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•Pratik Sen•Korok Dasgupta•Shikhar Rana

Rules• 30 questions each carrying 1 point• No negative points• Feel free to guess• Questions till no. 26 are in alphabetical order

i.e; the answers begin with the alphabet corresponding to the qs. no.• Total of 6 starred qs – C,H,N,T,28,29

• And Any Other Electrical appliances as well

A• The A is sometimes colloquially called "African ant bear",

"anteater", or the "Cape anteater" after the Cape of Good Hope. The name comes from earlier Afrikaans and means "earth pig" or "ground pig” because of its burrowing habits (similar origin to the name groundhog).

• A was also the first animal to feature in a dictionary• A?

ANSWER• Aardvark

B• This is a sketch by a very well known personality(1889-

1945) Y.• What is this the first instance of?• Y will be considered in case of a tie.

ANSWER• Volkswagen Beetle by …

C*• The hybrid C was invented and trademarked by

Dominique Ansel Bakery in New York City.The pastry is made by frying a laminated dough in grape seed oil, which is then sugared, filled, and glazed.

• The Boston Globe described C as a "food portmanteau". In December of 2013, TIME Magazine named the C as one of the "25 Best Inventions" of 2013.

• C?

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D• The oldest known instances of Ds were Akkadian Empire

cuneiform tablets with bilingual Sumerian–Akkadian wordlists, discovered in Ebla (modern Syria) and dated roughly 2300 BCE.

• The earliest Ds in the English language were glossaries of French, Italian or Latin words along with definitions of the foreign words in English.

• D?

ANSWER• Dictionary

E• These were first used in 1981 in the by-election to North

Paravur Assembly Constituency of Kerala for a limited number of polling stations (50 polling stations). These are powered by an ordinary 6 volt alkaline battery manufactured by Bharat Electronics Ltd., Bangalore and Electronic Corporation of India Ltd., Hyderabad. This design enables the use of these gadgets throughout the country without interruptions because several parts of India do not have power supply and/or erratic power supply.

• What are these?

ANSWER• Electronic Voting Machines(EVMs)

F• The Clares was the original name of the award ceremony,

named after a very influential critic Clare Mendonca. In the first awards function, held on 21 March 1954 at the Metro Theatre of Mumbai, only five awards were presented: Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Music Director

• Hollywood star Gregory Peck was invited to be the guest of honour at the first ever awards on March 21, 1954 at the Metro theatre.

• How do we know this award ceremony better?

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G• This strip of land is a self-governed entity on the eastern

coast of the Mediterranean Sea that borders Egypt on the southwest for 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) and Israel on the east and north along a 51 km (32 mi) border. This region was the site of intense political conflict from several years and has again gained worldwide sympathy. The map of this land strip is shown next slide.

ANSWER• Gaza Strip

H*• This term comes from the Greek word referring to the

entire sacrifice of an animal burnt in flames. This term has a biblical Hebrew equivalent meaning calamity ‘shoa’. This term is used to denote a particular period in history.

• The television mini-series featuring, Meryl Streep, with the term as its title is credited with introducing the term into common parlance after 1978.

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IThe 3 pillars of this institution are--No eating of meat (including fish) or eggs.No gambling.No intoxicants (including alcohol, caffeine, tobacco and other recreational drugs.)The four legs of Dharma are:Daya: MercyTapas: Self-Control or AusteritySatyam: TruthfulnessŚaucam: Cleanliness of body and mind

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J• If this was the first something for Indian cinema what was

the equivalent first for the rest of the world?

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K• K is a mixed gender ball sport, with similarities to netball

and basketball. It is played by two teams of eight players with four females and four males in each team. Guys can tackle only guys and the same is true for girls. The objective is to throw a ball(kind of like a football) through a bottomless basket that is mounted on a 3.5 m (11.5 feet) high pole.

• Which sport?

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ANSWER• Korfball

L• This is an iron suspension bridge situated in Rishikesh in

Indian state of Uttarakhand . It is made over river Ganges to cross the river and is a landmark of Rishikesh. It is said that Lakshmana crossed Ganges on jute ropes between the place where this bridge is built.

• This bridge is known to us Bengalis because a Feluda story had a climax set here.

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ANSWER• Laxman Jhoola

(In Badshaahi Aangti)

M ;-)

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N*• N is the Greek goddess of strength, speed, and victory.

