QUIGO...a general quiz (Preliminary round)!!!

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(1)*Let’s start with an easy one which
proves your QM is neutral!!!

Ans - Only four players have
captained both the East Bengal &
Mohunbagan.
• Goutam Sarkar, Prashanta Banerjee, Dulal
Biswas and Renedy Singh.
• An interesting similarity is that all four had
been the captain of the East Bengal side first
and then went on to lead the Bagan side in
later parts of their career.

(2)
Empress of the Roman Empire,
She ranks as an important
figure in the history of
Christianity & of the world
due to her major influence on
her son Emperor Constantine
the Great. Later she was the
main protagonist of Evelyn
Waugh’s novel by the same
name.
Apart from that she is
immortalized to us by a
historical connection. How?

Ans – Napoleon was exiled in Saint
Helena.
• discovered on 21 May
1502by Galician navigator João da
Nova and that he named it Santa
Helena after Helena of Constantinople.
• The Allies responded by forming
a Seventh Coalition, which defeated
Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in
June. The British exiled him to the
remote island of Saint Helena in
the South Atlantic, where he died six
years later at the age of 51.kept
Napoleon on the island of Saint
Helena in the Atlantic Ocean, 1,870 km
(1,162 mi) from the west coast of
Africa. Napoleon was moved
to Longwood House there in
December 1815.

(3)
• ‘Ajanta Arts cultural Troupe’ was the first to
perform at Dhaka when East Pakistan was
liberated and Bangladesh was born in 1971. The
group was actually formed during 1960s by “X”
along with his wife on request of J.L Nehru &
held stage shows for entertaining soldiers in
India’s border areas.
• “Y” became the first performer to tour India’s
border area for entertaining soldiers. Id “X” and
“Y” both..

Ans - Sunil Dutta & Gopi Krishna.
• Along with Sunil Dutt,
Nargis formed the
Ajanta Arts Cultural
Troupe, which
involved several
leading actors and
singers of the time
and held stage shows
at border areas.

(4)
• This is Helen Meles, a
prominent singer and
actress, noted for her
powerful voice and
wide singing range
belong to a country
which is derived from
the ancient Greek
name for the Red
Sea?

Ans - Eritrea
• The name Eritrea is
derived from the
ancient Greek name
for the Red
Sea (erythra thalassa).
• Eritrea gained
independence
following the 1993
referendum, and the
name of the new state
was defined as State
of Eritrea in the 1997
constitution.

(5)
• Born on 1720, he was dewan of Munger fort,
British East India Company, had command over
Bengal, Persian and English languages. On
retirement, he settled down in Kolkata & donated
freely for social requirement & also helped the
poor students for their studies & availed free
facilities of fooding & lodging in his house in
North Kolkata. People used to gather for idle
discussion with having a free dinner in his house.
• Id the personalities Who is still survived in
public memory in Bengal for a reason?

Ans – Hari Ghosh
• Hari Ghosh (1720 – 1806) was dewan of Munger fort
of British East India Company. He had command over
Bengali, Persian and English languages. On retirement,
he settled down in Kolkata. He donated freely for social
requirements. Many poor students, who went to the
city for studies availed of the free facilities of food and
lodging in his house in north Kolkata. Many people
gathered in his sitting room to participate in idle
discussions and then had dinner in his house. Thus
arose the saying Hari Ghosher goal – “Hari Ghosh’s
cattle shed”.

(6)*
• Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, he
enlisted his name in the US
Army during WW2 & received a
shrapnel wounds, spent four
months in a French hospital
recovering from his injuries,
passing the time by reading
American Magazines. On
returning to the US, he started
a journal along with his wife
which appeared for the first
time on February 5,1922.
• Id the man along with the
magazine he started?

Ans -
• DeWitt and Lila
Acheson Wallace,
founders of The
Reader's Digest
Association.

Ans - Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay
• Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay died on
1 November 1950, with the cause of
death identified as a heart attack.
Death occurred whilst the author was
staying in Ghatshila, presently in
Jharkhand state.
• Raja Sen first received recognition
in1997a with the teleserial Adarsha
Hindu Hotel.
• Amar Prem is a 1972 Indian drama
film directed by Shakti Samanta, based
on a Bengali short story Hinger
Kochuri by Bibhutibhushan
Bandopadhyay .

