- 1. Thapar Quizzing Club & Aranya 2k13 Presents Audio-Visual
QuizThapar University, Patiala1
2. Prelims 18 Questions in all. 6 star marked Questions. Will be
seen in case of a tie. Every 3rd Q is star marked. 3. 1. 4. 2. He
asked for one rupee for providing permission to the project. The
makers added a touch of symbolism by finding a rupee note printed
in 1958 - in many ways, this was a golden and breakthrough year not
just for him, but also for Indian athletics because of the
Commonwealth and Asian Games. Who is he, and what did he thus
bless? 5. *3. This journeyman cricketer came into prominence in the
1986-87 one-day series against Australia, when a hundred and two
fifties in six matches won him the Man of the Series award. Played
four tests for India His last match was at Dhaka playing for
Abahani Krira Chakra. Who is the cricketer? 6. Raman Lamba 7. 4.
The film "San Ge Sha Gua" has been one of the big hits in Chinese
cities in 2011, especially with young audiences, with whom it seems
to have struck a natural chord. How do we know this film in India?
8. 5. Given are the audio clip. Give me the name of tv series or
movie or ad name or whatever it is. 9. HIMYM 10. *6. In August
2012, a mountain rescue worker and hisneighbour discovered a
diplomatic mailbag from Mont Blanc. This was established to have
come from the remains of an Air India Boeing 707 that had crashed
into the mountain in 1966. The mail was handed over to the Indian
embassy in Paris.The most notable passenger on board this crash in
1966 was an Indian scientist, whose life was cut short at age 56.
Who? 11. Homi jahangir Bhabha 12. 7. What are these? (not
exhaustive) Finger Wave Pixie Bouffant Farah-do The Rachel Wedge
Pompadour Fauxhawk Hi Top Fade 13. Hair Cuts! 14. 8.
Hassan-i-Sabbah led an order of armed militants, terrorising the
Seljuqs in the Persian territories in 1091. They were believed to
be addicted to hashish, and hence the name ______. Their legend was
recreated by a recent video game, which is named after the English
variant of the term _______. What game? 15. Hashishin Assassins
Creed 16. *9. ID the word. One of the origin of the word can be
traced to the fact that in Ancient Babylon, the Bride's father
would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink for a
month after the wedding. (Keep in mind that their calendar was
lunar) However, Merriam Webster Dictionary reports the etymology as
from the "the idea that the first month of the marriage is
sweetest". Today this idea has become synonymous with voyage, a
practice which originated from the Indian elite and spread to
Europe from there on. 17. Honeymoon 18. 10. Turning the mustaches a
little round (on corners) putting on a pair of shades like Anna
Mixing coconut in Lassi, Come all, in a good mood.. .blah blah
blah..When this song will play in disco Youll have to come on the
floor, Youll have to pick your X up [to dance] and have to show the
dance step.. Id X. 19. 11. ID the brand 20. *12. After being asked
why the X didnt light the big Olympic torch (as he had done in the
story Fear Her), he joked: What happened? What went wrong? I was
waiting for the phone call. There was an online petition
apparently, which the London Organising Committee chose to ignore.
Worse than that, in the opening ceremony there was this Y sequence
that got cleared. We all had to sign off on it and they cut it! ID
X and Y. 21. X=Doctor Y=Doctor Who 22. 13. ID 23. LACROSSE 24. 14.
The 2013 film "Ranjhanaa" is set in Varanasi, is directed by Aanand
Rai, and has music composed by A.R.Rahman. According to its
director, his music composer paid homageto which Bharat Ratna
through the music, by prominently using the shehnai in many of its
songs? 25. *15. You might have heard this song. Where? Aamaletiya
stavin crata pile pila Aamaletiya merlucchiya pile pila
Inlorpotamanta tora tut tut tiya Less so less in nina amichiya
strala Aamalitiya stavin crata pile pila Aameletiya merlucchiya
pile pila Aamalitiya stavin crata pile pila Aameletiya merlucchiya
pile pila Aamalitiya stavin crata pile pila Aameletiya
merlucchiya....... 26. Frooti Ad 27. 16. ID the guy on left. 28.
