in which movie?10

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In 2015, someone said after his strange action : I was assured it was gluten free, its not processed, completely organic and natural.So I had no reactionIt tasted very, very good this year.

Who? About what?11

11Djoker eating grass at Wimbledon

Originally, as the mode of transport, Brachiation (from the Latin word Braechium meaning arm) was envisioned. But due to cinematic reasons, vine was introduced. In reality, vines grow from the ground up and only hang down when they are draped over tree branches so, one minute mistake may lead to fatal consequences.

What is being described? 12

Tarzans movement in Jungle

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The 1932-novel Stamboul Train is one of a number of works which author Graham Greene classified as entertainment so as to distinguish them from his more serious works. Its popularity, especially in USA, forced the publisher of a later work to insert the name Calais Coach, instead of the original title.

Identify this later work.13

Murder on the Orient Express13

Round3

6 questions. Written Round.Differential Scoring.

* 16 - if 1 team gets it right* 14 - if 2 teams get it right* 12 - if 3 teams get it right* 10 - if 4 teams get it right* 08 - if 5 teams get it right* 06 - if 6 teams get it right* 04 - if 7 teams get it right* 02 - if all the teams get it right

The news about the invention was made public at a Royal Society meeting in Newcastle on 3 November 1815. The first successful trial was held at Hebburnon 9 January 1816.For it, the person was awarded the Societys Rumford Medal.

What is being described?1

Shepherds Hill, the capital of the medieval Sultanate of theQutb Shahi dynastyis wellknown for the mines that have produced some of the worlds most famous entities of its type. John Keats poem On receiving a curious Shell also celebrates this fact and opens with the lines: Hast thou from the caves of ____, a gem / pure as the ice-drop that froze on the mountain?.

How do we better know this hilly area?2

Discovered in Bingham Canyon in 1848 by brothers, Sanford and Thomas Bingham, Kennecotts Bingham Canyon Mine is the largest man-made excavation in the world, and some claim that it is the only manmade feature visible to the naked eye from an orbiting space shuttle. Designated aNational Historic Landmarkin 1966, it experienced a massive landslide in April 2013.

Which metal is extracted from this mine?(vis next slide) 3

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Together withtranquillityiteand pyroxferroite, it is one of three new minerals that were discovered at a particular site. It was later found from different sites like - Garfield County, Montana;Nrdlinger Riesimpact crater inBavaria, Germany; Disko Island in Greenland & El Toro cinder cone,in Mexico.

After whom/what it has been named?4

In 1867, Italian Engineers, commissioned by an Indian Railway company, to build a railway line, accidentally discovered something near the site. Mr. W L Lake, after watching elephants emerging out of the dense forest with stains on their feet, shouted at his men to do their job properly.

As per legend, this particular shout ultimately gave the name of which mining city of India?5

On which real-life incident this movie was based?6

The news about the invention was made public at a Royal Society meeting in Newcastle on 3 November 1815. The first successful trial was held at Hebburnon 9 January 1816.For it, the person was awarded the Societys Rumford Medal.

What is being described?1

Davys Safety Lamp1

Shepherds Hill, the capital of the medieval Sultanate of theQutb Shahi dynastyis wellknown for the mines that have produced some of the worlds most famous entities of its type. John Keats poem On receiving a curious Shell also celebrates this fact and opens with the lines: Hast thou from the caves of ____, a gem / pure as the ice-drop that froze on the mountain?.

How do we better know this hilly area?2

Golconda2

Discovered in Bingham Canyon in 1848 by brothers, Sanford and Thomas Bingham, Kennecotts Bingham Canyon Mine is the largest man-made excavation in the world, and some claim that it is the only manmade feature visible to the naked eye from an orbiting space shuttle. Designated aNational Historic Landmarkin 1966, it experienced a massive landslide in April 2013.

Which metal is extracted from this mine?(vis next slide) 3

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Copper3

Together withtranquillityiteand pyroxferroite, it is one of three new minerals that were discovered at a particular site. It was later found from different sites like - Garfield County, Montana;Nrdlinger Riesimpact crater inBavaria, Germany; Disko Island in Greenland & El Toro cinder cone,in Mexico.

After whom/what it has been named?4

Armstrong, Aldrin & Collins4

In 1867, Italian Engineers, commissioned by an Indian Railway company, to build a railway line, accidentally discovered something near the site. Mr. W L Lake, after watching elephants emerging out of the dense forest with stains on their feet, shouted at his men to do their job properly.

As per legend, this particular shout ultimately gave the name of which mining city of India?5

Digboi5

On which real-life incident this movie was based?6

Chasnala Mine Tragedy6

Round4

5 questions. Each question carries 5 marks.Full house ensure 5 bonus.

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Ernest Hemingway

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Queen Elizabeth II

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Anand Bakshi

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Elvis Prisley

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Ajantha Mendis

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Hugh Hefner

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Eugene Delacroix

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Round5

13 questions. Infinite Bounce + PounceScore : +10 (B) & +10/-05 (P) Half points, if any, is totally QMs discretion.

