QUIZMASTERSSrinath Bhashyam and Siddharth Manickasundaram
Big Bazaar Gen Quiz
Title Sponsor
Quiz Sponsors
Associate Sponsors
Our sincere thanks to
Special thanks to our donors
Ramachandran Srinivasan
Arun Prasad Ramasubramanian
Vinay Sekhar
Dnyanesh
Rajiv Rai
Raghav Chakravarthy (Walnut
Knowledge Solutions)
VV Sivakumar
Arun Ramanathan
Dinesh Kirthivasan
Sumant Srivathsan
Vinod Hariharan
Sandeep Pedam
Samanth Subramanian
Navin Ragade
Our sincere thanks to
Dr MS Siva KumarDr LS Ganesh
Ananth Sundararaman amp VishalIIT Madras Quiz Club Conveners
Gen Quiz
The Written Qualification
Round
bull 40 Questions in all
bull Questions 11-20 starred ndash to be used
to resolve ties (Questions not
necessarily easier or tougher)
bull Please turn off all electronic devices
Gen Quiz
The First Questionhellip
Gen Quiz
1 The 1971 edition of this event featured the first
incarnation of the Pyramid Stage Conceived by Bill
Harkin the stage was a one-tenth replica of the Great
Pyramid of Giza and was built from scaffolding and metal
sheeting
From 1981 the structure became permanent and doubled
as a hay-barn and cow-shed during the winter
Which event
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Answer
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A The Glastonbury Festival
Gen Quiz
2 In military engineering this term (X) is used for an artificial
slope that is part of a medieval castle or an early modern fortress
Such slopes may be constructed of earth in a temporary structure
or of stone in a more permanent structure
More generally the term can denote any slope natural or
artificial which fulfills the above requirements
The etymology of this French word suggests a slope made
dangerous with ice hence the similarity to another geographical
term that we are more familiar with
Chennai folk will recognize this term as it forms a part of the
address of many buildings in the north of the city (RBI building to
name one)
X
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Answer
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A Glacis (Fort Glacis in Chennai)
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3 Given the popularity of this sculpture many
versions exist around the world In the picture is the
Hebrew version called ldquoAhavardquo which is at the Israel
Museum in Jerusalem This version was made by the
sculptor (of the original) in 1977 as a gift to Israel in
his distinctive quadripartite style from CorTen steel
Which is the original sculpture we are talking about
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Answer
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A lsquoLoversquo Sculpture by Robert Indiana
Gen Quiz
4 White represents birth and a new seed
Yellow the sunlight that works on a new seed and begins its life
Orange the power of the sun to help the seed grow
Green is seen as the plant sprouting
Blue is the sky the plant grows toward
Purple represents the sky at dawn
Brown the ripening of the plant
Red is again seen as the sun
Black is the darkness beyond it
What are we talking about
Answer
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A Karate Belts
Gen Quiz
5 lsquoHarmadrsquo is a Bengali slang word meaning
ruffian
It developed during the colonial times and
referred to the poor reputation of the Portuguese
sailors who mostly came up the riverine Bengal
delta as pirates and raiders
What word common in the Iberian peninsula did
it derive from
Answer
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A Armada
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6 Childrensrsquo stories portrayed as minimalist posters
-Examples below
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Identify which stories these two posters represent
Answer
Gen Quiz
A
(a)Hansel and Gretel
(b)Princess And The Pea
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7 All these movies have a particular connect
(Non-exhaustive)
The best performing movie that belongs to this
connect was released in 2003
Identify
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Answer
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A Movies based on Disney attractions
Pirates of the Caribbean
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8 This book is about an informal literary discussion
group associated with the University of Oxford
England for nearly two decades between the early
1930s and late 1949 The name of the group is a
clever pun on a word which means ldquohaving a slight
knowledgerdquo
Fill in the blanks
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Answer
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A The Inklings
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9 The three buildings in the visuals all share the same
name The first one is in Thessaloniki Greece and is a part
of several monuments in Thessaloniki accorded the status
of a World Heritage Site
The second and third are in Trabzon and Iznik in Turkey
All three share their name with a fourth structure that is
more famous ndash the design for this structure was made
jointly by two Greek geometers Isidore of Miletus and
Anathemus of Tralles
What is the name
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Answer
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A Hagia Sophia
Gen Quiz
10 This person hypothesized that Egyptians may have traveled to the
Americas based upon the building of pyramids in both areas and had a
traditional boat (that would have been available to the Egyptians) built
After naming the boat after the sun god Ra he set off with a crew from
Morocco bound for the Americas on May 25 1969 The ship sank 600 miles
short of its goal but he completed the journey a year later with the Ra II
Another of his expeditions ndash which was in a recreated Mesopotamian-era
reed ship named the Tigris ndash involved sailing from the Tigris River to the
Red Sea but ended after five months The North Yemen government
refused to let the ship pass and the ship was burnt in a port in Djibouti in
early April 1978
Who is this adventurous person
Answer
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A Thor Heyerdahl of Kon Tiki fame
Gen Quiz
11 This 2011 book by Ben Aaronovitch has a cast of
colourful characters including Father and Mama T
Lady Tyburn Fleet Lea Brent and Ash
(A) Complete the title of the novel
(B) What does the rsquoTrsquo in lsquoFather and Mama Trsquo stand
for
The book cover may help
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A
(a) Rivers of London
(b) Thames
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12 Connect
(a)
(b)
Answer
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A Titles inspired by Shakespeare ndash (a) Hamlet and (b) Macbeth
(a)
(b)
Gen Quiz
13 Name these two confectionery items -
(a) When the French mention a toned manrsquos six pack
they often refer to this confectionery item due to
its visual similarity
(b) The French term for this other confectionery item
is lsquoBarbe a Paparsquo meaning lsquoDaddyrsquos beardrsquo
A and B
Answer
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A (a) Chocolate bar (Tablettes de Chocolat) (b)
Candyfloss Cotton Candy
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14 Which two members of the world of flora and
fauna are known thus by Indonesians locally
(a) Padma Raksasa
(b)Biawak Raksasa
Answer
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A (a) Rafflesia (b) Komodo Dragon
Gen Quiz
15 This hormone gets its name from the Latinized
name of the region of the organ from which it was
first isolated
Name the hormone and the region of the
organ(named after scientist seen in picture)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Insulin (Insula means island) Islets of Langerhans
Gen Quiz
16 The name of this Sanskrit Poet (X) is the same as the name of
a month in the Hindu Calendar He is most famous for his epic
poem Shishupala Vadha based on the beheading of Shishupala
by Krishna
According to one theory he derived his name from an attempt to
surpass another poet (Y) whose name meant lsquoThe Sunrsquo A
popular saying during his era went lsquoThe lustre of the sun lasts
until the advent of the coldest monthrsquo which was a clever pun
meaning lsquoThe lustre of Y lasts until the advent of Xrsquo
X and Y
Answer
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A X ndash Magha Y - Bharavi
Gen Quiz
17 Canson (in picture) is a French paper-manufacturing
company which was previously called Canson and X The
story goes that Person X was taken prisoner by the Turks
during the Crusades and was compelled to work in a
paper mill in Damascus There he learned how to produce
paper and he brought the knowledge back to Europe
when he regained his freedom
Who is X How is X honoured in the logo of the company
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Answer
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A X ndash Montgolfier The logo is a stylized balloon
Gen Quiz
18 Two related sportsmen X and Y (with same last name
famous in different sports) share their names with two
famous rival artists respectively who painted the works to
follow
The name X is a variant of artist 1rsquos name(which is cognate
to the English version of the name that we know him by)
To clarify - The artist is known by name X in the home
country of the sportsmen
Identify the two sportsmen (X and Y)
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Artist 1
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Artist 2
Answer
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A X - Miguel Angel Nadal (Artist 1 ndash Michelangelo)
Y - Rafael Nadal (Artist 2 ndash Raphael)
Gen Quiz
19 The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming
(swimming in outdoor bodies such as oceans lakes and rivers)
is sometimes taken to be May 3 1810 This was the date when
person X (who particularly enjoyed adventure relating to the
sea) swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to
Asia In doing so X was trying to emulate person Yrsquos legendary
swims to meet his lover
To commemorate this the event is recreated every year as an
open water swimming competition
X and Y
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Answer
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A X Lord Byron Y Leander
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20 Identify the bird in the video (a)
Its common nickname derives from what it
appears to be doing when viewed from a
distance What is the nickname (b)
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Answer
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A (a) Jacana (b) Jesus bird
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
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Answer
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A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
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Answer
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A Family Portrait
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23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
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A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
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A Palate
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25 Connect
Answer
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A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
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A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
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27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
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Answer
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A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
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A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
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29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
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A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
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30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
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Answer
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A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
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31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
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Answer
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A Run ndash Has overtaken set
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32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
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Answer
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A Scalene muscles
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33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
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Answer
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A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
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34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
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Answer
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A The Man From UNCLE
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35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
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A The lsquoIgloorsquo
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35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
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A Lanky the Giraffe
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36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
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Answer
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A Basel
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37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
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Answer
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A National Geographic Museum
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38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
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A Somalia
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39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
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40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Title Sponsor
Quiz Sponsors
Associate Sponsors
Our sincere thanks to
Special thanks to our donors
Ramachandran Srinivasan
Arun Prasad Ramasubramanian
Vinay Sekhar
Dnyanesh
Rajiv Rai
Raghav Chakravarthy (Walnut
Knowledge Solutions)
VV Sivakumar
Arun Ramanathan
Dinesh Kirthivasan
Sumant Srivathsan
Vinod Hariharan
Sandeep Pedam
Samanth Subramanian
Navin Ragade
Our sincere thanks to
Dr MS Siva KumarDr LS Ganesh
Ananth Sundararaman amp VishalIIT Madras Quiz Club Conveners
Gen Quiz
The Written Qualification
Round
bull 40 Questions in all
bull Questions 11-20 starred ndash to be used
to resolve ties (Questions not
necessarily easier or tougher)
bull Please turn off all electronic devices
Gen Quiz
The First Questionhellip
Gen Quiz
1 The 1971 edition of this event featured the first
incarnation of the Pyramid Stage Conceived by Bill
Harkin the stage was a one-tenth replica of the Great
Pyramid of Giza and was built from scaffolding and metal
sheeting
From 1981 the structure became permanent and doubled
as a hay-barn and cow-shed during the winter
Which event
Gen Quiz
Answer
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A The Glastonbury Festival
Gen Quiz
2 In military engineering this term (X) is used for an artificial
slope that is part of a medieval castle or an early modern fortress
Such slopes may be constructed of earth in a temporary structure
or of stone in a more permanent structure
More generally the term can denote any slope natural or
artificial which fulfills the above requirements
The etymology of this French word suggests a slope made
dangerous with ice hence the similarity to another geographical
term that we are more familiar with
Chennai folk will recognize this term as it forms a part of the
address of many buildings in the north of the city (RBI building to
name one)
X
Gen Quiz
Answer
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A Glacis (Fort Glacis in Chennai)
Gen Quiz
3 Given the popularity of this sculpture many
versions exist around the world In the picture is the
Hebrew version called ldquoAhavardquo which is at the Israel
Museum in Jerusalem This version was made by the
sculptor (of the original) in 1977 as a gift to Israel in
his distinctive quadripartite style from CorTen steel
Which is the original sculpture we are talking about
Gen Quiz
Answer
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A lsquoLoversquo Sculpture by Robert Indiana
Gen Quiz
4 White represents birth and a new seed
Yellow the sunlight that works on a new seed and begins its life
Orange the power of the sun to help the seed grow
Green is seen as the plant sprouting
Blue is the sky the plant grows toward
Purple represents the sky at dawn
Brown the ripening of the plant
Red is again seen as the sun
Black is the darkness beyond it
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Karate Belts
Gen Quiz
5 lsquoHarmadrsquo is a Bengali slang word meaning
ruffian
It developed during the colonial times and
referred to the poor reputation of the Portuguese
sailors who mostly came up the riverine Bengal
delta as pirates and raiders
What word common in the Iberian peninsula did
it derive from
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Armada
Gen Quiz
6 Childrensrsquo stories portrayed as minimalist posters
-Examples below
Gen Quiz
Identify which stories these two posters represent
Answer
Gen Quiz
A
(a)Hansel and Gretel
(b)Princess And The Pea
Gen Quiz
7 All these movies have a particular connect
(Non-exhaustive)
The best performing movie that belongs to this
connect was released in 2003
Identify
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Movies based on Disney attractions
Pirates of the Caribbean
Gen Quiz
8 This book is about an informal literary discussion
group associated with the University of Oxford
England for nearly two decades between the early
1930s and late 1949 The name of the group is a
clever pun on a word which means ldquohaving a slight
knowledgerdquo
Fill in the blanks
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Answer
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A The Inklings
Gen Quiz
9 The three buildings in the visuals all share the same
name The first one is in Thessaloniki Greece and is a part
of several monuments in Thessaloniki accorded the status
of a World Heritage Site
The second and third are in Trabzon and Iznik in Turkey
All three share their name with a fourth structure that is
more famous ndash the design for this structure was made
jointly by two Greek geometers Isidore of Miletus and
Anathemus of Tralles
What is the name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hagia Sophia
Gen Quiz
10 This person hypothesized that Egyptians may have traveled to the
Americas based upon the building of pyramids in both areas and had a
traditional boat (that would have been available to the Egyptians) built
After naming the boat after the sun god Ra he set off with a crew from
Morocco bound for the Americas on May 25 1969 The ship sank 600 miles
short of its goal but he completed the journey a year later with the Ra II
Another of his expeditions ndash which was in a recreated Mesopotamian-era
reed ship named the Tigris ndash involved sailing from the Tigris River to the
Red Sea but ended after five months The North Yemen government
refused to let the ship pass and the ship was burnt in a port in Djibouti in
early April 1978
Who is this adventurous person
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Thor Heyerdahl of Kon Tiki fame
Gen Quiz
11 This 2011 book by Ben Aaronovitch has a cast of
colourful characters including Father and Mama T
Lady Tyburn Fleet Lea Brent and Ash
(A) Complete the title of the novel
(B) What does the rsquoTrsquo in lsquoFather and Mama Trsquo stand
for
The book cover may help
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A
(a) Rivers of London
(b) Thames
Gen Quiz
12 Connect
(a)
(b)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Titles inspired by Shakespeare ndash (a) Hamlet and (b) Macbeth
(a)
(b)
Gen Quiz
13 Name these two confectionery items -
(a) When the French mention a toned manrsquos six pack
they often refer to this confectionery item due to
its visual similarity
(b) The French term for this other confectionery item
is lsquoBarbe a Paparsquo meaning lsquoDaddyrsquos beardrsquo
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Chocolate bar (Tablettes de Chocolat) (b)
Candyfloss Cotton Candy
Gen Quiz
14 Which two members of the world of flora and
fauna are known thus by Indonesians locally
(a) Padma Raksasa
(b)Biawak Raksasa
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Rafflesia (b) Komodo Dragon
Gen Quiz
15 This hormone gets its name from the Latinized
name of the region of the organ from which it was
first isolated
Name the hormone and the region of the
organ(named after scientist seen in picture)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Insulin (Insula means island) Islets of Langerhans
Gen Quiz
16 The name of this Sanskrit Poet (X) is the same as the name of
a month in the Hindu Calendar He is most famous for his epic
poem Shishupala Vadha based on the beheading of Shishupala
by Krishna
According to one theory he derived his name from an attempt to
surpass another poet (Y) whose name meant lsquoThe Sunrsquo A
popular saying during his era went lsquoThe lustre of the sun lasts
until the advent of the coldest monthrsquo which was a clever pun
meaning lsquoThe lustre of Y lasts until the advent of Xrsquo
X and Y
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Magha Y - Bharavi
Gen Quiz
17 Canson (in picture) is a French paper-manufacturing
company which was previously called Canson and X The
story goes that Person X was taken prisoner by the Turks
during the Crusades and was compelled to work in a
paper mill in Damascus There he learned how to produce
paper and he brought the knowledge back to Europe
when he regained his freedom
Who is X How is X honoured in the logo of the company
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Montgolfier The logo is a stylized balloon
Gen Quiz
18 Two related sportsmen X and Y (with same last name
famous in different sports) share their names with two
famous rival artists respectively who painted the works to
follow
The name X is a variant of artist 1rsquos name(which is cognate
to the English version of the name that we know him by)
To clarify - The artist is known by name X in the home
country of the sportsmen
Identify the two sportsmen (X and Y)
Gen Quiz
Artist 1
Gen Quiz
Artist 2
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X - Miguel Angel Nadal (Artist 1 ndash Michelangelo)
Y - Rafael Nadal (Artist 2 ndash Raphael)
Gen Quiz
19 The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming
(swimming in outdoor bodies such as oceans lakes and rivers)
is sometimes taken to be May 3 1810 This was the date when
person X (who particularly enjoyed adventure relating to the
sea) swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to
Asia In doing so X was trying to emulate person Yrsquos legendary
swims to meet his lover
To commemorate this the event is recreated every year as an
open water swimming competition
X and Y
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X Lord Byron Y Leander
Gen Quiz
20 Identify the bird in the video (a)
Its common nickname derives from what it
appears to be doing when viewed from a
distance What is the nickname (b)
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Jacana (b) Jesus bird
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Quiz Sponsors
Associate Sponsors
Our sincere thanks to
Special thanks to our donors
Ramachandran Srinivasan
Arun Prasad Ramasubramanian
Vinay Sekhar
Dnyanesh
Rajiv Rai
Raghav Chakravarthy (Walnut
Knowledge Solutions)
VV Sivakumar
Arun Ramanathan
Dinesh Kirthivasan
Sumant Srivathsan
Vinod Hariharan
Sandeep Pedam
Samanth Subramanian
Navin Ragade
Our sincere thanks to
Dr MS Siva KumarDr LS Ganesh
Ananth Sundararaman amp VishalIIT Madras Quiz Club Conveners
Gen Quiz
The Written Qualification
Round
bull 40 Questions in all
bull Questions 11-20 starred ndash to be used
to resolve ties (Questions not
necessarily easier or tougher)
bull Please turn off all electronic devices
Gen Quiz
The First Questionhellip
Gen Quiz
1 The 1971 edition of this event featured the first
incarnation of the Pyramid Stage Conceived by Bill
Harkin the stage was a one-tenth replica of the Great
Pyramid of Giza and was built from scaffolding and metal
sheeting
From 1981 the structure became permanent and doubled
as a hay-barn and cow-shed during the winter
Which event
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Glastonbury Festival
Gen Quiz
2 In military engineering this term (X) is used for an artificial
slope that is part of a medieval castle or an early modern fortress
Such slopes may be constructed of earth in a temporary structure
or of stone in a more permanent structure
More generally the term can denote any slope natural or
artificial which fulfills the above requirements
The etymology of this French word suggests a slope made
dangerous with ice hence the similarity to another geographical
term that we are more familiar with
Chennai folk will recognize this term as it forms a part of the
address of many buildings in the north of the city (RBI building to
name one)
X
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Glacis (Fort Glacis in Chennai)
Gen Quiz
3 Given the popularity of this sculpture many
versions exist around the world In the picture is the
Hebrew version called ldquoAhavardquo which is at the Israel
Museum in Jerusalem This version was made by the
sculptor (of the original) in 1977 as a gift to Israel in
his distinctive quadripartite style from CorTen steel
Which is the original sculpture we are talking about
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A lsquoLoversquo Sculpture by Robert Indiana
Gen Quiz
4 White represents birth and a new seed
Yellow the sunlight that works on a new seed and begins its life
Orange the power of the sun to help the seed grow
Green is seen as the plant sprouting
Blue is the sky the plant grows toward
Purple represents the sky at dawn
Brown the ripening of the plant
Red is again seen as the sun
Black is the darkness beyond it
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Karate Belts
Gen Quiz
5 lsquoHarmadrsquo is a Bengali slang word meaning
ruffian
It developed during the colonial times and
referred to the poor reputation of the Portuguese
sailors who mostly came up the riverine Bengal
delta as pirates and raiders
What word common in the Iberian peninsula did
it derive from
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Armada
Gen Quiz
6 Childrensrsquo stories portrayed as minimalist posters
-Examples below
Gen Quiz
Identify which stories these two posters represent
Answer
Gen Quiz
A
(a)Hansel and Gretel
(b)Princess And The Pea
Gen Quiz
7 All these movies have a particular connect
(Non-exhaustive)
The best performing movie that belongs to this
connect was released in 2003
Identify
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Movies based on Disney attractions
Pirates of the Caribbean
Gen Quiz
8 This book is about an informal literary discussion
group associated with the University of Oxford
England for nearly two decades between the early
1930s and late 1949 The name of the group is a
clever pun on a word which means ldquohaving a slight
knowledgerdquo
Fill in the blanks
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Inklings
Gen Quiz
9 The three buildings in the visuals all share the same
name The first one is in Thessaloniki Greece and is a part
of several monuments in Thessaloniki accorded the status
of a World Heritage Site
The second and third are in Trabzon and Iznik in Turkey
All three share their name with a fourth structure that is
more famous ndash the design for this structure was made
jointly by two Greek geometers Isidore of Miletus and
Anathemus of Tralles
What is the name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hagia Sophia
Gen Quiz
10 This person hypothesized that Egyptians may have traveled to the
Americas based upon the building of pyramids in both areas and had a
traditional boat (that would have been available to the Egyptians) built
After naming the boat after the sun god Ra he set off with a crew from
Morocco bound for the Americas on May 25 1969 The ship sank 600 miles
short of its goal but he completed the journey a year later with the Ra II
Another of his expeditions ndash which was in a recreated Mesopotamian-era
reed ship named the Tigris ndash involved sailing from the Tigris River to the
Red Sea but ended after five months The North Yemen government
refused to let the ship pass and the ship was burnt in a port in Djibouti in
early April 1978
Who is this adventurous person
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Thor Heyerdahl of Kon Tiki fame
Gen Quiz
11 This 2011 book by Ben Aaronovitch has a cast of
colourful characters including Father and Mama T
Lady Tyburn Fleet Lea Brent and Ash
(A) Complete the title of the novel
(B) What does the rsquoTrsquo in lsquoFather and Mama Trsquo stand
for
The book cover may help
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A
(a) Rivers of London
(b) Thames
Gen Quiz
12 Connect
(a)
(b)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Titles inspired by Shakespeare ndash (a) Hamlet and (b) Macbeth
(a)
(b)
Gen Quiz
13 Name these two confectionery items -
(a) When the French mention a toned manrsquos six pack
they often refer to this confectionery item due to
its visual similarity
(b) The French term for this other confectionery item
is lsquoBarbe a Paparsquo meaning lsquoDaddyrsquos beardrsquo
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Chocolate bar (Tablettes de Chocolat) (b)
Candyfloss Cotton Candy
Gen Quiz
14 Which two members of the world of flora and
fauna are known thus by Indonesians locally
(a) Padma Raksasa
(b)Biawak Raksasa
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Rafflesia (b) Komodo Dragon
Gen Quiz
15 This hormone gets its name from the Latinized
name of the region of the organ from which it was
first isolated
Name the hormone and the region of the
organ(named after scientist seen in picture)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Insulin (Insula means island) Islets of Langerhans
Gen Quiz
16 The name of this Sanskrit Poet (X) is the same as the name of
a month in the Hindu Calendar He is most famous for his epic
poem Shishupala Vadha based on the beheading of Shishupala
by Krishna
According to one theory he derived his name from an attempt to
surpass another poet (Y) whose name meant lsquoThe Sunrsquo A
popular saying during his era went lsquoThe lustre of the sun lasts
until the advent of the coldest monthrsquo which was a clever pun
meaning lsquoThe lustre of Y lasts until the advent of Xrsquo
X and Y
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Magha Y - Bharavi
Gen Quiz
17 Canson (in picture) is a French paper-manufacturing
company which was previously called Canson and X The
story goes that Person X was taken prisoner by the Turks
during the Crusades and was compelled to work in a
paper mill in Damascus There he learned how to produce
paper and he brought the knowledge back to Europe
when he regained his freedom
Who is X How is X honoured in the logo of the company
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Montgolfier The logo is a stylized balloon
Gen Quiz
18 Two related sportsmen X and Y (with same last name
famous in different sports) share their names with two
famous rival artists respectively who painted the works to
follow
The name X is a variant of artist 1rsquos name(which is cognate
to the English version of the name that we know him by)
To clarify - The artist is known by name X in the home
country of the sportsmen
Identify the two sportsmen (X and Y)
Gen Quiz
Artist 1
Gen Quiz
Artist 2
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X - Miguel Angel Nadal (Artist 1 ndash Michelangelo)
Y - Rafael Nadal (Artist 2 ndash Raphael)
Gen Quiz
19 The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming
(swimming in outdoor bodies such as oceans lakes and rivers)
is sometimes taken to be May 3 1810 This was the date when
person X (who particularly enjoyed adventure relating to the
sea) swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to
Asia In doing so X was trying to emulate person Yrsquos legendary
swims to meet his lover
To commemorate this the event is recreated every year as an
open water swimming competition
X and Y
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X Lord Byron Y Leander
Gen Quiz
20 Identify the bird in the video (a)
Its common nickname derives from what it
appears to be doing when viewed from a
distance What is the nickname (b)
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Jacana (b) Jesus bird
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Associate Sponsors
Our sincere thanks to
Special thanks to our donors
Ramachandran Srinivasan
Arun Prasad Ramasubramanian
Vinay Sekhar
Dnyanesh
Rajiv Rai
Raghav Chakravarthy (Walnut
Knowledge Solutions)
VV Sivakumar
Arun Ramanathan
Dinesh Kirthivasan
Sumant Srivathsan
Vinod Hariharan
Sandeep Pedam
Samanth Subramanian
Navin Ragade
Our sincere thanks to
Dr MS Siva KumarDr LS Ganesh
Ananth Sundararaman amp VishalIIT Madras Quiz Club Conveners
Gen Quiz
The Written Qualification
Round
bull 40 Questions in all
bull Questions 11-20 starred ndash to be used
to resolve ties (Questions not
necessarily easier or tougher)
bull Please turn off all electronic devices
Gen Quiz
The First Questionhellip
Gen Quiz
1 The 1971 edition of this event featured the first
incarnation of the Pyramid Stage Conceived by Bill
Harkin the stage was a one-tenth replica of the Great
Pyramid of Giza and was built from scaffolding and metal
sheeting
From 1981 the structure became permanent and doubled
as a hay-barn and cow-shed during the winter
Which event
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Glastonbury Festival
Gen Quiz
2 In military engineering this term (X) is used for an artificial
slope that is part of a medieval castle or an early modern fortress
Such slopes may be constructed of earth in a temporary structure
or of stone in a more permanent structure
More generally the term can denote any slope natural or
artificial which fulfills the above requirements
The etymology of this French word suggests a slope made
dangerous with ice hence the similarity to another geographical
term that we are more familiar with
Chennai folk will recognize this term as it forms a part of the
address of many buildings in the north of the city (RBI building to
name one)
X
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Glacis (Fort Glacis in Chennai)
Gen Quiz
3 Given the popularity of this sculpture many
versions exist around the world In the picture is the
Hebrew version called ldquoAhavardquo which is at the Israel
Museum in Jerusalem This version was made by the
sculptor (of the original) in 1977 as a gift to Israel in
his distinctive quadripartite style from CorTen steel
Which is the original sculpture we are talking about
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A lsquoLoversquo Sculpture by Robert Indiana
Gen Quiz
4 White represents birth and a new seed
Yellow the sunlight that works on a new seed and begins its life
Orange the power of the sun to help the seed grow
Green is seen as the plant sprouting
Blue is the sky the plant grows toward
Purple represents the sky at dawn
Brown the ripening of the plant
Red is again seen as the sun
Black is the darkness beyond it
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Karate Belts
Gen Quiz
5 lsquoHarmadrsquo is a Bengali slang word meaning
ruffian
It developed during the colonial times and
referred to the poor reputation of the Portuguese
sailors who mostly came up the riverine Bengal
delta as pirates and raiders
What word common in the Iberian peninsula did
it derive from
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Armada
Gen Quiz
6 Childrensrsquo stories portrayed as minimalist posters
-Examples below
Gen Quiz
Identify which stories these two posters represent
Answer
Gen Quiz
A
(a)Hansel and Gretel
(b)Princess And The Pea
Gen Quiz
7 All these movies have a particular connect
(Non-exhaustive)
The best performing movie that belongs to this
connect was released in 2003
Identify
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Movies based on Disney attractions
Pirates of the Caribbean
Gen Quiz
8 This book is about an informal literary discussion
group associated with the University of Oxford
England for nearly two decades between the early
1930s and late 1949 The name of the group is a
clever pun on a word which means ldquohaving a slight
knowledgerdquo
Fill in the blanks
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Inklings
Gen Quiz
9 The three buildings in the visuals all share the same
name The first one is in Thessaloniki Greece and is a part
of several monuments in Thessaloniki accorded the status
of a World Heritage Site
The second and third are in Trabzon and Iznik in Turkey
All three share their name with a fourth structure that is
more famous ndash the design for this structure was made
jointly by two Greek geometers Isidore of Miletus and
Anathemus of Tralles
What is the name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hagia Sophia
Gen Quiz
10 This person hypothesized that Egyptians may have traveled to the
Americas based upon the building of pyramids in both areas and had a
traditional boat (that would have been available to the Egyptians) built
After naming the boat after the sun god Ra he set off with a crew from
Morocco bound for the Americas on May 25 1969 The ship sank 600 miles
short of its goal but he completed the journey a year later with the Ra II
Another of his expeditions ndash which was in a recreated Mesopotamian-era
reed ship named the Tigris ndash involved sailing from the Tigris River to the
Red Sea but ended after five months The North Yemen government
refused to let the ship pass and the ship was burnt in a port in Djibouti in
early April 1978
Who is this adventurous person
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Thor Heyerdahl of Kon Tiki fame
Gen Quiz
11 This 2011 book by Ben Aaronovitch has a cast of
colourful characters including Father and Mama T
Lady Tyburn Fleet Lea Brent and Ash
(A) Complete the title of the novel
(B) What does the rsquoTrsquo in lsquoFather and Mama Trsquo stand
for
The book cover may help
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A
(a) Rivers of London
(b) Thames
Gen Quiz
12 Connect
(a)
(b)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Titles inspired by Shakespeare ndash (a) Hamlet and (b) Macbeth
(a)
(b)
Gen Quiz
13 Name these two confectionery items -
(a) When the French mention a toned manrsquos six pack
they often refer to this confectionery item due to
its visual similarity
(b) The French term for this other confectionery item
is lsquoBarbe a Paparsquo meaning lsquoDaddyrsquos beardrsquo
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Chocolate bar (Tablettes de Chocolat) (b)
Candyfloss Cotton Candy
Gen Quiz
14 Which two members of the world of flora and
fauna are known thus by Indonesians locally
(a) Padma Raksasa
(b)Biawak Raksasa
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Rafflesia (b) Komodo Dragon
Gen Quiz
15 This hormone gets its name from the Latinized
name of the region of the organ from which it was
first isolated
Name the hormone and the region of the
organ(named after scientist seen in picture)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Insulin (Insula means island) Islets of Langerhans
Gen Quiz
16 The name of this Sanskrit Poet (X) is the same as the name of
a month in the Hindu Calendar He is most famous for his epic
poem Shishupala Vadha based on the beheading of Shishupala
by Krishna
According to one theory he derived his name from an attempt to
surpass another poet (Y) whose name meant lsquoThe Sunrsquo A
popular saying during his era went lsquoThe lustre of the sun lasts
until the advent of the coldest monthrsquo which was a clever pun
meaning lsquoThe lustre of Y lasts until the advent of Xrsquo
X and Y
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Magha Y - Bharavi
Gen Quiz
17 Canson (in picture) is a French paper-manufacturing
company which was previously called Canson and X The
story goes that Person X was taken prisoner by the Turks
during the Crusades and was compelled to work in a
paper mill in Damascus There he learned how to produce
paper and he brought the knowledge back to Europe
when he regained his freedom
Who is X How is X honoured in the logo of the company
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Montgolfier The logo is a stylized balloon
Gen Quiz
18 Two related sportsmen X and Y (with same last name
famous in different sports) share their names with two
famous rival artists respectively who painted the works to
follow
The name X is a variant of artist 1rsquos name(which is cognate
to the English version of the name that we know him by)
To clarify - The artist is known by name X in the home
country of the sportsmen
Identify the two sportsmen (X and Y)
Gen Quiz
Artist 1
Gen Quiz
Artist 2
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X - Miguel Angel Nadal (Artist 1 ndash Michelangelo)
Y - Rafael Nadal (Artist 2 ndash Raphael)
Gen Quiz
19 The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming
(swimming in outdoor bodies such as oceans lakes and rivers)
is sometimes taken to be May 3 1810 This was the date when
person X (who particularly enjoyed adventure relating to the
sea) swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to
Asia In doing so X was trying to emulate person Yrsquos legendary
swims to meet his lover
To commemorate this the event is recreated every year as an
open water swimming competition
X and Y
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X Lord Byron Y Leander
Gen Quiz
20 Identify the bird in the video (a)
Its common nickname derives from what it
appears to be doing when viewed from a
distance What is the nickname (b)
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Jacana (b) Jesus bird
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Our sincere thanks to
Special thanks to our donors
Ramachandran Srinivasan
Arun Prasad Ramasubramanian
Vinay Sekhar
Dnyanesh
Rajiv Rai
Raghav Chakravarthy (Walnut
Knowledge Solutions)
VV Sivakumar
Arun Ramanathan
Dinesh Kirthivasan
Sumant Srivathsan
Vinod Hariharan
Sandeep Pedam
Samanth Subramanian
Navin Ragade
Our sincere thanks to
Dr MS Siva KumarDr LS Ganesh
Ananth Sundararaman amp VishalIIT Madras Quiz Club Conveners
Gen Quiz
The Written Qualification
Round
bull 40 Questions in all
bull Questions 11-20 starred ndash to be used
to resolve ties (Questions not
necessarily easier or tougher)
bull Please turn off all electronic devices
Gen Quiz
The First Questionhellip
Gen Quiz
1 The 1971 edition of this event featured the first
incarnation of the Pyramid Stage Conceived by Bill
Harkin the stage was a one-tenth replica of the Great
Pyramid of Giza and was built from scaffolding and metal
sheeting
From 1981 the structure became permanent and doubled
as a hay-barn and cow-shed during the winter
Which event
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Glastonbury Festival
Gen Quiz
2 In military engineering this term (X) is used for an artificial
slope that is part of a medieval castle or an early modern fortress
Such slopes may be constructed of earth in a temporary structure
or of stone in a more permanent structure
More generally the term can denote any slope natural or
artificial which fulfills the above requirements
The etymology of this French word suggests a slope made
dangerous with ice hence the similarity to another geographical
term that we are more familiar with
Chennai folk will recognize this term as it forms a part of the
address of many buildings in the north of the city (RBI building to
name one)
X
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Glacis (Fort Glacis in Chennai)
Gen Quiz
3 Given the popularity of this sculpture many
versions exist around the world In the picture is the
Hebrew version called ldquoAhavardquo which is at the Israel
Museum in Jerusalem This version was made by the
sculptor (of the original) in 1977 as a gift to Israel in
his distinctive quadripartite style from CorTen steel
Which is the original sculpture we are talking about
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A lsquoLoversquo Sculpture by Robert Indiana
Gen Quiz
4 White represents birth and a new seed
Yellow the sunlight that works on a new seed and begins its life
Orange the power of the sun to help the seed grow
Green is seen as the plant sprouting
Blue is the sky the plant grows toward
Purple represents the sky at dawn
Brown the ripening of the plant
Red is again seen as the sun
Black is the darkness beyond it
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Karate Belts
Gen Quiz
5 lsquoHarmadrsquo is a Bengali slang word meaning
ruffian
It developed during the colonial times and
referred to the poor reputation of the Portuguese
sailors who mostly came up the riverine Bengal
delta as pirates and raiders
What word common in the Iberian peninsula did
it derive from
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Armada
Gen Quiz
6 Childrensrsquo stories portrayed as minimalist posters
-Examples below
Gen Quiz
Identify which stories these two posters represent
Answer
Gen Quiz
A
(a)Hansel and Gretel
(b)Princess And The Pea
Gen Quiz
7 All these movies have a particular connect
(Non-exhaustive)
The best performing movie that belongs to this
connect was released in 2003
Identify
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Movies based on Disney attractions
Pirates of the Caribbean
Gen Quiz
8 This book is about an informal literary discussion
group associated with the University of Oxford
England for nearly two decades between the early
1930s and late 1949 The name of the group is a
clever pun on a word which means ldquohaving a slight
knowledgerdquo
Fill in the blanks
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Inklings
Gen Quiz
9 The three buildings in the visuals all share the same
name The first one is in Thessaloniki Greece and is a part
of several monuments in Thessaloniki accorded the status
of a World Heritage Site
The second and third are in Trabzon and Iznik in Turkey
All three share their name with a fourth structure that is
more famous ndash the design for this structure was made
jointly by two Greek geometers Isidore of Miletus and
Anathemus of Tralles
What is the name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hagia Sophia
Gen Quiz
10 This person hypothesized that Egyptians may have traveled to the
Americas based upon the building of pyramids in both areas and had a
traditional boat (that would have been available to the Egyptians) built
After naming the boat after the sun god Ra he set off with a crew from
Morocco bound for the Americas on May 25 1969 The ship sank 600 miles
short of its goal but he completed the journey a year later with the Ra II
Another of his expeditions ndash which was in a recreated Mesopotamian-era
reed ship named the Tigris ndash involved sailing from the Tigris River to the
Red Sea but ended after five months The North Yemen government
refused to let the ship pass and the ship was burnt in a port in Djibouti in
early April 1978
Who is this adventurous person
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Thor Heyerdahl of Kon Tiki fame
Gen Quiz
11 This 2011 book by Ben Aaronovitch has a cast of
colourful characters including Father and Mama T
Lady Tyburn Fleet Lea Brent and Ash
(A) Complete the title of the novel
(B) What does the rsquoTrsquo in lsquoFather and Mama Trsquo stand
for
The book cover may help
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A
(a) Rivers of London
(b) Thames
Gen Quiz
12 Connect
(a)
(b)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Titles inspired by Shakespeare ndash (a) Hamlet and (b) Macbeth
(a)
(b)
Gen Quiz
13 Name these two confectionery items -
(a) When the French mention a toned manrsquos six pack
they often refer to this confectionery item due to
its visual similarity
(b) The French term for this other confectionery item
is lsquoBarbe a Paparsquo meaning lsquoDaddyrsquos beardrsquo
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Chocolate bar (Tablettes de Chocolat) (b)
Candyfloss Cotton Candy
Gen Quiz
14 Which two members of the world of flora and
fauna are known thus by Indonesians locally
(a) Padma Raksasa
(b)Biawak Raksasa
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Rafflesia (b) Komodo Dragon
Gen Quiz
15 This hormone gets its name from the Latinized
name of the region of the organ from which it was
first isolated
Name the hormone and the region of the
organ(named after scientist seen in picture)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Insulin (Insula means island) Islets of Langerhans
Gen Quiz
16 The name of this Sanskrit Poet (X) is the same as the name of
a month in the Hindu Calendar He is most famous for his epic
poem Shishupala Vadha based on the beheading of Shishupala
by Krishna
According to one theory he derived his name from an attempt to
surpass another poet (Y) whose name meant lsquoThe Sunrsquo A
popular saying during his era went lsquoThe lustre of the sun lasts
until the advent of the coldest monthrsquo which was a clever pun
meaning lsquoThe lustre of Y lasts until the advent of Xrsquo
X and Y
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Magha Y - Bharavi
Gen Quiz
17 Canson (in picture) is a French paper-manufacturing
company which was previously called Canson and X The
story goes that Person X was taken prisoner by the Turks
during the Crusades and was compelled to work in a
paper mill in Damascus There he learned how to produce
paper and he brought the knowledge back to Europe
when he regained his freedom
Who is X How is X honoured in the logo of the company
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Montgolfier The logo is a stylized balloon
Gen Quiz
18 Two related sportsmen X and Y (with same last name
famous in different sports) share their names with two
famous rival artists respectively who painted the works to
follow
The name X is a variant of artist 1rsquos name(which is cognate
to the English version of the name that we know him by)
To clarify - The artist is known by name X in the home
country of the sportsmen
Identify the two sportsmen (X and Y)
Gen Quiz
Artist 1
Gen Quiz
Artist 2
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X - Miguel Angel Nadal (Artist 1 ndash Michelangelo)
Y - Rafael Nadal (Artist 2 ndash Raphael)
Gen Quiz
19 The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming
(swimming in outdoor bodies such as oceans lakes and rivers)
is sometimes taken to be May 3 1810 This was the date when
person X (who particularly enjoyed adventure relating to the
