The Quizzomaniacs - 2.0 : QUESTIONS

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OUTLINE
THIS QUIZ HAS 25 QUESTIONS SCATTERED ACROSS
VARIOUS TOPICS OF GENERAL INTEREST
QUESTION 16-20 CARRY 2 MARKS EACH BEING STARRED
ALL THE QUESTIONS NEED TO BE ANSWERED IN
THE GOOGLE FORM LINK PROVIDED EARLIER
STARRED QUESTIONS SHALL PLAY DECISIVE ROLE
IN DECLARING WINNERS IN CASE OF TIE
AS SOON AS THE QUIZ ENDS
A WINDOW OF 10 MINUTES SHALL BE PROVIDED TO
ANSWER THE QUESTIONS IN THE LINK
TOP 8 PARTICIPANTS SHALL RECIEVE APPRECIATION
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Question # 1
From 2014 to 2019, the list has an astounding 96 countries.
The last one was in November 2019, with Brazil being the
location.
Thanks to the events of 2020, there was no chance of adding
further to this list. However, this number increased to 113 in
2021.
What are we talking about?

Question # 2
Pavitra P is a comic character who features in the comic series
“__________ : INDIA”
This comic series narrates his life as he lives with his uncle and
aunt in Mumbai and the way he becomes “Indian Version” of
some thing which fills the name of the series too . He gets his
power from a Mystic Yogi and uses them to crush a evil scientist
Fill the blank with the name of the comic series

Question # 3
After his historic trip in 1984, one of the most frequent questions
he was asked-owing to the nature of the trip-was "Did you see
God?"
Over and over, he says, he soberly explained to people that he
hadn't seen God although he seemed to have headed in the
general direction.
Who?

Question # 4
In The 1830s , The East India company was tired of maintaining
something that went beyond their expenses and hence they
decided to scrap it off and sell it
They organised several auctions for the same and these were
won by Seth Laxmichand of Mathura for 1.5 Lakh Rupees !!
But the Seth Faced lots of Opposition from the local people
What is this "Thing" that the British decided to scrap off ?

Question # 5
Sir ___ ___
Abominated gravy.
He lived in the odium Of having discovered
sodium.
This is the first ever clerihew, a type of
comical poem.
Which scientist's name fills in the blanks?

Question #6
On December 9, 1893, a French anarchist named Auguste
Vaillant made a sensational attempt to avenge the execution of
Ravachol, a fellow anarchist. His attempt injured several people
and he was arrested and sentenced to death. Vaillant defended
his actions during the trial, maintaining that he merely wanted to
wake up the privileged classes. He was put to death by the
guillotine, and his last words were
"Death to the Bourgeoisie! Long live Anarchy!"
Whose actions brought back Vaillant and his words into the
limelight almost four decades years later?

Question # 7
The Arthashastra notes that it is better for a
king to have several commanders overseeing
his forces. The idea was to concentrate power
in the hands of the king while dividing military
power among several commanders.
This may have been influenced by a real-life
incident where a king ran into some trouble
while reviewing his troops.
Whose rise to power is this a reference to?

Question # 8
Satyajit Ray -The great Indian filmmaker had an idea of
making a film about the friendship story of a boy with
someone .
But his plans were not able to get fruits due to some reasons.
later Steven Spielberg made a blockbuster film on the
somewhat same subject which led to a controversy where
people arugued that Steven had used Ray's scripts but
Steven argued that at that time he was just in high school
What popular Hollywood film by Steven Spielberg is it ?

Question # 9
Emperor Napoleon was adept at using this to his advantage.
Once, his army breached dikes to create a pool of brackish
water between the British encampment and them, and then they
retreated. Napoleon is quoted saying:
"We must oppose the English with nothing but ___ which will
soon devour them all"
What natural threat did they try to hurt the British with?

Question # 10
This is the cover of a book by
Emma Mieko Candon. It is the
tale of a lone warrior who
wanders the far edge of the
universe called the Outer Rim.
Which popular movie series
universe is the book set in?

Question # 11
The Param Vir chakra is the
highest war time gallantry award
of India
Its motif describes the sacrifice of
someone from Hindu Mythology
Who ?