Raghu Ram Rajan _current RBI governor 29. 17. X was one of top six
contestants in reality-singing series, Fame Gurukul in 2005 . He
worked with Kumar Taurani's music company. He had also worked under
music director trio Shankar Ehsaan Loy. And now he became an
assistant to music director Pritam. ID X. 30. Watch him live on
Sunday !! (cancelled ) 31. *18. 500 Startups-backed shopping search
site Pricebaba last year launched a campaign to convince Google to
do something, but their ambitious goal ultimately ended in defeat
following Googles announcement. Undeterred by their failure,they
have already launched an online campaign to convince Google for the
same thing in a slightly different way which apparently matches
Google's convention for the same. What is it? 32. To name the new
android version as ladoo 33. End of prelims 34. Movie Mania Written
round consisting of 6 questions (Minimalist Posters) +5 for each
correct answer. 35. 1. 36. 2. 37. Four Weddings and a Funeral 38.
3. 39. 4. Sitter 40. 5. 41. 6. 42. Blood Diamond 43. MainsInfinite
Bounce With no partial marking +10 for direct Q & +5 for pass.
44. Hint: It is not '#twerk', '#showrooming', '#Bitcoin' or
#binge-watch'. 45. Selfie : oxford word of the year 46. A classic
Xerox ad. What is the second R that they are talking about ? 47.
The r in the registered trademark symbol . This ad was part of a
campaign to drive home the point that Xerox is a trademark and not
a generic word. 48. Identify these girls. Recently in news. 49.
Magnus Carlsen fans the 'Pyjama Girls'. 50. This thriller was
published to great anticipation in May 2013. It inaccurately quotes
a line from the Bhagwad Gita (made famous by the physicist Robert
J. Oppenheimer) which is usually translated as "I am become Death,
Destroyer of Worlds" by replacing "Death" by "Vishnu". Which book?
51. Its logo was designed by Atul Pande and consists of the Sun and
a fingerprint. The opening lines of its theme song are: Bhor hui
jeevan mein Shuru nai udaan Mili hume pehchaan Khule naye ab
dwaarWhat? 52. FITB In 2004, who filed a successful request to
trademark the phrase Thats Hot, because "I've been saying it
forever. I want to put it on T-shirts and stuff like that."?
Producers of a movie starring this person asked people to come to
the theatre to See _____ Die, and one of the most successful DVDs
to star this person was all about spending a night in a European
city. Or so it would seem. 53. Paris Hilton 54. The Mahabharata
mentions that only four people listened to the Bhagvat Gita
directly from Krishna. Arjuna was the one it was addressed to,
Sanjaya listened to it because of his divine vision; and Ved Vyasa
who was experiencing the past, present and future at the same time.
Dhritarashtra heard it indirectly from Sanjaya. Who was the fourth?
55. Hanuman! Hanuman was doing a favour to Arjuna by being present
in the flag on his chariot. When Krishna drove the chariot to the
middle of the battlefield; Hanuman too became a witness to the
Geeta. 56. Early in 2005, school officials in China, banned X. The
immediate cause was that students had been altering notebooks to
resemble X and then writing the names of acquaintances, enemies,
and teachers in the books. ID X 57. Death Note 58. It was first
observed directly by human eyes during the Apollo 8 mission in 1968
by Astronaut William Anders who described the view as : The
backside looks like a sand pile my kids have played in for some
time. It's all beat up, no definition, just a lot of bumps and
holes. What is being described here ? 59. The dark side of the moon
60. The creator artist David Lloyd had this to say about his
creations increasing popularity. Fill in both blanks. The ___
______ ____ has now become a common brand and a convenient placard
to use in protest against tyranny- and Im happy with people using
it, it seems quite unique, an icon of popular culture being used
this way. __________ needed an all purpose image to hide their
identity and also symbolise that they stood for individualism- it
is after all a story about one person against the system 61. Guy
Fawkes mask and anonymous 62. This particular on-screen instruction
seen in many operating systems is an artifact from the days of
computer programming when compiler output would scroll off screen
and had to be paused to be viewed. However, it caused considerable
confusion to early users who would call asking for where something
was located. What instruction? 63. Press Any Key to Continue 64.
Mehran Karimi Nasseri (born 1942), also known as Sir, Alfred
Mehran, is an Iranian refugee who lived in the departure lounge of
Terminal One in Charles de Gaulle Airport from 8 August 1988 until
July 2006, when he was hospitalized for an unspecified ailment. His
autobiography has been published as a book and is the basis for a
movie directed by Steven Spielberg. Name the movie. 65. The
Terminal 66. According to ancient tale , there was a Muslim
shepherd named Buta Malik who was given a sack of coal by a sadhu.