sea) swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to
Asia In doing so X was trying to emulate person Yrsquos legendary
swims to meet his lover
To commemorate this the event is recreated every year as an
open water swimming competition
X and Y
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X Lord Byron Y Leander
Gen Quiz
20 Identify the bird in the video (a)
Its common nickname derives from what it
appears to be doing when viewed from a
distance What is the nickname (b)
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Jacana (b) Jesus bird
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Special thanks to our donors
Ramachandran Srinivasan
Arun Prasad Ramasubramanian
Vinay Sekhar
Dnyanesh
Rajiv Rai
Raghav Chakravarthy (Walnut
Knowledge Solutions)
VV Sivakumar
Arun Ramanathan
Dinesh Kirthivasan
Sumant Srivathsan
Vinod Hariharan
Sandeep Pedam
Samanth Subramanian
Navin Ragade
Our sincere thanks to
Dr MS Siva KumarDr LS Ganesh
Ananth Sundararaman amp VishalIIT Madras Quiz Club Conveners
Gen Quiz
The Written Qualification
Round
bull 40 Questions in all
bull Questions 11-20 starred ndash to be used
to resolve ties (Questions not
necessarily easier or tougher)
bull Please turn off all electronic devices
Gen Quiz
The First Questionhellip
Gen Quiz
1 The 1971 edition of this event featured the first
incarnation of the Pyramid Stage Conceived by Bill
Harkin the stage was a one-tenth replica of the Great
Pyramid of Giza and was built from scaffolding and metal
sheeting
From 1981 the structure became permanent and doubled
as a hay-barn and cow-shed during the winter
Which event
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Answer
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A The Glastonbury Festival
Gen Quiz
2 In military engineering this term (X) is used for an artificial
slope that is part of a medieval castle or an early modern fortress
Such slopes may be constructed of earth in a temporary structure
or of stone in a more permanent structure
More generally the term can denote any slope natural or
artificial which fulfills the above requirements
The etymology of this French word suggests a slope made
dangerous with ice hence the similarity to another geographical
term that we are more familiar with
Chennai folk will recognize this term as it forms a part of the
address of many buildings in the north of the city (RBI building to
name one)
X
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Answer
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A Glacis (Fort Glacis in Chennai)
Gen Quiz
3 Given the popularity of this sculpture many
versions exist around the world In the picture is the
Hebrew version called ldquoAhavardquo which is at the Israel
Museum in Jerusalem This version was made by the
sculptor (of the original) in 1977 as a gift to Israel in
his distinctive quadripartite style from CorTen steel
Which is the original sculpture we are talking about
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Answer
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A lsquoLoversquo Sculpture by Robert Indiana
Gen Quiz
4 White represents birth and a new seed
Yellow the sunlight that works on a new seed and begins its life
Orange the power of the sun to help the seed grow
Green is seen as the plant sprouting
Blue is the sky the plant grows toward
Purple represents the sky at dawn
Brown the ripening of the plant
Red is again seen as the sun
Black is the darkness beyond it
What are we talking about
Answer
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A Karate Belts
Gen Quiz
5 lsquoHarmadrsquo is a Bengali slang word meaning
ruffian
It developed during the colonial times and
referred to the poor reputation of the Portuguese
sailors who mostly came up the riverine Bengal
delta as pirates and raiders
What word common in the Iberian peninsula did
it derive from
Answer
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A Armada
Gen Quiz
6 Childrensrsquo stories portrayed as minimalist posters
-Examples below
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Identify which stories these two posters represent
Answer
Gen Quiz
A
(a)Hansel and Gretel
(b)Princess And The Pea
Gen Quiz
7 All these movies have a particular connect
(Non-exhaustive)
The best performing movie that belongs to this
connect was released in 2003
Identify
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Answer
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A Movies based on Disney attractions
Pirates of the Caribbean
Gen Quiz
8 This book is about an informal literary discussion
group associated with the University of Oxford
England for nearly two decades between the early
1930s and late 1949 The name of the group is a
clever pun on a word which means ldquohaving a slight
knowledgerdquo
Fill in the blanks
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Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Inklings
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9 The three buildings in the visuals all share the same
name The first one is in Thessaloniki Greece and is a part
of several monuments in Thessaloniki accorded the status
of a World Heritage Site
The second and third are in Trabzon and Iznik in Turkey
All three share their name with a fourth structure that is
more famous ndash the design for this structure was made
jointly by two Greek geometers Isidore of Miletus and
Anathemus of Tralles
What is the name
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Answer
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A Hagia Sophia
Gen Quiz
10 This person hypothesized that Egyptians may have traveled to the
Americas based upon the building of pyramids in both areas and had a
traditional boat (that would have been available to the Egyptians) built
After naming the boat after the sun god Ra he set off with a crew from
Morocco bound for the Americas on May 25 1969 The ship sank 600 miles
short of its goal but he completed the journey a year later with the Ra II
Another of his expeditions ndash which was in a recreated Mesopotamian-era
reed ship named the Tigris ndash involved sailing from the Tigris River to the
Red Sea but ended after five months The North Yemen government
refused to let the ship pass and the ship was burnt in a port in Djibouti in
early April 1978
Who is this adventurous person
Answer
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A Thor Heyerdahl of Kon Tiki fame
Gen Quiz
11 This 2011 book by Ben Aaronovitch has a cast of
colourful characters including Father and Mama T
Lady Tyburn Fleet Lea Brent and Ash
(A) Complete the title of the novel
(B) What does the rsquoTrsquo in lsquoFather and Mama Trsquo stand
for
The book cover may help
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Answer
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A
(a) Rivers of London
(b) Thames
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12 Connect
(a)
(b)
Answer
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A Titles inspired by Shakespeare ndash (a) Hamlet and (b) Macbeth
(a)
(b)
Gen Quiz
13 Name these two confectionery items -
(a) When the French mention a toned manrsquos six pack
they often refer to this confectionery item due to
its visual similarity
(b) The French term for this other confectionery item
is lsquoBarbe a Paparsquo meaning lsquoDaddyrsquos beardrsquo
A and B
Answer
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A (a) Chocolate bar (Tablettes de Chocolat) (b)
Candyfloss Cotton Candy
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14 Which two members of the world of flora and
fauna are known thus by Indonesians locally
(a) Padma Raksasa
(b)Biawak Raksasa
Answer
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A (a) Rafflesia (b) Komodo Dragon
Gen Quiz
15 This hormone gets its name from the Latinized
name of the region of the organ from which it was
first isolated
Name the hormone and the region of the
organ(named after scientist seen in picture)
Answer
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A Insulin (Insula means island) Islets of Langerhans
Gen Quiz
16 The name of this Sanskrit Poet (X) is the same as the name of
a month in the Hindu Calendar He is most famous for his epic
poem Shishupala Vadha based on the beheading of Shishupala
by Krishna
According to one theory he derived his name from an attempt to
surpass another poet (Y) whose name meant lsquoThe Sunrsquo A
popular saying during his era went lsquoThe lustre of the sun lasts
until the advent of the coldest monthrsquo which was a clever pun
meaning lsquoThe lustre of Y lasts until the advent of Xrsquo
X and Y
Answer
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A X ndash Magha Y - Bharavi
Gen Quiz
17 Canson (in picture) is a French paper-manufacturing
company which was previously called Canson and X The
story goes that Person X was taken prisoner by the Turks
during the Crusades and was compelled to work in a
paper mill in Damascus There he learned how to produce
paper and he brought the knowledge back to Europe
when he regained his freedom
Who is X How is X honoured in the logo of the company
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Answer
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A X ndash Montgolfier The logo is a stylized balloon
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18 Two related sportsmen X and Y (with same last name
famous in different sports) share their names with two
famous rival artists respectively who painted the works to
follow
The name X is a variant of artist 1rsquos name(which is cognate
to the English version of the name that we know him by)
To clarify - The artist is known by name X in the home
country of the sportsmen
Identify the two sportsmen (X and Y)
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Artist 1
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Artist 2
Answer
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A X - Miguel Angel Nadal (Artist 1 ndash Michelangelo)
Y - Rafael Nadal (Artist 2 ndash Raphael)
Gen Quiz
19 The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming
(swimming in outdoor bodies such as oceans lakes and rivers)
is sometimes taken to be May 3 1810 This was the date when
person X (who particularly enjoyed adventure relating to the
sea) swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to
Asia In doing so X was trying to emulate person Yrsquos legendary
swims to meet his lover
To commemorate this the event is recreated every year as an
open water swimming competition
X and Y
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Answer
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A X Lord Byron Y Leander
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20 Identify the bird in the video (a)
Its common nickname derives from what it
appears to be doing when viewed from a
distance What is the nickname (b)
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Answer
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A (a) Jacana (b) Jesus bird
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
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Answer
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A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
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Answer
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A Family Portrait
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23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
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A Venus de Milo
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24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
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A Palate
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25 Connect
Answer
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A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
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Answer
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A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
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A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
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29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
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A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
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30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
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Answer
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A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
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31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
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Answer
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A Run ndash Has overtaken set
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32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
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Answer
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A Scalene muscles
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33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
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Answer
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A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
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34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
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Answer
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A The Man From UNCLE
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35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
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A The lsquoIgloorsquo
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35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
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A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
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Answer
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A Basel
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37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
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Answer
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A National Geographic Museum
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38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
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39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
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A Alph-art awards
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40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
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A Upside-Down
Our sincere thanks to
Dr MS Siva KumarDr LS Ganesh
Ananth Sundararaman amp VishalIIT Madras Quiz Club Conveners
Gen Quiz
The Written Qualification
Round
bull 40 Questions in all
bull Questions 11-20 starred ndash to be used
to resolve ties (Questions not
necessarily easier or tougher)
bull Please turn off all electronic devices
Gen Quiz
The First Questionhellip
Gen Quiz
1 The 1971 edition of this event featured the first
incarnation of the Pyramid Stage Conceived by Bill
Harkin the stage was a one-tenth replica of the Great
Pyramid of Giza and was built from scaffolding and metal
sheeting
From 1981 the structure became permanent and doubled
as a hay-barn and cow-shed during the winter
Which event
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Answer
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A The Glastonbury Festival
Gen Quiz
2 In military engineering this term (X) is used for an artificial
slope that is part of a medieval castle or an early modern fortress
Such slopes may be constructed of earth in a temporary structure
or of stone in a more permanent structure
More generally the term can denote any slope natural or
artificial which fulfills the above requirements
The etymology of this French word suggests a slope made
dangerous with ice hence the similarity to another geographical
term that we are more familiar with
Chennai folk will recognize this term as it forms a part of the
address of many buildings in the north of the city (RBI building to
name one)
X
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Answer
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A Glacis (Fort Glacis in Chennai)
Gen Quiz
3 Given the popularity of this sculpture many
versions exist around the world In the picture is the
Hebrew version called ldquoAhavardquo which is at the Israel
Museum in Jerusalem This version was made by the
sculptor (of the original) in 1977 as a gift to Israel in
his distinctive quadripartite style from CorTen steel
Which is the original sculpture we are talking about
Gen Quiz
Answer
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A lsquoLoversquo Sculpture by Robert Indiana
Gen Quiz
4 White represents birth and a new seed
Yellow the sunlight that works on a new seed and begins its life
Orange the power of the sun to help the seed grow
Green is seen as the plant sprouting
Blue is the sky the plant grows toward
Purple represents the sky at dawn
Brown the ripening of the plant
Red is again seen as the sun
Black is the darkness beyond it
What are we talking about
Answer
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A Karate Belts
Gen Quiz
5 lsquoHarmadrsquo is a Bengali slang word meaning
ruffian
It developed during the colonial times and
referred to the poor reputation of the Portuguese
sailors who mostly came up the riverine Bengal
delta as pirates and raiders
What word common in the Iberian peninsula did
it derive from
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Armada
Gen Quiz
6 Childrensrsquo stories portrayed as minimalist posters
-Examples below
Gen Quiz
Identify which stories these two posters represent
Answer
Gen Quiz
A
(a)Hansel and Gretel
(b)Princess And The Pea
Gen Quiz
7 All these movies have a particular connect
(Non-exhaustive)
The best performing movie that belongs to this
connect was released in 2003
Identify
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Answer
Gen Quiz
A Movies based on Disney attractions
Pirates of the Caribbean
Gen Quiz
8 This book is about an informal literary discussion
group associated with the University of Oxford
England for nearly two decades between the early
1930s and late 1949 The name of the group is a
clever pun on a word which means ldquohaving a slight
knowledgerdquo
Fill in the blanks
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Answer
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A The Inklings
Gen Quiz
9 The three buildings in the visuals all share the same
name The first one is in Thessaloniki Greece and is a part
of several monuments in Thessaloniki accorded the status
of a World Heritage Site
The second and third are in Trabzon and Iznik in Turkey
All three share their name with a fourth structure that is
more famous ndash the design for this structure was made
jointly by two Greek geometers Isidore of Miletus and
Anathemus of Tralles
What is the name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hagia Sophia
Gen Quiz
10 This person hypothesized that Egyptians may have traveled to the
Americas based upon the building of pyramids in both areas and had a
traditional boat (that would have been available to the Egyptians) built
After naming the boat after the sun god Ra he set off with a crew from
Morocco bound for the Americas on May 25 1969 The ship sank 600 miles
short of its goal but he completed the journey a year later with the Ra II
Another of his expeditions ndash which was in a recreated Mesopotamian-era
reed ship named the Tigris ndash involved sailing from the Tigris River to the
Red Sea but ended after five months The North Yemen government
refused to let the ship pass and the ship was burnt in a port in Djibouti in
early April 1978
Who is this adventurous person
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Thor Heyerdahl of Kon Tiki fame
Gen Quiz
11 This 2011 book by Ben Aaronovitch has a cast of
colourful characters including Father and Mama T
Lady Tyburn Fleet Lea Brent and Ash
(A) Complete the title of the novel
(B) What does the rsquoTrsquo in lsquoFather and Mama Trsquo stand
for
The book cover may help
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A
(a) Rivers of London
(b) Thames
Gen Quiz
12 Connect
(a)
(b)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Titles inspired by Shakespeare ndash (a) Hamlet and (b) Macbeth
(a)
(b)
Gen Quiz
13 Name these two confectionery items -
(a) When the French mention a toned manrsquos six pack
they often refer to this confectionery item due to
its visual similarity
(b) The French term for this other confectionery item
is lsquoBarbe a Paparsquo meaning lsquoDaddyrsquos beardrsquo
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Chocolate bar (Tablettes de Chocolat) (b)
Candyfloss Cotton Candy
Gen Quiz
14 Which two members of the world of flora and
fauna are known thus by Indonesians locally
(a) Padma Raksasa
(b)Biawak Raksasa
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Rafflesia (b) Komodo Dragon
Gen Quiz
15 This hormone gets its name from the Latinized
name of the region of the organ from which it was
first isolated
Name the hormone and the region of the
organ(named after scientist seen in picture)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Insulin (Insula means island) Islets of Langerhans
Gen Quiz
16 The name of this Sanskrit Poet (X) is the same as the name of
a month in the Hindu Calendar He is most famous for his epic
poem Shishupala Vadha based on the beheading of Shishupala
by Krishna
According to one theory he derived his name from an attempt to
surpass another poet (Y) whose name meant lsquoThe Sunrsquo A
popular saying during his era went lsquoThe lustre of the sun lasts
until the advent of the coldest monthrsquo which was a clever pun
meaning lsquoThe lustre of Y lasts until the advent of Xrsquo
X and Y
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Magha Y - Bharavi
Gen Quiz
17 Canson (in picture) is a French paper-manufacturing
company which was previously called Canson and X The
story goes that Person X was taken prisoner by the Turks
during the Crusades and was compelled to work in a
paper mill in Damascus There he learned how to produce
paper and he brought the knowledge back to Europe
when he regained his freedom
Who is X How is X honoured in the logo of the company
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Montgolfier The logo is a stylized balloon
Gen Quiz
18 Two related sportsmen X and Y (with same last name
famous in different sports) share their names with two
famous rival artists respectively who painted the works to
follow
The name X is a variant of artist 1rsquos name(which is cognate
to the English version of the name that we know him by)
To clarify - The artist is known by name X in the home
country of the sportsmen
Identify the two sportsmen (X and Y)
Gen Quiz
Artist 1
Gen Quiz
Artist 2
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X - Miguel Angel Nadal (Artist 1 ndash Michelangelo)
Y - Rafael Nadal (Artist 2 ndash Raphael)
Gen Quiz
19 The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming
(swimming in outdoor bodies such as oceans lakes and rivers)
is sometimes taken to be May 3 1810 This was the date when
person X (who particularly enjoyed adventure relating to the
sea) swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to
Asia In doing so X was trying to emulate person Yrsquos legendary
swims to meet his lover
To commemorate this the event is recreated every year as an
open water swimming competition
X and Y
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X Lord Byron Y Leander
Gen Quiz
20 Identify the bird in the video (a)
Its common nickname derives from what it
appears to be doing when viewed from a
distance What is the nickname (b)
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Jacana (b) Jesus bird
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
The Written Qualification
Round
bull 40 Questions in all
bull Questions 11-20 starred ndash to be used
to resolve ties (Questions not
necessarily easier or tougher)
bull Please turn off all electronic devices
Gen Quiz
The First Questionhellip
Gen Quiz
1 The 1971 edition of this event featured the first
incarnation of the Pyramid Stage Conceived by Bill
Harkin the stage was a one-tenth replica of the Great
Pyramid of Giza and was built from scaffolding and metal
sheeting
From 1981 the structure became permanent and doubled
as a hay-barn and cow-shed during the winter
Which event
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Glastonbury Festival
Gen Quiz
2 In military engineering this term (X) is used for an artificial
slope that is part of a medieval castle or an early modern fortress
Such slopes may be constructed of earth in a temporary structure
or of stone in a more permanent structure
More generally the term can denote any slope natural or
artificial which fulfills the above requirements
The etymology of this French word suggests a slope made
dangerous with ice hence the similarity to another geographical
term that we are more familiar with
Chennai folk will recognize this term as it forms a part of the
address of many buildings in the north of the city (RBI building to
name one)
X
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Glacis (Fort Glacis in Chennai)
Gen Quiz
3 Given the popularity of this sculpture many
versions exist around the world In the picture is the
Hebrew version called ldquoAhavardquo which is at the Israel
Museum in Jerusalem This version was made by the
sculptor (of the original) in 1977 as a gift to Israel in
his distinctive quadripartite style from CorTen steel
Which is the original sculpture we are talking about
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A lsquoLoversquo Sculpture by Robert Indiana
Gen Quiz
4 White represents birth and a new seed
Yellow the sunlight that works on a new seed and begins its life
Orange the power of the sun to help the seed grow
Green is seen as the plant sprouting
Blue is the sky the plant grows toward
Purple represents the sky at dawn
Brown the ripening of the plant
Red is again seen as the sun
Black is the darkness beyond it
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Karate Belts
Gen Quiz
5 lsquoHarmadrsquo is a Bengali slang word meaning
ruffian
It developed during the colonial times and
referred to the poor reputation of the Portuguese
sailors who mostly came up the riverine Bengal
delta as pirates and raiders
What word common in the Iberian peninsula did
it derive from
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Armada
Gen Quiz
6 Childrensrsquo stories portrayed as minimalist posters
-Examples below
Gen Quiz
Identify which stories these two posters represent
Answer
Gen Quiz
A
(a)Hansel and Gretel
(b)Princess And The Pea
Gen Quiz
7 All these movies have a particular connect
(Non-exhaustive)
The best performing movie that belongs to this
connect was released in 2003
Identify
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Movies based on Disney attractions
Pirates of the Caribbean
Gen Quiz
8 This book is about an informal literary discussion
group associated with the University of Oxford
England for nearly two decades between the early
1930s and late 1949 The name of the group is a
clever pun on a word which means ldquohaving a slight
knowledgerdquo
Fill in the blanks
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Inklings
Gen Quiz
9 The three buildings in the visuals all share the same
name The first one is in Thessaloniki Greece and is a part
of several monuments in Thessaloniki accorded the status
of a World Heritage Site
The second and third are in Trabzon and Iznik in Turkey
All three share their name with a fourth structure that is
more famous ndash the design for this structure was made
jointly by two Greek geometers Isidore of Miletus and
Anathemus of Tralles
What is the name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hagia Sophia
Gen Quiz
10 This person hypothesized that Egyptians may have traveled to the
Americas based upon the building of pyramids in both areas and had a
traditional boat (that would have been available to the Egyptians) built
After naming the boat after the sun god Ra he set off with a crew from
Morocco bound for the Americas on May 25 1969 The ship sank 600 miles
short of its goal but he completed the journey a year later with the Ra II
Another of his expeditions ndash which was in a recreated Mesopotamian-era
reed ship named the Tigris ndash involved sailing from the Tigris River to the
Red Sea but ended after five months The North Yemen government
refused to let the ship pass and the ship was burnt in a port in Djibouti in
early April 1978
Who is this adventurous person
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Thor Heyerdahl of Kon Tiki fame
Gen Quiz
11 This 2011 book by Ben Aaronovitch has a cast of
colourful characters including Father and Mama T
Lady Tyburn Fleet Lea Brent and Ash
(A) Complete the title of the novel
(B) What does the rsquoTrsquo in lsquoFather and Mama Trsquo stand
for
The book cover may help
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A
(a) Rivers of London
(b) Thames
Gen Quiz
12 Connect
(a)
(b)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Titles inspired by Shakespeare ndash (a) Hamlet and (b) Macbeth
(a)
(b)
Gen Quiz
13 Name these two confectionery items -
(a) When the French mention a toned manrsquos six pack
they often refer to this confectionery item due to
its visual similarity
(b) The French term for this other confectionery item
is lsquoBarbe a Paparsquo meaning lsquoDaddyrsquos beardrsquo
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Chocolate bar (Tablettes de Chocolat) (b)
Candyfloss Cotton Candy
Gen Quiz
14 Which two members of the world of flora and
fauna are known thus by Indonesians locally
(a) Padma Raksasa
(b)Biawak Raksasa
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Rafflesia (b) Komodo Dragon
Gen Quiz
15 This hormone gets its name from the Latinized
name of the region of the organ from which it was
first isolated
Name the hormone and the region of the
organ(named after scientist seen in picture)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Insulin (Insula means island) Islets of Langerhans
Gen Quiz
16 The name of this Sanskrit Poet (X) is the same as the name of
a month in the Hindu Calendar He is most famous for his epic
poem Shishupala Vadha based on the beheading of Shishupala
by Krishna
According to one theory he derived his name from an attempt to
surpass another poet (Y) whose name meant lsquoThe Sunrsquo A
popular saying during his era went lsquoThe lustre of the sun lasts
until the advent of the coldest monthrsquo which was a clever pun
meaning lsquoThe lustre of Y lasts until the advent of Xrsquo
X and Y
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Magha Y - Bharavi
Gen Quiz
17 Canson (in picture) is a French paper-manufacturing
company which was previously called Canson and X The
story goes that Person X was taken prisoner by the Turks
during the Crusades and was compelled to work in a
paper mill in Damascus There he learned how to produce
paper and he brought the knowledge back to Europe
when he regained his freedom
Who is X How is X honoured in the logo of the company
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Montgolfier The logo is a stylized balloon
Gen Quiz
18 Two related sportsmen X and Y (with same last name
famous in different sports) share their names with two
famous rival artists respectively who painted the works to
follow
The name X is a variant of artist 1rsquos name(which is cognate
to the English version of the name that we know him by)
To clarify - The artist is known by name X in the home
country of the sportsmen
Identify the two sportsmen (X and Y)
Gen Quiz
Artist 1
Gen Quiz
Artist 2
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X - Miguel Angel Nadal (Artist 1 ndash Michelangelo)
Y - Rafael Nadal (Artist 2 ndash Raphael)
Gen Quiz
19 The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming
(swimming in outdoor bodies such as oceans lakes and rivers)
is sometimes taken to be May 3 1810 This was the date when
person X (who particularly enjoyed adventure relating to the
sea) swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to
Asia In doing so X was trying to emulate person Yrsquos legendary
swims to meet his lover
To commemorate this the event is recreated every year as an
open water swimming competition
X and Y
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X Lord Byron Y Leander
Gen Quiz
20 Identify the bird in the video (a)
Its common nickname derives from what it
appears to be doing when viewed from a
distance What is the nickname (b)
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Jacana (b) Jesus bird
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
The First Questionhellip
Gen Quiz
1 The 1971 edition of this event featured the first
incarnation of the Pyramid Stage Conceived by Bill
Harkin the stage was a one-tenth replica of the Great
Pyramid of Giza and was built from scaffolding and metal
sheeting
From 1981 the structure became permanent and doubled
as a hay-barn and cow-shed during the winter
Which event
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Glastonbury Festival
Gen Quiz
2 In military engineering this term (X) is used for an artificial
slope that is part of a medieval castle or an early modern fortress
Such slopes may be constructed of earth in a temporary structure
or of stone in a more permanent structure
More generally the term can denote any slope natural or
artificial which fulfills the above requirements
The etymology of this French word suggests a slope made
dangerous with ice hence the similarity to another geographical
term that we are more familiar with
Chennai folk will recognize this term as it forms a part of the
address of many buildings in the north of the city (RBI building to
name one)
X
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Glacis (Fort Glacis in Chennai)
Gen Quiz
3 Given the popularity of this sculpture many
versions exist around the world In the picture is the
Hebrew version called ldquoAhavardquo which is at the Israel
Museum in Jerusalem This version was made by the
sculptor (of the original) in 1977 as a gift to Israel in
his distinctive quadripartite style from CorTen steel
Which is the original sculpture we are talking about
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A lsquoLoversquo Sculpture by Robert Indiana
Gen Quiz
4 White represents birth and a new seed
Yellow the sunlight that works on a new seed and begins its life
Orange the power of the sun to help the seed grow
Green is seen as the plant sprouting
Blue is the sky the plant grows toward
Purple represents the sky at dawn
Brown the ripening of the plant
Red is again seen as the sun
Black is the darkness beyond it
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Karate Belts
Gen Quiz
5 lsquoHarmadrsquo is a Bengali slang word meaning
ruffian
It developed during the colonial times and
referred to the poor reputation of the Portuguese
sailors who mostly came up the riverine Bengal
delta as pirates and raiders
What word common in the Iberian peninsula did
it derive from
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Armada
Gen Quiz
6 Childrensrsquo stories portrayed as minimalist posters
-Examples below
Gen Quiz
Identify which stories these two posters represent
Answer
Gen Quiz
A
(a)Hansel and Gretel
(b)Princess And The Pea
Gen Quiz
7 All these movies have a particular connect
(Non-exhaustive)
The best performing movie that belongs to this
connect was released in 2003
Identify
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Movies based on Disney attractions
Pirates of the Caribbean
Gen Quiz
8 This book is about an informal literary discussion
group associated with the University of Oxford
England for nearly two decades between the early
1930s and late 1949 The name of the group is a
clever pun on a word which means ldquohaving a slight
knowledgerdquo
Fill in the blanks
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Inklings
Gen Quiz
9 The three buildings in the visuals all share the same
name The first one is in Thessaloniki Greece and is a part
of several monuments in Thessaloniki accorded the status
of a World Heritage Site
The second and third are in Trabzon and Iznik in Turkey
All three share their name with a fourth structure that is
more famous ndash the design for this structure was made
jointly by two Greek geometers Isidore of Miletus and
Anathemus of Tralles
What is the name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hagia Sophia
Gen Quiz
10 This person hypothesized that Egyptians may have traveled to the
Americas based upon the building of pyramids in both areas and had a
traditional boat (that would have been available to the Egyptians) built
After naming the boat after the sun god Ra he set off with a crew from
Morocco bound for the Americas on May 25 1969 The ship sank 600 miles
short of its goal but he completed the journey a year later with the Ra II
Another of his expeditions ndash which was in a recreated Mesopotamian-era
reed ship named the Tigris ndash involved sailing from the Tigris River to the
Red Sea but ended after five months The North Yemen government
refused to let the ship pass and the ship was burnt in a port in Djibouti in
early April 1978
Who is this adventurous person
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Thor Heyerdahl of Kon Tiki fame
Gen Quiz
11 This 2011 book by Ben Aaronovitch has a cast of
colourful characters including Father and Mama T
Lady Tyburn Fleet Lea Brent and Ash
(A) Complete the title of the novel
(B) What does the rsquoTrsquo in lsquoFather and Mama Trsquo stand
for
The book cover may help
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A
(a) Rivers of London
(b) Thames
Gen Quiz
12 Connect
(a)
(b)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Titles inspired by Shakespeare ndash (a) Hamlet and (b) Macbeth
(a)
(b)
Gen Quiz
13 Name these two confectionery items -
(a) When the French mention a toned manrsquos six pack
they often refer to this confectionery item due to
its visual similarity
(b) The French term for this other confectionery item
is lsquoBarbe a Paparsquo meaning lsquoDaddyrsquos beardrsquo
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Chocolate bar (Tablettes de Chocolat) (b)
Candyfloss Cotton Candy
Gen Quiz
14 Which two members of the world of flora and
fauna are known thus by Indonesians locally
(a) Padma Raksasa
(b)Biawak Raksasa
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Rafflesia (b) Komodo Dragon
Gen Quiz
15 This hormone gets its name from the Latinized
name of the region of the organ from which it was
first isolated
Name the hormone and the region of the
organ(named after scientist seen in picture)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Insulin (Insula means island) Islets of Langerhans
Gen Quiz
16 The name of this Sanskrit Poet (X) is the same as the name of
a month in the Hindu Calendar He is most famous for his epic
poem Shishupala Vadha based on the beheading of Shishupala
by Krishna
According to one theory he derived his name from an attempt to
surpass another poet (Y) whose name meant lsquoThe Sunrsquo A
popular saying during his era went lsquoThe lustre of the sun lasts
until the advent of the coldest monthrsquo which was a clever pun
meaning lsquoThe lustre of Y lasts until the advent of Xrsquo
X and Y
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Magha Y - Bharavi
Gen Quiz
17 Canson (in picture) is a French paper-manufacturing
company which was previously called Canson and X The
story goes that Person X was taken prisoner by the Turks
during the Crusades and was compelled to work in a
paper mill in Damascus There he learned how to produce
paper and he brought the knowledge back to Europe
when he regained his freedom
Who is X How is X honoured in the logo of the company
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Montgolfier The logo is a stylized balloon
Gen Quiz
18 Two related sportsmen X and Y (with same last name
famous in different sports) share their names with two
famous rival artists respectively who painted the works to
follow
The name X is a variant of artist 1rsquos name(which is cognate
to the English version of the name that we know him by)
To clarify - The artist is known by name X in the home
country of the sportsmen
Identify the two sportsmen (X and Y)
Gen Quiz
Artist 1
Gen Quiz
Artist 2
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X - Miguel Angel Nadal (Artist 1 ndash Michelangelo)
Y - Rafael Nadal (Artist 2 ndash Raphael)
Gen Quiz
19 The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming
(swimming in outdoor bodies such as oceans lakes and rivers)
is sometimes taken to be May 3 1810 This was the date when
person X (who particularly enjoyed adventure relating to the
sea) swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to
Asia In doing so X was trying to emulate person Yrsquos legendary
swims to meet his lover
To commemorate this the event is recreated every year as an
open water swimming competition
X and Y
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X Lord Byron Y Leander
Gen Quiz
20 Identify the bird in the video (a)
Its common nickname derives from what it
appears to be doing when viewed from a
distance What is the nickname (b)
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Jacana (b) Jesus bird
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
1 The 1971 edition of this event featured the first
incarnation of the Pyramid Stage Conceived by Bill
Harkin the stage was a one-tenth replica of the Great
Pyramid of Giza and was built from scaffolding and metal
sheeting
From 1981 the structure became permanent and doubled
as a hay-barn and cow-shed during the winter
Which event
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Glastonbury Festival
Gen Quiz
2 In military engineering this term (X) is used for an artificial
slope that is part of a medieval castle or an early modern fortress
Such slopes may be constructed of earth in a temporary structure
or of stone in a more permanent structure
More generally the term can denote any slope natural or
artificial which fulfills the above requirements
The etymology of this French word suggests a slope made
dangerous with ice hence the similarity to another geographical
term that we are more familiar with
Chennai folk will recognize this term as it forms a part of the
address of many buildings in the north of the city (RBI building to
name one)
X
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Glacis (Fort Glacis in Chennai)
Gen Quiz
3 Given the popularity of this sculpture many
versions exist around the world In the picture is the
Hebrew version called ldquoAhavardquo which is at the Israel
Museum in Jerusalem This version was made by the
sculptor (of the original) in 1977 as a gift to Israel in
his distinctive quadripartite style from CorTen steel
Which is the original sculpture we are talking about
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A lsquoLoversquo Sculpture by Robert Indiana
Gen Quiz
4 White represents birth and a new seed
Yellow the sunlight that works on a new seed and begins its life
Orange the power of the sun to help the seed grow
Green is seen as the plant sprouting
Blue is the sky the plant grows toward
Purple represents the sky at dawn
Brown the ripening of the plant
Red is again seen as the sun
Black is the darkness beyond it
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Karate Belts
Gen Quiz
5 lsquoHarmadrsquo is a Bengali slang word meaning
ruffian
It developed during the colonial times and
referred to the poor reputation of the Portuguese
sailors who mostly came up the riverine Bengal
delta as pirates and raiders
What word common in the Iberian peninsula did
it derive from
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Armada
Gen Quiz
6 Childrensrsquo stories portrayed as minimalist posters
-Examples below
Gen Quiz
Identify which stories these two posters represent
Answer
Gen Quiz
A
(a)Hansel and Gretel
(b)Princess And The Pea
Gen Quiz
7 All these movies have a particular connect
(Non-exhaustive)
The best performing movie that belongs to this
connect was released in 2003
Identify
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Movies based on Disney attractions
Pirates of the Caribbean
Gen Quiz
8 This book is about an informal literary discussion
group associated with the University of Oxford
England for nearly two decades between the early
1930s and late 1949 The name of the group is a
clever pun on a word which means ldquohaving a slight
knowledgerdquo
Fill in the blanks
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Inklings
Gen Quiz
9 The three buildings in the visuals all share the same
name The first one is in Thessaloniki Greece and is a part
of several monuments in Thessaloniki accorded the status
of a World Heritage Site
The second and third are in Trabzon and Iznik in Turkey
All three share their name with a fourth structure that is
more famous ndash the design for this structure was made
jointly by two Greek geometers Isidore of Miletus and
Anathemus of Tralles
What is the name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hagia Sophia
Gen Quiz
10 This person hypothesized that Egyptians may have traveled to the
Americas based upon the building of pyramids in both areas and had a
traditional boat (that would have been available to the Egyptians) built
After naming the boat after the sun god Ra he set off with a crew from
Morocco bound for the Americas on May 25 1969 The ship sank 600 miles
short of its goal but he completed the journey a year later with the Ra II
Another of his expeditions ndash which was in a recreated Mesopotamian-era
reed ship named the Tigris ndash involved sailing from the Tigris River to the
Red Sea but ended after five months The North Yemen government
refused to let the ship pass and the ship was burnt in a port in Djibouti in
early April 1978
Who is this adventurous person
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Thor Heyerdahl of Kon Tiki fame
Gen Quiz
11 This 2011 book by Ben Aaronovitch has a cast of
colourful characters including Father and Mama T
Lady Tyburn Fleet Lea Brent and Ash
(A) Complete the title of the novel
(B) What does the rsquoTrsquo in lsquoFather and Mama Trsquo stand
for
The book cover may help
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A
(a) Rivers of London
(b) Thames
Gen Quiz
12 Connect
(a)
(b)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Titles inspired by Shakespeare ndash (a) Hamlet and (b) Macbeth
(a)
(b)
Gen Quiz
13 Name these two confectionery items -
(a) When the French mention a toned manrsquos six pack
they often refer to this confectionery item due to
its visual similarity
(b) The French term for this other confectionery item
is lsquoBarbe a Paparsquo meaning lsquoDaddyrsquos beardrsquo
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Chocolate bar (Tablettes de Chocolat) (b)
Candyfloss Cotton Candy
Gen Quiz
14 Which two members of the world of flora and
fauna are known thus by Indonesians locally
(a) Padma Raksasa
(b)Biawak Raksasa
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Rafflesia (b) Komodo Dragon
Gen Quiz
15 This hormone gets its name from the Latinized
name of the region of the organ from which it was
first isolated
Name the hormone and the region of the
organ(named after scientist seen in picture)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Insulin (Insula means island) Islets of Langerhans
Gen Quiz
16 The name of this Sanskrit Poet (X) is the same as the name of
a month in the Hindu Calendar He is most famous for his epic
poem Shishupala Vadha based on the beheading of Shishupala
by Krishna
According to one theory he derived his name from an attempt to
surpass another poet (Y) whose name meant lsquoThe Sunrsquo A
popular saying during his era went lsquoThe lustre of the sun lasts
until the advent of the coldest monthrsquo which was a clever pun
meaning lsquoThe lustre of Y lasts until the advent of Xrsquo
X and Y
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Magha Y - Bharavi
Gen Quiz
17 Canson (in picture) is a French paper-manufacturing
company which was previously called Canson and X The
story goes that Person X was taken prisoner by the Turks
during the Crusades and was compelled to work in a
paper mill in Damascus There he learned how to produce
paper and he brought the knowledge back to Europe
when he regained his freedom
Who is X How is X honoured in the logo of the company
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Montgolfier The logo is a stylized balloon
Gen Quiz
18 Two related sportsmen X and Y (with same last name
famous in different sports) share their names with two
famous rival artists respectively who painted the works to
follow
The name X is a variant of artist 1rsquos name(which is cognate
to the English version of the name that we know him by)
To clarify - The artist is known by name X in the home
country of the sportsmen
Identify the two sportsmen (X and Y)
Gen Quiz
Artist 1
Gen Quiz
Artist 2
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X - Miguel Angel Nadal (Artist 1 ndash Michelangelo)
Y - Rafael Nadal (Artist 2 ndash Raphael)
Gen Quiz
19 The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming
(swimming in outdoor bodies such as oceans lakes and rivers)
is sometimes taken to be May 3 1810 This was the date when
person X (who particularly enjoyed adventure relating to the
sea) swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to
Asia In doing so X was trying to emulate person Yrsquos legendary
swims to meet his lover
To commemorate this the event is recreated every year as an
open water swimming competition
X and Y
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X Lord Byron Y Leander
Gen Quiz
20 Identify the bird in the video (a)
Its common nickname derives from what it
appears to be doing when viewed from a
distance What is the nickname (b)
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Jacana (b) Jesus bird
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Glastonbury Festival
Gen Quiz
2 In military engineering this term (X) is used for an artificial
slope that is part of a medieval castle or an early modern fortress
Such slopes may be constructed of earth in a temporary structure
or of stone in a more permanent structure
More generally the term can denote any slope natural or
artificial which fulfills the above requirements
The etymology of this French word suggests a slope made
dangerous with ice hence the similarity to another geographical
term that we are more familiar with
Chennai folk will recognize this term as it forms a part of the
address of many buildings in the north of the city (RBI building to
name one)
X
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Glacis (Fort Glacis in Chennai)
Gen Quiz
3 Given the popularity of this sculpture many
versions exist around the world In the picture is the
Hebrew version called ldquoAhavardquo which is at the Israel
Museum in Jerusalem This version was made by the
sculptor (of the original) in 1977 as a gift to Israel in
his distinctive quadripartite style from CorTen steel
Which is the original sculpture we are talking about
