GENERAL QUIZ 2013
- 1. QUIZ
- 2. Round 1 - Q & A Round 2 – Pictures Round 3 – Connect Round 4 – Fiction Round 5 – Q & A
- 3. ROUND 1
- 4. Question 1 Paraskavedekatriaphobia is the fear of ?
- 6. Answer
- 7. Question 2 ‘Bad Piggies’ is a spin-off to which game?
- 9. Answer
- 10. Question 3 “Fans should wear helmets when ______ is batting” - Sir Vivian Richards
- 13. Question 4 In 2006, X was named the richest fictional character by Forbes Magazine. But later X was dropped from the list because of angry letters from children claiming X was real. Identify X.
- 15. Answer
- 16. Bonus Question Which is the most sold thing in the world ?
- 18. Answer
- 19. ROUND 2
- 20. Question 1 Whose Statue ?
- 25. Answer
- 26. Question 3 Founder of ?
- 28. Answer
- 29. Question 4
- 32. Bonus Question Ad for what ?
- 34. Answer Baygon
- 35. ROUND 3
- 36. Question 1
- 39. Question 2
- 42. Question 3
- 45. Question 4
- 47. Answer
- 48. Bonus Question
- 50. Answer
- 51. ROUND 4
- 52. Question 1 X is a videogame character , depicted as a short, pudgy, Italian plumber who resides in the Mushroom Kingdom and also has a brother named Luigi.
- 54. Answer
- 57. Answer Ian Flemings' impression of James Bond
- 58. Question 3
- 60. Answer
- 61. Question 4 Knowledge of Literature – nil. Knowledge of Philosophy – nil. Knowledge of Astronomy – nil. Knowledge of Politics – Feeble. Knowledge of Botany – Variable. Knowledge of Geology – Practical, but limited. Knowledge of Chemistry – Profound. Knowledge of Anatomy – Accurate, but unsystematic. Knowledge of Sensational Literature – Immense Plays the violin well. Is an expert singlestick player, boxer and swordsman. Has a good practical knowledge of British law.
- 64. Bonus Question Which Bengali fictional character lives at 23 Rajani Sen Road, Ballygunge, Kolkata, West Bengal, India ?
- 66. Answer Feluda
- 67. ROUND 5
- 68. Question 1 What happened on July 21 at 02:56 UTC (0826 IST),1969?
- 70. Answer Neil Armstrong first stepped on the moon
- 71. Question 2 Who won the Oscar for Best Actor Male in 85th Academy Awards for his portrayal of Abraham Lincoln in the film Lincoln.
- 74. Question 3 Who directed the London Olympics 2012 opening ceremony ?
- 77. Question 4 X was made in 1952, famously because the then Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, was concerned that Indian women were spending precious foreign exchange on beauty products, and personally requested J.R.D Tata to manufacture them in India.
- 79. Answer
- 80. Question 5 Private Henry Tandey, a British soldier reportedly encountered a wounded German soldier and declined to shoot him, sparing the life of 29-year-old Lance Corporal X during World War 1. Identify X
- 82. Answer
- 83. Question 6 The title of which 2013 Indian movie means “I have cut” in Gujarati ?
- 85. Answer
- 86. Question 7 Who was the coach of the Spain National Football team which won the Euro 2008, Fifa World Cup 2010 and the Euro 2012. He also won the Fifa Ballon D’or for best coach this year.
- 89. Question 8 Who plays the role of Meyer Wolfshiem in the movie The Great Gatsby ?