She was a very close acquaintance of Athena, and is thought to have stood in Athena's outstretched hand in the statue of Athena located in the Parthenon.

• But we now know N in a very different context.• N was also portrayed in the old Jules Rimet trophy for the

FIFA world cup.

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O• Made of gold-plated britannium on a black metal base, it

is 13.5 in (34 cm) tall, weighs 8.5 lb (3.85 kg) and depicts a knight rendered in Art Deco style holding a crusader's sword standing on a reel of film with five spokes. The five spokes represent the original branches of the Academy.

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P• ID this medal. Major Somnath

Sharma was its first recipient. The

Grenadiers are the regiment from

which comes the most number

of recipients.

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Q• Logo of?• Full points for both.

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R• Connect

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S• Knowledge of Literature – nil.• Knowledge of Philosophy – nil.• Knowledge of Astronomy – nil.• Knowledge of Politics – Feeble.• Knowledge of Botany – Variable. Well up in belladonna, opium and

poisons generally. Knows nothing of practical gardening.• Knowledge of Geology – Practical, but limited. Tells at a glance different

soils from each other• Knowledge of Chemistry – Profound.• Knowledge of Anatomy – Accurate, but unsystematic.• Knowledge of Sensational Literature – Immense. Is an expert singlestick

player, boxer and swordsman.• Has a good practical knowledge of British law.• Plays the violin superbly.• Who am I talking about?

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T*• In Norse mythology, T is a term mentioned throughout the

Old Norse corpus. In Old Norse sources, they are said to dwell in isolated mountains, rocks, and caves, sometimes live together (usually as father-and-daughter or mother-and-son), and are rarely described as helpful or friendly.

• In Internet slang, T is a person who sows discord on the Internet by starting arguments or upsetting people by posting inflammatory, extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community ,either accidentally or with the deliberate intent of provoking readers into an emotional response or of otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion.

• T?

ANSWER• Troll!!

U• The following video is from the recently concluded

American television sit-com ‘How I Met Your Mother.’• This shows the ‘mother’ singing(and quite beautifully too)

a song while playing a four-stringed guitar like instrument.• ID the instrument that she is playing.

OR

Give me the exact name of the ‘mother’ for half points.

ANSWER

Ukulele

Tracy McConnell

V• V was once a highway robber, who used to rob people

after killing them. Once, the robber tried to rob the divine sage Narada for the benefit of his family. Narada asked him if his family would share the sin he was incurring due to the robbery. The robber replied positively, but Narada told him to confirm this with his family. The robber asked his family, but none agreed to bear the burden of sin. Dejected, the robber finally understood the truth of life and asked for Narada's forgiveness. Narada taught the robber to worship God. The robber meditated for many years, so much so that Ant-hills grew around his body. Finally, a divine voice declared his penance successful, bestowing him with the name “V": "one born out of ant-hills"

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W• The logo of?

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X• Google doodle of?

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Y

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Z• Which movie’s minimalist

Posters?

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27• X ,born in Bengal, was a part of Fame Gurukkul(kind of a

cross between Indian Idol and Big Boss)in 2005.Although considered a favorite he exited as no.5

• Then X studied under Shankar Mahadevan for some years. On the way he did sing some Bengali songs but nothing very well known.

• Last year he burst through in Bollywood by singing the songs from Y, a movie.

• Though his voice is said to be very soft and perfect for soulful songs, he is supposedly a big fan of Rock music and hopes to sing some someday.

• X?

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28*• The Boeing 707, named “Kanchenjunga”, operated on a

flight from Mumbai to London via Delhi, Beirut and Geneva.

• At 07:00 GMT the pilot reported reaching FL190 to Geneva ACC.

• Flight 101 then started to descend from FL190 until it struck the Mont Blanc at an elevation of 15585 feet.

• All 11 crew members and 106 passengers died. This was the first accident for a scheduled flight of Air India and was recorded as the 2nd worst airlines disaster of that time, and still remains the 5th worst.

• Which very notable Indian had lost his life in this crash in January 1966 when he was on his way to Vienna?

ANSWER• Homi J Bhabha

29*• On March 13th 2013 , shortly after 6pm a Frenchman

Jean-Louis Tauran said the words “Habemus Papam” (Latin). This caused an uproar all over the world.

• What was he talking about or give the funda.

ANSWER• ‘We have a Pope’• Election of Pope Francis

30• The logo of?

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FINALS ON IN JUST A COUPLE OFMINUTES!!