Upon reaching home, he discovered that the sack ,in fact, contained
gold. Overjoyed and overcome ,Buta Malik rushed back to look for
the sadhu and thank him,but on the spot of their meeting discovered
a cave and eventually this became a place of workship for all the
believers .To date, a percentage of donations given by pilgrims are
given to Maliks descendents and remaining to the trust which
manages the shrine. Name this famous shrine 67. Amarnath Cave
Shrine ,Kashmir 68. IDENTIFY X Xs father died in a plane crash when
his american pilot misjudged a landing. Xs elder brother was killed
when he accidently flew an airplane over power lines in San
Antonio, Texas, USA. X was 6ft 4inch-6ft 6inch in height &
weighing about 165 pounds. He had an olive complexion and was left
handed. He was described as soft-spoken and mild mannered in
demeanor. One of his nick names includes LION. Some reports suggest
he earned a degree in civil engineering in 1979, or a degree in
public administration in 1981. British comedian Dom Joly claimed
that he attended school with X. 69. OSAMA BIN LADEN 70. Born as
Farukh Bulsara in Zanzibar on Sep 5,1946,his parents were Parsi
migrants from India. He attended the St.Peters Boarding school near
Mumbai, where he learnt the piano. In 1964, his family fled to
England, and he had a Diploma in Art and Design. He was also a
singer for bands like Ibex and Sour MilkSea. In 1970 he formed this
band along with Brian Mayand Roger Taylor, and he also designed the
bands logo. Along with his work for the band, he also produced two
solo albums Mr Bad Guy and Barcelona. Name the singer and the band.
71. FREDDY MERCURY, QUEEN 72. ID X. Dinanath Gopal X, an Indian
writer Priya Vijay X, an Indian actress Ramesh X, Marathi novelist
Suresh X, an Indian economist Vijay X, an Indian playwright 73.
Tendulkar Tendulkar is a common Marathi surname belonging to
Rajpura Saraswat Brahmin caste. People with Tendulkar as surname:
Dinanath Gopal Tendulkar, an Indian writer Priya Vijay Tendulkar,
an Indian actress Ramesh Tendulkar, Marathi novelist Sachin Ramesh
Tendulkar, an Indian cricketer Suresh Tendulkar, an Indian
economist Vijay Tendulkar, an Indian playwright 74. Bob Clampett
created this character after being inspired by an unflattering baby
photo of himself. The character, originally named Orson, was
initially pitted against two hungry cats. The name was later
changed to something much sweeter .What name do we know this
character as today? 75. Tweety 76. This comic character was
introduced by Pran in 1971 for LotPot magazine. The side characters
included the protagonists wife, dog and alien friend. In a TV
version of the comic, the role of the character as played by
Raghuvir Yadav. 77. Chacha Chaudhary 78. Connect 79. Indian Express
! 80. The concept for it was first proposed in a 2008 design paper,
following which V0.1 was announced and released in Jan, 2009 on a
cryptography mailing list. In 2010, someone interested in a $25
pizza procured it successfully using this.As of 2011, Wikileaks,
The Free Software Foundation, Freenet, PioneerOne all endorse this
while various governments are looking at it without amusement.
What? 81. BitCoin virtual currency that has launched a parallel
economy 82. India has 21 of these. 9 of them are a little different
These 9 are: Bilaspur, Ahmedabad, Kochi, Allahabad, Cuttack,
Guwahati, Jodhpur, Nainital, Jabalpur What? 83. High Courts of
India; these 9 are not in a state capital 84. This term in Jainism
translates to destroyer of enemies these refer to the enemies
within, such as pride, anger, greed etc. Each Tirthankar would have
attained this Also a class of vehicles in the Indian Navy What
term? 85. Arihanta; also the name of the navys nuclear-class
submarines 86. We know this woman as "Talisa Maegyr" from HBO's
"Game of Thrones" series. However, she is not the only actor from
her family. Who was her more famous (maternal) grandfather? (Hint:
she was named "Oona" after her maternal grandmother.) 87. Charlie
Chaplin 88. X is the name of a fictional character created by Alan
Moore and Dave Gibbons for DC Comics. X is ranked number 29 on
Wizard's Top 200 Comic Book Characters list and number 21 on IGN's
Top 100 Villains list. Who is X? X is also a sonnet by Percy Bysshe
Shelley, published in 1818 in London. It is probably Shelley's most
famous short poem. The poem is supposedly inspired by a colossal
statue of Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II, so much so that it
paraphrases the inscription on the base of the statue : "King of
Kings am I, X. If anyone would know how great I am and where I lie,
let him surpass one of my works." 89. Ozymandias 90. X grew up as a
football fan living in poverty in Mexico. His family escaped to Los
Angeles as illegal immigrants. As he became older, he became a
busboy at a restaurant, while also working part-time with his
father in a gardening business. A former Scottish footballer and
scout spotted X, playing for an amateur club in Los Angeles, before
offering him a tryout for Y, a Premier League club. Xs father did
not approve, claiming that the family business was more important
than sports. Without the money to travel, he lost all hope of
giving the tryout; however his grandmother with her own secret
money purchased X a plane ticket, which he reluctantly accepted and
departed for England. ID X and Y. 91. X- Santiago Munez Y-
Newcastle United. 92. The person in the picture is Colonel Homi
Motivala. He shares the unique distinction of winning the triple of
the Arjuna, Khel Ratna and Dronacharya Awards with another
sportsperson. Who? 93. Pullela Gopichand 94. He was said to be the
best all-rounder of his day. He made his first-class debut for
Sussex in 1845 aged 18, weighing only 7 stone (45kg). Initially a
fast round-arm bowler, his pace slowed in later years. While
bowling fast, he took on average nearly 10 wickets in every game.