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A lsquoLoversquo Sculpture by Robert Indiana
Gen Quiz
4 White represents birth and a new seed
Yellow the sunlight that works on a new seed and begins its life
Orange the power of the sun to help the seed grow
Green is seen as the plant sprouting
Blue is the sky the plant grows toward
Purple represents the sky at dawn
Brown the ripening of the plant
Red is again seen as the sun
Black is the darkness beyond it
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Karate Belts
Gen Quiz
5 lsquoHarmadrsquo is a Bengali slang word meaning
ruffian
It developed during the colonial times and
referred to the poor reputation of the Portuguese
sailors who mostly came up the riverine Bengal
delta as pirates and raiders
What word common in the Iberian peninsula did
it derive from
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Armada
Gen Quiz
6 Childrensrsquo stories portrayed as minimalist posters
-Examples below
Gen Quiz
Identify which stories these two posters represent
Answer
Gen Quiz
A
(a)Hansel and Gretel
(b)Princess And The Pea
Gen Quiz
7 All these movies have a particular connect
(Non-exhaustive)
The best performing movie that belongs to this
connect was released in 2003
Identify
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Movies based on Disney attractions
Pirates of the Caribbean
Gen Quiz
8 This book is about an informal literary discussion
group associated with the University of Oxford
England for nearly two decades between the early
1930s and late 1949 The name of the group is a
clever pun on a word which means ldquohaving a slight
knowledgerdquo
Fill in the blanks
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Inklings
Gen Quiz
9 The three buildings in the visuals all share the same
name The first one is in Thessaloniki Greece and is a part
of several monuments in Thessaloniki accorded the status
of a World Heritage Site
The second and third are in Trabzon and Iznik in Turkey
All three share their name with a fourth structure that is
more famous ndash the design for this structure was made
jointly by two Greek geometers Isidore of Miletus and
Anathemus of Tralles
What is the name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hagia Sophia
Gen Quiz
10 This person hypothesized that Egyptians may have traveled to the
Americas based upon the building of pyramids in both areas and had a
traditional boat (that would have been available to the Egyptians) built
After naming the boat after the sun god Ra he set off with a crew from
Morocco bound for the Americas on May 25 1969 The ship sank 600 miles
short of its goal but he completed the journey a year later with the Ra II
Another of his expeditions ndash which was in a recreated Mesopotamian-era
reed ship named the Tigris ndash involved sailing from the Tigris River to the
Red Sea but ended after five months The North Yemen government
refused to let the ship pass and the ship was burnt in a port in Djibouti in
early April 1978
Who is this adventurous person
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Thor Heyerdahl of Kon Tiki fame
Gen Quiz
11 This 2011 book by Ben Aaronovitch has a cast of
colourful characters including Father and Mama T
Lady Tyburn Fleet Lea Brent and Ash
(A) Complete the title of the novel
(B) What does the rsquoTrsquo in lsquoFather and Mama Trsquo stand
for
The book cover may help
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A
(a) Rivers of London
(b) Thames
Gen Quiz
12 Connect
(a)
(b)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Titles inspired by Shakespeare ndash (a) Hamlet and (b) Macbeth
(a)
(b)
Gen Quiz
13 Name these two confectionery items -
(a) When the French mention a toned manrsquos six pack
they often refer to this confectionery item due to
its visual similarity
(b) The French term for this other confectionery item
is lsquoBarbe a Paparsquo meaning lsquoDaddyrsquos beardrsquo
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Chocolate bar (Tablettes de Chocolat) (b)
Candyfloss Cotton Candy
Gen Quiz
14 Which two members of the world of flora and
fauna are known thus by Indonesians locally
(a) Padma Raksasa
(b)Biawak Raksasa
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Rafflesia (b) Komodo Dragon
Gen Quiz
15 This hormone gets its name from the Latinized
name of the region of the organ from which it was
first isolated
Name the hormone and the region of the
organ(named after scientist seen in picture)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Insulin (Insula means island) Islets of Langerhans
Gen Quiz
16 The name of this Sanskrit Poet (X) is the same as the name of
a month in the Hindu Calendar He is most famous for his epic
poem Shishupala Vadha based on the beheading of Shishupala
by Krishna
According to one theory he derived his name from an attempt to
surpass another poet (Y) whose name meant lsquoThe Sunrsquo A
popular saying during his era went lsquoThe lustre of the sun lasts
until the advent of the coldest monthrsquo which was a clever pun
meaning lsquoThe lustre of Y lasts until the advent of Xrsquo
X and Y
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Magha Y - Bharavi
Gen Quiz
17 Canson (in picture) is a French paper-manufacturing
company which was previously called Canson and X The
story goes that Person X was taken prisoner by the Turks
during the Crusades and was compelled to work in a
paper mill in Damascus There he learned how to produce
paper and he brought the knowledge back to Europe
when he regained his freedom
Who is X How is X honoured in the logo of the company
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Montgolfier The logo is a stylized balloon
Gen Quiz
18 Two related sportsmen X and Y (with same last name
famous in different sports) share their names with two
famous rival artists respectively who painted the works to
follow
The name X is a variant of artist 1rsquos name(which is cognate
to the English version of the name that we know him by)
To clarify - The artist is known by name X in the home
country of the sportsmen
Identify the two sportsmen (X and Y)
Gen Quiz
Artist 1
Gen Quiz
Artist 2
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X - Miguel Angel Nadal (Artist 1 ndash Michelangelo)
Y - Rafael Nadal (Artist 2 ndash Raphael)
Gen Quiz
19 The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming
(swimming in outdoor bodies such as oceans lakes and rivers)
is sometimes taken to be May 3 1810 This was the date when
person X (who particularly enjoyed adventure relating to the
sea) swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to
Asia In doing so X was trying to emulate person Yrsquos legendary
swims to meet his lover
To commemorate this the event is recreated every year as an
open water swimming competition
X and Y
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X Lord Byron Y Leander
Gen Quiz
20 Identify the bird in the video (a)
Its common nickname derives from what it
appears to be doing when viewed from a
distance What is the nickname (b)
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Jacana (b) Jesus bird
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Glastonbury Festival
Gen Quiz
2 In military engineering this term (X) is used for an artificial
slope that is part of a medieval castle or an early modern fortress
Such slopes may be constructed of earth in a temporary structure
or of stone in a more permanent structure
More generally the term can denote any slope natural or
artificial which fulfills the above requirements
The etymology of this French word suggests a slope made
dangerous with ice hence the similarity to another geographical
term that we are more familiar with
Chennai folk will recognize this term as it forms a part of the
address of many buildings in the north of the city (RBI building to
name one)
X
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Glacis (Fort Glacis in Chennai)
Gen Quiz
3 Given the popularity of this sculpture many
versions exist around the world In the picture is the
Hebrew version called ldquoAhavardquo which is at the Israel
Museum in Jerusalem This version was made by the
sculptor (of the original) in 1977 as a gift to Israel in
his distinctive quadripartite style from CorTen steel
Which is the original sculpture we are talking about
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A lsquoLoversquo Sculpture by Robert Indiana
Gen Quiz
4 White represents birth and a new seed
Yellow the sunlight that works on a new seed and begins its life
Orange the power of the sun to help the seed grow
Green is seen as the plant sprouting
Blue is the sky the plant grows toward
Purple represents the sky at dawn
Brown the ripening of the plant
Red is again seen as the sun
Black is the darkness beyond it
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Karate Belts
Gen Quiz
5 lsquoHarmadrsquo is a Bengali slang word meaning
ruffian
It developed during the colonial times and
referred to the poor reputation of the Portuguese
sailors who mostly came up the riverine Bengal
delta as pirates and raiders
What word common in the Iberian peninsula did
it derive from
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Armada
Gen Quiz
6 Childrensrsquo stories portrayed as minimalist posters
-Examples below
Gen Quiz
Identify which stories these two posters represent
Answer
Gen Quiz
A
(a)Hansel and Gretel
(b)Princess And The Pea
Gen Quiz
7 All these movies have a particular connect
(Non-exhaustive)
The best performing movie that belongs to this
connect was released in 2003
Identify
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Movies based on Disney attractions
Pirates of the Caribbean
Gen Quiz
8 This book is about an informal literary discussion
group associated with the University of Oxford
England for nearly two decades between the early
1930s and late 1949 The name of the group is a
clever pun on a word which means ldquohaving a slight
knowledgerdquo
Fill in the blanks
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Inklings
Gen Quiz
9 The three buildings in the visuals all share the same
name The first one is in Thessaloniki Greece and is a part
of several monuments in Thessaloniki accorded the status
of a World Heritage Site
The second and third are in Trabzon and Iznik in Turkey
All three share their name with a fourth structure that is
more famous ndash the design for this structure was made
jointly by two Greek geometers Isidore of Miletus and
Anathemus of Tralles
What is the name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hagia Sophia
Gen Quiz
10 This person hypothesized that Egyptians may have traveled to the
Americas based upon the building of pyramids in both areas and had a
traditional boat (that would have been available to the Egyptians) built
After naming the boat after the sun god Ra he set off with a crew from
Morocco bound for the Americas on May 25 1969 The ship sank 600 miles
short of its goal but he completed the journey a year later with the Ra II
Another of his expeditions ndash which was in a recreated Mesopotamian-era
reed ship named the Tigris ndash involved sailing from the Tigris River to the
Red Sea but ended after five months The North Yemen government
refused to let the ship pass and the ship was burnt in a port in Djibouti in
early April 1978
Who is this adventurous person
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Thor Heyerdahl of Kon Tiki fame
Gen Quiz
11 This 2011 book by Ben Aaronovitch has a cast of
colourful characters including Father and Mama T
Lady Tyburn Fleet Lea Brent and Ash
(A) Complete the title of the novel
(B) What does the rsquoTrsquo in lsquoFather and Mama Trsquo stand
for
The book cover may help
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A
(a) Rivers of London
(b) Thames
Gen Quiz
12 Connect
(a)
(b)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Titles inspired by Shakespeare ndash (a) Hamlet and (b) Macbeth
(a)
(b)
Gen Quiz
13 Name these two confectionery items -
(a) When the French mention a toned manrsquos six pack
they often refer to this confectionery item due to
its visual similarity
(b) The French term for this other confectionery item
is lsquoBarbe a Paparsquo meaning lsquoDaddyrsquos beardrsquo
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Chocolate bar (Tablettes de Chocolat) (b)
Candyfloss Cotton Candy
Gen Quiz
14 Which two members of the world of flora and
fauna are known thus by Indonesians locally
(a) Padma Raksasa
(b)Biawak Raksasa
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Rafflesia (b) Komodo Dragon
Gen Quiz
15 This hormone gets its name from the Latinized
name of the region of the organ from which it was
first isolated
Name the hormone and the region of the
organ(named after scientist seen in picture)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Insulin (Insula means island) Islets of Langerhans
Gen Quiz
16 The name of this Sanskrit Poet (X) is the same as the name of
a month in the Hindu Calendar He is most famous for his epic
poem Shishupala Vadha based on the beheading of Shishupala
by Krishna
According to one theory he derived his name from an attempt to
surpass another poet (Y) whose name meant lsquoThe Sunrsquo A
popular saying during his era went lsquoThe lustre of the sun lasts
until the advent of the coldest monthrsquo which was a clever pun
meaning lsquoThe lustre of Y lasts until the advent of Xrsquo
X and Y
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Magha Y - Bharavi
Gen Quiz
17 Canson (in picture) is a French paper-manufacturing
company which was previously called Canson and X The
story goes that Person X was taken prisoner by the Turks
during the Crusades and was compelled to work in a
paper mill in Damascus There he learned how to produce
paper and he brought the knowledge back to Europe
when he regained his freedom
Who is X How is X honoured in the logo of the company
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Montgolfier The logo is a stylized balloon
Gen Quiz
18 Two related sportsmen X and Y (with same last name
famous in different sports) share their names with two
famous rival artists respectively who painted the works to
follow
The name X is a variant of artist 1rsquos name(which is cognate
to the English version of the name that we know him by)
To clarify - The artist is known by name X in the home
country of the sportsmen
Identify the two sportsmen (X and Y)
Gen Quiz
Artist 1
Gen Quiz
Artist 2
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X - Miguel Angel Nadal (Artist 1 ndash Michelangelo)
Y - Rafael Nadal (Artist 2 ndash Raphael)
Gen Quiz
19 The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming
(swimming in outdoor bodies such as oceans lakes and rivers)
is sometimes taken to be May 3 1810 This was the date when
person X (who particularly enjoyed adventure relating to the
sea) swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to
Asia In doing so X was trying to emulate person Yrsquos legendary
swims to meet his lover
To commemorate this the event is recreated every year as an
open water swimming competition
X and Y
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X Lord Byron Y Leander
Gen Quiz
20 Identify the bird in the video (a)
Its common nickname derives from what it
appears to be doing when viewed from a
distance What is the nickname (b)
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Jacana (b) Jesus bird
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
A The Glastonbury Festival
Gen Quiz
2 In military engineering this term (X) is used for an artificial
slope that is part of a medieval castle or an early modern fortress
Such slopes may be constructed of earth in a temporary structure
or of stone in a more permanent structure
More generally the term can denote any slope natural or
artificial which fulfills the above requirements
The etymology of this French word suggests a slope made
dangerous with ice hence the similarity to another geographical
term that we are more familiar with
Chennai folk will recognize this term as it forms a part of the
address of many buildings in the north of the city (RBI building to
name one)
X
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Glacis (Fort Glacis in Chennai)
Gen Quiz
3 Given the popularity of this sculpture many
versions exist around the world In the picture is the
Hebrew version called ldquoAhavardquo which is at the Israel
Museum in Jerusalem This version was made by the
sculptor (of the original) in 1977 as a gift to Israel in
his distinctive quadripartite style from CorTen steel
Which is the original sculpture we are talking about
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A lsquoLoversquo Sculpture by Robert Indiana
Gen Quiz
4 White represents birth and a new seed
Yellow the sunlight that works on a new seed and begins its life
Orange the power of the sun to help the seed grow
Green is seen as the plant sprouting
Blue is the sky the plant grows toward
Purple represents the sky at dawn
Brown the ripening of the plant
Red is again seen as the sun
Black is the darkness beyond it
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Karate Belts
Gen Quiz
5 lsquoHarmadrsquo is a Bengali slang word meaning
ruffian
It developed during the colonial times and
referred to the poor reputation of the Portuguese
sailors who mostly came up the riverine Bengal
delta as pirates and raiders
What word common in the Iberian peninsula did
it derive from
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Armada
Gen Quiz
6 Childrensrsquo stories portrayed as minimalist posters
-Examples below
Gen Quiz
Identify which stories these two posters represent
Answer
Gen Quiz
A
(a)Hansel and Gretel
(b)Princess And The Pea
Gen Quiz
7 All these movies have a particular connect
(Non-exhaustive)
The best performing movie that belongs to this
connect was released in 2003
Identify
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Movies based on Disney attractions
Pirates of the Caribbean
Gen Quiz
8 This book is about an informal literary discussion
group associated with the University of Oxford
England for nearly two decades between the early
1930s and late 1949 The name of the group is a
clever pun on a word which means ldquohaving a slight
knowledgerdquo
Fill in the blanks
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Inklings
Gen Quiz
9 The three buildings in the visuals all share the same
name The first one is in Thessaloniki Greece and is a part
of several monuments in Thessaloniki accorded the status
of a World Heritage Site
The second and third are in Trabzon and Iznik in Turkey
All three share their name with a fourth structure that is
more famous ndash the design for this structure was made
jointly by two Greek geometers Isidore of Miletus and
Anathemus of Tralles
What is the name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hagia Sophia
Gen Quiz
10 This person hypothesized that Egyptians may have traveled to the
Americas based upon the building of pyramids in both areas and had a
traditional boat (that would have been available to the Egyptians) built
After naming the boat after the sun god Ra he set off with a crew from
Morocco bound for the Americas on May 25 1969 The ship sank 600 miles
short of its goal but he completed the journey a year later with the Ra II
Another of his expeditions ndash which was in a recreated Mesopotamian-era
reed ship named the Tigris ndash involved sailing from the Tigris River to the
Red Sea but ended after five months The North Yemen government
refused to let the ship pass and the ship was burnt in a port in Djibouti in
early April 1978
Who is this adventurous person
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Thor Heyerdahl of Kon Tiki fame
Gen Quiz
11 This 2011 book by Ben Aaronovitch has a cast of
colourful characters including Father and Mama T
Lady Tyburn Fleet Lea Brent and Ash
(A) Complete the title of the novel
(B) What does the rsquoTrsquo in lsquoFather and Mama Trsquo stand
for
The book cover may help
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A
(a) Rivers of London
(b) Thames
Gen Quiz
12 Connect
(a)
(b)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Titles inspired by Shakespeare ndash (a) Hamlet and (b) Macbeth
(a)
(b)
Gen Quiz
13 Name these two confectionery items -
(a) When the French mention a toned manrsquos six pack
they often refer to this confectionery item due to
its visual similarity
(b) The French term for this other confectionery item
is lsquoBarbe a Paparsquo meaning lsquoDaddyrsquos beardrsquo
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Chocolate bar (Tablettes de Chocolat) (b)
Candyfloss Cotton Candy
Gen Quiz
14 Which two members of the world of flora and
fauna are known thus by Indonesians locally
(a) Padma Raksasa
(b)Biawak Raksasa
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Rafflesia (b) Komodo Dragon
Gen Quiz
15 This hormone gets its name from the Latinized
name of the region of the organ from which it was
first isolated
Name the hormone and the region of the
organ(named after scientist seen in picture)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Insulin (Insula means island) Islets of Langerhans
Gen Quiz
16 The name of this Sanskrit Poet (X) is the same as the name of
a month in the Hindu Calendar He is most famous for his epic
poem Shishupala Vadha based on the beheading of Shishupala
by Krishna
According to one theory he derived his name from an attempt to
surpass another poet (Y) whose name meant lsquoThe Sunrsquo A
popular saying during his era went lsquoThe lustre of the sun lasts
until the advent of the coldest monthrsquo which was a clever pun
meaning lsquoThe lustre of Y lasts until the advent of Xrsquo
X and Y
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Magha Y - Bharavi
Gen Quiz
17 Canson (in picture) is a French paper-manufacturing
company which was previously called Canson and X The
story goes that Person X was taken prisoner by the Turks
during the Crusades and was compelled to work in a
paper mill in Damascus There he learned how to produce
paper and he brought the knowledge back to Europe
when he regained his freedom
Who is X How is X honoured in the logo of the company
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Montgolfier The logo is a stylized balloon
Gen Quiz
18 Two related sportsmen X and Y (with same last name
famous in different sports) share their names with two
famous rival artists respectively who painted the works to
follow
The name X is a variant of artist 1rsquos name(which is cognate
to the English version of the name that we know him by)
To clarify - The artist is known by name X in the home
country of the sportsmen
Identify the two sportsmen (X and Y)
Gen Quiz
Artist 1
Gen Quiz
Artist 2
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X - Miguel Angel Nadal (Artist 1 ndash Michelangelo)
Y - Rafael Nadal (Artist 2 ndash Raphael)
Gen Quiz
19 The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming
(swimming in outdoor bodies such as oceans lakes and rivers)
is sometimes taken to be May 3 1810 This was the date when
person X (who particularly enjoyed adventure relating to the
sea) swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to
Asia In doing so X was trying to emulate person Yrsquos legendary
swims to meet his lover
To commemorate this the event is recreated every year as an
open water swimming competition
X and Y
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X Lord Byron Y Leander
Gen Quiz
20 Identify the bird in the video (a)
Its common nickname derives from what it
appears to be doing when viewed from a
distance What is the nickname (b)
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Jacana (b) Jesus bird
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
2 In military engineering this term (X) is used for an artificial
slope that is part of a medieval castle or an early modern fortress
Such slopes may be constructed of earth in a temporary structure
or of stone in a more permanent structure
More generally the term can denote any slope natural or
artificial which fulfills the above requirements
The etymology of this French word suggests a slope made
dangerous with ice hence the similarity to another geographical
term that we are more familiar with
Chennai folk will recognize this term as it forms a part of the
address of many buildings in the north of the city (RBI building to
name one)
X
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Glacis (Fort Glacis in Chennai)
Gen Quiz
3 Given the popularity of this sculpture many
versions exist around the world In the picture is the
Hebrew version called ldquoAhavardquo which is at the Israel
Museum in Jerusalem This version was made by the
sculptor (of the original) in 1977 as a gift to Israel in
his distinctive quadripartite style from CorTen steel
Which is the original sculpture we are talking about
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A lsquoLoversquo Sculpture by Robert Indiana
Gen Quiz
4 White represents birth and a new seed
Yellow the sunlight that works on a new seed and begins its life
Orange the power of the sun to help the seed grow
Green is seen as the plant sprouting
Blue is the sky the plant grows toward
Purple represents the sky at dawn
Brown the ripening of the plant
Red is again seen as the sun
Black is the darkness beyond it
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Karate Belts
Gen Quiz
5 lsquoHarmadrsquo is a Bengali slang word meaning
ruffian
It developed during the colonial times and
referred to the poor reputation of the Portuguese
sailors who mostly came up the riverine Bengal
delta as pirates and raiders
What word common in the Iberian peninsula did
it derive from
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Armada
Gen Quiz
6 Childrensrsquo stories portrayed as minimalist posters
-Examples below
Gen Quiz
Identify which stories these two posters represent
Answer
Gen Quiz
A
(a)Hansel and Gretel
(b)Princess And The Pea
Gen Quiz
7 All these movies have a particular connect
(Non-exhaustive)
The best performing movie that belongs to this
connect was released in 2003
Identify
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Movies based on Disney attractions
Pirates of the Caribbean
Gen Quiz
8 This book is about an informal literary discussion
group associated with the University of Oxford
England for nearly two decades between the early
1930s and late 1949 The name of the group is a
clever pun on a word which means ldquohaving a slight
knowledgerdquo
Fill in the blanks
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Inklings
Gen Quiz
9 The three buildings in the visuals all share the same
name The first one is in Thessaloniki Greece and is a part
of several monuments in Thessaloniki accorded the status
of a World Heritage Site
The second and third are in Trabzon and Iznik in Turkey
All three share their name with a fourth structure that is
more famous ndash the design for this structure was made
jointly by two Greek geometers Isidore of Miletus and
Anathemus of Tralles
What is the name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hagia Sophia
Gen Quiz
10 This person hypothesized that Egyptians may have traveled to the
Americas based upon the building of pyramids in both areas and had a
traditional boat (that would have been available to the Egyptians) built
After naming the boat after the sun god Ra he set off with a crew from
Morocco bound for the Americas on May 25 1969 The ship sank 600 miles
short of its goal but he completed the journey a year later with the Ra II
Another of his expeditions ndash which was in a recreated Mesopotamian-era
reed ship named the Tigris ndash involved sailing from the Tigris River to the
Red Sea but ended after five months The North Yemen government
refused to let the ship pass and the ship was burnt in a port in Djibouti in
early April 1978
Who is this adventurous person
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Thor Heyerdahl of Kon Tiki fame
Gen Quiz
11 This 2011 book by Ben Aaronovitch has a cast of
colourful characters including Father and Mama T
Lady Tyburn Fleet Lea Brent and Ash
(A) Complete the title of the novel
(B) What does the rsquoTrsquo in lsquoFather and Mama Trsquo stand
for
The book cover may help
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A
(a) Rivers of London
(b) Thames
Gen Quiz
12 Connect
(a)
(b)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Titles inspired by Shakespeare ndash (a) Hamlet and (b) Macbeth
(a)
(b)
Gen Quiz
13 Name these two confectionery items -
(a) When the French mention a toned manrsquos six pack
they often refer to this confectionery item due to
its visual similarity
(b) The French term for this other confectionery item
is lsquoBarbe a Paparsquo meaning lsquoDaddyrsquos beardrsquo
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Chocolate bar (Tablettes de Chocolat) (b)
Candyfloss Cotton Candy
Gen Quiz
14 Which two members of the world of flora and
fauna are known thus by Indonesians locally
(a) Padma Raksasa
(b)Biawak Raksasa
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Rafflesia (b) Komodo Dragon
Gen Quiz
15 This hormone gets its name from the Latinized
name of the region of the organ from which it was
first isolated
Name the hormone and the region of the
organ(named after scientist seen in picture)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Insulin (Insula means island) Islets of Langerhans
Gen Quiz
16 The name of this Sanskrit Poet (X) is the same as the name of
a month in the Hindu Calendar He is most famous for his epic
poem Shishupala Vadha based on the beheading of Shishupala
by Krishna
According to one theory he derived his name from an attempt to
surpass another poet (Y) whose name meant lsquoThe Sunrsquo A
popular saying during his era went lsquoThe lustre of the sun lasts
until the advent of the coldest monthrsquo which was a clever pun
meaning lsquoThe lustre of Y lasts until the advent of Xrsquo
X and Y
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Magha Y - Bharavi
Gen Quiz
17 Canson (in picture) is a French paper-manufacturing
company which was previously called Canson and X The
story goes that Person X was taken prisoner by the Turks
during the Crusades and was compelled to work in a
paper mill in Damascus There he learned how to produce
paper and he brought the knowledge back to Europe
when he regained his freedom
Who is X How is X honoured in the logo of the company
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Montgolfier The logo is a stylized balloon
Gen Quiz
18 Two related sportsmen X and Y (with same last name
famous in different sports) share their names with two
famous rival artists respectively who painted the works to
follow
The name X is a variant of artist 1rsquos name(which is cognate
to the English version of the name that we know him by)
To clarify - The artist is known by name X in the home
country of the sportsmen
Identify the two sportsmen (X and Y)
Gen Quiz
Artist 1
Gen Quiz
Artist 2
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X - Miguel Angel Nadal (Artist 1 ndash Michelangelo)
Y - Rafael Nadal (Artist 2 ndash Raphael)
Gen Quiz
19 The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming
(swimming in outdoor bodies such as oceans lakes and rivers)
is sometimes taken to be May 3 1810 This was the date when
person X (who particularly enjoyed adventure relating to the
sea) swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to
Asia In doing so X was trying to emulate person Yrsquos legendary
swims to meet his lover
To commemorate this the event is recreated every year as an
open water swimming competition
X and Y
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X Lord Byron Y Leander
Gen Quiz
20 Identify the bird in the video (a)
Its common nickname derives from what it
appears to be doing when viewed from a
distance What is the nickname (b)
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Jacana (b) Jesus bird
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Glacis (Fort Glacis in Chennai)
Gen Quiz
3 Given the popularity of this sculpture many
versions exist around the world In the picture is the
Hebrew version called ldquoAhavardquo which is at the Israel
Museum in Jerusalem This version was made by the
sculptor (of the original) in 1977 as a gift to Israel in
his distinctive quadripartite style from CorTen steel
Which is the original sculpture we are talking about
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A lsquoLoversquo Sculpture by Robert Indiana
Gen Quiz
4 White represents birth and a new seed
Yellow the sunlight that works on a new seed and begins its life
Orange the power of the sun to help the seed grow
Green is seen as the plant sprouting
Blue is the sky the plant grows toward
Purple represents the sky at dawn
Brown the ripening of the plant
Red is again seen as the sun
Black is the darkness beyond it
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Karate Belts
Gen Quiz
5 lsquoHarmadrsquo is a Bengali slang word meaning
ruffian
It developed during the colonial times and
referred to the poor reputation of the Portuguese
sailors who mostly came up the riverine Bengal
delta as pirates and raiders
What word common in the Iberian peninsula did
it derive from
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Armada
Gen Quiz
6 Childrensrsquo stories portrayed as minimalist posters
-Examples below
Gen Quiz
Identify which stories these two posters represent
Answer
Gen Quiz
A
(a)Hansel and Gretel
(b)Princess And The Pea
Gen Quiz
7 All these movies have a particular connect
(Non-exhaustive)
The best performing movie that belongs to this
connect was released in 2003
Identify
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Movies based on Disney attractions
Pirates of the Caribbean
Gen Quiz
8 This book is about an informal literary discussion
group associated with the University of Oxford
England for nearly two decades between the early
1930s and late 1949 The name of the group is a
clever pun on a word which means ldquohaving a slight
knowledgerdquo
Fill in the blanks
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Inklings
Gen Quiz
9 The three buildings in the visuals all share the same
name The first one is in Thessaloniki Greece and is a part
of several monuments in Thessaloniki accorded the status
of a World Heritage Site
The second and third are in Trabzon and Iznik in Turkey
All three share their name with a fourth structure that is
more famous ndash the design for this structure was made
jointly by two Greek geometers Isidore of Miletus and
Anathemus of Tralles
What is the name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hagia Sophia
Gen Quiz
10 This person hypothesized that Egyptians may have traveled to the
Americas based upon the building of pyramids in both areas and had a
traditional boat (that would have been available to the Egyptians) built
After naming the boat after the sun god Ra he set off with a crew from
Morocco bound for the Americas on May 25 1969 The ship sank 600 miles
short of its goal but he completed the journey a year later with the Ra II
Another of his expeditions ndash which was in a recreated Mesopotamian-era
reed ship named the Tigris ndash involved sailing from the Tigris River to the
Red Sea but ended after five months The North Yemen government
refused to let the ship pass and the ship was burnt in a port in Djibouti in
early April 1978
Who is this adventurous person
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Thor Heyerdahl of Kon Tiki fame
Gen Quiz
11 This 2011 book by Ben Aaronovitch has a cast of
colourful characters including Father and Mama T
Lady Tyburn Fleet Lea Brent and Ash
(A) Complete the title of the novel
(B) What does the rsquoTrsquo in lsquoFather and Mama Trsquo stand
for
The book cover may help
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A
(a) Rivers of London
(b) Thames
Gen Quiz
12 Connect
(a)
(b)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Titles inspired by Shakespeare ndash (a) Hamlet and (b) Macbeth
(a)
(b)
Gen Quiz
13 Name these two confectionery items -
(a) When the French mention a toned manrsquos six pack
they often refer to this confectionery item due to
its visual similarity
(b) The French term for this other confectionery item
is lsquoBarbe a Paparsquo meaning lsquoDaddyrsquos beardrsquo
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Chocolate bar (Tablettes de Chocolat) (b)
Candyfloss Cotton Candy
Gen Quiz
14 Which two members of the world of flora and
fauna are known thus by Indonesians locally
(a) Padma Raksasa
(b)Biawak Raksasa
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Rafflesia (b) Komodo Dragon
Gen Quiz
15 This hormone gets its name from the Latinized
name of the region of the organ from which it was
first isolated
Name the hormone and the region of the
organ(named after scientist seen in picture)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Insulin (Insula means island) Islets of Langerhans
Gen Quiz
16 The name of this Sanskrit Poet (X) is the same as the name of
a month in the Hindu Calendar He is most famous for his epic
poem Shishupala Vadha based on the beheading of Shishupala
by Krishna
According to one theory he derived his name from an attempt to
surpass another poet (Y) whose name meant lsquoThe Sunrsquo A
popular saying during his era went lsquoThe lustre of the sun lasts
until the advent of the coldest monthrsquo which was a clever pun
meaning lsquoThe lustre of Y lasts until the advent of Xrsquo
X and Y
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Magha Y - Bharavi
Gen Quiz
17 Canson (in picture) is a French paper-manufacturing
company which was previously called Canson and X The
story goes that Person X was taken prisoner by the Turks
during the Crusades and was compelled to work in a
paper mill in Damascus There he learned how to produce
paper and he brought the knowledge back to Europe
when he regained his freedom
Who is X How is X honoured in the logo of the company
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Montgolfier The logo is a stylized balloon
Gen Quiz
18 Two related sportsmen X and Y (with same last name
famous in different sports) share their names with two
famous rival artists respectively who painted the works to
follow
The name X is a variant of artist 1rsquos name(which is cognate
to the English version of the name that we know him by)
To clarify - The artist is known by name X in the home
country of the sportsmen
Identify the two sportsmen (X and Y)
Gen Quiz
Artist 1
Gen Quiz
Artist 2
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X - Miguel Angel Nadal (Artist 1 ndash Michelangelo)
Y - Rafael Nadal (Artist 2 ndash Raphael)
Gen Quiz
19 The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming
(swimming in outdoor bodies such as oceans lakes and rivers)
is sometimes taken to be May 3 1810 This was the date when
person X (who particularly enjoyed adventure relating to the
sea) swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to
Asia In doing so X was trying to emulate person Yrsquos legendary
swims to meet his lover
To commemorate this the event is recreated every year as an
open water swimming competition
X and Y
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X Lord Byron Y Leander
Gen Quiz
20 Identify the bird in the video (a)
Its common nickname derives from what it
appears to be doing when viewed from a
distance What is the nickname (b)
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Jacana (b) Jesus bird
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Glacis (Fort Glacis in Chennai)
Gen Quiz
3 Given the popularity of this sculpture many
versions exist around the world In the picture is the
Hebrew version called ldquoAhavardquo which is at the Israel
Museum in Jerusalem This version was made by the
sculptor (of the original) in 1977 as a gift to Israel in
his distinctive quadripartite style from CorTen steel
Which is the original sculpture we are talking about
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A lsquoLoversquo Sculpture by Robert Indiana
Gen Quiz
4 White represents birth and a new seed
Yellow the sunlight that works on a new seed and begins its life
Orange the power of the sun to help the seed grow
Green is seen as the plant sprouting
Blue is the sky the plant grows toward
Purple represents the sky at dawn
Brown the ripening of the plant
Red is again seen as the sun
Black is the darkness beyond it
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Karate Belts
Gen Quiz
5 lsquoHarmadrsquo is a Bengali slang word meaning
ruffian
It developed during the colonial times and
referred to the poor reputation of the Portuguese
sailors who mostly came up the riverine Bengal
delta as pirates and raiders
What word common in the Iberian peninsula did
it derive from
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Armada
Gen Quiz
6 Childrensrsquo stories portrayed as minimalist posters
-Examples below
Gen Quiz
Identify which stories these two posters represent
Answer
Gen Quiz
A
(a)Hansel and Gretel
(b)Princess And The Pea
Gen Quiz
7 All these movies have a particular connect
(Non-exhaustive)
The best performing movie that belongs to this
connect was released in 2003
Identify
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Movies based on Disney attractions
Pirates of the Caribbean
Gen Quiz
8 This book is about an informal literary discussion
group associated with the University of Oxford
England for nearly two decades between the early
1930s and late 1949 The name of the group is a
clever pun on a word which means ldquohaving a slight
knowledgerdquo
Fill in the blanks
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Inklings
Gen Quiz
9 The three buildings in the visuals all share the same
name The first one is in Thessaloniki Greece and is a part
of several monuments in Thessaloniki accorded the status
of a World Heritage Site
The second and third are in Trabzon and Iznik in Turkey
All three share their name with a fourth structure that is
more famous ndash the design for this structure was made
jointly by two Greek geometers Isidore of Miletus and
Anathemus of Tralles
What is the name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hagia Sophia
Gen Quiz
10 This person hypothesized that Egyptians may have traveled to the
Americas based upon the building of pyramids in both areas and had a
traditional boat (that would have been available to the Egyptians) built
After naming the boat after the sun god Ra he set off with a crew from
Morocco bound for the Americas on May 25 1969 The ship sank 600 miles
short of its goal but he completed the journey a year later with the Ra II
Another of his expeditions ndash which was in a recreated Mesopotamian-era
reed ship named the Tigris ndash involved sailing from the Tigris River to the
Red Sea but ended after five months The North Yemen government
refused to let the ship pass and the ship was burnt in a port in Djibouti in
early April 1978
Who is this adventurous person
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Thor Heyerdahl of Kon Tiki fame
Gen Quiz
11 This 2011 book by Ben Aaronovitch has a cast of
colourful characters including Father and Mama T
Lady Tyburn Fleet Lea Brent and Ash
(A) Complete the title of the novel
(B) What does the rsquoTrsquo in lsquoFather and Mama Trsquo stand
for
The book cover may help
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A
(a) Rivers of London
(b) Thames
Gen Quiz
12 Connect
(a)
(b)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Titles inspired by Shakespeare ndash (a) Hamlet and (b) Macbeth
(a)
(b)
Gen Quiz
13 Name these two confectionery items -
(a) When the French mention a toned manrsquos six pack
they often refer to this confectionery item due to
its visual similarity
(b) The French term for this other confectionery item
is lsquoBarbe a Paparsquo meaning lsquoDaddyrsquos beardrsquo
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Chocolate bar (Tablettes de Chocolat) (b)
Candyfloss Cotton Candy
Gen Quiz
14 Which two members of the world of flora and
fauna are known thus by Indonesians locally
(a) Padma Raksasa
(b)Biawak Raksasa
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Rafflesia (b) Komodo Dragon
Gen Quiz
15 This hormone gets its name from the Latinized
name of the region of the organ from which it was
first isolated
Name the hormone and the region of the
organ(named after scientist seen in picture)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Insulin (Insula means island) Islets of Langerhans
Gen Quiz
16 The name of this Sanskrit Poet (X) is the same as the name of
a month in the Hindu Calendar He is most famous for his epic
poem Shishupala Vadha based on the beheading of Shishupala
by Krishna
According to one theory he derived his name from an attempt to
surpass another poet (Y) whose name meant lsquoThe Sunrsquo A
popular saying during his era went lsquoThe lustre of the sun lasts
until the advent of the coldest monthrsquo which was a clever pun
meaning lsquoThe lustre of Y lasts until the advent of Xrsquo
X and Y
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Magha Y - Bharavi
Gen Quiz
17 Canson (in picture) is a French paper-manufacturing
company which was previously called Canson and X The
story goes that Person X was taken prisoner by the Turks
during the Crusades and was compelled to work in a
paper mill in Damascus There he learned how to produce
paper and he brought the knowledge back to Europe
when he regained his freedom
Who is X How is X honoured in the logo of the company
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Montgolfier The logo is a stylized balloon
Gen Quiz
18 Two related sportsmen X and Y (with same last name
famous in different sports) share their names with two
famous rival artists respectively who painted the works to
follow
The name X is a variant of artist 1rsquos name(which is cognate
to the English version of the name that we know him by)
To clarify - The artist is known by name X in the home
country of the sportsmen
Identify the two sportsmen (X and Y)
Gen Quiz
Artist 1
Gen Quiz
Artist 2
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X - Miguel Angel Nadal (Artist 1 ndash Michelangelo)
Y - Rafael Nadal (Artist 2 ndash Raphael)
Gen Quiz
19 The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming
(swimming in outdoor bodies such as oceans lakes and rivers)
is sometimes taken to be May 3 1810 This was the date when
person X (who particularly enjoyed adventure relating to the
sea) swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to
Asia In doing so X was trying to emulate person Yrsquos legendary
swims to meet his lover
To commemorate this the event is recreated every year as an
open water swimming competition
X and Y
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X Lord Byron Y Leander
Gen Quiz
20 Identify the bird in the video (a)
Its common nickname derives from what it
appears to be doing when viewed from a
distance What is the nickname (b)
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Jacana (b) Jesus bird
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
A Glacis (Fort Glacis in Chennai)
Gen Quiz
3 Given the popularity of this sculpture many
versions exist around the world In the picture is the
Hebrew version called ldquoAhavardquo which is at the Israel
Museum in Jerusalem This version was made by the
sculptor (of the original) in 1977 as a gift to Israel in
his distinctive quadripartite style from CorTen steel
Which is the original sculpture we are talking about
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A lsquoLoversquo Sculpture by Robert Indiana
Gen Quiz
4 White represents birth and a new seed
Yellow the sunlight that works on a new seed and begins its life
Orange the power of the sun to help the seed grow
Green is seen as the plant sprouting
Blue is the sky the plant grows toward
Purple represents the sky at dawn
Brown the ripening of the plant
Red is again seen as the sun
Black is the darkness beyond it
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Karate Belts
Gen Quiz
5 lsquoHarmadrsquo is a Bengali slang word meaning
ruffian
It developed during the colonial times and
referred to the poor reputation of the Portuguese
sailors who mostly came up the riverine Bengal
delta as pirates and raiders
What word common in the Iberian peninsula did
it derive from
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Armada
Gen Quiz
6 Childrensrsquo stories portrayed as minimalist posters
-Examples below
Gen Quiz
Identify which stories these two posters represent
Answer
Gen Quiz
A
(a)Hansel and Gretel
(b)Princess And The Pea
Gen Quiz
7 All these movies have a particular connect
(Non-exhaustive)
The best performing movie that belongs to this
connect was released in 2003
Identify
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Movies based on Disney attractions
Pirates of the Caribbean
Gen Quiz
8 This book is about an informal literary discussion
group associated with the University of Oxford
England for nearly two decades between the early
1930s and late 1949 The name of the group is a
clever pun on a word which means ldquohaving a slight
knowledgerdquo
Fill in the blanks
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Inklings
Gen Quiz
9 The three buildings in the visuals all share the same
name The first one is in Thessaloniki Greece and is a part
of several monuments in Thessaloniki accorded the status
of a World Heritage Site
The second and third are in Trabzon and Iznik in Turkey
All three share their name with a fourth structure that is
more famous ndash the design for this structure was made
jointly by two Greek geometers Isidore of Miletus and
Anathemus of Tralles
What is the name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hagia Sophia
Gen Quiz
10 This person hypothesized that Egyptians may have traveled to the
Americas based upon the building of pyramids in both areas and had a
traditional boat (that would have been available to the Egyptians) built
After naming the boat after the sun god Ra he set off with a crew from
Morocco bound for the Americas on May 25 1969 The ship sank 600 miles
short of its goal but he completed the journey a year later with the Ra II
Another of his expeditions ndash which was in a recreated Mesopotamian-era
reed ship named the Tigris ndash involved sailing from the Tigris River to the
Red Sea but ended after five months The North Yemen government
refused to let the ship pass and the ship was burnt in a port in Djibouti in
early April 1978
Who is this adventurous person
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Thor Heyerdahl of Kon Tiki fame
Gen Quiz
11 This 2011 book by Ben Aaronovitch has a cast of
colourful characters including Father and Mama T
Lady Tyburn Fleet Lea Brent and Ash
(A) Complete the title of the novel
(B) What does the rsquoTrsquo in lsquoFather and Mama Trsquo stand
for
The book cover may help
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A
(a) Rivers of London
(b) Thames
Gen Quiz
12 Connect
(a)
(b)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Titles inspired by Shakespeare ndash (a) Hamlet and (b) Macbeth
(a)
(b)
Gen Quiz
13 Name these two confectionery items -
(a) When the French mention a toned manrsquos six pack
they often refer to this confectionery item due to
its visual similarity
(b) The French term for this other confectionery item
is lsquoBarbe a Paparsquo meaning lsquoDaddyrsquos beardrsquo
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Chocolate bar (Tablettes de Chocolat) (b)
Candyfloss Cotton Candy
Gen Quiz
14 Which two members of the world of flora and
fauna are known thus by Indonesians locally
(a) Padma Raksasa
(b)Biawak Raksasa