Question # 12
At the peak of their reign, the kingdom under the Kushite king
Taharqa stretched well into this country. The last great site used
by these royals was at Meroë, an ancient city on the east bank
of the Nile. There are nearly 170 of them here, grouped across
three sites. The region of Nuri is home to some 73. All of these
are rarely seen, while more lucrative tourism happens
elsewhere to the north. Meroe and Nurie are in Sudan.
What superiority do these numbers help over ?

Question # 13
If it sounds to you more like snubbing or ghosting a friend you
are right it was a 1957 collection of work by a sociologist karl
Mannheim that first described it as a way to enforce power
hierarchies
"The inhibition of free expression can also serve as a means
of......does the higher ranks can be constrained themselves to
preserve a certain kind of department or dignity"
This is the guardian on the origins of which famous phrase
which later went on to become insanely popular due to a very
different reason

Question # 14
In March 2020, this structure
was lit up with various flags
projected on to it. If it were done
today, hundreds more would
have to be added.
What did the flags signify?

Question # 15
Identify this currently fashionable
name of this Asterix character
who is also known as testus
terone in Asterix and the chariot
race
if it helps it it's not a crown on his
head

Question # 16
This was achieved for the first time in world cricket in Dec 1997
at the non-descript MIG Cricket Ground in Bandra in Mumbai.
The most common answer to this question/record would state
that it was achieved in Gwalior in 2010.
Who are the two people involved, respectively in 1997 and
2010?
2

Question # 17
X and Y were highly critical of Gandhi's leadership of congress
and hence they teamed up, but when X died in october 1933 ,
he gave his 75% assests to Y. His brother (the more popular
one) when saw this ,he took Y to the court and decided to sue
him ,being family member of X ,his brother won the case and
X's estates
Who is Y and the more popular brother of X ?
2

Question # 18
From this picture set in the late
15th century, identify the name
given to the ruler on the right;
120 of them ruled from 1300 to
1806, and all were known by the
same name.
Also identify the European
traveler on the left. The scene of
the meeting is somewhere in
South India. 2

Question # 19
The Greeks derived their alphabet
from the Phoenicians. However, the
Greeks wanted to make a distinction
between the short and long sound of
a particular letter - which is reflected
in the names of the two letters
themselves.
Which two letters?
2

Question # 20
This mansion is located in
murshidabad, It has been
converted into a museum, and it
displays someone's prized
possessions, firmans, and so on.
It also has the weapons that were
used in a memorable encounter.
Whose possessions?
Which encounter?
2

Question # 21
Although he is now remembered for his aesthetic sense, in his
youth, he was renowned for his battlefield abilities. In 1617, his
father, the emperor, sent him to the Deccan to fight the Lodis.
He was an instant success, effectively securing the southern
borders of the empire.
How did his grateful father reward him, in an act that effectively
sealed him as the next ruler?

Question # 22
In 1841, the zoologist Edward Blyth took on the job of cure
plants of the museum run by the Royal Asiatic Society. He was
very close with another stalwart in his field and used to write
long chatty letters packed with information on subjects like
Indian cattle breeds, fancy pigeons, and so on.
His letters contained many interesting snippets on life in India
and its culture. He once noted, for example, how the natives of
Bengal exclaimed "Pogla Haatti, Pogla Haatti..." when they saw
this thing.
What were the natives reacting to?

Question # 23
"I was given a very minimal brief, and the theme was made
before they even started shooting. One of the directors, Jai,
made it ambiguous. He told me it's a show based in the 80's,
it's on the rise and fall of __, " says the show's music director,
Achint.
The music, he says, was "gritty, had more attitude, was edgy.
In a way, it sounded like money... kind of sinister, but has a
hip-hop swag going on, which represents his character quite
well."
What theme from a 2020 series is he talking about?

Question # 24
Name the next
person in this series

Question # 25
It was during India's historic cricket tour to South Africa in 1992
that X first got a taste of wildlife: the team took a break to spend
five days at a Game Reserve. Over the years, the sight of him
with a camera in the dressing room became a common one.
These days, when he isn't busy with the IPL, he and his
'assistant' his son Mayas, are busy taking photos.
Who is this photographer?

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