QuizBuzz 2016 - Prelims

QuizBuzz 2016
Madhu Vamsi
Sharath Teja

Rules & Regulations
• 15 questions in total. 30 seconds & 1 mark for each question.
• Appropriate marks will be rewarded for part questions.
• Questions 7 to 12 are starred, to resolve ties.
• Top four from each batch will be selected to represent their batch.
• If four individuals in a batch are already decided, you can refrain
from taking part.
• Write down your batch name and personal name on the answer
sheet provided (top left).

Rules & Regulations
• Give the complete answer, otherwise it will be specified.
• Write answers with correct question numbers.
• No smartphone zone.
• Don't peep into someone elses sheet, because they know nothing.
• Quizmasters are Gods. Their decisions are final.
• Surprisingly, Wikipedia and Google are found to be correct.

Q1.
Who is the author of the book from which this famous TV show has
been adapted?
(next slide)

Q2.
Who holds the highest number of sixes in One Day Internationals for
India?
a) MS Dhoni
b) Sourav Ganguly
c) Rahul Dravid
d) Azharuddin

Q3.
Name the country where FIFA Under-17 World Cup is being held in the
year 2017?
a) India
b) China
c) Japan
d) Iran

Q4.
Which place in India has the headquarters of the Tibetan Government
in Exile?

Q5.
Who is the present Governor of Reserve Bank of India?
a) Raghuram Rajan
b) Urjit Patel
c) Arundathi Bhattacharya
d) Chanda Kochar

Q6.
Which Indian capital city has been conferred with the 'Cleanest City
Destination' by Union Ministry of Tourism on September 30th by
Prime Minister in New Delhi?
a) Vadodara
b) Gangtok
c) Agartala
d) Surat

Q7.
Who is the chief of Awami League party in Bangladesh?

Q8.
The concept of the game,'X',was conceived in 2014 by Satoru Iwata and
Tsunekazu Ishihara as an April Fools' Day collaboration with Google.
'X' was credited with popularizing location-based and augmented
reality gaming, promoting physical activity and curing autism. However,
'X' attracted controversy for contributing to accidents and becoming a
public nuisance at some locations.
Identify the game X?

*Q9.
In January 2015, this photographer interviewed Barack Obama in the
Oval Office. He is famous for the blog (X) and bestselling book featuring
street portraits and interviews collected on the streets.
Identify the famous blog (X)?
(next slide)

*Q10.
As part of its golden jubilee celebrations, which Indian cricketing
legend is being awarded with Lifetime Achievement Award by the
Sports Journalists' Association of Mumbai (SJAM) on the fourth day of
fourth test match between India vs England?
a) Sunil Gavaskar
b) Dilip Vengsarkar
c) Kapil Dev
d) Mohinder Amarnath

*Q11.
Krungthepmahanakhon Amonrattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilokphop
Noppharatratchathaniburirom Udomratchaniwetmahasathan Amonphimanawatansathit
Sakkathattiyawitsanukamprasit is the full ceremonial name of an Asian city.
The name, composed of Pali and Sanskrit root words, is listed in Guinness World Records
as the world's longest place name.
Identify the famous city?
a) Bangkok
b) Kuala Lumpur
c) Macau
d) Singapore

Q12 - Part Question (1/2 + 1/2)
(next slide)

What is the name of this trend of photography (#) and the city
in which these two pics were clicked by its trendsetter?

Q13. What is the place indicated on Indian 20 Rupees note?
a) Port Blair
b) Lakshadweep
c) Pondicherry
d) Goa

Q14. Part Question (1/2 + 1/2)
Identify this personality and his
nationality.

Q15. Easiest to end.
Identify the movie depicted by
this minimal poster?

Hand over the papers.
Answers coming up.
Fingers crossed.

A1. George R. R. Martin.
The famous TV Show, Game of
Thrones, is adapted from a series
of fantasy novels, A Song of Ice
and Fire. The first of which is A
Game of Thrones.

A2. MS Dhoni
Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) - 351
Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka)- 270
Chris Gayle (West Indies) - 238
Brendon McCullum (New Zealand) - 200
MS Dhoni (India) - 196
Sachin Tendulkar (India) - 195
Saurav Ganguly (India) - 190

A3. India
This will be the first time India will host an international football competition.

A5. Urjit Patel
He became 24th RBI Governor
after taking over from Raghuram
Rajan on 4th September, 2016.

*Q7.
Who is the chief of Awami League party in Bangladesh?

A7. Sheikh Hasina
She is the current Prime Minister
of Bangladesh, in office since
January 2009. She has led the
Bangladesh Awami League since
1981.
Hasina is one of the most
powerful women in the world,
ranking 36th on Forbes' list of The
World's 100 Most Powerful
Women in 2016.

*Q8.
The concept of the game,'X',was conceived in 2014 by Satoru Iwata and
Tsunekazu Ishihara as an April Fools' Day collaboration with Google.
'X' was credited with popularizing location-based and augmented
reality gaming, promoting physical activity and curing autism. However,
'X' attracted controversy for contributing to accidents and becoming a
public nuisance at some locations.
Identify the game X?

A9. Humans of New York (HONY)
Photographer is Brandon Stanton,
the founder.

A11. Bangkok, capital city of Thailand.
The name translates as:
City of angels, great city of immortals, magnificent city of the nine
gems, seat of the king, city of royal palaces, home of gods incarnate,
erected by Vishvakarman at Indra's behest.

*Q12 - Part Question (1/2 + 1/2)
(next slide)

A12.
Trend of Photograhy - #FollowMeTo started
by Murad Osmann and Natalia Zakharova.
City - Varanasi

A13. Port Blair, Andaman & Nicobar

A14.
Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of
Canada (nationality).
He has become the country's first
head of government to take part
in Toronto's annual gay pride
parade.

A15. Baahubali - The Beginning.

RESULTS
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