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QUIZOHOLIC, AVENTINE 2016-----------------
MAINS-----------------
06.05.2016-----------------
RESEARCHED & CONDUCTED BY :
GAUTAM PRIYAM MAHANTA.
ALL THE BEST !!
Q.
It’s a map that shows the seven hills on which the ancient city of Rome was built –the city walls marked red. Barring one, the names of six constituting hills could be seen here. What’s the seventh, whose name is erased name?
ANSWER
AVENTINE !!
Q
The literal meaning of the name of this constructed international auxiliary language is “one who hopes”, developed by L. L. Zamenhof of Poland, in the book Unua Libro, published in 1887 under the pseudonym Doktoro ____. What is the language?
ANSWER
Esperanto.
Q
In this photo, you can see Major General Syed Ahmed El Edroos(right) surrendering to Major General Joyanto Nath Chaudhuriof Indian Army at Secunderabad, on 18 September, 1948, after their defeat in the Indian Army action known as Operation Polo. Whose force did Major General Syed Ahmed El Edroos lead, and what happened next?
ANSWER
Hyderabad, under Nizam Osman Ali Khan. This military action led to the integration of the Hyderabad state with India.
• Q
• X is a teeth cleaning twig made from the SalvadoraPresica tree (known as Arak in Arabic), which is found in the Arabian peninsula, the Horn of Africa, North Africa, Central Asia, Southeast Asia, as well as in the Indian subcontinent. There are a number of Hadiths in which Prophet Muhammad has recommended its use; for example –
• "Were it not that I might over-burden the Believers I would have ordered them to use ____ at the time of every Prayer.“ &
• "Make a regular practice of ____ for verily it is the purification for the mouth and a means of the pleasure of the Lord."
• What is X?
ANSWER
Miswak / Meswak.
Q
This is a portrayal of the Roman goddess of youth, X. A football club is also named after her. What is X?
ANSWER
Juventus.
Q.
Although linen is a textile made from the fibre of the flax plant, scientifically known as Linum Usitatissimum, other fibres like cotton are sometimes also woven in the linen weave pattern. Generally referred to as cotton linen, this kind of fabric has a specific name, X, given after the name of a village in Andhra Pradesh where the British had set up a cloth factory. What is X?
ANSWER
Madapolam.
Q.
X is a word used in English to describe an overwhelming force that is unstoppable and destructive. This usage has reference to the reputation of temple vehicles of Y which used to crush overcrowded devotees under their wheels. Give me X and Y.
ANSWER
X – Juggernaut, from Y – Jagannath.
Q.
This genre of fiction depicts the adventures of a ‘roguish’ hero from lower social class, and is written in a realistic style, with satirical elements. The genre got its name from the Spanish word for ‘rogue’ or ‘rascal’. About this kind of novels, the critic duo Thrall and Hibbard commented, “The behaviour of a ____ hero or heroine stops just short of criminality. Carefree or immoral rascality positions the ____ hero as a sympathetic outsider, untouched by the false rules of society.” What is the genre?
ANSWER
Picaresque novel. (from ‘picaro’).
Q.
In boxing, X is the term given to the normal stance of a left-handed boxer, where the boxer has his right hand and right foot forward, leading with right jabs, and following with a left cross right hook. This can be called the reverse mirror-image of the typical right handed stance known as ‘orthodox’. What is X?
ANSWER
Q.
Cereal is the term used to denote the edible components of grains of cultivated grass varieties like rice, wheat, millet, maize, oats, barley etc. What is the source of the name, cereal?
ANSWER
Named after the Roman goddess of agriculture and grains, Ceres.
Q.
One from the tinsel world. This is a photo that has gone viral very recently. This pic was uploaded by Navya Naveli Nanda on her Instagram page alongside her friend and classmate Aryan Khan, the son of Shah Rukh Khan on the last day of their school Sevenoaks School in Kent, UK. The question is, who is the illustrious maternal grandfather of Navya Naveli Nanda?
ANSWER
Amitabh Bachchan.
She is the daughter of Nikhil Nanda and Shweta Bachchan.
Q.