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Rafflesia (b) Komodo Dragon
Gen Quiz
15 This hormone gets its name from the Latinized
name of the region of the organ from which it was
first isolated
Name the hormone and the region of the
organ(named after scientist seen in picture)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Insulin (Insula means island) Islets of Langerhans
Gen Quiz
16 The name of this Sanskrit Poet (X) is the same as the name of
a month in the Hindu Calendar He is most famous for his epic
poem Shishupala Vadha based on the beheading of Shishupala
by Krishna
According to one theory he derived his name from an attempt to
surpass another poet (Y) whose name meant lsquoThe Sunrsquo A
popular saying during his era went lsquoThe lustre of the sun lasts
until the advent of the coldest monthrsquo which was a clever pun
meaning lsquoThe lustre of Y lasts until the advent of Xrsquo
X and Y
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Magha Y - Bharavi
Gen Quiz
17 Canson (in picture) is a French paper-manufacturing
company which was previously called Canson and X The
story goes that Person X was taken prisoner by the Turks
during the Crusades and was compelled to work in a
paper mill in Damascus There he learned how to produce
paper and he brought the knowledge back to Europe
when he regained his freedom
Who is X How is X honoured in the logo of the company
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Montgolfier The logo is a stylized balloon
Gen Quiz
18 Two related sportsmen X and Y (with same last name
famous in different sports) share their names with two
famous rival artists respectively who painted the works to
follow
The name X is a variant of artist 1rsquos name(which is cognate
to the English version of the name that we know him by)
To clarify - The artist is known by name X in the home
country of the sportsmen
Identify the two sportsmen (X and Y)
Gen Quiz
Artist 1
Gen Quiz
Artist 2
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X - Miguel Angel Nadal (Artist 1 ndash Michelangelo)
Y - Rafael Nadal (Artist 2 ndash Raphael)
Gen Quiz
19 The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming
(swimming in outdoor bodies such as oceans lakes and rivers)
is sometimes taken to be May 3 1810 This was the date when
person X (who particularly enjoyed adventure relating to the
sea) swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to
Asia In doing so X was trying to emulate person Yrsquos legendary
swims to meet his lover
To commemorate this the event is recreated every year as an
open water swimming competition
X and Y
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X Lord Byron Y Leander
Gen Quiz
20 Identify the bird in the video (a)
Its common nickname derives from what it
appears to be doing when viewed from a
distance What is the nickname (b)
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Jacana (b) Jesus bird
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
3 Given the popularity of this sculpture many
versions exist around the world In the picture is the
Hebrew version called ldquoAhavardquo which is at the Israel
Museum in Jerusalem This version was made by the
sculptor (of the original) in 1977 as a gift to Israel in
his distinctive quadripartite style from CorTen steel
Which is the original sculpture we are talking about
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A lsquoLoversquo Sculpture by Robert Indiana
Gen Quiz
4 White represents birth and a new seed
Yellow the sunlight that works on a new seed and begins its life
Orange the power of the sun to help the seed grow
Green is seen as the plant sprouting
Blue is the sky the plant grows toward
Purple represents the sky at dawn
Brown the ripening of the plant
Red is again seen as the sun
Black is the darkness beyond it
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Karate Belts
Gen Quiz
5 lsquoHarmadrsquo is a Bengali slang word meaning
ruffian
It developed during the colonial times and
referred to the poor reputation of the Portuguese
sailors who mostly came up the riverine Bengal
delta as pirates and raiders
What word common in the Iberian peninsula did
it derive from
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Armada
Gen Quiz
6 Childrensrsquo stories portrayed as minimalist posters
-Examples below
Gen Quiz
Identify which stories these two posters represent
Answer
Gen Quiz
A
(a)Hansel and Gretel
(b)Princess And The Pea
Gen Quiz
7 All these movies have a particular connect
(Non-exhaustive)
The best performing movie that belongs to this
connect was released in 2003
Identify
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Movies based on Disney attractions
Pirates of the Caribbean
Gen Quiz
8 This book is about an informal literary discussion
group associated with the University of Oxford
England for nearly two decades between the early
1930s and late 1949 The name of the group is a
clever pun on a word which means ldquohaving a slight
knowledgerdquo
Fill in the blanks
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Inklings
Gen Quiz
9 The three buildings in the visuals all share the same
name The first one is in Thessaloniki Greece and is a part
of several monuments in Thessaloniki accorded the status
of a World Heritage Site
The second and third are in Trabzon and Iznik in Turkey
All three share their name with a fourth structure that is
more famous ndash the design for this structure was made
jointly by two Greek geometers Isidore of Miletus and
Anathemus of Tralles
What is the name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hagia Sophia
Gen Quiz
10 This person hypothesized that Egyptians may have traveled to the
Americas based upon the building of pyramids in both areas and had a
traditional boat (that would have been available to the Egyptians) built
After naming the boat after the sun god Ra he set off with a crew from
Morocco bound for the Americas on May 25 1969 The ship sank 600 miles
short of its goal but he completed the journey a year later with the Ra II
Another of his expeditions ndash which was in a recreated Mesopotamian-era
reed ship named the Tigris ndash involved sailing from the Tigris River to the
Red Sea but ended after five months The North Yemen government
refused to let the ship pass and the ship was burnt in a port in Djibouti in
early April 1978
Who is this adventurous person
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Thor Heyerdahl of Kon Tiki fame
Gen Quiz
11 This 2011 book by Ben Aaronovitch has a cast of
colourful characters including Father and Mama T
Lady Tyburn Fleet Lea Brent and Ash
(A) Complete the title of the novel
(B) What does the rsquoTrsquo in lsquoFather and Mama Trsquo stand
for
The book cover may help
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A
(a) Rivers of London
(b) Thames
Gen Quiz
12 Connect
(a)
(b)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Titles inspired by Shakespeare ndash (a) Hamlet and (b) Macbeth
(a)
(b)
Gen Quiz
13 Name these two confectionery items -
(a) When the French mention a toned manrsquos six pack
they often refer to this confectionery item due to
its visual similarity
(b) The French term for this other confectionery item
is lsquoBarbe a Paparsquo meaning lsquoDaddyrsquos beardrsquo
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Chocolate bar (Tablettes de Chocolat) (b)
Candyfloss Cotton Candy
Gen Quiz
14 Which two members of the world of flora and
fauna are known thus by Indonesians locally
(a) Padma Raksasa
(b)Biawak Raksasa
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Rafflesia (b) Komodo Dragon
Gen Quiz
15 This hormone gets its name from the Latinized
name of the region of the organ from which it was
first isolated
Name the hormone and the region of the
organ(named after scientist seen in picture)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Insulin (Insula means island) Islets of Langerhans
Gen Quiz
16 The name of this Sanskrit Poet (X) is the same as the name of
a month in the Hindu Calendar He is most famous for his epic
poem Shishupala Vadha based on the beheading of Shishupala
by Krishna
According to one theory he derived his name from an attempt to
surpass another poet (Y) whose name meant lsquoThe Sunrsquo A
popular saying during his era went lsquoThe lustre of the sun lasts
until the advent of the coldest monthrsquo which was a clever pun
meaning lsquoThe lustre of Y lasts until the advent of Xrsquo
X and Y
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Magha Y - Bharavi
Gen Quiz
17 Canson (in picture) is a French paper-manufacturing
company which was previously called Canson and X The
story goes that Person X was taken prisoner by the Turks
during the Crusades and was compelled to work in a
paper mill in Damascus There he learned how to produce
paper and he brought the knowledge back to Europe
when he regained his freedom
Who is X How is X honoured in the logo of the company
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Montgolfier The logo is a stylized balloon
Gen Quiz
18 Two related sportsmen X and Y (with same last name
famous in different sports) share their names with two
famous rival artists respectively who painted the works to
follow
The name X is a variant of artist 1rsquos name(which is cognate
to the English version of the name that we know him by)
To clarify - The artist is known by name X in the home
country of the sportsmen
Identify the two sportsmen (X and Y)
Gen Quiz
Artist 1
Gen Quiz
Artist 2
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X - Miguel Angel Nadal (Artist 1 ndash Michelangelo)
Y - Rafael Nadal (Artist 2 ndash Raphael)
Gen Quiz
19 The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming
(swimming in outdoor bodies such as oceans lakes and rivers)
is sometimes taken to be May 3 1810 This was the date when
person X (who particularly enjoyed adventure relating to the
sea) swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to
Asia In doing so X was trying to emulate person Yrsquos legendary
swims to meet his lover
To commemorate this the event is recreated every year as an
open water swimming competition
X and Y
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X Lord Byron Y Leander
Gen Quiz
20 Identify the bird in the video (a)
Its common nickname derives from what it
appears to be doing when viewed from a
distance What is the nickname (b)
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Jacana (b) Jesus bird
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A lsquoLoversquo Sculpture by Robert Indiana
Gen Quiz
4 White represents birth and a new seed
Yellow the sunlight that works on a new seed and begins its life
Orange the power of the sun to help the seed grow
Green is seen as the plant sprouting
Blue is the sky the plant grows toward
Purple represents the sky at dawn
Brown the ripening of the plant
Red is again seen as the sun
Black is the darkness beyond it
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Karate Belts
Gen Quiz
5 lsquoHarmadrsquo is a Bengali slang word meaning
ruffian
It developed during the colonial times and
referred to the poor reputation of the Portuguese
sailors who mostly came up the riverine Bengal
delta as pirates and raiders
What word common in the Iberian peninsula did
it derive from
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Armada
Gen Quiz
6 Childrensrsquo stories portrayed as minimalist posters
-Examples below
Gen Quiz
Identify which stories these two posters represent
Answer
Gen Quiz
A
(a)Hansel and Gretel
(b)Princess And The Pea
Gen Quiz
7 All these movies have a particular connect
(Non-exhaustive)
The best performing movie that belongs to this
connect was released in 2003
Identify
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Movies based on Disney attractions
Pirates of the Caribbean
Gen Quiz
8 This book is about an informal literary discussion
group associated with the University of Oxford
England for nearly two decades between the early
1930s and late 1949 The name of the group is a
clever pun on a word which means ldquohaving a slight
knowledgerdquo
Fill in the blanks
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Inklings
Gen Quiz
9 The three buildings in the visuals all share the same
name The first one is in Thessaloniki Greece and is a part
of several monuments in Thessaloniki accorded the status
of a World Heritage Site
The second and third are in Trabzon and Iznik in Turkey
All three share their name with a fourth structure that is
more famous ndash the design for this structure was made
jointly by two Greek geometers Isidore of Miletus and
Anathemus of Tralles
What is the name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hagia Sophia
Gen Quiz
10 This person hypothesized that Egyptians may have traveled to the
Americas based upon the building of pyramids in both areas and had a
traditional boat (that would have been available to the Egyptians) built
After naming the boat after the sun god Ra he set off with a crew from
Morocco bound for the Americas on May 25 1969 The ship sank 600 miles
short of its goal but he completed the journey a year later with the Ra II
Another of his expeditions ndash which was in a recreated Mesopotamian-era
reed ship named the Tigris ndash involved sailing from the Tigris River to the
Red Sea but ended after five months The North Yemen government
refused to let the ship pass and the ship was burnt in a port in Djibouti in
early April 1978
Who is this adventurous person
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Thor Heyerdahl of Kon Tiki fame
Gen Quiz
11 This 2011 book by Ben Aaronovitch has a cast of
colourful characters including Father and Mama T
Lady Tyburn Fleet Lea Brent and Ash
(A) Complete the title of the novel
(B) What does the rsquoTrsquo in lsquoFather and Mama Trsquo stand
for
The book cover may help
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A
(a) Rivers of London
(b) Thames
Gen Quiz
12 Connect
(a)
(b)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Titles inspired by Shakespeare ndash (a) Hamlet and (b) Macbeth
(a)
(b)
Gen Quiz
13 Name these two confectionery items -
(a) When the French mention a toned manrsquos six pack
they often refer to this confectionery item due to
its visual similarity
(b) The French term for this other confectionery item
is lsquoBarbe a Paparsquo meaning lsquoDaddyrsquos beardrsquo
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Chocolate bar (Tablettes de Chocolat) (b)
Candyfloss Cotton Candy
Gen Quiz
14 Which two members of the world of flora and
fauna are known thus by Indonesians locally
(a) Padma Raksasa
(b)Biawak Raksasa
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Rafflesia (b) Komodo Dragon
Gen Quiz
15 This hormone gets its name from the Latinized
name of the region of the organ from which it was
first isolated
Name the hormone and the region of the
organ(named after scientist seen in picture)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Insulin (Insula means island) Islets of Langerhans
Gen Quiz
16 The name of this Sanskrit Poet (X) is the same as the name of
a month in the Hindu Calendar He is most famous for his epic
poem Shishupala Vadha based on the beheading of Shishupala
by Krishna
According to one theory he derived his name from an attempt to
surpass another poet (Y) whose name meant lsquoThe Sunrsquo A
popular saying during his era went lsquoThe lustre of the sun lasts
until the advent of the coldest monthrsquo which was a clever pun
meaning lsquoThe lustre of Y lasts until the advent of Xrsquo
X and Y
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Magha Y - Bharavi
Gen Quiz
17 Canson (in picture) is a French paper-manufacturing
company which was previously called Canson and X The
story goes that Person X was taken prisoner by the Turks
during the Crusades and was compelled to work in a
paper mill in Damascus There he learned how to produce
paper and he brought the knowledge back to Europe
when he regained his freedom
Who is X How is X honoured in the logo of the company
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Montgolfier The logo is a stylized balloon
Gen Quiz
18 Two related sportsmen X and Y (with same last name
famous in different sports) share their names with two
famous rival artists respectively who painted the works to
follow
The name X is a variant of artist 1rsquos name(which is cognate
to the English version of the name that we know him by)
To clarify - The artist is known by name X in the home
country of the sportsmen
Identify the two sportsmen (X and Y)
Gen Quiz
Artist 1
Gen Quiz
Artist 2
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X - Miguel Angel Nadal (Artist 1 ndash Michelangelo)
Y - Rafael Nadal (Artist 2 ndash Raphael)
Gen Quiz
19 The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming
(swimming in outdoor bodies such as oceans lakes and rivers)
is sometimes taken to be May 3 1810 This was the date when
person X (who particularly enjoyed adventure relating to the
sea) swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to
Asia In doing so X was trying to emulate person Yrsquos legendary
swims to meet his lover
To commemorate this the event is recreated every year as an
open water swimming competition
X and Y
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X Lord Byron Y Leander
Gen Quiz
20 Identify the bird in the video (a)
Its common nickname derives from what it
appears to be doing when viewed from a
distance What is the nickname (b)
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Jacana (b) Jesus bird
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Answer
Gen Quiz
A lsquoLoversquo Sculpture by Robert Indiana
Gen Quiz
4 White represents birth and a new seed
Yellow the sunlight that works on a new seed and begins its life
Orange the power of the sun to help the seed grow
Green is seen as the plant sprouting
Blue is the sky the plant grows toward
Purple represents the sky at dawn
Brown the ripening of the plant
Red is again seen as the sun
Black is the darkness beyond it
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Karate Belts
Gen Quiz
5 lsquoHarmadrsquo is a Bengali slang word meaning
ruffian
It developed during the colonial times and
referred to the poor reputation of the Portuguese
sailors who mostly came up the riverine Bengal
delta as pirates and raiders
What word common in the Iberian peninsula did
it derive from
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Armada
Gen Quiz
6 Childrensrsquo stories portrayed as minimalist posters
-Examples below
Gen Quiz
Identify which stories these two posters represent
Answer
Gen Quiz
A
(a)Hansel and Gretel
(b)Princess And The Pea
Gen Quiz
7 All these movies have a particular connect
(Non-exhaustive)
The best performing movie that belongs to this
connect was released in 2003
Identify
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Movies based on Disney attractions
Pirates of the Caribbean
Gen Quiz
8 This book is about an informal literary discussion
group associated with the University of Oxford
England for nearly two decades between the early
1930s and late 1949 The name of the group is a
clever pun on a word which means ldquohaving a slight
knowledgerdquo
Fill in the blanks
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Inklings
Gen Quiz
9 The three buildings in the visuals all share the same
name The first one is in Thessaloniki Greece and is a part
of several monuments in Thessaloniki accorded the status
of a World Heritage Site
The second and third are in Trabzon and Iznik in Turkey
All three share their name with a fourth structure that is
more famous ndash the design for this structure was made
jointly by two Greek geometers Isidore of Miletus and
Anathemus of Tralles
What is the name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hagia Sophia
Gen Quiz
10 This person hypothesized that Egyptians may have traveled to the
Americas based upon the building of pyramids in both areas and had a
traditional boat (that would have been available to the Egyptians) built
After naming the boat after the sun god Ra he set off with a crew from
Morocco bound for the Americas on May 25 1969 The ship sank 600 miles
short of its goal but he completed the journey a year later with the Ra II
Another of his expeditions ndash which was in a recreated Mesopotamian-era
reed ship named the Tigris ndash involved sailing from the Tigris River to the
Red Sea but ended after five months The North Yemen government
refused to let the ship pass and the ship was burnt in a port in Djibouti in
early April 1978
Who is this adventurous person
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Thor Heyerdahl of Kon Tiki fame
Gen Quiz
11 This 2011 book by Ben Aaronovitch has a cast of
colourful characters including Father and Mama T
Lady Tyburn Fleet Lea Brent and Ash
(A) Complete the title of the novel
(B) What does the rsquoTrsquo in lsquoFather and Mama Trsquo stand
for
The book cover may help
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A
(a) Rivers of London
(b) Thames
Gen Quiz
12 Connect
(a)
(b)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Titles inspired by Shakespeare ndash (a) Hamlet and (b) Macbeth
(a)
(b)
Gen Quiz
13 Name these two confectionery items -
(a) When the French mention a toned manrsquos six pack
they often refer to this confectionery item due to
its visual similarity
(b) The French term for this other confectionery item
is lsquoBarbe a Paparsquo meaning lsquoDaddyrsquos beardrsquo
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Chocolate bar (Tablettes de Chocolat) (b)
Candyfloss Cotton Candy
Gen Quiz
14 Which two members of the world of flora and
fauna are known thus by Indonesians locally
(a) Padma Raksasa
(b)Biawak Raksasa
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Rafflesia (b) Komodo Dragon
Gen Quiz
15 This hormone gets its name from the Latinized
name of the region of the organ from which it was
first isolated
Name the hormone and the region of the
organ(named after scientist seen in picture)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Insulin (Insula means island) Islets of Langerhans
Gen Quiz
16 The name of this Sanskrit Poet (X) is the same as the name of
a month in the Hindu Calendar He is most famous for his epic
poem Shishupala Vadha based on the beheading of Shishupala
by Krishna
According to one theory he derived his name from an attempt to
surpass another poet (Y) whose name meant lsquoThe Sunrsquo A
popular saying during his era went lsquoThe lustre of the sun lasts
until the advent of the coldest monthrsquo which was a clever pun
meaning lsquoThe lustre of Y lasts until the advent of Xrsquo
X and Y
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Magha Y - Bharavi
Gen Quiz
17 Canson (in picture) is a French paper-manufacturing
company which was previously called Canson and X The
story goes that Person X was taken prisoner by the Turks
during the Crusades and was compelled to work in a
paper mill in Damascus There he learned how to produce
paper and he brought the knowledge back to Europe
when he regained his freedom
Who is X How is X honoured in the logo of the company
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Montgolfier The logo is a stylized balloon
Gen Quiz
18 Two related sportsmen X and Y (with same last name
famous in different sports) share their names with two
famous rival artists respectively who painted the works to
follow
The name X is a variant of artist 1rsquos name(which is cognate
to the English version of the name that we know him by)
To clarify - The artist is known by name X in the home
country of the sportsmen
Identify the two sportsmen (X and Y)
Gen Quiz
Artist 1
Gen Quiz
Artist 2
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X - Miguel Angel Nadal (Artist 1 ndash Michelangelo)
Y - Rafael Nadal (Artist 2 ndash Raphael)
Gen Quiz
19 The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming
(swimming in outdoor bodies such as oceans lakes and rivers)
is sometimes taken to be May 3 1810 This was the date when
person X (who particularly enjoyed adventure relating to the
sea) swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to
Asia In doing so X was trying to emulate person Yrsquos legendary
swims to meet his lover
To commemorate this the event is recreated every year as an
open water swimming competition
X and Y
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X Lord Byron Y Leander
Gen Quiz
20 Identify the bird in the video (a)
Its common nickname derives from what it
appears to be doing when viewed from a
distance What is the nickname (b)
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Jacana (b) Jesus bird
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
A lsquoLoversquo Sculpture by Robert Indiana
Gen Quiz
4 White represents birth and a new seed
Yellow the sunlight that works on a new seed and begins its life
Orange the power of the sun to help the seed grow
Green is seen as the plant sprouting
Blue is the sky the plant grows toward
Purple represents the sky at dawn
Brown the ripening of the plant
Red is again seen as the sun
Black is the darkness beyond it
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Karate Belts
Gen Quiz
5 lsquoHarmadrsquo is a Bengali slang word meaning
ruffian
It developed during the colonial times and
referred to the poor reputation of the Portuguese
sailors who mostly came up the riverine Bengal
delta as pirates and raiders
What word common in the Iberian peninsula did
it derive from
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Armada
Gen Quiz
6 Childrensrsquo stories portrayed as minimalist posters
-Examples below
Gen Quiz
Identify which stories these two posters represent
Answer
Gen Quiz
A
(a)Hansel and Gretel
(b)Princess And The Pea
Gen Quiz
7 All these movies have a particular connect
(Non-exhaustive)
The best performing movie that belongs to this
connect was released in 2003
Identify
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Movies based on Disney attractions
Pirates of the Caribbean
Gen Quiz
8 This book is about an informal literary discussion
group associated with the University of Oxford
England for nearly two decades between the early
1930s and late 1949 The name of the group is a
clever pun on a word which means ldquohaving a slight
knowledgerdquo
Fill in the blanks
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Inklings
Gen Quiz
9 The three buildings in the visuals all share the same
name The first one is in Thessaloniki Greece and is a part
of several monuments in Thessaloniki accorded the status
of a World Heritage Site
The second and third are in Trabzon and Iznik in Turkey
All three share their name with a fourth structure that is
more famous ndash the design for this structure was made
jointly by two Greek geometers Isidore of Miletus and
Anathemus of Tralles
What is the name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hagia Sophia
Gen Quiz
10 This person hypothesized that Egyptians may have traveled to the
Americas based upon the building of pyramids in both areas and had a
traditional boat (that would have been available to the Egyptians) built
After naming the boat after the sun god Ra he set off with a crew from
Morocco bound for the Americas on May 25 1969 The ship sank 600 miles
short of its goal but he completed the journey a year later with the Ra II
Another of his expeditions ndash which was in a recreated Mesopotamian-era
reed ship named the Tigris ndash involved sailing from the Tigris River to the
Red Sea but ended after five months The North Yemen government
refused to let the ship pass and the ship was burnt in a port in Djibouti in
early April 1978
Who is this adventurous person
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Thor Heyerdahl of Kon Tiki fame
Gen Quiz
11 This 2011 book by Ben Aaronovitch has a cast of
colourful characters including Father and Mama T
Lady Tyburn Fleet Lea Brent and Ash
(A) Complete the title of the novel
(B) What does the rsquoTrsquo in lsquoFather and Mama Trsquo stand
for
The book cover may help
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A
(a) Rivers of London
(b) Thames
Gen Quiz
12 Connect
(a)
(b)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Titles inspired by Shakespeare ndash (a) Hamlet and (b) Macbeth
(a)
(b)
Gen Quiz
13 Name these two confectionery items -
(a) When the French mention a toned manrsquos six pack
they often refer to this confectionery item due to
its visual similarity
(b) The French term for this other confectionery item
is lsquoBarbe a Paparsquo meaning lsquoDaddyrsquos beardrsquo
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Chocolate bar (Tablettes de Chocolat) (b)
Candyfloss Cotton Candy
Gen Quiz
14 Which two members of the world of flora and
fauna are known thus by Indonesians locally
(a) Padma Raksasa
(b)Biawak Raksasa
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Rafflesia (b) Komodo Dragon
Gen Quiz
15 This hormone gets its name from the Latinized
name of the region of the organ from which it was
first isolated
Name the hormone and the region of the
organ(named after scientist seen in picture)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Insulin (Insula means island) Islets of Langerhans
Gen Quiz
16 The name of this Sanskrit Poet (X) is the same as the name of
a month in the Hindu Calendar He is most famous for his epic
poem Shishupala Vadha based on the beheading of Shishupala
by Krishna
According to one theory he derived his name from an attempt to
surpass another poet (Y) whose name meant lsquoThe Sunrsquo A
popular saying during his era went lsquoThe lustre of the sun lasts
until the advent of the coldest monthrsquo which was a clever pun
meaning lsquoThe lustre of Y lasts until the advent of Xrsquo
X and Y
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Magha Y - Bharavi
Gen Quiz
17 Canson (in picture) is a French paper-manufacturing
company which was previously called Canson and X The
story goes that Person X was taken prisoner by the Turks
during the Crusades and was compelled to work in a
paper mill in Damascus There he learned how to produce
paper and he brought the knowledge back to Europe
when he regained his freedom
Who is X How is X honoured in the logo of the company
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Montgolfier The logo is a stylized balloon
Gen Quiz
18 Two related sportsmen X and Y (with same last name
famous in different sports) share their names with two
famous rival artists respectively who painted the works to
follow
The name X is a variant of artist 1rsquos name(which is cognate
to the English version of the name that we know him by)
To clarify - The artist is known by name X in the home
country of the sportsmen
Identify the two sportsmen (X and Y)
Gen Quiz
Artist 1
Gen Quiz
Artist 2
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X - Miguel Angel Nadal (Artist 1 ndash Michelangelo)
Y - Rafael Nadal (Artist 2 ndash Raphael)
Gen Quiz
19 The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming
(swimming in outdoor bodies such as oceans lakes and rivers)
is sometimes taken to be May 3 1810 This was the date when
person X (who particularly enjoyed adventure relating to the
sea) swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to
Asia In doing so X was trying to emulate person Yrsquos legendary
swims to meet his lover
To commemorate this the event is recreated every year as an
open water swimming competition
X and Y
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X Lord Byron Y Leander
Gen Quiz
20 Identify the bird in the video (a)
Its common nickname derives from what it
appears to be doing when viewed from a
distance What is the nickname (b)
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Jacana (b) Jesus bird
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
4 White represents birth and a new seed
Yellow the sunlight that works on a new seed and begins its life
Orange the power of the sun to help the seed grow
Green is seen as the plant sprouting
Blue is the sky the plant grows toward
Purple represents the sky at dawn
Brown the ripening of the plant
Red is again seen as the sun
Black is the darkness beyond it
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Karate Belts
Gen Quiz
5 lsquoHarmadrsquo is a Bengali slang word meaning
ruffian
It developed during the colonial times and
referred to the poor reputation of the Portuguese
sailors who mostly came up the riverine Bengal
delta as pirates and raiders
What word common in the Iberian peninsula did
it derive from
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Armada
Gen Quiz
6 Childrensrsquo stories portrayed as minimalist posters
-Examples below
Gen Quiz
Identify which stories these two posters represent
Answer
Gen Quiz
A
(a)Hansel and Gretel
(b)Princess And The Pea
Gen Quiz
7 All these movies have a particular connect
(Non-exhaustive)
The best performing movie that belongs to this
connect was released in 2003
Identify
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Movies based on Disney attractions
Pirates of the Caribbean
Gen Quiz
8 This book is about an informal literary discussion
group associated with the University of Oxford
England for nearly two decades between the early
1930s and late 1949 The name of the group is a
clever pun on a word which means ldquohaving a slight
knowledgerdquo
Fill in the blanks
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Inklings
Gen Quiz
9 The three buildings in the visuals all share the same
name The first one is in Thessaloniki Greece and is a part
of several monuments in Thessaloniki accorded the status
of a World Heritage Site
The second and third are in Trabzon and Iznik in Turkey
All three share their name with a fourth structure that is
more famous ndash the design for this structure was made
jointly by two Greek geometers Isidore of Miletus and
Anathemus of Tralles
What is the name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hagia Sophia
Gen Quiz
10 This person hypothesized that Egyptians may have traveled to the
Americas based upon the building of pyramids in both areas and had a
traditional boat (that would have been available to the Egyptians) built
After naming the boat after the sun god Ra he set off with a crew from
Morocco bound for the Americas on May 25 1969 The ship sank 600 miles
short of its goal but he completed the journey a year later with the Ra II
Another of his expeditions ndash which was in a recreated Mesopotamian-era
reed ship named the Tigris ndash involved sailing from the Tigris River to the
Red Sea but ended after five months The North Yemen government
refused to let the ship pass and the ship was burnt in a port in Djibouti in
early April 1978
Who is this adventurous person
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Thor Heyerdahl of Kon Tiki fame
Gen Quiz
11 This 2011 book by Ben Aaronovitch has a cast of
colourful characters including Father and Mama T
Lady Tyburn Fleet Lea Brent and Ash
(A) Complete the title of the novel
(B) What does the rsquoTrsquo in lsquoFather and Mama Trsquo stand
for
The book cover may help
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A
(a) Rivers of London
(b) Thames
Gen Quiz
12 Connect
(a)
(b)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Titles inspired by Shakespeare ndash (a) Hamlet and (b) Macbeth
(a)
(b)
Gen Quiz
13 Name these two confectionery items -
(a) When the French mention a toned manrsquos six pack
they often refer to this confectionery item due to
its visual similarity
(b) The French term for this other confectionery item
is lsquoBarbe a Paparsquo meaning lsquoDaddyrsquos beardrsquo
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Chocolate bar (Tablettes de Chocolat) (b)
Candyfloss Cotton Candy
Gen Quiz
14 Which two members of the world of flora and
fauna are known thus by Indonesians locally
(a) Padma Raksasa
(b)Biawak Raksasa
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Rafflesia (b) Komodo Dragon
Gen Quiz
15 This hormone gets its name from the Latinized
name of the region of the organ from which it was
first isolated
Name the hormone and the region of the
organ(named after scientist seen in picture)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Insulin (Insula means island) Islets of Langerhans
Gen Quiz
16 The name of this Sanskrit Poet (X) is the same as the name of
a month in the Hindu Calendar He is most famous for his epic
poem Shishupala Vadha based on the beheading of Shishupala
by Krishna
According to one theory he derived his name from an attempt to
surpass another poet (Y) whose name meant lsquoThe Sunrsquo A
popular saying during his era went lsquoThe lustre of the sun lasts
until the advent of the coldest monthrsquo which was a clever pun
meaning lsquoThe lustre of Y lasts until the advent of Xrsquo
X and Y
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Magha Y - Bharavi
Gen Quiz
17 Canson (in picture) is a French paper-manufacturing
company which was previously called Canson and X The
story goes that Person X was taken prisoner by the Turks
during the Crusades and was compelled to work in a
paper mill in Damascus There he learned how to produce
paper and he brought the knowledge back to Europe
when he regained his freedom
Who is X How is X honoured in the logo of the company
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Montgolfier The logo is a stylized balloon
Gen Quiz
18 Two related sportsmen X and Y (with same last name
famous in different sports) share their names with two
famous rival artists respectively who painted the works to
follow
The name X is a variant of artist 1rsquos name(which is cognate
to the English version of the name that we know him by)
To clarify - The artist is known by name X in the home
country of the sportsmen
Identify the two sportsmen (X and Y)
Gen Quiz
Artist 1
Gen Quiz
Artist 2
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X - Miguel Angel Nadal (Artist 1 ndash Michelangelo)
Y - Rafael Nadal (Artist 2 ndash Raphael)
Gen Quiz
19 The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming
(swimming in outdoor bodies such as oceans lakes and rivers)
is sometimes taken to be May 3 1810 This was the date when
person X (who particularly enjoyed adventure relating to the
sea) swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to
Asia In doing so X was trying to emulate person Yrsquos legendary
swims to meet his lover
To commemorate this the event is recreated every year as an
open water swimming competition
X and Y
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X Lord Byron Y Leander
Gen Quiz
20 Identify the bird in the video (a)
Its common nickname derives from what it
appears to be doing when viewed from a
distance What is the nickname (b)
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Jacana (b) Jesus bird
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Karate Belts
Gen Quiz
5 lsquoHarmadrsquo is a Bengali slang word meaning
ruffian
It developed during the colonial times and
referred to the poor reputation of the Portuguese
sailors who mostly came up the riverine Bengal
delta as pirates and raiders
What word common in the Iberian peninsula did
it derive from
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Armada
Gen Quiz
6 Childrensrsquo stories portrayed as minimalist posters
-Examples below
Gen Quiz
Identify which stories these two posters represent
Answer
Gen Quiz
A
(a)Hansel and Gretel
(b)Princess And The Pea
Gen Quiz
7 All these movies have a particular connect
(Non-exhaustive)
The best performing movie that belongs to this
connect was released in 2003
Identify
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Movies based on Disney attractions
Pirates of the Caribbean
Gen Quiz
8 This book is about an informal literary discussion
group associated with the University of Oxford
England for nearly two decades between the early
1930s and late 1949 The name of the group is a
clever pun on a word which means ldquohaving a slight
knowledgerdquo
Fill in the blanks
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Inklings
Gen Quiz
9 The three buildings in the visuals all share the same
name The first one is in Thessaloniki Greece and is a part
of several monuments in Thessaloniki accorded the status
of a World Heritage Site
The second and third are in Trabzon and Iznik in Turkey
All three share their name with a fourth structure that is
more famous ndash the design for this structure was made
jointly by two Greek geometers Isidore of Miletus and
Anathemus of Tralles
What is the name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hagia Sophia
Gen Quiz
10 This person hypothesized that Egyptians may have traveled to the
Americas based upon the building of pyramids in both areas and had a
traditional boat (that would have been available to the Egyptians) built
After naming the boat after the sun god Ra he set off with a crew from
Morocco bound for the Americas on May 25 1969 The ship sank 600 miles
short of its goal but he completed the journey a year later with the Ra II
Another of his expeditions ndash which was in a recreated Mesopotamian-era
reed ship named the Tigris ndash involved sailing from the Tigris River to the
Red Sea but ended after five months The North Yemen government
refused to let the ship pass and the ship was burnt in a port in Djibouti in
early April 1978
Who is this adventurous person
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Thor Heyerdahl of Kon Tiki fame
Gen Quiz
11 This 2011 book by Ben Aaronovitch has a cast of
colourful characters including Father and Mama T
Lady Tyburn Fleet Lea Brent and Ash
(A) Complete the title of the novel
(B) What does the rsquoTrsquo in lsquoFather and Mama Trsquo stand
for
The book cover may help
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A
(a) Rivers of London
(b) Thames
Gen Quiz
12 Connect
(a)
(b)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Titles inspired by Shakespeare ndash (a) Hamlet and (b) Macbeth
(a)
(b)
Gen Quiz
13 Name these two confectionery items -
(a) When the French mention a toned manrsquos six pack
they often refer to this confectionery item due to
its visual similarity
(b) The French term for this other confectionery item
is lsquoBarbe a Paparsquo meaning lsquoDaddyrsquos beardrsquo
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Chocolate bar (Tablettes de Chocolat) (b)
Candyfloss Cotton Candy
Gen Quiz
14 Which two members of the world of flora and
fauna are known thus by Indonesians locally
(a) Padma Raksasa
(b)Biawak Raksasa
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Rafflesia (b) Komodo Dragon
Gen Quiz
15 This hormone gets its name from the Latinized
name of the region of the organ from which it was
first isolated
Name the hormone and the region of the
organ(named after scientist seen in picture)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Insulin (Insula means island) Islets of Langerhans
Gen Quiz
16 The name of this Sanskrit Poet (X) is the same as the name of
a month in the Hindu Calendar He is most famous for his epic
poem Shishupala Vadha based on the beheading of Shishupala
by Krishna
According to one theory he derived his name from an attempt to
surpass another poet (Y) whose name meant lsquoThe Sunrsquo A
popular saying during his era went lsquoThe lustre of the sun lasts
until the advent of the coldest monthrsquo which was a clever pun
meaning lsquoThe lustre of Y lasts until the advent of Xrsquo
X and Y
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Magha Y - Bharavi
Gen Quiz
17 Canson (in picture) is a French paper-manufacturing
company which was previously called Canson and X The
story goes that Person X was taken prisoner by the Turks
during the Crusades and was compelled to work in a
paper mill in Damascus There he learned how to produce
paper and he brought the knowledge back to Europe
when he regained his freedom
Who is X How is X honoured in the logo of the company
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Montgolfier The logo is a stylized balloon
Gen Quiz
18 Two related sportsmen X and Y (with same last name
famous in different sports) share their names with two
famous rival artists respectively who painted the works to
follow
The name X is a variant of artist 1rsquos name(which is cognate
to the English version of the name that we know him by)
To clarify - The artist is known by name X in the home
country of the sportsmen
Identify the two sportsmen (X and Y)
Gen Quiz
Artist 1
Gen Quiz
Artist 2
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X - Miguel Angel Nadal (Artist 1 ndash Michelangelo)
Y - Rafael Nadal (Artist 2 ndash Raphael)
Gen Quiz
19 The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming
(swimming in outdoor bodies such as oceans lakes and rivers)
is sometimes taken to be May 3 1810 This was the date when
person X (who particularly enjoyed adventure relating to the
sea) swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to
Asia In doing so X was trying to emulate person Yrsquos legendary
swims to meet his lover
To commemorate this the event is recreated every year as an
open water swimming competition
X and Y
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X Lord Byron Y Leander
Gen Quiz
20 Identify the bird in the video (a)
Its common nickname derives from what it
appears to be doing when viewed from a
distance What is the nickname (b)
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Jacana (b) Jesus bird
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
A Karate Belts
Gen Quiz
5 lsquoHarmadrsquo is a Bengali slang word meaning
ruffian
It developed during the colonial times and
referred to the poor reputation of the Portuguese
sailors who mostly came up the riverine Bengal
delta as pirates and raiders
What word common in the Iberian peninsula did
it derive from
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Armada
Gen Quiz
6 Childrensrsquo stories portrayed as minimalist posters
-Examples below
Gen Quiz
Identify which stories these two posters represent
Answer
Gen Quiz
A
(a)Hansel and Gretel
(b)Princess And The Pea
Gen Quiz
7 All these movies have a particular connect
(Non-exhaustive)
The best performing movie that belongs to this
connect was released in 2003
Identify
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Movies based on Disney attractions
Pirates of the Caribbean
Gen Quiz
8 This book is about an informal literary discussion
group associated with the University of Oxford
England for nearly two decades between the early
1930s and late 1949 The name of the group is a
clever pun on a word which means ldquohaving a slight
knowledgerdquo
Fill in the blanks
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Inklings
Gen Quiz
9 The three buildings in the visuals all share the same
name The first one is in Thessaloniki Greece and is a part
of several monuments in Thessaloniki accorded the status
of a World Heritage Site
The second and third are in Trabzon and Iznik in Turkey
All three share their name with a fourth structure that is
more famous ndash the design for this structure was made
jointly by two Greek geometers Isidore of Miletus and
Anathemus of Tralles
What is the name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hagia Sophia
Gen Quiz
10 This person hypothesized that Egyptians may have traveled to the
Americas based upon the building of pyramids in both areas and had a
traditional boat (that would have been available to the Egyptians) built
After naming the boat after the sun god Ra he set off with a crew from
Morocco bound for the Americas on May 25 1969 The ship sank 600 miles
short of its goal but he completed the journey a year later with the Ra II
Another of his expeditions ndash which was in a recreated Mesopotamian-era
reed ship named the Tigris ndash involved sailing from the Tigris River to the
Red Sea but ended after five months The North Yemen government
refused to let the ship pass and the ship was burnt in a port in Djibouti in
early April 1978
Who is this adventurous person
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Thor Heyerdahl of Kon Tiki fame
Gen Quiz
11 This 2011 book by Ben Aaronovitch has a cast of
colourful characters including Father and Mama T
Lady Tyburn Fleet Lea Brent and Ash
(A) Complete the title of the novel
(B) What does the rsquoTrsquo in lsquoFather and Mama Trsquo stand
for
The book cover may help
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A
(a) Rivers of London
(b) Thames
Gen Quiz
12 Connect
(a)
(b)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Titles inspired by Shakespeare ndash (a) Hamlet and (b) Macbeth
(a)
(b)
Gen Quiz
13 Name these two confectionery items -
(a) When the French mention a toned manrsquos six pack
they often refer to this confectionery item due to
its visual similarity
(b) The French term for this other confectionery item
is lsquoBarbe a Paparsquo meaning lsquoDaddyrsquos beardrsquo
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Chocolate bar (Tablettes de Chocolat) (b)
Candyfloss Cotton Candy
Gen Quiz
14 Which two members of the world of flora and
fauna are known thus by Indonesians locally
(a) Padma Raksasa
(b)Biawak Raksasa
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Rafflesia (b) Komodo Dragon
Gen Quiz
15 This hormone gets its name from the Latinized
name of the region of the organ from which it was
first isolated
Name the hormone and the region of the
organ(named after scientist seen in picture)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Insulin (Insula means island) Islets of Langerhans
Gen Quiz
16 The name of this Sanskrit Poet (X) is the same as the name of
a month in the Hindu Calendar He is most famous for his epic
poem Shishupala Vadha based on the beheading of Shishupala
by Krishna
According to one theory he derived his name from an attempt to
surpass another poet (Y) whose name meant lsquoThe Sunrsquo A
popular saying during his era went lsquoThe lustre of the sun lasts
until the advent of the coldest monthrsquo which was a clever pun
meaning lsquoThe lustre of Y lasts until the advent of Xrsquo
X and Y
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Magha Y - Bharavi
Gen Quiz
17 Canson (in picture) is a French paper-manufacturing
company which was previously called Canson and X The
story goes that Person X was taken prisoner by the Turks
during the Crusades and was compelled to work in a
paper mill in Damascus There he learned how to produce
paper and he brought the knowledge back to Europe
when he regained his freedom
Who is X How is X honoured in the logo of the company
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Montgolfier The logo is a stylized balloon
Gen Quiz
18 Two related sportsmen X and Y (with same last name
famous in different sports) share their names with two
famous rival artists respectively who painted the works to
follow
The name X is a variant of artist 1rsquos name(which is cognate
to the English version of the name that we know him by)
To clarify - The artist is known by name X in the home
country of the sportsmen
Identify the two sportsmen (X and Y)
Gen Quiz
Artist 1
Gen Quiz
Artist 2
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X - Miguel Angel Nadal (Artist 1 ndash Michelangelo)
Y - Rafael Nadal (Artist 2 ndash Raphael)
Gen Quiz
19 The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming
(swimming in outdoor bodies such as oceans lakes and rivers)
is sometimes taken to be May 3 1810 This was the date when
person X (who particularly enjoyed adventure relating to the
sea) swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to
Asia In doing so X was trying to emulate person Yrsquos legendary
swims to meet his lover
To commemorate this the event is recreated every year as an