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*The Bombay Engineer Group or the more informally known Bombay Sappers, is a regiment of the Corps of Engineers of the Indian Army which owed its origin to the erstwhile Bombay Presidency Army of the British Raj.

Apart from his daredevil antics on the field, what is the most noted contribution of one of the popular jawaan of this regiment, Lt. Col. Sanjay Banerjee?

*SRKs character in Fauji was modelled after him

Denise Ann Darvall, a resident of Cape Town, SA met with a horrific car accident and died of her injuries on 3 Dec, 1967. After her death, she became the talk of the town because of her association with 54 year old Louis Washkansky.

Put funda.(Her similar association with 10 year old Jonathan Van Wyk brougt her a lot of flak at the same time) 1

She donated her heart to Louis the first instance of Human Heart Trasplantation

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The Eleanor, The Beaver and The Dartmouth were the three main entities, said to be responsible behind the staging of which noted event in world history? 2

Bostn Tea Party

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Just moments before the Opening Ceremony of the 1948 London Olympics, it was noticed that the home team was not carrying the national flag with them. A teenager then ran outside the stadium and broke the window of an Army Commandants car to get the flag and hand it over to the team management just in time.

Why this lanky teenager, praised very highly for that act, came into news few years later?3

Roger Bannister first sub-4 min. mile

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Widely considered as one of the pioneers of modern Indian poetry and also the mainstay of Prayogvaad Experimentation Movement in hindi literature, Gajanan Madhav Muktibodh had a very painful life and eventually lost touch with reality.

Which famous Indian decided to do something in Gajanans honour that became his signature style since 1974?4

M.F. Hussain started walking barefoot

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The creator appealed to one million fans to be a part of this musical piece which will become a cynosure of all eyes (or ears) in near future.

What is it?5

5Official song of UEFA Euro-2016

The stereotyped portrayal of an actor, one of the most recognisable actors of his generation, in the following films led to the appearance of a particular character of a popular comics book series.

Either, identify the actor or the character.6

Charles Laughton or Surplus Dairiprodus

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Established in 1861, Hakgala Botanical Garden is one of the five botanical gardens in Sri Lanka. Originally started as an experimental cultivation of cinchona, it later turned into tea cultivation.

Why it is such a pious place for all the hindu travellers to that country?7

Mythical setting of Ashok Vatika

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*It was originally named Saat Anaaj because of the presence of seven ingredients maize, barley, gram, arahar, green peas, khesari and kurthi, in equal ratio.

How do we know this food-item, pretty popular in northern India, better?

Sattu

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Based on the first post-Cold War novel written by a famous author, this tv-series has recently come to its end. But so great has been the acclaim for dramatisation, there is already a speculation that a sequel is on its way. BBC is in talks with The Ink Factory, the production company run by the authors sons for the 2nd season.

Identify the tv-series. And, also name the author.8

Night Manager & John Le Carre

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Critics accuse English Heritage of Disneyfying the Arthurian legend of Tintagel after the plan of a 72-metre footbridge has won a design contest to replace the isthmus that crumbled into the Atlantic centuries ago. Architects have described the design as representing the transition between the known and the unknown, reality and legend.

To be completed in 2019, what is so special about this footbridge?(vis next slide) 9

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Bridge with a gap in the centre

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For a biennial world championship, if the trophy (vis) given to the women is named after Espirito Santo, what is the trophy given to the men named after?(Clue The man in the question is also the answer of an often-repeated question in Sports Quiz)10

10Dwight Eisenhower

The bitter dispute arose because of the presence of Union Jack. Critics say the presence of UJ in the corner is anachronistic and ignores the heritage of the country. Supporters argue that removing it would be a mark of disrespect against servicemen who died fighting under the flag.

What the issue is all about?11

Debate over the flag of New Zealand

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Hailing from a family of actors, being the younger sister of actorRichard Rishiand actressShalini, she has made her debut as a lead actress in 2009 movie Oy!opposite Siddharth.

What is her claim to fame, till date?12

Played the title role in Anjali

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Probably for the first time in the history of bollywood such an example has been set..Identify the female singer of this song from a critically acclaimed movie of the recent times. 13

13Amruta Fadnavis wife of Maharasthra CM, Devendra Fadnavis

As an athlete, Matthews competes in thejavelin throw, and has represented Barbados in a number of international meets and competitions. She won silver medals at the2013and2014 CARIFTA Games, competing in the under-17 and under-18 categories, respectively. At the2014 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics, held in Mexico, she won a bronze medal in the under-18 category, while at the2015 CARIFTA Gamesshe won her first gold medal, again competing in the under-18 category.

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Hayley Matthews

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Neil Armstrong

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Initially started as a corrective measure, it has now become a fashionable trend. Instagram has nearly 12,000 posts with the hashtag #only______.

What are these types of tattoos called?

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Blackout Tattoos15

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