In the 2004 Lords Test between England and the touring West Indies, there were several incidents of on field interactions and sledge between Andrew Flintoff and Tino Best, the most remembered one being the remark of Andrew Flintoff standing at slip directed at Tino, who was batting in the WI second innings. With the remark, he could provoke Tino into trying to hit sixes off Ashley Giles, and in the process he was out stumped in the very next ball. Now that Tino Best has recently released his controversial autobiography, he used the Flintoff sledge as its title. What is the autobiography / Flintoff remark?
ANSWER
‘Mind the Windows’.
(While hitting big sixes, well into the nearby buildings.)
Q.
Originated as part of the restoration of King Charles II in 1660, ‘Trooping the Colour’ is a ceremony that takes place every summer on horse guards parade, near London’s St. Jmes Park, where the British monarch carries out inspection of parading troops. In 1748, George II linked another royal celebration with the ceremony. What is it?
ANSWER
The official birthday celebration of the British King / Queen. British monarchs celebrate two birthdays a year – one is his / her actual and the other official, that takes place in summer, typically in June, due to favourable weather conditions around that time in an otherwise gloomy, rainy Britain.
Q.
After the death of Prophet Muhammad, Abu Bakr became the first ever Caliph (democratically chosen successor) of the Islamic Ummah, followed by Umar ibn Al-Khattab. However, it was during the helm of the third Caliph (AD 644 – 656) that the important project in the history of Islam – that of collection and authorisation of Quranic verses that were, till then, orally transmitted and sometimes scattered in written forms here and there was adopted. Ultimately, he released a standard canonised version of Quran and ordered to burn all other unauthorised and contrary versions. Give me his name.
ANSWER
Caliph Uthman (Usman) ibn Affan.
Q.
He is a celebrated German Field Marshal of WWII, Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel (1891 – 1944). However, in the series of battles that took place in North Africa, between 1941 to 1943, the British forces tasted more success due to better strategy and the German forces running out of supply and fuel on occasions. This incident found a mention in this vintage print ad from Clarks, the shoemaking company, promoting their ‘desert boot’. The question is what are the omitted words?
ANSWER
The Desert Fox, the nickname of Erwin Rommel.
Q.
This is the cover of a collection of weekly columns written by this actress in the Marathi newspaper ‘Loksatta’. Who is she?
ANSWER
Sonali Kulkarni. Hence, ‘So Kul’.
Q.
Antirrhinum is a plant genus native to the rocky areas of Europe, the United States and North Africa, that bears colourful flowers. However, it known popularly known by another name, X, which has also been adopted by a mobile technology company. What is X?
ANSWER
Snapdragon. (Qualcomm Snapdragon –the company that makes mobile processor).
Q.
It’s the logo of the Australian NGO ‘Movember Foundation’ that started in Adelaide in 1999. The declared goal of this foundation is “to change the face of men’s health”. Which annual ‘movement’ that has gained increasing popularity over the years is their brainchild?
ANSWER
No Shave November
– to grow moustache / beard in the month of November to raise awareness about cancer and to donate the amount saved by abstaining from shaving for its treatment.
Q.
This style of cooking is associated with the Awadh region of India, attributed to the reign of Nawab Asaf-ud-Daulah(1748-1797), in which meat and vegetables are cooked over a very low flame over long period of time, generally in sealed vessels. What is this cooking method called?
ANSWER
Dum Pukht.
Q.
This is a circa 1890 photograph of John Lockwood _____, an art teacher, illustrator and museum curator who was appointed as the Principal of the Mayo School of Arts, Lahore as well as the curator of the Lahore museum – alongside his son, who became famous as a writer. Here is a bas-relief made by him depicting a scene from his son’s famous work X (next slide). What is X?
ANSWER
The Jungle Book.
Q.
Salman Rushdie with his book “The Satanic Verses” (1988). In the aftermath of its release, when a fatwa was issued against him by Ayatollah Khomeini, how dis the other two writers came to his rescue?
ANSWER
Joseph Anton.
They are Joseph Conrad and Anton Chekhov. Rushdie adopted the name Joseph Anton obtained from the first names of these writers as pseudonym while hiding from being arrested / attacked. Joseph Anton is also the name of the memoir written by Rushdie about the period.
Q.
Mutua Madrilena is a Spanish insurance company, which sponsors the tennis tournament, Madrid Masters. In 2012, the tournament saw a controversial change, criticised by players and media alike, some even alleging that the step was solely motivated to providing the title sponsors a better presence and visibility. What was that development, which was withdrawn in the next year?
