Quizistic prelims 2021
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1. The document outlines rules for an online quiz competition between teams, including that there are 15 questions, teams can buzz in to answer, there is a point system for correct and incorrect answers, and the top 4 teams will qualify for the finals. 2. Communication between participants must be done through video calls and microphones must be muted when not speaking. 3. The decision of the quiz master is final.
Quizistic prelims 2021
- 1. Set by Kapish & Sanket (PRELIMS) athenaquiz.wordpress.com
- 2. Video must be turned for both participants at all times Microphone must be turned off if you are not speaking For communication between the participants, you can use Meet/Zoom/Call
- 3. Set by Kapish & Sanket RULES 1. There are 15 questions in this round. 2. This round will be entirely on the buzzers. 3. Both the participants can register themselves in the buzzing app asTeamName- MemberName1 &TeamName-MemberName2. 4. There is +10 points for a correct answer and -5 points for an incorrect one. 5. The +10 points can be claimed by one team only. 6. The sequence of answers to be taken will be based on the buzz.The teams buzzing 2nd to the last will have an option to pass. 7. The team(s) to 40 points qualifies to the Finals automatically and need not buzz anymore. 8. Top 4 teams qualifies to the Finals. 9. If 4 teams cannot be resolved after 10 questions then there will be a SUDDEN DEATH between the tied teams. 10. The decision of the quiz master will be full and final.
- 5. EKTRY BALL KHILA DE Complete the list The Seven Sisters An Unsettling Peace Bleed India Into aThousand Cuts Naya Hindustan ___________
- 6. 1 In what is considered the first murder in the history of Brookfield, Connecticut. On November 24, 1981 Arne Johnson was convicted of first- degree manslaughter for the killing of his landlord. Johnson’s lawyer argued in court with a rather unbelievable defence, which the judge ruled out as something that could never be proven and was therefore infeasible in a court of law. Johnson was subsequently convicted, though he only served five years of a 10 to 20-year sentence. This peculiar case has since gained immense popularity in pop-culture and is known as the ________________________ case, in reference to Johnson’s story where he claimed that there was something that made him do the murder. What popular name has been given to this case?
- 7. 2 The successful launching of the first Sri Lankan-designed satellite in June 2019 established the capabilities of two young Lankan engineers,Tharindu Dayaratne and Dulani Chamika. But the launching also brought to the forefront of Sri Lankan consciousness its ancient revered symbols of technology, aviation, medicine, state craft and music. It was but appropriate, that the country’s first indigenously designed satellite was named “_______________: 1”.
- 8. 3 The name of the show means : An approaching sound .The Series premired in October 1995, notable actors like Om Puri, Mandira Bedi,Tom Alter, Ashutosh Rana, Shivaji Satham,Virendra Saxena. It was originally started as a suspense thriller until the first 40 episodes after which a change in genre garnered immense popularity for the show .
- 9. 4 In the 30s, radio programs that were aired during the afternoon started to gain a lot of popularity. These were specifically targeted at housewives. This was the time when radio networks also decided that they could get sponsors for the programs. Major sponsors were P&G, Lever Brothers etc. What originated from this ?
- 10. 5 Master blender EmmaWalker created this to celebrate the many achievements of women. What was this Limited Edition by Johnnie Walker named?
- 11. 6 Tubular Bells a 1973’s instrumental gained worldwide attention after it was used as the OST to the famous horror movieThe Exorcist. An unauthorized adaptation ofTubular Bells can be heard in a Bollywood thriller released in 1997, for which the piece was adapted byViju Shah who formed parts of the background score of this movie. Identify the movie which has gained a cult status over the years.
- 12. 7 What is being depicted on the cover of this book?
- 13. 8 This Indian songwriter, singer ,composer found fame comparatively later in his career. Being the nephew of a very famous yesteryears actress Meena kumari and the son of a popular actor (X), he did not find as much fame in acting as he did in his music. He found fame with his music albums in the 90s and then went on to become a successful playback singer as well. He had a carpet shop in Bangalore’s commercial street but now lives his life as a farmer focusing on organic produce.
- 14. 9 X was believed by the Incas to have fallen from the sky as the tears of the sun god Inti. Aristotle believed that it was hardened water, modified by the rays of the sun penetrating underground. Id X, all of which according to the modern physicists was created in Supernovas.
- 15. 10 Microsoft tweeted a fake commercial for a pretend holiday album called Microsoft Holiday Hits, a not-real, four-CD album that claims it features “60 festive favourites.” One of the classics was remade by replacing a single letter in the song’s title, making it sound like a reference to a Microsoft product that has never really been able to catch up with competition. Give me the modified name of this classic.
- 16. 11 Most of the rivers in India are revered and worshipped. On the contrary, X, which is a tributary of sacredYamuna, is believed to be cursed and its water is considered to beTaamsik (filled with aggression or rage) which is believed to be the cause for violence in the region according to the locals.The legend is that the X area was part of Shakuni’s kingdom and the dice-game played thereabouts. After the attempted disrobing of Draupadi she cursed anyone who would drink the water of the river.Thus it is believed that the curse by Draupadi has helped X to survive unpolluted by man and its many animal inhabitants including the mugger and the gharial thrive relatively untouched.The X remains one of India’s most pristine rivers.
- 17. 12 Identify.
- 18. 13 The story goes that in the year 1889, the King Umberto I and his beautiful wife Queen _______________ of Savoy were on a visit to Naples, the former capital of the southern kingdom. Historians believe that the Queen grew tired of the gourmet French cuisine that was popular among royals across Europe at the time and summoned the most famous chef in Naples, Raffaele Esposito who she commissioned to create 3 different varieties of a dish. However he failed at the first two attempts in creating something that the Queen would approve. In his third attempt he created a dish consisting of tomato sauce, basil and cheese, something that the Queen immediately approved. Raffaele then named the dish ______________ in honour of the Queen, who also gave the dish her royal seal.
- 19. 14 Samhain & Bealtaine were two of the four main festivals of the Gaelic calendar, Samhain would mark the end of the harvest and beginning of winter. It was considered a time when the ‘doorways’ to the Otherworld opened, allowing supernatural beings and the souls of the dead to come into our world; on the other hand, Bealtaine was a summer festival for the living, Samhain “was essentially a festival for the dead”. With the rise in Christianity the pagan festivals lost followers and were Christianized, what is the modern-day version of the Samhain festival celebrations, that marked the onset of winters.
- 20. 15 Sherlock Holmes , Zorro , Flying machine by Da Vinci is said to have inspired Bob Kane and Bill Finger to create X Id. X