open water swimming competition
X and Y
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X Lord Byron Y Leander
Gen Quiz
20 Identify the bird in the video (a)
Its common nickname derives from what it
appears to be doing when viewed from a
distance What is the nickname (b)
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Jacana (b) Jesus bird
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
5 lsquoHarmadrsquo is a Bengali slang word meaning
ruffian
It developed during the colonial times and
referred to the poor reputation of the Portuguese
sailors who mostly came up the riverine Bengal
delta as pirates and raiders
What word common in the Iberian peninsula did
it derive from
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Armada
Gen Quiz
6 Childrensrsquo stories portrayed as minimalist posters
-Examples below
Gen Quiz
Identify which stories these two posters represent
Answer
Gen Quiz
A
(a)Hansel and Gretel
(b)Princess And The Pea
Gen Quiz
7 All these movies have a particular connect
(Non-exhaustive)
The best performing movie that belongs to this
connect was released in 2003
Identify
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Movies based on Disney attractions
Pirates of the Caribbean
Gen Quiz
8 This book is about an informal literary discussion
group associated with the University of Oxford
England for nearly two decades between the early
1930s and late 1949 The name of the group is a
clever pun on a word which means ldquohaving a slight
knowledgerdquo
Fill in the blanks
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Inklings
Gen Quiz
9 The three buildings in the visuals all share the same
name The first one is in Thessaloniki Greece and is a part
of several monuments in Thessaloniki accorded the status
of a World Heritage Site
The second and third are in Trabzon and Iznik in Turkey
All three share their name with a fourth structure that is
more famous ndash the design for this structure was made
jointly by two Greek geometers Isidore of Miletus and
Anathemus of Tralles
What is the name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hagia Sophia
Gen Quiz
10 This person hypothesized that Egyptians may have traveled to the
Americas based upon the building of pyramids in both areas and had a
traditional boat (that would have been available to the Egyptians) built
After naming the boat after the sun god Ra he set off with a crew from
Morocco bound for the Americas on May 25 1969 The ship sank 600 miles
short of its goal but he completed the journey a year later with the Ra II
Another of his expeditions ndash which was in a recreated Mesopotamian-era
reed ship named the Tigris ndash involved sailing from the Tigris River to the
Red Sea but ended after five months The North Yemen government
refused to let the ship pass and the ship was burnt in a port in Djibouti in
early April 1978
Who is this adventurous person
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Thor Heyerdahl of Kon Tiki fame
Gen Quiz
11 This 2011 book by Ben Aaronovitch has a cast of
colourful characters including Father and Mama T
Lady Tyburn Fleet Lea Brent and Ash
(A) Complete the title of the novel
(B) What does the rsquoTrsquo in lsquoFather and Mama Trsquo stand
for
The book cover may help
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A
(a) Rivers of London
(b) Thames
Gen Quiz
12 Connect
(a)
(b)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Titles inspired by Shakespeare ndash (a) Hamlet and (b) Macbeth
(a)
(b)
Gen Quiz
13 Name these two confectionery items -
(a) When the French mention a toned manrsquos six pack
they often refer to this confectionery item due to
its visual similarity
(b) The French term for this other confectionery item
is lsquoBarbe a Paparsquo meaning lsquoDaddyrsquos beardrsquo
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Chocolate bar (Tablettes de Chocolat) (b)
Candyfloss Cotton Candy
Gen Quiz
14 Which two members of the world of flora and
fauna are known thus by Indonesians locally
(a) Padma Raksasa
(b)Biawak Raksasa
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Rafflesia (b) Komodo Dragon
Gen Quiz
15 This hormone gets its name from the Latinized
name of the region of the organ from which it was
first isolated
Name the hormone and the region of the
organ(named after scientist seen in picture)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Insulin (Insula means island) Islets of Langerhans
Gen Quiz
16 The name of this Sanskrit Poet (X) is the same as the name of
a month in the Hindu Calendar He is most famous for his epic
poem Shishupala Vadha based on the beheading of Shishupala
by Krishna
According to one theory he derived his name from an attempt to
surpass another poet (Y) whose name meant lsquoThe Sunrsquo A
popular saying during his era went lsquoThe lustre of the sun lasts
until the advent of the coldest monthrsquo which was a clever pun
meaning lsquoThe lustre of Y lasts until the advent of Xrsquo
X and Y
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Magha Y - Bharavi
Gen Quiz
17 Canson (in picture) is a French paper-manufacturing
company which was previously called Canson and X The
story goes that Person X was taken prisoner by the Turks
during the Crusades and was compelled to work in a
paper mill in Damascus There he learned how to produce
paper and he brought the knowledge back to Europe
when he regained his freedom
Who is X How is X honoured in the logo of the company
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Montgolfier The logo is a stylized balloon
Gen Quiz
18 Two related sportsmen X and Y (with same last name
famous in different sports) share their names with two
famous rival artists respectively who painted the works to
follow
The name X is a variant of artist 1rsquos name(which is cognate
to the English version of the name that we know him by)
To clarify - The artist is known by name X in the home
country of the sportsmen
Identify the two sportsmen (X and Y)
Gen Quiz
Artist 1
Gen Quiz
Artist 2
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X - Miguel Angel Nadal (Artist 1 ndash Michelangelo)
Y - Rafael Nadal (Artist 2 ndash Raphael)
Gen Quiz
19 The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming
(swimming in outdoor bodies such as oceans lakes and rivers)
is sometimes taken to be May 3 1810 This was the date when
person X (who particularly enjoyed adventure relating to the
sea) swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to
Asia In doing so X was trying to emulate person Yrsquos legendary
swims to meet his lover
To commemorate this the event is recreated every year as an
open water swimming competition
X and Y
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X Lord Byron Y Leander
Gen Quiz
20 Identify the bird in the video (a)
Its common nickname derives from what it
appears to be doing when viewed from a
distance What is the nickname (b)
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Jacana (b) Jesus bird
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Armada
Gen Quiz
6 Childrensrsquo stories portrayed as minimalist posters
-Examples below
Gen Quiz
Identify which stories these two posters represent
Answer
Gen Quiz
A
(a)Hansel and Gretel
(b)Princess And The Pea
Gen Quiz
7 All these movies have a particular connect
(Non-exhaustive)
The best performing movie that belongs to this
connect was released in 2003
Identify
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Movies based on Disney attractions
Pirates of the Caribbean
Gen Quiz
8 This book is about an informal literary discussion
group associated with the University of Oxford
England for nearly two decades between the early
1930s and late 1949 The name of the group is a
clever pun on a word which means ldquohaving a slight
knowledgerdquo
Fill in the blanks
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Inklings
Gen Quiz
9 The three buildings in the visuals all share the same
name The first one is in Thessaloniki Greece and is a part
of several monuments in Thessaloniki accorded the status
of a World Heritage Site
The second and third are in Trabzon and Iznik in Turkey
All three share their name with a fourth structure that is
more famous ndash the design for this structure was made
jointly by two Greek geometers Isidore of Miletus and
Anathemus of Tralles
What is the name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hagia Sophia
Gen Quiz
10 This person hypothesized that Egyptians may have traveled to the
Americas based upon the building of pyramids in both areas and had a
traditional boat (that would have been available to the Egyptians) built
After naming the boat after the sun god Ra he set off with a crew from
Morocco bound for the Americas on May 25 1969 The ship sank 600 miles
short of its goal but he completed the journey a year later with the Ra II
Another of his expeditions ndash which was in a recreated Mesopotamian-era
reed ship named the Tigris ndash involved sailing from the Tigris River to the
Red Sea but ended after five months The North Yemen government
refused to let the ship pass and the ship was burnt in a port in Djibouti in
early April 1978
Who is this adventurous person
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Thor Heyerdahl of Kon Tiki fame
Gen Quiz
11 This 2011 book by Ben Aaronovitch has a cast of
colourful characters including Father and Mama T
Lady Tyburn Fleet Lea Brent and Ash
(A) Complete the title of the novel
(B) What does the rsquoTrsquo in lsquoFather and Mama Trsquo stand
for
The book cover may help
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A
(a) Rivers of London
(b) Thames
Gen Quiz
12 Connect
(a)
(b)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Titles inspired by Shakespeare ndash (a) Hamlet and (b) Macbeth
(a)
(b)
Gen Quiz
13 Name these two confectionery items -
(a) When the French mention a toned manrsquos six pack
they often refer to this confectionery item due to
its visual similarity
(b) The French term for this other confectionery item
is lsquoBarbe a Paparsquo meaning lsquoDaddyrsquos beardrsquo
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Chocolate bar (Tablettes de Chocolat) (b)
Candyfloss Cotton Candy
Gen Quiz
14 Which two members of the world of flora and
fauna are known thus by Indonesians locally
(a) Padma Raksasa
(b)Biawak Raksasa
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Rafflesia (b) Komodo Dragon
Gen Quiz
15 This hormone gets its name from the Latinized
name of the region of the organ from which it was
first isolated
Name the hormone and the region of the
organ(named after scientist seen in picture)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Insulin (Insula means island) Islets of Langerhans
Gen Quiz
16 The name of this Sanskrit Poet (X) is the same as the name of
a month in the Hindu Calendar He is most famous for his epic
poem Shishupala Vadha based on the beheading of Shishupala
by Krishna
According to one theory he derived his name from an attempt to
surpass another poet (Y) whose name meant lsquoThe Sunrsquo A
popular saying during his era went lsquoThe lustre of the sun lasts
until the advent of the coldest monthrsquo which was a clever pun
meaning lsquoThe lustre of Y lasts until the advent of Xrsquo
X and Y
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Magha Y - Bharavi
Gen Quiz
17 Canson (in picture) is a French paper-manufacturing
company which was previously called Canson and X The
story goes that Person X was taken prisoner by the Turks
during the Crusades and was compelled to work in a
paper mill in Damascus There he learned how to produce
paper and he brought the knowledge back to Europe
when he regained his freedom
Who is X How is X honoured in the logo of the company
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Montgolfier The logo is a stylized balloon
Gen Quiz
18 Two related sportsmen X and Y (with same last name
famous in different sports) share their names with two
famous rival artists respectively who painted the works to
follow
The name X is a variant of artist 1rsquos name(which is cognate
to the English version of the name that we know him by)
To clarify - The artist is known by name X in the home
country of the sportsmen
Identify the two sportsmen (X and Y)
Gen Quiz
Artist 1
Gen Quiz
Artist 2
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X - Miguel Angel Nadal (Artist 1 ndash Michelangelo)
Y - Rafael Nadal (Artist 2 ndash Raphael)
Gen Quiz
19 The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming
(swimming in outdoor bodies such as oceans lakes and rivers)
is sometimes taken to be May 3 1810 This was the date when
person X (who particularly enjoyed adventure relating to the
sea) swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to
Asia In doing so X was trying to emulate person Yrsquos legendary
swims to meet his lover
To commemorate this the event is recreated every year as an
open water swimming competition
X and Y
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X Lord Byron Y Leander
Gen Quiz
20 Identify the bird in the video (a)
Its common nickname derives from what it
appears to be doing when viewed from a
distance What is the nickname (b)
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Jacana (b) Jesus bird
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
A Armada
Gen Quiz
6 Childrensrsquo stories portrayed as minimalist posters
-Examples below
Gen Quiz
Identify which stories these two posters represent
Answer
Gen Quiz
A
(a)Hansel and Gretel
(b)Princess And The Pea
Gen Quiz
7 All these movies have a particular connect
(Non-exhaustive)
The best performing movie that belongs to this
connect was released in 2003
Identify
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Movies based on Disney attractions
Pirates of the Caribbean
Gen Quiz
8 This book is about an informal literary discussion
group associated with the University of Oxford
England for nearly two decades between the early
1930s and late 1949 The name of the group is a
clever pun on a word which means ldquohaving a slight
knowledgerdquo
Fill in the blanks
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Inklings
Gen Quiz
9 The three buildings in the visuals all share the same
name The first one is in Thessaloniki Greece and is a part
of several monuments in Thessaloniki accorded the status
of a World Heritage Site
The second and third are in Trabzon and Iznik in Turkey
All three share their name with a fourth structure that is
more famous ndash the design for this structure was made
jointly by two Greek geometers Isidore of Miletus and
Anathemus of Tralles
What is the name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hagia Sophia
Gen Quiz
10 This person hypothesized that Egyptians may have traveled to the
Americas based upon the building of pyramids in both areas and had a
traditional boat (that would have been available to the Egyptians) built
After naming the boat after the sun god Ra he set off with a crew from
Morocco bound for the Americas on May 25 1969 The ship sank 600 miles
short of its goal but he completed the journey a year later with the Ra II
Another of his expeditions ndash which was in a recreated Mesopotamian-era
reed ship named the Tigris ndash involved sailing from the Tigris River to the
Red Sea but ended after five months The North Yemen government
refused to let the ship pass and the ship was burnt in a port in Djibouti in
early April 1978
Who is this adventurous person
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Thor Heyerdahl of Kon Tiki fame
Gen Quiz
11 This 2011 book by Ben Aaronovitch has a cast of
colourful characters including Father and Mama T
Lady Tyburn Fleet Lea Brent and Ash
(A) Complete the title of the novel
(B) What does the rsquoTrsquo in lsquoFather and Mama Trsquo stand
for
The book cover may help
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A
(a) Rivers of London
(b) Thames
Gen Quiz
12 Connect
(a)
(b)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Titles inspired by Shakespeare ndash (a) Hamlet and (b) Macbeth
(a)
(b)
Gen Quiz
13 Name these two confectionery items -
(a) When the French mention a toned manrsquos six pack
they often refer to this confectionery item due to
its visual similarity
(b) The French term for this other confectionery item
is lsquoBarbe a Paparsquo meaning lsquoDaddyrsquos beardrsquo
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Chocolate bar (Tablettes de Chocolat) (b)
Candyfloss Cotton Candy
Gen Quiz
14 Which two members of the world of flora and
fauna are known thus by Indonesians locally
(a) Padma Raksasa
(b)Biawak Raksasa
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Rafflesia (b) Komodo Dragon
Gen Quiz
15 This hormone gets its name from the Latinized
name of the region of the organ from which it was
first isolated
Name the hormone and the region of the
organ(named after scientist seen in picture)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Insulin (Insula means island) Islets of Langerhans
Gen Quiz
16 The name of this Sanskrit Poet (X) is the same as the name of
a month in the Hindu Calendar He is most famous for his epic
poem Shishupala Vadha based on the beheading of Shishupala
by Krishna
According to one theory he derived his name from an attempt to
surpass another poet (Y) whose name meant lsquoThe Sunrsquo A
popular saying during his era went lsquoThe lustre of the sun lasts
until the advent of the coldest monthrsquo which was a clever pun
meaning lsquoThe lustre of Y lasts until the advent of Xrsquo
X and Y
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Magha Y - Bharavi
Gen Quiz
17 Canson (in picture) is a French paper-manufacturing
company which was previously called Canson and X The
story goes that Person X was taken prisoner by the Turks
during the Crusades and was compelled to work in a
paper mill in Damascus There he learned how to produce
paper and he brought the knowledge back to Europe
when he regained his freedom
Who is X How is X honoured in the logo of the company
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Montgolfier The logo is a stylized balloon
Gen Quiz
18 Two related sportsmen X and Y (with same last name
famous in different sports) share their names with two
famous rival artists respectively who painted the works to
follow
The name X is a variant of artist 1rsquos name(which is cognate
to the English version of the name that we know him by)
To clarify - The artist is known by name X in the home
country of the sportsmen
Identify the two sportsmen (X and Y)
Gen Quiz
Artist 1
Gen Quiz
Artist 2
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X - Miguel Angel Nadal (Artist 1 ndash Michelangelo)
Y - Rafael Nadal (Artist 2 ndash Raphael)
Gen Quiz
19 The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming
(swimming in outdoor bodies such as oceans lakes and rivers)
is sometimes taken to be May 3 1810 This was the date when
person X (who particularly enjoyed adventure relating to the
sea) swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to
Asia In doing so X was trying to emulate person Yrsquos legendary
swims to meet his lover
To commemorate this the event is recreated every year as an
open water swimming competition
X and Y
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X Lord Byron Y Leander
Gen Quiz
20 Identify the bird in the video (a)
Its common nickname derives from what it
appears to be doing when viewed from a
distance What is the nickname (b)
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Jacana (b) Jesus bird
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
6 Childrensrsquo stories portrayed as minimalist posters
-Examples below
Gen Quiz
Identify which stories these two posters represent
Answer
Gen Quiz
A
(a)Hansel and Gretel
(b)Princess And The Pea
Gen Quiz
7 All these movies have a particular connect
(Non-exhaustive)
The best performing movie that belongs to this
connect was released in 2003
Identify
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Movies based on Disney attractions
Pirates of the Caribbean
Gen Quiz
8 This book is about an informal literary discussion
group associated with the University of Oxford
England for nearly two decades between the early
1930s and late 1949 The name of the group is a
clever pun on a word which means ldquohaving a slight
knowledgerdquo
Fill in the blanks
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Inklings
Gen Quiz
9 The three buildings in the visuals all share the same
name The first one is in Thessaloniki Greece and is a part
of several monuments in Thessaloniki accorded the status
of a World Heritage Site
The second and third are in Trabzon and Iznik in Turkey
All three share their name with a fourth structure that is
more famous ndash the design for this structure was made
jointly by two Greek geometers Isidore of Miletus and
Anathemus of Tralles
What is the name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hagia Sophia
Gen Quiz
10 This person hypothesized that Egyptians may have traveled to the
Americas based upon the building of pyramids in both areas and had a
traditional boat (that would have been available to the Egyptians) built
After naming the boat after the sun god Ra he set off with a crew from
Morocco bound for the Americas on May 25 1969 The ship sank 600 miles
short of its goal but he completed the journey a year later with the Ra II
Another of his expeditions ndash which was in a recreated Mesopotamian-era
reed ship named the Tigris ndash involved sailing from the Tigris River to the
Red Sea but ended after five months The North Yemen government
refused to let the ship pass and the ship was burnt in a port in Djibouti in
early April 1978
Who is this adventurous person
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Thor Heyerdahl of Kon Tiki fame
Gen Quiz
11 This 2011 book by Ben Aaronovitch has a cast of
colourful characters including Father and Mama T
Lady Tyburn Fleet Lea Brent and Ash
(A) Complete the title of the novel
(B) What does the rsquoTrsquo in lsquoFather and Mama Trsquo stand
for
The book cover may help
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A
(a) Rivers of London
(b) Thames
Gen Quiz
12 Connect
(a)
(b)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Titles inspired by Shakespeare ndash (a) Hamlet and (b) Macbeth
(a)
(b)
Gen Quiz
13 Name these two confectionery items -
(a) When the French mention a toned manrsquos six pack
they often refer to this confectionery item due to
its visual similarity
(b) The French term for this other confectionery item
is lsquoBarbe a Paparsquo meaning lsquoDaddyrsquos beardrsquo
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Chocolate bar (Tablettes de Chocolat) (b)
Candyfloss Cotton Candy
Gen Quiz
14 Which two members of the world of flora and
fauna are known thus by Indonesians locally
(a) Padma Raksasa
(b)Biawak Raksasa
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Rafflesia (b) Komodo Dragon
Gen Quiz
15 This hormone gets its name from the Latinized
name of the region of the organ from which it was
first isolated
Name the hormone and the region of the
organ(named after scientist seen in picture)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Insulin (Insula means island) Islets of Langerhans
Gen Quiz
16 The name of this Sanskrit Poet (X) is the same as the name of
a month in the Hindu Calendar He is most famous for his epic
poem Shishupala Vadha based on the beheading of Shishupala
by Krishna
According to one theory he derived his name from an attempt to
surpass another poet (Y) whose name meant lsquoThe Sunrsquo A
popular saying during his era went lsquoThe lustre of the sun lasts
until the advent of the coldest monthrsquo which was a clever pun
meaning lsquoThe lustre of Y lasts until the advent of Xrsquo
X and Y
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Magha Y - Bharavi
Gen Quiz
17 Canson (in picture) is a French paper-manufacturing
company which was previously called Canson and X The
story goes that Person X was taken prisoner by the Turks
during the Crusades and was compelled to work in a
paper mill in Damascus There he learned how to produce
paper and he brought the knowledge back to Europe
when he regained his freedom
Who is X How is X honoured in the logo of the company
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Montgolfier The logo is a stylized balloon
Gen Quiz
18 Two related sportsmen X and Y (with same last name
famous in different sports) share their names with two
famous rival artists respectively who painted the works to
follow
The name X is a variant of artist 1rsquos name(which is cognate
to the English version of the name that we know him by)
To clarify - The artist is known by name X in the home
country of the sportsmen
Identify the two sportsmen (X and Y)
Gen Quiz
Artist 1
Gen Quiz
Artist 2
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X - Miguel Angel Nadal (Artist 1 ndash Michelangelo)
Y - Rafael Nadal (Artist 2 ndash Raphael)
Gen Quiz
19 The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming
(swimming in outdoor bodies such as oceans lakes and rivers)
is sometimes taken to be May 3 1810 This was the date when
person X (who particularly enjoyed adventure relating to the
sea) swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to
Asia In doing so X was trying to emulate person Yrsquos legendary
swims to meet his lover
To commemorate this the event is recreated every year as an
open water swimming competition
X and Y
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X Lord Byron Y Leander
Gen Quiz
20 Identify the bird in the video (a)
Its common nickname derives from what it
appears to be doing when viewed from a
distance What is the nickname (b)
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Jacana (b) Jesus bird
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
Identify which stories these two posters represent
Answer
Gen Quiz
A
(a)Hansel and Gretel
(b)Princess And The Pea
Gen Quiz
7 All these movies have a particular connect
(Non-exhaustive)
The best performing movie that belongs to this
connect was released in 2003
Identify
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Movies based on Disney attractions
Pirates of the Caribbean
Gen Quiz
8 This book is about an informal literary discussion
group associated with the University of Oxford
England for nearly two decades between the early
1930s and late 1949 The name of the group is a
clever pun on a word which means ldquohaving a slight
knowledgerdquo
Fill in the blanks
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Inklings
Gen Quiz
9 The three buildings in the visuals all share the same
name The first one is in Thessaloniki Greece and is a part
of several monuments in Thessaloniki accorded the status
of a World Heritage Site
The second and third are in Trabzon and Iznik in Turkey
All three share their name with a fourth structure that is
more famous ndash the design for this structure was made
jointly by two Greek geometers Isidore of Miletus and
Anathemus of Tralles
What is the name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hagia Sophia
Gen Quiz
10 This person hypothesized that Egyptians may have traveled to the
Americas based upon the building of pyramids in both areas and had a
traditional boat (that would have been available to the Egyptians) built
After naming the boat after the sun god Ra he set off with a crew from
Morocco bound for the Americas on May 25 1969 The ship sank 600 miles
short of its goal but he completed the journey a year later with the Ra II
Another of his expeditions ndash which was in a recreated Mesopotamian-era
reed ship named the Tigris ndash involved sailing from the Tigris River to the
Red Sea but ended after five months The North Yemen government
refused to let the ship pass and the ship was burnt in a port in Djibouti in
early April 1978
Who is this adventurous person
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Thor Heyerdahl of Kon Tiki fame
Gen Quiz
11 This 2011 book by Ben Aaronovitch has a cast of
colourful characters including Father and Mama T
Lady Tyburn Fleet Lea Brent and Ash
(A) Complete the title of the novel
(B) What does the rsquoTrsquo in lsquoFather and Mama Trsquo stand
for
The book cover may help
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A
(a) Rivers of London
(b) Thames
Gen Quiz
12 Connect
(a)
(b)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Titles inspired by Shakespeare ndash (a) Hamlet and (b) Macbeth
(a)
(b)
Gen Quiz
13 Name these two confectionery items -
(a) When the French mention a toned manrsquos six pack
they often refer to this confectionery item due to
its visual similarity
(b) The French term for this other confectionery item
is lsquoBarbe a Paparsquo meaning lsquoDaddyrsquos beardrsquo
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Chocolate bar (Tablettes de Chocolat) (b)
Candyfloss Cotton Candy
Gen Quiz
14 Which two members of the world of flora and
fauna are known thus by Indonesians locally
(a) Padma Raksasa
(b)Biawak Raksasa
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Rafflesia (b) Komodo Dragon
Gen Quiz
15 This hormone gets its name from the Latinized
name of the region of the organ from which it was
first isolated
Name the hormone and the region of the
organ(named after scientist seen in picture)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Insulin (Insula means island) Islets of Langerhans
Gen Quiz
16 The name of this Sanskrit Poet (X) is the same as the name of
a month in the Hindu Calendar He is most famous for his epic
poem Shishupala Vadha based on the beheading of Shishupala
by Krishna
According to one theory he derived his name from an attempt to
surpass another poet (Y) whose name meant lsquoThe Sunrsquo A
popular saying during his era went lsquoThe lustre of the sun lasts
until the advent of the coldest monthrsquo which was a clever pun
meaning lsquoThe lustre of Y lasts until the advent of Xrsquo
X and Y
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Magha Y - Bharavi
Gen Quiz
17 Canson (in picture) is a French paper-manufacturing
company which was previously called Canson and X The
story goes that Person X was taken prisoner by the Turks
during the Crusades and was compelled to work in a
paper mill in Damascus There he learned how to produce
paper and he brought the knowledge back to Europe
when he regained his freedom
Who is X How is X honoured in the logo of the company
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Montgolfier The logo is a stylized balloon
Gen Quiz
18 Two related sportsmen X and Y (with same last name
famous in different sports) share their names with two
famous rival artists respectively who painted the works to
follow
The name X is a variant of artist 1rsquos name(which is cognate
to the English version of the name that we know him by)
To clarify - The artist is known by name X in the home
country of the sportsmen
Identify the two sportsmen (X and Y)
Gen Quiz
Artist 1
Gen Quiz
Artist 2
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X - Miguel Angel Nadal (Artist 1 ndash Michelangelo)
Y - Rafael Nadal (Artist 2 ndash Raphael)
Gen Quiz
19 The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming
(swimming in outdoor bodies such as oceans lakes and rivers)
is sometimes taken to be May 3 1810 This was the date when
person X (who particularly enjoyed adventure relating to the
sea) swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to
Asia In doing so X was trying to emulate person Yrsquos legendary
swims to meet his lover
To commemorate this the event is recreated every year as an
open water swimming competition
X and Y
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X Lord Byron Y Leander
Gen Quiz
20 Identify the bird in the video (a)
Its common nickname derives from what it
appears to be doing when viewed from a
distance What is the nickname (b)
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Jacana (b) Jesus bird
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Answer
Gen Quiz
A
(a)Hansel and Gretel
(b)Princess And The Pea
Gen Quiz
7 All these movies have a particular connect
(Non-exhaustive)
The best performing movie that belongs to this
connect was released in 2003
Identify
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Movies based on Disney attractions
Pirates of the Caribbean
Gen Quiz
8 This book is about an informal literary discussion
group associated with the University of Oxford
England for nearly two decades between the early
1930s and late 1949 The name of the group is a
clever pun on a word which means ldquohaving a slight
knowledgerdquo
Fill in the blanks
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Inklings
Gen Quiz
9 The three buildings in the visuals all share the same
name The first one is in Thessaloniki Greece and is a part
of several monuments in Thessaloniki accorded the status
of a World Heritage Site
The second and third are in Trabzon and Iznik in Turkey
All three share their name with a fourth structure that is
more famous ndash the design for this structure was made
jointly by two Greek geometers Isidore of Miletus and
Anathemus of Tralles
What is the name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hagia Sophia
Gen Quiz
10 This person hypothesized that Egyptians may have traveled to the
Americas based upon the building of pyramids in both areas and had a
traditional boat (that would have been available to the Egyptians) built
After naming the boat after the sun god Ra he set off with a crew from
Morocco bound for the Americas on May 25 1969 The ship sank 600 miles
short of its goal but he completed the journey a year later with the Ra II
Another of his expeditions ndash which was in a recreated Mesopotamian-era
reed ship named the Tigris ndash involved sailing from the Tigris River to the
Red Sea but ended after five months The North Yemen government
refused to let the ship pass and the ship was burnt in a port in Djibouti in
early April 1978
Who is this adventurous person
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Thor Heyerdahl of Kon Tiki fame
Gen Quiz
11 This 2011 book by Ben Aaronovitch has a cast of
colourful characters including Father and Mama T
Lady Tyburn Fleet Lea Brent and Ash
(A) Complete the title of the novel
(B) What does the rsquoTrsquo in lsquoFather and Mama Trsquo stand
for
The book cover may help
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A
(a) Rivers of London
(b) Thames
Gen Quiz
12 Connect
(a)
(b)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Titles inspired by Shakespeare ndash (a) Hamlet and (b) Macbeth
(a)
(b)
Gen Quiz
13 Name these two confectionery items -
(a) When the French mention a toned manrsquos six pack
they often refer to this confectionery item due to
its visual similarity
(b) The French term for this other confectionery item
is lsquoBarbe a Paparsquo meaning lsquoDaddyrsquos beardrsquo
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Chocolate bar (Tablettes de Chocolat) (b)
Candyfloss Cotton Candy
Gen Quiz
14 Which two members of the world of flora and
fauna are known thus by Indonesians locally
(a) Padma Raksasa
(b)Biawak Raksasa
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Rafflesia (b) Komodo Dragon
Gen Quiz
15 This hormone gets its name from the Latinized
name of the region of the organ from which it was
first isolated
Name the hormone and the region of the
organ(named after scientist seen in picture)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Insulin (Insula means island) Islets of Langerhans
Gen Quiz
16 The name of this Sanskrit Poet (X) is the same as the name of
a month in the Hindu Calendar He is most famous for his epic
poem Shishupala Vadha based on the beheading of Shishupala
by Krishna
According to one theory he derived his name from an attempt to
surpass another poet (Y) whose name meant lsquoThe Sunrsquo A
popular saying during his era went lsquoThe lustre of the sun lasts
until the advent of the coldest monthrsquo which was a clever pun
meaning lsquoThe lustre of Y lasts until the advent of Xrsquo
X and Y
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Magha Y - Bharavi
Gen Quiz
17 Canson (in picture) is a French paper-manufacturing
company which was previously called Canson and X The
story goes that Person X was taken prisoner by the Turks
during the Crusades and was compelled to work in a
paper mill in Damascus There he learned how to produce
paper and he brought the knowledge back to Europe
when he regained his freedom
Who is X How is X honoured in the logo of the company
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Montgolfier The logo is a stylized balloon
Gen Quiz
18 Two related sportsmen X and Y (with same last name
famous in different sports) share their names with two
famous rival artists respectively who painted the works to
follow
The name X is a variant of artist 1rsquos name(which is cognate
to the English version of the name that we know him by)
To clarify - The artist is known by name X in the home
country of the sportsmen
Identify the two sportsmen (X and Y)
Gen Quiz
Artist 1
Gen Quiz
Artist 2
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X - Miguel Angel Nadal (Artist 1 ndash Michelangelo)
Y - Rafael Nadal (Artist 2 ndash Raphael)
Gen Quiz
19 The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming
(swimming in outdoor bodies such as oceans lakes and rivers)
is sometimes taken to be May 3 1810 This was the date when
person X (who particularly enjoyed adventure relating to the
sea) swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to
Asia In doing so X was trying to emulate person Yrsquos legendary
swims to meet his lover
To commemorate this the event is recreated every year as an
open water swimming competition
X and Y
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X Lord Byron Y Leander
Gen Quiz
20 Identify the bird in the video (a)
Its common nickname derives from what it
appears to be doing when viewed from a
distance What is the nickname (b)
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Jacana (b) Jesus bird
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
A
(a)Hansel and Gretel
(b)Princess And The Pea
Gen Quiz
7 All these movies have a particular connect
(Non-exhaustive)
The best performing movie that belongs to this
connect was released in 2003
Identify
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Movies based on Disney attractions
Pirates of the Caribbean
Gen Quiz
8 This book is about an informal literary discussion
group associated with the University of Oxford
England for nearly two decades between the early
1930s and late 1949 The name of the group is a
clever pun on a word which means ldquohaving a slight
knowledgerdquo
Fill in the blanks
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Inklings
Gen Quiz
9 The three buildings in the visuals all share the same
name The first one is in Thessaloniki Greece and is a part
of several monuments in Thessaloniki accorded the status
of a World Heritage Site
The second and third are in Trabzon and Iznik in Turkey
All three share their name with a fourth structure that is
more famous ndash the design for this structure was made
jointly by two Greek geometers Isidore of Miletus and
Anathemus of Tralles
What is the name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hagia Sophia
Gen Quiz
10 This person hypothesized that Egyptians may have traveled to the
Americas based upon the building of pyramids in both areas and had a
traditional boat (that would have been available to the Egyptians) built
After naming the boat after the sun god Ra he set off with a crew from
Morocco bound for the Americas on May 25 1969 The ship sank 600 miles
short of its goal but he completed the journey a year later with the Ra II
Another of his expeditions ndash which was in a recreated Mesopotamian-era
reed ship named the Tigris ndash involved sailing from the Tigris River to the
Red Sea but ended after five months The North Yemen government
refused to let the ship pass and the ship was burnt in a port in Djibouti in
early April 1978
Who is this adventurous person
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Thor Heyerdahl of Kon Tiki fame
Gen Quiz
11 This 2011 book by Ben Aaronovitch has a cast of
colourful characters including Father and Mama T
Lady Tyburn Fleet Lea Brent and Ash
(A) Complete the title of the novel
(B) What does the rsquoTrsquo in lsquoFather and Mama Trsquo stand
for
The book cover may help
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A
(a) Rivers of London
(b) Thames
Gen Quiz
12 Connect
(a)
(b)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Titles inspired by Shakespeare ndash (a) Hamlet and (b) Macbeth
(a)
(b)
Gen Quiz
13 Name these two confectionery items -
(a) When the French mention a toned manrsquos six pack
they often refer to this confectionery item due to
its visual similarity
(b) The French term for this other confectionery item
is lsquoBarbe a Paparsquo meaning lsquoDaddyrsquos beardrsquo
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Chocolate bar (Tablettes de Chocolat) (b)
Candyfloss Cotton Candy
Gen Quiz
14 Which two members of the world of flora and
fauna are known thus by Indonesians locally
(a) Padma Raksasa
(b)Biawak Raksasa
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Rafflesia (b) Komodo Dragon
Gen Quiz
15 This hormone gets its name from the Latinized
name of the region of the organ from which it was
first isolated
Name the hormone and the region of the
organ(named after scientist seen in picture)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Insulin (Insula means island) Islets of Langerhans
Gen Quiz
16 The name of this Sanskrit Poet (X) is the same as the name of
a month in the Hindu Calendar He is most famous for his epic
poem Shishupala Vadha based on the beheading of Shishupala
by Krishna
According to one theory he derived his name from an attempt to
surpass another poet (Y) whose name meant lsquoThe Sunrsquo A
popular saying during his era went lsquoThe lustre of the sun lasts
until the advent of the coldest monthrsquo which was a clever pun
meaning lsquoThe lustre of Y lasts until the advent of Xrsquo
X and Y
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Magha Y - Bharavi
Gen Quiz
17 Canson (in picture) is a French paper-manufacturing
company which was previously called Canson and X The
story goes that Person X was taken prisoner by the Turks
during the Crusades and was compelled to work in a
paper mill in Damascus There he learned how to produce
paper and he brought the knowledge back to Europe
when he regained his freedom
Who is X How is X honoured in the logo of the company
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Montgolfier The logo is a stylized balloon
Gen Quiz
18 Two related sportsmen X and Y (with same last name
famous in different sports) share their names with two
famous rival artists respectively who painted the works to
follow
The name X is a variant of artist 1rsquos name(which is cognate
to the English version of the name that we know him by)
To clarify - The artist is known by name X in the home
country of the sportsmen
Identify the two sportsmen (X and Y)
Gen Quiz
Artist 1
Gen Quiz
Artist 2
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X - Miguel Angel Nadal (Artist 1 ndash Michelangelo)
Y - Rafael Nadal (Artist 2 ndash Raphael)
Gen Quiz
19 The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming
(swimming in outdoor bodies such as oceans lakes and rivers)
is sometimes taken to be May 3 1810 This was the date when
person X (who particularly enjoyed adventure relating to the
sea) swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to
Asia In doing so X was trying to emulate person Yrsquos legendary
swims to meet his lover
To commemorate this the event is recreated every year as an
open water swimming competition
X and Y
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X Lord Byron Y Leander
Gen Quiz
20 Identify the bird in the video (a)
Its common nickname derives from what it
appears to be doing when viewed from a
distance What is the nickname (b)
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Jacana (b) Jesus bird
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
7 All these movies have a particular connect
(Non-exhaustive)
The best performing movie that belongs to this
connect was released in 2003
Identify
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Movies based on Disney attractions
Pirates of the Caribbean
Gen Quiz
8 This book is about an informal literary discussion
group associated with the University of Oxford
England for nearly two decades between the early
1930s and late 1949 The name of the group is a
clever pun on a word which means ldquohaving a slight
knowledgerdquo
Fill in the blanks
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Inklings
Gen Quiz
9 The three buildings in the visuals all share the same
name The first one is in Thessaloniki Greece and is a part
of several monuments in Thessaloniki accorded the status
of a World Heritage Site
The second and third are in Trabzon and Iznik in Turkey
All three share their name with a fourth structure that is
more famous ndash the design for this structure was made
jointly by two Greek geometers Isidore of Miletus and
Anathemus of Tralles
What is the name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hagia Sophia
Gen Quiz
10 This person hypothesized that Egyptians may have traveled to the
Americas based upon the building of pyramids in both areas and had a
traditional boat (that would have been available to the Egyptians) built
After naming the boat after the sun god Ra he set off with a crew from
Morocco bound for the Americas on May 25 1969 The ship sank 600 miles
short of its goal but he completed the journey a year later with the Ra II
Another of his expeditions ndash which was in a recreated Mesopotamian-era
reed ship named the Tigris ndash involved sailing from the Tigris River to the
Red Sea but ended after five months The North Yemen government
refused to let the ship pass and the ship was burnt in a port in Djibouti in
early April 1978
Who is this adventurous person
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Thor Heyerdahl of Kon Tiki fame
Gen Quiz
11 This 2011 book by Ben Aaronovitch has a cast of
colourful characters including Father and Mama T
Lady Tyburn Fleet Lea Brent and Ash
(A) Complete the title of the novel
(B) What does the rsquoTrsquo in lsquoFather and Mama Trsquo stand
for
The book cover may help
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A
(a) Rivers of London
(b) Thames
Gen Quiz
12 Connect
(a)
(b)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Titles inspired by Shakespeare ndash (a) Hamlet and (b) Macbeth
(a)
(b)
Gen Quiz
13 Name these two confectionery items -
(a) When the French mention a toned manrsquos six pack
they often refer to this confectionery item due to
its visual similarity
(b) The French term for this other confectionery item
is lsquoBarbe a Paparsquo meaning lsquoDaddyrsquos beardrsquo
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Chocolate bar (Tablettes de Chocolat) (b)
Candyfloss Cotton Candy
Gen Quiz
14 Which two members of the world of flora and
fauna are known thus by Indonesians locally
(a) Padma Raksasa
(b)Biawak Raksasa
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Rafflesia (b) Komodo Dragon
Gen Quiz
15 This hormone gets its name from the Latinized
name of the region of the organ from which it was
first isolated
Name the hormone and the region of the
organ(named after scientist seen in picture)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Insulin (Insula means island) Islets of Langerhans
Gen Quiz
16 The name of this Sanskrit Poet (X) is the same as the name of
a month in the Hindu Calendar He is most famous for his epic
poem Shishupala Vadha based on the beheading of Shishupala
by Krishna
According to one theory he derived his name from an attempt to
surpass another poet (Y) whose name meant lsquoThe Sunrsquo A
popular saying during his era went lsquoThe lustre of the sun lasts
until the advent of the coldest monthrsquo which was a clever pun
meaning lsquoThe lustre of Y lasts until the advent of Xrsquo
X and Y
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Magha Y - Bharavi
Gen Quiz
17 Canson (in picture) is a French paper-manufacturing
company which was previously called Canson and X The
story goes that Person X was taken prisoner by the Turks
during the Crusades and was compelled to work in a
paper mill in Damascus There he learned how to produce
paper and he brought the knowledge back to Europe
when he regained his freedom
Who is X How is X honoured in the logo of the company
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Montgolfier The logo is a stylized balloon
Gen Quiz
18 Two related sportsmen X and Y (with same last name
famous in different sports) share their names with two
famous rival artists respectively who painted the works to
follow
The name X is a variant of artist 1rsquos name(which is cognate
to the English version of the name that we know him by)
To clarify - The artist is known by name X in the home
country of the sportsmen
Identify the two sportsmen (X and Y)
Gen Quiz
Artist 1
Gen Quiz
Artist 2
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X - Miguel Angel Nadal (Artist 1 ndash Michelangelo)
Y - Rafael Nadal (Artist 2 ndash Raphael)
Gen Quiz
19 The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming
(swimming in outdoor bodies such as oceans lakes and rivers)
is sometimes taken to be May 3 1810 This was the date when
person X (who particularly enjoyed adventure relating to the
sea) swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to
Asia In doing so X was trying to emulate person Yrsquos legendary
swims to meet his lover
To commemorate this the event is recreated every year as an
open water swimming competition
X and Y
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X Lord Byron Y Leander
Gen Quiz
20 Identify the bird in the video (a)
Its common nickname derives from what it
appears to be doing when viewed from a
distance What is the nickname (b)
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Jacana (b) Jesus bird
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Movies based on Disney attractions
Pirates of the Caribbean
Gen Quiz
8 This book is about an informal literary discussion
group associated with the University of Oxford
England for nearly two decades between the early
1930s and late 1949 The name of the group is a
clever pun on a word which means ldquohaving a slight
knowledgerdquo
Fill in the blanks
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Inklings
Gen Quiz
9 The three buildings in the visuals all share the same
name The first one is in Thessaloniki Greece and is a part
of several monuments in Thessaloniki accorded the status
of a World Heritage Site
The second and third are in Trabzon and Iznik in Turkey
All three share their name with a fourth structure that is
more famous ndash the design for this structure was made
jointly by two Greek geometers Isidore of Miletus and
Anathemus of Tralles
What is the name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hagia Sophia
Gen Quiz
10 This person hypothesized that Egyptians may have traveled to the
Americas based upon the building of pyramids in both areas and had a
traditional boat (that would have been available to the Egyptians) built
After naming the boat after the sun god Ra he set off with a crew from
Morocco bound for the Americas on May 25 1969 The ship sank 600 miles
short of its goal but he completed the journey a year later with the Ra II
Another of his expeditions ndash which was in a recreated Mesopotamian-era
