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Eklavya | The Visvesvaraya Memorial School Quiz

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Nicknamed the “Mozart of Madras”, this person adopted his current name after God fulfilled his wish for his sister’s good health. Identify this person, who was the first Indian to cross 1 million followers on Twitter as well as the first Indian to win the Oscar for Best Original Song.


Q1

This famous cricket umpire used to be a player till he was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis, a disease that affects joints. This Rheumatoid Arthritis is also the reason for his famous and distinctive “crooked finger of doom” out signal.

Identify this world famous umpire.


Q2

X PSLV-C34 was launched from the Sri Harikota space centre on 22nd of June 2016 thus setting a new record of deploying the maximum number of satellites by Indian Space Research Organization in a single mission. The payload of this mission was the Cartosat-2 satellite 2 satellites from 2 colleges & 17 other satellites from USA, Canada, Germany & Indonesia. Among the 2 satellites one was SathyabamaSat a satellite from Sathyabama University, Chennai and Swayam from _________ .

Fill in the blank


Q3

A popular cartoon character who is mostly portrayed wearing a sailor’s uniform was created by Walt Disney.The origin of his name may have been inspired by famous Australian cricketer Don Bradman getting dismissed for zero against the New York West Indians. Identify the cartoon character who was also included in the TV Guide’s list of 50 all time greatest cartoon characters in 2002.


Q4

ENSO (X Southern Oscillation) is an periodical variation in winds and sea surface temperatures over the tropical eastern Pacific ocean affecting much of tropics and sub-tropics. The warming phase of ENSO is known as X and the cooling phase Y.It has a global impact on weather patterns.In Spanish X means a little boy whereas Y means a little girl.

Name X & Y.


Q5

When this animated film was released in theatres, the population of clownfish declined drastically. When it’s sequel was about to release, PETA started an online campaign to save the Blue Tang fish which they thought would suffer the same fate.

Name the film or the sequel.


Q6

Before Google launched Gmail, an e-mail service of the same name was offered by a website dedicated to a famous overweight, lazy and orange Cartoon character.

Name the character.


Q7

Possibly the most famous gorilla today, he was killed by a zoo worker in the Cincinnati Zoo while saving a 3 year old child. His name means ‘Working together for freedom’. Identify this gorilla who has become an internet sensation and a source for memes.


Q8

Shakti Sthal is a memorial dedicated to this ‘Iron Lady of India’ who also lends her name to the Southernmost point of India.

Identify


Q9

In the early 18th century, Maharaja Jai Singh II of Jaipur constructed five__(X)__(Y) in total, in New Delhi, Jaipur, Ujjain, Mathura and Varanasi. The decision to build multiple such structures at large distances from one another was in part a quest for accuracy; the ability to compare readings from different coordinates. But they may also have played a role in strengthening Jai Singh’s political position in regions where he had gained authority. X means calculation and Y means instrument. X Y incorporate multiple buildings of unique form, each with a specialized function for astronomical measurement. Today, X Y serves as a popular tourist attraction.

Identify X Y.


Q10

Android 4.4 ____ was officially announced on September 3, 2013. The release was internally codenamed “Key Lime Pie”; John Langering, director of Android global partnerships, and his team, decided to drop the name, arguing that “very few people knew the taste of key lime pie”. Aiming for a codename that was “fun and unexpected”, his team pursued the possibility of naming the release ____ instead. The following image is the logo of Android 4.4. What is the inspiration behind the image, or the common name for Android 4.4.


Q11

Two special National Tourism Awards were announced in 2013 to the director of 2012 film and a writer associated with it, for promoting Munnar and Pondicherry as tourist destination.

Which film is this that is based on a novel by Yann Martel?


Q12

The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to a living person who has "done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses"._________ was nominated in 1937, 1938, 1939, 1947 and finally in January 1948. In 1948, following ___________'s death, the Nobel Committee declined to award a prize on the ground that "there was no suitable living candidate" that year. When the Dalai Lama was awarded the Peace Prize in 1989, the chairman of the committee said that this was "in part a tribute to the memory of ______________". FITB


Q13

He appeared live, in 3-D at more than 90 rallies across the nation simultaneously. It was the first time hologram technology was used in general election campaign in India. He was also shortlisted as the TIME's Person Of The Year 2016.

Whom are we talking about?


Q14

He made his film debut in the 1976 Marathi film Ghashiram Kotwal, based on a Marathi play of the same name by Vijay Tendulkar. You would have seen him recently in Agneepath, Bajrangi Bhaijaan and OMG: Oh My God. He was the voice of Bagheera in The Jungle Book(2016). He passed away recently.

Whom are we talking about?


Q15

Set in Antarctica, one of the reason's for the international success of this TV series was its lack of a real spoken language. Nearly all of its dialogues are in an invented language consisting of babbling, muttering, and his characteristic sporadic loud honking noise "Nug! Nug!" accompanied by turning beak of the main character into a megaphone like shape.

Which TV Series are we talking about?


Q16

A well known bet about the word ____ is that, in 1791 a Dublin theater owner named James Daly made a bet that he could introduce a word into the language within twenty-four hours. He then went out and hired a group of street urchins to write the word "____", which was a nonsense word, on walls around the city of Dublin. Within a day, the word was common currency and had acquired a meaning (since no one knew what it meant, everyone thought it was some sort of test).

Fill in the blank with a word.


Q17

The Boggart-Banishing Spell is a charm that is used in defence against a Boggart. It causes the creature to assume a form that is humorous to the caster, along with a whip-crack noise, thereby counteracting the Boggart's ability to terrorise. The common name for the spell is an adaptation of the Latin word for joke, "Ridiculum". Give me the common name. Exact spelling, please.


Q18

This Sanskrit phrase is taken from Mundak Upanishadas. It was accepted as our national motto after independence. This was also the title of a famous Indian TV show dealing with social issues.

What is the phrase?


Q19

The following image shows South African born Canadian-American business magnate, investor, engineer and inventor, Elon Musk. Which famous fictional genius, billionaire, playboy and philanthropist is considered to be inspired by Elon Musk?


Q20

This is one of the 22 official languages recognized by the constitution of India. Verbs have their roots in Sanskrit and Prakrit. Also this is the national language of one of our neighbouring countries.

Name this language.


Q21

ID this person, who made her acting debut in 1995 sitcom, Hum Paanch.


Q22

The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club organizes a competition which is the oldest and most prestigious tournament associated with that sport. It is named after a suburb of London, where it has taken place since 9th July 1877. The current men's champion is Andy Murray while the women's champion is Serena Williams. Name the tournament.


Q23

As the popular myth goes, Apple founder, Steve Jobs saw the products developed at X's Palo Alto Research Centre and resorted to unauthorized implementation to make the original Macintosh OS. The company, X, however has become synonymous with its most famous product since then, so much so, that the company's name is used to describe the process used to manufacture said product.


Q24

During his only spaceflight, Y was famous for allegedly stating "There is no God up here." Although no evidence to support the quote exists, it is still hugely popular and is the inspiration for many posters and memes supporting atheism.

Who is this person?


Q25

Tata Motors released a new hatchback, Z, in January of 2016 but immediately changed its name to Tiago after the global outbreak of a dangerous virus as it had a very similar name as that of the virus.

Which car are we talking about?


Q26

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