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A hub quiz by Simanta Barman 22.03.2015

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 If you find any relevance of the questions with other
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will be a mere co-incidence.
The QM hasn’t copy-pasted from other presentations,
rather
questions are constructed from the sources. (Wikipedia,
BBC,
Newspaper, Magazine etc)
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Let’s start the Quiz…..
WELCOME EVERYONE

Mixed-Bag
 25 questions.
 +10/-0 on direct.
 +10/-10 on pounce. (as simple as
that)

1.
X is a village situated in the Morigaon district of Assam.
This place is mentioned in the Mahabharata for its hold on
a unusual field. It is evident from the archaeological
monuments lying in and around X that it had been a centre
for Shakti Aradhana which prevails even today. History
describes a story of Mohammad Shah, who attempted to
invade Assam in 1332 with 1 lakh horsemen; but the whole
army perished in the mysterious land and not a trace was
left. X?

Ans: Mayong, famous for tantric
practices.

2.
He is an Indian who was, at first, appointed in a
rural village in Rajasthan as a trained medic. But
he found that the villagers were in crucial need of
drinking water rather than health care. So he
came up with a modern idea of ancient Indian
technique of rainwater harvesting. Eventually, he
managed to bring water to thousand villages in
India. For his efforts, he is now known as the
‘Jalpurush’ or ‘the Water Man of India’. He is
recently in the news for winning a prestigious
international award.
Identify him and the award.

Ans: Rajendra Singh. He won the Stockholm
Water Prize, 2015. (also known as the Nobel Prize
for Water)

3.
X is an American memoirist, novelist and essayist. She
is noted for her personal essays that’s being published
in various magazines and journals. She won a Pushcart
Prize for her essay "Munro Country", which first
appeared in The Missouri Review. Though, she is
mostly famous for her second book Y which has been
translated into more than thirty languages. From July
15, 2012, for seven consecutive weeks, it was No. 1 on
the "New York Times Best Seller list" in hardcover non-
fiction. In June 2012, Oprah Winfrey announced that Y
was her first selection for her new Oprah's Book Club
2.0. The book Y is a first-person memoir of her 1,100-
mile (1,800 km) hike along the Pacific Crest Trail. Give
me X & Y.

Hint: Reese Witherspoon produced & acted in the film adaptation
which was released in Dec, 2014.
Ans: X= Cheryl Strayed
Y= Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest
Trail.

4.
X is an animal which has turned out to be the worst foe of the farmers in Punjab,
Madhya Pradesh & UP in recent times. As the natural habitat of the X whittles
down, raiding herds of this animal regularly invade agriculture fields and feed off
the crops in these regions. The flooding of rivers during monsoons is an another
cause due to which this animal lives close to farms and perform devastations. This
animal usually attack at night, leaving farmers little time to react. In some pockets,
farmers have completely given up farming pulses due to heavy losses and shifted
to other crops. As a result, there are official orders to shoot the animal, despite
criticism from wildlife conservationists. But the farmers are reluctant to kill this
animal because its name suggests something that is ‘holy in Hinduism’. Since
people in Rajasthan, Gujarat and Haryana call this animal, ‘Rojh’, officials hope
that by changing its name to ‘Vanroz’, the religious hullabaloo surrounding it will be
reduced forever. Which animal or X?

Ans: Nilgai
As the name suggests ‘gai’ (the holy cow in Hinduism),
farmers protect them instead of killing.

5.
David H. McConnell was first a struggling door-to-door salesman who
used to sell books to New York homes. He then used to gave perfumes
away for free. In 1886, he decided to sell perfumes rather than books
and he then started the business in a small office at 126 Chambers
Street, in lower Manhattan, New York City. It is now emerging as a
grand cosmetics company. It is the fifth-largest beauty company and
second largest direct selling enterprise in the world, with 6.4 million
representatives. It deals in cosmetics, perfumes, clothing, toys etc. As to
some sources, this company gets its name from William Shakespeare’s
birthplace, Stratford-upon-____. Which company?

6.
This bone in our human body is
named after the Greek word for
Cuckoo as it looks like a bird’s
bill. What’s the name of this
bone?