reed ship named the Tigris ndash involved sailing from the Tigris River to the
Red Sea but ended after five months The North Yemen government
refused to let the ship pass and the ship was burnt in a port in Djibouti in
early April 1978
Who is this adventurous person
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Thor Heyerdahl of Kon Tiki fame
Gen Quiz
11 This 2011 book by Ben Aaronovitch has a cast of
colourful characters including Father and Mama T
Lady Tyburn Fleet Lea Brent and Ash
(A) Complete the title of the novel
(B) What does the rsquoTrsquo in lsquoFather and Mama Trsquo stand
for
The book cover may help
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A
(a) Rivers of London
(b) Thames
Gen Quiz
12 Connect
(a)
(b)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Titles inspired by Shakespeare ndash (a) Hamlet and (b) Macbeth
(a)
(b)
Gen Quiz
13 Name these two confectionery items -
(a) When the French mention a toned manrsquos six pack
they often refer to this confectionery item due to
its visual similarity
(b) The French term for this other confectionery item
is lsquoBarbe a Paparsquo meaning lsquoDaddyrsquos beardrsquo
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Chocolate bar (Tablettes de Chocolat) (b)
Candyfloss Cotton Candy
Gen Quiz
14 Which two members of the world of flora and
fauna are known thus by Indonesians locally
(a) Padma Raksasa
(b)Biawak Raksasa
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Rafflesia (b) Komodo Dragon
Gen Quiz
15 This hormone gets its name from the Latinized
name of the region of the organ from which it was
first isolated
Name the hormone and the region of the
organ(named after scientist seen in picture)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Insulin (Insula means island) Islets of Langerhans
Gen Quiz
16 The name of this Sanskrit Poet (X) is the same as the name of
a month in the Hindu Calendar He is most famous for his epic
poem Shishupala Vadha based on the beheading of Shishupala
by Krishna
According to one theory he derived his name from an attempt to
surpass another poet (Y) whose name meant lsquoThe Sunrsquo A
popular saying during his era went lsquoThe lustre of the sun lasts
until the advent of the coldest monthrsquo which was a clever pun
meaning lsquoThe lustre of Y lasts until the advent of Xrsquo
X and Y
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Magha Y - Bharavi
Gen Quiz
17 Canson (in picture) is a French paper-manufacturing
company which was previously called Canson and X The
story goes that Person X was taken prisoner by the Turks
during the Crusades and was compelled to work in a
paper mill in Damascus There he learned how to produce
paper and he brought the knowledge back to Europe
when he regained his freedom
Who is X How is X honoured in the logo of the company
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Montgolfier The logo is a stylized balloon
Gen Quiz
18 Two related sportsmen X and Y (with same last name
famous in different sports) share their names with two
famous rival artists respectively who painted the works to
follow
The name X is a variant of artist 1rsquos name(which is cognate
to the English version of the name that we know him by)
To clarify - The artist is known by name X in the home
country of the sportsmen
Identify the two sportsmen (X and Y)
Gen Quiz
Artist 1
Gen Quiz
Artist 2
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X - Miguel Angel Nadal (Artist 1 ndash Michelangelo)
Y - Rafael Nadal (Artist 2 ndash Raphael)
Gen Quiz
19 The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming
(swimming in outdoor bodies such as oceans lakes and rivers)
is sometimes taken to be May 3 1810 This was the date when
person X (who particularly enjoyed adventure relating to the
sea) swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to
Asia In doing so X was trying to emulate person Yrsquos legendary
swims to meet his lover
To commemorate this the event is recreated every year as an
open water swimming competition
X and Y
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X Lord Byron Y Leander
Gen Quiz
20 Identify the bird in the video (a)
Its common nickname derives from what it
appears to be doing when viewed from a
distance What is the nickname (b)
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Jacana (b) Jesus bird
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Movies based on Disney attractions
Pirates of the Caribbean
Gen Quiz
8 This book is about an informal literary discussion
group associated with the University of Oxford
England for nearly two decades between the early
1930s and late 1949 The name of the group is a
clever pun on a word which means ldquohaving a slight
knowledgerdquo
Fill in the blanks
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Inklings
Gen Quiz
9 The three buildings in the visuals all share the same
name The first one is in Thessaloniki Greece and is a part
of several monuments in Thessaloniki accorded the status
of a World Heritage Site
The second and third are in Trabzon and Iznik in Turkey
All three share their name with a fourth structure that is
more famous ndash the design for this structure was made
jointly by two Greek geometers Isidore of Miletus and
Anathemus of Tralles
What is the name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hagia Sophia
Gen Quiz
10 This person hypothesized that Egyptians may have traveled to the
Americas based upon the building of pyramids in both areas and had a
traditional boat (that would have been available to the Egyptians) built
After naming the boat after the sun god Ra he set off with a crew from
Morocco bound for the Americas on May 25 1969 The ship sank 600 miles
short of its goal but he completed the journey a year later with the Ra II
Another of his expeditions ndash which was in a recreated Mesopotamian-era
reed ship named the Tigris ndash involved sailing from the Tigris River to the
Red Sea but ended after five months The North Yemen government
refused to let the ship pass and the ship was burnt in a port in Djibouti in
early April 1978
Who is this adventurous person
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Thor Heyerdahl of Kon Tiki fame
Gen Quiz
11 This 2011 book by Ben Aaronovitch has a cast of
colourful characters including Father and Mama T
Lady Tyburn Fleet Lea Brent and Ash
(A) Complete the title of the novel
(B) What does the rsquoTrsquo in lsquoFather and Mama Trsquo stand
for
The book cover may help
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A
(a) Rivers of London
(b) Thames
Gen Quiz
12 Connect
(a)
(b)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Titles inspired by Shakespeare ndash (a) Hamlet and (b) Macbeth
(a)
(b)
Gen Quiz
13 Name these two confectionery items -
(a) When the French mention a toned manrsquos six pack
they often refer to this confectionery item due to
its visual similarity
(b) The French term for this other confectionery item
is lsquoBarbe a Paparsquo meaning lsquoDaddyrsquos beardrsquo
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Chocolate bar (Tablettes de Chocolat) (b)
Candyfloss Cotton Candy
Gen Quiz
14 Which two members of the world of flora and
fauna are known thus by Indonesians locally
(a) Padma Raksasa
(b)Biawak Raksasa
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Rafflesia (b) Komodo Dragon
Gen Quiz
15 This hormone gets its name from the Latinized
name of the region of the organ from which it was
first isolated
Name the hormone and the region of the
organ(named after scientist seen in picture)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Insulin (Insula means island) Islets of Langerhans
Gen Quiz
16 The name of this Sanskrit Poet (X) is the same as the name of
a month in the Hindu Calendar He is most famous for his epic
poem Shishupala Vadha based on the beheading of Shishupala
by Krishna
According to one theory he derived his name from an attempt to
surpass another poet (Y) whose name meant lsquoThe Sunrsquo A
popular saying during his era went lsquoThe lustre of the sun lasts
until the advent of the coldest monthrsquo which was a clever pun
meaning lsquoThe lustre of Y lasts until the advent of Xrsquo
X and Y
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Magha Y - Bharavi
Gen Quiz
17 Canson (in picture) is a French paper-manufacturing
company which was previously called Canson and X The
story goes that Person X was taken prisoner by the Turks
during the Crusades and was compelled to work in a
paper mill in Damascus There he learned how to produce
paper and he brought the knowledge back to Europe
when he regained his freedom
Who is X How is X honoured in the logo of the company
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Montgolfier The logo is a stylized balloon
Gen Quiz
18 Two related sportsmen X and Y (with same last name
famous in different sports) share their names with two
famous rival artists respectively who painted the works to
follow
The name X is a variant of artist 1rsquos name(which is cognate
to the English version of the name that we know him by)
To clarify - The artist is known by name X in the home
country of the sportsmen
Identify the two sportsmen (X and Y)
Gen Quiz
Artist 1
Gen Quiz
Artist 2
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X - Miguel Angel Nadal (Artist 1 ndash Michelangelo)
Y - Rafael Nadal (Artist 2 ndash Raphael)
Gen Quiz
19 The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming
(swimming in outdoor bodies such as oceans lakes and rivers)
is sometimes taken to be May 3 1810 This was the date when
person X (who particularly enjoyed adventure relating to the
sea) swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to
Asia In doing so X was trying to emulate person Yrsquos legendary
swims to meet his lover
To commemorate this the event is recreated every year as an
open water swimming competition
X and Y
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X Lord Byron Y Leander
Gen Quiz
20 Identify the bird in the video (a)
Its common nickname derives from what it
appears to be doing when viewed from a
distance What is the nickname (b)
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Jacana (b) Jesus bird
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
A Movies based on Disney attractions
Pirates of the Caribbean
Gen Quiz
8 This book is about an informal literary discussion
group associated with the University of Oxford
England for nearly two decades between the early
1930s and late 1949 The name of the group is a
clever pun on a word which means ldquohaving a slight
knowledgerdquo
Fill in the blanks
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Inklings
Gen Quiz
9 The three buildings in the visuals all share the same
name The first one is in Thessaloniki Greece and is a part
of several monuments in Thessaloniki accorded the status
of a World Heritage Site
The second and third are in Trabzon and Iznik in Turkey
All three share their name with a fourth structure that is
more famous ndash the design for this structure was made
jointly by two Greek geometers Isidore of Miletus and
Anathemus of Tralles
What is the name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hagia Sophia
Gen Quiz
10 This person hypothesized that Egyptians may have traveled to the
Americas based upon the building of pyramids in both areas and had a
traditional boat (that would have been available to the Egyptians) built
After naming the boat after the sun god Ra he set off with a crew from
Morocco bound for the Americas on May 25 1969 The ship sank 600 miles
short of its goal but he completed the journey a year later with the Ra II
Another of his expeditions ndash which was in a recreated Mesopotamian-era
reed ship named the Tigris ndash involved sailing from the Tigris River to the
Red Sea but ended after five months The North Yemen government
refused to let the ship pass and the ship was burnt in a port in Djibouti in
early April 1978
Who is this adventurous person
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Thor Heyerdahl of Kon Tiki fame
Gen Quiz
11 This 2011 book by Ben Aaronovitch has a cast of
colourful characters including Father and Mama T
Lady Tyburn Fleet Lea Brent and Ash
(A) Complete the title of the novel
(B) What does the rsquoTrsquo in lsquoFather and Mama Trsquo stand
for
The book cover may help
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A
(a) Rivers of London
(b) Thames
Gen Quiz
12 Connect
(a)
(b)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Titles inspired by Shakespeare ndash (a) Hamlet and (b) Macbeth
(a)
(b)
Gen Quiz
13 Name these two confectionery items -
(a) When the French mention a toned manrsquos six pack
they often refer to this confectionery item due to
its visual similarity
(b) The French term for this other confectionery item
is lsquoBarbe a Paparsquo meaning lsquoDaddyrsquos beardrsquo
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Chocolate bar (Tablettes de Chocolat) (b)
Candyfloss Cotton Candy
Gen Quiz
14 Which two members of the world of flora and
fauna are known thus by Indonesians locally
(a) Padma Raksasa
(b)Biawak Raksasa
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Rafflesia (b) Komodo Dragon
Gen Quiz
15 This hormone gets its name from the Latinized
name of the region of the organ from which it was
first isolated
Name the hormone and the region of the
organ(named after scientist seen in picture)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Insulin (Insula means island) Islets of Langerhans
Gen Quiz
16 The name of this Sanskrit Poet (X) is the same as the name of
a month in the Hindu Calendar He is most famous for his epic
poem Shishupala Vadha based on the beheading of Shishupala
by Krishna
According to one theory he derived his name from an attempt to
surpass another poet (Y) whose name meant lsquoThe Sunrsquo A
popular saying during his era went lsquoThe lustre of the sun lasts
until the advent of the coldest monthrsquo which was a clever pun
meaning lsquoThe lustre of Y lasts until the advent of Xrsquo
X and Y
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Magha Y - Bharavi
Gen Quiz
17 Canson (in picture) is a French paper-manufacturing
company which was previously called Canson and X The
story goes that Person X was taken prisoner by the Turks
during the Crusades and was compelled to work in a
paper mill in Damascus There he learned how to produce
paper and he brought the knowledge back to Europe
when he regained his freedom
Who is X How is X honoured in the logo of the company
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Montgolfier The logo is a stylized balloon
Gen Quiz
18 Two related sportsmen X and Y (with same last name
famous in different sports) share their names with two
famous rival artists respectively who painted the works to
follow
The name X is a variant of artist 1rsquos name(which is cognate
to the English version of the name that we know him by)
To clarify - The artist is known by name X in the home
country of the sportsmen
Identify the two sportsmen (X and Y)
Gen Quiz
Artist 1
Gen Quiz
Artist 2
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X - Miguel Angel Nadal (Artist 1 ndash Michelangelo)
Y - Rafael Nadal (Artist 2 ndash Raphael)
Gen Quiz
19 The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming
(swimming in outdoor bodies such as oceans lakes and rivers)
is sometimes taken to be May 3 1810 This was the date when
person X (who particularly enjoyed adventure relating to the
sea) swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to
Asia In doing so X was trying to emulate person Yrsquos legendary
swims to meet his lover
To commemorate this the event is recreated every year as an
open water swimming competition
X and Y
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X Lord Byron Y Leander
Gen Quiz
20 Identify the bird in the video (a)
Its common nickname derives from what it
appears to be doing when viewed from a
distance What is the nickname (b)
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Jacana (b) Jesus bird
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
8 This book is about an informal literary discussion
group associated with the University of Oxford
England for nearly two decades between the early
1930s and late 1949 The name of the group is a
clever pun on a word which means ldquohaving a slight
knowledgerdquo
Fill in the blanks
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Inklings
Gen Quiz
9 The three buildings in the visuals all share the same
name The first one is in Thessaloniki Greece and is a part
of several monuments in Thessaloniki accorded the status
of a World Heritage Site
The second and third are in Trabzon and Iznik in Turkey
All three share their name with a fourth structure that is
more famous ndash the design for this structure was made
jointly by two Greek geometers Isidore of Miletus and
Anathemus of Tralles
What is the name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hagia Sophia
Gen Quiz
10 This person hypothesized that Egyptians may have traveled to the
Americas based upon the building of pyramids in both areas and had a
traditional boat (that would have been available to the Egyptians) built
After naming the boat after the sun god Ra he set off with a crew from
Morocco bound for the Americas on May 25 1969 The ship sank 600 miles
short of its goal but he completed the journey a year later with the Ra II
Another of his expeditions ndash which was in a recreated Mesopotamian-era
reed ship named the Tigris ndash involved sailing from the Tigris River to the
Red Sea but ended after five months The North Yemen government
refused to let the ship pass and the ship was burnt in a port in Djibouti in
early April 1978
Who is this adventurous person
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Thor Heyerdahl of Kon Tiki fame
Gen Quiz
11 This 2011 book by Ben Aaronovitch has a cast of
colourful characters including Father and Mama T
Lady Tyburn Fleet Lea Brent and Ash
(A) Complete the title of the novel
(B) What does the rsquoTrsquo in lsquoFather and Mama Trsquo stand
for
The book cover may help
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A
(a) Rivers of London
(b) Thames
Gen Quiz
12 Connect
(a)
(b)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Titles inspired by Shakespeare ndash (a) Hamlet and (b) Macbeth
(a)
(b)
Gen Quiz
13 Name these two confectionery items -
(a) When the French mention a toned manrsquos six pack
they often refer to this confectionery item due to
its visual similarity
(b) The French term for this other confectionery item
is lsquoBarbe a Paparsquo meaning lsquoDaddyrsquos beardrsquo
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Chocolate bar (Tablettes de Chocolat) (b)
Candyfloss Cotton Candy
Gen Quiz
14 Which two members of the world of flora and
fauna are known thus by Indonesians locally
(a) Padma Raksasa
(b)Biawak Raksasa
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Rafflesia (b) Komodo Dragon
Gen Quiz
15 This hormone gets its name from the Latinized
name of the region of the organ from which it was
first isolated
Name the hormone and the region of the
organ(named after scientist seen in picture)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Insulin (Insula means island) Islets of Langerhans
Gen Quiz
16 The name of this Sanskrit Poet (X) is the same as the name of
a month in the Hindu Calendar He is most famous for his epic
poem Shishupala Vadha based on the beheading of Shishupala
by Krishna
According to one theory he derived his name from an attempt to
surpass another poet (Y) whose name meant lsquoThe Sunrsquo A
popular saying during his era went lsquoThe lustre of the sun lasts
until the advent of the coldest monthrsquo which was a clever pun
meaning lsquoThe lustre of Y lasts until the advent of Xrsquo
X and Y
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Magha Y - Bharavi
Gen Quiz
17 Canson (in picture) is a French paper-manufacturing
company which was previously called Canson and X The
story goes that Person X was taken prisoner by the Turks
during the Crusades and was compelled to work in a
paper mill in Damascus There he learned how to produce
paper and he brought the knowledge back to Europe
when he regained his freedom
Who is X How is X honoured in the logo of the company
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Montgolfier The logo is a stylized balloon
Gen Quiz
18 Two related sportsmen X and Y (with same last name
famous in different sports) share their names with two
famous rival artists respectively who painted the works to
follow
The name X is a variant of artist 1rsquos name(which is cognate
to the English version of the name that we know him by)
To clarify - The artist is known by name X in the home
country of the sportsmen
Identify the two sportsmen (X and Y)
Gen Quiz
Artist 1
Gen Quiz
Artist 2
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X - Miguel Angel Nadal (Artist 1 ndash Michelangelo)
Y - Rafael Nadal (Artist 2 ndash Raphael)
Gen Quiz
19 The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming
(swimming in outdoor bodies such as oceans lakes and rivers)
is sometimes taken to be May 3 1810 This was the date when
person X (who particularly enjoyed adventure relating to the
sea) swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to
Asia In doing so X was trying to emulate person Yrsquos legendary
swims to meet his lover
To commemorate this the event is recreated every year as an
open water swimming competition
X and Y
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X Lord Byron Y Leander
Gen Quiz
20 Identify the bird in the video (a)
Its common nickname derives from what it
appears to be doing when viewed from a
distance What is the nickname (b)
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Jacana (b) Jesus bird
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Inklings
Gen Quiz
9 The three buildings in the visuals all share the same
name The first one is in Thessaloniki Greece and is a part
of several monuments in Thessaloniki accorded the status
of a World Heritage Site
The second and third are in Trabzon and Iznik in Turkey
All three share their name with a fourth structure that is
more famous ndash the design for this structure was made
jointly by two Greek geometers Isidore of Miletus and
Anathemus of Tralles
What is the name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hagia Sophia
Gen Quiz
10 This person hypothesized that Egyptians may have traveled to the
Americas based upon the building of pyramids in both areas and had a
traditional boat (that would have been available to the Egyptians) built
After naming the boat after the sun god Ra he set off with a crew from
Morocco bound for the Americas on May 25 1969 The ship sank 600 miles
short of its goal but he completed the journey a year later with the Ra II
Another of his expeditions ndash which was in a recreated Mesopotamian-era
reed ship named the Tigris ndash involved sailing from the Tigris River to the
Red Sea but ended after five months The North Yemen government
refused to let the ship pass and the ship was burnt in a port in Djibouti in
early April 1978
Who is this adventurous person
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Thor Heyerdahl of Kon Tiki fame
Gen Quiz
11 This 2011 book by Ben Aaronovitch has a cast of
colourful characters including Father and Mama T
Lady Tyburn Fleet Lea Brent and Ash
(A) Complete the title of the novel
(B) What does the rsquoTrsquo in lsquoFather and Mama Trsquo stand
for
The book cover may help
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A
(a) Rivers of London
(b) Thames
Gen Quiz
12 Connect
(a)
(b)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Titles inspired by Shakespeare ndash (a) Hamlet and (b) Macbeth
(a)
(b)
Gen Quiz
13 Name these two confectionery items -
(a) When the French mention a toned manrsquos six pack
they often refer to this confectionery item due to
its visual similarity
(b) The French term for this other confectionery item
is lsquoBarbe a Paparsquo meaning lsquoDaddyrsquos beardrsquo
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Chocolate bar (Tablettes de Chocolat) (b)
Candyfloss Cotton Candy
Gen Quiz
14 Which two members of the world of flora and
fauna are known thus by Indonesians locally
(a) Padma Raksasa
(b)Biawak Raksasa
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Rafflesia (b) Komodo Dragon
Gen Quiz
15 This hormone gets its name from the Latinized
name of the region of the organ from which it was
first isolated
Name the hormone and the region of the
organ(named after scientist seen in picture)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Insulin (Insula means island) Islets of Langerhans
Gen Quiz
16 The name of this Sanskrit Poet (X) is the same as the name of
a month in the Hindu Calendar He is most famous for his epic
poem Shishupala Vadha based on the beheading of Shishupala
by Krishna
According to one theory he derived his name from an attempt to
surpass another poet (Y) whose name meant lsquoThe Sunrsquo A
popular saying during his era went lsquoThe lustre of the sun lasts
until the advent of the coldest monthrsquo which was a clever pun
meaning lsquoThe lustre of Y lasts until the advent of Xrsquo
X and Y
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Magha Y - Bharavi
Gen Quiz
17 Canson (in picture) is a French paper-manufacturing
company which was previously called Canson and X The
story goes that Person X was taken prisoner by the Turks
during the Crusades and was compelled to work in a
paper mill in Damascus There he learned how to produce
paper and he brought the knowledge back to Europe
when he regained his freedom
Who is X How is X honoured in the logo of the company
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Montgolfier The logo is a stylized balloon
Gen Quiz
18 Two related sportsmen X and Y (with same last name
famous in different sports) share their names with two
famous rival artists respectively who painted the works to
follow
The name X is a variant of artist 1rsquos name(which is cognate
to the English version of the name that we know him by)
To clarify - The artist is known by name X in the home
country of the sportsmen
Identify the two sportsmen (X and Y)
Gen Quiz
Artist 1
Gen Quiz
Artist 2
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X - Miguel Angel Nadal (Artist 1 ndash Michelangelo)
Y - Rafael Nadal (Artist 2 ndash Raphael)
Gen Quiz
19 The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming
(swimming in outdoor bodies such as oceans lakes and rivers)
is sometimes taken to be May 3 1810 This was the date when
person X (who particularly enjoyed adventure relating to the
sea) swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to
Asia In doing so X was trying to emulate person Yrsquos legendary
swims to meet his lover
To commemorate this the event is recreated every year as an
open water swimming competition
X and Y
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X Lord Byron Y Leander
Gen Quiz
20 Identify the bird in the video (a)
Its common nickname derives from what it
appears to be doing when viewed from a
distance What is the nickname (b)
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Jacana (b) Jesus bird
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Inklings
Gen Quiz
9 The three buildings in the visuals all share the same
name The first one is in Thessaloniki Greece and is a part
of several monuments in Thessaloniki accorded the status
of a World Heritage Site
The second and third are in Trabzon and Iznik in Turkey
All three share their name with a fourth structure that is
more famous ndash the design for this structure was made
jointly by two Greek geometers Isidore of Miletus and
Anathemus of Tralles
What is the name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hagia Sophia
Gen Quiz
10 This person hypothesized that Egyptians may have traveled to the
Americas based upon the building of pyramids in both areas and had a
traditional boat (that would have been available to the Egyptians) built
After naming the boat after the sun god Ra he set off with a crew from
Morocco bound for the Americas on May 25 1969 The ship sank 600 miles
short of its goal but he completed the journey a year later with the Ra II
Another of his expeditions ndash which was in a recreated Mesopotamian-era
reed ship named the Tigris ndash involved sailing from the Tigris River to the
Red Sea but ended after five months The North Yemen government
refused to let the ship pass and the ship was burnt in a port in Djibouti in
early April 1978
Who is this adventurous person
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Thor Heyerdahl of Kon Tiki fame
Gen Quiz
11 This 2011 book by Ben Aaronovitch has a cast of
colourful characters including Father and Mama T
Lady Tyburn Fleet Lea Brent and Ash
(A) Complete the title of the novel
(B) What does the rsquoTrsquo in lsquoFather and Mama Trsquo stand
for
The book cover may help
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A
(a) Rivers of London
(b) Thames
Gen Quiz
12 Connect
(a)
(b)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Titles inspired by Shakespeare ndash (a) Hamlet and (b) Macbeth
(a)
(b)
Gen Quiz
13 Name these two confectionery items -
(a) When the French mention a toned manrsquos six pack
they often refer to this confectionery item due to
its visual similarity
(b) The French term for this other confectionery item
is lsquoBarbe a Paparsquo meaning lsquoDaddyrsquos beardrsquo
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Chocolate bar (Tablettes de Chocolat) (b)
Candyfloss Cotton Candy
Gen Quiz
14 Which two members of the world of flora and
fauna are known thus by Indonesians locally
(a) Padma Raksasa
(b)Biawak Raksasa
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Rafflesia (b) Komodo Dragon
Gen Quiz
15 This hormone gets its name from the Latinized
name of the region of the organ from which it was
first isolated
Name the hormone and the region of the
organ(named after scientist seen in picture)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Insulin (Insula means island) Islets of Langerhans
Gen Quiz
16 The name of this Sanskrit Poet (X) is the same as the name of
a month in the Hindu Calendar He is most famous for his epic
poem Shishupala Vadha based on the beheading of Shishupala
by Krishna
According to one theory he derived his name from an attempt to
surpass another poet (Y) whose name meant lsquoThe Sunrsquo A
popular saying during his era went lsquoThe lustre of the sun lasts
until the advent of the coldest monthrsquo which was a clever pun
meaning lsquoThe lustre of Y lasts until the advent of Xrsquo
X and Y
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Magha Y - Bharavi
Gen Quiz
17 Canson (in picture) is a French paper-manufacturing
company which was previously called Canson and X The
story goes that Person X was taken prisoner by the Turks
during the Crusades and was compelled to work in a
paper mill in Damascus There he learned how to produce
paper and he brought the knowledge back to Europe
when he regained his freedom
Who is X How is X honoured in the logo of the company
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Montgolfier The logo is a stylized balloon
Gen Quiz
18 Two related sportsmen X and Y (with same last name
famous in different sports) share their names with two
famous rival artists respectively who painted the works to
follow
The name X is a variant of artist 1rsquos name(which is cognate
to the English version of the name that we know him by)
To clarify - The artist is known by name X in the home
country of the sportsmen
Identify the two sportsmen (X and Y)
Gen Quiz
Artist 1
Gen Quiz
Artist 2
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X - Miguel Angel Nadal (Artist 1 ndash Michelangelo)
Y - Rafael Nadal (Artist 2 ndash Raphael)
Gen Quiz
19 The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming
(swimming in outdoor bodies such as oceans lakes and rivers)
is sometimes taken to be May 3 1810 This was the date when
person X (who particularly enjoyed adventure relating to the
sea) swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to
Asia In doing so X was trying to emulate person Yrsquos legendary
swims to meet his lover
To commemorate this the event is recreated every year as an
open water swimming competition
X and Y
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X Lord Byron Y Leander
Gen Quiz
20 Identify the bird in the video (a)
Its common nickname derives from what it
appears to be doing when viewed from a
distance What is the nickname (b)
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Jacana (b) Jesus bird
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
A The Inklings
Gen Quiz
9 The three buildings in the visuals all share the same
name The first one is in Thessaloniki Greece and is a part
of several monuments in Thessaloniki accorded the status
of a World Heritage Site
The second and third are in Trabzon and Iznik in Turkey
All three share their name with a fourth structure that is
more famous ndash the design for this structure was made
jointly by two Greek geometers Isidore of Miletus and
Anathemus of Tralles
What is the name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hagia Sophia
Gen Quiz
10 This person hypothesized that Egyptians may have traveled to the
Americas based upon the building of pyramids in both areas and had a
traditional boat (that would have been available to the Egyptians) built
After naming the boat after the sun god Ra he set off with a crew from
Morocco bound for the Americas on May 25 1969 The ship sank 600 miles
short of its goal but he completed the journey a year later with the Ra II
Another of his expeditions ndash which was in a recreated Mesopotamian-era
reed ship named the Tigris ndash involved sailing from the Tigris River to the
Red Sea but ended after five months The North Yemen government
refused to let the ship pass and the ship was burnt in a port in Djibouti in
early April 1978
Who is this adventurous person
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Thor Heyerdahl of Kon Tiki fame
Gen Quiz
11 This 2011 book by Ben Aaronovitch has a cast of
colourful characters including Father and Mama T
Lady Tyburn Fleet Lea Brent and Ash
(A) Complete the title of the novel
(B) What does the rsquoTrsquo in lsquoFather and Mama Trsquo stand
for
The book cover may help
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A
(a) Rivers of London
(b) Thames
Gen Quiz
12 Connect
(a)
(b)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Titles inspired by Shakespeare ndash (a) Hamlet and (b) Macbeth
(a)
(b)
Gen Quiz
13 Name these two confectionery items -
(a) When the French mention a toned manrsquos six pack
they often refer to this confectionery item due to
its visual similarity
(b) The French term for this other confectionery item
is lsquoBarbe a Paparsquo meaning lsquoDaddyrsquos beardrsquo
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Chocolate bar (Tablettes de Chocolat) (b)
Candyfloss Cotton Candy
Gen Quiz
14 Which two members of the world of flora and
fauna are known thus by Indonesians locally
(a) Padma Raksasa
(b)Biawak Raksasa
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Rafflesia (b) Komodo Dragon
Gen Quiz
15 This hormone gets its name from the Latinized
name of the region of the organ from which it was
first isolated
Name the hormone and the region of the
organ(named after scientist seen in picture)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Insulin (Insula means island) Islets of Langerhans
Gen Quiz
16 The name of this Sanskrit Poet (X) is the same as the name of
a month in the Hindu Calendar He is most famous for his epic
poem Shishupala Vadha based on the beheading of Shishupala
by Krishna
According to one theory he derived his name from an attempt to
surpass another poet (Y) whose name meant lsquoThe Sunrsquo A
popular saying during his era went lsquoThe lustre of the sun lasts
until the advent of the coldest monthrsquo which was a clever pun
meaning lsquoThe lustre of Y lasts until the advent of Xrsquo
X and Y
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Magha Y - Bharavi
Gen Quiz
17 Canson (in picture) is a French paper-manufacturing
company which was previously called Canson and X The
story goes that Person X was taken prisoner by the Turks
during the Crusades and was compelled to work in a
paper mill in Damascus There he learned how to produce
paper and he brought the knowledge back to Europe
when he regained his freedom
Who is X How is X honoured in the logo of the company
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Montgolfier The logo is a stylized balloon
Gen Quiz
18 Two related sportsmen X and Y (with same last name
famous in different sports) share their names with two
famous rival artists respectively who painted the works to
follow
The name X is a variant of artist 1rsquos name(which is cognate
to the English version of the name that we know him by)
To clarify - The artist is known by name X in the home
country of the sportsmen
Identify the two sportsmen (X and Y)
Gen Quiz
Artist 1
Gen Quiz
Artist 2
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X - Miguel Angel Nadal (Artist 1 ndash Michelangelo)
Y - Rafael Nadal (Artist 2 ndash Raphael)
Gen Quiz
19 The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming
(swimming in outdoor bodies such as oceans lakes and rivers)
is sometimes taken to be May 3 1810 This was the date when
person X (who particularly enjoyed adventure relating to the
sea) swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to
Asia In doing so X was trying to emulate person Yrsquos legendary
swims to meet his lover
To commemorate this the event is recreated every year as an
open water swimming competition
X and Y
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X Lord Byron Y Leander
Gen Quiz
20 Identify the bird in the video (a)
Its common nickname derives from what it
appears to be doing when viewed from a
distance What is the nickname (b)
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Jacana (b) Jesus bird
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
9 The three buildings in the visuals all share the same
name The first one is in Thessaloniki Greece and is a part
of several monuments in Thessaloniki accorded the status
of a World Heritage Site
The second and third are in Trabzon and Iznik in Turkey
All three share their name with a fourth structure that is
more famous ndash the design for this structure was made
jointly by two Greek geometers Isidore of Miletus and
Anathemus of Tralles
What is the name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hagia Sophia
Gen Quiz
10 This person hypothesized that Egyptians may have traveled to the
Americas based upon the building of pyramids in both areas and had a
traditional boat (that would have been available to the Egyptians) built
After naming the boat after the sun god Ra he set off with a crew from
Morocco bound for the Americas on May 25 1969 The ship sank 600 miles
short of its goal but he completed the journey a year later with the Ra II
Another of his expeditions ndash which was in a recreated Mesopotamian-era
reed ship named the Tigris ndash involved sailing from the Tigris River to the
Red Sea but ended after five months The North Yemen government
refused to let the ship pass and the ship was burnt in a port in Djibouti in
early April 1978
Who is this adventurous person
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Thor Heyerdahl of Kon Tiki fame
Gen Quiz
11 This 2011 book by Ben Aaronovitch has a cast of
colourful characters including Father and Mama T
Lady Tyburn Fleet Lea Brent and Ash
(A) Complete the title of the novel
(B) What does the rsquoTrsquo in lsquoFather and Mama Trsquo stand
for
The book cover may help
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A
(a) Rivers of London
(b) Thames
Gen Quiz
12 Connect
(a)
(b)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Titles inspired by Shakespeare ndash (a) Hamlet and (b) Macbeth
(a)
(b)
Gen Quiz
13 Name these two confectionery items -
(a) When the French mention a toned manrsquos six pack
they often refer to this confectionery item due to
its visual similarity
(b) The French term for this other confectionery item
is lsquoBarbe a Paparsquo meaning lsquoDaddyrsquos beardrsquo
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Chocolate bar (Tablettes de Chocolat) (b)
Candyfloss Cotton Candy
Gen Quiz
14 Which two members of the world of flora and
fauna are known thus by Indonesians locally
(a) Padma Raksasa
(b)Biawak Raksasa
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Rafflesia (b) Komodo Dragon
Gen Quiz
15 This hormone gets its name from the Latinized
name of the region of the organ from which it was
first isolated
Name the hormone and the region of the
organ(named after scientist seen in picture)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Insulin (Insula means island) Islets of Langerhans
Gen Quiz
16 The name of this Sanskrit Poet (X) is the same as the name of
a month in the Hindu Calendar He is most famous for his epic
poem Shishupala Vadha based on the beheading of Shishupala
by Krishna
According to one theory he derived his name from an attempt to
surpass another poet (Y) whose name meant lsquoThe Sunrsquo A
popular saying during his era went lsquoThe lustre of the sun lasts
until the advent of the coldest monthrsquo which was a clever pun
meaning lsquoThe lustre of Y lasts until the advent of Xrsquo
X and Y
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Magha Y - Bharavi
Gen Quiz
17 Canson (in picture) is a French paper-manufacturing
company which was previously called Canson and X The
story goes that Person X was taken prisoner by the Turks
during the Crusades and was compelled to work in a
paper mill in Damascus There he learned how to produce
paper and he brought the knowledge back to Europe
when he regained his freedom
Who is X How is X honoured in the logo of the company
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Montgolfier The logo is a stylized balloon
Gen Quiz
18 Two related sportsmen X and Y (with same last name
famous in different sports) share their names with two
famous rival artists respectively who painted the works to
follow
The name X is a variant of artist 1rsquos name(which is cognate
to the English version of the name that we know him by)
To clarify - The artist is known by name X in the home
country of the sportsmen
Identify the two sportsmen (X and Y)
Gen Quiz
Artist 1
Gen Quiz
Artist 2
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X - Miguel Angel Nadal (Artist 1 ndash Michelangelo)
Y - Rafael Nadal (Artist 2 ndash Raphael)
Gen Quiz
19 The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming
(swimming in outdoor bodies such as oceans lakes and rivers)
is sometimes taken to be May 3 1810 This was the date when
person X (who particularly enjoyed adventure relating to the
sea) swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to
Asia In doing so X was trying to emulate person Yrsquos legendary
swims to meet his lover
To commemorate this the event is recreated every year as an
open water swimming competition
X and Y
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X Lord Byron Y Leander
Gen Quiz
20 Identify the bird in the video (a)
Its common nickname derives from what it
appears to be doing when viewed from a
distance What is the nickname (b)
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Jacana (b) Jesus bird
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hagia Sophia
Gen Quiz
10 This person hypothesized that Egyptians may have traveled to the
Americas based upon the building of pyramids in both areas and had a
traditional boat (that would have been available to the Egyptians) built
After naming the boat after the sun god Ra he set off with a crew from
Morocco bound for the Americas on May 25 1969 The ship sank 600 miles
short of its goal but he completed the journey a year later with the Ra II
Another of his expeditions ndash which was in a recreated Mesopotamian-era
reed ship named the Tigris ndash involved sailing from the Tigris River to the
Red Sea but ended after five months The North Yemen government
refused to let the ship pass and the ship was burnt in a port in Djibouti in
early April 1978
Who is this adventurous person
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Thor Heyerdahl of Kon Tiki fame
Gen Quiz
11 This 2011 book by Ben Aaronovitch has a cast of
colourful characters including Father and Mama T
Lady Tyburn Fleet Lea Brent and Ash
(A) Complete the title of the novel
(B) What does the rsquoTrsquo in lsquoFather and Mama Trsquo stand
for
The book cover may help
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A
(a) Rivers of London
(b) Thames
Gen Quiz
12 Connect
(a)
(b)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Titles inspired by Shakespeare ndash (a) Hamlet and (b) Macbeth
(a)
(b)
Gen Quiz
13 Name these two confectionery items -
(a) When the French mention a toned manrsquos six pack
they often refer to this confectionery item due to
its visual similarity
(b) The French term for this other confectionery item
is lsquoBarbe a Paparsquo meaning lsquoDaddyrsquos beardrsquo
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Chocolate bar (Tablettes de Chocolat) (b)
Candyfloss Cotton Candy
Gen Quiz
14 Which two members of the world of flora and
fauna are known thus by Indonesians locally
(a) Padma Raksasa
(b)Biawak Raksasa
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Rafflesia (b) Komodo Dragon
Gen Quiz
15 This hormone gets its name from the Latinized
name of the region of the organ from which it was
first isolated
Name the hormone and the region of the
organ(named after scientist seen in picture)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Insulin (Insula means island) Islets of Langerhans
Gen Quiz
16 The name of this Sanskrit Poet (X) is the same as the name of
a month in the Hindu Calendar He is most famous for his epic
poem Shishupala Vadha based on the beheading of Shishupala
by Krishna
According to one theory he derived his name from an attempt to
surpass another poet (Y) whose name meant lsquoThe Sunrsquo A
popular saying during his era went lsquoThe lustre of the sun lasts
until the advent of the coldest monthrsquo which was a clever pun
meaning lsquoThe lustre of Y lasts until the advent of Xrsquo
X and Y
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Magha Y - Bharavi
Gen Quiz
17 Canson (in picture) is a French paper-manufacturing
company which was previously called Canson and X The
story goes that Person X was taken prisoner by the Turks
during the Crusades and was compelled to work in a
paper mill in Damascus There he learned how to produce
paper and he brought the knowledge back to Europe
when he regained his freedom
Who is X How is X honoured in the logo of the company
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Montgolfier The logo is a stylized balloon
Gen Quiz
18 Two related sportsmen X and Y (with same last name
famous in different sports) share their names with two
famous rival artists respectively who painted the works to
follow
The name X is a variant of artist 1rsquos name(which is cognate
to the English version of the name that we know him by)
To clarify - The artist is known by name X in the home
country of the sportsmen
Identify the two sportsmen (X and Y)
Gen Quiz
Artist 1
Gen Quiz
Artist 2
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X - Miguel Angel Nadal (Artist 1 ndash Michelangelo)
Y - Rafael Nadal (Artist 2 ndash Raphael)
Gen Quiz
19 The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming
(swimming in outdoor bodies such as oceans lakes and rivers)
is sometimes taken to be May 3 1810 This was the date when
person X (who particularly enjoyed adventure relating to the
sea) swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to
Asia In doing so X was trying to emulate person Yrsquos legendary
swims to meet his lover
To commemorate this the event is recreated every year as an
open water swimming competition
X and Y
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X Lord Byron Y Leander
Gen Quiz
20 Identify the bird in the video (a)
Its common nickname derives from what it
appears to be doing when viewed from a
distance What is the nickname (b)
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Jacana (b) Jesus bird
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hagia Sophia
Gen Quiz
10 This person hypothesized that Egyptians may have traveled to the
Americas based upon the building of pyramids in both areas and had a
traditional boat (that would have been available to the Egyptians) built
After naming the boat after the sun god Ra he set off with a crew from
Morocco bound for the Americas on May 25 1969 The ship sank 600 miles
short of its goal but he completed the journey a year later with the Ra II
Another of his expeditions ndash which was in a recreated Mesopotamian-era
reed ship named the Tigris ndash involved sailing from the Tigris River to the
Red Sea but ended after five months The North Yemen government
refused to let the ship pass and the ship was burnt in a port in Djibouti in
early April 1978
Who is this adventurous person
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Thor Heyerdahl of Kon Tiki fame
Gen Quiz
11 This 2011 book by Ben Aaronovitch has a cast of
colourful characters including Father and Mama T
Lady Tyburn Fleet Lea Brent and Ash
(A) Complete the title of the novel
(B) What does the rsquoTrsquo in lsquoFather and Mama Trsquo stand
for
The book cover may help
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A
(a) Rivers of London
(b) Thames
Gen Quiz
12 Connect
(a)
(b)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Titles inspired by Shakespeare ndash (a) Hamlet and (b) Macbeth
(a)
(b)
Gen Quiz
13 Name these two confectionery items -
(a) When the French mention a toned manrsquos six pack
they often refer to this confectionery item due to
its visual similarity
(b) The French term for this other confectionery item
is lsquoBarbe a Paparsquo meaning lsquoDaddyrsquos beardrsquo
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Chocolate bar (Tablettes de Chocolat) (b)
Candyfloss Cotton Candy
Gen Quiz
14 Which two members of the world of flora and
fauna are known thus by Indonesians locally
(a) Padma Raksasa
(b)Biawak Raksasa
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Rafflesia (b) Komodo Dragon
Gen Quiz
15 This hormone gets its name from the Latinized
name of the region of the organ from which it was
first isolated
Name the hormone and the region of the
organ(named after scientist seen in picture)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Insulin (Insula means island) Islets of Langerhans
Gen Quiz
16 The name of this Sanskrit Poet (X) is the same as the name of
a month in the Hindu Calendar He is most famous for his epic
poem Shishupala Vadha based on the beheading of Shishupala
by Krishna
According to one theory he derived his name from an attempt to
surpass another poet (Y) whose name meant lsquoThe Sunrsquo A
popular saying during his era went lsquoThe lustre of the sun lasts
until the advent of the coldest monthrsquo which was a clever pun
meaning lsquoThe lustre of Y lasts until the advent of Xrsquo
X and Y
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Magha Y - Bharavi
Gen Quiz
17 Canson (in picture) is a French paper-manufacturing
company which was previously called Canson and X The
story goes that Person X was taken prisoner by the Turks
during the Crusades and was compelled to work in a