(8)
• Tributary of the Ganges “It” means
“destroyer of religious merit”. According
to believe Vishvamitra through tapasya set
out to create a new universe and
Trishanku decided to set up to rule his
new universe but aroused consternation in
Indra and he stopped his progress &
Trishanku ended up suspended head down
in mid air and the river was born out of
the saliva dripping from his mouth.
• Which cursed river, believed that
touching its water would ruin one's plan,
is being talked about?

Ans – Karmanasa River
• Karmanasa River. (UP & Bihar) People living around this river just
eat dry fruits because cooking food would require water. The name
of the river means "destroyer of religious merit". There are several
legends about it.
• According to one legend, the
sage Vishvamitra through tapasya (penance, meditation and correct
practices) acquired the power to create a whole new universe.
When he set out to create a new universe it aroused consternation
in Indra. However, he continued and after creating a copy of our
universe, he started creating people, the first being Trishanku
whom he decided to send up to rule his new universe. Indra
stopped his progress. That is how Trishanku ended up suspended
head down in mid-air. The Karmanasa was born out of the saliva
dripping from his mouth.[7]
•

(9)Id the best word to connect these
flags.

Ans - Landlocked by a single country
• Three countries are landlocked by a single country
(enclaved countries) :
• Lesotho, a state surrounded by South Africa.
• San Marino, a state surrounded by Italy.
• Vatican City, a state forming part of Rome, thus
surrounded by Italy.

(10)*
• ‘An Insignificant Man’ is a
Hindi/English Indian political thriller
directed by Khushboo
Ranka and Vinay Shukla and
produced by filmmaker Anand
Gandhi ,received a standing ovation
at its premiere at the Toronto
International Film Festival ,released
on 17th November 2017. The earlier
name of this movie was thought to
be as "Proposition for a Revolution“.
• Id the man who is in headline for
being portrait as well as acted in
this movie.

(11)
• India’s 11th president Dr. APJ
Abdul Kalam passed away on
July 27, 2015. Many from the
cricketing fraternity have taken
the social media to express their
sorrow. Interestingly, he
followed only 38 persons on
Twitter account and “X” is the
only cricketer he followed on
Twitter.
• Who is this lucky cricketer?

(12)How would you connect this seven
mythological character together.

Ans - Seven elements in ‘Periodic Table’
are named after mythological figures
• Niobium, Promethium, Thorium, Tantalum, Mercury,
Titanium and Vanadium. The names are derived from
Roman, Greek and Norse mythology.
• Niobium was named after Niobe, who was the daughter of Tantalus. The name
was chosen due to the similarities between niobium and the element tantalum.
• Promethium was named after Prometheus, the Greek god who gave fire to
mankind.
• Thorium is named for the Norse god of thunder, Thor.
• Tantalum's name comes from Tantalus, who was a Greek mythological figure.
• Mercury is the name of the Roman messenger god, who was known for his speed
through the air.
• Titanium's name is derived from the Titans who appear in Greek mythology.
• Vanadium takes its name from Vanadis, who is also known as Freya in Norse
mythology. She is the goddess of beauty.

(13)*
• Films are certified under four
categories since June1983. Three
of them are “U” for unrestricted
public exhibition. “A” for
restricted to adult audiences.
“UA” for unrestricted public
exhibition subject to parental
guidance for children below the
age of twelve.
• Now the question, What does
category “S” denote?

Ans -
• Restricted to specialized audiences such as
doctors, engineers or scientists.

(14)Connect with a three word
term…

Ans - Cadbury Dairy Milk.
• Vinil Mathew directed 2014 Bollywood films Hasee Toh
Phasee. He started an ad & film production house
Breathless Films.
• The song from the film Visatma.
• George Cadbury Junior suggested the name Cadbury Dairy
Milk after rejected the names Highland Milk, Jersey and
Dairy Maid. A customer’s daughter suggested the name
Dairy Milk.

(15)
• A Marathi by birth, he was an
Indian independence activist,
Gandhian and social worker
best known as the man who
served as a personal assistant
to B.R.Ambedkar. Later he
contested against him in the
first Lok Sabha election from
Mumbai north central
constituency in 1952 and
defeated B.R.Ambedkar by
15000 votes.
• Who is being talked about?

Ans - Narayan Sadoba Kajrolkar.