7.
Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers
Limited (GRSE) is one of India's leading shipyards, located
in Kolkata, West Bengal. It builds and repairs commercial
and naval vessels. Founded in 1884 as a small privately
owned company on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River,
it was renamed as Garden Reach Workshop in 1916. The
company was nationalised by the Government of India in
1960. This company, however, came in news when it
launched the corvette MCGS Barracuda on Dec, 2014.
What is the speciality of this ship or why it’s in news?

Ans: It is the first warship to be exported by
an Indian shipyard. It was exported to
Mauritius on 20 Dec, 2014.

8.
The Chernobyl disaster which occurred on 26 April 1986 at
the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine (then officially
the Ukrainian SSR) was the worst nuclear power plant accident in history
in terms of cost and casualties. An explosion and fire released large
quantities of radioactive particles into the atmosphere, which spread over
much of the western USSR and Europe. There are still prevailing
diseases and other drawbacks due to this havoc. So, scientists and
officials came up with an idea of planting a certain flower in this region,
which, scientists believe, can absorb large quantities of radioactive
caesium at their full height. As a result, there are thousands of this
species of flower planted in and around the disaster site. Which flower?

9.
She is an American contemporary dance innovator who
influenced almost every phase of American dance. She
began dancing and acting in Vaudeville and musical
comedy shows when she was a teenager and she appeared
in David Belasco’s productions of Zaza, The Auctioner and
Du Barry. While touring in the last play, she was reputedly
inspired by a cigarette poster featuring an Egyptian scene of
the goddess Isis to begin investigating Asian art and dance.
In 1906, after studying Hindu art and philosophy, she offered
a public performance in New York City of her first dance
work, Radha (based on Radha, the wife of Krishna). In
1914, she married Ted Shawn and started Denishawn
school of dance which gained immense popularity. She is
often called the “first lady of American dance”. Identify her.

10.
X is a clown character used for the
promotion of a famous food-chain. Its
origin credit goes to Willard Scott also
played the role of Bozo the Clown. X is
second only to Santa Claus in terms of
recognition. X is known as the CHO (Chief
Happiness Officer) among the office stuffs.
The picture shows the original X as
pictured on the United States trademark
application filed in 1967. Identify X.

Ans: Ronald McDonald, mascot of
McDonalds.

11.
Aoshima is a remote island off the coast of
Southern Japan. Once a bustling fishing village, it
now has only a handful of people living there. But,
this village is in the news because of the
abundance of an another animal for which it is
named as “____ Island”. Which animal or FITB.

Ans: Cat. It’s known as the Cat
Island.

12.
The person on the top was born in Stockton-
on-Tees in 1781. After studying
at Durham and York, he set up a small
business as a chemist and druggist at 59 High
Street, Stockton, around 1818. He developed
a keen interest in trying to find a means of
obtaining fire easily and he succeeded in
inventing an easier method to obtain fire. He
named his invention as "Congreves" in honour
of the inventor and rocket pioneer, Sir William
Congreve. Identify him and his invention.

Ans: John Walker who invented friction
matches.

13. Identify her.
Hint: famous for a tick mark. 

Ans: Carolin Davidson, creator of the Nike
Swoosh logo.

14.
This term began as a term for a group of close advisers to a political
candidate or incumbent, prized for their expertise in particular fields.
The term is most associated with the group of advisers to Franklin
Roosevelt during his presidential administration. The first use of this
term was in 1899 when it appeared in the Marion (Ohio) Daily Star:
"Since everything else is tending to trusts, why not a ____?" This
sense was referring to the era of trust-busting, a popular political
slogan and objective of the time that helped spur the 1890 Sherman
Antitrust Act and was later a key policy of President Theodore
Roosevelt's administration. More recently the use of the term has
expanded to encompass any group of advisers to a decision maker,
whether or not in politics. Which term?

15.
X was a French-born Indian aviator and
business tycoon. He became India's first
licensed pilot in 1929. In 1983, he was awarded
the French Legion of Honour and, in 1992,
India's highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna.
Who is X?