paper mill in Damascus There he learned how to produce
paper and he brought the knowledge back to Europe
when he regained his freedom
Who is X How is X honoured in the logo of the company
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Montgolfier The logo is a stylized balloon
Gen Quiz
18 Two related sportsmen X and Y (with same last name
famous in different sports) share their names with two
famous rival artists respectively who painted the works to
follow
The name X is a variant of artist 1rsquos name(which is cognate
to the English version of the name that we know him by)
To clarify - The artist is known by name X in the home
country of the sportsmen
Identify the two sportsmen (X and Y)
Gen Quiz
Artist 1
Gen Quiz
Artist 2
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X - Miguel Angel Nadal (Artist 1 ndash Michelangelo)
Y - Rafael Nadal (Artist 2 ndash Raphael)
Gen Quiz
19 The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming
(swimming in outdoor bodies such as oceans lakes and rivers)
is sometimes taken to be May 3 1810 This was the date when
person X (who particularly enjoyed adventure relating to the
sea) swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to
Asia In doing so X was trying to emulate person Yrsquos legendary
swims to meet his lover
To commemorate this the event is recreated every year as an
open water swimming competition
X and Y
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X Lord Byron Y Leander
Gen Quiz
20 Identify the bird in the video (a)
Its common nickname derives from what it
appears to be doing when viewed from a
distance What is the nickname (b)
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Jacana (b) Jesus bird
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
A Hagia Sophia
Gen Quiz
10 This person hypothesized that Egyptians may have traveled to the
Americas based upon the building of pyramids in both areas and had a
traditional boat (that would have been available to the Egyptians) built
After naming the boat after the sun god Ra he set off with a crew from
Morocco bound for the Americas on May 25 1969 The ship sank 600 miles
short of its goal but he completed the journey a year later with the Ra II
Another of his expeditions ndash which was in a recreated Mesopotamian-era
reed ship named the Tigris ndash involved sailing from the Tigris River to the
Red Sea but ended after five months The North Yemen government
refused to let the ship pass and the ship was burnt in a port in Djibouti in
early April 1978
Who is this adventurous person
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Thor Heyerdahl of Kon Tiki fame
Gen Quiz
11 This 2011 book by Ben Aaronovitch has a cast of
colourful characters including Father and Mama T
Lady Tyburn Fleet Lea Brent and Ash
(A) Complete the title of the novel
(B) What does the rsquoTrsquo in lsquoFather and Mama Trsquo stand
for
The book cover may help
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A
(a) Rivers of London
(b) Thames
Gen Quiz
12 Connect
(a)
(b)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Titles inspired by Shakespeare ndash (a) Hamlet and (b) Macbeth
(a)
(b)
Gen Quiz
13 Name these two confectionery items -
(a) When the French mention a toned manrsquos six pack
they often refer to this confectionery item due to
its visual similarity
(b) The French term for this other confectionery item
is lsquoBarbe a Paparsquo meaning lsquoDaddyrsquos beardrsquo
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Chocolate bar (Tablettes de Chocolat) (b)
Candyfloss Cotton Candy
Gen Quiz
14 Which two members of the world of flora and
fauna are known thus by Indonesians locally
(a) Padma Raksasa
(b)Biawak Raksasa
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Rafflesia (b) Komodo Dragon
Gen Quiz
15 This hormone gets its name from the Latinized
name of the region of the organ from which it was
first isolated
Name the hormone and the region of the
organ(named after scientist seen in picture)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Insulin (Insula means island) Islets of Langerhans
Gen Quiz
16 The name of this Sanskrit Poet (X) is the same as the name of
a month in the Hindu Calendar He is most famous for his epic
poem Shishupala Vadha based on the beheading of Shishupala
by Krishna
According to one theory he derived his name from an attempt to
surpass another poet (Y) whose name meant lsquoThe Sunrsquo A
popular saying during his era went lsquoThe lustre of the sun lasts
until the advent of the coldest monthrsquo which was a clever pun
meaning lsquoThe lustre of Y lasts until the advent of Xrsquo
X and Y
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Magha Y - Bharavi
Gen Quiz
17 Canson (in picture) is a French paper-manufacturing
company which was previously called Canson and X The
story goes that Person X was taken prisoner by the Turks
during the Crusades and was compelled to work in a
paper mill in Damascus There he learned how to produce
paper and he brought the knowledge back to Europe
when he regained his freedom
Who is X How is X honoured in the logo of the company
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Montgolfier The logo is a stylized balloon
Gen Quiz
18 Two related sportsmen X and Y (with same last name
famous in different sports) share their names with two
famous rival artists respectively who painted the works to
follow
The name X is a variant of artist 1rsquos name(which is cognate
to the English version of the name that we know him by)
To clarify - The artist is known by name X in the home
country of the sportsmen
Identify the two sportsmen (X and Y)
Gen Quiz
Artist 1
Gen Quiz
Artist 2
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X - Miguel Angel Nadal (Artist 1 ndash Michelangelo)
Y - Rafael Nadal (Artist 2 ndash Raphael)
Gen Quiz
19 The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming
(swimming in outdoor bodies such as oceans lakes and rivers)
is sometimes taken to be May 3 1810 This was the date when
person X (who particularly enjoyed adventure relating to the
sea) swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to
Asia In doing so X was trying to emulate person Yrsquos legendary
swims to meet his lover
To commemorate this the event is recreated every year as an
open water swimming competition
X and Y
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X Lord Byron Y Leander
Gen Quiz
20 Identify the bird in the video (a)
Its common nickname derives from what it
appears to be doing when viewed from a
distance What is the nickname (b)
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Jacana (b) Jesus bird
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
10 This person hypothesized that Egyptians may have traveled to the
Americas based upon the building of pyramids in both areas and had a
traditional boat (that would have been available to the Egyptians) built
After naming the boat after the sun god Ra he set off with a crew from
Morocco bound for the Americas on May 25 1969 The ship sank 600 miles
short of its goal but he completed the journey a year later with the Ra II
Another of his expeditions ndash which was in a recreated Mesopotamian-era
reed ship named the Tigris ndash involved sailing from the Tigris River to the
Red Sea but ended after five months The North Yemen government
refused to let the ship pass and the ship was burnt in a port in Djibouti in
early April 1978
Who is this adventurous person
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Thor Heyerdahl of Kon Tiki fame
Gen Quiz
11 This 2011 book by Ben Aaronovitch has a cast of
colourful characters including Father and Mama T
Lady Tyburn Fleet Lea Brent and Ash
(A) Complete the title of the novel
(B) What does the rsquoTrsquo in lsquoFather and Mama Trsquo stand
for
The book cover may help
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A
(a) Rivers of London
(b) Thames
Gen Quiz
12 Connect
(a)
(b)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Titles inspired by Shakespeare ndash (a) Hamlet and (b) Macbeth
(a)
(b)
Gen Quiz
13 Name these two confectionery items -
(a) When the French mention a toned manrsquos six pack
they often refer to this confectionery item due to
its visual similarity
(b) The French term for this other confectionery item
is lsquoBarbe a Paparsquo meaning lsquoDaddyrsquos beardrsquo
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Chocolate bar (Tablettes de Chocolat) (b)
Candyfloss Cotton Candy
Gen Quiz
14 Which two members of the world of flora and
fauna are known thus by Indonesians locally
(a) Padma Raksasa
(b)Biawak Raksasa
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Rafflesia (b) Komodo Dragon
Gen Quiz
15 This hormone gets its name from the Latinized
name of the region of the organ from which it was
first isolated
Name the hormone and the region of the
organ(named after scientist seen in picture)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Insulin (Insula means island) Islets of Langerhans
Gen Quiz
16 The name of this Sanskrit Poet (X) is the same as the name of
a month in the Hindu Calendar He is most famous for his epic
poem Shishupala Vadha based on the beheading of Shishupala
by Krishna
According to one theory he derived his name from an attempt to
surpass another poet (Y) whose name meant lsquoThe Sunrsquo A
popular saying during his era went lsquoThe lustre of the sun lasts
until the advent of the coldest monthrsquo which was a clever pun
meaning lsquoThe lustre of Y lasts until the advent of Xrsquo
X and Y
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Magha Y - Bharavi
Gen Quiz
17 Canson (in picture) is a French paper-manufacturing
company which was previously called Canson and X The
story goes that Person X was taken prisoner by the Turks
during the Crusades and was compelled to work in a
paper mill in Damascus There he learned how to produce
paper and he brought the knowledge back to Europe
when he regained his freedom
Who is X How is X honoured in the logo of the company
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Montgolfier The logo is a stylized balloon
Gen Quiz
18 Two related sportsmen X and Y (with same last name
famous in different sports) share their names with two
famous rival artists respectively who painted the works to
follow
The name X is a variant of artist 1rsquos name(which is cognate
to the English version of the name that we know him by)
To clarify - The artist is known by name X in the home
country of the sportsmen
Identify the two sportsmen (X and Y)
Gen Quiz
Artist 1
Gen Quiz
Artist 2
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X - Miguel Angel Nadal (Artist 1 ndash Michelangelo)
Y - Rafael Nadal (Artist 2 ndash Raphael)
Gen Quiz
19 The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming
(swimming in outdoor bodies such as oceans lakes and rivers)
is sometimes taken to be May 3 1810 This was the date when
person X (who particularly enjoyed adventure relating to the
sea) swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to
Asia In doing so X was trying to emulate person Yrsquos legendary
swims to meet his lover
To commemorate this the event is recreated every year as an
open water swimming competition
X and Y
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X Lord Byron Y Leander
Gen Quiz
20 Identify the bird in the video (a)
Its common nickname derives from what it
appears to be doing when viewed from a
distance What is the nickname (b)
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Jacana (b) Jesus bird
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Thor Heyerdahl of Kon Tiki fame
Gen Quiz
11 This 2011 book by Ben Aaronovitch has a cast of
colourful characters including Father and Mama T
Lady Tyburn Fleet Lea Brent and Ash
(A) Complete the title of the novel
(B) What does the rsquoTrsquo in lsquoFather and Mama Trsquo stand
for
The book cover may help
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A
(a) Rivers of London
(b) Thames
Gen Quiz
12 Connect
(a)
(b)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Titles inspired by Shakespeare ndash (a) Hamlet and (b) Macbeth
(a)
(b)
Gen Quiz
13 Name these two confectionery items -
(a) When the French mention a toned manrsquos six pack
they often refer to this confectionery item due to
its visual similarity
(b) The French term for this other confectionery item
is lsquoBarbe a Paparsquo meaning lsquoDaddyrsquos beardrsquo
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Chocolate bar (Tablettes de Chocolat) (b)
Candyfloss Cotton Candy
Gen Quiz
14 Which two members of the world of flora and
fauna are known thus by Indonesians locally
(a) Padma Raksasa
(b)Biawak Raksasa
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Rafflesia (b) Komodo Dragon
Gen Quiz
15 This hormone gets its name from the Latinized
name of the region of the organ from which it was
first isolated
Name the hormone and the region of the
organ(named after scientist seen in picture)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Insulin (Insula means island) Islets of Langerhans
Gen Quiz
16 The name of this Sanskrit Poet (X) is the same as the name of
a month in the Hindu Calendar He is most famous for his epic
poem Shishupala Vadha based on the beheading of Shishupala
by Krishna
According to one theory he derived his name from an attempt to
surpass another poet (Y) whose name meant lsquoThe Sunrsquo A
popular saying during his era went lsquoThe lustre of the sun lasts
until the advent of the coldest monthrsquo which was a clever pun
meaning lsquoThe lustre of Y lasts until the advent of Xrsquo
X and Y
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Magha Y - Bharavi
Gen Quiz
17 Canson (in picture) is a French paper-manufacturing
company which was previously called Canson and X The
story goes that Person X was taken prisoner by the Turks
during the Crusades and was compelled to work in a
paper mill in Damascus There he learned how to produce
paper and he brought the knowledge back to Europe
when he regained his freedom
Who is X How is X honoured in the logo of the company
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Montgolfier The logo is a stylized balloon
Gen Quiz
18 Two related sportsmen X and Y (with same last name
famous in different sports) share their names with two
famous rival artists respectively who painted the works to
follow
The name X is a variant of artist 1rsquos name(which is cognate
to the English version of the name that we know him by)
To clarify - The artist is known by name X in the home
country of the sportsmen
Identify the two sportsmen (X and Y)
Gen Quiz
Artist 1
Gen Quiz
Artist 2
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X - Miguel Angel Nadal (Artist 1 ndash Michelangelo)
Y - Rafael Nadal (Artist 2 ndash Raphael)
Gen Quiz
19 The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming
(swimming in outdoor bodies such as oceans lakes and rivers)
is sometimes taken to be May 3 1810 This was the date when
person X (who particularly enjoyed adventure relating to the
sea) swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to
Asia In doing so X was trying to emulate person Yrsquos legendary
swims to meet his lover
To commemorate this the event is recreated every year as an
open water swimming competition
X and Y
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X Lord Byron Y Leander
Gen Quiz
20 Identify the bird in the video (a)
Its common nickname derives from what it
appears to be doing when viewed from a
distance What is the nickname (b)
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Jacana (b) Jesus bird
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
A Thor Heyerdahl of Kon Tiki fame
Gen Quiz
11 This 2011 book by Ben Aaronovitch has a cast of
colourful characters including Father and Mama T
Lady Tyburn Fleet Lea Brent and Ash
(A) Complete the title of the novel
(B) What does the rsquoTrsquo in lsquoFather and Mama Trsquo stand
for
The book cover may help
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A
(a) Rivers of London
(b) Thames
Gen Quiz
12 Connect
(a)
(b)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Titles inspired by Shakespeare ndash (a) Hamlet and (b) Macbeth
(a)
(b)
Gen Quiz
13 Name these two confectionery items -
(a) When the French mention a toned manrsquos six pack
they often refer to this confectionery item due to
its visual similarity
(b) The French term for this other confectionery item
is lsquoBarbe a Paparsquo meaning lsquoDaddyrsquos beardrsquo
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Chocolate bar (Tablettes de Chocolat) (b)
Candyfloss Cotton Candy
Gen Quiz
14 Which two members of the world of flora and
fauna are known thus by Indonesians locally
(a) Padma Raksasa
(b)Biawak Raksasa
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Rafflesia (b) Komodo Dragon
Gen Quiz
15 This hormone gets its name from the Latinized
name of the region of the organ from which it was
first isolated
Name the hormone and the region of the
organ(named after scientist seen in picture)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Insulin (Insula means island) Islets of Langerhans
Gen Quiz
16 The name of this Sanskrit Poet (X) is the same as the name of
a month in the Hindu Calendar He is most famous for his epic
poem Shishupala Vadha based on the beheading of Shishupala
by Krishna
According to one theory he derived his name from an attempt to
surpass another poet (Y) whose name meant lsquoThe Sunrsquo A
popular saying during his era went lsquoThe lustre of the sun lasts
until the advent of the coldest monthrsquo which was a clever pun
meaning lsquoThe lustre of Y lasts until the advent of Xrsquo
X and Y
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Magha Y - Bharavi
Gen Quiz
17 Canson (in picture) is a French paper-manufacturing
company which was previously called Canson and X The
story goes that Person X was taken prisoner by the Turks
during the Crusades and was compelled to work in a
paper mill in Damascus There he learned how to produce
paper and he brought the knowledge back to Europe
when he regained his freedom
Who is X How is X honoured in the logo of the company
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Montgolfier The logo is a stylized balloon
Gen Quiz
18 Two related sportsmen X and Y (with same last name
famous in different sports) share their names with two
famous rival artists respectively who painted the works to
follow
The name X is a variant of artist 1rsquos name(which is cognate
to the English version of the name that we know him by)
To clarify - The artist is known by name X in the home
country of the sportsmen
Identify the two sportsmen (X and Y)
Gen Quiz
Artist 1
Gen Quiz
Artist 2
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X - Miguel Angel Nadal (Artist 1 ndash Michelangelo)
Y - Rafael Nadal (Artist 2 ndash Raphael)
Gen Quiz
19 The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming
(swimming in outdoor bodies such as oceans lakes and rivers)
is sometimes taken to be May 3 1810 This was the date when
person X (who particularly enjoyed adventure relating to the
sea) swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to
Asia In doing so X was trying to emulate person Yrsquos legendary
swims to meet his lover
To commemorate this the event is recreated every year as an
open water swimming competition
X and Y
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X Lord Byron Y Leander
Gen Quiz
20 Identify the bird in the video (a)
Its common nickname derives from what it
appears to be doing when viewed from a
distance What is the nickname (b)
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Jacana (b) Jesus bird
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
11 This 2011 book by Ben Aaronovitch has a cast of
colourful characters including Father and Mama T
Lady Tyburn Fleet Lea Brent and Ash
(A) Complete the title of the novel
(B) What does the rsquoTrsquo in lsquoFather and Mama Trsquo stand
for
The book cover may help
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A
(a) Rivers of London
(b) Thames
Gen Quiz
12 Connect
(a)
(b)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Titles inspired by Shakespeare ndash (a) Hamlet and (b) Macbeth
(a)
(b)
Gen Quiz
13 Name these two confectionery items -
(a) When the French mention a toned manrsquos six pack
they often refer to this confectionery item due to
its visual similarity
(b) The French term for this other confectionery item
is lsquoBarbe a Paparsquo meaning lsquoDaddyrsquos beardrsquo
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Chocolate bar (Tablettes de Chocolat) (b)
Candyfloss Cotton Candy
Gen Quiz
14 Which two members of the world of flora and
fauna are known thus by Indonesians locally
(a) Padma Raksasa
(b)Biawak Raksasa
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Rafflesia (b) Komodo Dragon
Gen Quiz
15 This hormone gets its name from the Latinized
name of the region of the organ from which it was
first isolated
Name the hormone and the region of the
organ(named after scientist seen in picture)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Insulin (Insula means island) Islets of Langerhans
Gen Quiz
16 The name of this Sanskrit Poet (X) is the same as the name of
a month in the Hindu Calendar He is most famous for his epic
poem Shishupala Vadha based on the beheading of Shishupala
by Krishna
According to one theory he derived his name from an attempt to
surpass another poet (Y) whose name meant lsquoThe Sunrsquo A
popular saying during his era went lsquoThe lustre of the sun lasts
until the advent of the coldest monthrsquo which was a clever pun
meaning lsquoThe lustre of Y lasts until the advent of Xrsquo
X and Y
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Magha Y - Bharavi
Gen Quiz
17 Canson (in picture) is a French paper-manufacturing
company which was previously called Canson and X The
story goes that Person X was taken prisoner by the Turks
during the Crusades and was compelled to work in a
paper mill in Damascus There he learned how to produce
paper and he brought the knowledge back to Europe
when he regained his freedom
Who is X How is X honoured in the logo of the company
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Montgolfier The logo is a stylized balloon
Gen Quiz
18 Two related sportsmen X and Y (with same last name
famous in different sports) share their names with two
famous rival artists respectively who painted the works to
follow
The name X is a variant of artist 1rsquos name(which is cognate
to the English version of the name that we know him by)
To clarify - The artist is known by name X in the home
country of the sportsmen
Identify the two sportsmen (X and Y)
Gen Quiz
Artist 1
Gen Quiz
Artist 2
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X - Miguel Angel Nadal (Artist 1 ndash Michelangelo)
Y - Rafael Nadal (Artist 2 ndash Raphael)
Gen Quiz
19 The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming
(swimming in outdoor bodies such as oceans lakes and rivers)
is sometimes taken to be May 3 1810 This was the date when
person X (who particularly enjoyed adventure relating to the
sea) swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to
Asia In doing so X was trying to emulate person Yrsquos legendary
swims to meet his lover
To commemorate this the event is recreated every year as an
open water swimming competition
X and Y
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X Lord Byron Y Leander
Gen Quiz
20 Identify the bird in the video (a)
Its common nickname derives from what it
appears to be doing when viewed from a
distance What is the nickname (b)
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Jacana (b) Jesus bird
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A
(a) Rivers of London
(b) Thames
Gen Quiz
12 Connect
(a)
(b)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Titles inspired by Shakespeare ndash (a) Hamlet and (b) Macbeth
(a)
(b)
Gen Quiz
13 Name these two confectionery items -
(a) When the French mention a toned manrsquos six pack
they often refer to this confectionery item due to
its visual similarity
(b) The French term for this other confectionery item
is lsquoBarbe a Paparsquo meaning lsquoDaddyrsquos beardrsquo
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Chocolate bar (Tablettes de Chocolat) (b)
Candyfloss Cotton Candy
Gen Quiz
14 Which two members of the world of flora and
fauna are known thus by Indonesians locally
(a) Padma Raksasa
(b)Biawak Raksasa
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Rafflesia (b) Komodo Dragon
Gen Quiz
15 This hormone gets its name from the Latinized
name of the region of the organ from which it was
first isolated
Name the hormone and the region of the
organ(named after scientist seen in picture)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Insulin (Insula means island) Islets of Langerhans
Gen Quiz
16 The name of this Sanskrit Poet (X) is the same as the name of
a month in the Hindu Calendar He is most famous for his epic
poem Shishupala Vadha based on the beheading of Shishupala
by Krishna
According to one theory he derived his name from an attempt to
surpass another poet (Y) whose name meant lsquoThe Sunrsquo A
popular saying during his era went lsquoThe lustre of the sun lasts
until the advent of the coldest monthrsquo which was a clever pun
meaning lsquoThe lustre of Y lasts until the advent of Xrsquo
X and Y
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Magha Y - Bharavi
Gen Quiz
17 Canson (in picture) is a French paper-manufacturing
company which was previously called Canson and X The
story goes that Person X was taken prisoner by the Turks
during the Crusades and was compelled to work in a
paper mill in Damascus There he learned how to produce
paper and he brought the knowledge back to Europe
when he regained his freedom
Who is X How is X honoured in the logo of the company
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Montgolfier The logo is a stylized balloon
Gen Quiz
18 Two related sportsmen X and Y (with same last name
famous in different sports) share their names with two
famous rival artists respectively who painted the works to
follow
The name X is a variant of artist 1rsquos name(which is cognate
to the English version of the name that we know him by)
To clarify - The artist is known by name X in the home
country of the sportsmen
Identify the two sportsmen (X and Y)
Gen Quiz
Artist 1
Gen Quiz
Artist 2
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X - Miguel Angel Nadal (Artist 1 ndash Michelangelo)
Y - Rafael Nadal (Artist 2 ndash Raphael)
Gen Quiz
19 The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming
(swimming in outdoor bodies such as oceans lakes and rivers)
is sometimes taken to be May 3 1810 This was the date when
person X (who particularly enjoyed adventure relating to the
sea) swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to
Asia In doing so X was trying to emulate person Yrsquos legendary
swims to meet his lover
To commemorate this the event is recreated every year as an
open water swimming competition
X and Y
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X Lord Byron Y Leander
Gen Quiz
20 Identify the bird in the video (a)
Its common nickname derives from what it
appears to be doing when viewed from a
distance What is the nickname (b)
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Jacana (b) Jesus bird
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Answer
Gen Quiz
A
(a) Rivers of London
(b) Thames
Gen Quiz
12 Connect
(a)
(b)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Titles inspired by Shakespeare ndash (a) Hamlet and (b) Macbeth
(a)
(b)
Gen Quiz
13 Name these two confectionery items -
(a) When the French mention a toned manrsquos six pack
they often refer to this confectionery item due to
its visual similarity
(b) The French term for this other confectionery item
is lsquoBarbe a Paparsquo meaning lsquoDaddyrsquos beardrsquo
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Chocolate bar (Tablettes de Chocolat) (b)
Candyfloss Cotton Candy
Gen Quiz
14 Which two members of the world of flora and
fauna are known thus by Indonesians locally
(a) Padma Raksasa
(b)Biawak Raksasa
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Rafflesia (b) Komodo Dragon
Gen Quiz
15 This hormone gets its name from the Latinized
name of the region of the organ from which it was
first isolated
Name the hormone and the region of the
organ(named after scientist seen in picture)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Insulin (Insula means island) Islets of Langerhans
Gen Quiz
16 The name of this Sanskrit Poet (X) is the same as the name of
a month in the Hindu Calendar He is most famous for his epic
poem Shishupala Vadha based on the beheading of Shishupala
by Krishna
According to one theory he derived his name from an attempt to
surpass another poet (Y) whose name meant lsquoThe Sunrsquo A
popular saying during his era went lsquoThe lustre of the sun lasts
until the advent of the coldest monthrsquo which was a clever pun
meaning lsquoThe lustre of Y lasts until the advent of Xrsquo
X and Y
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Magha Y - Bharavi
Gen Quiz
17 Canson (in picture) is a French paper-manufacturing
company which was previously called Canson and X The
story goes that Person X was taken prisoner by the Turks
during the Crusades and was compelled to work in a
paper mill in Damascus There he learned how to produce
paper and he brought the knowledge back to Europe
when he regained his freedom
Who is X How is X honoured in the logo of the company
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Montgolfier The logo is a stylized balloon
Gen Quiz
18 Two related sportsmen X and Y (with same last name
famous in different sports) share their names with two
famous rival artists respectively who painted the works to
follow
The name X is a variant of artist 1rsquos name(which is cognate
to the English version of the name that we know him by)
To clarify - The artist is known by name X in the home
country of the sportsmen
Identify the two sportsmen (X and Y)
Gen Quiz
Artist 1
Gen Quiz
Artist 2
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X - Miguel Angel Nadal (Artist 1 ndash Michelangelo)
Y - Rafael Nadal (Artist 2 ndash Raphael)
Gen Quiz
19 The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming
(swimming in outdoor bodies such as oceans lakes and rivers)
is sometimes taken to be May 3 1810 This was the date when
person X (who particularly enjoyed adventure relating to the
sea) swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to
Asia In doing so X was trying to emulate person Yrsquos legendary
swims to meet his lover
To commemorate this the event is recreated every year as an
open water swimming competition
X and Y
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X Lord Byron Y Leander
Gen Quiz
20 Identify the bird in the video (a)
Its common nickname derives from what it
appears to be doing when viewed from a
distance What is the nickname (b)
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Jacana (b) Jesus bird
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
A
(a) Rivers of London
(b) Thames
Gen Quiz
12 Connect
(a)
(b)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Titles inspired by Shakespeare ndash (a) Hamlet and (b) Macbeth
(a)
(b)
Gen Quiz
13 Name these two confectionery items -
(a) When the French mention a toned manrsquos six pack
they often refer to this confectionery item due to
its visual similarity
(b) The French term for this other confectionery item
is lsquoBarbe a Paparsquo meaning lsquoDaddyrsquos beardrsquo
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Chocolate bar (Tablettes de Chocolat) (b)
Candyfloss Cotton Candy
Gen Quiz
14 Which two members of the world of flora and
fauna are known thus by Indonesians locally
(a) Padma Raksasa
(b)Biawak Raksasa
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Rafflesia (b) Komodo Dragon
Gen Quiz
15 This hormone gets its name from the Latinized
name of the region of the organ from which it was
first isolated
Name the hormone and the region of the
organ(named after scientist seen in picture)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Insulin (Insula means island) Islets of Langerhans
Gen Quiz
16 The name of this Sanskrit Poet (X) is the same as the name of
a month in the Hindu Calendar He is most famous for his epic
poem Shishupala Vadha based on the beheading of Shishupala
by Krishna
According to one theory he derived his name from an attempt to
surpass another poet (Y) whose name meant lsquoThe Sunrsquo A
popular saying during his era went lsquoThe lustre of the sun lasts
until the advent of the coldest monthrsquo which was a clever pun
meaning lsquoThe lustre of Y lasts until the advent of Xrsquo
X and Y
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Magha Y - Bharavi
Gen Quiz
17 Canson (in picture) is a French paper-manufacturing
company which was previously called Canson and X The
story goes that Person X was taken prisoner by the Turks
during the Crusades and was compelled to work in a
paper mill in Damascus There he learned how to produce
paper and he brought the knowledge back to Europe
when he regained his freedom
Who is X How is X honoured in the logo of the company
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Montgolfier The logo is a stylized balloon
Gen Quiz
18 Two related sportsmen X and Y (with same last name
famous in different sports) share their names with two
famous rival artists respectively who painted the works to
follow
The name X is a variant of artist 1rsquos name(which is cognate
to the English version of the name that we know him by)
To clarify - The artist is known by name X in the home
country of the sportsmen
Identify the two sportsmen (X and Y)
Gen Quiz
Artist 1
Gen Quiz
Artist 2
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X - Miguel Angel Nadal (Artist 1 ndash Michelangelo)
Y - Rafael Nadal (Artist 2 ndash Raphael)
Gen Quiz
19 The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming
(swimming in outdoor bodies such as oceans lakes and rivers)
is sometimes taken to be May 3 1810 This was the date when
person X (who particularly enjoyed adventure relating to the
sea) swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to
Asia In doing so X was trying to emulate person Yrsquos legendary
swims to meet his lover
To commemorate this the event is recreated every year as an
open water swimming competition
X and Y
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X Lord Byron Y Leander
Gen Quiz
20 Identify the bird in the video (a)
Its common nickname derives from what it
appears to be doing when viewed from a
distance What is the nickname (b)
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Jacana (b) Jesus bird
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
12 Connect
(a)
(b)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Titles inspired by Shakespeare ndash (a) Hamlet and (b) Macbeth
(a)
(b)
Gen Quiz
13 Name these two confectionery items -
(a) When the French mention a toned manrsquos six pack
they often refer to this confectionery item due to
its visual similarity
(b) The French term for this other confectionery item
is lsquoBarbe a Paparsquo meaning lsquoDaddyrsquos beardrsquo
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Chocolate bar (Tablettes de Chocolat) (b)
Candyfloss Cotton Candy
Gen Quiz
14 Which two members of the world of flora and
fauna are known thus by Indonesians locally
(a) Padma Raksasa
(b)Biawak Raksasa
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Rafflesia (b) Komodo Dragon
Gen Quiz
15 This hormone gets its name from the Latinized
name of the region of the organ from which it was
first isolated
Name the hormone and the region of the
organ(named after scientist seen in picture)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Insulin (Insula means island) Islets of Langerhans
Gen Quiz
16 The name of this Sanskrit Poet (X) is the same as the name of
a month in the Hindu Calendar He is most famous for his epic
poem Shishupala Vadha based on the beheading of Shishupala
by Krishna
According to one theory he derived his name from an attempt to
surpass another poet (Y) whose name meant lsquoThe Sunrsquo A
popular saying during his era went lsquoThe lustre of the sun lasts
until the advent of the coldest monthrsquo which was a clever pun
meaning lsquoThe lustre of Y lasts until the advent of Xrsquo
X and Y
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Magha Y - Bharavi
Gen Quiz
17 Canson (in picture) is a French paper-manufacturing
company which was previously called Canson and X The
story goes that Person X was taken prisoner by the Turks
during the Crusades and was compelled to work in a
paper mill in Damascus There he learned how to produce
paper and he brought the knowledge back to Europe
when he regained his freedom
Who is X How is X honoured in the logo of the company
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Montgolfier The logo is a stylized balloon
Gen Quiz
18 Two related sportsmen X and Y (with same last name
famous in different sports) share their names with two
famous rival artists respectively who painted the works to
follow
The name X is a variant of artist 1rsquos name(which is cognate
to the English version of the name that we know him by)
To clarify - The artist is known by name X in the home
country of the sportsmen
Identify the two sportsmen (X and Y)
Gen Quiz
Artist 1
Gen Quiz
Artist 2
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X - Miguel Angel Nadal (Artist 1 ndash Michelangelo)
Y - Rafael Nadal (Artist 2 ndash Raphael)
Gen Quiz
19 The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming
(swimming in outdoor bodies such as oceans lakes and rivers)
is sometimes taken to be May 3 1810 This was the date when
person X (who particularly enjoyed adventure relating to the
sea) swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to
Asia In doing so X was trying to emulate person Yrsquos legendary
swims to meet his lover
To commemorate this the event is recreated every year as an
open water swimming competition
X and Y
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X Lord Byron Y Leander
Gen Quiz
20 Identify the bird in the video (a)
Its common nickname derives from what it
appears to be doing when viewed from a
distance What is the nickname (b)
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Jacana (b) Jesus bird
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Titles inspired by Shakespeare ndash (a) Hamlet and (b) Macbeth
(a)
(b)
Gen Quiz
13 Name these two confectionery items -
(a) When the French mention a toned manrsquos six pack
they often refer to this confectionery item due to
its visual similarity
(b) The French term for this other confectionery item
is lsquoBarbe a Paparsquo meaning lsquoDaddyrsquos beardrsquo
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Chocolate bar (Tablettes de Chocolat) (b)
Candyfloss Cotton Candy
Gen Quiz
14 Which two members of the world of flora and
fauna are known thus by Indonesians locally
(a) Padma Raksasa
(b)Biawak Raksasa
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Rafflesia (b) Komodo Dragon
Gen Quiz
15 This hormone gets its name from the Latinized
name of the region of the organ from which it was
first isolated
Name the hormone and the region of the
organ(named after scientist seen in picture)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Insulin (Insula means island) Islets of Langerhans
Gen Quiz
16 The name of this Sanskrit Poet (X) is the same as the name of
a month in the Hindu Calendar He is most famous for his epic
poem Shishupala Vadha based on the beheading of Shishupala
by Krishna
According to one theory he derived his name from an attempt to
surpass another poet (Y) whose name meant lsquoThe Sunrsquo A
popular saying during his era went lsquoThe lustre of the sun lasts
until the advent of the coldest monthrsquo which was a clever pun
meaning lsquoThe lustre of Y lasts until the advent of Xrsquo
X and Y
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Magha Y - Bharavi
Gen Quiz
17 Canson (in picture) is a French paper-manufacturing
company which was previously called Canson and X The
story goes that Person X was taken prisoner by the Turks
during the Crusades and was compelled to work in a
paper mill in Damascus There he learned how to produce
paper and he brought the knowledge back to Europe
when he regained his freedom
Who is X How is X honoured in the logo of the company
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Montgolfier The logo is a stylized balloon
Gen Quiz
18 Two related sportsmen X and Y (with same last name
famous in different sports) share their names with two
famous rival artists respectively who painted the works to
follow
The name X is a variant of artist 1rsquos name(which is cognate
to the English version of the name that we know him by)
To clarify - The artist is known by name X in the home
country of the sportsmen
Identify the two sportsmen (X and Y)
Gen Quiz
Artist 1
Gen Quiz
Artist 2
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X - Miguel Angel Nadal (Artist 1 ndash Michelangelo)
Y - Rafael Nadal (Artist 2 ndash Raphael)
Gen Quiz
19 The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming
(swimming in outdoor bodies such as oceans lakes and rivers)
is sometimes taken to be May 3 1810 This was the date when
person X (who particularly enjoyed adventure relating to the
sea) swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to
Asia In doing so X was trying to emulate person Yrsquos legendary
swims to meet his lover
To commemorate this the event is recreated every year as an
open water swimming competition
X and Y
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X Lord Byron Y Leander
Gen Quiz
20 Identify the bird in the video (a)
Its common nickname derives from what it
appears to be doing when viewed from a
distance What is the nickname (b)
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Jacana (b) Jesus bird
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
A Titles inspired by Shakespeare ndash (a) Hamlet and (b) Macbeth
(a)
(b)
Gen Quiz
13 Name these two confectionery items -
(a) When the French mention a toned manrsquos six pack
they often refer to this confectionery item due to
its visual similarity
(b) The French term for this other confectionery item
is lsquoBarbe a Paparsquo meaning lsquoDaddyrsquos beardrsquo
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Chocolate bar (Tablettes de Chocolat) (b)
Candyfloss Cotton Candy
Gen Quiz
14 Which two members of the world of flora and
fauna are known thus by Indonesians locally
(a) Padma Raksasa
(b)Biawak Raksasa
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Rafflesia (b) Komodo Dragon
Gen Quiz
15 This hormone gets its name from the Latinized
name of the region of the organ from which it was
first isolated
Name the hormone and the region of the
organ(named after scientist seen in picture)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Insulin (Insula means island) Islets of Langerhans
Gen Quiz
16 The name of this Sanskrit Poet (X) is the same as the name of
a month in the Hindu Calendar He is most famous for his epic
poem Shishupala Vadha based on the beheading of Shishupala
by Krishna
According to one theory he derived his name from an attempt to
surpass another poet (Y) whose name meant lsquoThe Sunrsquo A
popular saying during his era went lsquoThe lustre of the sun lasts
until the advent of the coldest monthrsquo which was a clever pun
meaning lsquoThe lustre of Y lasts until the advent of Xrsquo
X and Y
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Magha Y - Bharavi
Gen Quiz
17 Canson (in picture) is a French paper-manufacturing
company which was previously called Canson and X The
story goes that Person X was taken prisoner by the Turks
during the Crusades and was compelled to work in a
paper mill in Damascus There he learned how to produce
paper and he brought the knowledge back to Europe
when he regained his freedom
Who is X How is X honoured in the logo of the company
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Montgolfier The logo is a stylized balloon
Gen Quiz
18 Two related sportsmen X and Y (with same last name
famous in different sports) share their names with two
famous rival artists respectively who painted the works to
follow
The name X is a variant of artist 1rsquos name(which is cognate
to the English version of the name that we know him by)
To clarify - The artist is known by name X in the home
country of the sportsmen
Identify the two sportsmen (X and Y)
Gen Quiz
Artist 1
Gen Quiz
Artist 2
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X - Miguel Angel Nadal (Artist 1 ndash Michelangelo)
Y - Rafael Nadal (Artist 2 ndash Raphael)
Gen Quiz
19 The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming
(swimming in outdoor bodies such as oceans lakes and rivers)
is sometimes taken to be May 3 1810 This was the date when
person X (who particularly enjoyed adventure relating to the
sea) swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to
Asia In doing so X was trying to emulate person Yrsquos legendary
swims to meet his lover
To commemorate this the event is recreated every year as an
open water swimming competition
X and Y
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X Lord Byron Y Leander
Gen Quiz
20 Identify the bird in the video (a)
Its common nickname derives from what it
appears to be doing when viewed from a
distance What is the nickname (b)
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Jacana (b) Jesus bird
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
13 Name these two confectionery items -
(a) When the French mention a toned manrsquos six pack
they often refer to this confectionery item due to
its visual similarity
(b) The French term for this other confectionery item
is lsquoBarbe a Paparsquo meaning lsquoDaddyrsquos beardrsquo
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Chocolate bar (Tablettes de Chocolat) (b)
Candyfloss Cotton Candy
Gen Quiz
14 Which two members of the world of flora and
fauna are known thus by Indonesians locally
(a) Padma Raksasa
(b)Biawak Raksasa
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Rafflesia (b) Komodo Dragon
Gen Quiz
15 This hormone gets its name from the Latinized
name of the region of the organ from which it was
first isolated
Name the hormone and the region of the
organ(named after scientist seen in picture)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Insulin (Insula means island) Islets of Langerhans
Gen Quiz
16 The name of this Sanskrit Poet (X) is the same as the name of
a month in the Hindu Calendar He is most famous for his epic
poem Shishupala Vadha based on the beheading of Shishupala
by Krishna
According to one theory he derived his name from an attempt to
surpass another poet (Y) whose name meant lsquoThe Sunrsquo A
popular saying during his era went lsquoThe lustre of the sun lasts
until the advent of the coldest monthrsquo which was a clever pun
meaning lsquoThe lustre of Y lasts until the advent of Xrsquo
X and Y
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Magha Y - Bharavi
Gen Quiz
17 Canson (in picture) is a French paper-manufacturing
company which was previously called Canson and X The
story goes that Person X was taken prisoner by the Turks
during the Crusades and was compelled to work in a
paper mill in Damascus There he learned how to produce
paper and he brought the knowledge back to Europe
when he regained his freedom
Who is X How is X honoured in the logo of the company
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Montgolfier The logo is a stylized balloon
Gen Quiz
18 Two related sportsmen X and Y (with same last name
famous in different sports) share their names with two
famous rival artists respectively who painted the works to
follow
The name X is a variant of artist 1rsquos name(which is cognate
to the English version of the name that we know him by)
To clarify - The artist is known by name X in the home
country of the sportsmen
Identify the two sportsmen (X and Y)
Gen Quiz
Artist 1
Gen Quiz
Artist 2
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X - Miguel Angel Nadal (Artist 1 ndash Michelangelo)
Y - Rafael Nadal (Artist 2 ndash Raphael)
Gen Quiz
19 The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming
(swimming in outdoor bodies such as oceans lakes and rivers)
is sometimes taken to be May 3 1810 This was the date when
person X (who particularly enjoyed adventure relating to the
sea) swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to
Asia In doing so X was trying to emulate person Yrsquos legendary
swims to meet his lover
To commemorate this the event is recreated every year as an
open water swimming competition
X and Y
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X Lord Byron Y Leander
Gen Quiz
20 Identify the bird in the video (a)
Its common nickname derives from what it
appears to be doing when viewed from a
distance What is the nickname (b)
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Jacana (b) Jesus bird
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Chocolate bar (Tablettes de Chocolat) (b)
Candyfloss Cotton Candy
Gen Quiz
14 Which two members of the world of flora and
fauna are known thus by Indonesians locally
(a) Padma Raksasa
(b)Biawak Raksasa
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Rafflesia (b) Komodo Dragon
Gen Quiz
15 This hormone gets its name from the Latinized
name of the region of the organ from which it was
first isolated
Name the hormone and the region of the
organ(named after scientist seen in picture)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Insulin (Insula means island) Islets of Langerhans
Gen Quiz
16 The name of this Sanskrit Poet (X) is the same as the name of
a month in the Hindu Calendar He is most famous for his epic
poem Shishupala Vadha based on the beheading of Shishupala
by Krishna
According to one theory he derived his name from an attempt to
surpass another poet (Y) whose name meant lsquoThe Sunrsquo A
popular saying during his era went lsquoThe lustre of the sun lasts
until the advent of the coldest monthrsquo which was a clever pun
meaning lsquoThe lustre of Y lasts until the advent of Xrsquo
X and Y
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Magha Y - Bharavi
Gen Quiz
17 Canson (in picture) is a French paper-manufacturing
company which was previously called Canson and X The
story goes that Person X was taken prisoner by the Turks
during the Crusades and was compelled to work in a
paper mill in Damascus There he learned how to produce
paper and he brought the knowledge back to Europe
when he regained his freedom
Who is X How is X honoured in the logo of the company
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Montgolfier The logo is a stylized balloon
Gen Quiz
18 Two related sportsmen X and Y (with same last name
famous in different sports) share their names with two
famous rival artists respectively who painted the works to
follow
The name X is a variant of artist 1rsquos name(which is cognate
to the English version of the name that we know him by)
To clarify - The artist is known by name X in the home
country of the sportsmen
Identify the two sportsmen (X and Y)
Gen Quiz
Artist 1
Gen Quiz
Artist 2
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X - Miguel Angel Nadal (Artist 1 ndash Michelangelo)
Y - Rafael Nadal (Artist 2 ndash Raphael)
Gen Quiz
19 The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming
(swimming in outdoor bodies such as oceans lakes and rivers)