In 1850, playing for the South against the North at Lord's, he took
all 10 wickets in the second innings, all clean bowled (still the
only instance of all ten wickets being taken "bowled in any
first-class match). In all, he took 1,109 first-class wickets with
a bowling average of 10.32. He was also a fine batsman (4,140
first-class runs with a batting average of 14.12, an average which
was very good for the time). He scored only two centuries, the
first in 1849 and the second was the only century scored in 1855.
Who? 95. John Wisden 96. Ron Howard has directed a Formula 1 movie.
The project, titled Rush will chart the rivalry between world
champions X and Y in the 1970s. X, who is a triple Formula 1 world
champion, almost lost his life in a serious accident at the 1976
German Grand Prix which left him with severe scarring from burns.
He now works as a motorsports commentator for German broadcaster
RTL. Y, who was famed for his playboy lifestyle and eccentricity on
and off the track, won the world championship once in 1976. 97. X-
Niki Lauda, Y- James Hunt 98. X arrived at London with the aim of
buying Y. Admittedly, he was a fan. The management at Y though
declined after repeated advances by X, and with his 10 day visa
permit fast coming to an end, he ended up buying Z. And thus came
about one of the most important takeovers in sporting history. ID
X,Y, and Z. 99. X-Roman Abramovich Y- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Z-
Chelsea F.C. 100. Mega Connect +10 for direct Q & +5 for pass
Q. Connect scores as written in each slide. 101. +25/-20 Ezhai
padum padu(Song by the poor) directed by K.Ramnoth in 1950 was
released at the same time in Tamil and Telugu. It is primary Indian
movie adaptation of a Western literary classic. Which work? 102.
Les Misrables 103. +20/-15 Iranian director Ataollah Salmanian is
working on a movie called 'The General Staff' which is being funded
by the Iranian government. The movie is said to be based on
eyewitness accounts and is actually being created as a response to
something else. So, what is this main purpose behind the production
of this movie? 104. It is the Iranian take on the movie Argo and
depicts things from an Iranian perspective 105. +15/-10 At around
11 am, on the morning of February 25th 2013, a chai shop owner in
Manimajra, Chandigarh, started distributing free chai and samosa to
everyone. Why ? 106. That area in Chandigarh had been converted to
th Abottabad bazaar in the movie Zero Dark Thirty. As a result,
various stall owners had made huge profits. The celebration was a
result of ZDT winning an oscar. 107. +10/-5 Complete the list
Pushing Hands Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Hulk Brokeback
Mountain ??(inexhaustive) 108. Life of Pi 109. +5/0 (guess karlo
!!) X is an American romantic comedy-drama film directed by David
O. Russell, from a screenplay by Russell, adapted from the novel of
the same name by Matthew Quick. It received eight Academy Award
nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director for Russell,
in addition to achieving the rare feat of being nominated in all
four acting categories, the first time since Reds in 1981, and also
being nominated for the Big Five, the first time since Million
Dollar Baby in 2004.Identify X. 110. Silver Linings Playbook 111.
Mega Connect Best PictureArgo Grant Heslov, Ben Affleck, and George
Clooney Amour Margaret Menegoz, Stefan Arndt, Veit Heiduschka, and
Michael Katz Beasts of the Southern Wild Dan Janvey, Josh Penn, and
Michael Gottwald Django Unchained Stacey Sher, Reginald Hudlin, and
Pilar Savone Les Misrables Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Debra Hayward,
and Cameron Mackintosh Life of Pi Gil Netter, Ang Lee, and David
Womark Lincoln Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy Silver Linings
Playbook Donna Gigliotti, Bruce Cohen, and Jonathan Gordon Zero
Dark Thirty Mark Boal, Kathryn Bigelow, and Megan 112. Aur
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