ANSWER
Blue coloured clay was used.
Blue is the Mutua Madrilena colour.
Q.
Connect these four pictures.
ANSWER
Shaktiman.
Parle-G, the title sponsor of TV series Shaktiman, Geeta, the leading lady there, Mukesh (Ambani) represents Mukesh Khanna, who played the title character, and the fourth is infamous BJP MLA of Mussoorie, Ganesh Joshi, who was responsible for attacking Shaktiman, the police horse, who later succumbed to the injuries.
Q.
This is a pic taken from the speech of a politician, whose shadow can be seen here. Identify him from the slogans.
ANSWER
Ted Cruz, who is running for Republican Presidential nomination in the USA Presidential Elections, 2016.
Q.
This plant is known by many other names like blue daisy, blue dandelion, blue sailors, blue weed, coffeeweed, cornflower, horseweed, wild bachelor's buttons etc. Its roasted and ground root is used as a popular coffee additive and substitute. What is it?
ANSWER
Chicory.
Q.
Identify the Italian helicopter manufacturers from its logo.
ANSWER
Q.
Mad Men is an American period drama TV series that run between 2007 and 2015. Mad Men is set primarily in the 1960s, initially at the fictional Sterling Cooper advertising agency at Madison Avenue – the hub of American advertising industry – in New York City, and later at the newly created firm, Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce (later Sterling Cooper & Partners). As declared there, what was the reason behind the series being named ‘Mad Men’?
ANSWER
The advertising professionals of Madison Avenue referred to themselves as ‘Mad Men’.
Q.
He is Joe Wright, director of films like Pride & Prejudice, Atonement, Anna Karenina, etc. He is married to X, a world famous musician. Who is X?
ANSWER
AnoushkaShankar.
Q.
This 1975 film “Barry Lyndon” by the eminent director Stanley Kubrick was based on a novel by a British writer who was born in Calcutta in British India in 1811. Who was he?
ANSWER
W. M. Thackeray.
Q.
She is Anita Dongre, an Indian fashion designer, and that is a creation by her which was displayed in the Lakme Fashion Week in early April, 2016 as part of her collection, Love Notes. However, a certain development on 10th of April this year meant that the design attracts overwhelming public attention and her website crashed as a result. What is / was the development?
ANSWER
Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton choosing it to wear on the first day of her India visit.
Q.
He was a pioneer British agriculturist responsible to a great extent for British agricultural revolution that flourished between the mid-17th to late 19th centuries AD. This progressive rock band is also named after him. Name him / the band.
ANSWER
Jethro Tull.
Q.
This number sung by Talat Mahmood featured in a 1964 movie which was named after and based on the life of a historical personality. Give me the name of this film.
ANSWER
Jahan Ara.
Q.
This is a ghazal from the Jagjit Singh-Chitra Singh album titled ‘Someone Somewhere’. This was the last recorded album of Chitra Singh after which she stopped singing publicly. The question is, whose photo was used in the album cover?
ANSWER
Vivek Singh, their son who died in a car crash at an age of 19.
Q.
Connect this song ‘Roz Roz Aankhon Tale’, this company Jyothy Laboratories and this cricketer, M. S. Dhoni.
ANSWER
Jeeva. (The name of the film from where the song is taken, the name of a soap brand owned by JyothyLabaratories and of course the daughter of M. S. Dhoni – Ziva).
Q.
This song featured in the 2002 musical film ‘Dil Vil Pyar Vyar’, which used as many as 16 songs originally composed by R. D. Burman with some rearrangements. The movie also had a tagline, which was inspired by a 1965 Hollywood musical. What is the tagline?
ANSWER
‘The New Sound of Music’,
from the musical ‘The Sound of Music’.
Q.
How can you relate the tv commercial of Bharti AXA Life Insurance to this 1971 movie ‘Kal Aaj Aur Kal’, starring PrithvirajKapoor, Raj Kapoor and Randhir Kapoor, who played three generations of a family?
ANSWER
‘Aap Yahaan Aaye Kisliye’. The song used in the ad is taken from this movie.
Q.
It’s the title song of a 2013 album by Danish singer Agnes Obel. Identify the song / album.
ANSWER
AVENTINE !!
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