Ans: Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy
Tata
(J.R.D. Tata)

16.
When Spanish explorers came to this country, they were
given silver presents by the natives. Thus this country
got its name which is a derivative of the Greek word for
‘silver’. Which country?

17.
Which Internet giant has recently announced the launch
of a Hindi Voice search and a new website,
www.hindiweb.com, which will act as a content directory
for Hindi-speaking Internet users?

18.
Members of the parliament are allowed to raise matters in
the question hour. After that, they can raise matters in only
one point. What is that called?

19.
Dr Pawan Kohli, founder of Samiidha and Jaydeep Arya,
Co-ordinator of Patanjali Yogpeeth with parents of
‘Nirvaya’, unveiled a device on the occasion of
International Women’s Day, 2015. This device is named
after a Hindu deity. What’s this device called and what’s its
speciality?

Ans:
Bhavani, the world’s first legal and
comprehensive portable self-defence device
for women.

20.
This is the original artwork titled
"Bounty Hunters in Cloud City"
by Ralph McQuarrie which
inspired the creation of
something really famous. What
did it inspire?

21.
This is a drum, native to the
Middle East, North Africa, South
Asia and Eastern Europe. It is a
single head membranophone. It
belongs to the darabukka family.
Identify.
Hint: It shares its name with one of the
Harry Potter books.

22.
Once, a 11 old girl wrote a letter to Abraham Lincoln which
says, “All the ladies like ____ and they would tease
their husbands to vote for you and then you would be
President.” In reply to which Lincoln wrote, “As to the
_____, having never worn any, do you not think people
would call it a piece of silly affectation if I were to
begin it now?”. The letter by that girl was actually a
pledge to Lincoln for doing a ‘certain’ thing which, though
Lincoln didn’t promise, followed later. What was the letter
for or what change came to Lincoln’s life after that?

Ans:
The girl urged Lincoln to grow beard/whiskers. After
that letter, Lincoln appeared in whiskers for the rest of
his life.

23.
As claimed by his girlfriend last year, this Bob Marley
song is in fact about his displeasure at her being on the
contraceptive pill. Apparently, the main character in the
song, John Brown, is an illusion to the doctor prescribing
her the pill, which rather makes sense when you look at
the lyrics. Which famous song?

Ans: I Shot The Sheriff
As the lyric goes “sheriff John Brown always
hated me/ For what I don’t know/ Every time I
plant a seed/ He said kill it before it grow.”

24.
Mahant Bharatdas Darshandas is the
occupant of a hamlet called Banej in
Gir forest. He is a temple priest in
Banej Tirthdham, a pilgrimage spot
inside the Gir sanctuary and looks
after an ancient Shiva temple there.
He is however known to have
occupied a certain feat in a certain
field for something he did in 2004-
2007, 2009-2012 and still continuing.
What feat does he bear or what’s his
uniqueness?

Ans:
His hamlet has the most remote polling booth in India,
where he is the lone voter as he’s the lone occupant of
that hamlet. The year’s mentioned in the questions are
the consecutive assembly and state election sessions.

25.
In 2014, Rajib Hari Kaushik, an anthropologist, revealed
that the melody of the famous song X has its origin to the
tune of a song sung by German boatmen. The tune of the
song was finalised in between 1921 to 1930. The tune of
the song travelled from Germany via Kolkata, Shillong,
Tezpur, Golaghat and Guwahati. He has been conducting
research on this song for the past seven years since 2007.
He’s also going to make a 28 minute long documentary on
this song. He was felicitated for his research in the 2011
Dergaon session of Asam Sahitya Sabha. Which famous

Ans: O Mor Aponar Desh (the national anthem of
Assam)

Inspi-art!
 Will show you posters of four Hollywood movies
which is
inspired by some famous artworks.
 Identify the artworks and artists.
10 marks each.

Ans: The Last Supper by Leonardo Da
Vinci.

Ans: The Scream by Edvard
Munch

Ans: Cristina’s World by Andrew
Wyeth.

Ans: Girl With A Pearl Earring by Jan
Vermeer.

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