is sometimes taken to be May 3 1810 This was the date when
person X (who particularly enjoyed adventure relating to the
sea) swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to
Asia In doing so X was trying to emulate person Yrsquos legendary
swims to meet his lover
To commemorate this the event is recreated every year as an
open water swimming competition
X and Y
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X Lord Byron Y Leander
Gen Quiz
20 Identify the bird in the video (a)
Its common nickname derives from what it
appears to be doing when viewed from a
distance What is the nickname (b)
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Jacana (b) Jesus bird
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
A (a) Chocolate bar (Tablettes de Chocolat) (b)
Candyfloss Cotton Candy
Gen Quiz
14 Which two members of the world of flora and
fauna are known thus by Indonesians locally
(a) Padma Raksasa
(b)Biawak Raksasa
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Rafflesia (b) Komodo Dragon
Gen Quiz
15 This hormone gets its name from the Latinized
name of the region of the organ from which it was
first isolated
Name the hormone and the region of the
organ(named after scientist seen in picture)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Insulin (Insula means island) Islets of Langerhans
Gen Quiz
16 The name of this Sanskrit Poet (X) is the same as the name of
a month in the Hindu Calendar He is most famous for his epic
poem Shishupala Vadha based on the beheading of Shishupala
by Krishna
According to one theory he derived his name from an attempt to
surpass another poet (Y) whose name meant lsquoThe Sunrsquo A
popular saying during his era went lsquoThe lustre of the sun lasts
until the advent of the coldest monthrsquo which was a clever pun
meaning lsquoThe lustre of Y lasts until the advent of Xrsquo
X and Y
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Magha Y - Bharavi
Gen Quiz
17 Canson (in picture) is a French paper-manufacturing
company which was previously called Canson and X The
story goes that Person X was taken prisoner by the Turks
during the Crusades and was compelled to work in a
paper mill in Damascus There he learned how to produce
paper and he brought the knowledge back to Europe
when he regained his freedom
Who is X How is X honoured in the logo of the company
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Montgolfier The logo is a stylized balloon
Gen Quiz
18 Two related sportsmen X and Y (with same last name
famous in different sports) share their names with two
famous rival artists respectively who painted the works to
follow
The name X is a variant of artist 1rsquos name(which is cognate
to the English version of the name that we know him by)
To clarify - The artist is known by name X in the home
country of the sportsmen
Identify the two sportsmen (X and Y)
Gen Quiz
Artist 1
Gen Quiz
Artist 2
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X - Miguel Angel Nadal (Artist 1 ndash Michelangelo)
Y - Rafael Nadal (Artist 2 ndash Raphael)
Gen Quiz
19 The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming
(swimming in outdoor bodies such as oceans lakes and rivers)
is sometimes taken to be May 3 1810 This was the date when
person X (who particularly enjoyed adventure relating to the
sea) swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to
Asia In doing so X was trying to emulate person Yrsquos legendary
swims to meet his lover
To commemorate this the event is recreated every year as an
open water swimming competition
X and Y
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X Lord Byron Y Leander
Gen Quiz
20 Identify the bird in the video (a)
Its common nickname derives from what it
appears to be doing when viewed from a
distance What is the nickname (b)
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Jacana (b) Jesus bird
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
14 Which two members of the world of flora and
fauna are known thus by Indonesians locally
(a) Padma Raksasa
(b)Biawak Raksasa
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Rafflesia (b) Komodo Dragon
Gen Quiz
15 This hormone gets its name from the Latinized
name of the region of the organ from which it was
first isolated
Name the hormone and the region of the
organ(named after scientist seen in picture)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Insulin (Insula means island) Islets of Langerhans
Gen Quiz
16 The name of this Sanskrit Poet (X) is the same as the name of
a month in the Hindu Calendar He is most famous for his epic
poem Shishupala Vadha based on the beheading of Shishupala
by Krishna
According to one theory he derived his name from an attempt to
surpass another poet (Y) whose name meant lsquoThe Sunrsquo A
popular saying during his era went lsquoThe lustre of the sun lasts
until the advent of the coldest monthrsquo which was a clever pun
meaning lsquoThe lustre of Y lasts until the advent of Xrsquo
X and Y
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Magha Y - Bharavi
Gen Quiz
17 Canson (in picture) is a French paper-manufacturing
company which was previously called Canson and X The
story goes that Person X was taken prisoner by the Turks
during the Crusades and was compelled to work in a
paper mill in Damascus There he learned how to produce
paper and he brought the knowledge back to Europe
when he regained his freedom
Who is X How is X honoured in the logo of the company
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Montgolfier The logo is a stylized balloon
Gen Quiz
18 Two related sportsmen X and Y (with same last name
famous in different sports) share their names with two
famous rival artists respectively who painted the works to
follow
The name X is a variant of artist 1rsquos name(which is cognate
to the English version of the name that we know him by)
To clarify - The artist is known by name X in the home
country of the sportsmen
Identify the two sportsmen (X and Y)
Gen Quiz
Artist 1
Gen Quiz
Artist 2
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X - Miguel Angel Nadal (Artist 1 ndash Michelangelo)
Y - Rafael Nadal (Artist 2 ndash Raphael)
Gen Quiz
19 The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming
(swimming in outdoor bodies such as oceans lakes and rivers)
is sometimes taken to be May 3 1810 This was the date when
person X (who particularly enjoyed adventure relating to the
sea) swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to
Asia In doing so X was trying to emulate person Yrsquos legendary
swims to meet his lover
To commemorate this the event is recreated every year as an
open water swimming competition
X and Y
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X Lord Byron Y Leander
Gen Quiz
20 Identify the bird in the video (a)
Its common nickname derives from what it
appears to be doing when viewed from a
distance What is the nickname (b)
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Jacana (b) Jesus bird
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Rafflesia (b) Komodo Dragon
Gen Quiz
15 This hormone gets its name from the Latinized
name of the region of the organ from which it was
first isolated
Name the hormone and the region of the
organ(named after scientist seen in picture)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Insulin (Insula means island) Islets of Langerhans
Gen Quiz
16 The name of this Sanskrit Poet (X) is the same as the name of
a month in the Hindu Calendar He is most famous for his epic
poem Shishupala Vadha based on the beheading of Shishupala
by Krishna
According to one theory he derived his name from an attempt to
surpass another poet (Y) whose name meant lsquoThe Sunrsquo A
popular saying during his era went lsquoThe lustre of the sun lasts
until the advent of the coldest monthrsquo which was a clever pun
meaning lsquoThe lustre of Y lasts until the advent of Xrsquo
X and Y
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Magha Y - Bharavi
Gen Quiz
17 Canson (in picture) is a French paper-manufacturing
company which was previously called Canson and X The
story goes that Person X was taken prisoner by the Turks
during the Crusades and was compelled to work in a
paper mill in Damascus There he learned how to produce
paper and he brought the knowledge back to Europe
when he regained his freedom
Who is X How is X honoured in the logo of the company
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Montgolfier The logo is a stylized balloon
Gen Quiz
18 Two related sportsmen X and Y (with same last name
famous in different sports) share their names with two
famous rival artists respectively who painted the works to
follow
The name X is a variant of artist 1rsquos name(which is cognate
to the English version of the name that we know him by)
To clarify - The artist is known by name X in the home
country of the sportsmen
Identify the two sportsmen (X and Y)
Gen Quiz
Artist 1
Gen Quiz
Artist 2
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X - Miguel Angel Nadal (Artist 1 ndash Michelangelo)
Y - Rafael Nadal (Artist 2 ndash Raphael)
Gen Quiz
19 The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming
(swimming in outdoor bodies such as oceans lakes and rivers)
is sometimes taken to be May 3 1810 This was the date when
person X (who particularly enjoyed adventure relating to the
sea) swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to
Asia In doing so X was trying to emulate person Yrsquos legendary
swims to meet his lover
To commemorate this the event is recreated every year as an
open water swimming competition
X and Y
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X Lord Byron Y Leander
Gen Quiz
20 Identify the bird in the video (a)
Its common nickname derives from what it
appears to be doing when viewed from a
distance What is the nickname (b)
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Jacana (b) Jesus bird
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
A (a) Rafflesia (b) Komodo Dragon
Gen Quiz
15 This hormone gets its name from the Latinized
name of the region of the organ from which it was
first isolated
Name the hormone and the region of the
organ(named after scientist seen in picture)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Insulin (Insula means island) Islets of Langerhans
Gen Quiz
16 The name of this Sanskrit Poet (X) is the same as the name of
a month in the Hindu Calendar He is most famous for his epic
poem Shishupala Vadha based on the beheading of Shishupala
by Krishna
According to one theory he derived his name from an attempt to
surpass another poet (Y) whose name meant lsquoThe Sunrsquo A
popular saying during his era went lsquoThe lustre of the sun lasts
until the advent of the coldest monthrsquo which was a clever pun
meaning lsquoThe lustre of Y lasts until the advent of Xrsquo
X and Y
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Magha Y - Bharavi
Gen Quiz
17 Canson (in picture) is a French paper-manufacturing
company which was previously called Canson and X The
story goes that Person X was taken prisoner by the Turks
during the Crusades and was compelled to work in a
paper mill in Damascus There he learned how to produce
paper and he brought the knowledge back to Europe
when he regained his freedom
Who is X How is X honoured in the logo of the company
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Montgolfier The logo is a stylized balloon
Gen Quiz
18 Two related sportsmen X and Y (with same last name
famous in different sports) share their names with two
famous rival artists respectively who painted the works to
follow
The name X is a variant of artist 1rsquos name(which is cognate
to the English version of the name that we know him by)
To clarify - The artist is known by name X in the home
country of the sportsmen
Identify the two sportsmen (X and Y)
Gen Quiz
Artist 1
Gen Quiz
Artist 2
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X - Miguel Angel Nadal (Artist 1 ndash Michelangelo)
Y - Rafael Nadal (Artist 2 ndash Raphael)
Gen Quiz
19 The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming
(swimming in outdoor bodies such as oceans lakes and rivers)
is sometimes taken to be May 3 1810 This was the date when
person X (who particularly enjoyed adventure relating to the
sea) swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to
Asia In doing so X was trying to emulate person Yrsquos legendary
swims to meet his lover
To commemorate this the event is recreated every year as an
open water swimming competition
X and Y
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X Lord Byron Y Leander
Gen Quiz
20 Identify the bird in the video (a)
Its common nickname derives from what it
appears to be doing when viewed from a
distance What is the nickname (b)
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Jacana (b) Jesus bird
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
15 This hormone gets its name from the Latinized
name of the region of the organ from which it was
first isolated
Name the hormone and the region of the
organ(named after scientist seen in picture)
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Insulin (Insula means island) Islets of Langerhans
Gen Quiz
16 The name of this Sanskrit Poet (X) is the same as the name of
a month in the Hindu Calendar He is most famous for his epic
poem Shishupala Vadha based on the beheading of Shishupala
by Krishna
According to one theory he derived his name from an attempt to
surpass another poet (Y) whose name meant lsquoThe Sunrsquo A
popular saying during his era went lsquoThe lustre of the sun lasts
until the advent of the coldest monthrsquo which was a clever pun
meaning lsquoThe lustre of Y lasts until the advent of Xrsquo
X and Y
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Magha Y - Bharavi
Gen Quiz
17 Canson (in picture) is a French paper-manufacturing
company which was previously called Canson and X The
story goes that Person X was taken prisoner by the Turks
during the Crusades and was compelled to work in a
paper mill in Damascus There he learned how to produce
paper and he brought the knowledge back to Europe
when he regained his freedom
Who is X How is X honoured in the logo of the company
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Montgolfier The logo is a stylized balloon
Gen Quiz
18 Two related sportsmen X and Y (with same last name
famous in different sports) share their names with two
famous rival artists respectively who painted the works to
follow
The name X is a variant of artist 1rsquos name(which is cognate
to the English version of the name that we know him by)
To clarify - The artist is known by name X in the home
country of the sportsmen
Identify the two sportsmen (X and Y)
Gen Quiz
Artist 1
Gen Quiz
Artist 2
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X - Miguel Angel Nadal (Artist 1 ndash Michelangelo)
Y - Rafael Nadal (Artist 2 ndash Raphael)
Gen Quiz
19 The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming
(swimming in outdoor bodies such as oceans lakes and rivers)
is sometimes taken to be May 3 1810 This was the date when
person X (who particularly enjoyed adventure relating to the
sea) swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to
Asia In doing so X was trying to emulate person Yrsquos legendary
swims to meet his lover
To commemorate this the event is recreated every year as an
open water swimming competition
X and Y
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X Lord Byron Y Leander
Gen Quiz
20 Identify the bird in the video (a)
Its common nickname derives from what it
appears to be doing when viewed from a
distance What is the nickname (b)
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Jacana (b) Jesus bird
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Insulin (Insula means island) Islets of Langerhans
Gen Quiz
16 The name of this Sanskrit Poet (X) is the same as the name of
a month in the Hindu Calendar He is most famous for his epic
poem Shishupala Vadha based on the beheading of Shishupala
by Krishna
According to one theory he derived his name from an attempt to
surpass another poet (Y) whose name meant lsquoThe Sunrsquo A
popular saying during his era went lsquoThe lustre of the sun lasts
until the advent of the coldest monthrsquo which was a clever pun
meaning lsquoThe lustre of Y lasts until the advent of Xrsquo
X and Y
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Magha Y - Bharavi
Gen Quiz
17 Canson (in picture) is a French paper-manufacturing
company which was previously called Canson and X The
story goes that Person X was taken prisoner by the Turks
during the Crusades and was compelled to work in a
paper mill in Damascus There he learned how to produce
paper and he brought the knowledge back to Europe
when he regained his freedom
Who is X How is X honoured in the logo of the company
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Montgolfier The logo is a stylized balloon
Gen Quiz
18 Two related sportsmen X and Y (with same last name
famous in different sports) share their names with two
famous rival artists respectively who painted the works to
follow
The name X is a variant of artist 1rsquos name(which is cognate
to the English version of the name that we know him by)
To clarify - The artist is known by name X in the home
country of the sportsmen
Identify the two sportsmen (X and Y)
Gen Quiz
Artist 1
Gen Quiz
Artist 2
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X - Miguel Angel Nadal (Artist 1 ndash Michelangelo)
Y - Rafael Nadal (Artist 2 ndash Raphael)
Gen Quiz
19 The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming
(swimming in outdoor bodies such as oceans lakes and rivers)
is sometimes taken to be May 3 1810 This was the date when
person X (who particularly enjoyed adventure relating to the
sea) swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to
Asia In doing so X was trying to emulate person Yrsquos legendary
swims to meet his lover
To commemorate this the event is recreated every year as an
open water swimming competition
X and Y
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X Lord Byron Y Leander
Gen Quiz
20 Identify the bird in the video (a)
Its common nickname derives from what it
appears to be doing when viewed from a
distance What is the nickname (b)
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Jacana (b) Jesus bird
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
A Insulin (Insula means island) Islets of Langerhans
Gen Quiz
16 The name of this Sanskrit Poet (X) is the same as the name of
a month in the Hindu Calendar He is most famous for his epic
poem Shishupala Vadha based on the beheading of Shishupala
by Krishna
According to one theory he derived his name from an attempt to
surpass another poet (Y) whose name meant lsquoThe Sunrsquo A
popular saying during his era went lsquoThe lustre of the sun lasts
until the advent of the coldest monthrsquo which was a clever pun
meaning lsquoThe lustre of Y lasts until the advent of Xrsquo
X and Y
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Magha Y - Bharavi
Gen Quiz
17 Canson (in picture) is a French paper-manufacturing
company which was previously called Canson and X The
story goes that Person X was taken prisoner by the Turks
during the Crusades and was compelled to work in a
paper mill in Damascus There he learned how to produce
paper and he brought the knowledge back to Europe
when he regained his freedom
Who is X How is X honoured in the logo of the company
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Montgolfier The logo is a stylized balloon
Gen Quiz
18 Two related sportsmen X and Y (with same last name
famous in different sports) share their names with two
famous rival artists respectively who painted the works to
follow
The name X is a variant of artist 1rsquos name(which is cognate
to the English version of the name that we know him by)
To clarify - The artist is known by name X in the home
country of the sportsmen
Identify the two sportsmen (X and Y)
Gen Quiz
Artist 1
Gen Quiz
Artist 2
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X - Miguel Angel Nadal (Artist 1 ndash Michelangelo)
Y - Rafael Nadal (Artist 2 ndash Raphael)
Gen Quiz
19 The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming
(swimming in outdoor bodies such as oceans lakes and rivers)
is sometimes taken to be May 3 1810 This was the date when
person X (who particularly enjoyed adventure relating to the
sea) swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to
Asia In doing so X was trying to emulate person Yrsquos legendary
swims to meet his lover
To commemorate this the event is recreated every year as an
open water swimming competition
X and Y
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X Lord Byron Y Leander
Gen Quiz
20 Identify the bird in the video (a)
Its common nickname derives from what it
appears to be doing when viewed from a
distance What is the nickname (b)
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Jacana (b) Jesus bird
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
16 The name of this Sanskrit Poet (X) is the same as the name of
a month in the Hindu Calendar He is most famous for his epic
poem Shishupala Vadha based on the beheading of Shishupala
by Krishna
According to one theory he derived his name from an attempt to
surpass another poet (Y) whose name meant lsquoThe Sunrsquo A
popular saying during his era went lsquoThe lustre of the sun lasts
until the advent of the coldest monthrsquo which was a clever pun
meaning lsquoThe lustre of Y lasts until the advent of Xrsquo
X and Y
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Magha Y - Bharavi
Gen Quiz
17 Canson (in picture) is a French paper-manufacturing
company which was previously called Canson and X The
story goes that Person X was taken prisoner by the Turks
during the Crusades and was compelled to work in a
paper mill in Damascus There he learned how to produce
paper and he brought the knowledge back to Europe
when he regained his freedom
Who is X How is X honoured in the logo of the company
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Montgolfier The logo is a stylized balloon
Gen Quiz
18 Two related sportsmen X and Y (with same last name
famous in different sports) share their names with two
famous rival artists respectively who painted the works to
follow
The name X is a variant of artist 1rsquos name(which is cognate
to the English version of the name that we know him by)
To clarify - The artist is known by name X in the home
country of the sportsmen
Identify the two sportsmen (X and Y)
Gen Quiz
Artist 1
Gen Quiz
Artist 2
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X - Miguel Angel Nadal (Artist 1 ndash Michelangelo)
Y - Rafael Nadal (Artist 2 ndash Raphael)
Gen Quiz
19 The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming
(swimming in outdoor bodies such as oceans lakes and rivers)
is sometimes taken to be May 3 1810 This was the date when
person X (who particularly enjoyed adventure relating to the
sea) swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to
Asia In doing so X was trying to emulate person Yrsquos legendary
swims to meet his lover
To commemorate this the event is recreated every year as an
open water swimming competition
X and Y
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X Lord Byron Y Leander
Gen Quiz
20 Identify the bird in the video (a)
Its common nickname derives from what it
appears to be doing when viewed from a
distance What is the nickname (b)
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Jacana (b) Jesus bird
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Magha Y - Bharavi
Gen Quiz
17 Canson (in picture) is a French paper-manufacturing
company which was previously called Canson and X The
story goes that Person X was taken prisoner by the Turks
during the Crusades and was compelled to work in a
paper mill in Damascus There he learned how to produce
paper and he brought the knowledge back to Europe
when he regained his freedom
Who is X How is X honoured in the logo of the company
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Montgolfier The logo is a stylized balloon
Gen Quiz
18 Two related sportsmen X and Y (with same last name
famous in different sports) share their names with two
famous rival artists respectively who painted the works to
follow
The name X is a variant of artist 1rsquos name(which is cognate
to the English version of the name that we know him by)
To clarify - The artist is known by name X in the home
country of the sportsmen
Identify the two sportsmen (X and Y)
Gen Quiz
Artist 1
Gen Quiz
Artist 2
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X - Miguel Angel Nadal (Artist 1 ndash Michelangelo)
Y - Rafael Nadal (Artist 2 ndash Raphael)
Gen Quiz
19 The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming
(swimming in outdoor bodies such as oceans lakes and rivers)
is sometimes taken to be May 3 1810 This was the date when
person X (who particularly enjoyed adventure relating to the
sea) swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to
Asia In doing so X was trying to emulate person Yrsquos legendary
swims to meet his lover
To commemorate this the event is recreated every year as an
open water swimming competition
X and Y
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X Lord Byron Y Leander
Gen Quiz
20 Identify the bird in the video (a)
Its common nickname derives from what it
appears to be doing when viewed from a
distance What is the nickname (b)
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Jacana (b) Jesus bird
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Magha Y - Bharavi
Gen Quiz
17 Canson (in picture) is a French paper-manufacturing
company which was previously called Canson and X The
story goes that Person X was taken prisoner by the Turks
during the Crusades and was compelled to work in a
paper mill in Damascus There he learned how to produce
paper and he brought the knowledge back to Europe
when he regained his freedom
Who is X How is X honoured in the logo of the company
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Montgolfier The logo is a stylized balloon
Gen Quiz
18 Two related sportsmen X and Y (with same last name
famous in different sports) share their names with two
famous rival artists respectively who painted the works to
follow
The name X is a variant of artist 1rsquos name(which is cognate
to the English version of the name that we know him by)
To clarify - The artist is known by name X in the home
country of the sportsmen
Identify the two sportsmen (X and Y)
Gen Quiz
Artist 1
Gen Quiz
Artist 2
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X - Miguel Angel Nadal (Artist 1 ndash Michelangelo)
Y - Rafael Nadal (Artist 2 ndash Raphael)
Gen Quiz
19 The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming
(swimming in outdoor bodies such as oceans lakes and rivers)
is sometimes taken to be May 3 1810 This was the date when
person X (who particularly enjoyed adventure relating to the
sea) swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to
Asia In doing so X was trying to emulate person Yrsquos legendary
swims to meet his lover
To commemorate this the event is recreated every year as an
open water swimming competition
X and Y
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X Lord Byron Y Leander
Gen Quiz
20 Identify the bird in the video (a)
Its common nickname derives from what it
appears to be doing when viewed from a
distance What is the nickname (b)
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Jacana (b) Jesus bird
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
17 Canson (in picture) is a French paper-manufacturing
company which was previously called Canson and X The
story goes that Person X was taken prisoner by the Turks
during the Crusades and was compelled to work in a
paper mill in Damascus There he learned how to produce
paper and he brought the knowledge back to Europe
when he regained his freedom
Who is X How is X honoured in the logo of the company
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Montgolfier The logo is a stylized balloon
Gen Quiz
18 Two related sportsmen X and Y (with same last name
famous in different sports) share their names with two
famous rival artists respectively who painted the works to
follow
The name X is a variant of artist 1rsquos name(which is cognate
to the English version of the name that we know him by)
To clarify - The artist is known by name X in the home
country of the sportsmen
Identify the two sportsmen (X and Y)
Gen Quiz
Artist 1
Gen Quiz
Artist 2
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X - Miguel Angel Nadal (Artist 1 ndash Michelangelo)
Y - Rafael Nadal (Artist 2 ndash Raphael)
Gen Quiz
19 The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming
(swimming in outdoor bodies such as oceans lakes and rivers)
is sometimes taken to be May 3 1810 This was the date when
person X (who particularly enjoyed adventure relating to the
sea) swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to
Asia In doing so X was trying to emulate person Yrsquos legendary
swims to meet his lover
To commemorate this the event is recreated every year as an
open water swimming competition
X and Y
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X Lord Byron Y Leander
Gen Quiz
20 Identify the bird in the video (a)
Its common nickname derives from what it
appears to be doing when viewed from a
distance What is the nickname (b)
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Jacana (b) Jesus bird
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Montgolfier The logo is a stylized balloon
Gen Quiz
18 Two related sportsmen X and Y (with same last name
famous in different sports) share their names with two
famous rival artists respectively who painted the works to
follow
The name X is a variant of artist 1rsquos name(which is cognate
to the English version of the name that we know him by)
To clarify - The artist is known by name X in the home
country of the sportsmen
Identify the two sportsmen (X and Y)
Gen Quiz
Artist 1
Gen Quiz
Artist 2
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X - Miguel Angel Nadal (Artist 1 ndash Michelangelo)
Y - Rafael Nadal (Artist 2 ndash Raphael)
Gen Quiz
19 The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming
(swimming in outdoor bodies such as oceans lakes and rivers)
is sometimes taken to be May 3 1810 This was the date when
person X (who particularly enjoyed adventure relating to the
sea) swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to
Asia In doing so X was trying to emulate person Yrsquos legendary
swims to meet his lover
To commemorate this the event is recreated every year as an
open water swimming competition
X and Y
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X Lord Byron Y Leander
Gen Quiz
20 Identify the bird in the video (a)
Its common nickname derives from what it
appears to be doing when viewed from a
distance What is the nickname (b)
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Jacana (b) Jesus bird
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Montgolfier The logo is a stylized balloon
Gen Quiz
18 Two related sportsmen X and Y (with same last name
famous in different sports) share their names with two
famous rival artists respectively who painted the works to
follow
The name X is a variant of artist 1rsquos name(which is cognate
to the English version of the name that we know him by)
To clarify - The artist is known by name X in the home
country of the sportsmen
Identify the two sportsmen (X and Y)
Gen Quiz
Artist 1
Gen Quiz
Artist 2
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X - Miguel Angel Nadal (Artist 1 ndash Michelangelo)
Y - Rafael Nadal (Artist 2 ndash Raphael)
Gen Quiz
19 The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming
(swimming in outdoor bodies such as oceans lakes and rivers)
is sometimes taken to be May 3 1810 This was the date when
person X (who particularly enjoyed adventure relating to the
sea) swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to
Asia In doing so X was trying to emulate person Yrsquos legendary
swims to meet his lover
To commemorate this the event is recreated every year as an
open water swimming competition
X and Y
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X Lord Byron Y Leander
Gen Quiz
20 Identify the bird in the video (a)
Its common nickname derives from what it
appears to be doing when viewed from a
distance What is the nickname (b)
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Jacana (b) Jesus bird
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
A X ndash Montgolfier The logo is a stylized balloon
Gen Quiz
18 Two related sportsmen X and Y (with same last name
famous in different sports) share their names with two
famous rival artists respectively who painted the works to
follow
The name X is a variant of artist 1rsquos name(which is cognate
to the English version of the name that we know him by)
To clarify - The artist is known by name X in the home
country of the sportsmen
Identify the two sportsmen (X and Y)
Gen Quiz
Artist 1
Gen Quiz
Artist 2
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X - Miguel Angel Nadal (Artist 1 ndash Michelangelo)
Y - Rafael Nadal (Artist 2 ndash Raphael)
Gen Quiz
19 The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming
(swimming in outdoor bodies such as oceans lakes and rivers)
is sometimes taken to be May 3 1810 This was the date when
person X (who particularly enjoyed adventure relating to the
sea) swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to
Asia In doing so X was trying to emulate person Yrsquos legendary
swims to meet his lover
To commemorate this the event is recreated every year as an
open water swimming competition
X and Y
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X Lord Byron Y Leander
Gen Quiz
20 Identify the bird in the video (a)
Its common nickname derives from what it
appears to be doing when viewed from a
distance What is the nickname (b)
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Jacana (b) Jesus bird
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
18 Two related sportsmen X and Y (with same last name
famous in different sports) share their names with two
famous rival artists respectively who painted the works to
follow
The name X is a variant of artist 1rsquos name(which is cognate
to the English version of the name that we know him by)
To clarify - The artist is known by name X in the home
country of the sportsmen
Identify the two sportsmen (X and Y)
Gen Quiz
Artist 1
Gen Quiz
Artist 2
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X - Miguel Angel Nadal (Artist 1 ndash Michelangelo)
Y - Rafael Nadal (Artist 2 ndash Raphael)
Gen Quiz
19 The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming
(swimming in outdoor bodies such as oceans lakes and rivers)
is sometimes taken to be May 3 1810 This was the date when
person X (who particularly enjoyed adventure relating to the
sea) swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to
Asia In doing so X was trying to emulate person Yrsquos legendary
swims to meet his lover
To commemorate this the event is recreated every year as an
open water swimming competition
X and Y
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X Lord Byron Y Leander
Gen Quiz
20 Identify the bird in the video (a)
Its common nickname derives from what it
appears to be doing when viewed from a
distance What is the nickname (b)
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Jacana (b) Jesus bird
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
Artist 1
Gen Quiz
Artist 2
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X - Miguel Angel Nadal (Artist 1 ndash Michelangelo)
Y - Rafael Nadal (Artist 2 ndash Raphael)
Gen Quiz
19 The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming
(swimming in outdoor bodies such as oceans lakes and rivers)
is sometimes taken to be May 3 1810 This was the date when
person X (who particularly enjoyed adventure relating to the
sea) swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to
Asia In doing so X was trying to emulate person Yrsquos legendary
swims to meet his lover
To commemorate this the event is recreated every year as an
open water swimming competition
X and Y
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X Lord Byron Y Leander
Gen Quiz
20 Identify the bird in the video (a)
Its common nickname derives from what it
appears to be doing when viewed from a
distance What is the nickname (b)
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Jacana (b) Jesus bird
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
Artist 2
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X - Miguel Angel Nadal (Artist 1 ndash Michelangelo)
Y - Rafael Nadal (Artist 2 ndash Raphael)
Gen Quiz
19 The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming
(swimming in outdoor bodies such as oceans lakes and rivers)
is sometimes taken to be May 3 1810 This was the date when
person X (who particularly enjoyed adventure relating to the
sea) swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to
Asia In doing so X was trying to emulate person Yrsquos legendary
swims to meet his lover
To commemorate this the event is recreated every year as an
open water swimming competition
X and Y
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X Lord Byron Y Leander
Gen Quiz
20 Identify the bird in the video (a)
Its common nickname derives from what it
appears to be doing when viewed from a
distance What is the nickname (b)
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Jacana (b) Jesus bird
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X - Miguel Angel Nadal (Artist 1 ndash Michelangelo)
Y - Rafael Nadal (Artist 2 ndash Raphael)
Gen Quiz
19 The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming
(swimming in outdoor bodies such as oceans lakes and rivers)
is sometimes taken to be May 3 1810 This was the date when
person X (who particularly enjoyed adventure relating to the
sea) swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to
Asia In doing so X was trying to emulate person Yrsquos legendary
swims to meet his lover
To commemorate this the event is recreated every year as an
open water swimming competition
X and Y
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X Lord Byron Y Leander
Gen Quiz
20 Identify the bird in the video (a)
Its common nickname derives from what it
appears to be doing when viewed from a
distance What is the nickname (b)
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Jacana (b) Jesus bird
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
A X - Miguel Angel Nadal (Artist 1 ndash Michelangelo)
Y - Rafael Nadal (Artist 2 ndash Raphael)
Gen Quiz
19 The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming
(swimming in outdoor bodies such as oceans lakes and rivers)
is sometimes taken to be May 3 1810 This was the date when
person X (who particularly enjoyed adventure relating to the
sea) swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to
Asia In doing so X was trying to emulate person Yrsquos legendary
swims to meet his lover
To commemorate this the event is recreated every year as an
open water swimming competition
X and Y
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X Lord Byron Y Leander
Gen Quiz
20 Identify the bird in the video (a)
Its common nickname derives from what it
appears to be doing when viewed from a
distance What is the nickname (b)
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Jacana (b) Jesus bird
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
19 The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming
(swimming in outdoor bodies such as oceans lakes and rivers)
is sometimes taken to be May 3 1810 This was the date when
person X (who particularly enjoyed adventure relating to the
sea) swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to
Asia In doing so X was trying to emulate person Yrsquos legendary
swims to meet his lover
To commemorate this the event is recreated every year as an
open water swimming competition
X and Y
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X Lord Byron Y Leander
Gen Quiz
20 Identify the bird in the video (a)
Its common nickname derives from what it
appears to be doing when viewed from a
distance What is the nickname (b)
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Jacana (b) Jesus bird
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X Lord Byron Y Leander
Gen Quiz
20 Identify the bird in the video (a)
Its common nickname derives from what it
appears to be doing when viewed from a
distance What is the nickname (b)
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Jacana (b) Jesus bird
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Answer
Gen Quiz
A X Lord Byron Y Leander
Gen Quiz
20 Identify the bird in the video (a)
Its common nickname derives from what it
appears to be doing when viewed from a
distance What is the nickname (b)
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Jacana (b) Jesus bird
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
A X Lord Byron Y Leander
Gen Quiz
20 Identify the bird in the video (a)
Its common nickname derives from what it
appears to be doing when viewed from a
distance What is the nickname (b)
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Jacana (b) Jesus bird
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
20 Identify the bird in the video (a)
Its common nickname derives from what it
appears to be doing when viewed from a
distance What is the nickname (b)
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Jacana (b) Jesus bird
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Jacana (b) Jesus bird
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Jacana (b) Jesus bird
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
A (a) Jacana (b) Jesus bird
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
21 The building in the picture was originally
designed by Czech architect Jan Letzel as a product
exhibition hall in 1915
It was made a UNESCO World Heritage site in the
year 1996 in spite of opposition from American
delegates The United States ultimately disassociated
itself from the decision
Where is this building How do we better know this
World Heritage site
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
A Hiroshima Hiroshima Peace Memorial Atomic
dome Genbaku dome
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
22 What two word name was given to the image
acquired by the Voyager that captured many
members of the Solar System (many of us might
have the associated object in our homes)
The picture was a mosaic of 60 individual frames and
was also the source of the famous lsquoPale Blue Dotrsquo
image of the Earth
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
A Family Portrait
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
23 Olivier Voutier a French Naval officer who fought in the Greek War of
Independence is credited with discovering this artwork in 1820
In his book lsquoDisarmed ndash The story of ___________rsquo author Gregory Curtis
writes about the discovery ndash ldquoAs Voutier and the two sailors were digging
another man a local farmer as it turned out was also working just
twenty paces away trying to remove the stones from an ancient wall to
use in a structure he was building on his farm Voutier glancing over that
way noticed that the man had stopped digging for the moment and was
staring at something in a niche he had uncovered in the wall His posture
was curious enough that Voutier went to look himselfrdquo
What is the artwork in question
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
A Venus de Milo
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
24 This word meaning lsquoa persons ability to
distinguish between and appreciate different
flavoursrsquo derives from the fact that in ancient
times this part (of the human body) and not the
tongue was considered the seat of taste Hence
the connotation
Whatrsquos the word
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
A Palate
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
25 Connect
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Answer
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
A All inspired by works of Goya
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
26 In Northern Ireland this was commonly used as a
Shibboleth between Catholics and Protestants as
Catholic schools taught the pronunciation in one way
and Protestant schools the other way In essence the
two variants marked the religious divide
Kids in India are frequently chastised by their
teachers (elementary school) for pronouncing this
lsquoincorrectlyrsquo
What are we talking about
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
A Pronunciation of the letter lsquoHrsquo - As either lsquoAitchrsquo or
lsquoHaitchrsquo
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
27 Torre delle Milizie (in pic) is a fortified tower in
Rome It gets its popular nickname from an event
where a particular person in the history of Rome was
rumoured to have used this as a vantage point
Who What nickname
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
A Nerorsquos tower ndash Supposed to have watched the
Great fire of Rome from this tower
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
28 Person A was initially nominated for the Best
Original Dramatic Score award for the Oscars held in
1973 (for the movies of 1972) but his nomination was
later rejected because it was discovered that he had
used music from an earlier score Person B ultimately
went on to win the Oscar along with Raymond Rasch
(Posthumous) and Larry Russell (Posthumous) This
award happens to be Brsquos only competitive Oscar
A and B
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Answer
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
A (a) Nino Rota (b) Charlie Chaplin for Limelight
(This film was originally screened in 1952 but it was
not shown in Los Angeles until 1972 at which point it
became eligible for this nomination)
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
29 What 5-letter Japanese word is the title of this map
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
A Onsen (lsquoHot water springsrsquo)
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
30 The production of this play written by a British playwright
was revived by the Finborough Theatre in London this year ndash
this was the first production in Britain in more than a century
The theatre took the liberty of making a few additions to the
original script As they expected the audience to anticipate the
arrival of a key scene with a mix of curiosity and dread they
added a part where a female character lets out a farcical
scream
The production was very well received and was sold out
through its last performance on April 14th 2015 which was a
key anniversary for the play
Name the play
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
A Our American Cousin The female character
lets out the scream just at the moment when
Mrs Lincoln was said to have screamed after
her husband was shot
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
31 According to the Oxford English dictionary
which word has the most meanings with its verb
form alone having a whopping 645 distinct
meanings
NY Times ran an article with visual clues on
many of the meanings of the word (in picture)
What is the good word
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
A Run ndash Has overtaken set
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
32 In the picture are three pairs of muscles in the lateral
neck whose action elevates the ribs and helps laterally
flex the neck from side to side
The collective name for this group derives from the Greek
for lsquounevenrsquo as the pairs are all of differing length
One might recall this term from high school mathematics
What is the name of this group of muscles
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
A Scalene muscles
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
33 The Royal Mail in England chose to
commemorate a set of people in a series of
stamps (in pic) in 2015
Aptly what day did they release these stamps
on
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Answer
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
A April Foolrsquos day (Apr 1) ndash All of them are
comedians
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
34 A clip from a 1964 episode called ldquoThe Project
Strigas Affairrdquo Just identify this TV show
Younger viewers should also be familiar with the
name
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
A The Man From UNCLE
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
35 a) The Pittsburgh Penguins play their NHL
(Ice Hockey) home matches in the Pittsburgh
Civic Arena What is the popular nickname of this
venue
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Answer
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
A The lsquoIgloorsquo
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
35 b) In the picture is the mascot of an English
Cricket County The name is both a play on the
name of the county and an attribute of the
animal What
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
A Lanky the Giraffe
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
36 The structure you see in the visual is called the lsquoThree
Countries Bridgersquo because it lies between three countries
It is the worlds longest single-span bridge dedicated
exclusively to carrying pedestrians and cyclists
The Latin name of the city whose Metropolitan area this
lies in was ldquoRegio TriRhenardquo reflecting the heritage of the
three states
Which city
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
A Basel
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
37 Name this museum that is located in Washington
DC
The night time photo might be more useful than the
day time one
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Answer
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
A National Geographic Museum
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
38 Blue was chosen as the colour for the UN Flag
because it lsquooppositersquo colour of red
This countryrsquos flagrsquos light blue backdrop was
originally influenced by the flag of the United
Nations in recognition of the UNs role in the
countryrsquos transition to independence during the
trusteeship period Which nation
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
A Somalia
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
39 The Angouleme International Comics Festival is the second
largest comics festival in Europe The four-day festival is
notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning
The awards at Angouleme were originally called the Alfred
awards after the pet auk from Zig et Puce the famous Franco-
Belgian comic However in 1989 the name was changed to the
X awards which both sounded like Alfred and was also a
dedication to the work of another Belgian
The name also fit because the organizers were recognizing the
efforts of artists
X
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
A Alph-art awards
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
40 The Maqluba is a traditional dish of Jordan and
Palestine The dish includes meat rice and fried vegetables
placed in a pot and is named after the manner in which it is
served
What does Maqluba mean
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Answer
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down
Gen Quiz
A Upside-Down