(16)
• The Jacob Diamond was put up for sale in 1891
by Alexander Malcolm Jacob. Later it was
awarded to Mahbub Ali Khan, the Nizam of
Hyderabad. It was several years after the death
of his father that the last Nizam, Osman Ali Khan
found “It” in the toe of his father’s shoe
at Chowmahalla Palace and how it was used by
him?

Ans -
He himself used it as a paper weight for a
long time until the diamond's true value was
realized and it was stored away as another of
the Nizam's treasures.

(17)
• The Interpreter is a 2005 political
thriller film directed by Sydney
Pollack which features a fictional
political leader called Edmond
Zuwanie belong to a fictional
country Matobo is loosely based
on an actual assassination plot that
had once been planned against a
man who is in huge headline for all
the wrong reasons in the recent
past. Who is he?

(18)
• This Hindi movie
directed by Sudhir
Mishra released on 7
December 2007.
• Identify the movie along
with the female voice.

Ans -
• Khoya Khoya Chand.
Antara Chowdhury.

(19)
• “ X”, a hard hitting batsman & off spin bowler,
nicknamed Jim as he idolized Jim Laker. Died at
the age of 26 on 9th September 1959 after a car
accident while travelling to London to attend a
charity match along with Tom Dewdney and “Y”,
who was driving the car . Later , “Y” was issued
with a notice by Stone Magistrates Court for
careless driving.
• Id both, no part marking, “X” and the man Who
was driving the car?

Ans - Collie Smith & Gary Sobers.

Ans – Ogo Badhu Sundori.
• Pygmalion is a 1938 British film based on the George
Bernard Shaw play of the same name, and adapted by
him for the screen. It stars Leslie Howard and Wendy
Hiller.
• Man Pasand is a 1980 Hindi movie directed by Basu
Chatterjee. lyrics were penned by Amit Khanna himself.
Although the film is dedicated to George Bernard
Shaw—with the implication that it is based on his
play Pygmalion—according to Dev Anand the film is
inspired by My Fair Lady.
• The film was a financial and critical success, and won
an Oscar for Best Screenplay and three more
nominations. The screenplay was later adapted into
the 1956 theatrical musical My Fair Lady, which in turn
led to the 1964 film of the same name.
• The music was composed by Bappi Lahiri. The movie is
a Bengali reworking of the story of Pygmalion, heavily
drawing upon the hit British musical My Fair Lady.

It’s Turn for Debapriya now…

Ans – International Train services from
India.
• Thar Express (To Pakistan) – Thar Desert
• Maitree Express (To Bangladesh) – Maitree Military
Exercise
• Samjhouta Express (To Pakistan) – Movie Samjhouta
• Bandhan Express (To Bangladesh) – Bandhan Bank

• (22)Meryl Davis & Charlie white of USA won
Silver in the Figure Skating-Ice dancing event
at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.
• But why their performance had created a buzz
at that time in India?

Ans – They performed on Indian tunes like
‘Kajra Re’ at their background.

• (23)This country was suffering
from a strange geographical
problem as the International
Date Line had gone through it.
So in a same place the time
gap was 24 hours or a day. In
1995 the government of this
country moved the Line to the
east to set a universal time in
the whole country. Name the
country.

• (24)Anita Bai Narre, a lady from Madhya Pradesh
was felicitated by President, Governments &
different NGOs for her lionhearted effort. Her real
life story was enough to make a movie on her.
Name the movie.

• (25)The three cricketers (X,Y,Z) were pictured celebrating during
the tournament final against India with their surnames appearing
in the right order, makes the picture worth of a share. This picture
was shared by renowned cricket historian Mohandas Menon from
the 2016 U-19 World Cup.
• XYZ was born Karol Józef Wojtyła in Poland, has been in the news
lately for his close relationship with a married woman, which
lasted more than three decades. He died in 2005 but these
documents revealed the other side of the man. His letters
exchanged with the Polish-born American philosopher Anna-
Teresa Tymieniecka had been kept away from public knowledge for
years.
• Id the character XYZ.

• (26)*X is one of the five official
remaining Communist countries in the
world right now. But unlike the other
four they don’t use the five pointed
‘Communist Star’ in their flags,
instead they use a full Moon.
• In their flag, the full moon shines
above the Mekong River. The red
stripes stand for the blood shed by the
X’s people on both banks of the
Mekong River.
• Id X.

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